Weeping Willow Town, city wall.
While the Holy City, a thousand miles away, was in turmoil due to the death of the Soul Tree, the battle in Weeping Willow Town continued.
After [ Aluode ] killed the third priest who had been marked by his teammates, everyone realized that continuing the act would be a bit too much.
Whether they were the Pure Ones completely unaware of the truth or Count Bennett watching from afar, they had all begun to have some doubts about the back-and-forth battle on the city walls.
The Pure Ones ' question was simple—why did Inspector Tailun always seem to just miss saving his colleague?
Count Bennett's question was simpler: how could the meat grinder on the city walls have lasted so long?
As time went on, his Blood Corpse continued to die.
The vast majority of the Blood Corpse died from prolonged burning in the flames, while the beasts on the city wall wielding giant shields were dealing with the enemy in the most energy-efficient way possible, simply ramming the Blood Corpse away and sending them crashing down the city walls to ignite even more Blood Corpse.
While the fighting on [ Aluode's ] side was fierce, after more than ten minutes, the area they had occupied had not expanded at all. Despite the heavy casualties of their priests, the enemy's defensive line showed no sign of retreating.
What kind of morale could drive the defending troops to this point?
Just as Bennett's doubts were about to turn into suspicion of [ Aluode ], he saw a tall priest reach forward, aim at [ Aluode ]'s landing point after jumping, and two vines quickly emerged, binding Aluode tightly from bottom to top.
Seeing this, another shieldman immediately stepped forward and delivered a heavy blow, knocking Aluode firmly off the city wall with his elbow.
Seeing this, Bennett immediately felt relieved.
He initially thought that [ Aluode ] was still subconsciously concerned about the friendship with his fellow villagers and was therefore throwing the match, but seeing the power of the shield-bearer's impact, he knew that [ Aluode ] was definitely not colluding with anyone else.
How could a traitor be willing to risk his life for a mission?
However, recalling the impact just now, Bennett's heart sank.
For someone like [ Aluode ], who was at best a low-level Initial Tier, such a heavy blow sent him flying off the city wall. Even if he didn't die, he would have broken several bones.
Although Blood Corpse have strong vitality, their regenerative ability does not improve much before reaching the rank of earl. In layman's terms, they can survive even if 70-80% of their bones are broken, but it will take a long time for them to heal.
[ Aluode ] was the first Blood Corpse he personally transformed after awakening, and it could also serve as his vanguard in battle. It also had some insightful opinions in its speech. In addition, the control of the Corpse Poison helped it overcome its previous weakness of being timid, and it even became extremely irritable. This was clearly a very useful weapon!
Bennett never forgot his former surname. Soon after his awakening, he made a grand vow: now that he could be revived, he would definitely take back the Aduolin Province from the so-called Tree Worship Church Theocracy, and then use this achievement to obtain the honor of being promoted to marquis from the Grand Duke of Antos.
With his title and lands back in his hands, he will once again become the master of the Aduolin Province, turning this region into a paradise for Blood Corpse!
To achieve this goal, he needs qualified henchmen.
Such a henchman cannot be too weak, otherwise he will be completely useless, but he cannot be too strong, otherwise he will threaten my position; he cannot be too smart, otherwise he may have other ideas, but he cannot be too stupid, after all, I still need to chat with him for a while.
In short, [ Aluode ] is indeed the most comfortable subordinate Bennett currently has, so in order to continue to be comfortable in the future, this count, who has been sitting in his sedan chair in a noble posture since the start of the war, has finally made his move!
With a flick of his old-fashioned tuxedo sleeves, the palanquin beneath Bennett first transformed into a scarlet cloak of bones and flesh, which then began to Spread toward his limbs.
With his hands behind his back, the count stepped on the shoulders of the Blood Corpse in front of him, and with a powerful push, he darted forward more than ten meters, arriving very close to the city wall in just a few steps.
The Blood Corpse he stepped on had all become unsteady on their feet due to broken shoulder bones.
At this moment, [ Aluode ] had already fallen unconscious at the foot of the city wall (pretending), while the shield-bearers on the wall lowered their shields, picked up a stone used for city defense, aimed it at his head, and threw it down.
A giant hand made of bone and blood grew out of the ground, forcibly twisting the trajectory of the boulder at an angle, causing it to land next to [ Aluode ] with a loud "bang".
Then the giant hand waved to its side, and [ Aluode ], who was lying on the ground, flew backward.
The Count was indeed there to rescue his right-hand man, but he only ever saw [ Aluode ] as a tool.
You don't need to have a good attitude towards tools; just make sure they don't break.
Having solved the problem of tool survival, Bennett began to address one of his own physiological problems—itchy hands.
Bennett stomped on the ground, using the recoil to land directly on the city wall occupied by the Blood Corpse.
Although he was dressed in proper aristocratic attire, he had his hands behind his back and his body hunched over. The night wind blew his long robe behind him, giving people the impression of "Why risk your life for a few hundred yuan a month?"
The BOSS's sudden attack threw the players on the city wall into a brief panic, but this panic was not out of fear, but rather out of concern that their positioning would affect their later attack.
As the shield-bearing guards changed formation, fleshy hands sprouted from the ground and rapidly converged on his body, causing Bennett's arms to grow significantly thicker in just a few breaths.
What followed was a brutal and straightforward massacre.
Bennett, itching for a fight, braced himself against the full force of the attacks from the three players around him and managed to grab the two shield bearers who had just enjoyed elbowing the Blood Corpse the most, one on each side, and then unleashed a Facebreaker in mid-air.
After leaving two players with almost no health, his flesh robe rapidly converged towards his right fist, as if the players' attacks were not reducing his health but charging his rage bar. It looked like he was about to unleash Haymaker that could clear out a small area in front of him.
It seems absurd that such a terrible attack came from the hand of an old man with a white beard.
Just as the heavy fist, already oozing crimson blood mist, was about to strike, a beam of white light shone on Bennett.
This light symbolizes warmth and hope for most people, but to the Blood Corpse, it is like poison.
The flames from the Blood Corpse made the battlefield incredibly bright, so much so that Bennett even forgot that it was already past midnight when the battle began.
And now, it's dawn.