Chapter 825: Chapter 545, Searching for the Undead_2
The Skeletons were draped in tattered armor, rotting like strips of rag hanging from their bodies.
Their weapons were also covered in rust, seemingly incapable of inflicting any damage.
A few of them made a rough count.
There were about three hundred.
“Is this all?” Xu Haide asked curiously.
Old Keli wiped his nose, “Ah, how many did you expect? Do you really think this is some sort of mass burial ground with endless skeletons?”
No one spoke, merely observing the undead in the distance.
From the undead’s shabby equipment and their aimless wandering,
it was certain that they were just a group of wild undead.
Not to mention being a threat to the human Federation; these bone structures might get cleaned up by a passing herd of beasts any day.
Scattered undead of low rank represented little threat, especially in small numbers.
“All right, we’ve seen enough; there’s really nothing much to look at. Let’s head back!” Old Keli urged from the side.
However, the others still did not reply, but continued to silently watch the skeletons ahead.
Looking left and right, the number remained small, with nothing out of the ordinary.
“Hey! Guys.”
Old Keli continued to be ignored.
Xu Haide pulled the others close and began to whisper among themselves.
After a while,
Xu Haide walked over alone, smiling and said, “Mr. Keli, you’ve worked hard leading the way. This is a token of our appreciation. We’ve decided to continue our tour around here and not go back just yet.”
Two more Gold Coins were pressed into Old Keli’s hands.
“You’re not going back? That won’t do. Getting lost here could be deadly,” Old Keli said hurriedly.
“We have a map, so there’s no need to worry about that.”
“Even so, I’m responsible for bringing you here, and if something happens, I won’t be able to explain myself. You must follow me out,” Old Keli said firmly.
But the others also ignored his demands.
Xu Haide opened the Book of Lords and began to exchange weapons and armor, equipping themselves without concern for others.
Soon, they had donned the armor and weapons of Silver Wing City.
Xu Haide’s tone became firm as well, “Your task is done; you don’t need to worry about the rest. And once you’re back, you mustn’t reveal any information about us.”
Old Keli, realizing his words were futile at this point,
could only nod in agreement, “Oh, right, I understand.”
“You can go now!”
“Oh, right!” Old Keli agreed, looking back repeatedly as he left.
Once he was out of sight,
Xu Haide and his group gathered together again.
Someone asked, “Where to next?”
“Let’s find a place to shelter from the wind for the night. Tomorrow we’ll continue north along the road. I feel that old man led us around in circles,” Xu Haide replied, looking at the map.
“Okay!”
The group agreed and began to search for a sheltered spot.
They were already tired from today’s journey.
If they didn’t find a place to shelter from the wind at night, they might indeed freeze to death out here.
…
Elsewhere.
In the lord’s mansion of Pruell City,
Fang Hao sat in a chair, chatting with City Lord Tawik about the day’s events.
The investigative team from Silver Wing City had been under their surveillance ever since they appeared.
Each and every move was clear to them.
Old Keli today was also a person arranged by Tawik.
If they wanted to see the undead, let them see just enough to confirm these were ordinary undead, thus saving them from further investigation.
As the two talked,
a soldier’s voice came from outside announcing an arrival.
“Lord City Lord, Keli has returned.”
Tawik was startled, “Let him in.”
Old Keli entered the hall, hastily saying, “Lord, the people you asked me to lead today did not return with me. They plan to continue exploring on their own. I saw them conjuring swords out of thin air, and I didn’t dare to insist, so I rushed back to report to you.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent instantly.
Tawik had just been boasting to Fang Hao that everything was under control.
Now they had lost track of the group.
If these fellows wandered aimlessly, they might actually end up at Fang Hao’s city.
When they saw so many patrolling undead, it could indeed trigger a war.
Tawik was about to curse when Fang Hao directly asked, “Tell me, in detail, about what happened today.”
“Oh, all right.”
Keli detailed everything about leading the team that day.
“You said they stayed near the location we arranged, right?” Fang Hao asked.
“Uh, yes, Lord. They refused to leave no matter what. Seeing them pull out swords, I was afraid of an incident, so I rushed back to report to you and the City Lord,” Keli explained.
Fang Hao was originally thinking of letting these people look around and be content with that.
After all, in such weather, not many people have the determination to stay and search for any Undead.
It turned out, these people were indeed serious about it.
They stayed to search on their own.
“Alright, you should go rest, I’ll handle the rest,” Fang Hao waved his hand.
“Oh, okay.” Keli hastily left, fearing he might be blamed for mishandling things.
Tavek still wanted to ask something.
Fang Hao said directly, “It’s fine, I’ll arrange everything.”
With that, he activated the teleportation screen and left Pruell City.
…
The old site of Shadowwind Castle.
Inside a low cave on the west side.
The orange-red campfire illuminated the small cave.
Xu Haide and others huddled in front of the fire, eating the food in their hands.
Transmigrators’ regional trades greatly relieved their burden.
Food and supplies could be exchanged, ensuring they could safely spend the night here without freezing to death.
“Let’s take turns keeping watch tonight, and continue exploring to the north first thing tomorrow morning,” Xu Haide said.
The Undead were crucial to his future development.
Besides, the presence of the Undead north of Pruell City had always been something he insisted on.
He kept persuading the church that there were Undead to the north that could threaten the entire Federation.
But the actual investigation only revealed a small Undead camp of three hundred.
Just a few hundred wild Undead were not a concern; they could be encountered around any city.
It could not be counted as his achievement.
Even now, despite his doubts about the existence of the Undead, he had to keep searching.
“Okay, we will explore for another day tomorrow, and if there are still no clues, we’ll head back to the next destination, Lyss City,” said a soldier from the Hall of Justice who accompanied them.
“Okay.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
One person kept watch, while the rest burrowed into their ready-made blankets to rest.
The night wind howled.
Like the roar of a wild beast.
Amidst a drowsy haze, they heard a companion shouting, “Enemy attack, get up!”
Everyone woke up in alarm, instantly grabbing their weapons.
At the same time!
Crackling!!
Outside the dark cave, a barrage of stones, like raindrops, pelted into the cave.
They scampered around, clutching their heads, unleashing cries of pain.
“What the hell is happening,” Xu Haide cursed loudly.
The soldier keeping watch, shielding his head with his arms, said, “I don’t know, someone suddenly started throwing stones in here.”
“Can you identify the enemy?”
“I couldn’t see clearly, there are many of them, they have surrounded the front of the cave.”
The three people inside the cave were dizzy from the barrage of stones.
Hearing the soldier’s response made them even more annoyed.
Why was this journey so fraught with trouble, encountering various issues wherever they went?
“What do we do? Fight our way out?” someone roared.
Xu Haide moved to the innermost part of the cave and opened the Book of Lords for a glance.
“Let’s first see who the enemy is and where they are,” Xu Haide said, pulling out a scroll from his chest and opening it.
A small bird made of blue energy appeared on the scroll.
“Go outside.” The small bird of blue energy flew out of the cave with a flap of its wings.
At the same time, the scenes from outside the cave began to appear in Xu Haide’s mind.
In the snow-laden dense woods.
Little Orcs with animal ears.
Hundreds of them gathered outside, ceaselessly pelting stones; behind them, more Orcs pushed carts, transporting carloads of stone fragments over.
“Damn it, where did so many of them come from,” Xu Haide cursed.
The next second, the energy-formed bird shattered and the scroll in his hands disappeared.
“What do we do,” the person beside him asked.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Haide said, “Get ready to break out, we can’t stay here.”
At once, he exchanged for three more shields.
“Good.”
“Follow my lead, get ready, charge…!”
Armed with shields, they charged out into the barrage of stones pelting down like rain.
Stones clattered against their shields, the sound truly frightening.
Xu Haide took the opportunity to look outside.
Those little Orcs closely followed behind them.
They kept picking up stones from the carts, relentlessly throwing them at their fleeing forms.