late at night.
Soldiers holding torches patrolled the contaminated area.
There was still a full moon in the sky, but they still couldn't see the area beyond the fire.
It was still dark there.
A darkness that the moonlight cannot reach or illuminate.
The wind whistled as it blew, causing the patrolling soldiers to tighten their weapons unconsciously.
They have already encountered several "special situations".
Just a few days ago at this time, there was also such a wind blowing and such dead silence and darkness.
They had witnessed with their own eyes that seemingly normal thorn bushes suddenly twisted and squirmed.
The vines were tainted by some invisible force of corruption. The skin peeled off, revealing the purple-black veins underneath, pulsating strangely like blood vessels.
Those plants were like hunters hiding in the dark who had suddenly been given life.
Their sharp thorns shot out like poisonous snakes, piercing the leather armor of a Mayan warrior who was unable to dodge.
Before his scream could fully burst out of his throat, the vines had already wrapped around his limbs, instantly dragging him into the wriggling shadow.
That was a nightmare for the soldiers who saw this scene.
They had to burn it with torches and hack it with spears.
Finally, when the entire field of thorns curled up and charred in the flames, making a hissing sound that was almost like a wail, they finally found the soldier's body.
Almost half of his blood was sucked out.
Even the flesh on his body turned into blood after being injected with the juice of the vine.
Therefore, the soldiers simply inferred that after being contaminated, the plants must have mistaken them for "bugs".
Otherwise, how could it be possible to kill a strong soldier so easily?
And now, there seems to be a similar sound mixed in the wind.
There was a rustling sound similar to before, as if something was moving or crawling slowly in the darkness.
So the Mayan warriors simply slowed down their pace and stared at the shadows around them.
Their muscles tensed and their breathing softened unconsciously.
They knew very well that those plants would not be truly killed.
They will grow back again, like grass in the spring breeze.
A young soldier stared at his surroundings and finally couldn't help but lower his voice and asked the patrol captain beside him.
"Captain, when will His Majesty the Saint Pharaoh launch an offensive against Hebron?"
"After we take Hebron, we must also take Jerusalem."
"Only if we win can we leave this polluted land."
"I would rather die openly on the battlefield than be killed by these things hiding in the dark."
When the captain heard this, he paused.
His eyes suddenly became sharp as he looked at the soldier's face illuminated by the fire.
“Watch your words.”
"How can we speculate on what His Majesty Saint Pharaoh is thinking?"
"We just need to do our own thing well, and the rest is not our concern."
Another veteran heard this and echoed it.
There was more awe in his tone.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh is an existence above the gods."
"He is not only a great emperor, but also our ally and benefactor!"
"We just need to do our duty and wait for his orders."
The young soldier swallowed, he always felt that the two seemed to have misunderstood his words.
"That's not what I meant!"
"I am ready to sacrifice my life for His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh!"
"It's just that I really hate this kind of noise at night..."
As the soldier was speaking, the captain immediately raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop.
But at this moment, a very light sound of footsteps was heard in the distance.
It was as if something was passing over the ground silently, but disappeared in an instant.
It was as if it had never existed and was just an illusion of the people.
The captain raised his hand suddenly, signaling everyone to be quiet.
His eyes were fixed on the depths of darkness, his brows furrowed.
"…something passed by."
The soldiers looked at each other and gripped their weapons tightly, but no one dared to act rashly.
The captain of the soldiers saw part of the thing clearly and he immediately felt relieved.
“No need to chase.”
The captain finally slowly put down his hand and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Tonight, we just have to do our job well."
“All we need to do is shoulder our share of responsibility.”
After the captain finished speaking, he turned around and patted the shoulder of the soldier who had spoken first.
"Since you are ready to sacrifice yourself for His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, you must be clear about your responsibilities."
"Only in this way can we contribute to the plan of His Majesty the Saint Pharaoh!"
After hearing the captain's words, the soldier widened his eyes as if he had just woken up from a dream.
His nostrils twitched slightly, and his whole body seemed to be suddenly filled with energy.
"Yes! Captain!"
"If I encounter those plants again, I will definitely risk my life to cut them into pieces!"
The wind started to blow again, and the torches flickered, lengthening their shadows.
But this time, no soldier slowed down.
As if they had made some kind of determination, they held their weapons tightly and continued driving on the dark road.
And in the shadows invisible to everyone, a vague figure had already silently crossed the defense line and rushed towards Hebron.
It wasn’t long before the figure came to a place where he could see the walls of Hebron.
One place is about the same height as the city wall of Hebron, about three miles away from the city wall.
Although you can't see what's happening inside Hebron from here, it's also the best place to observe the situation.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"I have checked all areas and have not found anything abnormal so far."
After hearing what the man in black robe said, Lin Ke just nodded slightly.
"Yeah?"
The person who reported it was Ramses.
After hearing Ramses' words, Lin Ke checked the civilization panel again.
Because he discovered that many "hostile units" had appeared in the place where the Holy Egyptian Alliance was stationed.
But those "hostile units" did not take any action, so Lin Ke guessed that those "hostile units" were most likely some contaminated and relatively powerful plants.
After all, the other party can already "control" those polluted lives.
He guessed that the other party might be requisitioning those contaminated plants now and secretly observing the movements of the Holy Egyptian Alliance.
Apart from Lin Ke, no one else noticed this.
Lin Ke just narrowed his eyes and stared at the city of Hebron.
"What a troublesome guy."
Then he looked at the civilization panel again.
His "right-hand man" was approaching the city of Hebron.
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