As dawn broke, a misty rain rose from the ruins.
The light rain before dawn left everyone soaked, with raindrops dripping from Elsie's hair.
From the direction of the south gate, a vampire cavalryman galloped towards them.
"My lord, Mr. Kelyat has cleared the road, and we can leave at any time," the cavalryman said, handing the letter to Karin.
Last night, they discussed the follow-up plans.
Kailin will lead the vampire cavalry to hide in the city of Orvik. Duke Ekado has allowed their presence after negotiating with the Kyryat and has declared that he will provide them with blood offerings.
Although Otto's army of undead numbered over 100,000, unlike Kailin's transformation, transforming into an undead would significantly reduce his attributes.
Therefore, these high-ranking undead can even take on ten ordinary civilians at once. Only the undead soldiers can barely maintain their fighting strength from when they were alive, but they are not elite at all, and their level of armament and combat coordination are too poor.
They will split into two groups, one going to Yayan's farm and the other to the Heide Mountains, with the specifics to be handled by Alto.
"As for me, I might not be able to leave for the time being." Elsie made arrangements for the two of them, but she didn't forget her own plans.
"Our power is not yet ready to make its official debut; our visible strength lies only in..."
She looked at Connor beside her; these knights bestowed by Bogp were the only forces that could now be openly displayed.
“Well, in that case, we should leave.” Otto nodded and said, “Before the others find us.”
Karin ascended to the edge of the abyss and led the group away.
Although I don't know when Keomi will come a second time, I suppose I will be able to build up a larger force to fight against him by then.
“She’s still alive…” Connor found Rachel buried in the rubble as he checked the surroundings. She looked very weak.
Keomi's death seems to have backfired on his followers, diminishing their previous arrogance.
He took out the dagger from his waist and mercilessly killed Rachel.
"What is this?" Elsie asked curiously as she approached Rachel's body.
Although Rachel's body has undergone orcish transformation and zombification, it still retains some of its original outlines and can be identified.
Elsie discovered Rachel's body. Oh dear, she always had a curiosity about these strange and unusual things, little did she know that it was this curiosity that would lead to a series of troubles.
[As everyone knows, Elsie has a grander goal, and these little things that died along the way are not worth worrying about, so... let's skip her and go back to the inn.]
"..."
[Ahem, why are you standing there instead of moving?]
I know you must be exhausted right now and just want to go back to your hotel and sleep soundly, thinking about your soft bed. If all else fails... how about asking Ferry to warm your bed?
Wait! Stop looking at that corpse! That's not something a girl like you would be interested in!
[Aha! I've got it! Think of Princess Windsor, wouldn't you like to get close to her? Although I utterly loathe it, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll generously allow it! Go! Elsie! Enjoy your pleasure!]
[Um... Listen! Elsie! You! You absolutely wouldn't look at a corpse's data template just to pad your word count, right?]
[As everyone knows! In the Middle Ages, padding the word count was considered evil...]
"Stop talking nonsense! Get to work!!!"
Name: Rachel (Female) (Knighted by the Royal Family of Saijing) (Zombie? Abnormal Corpse) (Dead)
Race: Aberrant Zombie Generation 1 (74%), Werewolf (26%)
Age: 19 years and 7 months
Occupation: Unable to analyze (insufficient data)
Level: 0
Potential: Unable to analyze (insufficient data)
Innate Talent: Unable to analyze (insufficient data)
Martial Arts: Unable to analyze (insufficient data)
The Demonic Path: Unable to analyze (insufficient data).
Equipment: Torn clothing (Defense +1)
"?"
Elsie focused her attention on the pop-up window.
"You're playing me?"
【Hey! Hey! What do you mean?! You insisted on seeing this?! I swear I really didn't touch this template at all!】
"Hmm... a lot of points were moved?"
Am I that kind of person?! Huh? Huh? Do I look like one?!
Tsk, strange...
Elsie pondered for a few seconds. If Fatty White hadn't done anything wrong, then that would be too strange.
[Ki fell into deep thought...]
She should be able to guess that Rachel, after turning into a zombie, is Keomi's subordinate, a completely new type of soldier besides the red-eyed and blue-eyed zombies.
[She seems to have opened a new side quest door; she clearly noticed the word "side quest." Although I know how to fully unlock the plot, I feel... she! definitely! won't! touch! the side quest!!!]
Elsie: (?????)
[...]
[Okay! Okay! I'm going to look through the outline, wait for me a bit... (sound of rummaging through something)]
"Connor!" Elsie said to Connor beside her, "Dispose of the body, let's go back to the hotel!"
...
The natural disaster seemed to have subsided, and the refugees who had been hiding in the academy emerged one after another, shocked by the endless ruins.
The hotel doors slowly opened, and Aize stretched, getting ready to go to class. Hmm...
"Hmm?" He looked at the hundred-meter-long rift valley outside the door and the endless ruins, and he felt that something was wrong.
Aize took a few steps back, closed the door, retreated to the bed, and lay down next to Worson.
"Huh? This...this is my bed!?" Watson clutched the blanket, looking terrified.
“I feel like I’m still living in a dream,” Aize said, staring at the ceiling. “I just saw Mirror Lake destroyed, ruins everywhere, rivers of blood.”
Watson: "Ah, I think we should first discuss whether this is my bed..."
"Don't speak!" Aize shouted. "Let me calm down..."
"You can go to your own bed and calm down, you bastard!!!" Wolsen roared.
...
It is worth mentioning that not everyone died in the natural disaster. Some civilians survived by chance, but most of them became deaf or blind, and some even talked incoherently.
Some people who lived further away from the disaster also survived.
The students from Dongmen Academy who went there were fortunately not greatly affected.
The Imperial Knight Academy at the North Gate was completely unharmed, and the various family castles inside were also unaffected.
A few days later, the city lord contacted the various families and together they began to set up refugee camps. Winter was approaching, and they could not allow these displaced people to freeze to death in the wilderness.
Windsor also sent letters to the royal family, describing the disaster there.
Soon, the royal family sent a large number of construction teams to rebuild the city.
Mercenaries from surrounding cities also accepted commissions and rushed here... Compared to the reconstruction here, various royal families and clans were more interested in the natural disaster that night.
Some nobles even joked that it might be the return of a giant dragon to the world, and they were looking forward to sending their knights to hunt the dragon and obtain the legendary dragon egg for them.
No one believed that Mirror Lake City suffered such destruction because of a mere natural disaster, after all, Dean Xinglan's strength was well-known in noble circles.
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