At two in the morning, the World of Disorder was still shrouded in darkness. Firelight flickered and figures moved about on the earthen walls of Weeping Willow Town. Upon closer inspection, they were townspeople with disheveled faces carrying soil to build walls.
Because players can use special plants to quickly Alienation root systems and compact the soil, the speed at which the Tree Worship Church builds walls is indeed extraordinary. They can almost completely skip the compaction step. As long as there is a continuous supply of soil, they can quickly produce a reasonably decent city wall.
However, even though it only required simple digging and carrying of soil, the townspeople were still very dissatisfied. The reason was simple: they hadn't worked for a very long time, let alone being woken up in the middle of the night to continue working.
Although they could go a whole night without sleep with the help of the Symbiotic Tree, who would want to be busy when they could just lie down?
Everyone says the Blood Corpse is coming, but there's not a Shadow of Blood Corpse here.
Many townspeople, their faces showing displeasure, were almost certain they had been tricked, but they didn't know why the bishop and the inspector they had never met wanted them to do such a pointless thing.
However, they've already done countless absurd things, so one more won't make a difference. Anyway, they should finish quickly so they can probably take a nap in the sun during the day...
Just as they were working listlessly, a group of oddly dressed elite Holy See marched up to the city wall, which was less than a person's height.
They Ignite the greased arrows on torches, then drew their longbows and launched them out of town.
The firelight illuminated everything along the way, from near to far, revealing pairs of scarlet eyes and pale skin to the townspeople.
"Ah!!!"
Those who witnessed this scene screamed in terror. Ignoring the priests with whips nearby, they dropped their tools and ran down the city wall.
The elites from the Holy See simply stepped aside and did not attempt to obstruct them.
A priest holding a whip was about to raise his hand to strike when his right wrist was suddenly gripped by a tremendous force.
He glanced to his side and saw Inspector Tailun's well-trained, muscular arm gripping his wrist like a vise. The feeling of being unable to break free or shake him sent a surge of panic through him.
"Sir Inspector... I'm supervising their work, you have no right to..."
Tailun displayed a bishop's emblem before him, effectively silencing the priest's intended words.
" The Blood Corpse is right before my eyes. The bishop has already transferred command of all the priests in Weeping Willow Town to me, and this bishop's insignia is proof of that!"
As he spoke, he raised the emblem in his hand high, activated his Directed Alienation ability, and the emblem in his hand immediately lit up with a Vitality green light.
A dozen or so priests nearby witnessed the scene and gathered around.
The insignia belonging to the bishop cannot be faked. Since Tailun obtained the insignia and could activate it normally, it means that the bishop did indeed transfer the wartime command of Weeping Willow Town to this inspector.
Thinking this, the priests still below the city wall jogged over along the nearest route. One of them looked at the emblem in Tailun's hand, then at the Blood Corpse's face illuminated by the still-burning firelight in the distance, and solemnly shouted:
"My lord, please give the order!"
Tailun looked at the priest and recognized him as one of the so-called "stubborn" people the bishop had mentioned.
It seems he truly possesses a pure heart; having stayed in a place like Weeping Willow Town for so long, he remains Pure Ones. Tailun secretly resolved to protect him.
As for those priests who have already fallen...
Casualties are normal in combat, right?
The low wall, about a meter high, was quickly filled with guards. Only about a quarter of them were local priests from Weeping Willow Town; the rest were players brought from White Wax Town by Tailun and [ Zhongde ]. Moreover, following the call from the forum post, two random teams that had just logged in were rushing towards this location.
Since it's dark anyway, no one will notice if there are a few more people.
Just as the defenders were ready, the Blood Corpse faction launched an attack on the city walls.
At the count's command, the Blood Corpse began their charge. His crimson eyes were fixed on the not-so-high earthen wall, watching his Blood Corpse get closer and closer to it, and then...
The Blood Corpse at the forefront vanished in an instant.
"Um?"
Count Bennett squinted and carefully examined the city wall, finally finding the key to its secret.
It turns out that all the soil used to build that earthen wall was excavated from the front of the outer wall. The earthen wall behind it was as tall as a person, and the moat in front was almost as deep as a person...
This little trick was of course no match for a marquis who had once controlled an entire province's territory. He was merely surprised that someone in a remote and impoverished place like Weeping Willow Town would know how to build a wall in this way.
After traveling for several days, he was able to confirm the approximate location of Weeping Willow Town by observing the surrounding environment.
Nearly a century ago, this place was practically a no-man's land, and even the lord himself had no intention of developing it.
Unexpectedly, even after a century of Demonic Tide, the population here has increased significantly, and even hierarchical settlements such as towns and villages have developed.
But it doesn't matter anymore. Before dawn, not a single person will be left alive in the town ahead; a cruel blood sacrifice ritual awaits them.
The Count, brimming with confidence, had been hoping that the Blood Corpse would launch a fierce attack on one spot, create a breach in the city wall, and then pour in. He never imagined that he could simply detour a few hundred meters to the left or right to reach the end of the city wall and enter the town to begin a bloody massacre.
Such a perfect route was of course inseparable from the guidance of the traitor [ Aluode ], who specifically told Count Bennett that this was the lowest point of the town's walls, so they must start their attack from here.
Bennett also made the mistake of blindly trusting experience. While trusting Blood Poison, he also felt that the wall in front of him, which was as tall as a person, was indeed the shortest, and failed to notice any problems in [ Aluode's ] words.
Thus, a fierce battle broke out. The Blood Corpse, acting as the vanguard, quickly filled a small section of the moat outside the city with their bodies and began to crawl up the city wall like ants.
"Splash!"
They were greeted with a barrel of strangely smelling oil.
Any liquid other than blood could not arouse the Blood Corpse ' interest, so they were uninterested in the grease that was splashed on their faces, until a spark was blown by the night wind onto the head of the first Blood Corpse.
The rapidly expanding flames created a blast of air that hissed in the night. By the time the count in the distance saw the firelight, the first batch of Blood Corpse had already begun to be slowly roasted over a low flame.