169.Chapter 169 – Shocking the Locals
Chapter 169 – Shocking the Locals
As the last bug hovering in the sky was shot down, the battle to clear the mongrels from the front battlefield finally came to an end.
The humanoid Blight soldiers died everywhere, their corpses mostly covered in charred and blackened burn marks.
Those were the marks of being purified by holy light.
The fires that burned the corpses and withered plants did a great job, both the torches and the arrows were able to “enchant with holy light” anytime and anywhere.
Insect corpses were scattered everywhere, most of them hanging directly from the trees.
The air was filled with a disgusting stench, but under the heat of the holy light flames, there was a different flavor.
It was finally over.
After a short silence, the crowd erupted into a burst of cheers.
Humans, elves, half-elves.
No matter what kind of barriers and prejudices there were before, the joy of surviving the calamity would temporarily unite all of them.
Todd looked at his teammates, who were carrying injuries per capita, and breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief.
Thanks to those human warriors who held up the front row.
With the Shadow Shelter’s enhancement, they were fearless of the power of the Blight and didn’t spare a step from the group of Blight warriors that were like self-exploding infantry.
Especially Mr. Bedwell.
He blocked the front at the head of the horse, like a sturdy reef that stood firm in the turbulence.
“Oh, by the way, thank you just now.”
Todd looked towards the elf maiden who had reminded him many times.
She was obviously familiar with the characteristics of bugs, and every reminder was just right.
The other party was one of the seven survivors, but always had her head wrapped tightly, revealing only a pair of good-looking eyes.
At this look, though, he froze.
Those eyes were now squinted into slits, as if they were completely open.
Sleepy like this?
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine ……”
The elf girl scrambled to avoid his gaze, subconsciously trying to escape, only to turn her head and crash into Ashitsuki’s arms.
“Ouch …… big sister.”
“Don’t move.”
Ashitsuki lifted her hood and looked at it, her expression serious:
“Your allergic reaction is too severe, you need to get out of here.”
She waved to Todd, who immediately ran over.
In his heart, this female archer with her athletic, lone-wolf-like hands was what an elf should look like.
“You were looking for me?”
Gray Moon said dryly, “Her name is Lily, and she is allergic to the scent of bugs, so please send her back to your town.”
Only then did Todd realize that Lily’s face was swollen high up, and her eyes were actually squeezed into a slit, which was oddly frightening to look at.
No wonder ……
But-.
The other party wasn’t his superior after all, and it would be child’s play to walk away at this point.
Todd shook his head, “Ma’am, I ……”
“I authorize you to leave the team temporarily.”
Bedwell walked over.
Todd immediately puffed out his chest.
“Aye! Promise to complete the mission!”
Lily wanted to say something else, but she obediently shut up when Ashitsuki glared at her.
After the two left, Ashitsuki looked at the young paladin.
“Have you figured out how to answer me?”
Bey shook her head.
The other man was referring to the matter of where the support Eternal Dawn had promised had gone.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about that.”
Gray Moon couldn’t help but sneer, “So after all this mess, we’re all just small fry at the bottom of the river?”
Bev was silent, but then said seriously:
“Mr. Heine must know something, he’s the only survivor of the Buried Bone Land.”
“That necromancer? You’re saying he’s from the Buried Bone Land?”
Ashitsuki almost laughed, but the serious look in the eyes of this paladin in front of her kept her from laughing.
“That’s not a joke? He …… really came from the Buried Bone Land?”
“Yes.”
Bedwyr said with immense seriousness.
Ashitsuki couldn’t suppress a frown.
This is too absurd ……
Possessing four skeletons that could kill a level 5 Blight Leader in an instant.
Such a person actually came from the Undead Academy of the Burial Ground in the Makara Mountains ……
If this matter was true, the Cui Ye Court’s intelligence department was a joke.
If this matter is not true, then the Four Nations Convention is a joke. Wait ……
Survivors?
“What happened to the Burial Ground?” She asked busily.
Bev was momentarily speechless, but managed to give a three-word account of the Holy Light trial that day.
He didn’t say anything about the Holy Light Storage Well, after all, the other party didn’t ask.
Gray Moon didn’t say anything after hearing that, but just nodded.
“The remaining five guys are excellent scouts and know enough about the Blight to take care of them for me.
“I’d still suggest you pull out though, although I don’t know how those humans are able to resist the blight, it’s clear that this state of hyperactivity can’t be sustained in the long run.
“From our experience, these three areas are independent of each other, and since the support is coming from the swarm, it means the distress signal has been sent out.
“But the leader here is already dead, it’s only possible that Heine did this on purpose, and there shouldn’t be any more enemy attacks next.
“Anyway, I hope that this time the Holy Light hasn’t failed me.”
After saying that, she had walked towards the depths.
Xiao Bei opened her mouth and looked at the dashing back, not being able to stop in time.
He had wanted to say that the fog had lifted, and that the airship could now fly at a low altitude.
But the other party was so decisive, probably trusting his feet more ……
…
It was only after walking away that Ashitsuki felt the exhaustion hit him in a mountainous way.
She was already at the end of her rope, and she had been through another battle.
It wasn’t too intense, but it was a renewed fight after all, and she was now drenched in exhaustion from the inside out.
“I should have asked that one blimp if it could fly ……”
All in all just very regretful.
The mist in the Flower Calamity area was fading rapidly, and the withered plants that had been dormant before had succumbed to no movement.
Coupled with the trail left behind by Warrior Brother’s rampage along the way, Gray Moon quickly approached the location where the communication station was located.
From a distance she could hear the hissing of the giant transport bugs and a growl that sent shivers down her spine.
That was the overlord of the bug disaster area, Unek (Bull)!
Swords and guns were invulnerable, and his strength was boundless.
Over the past few decades, many of her companions had been buried in the belly of the bugs.
Even the Tree Maker, who transformed into a giant bear, was no match for the black insect man.
However, when she accelerated to arrive, she froze.
It was indeed Unek who had let out a roar.
Yet it looked …… like a dumb bear holding its head.
That Holy Light Skeleton stood in front of it although it looked like a weak child, but it wielded that same pitch-black shield to slap at Unek’s body one after another.
His body was bathed in a thick layer of golden light, far more dazzling than she had ever seen on Bedwyr.
The ground was also strewn with a much wider range of golden flames.
Scorch marks littered Uneke’s body, the pain of the burns seeming to penetrate deep into his soul.
The skeleton wasn’t in a hurry, just tapping after tapping, with a steady, dripping gait.
The flames splashed in all directions, like fireworks in full bloom in the night.
If this side was just like fireworks, then the other side was really setting off fireworks.
Six giant transportation bugs floated in the sky.
The black skeleton wearing a vestment was waving a white bone staff.
Pitch-black fiery flames splashed out from the tip of the staff like black butterflies swept up by the wind, constantly fluttering around the giant transportation worms in the sky.
This kind of giant bug was also a difficult opponent for the bug disaster area.
They had thick skin and flesh, and their fluorescent speckled bodies were equipped with invisibility spells, so they moved silently and often appeared abruptly in unguarded dead corners.
Once they appeared, it meant disaster.
They will either spew out their stomachs full of filth, or they will continuously produce larvae with a lifespan of only one day.
Half of the infamy of the Worm Plague area comes from these disgusting creatures, and God knows how torturous they are.
Now, however, it was precisely these giant worms that were being tormented.
While they were bathed in fire, their abdomens were shrinking, squeezing out one larva at a time, spreading their wings and flying towards the skeletons.
But these extremely fast bugs with unpredictable trajectories were precisely knocked down by the fire in midair.
The bug corpses were like rain, spreading into a thick layer on the ground, even burying the corpses of the four giant bugs ……
They really don’t run away.
Gray Moon thought in her heart.
The observers of the insect plague area had a suspicion a long time ago that the insect swarms were absolutely obedient to the orders from the upper levels.
The current situation was obviously not anticipated by the “leader” of the insect disaster area.
Really scary guy ……
The fighting strength of these skeletons had clearly risen a notch from when they had killed the cannibals together.
Her eyes fell on Heine, who was standing in front of the mage tower.
Sure enough, the personal control of a necromancer only made the summons stronger.
Gray Moon quickly stepped forward.
(End of chapter)