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For the undead, they only obey the orders of the manipulator, and this scream can't affect them at all, but for Yannick and others, the sound is simply earth-shattering, they originally thought that the city of Tumaco had been completely destroyed As the city of the undead, I didn't expect that there were still living people. There was almost no need to discuss it aloud. Everyone immediately decided to follow the source of the sound to see.

Now the whole city is almost empty. Except for the scattered undead, their progress was not hindered at all. As the distance from the screams got closer, they also heard some unusual sounds.

For example, the sound of heavy objects being dragged on the ground, low whimpers, and even the sound of the mouth chewing or sucking something.

Yannick and the others turned the corner ahead, and saw a shocking sight.

In the center of the city, in the square that was originally used as a landmark, the heroic figure of the epic hero Ronald on a horse seemed to be cut off by the volley. His upper body had disappeared, leaving only the scorched lower body and the broken stone horse.

And beneath the statue, a carnival feast is going on.

The party holding the banquet is a monster.

Here, the high-level monsters no longer need to put on any skins that pretend to be humans. They show their original ugly faces to their heart's content. It was soon stained with blood.

They were holding a piece of arm or holding a head in their hands, all of them were feasting without exception, and at the same time they were making loud noises, making rough laughter, and speaking a foreign language that Yannick and the others could not understand.

Large areas of blood remained on the ground, some bright red, some dark red, mottled, shocking.

The appearance of high-level monsters does not conform to the aesthetics of any race with advanced intelligence on Olin Continent, let alone races such as elves or vampires who are very picky about their appearance, even the careless dragon race, for ugly monsters There is only a frown and disgust.If it weren't for their cunning and cunning not inferior to human beings, no one would believe that it was such a group of "monsters" that forced all races on the continent to unite and fight against them.

Since it is a race abandoned by the gods, why is it still given such advanced wisdom?This is a question that Yannick can't figure out. He doesn't believe that among the gods there is such a guy with such a wonderful aesthetic, and this question has never been mentioned in any myths and legends.

At this moment, two or three giant spiders stopped next to the monsters, and hundreds of living people were imprisoned in the cage on the other side. Judging from their clothes, these people should be The civilians of Mecklen, fortunately, they did not become undead, unfortunately, waiting for them will be a more tragic death.

Seeing this scene, Yannick realized that when he fell into the hands of those two monsters in the dark forest, they really "lended" to him. Although it was because of his beauty that he decided to rape first and then kill, but also It was because of this that he was given a chance to escape, otherwise he would have become food in the stomach of monsters, not to mention being the pope to save the world.

The civilians locked in the cage have extreme fear on their faces. It is really hard to watch the god of death approaching a little bit, but not knowing when it will fall on their heads. Some people have simply given up. Hope reveals despair and numbness.

After a monster gnawed a thigh, its bloodthirsty eyes turned around on the group of weeping and crying people in the cage. Its long tongue stuck out unexpectedly, licking off the little bits of blood and flesh on the corners of its own eyes, and then stretched out fiercely. pointed to one of the cages, and spoke a language that no one could understand.

Those undead who had been standing blankly by the side seemed to be pressed by a certain switch, sluggishly walked towards the cage and opened it, and pulled out a child of about five or six years old from a woman.

"No! No!" The woman cried loudly, and she wanted to jump up immediately, but the cage was just closed, so she could only jump onto the wooden fence, watching her child being dragged out, and dragged towards the direction of the monster. "Let him go! Let him go! You devils! You wicked devils! The gods will punish you! Devils!"

She shouted hoarsely, but she couldn't resonate with her companions. Faced with this cruel reality of being powerless to resist, everyone seemed to have accepted it, and they didn't even show any sympathy. After all, sooner or later, they would all become food for monsters. of.

Everyone watched this scene, but they didn't react at all. It wasn't that they were shocked, or that they didn't want to save people, but that after saving people, they couldn't take this large group of living people to the dark forest. If left alone, these people still cannot escape the tragic end.

Moreover, there are so many monsters here, and it will take time to kill them. At that time, other monsters will definitely be alarmed, and Yannick and his whereabouts will be completely exposed.

To save, or not to save?

In this difficult choice, even Yannick couldn't judge easily. He could even hear Fansherich's slightly heavier breathing than just now, indicating that the other party was also struggling with him.

Monsters with advanced intelligence also show cruel wisdom in cannibalism.They know that if these "foods" are treated harshly and make these people hungry and skinny, they will definitely not taste much taste, so after occupying human cities, in order to store food for regular supply, they even hired human chefs to cook Produce human food, and then raise those people in captivity, let them eat and drink, and raise them one by one to satisfy the appetites of the monsters.

After understanding this, Yannick knew that the people in the cage he saw now were probably not the only survivors left. There should be more people kept in captivity like this in other parts of the city , who can be pulled out as food at any time.

This time, the balance seems to be tipping over to the side of "do not save".

Because even if they save these people, they can't save all the survivors in the whole city. In that case, it is estimated that the team will be overwhelmed by the monsters who heard the news before they reach the dark forest. No matter how strong it is, it is impossible to fight against the tide of high-level monsters and low-level monsters with the strength of a few people. If that is the case, it is impossible for the monsters to develop into the situation they are today.

The child kept crying and struggling after being dragged out, but with his weak strength, of course it was impossible to resist the undead who was dragging him. The monsters looked at the pain and fear of human beings with great interest, and completely regarded it as a meal. The accompaniment before the meal.

The monster that issued the order before let out a hiss from its throat, and the undead who grabbed the child immediately let go, and the child reflexively ran towards the mother.

The monster didn't stop it, but waited for him to stagger and run for a certain distance, then stretched out its long, forked tongue, and quickly rolled towards the child, aiming at the back of his head.

With a low sigh, Yannick clenched the staff in his hand, lowered his eyes, and looked at the back of his hand.

At this moment, he seemed to feel a huge shadow slipping by his side, and soon shrouded over his head. Yannick looked up and saw a silver dragon flapping its wings and flying towards the monster. Zhang, flames sprayed from the dragon's mouth to the monster.

The flesh of the monster is very tough, and it is immune to common offensive spells. Although the dragon's flames are powerful, they cannot continue to cause damage to the monster, because the monster's reaction is very fast, almost at the moment when the tongue is wrapped in flames, he He stepped back quickly, and at the same time, the monsters of the same kind also reacted, their feet covered in hard scales stomped heavily on the ground, their bodies bounced up nimbly, and their sharp claws grabbed the dragon's head.

Everyone was confused by Leopold's sudden gesture of not saying hello, but they did not forget to react because of it. Like Yannick, Vaserich had already held the staff in his hand, and just as the monsters were approaching At the same time as the silver dragon rushed forward, he immediately threw out a large-scale radiance, wrapping those monsters within the attack range of the spell.

Up to now, their whereabouts have been exposed, and they can be saved even if they cannot be saved.

Simon and Chris' shots over there were also very fast, with a "Heaven Crashing and Earth Cracking" plus a "Great Waves", which happened to use the monster that rushed to the silver dragon the fastest as the dividing point, limiting all magic attacks to the monster's side , to minimize the influence on civilians.

Meanwhile, Augustine and the others had already run over to break open the wooden cage and release the civilians.

The panicked civilians still couldn't figure out the situation. Maybe they had been imprisoned for too long, and they were a little unconscious. After being free, instead of running out in a hurry, they were still hiding in the cage and trembling. Augustine And Dilkin and the others had to go and drag people out one by one.

Under the continuous attack of powerful magic, those monsters who want to break through the magic barrier can only be firmly restrained, roaring and rolling in the continuous raging flames and sand and scorched rocks, just like they just played with human beings appearance.

The interweaving effect of various magics is extremely gorgeous, especially in the case of so many powerful people outputting magic power at the same time, the halo and halo merge with each other, emitting a beautiful light like fireworks, which also makes many civilians realize that they are truly rescued.

But with that comes, and possibly, greater danger.

"Adults! There are still people in the west of the city, and there are many people! They have all been locked up by monsters!" The woman who hugged the child tightly shouted loudly. She grabbed Augustine's sleeve and begged bitterly, "I His husband was also taken away by them, I beg you, I beg you to save him!"

Saving a person does not mean the end, but the beginning.

He had expected this outcome.

Yannick sighed, and said: "We will try our best to escort you to a safe place first!"

There was a slight vibration under the feet, and it was obvious that other monsters had been alarmed and rushed over.

The arrogant vampire Wilson is about to die of anger. He has no special interest in saving human beings. "Leopold, what the hell are you doing! Do you know how much trouble you've caused us?!"

"Ah," Yinlong turned his head and shook his tail when he heard the words, his voice was innocent, "Didn't you ask me to attack?"

"Who told you to attack!" Wilson was furious, and the elegance of the blood race was gone.

"I just heard someone sigh. Didn't we make an appointment beforehand? If you make a sound, it's an attack. If you don't make a sound, don't move." Yinlong is not only innocent, but also wronged. His huge head looks pitiful.

Yannick: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Although the force value of the dragon clan is strong, flying is also a great advantage, but you must choose a smart one when you go out in the future, otherwise you won't even know how to die.

Anyway, if you don’t save it, you can save it. It’s not a bad thing to save people. If you want to save people, save them to the end. His Majesty the Pope comforted himself, and said to Yinlong in a calm tone: “Leopold, now I have a very important The mission is for you, you take these people out of here, and bring them back to the city of San Mar, which will soon become the front line of the Garter Empire, and someone will meet you at that time."

"Oh, well," Dragon Clan didn't know what happened at all, and he didn't have much enthusiasm for saving human beings, but he felt that he was just following orders, and he didn't understand what was going on with the tangled expressions on everyone's faces. "Then shall I come back to find you?"

"No need." You fly back again, it is a living moving target, telling the monster about our whereabouts, so let's play whichever is cooler.

At that moment, Yannick felt a little sympathetic to Archbishop Gustav whom he took a fancy to.With Gustav's scheming and mind, he would probably be pissed off by this dragon clan, but his force value is not as good as the opponent's, oh, how pitiful!

"Okay, then I can go find Gustav!" the dragon said sweetly, flapping its wings, and said to those mortals who were staring blankly at him, "Hurry up, don't waste my time!"

The huge and powerful appearance of the dragon clan frightened the civilians who had never seen a dragon. Except for a few brave people who hurriedly climbed up the dragon's back, the rest of them were trembling. Pick it up and throw it on the dragon's back.

At this time, Yannick and the others could no longer care about when the silver dragon flew away, because a large number of monsters had rushed in front of them, and they could not retreat after their whereabouts were exposed. They could only choose to solve the troubles in front of them first!

At this time, no matter how stingy the magic power is, you have to choose to go all out.

The powerful strength and agility of the blood clan came in handy. Others couldn't even see how they moved. A demon ape had been cut open by the blood prince, and the bloody ape was still beating. heart, and then crashed to the ground.

Wilson and Anna chose a high-level monster to attack, but the high-level monster has some similarities with the vampires. Their physical functions are very powerful. Both injuries can heal quickly, and the speed of the two is equally agile, so this is destined to be a battle of strength and wisdom.

On the priest's side, Yannick and Vansherich were not in a hurry to use the offensive spell of light. They were continuously throwing healing spells such as blessing and blessing to maintain the team's combat effectiveness.

There are more and more monsters, not only a few high-level monsters, a large number of low-level monsters, but also an endless army of undead like a tide.

The most troublesome thing is the undead.

Even if the undead have no force at all, it is a waste of magic power to knock down a large area with one move, not to mention that some of these undead are even mixed with some people who were mages or swordsmen before they were alive. Being able to use one or two spells to counterattack, or to swing a sword against each other based on the instinct of the body, although these are not a threat to Simon and Chris for the time being, it also means that the magic power spent on these undead bodies is slightly lower than that of the undead. There are many other undead.

Just like a glass of water, the total amount is fixed, and if you drink it, you will get less. Without external supplements, the water will be drunk sooner or later.

There must be some kind of connection between the high-level monsters, because as far as Yannick saw, there are more and more high-level monsters, and sooner or later the other party will find out that they have special identities. With the cunning of the high-level monsters, there is no need to rush to suppress them Kill them, and as long as one of them is caught, such as Saint Simon, or him, and then his body is displayed on the Allied positions, it can cause a huge shock to people's hearts.

Yannick believed that what he wanted, high-level monsters also wanted, so the longer the time dragged on, the worse their situation would be.

Under such circumstances, everyone had long since given up the idea of ​​rescuing other civilians. Under Yannick's command, everyone fought and retreated, leaving the city gate and retreating to the city gate.

But the worse thing came, there was a plain beyond the city gate, and one had to cross the plain to reach the steep valley, the valley where Yannick and Chris had encountered the Harpy.

Only in the valley can they have a chance to get away completely, otherwise it is useless to use the invisibility scroll now, because under the blessing of the invisibility scroll effect, once the spell is used, the invisibility effect will be invalid, and the monster has already targeted their breath , in such a place with no shelter, if you have to run, the difference between being invisible or not is not very big.

After only running a few hundred meters, Yannick realized that he couldn't go on like this. He said, "I have a solution that is not a solution. Are you willing to take risks with me?"

Simon: "What way?"

Yannick: "I have a teleportation scroll, the marked location is directly connected to the core of the dark forest, near the old castle where the monster is, because it is too dangerous, I have not mentioned it before, but now it seems that there seems to be The only hope."

Fansherich said in a deep voice, "Go there!"

The elf queen also said: "Let's go!"

The others didn't speak, and they didn't bother to speak. They were still fighting the monsters, but their silent gesture of handing their backs to Yannick had already indicated their position.

Yannick didn't hesitate any longer, he took out the scroll and uttered a short incantation.

Immediately, the radiance flourished, with the silver-haired Pope as the center, including Wilson and others who had just retreated, disappeared within the radiance instantly!