Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 51

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Perhaps the whole Verharen Continent would never find a place more easily to cause trouble than the Rock City.

In other words, it was not only the stone houses and earth buildings with strange shapes, which seemed simple, but in fact, were hidden everywhere. It was not the wooden ladders with different materials, which were made into air paths, but also the main people living there: mercenaries.

The establishment of the Rock City originated from the explosion eight years ago. After the mountains north of the national realm were shrouded in the black fog, all kinds of strange beasts that they had never seen before gradually escaped from the fog, crossed the desert, and took the opportunity to attack villages and small towns, seriously threatening the safety of the trade groups and residents along the southwest side of the protection forest.

Because of this, the first team of puppet soldiers was assigned to the North Grand region by the Bailitay office at once, in an attempt to wipe out the beasts that hadn’t developed into a large group at that time. However, to everyone’s surprise, the invincible puppet soldiers were defeated unprecedentedly in the black fog, and almost all of them were killed.

According to the description of the survivors who narrowly escaped back, all the mechanical soldiers were in chaos after entering the black fog. They could not command, and not long after, because of the paralysis of the system, they completely lost their ability to move and were easily destroyed by the monsters. Not only that, but all the warriors with power were also greatly suppressed in the black fog. Some of them were not able to perform smoothly, or their power was greatly reduced. Hence, they were unable to perform normally. After barely repelling a few waves of crazy beast attacks, the commander was forced to give up the plan. He summoned everyone to fight and retreat. After a large number of casualties, he fled back to the south of the desert.

After this battle, the terrifying power of the nameless black fog was known to all – the suppression of the divine power. All the demonic energy supply machines would lose their effects in the fog, and the warriors would also be weakened. Still, it had no effect on the mortals. Because of this strange characteristic, which seemed to be attached to a heavy object, the black fog area that covered a thousand miles was called the Dark Swamp and became a forbidden area in the hearts of all the warriors.

After the dummies suffered a heavy blow, the army immediately learned a lesson and changed their plan. They appointed general Salerno, who had been promoted to be the general because of the attack of the crimson dragon army at the crimson dragon group, as the General Commander. They gathered their men in the mountains south of the desert to build a defense line against the attacks of monsters. This was the first step of the mercenary guild.

After 8 years of development, this emerging mountain city had grown from a few hundred people in the beginning to a prosperous city with a population of nearly 100 thousand and a flow of several times faster than it was now. Such a speed of expansion was really amazing.

On that day, after a long night’s journey, the airship Will finally crossed the vast desert. After driving along the wind resisting belt of the coniferous forest to the west for a few minutes, man could see the huge gate of the Rock City, which was made of the whole mountain wall. The one hundred meters high grey and the white weathered stone wall were full of huge sharp iron barbs, in case of any monsters that might attack at any time. At a glance, the murderous, bloody aura could always make people excited.

The landing apron was located on the flat ground not far south of the city gate. Behind the circular protective wall of more than ten meters high, the large and small airships were neatly separated by the simple dividing fence, without any unnecessary decorations. The wide and flat slate road, the sidewalk, the large goods lane, and the small transportation track were all marked with different colors, which were clear and orderly.

The Will rubbed the edge of the colorful guardrail and slowly fell to the ground under the rapid whistle of the ground crew. Dressed in a grey traveling cloak, Rhea stood by the side of the ship, quietly looking at the familiar busy airport in front of her. Her mood was subtle. A few days ago, she had arrived here with full confidence and wanted to complete the task reservation. Now, she was taking a 16-year-old boy and looking for another 16-year-old girl…Even though the two of them were no longer newbies, she still had to face the challenge of S level difficulty, which inevitably made her a little worried about her future.

There was a tremor caused by the landing of the airship under her feet. She turned around reflectively and looked at the young doctor next to her, who was also in a cloak. After making sure that his face was fine, she looked at the bald captain in front of her, who had taken off his leather coat and was wiping sweat with a towel.

“Welcome to Rock City, Captain…”With a sincere smile on her face, she spoke in a soft but undoubted tone of voice, “Please wait here for a moment. I’ll ask someone to help carry the luggage. You can go to the city with them to see the market, the hall of the guild, and the stone hall. That’s a good place to inquire about information. I will come back in the evening. I believe that you will be more confident in my proposal by then. “

“Okay, okay…I’ll ask everyone to bring the luggage to the deck first. ” The captain nodded and put the towel into his belt with a wry smile.

“Thank you…”Rhea nodded and stopped smiling. Then she straightened the cloak of Yuno, pulled down the hood to cover his face, and strode down the ladder with him without looking back. The dock of the will ship was located in Area-C at the east side of the airport. There was still a long distance from the nearest north exit. The two of them walked along the sidewalk in the same rhythm.

The air was filled with the smell of burning sand and dust. Although it was in the middle of winter, since the rock city was close to the desert, the weather was hot and dry all year round. There was rarely rain, but there was always dust all over the sky. The two of them didn’t go far along with the rumbling sound of the rail but were attracted by a harsh high pitched sound. As a conditioned reflex, Yuno covered his ears quickly and frowned. But it seemed that Rhea was used to it. She just slowed down and glanced at them from the corner of her eyes.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

The scream came from a lorry covered by a black sheet not far away. More than ten armed armed armed guards guarded the lorry and followed it slowly. They did not take the terrifying, strange noise seriously at all, because their helmets were wrapped with thick sound insulation sponge. The shrill cries stopped in an instant, followed by the friction of metal. At last, with a piercing sound, a crack appeared on the thick-skinned black cloth, and a blood-red reflecting eye suddenly appeared at the crack, motionless, staring coldly at the world covered by the sunshine outside.

The truck suddenly stopped with the sound of tearing. A man in a blue robe and a pointed round hat hurriedly got off the car. He stuffed the long high-pressure electric shock gun in his hand into the black cloth and immediately pressed the switch. The sound of electricity accompanied by a series of dying screams made the passers-by beside involuntarily cover their ears to avoid the pain of being cut. When the man took back his gun, there was no sound in the truck, only a strong smell of burning mixed with the smell of blood permeated around, making people have to cover their noses.

The man in blue robe quickly took back his gun, as if cursing something, and quickly ran back to the driver’s seat with the electric gun. The truck started again and drove to the luxurious royal blue airship on the south side of the platform with the same pace guards. From a distance, Rhea saw a huge golden Trident-wave mark carved on the side wing of the airship, which was the mark of the New Mission of the South Island.

“That’s…Quetzalcoatl? “The doctor next to her asked in an unsure tone. Although he had done a few exterminating quests, he was still an outsider in how to distinguish these monsters of various shapes.

“It’s a subspecific descendant…The Quetzalcoatl with blood tail. ” Withdrawing her gaze from the airship, Rhea turned his head to look at Yuno and said seriously, “Its tail is blood red, and there is poison in it. Its cries are two to three levels higher than that of an ordinary seed. If it is close to it, in addition to careful spraying of the poison, it also needs to pay attention to the six pairs of retracting knife-hooks hidden on both sides of its body…Do you remember? “

The doctor nodded his head with a straight face as if he was thinking about something. The experience of these experienced mercenaries might not be useful to a doctor like him who was in the back. Still, it was not wrong to know more. If he met them, he would be prepared.

After carefully imparting the experience, she turned around and looked at the back of the truck. Her heart was covered with a layer of faint clouds. She had been working hard in Rock City since she was thirteen years old. She had seen countless dirty plots, bloody and cruel fights. She gritted her teeth all the way until today and finally obtained top-level mercenary qualifications and her own team. However, she was more and more confused about the future.

The subspecific snake singing beast in that car just now would be sent to a rich family in the South Island as a collection or display that he or she was proud of, to win everyone’s envy and praise. Not knowing since when those rich and leisure big shots had been scrambling to issue high bounties for living monsters in the guild. It seemed that if they didn’t have such a ferocious and horrible monster at home, they would lose the dignity of the nobility.

Strictly speaking, these monsters did not belong to this world created by divine power, so after being fatally injured, they would condense into a black light and fly back to the space cracks in the swamp fog. This was also the reason why it was much more difficult to catch a monster intact than to destroy it. In recent years, countless mercenaries had offered a high reward for these beasts, even at the cost of heavy casualties. They had even been fanatical enough to trigger a large-scale surge of beasts.

As the top managers of the guild, they remained silent about this. As long as they could attract more people to come to the rock city and work hard, any “slightly wrong” method could be tolerated. What’s more, even if the task of crusading and exterminating was successful, the guild would still have little profit. Why didn’t they use such a way to get the money?

However, Rhea didn’t think so. In her opinion, this heat only for money was destined to cause more vicious disputes. People’s hearts were for-profit and were constantly rotten by money. One day, it would bring disaster.

But she couldn’t stop it, and she would never tell Yuno her worries in detail. She just took a look at the luxurious and bright blue airship, then turned around and continued to walk north with the doctor in silence. Soon she saw two familiar figures standing at the side of the heavily guarded door, one tall and one short.

The tall young man was wearing a short-sleeved linen robe with black and white stripes. His body was strong, and several light grey totem marks were applied on his wide square face. With short white hair, he grinned awkwardly. He was a member of Turners. His name was Panta. He was a beast-like man with outstanding talent. Although he was tall and burly, he didn’t like fighting, so he didn’t have a good reputation in Rock City. At present, he was a team leader under her.

The man next to him was almost as tall as his waist. He was short and fat, wearing a short grey cloak. His round face was covered with a lot of black mud, but he didn’t care about it. He waved his arm with a bright smile. This man was also one of the team leaders of the mercenary team of Rhea’s. His name was Lenny. He was from the Great Lake region in the south of the west country. Although he was fat, he was a man with fast speed. It was often surprising the enemy in the fighting.

“Boss! This way, this way! “When Lenny saw Rhea from a distance, he was so excited that he kept shouting and shouting. He was a loyal fan of Rhea. In Rock City, whenever she attended any formal occasion, she would definitely be accompanied by this short man.

When Rhea saw the two men, a smile appeared on her face. She took a closer look at the gate of the iron gate, and then led the doctor to them. She asked in surprise, “Only you two? Where are the others? “

“They just finished an exterminating task. They all went to grab points from Ghost-Wings, “The fat young man explained with a smile. He looked at the young man next to him who was covered with a cloak and asked hesitantly, “This…Is it the young master of the Askels? “

Hearing this, the doctor pulled down his cloak, revealing his white and tender face, and greeted the two people reserved. Lenny became excited again. He kept asking him questions eagerly, hoping to persuade him to stay in the team and never leave. All the men in the team did was to lick the blood with their knives. How could they not be hurt? They admired the extremely rare doctor very much, not to mention that this young master would be the leader of Askels. How could they not be flattered?

Hearing his chatterbox like words, Yuno gradually felt embarrassed. He tightened his cloak without being noticed, but he still maintained an elegant smile on his face. But he still wore a gentle smile on the face.

Noticing his uneasiness, Rhea pulled his hood back and scolded Lenny with a straight face, “Don’t talk too much. You go to the No. 25 apron in East Area-C first and carry our  luggage to the station…”She paused and looked at the tall, powerful, and ineloquent clansmen. She ordered carefully, “Panta, there are a lot of things. You can carry more when you change into the beast shape.”

The tall young man blinked his eyes under the gaze of the female leader and replied honestly. Then, he continued to remind Lenny, “After you go back, you take them to the city for a walk. Don’t forget to introduce what I have told you before…Pay attention to their safety. “

“Don’t worry. I will remember everything!”The fat young man still smiled wantonly. He bowed to the two of them, and then made a gesture to his partners. He hurriedly gathered his great strength and ran to the task location like an arrow.

Noticing that his companions had gone far away, Panta scratched his head innocently, and a grey wave came from his body. In an instant, he turned into a strange big bear with a height of four or five meters, which was in black and white. He habitually shook his head to get used to it for a few seconds. After smelling the ground, he strode away.

“Rhea, I don’t think I’ve seen the tall beast avatar before. Is he a new member?” Pulling the edge of his hood, Yuno looked at the giant bear running fast in the distance with interest.

“Sort of…He has been cultivating in the ice field since he was a child, and he has just arrived at Rock City… “It seemed that she had a headache because of the tall man who didn’t know much about the world. She said helplessly, “Let’s go. They are still waiting for us in the workshop.”

The two of them strode through the iron gate and stood under the shadow of the wall, looking up at the amazing sharp city gate in front of them.

At noon, the strong sunlight shone with a dazzling golden light at the tip of the thorn, which made the bloody coldness dissipate a lot and become more gentle. At the opening of the entrance of the gate, countless groups of people slowly passed through, bringing the daily necessities of this chaotic city. This giant armed beast made of rock could become increasingly powerful, revealing a terrifying look to everyone.

Looking at the mercenary city in front of her, which was called the second hometown, Rhea was as calm as water in her heart. The excitement at the beginning had already gone, and there was only coldness left. She looked back at the excited doctor who raised her neck and said softly, “Let’s go.” then she took off her hood and walked straight towards the heatwave.

The four participants of the mission we’re about to meet, and the eight-year journey finally ushered in the opening moment.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]