When the first barrel exploded in the Drows' reserve team, the Drows had not realized the seriousness of the problem.
The barrel exploded, and the grayish-white liquid splashed everywhere, quickly dissipating when it came into contact with the outside air. However, whether the drows smelled or touched the grayish-white gas, they did not show any symptoms of discomfort.
One after another, large wooden barrels whizzed through the air.
Someone reported this situation to the matriarch, Cynthia.
Cynthia was a little suspicious. After suffering a loss once, she became very cautious. Although the gray liquid in these large barrels did not show any lethality, she did not rule out other traps.
Therefore, she immediately ordered the herald to blow the whistle for retreat and let the second and third teams that were attacking the city temporarily withdraw to rest.
However, as soon as the whistle for retreat sounded and the army had not yet regrouped, screams sounded in the crowd.
"Wah wah wah wah wah!"
In the area where the barrel hit, the drows who touched the grayish-white liquid rolled around in pain, tearing at their skin madly.
The livor mortis that had dissipated appeared again, densely packed and even more terrifying than before!
However, the color of the livor mortis changed from the original grayish-white to cyan. It looked like the drows who fell and rolled around on the ground turned into green-skinned, swollen monsters, and then stood up again crookedly.
Zombies!
The drow zombies seemed to be walking crookedly, but the instant speed of their pouncing was very fast! The drow warriors who were pounced on by the first batch of zombies were also infected after being bitten a few times.
What was even more frightening was that those who didn't come into direct contact with the grayish-white liquid and weren't bitten by the zombies also began to experience the same symptoms as the distance between them increased. They turned into zombies amidst their roars!
"This is a virus! It's a virus developed by humans that can spread through the air! "
Matriarch Cynthia's pupils shrank. She looked at the city wall and said sternly, "You despicable and vicious humans! You clearly believe in the Lord of Light, but you created such a terrible virus! Your Overgod won't forgive you! "
After a pause, Matriarch Cynthia gritted her teeth and said, "This virus will only make you and me die together! Your people won't be able to escape this calamity either! "
Cynthia and the two priestesses waved their hands and cast spells at the same time, creating dozens of energy whirlwinds. Wrapped in gray mist, they whistled and swept in the direction of White Stone City.
Sickle Weasel Wind wasn't a very powerful skill, but in this case, it was a killing move that Mother Cynthia could come up with that would cause both of them to perish together!
On the city wall, Bonita saw this. Her face under the mask turned pale in fright.
"This, this, this … I've always been looking after this kind of thing? Is everyone in the city going to be poisoned? "
Mother Cynthia laughed loudly when she saw the grey-white mist sweeping across the city walls of Baishi City.
"Very good! Even in death, the drows will make the enemy pay the same price. "
Ten seconds.
Thirty seconds.
One minute.
Time passed, but the people on the city wall did not move at all.
Mother Cynthia suppressed the itchy feeling all over her body and hissed, "No, this is impossible! Did you all take the antidote beforehand? Is everyone in the city the same? "
If everyone in the city took the antidote in advance, such a large-scale move couldn't be kept secret. The drows weren't fools. They had a few spies in White Stone City.
Cecilia shook her head slightly and said loudly, "Cynthia, you're wrong. These barrels are only filled with a primer. You won't be poisoned if you directly breathe it in … Because the real poison is already lurking in your bodies! "
"What do you mean?" Mother Cynthia's heart sank. She suddenly thought of the Bane of Plague that she had taken before.
Cecilia said, "Two years ago, Scholar developed a series of drugs that could remove the poison in the victims of the Plague of the Dead. However, it didn't work on those who were deeply poisoned. So, he developed another drug that could turn the carriers and creators of the Plague of the Dead into walking corpses known as' zombies. 'This drug is called the' Ultimate Bane of Plague. '
"The Ultimate Bane of Plague won't restore the poisoned life forms to their original state. It will only turn them into zombies to get rid of the Lord of Plague's control. This is another way of eliminating the plague.
"In the past two years, Scholar has been thinking about how to deal with the Lord of Plague. He has researched on the basis of the original version of the Bane of Plague and achieved great results.
"This time, in order to prevent you from turning against him, Dior ordered Scholar to make a small modification to the Ultimate Bane of Plague. After taking it, it can effectively suppress the Plague of the Dead and prevent you from being zombified for the time being.
"But if you add this primer called 'zombie inducing fluid,' even if you only inhale a little bit, it will immediately trigger the Ultimate Bane of Plague in your body and accelerate the onset of zombification!"
Cecilia looked at Mother Cynthia, who was in disbelief, and concluded, "In other words, your zombification is because you've taken the Ultimate Bane of Plague, but we haven't … So, it's impossible for you to die together with us."
Hearing this, Bonita felt a little better. At least what she had been keeping and transporting wasn't a deadly poison, but a primer.
But it was only a little better. Bonita still felt that she wasn't pure anymore. When the war was over, she had to go to the small church to pray and repent.
Mother Cynthia felt that she couldn't suppress the itchiness on her skin anymore. She looked down and saw ugly green livor mortis crawling on her white skin.
"You've planned this from the very beginning! After using the drows, you'll slaughter us all. What you did to the antidote is the proof! It doesn't matter if we turn against you and attack the city or not! "
Mother Cynthia gathered the last of her strength and shouted.
Cecilia shook her head again. "No, Dior has ordered Scholar to prepare another drug that can remove the side effects of the Ultimate Bane of Plague. If you continue to cooperate and help the North fight against the survivors, the drug will be given to you. "
"Go back to the children and fool the elves with this nonsense. I don't believe it! "
Mother Cynthia suppressed the deep regret in her heart and shouted stubbornly.
Then, she couldn't suppress the itchiness anymore. She screamed and scratched her skin with her fingernails, leaving bloody red marks.
Priestess Marcia and Alba had turned into zombies and rushed toward her, roaring.
Mother Cynthia's vision was covered with a layer of red.
In the last hazy consciousness, Mother Cynthia seemed to see a line of black dots rushing toward her from the distant plain.
…
"All troops, kill these aberrated monsters!"
"Archers, 45 degrees, three rounds of projectile fire!"
"Cavalry, charge toward the center! Chisel through these monsters and separate them! Infantry, surround them and annihilate them! "
Outside White Stone City, a well-equipped and well-trained army quickly attacked and killed the drow zombies in front of them.
At first, the White Stone City's defense forces were still vigilant, until they saw that the newcomers were flying the Imperial Army's flag.
Cecilia breathed a sigh of relief, "The Dior is here."
In fact, the advance army sent by the Empire had arrived in the North Province two days ago, but they had been lying in ambush.
It wasn't until this day, when the last batch of plague nemesis drugs was sent to the drows' camp, that Bai Xiaowen used the fief order to descend to the North again and secretly contacted the commander of the Empire's advance army, Viscount Dennis.
If the drows were honest, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't kill them all.
However, the drows who believed in the Queen of Spiders, Lolth, really couldn't be associated with the word "honest". Bai Xiaowen didn't want a group of allies who could betray him at any time, so he devised this plan. It could be considered as a bait.
With the Empire's advance army, he no longer needed the drows as allies. This was also the reason why Bai Xiaowen let the drows fall out.
Riding on the back of the Wrath Claw, Bai Xiaowen watched as Viscount Dennis gave orders to the elite Empire's advance army to exterminate the drows. Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
This commander named Dennis was only 32 years old and was a new noble of the Gorse Empire. After the death of Count Denton, he had gained the trust of Emperor Nicholas IV.
Nicholas was a wise emperor. He wanted to promote the young generals he valued, so he wouldn't casually entrust them with important tasks. Instead, he would first place them on the border where the war was intense and put them in an important position after they had made contributions.
This was both a test and a training.
Bai Xiaowen could vaguely feel that Viscount Dennis was very respectful and polite to him, but there was a trace of fear and vigilance in his heart.
Only someone as sensitive as Bai Xiaowen could detect it. If it were anyone else, they definitely wouldn't be able to see through Viscount Dennis's hidden thoughts.
After all, Bai Xiaowen was a visitor from another world, and many of the Empire's top officials already knew this.
Although Nicholas IV obeyed Bai Xiaowen's words, he must have thought about it carefully before adopting Bai Xiaowen's opinion. He wouldn't blindly trust Bai Xiaowen.
This was the consequence of exposing the Awakened's identity. It was difficult to gain the 100% trust of the natives.
Although Bai Xiaowen was needed to guard the North and the Advance Army was sent to support him, Nicholas would not let Bai Xiaowen gain command of this army.
Viscount Dennis's hidden vigilance was proof. Bai Xiaowen guessed that Viscount Dennis should have received Nicholas IV's implicit instructions before the Advance Army set off.
This was normal. The Awakened had no bottom line when doing things. They could also escape if they caused a terrible disaster. Therefore, only valuing immediate benefits was a common characteristic of the Awakened. Bai Xiaowen was no exception.
What if Bai Xiaowen betrayed the Advanced Outpost for some greater benefit? If he left Kane, where would Nicholas Four Worlds find him?
For example, if you knew that a colleague with whom you had a good relationship with would leave the company at any time and never contact him again, would you feel at ease lending him a large sum of money?
To Nicholas, this vanguard was much more important than money.
'Once the Awakened's identity is exposed, they can no longer hold important positions in the natives' forces. At most, they can be consultants, staff officers, and the like. They have the qualifications to make suggestions but not command. '
Bai Xiaowen concluded in his heart. As early as the first time he entered the Spirit World, the Spirit World's rules had given a warning to the rookies to pay attention to their words and not reveal their identity as Awakened in front of the people of the Spirit World. Otherwise, they would have to bear the consequences.
The Spirit World's rules did not prohibit the Awakened from revealing their identity, and it would not trigger any direct punishment because it was not confidential information.
It was just that the disadvantages of revealing one's identity were generally great, so the Spirit World's rules used the words "bear the consequences". It could be said that they were worried about the new Awakened.
Of course, there were also special circumstances. When the leader of the natives' forces trusted the Awakened 100%, they would give the Awakened the right to command.
For example, in the Aaron Plane, Bai Xiaowen single-handedly created the Black Knight Overlord Gloria and the Death Kingdom forces. Gloria's second "life" was given by Bai Xiaowen. She naturally trusted Bai Xiaowen 100%. However, this example was too extreme.
"Sir Commander, please leave the most dangerous monster, the Matriarch Cynthia, to my team. This way, we can reduce the casualties of the Empire's soldiers, and we can also get a lot of rewards, "Bai Xiaowen said.
There were some advantages to revealing one's identity as an Awakened. For example, Bai Xiaowen did not need to find an excuse to steal monsters and kill bosses.
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