Seeing Tang Zheng summon two Fourth Tier Angels at this time, Captain Nigun frowned.
"It's not wise to expend so much Mana when the situation is unclear."
However, it's also good. This way, the Paladins can hold on for a longer time, Captain Nigun thought to himself.
Shambling Zombie Beasts, constantly leaping and pouncing on the Paladins, displayed their hatred for the living.
With each swing of their longswords, the members of the Paladin Order could easily kill an Undead. With their coordinated efforts, the entire defense line was very stable.
But this time!
The large number of Undead showed no signs of stopping. Instead, their numbers grew, surrounding the entire elite force.
1 minute!
3 minutes!
10 minutes!
The piles of Undead limbs were too numerous to count. All the members of the Paladin Order were protected by Magic and armor. Although no one was injured, they were already breathing heavily.
"Hiss—Waa—"
The Animal Zombies became even more frantic, their rotten vocal cords emitting eerie roars.
"Captain!"
"We can't keep going like this."
Vice-Captain Gustavo quickly came to Remedios's side and spoke.
"I know, just wait a little longer!" Remedios replied with a cold face.
Vice-Captain Gustavo immediately understood and turned his head to look at the location of Lady Quartet, Captain Nigun, and Tang Zheng.
They seemed to be discussing something over there!
"According to the results of the Detection Magic, there is a relatively strong Mana fluctuation in the northwest direction, about 1 kilometer away."
"The enemy controlling this group of Undead constantly attacking us should be there," Captain Nigun informed the two of the result his subordinates had scouted.
After a brief moment of thought, Quartet turned her head to look at Tang Zheng beside her: "Team Leader Tang, what are your thoughts?"
"I can cooperate with the two of you," Tang Zheng shook his head and said softly.
Quartet thought for a moment and said seriously: "The enemy revealing their position could also be a trap."
"According to the safest plan, we will continue to act according to the original plan."
As soon as she said this.
Captain Nigun gave Quartet a subtle look. He wanted to speak but ultimately did not object.
None of them were indecisive. They immediately took action. The 200 people from the Shrine Priest Order, plus the 80 people from the Sunlight Scripture, simultaneously cast Summoning Magic.
In an instant!
The sun seemed to rise above everyone's heads.
280 Guardian Angels appeared again, scattering to kill the surrounding Undead.
The holy light and the flying figures of the Guardian Angels appeared in everyone's sight, dispelling the Fear and oppression brought by the Undead.
"All Paladins retreat!"
The two Vice-Captains quickly issued orders.
The positions of the Paladins were all taken over by the Guardian Angels, which made the members of the Paladin Order breathe a sigh of relief.
The entire elite force began to move again!
One kilometer away.
Under the faint moonlight.
At the top of the slightly undulating Hills, two figures, cold under the moonlight, calmly looked at the conspicuous force in the Darkness.
The light emitted by the 280 Guardian Angels was extremely conspicuous in the Darkness of the Hills, where there was no other light except the moonlight.
"Tsk tsk."
"How terrifying. With so many Guardian Angels, if we were surrounded, we would surely die a miserable death," the Gray Robe Magic Caster sneered.
"They've moved again," the Black armored Knight holding the Rot Sword said faintly:
"As expected of the elites of the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy, these low-level Undead alone cannot stop them."
"Isn't that more interesting!"
The Gray Robe Magic Caster's dry eyes flickered with a sharp light: "Tonight will be long. Stamina and Mana will only be continuously consumed."
"Do you know how weak insects hunt stronger prey?"
"Unfortunately, although the number of Undead is vast, the time is too short, and more powerful Undead cannot be naturally born yet."
Time passed little by little.
The entire elite force finally escaped the attack of the large number of Animal Zombies. No one cheered. There was only a more silent atmosphere.
Everyone knew this was just the beginning. The enemy was more cunning than they had imagined, and even though they knew this was a continuous drain on their stamina and mana, they couldn't effectively counter it.
As the summoning time ended!
After the 280 Guardian Angels dissipated into light, the Shrine Priest Order and the Sunlight Scripture began to take turns summoning 50 Guardian Angels at regular intervals.
Lower Water Moon.
March 29th, 5:51 AM.
A hint of fish-belly white had already appeared in the eastern sky.
The night was gradually fading, and the elite troops emerged as if from underwater lacking oxygen, greedily breathing in the air that smelled of decay, which they had disliked when they first arrived in the Hills.
An entire night!
No one could count how many Undead attacks they had encountered. Even the Paladins with the best physiques felt a fatigue they had never experienced before under the constant tension and continuous fighting.
The Undead would be affected by daylight and mostly wouldn't attack proactively.
Unless they were controlled by Magic Casters, and the number of Undead controlled by Magic Casters was bound to be limited. This was a time for everyone to catch their breath.
Anri rolled up her sleeves and helped among the Paladins and Shrine Priests, delivering food and water.
Many people had a good impression of this ordinary, tenacious girl. They could more or less see that Anri wanted to do something.
"Ugh—"
Suddenly, a sound of vomiting rang out.
A female Shrine Priest, her face pale, looked around awkwardly, tears welling up in her eyes, but she couldn't help but feel like vomiting again. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"I have a clean handkerchief here."
Anri turned around and walked over quickly, taking out a square patterned handkerchief from her pocket, not at all bothered by the vomit in front of the Shrine Priest.
"Thank you."
The female Shrine Priest forced herself to swallow, her cheeks turning red. She lowered her head and took the handkerchief, feeling both embarrassed and flustered.
Perhaps this act of vomiting caused a chain reaction.
"Ugh!"
"Ugh!"
"Ugh!"
Sounds of vomiting came one after another from within the Shrine Priest Order.
A night of rushing around, coupled with the stench and decay of the Undead mingling in the air, had long made these members of the Shrine Priest Order unable to bear it.
An awkward atmosphere permeated!
The Paladins looked over with strange eyes, making these Shrine Priests, who usually held high positions and only needed to pray to the gods and study Magic, wish they could shrink into the ground.
There were not only people from their own country here, but also people from the Slane Theocracy.
It was too embarrassing!
"Heh."
Captain Nigun saw this scene, and a look of contempt appeared in his eyes: "A bunch of shiny weapons that haven't truly been forged by fire and blood."
Indeed.
These Holy Kingdom citizens, who were immersed in the protection of city walls and Fortresses, simply didn't understand how weak humans were on this continent.
Quartet's expression remained unchanged, but there was still a hint of embarrassment in her heart. Her eyes swept over the well-disciplined and well-trained Sunlight Scripture beside her, and the gap between the two sides became even more apparent.
Looking at the many vomiting Shrine Priests.
"Um, um, I only have one handkerchief."
Anri fumbled in her pocket and spoke hesitantly.
"It's okay, they can take care of themselves." The Goddess Priestess, who had just been lowering her head in shame, couldn't help but say with a smile.
If she were the only one vomiting, it would naturally be awkward, but now that there was more than one person, she no longer felt as embarrassed as she did at first.
"Hahaha!"
The Paladins burst into hearty laughter:
"They're not children, they don't need you to take care of them, Anri."
"We are Paladins and Shrine Priests. Protecting the country and the people is our responsibility and obligation!"
"That's right!"
"Anri, although you are an Adventurer, in the face of the evil Undead, you are also one of the people we need to protect."
Sounds of echoing laughter came, and some even spoke loudly and seriously.
This laughter and these words not only immediately dispelled the subtle gap between everyone, but also greatly eased the tense atmosphere.
Moreover, because of the embarrassing vomiting incident just now.
Meanwhile, Remedios and Quartet, who had been looking dispirited, now had relaxed expressions on their faces.
Facing everyone's kind smiles,
Anri felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
She found that these Paladins and Shrine Priests, who had previously seemed cold and aloof, were not as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
"Tsk~"
Clementine stood where the Scripture troops were, glanced in this direction, and showed a look of disdain on her face.
Her lively gaze briefly swept over Remedios, Tang Zheng, and Go Gin.
Clementine felt a headache in her heart: How boring! I really want to test the strength of that Paladin Captain.
And the original goal~
There's no opportunity to make a move at all. Maybe I should change targets.
Not far away.
Tang Zheng took out a piece of cured meat from the satchel on the Evil Spirit Dog's back, cut off a piece, and threw it into Xiao Hei's mouth along with a few large pieces of hard bread.
"Woof."
The Evil Spirit Dog happily chewed the food in its mouth.
Tang Zheng reached out and rubbed Xiao Hei's slender, thick black fur, looking at Anri, who seemed to have already blended in with the Paladin Order and the Shrine Priest Order, and smiled gently.
"Master."
The Emerald Witch walked over from the side and spoke softly.
"Did you sense anything?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Huh?"
The Emerald Witch was a little confused.
"I'm talking about Anri."
The Emerald Witch turned her head and looked at Anri's location, seemingly puzzled.
"She easily gains people's favor, doesn't she? Or rather, she has a talent for making people feel close to her," Tang Zheng said with a light smile.
The Emerald Witch gazed at Anri and suddenly realized this point. During the time she was selling the 「Regeneration Potion」 before.
She had noticed that Anri seemed to find it relatively easy to interact with others.
Of course.
Perhaps it was because she always had a cold face, or because of the 「Regeneration Potion」.
Tang Zheng didn't say anything more. He looked around and noticed that "Black" Pabel was talking to a female Paladin, and it seemed they were not having a pleasant conversation.
Is that female Paladin Ninya's mother? I didn't expect her to be involved in this incident as well.
Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the female Paladin with a golden ponytail and a seemingly tough personality, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Soon.
He noticed Go Gin sitting in the corner, looking a bit lonely.
Tang Zheng put the remaining cured meat back into the satchel on the Evil Spirit Dog's back, took out another piece of large cured meat the length of an arm, and walked over.
Hearing the approaching footsteps.
Go Gin looked up, his pale eyes looking over. A large piece of fragrant cured meat flew into his field of vision, and he subconsciously raised his hand to catch it.
"If you don't mind, try it. The taste is a bit too salty for humans, but it's suitable for making soup in the wild. Adding some other ingredients makes it quite good."
Tang Zheng's light chuckle came, and he spread his palm: "Unfortunately, this environment is obviously not suitable for doing that."
Go Gin looked at the cured meat in his hand, which had fine golden transparent oil on it. This was clearly not cheap food. He then looked at the hard bread provided casually by the Holy Kingdom in his other hand.
"You really know how to enjoy yourself."
Go Gin was not polite. He took a big bite of the cured meat. The saltiness was too strong for humans, but it was a very good delicacy in his mouth.
Since leaving the Empire and entering the Hills, he had rarely tasted delicious human food.
"Being an Adventurer is still very hard."
Tang Zheng walked up to Go Gin and shook his head with a light smile:
"The captain of the first Adventurer Team I met once told me that cured meat is a very convenient food. Also, in a wild environment, drinking a bowl of meat soup is a very pleasant thing."
Go Gin swallowed the entire piece of cured meat in a few bites, licking his exposed sharp teeth: "It's indeed not as pleasant as when I was in the Empire."
"Regretting it?"
"Ha! What are you kidding about? I'm Go Gin, the 'Martial King' Go Gin!"
Go Gin suddenly looked up, his eyes showing fierceness and a serious response.
"You don't have that high-spirited look you had when we first met," Tang Zheng said half-jokingly.
"I'm just worried about the Demi-humans," Go Gin said, a look of worry appearing on his face.
He suddenly felt that letting humans enter the Hills might have been a mistake, but without the help of humans, it would be impossible to eliminate that group of Undead and the powerful Magic Caster behind them.
"What are you two discussing?"
A gentle voice came.
Tang Zheng and Go Gin raised their heads and looked in the direction of the voice. Quartet and Captain Nigun walked over.
"Just chatting," Tang Zheng replied with a smile.
Go Gin glanced at them and then looked away. No matter how much these two disguised themselves, he could sense the deep-seated hatred for Demi-humans emanating from within them.
This was especially evident compared to Tang.
"You should have all seen the current situation. Things are far more serious than previously planned."
Quartet didn't dwell on this issue too much, trying her best to appear calm as she looked at Go Gin:
"Lord Go Gin, can you tell us how far it is to the Demi-human gathering place now?"
"At the previous speed, it will only take one day," Go Gin replied indifferently.
After traveling all night yesterday, the original three-day journey had been reduced to one day.
"Only one day's journey left?"
Quartet first nodded, her narrow eyes narrowing almost imperceptibly:
"I don't mean to doubt this conclusion, but Lord Go Gin has been away for so many days. How can you be sure that the numerous Demi-human tribes will still be in the original location?"
Facing the questioning filled with doubt and distrust,
A hint of annoyance flashed in Go Gin's eyes. He suppressed the anger in his heart: "Of course, I have to thank the food we traded with you humans."
"You've seen the climate in the Hills now. With a lack of water and food, and the threat of the Undead."
"There is enough food and water in the Southern Mountain Range, and with the special terrain advantage of the valley, it is enough to protect the various Demi-human tribes."
Hearing this.
"So that's how it is."
Not only did Quartet not show any annoyance because of the food, but a fleeting brilliant smile appeared at the corner of her mouth:
"If that's the case, most of the tribes in the Demi-human territory should all be gathered in this location."
"That's right," Go Gin replied with dissatisfaction.
Tang Zheng heard the conversation between the two, especially noticing Quartet's subtle provocation, and his eyes moved.
Is this the Holy Kingdom's goal?
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