Chapter 93 Death is approaching, the monster represented by death
Cockatrice has a very funny and ridiculous name. But anyone who knows this kind of monster will definitely not think it is funny. Not only is it not funny, but it is synonymous with death in their hearts.
According to legend, there is a very rare and terrifying monster in the Dattam Grand Canyon. Its name is the Cockatrice. Just like its name, this terrifying monster has the head of a chicken, the tail of a snake, and the feet of a chicken.
The body of a bird, but its body is not covered with feathers, but with a layer of dark and shiny snake scales. Everywhere it passes is filled with death, as if the god of death in the underworld invites it to come to the mortal world.
Be a spokesperson.
The rain was still pouring down, dripping on its smooth scales and dripping into the eroded mud. The chicken's paws walked step by step, leaving fork-shaped footprints on the ground. It didn't walk very fast, but it was gone in the blink of an eye.
Having arrived at the corpses of the monsters, it still used its beak to peck open the corpses of the monsters like a chicken eating. However, there were jagged thin hooks between its beaks. With a flick of its neck, it tore off a bloody piece of flesh.
**Les and Lotte stayed in the cave for two days. It was very safe. Except for a few monsters that occasionally crawled here, they did not encounter any danger for a day. They decided not to leave until the rain stopped.
Get out of here. Of course, teacher Jesse has no objection. This is their survival test, not his.
The campfire has already cooked a lizard left over from yesterday. Although some of these lizards are poisonous, they have already learned how to remove the poison sacs and eat the edible parts. To survive outside, you must know what to eat.
What not to eat.
Use a knife to cut open the meat, dip it in the salt, honey and seasonings that you brought with you, and grill the outermost layer of the meat until it becomes golden brown. Take a bite of the soft meat. Although it is so hot that your teeth can't stand it,
But it's extremely delicious.
Dorothy bit into a piece of hot meat and held it in her mouth to feel the heat. She finally ate it and couldn't help but praise: "Damn it, where is the exam now? It's obviously camping. If it wasn't raining
Damn the weather, I spread a blanket on the grass below, set up a barbecue, and then made a cup of iced lemon tea. Being with a beauty like Lotte is really..." Afterwards, he couldn't go on.
I just met Lotte not long ago.
Lotte seemed very generous: "If you can taste delicious food like that, it can also cultivate your temperament."
"Haha, that's right, that's fucking cool." Dorothy said: "Teacher Jesse, does this damn canyon always have such weather? If it rains all the time, I can't stand it.
"
Jesse said: "No, it doesn't rain all the time in Dattam, it's just that its area is too large, and the climate varies from place to place. We are just unlucky now. The wind may be mild in other places."
The sun is beautiful."
"Hey, it's so unlucky that we encountered such weather even when we went camping." Dorothy complained.
Jesse emphasized: "Hey, we are not camping, we are taking a test."
"Well, what is that?" Lotte suddenly found something that looked like a snake and a chicken at the entrance of the cave. She quickly picked up the magic wand beside her, but it looked like a chicken and jumped up and down.
Like some powerful monster.
The students may not know it, but the teacher is very knowledgeable. He was so frightened when he saw this monster that he quickly covered the eyes of Lotte and Dorothy, and lowered his head and closed his eyes so as not to look at it.
Dorothy didn't understand what was going on and asked, "Teacher, what are you doing? Why are you covering my eyes?"
Jesse said eagerly: "Don't open your eyes, don't look at it, especially its eyes. Remember not to open your eyes. Move back. It should be attracted by the smell of food. Move back. Move back slowly."
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Lotte heard that the teacher said it was so serious, but she did not dare to disobey it. She closed her eyes and touched the darkness, and retreated deeper into the cave little by little. She still couldn't help but wonder in her heart, and asked: "Teacher Jesse, what on earth is this?"
ah?"
Jesse also backed away and said, "It's a cockatrice!"
"Cockatrice?" Dorothy laughed out loud: "What the hell is it? Is it so damn scary?"
Lotte had heard the rumors about the cockatrice and exclaimed: "Yes, yes, I have seen this kind of thing in the murals in the building. This is the cockatrice, the kind of monster that can kill people with its eyes!"
"Killing with its eyes!" Dorothy exclaimed: "It can't be true. It can kill people with its eyes. How to kill? Could it be that its eyes can emit murderous light waves?"
Lotte shook her head and said: "No, I don't know either. It's just that the rumors say so. All creatures that come into contact with its eyes will die."
"If you come into contact with your eyes, you will...die!" Although Dorothy didn't believe it, she didn't dare to joke with her own life.
Jesse said: "What Lotte said is almost right. It can't be said that they will die, but people who are generally weak-minded will definitely die. Its bright eyes exude a special spiritual magic, and anyone who comes into contact with its eyes will be extremely affected.
A strong spiritual suggestion, the content of the suggestion is death! If you really accept this kind of spiritual suggestion, you will definitely die."
"Heart, mind controls magic!" Dorothy was shocked: "Can a Warcraft also cast such complex and difficult mind magic?"
Jesse said: "No, this is its instinct. It is born with this ability. And the effect is extremely strong. If you are not a very determined person, you must not come into contact with it. Fortunately, it only eats dead and living things.
It won’t eat.”
"Why don't we eat living things?" Lotte asked curiously: "Aren't we almost like dead people, and we can't look at them."
Jesse said: "I'm not sure, but the rumor is that it doesn't dare to eat living people, which I think makes sense. Generally, all the creatures it sees are dead, and if they are not dead, it may be afraid, so it doesn't
Dare to attack. But regardless of whether it is like this, some people have seen it escape in this way."
"That's good, that's good." Dorothy was also frightened. If she looked at it, she would die. That was really scary. She suddenly asked: "If you subdue it, wouldn't it become very powerful?"
With such a terrifying monster by your side, you are absolutely invincible!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jesse shook his head: "Maybe, but I have never heard of anyone subduing it. Cockatrices are said to have very weak reproductive capabilities, and everyone who has seen them has...
Not much, let alone subdued."
After retreating for a long time, she finally retreated to the bottom of the cave. Lotte said: "The teacher is right, if there are many such monsters, the world will die."
"Ah, yes, everyone who has seen it must have died." Dorothy was sweating profusely, not sure whether it was because she was too fat or too nervous.
The Cockatrice smelled the aroma of meat and kept watching the three of them retreat into the cave. I don't know if it was as Jesse said, because it didn't dare to offend living creatures that were not afraid of its death gaze. Anyway, it didn't chase them in. It's just that
After finishing the food cooked by the fire, they also ate the corpses of the monsters they had stored. After walking around for a few times and not finding anything else to eat, they slowly left.
The heavy rain was still falling, and after listening to the noisy rain for a long time, they felt less upset. After such a long time, they never heard the sound of cockatrice crowing again.
Dorothy still didn't dare to open her tightly closed eyes and asked: "Teacher Jesse, has the Cockatrice left?"
"You ask me, how do I know? I closed my eyes." Jesse listened carefully for a while, and then there seemed to be no sound: "Should we go?"
"Should you? So are you leaving or not?"
Jesse was furious: "You don't know how to open your eyes and take a look."
Dorothy couldn't believe it and said, "Should I open my eyes? Boss, you are a teacher and you actually let me take this risk!"
"I..." Jesse thought for a moment and said, "Are you taking the test or am I taking the test?"
"Hey, you are despicable. You are so timid, teacher, I despise you."
Suddenly there was a rustling sound in their ears, like someone's footsteps slowly fading away, and then they heard Lotte shouting: "Teacher Jesse, Dorothy, the Cockatrice has left."
The two grown men breathed a sigh of relief, but felt ashamed that their courage was not as good as that of a little girl. They opened their eyes and said, "Lotte, you have the courage, you are a hero among women." The two came to the entrance of the cave.
, and sure enough, he saw that the Cockatrice had left. When he saw Lotte again, he found that she was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, and she immediately shouted in her heart that she had been deceived.
When Lotte heard their footsteps, she knew that there was no danger anymore. Then she opened her eyes and looked around. She didn't find the Cockatrice. She patted her chest and said, "Ah! It's so dangerous!"
The two grown men immediately looked as ugly as if they had been punched. They cursed themselves as idiots and fools for even being fooled like this. Dorothy wanted to be angry, but was too embarrassed to scold a woman, so she had to wave alone.
The branches were smashing randomly on the cave wall, and he kept cursing in his mouth.
Jesse was also ashamed, but he was too embarrassed to scold others. It must be that he lacked courage and lacked wisdom. He sighed repeatedly with self-pity and said that women are like devils and their hearts are like snakes and scorpions.
Of course Lotte also apologized to them both, and she was very sincere.
Jesse should have helped the students escape this time. Logically, they should have quit. But thinking of his own embarrassment, he had to negotiate terms with them and ask them not to tell what happened today. He helped them this time.
Naturally, things don’t count.
Of course Lotte and Dorothy agreed.
In the morning, the rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped. Dorothy and Lotte didn't want to waste a moment and jumped down to the cave to stretch their muscles.
Jesse stood at the entrance of the cave and smiled slightly: "The purpose of the practical exam is to train them. It doesn't matter if we make an exception."
(Note: 1. I have explained the detailed characteristics of the cockatrice in the book. The name "Cockatrice" cockatrice began to be equated with "Basilisk". In the medieval period, it was used as a decoration of churches in paintings, heraldry, sculptures, and architecture.
It appears in large numbers in objects. Interestingly, although cockatrice appears in large numbers in works of art, there are very few stories about it. Perhaps it is because its power to kill with its gaze is too powerful to be found in literary works.
Suitable status. Medusa can only turn people into stone with her gaze. Its lethality is too abnormal.
In my novel, I weakened the Cockatrice's ability, and changed the killing gaze to the one who can only be killed by seeing its gaze. I describe this murderous gaze as a kind of spiritual suggestion magic, which is only my own.
The creativity and thoughts are fabricated, and I think the explanation is very reasonable. In fact, I did not find the real reason for its murderous gaze in the information.)