Upon hearing the other's question, both of them froze.
[ The Dark Archmage ] asked in confusion:
"Their fleet is already at the last bend, of course I have to go back and prepare for battle, what else can I do?"
Zhongde also had the same question:
"Where we fight doesn't matter! We've dug all this way, how can we just rescue people and leave?"
"If you ask me, we should all sneak into the dungeon. When the time comes, we'll coordinate from the inside and tear apart the Tree Worship Church's ass!"
The Dark Archmage paused for a moment, then realized that what Zhongde said... made perfect sense!
The nine players, scattered throughout the tunnel and the houses at its entrance, quickly reached a consensus.
A direct frontal assault is nowhere near as satisfying as a sneak attack from behind.
These degenerate apostates should be taught a lesson and shown what "ass-ass-in" really means!
So, with the coordination of [ Zhongde ] and [ Dark Archmage ] on both sides of the rock wall, the players began to crawl through the cave one by one, stuffing the equipment into the dungeon.
After seeing everyone off, [ Zhongde ] turned and returned to the entrance of the tunnel.
The space had become incredibly spacious, and apart from the fact that half of the couple's living room had vanished, there was nothing wrong with it.
He crawled out of the entrance and saw pairs of expectant eyes. The couple who had chosen to rescue their child by digging a tunnel were now tightly embracing their child, whom they had lost and found again.
[ Zhongde ] looked at them, his tone softening involuntarily:
"The battle will begin soon. In a moment, you'll fill the entrance with mud, making sure it's firmly packed down to prevent those apostates from tracking you down to your homes."
"Then what will you do?"
The question was asked by Tiya, despite losing both arms, had clear, bright eyes.
[ Zhongde ] seemed to have been waiting for this question for a long time. Looking at the group of young men and women gathered around, he delivered his well-rehearsed, dashing lines:
"Either die inside the church, or walk out the front door with our heads held high. Retreat is not in our vocabulary!"
After saying that, he retreated back into the tunnel, leaving behind a group of shocked teenagers and a family hugging each other like koalas.
In the dense forest north of White Wax Town, a battle of evenly matched forces is underway.
If the battle were described from the perspective of a patrol of five priests, the title could be a classic template like, "Orthodox disciples encounter an immortal armored man while pursuing a fugitive, but cannot defeat him despite their best efforts."
Soon, people will post comments like "not an orthodox religion" or "not a chance encounter."
However, [ Easily Soluble in Water ], who recorded the entire battle, would certainly not side with the traitors, so he only wanted to name the video he was about to release after logging off "The Ancient Method of Barbecue Making in the Eternal Domain ".
The spear blade, reflecting the priest's terrified expression, lashed out again with a blur, severing his prized wooden sword from its root, followed by a powerful, chest-piercing thrust.
The priest felt a sharp pain and a tremendous force in his chest, and then his body was thrown into the air. He was then impaled by the gleaming spear into a large tree that would take three or four people to encircle, leaving him unable to move or exert any strength.
And now, four priests in the same state as him were attached to that gleaming spear.
In other words, the five of them were skewered into meat skewers by Xilǐ'er using the same spear.
The spears pierced downwards, and lubricated by the mixture of blood and sap, the priests impaled on the front began to slowly slide towards the last priest.
The recording system, which was described as " Easily Soluble in Water," faithfully recorded everything. Watching the indescribable liquid flow down the spear and tree trunk onto the ground, he couldn't help but look at Xilǐ'er beside him:
Are they still alive?
"Alive."
A muffled reply came from beneath the armor:
"My lord informed me beforehand that he wanted me to spare their lives; they won't die anytime soon."
[ Easily Soluble in Water ] Frowning, should we spare this guy's life? It seems Ed has a plan, or perhaps the game has already arranged their future storyline.
"Um, what other tasks do you have after that?"
[ Easily Soluble in Water ] I'm already used to talking to these NPCs using normal thinking. As long as I pay a little attention to my wording, they will give very wise answers.
Xilǐ'er said:
"Once they've bled enough, I'll take them to the church in White Wax Town. This is the final step of my mission."
After hearing this, a new notification popped up in front of [ Easily Soluble in Water ], informing him that the special mission of luring the enemy deep into the territory had been completed. Because this mission was part of the large-scale long-term mission of Reclaim White Wax Town, it would be settled at the same time as the main mission.
After confirming that Xilǐ'er's presence here wouldn't cause any problems, [ Easily Soluble in Water ] casually browsed through the several group chats in front of her and quickly found what she needed to do.
He turned around and disappeared into the dense forest again, eventually arriving at a riverbank after many twists and turns with the help of the map.
This is the very place where the [ Dark Archmage ] met them before, and it will also be the location where he meets Ed and the main force.
Soon, a sound came from the river ahead.
But the sound wasn't the lapping of oars against the waves; it was a series of booming sounds... like drums?
Upon seeing the [ Shit Appraisal Master ] marching in high spirits, beating drums, [ Easily Soluble in Water ] felt terrible.
They had to be extremely careful when digging a hole in White Wax Town, afraid that the sound of digging into the rocks would attract the priests on the surface. But this guy was making a big fuss over here, as if he wanted the other side to know that they had arrived.
Ed seemed unsurprised by this situation.
Several boats were led ashore, and the players disembarked and began to organize their equipment on their own.
Although they already had basic weapons, none of the people here, including NPCs like Duolin and Ed, wore any armor.
This is perhaps the fighting style of the Tree Worship Church...
[ Easily Soluble in Water ] After securing several boats to the wooden stakes on the shore, and checking a few messages on the panel, I found Ed:
"My lord, the advance team member [ Easily Soluble in Water ] is reporting to you."
"Speak."
Ed suppressed a laugh and agreed.
"The map of White Wax Town has been completed. The remaining nine members of the advance team have arrived at the dungeon beneath the White Wax Town Church and are waiting for your command to open the trapdoor and coordinate our attack from the inside!"
"Good!"
Ed waved his hand dismissively, barely suppressing his slightly embarrassed feelings, and said:
"Attention all personnel, prepare to attack the church!"