The atmosphere turned cold in an instant.
The "Seven Color Scales" Kokash lightly raised its snake head, the colorful scales on its face reflecting slightly, its scarlet snake pupils looking down at the three humans before it.
This alliance with humans was nothing more than a helpless move.
"Sigh."
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash sighed deeply in its heart.
Their Demi-human individuals were powerful, but they were far from being a match for that Death Knight and the powerful Magic Caster who controlled the Undead. A large number of Demi-humans and races had died at their hands, turning into Undead.
If they couldn't deal with these two enemies, they could only huddle in a corner.
Go Gin's request for human support was opposed by many surviving Demi-human Tribes, but "Seven Color Scales" Kokash could only acquiesce.
Probably with a "treat a dead horse as if it were alive" attitude.
It didn't think that humans would care about the lives of Demi-humans in the Hills, let alone that the Holy Kingdom possessed the power to defeat that powerful Magic Caster.
However—
Humans had actually come!
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash didn't feel surprised, but rather a heartfelt doubt and wariness.
The appearance of these humans here could only mean that they had the confidence to defeat the enemy!
Humans actually possessed such power?
In this situation, how could "Seven Color Scales" Kokash allow this human woman before it to easily approach their Demi-human settlement?
Looking at the increasingly stiff atmosphere before him.
Tang Zheng turned his head to look at Go Gin: "This is different from what you said at the beginning."
"We're here to provide support. Perhaps there were various problems between humans and Demi-humans before, but now the common enemy is the Undead."
Tang Zheng knew that now was the time for him to communicate with Go Gin to break the stiff atmosphere before him.
Go Gin was also somewhat dissatisfied with "Seven Color Scales" Kokash. The human side had just been attacked, so how could they attack the enemy at this time?
"I also think it's inappropriate," Go Gin said.
"I see."
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash lightly flicked its forked red snake tongue, not refuting, but instead following up on those words:
"Recently, that mysterious Magic Caster has not appeared. I'm worried that an even more dangerous situation will arise."
"That's why I'm a little anxious."
"In that case, then, humans, please rest here for the time being. We will also be stationed here together to prevent another attack from the Undead."
Next, the two sides exchanged and probed each other again.
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash never let go of the matter of taking Tang Zheng and the others to the Demi-human settlement.
In the end!
The two sides could only end the exchange in an anticlimactic manner, with each side clearly not trusting the other at all.
Tang Zheng and the other two returned towards the human troops.
"Team Leader Tang, thank you for the potion."
Quartet put away her cold expression just now and said gratefully, "If it weren't for your potion, my sister would have... In short, I will report your merits to Her Holy Queen Majesty."
"Please don't take my sister's words to heart. She has a rather straightforward personality and doesn't actually have any personal opinions about you."
"It's good that Captain Remedios can recover. She's an indispensable combat force for what's to come."
Tang Zheng waved his hand lightly: "The problem now is the Demi-human side, and how to act next?"
"Heh!"
Captain Nigun sneered, his expressionless eyes gleaming with cold light: "The enemy's information has been basically figured out. The evil organization [Zuranon], in addition to the Alliance Leader, has 12 high-ranking disciples."
"The two who appeared before were two of the twelve high-ranking disciples."
"Given that they sent two people and also dispatched a Death Knight, I suspect that the remaining high-ranking disciples are not in the Hills."
At this moment, Captain Nigun finally shed his taciturn demeanor and revealed a cold and ruthless appearance.
"Team Leader Tang, Captain Quartet, you should have also seen the performance of that Death Knight."
Captain Nigun's Black eyes looked at the two of them,
The two before him!
Quartet need not be said, she represented the Holy Kingdom.
What Captain Nigun really needed to take seriously was this Adventurer Team Leader of "Free Will".
He had seen the means of Summoning two Fourth Tier Angels for the first time!
Captain Nigun was very surprised in his heart. Even with his power, he could only Summon one.
Fourth Tier Angels were high-level Angels!
Especially the Surveillance Authority Angel, whose attack and defense capabilities are in a ratio of three to seven, making it the Demon Creature with the strongest defense among Summoning Magic of the same tier.
In Captain Nigun's understanding, there are very few people who can defeat a Surveillance Authority Angel.
Even Clementine, this powerful and arrogant monster, cannot easily break through the Surveillance Authority Angel's defense.
His Innate Ability, "Summoning Demon Creature Enhancement," even if it enhances the power of a Fourth Tier Angel, cannot compare to Tang Zheng summoning two at once.
The opponent is also a Genius Alchemist!
Such strength is definitely that of a powerhouse who has stepped into the Hero Domain.
If placed in the Slane Theocracy, even serving as a captain in the Scripture troops would not be a problem, and they might even be brought into the Midnight Scripture unit.
Such a Genius and powerhouse.
Captain Nigun naturally places Tang Zheng in a position equal to or even higher than Quartet.
"Death Knights are indeed terrifying, but since they can be suppressed briefly, then the threat to us is not that great."
Captain Nigun continued, "So, the real threat is actually the Alliance Leader of that Zuranon. It's good that those Demi-humans know their location."
"I will deal with the Death Knight!"
A look of surprise appeared on Quartet's face, not a disguise, but genuine astonishment.
Surprised by Captain Nigun's sudden move, and also hearing the hidden meaning in his words.
The Theocracy actually allowed him to carry out-of-spec Magic Items!
Although Quartet had long suspected this in her heart, she couldn't help but be shaken when Captain Nigun indirectly admitted it.
Tang Zheng's eyes moved slightly.
This is somewhat inconsistent with the attitude Captain Nigun has always shown. Did he change his initial plan after briefly communicating with the Demi-humans?
After speaking.
Captain Nigun did not offer any explanation, but strode away with a cold and arrogant expression, returning to the Sunlight Scripture unit.
Quietly watching Captain Nigun's back.
"Team Leader Tang, doesn't seem too surprised?" Quartet's narrow eyes revealed a faint smile, and she suddenly said softly.
"Surprised?"
"It's just that I had some guesses already."
Tang Zheng smiled lightly, appearing somewhat unrestrained, yet not lacking curiosity:
"I know Gazef from the Kingdom. He is a commoner Genius who relied on his own ability to defeat all opponents in the Royal Tournament."
"He should have been awarded a Knight title, but due to the obstruction of the nobles, the King re-established the title and position of 'Warrior Captain.' To compensate Gazef, he was specially allowed to use a national treasure."
"That is a very powerful—even somewhat unimaginable—Magic Item."
Tang Zheng said here, looking at Quartet in front of him, whose thoughts were not easily guessed, and shrugged his shoulders:
"The Kingdom has such powerful items, your Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy should also have them."
"You know, I am an Adventurer, and Adventurers are always curious about some legendary or special things."
Hearing this.
The smile on Quartet's face seemed to deepen a bit: "This should also be the reason why Team Leader Tang is participating in this extremely dangerous mission."
Tang Zheng did not speak, appearing noncommittal.
"Ha."
Quartet chuckled, raised a slender, fair finger, and gently tapped her chin: "It's really a dangerous gamble and a sense of curiosity."
"Originally, I was a little uncertain, but since Captain Nigun said so, then Team Leader Tang just needs to rest assured."
"Even without the assistance of the Demi-humans, we can eliminate the enemy!"
Quartet's tone was firm as she spoke.
In the simple conversation with Captain Nigun just now, both sides had already made the idea of excluding Demi-human interference.
"Hopefully."
Tang Zheng didn't seem to fully understand, but changed the subject, "Commander Quartet, shouldn't only have mastered Fourth Tier Magic, as rumored."
Quartet looked at the Black-Haired Youth in front of her, smiled brightly, gently flicked her brown hair, and walked briskly back to the team: "Thank you to your team members for bringing their corpses back intact."
Watching Captain Nigun and Quartet leave one after another.
"Really."
"One or two are so confident."
Tang Zheng's eyes returned to calm.
If it weren't for the "Spiral of Death Ritual" and other plans to reasonably contact the Slane Theocracy, he wouldn't bother playing house with these people.
When Tang Zheng returned to the human team, he saw the 51 Paladin corpses placed in the very center.
Among them, the skin of 10 corpses had turned grayish-black, obviously a case of Undead transformation, while the other corpses remained the same.
Immediately after.
Tang Zheng noticed Anri, who was sitting not far from the corpses, hugging her knees. He pondered slightly and walked over.
Since Anri had been brought away from Karn Village by him, she hadn't actually experienced any normal Adventurer tasks, only simply helping him handle some potion sales.
And seeing someone familiar being killed like this was a first for her.
"Team Leader Tang."
Hearing the familiar footsteps and seeing the white priest robe in her vision, Anri looked up, her eyes red.
Looking at her bloodshot eyes and tired face.
Tang Zheng walked over gently, sat down beside Anri, and slowly comforted her, "It's okay, cry if you want to."
"Anri won't."
Anri stubbornly raised her eyes, but her lips pursed.
A brief silence.
Anri suddenly turned sideways and lay on Tang Zheng's lap, her whole body twitching non-stop, but she never made a single sob.
"Alright, alright."
Tang Zheng saw the white priest robe gradually getting wet, raised his palm, and gently rubbed Anri's chestnut-gold hair:
"Take a nap, maybe they'll come back to life."
"Anri... isn't a child, child." Anri hugged Tang Zheng's cross-legged legs even tighter, muttering in a mosquito-like voice.
After experiencing a long-distance raid all night, and then a battle from dawn, even Paladins, warriors with strong physiques, felt tired, let alone Anri, who was just an ordinary person.
Before long.
Anri's trembling shoulders stopped, and she fell asleep.
Tang Zheng didn't move, letting Anri lie on his lap, calmly watching the Paladins resting in the distance and the tired Shrine Priests.
The Evil Spirit Dog stood behind Tang Zheng, wagging its tail gently and squatting on the ground.
The Emerald Witch also stood quietly aside, her bright yellow pupils glanced at the sleeping Anri, flickered slightly, and remained expressionless.
"She's only 14 years old now."
"The Village Chief of Karn Village and her parents handed Anri over to me, probably thinking it was a very good choice."
"Perhaps I was too focused on the goal."
Tang Zheng's voice was soft and his tone was faint, "Her leaving Karn Village with me may not be a good thing, the future..."
Tang Zheng didn't continue.
"Master, it was Anri herself who decided to participate in the mission."
The Emerald Witch responded calmly, "It's her honor to be able to follow you for a lifetime."
Tang Zheng shook his head almost imperceptibly.
Night gradually fell!
Quartet, who had been silent all along, came to the corpses at this time, looking at the corpses of these Paladins.
Quartet's whole body began to release strong Mana fluctuations, and a holy white light surged, setting off her whole body as if she was wearing a holy light robe.
This movement!
Instantly attracted everyone's attention, especially in the dim night, the holy light allowed the Demi-human side stationed not far away to see it clearly.
"Fifth Tier Magic—Raise Dead!"
Quartet began to chant.
A blue Magic circle condensed and appeared above her head, turning into a thin, fragmented pillar of light, shining on one of the Paladin's corpses.
Amidst the incredible and shocked exclamations of the Holy Kingdom side.
The dead Paladin's chest rose and fell violently, and the next moment he suddenly sat up from the ground, gasping for breath.
"Resurrected?"
"Really resurrected!"
"Lady Quartet, actually mastered Resurrection Magic."
"I've never heard of it before!"
"...!"
Noisy discussions poured out.
The fact that Quartet had mastered Fifth Tier Magic power was obviously relatively secret information within the Holy Kingdom.
Remedios, whose injuries had recovered, saw the surprised looks of the Paladins and Shrine Priests, folded her arms in front of her chest, looking like she was making a fuss over nothing.
Turning her head.
Remedios quickly searched for a figure in the crowd, quickly found Tang Zheng, and a hint of smugness appeared on her cheeks.
It was as if a child wanted to show off something.
However.
When Remedios noticed Anri clinging to Tang Zheng, her expression suddenly turned cold.
"Such ill-mannered fellows." Remedios snorted.
Quartet didn't stop, continuing to cast Resurrection Magic, only pausing after resurrecting five people in one go.
On the Demi-human side.
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash, "Beast General" Hector Weiss, and Go Gin stood on the outermost perimeter, looking towards the direction of the humans.
"What is that?" "Beast General" Hector Weiss felt the powerful force contained within the Holy Light, somewhat surprised and uncertain.
"Fifth Tier 'Raise Dead', that woman actually possesses such power!"
Go Gin was equally astonished and surprised.
"Seven Color Scales" Kokash didn't speak, his scarlet snake eyes flickering.
He increasingly felt that the Demi-humans of the Hills had been too arrogant before, underestimating the power of humans too much.
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