Chapter 573 (1/1)
”Did you see that! That thing threw Jack out like a rag doll! What the hell is that? What is the Skinner? ” The look of surprise on Elsa's face was already apparent, which did not allow her not to be surprised. We should know that even in the face of a demon twice as big as itself, wolfwalker's power will not fall behind, let alone be beaten far away. Up to now, red foxes can imagine the existence of such power, and only the demon lord edu who has attacked them has ever attacked them. But that's the Lord of the abyss!
Cheese tries to keep himself awake. The continuous blood loss makes the grey robe's vision dim. In such a state, he can't even concentrate, let alone cast. What a carelessness, the mage thought. But he also understood that if he fainted because of blood loss, he should at least tell his partner what he knew. So he opened his mouth with white lips and said, ”skinners, they are misguided beggars. According to the earliest Legend I know, they appeared because of Shamanism's wrong rituals. ”
Shamanism, this does not refer to a certain religion, but refers to the majority of tribes far away from civilization believed in primitive beliefs. These beliefs often have no definite gods to worship, but only the priests who claim to have God's favor declare the will from heaven. This makes the doctrine and sacrifice of Shamanism often barbaric and bloody, and the living sacrifice and even more terrible sacrificial ceremony are common things. However, it can not be said that Shamanism is a complete hoax. In this world of magic, there will always be things that are not easily recognized and will accept this barbaric sacrifice for various reasons. Skinners are the product of this transformation ceremony.
”The first skinners were not evil. They were warriors for the tribe to hunt wild animals. Shaman will be hunted animal fur treatment and put on the warriors, blessing them have animal physical fitness. However, it may be due to the corruption of the devil. In order to gain more power, the once pure skin warrior began to yearn for more integration with the beast. They eat their prey raw, viscera and muscles. They drink up the blood, burn the bones to ashes and apply them to their skin. In the end, they wrap the peeled skin directly around their bodies. It is said that the soul of the prey will be absorbed by the hunter and become a part of him completely. So the Skinner was born. ”
Cheese said it showed obvious disgust. In his opinion, the existence of skinners can be regarded as blasphemy, because they touch the most unpleasant taboos, death and soul, like the Lich. Moreover, unlike the Lich's harm to its own soul, the Skinner completely devours the soul of another creature equivalent to himself. This behavior is no different from that of the devil or worse. ”When they put on their skins, they become killed beasts, but unlike transfiguration, things that are already dead can't die a second time. That is to say
”No one can hurt the Skinner?” Elsa understood what Cheese meant, and the prey killed by skinners turned out to be their best protection, which explains why magic failed on them. Just like no one can hurt a stone, because it is not a living creature, there is no question of life and death, so how can we get hurt?
”Cough,” the cheese coughed up a mouthful of blood and shook his head. ”It's not all that. All such blasphemous things are afraid of sunlight. It is said that even if the skin is covered, the sunlight can still burn the Skinner to ashes. It's like a vampire, right? However, blood clan is not as bad as them. Vampires regard human beings as food at most, but skinners can not only hunt and kill wild animals. In the areas where they live, there are often stories about a person going out alone and going home with a great change in temperament. The ending of those stories is that all the family members are killed or their whereabouts are unknown. In fact, the two endings are the same. The Skinner's skin bag will be damaged, and they are always looking for a better one. ”
”You mean Skinners killed them? But why? What are the benefits of becoming a human being? ” Red fox's back is cool, but this did not let her lose the ability to judge.
The mage sneered and spilled more blood from his mouth, ”this is their price. When they become skin skinners, their skin will fester and decay. Every day, every second, they have to endure the pain of thousands of insects biting bones. Only fresh skin bags can relieve this pain. So you can see that they are not good for the world, they are a complete cancer! Cough
”It's a cancer, but it's a stubborn one.” The figure of Carus appeared at Cheese's side for some time. There were several obvious but not serious scars on his naked upper body. The mob frowned, obviously wondering about the battle. ”If only sunlight can kill him, how can we fight him?”
Moby is the first person to realize this. As a killer, he is more used to hitting the opponent's weakness, rather than slowly consuming the enemy's physical strength and waiting for the opportunity. That's why he turned to cheese for advice while wolfwalker and dwarves entangled the Skinner. The consumption to both sides is equal.
”Gap, there must be a gap in the skin of those guys. Find it, tear it, and you can dig him out of his skin bag! Without the skin bag, the Skinner is not invincible! ” The mage said and began to cough again. Elsa pressed his chest and tried to help cheese breathe. And the figure of Carus rushed into the darkness again.Red fox looked at the trees worried, ”they can win, right? They have to win. We've been through so many things. How can we fall here
”Give them more trust. Those guys even dare to chop down the mother of the crypt and the Demon Lord. Those who only cover the skin are just warming up at most. What really bothers me is why skinners are here. Judging from their reaction, there should have been no such existence among the nomads. Was it just recently that they wandered around here? Keke ”cheese's face is even more pale, and bright spots begin to appear in front of you, which is a sign of brain hypoxia.
”Damn it, cheese! Wake up Elsa noticed the master's silence, and she called the latter forcefully, but there was no response. The girl from Longji mountain is not a princess who only prays at her lover's side. Her anger surges in the red fox's chest. After confirming that there are no other enemies around her, she straightens up the cheese and pulls out her usual knife from the back of her waist and her boots. ”In the name of Longji mountain, no one can take you away from me, no one!”