ah?
Tonight, shall we attack?
Isn't that a bit too risky?
[ Aluode ] instinctively wanted to dissuade the other party, but then he thought that he was an undercover agent after all, and even if he died, as long as he could replace this count, it didn't seem to be a big problem...
Anyway, it's impossible to reason with that damned (vampire) bastard; if he wants to court death, let him be.
There's just one thing I need to pay attention to-
The original plan was to rest nearby today and launch an attack tomorrow, but now that old man is in a frenzy, the plan might have to be brought forward.
Thinking of this, [ Aluode ], who was mingling among the Blood Corpse, quietly opened the game's built-in player group and informed the others in the group chat [ Infernal Affairs ]:
"Brothers, listen up! That old bastard's gone mad and he's going to attack Weeping Willow Town tonight! Are you ready?"
[ Gill's Cuisine (Body Reconstruction in Progress)]: "Don't worry, buddy, you just focus on attacking relentlessly. We'll see if we can kill these monsters."
[ Zhongde ]: "Reinforcements from White Wax Town are being assembled and are expected to arrive by dawn."
[ Western Sharpshooter ]: "That's perfect, since the Blood Corpse are at their weakest during the day anyway."
After a brief discussion, everyone went about their business. Under the cover of night, a procession of thousands of Blood Corpse was marching rapidly toward Weeping Willow Town.
Weeping Willow Town, church.
"Is this how you do things?"
Guard Tailun kicked a priest in the shoulder. His well-trained body unleashed a tremendous force that most priests lacked. The unfortunate priest was sent spinning through the air, crashing into a cluster of tables and chairs. Trembling, he struggled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood...
Looking at the scene before him, he forcibly suppressed the urge to smile.
Tailun never imagined that field missions could be so enjoyable... As a tax official Aoda was responsible for liaising with the provincial capital cathedral, while Tasi and Baluo were in charge of the Holy City. For a long time, he was the only one who had been diligently assisting Duolin in handling the daily affairs of White Wax Town.
He had thought that this mission to infiltrate the lair of the fallen priests would be extremely dangerous, but unexpectedly, after listening to the guidance of the Soul Returner beside him, everything became very smooth. He could even legally beat up the fallen priests in front of him, and as long as he didn't kill them, there would be no problem.
As expected of Soul Returner, they always come up with methods that ordinary people can't think of and do things that ordinary people can't do.
"Inspector Tailun, please calm down."
A bishop emerged from the shadows; he was younger Yiden and seemed much more alive.
The middle-aged bishop, whose hair was half-gray, walked over to the priest, helped him up, and pointed to the area behind the church, indicating that the priest should leave.
He then turned to look at the envoy from Fir City:
"It's my fault for not teaching the priests here well, but what mistake did he make?"
Tailun, looking like he was just looking for trouble, said:
"What mistake did you make? Humph! It's been days! I've been trying to help you, and the architect from Fir City (referring to [ Zhongde ]) has been helping you too, but look at the state of this city wall! The heads of the Blood Corpse are even on the archbishop's desk, why won't you believe me?!"
The bishop in front of him fell silent. He was over fifty years old, yet he was being reprimanded by a priest who was less than half his age. However, there was no resentment on his face.
All of this was because the two people in front of him were an inspector and an architect sent by Archbishop Antiya Lisi of Fir City.
A few days ago, these two men arrived from the direction of White Wax Town with a team, claiming to be special envoys from Fir City, who came here to help Weeping Willow Town build its city walls.
However, Fir City is located southwest of Weeping Willow Town, while White Wax Town is located north of Weeping Willow Town, so it was only natural for the priests to question the identities of the two men.
The bishop at the time had expected the other party to provide a reasonable and legal explanation, but to his surprise, all that awaited the priest who raised the question was physical criticism.
The whip left deep marks on his face. After severely beating the priest who raised the question, the architect, who was slightly more mild-mannered, slowly explained why the group had come from the north.
As a border town in the border province of the Tree Worship Church, White Wax Town was the first to bear the threat of the Blood Corpse. [ Zhongde ]'s reason was that White Wax Town was the most dangerous place. He had been there for the past few days until the believers there, under the leadership of Bishop Duolin, built a long city wall.
White Wax Town lies Weeping Willow Town, so they chose it as their second stop. Once the city walls here are in place, they will need to travel to several towns, including Ginkgo Town, which is located on the second line of defense.
The two men played good cop and bad cop, with both reasons and force being justifiable. This certainly dispelled the doubts of most of the priests, but the bishop was still wary of them.
Until [ Zhongde ] pulled the bishop of Weeping Willow Town aside and whispered something in his ear:
"Stained with sin..."
And then... and then they became one of us.
The bishop had never met the two people in front of him in Fir City, but they clearly knew his identity and even revealed it to him.
What does this tell us?
This means they are of a higher rank than me among the Stained Ones!
The bishop, utterly loyal to the Stained Ones, became their closest confidant, immediately pointing out from the roster which priests had been corrupted, which were being corrupted, and which were still clueless fools.
Tailun patted the old bishop on the shoulder and laughed, saying that the other party was too eager to improve. [ Zhongde ] immediately started secretly taking pictures and uploaded the list to the forum archive, so that he could take over the place and kill them one by one.
The two talked for an hour, and the bishop couldn't help but admire [ Zhongde ]'s knowledge of architecture. Such a talent might not be from Fir City but from the Holy City. The old man naturally had no more doubts about the identities of the two men.
That afternoon, the entire Weeping Willow Town was placed under martial law. That evening, people from eight nearby villages were forcibly brought into the town. All the hotels and vacant houses were requisitioned, and the entire town entered a state of war.
The next day, the White Catholic Church and Tailun gave speeches and selected seven or eight hundred capable people from the townspeople and villagers to start working.
It is now late at night on the third day, or rather, early morning on the fourth day.
As co-writers of the script, [ Zhongde ] and Tailun certainly knew from where the Blood Corpse would attack, so looking at the crumbling earthen wall, they couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.