The track of dawn in the world of American manga

Chapter 11 11. Death’s sacrifice to the stars, may it illuminate our way forward

In the train carriage that was heading towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along the tracks, the box at the back was full of spring scenery. The Bomb Girl, wearing only a black vest, was working hard to "check the body" of Count Vertigo.

It's obvious that she is a good girl who cares about the mental and physical health of her teammates.

Having served in Afghanistan, she is well aware of the bad consequences that can occur when a person is overwhelmed by stress. Since she was also under a lot of pressure at this time, this considerate woman chose a method that could dissipate the two emotions the fastest.

Ways to stress people out.

This fully proves that appropriate indulgence is beneficial to mental health.

By the way, it proves that human beings are really terrible creatures. Even in a dangerous world full of zombies, they still cannot stop their instinct to go into heat.

"Maybe we should close the door."

Count Dizzy whispered something, but soon the Bomb Girl, who took the initiative, condescendingly stretched out her fingers and put them in her mouth, and he fell silent in obedience.

But just when he was about to clear away the pressure in his heart, he saw a dark shadow flashing into the box.

"What is that? Wait a minute! Something is coming in!"

He shouted, and Bomb Girl, who was busy relieving her stress, turned around and saw a raised tail, then she snorted and complained:

"It's just a cat, you coward."

"There are no cats alive in this damn world!"

At the critical moment, Count Dizzy, a former member of the Suicide Squad, was still calm enough.

He pushed Bomb Girl off his body and put his fingers on his temples, activating the device implanted there.

It was originally a device used to treat inner ear infections, but was later transformed into an electromagnetic transmitter, which is also the source of his ability to stun other beings.

Of course, as a super villain who has participated in fan-selling activities, he also possesses a special "drug" that can make people dizzy and lose control in an instant.

The reason Bomb Girl is so crazy now is because she took some of the medicine he gave her just now.

Although Count Dizzy reacted quickly, and an out-of-control electromagnetic wave was directed at the tiger cat that rushed into the box, he obviously underestimated the mental resistance of a zombie-turned high-level wizard and animagus.

The zombie cat that rushed toward him was indeed stunned, but the latter still completed the vicious attack.

But the point of impact was changed from the count's neck to his arm raised to block.

"ah!"

The zombie cat's claws scratched his arm.

Not only did it leave blood marks, it even took away a small piece of flesh. The smell of blood immediately stimulated the zombie tiger cat, making the scarlet color in its eyes even more attractive.

A shrill scream rang out in the box, together with the screams that stunned the Earl, and the drugged-up Bomb Girl, who was dazed, didn't react until just now.

She screamed.

He didn't even bother to put on his pants and rushed out of the box with his head in his arms, almost bumping into Mason who was rushing towards him wearing a Hagrid fur coat.

"Help! There are monsters out there!"

The unconscious Bomb Girl yelled at Mason, but was knocked down by the latter with the butt of his gun.

But this was by no means a deliberate act of anger.

Because behind her, the zombie cat with its mouth full of blood was already rushing towards her second target.

"Shua"

Mason let go of the shotgun and let it hang behind him by the strap. At the same time, he took out the Penguin's armed umbrella and opened it forward.

The umbrella-shaped shield perfectly blocked the zombie cat's fatal attack, and pushed the fatal "little devil" to the back of the car with the young man's fierce push.

In this narrow and inconvenient area, the agile zombie cats are almost a fatal threat.

It was overturned in the air and flipped quickly to the ground. The moment it landed, its limbs tensed up, and then it rushed towards Mason and Bomb Girl again with a shrill howl.

The young man did not close the armed umbrella but twisted the handle. Raging flames spurted out from the tip of the umbrella, causing the zombie cat to let out a harsh hiss and step on the car next to it before falling into a safe area.

"Back off! Don't get in my way!"

While Mason held an umbrella and backed away from the deadly thing, he kicked the trembling white body that was still holding his left leg.

This made the unconscious bomb girl come back to her senses. She crawled to the box in front of her on her hands and knees, opened the door, rushed in, and locked the door in the next moment.

This reaction was expected by the young people.

He didn't expect this drunk guy to be able to help. It would be fine if he didn't cause any trouble.

"Meow!"

But the zombie cat, which had already smelled the sweet smell of flesh and blood, naturally refused to give up. It moved forward with its body like a little tiger, its eyes fixed on the open armed umbrella in front of it and the young man behind the umbrella.

It wasn't just ferocious greed that shone in those scarlet eyes.

It just looks like a cat.

But in fact this is another form of Ms. Minerva McGonagall, the Vice-Principal of Hogwarts.

The special transformation ability called "Animagus" is very similar to the legendary druid who walks with the beast. Although it cannot use magic, such a cat can definitely do far more than a real cute kitten.

It's waiting.

A few seconds later, when the fuel in the armed parachute was exhausted and the dangerous flames stopped spraying, the zombie tiger cat pounced over instantly.

Instead of walking in a straight line, it jumped three times in succession on the corridors on both sides of the carriage, like a bolt of lightning trying to bypass the umbrella and hit its target directly.

But just as it pounced from the air, the armed umbrella instantly closed in. Mason, who was hiding behind the umbrella, turned his gun around and raised his gun in a waist-firing posture.

The large buckshot in the barrel of the crit shotgun is ready to go.

The action of drawing a gun is as fast as lightning. It is the shooter talent "Quick Draw" that Mason unlocked when shooting at Level 2. The effect is simple and crude. When encountering an enemy at close range, the attack speed of the first three shots is increased by 100%.

There was a muffled bang, and eight hot steel balls flew out of the barrel, covering almost all the space in front of the muzzle.

But Mason did not stop, and immediately fired a second shot, and 8 more steel balls swept out, causing the tiger cat to roll and throw towards the back of the car with a painful scream, and dark red blood stains filled the aisle.

Before it could get up, the third buckshot fired from the gun again.

But as Mason watched with regret, only one steel ball penetrated the zombie cat's hind legs but failed to directly harvest its head.

This "witch cat" reacts, attacks and dodges at an astonishing speed after being transformed into a zombie.

The first two rapid blind shots had low hits, but the third one was already aimed, but it rolled on the ground and dodged most of the steel balls.

Three large bullet casings were spinning at Mason's feet. The young man did not dare to neglect when faced with the zombie tiger cat limping up. He inserted the Penguin's umbrella back behind his back, and then cautiously retreated to the front of the carriage with the gun in both hands.

department.

Mason felt the pressure.

The enemy in front of him was so fast that when it pounced, Mason could only see an afterimage.

Level 2's shooting skills can't even lock and aim at close range. They can only use deer bullets to attack in a wide range to delay time. However, the opponent's claws and teeth are poisonous.

Once the skin is torn, even if it is just broken, you will experience the "rebirth of zombies from another world".

Fortunately, he could barely resist the claws wearing Hagrid's fur coat, but if the battle lasted longer, he had no confidence that he could defeat the zombie-turned-Animagus one-on-one other than using engineering bombs to blow up the carriages.

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And Professor McGonagall is a high-level witch.

God knows if she will undergo a gorgeous second stage transformation after losing her cat form, using magic as a zombie to throw an Avatar Gnating Melon or Divine Edge Shadowless or something like that at herself.

This opponent is a bit over the top.

Mason squinted his eyes and thought, maybe he should give up the head-on battle and choose to outwit him?

Also, why doesn’t this bastard K come here? Didn’t I say that I am the new team member you like? Is this how you treat the backbone of the team? No wonder your previous team was completely wiped out!

"Shua"

Just as Mason's "Inner Little Theater" was opening, the tiger cat launched another attack.

Even if it was hit in the leg by a steel ball, the speed of this deadly hunter did not drop much. Since the zombie body has tougher skin and more bones than normal, there is no big problem.

The young man could only see the scarlet red light of the cat's eyes, and he immediately rushed in front of him. He quickly activated his gun and fired two shots, both of which missed.

At the critical moment, he turned around and crouched down to wrap Hagrid's coat around him, like a funny little boy holding a quilt.

This kind of defense is somewhat unrefined.

But it works very well.

He could feel the zombie cat scratching furiously at his neck, the fluff flying on the black mole leather clothes, and the rustling sound of claws scratching the leather.

Hooked!

Mason was delighted.

He opened the big leather coat with both hands and threw it back like a net to catch the zombie cat. Then he quickly picked up the corners and sleeves of the coat and closed them, as if he had caught a fish in the net.

This zombie cat's biggest weakness is its size and strength.

Although it is larger than a normal cat, it is not a tiger cub after all. This is also illustrated by the fact that every attack is a sneak attack rather than a head-on attack.

Mason would wrap him up in the half-giant's coat and then scratch wildly inside the wrapped coat, making increasingly shrill screams.

"This little beast is so strong!"

Mason, a young man, couldn't hold on to the wrapped coat. He could only swing it and hit it hard twice against the train bulkhead like a rat, but still couldn't quiet it down.

At this moment, the door at the front of the carriage was cut open by two sword rays, creating an

Enter the carriage.

The old hunter is holding a golden eagle one-handed sword in his left hand and a giant hunting knife in his right hand. It looks like he is ready to roll up his sleeves and fight the boss alone.

But he looked around and couldn't find the attacker. Finally, following the increasingly miserable sounds, he saw the coat in Mason's hand and the things rolling around inside.

"Let it out! Get out!"

Old K said in a cold voice while applying some kind of gray sword oil on his sword:

"I'll take care of it."

"No need."

Mason pulled off the belt of the Kite Man who was running over sweating profusely, quickly wrapped his coat several times and threw it at his feet. He wiped the sweat, raised his head and said to Old K:

"This is my trophy and I have the right to deal with it, right?"

"That's a dangerous zombie-like magical animal! Mason Cooper, I can tell you responsibly, you can't deal with it!"

Old K warned sternly:

"According to the information from the Association of Stars, the wizard system in this world is very weak, but the magical animals that coexist with them are very amazing.

In fact, it is precisely because of this 'special resource' that this weak world is rated C-level.

And you, a novice, are about to challenge enemies that even veterans would find difficult. In my opinion, you are either too stressed and have gone crazy, or you were already abnormal when I picked you up.

But it’s understandable, after all, there aren’t many normal people from Gotham.”

"I'm not challenging it."

Mason blinked.

Judging from Old K's attitude, he can basically confirm that Old K and the Stars Association do not seem to know much about Animagus, a special inheritance that is extremely secretive in the wizarding system.

So he said nonsense:

"I want to keep it! It's really cool to have a zombie cat as a pet, isn't it? By the way, do you have a magical magic cage? I can pay for it."

"You're crazy!"

The embarrassed Kite Man holding up his pants whispered something to Mason, but the younger brother's opinion was never important in this kind of big boss negotiation.

Mason stared at Old K, and Old K looked at him.

A few seconds later, the old hunter let out a weird laugh, sheathed his sword and took out a small black birdcage-like ornament from his backpack and threw it to Mason.

He said:

"It's a good thing for young people to have hobbies, and I support it. But if you take this from me, you won't be able to take any more spoils from me. Deal?"

"Yeah, deal."

Mason grabbed the little birdcage in his hand, and before he could examine it carefully, he heard Bomb Girl let out a scream.

"No, Werner, what's wrong with you?"

This lady, who had been frightened since the beginning of the war, finally came to her senses. It was probably the arrival of Old K that gave her the courage to open the compartment door and walk out.

As a result, at a glance, he saw the dizzy Earl, covered in blood, holding on to the door and climbing out.

That guy was miserable.

His chest was almost scratched, and several of his fingers were bitten off.

He fell to the ground tremblingly and stretched out his hand towards Bomb Girl. Bomb Girl didn't know whether it was because of her true feelings or because her mind was still awake, but she reached out with her bare buttocks and tried to pull up the Earl.

But before her hand could touch Earl Dizzy, there was a muffled sound, and Earl Dizzy's head exploded in front of her eyes.

That scene was so disgusting.

The Kite Man covered his mouth and turned around, while Mason also turned away with a look of disgust. As for Bomb Girl, who was slapped with brains in her face, she knelt down in front of the twitching headless corpse in a daze.

It wasn't until this moment that she saw that Count Vertigo's hand, lying in the remains of flesh and blood, had been twisted into zombie claws.

Behind her, Old K expressionlessly removed his finger from the golden bomb controller. Then, the guy picked up his pipe and glanced at the bomb girl sitting in a pool of blood.

The old hunter shook his head, his tone was complex and a little heavy, he held something on his chest as if holding his heart, and said like a eulogy:

"May this death please the dark stars and light our way forward."

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Ten minutes later, Mason sat back in the carriage, holding a pack of beef jerky and chewing it in his mouth, while the Kite Man next to him, wrapped in Hagrid's coat, had already begun to take a nap.

Judging from his comfortable humming, it is not difficult to guess that the magic effect of this coat is probably to maintain the most comfortable body temperature at all times, just as comfortable as the bed at home.

In a sense, this coat is a must-have item for home travel.

Unfortunately, it is too bulky and will greatly affect the movement speed, which is completely unacceptable for a shooter like Mason.

After confirming that the Kite Man was asleep, Mason quietly took out the set of keys he got from the zombie Hagrid, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

There are two keys in this bunch, but their item information labels are very concise, with only one line of text:

Hagrid's flying motorcycle key

Effect: Turn on the flying motorcycle that Sirius transformed with magic and gave to Hagrid.

Tip: Getting the key is just the beginning, you have to find the vehicle first.

Hagrid's ranger key

Effect: Open the secret passage in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Tip: This key is stained with the blood of its owner. Please be careful when approaching Hagrid's pets.

"They are all very useful things, but we can't use them now."

Mason bit into the dried meat and thought about his next action strategy.

He put the keys away in his pocket, looked around, and then secretly took out something still bloody from his shoes.

That's a very strange device.

It seems to be only as big as three button batteries stacked together, but it is full of a sense of precision.

The young man took it in his hand, and after a moment the item label popped up:

"Advanced engineering artifacts were detected, and the item was analyzed as 'Earl of Dizzy's Intracranial Disruptor'.

The effect is that it can emit unique electromagnetic waves that affect the sense of balance to all living beings or individual individuals within thirty yards. It can also be used to release EMP shock to destroy nearby electronic equipment.

Those with low knowledge in the engineering branch cannot parse the complete drawings.”

Mason stared at the small thing in his hand and touched the wound on the back of his neck. Then he deftly took apart the double-barreled hand cannon in his hand for maintenance and considered whether to change the structure of the gun. He was so relaxed that he even hummed.

Song.

Now there is only one last medicine left that can instantly heal the wound.

He looked at the kite man lying opposite, sleeping soundly, and the smile on his lips became brighter. It was good, everything was going according to plan.

I will leave your head to you for safekeeping for the time being. Mr. Old K, I will pick it up soon.

I deeply mourn the death of an old man. An era has come to an end. I pay my respects in silence.

(End of chapter)