It is extremely cold at night by the lake. There are dense trees in the forest to block the cold wind. But next to this open large round lake, the cold wind can sweep through the wide area without any hindrance.
Du Wei felt that his body was getting colder little by little. The cold wind and the cold ground were slowly removing the heat from his body.
But Beinrich and Du Wei got along well these days. When he saw his friend in trouble, Du Wei volunteered to stay and help. Even if he was frozen into a popsicle, he would just grit his teeth and endure it.
"Actually, you can stay in the tent." Beinrich lowered his voice, with gratitude in his eyes. Everyone knows that most magicians are not in good physical condition, but Du Wei, a thin-looking young man,
But he insisted on keeping vigil at night with a strong warrior.
Although Beinrich was extremely angry because he lost eleven of his subordinates, he did not lose his mind. The experienced mercenary captain knew very well that he could make his eleven equally experienced subordinates die without saying a word.
Collective evaporation... Then the opponent is definitely not something ordinary people can handle.
So he selected some of the most skilled people among the people he brought to watch tonight.
Beinrich's hypothesis is very reasonable: If it was a Warcraft, then it must be a powerful guy! And since a Warcraft dared to attack a camp of hundreds of people in the middle of the night and vaporized eleven people! Then this guy must be a powerful person.
Not a timid fellow, it will probably attack again!
"Because, in this cold winter, monsters also need food."
When Beinrich said this, his eyes were cruel. He knew very well that the reason why he stayed was not because he wanted to rescue the missing eleven people!
In this place, eleven living people disappeared for a day and a night, and the possibility of survival was very small.
Beinrich insisted on staying simply because he couldn't bear the shame! If after losing eleven people, he didn't even know what he was getting at, and just ran away with them in despair...
Then it will be a fatal blow to the morale of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group! It is very likely that everyone will have this feeling of fear and frustration in their hearts in the future!
As the leader, he would never let this happen, so even if it was dangerous, he would try and do something.
Du Wei said nothing. He was probably the only one among everyone who could understand Beinrich's thoughts. He just moved his frozen feet slightly, and then smiled: "We are already friends, Beinrich."
Captain, I don’t think it’s a big deal if you suffer a little cold for your friends.”
The entire mercenary group's camp was quiet, with most people holding their weapons tightly and no one hiding in their tents. The mercenaries used their various skills. They dug ambush pits in the snow, and some even wore
His thick leather coat buried him under the snowdrift.
Strier led a few archers to ambush in the surrounding trees.
The old one-eyed dragon volunteered to be the "bait".
The old guy built a prosperous bonfire, then sat in front of the fire with his arms folded and drank heavily while a large pot of meat was cooked on the fire.
Smelling the aroma of wine and meat from a distance, no one envied the old one-eyed dragon. Because everyone knew very well that the old guy was using his own life as bait.
The night was long because everyone was looking forward to discovering something.
This night was very short, because after time passed, nothing was found. Everyone found that the sky had become dark at some point.
"Obviously, our opponent is smarter than us." Du Wei shook his head: "It didn't come. Maybe it has noticed that we were prepared...or it may be that it has taken away eleven people and already has enough
Prey, there is no need to attack us again."
Beinrich grabbed a handful of snow and wiped his face hard. He wiped his face until it turned red. The heat melted the snow and dripped down his beard into his collar, but the leader didn't care at all. His face was very serious.
: "Maybe you are right, but just maybe. But we can't leave in such a dejected manner. Otherwise, if we go back with this kind of frustration, the boys of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group will not be able to hold their heads up in the future... We
We are not afraid of death. Since we dare to come out and live such a life, none of my men are afraid of death. But we cannot lose our courage. This is the most important thing."
During the day, the mercenaries took turns to rest in the tent to replenish their sleep and physical strength. Beinrich decided to stay here.
And that night, there was also no harvest. The carefully prepared ambush did not welcome any guests.
In this way, three days passed.
Even the resolute leader wavered in his determination.
His people were very tired. No one slept for three nights, and they just took turns to rest in a hurry during the day. Moreover, after all, it had been many days since they had ventured into this forest, and the mercenaries were already very tired.
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Although he was unwilling to give in, the group leader also understood that if he continued to consume like this, his hope was too slim.
"The last day, if we don't find anything tonight, we will leave here tomorrow."
Beinrich had no choice but to make a decision.
And this last night was finally not in vain!
•;
Staying up late for several days in a row made the mercenaries very tired. That night, although most of them tried their best to persevere, in the second half of the night, everyone was obviously exhausted.
Beinrich's eyes were bloodshot... In the past three days, other mercenaries could take turns to rest during the day, but he, the regiment leader, could not rest. In the past three days, he only fell asleep at noon today.
to an hour.
In the second half of the night, some mercenaries even dozed off uncontrollably, and even the old one-eyed dragon sitting in front of the fire couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Du Wei is a magician after all. His mental power is much higher than that of ordinary people. Lack of sleep will only affect his physical strength, but it does not mean that he is sleepy.
He is the most sober among the more than a hundred people.
Taking a deep breath, the cold night air stung his nose and made him feel a little painful, but he felt refreshed! Glancing at Beinrich next to him, Du Wei clearly felt that the leader's mental strength had reached his peak.
It was the limit. Although his eyes were red, they were a little sluggish. Next to him, Dardaniel could not help but half-closed his eyes, and his chin was moving little by little...
Du Wei was about to say something to the group leader in a low voice, when suddenly... his mind was agitated! He seemed to feel something!
This feeling is very subtle! Du Wei, who has a strong sense of sensitivity, felt a cool air running up from behind him along his back and back!
Du Wei immediately realized: Something is coming!!
He immediately opened his eyes and looked around!
At night, the snow on the snow is still shining with white flowers. On the lake in the distance, apart from the occasional cracking sound of the ice, there is only the sound of the howling wind...
At this moment, Du Wei suddenly felt a chill in his heart!
He saw it!
Far, far away, on the surface of the Great Round Lake, a crisp sound of ice cracking came over! Then in the distance, in the dark night, Du Wei could vaguely see a vague shadow emerging from the ice.
Climb up slowly from below!
Du Wei's keen sensitivity allowed him to even hear the rustling sound of the other party's body rubbing against the ice... and the sound of ice cracking and dripping water...
"That... what..." Du Wei couldn't help but mutter to himself. He was about to remind Beinrich and Dardaniel, but at this moment, a strange voice came!
A groan, but also like a sigh.
That's right, the sound was like a person moaning... The sound was faint, but extremely soft and pleasant. In his daze, Du Wei seemed to feel that the sound was alive and penetrated his ears.
, and then it took over my mind bit by bit!
The voice was long and leisurely, but it had a hint of indescribable weirdness! After that voice penetrated into the mind, it was as if all the strength and consciousness in the body were being withdrawn bit by bit...
The body becomes softer and softer, and the consciousness gradually begins to blur...
The sound still continues, melodious, like a beautiful piece of music, like the moonlight in the sky, cold and gentle; like the breeze at night, which is irresistible; like the light dance of a woman, which makes people addicted
in……
Gradually, the voice changed from melodious to melodious, as if it was carrying an invisible seductive hand. People couldn't help but tilt their heads slightly... as if their ears were going to follow this voice...
...and then the whole head...and then the body!
Du Wei is a magician after all, and he has the strongest mental power. After a brief period of confusion, he immediately woke up instinctively!
And then, he was horrified to find that he had stood up without knowing why, and had even taken seven or eight steps from where he was!
This discovery made him extremely surprised! It seemed that just a moment ago, he was sitting there!
Looking around again, something horrifying happened to Du Wei!
The mercenaries in the tent, the mercenaries hiding in the trees, the mercenaries buried in the snowdrifts... These people came out one by one, and then swayed their bodies in the snow, as if
It's like sleepwalking, everyone's eyes are wide open, but their eyes are empty, their faces are numb, their eyes are distracted, their bodies are light and swaying, but they are heading in the direction of the lake... One step, one step, one step, there is
Walked over so slowly!
No one is excepted!
Even Beinrich and Dardanelle are the same!
The leader had a quiet and peaceful expression on his face, his eyes were obviously unfocused, and the weapon in his hand had long been abandoned in the snow. His body was clumsy and loose, and he just stumbled forward on the snow.
Walking away... Dardaniel was like a drunk man, grabbing forward with both hands, with a dementia-like expression on his face, and his eyes were half closed and half open...
Du Wei tried to stop Dardaniel, but he pushed him away!
Seeing that the mercenary at the front had already reached the lake and stepped on the ice with one foot, Du Wei left and shouted loudly!
He yelled as loud as he could, but none of those guys responded!
Du Wei ran over and tried to pull a mercenary hard. Du Wei even kicked him to the ground, but the man struggled to get up, and then it was as if Du Wei had watched a mercenary in a movie in his previous life.
Like the zombies we arrived, we continued walking toward the lake with staggering steps!
"Damn it! Damn it! What's wrong with you! Wake up! Wake up!!" Du Wei jumped and screamed, but those guys seemed to be all deaf and stupid at once!
Seeing that Du Wei couldn't wake these guys up, he immediately ran to the lake, then quickly recited a series of spells, and shot a fireball towards the misty shadow on the lake from a distance!
boom!
The fireball pierced the night sky and instantly illuminated the scene in front of him! Through the firelight, Du Wei seemed to see clearly the appearance of the thing on the lake in the distance for an instant... Although it was a little blurry, Du Wei was sure that he seemed to be
Saw someone!
Yes, that’s right, that seems to be a person!
And... the appearance of that man: he was wearing a soaked mercenary's leather coat, and his wet hair was stuck to his forehead... There was a big hole on his forehead! There was a weird, miserable sneer on his face.
…
Half of his body was under the ice, and half of his body was on the ice... What made Du Wei feel chilled in his heart was that this man looked like the man who was catching the ice on his first day in Great Round Lake.
The mercenary who died accidentally while fishing!!
Du Wei saw with his own eyes that everyone sank his body into the lake!
...could it be a ghost?
Du Wei also felt that his idea was ridiculous.
However, the sight before him could not help but frighten him!
The mercenary who died tragically in the accident had a miserable expression on his face. His face had been swollen by the lake water and turned a terrible greenish-white color. He had a sad sneer on his lips and was staring in Du Wei's direction!
It was his mouth that made that strange, sweet, ecstasy-like sound! All the mercenaries seemed to have lost consciousness under this sound, and turned into puppets and slowly walked towards the lake!
The fireball sent by Du Wei didn't shoot too far. After it hit the ice, it turned into sparks and scattered. And the ghost on the ice... let's call him that, those vicious eyes.
But he immediately glared at Du Wei!
Du Wei could clearly see the vicious mockery in this guy's eyes, as if he was laughing at Du Wei's overestimation of his abilities!
No matter how hard Du Wei tried, he could only watch as the mercenary walking at the front had walked onto the ice of the lake. Then, a big hole suddenly appeared in the ice of the lake! The mercenary who was walking at the front had already reached the ice.
The mercenary stepped in with one step and fell into the ice cave. He immediately sank and disappeared!
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