By this point, Rex was convinced that the undead had come for him. He had believed it before, but he had lacked any concrete evidence to prove it. What lay before him now served as evidence that he was their target.
The insects before him actually had no fear of the Holy Light. Its attacks had no effect on them whatsoever.
How could these be ordinary creatures? They had to be exceedingly precious; there was no doubt about that. If these insects were common, every Paladin and Priest who wielded the Holy Light would be finished. No, Priests would fare somewhat better. Their primary role was healing, not combat, so the impact on them would be limited. But what about Paladins?
Paladins belonged to a class born for battle. Though they could also heal, they were like Priests in that respect.
Priests excelled at healing, not combat.
For Paladins, it was precisely the reverse. They were not skilled at healing, but they excelled at combat.
If Paladins could no longer fight, if their Holy Light was countered and rendered ineffective, their entire class would be ruined. With such a serious weakness, fewer and fewer people would continue using the Holy Light as Paladins developed in the future. Within a few generations, Paladins would become a thing of the past, vanishing from public sight. They would only be found in some remote village or in the books of a library.
Such dire consequences would follow if these insects began to proliferate.
Of course, that situation could never come to pass.
Even if they could not appear on a massive scale, the existence of these insects alone was a severe blow to Paladins and all the other people who wielded the Holy Light.
If these insects had been cultivated to possess this