Chapter 310: The Other World

Seeing Tang Zheng summon two Fourth-Rank angels at this moment, Captain Nigen frowned.

"The situation is unclear, yet consuming so much magic power is not a wise move."

Captain Nigen thought to himself, "But that's fine, too; this will allow the Paladins to hold out for a longer time."

One by one, the swaying zombie beasts leaped and pounced toward the Paladins, manifesting their hatred for the living.

With every swing of their longswords, the members of the Paladin Order could easily kill an undead; coordinating with one another, the entire defensive line was very stable.

But this time!

A large number of undead showed no signs of stopping; instead, they gathered in increasing numbers, surrounding the entire elite force.

1 minute!

3 minutes!

10 minutes!

The severed limbs of the undead piled up together, and it was no longer possible to calculate their number. All members of the Paladin Order, protected by magic and armor, were already panting heavily, even though no one was injured.

"Hiss—wah—"

The animal zombies became even more frenzied, their rotting vocal cords emitting chilling roars.

"Commander!"

"We cannot continue like this."

Vice Commander Gustavo walked quickly to Remedios's side and spoke.

"I know, wait a little longer!" Remedios replied with a cold face.

Vice Commander Gustavo understood immediately and turned his head to look at the location where Lady Kelart, Captain Nigen, and Tang Zheng were.

They seemed to be discussing something over there!

"According to the results of the detection magic, there is a relatively strong magic fluctuation about 1 kilometer away to the northwest."

"The enemy controlling this group of undead to attack us repeatedly should be there." Captain Nigen informed the two of the results his subordinates had scouted.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Kelart turned her head to look at Tang Zheng beside her: "Team Leader Tang, what are your thoughts?"

"I will just cooperate with you two." Tang Zheng shook his head and spoke softly.

Kelart thought for a moment and said seriously: "The enemy exposing their position could also be a trap."

"Following the safest plan, we will continue to act according to the original plan."

Once these words were spoken.

Captain Nigen glanced at Kelart obscurely, wanting to speak, but ultimately did not refute.

None of them were the type to drag their feet, and they acted immediately. The 200 people of the Priest Corps, plus the 80 people of the Sunlight Scripture, were simultaneously casting summoning magic.

In an instant!

The sun seemed to rise above everyone's heads.

280 Guardian Angels appeared once again, scattering to slaughter the surrounding undead.

The holy light and the flying figures of the Guardian Angels appeared in everyone's field of vision, dispelling the fear and oppression brought by the undead.

"All Paladins, retreat!"

The two Vice Commanders quickly issued the order.

The positions held by 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 very top of the gently rolling hills, two cold figures stood in the moonlight, calmly looking at that conspicuous force in the darkness.

The light released by the 280 Guardian Angels was exceptionally conspicuous in the hilly terrain, in a night where no other light existed except for the moonlight.

"Tsk tsk."

"Truly frightening, so many Guardian Angels; if one were surrounded, they would surely die a miserable death." The gray-robed mage let out a cold laugh.

"They have moved again." The black-armored knight holding a rotten 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 it even more interesting this way!"

The gray-robed mage's withered eyes flashed with sharp light: "Tonight's night will be long; their stamina and magic power will only be continuously consumed."

"Do you know how weak bugs hunt stronger prey?"

"It is a pity that although the number of undead is huge, the time is still too short, and it is not yet possible to naturally give birth to more powerful undead."

Time passed bit by bit.

The entire elite force finally got rid of the attacks of a large number of animal zombies; no one cheered, there was only a more silent atmosphere.

Everyone knew that this was just the beginning; the enemy was more cunning than they had imagined, and even knowing that this was a continuous consumption of their stamina and magic power, they could not effectively counter it.

As the summoning time ended!

After the 280 Guardian Angels dissipated into light, the Priest Corps and the Sunlight Scripture began to rotate, summoning 50 Guardian Angels every once in a while.

Lower Water Month.

March 29th, 5:51 AM.

The eastern sky had already revealed a trace of fish-belly white.

The night gradually dissipated, and the elite force emerged as if surfacing from oxygen-deprived water, breathing heavily the air with the smell of rot that they had disliked when they first arrived in the hilly terrain.

An entire night!

Everyone could no longer calculate how many undead attacks they had encountered; even the Paladins with the most excellent physiques felt an unprecedented exhaustion under such strained nerves and continuous fighting.

Undead are affected during the day and mostly do not attack actively.

Unless controlled by a magic caster, and the number of undead controlled by a magic caster is inevitably limited, which is a time for everyone to catch their breath.

Enri rolled up her sleeves, helping between the Paladins and the priests, delivering food and water.

Toward this ordinary, resilient girl.

Many people held good feelings; they could more or less see that Enri wanted to do something.

"Ugh—"

Suddenly, the sound of vomiting rang out.

A female priest, her face pale, looked around awkwardly, her eyes brimming with tears, but she really couldn't help but want to vomit again, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands.

"I have a clean handkerchief here."

Enri turned around and walked over quickly, taking out a square patterned handkerchief from her pocket, not minding the vomit the priest had spat in front of her at all.

"Thank you."

This female priest swallowed hard, her cheeks turning shy and red, and she lowered her head, taking the handkerchief in both embarrassment and panic.

I don't know if this vomiting triggered a chain reaction.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

Sounds of vomiting came one after another from within the Priest Corps.

A night of rushing about, coupled with the foul stench and rotting smell emitted by the undead intertwined in the air, had long since made these members of the Priest Corps unable to bear it.

An awkward atmosphere permeated!

The Paladins looked over with strange eyes, making these priests, who usually held high status and only needed to pray to the gods and study magic, wish they could shrink their heads into the ground.

It wasn't just people from their own country here, but also people from the Slane Theocracy.

It was truly too shameful!

"Heh."

Captain Nigen saw this scene, and a look of contempt appeared in his eyes: "A group of bright and beautiful weapons that have never been truly tempered by fire and blood."

As expected.

These people of the Holy Kingdom, immersed in the protection of city walls and fortresses, simply did not understand how weak they humans were on this continent.

Kelart's expression remained unchanged, but her heart still felt a trace of embarrassment; her gaze swept over the strictly disciplined and well-trained 【Sunlight Scripture】 beside her, and the gap between the two sides became increasingly obvious.

Looking at the many vomiting priests.

"That, that, I only have one handkerchief."

Enri touched her pocket and spoke awkwardly.

"It's okay, they can take care of themselves." The female priest who had just lowered her head in shame couldn't help but laugh.

If she were the only one vomiting, it would naturally be awkward, but now that it wasn't just one person, the initial embarrassment was gone.

"Hahaha!"

The Paladins let out hearty laughter:

"They aren't children; why would they need you, Enri, to take care of them."

"We are Paladins and priests; protecting the country and the people is our responsibility and duty!"

"That's right!"

"Enri, although you are an adventurer, in the face of evil undead, you are also one of the people we need to protect."

Sounds of agreement came one after another, and some even spoke loudly and seriously.

This laughter and these words not only dispelled the hidden barriers between everyone, making the tense atmosphere dissipate a lot.

It also helped because of the shameful vomiting incident just now.

Remedios and Kelart, who had lost face, revealed relaxed expressions on their faces again.

Facing everyone's kind smiles,

Enri felt a bit embarrassed, not knowing how to respond.

She discovered that these Paladins and priests, who previously seemed cold and aloof, were not as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.

"Tsk~"

Clementine stood at the location of the Scripture troops, glanced in this direction, and revealed a look of disdain on her face.

Her lively gaze briefly sized up Remedios, Tang Zheng, and Go-Jin,

Clementine felt a bit of a headache: "So boring! I really want to test the strength of that Paladin Commander."

"And the original goal~"

"I can't find an opportunity to strike at all; maybe I should change targets."

Not far away.

Tang Zheng took out a piece of cured meat from the bag carried by the Evil Spirit Dog, cut off a piece, paired it with a few large pieces of hard bread, and threw it into Xiao Hei's mouth.

"Awoo."

The Evil Spirit Dog chewed the food in its mouth happily.

Tang Zheng reached out and rubbed Xiao Hei's long, dense black hair, looking at Enri, who seemed to have become one with the Paladins and priests, and smiled lightly.

"Master."

The Witch Cuiye walked over from the side and spoke in a low voice.

"Noticed something." Tang Zheng.

"Ah?"

The Witch Cuiye was a bit puzzled.

"I'm talking about Enri."

The Witch Cuiye turned her head to look at Enri's location, seemingly a bit confused.

"She easily gains the favor of others, doesn't she, or rather, she has a talent for making people feel close to her." Tang Zheng smiled lightly.

The Witch Cuiye stared at Enri, and suddenly realized this point as well, during the time when they were selling "Regeneration Potions" before.

She had noticed that Enri seemed to find it easier to deal with others.

Of course.

Perhaps it was because she had always kept a cold face, or because of the "Regeneration Potion."

Tang Zheng didn't say anything more, looked around, and noticed "Black" Pavel communicating with a female Paladin, seemingly not very happily.

"Is that female Paladin Neia'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 rigid personality, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Soon.

He noticed Go-Jin sitting in a corner, looking a bit lonely.

Tang Zheng put the remaining cured meat back into the bag carried by the Evil Spirit Dog, took out another large piece of cured meat the length of an arm, and walked over.

Hearing the approaching footsteps.

Go-Jin looked up, his pale gaze looking over, and a large piece of fragrant cured meat flew into his field of vision; he subconsciously raised his hand to catch it.

"If you don't mind, have a taste; the texture is a bit too salty for humans, suitable for making soup in the wild, and it's quite good if you add some other ingredients."

Tang Zheng's laughing voice came, and he spread his palms: "It's a pity that in this environment, it's obviously not suitable to do so."

Go-Jin looked at the cured meat in his hand, which was glistening with delicate golden transparent fat; this was obviously not the kind of cheap ingredient, and then looked at the hard bread casually provided by the Holy Kingdom side.

"You really know how to enjoy yourself."

Go-Jin didn't stand on ceremony, tearing off a large piece of cured meat; for humans, the saltiness was too heavy, but in his mouth, it was quite a good delicacy.

Since leaving the Empire and entering the hilly terrain, he had rarely tasted good human food.

"Being an adventurer is still very hard."

Tang Zheng walked in front of Go-Jin, smiled lightly, and shook his head:

"The captain of the first adventurer team I met once told me that cured meat is a very convenient food. Besides, in the wild environment, drinking a bowl of meat soup is a very pleasant thing."

Go-Jin swallowed the whole piece of cured meat in a few bites and licked his exposed sharp teeth: "It's indeed not as pleasant as when I was in the Empire."

"Regret it?"

"Ha! What kind of joke are you making? I am Go-Jin, the 'Warrior King' Go-Jin!"

Go-Jin raised his head abruptly, his gaze revealing ferocity and a serious response.

"You don't have that high-spirited look you had when we first met." Tang Zheng joked half-heartedly.

"I'm just worried about the situation of the demi-humans." Worry appeared on Go-Jin's face.

He suddenly had a feeling that letting humans enter the hilly terrain might be a wrong choice, but if they didn't use human hands, there was no way to get rid of that group of undead and the powerful magic caster behind them.

"You two, what are you discussing?"

A soft voice came.

Tang Zheng and Go-Jin looked up, looking in the direction the voice came from; Kelart and Captain Nigen walked over.

"Just chatting." Tang Zheng responded with a smile.

Go-Jin glanced at them and then withdrew his gaze; no matter how much these two disguised themselves, he could detect the hatred for demi-humans from the bottom of their hearts.

This point was particularly obvious compared to Tang.

"You all should have seen the situation before us; things are far more serious than the previous plan."

Kelart didn't dwell too much on this issue, trying her best to show a peaceful appearance as she looked at Go-Jin:

"Lord Go-Jin, can you tell us how far it is to the gathering place of the demi-humans now?"

"According to the previous speed, it only takes one day." Go-Jin responded faintly.

After a night of rushing last night, the original three-day journey had been reduced to one day.

"Is it only a one-day journey?"

Kelart nodded first, her narrow eyes squinting imperceptibly:

"I don't mean to doubt this conclusion, but Lord Go-Jin has been away for so many days, how can you be sure that the numerous demi-human tribes are still at the original location?"

Facing the questioning of doubt and distrust,

A trace of annoyance flashed in Go-Jin's eyes, and he suppressed the anger in his heart: "Of course, I have to thank the food traded with you humans."

"You have seen the climate of the hills now; in the situation of lacking water and food, and having the threat of the undead."

"There is enough food and water in the southern mountains, 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 Kelart not show any annoyance because of the food, but a brilliant smile flashed across the corner of her mouth:

"In that case, most of the tribes in the demi-human area should all be gathered at this location."

"That's right." Go-Jin responded with dissatisfaction.

Tang Zheng heard the conversation between the two, especially noticing Kelart's hidden provocation, and his eyes moved.

Is this the goal of the Holy Kingdom!

(End of chapter)