Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 80 Frost Flows, Let's Go!

South Pass, as the southern border of the Emerald Duchy, is characterized by a combination of hills and plains.

The mountainous region before us, known as the "Ironthorn Forest," has no towering peaks, but its low hills rise and fall like waves, intertwined with each other, rolling across the land in a long, dark green expanse stretching for dozens of kilometers.

It is covered by a vast, dense primeval forest, so thick that it almost blocks out the light.

Trees, vines, shrubs, and ferns are arranged from top to bottom, and the forest floor is piled with decaying leaves that have been there for countless years, giving off a damp and rotten smell.

Occasionally, the chirping of unknown birds or the low howling of wild beasts in the distance would be swallowed up by the thick green curtain.

The commander of the Fifth Knights of Zircon Territory, Lema, stood at the edge of the forest, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

"To find someone in a place like this, the Marquis should send me at least ten more battalions of city guards. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be stuck here for the rest of my life!"

The adjutant beside him replied cautiously, "Sir, you jest. These two immature brats are nothing more than objects in your hands, turtles in a jar."

"The Marquis has ordered the mobilization of the militia in each region, but... it may take about half a month for them to arrive."

"Half a month? Half a month!"

With a heavy punch, the knight commander smashed a large tree beside him, its trunk as thick as his waist, into the middle. The long canopy fell into the forest, making a cracking sound as the branches rubbed together, startling several birds whose nests had been inexplicably destroyed.

"They're conquering cities and seizing territory, accumulating merit, while I'm stuck here in the woods, catching mice! Heaven knows how long I'll be doing that!"

"Who knows, after they break through the city, they might come over and try to get involved under the guise of helping their colleagues!"

The knight commander paced anxiously for a few steps, then waved his hand emphatically: "Keep a close watch on all sides. Those who come up the mountain, shout to me: If they don't come out and surrender within ten days, I'll set the mountain on fire!"

"No one can take the credit that I can't have!"

Despite venting his frustrations, the Fifth Knight's arrangements remained meticulous.

The Grand Knight, along with a group of professionals, personally did the hard labor, running back and forth, punching, kicking, hacking, and chiseling, clearing away the unsightly obstacles at the foot of the mountain.

After clarifying the area, a sentry post is placed every few hundred meters to ensure that even a squirrel coming out of the mountains cannot escape the eyes of the guards.

Two well-equipped infantry companies, supported by the accompanying mages, guarded the central passage between this ironthorn forest and other mountains and wetlands, preventing the enemy from penetrating the defenses and disappearing into another hiding place.

The elite cavalry were divided into four mobile squadrons, which were stationed separately on both sides of the mountain. As long as the sentry post sounded the alarm, the nearest cavalry unit could arrive at the scene in a maximum of ten minutes.

On the plains, these two little children could hardly escape the pursuit of cavalry and professionals.

Having blocked all possible escape routes, the Fifth Zircon Knight then divided the remaining manpower into two groups.

One group of trees was laid along the ridge between the two hillsides, cutting down trees and grass, and cutting off the mountain road, which was equivalent to isolating this part of the mountain.

Another group began a slow and arduous search of the mountain within this designated "isolated island."

The soldiers formed a dense line, using their spears to poke through waist-high weeds and bushes, inspecting every suspicious tree hole and rock crevice.

This is the simplest method, but also the most effective, as it minimizes the chance of omissions.

In other mountainous areas awaiting search, some professionals were arranged to randomly trample around as if trying their luck, while repeatedly shouting the message about burning down the forests.

On the fifth day of the extensive search, we finally got results.

As the warriors of Zircon Territory crossed a beast trail in a thicket, they triggered a patch bomb, instantly killing one and wounding four others.

The Fifth Knight was not angry but pleased, and immediately led a large number of elites to rush towards this area.

Of course, this explosive device was a distraction trap.

Chen Mo wrapped the impact-activated patch bomb with leaves, and at night, he used a lark to fly close to the treetops, carefully delivering the "makeshift landmine" to a low shrub area three hilltops away, placing it in the bushes beside the animal trail.

Even if no one steps on it, it will still detonate at regular intervals, precisely to attract the enemy.

As the roar of the explosion reached them from afar, Chen Mo was hiding in a depression at the foot of a mountain five kilometers away. He peered out from the dense canopy of trees with a high-powered telescope and carefully observed and confirmed the situation inside and outside the mountain once more.

With his gaze finally sweeping over the distant, separated sentry posts, Chen Mo let out a long sigh and softly called out, "Liu Shuang! Let's go!"

The little princess, who had been sitting longingly on a tree branch nearby, gently braced herself against the trunk, wrapped her arms around Chen Mo's waist, and jumped down from the treetop.

I'm ashamed to say that most of the time in the mountains was spent in the frost, with this once pampered young princess taking care of Chen Mo.

Liu Shuang was responsible for clearing a path through the dense thicket of thorns, dealing with wild beasts roaming the mountains, carrying Chen Mo up to the treetops to rest at night, and carrying most of the load on her back. She even carried Chen Mo on her back when he sprained his ankle. Perhaps because of her busy schedule, the little princess's mood gradually calmed down. However, whenever she rested, she would unconsciously curl up next to Chen Mo.

Occasionally, in her sleep, she would let out a few indistinct cries.

Ultimately, she was just a girl who suddenly lost her support and was forced to grow up.

Fortunately, those days have finally come to an end.

"Hold on tight, let's go!"

"Yes!" The little princess nodded heavily, wrapped one arm around Chen Mo's waist, and held the light sniper rifle horizontally with the other hand.

These days, the young princess has been practicing aiming a lot.

With a high-powered scope, shooting a stationary target at a distance of just over a kilometer is not a difficult task for a Star Warrior, as long as the hand is steady and does not shake.

The gunshot seemed to be a signal, and Chen Mo simultaneously turned on the power switch.

With a low rumble, a sleek and elegant behemoth leaped out, its wide tires kicking up fallen leaves from the mountains.

The "Flying Shuttle" electric-driven two-wheeled all-terrain vehicle was jointly manufactured by Dongxia Northern Armored Vehicle Heavy Industry and Dongxia Aerospace Group.

To control weight as much as possible, the core components use aerospace-grade high-titanium alloy, the secondary components use magnesium-lithium alloy, and the auxiliary components use glass fiber reinforced plastic, successfully controlling the total weight of the vehicle plus all spare parts to 109.8 kg.

Next up is a car full of cutting-edge technology.

It features a premium suspension with a ground clearance of up to 350 mm, designed for all-terrain off-road use.
The entire set of high anti-slip components can handle all kinds of sand, stones, mud... and theoretically, it can even turn sideways on icy and snowy roads with a friction coefficient of around 0.15.

It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.2 seconds, has a top speed of 180 km/h, a centrally located array electric drive with flywheel kinetic energy recovery system, and a range of 610 km on a full charge.

It's not that the range can't be increased, it's just that the weight limit is too strict. Otherwise, Dongxia would love to increase the range to 10,000 kilometers.

No problem, in addition to being able to slowly replenish power through the attached solar panels, the [Flying Shuttle] is also equipped with a hydrogen-powered electric motor to prevent insufficient power in special emergency situations.

It has four external magnesium-based nanocomposite hydrogen storage tanks, each of which can provide an emergency range of about 120 kilometers.

This journey would be long enough for Chen Mo to travel all the way to the Northern Orcish Plains.

The rear rack of the vehicle contains a miniature honeycomb system, which houses eight 350-gram wasp-shaped miniature drones with explosive charges.

As for features like vehicle stability control, laser headlights, and adaptive steering, oh right, it also has a reverse gear and parking sensors…

It's almost as if they carved a line on the front of the car: "Baby, run!"

As this revolutionary shuttle, even on Earth, roared down the hillside, what cavalry? They were all nobodies!

　I posted a message yesterday, and there was a lot of feedback, probably the most enthusiastic response I've received in a while.

　　It makes it sound like I'm trying to get comments...

　　Most readers urged for more updates, followed by criticism, and there was also encouragement from enthusiastic readers.

　　After careful review, many people believe that the book's popularity will plummet, causing the author to become discouraged and even leading to a vicious cycle.

　　I was quite sad at first.

　　But after watching it a lot, my mood gradually improved, since so many people were actually watching.

　　My original intention was to collect feedback, and I decided to leave the comments section, which clearly contradicted my own views, in the future, so I can look back at them from time to time and remind myself.

　　If there are any faults, correct them; if not, strive to improve!
　　I don’t know if you believe it or not, but after going through this, I suddenly feel a sense of vastness and openness.

　　I hereby solemnly confirm that there is absolutely no truth to the claim of the book being cut off or updates being discontinued!
　　The author's mindset is clear to anyone who knows!

　　Those who are leaving early will not be seen off. Those who want to support the book, please remember to come back. Thank you very much for your support!

　　There's a long way to go!
　　The release date is currently being reviewed by the editor and should be confirmed in the next couple of days, most likely next Monday.

　　Finally, some people said that the update time is not user-friendly, which is true. Therefore, tomorrow will be the last update at 0:00. After that, regardless of whether it is published or not, the update time will be changed to 12:00 noon.

　　Everyone told me to stop rambling on, and that's absolutely right. From now on, I won't post author's notes except to help promote new authors and new books. I'll just focus on writing!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)