Chapter 10 10. A tragedy caused by a cat
"This coat is good for everything, but it is a bit big and a bit smelly."
Zombie Hagrid's body was burning like a bonfire. Mason unloaded his backpack and used it as a chair, and was doing first aid bandages for the kite man sitting cross-legged beside him.
He is still perfectly interpreting his "dumb character design", but the kite man who feels that he is already in the same group as Mason is complaining endlessly.
Mason gave him the spoils, he was very happy.
But Mason gave him a **** stinky suit, and he wasn't happy.
"ah."
As the bandage in Mason's hand tightened, the complaining kite man twitched suddenly, and the young man's eyes lit up another reminder of the X5 improvement in first aid proficiency brought about by excellent craftsmanship and quick bandaging.
He nodded in satisfaction, wrapped the bandage into a bow, and signaled the kiteman to stretch out his badly bruised other arm.
This guy is actually pretty lucky.
He was asked by old K to serve as cannon fodder, but he was slapped away by the zombie Hagrid. With the sharpness of the zombie's mutated claws, as long as the claws cut this guy's skin, he should be cool by now.
Although I don’t know if Old K has the antidote to the zombie virus.
But what is certain is that that insidious old guy will never give the precious antidote to a cannon fodder.
"Let's change it."
Although the kite man has no objection to the "new boss"'s taciturnity, he also has his own thoughts. Holding the smelly leather coat, he said to Mason:
"I'll trade this with you, I see you have a gun, um, I mean, you can give me that knife.
Look at how good the material is, it looks like real top fur, not my bragging, after the clown gang broke up, I worked odd jobs in Gotham's Wayne Mall for a while to earn rent.
I have worked **** distinguishing fur, and I am absolutely professional.
Take this thing back and repair it, at least it can sell for hundreds of thousands. "
"Then why don't I give you a million, and you give me the clothes."
Old K's voice appeared beside the two of them like a ghost, but Mason was unmoved, while the kite man tensed up.
"Don't be nervous, my best scout, you will be the main force in the next job."
The cunning old guy showed a peaceful expression, and sat next to Mason and the kite man. While looking at Mason's skillful and precise first aid skills, he casually said to the kite man:
"Mason is really kind to his own people. He gave you such a good magic armor without blinking an eye. When I was a newcomer, my captain was not so kind to me.
At that time, even an ordinary magic arrow had to be desperately obtained. "
"Magic armor?"
The kite man blinked, looked at the smelly coat in his hand, and asked humbly:
"Is this thing powerful?"
"Well, it's quite powerful. As you saw just now, this jacket can even withstand small-scale explosions at close range. Bullets of ordinary calibers can't penetrate its protection at all."
Old K is a knowledgeable person.
He reached out and stroked the black moleskin coat in the hands of the kiteman, and said:
"Even in the internal trading field of the Gathering of Stars, this kind of tough protective gear with magical effects is very popular with D-class personnel.
Of course, more senior members don't like it.
Don't look at me, Charles.
I'm a C-Class, I have better stuff that won't take your poor loot. I'm certainly not a nice guy, but I can be generous when necessary. "
While speaking, Old K took off three slender bottles with blood-red liquid from his belt and handed them to Mason. He looked at Mason and said:
"Exchange the knife you got to me. This thing is your compensation."
Mason stopped what he was doing and glanced at Old K in surprise. He hesitated for a moment, obviously thinking, first took the potion that Old K handed over and rubbed it in his hand.
The next moment, the character card gives an analysis:
"A high-level special alchemy compound was detected. The item in the analysis is 'Swallow Potion'. After drinking it, the vitality will be restored immediately and all injuries that do not exceed [serious injuries] will be cured within five minutes.
The knowledge of alchemy skills is too low to analyze the complete formula, the formula of ‘Healing Potion·Basic’ has been included. "
Looking at the three advanced potions in front of him, Mason's expression was a little moved.
Under the expectant gaze of old K, Mason pulled out the giant-style hunting knife at his waist, and caressed its blade with reluctance.
This thing also has special tags:
Hagrid's Skinning Knife
Quality: Excellent Forged Items·Excellent Craftsmanship
Effect: Enchanted sharp, but poor balance and not good at close combat. Giant Hunter-style knives are great for harvesting leather, and resource gathering speeds up considerably when equipped.
Producer: Fridoufa Hager
Item description: When you hold it, you will miss the gentle strength of the giant mother when you smashed the head of the toothed bear.
WARNING: This item is stained with the blood of Hagrid the Beastmaster, and it is dangerous for domesticated pets to approach Hagrid while holding it!
This knife is really nice.
This is the third excellent item that Mason got besides Penguin's armed umbrella and bat dart.
Although the label states that it is "not good at melee combat", when Mason got it before, he held it in his hand and hacked a few times in the void, and found that the destructive power is not bad, and it is very easy to use.
The phenomenon of this conflict is actually easy to understand. The so-called not good at melee combat refers to the size of the giant.
This thing is like a table knife in the hands of a half-giant like Hagrid. It is definitely not suitable for melee combat, but for a standard-sized human, this thing is great.
With its sharpness, chopping off the head of a zombie is as easy as mowing grass.
This old K is indeed a knowledgeable person.
His eyes were very poisonous, and he could tell at a glance that this knife was the most valuable trophy on the zombie, but he didn't ask for it immediately as the captain, but exchanged it afterwards.
This action itself represents the kindness that old K showed to Mason.
He has always said that he is picking his future players, and it seems that the mediocre Mason has already caught his eye. So the question now is, should I change it?
Mason stroked the knife in his hand, the snow-white sharp blade reflected his black hair and yellow skin.
That immature face was full of hesitation.
But the young man made up his mind when he saw the prompt in the information tab of this knife again.
Judging from the current situation, those "pets" raised by Hagrid may have also turned into zombies, and maybe they are now wandering in the ruins of Hogwarts.
Hagrid, the half-giant, called those things "pets."
But Mason, who has seen movies and novels, knows the true colors of those "little pets" that sound harmless to humans and animals. It is a terrible hidden danger to enter Hogwarts with this knife.
But it's perfect as a "trap".
Changed!
The young man made a look of reluctance, sighed, and handed the knife to Old K with both hands.
This action was seen by the explosive woman and the count who was stunned on the other side of the bonfire. The fiery girl immediately spat to the side and cursed:
"Bah, son of a bitch!"
"Thanks."
Old K is also very satisfied with this result.
He generously put three high-grade potions into Mason's hands, stood up and threw a bottle of special liquid to the kiteman to signal him to pour the potion on his new coat.
Afterwards, Old K put Hagrid's hunting knife on the weapon slot on his back.
In this way, with the cool golden eagle one-handed sword he already had, he has two sharp weapons that can be used for melee combat.
He didn't have to be so humble.
But helplessly, the last expedition suffered a lot of damage. As a dignified C-level personnel, he almost lost all his belongings, and now he can only start from scratch.
This hypocritical guy changed to the weapon he needed, and walked to the Bomber and the Earl of Vertigo with his hands behind his back smiling, sat beside them and had a friendly conversation, and took out the next level of potion as a gift to the two complainers Guy, explained to them how the potion works.
After seeing the tired Explosive Girl and the Earl of Vertigo drinking the potion suspiciously, the smile on Old K's face became more gentle.
Easy cannon fodder is also needed.
"Oye, it doesn't stink anymore! It's like new."
On Mason's side, the kite man poured the potion given by Old K on Hagrid's fur coat, and a lot of foam emerged.
After the kite man struggled to shake up the half-giant-sized coat to shake off the foam, the originally extremely smelly coat became as clean as new.
It's as magical as magic.
It's a pity that the size of this coat is still for half giants. Wearing it on the kite man is like a bear child stealing his father's windbreaker, without even showing his arms and legs.
Mason blinked, and he gestured for the kite man to hand over the remaining liquid to him. He took a look at it in his hand, and the information label quickly popped up:
Stark's Warframe Cleanser
Quality: Standard Alchemy Item·Standard Craft
Effect: Use the dry cleaning mode to quickly clean all external stains, and there are different fragrances to choose from, which is a must-have for home travel.
Item Description: For superheroes and playboys, a perfect appearance at all times is as important as a cool and powerful interior.
Status: Drawings have been included.
"Um?"
When Mason saw the name of this thing, Mason's heart moved.
Could this "Stark" be the one? Well, it seems that old K is not bragging, they are really powerful stars.
Thinking of this, Mason touched the three advanced healing potions on his belt, and touched the back of his neck. He wondered if the effect of the medicine was enough to save his life when he cut his spine to get the bomb?
Uh, it takes five minutes for it to take effect.
It is estimated that it is not very good.
To be on the safe side, you have to find a potion that can instantly heal your injuries.
There should be something like this in Hogwarts College. Potions and alchemy in this world are very ancient.
"woo woo woo"
More than 20 minutes later, while Mason, who was pretending to be a "dumb character", was silently completing the maintenance of his firearms, the low sound of sirens echoed on the magic platform. In the fog, I soon saw a steam locomotive-like train slowly coming through the fog.
Several other people also got up from the rest one after another, and old K was gearing up to fight in full armor.
But soon, everyone's expressions changed.
That train was attacked!
Although the front of the car is still intact, there are only two short train cars left that should be towed later.
And the last section was broken in the center as if it exploded from the inside. While the train was moving forward, the broken wheels kept rubbing against the rails and sparkled dancing sparks.
That is, this thing is a magical creation, otherwise this situation would have been derailed long ago.
"Relax, there is no life activity inside."
Old K spoke with a pipe in his mouth.
He seems to have some kind of investigative ability. Mason, who has been observing him, just now saw the shape of old K's pupils change.
When the train slowly stopped at the platform, the captain, Old K, stretched out his hand and pushed the door of the train, but it didn’t move at all. He frowned and took out some cracking tools and said to others:
"Stand back! There are wizards' enchantment magic in this carriage. It seems that some of them took refuge in this thing when the disaster happened.
A doomsday shelter, tsk tsk, how pathetic. "
A few minutes later, the magic barrier was broken, and the door of the carriage was kicked open by Old K.
He was the first to go up, and then everyone filed in. As soon as they entered the car, there was a bad smell that made everyone frown.
The intact carriage was full of corpses and blood stains everywhere, and those corpses were still wearing the robes of young wizards, and even some official wizards died tragically in the carriage.
But no one can tell what happened here.
"vomit"
The last kiteman who got on the bus rushed down covering his mouth when he saw this scene, and the other faces were also ugly, except for Old K.
The old guy grinned and said to the others:
"Get used to it as soon as possible, you will see more exciting things in the future. Now clean up these corpses, there are exactly four compartments in this carriage.
I'll go to the front of the car to check the situation, you guys can rest.
According to the forerunner's information, this car needs at least four hours of driving to reach Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "
After finishing speaking, old K quickly jumped onto the top of the carriage and walked towards the front of the train. Although the rest of the people were very unhappy, they still worked together to throw away the corpses for the next four hours of "travel experience" go out.
The train restarted a few minutes later, and the compartments that had been tidied up were clearly separated. Bomber and Count Vertigo went to the compartment on the left, while Mason stayed in a compartment alone.
But when the train left the platform, the kite man walked in embarrassedly holding his new coat and touching his head.
He said to Mason who was loading bullets into the clip with an unhappy and embarrassed look:
"Those two guys really had fun in the carriage, and I really admire their mood."
Mason listened carefully.
Sure enough, a cat-like sound came from the rear of the carriage. It seemed that Bomber and the Earl were really under a lot of pressure, and they both needed to vent in this way.
Uh, it's also possible that people like this one?
Ghost, I understand.
He glanced at the familiar kite man who was lying on the sofa opposite him and was putting on his coat and preparing to sleep for a while. The latter noticed Mason's weird gaze, and heard Bomber's more and more unrestrained cries. .
This guy didn't know what he thought of, he covered his **** in an instant, shook his head frantically and said:
"Sorry, but I."
"Hush!"
Mason raised his finger and made a silent motion.
He heard a strange noise, and vigilantly pushed open the sliding door of the box. At this moment, a line of text jumped in front of him:
"Enter the combat state."
"grass!"
The young man slammed the newly opened hatch shut with the fastest reaction speed in his life.
Almost at the same time, with a shrill neigh, several claw marks appeared on the glass of the closed train cabin door, like a dagger leaving white marks on the glass.
Through the glass, Mason happened to see the figure of the attacker.
a cat.
It was a tiger-skinned cat that was a circle larger than normal, and its eyes that should have been dark green had turned into a more dangerous bright red, reflecting a hint of ominousness.
What's more terrible is that the cat's no longer smooth fur also has festering and shriveled scars.
It will be lying in front of the window of the car, staring at Mason who is grabbing the short-barreled blaster gun with its scarlet eyes, and its shaved tail is waving in place, just like a little tiger has found fresh food .
And when he saw the iconic square glasses stripes on the tabby cat's face, Mason was shocked.
Professor McGonagall?
How could this happen?
But before Mason took a closer look, the zombie tiger cat that was blocked by the glass heard a more "lively" movement.
It disappeared before Mason's eyes with a whoosh, and rushed towards the carriage that kept making "weird noises" and the female screams became more and more intense.
"The pair of wild mandarin ducks are finished!"
A thought appeared in the young man's mind, and the kite man behind him jumped up in fright.
"Then what the **** is that?"
"Shut up! Go find Old K! Hurry up! We have encountered a hidden Boss, if he comes later, everyone will die here!"
Mason's eyes fell on Hagrid's fur coat in the hands of the kiteman. Old K said that this thing has magical and tough protection.
Only the kite man holding the gun was left stunned.
"Ah, so you are not dumb?"
(end of this chapter)