"How could such a group of people appear? What are they looking for? Let's follow them and find out. (Download the TXT novel for the fastest updates of full-text novels.)"
Sun Fei followed behind the twelve powerful figures without making a sound.
He gleaned some unspoken meaning from their conversation.
These people seemed to be heading to the Anzhi Imperial Palace to search for something important. Clearly, this was a hastily assembled team, each member possessing formidable strength, capable of dominating a region, yet their coordination was extremely poor. The person who could mobilize them was no ordinary individual. Moreover, among them were three Holy Church priests, all at the Great Sun-Rank Venerable Initial Stage. Such individuals, even in the Northern Region Diocese, would undoubtedly be at least Red Robe Deacons, making their presence here perplexing.
"Could it be that they covet the Anzhi Imperial Family treasures?"
Sun Fei followed the group with ease, constantly speculating. It was said that the Anzhi Imperial Family had hoarded all the rare treasures, divine medicines, powerful weapons, and magic stones they had amassed after the rise of the empire. Could these people be planning to take advantage of the Anzhi Imperial Family's extermination by the undead and seize their wealth?
This is a possibility.
The wealth of an empire is enough to make countless people envious and willing to take risks.
In the blink of an eye, the group arrived near the Anzhi Imperial Palace.
The Anzhi Imperial Palace was built to an extremely grand scale, surrounded by sturdy and towering walls that were impossible for even experts to climb. Inside, statues and sculptures of various gods, each over a hundred meters tall, stood in abundance, with towering palaces stretching endlessly, resembling a divine kingdom in the sky. Sadly, this magnificent and imposing structure has now become a paradise for the dead. Countless zombies, seemingly cast in black iron, roam the plaza outside the palace walls, as if on patrol. (Fastest updates of full-text novel)
This is a group of extremely powerful zombies, with a very high level of evolution. Their individual combat strength has reached the level of the Moon Class. Even Great Sun-Rank Venerable would find it difficult to escape if surrounded by such a group of fearless and cowardly monsters. The only advantage they have is that these zombies do not possess intelligence and cannot grasp the laws, so they cannot fly. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the entire continent.
"Let's discuss this. There are still three hours until dark, and we don't have enough time. We should wait until noon tomorrow to enter the palace. The heat of the Sun can suppress the power of the undead, while their power will be multiplied at night. If we enter the palace now and find that item, we won't have time to get out, and we'll be in danger."
Among the twelve, a middle-aged man with a slender build and narrow, slightly squinting eyes, who gave off an extremely shrewd impression, spoke slowly.
His opinion made sense and was agreed upon by most of his companions.
"No, we must go in now." The golden-haired priest, dressed in a light armored cross-patterned cloak, shook his head and said, "This city is teeming with evil creatures that are constantly evolving. If we stay here overnight, things could easily go wrong. Besides, we already have a map of the Anzhi Imperial Palace. If we act quickly, three hours should be enough to complete the mission. Moreover, the magical energy used to block the zombie monsters' sense of smell definitely won't last until noon tomorrow."
"Yes, Master Andy is right. There are twelve of us, what are we afraid of? Besides, you are hired by us, so naturally you should obey your employer's orders." Another bald, white-bearded master and a baby-faced master with wrinkles agreed with the suggestion of the short-haired blond master Andy.
Seeing the three divine masters' insistence, the other nine people looked troubled. They huddled together to discuss it and finally agreed to enter the imperial palace immediately.
After making a commotion to attract the attention of the zombies in the square, the group flew through the air, transforming into twelve streaks of light, and disappeared behind the tall city wall in the distance.
"It turns out the Holy Church hired these powerful figures... Wait a minute, with the Church's strength, if they really wanted to retrieve something important, they wouldn't need to rely on others. A dozen or so Great Sun-Rank Venerable experts—even the Northern Region Diocese could produce that."
Sun Fei, hidden in the shadows, witnessed everything that had happened, and a cloud of doubt began to rise in his mind.
His strength far surpassed that of the twelve others, and besides, he was most adept at concealing his tracks, so he wasn't afraid of being discovered, nor did he need to worry about the zombies. After waiting a short while, he swaggered in and followed them in.
"How so"
Seeing their comrade lying on the ground, his heart ripped out and dead, the eleven powerful figures all paled.
Unexpectedly, they had only just entered the Imperial Palace and hadn't even had a chance to delve deeper when they were ambushed by a terrifyingly powerful undead black knight hiding in the shadows, who killed one of their companions. Although this person was only at the Moon Class Great Perfection, the weakest among them, it still couldn't help but evoke a sense of sorrow and sympathy among the group.
"May his soul rest in peace," the golden-haired priest comforted, then urged, "Everyone, let's continue. This mission is inherently dangerous, and casualties are inevitable. We have limited time; we cannot delay any longer."
The group looked embarrassed and continued walking towards the imperial palace with wary expressions.
The Anzhi Imperial Palace was vast, with winding roads and towering statues and buildings everywhere, making it easy to get lost due to obstructed views. The group dared not climb to any high places, lest they disturb the zombie king in the city.
Fortunately, we had a map, so our progress wasn't slow; in the blink of an eye, we had already advanced more than a thousand meters.
For about ten minutes, they were not attacked by any more undead creatures.
"Something's not right. Why is this imperial palace so quiet? There's not a single undead creature in sight. It's very strange." The shrewd middle-aged man who had spoken earlier suddenly said, his face filled with unease.
"I also feel something's wrong; it's too quiet here." Another powerful mercenary nodded. "My intuition is always sharp; I feel like we've fallen into a trap that was prepared long ago." As a mercenary, he was naturally a veteran of countless battles. Starting as a lowly mercenary, he had risen to become a mercenary king at the Great Sun-Rank Venerable, having faced countless life-and-death situations. He possessed extremely keen intuition and sensitivity.
Upon hearing his words, the other powerful figures all showed signs of backing down.
What happened today was indeed a bit strange.
Some people have already begun to regret accepting the Church's commission out of greed; things were a bit off from the start.
"You're all overthinking it. It's said that Emperor Suleiman Klimov of Emperor of Anzhi was a licentious man during his lifetime, so his palace was filled with beautiful women captured from all over the country. They were all weak women. Moreover, he was so confident in his power that he never arranged for guards to protect the palace. All the concubines and maids had to walk naked in the palace. These weak women had no strength whatsoever in life, even weaker than ordinary people. After becoming ghosts, they are just ordinary zombies, blocked by high walls and unable to leave or Cleansing. What is there to fear?"
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