#2379 - Suspicion
Even if this matter is truly the work of the undead, what is their purpose?
To cause such a commotion, only to destroy an insignificant White Bamboo Duchy?
"Order the five nearest Honor Knight Orders to the White Bamboo Duchy to assemble and move out. Baluyev, as the legion commander, will set off immediately to thoroughly investigate the truth!"
In the eyes of the Central Holy Court's Grand Archbishop, Baluyev is rich in combat experience and extremely strong. He also controls a five-hundred-man Honor Holy Knight Order, plus the assistance of four other nearby legions.
Their strength is enough to easily destroy any mid-sized empire on the continent, let alone annihilate a small country like Hoth Country.
"If any hostile forces such as the undead are discovered, eliminate them immediately."
"Yes!"
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After receiving the assembly order from the Central Holy Court, the five Holy Court Honor Knight Orders immediately went to the border of the White Bamboo Duchy to assemble, preparing to advance towards the breached main city of the White Bamboo Duchy after the assembly.
Because some of the teleportation channels had been destroyed, it took more than five hours for all five teams to assemble and truly enter the destroyed territory of the White Bamboo Duchy.
At this time, a full 14 hours had passed since Fang Heng entered the game.
Dawn broke.
Honor Knight Legion Commander Baluyev led the team slowly forward, entering the White Bamboo Duchy's main city, which had been reduced to ruins.
Baluyev looked at the post-war environment, which had been reduced to ruins, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"Everyone, the situation doesn't seem quite right."
"Hmm."
The other four Honor Knight Order commanders also nodded, looking solemn.
According to the information obtained from the Central Holy Court, the attackers of the White Bamboo Duchy were likely the undead.
But now it seems that the battle traces left here are very strange.
They don't look like the traces left after being attacked by the undead camp in the past.
One of the Knight Order commanders pondered and said, "From the description of the survivor just now, I thought of a creature. I don't know if everyone has the same feeling as me."
The crowd looked at each other and said in unison, "Lickers?"
"Hmm, you all think so too?"
"Could it be Fang Heng?"
Baluyev fell silent.
Without seeing the enemy, they were not 100% sure.
After all, Lickers and Ghouls look very similar.
Moreover, they had encountered specially mutated Ghouls in the past during battles with the undead camp.
"First report the news to the Holy Court headquarters, and we will continue to investigate. Pass down the order that the enemy may be related to the Demon Seed, so everyone be careful."
"Yes! Understood!"
The team continued to advance slowly.
Strangely, Baluyev found that there was no trace of the undead in the ruined main city.
"Report!"
Ahead, the vanguard reconnaissance team discovered an anomaly. A team member rushed forward to report: "Sir, we just discovered a strange red beam of light outside the city."
"Beam of light?"
Baluyev frowned slightly, immediately becoming alert, and said in a deep voice: "Go, let's go take a look!"
Leaving the city, everyone immediately saw a beam of dark red light emerging from a distance.
The beam of light went straight up, piercing the sky and disappearing into the thick clouds above.
The light came from the border area of Hoth Country.
Because it was night, the beam of light seemed a little conspicuous.
"What is that thing?"
Several Honor Knight Order commanders looked at each other, all showing vigilance.
They had never seen a similar red beam of light before.
But from that beam of light, everyone felt an extreme danger.
The light seemed to be slowly condensing.
The destruction of the White Bamboo Duchy was likely related to this beam of light!
Warhorses galloped!
The Imperial Knight Legion charged and ran wildly on the plains, moving extremely fast.
In just half an hour, the Honor Holy Knight Legion crossed two breached cities and arrived at the border of Hoth Country.
Knight Order Commander Baluyev raised his hand, signaling his legion to stand at the edge of a dense forest on higher ground, looking far into the area where the red light was rising in the distance.
Looking up in the direction of the red beam of light, they saw a strange building on the sand in front of them.
The building was about five meters high, presenting a strange inverted triangular shape. Around the building were more than a dozen towering circular stone pillars.
The stone pillars were also about five meters high.
Looking at the structure, this group of buildings seemed to form a magical array.
The rising red light was constantly overflowing from the top of the building.
A Holy Knight team asked: "Was this building here before?"
"Never heard of it."
"Go! See what tricks they are playing! Everyone be vigilant."
"Yes!"
The army slowly approached the inverted triangular building.
"Shua! Shua shua! ! !"
Suddenly, the sand around the building showed abnormal shaking. One after another, Licker creatures sprang out from under the sand, and then quickly pounced on the Holy Court Legion!
A vice-commander of the Knight Order's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Not good, it's Lickers!"
Their hunch was right.
Not Ghouls, but Lickers!
This incident is related to the undead.
It's Fang Heng!
It's the Demon Seed!
There were a large number of Lickers lurking under the sand. In a short moment, they formed a dense mass, surging towards the Holy Court Knight Legion!
"Don't panic, deal with them carefully!" Baluyev commanded with a focused expression, "Lickers have powerful self-healing abilities and infectious abilities. Use Holy Purification to help eliminate them!"
"Yes!"
The elites of the Honor Knight Order in the high-level game world are far from comparable to ordinary Holy Court warriors. Their mental attributes are also extremely high, and they are not affected by the sudden attack of the Licker swarm, maintaining high morale.
In an instant, everyone in the Knight Order burst out with waves of holy energy.
Under the resonance of the holy light, their overall abilities were greatly improved.
"Charge!"
The Holy Knights urged their warhorses to charge forward!
The next moment, the dense Licker swarm pounced up, and the two sides immediately engaged in battle.
The Knight Order was like a sharp sword, piercing more than a hundred meters into the depths of the Licker swarm before gradually slowing down and getting bogged down.
A steady stream of Lickers surrounded them from all directions. They pounced on the members of the Holy Court Honor Knight Order, frantically waving their sharp claws, trying to tear them apart.
The claw attacks landed on the outer layer of the Holy Barrier defense of the Honor Knights, scratching out streaks of blooming holy light.
At the same time, the attacks of the Holy Court Knight Order also landed on the Lickers, leaving deep scars!
