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Chapter 388
chapter 313 part 2
Clementine, wrapped in a black robe, strode over with a joyful smile on her face. "Hi, little brother, Ogress, big beard, female Demi-human, and... eh, never mind."
Clementine smiled, her eyes narrowing as she swept her gaze over everyone, greeting them with nicknames in turn. When her eyes finally landed on Enri, she simply skipped past her.
"Hey, hey!"
“Red” Orland looked up, dissatisfied. His thick beard and eyebrows seemed to become even more prominent, and a look of wildness appeared on his face.
"I don't like people giving me random nicknames."
"Is that so, big beard."
Clementine grinned, sat down right next to Tang Zheng as if no one else was there, sniffed the air, and ignored “Red” Orland, turning her head to the side.
"Little brother, your scent seems to have gotten a little stronger."
"Is that so."
Tang Zheng took another bite of his bread and replied calmly, "Perhaps it's because I haven't bathed."
"Ahahaha!"
“Red” Orland couldn't help but burst out laughing at this response.
Clementine looked at “Red” Orland, annoyed. "Want to fight?"
"Sure."
A gruff voice responded without a hint of weakness.
*Screeeech—!*
From high above, a piercing screech suddenly rang out.
Following that, the perimeter magic set up on the outskirts was triggered, emitting a red glow that was exceptionally conspicuous in the night.
At almost the same instant!
"Enemy attack!!" came “Black” Pabel's roar.
*Boom!*
The air was pierced.
A volley of arrows glowing with white light flew high into the sky, seemingly colliding with some kind of creature, producing a series of muffled thuds.
Everyone reacted immediately!
"Holy Light!"
"......!"
"Holy Light!"
Several magic casters from the Cleric Corps cast their spells in unison.
A soft, non-blinding, sacred white light suddenly flared in the night, instantly illuminating the entire area.
It also made the monsters in the sky clearly visible.
They were low-tier Undead Skeleton Vultures, creatures made entirely of bone with fine, pale white hairs around their necks, and they were capable of flight.
There were well over a hundred of them!
This flock of Skeleton Vultures had been flying at a high altitude, so they were only discovered when they were directly overhead.
The range and power of "Holy Light" were limited, so it couldn't affect the Skeleton Vultures hovering in the sky.
Perhaps due to the effect of "Holy Light," the previously calm ground began to squirm over a large area as white bone claws and rotting bodies crawled out from underground.
As far as the eye could see, Undead were constantly appearing from all directions.
"Holy Knight Order, on guard!" Remedios shouted, holding her holy sword.
"Cleric Corps! Prepare to engage!"
Kelart quickly followed with her own command.
"Attack! Eliminate these filthy creatures!" Captain Nigun was even more direct.
In an instant!
Streaks of white, sacred light surged forth like a tide. A full 280 Second-Tier Guardian Angels were summoned.
The white, sacred light re-illuminated the night that had just dimmed after the "Holy Light" dissipated. Each Guardian Angel was like a pillar of light.
The sight was unexpectedly breathtaking!
Like the Cleric Corps, the Sunlight Scripture did not summon Third-Tier Angels, instead opting for the Guardian Angels, which had a lower magic power cost.
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
The 280 Guardian Angels fanned out in a dense formation, attacking the Undead crawling out of the ground. A portion of them flew straight up into the sky to engage the Skeleton Vultures in combat.
Tang Zheng stood up, observing the Undead fighting the angels all around. "They're all just common Undead, their strength isn't high."
"Everyone, watch your feet. Undead might emerge from underground."
Tang Zheng spoke up to remind them.
The others also stood up, looking around warily.
Clementine was even more excited, constantly scanning the area, seemingly searching for an enemy that interested her.
However!
The difficult battle they had imagined never came. The number of Undead wasn't that large, only about five to six hundred in total, including the flying Skeleton Vultures.
Under the attack of the stronger Guardian Angels, which had a type-advantage, it took less than ten minutes for all these low-tier Undead to be annihilated.
A portion of that time was wasted simply because the Undead were too spread out!
"How boring."
Clementine pillowed her arms behind her head and spoke with boredom.
"These Undead are so weak."
"Feels like I could kill one with a single sword strike!"
"That's right, it doesn't seem difficult at all."
"Ha, if it's just a matter of numbers, we could handle tens of thousands of Undead of this level."
"............"
Low murmurs like these rang out from various places from time to time.
The unexpectedly easy situation left everyone, whose nerves had been on edge, with a strange sense of disbelief, as if they hadn't anticipated that this potentially fatal mission would be so effortless.
However, there were also some whose expressions were extremely grave!
Kelart's eyes flickered, her nose wrinkled slightly, and her light green pupils reflected a dangerous light. "That flock of Skeleton Vultures—they were being controlled by someone!"
On the other side,
Tang Zheng noticed the quickly cleared Undead. His gaze swept over the Guardian Angels hovering in mid-air on patrol, and a flash of realization crossed his face.
"I see, so that's the plan!"
"This is dangerous!"
Tang Zheng's gaze hardened as he realized something. He looked up, just in time to meet Kelart's eyes.
The relaxed atmosphere did not last long!
About an hour later, the previously calm ground began to shake again, and the screeching of flying Skeleton Vultures simultaneously echoed from the sky above.
This time, the number of Undead was even greater. As soon as they appeared, they came on like a black shadow, rushing toward the group's position.
And in that one hour, the Guardian Angels summoned by the clerics had long since dissipated.
Normally, a summoned creature's existence cannot exceed one hour.
"Hmph!"
Captain Nigun snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disgust and killing intent for the Undead. "Offer your faith to God!"
The members of the Sunlight Scripture all performed a simple prayer gesture, and a holy magical fluctuation once again emerged from their bodies.
"Stop!"
"Wait!"
Kelart's and Tang Zheng's voices rang out at the same time.
Everyone paused their actions, looking at the two in confusion.
"Your Excellency Nigun, we absolutely cannot waste magic power right now. The enemy is using waves of Undead attacks to drain our magic power."
Kelart spoke sternly, her eyes turning to Tang Zheng. "Leader Tang, you must be thinking the same thing, right?"
"That's right."
"Right now, it's not just about conserving magic power. We also need to leave this place as quickly as possible, otherwise we'll just be endlessly harassed by wave after wave of Undead."
Tang Zheng's expression was equally serious. "We need to rendezvous with the Demi-humans as soon as possible!"
(end of chapter)
Clementine, wrapped in a black robe, strode over with a joyful smile on her face. "Hi, little brother, Ogress, big beard, female Demi-human, and... eh, never mind."
Clementine smiled, her eyes narrowing as she swept her gaze over everyone, greeting them with nicknames in turn. When her eyes finally landed on Enri, she simply skipped past her.
"Hey, hey!"
“Red” Orland looked up, dissatisfied. His thick beard and eyebrows seemed to become even more prominent, and a look of wildness appeared on his face.
"I don't like people giving me random nicknames."
"Is that so, big beard."
Clementine grinned, sat down right next to Tang Zheng as if no one else was there, sniffed the air, and ignored “Red” Orland, turning her head to the side.
"Little brother, your scent seems to have gotten a little stronger."
"Is that so."
Tang Zheng took another bite of his bread and replied calmly, "Perhaps it's because I haven't bathed."
"Ahahaha!"
“Red” Orland couldn't help but burst out laughing at this response.
Clementine looked at “Red” Orland, annoyed. "Want to fight?"
"Sure."
A gruff voice responded without a hint of weakness.
*Screeeech—!*
From high above, a piercing screech suddenly rang out.
Following that, the perimeter magic set up on the outskirts was triggered, emitting a red glow that was exceptionally conspicuous in the night.
At almost the same instant!
"Enemy attack!!" came “Black” Pabel's roar.
*Boom!*
The air was pierced.
A volley of arrows glowing with white light flew high into the sky, seemingly colliding with some kind of creature, producing a series of muffled thuds.
Everyone reacted immediately!
"Holy Light!"
"......!"
"Holy Light!"
Several magic casters from the Cleric Corps cast their spells in unison.
A soft, non-blinding, sacred white light suddenly flared in the night, instantly illuminating the entire area.
It also made the monsters in the sky clearly visible.
They were low-tier Undead Skeleton Vultures, creatures made entirely of bone with fine, pale white hairs around their necks, and they were capable of flight.
There were well over a hundred of them!
This flock of Skeleton Vultures had been flying at a high altitude, so they were only discovered when they were directly overhead.
The range and power of "Holy Light" were limited, so it couldn't affect the Skeleton Vultures hovering in the sky.
Perhaps due to the effect of "Holy Light," the previously calm ground began to squirm over a large area as white bone claws and rotting bodies crawled out from underground.
As far as the eye could see, Undead were constantly appearing from all directions.
"Holy Knight Order, on guard!" Remedios shouted, holding her holy sword.
"Cleric Corps! Prepare to engage!"
Kelart quickly followed with her own command.
"Attack! Eliminate these filthy creatures!" Captain Nigun was even more direct.
In an instant!
Streaks of white, sacred light surged forth like a tide. A full 280 Second-Tier Guardian Angels were summoned.
The white, sacred light re-illuminated the night that had just dimmed after the "Holy Light" dissipated. Each Guardian Angel was like a pillar of light.
The sight was unexpectedly breathtaking!
Like the Cleric Corps, the Sunlight Scripture did not summon Third-Tier Angels, instead opting for the Guardian Angels, which had a lower magic power cost.
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
*Swish!*
The 280 Guardian Angels fanned out in a dense formation, attacking the Undead crawling out of the ground. A portion of them flew straight up into the sky to engage the Skeleton Vultures in combat.
Tang Zheng stood up, observing the Undead fighting the angels all around. "They're all just common Undead, their strength isn't high."
"Everyone, watch your feet. Undead might emerge from underground."
Tang Zheng spoke up to remind them.
The others also stood up, looking around warily.
Clementine was even more excited, constantly scanning the area, seemingly searching for an enemy that interested her.
However!
The difficult battle they had imagined never came. The number of Undead wasn't that large, only about five to six hundred in total, including the flying Skeleton Vultures.
Under the attack of the stronger Guardian Angels, which had a type-advantage, it took less than ten minutes for all these low-tier Undead to be annihilated.
A portion of that time was wasted simply because the Undead were too spread out!
"How boring."
Clementine pillowed her arms behind her head and spoke with boredom.
"These Undead are so weak."
"Feels like I could kill one with a single sword strike!"
"That's right, it doesn't seem difficult at all."
"Ha, if it's just a matter of numbers, we could handle tens of thousands of Undead of this level."
"............"
Low murmurs like these rang out from various places from time to time.
The unexpectedly easy situation left everyone, whose nerves had been on edge, with a strange sense of disbelief, as if they hadn't anticipated that this potentially fatal mission would be so effortless.
However, there were also some whose expressions were extremely grave!
Kelart's eyes flickered, her nose wrinkled slightly, and her light green pupils reflected a dangerous light. "That flock of Skeleton Vultures—they were being controlled by someone!"
On the other side,
Tang Zheng noticed the quickly cleared Undead. His gaze swept over the Guardian Angels hovering in mid-air on patrol, and a flash of realization crossed his face.
"I see, so that's the plan!"
"This is dangerous!"
Tang Zheng's gaze hardened as he realized something. He looked up, just in time to meet Kelart's eyes.
The relaxed atmosphere did not last long!
About an hour later, the previously calm ground began to shake again, and the screeching of flying Skeleton Vultures simultaneously echoed from the sky above.
This time, the number of Undead was even greater. As soon as they appeared, they came on like a black shadow, rushing toward the group's position.
And in that one hour, the Guardian Angels summoned by the clerics had long since dissipated.
Normally, a summoned creature's existence cannot exceed one hour.
"Hmph!"
Captain Nigun snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disgust and killing intent for the Undead. "Offer your faith to God!"
The members of the Sunlight Scripture all performed a simple prayer gesture, and a holy magical fluctuation once again emerged from their bodies.
"Stop!"
"Wait!"
Kelart's and Tang Zheng's voices rang out at the same time.
Everyone paused their actions, looking at the two in confusion.
"Your Excellency Nigun, we absolutely cannot waste magic power right now. The enemy is using waves of Undead attacks to drain our magic power."
Kelart spoke sternly, her eyes turning to Tang Zheng. "Leader Tang, you must be thinking the same thing, right?"
"That's right."
"Right now, it's not just about conserving magic power. We also need to leave this place as quickly as possible, otherwise we'll just be endlessly harassed by wave after wave of Undead."
Tang Zheng's expression was equally serious. "We need to rendezvous with the Demi-humans as soon as possible!"
(end of chapter)
