Chapter 814 - 504: Need to Pay More!_2
Chapter 814 -504: Need to Pay More!_2
“Can we still catch up to those two?”
The tall warrior gasped for breath and dejectedly asked his teammate beside him.
“It’s basically impossible, Garcia.”
Gersen’s expression was even worse than that of the warrior Garcia; he was injured by such an opponent, and yet they still let them escape, which was truly exhausting.
“That person is a Silver Rank Ranger, it’s too difficult to track him in the wild.”
“I was thinking of capturing him on the spot, I didn’t put a mark on him, now it’s troublesome to find him.”
“There’s no way then.”
Garcia shook his head slightly, but didn’t take it too seriously.
Their task was to strangle any person they encountered, whether they were from the Gordon Kingdom or the Archibald Kingdom and Paluo Federation, and even bystanders and merchants were no exception.
This was a task given to them by a general of the Archibald Kingdom, intended to cut off any channel that might provide strategic resources to the Gordon Kingdom.
After all, the geographical situation of the Gordon Kingdom is somewhat special, although most of the country is plain, but there are impassable mountains at both ends of the Ely Hills.
Therefore, the only smoother path to the hinterland of the Gordon Kingdom from the south of the continent is through the Ely Hills, and taking a detour would likely take several times longer.
This made the Ely Hills extremely important, and the Gordon Kingdom would absolutely not abandon this place, otherwise what follows is the kingdom’s interior, an endless plain, which would put the Gordon Kingdom in a significantly passive situation.
“…Damn, what’s the deal with these two people?”
Gersen angrily kicked the body of Babo’erben lying at his feet, venting his dissatisfaction.
“Who knows, are they die-hard soldiers raised by nobles?”
Garcia also looked at the two dead men at his feet with some confusion and said:
“But… are they just sacrificing Death Soldiers like this?”
“I always feel that something is off.”
Garcia, who bent down to check the bodies, found speechlessly that aside from their weapons and clothes, they had nothing of value.
Which household’s Death Soldier isn’t carefully raised from a young age, how could they be so poor?
“What’s the matter?”
At this moment, a mage came up behind the two, looking curiously at the people lying on the ground.
“It’s like this…”
Seeing the captain who hadn’t caught up just now walking over, Garcia retold what had just happened, especially about the situation of Benbo’erba and Babo’erben.
“…[Undead]?”
Upon listening, Asini frowned and said in a heavy tone.
“Undead? What is that, like an undead?”
Garcia, hearing this, asked curiously.
Gersen, who was bandaging his wounds, also shifted his attention.
“That is a group of special people that the kingdom has discovered recently.”
After hesitating for a moment, Asini didn’t conceal the information but shared with his teammates:
“Recently, there has been a group of people who joined our army, and their biggest characteristic is the same as these two; their attire and actions are very strange, uncharacteristic of normal people.”
“No one paid attention at first, but then it was found out that these people, who had apparently died on the battlefield and even been cremated by the logistics team, returned unscathed a few days later.”
“It’s as if they had been resurrected.”
“Later, because this situation happened too many times, it caught the attention of the intelligence department, and that’s when they discovered this particular case.”
“Was someone resurrecting them?”
Garcia asked in astonishment, looking at the two dead men at his feet.
“Nobody knows how they’re being resurrected.”
Asini shook his head slightly and continued:
“After discovering this, the general even arranged for someone to secretly kill one such person. They preserved the corpse, but there was no change, and the same person appeared again in the army.”
“Moreover, even the Church of the Gods’ lowest rank Resurrection Technique requires a sacrifice, and the body and soul must be intact; such a large-scale resurrection couldn’t possibly be the result of Divine Arts.”
“Who would pay such a heavy price just to resurrect a bunch of Bronze Rank Professionals?”
“Will these two come back to life again?”
“So that’s why they fought us so desperately?”
Gersen asked gloomily, nothing more upsetting than this news.
Just when they thought killing them had been satisfying, they’re told these people would probably be hopping around alive again in a couple of days.
Moreover, collecting the bodies does no good, their resurrection doesn’t require a body at all.
“So there’s no way to deal with these people?”
Garcia asked the captain, because if that’s the case, even if the opponents only had Bronze Level strength, just a few more of them would be enough to wear him down to death.
“Currently, no one knows.”
Asini shook his head helplessly and added:
“The kingdom has been covertly monitoring these people, but we haven’t obtained any useful intelligence.”
“Some speculate that this is the doing of followers of some newly emerged Evil God, after all, sometimes their actions… are truly beyond comprehension.”
“But they haven’t displayed any specific goals or inclinations.”
“The Kingdom has found traces of these people in both the Gordon armies and the Paluo Federation armies, as if they were born with a love for war.”
“So next time we encounter these people, be careful, I’m worried this might be some scheme by an Evil God.”
“I heard that the Elf Royal Court Zhonuo City was destroyed by the Demon Prince, who knows what will happen in the future?”
Upon hearing this, Gersen and Garcia nodded slightly.
Especially Gersen, although he was angry a moment ago, thinking about those strange people who simply can’t be killed, he decided it would be better not to face them in the future.
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On the other side,
Blair skillfully erased the traces left by the two men and finally sat down on the ground with a sigh of relief.
This place was a hidden crevice in the hills, surrounded by dense bushes, making it very hard to discover without close inspection.
Immediately after, Blair looked oddly at someone beside him.
The black-clothed warrior who had just been solemnly dragging him to escape was now kneeling on the ground, weeping bitterly and saying,
“My brothers! I have failed you!”
“Thinking about the joy of these few years when we became mercenaries together, and now you’ve left me.”
“The pain, it’s too much!”
…
Blair looked at the black-clothed warrior’s saddened face and felt that something was off but didn’t quite know what to say.
It was undeniable that the two companions of the other had stayed to cover their retreat in order to protect him.
“I am truly grateful for the help you and your companion provided. May I know how to address you?”
Out of politeness, Blair waited for a moment and as the black-clothed warrior seemed to have calmed down, he asked,
“My name is Hei Malou, my brothers were Benbo’erba and Babo’erben.”
What an odd set of names…
Blair found it strange, but continued,
“Thank you very much for you and your companion’s help, I was wondering if there is anything I can do for you.”
“We’ll need additional payment!”
Hei Malou wiped his face and said firmly.
“…What?”
Blair didn’t hear clearly and asked again.
“I mean, the payment you gave us needs to be doubled!”
Hei Malou declared righteously.
“…No problem.”
Blair was almost overwhelmed; he’d been traveling for so long and this was the first time he met such an odd character.
But since the other had sacrificed two lives for his sake, it was only reasonable and fair to pay them more.
Spending a bit more Gold Coins to escape with his life greatly satisfied Blair.
With Blair’s agreement, Hei Malou’s system panel displayed a new prompt.
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Ding!
[Your team “West Heaven Scripture” has accepted the Silver Rank commission task “Escape!”]
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[Silver Rank commission task: “Escape”]
Task Requirements: Help Blair escape from the enemies pursuing him!
Task Reward: Experience Points 100,000, Gold Coins 100!
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[Your teammate “Benbo’erba” has died!]
[Your teammate “Babo’erben” has died!]
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[You have exited combat status!]
[Silver Rank commission task “Escape” has been completed!]
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Ding!
[Blair expresses his heartfelt thanks for your help!]
[Task reward has increased!]
[Additional Reward: Gold Coins 100!]
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Player Hei Malou’s eyes lit up.
Plan successful!