Swish! Swish! Swish!
The holy White light reappeared.
50 Guardian Angels were summoned by the Shrine Priest Order and immediately dispersed to the periphery.
This time, the Guardian Angels did not completely scatter and actively attack the Undead, but were centered around the entire elite army, distributed around them.
They served as both illumination and formed a simple outer defense line!
With the reminders from Tang Zheng and Quartet.
Everyone realized that the Undead who had attacked them before were not attacking unconsciously, but were being manipulated.
This proved that their existence had been discovered by the enemy behind the scenes. If they continued to stay in place, they would only be met with a continuous stream of Undead!
The low-level Undead moved slowly, and they needed to move to ensure that they would not be completely surrounded by the massive army of Undead!
Clementine and Go Gin led the way at the front.
Tang Zheng's "Free Will" team, "Black" Pabel, and "Red" Orland were placed at the rear of the team to ensure that they would not be subjected to unexpected attacks!
The entire elite force, under the faint moonlight, was like a sailboat sailing on a dark sea, moving quickly in the thick night.
Only the 50 Guardian Angels floating above everyone's heads, releasing Holy Light, were like the candlelight in the cabin, preventing the entire team from completely disappearing into the Darkness!
Everywhere they passed.
Some scattered Undead did not need the Guardian Angels to take action, and were quickly wiped out by the members of the outermost Paladin Order.
Located at the forefront of the "Paladin Order" and "Shrine Priest Order".
"Quartet."
Remedios pressed the hilt of her sword with one hand, so that the Holy Sword would not collide with her armor as she moved, with an annoyed look on her face:
"We are too passive now, can we determine the enemy's location through detection Magic!"
Compared to this kind of fleeing behavior!
Remedios would rather kill the enemy directly now, she didn't think she needed the cooperation of that group of Demi-humans.
"Also, why cooperate with that Adventurer named Tang, I don't think it's a good thing to rush on the road overnight, it will increase the consumption of the soldiers' physical strength."
"Especially you Shrine Priest Order!"
The Paladin Order had undergone years of training, and their will and physique were the most outstanding Warriors in the entire Holy Kingdom. Traveling overnight was nothing.
As for the Shrine Priest Order, who were Magic Casters, their physical strength might not be able to keep up. Although Magic Casters relied on Mana to fight, physical strength was still important.
"Huff, huff."
Quartet's breathing was slightly rapid. As a Secretary for many years, this kind of military operation was indeed a bit uncomfortable for her.
"The Shrine Priest Order members who have mastered detection Magic have already released detection Magic to investigate, sister."
"Apart from the Undead, no enemies have been found. Now the other party is in the Darkness, and we are the ones in the open."
Quartet walked quickly, while tucking the brown hair that had fallen in front of her forehead behind her ears, and said helplessly.
"Even so."
"Why cooperate with that Tang?" Remedios said unhappily.
In her eyes, her younger sister possessed the most intelligent mind in the entire Holy Kingdom, and she always believed that her sister was a gift from God to the Holy Kingdom.
Intelligence, talent, beauty!
These three gifts were even acknowledged by Holy Queen Calca.
Remedios didn't think Quartet couldn't come up with a better solution.
"Do you know who our enemy is?"
Quartet's eyes became obscure, and she opened her mouth slightly, "It was a Magic Caster who could control the legendary Undead 'Death Knight', far more powerful than I am."
"Facing such an enemy head-on would be too costly."
In public, Quartet was said to be a Fourth Tier believer Magic Caster, but Remedios, as a close person, knew very well.
Her younger sister could use the power of Fifth Tier Magic—reaching the realm of a Hero!
"But..." Remedios wanted to say something.
Quartet raised her head slightly, the corners of her eyes on her disguised gentle face became narrow, revealing a sinister look: "Sister, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"A chance to completely wipe out the Demi-humans of the Abelion Hills. We need to let that group of Demi-humans die for us, and then take the opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"To end the centuries-old hatred between the country and the Demi-humans, if we can accomplish this, Holy Queen Calca will definitely become the most outstanding Holy Queen in history, no... not even in the future!"
As she spoke.
Quartet reached out and touched the Magic Belt around her waist, a hint of madness and fiery heat flashing in her eyes.
A faint murmur.
Rang in Remedios's ears, causing the originally tangled and dissatisfied expression to disappear without a trace.
...
On the other side.
The [Sunlight Scripture] unit was also advancing at a steady speed.
Captain Nigun was listening to his subordinate's report.
"Exploration Magic didn't detect any results, the enemy probably has anti-detection methods." A subordinate reported seriously.
Hearing this result.
Captain Nigun was not surprised, but his face was still a little ugly. He waved his hand to signal his subordinates to continue paying attention, and his eyes fell in the direction of the Holy Kingdom.
"Troublesome."
He cursed inwardly.
The [Sunlight Scripture] was also a secretive unit in the Theocracy, because they mainly engaged in illegal activities, responsible for annihilating Demi-human Tribes and other basic tasks.
Even if most countries knew of their existence, cooperating with a foreign country's unit like this.
It was Captain Nigun's first time.
Taking it as part of a training exercise that has never been done before might be a good experience.
Captain Nigun could only comfort himself in his heart like this. The most important reason for having to cooperate with the Holy Kingdom this time was not just the threat of the Undead.
There was also the awkward location of the Hills area!
In addition, there was another reason that could not be told to others—to ensure that the Demi-humans would not be completely wiped out.
How ridiculous!
That's right, a unit responsible for annihilating Demi-humans would actually have a day to protect Demi-humans.
The corners of Captain Nigun's mouth twitched slightly, but this was the joint decision of the High Priests!
According to the High Priests, the strategy of maintaining the existence of Demi-humans in the Hills area had been decided long ago.
If there were no Demi-humans.
Then the Hills area would become an unowned land, and the Slane Theocracy, the Holy Kingdom, and the Re-Estize Kingdom would indirectly border each other.
With the resources of the Hills area, no country would voluntarily give up, which would inevitably trigger the possibility of a human civil war!
Rather than causing inevitable losses to humans, it would be better to continue to hand over this place to the Demi-humans!
"The weak always have to find various ways to protect themselves."
Captain Nigun thought to himself, feeling a little angry and helpless. This was a necessary overall perspective.
This "weak" does not refer to the Demi-humans, but to them humans.
Clementine, that woman, should have been specially arranged to deal with emergencies, to face Remedios, the captain of the Paladin Order.
In the rear of the team.
Tang Zheng looked at Quartet and Captain Nigun, who seemed to be united but actually had their own thoughts, with great interest.
He might not know the real plans of both sides, but he could guess some of them.
"The Holy Kingdom, the Slane Theocracy, Zuranon, and even the badly damaged Demi-humans, probably all have their own ideas and plans."
This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but his heart was very calm.
Those who treat others as fools are the real fools!
Although he built the stage, from the very beginning, Tang Zheng never wanted to truly control or dominate this stage.
No matter how meticulous the plan is, there will be loopholes. Instead of wasting time, it is better to let all parties take their course naturally. He only needs to obtain benefits from it.
"However."
A smile flashed across Tang Zheng's face, "Now I really want to see which side will take the real lead in the end."
"Captain," Anri's voice came from the back of the Evil Spirit Dog, and she whispered:
"Do you want to drink water? This is water that has been boiled in advance and cooled down."
Tang Zheng gasped for breath, showing a bit of fatigue, nodded, took the water bag, and took a sip.
"Will traveling like this waste too much energy?" Anri kept looking at the dark surroundings, the Darkness that seemed to hide countless Undead, and said nervously.
"We have been discovered by the enemy."
"Only by moving can we prevent being surrounded by numerous Undead. Fighting in the night is not advantageous for us."
Tang Zheng, hearing Anri's first question of this kind, plugged the water bag with the wooden stopper and patiently answered.
"The big guys are coming!"
Suddenly, "Red" Orland's ears twitched, and he warned in a deep voice.
The ground trembled.
Three huge meat balls, entirely composed of corpses, appeared from behind, chasing after the group.
The stench of decay and the wails of the Undead instantly intensified!
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Three objects resembling intestines shot out from the huge meat balls composed of corpses, first entangling the conspicuous Guardian Angel in the team, pulling it down from the air and slamming it heavily onto the ground.
"Brace yourselves!"
Remedios' loud shout rang out.
"Not low-level Undead, they are Viscera Eggs!" a Paladin shouted.
Quartet's voice followed closely: "Slow down, deal with these three Viscera Eggs first!"
"Leave one to me!"
"Red" Orland laughed loudly, stopped, and turned to rush towards one of the Viscera Eggs behind him.
"The one on the left is mine."
"Black" Pabel had already drawn the bow and arrow from his back, turning around to pull the string taut.
"Emerald, you take care of the one on the right," Tang Zheng instructed.
"Yes!"
The Emerald Witch's bright yellow pupils flashed with a cold light as she raised the staff in her hand and chanted in a low voice:
"*Corruption Destruction!*"
The acidic liquid easily corroded most of the Viscera Egg's body.
While being pursued by the three Viscera Eggs from behind, strange Undead figures surged rapidly from all directions, at speeds far exceeding ordinary low-level Undead.
"Paladins, prepare for battle."
Vice-Captain "Peach" Isadro issued the solemn order.
"All Shrine Priests! Release enhancement Magic!"
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
These figures, moving at speeds far exceeding normal low-level Undead, were clearly visible under the light emitted by the Guardian Angel, revealing themselves to be corpses of beast Demon Creatures.
These were low-level Undead collectively known as "Beast Zombies"!
They were transformed from the corpses of various animals such as wolves, snakes, and Demon Creatures. Although they are also low-level Undead, they possess the toughness of Zombies and the Agility of animals.
With the Undead's immunity to fatigue, these Beast Zombies are far more terrifying than they were in life!
The expressions on everyone's faces immediately turned grim.
They had overlooked a serious problem: the Hills were not only inhabited by Demi-humans, but also by various beasts and Demon Creatures, and these creatures outnumbered the Demi-humans!
If the Death Knight had also transformed these beasts and Demon Creatures into Undead, then the originally expected number of Undead would probably increase several times over!
"No wonder we haven't seen a single living creature along the way!" Captain Nigun's face showed an unprecedented solemnity.
"Kill these Undead!"
"For the Holy Kingdom!"
"Exterminate evil!"
"…!"
The Paladins on the outermost perimeter were the first to collide with the group of Undead.
The "crack" of blades striking bones, the roars of the Undead, and the angry shouts of the Paladins instantly intertwined!
Tang Zheng stood beside the Evil Spirit Dog, his gaze constantly directed towards the dense, surging Undead figures in the Darkness: "They saw us moving, so they changed their strategy?"
"The person controlling the Undead shouldn't be far from here!"
Tang Zheng realized this and immediately thought of the Alliance Leader, then rejected the guess.
If it were the Alliance Leader, the approach might be more direct!
It's those two from Zuranon.
Tang Zheng was aware of the existence of these two through his Shadow Clones. To prevent the Shadow Clones from being discovered, he didn't have much contact with them.
He didn't have much information about them.
Based on speculation alone, being brought here by the Alliance Leader under these circumstances, their strength should have entered the Hero Domain.
"In that case!"
Tang Zheng grasped in his loose sleeve, and an Angel Summoning scroll appeared in his palm.
He crushed it forcefully!
A dazzling Holy Light suddenly appeared in the sky, transforming into the massive figure of a Surveillance Authority Angel.
Immediately afterward.
Tang Zheng used his Mana again to summon another Surveillance Authority Angel.
Two enormous figures flew out from above Tang Zheng's head, standing above the entire elite force.
「All · Lower Defense Enhancement」
「All · Lower Defense Enhancement」
The Paladins engaged in battle immediately felt the blessing of this power.
The two Surveillance Authority Angels activated the ability, enough to cover the entire team. The only drawback was that the Surveillance Authority Angels could not move while using this special ability.
[Experience Bar: 362396/630000]
Tang Zheng summoned the Attribute Panel and scanned the experience information on it.
The summoning just now used "Experience Points Casting," consuming 200,000 Experience Points.
His current situation required him to lower the level of [Sword Saint] as soon as possible. Although it was a bit of a pity that he couldn't kill these Undead to gain experience, he had no choice. Otherwise, the higher the level, the higher the cost of de-leveling!
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