Go Gin might not have noticed.
Tang Zheng, however, did. Quartet was clearly trying to extract the current location of the various Demi-human tribes gathered from Go Gin's mouth.
This behavior immediately made Tang Zheng realize the Holy Kingdom's fundamental purpose.
No wonder I had a strange feeling along the way. We had clearly detected the enemy's position before, but we continued to act according to the original plan under the pretext of preventing traps.
Tang Zheng's heart became clear.
For the Holy Kingdom, the appearance of so many Undead this time was both a disaster and a golden opportunity.
They could take advantage of the situation to eliminate all the Demi-humans in the Hills!
However.
What was Quartet's reason for being so confident?
Tang Zheng pondered, glancing at Captain Nigun, who stood beside him with a perpetually cold face, making it impossible to detect any emotional changes.
"Captain!"
Suddenly, an urgent voice came from the Sunlight Scripture unit, approaching quickly.
"Life signs detected, approximately 20 individuals, approaching us rapidly!" the Scripture member reported immediately.
"Life signs?"
"Not Undead?" Captain Nigun's gaze narrowed as he looked at the location his subordinate pointed to.
Tang Zheng also looked over. Since they were life signs, they were likely Demi-humans in this area of the Hills.
Go Gin also stood up, a look of joy appearing on his face.
After a short while.
Twenty green figures appeared in everyone's sight, approaching Tang Zheng and the others at an extremely fast speed.
The Paladin Order members immediately stood up and assumed defensive stances.
This was a bug race with sharp arm blades growing on their arms and their entire bodies covered in a layer of green, exoskeleton-like armor.
"Sword Armor Bug Tribe!" Go Gin said after clearly seeing these Demi-humans.
There weren't many Sword Armor Bugs, only 20. Coupled with the fact that the human side intended to cooperate with the Demi-humans, the Paladin Order members slightly lowered their guard.
As this group of Sword Armor Bugs gradually approached the humans, they also gradually slowed down, intentionally showing some goodwill.
This made the Paladins even more at ease.
"It seems to be the vanguard of the Demi-human side."
Seeing this scene, Quartet spoke softly with a smile on her lips.
However!
As soon as the words left her mouth, the smile on Quartet's lips froze.
The Sword Armor Bugs, who had slowed down and were approaching, suddenly accelerated their steps when they were about thirty to forty meters away from the humans!
In just a few breaths!
The Sword Armor Bugs had already rushed in front of the outermost Paladins, and the arm blades extending from their arms turned into cold flashes, slashing down.
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
Several Paladins on the outermost perimeter didn't have time to react and were directly cut down by the charging Sword Armor Bugs, letting out screams.
In an instant!
The Paladins' faces changed drastically, and they roared, drawing their longswords and meeting the charge.
Remedios, who had long been suppressing her anger and displeasure, instantly disappeared from her spot and charged into the Sword Armor Bugs.
"Holy Strike!"
Remedios's eyes were cold and angry. Astonishing force poured out along the blade emitting Holy Light. The Sword Armor Bugs, which had defensive capabilities comparable to plate armor, were split in half by her sword:
"Damn Demi-humans! Kill them!"
There weren't many Sword Armor Bugs, only 20. Although their individual strength was stronger than ordinary Paladins, under the large number of humans and Remedios's powerful attacks,
In just a moment.
All of these Sword Armor Bugs were killed.
The smell of blood permeated the air. Seven Paladin corpses lay on the ground, making the Paladins furious.
Every Paladin participating in this mission had the determination to die, but they never expected their teammates to die not at the hands of the Undead first, but from a sneak attack by Demi-humans!
"Go Gin!!"
Remedios turned her head angrily, the cold light in her eyes extremely chilling, staring intently at Go Gin.
Bang!
The ground beneath her feet shook,
Remedios charged out like a silver lightning bolt, the Holy Sword in her hand emitting a blazing white light, cutting through the air with a buzzing sound as she slashed:
"Sky Slash!"
"Force Strike!"
Go Gin's eyes also showed coldness, and he swung his wolf tooth club weapon without hesitation.
Bang—
The two instantly collided, and a strong wave of air surged.
Quartet and Captain Nigun, who were closest, were the first to retreat. When Tang Zheng saw this scene, he also followed suit and retreated.
"Wait, Sister!"
Quartet extended her arm to block her face, defending against the surging air current, while quickly speaking to stop her.
She also equally disliked Demi-humans and clearly understood that what had just happened was obviously abnormal. Even if that group of Demi-humans had other intentions, they wouldn't attack the humans who had come to help them in their current situation.
An attack would at least happen after the threat of the Undead was resolved!
A brief collision.
Remedios and Go Gin both took a step back simultaneously.
"Quartet, you also saw just now that this group of despicable Demi-humans has no intention of cooperating at all!"
Remedios heard her sister's voice stopping her, but still looked at Go Gin angrily.
"Lord Go Gin, can you tell me what happened just now?"
Quartet motioned for Remedios not to act yet, and asked in a serious tone: "I need an explanation!"
Go Gin was also a bit bewildered and stunned at the moment. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He also didn't understand why the Sword Armor Bug Tribe would attack humans.
"That group of Sword Armor Bugs should have been controlled."
"Didn't everyone notice that the actions of those Sword Armor Bugs were a bit stiff?"
Looking at the stiff atmosphere in front of him, Tang Zheng took a step forward and spoke softly.
Remedios immediately looked over and said, "You fellow, you're actually siding with the Demi-humans..."
"Sister!"
Quartet's tone this time was clearly a serious shout.
"But—" Remedios.
"I also think the situation just now was a bit abnormal." Quartet said seriously, while looking at Tang Zheng apologetically:
"Controlled by someone?"
"Team Leader Tang means that our enemy shouldn't just be the Magic Caster who controls the legendary Undead."
Tang Zheng looked at Quartet in surprise, not expecting her to figure out the situation so quickly.
Indeed, compared to Remedios, who only had one thought in her head, Quartet was indeed much smarter and more troublesome.
"That's right."
"Last night, we were attacked by a large number of Undead, but we never saw the figure of the Death Knight. This indicates that someone else was controlling those Undead who attacked us."
"If I were that powerful Magic Caster, why would I be so cautious?"
Tang Zheng's expression became serious, and he reminded them:
"We don't just have one enemy. After a night of rushing, although it's daytime now, it's the best opportunity to attack us."
Remedios was startled and looked at Quartet.
Bang!
「Fireball」
A crimson fireball suddenly attacked from a distance.
The members of the Shrine Priest Order, who had been vigilant for a long time, immediately released Magic.
"Shockwave!" the Shrine Priest shouted.
Rumble—
The exploding flames burst open, and the immense intensity made everyone immediately stop their previous argument and look in the direction the fireball had flown from.
They saw two figures appear out of thin air in a location a hundred meters away where there had been no one.
An old man wearing a gray Magic Robe, and a Warrior in Black armor.
"Ho, everyone from the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy."
"Did the greeting just now seem very welcome?"
The Gray Robe Magic Caster's sinister laughter reached everyone's ears.
"Is that 「Teleport」?!"
Captain Nigun first looked at his subordinates. There were clearly no such two people during the previous scouting. Then he realized something: "Someone who has stepped into the 'Hero Domain', a 5th-tier Magic Caster!"
Everyone immediately became serious.
Tang Zheng and the others quickly stepped forward, directly facing the two mysterious individuals opposite them.
"Who are you people!"
Quartet spoke with a chilling gaze.
"Oh dear, I forgot to introduce ourselves."
"We are high disciples of Zuranon, and we plan to transform the Abelion Hills into a true kingdom of the Undead."
The elite gray robe magic caster's eyes were full of hostility, but he didn't care, instead speaking arrogantly:
"So, could we trouble you to please leave?"
"We don't want to offend two kingdoms at once, that would be very troublesome."
As soon as the name Zuranon was mentioned.
Some people showed a bewildered expression, while others showed a look of astonishment.
"That legendary evil secret society that destroyed a city 20 years ago!"
Quartet murmured softly, "So the mysterious magic caster who controls the legendary Undead is the Alliance Leader of Zuranon."
"No wonder." Captain Nigun's eyes flashed, and while his gaze turned cold, he also understood somewhat.
One of the tasks this time was to investigate the identity of the mysterious magic caster. After all, a sudden appearance of an evil magic caster who could control and create legendary Undead was something to be concerned about and wary of!
If it was Zuranon, then everything made sense.
Tang Zheng felt like laughing at this moment.
Alright, it seemed Zuranon was definitely taking the blame for the Hills area.
He hadn't expected the other party to reveal their identity right away. He didn't know whether to call them confident or arrogant.
"Pabel!"
Remedios didn't have so many thoughts. Since the enemy was confirmed, they should just kill them.
"Yes!"
"Black" Pabel had already drawn his bowstring taut, and an arrow emitting a faint reddish light was instantly shot out.
The arrow turned into a long rainbow!
The distance of a hundred meters was covered in an instant, shooting directly towards the gray robe magic caster's head.
"Dark Strike!"
The indifferent black armored knight standing beside him suddenly took a step forward, swung his arm, and the black longsword slashed out.
It easily cut through the extremely fast arrow.
Boom!
The arrow exploded the moment it made contact, and the scorching firelight engulfed the black armored knight.
The faces of the Holy Kingdom's people showed excitement, but in the next moment, their expressions froze.
They saw!
The black armored knight walked out of the flames completely unharmed, his entire body shimmering with a faint black light, like some kind of protective magic.
"I hate it when people play dirty tricks."
"In a moment, I will kill your captain first, and then kill you."
The black armored knight raised the black longsword in his hand, pointing the tip at "Black" Pabel. The scars on his face wriggled like maggots as he spoke coldly.
"It seems you all refuse to leave!"
The gray robe magic caster's voice followed closely. He raised the magic staff in his hand, which resembled intertwined vines, and struck the ground forcefully:
"Come out, everyone!"
Rumble—
The ground shook!
Skulls and rotten arms emerged from underground, and a large number of low-level Undead began to appear.
"Protect the bodies, prepare for battle!"
"Remedios, I want to capture one of them alive." Quartet quickly said.
"Okay!" Remedios responded, her eyes burning with fire.
And at this moment.
Tang Zheng looked at the Attribute Panel that only he could see, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.
Discovered skill "Dark Strike", requires intermediate profession [Dark Knight], requires prerequisite profession [Paladin], current conditions not met...
"Genius" profession activated, successfully converted, learning conditions met. Do you want to spend 3 Skill Points to learn?
"Prerequisite for Paladin?"
Tang Zheng was somewhat taken aback.
If he remembered correctly, the prerequisite class for [Holy Knight] was Paladin, right? How could this intermediate class in front of him also be a prerequisite for Paladin?
After a brief hesitation.
A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind. It was just an intermediate class, at most it would waste three skill points.
Buzz—
Job change successful!
...
Class: Dark Knight
Level: Intermediate Class
Ability Effects:
Passive -
"Power of Pain": Attacks carry negative attribute damage, increasing the effect of continuous negative attribute erosion.
"Heart of Darkness": Reduces Holy and Fire attribute damage by 10%, increases Holy Attribute Resistance by 10%.
Active Skill:
Dark Strike: A move transformed from "Holy Strike", which halves the healing effect received by enemies who suffer this damage.
Description: A Paladin who has fallen into darkness. Light? Justice? Holiness? Bah!
(Note: For every level increased, (MP, Physical Defense, Magic Defense) three attributes increase by 10 points.)
...
Seeing the information for this class.
Tang Zheng finally understood why this intermediate class, which seemed completely unrelated to Paladin based on its name alone, had [Paladin] as a prerequisite.
"Fallen Paladin, what a cliché class."
Tang Zheng observed the differences between the [Dark Knight] and [Holy Knight] class information and found that there was no connection between the two in terms of class content.
He temporarily suppressed the thoughts in his mind.
Tang Zheng looked forward again, at the people who were already engaged in battle with the Undead.
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