Seeing Minori summon two fourth-tier angels at this moment, Captain Nigun frowned.
"Consuming so much magic power when the situation is unclear is not a wise move."
Captain Nigun thought to himself, "But it's also good, this way the Holy Knights can persevere for a longer time."
Shambling, staggering zombies and beasts leaped and pounced at the Holy Knights, displaying their hatred for the living.
With each swing of their longswords, the members of the Holy Knight Order could easily kill an undead creature. With their coordinated efforts, the entire defense line was very solid.
But this time!
A large number of undead showed no signs of stopping. On the contrary, more and more of them gathered, surrounding the entire elite unit.
1 minute!
3 minutes!
10 minutes!
The limbs of the undead piled up together, making it impossible to calculate their numbers. All the Holy Knight Order members had the protection of magic and armor. Although no one was injured, they were already panting heavily.
"Hiss— Wah—"
The animal zombies became even more frantic, their rotten vocal cords emitting eerie roars.
"Commander!"
"We can't continue like this."
Vice Commander Gustavo quickly came to Remedios's side and spoke.
"I know, wait a little longer!" Remedios replied with a cold face.
Vice Commander Gustavo immediately understood and turned to look at the positions of Lord Kelart, Captain Nigun, and Minori.
They seemed to be discussing something!
"According to the results of the detection magic, there are relatively strong magic fluctuations in the northwest direction, about 1 kilometer away."
"The enemy who is controlling these undead to constantly attack us should be there," Captain Nigun informed the two of the result of his subordinate's investigation.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Kelart turned to look at Minori: "Team Leader Minori, do you have any ideas?"
"I can cooperate with the two of you," Minori shook his head and said softly.
Kelart pondered briefly and said seriously: "The enemy exposing their position may also be a trap."
"According to the most cautious plan, let's continue to act according to the original plan."
As soon as these words came out.
Captain Nigun glanced obscurely at Kelart, wanting to speak, but ultimately did not refute.
None of them were indecisive, and they immediately took action. The 200 members of the Priest Order, plus the 80 members of the Sunlight Scripture, simultaneously activated summoning magic.
In an instant!
The sun seemed to rise above everyone's heads.
Another 280 guardian angels reappeared, scattering and attacking the surrounding undead.
The sacred light and the figures of the guardian angels flying appeared in everyone's vision, dispelling the fear and oppression brought by the undead.
"All Holy Knights retreat!"
The two vice commanders quickly issued orders.
The positions of the Holy Knights were all taken over by the guardian angels, which allowed the Holy Knight Order members to breathe a sigh of relief.
The entire elite unit began to move again!
One kilometer away.
Under the faint moonlight.
At the top of a slightly undulating hill, two cold figures in the moonlight calmly looked at the conspicuous unit in the darkness.
The light released by the 280 guardian angels was exceptionally conspicuous in the hilly area, where there was only moonlight and no other light sources in the dark night.
"Tsk tsk."
"So scary, so many guardian angels. If we were besieged, we would definitely die miserably," the gray-robed mage sneered.
"They're moving again," the black-armored knight, holding a rotten sword, said indifferently:
"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-robed mage's dry eyes flickered with a sharp light: "Tonight will be a long night. Stamina and magic power will only be continuously consumed."
"Do you know how weak insects hunt more powerful prey?"
"Unfortunately, although the number of undead is vast, the time is still too short, and more powerful undead cannot be naturally born."
Time passed bit by bit.
The entire elite unit finally broke free from the attacks of a large number of animal zombies. No one cheered; there was only a more silent atmosphere.
Everyone was clear that this was only the beginning. The enemy was more cunning than they had imagined. Even knowing that this was continuously consuming their stamina and magic power, they could not effectively counter it.
After the summoning time ended!
After the 280 guardian angels dissipated into light, the Priest Order and the Sunlight Scripture began to take turns summoning 50 guardian angels every once in a while.
Low Water Month.
March 29th
A sliver of fish-belly white had already appeared in the eastern sky.
The night gradually dissipated. The elite unit seemed to float up from underwater, where they lacked oxygen, and took big breaths of the air that they had initially disliked for its rotten smell when they first arrived in the hilly area.
Undead are affected during the day and mostly do not attack proactively.
Unless they are controlled by magic casters, and the number of undead controlled by magic casters is necessarily limited. This is a time for everyone to catch their breath.
Enri rolled up her sleeves and helped among the Holy Knights and priests, handing out food and water.
Many people had a good impression of this ordinary, resilient girl.
They could more or less see that Enri wanted to do something.
"Ugh—"
Suddenly, a sound of vomiting rang out.
A female priest, her face pale, looked around awkwardly, tears welling up in her eyes. She really couldn't help but want to vomit again and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"I have a clean handkerchief here."
Enri turned around, quickly walked over, and took out a square patterned handkerchief from her pocket, not minding the vomit in front of the priest at all.
"Thank you."
The female priest forcibly swallowed, her cheeks turning red with shame. She lowered her head, embarrassed and flustered, and took the handkerchief.
It was unknown whether this vomiting had a chain reaction.
"Ugh!"
"Ugh!"
"Ugh!"
One after another, sounds of vomiting came from within the Priest Order.
A night of rushing around, coupled with the stench and rotten smell emitted by the undead mixed in the air, had long made these Priest Order members unable to bear it.
An awkward atmosphere permeated!
The Holy Knights looked over with strange eyes, making these priests, who were usually high and mighty and only needed to pray to God 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, a look of contempt appearing in his eyes: "A group of glamorous weapons that have not truly been forged by fire and blood."
As expected.
These citizens of the Holy Kingdom, immersed in the protection of city fortresses, simply did not understand how weak they humans really were on this continent.
Kelart's expression remained unchanged, but there was still a hint of embarrassment in her heart. Her eyes swept over the disciplined and well-trained [Sunlight Scripture], and the gap between the two sides became even more obvious.
Looking at the many vomiting priests.
"Um, um, I only have one handkerchief."
Enri touched her pocket and said 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 smile.
If she was the only one vomiting, it would naturally be embarrassing, but now there was more than one person, so she didn't feel embarrassed at first.
"Hahaha!"
The Holy Knights let out hearty laughs:
"They aren't children, Enri, they don't need you to take care of them."
"We are Holy Knights and Priests, protecting the country and its people is our responsibility and duty!"
"That's right!"
"Enri, although you are an adventurer, in the face of the evil undead, you are also one of the people we need to protect."
A chorus of agreeing laughter rang out, and some even spoke up loudly and seriously.
This laughter and these words not only dispelled the subtle distance between everyone, but also dissipated the tense atmosphere.
It also allowed Remedios and Kelart, whose faces were dull because of the embarrassing vomiting incident, to regain a relieved expression.
Faced with the kind smiles of everyone,
Enri was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
She realized that these Holy Knights and Priests, who had seemed cold and aloof before, were not as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
"~"
Clementine, standing in the position of the Scripture squad, glanced in this direction, a look of disdain on her face.
Her nimble eyes briefly scanned Remedios, Minori, and Go Gin,
Clementine felt a bit of a headache: "How boring! I really want to test the strength of that Holy Knight Captain."
"And the original purpose~"
"I can't find a chance to strike at all, maybe I should change my target."
Not far away.
Minori took out a piece of cured meat from the bag on Kuro's back, cut off a piece and, along with a few large pieces of hard bread, threw it Kuro's mouth.
"Awoo."
Kuro happily chewed the food in its mouth.
Minori reached out and rubbed Kuro's slender, thick black fur, and smiled softly as he looked at Enri, who seemed to have become one with the Holy Knight and Priest groups.
"Master."
The Verdant Witch walked over from the side and spoke softly.
"Did you notice something?" Minori asked.
"Ah?"
The Verdant Witch was a little puzzled.
"I'm talking about Enri."
The Verdant Witch turned her head to look at Enri's position, seeming somewhat puzzled.
"She easily gains the favor of others, doesn't she? Or rather, she has a talent for making people feel close to her," Minori said with a light smile.
The Verdant Witch stared at Enri, and suddenly realized this point as well. During the time she was selling "Regeneration Potions".
She had noticed that Enri seemed to be better at interacting with people.
Of course.
Perhaps it was because she always had a cold face, or because of the "Regeneration Potion".
Minori didn't say anything more, looked around, and noticed that Pabel was communicating with a female Holy Knight, seemingly unhappily.
"Is that female Holy Knight Ninya's mother? I didn't expect her to be involved in this incident as well."
Minori's gaze fell on the female Holy Knight with a golden ponytail, who seemed to have a rigid personality, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Soon.
He noticed Go Gin, sitting in a corner, looking somewhat lonely.
Minori put the remaining cured meat in his hand back into the bag on Kuro's back, took out another arm-length piece of cured meat, and walked over.
Hearing the approaching footsteps.
Go Gin raised his head, his pale eyes glanced over, and his vision stopped on the large piece of cured meat emitting a salty fragrance,
Subconsciously raising his hand to grab it.
"If you don't mind, try some. The taste is a bit too salty for humans, but it's suitable for making soup in the wild. Adding some other ingredients would be quite good."
Minori's smiling voice came, his palm spread out: "It's a pity that the current environment is clearly not suitable for doing so."
Go Gin looked at the cured meat in his hand, with its delicate golden-yellow translucent oil. This was clearly not a cheap ingredient, and then looked at the hard bread casually provided by the Holy Kingdom.
"You still know how to enjoy yourself."
Go Gin was not polite, tearing off a large bite of the cured meat. The salty taste was too strong for humans, but it was a delicious treat in his mouth.
Since leaving the Empire and entering the Hill Country, he had rarely tasted delicious human food.
"Being an adventurer is still very hard."
Minori walked up to Go Gin and shook his head with a chuckle. "The captain of the first adventurer team I met once told me that cured meat is a very convenient food. Also, in the wild, drinking a bowl of meat soup is a very pleasant thing."
Go Gin swallowed the entire piece of cured meat in one bite, licking his exposed sharp fangs: "Indeed, it's not as pleasant as it was in the Empire."
"Do you regret it?"
"Ha! Are you kidding me? I am Go Gin, "Martial King" Go Gin!"
Go Gin suddenly raised his head, his eyes revealing a fierce and serious response.
"You don't have the same high-spirited look you had when we first met," Minori said half-jokingly.
"I'm just worried about the situation of the demi-humans." Concern appeared on Go Gin's face.
He now suddenly wondered if letting humans enter the Hill Country was a mistake, but if he didn't use the power of humans, he wouldn't be able to get rid of that group of undead and the powerful magic caster behind them.
"Gentlemen, what are you discussing?"
A gentle voice came.
Minori and Go Gin raised their heads and looked in the direction of the voice. Kelart and Captain Nigun were walking over.
"Just chatting," Minori replied with a smile.
Go Gin glanced at them and then withdrew his gaze. No matter how much these two disguised themselves, he could still sense their hatred for the demi-humans from the bottom of their hearts.
This point was especially obvious compared to Minori.
"Everyone should have seen the current situation. Things are much more serious than planned."
Kelart didn't dwell on this issue, trying to show a peaceful appearance as he looked at Go Gin:
"Go Gin, can you now tell us how far away the demi-human gathering place is?"
"According to the previous speed, it only takes one day," Go Gin replied indifferently.
After rushing overnight last night, the original three-day journey had been reduced to one day.
"Only one day's journey left?"
Kelart nodded first, the long eye sockets narrowed almost imperceptibly:
"I don't mean to doubt this conclusion, but Go Gin, you have been away for so many days, how can you be sure that the large demi-human population will still be in the original location?"
Faced with the questioning and distrust,
A trace of anger flashed in Go Gin's eyes, suppressing the anger in his heart: "Of course, thanks to the food traded with you humans."
"You have also seen the current climate of the Hill Country. In the situation where there is a lack of water and food, and there is also the threat of the undead."
"The Southern Mountains have enough food and water, and with the special terrain advantages of the valley, it is enough to protect the demi-human races."
Hearing this.
"I see."
Not only did Kelart not show any anger because of the food, but the corners of his mouth revealed a fleeting bright smile:
"In that case, most of the demi-human population should all be gathered in this location."
"That's right," Go Gin replied unhappily.
Minori heard the conversation between the two, especially noticing Kelart's subtle provocation, and his eyes flickered.
Is this the purpose of the Holy Kingdom!