An outsider had trespassed into his territory and triggered his restrictions. As the dust storm rose, it also awakened the Undying Monarch from his long slumber.
His consciousness was still hazy. He had only been awake for a short while before he already felt tired, completely dazed from having slept for too long.
He went outside to take a look at what was happening, casually claimed himself a mount, and then planned to return home and catch up on some more sleep.
After respectfully seeing the Undying Monarch back to his palace, the general who had received his orders simply waved a hand. The skeleton army under his command immediately pounced on the snake people swept in by the dust storm.
Meanwhile, once Shilke and Yoseph realized that something was wrong with the dust storm, they immediately escaped its coverage at top speed.
Then they looked back at the dust storm in the distance. It continued to rage, but it was no longer spreading toward them. Yoseph looked at Shilke with lingering fear.
"Colonel, do you know what's going on?"
"It feels like the effect of some kind of True Word Spell."
Shilke frowned as he made his guess, while unconsciously turning the matter over in his mind.
By comparison, Yoseph's attention was focused on something else.
"Those snake people are still inside and haven't escaped. Should we wait a little longer, or...?"
Yoseph was clearly debating whether they should confirm whether the snake people were alive or dead.
Shilke immediately shook his head.
"Forget them. Leave a marker nearby. We'll leave first!"
Judging by the area covered by the dust storm, this was no ordinary method.
If they stayed here any longer, they might be swept inside as well, and there was no guarantee they would escape death.
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