Chapter 545, Looking for the Undead
Several people were walking in the snow.
The snow crunched under my feet.
Old Kerry looked back at a few people and held his hat that was blown askew by the cold wind.
"You want to see the undead? Those skeletons?"
It can be heard in the words of old Kerry.
There must be undead around Purul City, otherwise he, a hunter, would not be so sure about the undead and skeletons.
The members of the investigation team were both happy and a little worried.
Fortunately, this trip was not in vain. If they can find information about the undead, whether it is the Hall of Justice or the church, they will be given some rewards.
For Xu Haide, it was a big achievement, and it would later be his achievement when he competed for the Archbishop.
At the same time, they are also worried that there are undead spirits of unknown origin appearing around the human territory.
Will it be attacked by the undead like the Eight Peaks Mountain of the dwarves?
"Yes, I just want to take a look." Xu Haide said.
Old Kerry nodded, "It's not that close to here. Think about it."
"It's okay, we have everything figured out, as long as we can see the undead."
"Okay!" Old Kerry agreed, but he didn't stop walking and led a few people walking in the snow.
Xu Haide whispered a few words to the others.
Continuing to quicken his pace, he came to Old Kerry and continued to ask: "Old Mr. Kerry, when did these undead appear?"
The cold wind was biting, and Old Kerry was obviously reluctant to speak.
Xu Haide took out another gold coin and put it into his hand before he spoke, "About half a year ago, a caravan discovered the undead."
half year ago!
Xu Haide nodded.
Half a year ago, it was also close to the time when the time traveler came.
It is very possible that, as he deduced, the undead are related to Fang Hao.
As long as you find the location of the undead, it will be a great achievement after you return.
If the undead become large enough to threaten the Federation and the Church, and he solves the problem, the next Archbishop will be his.
In just a moment, Xu Haide had already thought a lot.
He directly thought of himself becoming an archbishop and sitting on the highest seat in the Holy See.
A smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
"Are there many undead? Is there any special place, such as quarrying, logging, etc." Xu Haide continued to ask.
Old Kerry, holding his hat, continued on his way.
He replied: "The number is not large, logging? What are they doing logging? To build houses, that kind of thing is not afraid of the cold."
"Not much? No way!"
"You still hope for more. If there were more, there would have been chaos a long time ago. This kind of undead is easy to encounter in the surrounding area. Only you nobles find it strange. We hunters often encounter it. There is no danger and we will not attack. The surrounding villages are much easier to deal with than the bandits." Old Kerry continued.
The other people listened silently, but said nothing more.
They are not really noble lords, and they have also fought head-on with the undead.
Naturally, one knows that being infected by darkness can lead to undead beings easily appearing.
But what they were looking for was not these wild and scattered undead.
Xu Haide and the others stopped talking and just followed Old Kerry and continued on their way.
With this old hunter leading the way, the journey would indeed be much smoother.
The roads are always easy to walk.
We arrived at the gate of the Tauren Fortress.
One by one, the tauren poked their heads out from the city wall.
He stared at the humans below with his eyes widened.
When he saw Old Cree leading the way, the closed door slowly opened, and a group of tall tauren with exaggerated muscles came out.
Wearing plate armor, he carried a huge double-edged battle ax in his hand.
"Why are you guys here again? Are you looking for death?" The leader of the tauren said in a deep voice, white air coming out of his nostrils.
Xu Haide and others' expressions suddenly turned ugly.
Old Kerry stepped forward, pulled the leader of the tauren aside, and talked in a low voice.
The tauren looked here frequently, seemingly confirming something.
Not long after, the two came back.
Old Kerry said: "Get some money."
"Oh." Xu Haide took out a few gold coins.
Old Kerry took it and handed the money to the minotaur.
The tauren shook his head and said, "Okay, they are not in danger. Open the door and let them go."
The doors are all open.
Old Cree led a few people into the gate and entered the orc territory.
Xu Haide and others followed behind in a daze.
Is this what happened to him?
Last time you stared so hard, you thought there was something big going on inside.
Now take out a few gold coins and go.
If you want money, you should have said it earlier.
…
Along the way.
From morning to afternoon.
I saw nothing along the way, just a vast white field of snow.
Several people were physically and mentally exhausted, hungry and cold.
The big snot froze into ice and hung on my nose.
At this time, no one thought that this was a good job, and they were looking forward to returning as soon as possible.
If it keeps freezing like this, people might actually die.
"We're here, we're here, there are the surrounding undead groups." Old Kerry shouted and pointed forward.
Several people instantly became energetic, quickened their pace, and looked in the direction pointed by Old Kerry.
In the distance, there is a ruins covered with rubble.
The snow has buried a large area of traces, but it can still be seen that this place used to be a manor.
But for some unknown reason, the building on the old site was demolished.
Only a small section of the fence remains.
In the ruins, hundreds of skeletons wander.
Broken armor hung on the skeleton's body, rotting like mop strips hanging on its body.
The weapon in his hand was also rusty and seemed to have no lethality.
A few people did a rough count.
There can be more than three hundred.
"That's all?" Xu Haide asked curiously.
Old Kerry wiped his nose and said, "Ah, how much more do you want? I really thought this was some kind of mass grave. There are so many skeletons."
The few people said nothing and just observed the undead in the distance.
Judging from the equipment and wandering appearance of these undead.
It is certain that they are a group of wild undead.
Not to mention posing a threat to the human federation, these skeletons may not be cleaned up by passing beasts one day.
The scattered undead are not of high level. If they are small in number, it is difficult to pose any threat.
"Okay, I've seen it, but there's nothing interesting to see. Let's go back!" Old Kerry urged from the side.
But several people still didn't answer, but looked at the skeleton in front of them silently.
Looking left and right, there are still not many in number, and there is nothing special about them.
"Hey! How many of you?"
Old Kerry was still ignored.
Xu Haide brought the rest of the people together and started discussing in a low voice.
After a while.
Xu Haicai walked over alone and said with a smile: "Mr. Kerry, it's been a hard journey. These are some of our thoughts. We plan to continue shopping here and won't go back yet."
Two more gold coins were thrust into Old Kerry's hands.
"You're not going back? No, if you get lost here, someone will die." Old Kerry said hurriedly.
"We brought a map, so don't worry."
"That won't work. I'll bring you in. If something happens, I won't be able to explain it to you. You have to come out with me." Old Kerry said in a strong tone.
But the other few people didn't care about his request.
Xu Haide opened the Book of Lords, exchanged weapons and armor, and equipped himself.
Soon, several people put on the armor and weapons of Silver Wing City.
Xu Haide's tone became tougher and he said: "Your mission has been completed. You don't have to worry about the rest. You can't reveal our information after you go back."
Old Kerry looked at the appearance of these people and knew that it was useless to say anything now.
I could only nod and agree, "Oh, okay, I understand."
"Let's go!"
"Oh, okay!" Old Kerry agreed and left with one step and two turns.
Wait for the figure to go away.
Xu Haide and others gathered together again.
Someone asked: "Which way to go next?"
"First find a place where we can shelter from the wind and spend the night. Tomorrow we will continue heading north along the road. I feel like this old man is taking us on a detour." Xu Haide looked at the map and replied.
"good!"
Several people agreed and started looking for shelter from the wind.
Today's journey is tiring enough.
If they didn't find a shelter from the wind at night, they would probably freeze to death outside.
…
the other side.
Purul City, in the city lord's palace.
Fang Hao sat on a seat nearby, chatting with City Lord Tavik about today's events.
As soon as the Silver Wing City investigation team appeared, they never left their sight.
They knew every move.
Today's old Kerry is also the person arranged by Tavik.
Don't they want to see the undead? Take them there to confirm that these are just ordinary undead and save them from continuing to investigate.
Just as the two were chatting.
Soldiers' announcements came from outside the door.
"Lord City Lord, Kerry is back."
Tavik was stunned, "Let him in."
Old Kerry entered the hall and said hurriedly: "Sir, the people you asked me to bring today left me behind and planned to continue exploring by themselves. I saw them taking out swords out of thin air, and I didn't dare to insist too much, so I wanted to come back and give them to you. Your message has arrived."
As soon as these words came out, the room instantly became quiet.
Just now, Tavik was bragging to Fang Hao that everything was under control.
Now people are lost.
Those guys were wandering around, and they might actually reach Fang Hao's city.
When we see so many patrolling undead, we should not start a war.
Just when Tavik was about to curse, Fang Hao asked directly: "Tell me about today's events in detail."
"Oh well."
Kerry told the details about what happened when he led the team today.
"You said they stayed near the arranged location, right?" Fang Hao asked.
"Um, yes, sir. They refused to leave no matter what. I saw them taking out their swords. I was afraid of something happening, so I had to rush back to report to the Lord and the city lord."
Fang Hao originally thought to arrange it and let these people look for it.
After all, in this kind of weather, few people have the willpower to stay and look for the undead.
I didn't expect these people to be so serious.
Stay and find it yourself.
"Okay, you go down and rest, I'll take care of the rest." Fang Hao waved his hand.
"Oh, okay." Kerry hurriedly left, fearing that he would be blamed for his poor performance.
What else did Tavik want to ask.
Fang Hao said directly: "It's okay, I'll make arrangements."
After saying that, he released the teleportation light curtain and left Purul City.
…
The former site of Shadowwind Castle.
In a low cave on the west side.
The orange-red bonfire illuminated the small cave.
Xu Haide and others gathered in front of the fire and ate the food in their hands.
Regional transactions for travelers have greatly reduced their burden.
Food and supplies can be exchanged to ensure that they can spend the night safely here and not freeze to death here.
"Everyone takes turns to keep vigil and continue exploring to the north tomorrow morning." Xu Haide said.
Undead is related to his future development.
Moreover, he has been insisting on the matter of the undead north of Purul City.
He kept convincing the church that there were undead in the north and would threaten the entire federation.
But when I actually came to investigate, all I saw was a camp of three hundred undead.
Hundreds of wild undead can be encountered around every city, let alone here.
It cannot be his merit at all.
Even if he still doubts whether there are any undead, he will continue to look for them.
"Okay, let's explore for another day tomorrow. If there are no clues yet, let's go back and head to the next stop, Lysis City." The accompanying soldiers from the Palace of Justice said.
"good."
Several people nodded in agreement.
One person kept vigil, while the others got into the prepared blankets and began to rest.
The night wind howled.
Like the roar of a wild beast.
While they were drowsy, they heard the shouts of their companions, "There are enemies, get up quickly."
Everyone woke up and immediately picked up their weapons.
at the same time!
Crackling! !
Outside the dark cave, stones fell into the cave like raindrops.
They were smashed so hard that they ran around with their heads in their hands, letting out painful wails.
"What's going on, damn it." Xu Haide cursed loudly.
The soldier who was keeping watch at night covered his head with his arms and said, "I don't know. Suddenly someone threw stones at this place."
"Can you identify the enemy?"
"I didn't see it clearly. There were so many people that they surrounded the cave."
The three people in the cave were knocked dizzy by the dense stones.
Hearing the answer of the night watchman, he felt a little annoyed.
Why is this trip so unsatisfactory? I encounter all kinds of things wherever I go.
"What should we do? Get out?" someone yelled.
Xu Haide hid in the innermost corner and opened the Book of Lords and took a look.
"First let's see who the enemy is and where they are." Xu Haide took out a scroll from his arms and opened it.
On the scroll, a bird made of blue energy appeared.
"Go outside." The blue energy bird flew out of the cave with cave wings.
At the same time, Xu Haide also received the scene outside the cave in his mind.
In the dense forest covered with snow.
Each of them is a petite orc with animal ears.
Hundreds of people gathered outside and kept throwing stones. There were people behind them pushing carts with cartloads of gravel.
"Damn it, where are so many people?" Xu Haide cursed.
The next second, the bird transformed into energy shattered, and the scroll in his hand disappeared.
"What should I do?" the person next to me asked.
Xu Haide thought for a while and said: "Get ready to rush out, we can't stay here anymore."
Casually, three more shields were exchanged.
"good."
"Listen to me, prepare, charge...!"
Several people held shields and rushed out against the rocks in the sky.
The stone hit the shield and made a crackling sound, which was really scary.
Xu Haide took the opportunity to look outside.
The little orcs followed closely behind.
He kept picking up stones from the cart and throwing them after them.
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