Start a Core Pod Chapter 65

  Chapter 65 Battlegroup

  The temperature plummeted.

  The clerk cursed secretly, wrapped his overcoat tightly, and added a few pieces of firewood to the nearby stove at the same time. But it didn't make him feel any better.

  Winter is about to enter now, and the biting cold wind has already made people see the call of the cold wave. However, for the clerk, all this is not the worst. Cold, famine, war, there is almost no hope in this year, but even so, he would rather blow the wind here than go to the front line to fight those damned evil **** believers and monsters.

"Why………"

  Looking at the blank roster in front of him, the clerk sighed. Not long ago, this place was full of people, and those mercenaries who were eager for adventure and looking forward to money and power almost broke through the threshold here. There were even people who had to pay themselves a little bribe to put their ridiculous names on the list.

   But now?

   There are already very few people here, and almost no one has come to the door. Since the failure of the first recovery battle before, very few people have come here.

   And the root of all this lies in that terrifying city.

  Thinking of this, the clerk looked through the window like a ghost, and glanced at the gloomy city at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

  City of the Damned, Mordheim.

  The clerk shuddered, as if just thinking of this name made him feel chills all over his body. Even though the registry office he was in was not on the edge of Mordheim, it still made him feel uneasy-it seemed that just uttering the name would invite some kind of terrible disaster. Thinking of this, the clerk looked around nervously, as if he wanted to see if a ratman or something else would suddenly jump out of the darkness...

   "Boom boom boom!"

  The sudden knock on the door almost made the clerk's heart jump out of his mouth in fright. He straightened up hastily, straightened his coat, and then shouted.

"Come in."

   Soon, following the clerk's words, the door was pushed open, and then the clerk saw... a huge black shadow bent over and walked in, made a "click", and came in front of him.

   What the **** is this?

Looking at the huge shadow that was almost as high as the roof in front of him, the clerk was stunned. He raised his head and looked up slowly. Then under the light of the fire, he saw a pair of bright red lights shining brightly. s eyes……

   "You, who are you?!!"

  If it weren't for the courage brought by his years of military service, the clerk might have fainted at this moment, but even so, he still stared at the other party tremblingly, and asked loudly. At the same time, the clerk's mind was spinning rapidly. what happened? Had the camp been attacked? But why didn't I hear the distress call and the alarm? The other party doesn't look like a human, but an orc? Or those Yankees? Damn it... this is the hinterland of the empire!

   When countless years flashed through the clerk's mind, he saw the other party stretch out his finger and click a few times on the table.

"Sign up."

   "Hey... hey??"

   "This is it, you are going to recruit mercenaries to Mordheim."

   "Ah... that's right..."

  Hearing this, the clerk's whole body went limp, and he almost slipped to the ground, unable to get up again.

   "Really, please don't be scary... I thought it was something..."

  While speaking, the clerk looked out the door, and saw several guards outside winking at him—this must be retaliation for him warming up in the house on a cold day while they were exposed to the wind outside!

   "Cough, cough cough."

  The clerk coughed and resumed his work. He picked up the quill and looked at the black knight in front of him.

"Since you plan to sign up, I think you have also heard about His Majesty's recruitment of mercenaries to explore and clear Mordheim. But I want to make it clear to you here that this is a very dangerous job. And you hired Soldiers are to fight on the front line, and are mainly responsible for scouting, assault and guarding. To put it simply, if you are required to go to the battlefield, you must fight until the follow-up troops arrive... Of course, the reward is settled on the day, and No less. And what you find in Mordheim must be handed over to the church. If it is very valuable, we will buy it at a reasonable price... As for supplies, you can contact the logistics department Discuss with Sir Taylor of the supply...do you have any questions?"

If it were other mercenaries, the clerk would not want to say so much, but considering that this guy in front of him is quite scary, he would rather talk nonsense, and he is not willing to be troubled by the other party in the future— Although mercenaries have professional ethics, they are not soft-hearted people.

"No."

   "Very good, then next, do you want to sign up as a war group or as a single player?"

   "What's the difference?"

   "Of course there is a difference. If it is in the form of a battle group, then you can act alone as a team, but if you sign up as a single person, then we will divide you into other battle groups."

   "Then I want to sign up as a battle group."

   "Okay, how many people are there?"

"Five people."

While speaking, the clerk saw the black knight beckoning, and then four figures came out from behind him—they were four beautiful girls in different dresses, among them was the girl with pink hair with a cheerful and gentle look. Smiling, wearing a pure white robe inlaid with gold, it looks out of place in this place. Beside her was a tall, silver-haired woman with a shotgun on her back, and at the end was a girl in a cloak who looked like a noble lady.

   And behind them, there is a girl with brown hair and twin ponytails who looks like a maid with a white hair band.

   What combination is this? ?

  The clerk was somewhat doubtful, but he did not doubt that the pink-haired girl was a member of the church, because she had the aura of a clergyman coming from her. It's just that he has never seen this kind of robe before... Just when the clerk was puzzled, his eyes suddenly caught a Holy Grail emblem pinned to the black knight's cloak.

   Could it be the Holy Grail Knight? !

  Seeing this badge, the clerk was taken aback. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and observed carefully—it was indeed exactly the same as the Holy Grail badge drawn on the book. In other words, this is really the Holy Grail Knight? !

  Ah, then the one beside him must be the fairy of the lake.

   As a member of the empire, the clerk has also heard about Bretonnia, a neighboring country. He also knows that the Holy Grail Knight will go on adventures with the fairies of the lake to eliminate evil. And the lady with pink hair is cute and beautiful, even if she is a fairy in the lake.

   This Holy Grail Knight is a bit...

   quietly glanced at the terrifying helmet, the clerk withdrew his gaze.

   "Cough... sorry, then I will register as a battle group... What is the name of the battle group?"

   "Pink bunny."

   "Okay, little pink... huh???"

  When Duanmuhuai and his party left, Lorena's face turned red.

   "Master Knight, why did you use such a name!"

Lorena stomped her feet, turned her head, and through the gap of the twisted and cracked wooden door, she could even see the skeptical expression of the clerk inside—the impact was so great that he even forgot to blame Duan Muhuai for breaking the door frame responsibility.

   "What's wrong? My warband, whatever name I think of is my freedom."

   "That's what I said, but..."

   "Besides me, everyone here is a girl. Wouldn't it be nice to have a cute name?"

   "Ugh... But it's too embarrassing... Can't you name it a unicorn, or a pegasus?"

   "Because it's interesting... Who stipulated that the battle group must have a cool name?"

  Although Duanmuhuai's tone was very calm, but for some reason, Lorena seemed to see a meaningful smile on him through the helmet.

   "If you don't like the name, how about I go find him and change it to Fluffy Bear?"

   "Forget it..."

  Lorena was summoned by Duanmu Huai. Before that, he went back to the Holy City to find Lorena, and briefly explained the situation to her. Although it was a little unexpected, Lorena finally agreed to Duanmu Huai's invitation to join his team.

As for Melody's situation, it is a bit special. She was originally a member of the Mechanicum and is currently in the stage of "staying for inspection". However, Duanmuhuai can be considered to have face in the holy city. Promise to let Melody follow Duanmu Huai to act together. If there is no problem with her action, she can go back to work.

  The only pity is that her mechanical wings were sealed as a heretical product, but even so, Melody's shooting skills are still very good, and Duanmu Huai really needs a long-range attacker. Moreover, Melody's combat power is really good, as you can tell by looking at her card.

  【Criminal Sniper. Meruti (Gold)】

  【Consumption: 3】

  【Attack: 4】

  【Defense: 5】

  【Guardian】

  【Introduction song: At the beginning of each battle, one enemy can be given X damage, X is (half of the number of amulets activated in this battle)】

  Although Melody's special effects are useless at the moment, her long-range high attack power alone is enough.

  As for the neurotic maid who was following behind everyone with a silly smile on her face, it was none other than Fia, the core of the masked female army that Duanmuhuai had fought against before.

  【Puppet Killer. Fia (Gold)】

  【Consumption: 2】

  【Attack: 1】

  【Defense: 2】

  【Must Kill】

  【Every time a puppet enters the battlefield, it consumes 2 points to transform it into a 'masochistic puppet'】

  【Closing Song: Randomly transform one of your torture dolls into a doll torturer. Fia】

  【Masochistic doll (consumption 2): 1/1, (stealth)】

That's right, this is the reason why Duanmuhuai summoned Fia. Just like the card description, Fia can transform the [doll] entering the arena into a [masochistic doll], which is what Duanmuhuai encountered before. The Masked Female Legion, although their attack power is not high, their characteristics are very good.

  【Sneak】

   This is basically equivalent to invisibility. Cards with the trait of [Stealth] will not be discovered by the opponent before attacking, let alone targeted spells and curse attacks. Unless she takes the initiative to attack, or encounters a large-scale AOE. Otherwise, you can hardly see its shadow.

  For Duanmu Huai, these [sorrowing puppets] are simply the best scouts, spies and killers. Although their attack power is not high, Fia's characteristic [Killer] is enough to destroy any enemy. And Duanmuhuai can even use it like this—he first summons a puppet on the stage, and then transforms it into [Slaughtering Puppet], then uses the [Sneak] of [Slaughtering Puppet] to let it sneak into a heavily guarded place, and then Duanmu Huaizhi killed Fiya beside him, made him reincarnate on that [Slaughtering Puppet], and then went to destroy the target.

  And he can transform into another [Slaughtering Puppet] at the same time. After Fia kills the target, if he is killed, he can transfer it back.

   That is to say, as long as the [Slaughter Doll] is not completely eliminated, Fia will never die. With her [Must Kill], it can be said that an immortal killer is really... um, it's terrifying.

  Of course, the shortcoming is that Fia's spirit is not stable...but for now, this can be regarded as a shortcoming that can be tolerated.

Right now, in Duanmuhuai's team, there are MT (self), healer (Lorena), AOE (Ojis), long-range (Meludi) and thief (Fina), basically it can be said that it is a five-player team. The combination is complete.

   And next, they can download the copy of the city of the curse!

  (end of this chapter)

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