Sains sighed. He had originally thought he could accomplish this at minimal cost. Now, that seemed a little naive.
Earlier, he had worried that the bait was not strong enough, that the big fish might swallow it in one gulp and leave him with nothing. Now, he was the one holding the fishing rod, and he could not reel it in.
Sains raised his hand.
Anpang immediately bowed. "Yes, my lord."
He stepped forward, preparing to mobilize his team to attack.
But Sains merely lowered his hand slowly. He had changed his mind. "Forget it. Let's not waste time on pointless efforts."
Anpang let out a long sigh of relief inwardly, but still feigned confusion and anxiety. "My lord, are we giving up just like that?"
Sains shook his head. "We're not giving up. We're just saving time and avoiding needless waste."
"My lord?"
"Moon's Blessing-Radiance."
Anpang looked down in astonishment and discovered a flickering glow in his chest. It was the moth he had swallowed earlier, now awakened.
At the same time, light appeared in the chests of the Clerics under Anpang's command.
Not only that, the same change appeared in the bodies of those who had been killed and lay on the ground.
The next moment, everyone discovered in horror that their life force was being rapidly drained.
"My lord... no... you can't..."
Anpang wanted to question him. He wanted to resist. But his hair was rapidly turning white, his skin withering at a frightening speed. First, he became skin and bones, then he turned straight into a mummy.
Below, the same thing was happening to all the living people and corpses.
One mummy after another appeared. Once their hosts had been completely drained of life and died, larger moths flew out of their bodies.
Sains waved his