Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 522: Petrified Monster (Part )

"Tell me, what happened here? Why did everyone turn into stone?" Yaroslav asked, his facial expression and tone remaining as serious as when he stepped into the edge of the "artillery emplacement."

The deserter, covered in blood and wounds, just looked up at Yaroslav's stern expression, and instantly let out a shrill, male and female mixed scream from his throat that did not belong to his body.

Then, the deserter knelt on the ground, crawled to the left, hugged the broken table leg, and muttered:
"A monster... a monster with a... snake body..."

"A monster with a snake body? Do you think you are telling a myth? Even if the snake-haired witch Medusa in the Central mythology existed, she should have been pierced through the heart by the dragon leader's claws long ago. She would never appear in Cruz's northern territory." Ross, who was standing nearby, analyzed based on the history and mysticism knowledge he had learned.

But Yaroslav ignored Ross and softened his tone. In the gap between the gunfire, he continued to ask:

"Speak clearly, soldier. If you can describe in detail what you saw and heard, I can avoid reporting your escape. You should know that according to the Federal Military Law, escapees will be shot, and your family will also be implicated and expelled from major cities in the Federation, wandering in desolate strongholds with shortages of supplies, scorching heat and bitter cold.

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

"He is not Medusa... Not Medusa... I heard His voice... Voice..." The deserter answered two or three times in a tearful voice, and finally calmed down. After twitching a few times, he took a deep breath and was finally able to speak properly:

"That monster speaks our language. It's not Old Crusian, nor is it Central. It's the same Crusian language as ours, a language that hasn't changed in hundreds of years."

"Go on," Yaroslav ordered.

“He does have a snake body, about 10 meters tall. However, the upper body is a plump human female, and the lower body… the lower body is a snake body covered with black and green scales.

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

"What else?" Yaroslav asked.

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

“That face has fish-like gills on it, and on the left and right edges there seem to be thin green dragon wings… That also seems to be a fish tail. In short, it looks like a strange patchwork of a human face and several aquatic species.

"By the way, He also had a lyre in His hand, and a bow and arrow that was strong enough to pierce anyone'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 a puzzled look, as if he had strong doubts about his story.

But the deserter held his head high, staring at the swaying simple chandelier emitting a dim glow, and spoke out His name:
"Novasnerava, that's Her name, and Her official name is 'Newly Created Snake Girl'. That banned organization once captured Her, and due to pressure from Ivan XXV, they were forced to hand Her over to the army of the Old Empire."

"Rank... a monster?" Yaroslav whispered, as if he had already guessed this result.

"That's right." The deserter did not notice the slight change in Yaroslav's attitude and continued:
"The banned organization named it 'MB-1918: New Snake Girl'. It is rumored that it was created by Ivanov, a scientist during the reign of Ivan XXII. You should know that it was the most romantic period of the old empire's technology, and countless conceptual and imaginary scientific products were constantly turned into reality.

"Ivanov once drew the image of the so-called 'artificial Medusa' in a notebook titled 'Fantasy Gods and Witches' with extremely clumsy techniques, and wrote, 'She may just be a toy made up by the patriarchs of the Central Empire to intimidate pagans, or she may be a great work of art created by the Creator in the era of abundant magic power. In short, if humans want to occupy the position of God, they must behave like God. Creating monsters is a required course for God.'"

"So, what you mean is... He... the 'Newly Created Snake Girl' told you that she was created by humans?" Igor's heart was pounding. He felt nervous and unbelievable, so he asked directly.

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

"Didn't the Hinet people in the south create several powerful humanoid monsters? Even one of them is now controlling the poor Lost Ones of the 'Chaos Group'." But then again, this 'newly created snake girl' does possess the power of the so-called 'Medusa' in mythology. When Her eyes glow crimson, all free creatures with independent consciousness will be enveloped by gray energy and turned into rock as long as they look into Her eyes.

"This is a completely irreversible process. Once a human body turns into stone, it changes from organic matter to inorganic matter, just like a boiled egg. It can never return to its previous state. These petrified 'comrades' are actually dead. Their brains and the consciousness they carry came to an abrupt end when they came into contact with the red light."

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

"Of course not. You can put on goggles and look outside. He has just been bombarded and is now absorbing the energy brought by 'Red Debauchery' to gradually recover his body. At this moment, He is hiding in the intoxicating world created by the crimson blood, waiting for you to appear in front of Him." The deserter said, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a very creepy and smug look.

Yaroslav actually stood up and walked to the window, ready to look a few hundred meters away to find the trace of the "newly created snake woman". But when he was about to reach the window, Yaroslav seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly turned around, took out the officer's pistol from his waist, turned around quickly, and put it on the deserter's head:
"You are not human, who are you?"

"Who am I? Of course I'm a [Warrior] of Cruzd, just a soldier preparing to escape." The deserter answered leisurely, in stark contrast to Yaroslav's haste and seriousness.

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

"Humans have human voices, beasts have beast voices, and when one voice comes from another body, it always feels abnormal, 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, the Huanghuan time just ended less than half an hour ago, and the abnormality at the gap in the 'wind wall' just occurred less than 15 minutes ago. In such a short period of time, let alone whether this monster can accurately convey so much information, even if you want 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 an extremely cold and gloomy tone.

"In fact, you are He, and she is indeed... you," said Sophia.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yaroslav suddenly raised his right hand and pulled the trigger towards the center of the deserter's head!
boom!
The silver bullet used to deal with special and extraordinary objects immediately pierced through the deserter's head, and a bright "Red Spider Lily" 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, like a man's sobbing, or even more like a woman's scream.

If he were not a seasoned warrior, he would surely collapse and go mad due to the hellish fear he brought to people.

The sound of artillery fire outside the house, the blood-red sky, and the shrill cries made everyone present feel as if they were sliding towards a bottomless abyss. When the brief fear temporarily subsided, the deserters' heads finally scattered and turned into horrible existences 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 was quick-witted and picked up the helmet left by the soldier who had long turned into stone next to her and resisted the attack.

"What on earth has he become?" Yaroslav, still in shock, asked, gasping for breath, with his hands on the wooden table.

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

"I just remembered that I have read the book 'Fantasy God Witch' and the related 'Cruzed-22-01-SSR' document. Both books mention this 'Newly Created Snake Girl', and the descriptions in them are basically the same as what the deserter said. However, there is one thing he did not mention."

"What? Say it!" Yaroslav ordered.

"The original purpose of the creation of the 'New Snake Girl' is to protect...to protect the 'power of heavenly punishment created by the Great Emperor, which is enough to create a new world.'"

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