Soul echo

Chapter 32
The silent army of undead engulfed half of the city, and the number rose from nearly a thousand to thirteen hundred.

Although the extra 400 or so undead are just a sham and don't have much combat effectiveness, they are very suitable for dealing with the living army that is easily affected by morale.

Feisal led the army with a strolling attitude, even though its army no longer had to consider the issue of physical exertion.

The Luna Church couldn't stop it, let alone the Lord's army.

——It silently observed the city for hundreds of years in its long solitude, and it still watched the city after its soldiers fell asleep one by one.

As an undead, it is immortal, and it has endless time to wait—even if the price is to be tortured by hatred.

In these hundreds of years, it has seen the city rebuilt, seen the city grow from dilapidated to prosperous, from a population of dozens to two to three thousand today.

It can't hear with its ears, and can't see with its eyes, so it can only confirm all this silently through the [life perception] of the undead.

It's boring.

It's tedious.

But at the same time, it can also make it feel extremely excited——

The more people the city has, the more people it can kill.

"After 400 years, I will see you again."

On the other side of the street is the Church of the Luna, a bowl-shaped building it has never seen before. All watchtowers and shooting ports are hidden inside, and it is not a qualified military building.

The soul fire in Feisal's eye sockets trembled violently. It commanded the army to pass through the side streets and alleys, and gradually surrounded the church.

The divine power that ordinary people can't sense wraps around the church. The church is equivalent to a kingdom of gods on the ground, and it is an extension of their domain. Before destroying the basic structure, its army cannot enter the church.

However, Feisal did not plan to attack the church so soon. It always likes to save the delicious food until the last. The church and the people in the church are the delicious food that it covets. That's why it wants to keep them. at the end.

Three hundred undead soldiers were left by it to surround the church, and it will lead the rest of the army to the castle and completely capture the city.

"Where are they going?"

In the observation deck, a temple guard was fiddling with binoculars.

Seeing the leader-like guy leaving with the other undead, he couldn't help muttering to himself, and then he suddenly remembered that it was the direction of the castle.

——The adventurer from the east hasn't returned yet!
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Zhong Ye led the team around in a big circle, avoiding the direction of the undead army.

With near-supernatural perception, he heard the army of the undead striding forward just a few streets away, and the people behind him knew nothing. They didn't know that they were brushing against death. It will cause the team to be wiped out.

Zhong Ye didn't tell them about this, after all, they didn't have such a big heart as him.

Fortunately, when he just set off, he ordered not to make a big noise.

The undead appeared on the road were all cleaned up by Zhong Ye in time, and there was no gathering of undead, allowing the team to be preserved.

There are a few people in the team holding holy relics and magic tools to exorcise evil spirits in their hands. They stand outside to prevent the dead from approaching, so that Zhong Ye does not have to run frequently and can wait for work at leisure.

Such a large team can't help but make some noise, but everything is still under control.

Zhong Ye didn't know much about the streets of this city, but many of his team were locals. After constantly correcting the route, the team almost followed the city wall and circled around the church.

With a cautious attitude, and because he heard the undead march just now, Zhong Ye suspected that the church might have been surrounded by undead. After approaching the church, he stopped and did not continue to approach.

"Sir, why don't you move on?" A woman holding a child asked anxiously in a low voice, "Isn't the church just ahead?"

As she spoke, she glanced up at the window, and now they could see the top of the church from their position.

They hid in a large room, and there was no other place around but this room to accommodate so many of them.

She is a resident around the castle, and the reason why she gathered outside the castle was because she heard the cries of the refugees from other cities, and she was skeptical of the 'army of the undead' they said.

But when all the mercenaries had withdrawn, she no longer had any doubts.

She was the first group of people who followed Zhong Ye's pace and left the castle, because she was a tailor's daughter and knew some arithmetic. Everyone goes into the castle.

Probably everyone knew this, but it was too dangerous to leave with Zhong Ye, they didn't know the bottom line about this adventurer, who knew if he could protect them to go to the church?

The woman holding the child didn't believe it at the time, but there were too many people outside the castle, and she felt that it was impossible to squeeze into the hanging basket, so she called her father and followed Zhong Ye.

She was extremely glad that she chose to follow at the beginning, Zhong Ye led them all the way to save themselves from danger, and successfully brought them to the vicinity of the church.

But now, with the church right in front of them, Zhong Ye made them stop.

Standing by the window, Zhong Ye carefully observed the street in the distance. When he heard a question, he answered in a low voice: "The church may already be surrounded by undead. I can break through the encirclement myself, but I can't bring you in."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone became nervous.

They were afraid that Zhong Ye would abandon them, even though Zhong Ye's previous actions showed that it was impossible for him to do that kind of thing.

Zhong Ye leaned against the window and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head, everyone's attention was focused on him, and he was startled.

"Is anyone present here a retired mercenary or soldier? I mean someone with some adventure or combat experience."

Hearing this, a middle-aged woman stood up, "What do you want to do?"

Zhong Ye roughly explained his thoughts: "I'll lure them away, you take the opportunity to rush in, remember to call the Church of the Moon God when you break through, they will help you."

Everyone fell silent, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.

It's a pity that they didn't know how many undead surrounded the church, and how many undead Zhong Ye could lure away...

None of them wanted to gamble with their lives, but the current situation was that they had to gamble.

The church was close at hand, and they had already survived many dangers, and now they were only one step away.

Seeing that everyone seemed to have made up their minds, Zhong Ye moved his sore shoulders and arms, "Men should take things that can defend themselves, women with fighting ability can also stand outside the team, and the rest don't need to worry about anything, when the time comes Just keep your heads down and run over, avoiding trouble is the greatest contribution you can make to the team."

Although what he said was a bit heartless, the fact was that Zhong Ye would not encourage civilians who had no ability to resist to do things they couldn't do, and that would just cost them their lives in vain.

At this time, some undead gathered outside the house. If they did not leave, the army of undead surrounding the church would also be able to detect their existence.

The middle-aged woman who used to be a mercenary was organizing the team. Zhong Ye took advantage of this time to apply the holy oil on the sore muscles. The cool feeling pierced the skin instantly and healed the muscles.

Healing was not the main effect of the holy oil, but it also relieved Zhong Ye's pain, allowing him to perform better in the next battle.

After confirming that they were ready, Zhong Ye kicked open the door and rushed out with a sword in hand.

Where the sword passed, no spirit could survive.

His commotion was quickly noticed by the undead army, and Ye Ye woke up instantly.

boom! boom! boom!
Doors and windows were broken open, and undead soldiers in hideous armor came out.

Zhong Ye took a deep breath, the cool night breeze caressed his cheeks, and clasped his fingers tightly on the handle of the weapon.

——Don't let them use long-range attacks, try to fight at close range!

With his body bent down and his legs slightly bent, Zhong Ye broke through the air and charged towards the undead soldiers.

Behind him, pairs of eyes hid in the house, watching his back silently and praying for him silently.

(End of this chapter)