strictlysupreme Chapter 125 Silver Moon Elf Ellie
Chapter 125 Silver Moon Elf Ellie
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This is no ordinary freight car.
This is practically a giant cryogenic morgue!
The carriage was extremely spacious, at least half the size of a football field.
Countless huge iron hooks hung from the ceiling, arranged densely like an assembly line in a slaughterhouse.
What was hanging on those iron hooks were not pigs, cattle, or sheep, but rather "goods" wrapped in a semi-transparent film.
There were enormous two-headed ogres, lizardmen covered in scales, and even a few humans wearing tattered armor!
They were all in a state of dormancy, their bodies curled up inside the membrane, swaying slightly with the vibrations of the train.
"This...this is a freight car?" Chen Qi looked at the scene through the goggles of his gas mask, his voice trembling.
Jiang Ming walked up to the nearest "cargo".
It was a humanoid creature with four arms, its bluish-gray skin covered with strange patterns.
He reached out and tapped the thin film.
dong dong.
It's as hard as glass.
【The Sleeping Four-Armed Naga (Lv.15)】
[Status: Deeply Frozen/Soul Sealed]
[Description: High-quality laborers from the deep sea dimension, skilled in melee combat. Currently being transported as slaves to the black market in the Poison Mist Swamp.]
"These are all experience packs..."
Jiang Ming licked his lips, a hint of fanaticism flashing in his eyes.
For Chen Qi and his group, this place was hell.
But for Jiang Ming, who possesses the system, this is practically a buffet restaurant!
These monsters were frozen in place and had no ability to resist.
Just strike a vital spot, and you'll get tons of experience points and crafting materials!
"Everyone, be on alert!"
Jiang Ming did not rush to take action, but calmly observed the layout of the carriage.
Although the carriage seemed quiet, his keen senses told him that there were definitely more inanimate objects here than just these.
Just then, from the shadows deep inside the carriage, a soft chewing sound suddenly came.
Click, click.
It looks like someone is gnawing on a bone.
"Who's there?!" Chen Qi suddenly raised his gun, and the beam of his tactical flashlight shone instantly.
At the end of the beam of light, a monster dressed in a white chef's uniform and as big as a mountain of flesh was squatting on the ground with its back to them.
It was holding the thigh of some unknown creature in its hand, and was gnawing on it greedily.
Hearing the noise, the monster slowly turned around.
That was a pig's head.
It's not an adjective, but a pig's head in the truest sense.
It had long, protruding fangs, a face full of fleshy muscles, and a pair of eyes the size of mung beans that gleamed with a greedy red light.
Its chef's uniform was covered in grease and bloodstains, and it was carrying a heavy cleaver used for chopping bones.
【The Gluttonous Train Chef (Lv.20-Elite)】
[Danger Level: High]
【Characteristics: Thick-skinned, Furious Slash, Devour.】
Weakness: Gluttony.
"Fresh...ingredients?"
The pig-headed chef let out a mumbled, indistinct sound, spitting out bits of meat from his mouth onto the ground. He slowly stood up; his enormous body was over three meters tall, exuding an even stronger sense of oppression than the previous stone-clawed flying beast.
"Why weren't the ingredients packed up?"
It tilted its head, as if pondering the question.
"Fire!"
Jiang Ming didn't waste any words; there was no need to communicate with monsters of this level.
Da da da da!
Five rifles roared simultaneously, and the dense bullets struck the pig-headed chef's thick layer of fat, only to be deflected!
Only a few bullets barely penetrated the flesh, yet there wasn't much blood loss.
"roar--!"
The pig-headed chef was in pain and let out an angry roar.
It brandished that door-sized cleaver and charged forward like a tank.
The floorboards rattled loudly as they were stepped on, and even the "goods" hanging overhead shook violently.
"Scatter! Don't try to withstand it!"
Jiang Ming roared and moved like lightning, advancing instead of retreating.
The level 20 elite monster is tough and has high attack, but its speed is a major weakness.
"If Wang Yang were here, he could take a few hits."
The thought flashed through Jiang Ming's mind, and the Thunder Prison Horse-Slaying Sword in his hand, carrying a purple lightning bolt, slashed fiercely at the pig-headed chef's knee.
It's better to cut off a foot than a finger!
It's sizzling!
Lightning exploded.
The pig-headed chef's thick, pillar-like leg was slashed open with a deep wound that exposed the bone, and the stench of burning flesh instantly filled the air.
"Aww!"
It let out a scream, lost its balance, and staggered forward, falling to the ground.
The huge cleaver grazed Jiang Ming's scalp and slashed at the ground, splitting a half-meter-long gash in the metal floor.
"Shoot it in the eyes! In the mouth!"
Jiang Ming rolled away to dodge and shouted at Chen Qi and the others.
Although the special operations team members were afraid, they were, after all, well-trained soldiers.
Upon seeing the monster fall, immediately seize the opportunity to focus fire.
Bullets rained down on the pig-headed chef's face.
puff puff!
A bullet precisely blew out one of its eyeballs.
"roar!!!"
The pig-headed chef has completely gone mad.
It wildly brandished the kitchen knife, grabbed a hanging "cargo" with its other hand, and threw it, along with the four-armed Naga, at the special operations team like a bowling ball.
boom!
The four-armed Naga, along with its membrane, was slammed against the wall and instantly shattered into pieces, splattering green blood all over the ground.
"Chance!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the pig-headed chef was attacking, Jiang Ming used his legs to propel himself up like a cannonball.
He gripped the sword with both hands in mid-air, instantly activating a gravity spell that increased the weight of the sword tenfold in that instant!
"Die!"
The Thunder Prison Horse-Slaying Sword descended from the sky with immense force, precisely piercing the pig-headed chef's thick nape.
puff!
The sword's edge pierced all the way to the hilt.
Violent lightning surged down his spine, causing the pig-headed chef's massive body to convulse violently, his fat trembling like waves.
A few seconds later, the red light in its beady green eyes went out completely, and its massive body collapsed with a crash, shaking the entire carriage.
[Defeat the Lv.20 Gluttonous Train Chef to gain 1800 experience points.]
[Items obtained: Greasy Chef's Hat (White), Refined Chopping Knife (Green), Mysterious Meat Chop (Ingredient).]
Jiang Ming landed, shook off the blood from his sword, and let out a long breath.
That's only possible because of him; anyone else would not have been able to break through his defenses with that strike.
"Dead...dead?"
Chen Qi peeked out from behind the bunker, looked at the mountain of corpses, and swallowed hard.
"We're safe for now."
Jiang Ming walked to the corpse, kicked away the huge cleaver, and then squatted down to start touching the body.
Besides the items dropped by the system, the monster also had a waist pouch on its body.
Jiang Ming opened it and found a set of keys and a few crumpled pieces of paper inside.
【Freight manifest:】
[Send 10 four-armed Nagas to the Colosseum in the Poison Mist Swamp.]
[Send 5 human artisans to the Black Iron Mine.]
[Special cargo: 1 elf girl, to be sent to... (handwriting blurred)]
Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow.
Elf girl?
He looked up at the deepest part of the carriage.
There was a separate cage covered with a thick black cloth, quite different from the other hanging goods.
The cage is fixed in place.
"It seems we've not only gotten on a pirate ship, but we've also stumbled into a human trafficking operation."
Jiang Ming stood up, tossed the bunch of keys in his hand, and turned to look at the special operations team members who were still trembling.
"Don't just stand there."
He pointed to the monsters hanging overhead, "Want to get stronger? Want to go back alive?"
Chen Qi was stunned for a moment: "Wh...what do you mean?"
Jiang Ming grinned, revealing a set of white teeth that looked particularly sinister in the dim light.
"These things are all asleep right now, and they're frozen solid."
"Take your knives and stab me."
"You can level up as long as you kill one of them. If you don't want to be a burden, don't hold back."
Chen Qi looked at the monsters that, though asleep, were still ferocious and terrifying, and his hand holding the dagger trembled.
Kill these defenseless...creatures?
"What's wrong? Can't bring yourself to do it?"
Jiang Ming looked at him coldly, "When they wake up and eat you, they won't hesitate to do so."
"Kill me or die. Choose one."
Just then, the loudspeaker in the carriage suddenly blared, accompanied by a piercing crackling sound:
【ding dong——】
[The train is about to arrive at: Poisonous Fog Swamp.]
[Please prepare for the stop, passengers. This stop will last 10 minutes.]
[WARNING: The concentration of toxic gas in the swamp is extremely high, and large organisms are active. Do not get out of the vehicle.]
As the announcement ended, Jiang Ming felt the floor beneath his feet suddenly tremble, and the train's speed began to slow down noticeably.
Inside the cage covered by a black cloth, a clear, crisp sound, like a wind chime being struck, suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterwards, a hand, as white as jade but stained with blood, suddenly tore open the black cloth and reached out from the cage.
The hand was so white it was dazzling, standing out starkly against the backdrop of the cage, which was covered in grease and blood.
Immediately afterwards, a pale face was revealed from behind the torn black cloth.
Pointed ears, long silver-white hair messy like a chicken coop, and several dried bloodstains on her face, but the aloofness that emanated from her very bones could be felt even from several meters away.
This is an elf.
Moreover, judging from the tattered leather armor that still faintly reveals exquisite patterns, the wearer's status is definitely not low.
"Holy crap...alive?" Zhang, the special operations team member behind Chen Qi, nearly popped his eyes out, his gun instinctively lowering its muzzle. "This...this is too much..."
"Too...too beautiful?"
Jiang Ming's voice suddenly rang in his ear, startling Xiao Zhang.
Jiang Ming ignored the group of unsophisticated soldiers and strode to the cage.
Although the elf girl was weak, her eyes were as fierce as those of a wounded mother wolf. She hissed menacingly, revealing a set of neat white teeth, and tightly clutched a sharp wooden splinter that she had broken off from the cage.
【Silver Moon Elf Ellie (Lv.18 - Severely Wounded/Sealed Status)】
[Status: Mana depleted, mentally suppressed.]
[Note: A high-ranking ranger from Silvermoon Forest, captured by an Abyss caravan, is being transported to the Poison Mist Swamp to be used as a stallion... oh no, a plaything for the swamp nobles.]
Danger level: Low (She can't even kill a chicken now).
"Lv.18..." Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling on the metal collar around her neck that was flashing red.
This is the key.
As Jiang Ming approached, the elf girl suddenly swung the wooden spike in her hand and stabbed him.
The movements looked fierce, but in Jiang Ming's eyes they were as slow as an old lady doing Tai Chi.
He casually raised his hand and swatted the hand away like swatting a fly, then grabbed her chin and forcibly lifted her face.
"Let...let go..." the elf girl managed to utter two words, her voice hoarse, her Common Tongue quite broken.
"Don't move, I'm appraising the item." Jiang Ming looked her face from side to side expressionlessly, then flicked the metal collar with his finger.
Ding.
The collar made a crisp sound, and the elf girl trembled all over, curling up in pain as if she had been electrocuted, letting out a suppressed groan.
"An electric shock collar? No, it's a mental restraint." Jiang Ming released his grip, wiping his hands on his clothes with disgust. "Captain Chen, stop staring at the pretty girls and get back to work."
Chen Qi blushed and quickly ran over: "Mr. Jiang, what should we do? Save...save him?"
"Save my ass! This is that idiot chef's cargo." Jiang Ming pointed to the corpse on the ground, then to the train that was slowing down. "Did you hear the announcement? We're arriving in two minutes. This is the freight car. That idiot's dead, who's going to deliver the goods?"
Chen Qi froze for a moment, his face instantly turning deathly pale: "You mean... the buyer will get on the bus?"
"Nonsense. Poison Mist Swamp, you can tell from the name it's not a good place." Jiang Ming turned around and walked to the pig-headed chef's corpse, kicking it in the stomach. "This guy definitely had a token on him."
He rummaged through the pile of greasy bits of meat and rags for a while, and pulled out a black token stained with blood, with a twisted lizard head engraved on it.
[Abyss Caravan - Low-Level Freight Order]
[With this token, you can conduct goods transactions with the contact in the Poison Mist Swamp.]
"As expected." Jiang Ming tossed the token aside, a cold smile playing on his lips.
By this time, the train had slowed down significantly, and the wheels were screeching against the rails.
The view outside the window changed from the dark rock walls to a hazy mist, with a few twisted and withered trees occasionally appearing to grotesquely grow in the fog.
A strong, putrid stench seeped in through the gaps in the carriage, even more pungent than the previous smell of blood.
"Everyone, listen up." Jiang Ming stood up, speaking rapidly, "We're currently operating illegally. If the buyer finds out that idiot is dead and the goods are gone, guess what will happen to us?"
The special operations team members looked at each other and swallowed hard.
"Turn into new goods," Jiang Ming pointed to the frozen meat hanging overhead, "or become food for those monsters."
"What should we do then? Fight them?" Chen Qi gritted his teeth, his knuckles cracking as he gripped the rifle in his hand.
"Fight? Fight with your head? Since this train dared to stop and trade in the poisonous fog swamp, the buyer must be at least a powerful force."
Jiang Ming's gaze swept across the carriage, finally settling on the rows of frozen monsters hanging there.
The crazy plan in his mind took shape instantly.