Wasteland Echoer

"Tell me, what happened here? Why did everyone turn to stone?" Yaroslav asked, his facial expression and tone maintaining the same seriousness as when he stepped onto the edge of the "artillery settlement".

The bloody and scarred deserter just raised his head and glanced at Yaroslav's stern expression, and then instantly let out a harsh, male-female two-tone mixed scream from his throat that did not belong to his body.

Immediately afterwards, the deserter knelt on the ground, crawled to the left, hugged the broken table leg, and murmured:

"A monster...a monster with...a snake-like body..."

"A monster with a snake body? Do you think you are telling a mythical story? Even if there is Medusa, the Gorgon in central mythology, she should have been pierced through the heart by the leader of the dragon clan with sharp claws, and she would never appear in Cruise In the northern territory of Germany," Ross, who was standing aside, analyzed it using his knowledge of history and mysticism.

But Yaroslav paid no attention to Ross, but softened his tone a bit, and continued to ask questions amid the sound of artillery fire around him:

"Speak clearly, soldier. If you can describe in detail what you saw and heard, I will not report your escape. You know, according to the "Federal Military Law", escapees must be shot, and Your family will also be affected by this and be expelled from major cities in the federation, wandering in desolate strongholds where supplies are scarce, hot and cold.

"So, I hope you can use the little courage you have in your body where it is needed."

"He's not Medusa... He's not Medusa... I heard His voice... His voice..." After the deserter answered two or three times in a crying voice, he finally calmed down and twitched. After a few times, I took a deep breath and was finally able to speak properly:

"That monster can speak our language. It is not ancient Krust German, nor is it Central Language, but the same Krust German as ours, a language that has not changed for hundreds of years."

"Go on," Yaroslav ordered.

"He does have a snake body, about 10 meters tall. However, the upper body is that of a plump human woman, and the lower body... the lower body is a snake body covered with black and green scales.

"He has hands, but they are covered with fish skin, and the back and back of the head are all small snakes with independent consciousness. Some... are thicker than our human thighs, and some are only slightly wider than fingers."

"What else?" Yaroslav asked.

"And..." The deserter's lips visibly trembled a few times. He swallowed and continued:

"That face has a pair of fish gills on it, and there seems to be thin blue dragon wings on the left and right edges... It also seems to be a fish tail. In short, it looks like a strange combination of a human face and several aquatic species. things.

"By the way, He also holds a lyre in His hand, and a bow and arrow that can penetrate everyone's chest. When I secretly observed Him near the stone, He was introducing Himself in our language."

"Introduce yourself?" Yaroslav looked at the deserter with doubtful eyes, seeming to have strong doubts about his story.

But the deserter raised his head high, stared at the simple swaying chandelier that emitted dim yellow light, and said His name:

"Novasnerava, this is His name, and His official name is 'New Snake Girl'. The banned organization once captured Him, and due to the pressure of Ivan XXV, was forced to put Him He gave it to the armies of the old empire.”

"Sequence...monster?" Yaroslav whispered, as if he had already guessed such a result.

"That's right." The deserter did not notice the subtle change in Yaroslav's attitude and continued:

"The banned organization named it 'MB-1918: Newly Created Snake Girl'. Rumor has it that it was created because of Ivanov, a scientist from the time of Ivan XXII. You should know that it was the technology of the old empire. In the most romantic period, countless conceptual and imaginary scientific products were constantly turned into reality.

"Ivanov once drew an image of the so-called 'artificial Medusa' with extremely poor skills in a notebook titled "Fantasy Gods and Witches" and wrote, 'She may It's just a fictional thing created by the patriarchs of the Central Empire to intimidate the pagans, or it may be a great work of art built by the Creator in the era when the magic power was abundant. In short, if humans want to occupy the position of gods, they must make gods. Behavior. Creating monsters is a must for God.'"

"So, you mean... He... the 'Newly Created Snake Girl' told you that she was created by humans?" Igor's heart was pounding, and he felt nervous and uncomfortable. Believing it, he simply asked.

The deserter nodded, expressing his approval of Igor's guess, and continued:

"Didn't the Zinni people in the south also create several powerful humanoid monsters? In fact, one of them still controls the poor lost people of the 'Chaos Group'.

"But having said that, this 'newly created snake girl' does have the power of the so-called 'Medusa' in mythology. When its eyes emit a deep red light, all free creatures with independent consciousness will be able to see her as long as they look at her. It will be wrapped in gray energy and become a rock.

"This is a completely irreversible process. Once the human body turns into stone, it changes from organic matter to inorganic matter, similar to a hard-boiled egg. It is absolutely impossible to return to its previous appearance. These 'comrades' who were petrified before They are actually dead, and their brains and the consciousness they carry stopped abruptly when they came into contact with the red light.”

"So, where is that monster now? The monster that has hurt so many of our [Warriors] can't just run away, right? Since it was created, it should be responsible for destroying something or guarding something. Destiny." Yaroslav analyzed based on his experience as an officer.

"Of course not. You can put on the goggles and look outside. He was bombarded just now, and is now absorbing the energy brought by the 'Hongdang' and gradually recovering his body. At this moment, he is hiding in the intoxicating world created by the red blood. Waiting for you to appear in front of Him." The deserter said, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a very scary and proud look.

Yaroslav, on the other hand, really got up and walked to the window, preparing to look a few hundred meters away to look for traces of the "newly created snake girl". But just when he was about to take a step to the window, Yaroslav seemed to Thinking of something, he suddenly turned around, took out the officer's gun from his waist, turned around quickly, and put it against the deserter's head:

"You are not human, who are you?"

"Who am I? Of course I am a [soldier] of Krusted, a soldier preparing to escape." The deserter replied leisurely, which was in sharp contrast to Yaroslav's urgency and seriousness.

"Human?" Sophia said in a teasing but vigilant tone:

"Humans have human voices, beasts have beastly voices, and when a voice comes out of another body, it always feels weird, right? Deserter.

"Also, you just said that you saw the appearance of the 'New Snake Girl', heard her voice, and learned about her past through her narration. In fact, Huang Huan's time has just ended less than half of the time. Hours later, the abnormality at the gap in the 'Wind Wall' had only occurred for less than 15 minutes. In such a short period of time, let alone whether the monster could accurately convey so much information, even if it wanted to remember such complete information, You have to be a genius, right?”

"What do you want to say?" The deserter lowered his head and asked in a particularly cold and gloomy tone.

"Actually, you are Him, and she is indeed... you." Sophia said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yaroslav suddenly raised his right hand and pulled the trigger towards the center of the deserter's head!

Bang!

The silver bullet used to deal with special extraordinary objects immediately penetrated the deserter's head, and a bright "Flower of the Other Side" made of blood appeared on his face.

However, the deserter did not die immediately. A low, hoarse, gloomy, strange and dark sound came from his throat, which was like a man's sobbing, but more like a woman's scream.

If you are not a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles, you will definitely collapse and go crazy under the fear that brings people as much as the underworld.

The sound of artillery outside the house, the blood-red sky, and the shrill screams made everyone present feel like they were falling into a bottomless abyss. When the short-term fear temporarily subsided, the heads of the deserters finally scattered. It turned into a terrifying existence like petals.

when!

Taking advantage of Yaroslav's distraction, the center of the petals suddenly shot out several silver-white needle-like bone spurs towards his throat. Fortunately, Sofia had quick eyesight and quick hands, and picked up the helmet left by the soldier who had turned to stone. , withstood the attack.

"What has become of him?" Yaroslav, who was in shock, put his hands on the wooden table and asked breathlessly.

"I think he is indeed a human being, but when the 'New Snake Girl' fired scarlet light at him, part of his consciousness was forcibly poured into him and he became her servant." Igor said with an apologetic expression. The tone said:

"I just remembered that I have indeed read the book "Fantasy Gods and Witches" and a related document called "Crusd-22-01-SSR". They are mentioned in the contents of both books. "The description of this 'New Snake Girl' is basically the same as that of the deserter, but there is one thing he didn't mention."

"What? Just say it!" Yaroslav ordered.

"The original intention of the creation of the 'New Snake Girl' is to protect...to protect the 'power of divine punishment created by the great emperor, which is enough to create a new world'."

I would like to recommend a book by a friend called "Broken!" Have I become a monster? ", the plot is great and worth looking forward to!