The members of the "Blue Illusion" team.
Eugene Leonard (Sorcerer Knights, Illusionist, Captain)
Conan Turner (Hell Knights, Hammer Master, Vice Captain)
Evie Goldleaf (Holy Knights, Doctor)
Ulysses Edward (Plague Knights, Disperser)
The overall strength of the team was quite good.
At the beginning of the investigation mission, they had killed the terrifying [Corpse Hoarder] on three different occasions in a head-on attack in the unnamed village.
But they still couldn't decipher the secret of the Corpse Keeper's revival.
Also, the team's strongest trump card, Eugene's illusions were ineffective against the Corpse Keeper with a special constitution.
It wasn't until Evie was injured that the team decided to escape.
They ran for forty kilometers and arrived at the [Stuart Manor] where the incident with the old king happened.
Although the Plague Knights had taken care of it, this place was still listed as a forbidden area ….. Under normal circumstances, the knight teams that passed by this place would have to take a detour.
Captain Eugene stared at the crowmen that were densely packed on the branches with a confused expression.
"Because the old king destroyed the ecological balance of the Gane Forest, these homeless crowmen chose to occupy the abandoned manor as their new home?
Strange ….. Crowmen are vigilant by nature, they shouldn't choose to build their new home in the old king's territory.
Why are they gathered here? And there are so many of them? "
"Captain, these crowmen are a bit strange ….."
Ulysses was a Disperser, he could infect the target with the plague and also take on the responsibility of being a Perceptor.
"Are they hostile to us?"
"No, they are still neutral ….. But, they seem to have been" modified "."
With Ulysses' reminder, the other members of the team also noticed the abnormalities of a few of the crowmen.
1. Retractable metal prosthetic eyes, it increased their vision in all aspects.
2. Soft metal prosthetic limbs with a steam power system.
3. Hidden and aerodynamic metal wings design, it increased their flying ability. In times of danger, they could also use the wings to cover their whole body, greatly increasing their defense.
Other than the metal modification, there were some crowmen that had "mutated" their bodies. Their physique exceeded the maximum body size recorded in the monster encyclopedia collected by the holy city.
Even if these crowmen were very strange.
However, the only escape route and chance of survival for the Blue Illusion team was in Stuart Manor … They could not maintain their fastest speed throughout the journey. After all, they were still more than 60 kilometers away from the Holy City.
Furthermore, even if he could escape, the heavily injured Evie wouldn't be able to hold on for that long.
Their only hope now was that the Crowmen could buy them some time, allowing them to escape the Corpse Keeper's tracking range.
After that, he immediately found a safe area and began emergency treatment.
…
The Crowmen didn't do anything to stop the knight squad from approaching.
It seemed like they were neutral … but in fact, the crowmen had received the order to 'let them pass'.
As the knight squad passed through the trees where the Crowmen crouched.
The scene in front of them was the complete opposite of the ruined manor in their minds.
The rebuilt manor had been integrated with the latest technology of the Holy City. Semi-automatic steam devices were embedded in the stone buildings, and there were even steam scarecrows in the fields that were responsible for guarding them.
"These … these Crowmen rebuilt the manor? That's not right … How was this steam technology introduced? "
At this moment.
A crow landed on captain Eugene's shoulder.
Caw ~ Go to the castle ~ Go to the castle! Lure them over! Lure them over!
Eugene turned around to look behind him.
The Crowmen that were guarding the forest had all scattered, allowing the Corpse Keeper to chase them into the manor.
At the same time, the Crowmen that were working in the manor had disappeared ….. In the blink of an eye, the entire manor had become an empty city.
If Eugene and the others wanted to survive, they could only follow the instructions to the castle area.
Eugene made his decision, "It's very likely that the Steam Knights have secretly taken over this area ….. We can only take a gamble. With our current stamina, we can't escape back to the Holy City and Evie can't hold on either.
Perhaps a person in charge of the Steam Knights is waiting for us in the castle. With the castle's mechanisms, we should be able to deal with the [Corpse Keeper]. "
The sudden change in plan made everyone hesitate for a bit.
Shua!
A strange object flew out of the forest.
It hit the plague walker Ulysses' arm.
It was a miniature version of the "Buried Alive Tombstone" that was accurately nailed into his arm.
In a short period of time, dark grey stripes quickly spread out from the nailed point. His entire arm released an aura similar to that of the Corpse Keeper and it wasn't under Ulysses' control.
And the tombstone had another characteristic.
Once the individual voluntarily abandoned the nailed part, the soul in that part would be buried alive and couldn't be reborn.
Ulysses could only block his entire arm with plague and clench his teeth to hold on.
"Go!"
The team used all their remaining stamina and rushed to the castle on the small hill.
There was a crow above their head that followed them the whole time.
Part of it was monitoring them, but most of it was monitoring the [Corpse Keeper] that was chasing them.
… …
Castle – Lord's Hall
"They clearly know that this is the" Land Deed Area ", but they still dare to break in. What a strange Hybrid Demon ….. They are so eager to kill this group of people. It must be that the knights have revealed a secret that can't be brought back to the Holy City.
[Corpse Keeper]. I remember that when I chose the investigation mission at the knight headquarters a month ago, I almost cooperated with Captain Lucius to take this mission.
What a coincidence. "
Coincidentally, Han Dong happened to arrive at Stuart Manor this morning.
He was just discussing the research of the [Deep Sea] with Dr. Swollen and Professor West in the underground laboratory.
Who knew that there would be two auras on land at the same time.
In particular, the aura from the [Corpse Keeper] made Han Dong's back break out in a cold sweat. The pressure was no less than that of Scarlet Count.
"Count, who is stronger between this guy and you?"
"Do you still need to say it? This kind of arbitrary guy that even dares to break into the Land Deed Area, how can he compare to me? I ordered eight barons and thousands of blood descendants to suppress him. Can he withstand it? "
"No ….. I mean who is stronger in a one on one fight."
Han Dong's question made Count speechless.
After holding it in for a while, he slowly admitted the truth.
"Tch ….. This guy has already reached the late stage of maturity. He must be stronger.
Also, this kind of Hybrid Demon's' individual combat power 'is higher, but if it's a one on one fight, he can't kill me.
However, according to the image captured by your crow, this guy's ability is a bit strange. "
"The tombstones nailed to these knights?"
"Yes ….. I have never seen such an ability. One of these knights has been deeply contaminated by the tombstones and can turn into a dangerous fallen person at any time. "
"Play with him."
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