For a moment, Charms felt the world spinning around him. His ears were filled with the sound of metal twisting, steam gushing, and Hank's screams.
This moment felt like an eternity, and when the carriage finally stopped, his body was already sprawled out by the window.
Fortunately, his limbs still obeyed his commands. He flipped over, stuck his head out, and crawled up. The entire process did not encounter any obstructions, which meant that he was basically unharmed. There was no better news than escaping a derailment, even if it was only temporary.
"Hey, buddy, are you alright?" He endured the smoke and water vapor as he groped his way to Hank's side.
"Ugh … I should be fine." Hank let out a groan. "Oh God, what happened?"
"The demonic beasts destroyed the train, we need to leave this place as soon as possible." Charms patted his shoulder. "I don't know which city you came from, but remember, the gods will not protect you in Neverwinter. The only ones that can protect you are His Majesty the King and this gun. Now, follow me. "
Climbing out of the window, he saw that the entire train was paralyzed. The carriages were strewn all over the ground, forming a curved line. But due to the deceleration of the train before it derailed, the carriages did not suffer much damage and remained in their original state. Many people were pushing open the doors and windows in an attempt to climb out of the carriages.
Right at this moment, Charms heard the crisp sound of a gunshot.
His heart skipped a beat as he turned to Hank and shouted. "Listen up, go and help everyone escape, then lead them to the west!"
Without the train, it was too risky to continue moving towards Station No. 1. Furthermore, they could already see the outline of the Misty Forest. As long as they ran into Lady Leaf's territory, they should be able to escape the pursuit of the demonic beasts.
"I, I understand …"
Seeing the other party nod, Charms started sprinting across the carriage.
He had to find Dusk as soon as possible.
When he reached the last carriage, Charms discovered that the militia was fighting with a few wolves that had caught up to them. They had already left behind a few corpses, but they were still trying to climb onto the roof of the carriage.
He released the safety and opened fire at the wolves from a distance of less than ten meters. Even though this was the first time he pulled the trigger on an enemy, his past training allowed him to quickly get the hang of it. In a short while, he helped the militia kill all of them.
However, before he could catch his breath and ask everyone where the witches were, the ground suddenly trembled! The bullet casings that landed on the body of the car slid down one after another, making clanking sounds.
When the vibration reached its peak, the ground in front of them suddenly bulged, and a giant worm broke out of the ground, opening its bloody mouth and lying in front of everyone!
"What the hell? What is this?" The militiamen screamed and pulled the trigger. The monster's body was immediately shot with blood, but compared to its huge body, the wounds caused by the bullets were not fatal.
Following that, the worm's skin swelled up and Charms could clearly see the pulsating green blood vessels below. Following a series of disgusting squirming sounds, a group of demonic beasts covered in mucus was spat out.
Charms could not believe his eyes. There was actually such a strange monster amongst the demonic beasts?
But at this time, he had no time to be amazed. Most of the newly appeared demonic beasts were hybrids. When they dispersed, he would be the unlucky one.
"Fire, fire!" He shouted as he fired at the enemy.
This sentence awakened the militiamen, and they used the train as cover as they fired at the demonic beasts from the gaps between the gaps.
In an instant, many of the hybrids were killed before they could even stand up straight. However, the giant worm did not shrink after spitting out the demonic beasts. Instead, it swelled up until a pair of fangs pierced out from within and tore the worm's mouth apart. Only then did the final hybrid come out, bathed in blood!
The moment Charms saw it, his heart turned cold.
It was a monster that he had only heard of from his father. The thick fangs and four limbs indicated that it was the rumored Fearful Beast of Hell. It was also the most difficult enemy to deal with among the hybrids. Not only did it rarely appear at the borders of Neverwinter, ordinary firearms were unable to stop its attacks!
After the Fearful Beast tore open the worm's mouth, it raised its fangs and charged towards the train!
Charms subconsciously leaped to the ground, but at the same time, the enemy slammed into the carriage, causing the heavy carriage to slide. Two militiamen who were unable to evade in time were knocked to the ground by the carriage and were run over by it. They did not even have the chance to scream before they turned into a pile of flesh and blood.
The Fearful Beast was also unable to move because its fangs were deeply embedded in the metal. The militiamen fired at the target, but it was useless apart from making the beast even more enraged.
Suddenly, a slender figure charged into the battlefield. It was clearly a female human, which caused everyone to raise their muzzles.
"Danger, get out of the way!"
Charms immediately recognized the other party and blurted out. "Balshan!"
He saw Balshan disregard everyone's warning as she leaped forward and rolled into the stomach of the Fearful Beast. This caused Charms' heart to leap up to his throat. If she was not careful, she would be trampled into meat paste by the monster.
Balshan was also aware of this. She followed the struggling monster closely and reached out to grab it. The thick fur began to wither at a visible rate, and the Fearful Beast of Hell let out a soul-stirring roar!
As though they had received an order, the other demonic beasts turned around and charged towards the gigantic monster, their target was obviously the Witch below. The situation became extremely dangerous. Once the agile wolf-type or bird-type beast got close to Balshan, she would definitely be unable to defend herself. At this distance, there was a high chance of accidentally injuring her. Everyone was instantly caught in a dilemma.
Darn it, there's no other way!
Charms gritted his teeth and roared as he charged out from the back of the carriage towards the struggling Fearful Beast.
The situation had taken a strange turn. Previously, both parties were in a state of being chased, but now, it was a matter of who could reach the side of the Fearful Beast first.
A bear-type demonic beast turned its head to bite at him, but he did not dodge and instead thrust his spear forward —
"Scram!"
The moment he fired, the spear barrel was almost pressed against the head of the target.
With a loud bang, the bear-type's head was blasted into pieces and it fell to the ground. Charms did not even bother to look at it as he continued to charge forward!
In order to reduce the chance of accidental injury, there was no other way but to close the distance!
"Ah —"
At this moment, the mutated goshawk and wild boar had already reached the side of the Fearful Beast. They risked being trampled by their own kind and bit at Balshan in an attempt to force her out of a dead end. Balshan also knew who was the most threatening target. She held onto the abdomen of the Fearful Beast tightly and allowed her body to be bitten by the demonic beasts.
The area of withering soon covered more than half of the area. Charms had also rushed to Balshan's side and engaged in close combat with the demonic beasts. The advantage of the Van 'er rifle that didn't require manual loading and had a large magazine was undeniable. Regardless of whether it was a wild boar with thick skin or a wolf-lion hybrid, as long as it took a bullet to the head, it would be an instant death. As for the bird-type beasts, they could be dealt with using the butt of the rifle. Of course, he was bitten quite a few times as well. In order to protect Balshan, he could only use his body to block the attacks of the enemy.
The Fearful Beast finally pulled out its long fangs, but it did not have much strength left. The power of decay had already spread throughout its entire body, and its seemingly indestructible fur was now as thin as paper, unable to withstand the weight of its organs.
It staggered twice before falling to the side. Large amounts of organs and intestines spewed out from the first part of its body that had withered, and at the same time, a pungent smell of decay permeated the air.
Charms noticed that the organs had already swelled up and turned white, as though they had been soaked in the sewers for months.
The surviving demonic beasts dispersed upon seeing the situation, as though they were completely frightened out of their wits.
Enduring the intense pain all over his body, he caught Balshan, who had lost her support and was falling backward, in his arms.
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