Upon hearing this, the young Holy Crusaders officer could no longer bear it. He squeezed his legs together, and the Hoofed Beast beneath him began to move forward.
The high knight commander did not stop him, clearly tacitly approving of his subordinate's actions in trying to avenge himself.
The young knight walked to the location of the Blood-Soaked Barrier, raised his whip, and pointed it at a man on the city wall:
"So you're Duolin? A mere bishop, acting so condescendingly towards the Grand Knight Commander, and demanding a security check? Do you know that Knight Commander Motley has been traveling day and night these past few days to reinforce White Wax Town? You show no consideration, and yet you're dawdling here? Do you really think the Holy Crusaders have no temper?"
On the city wall, [ Zhongde ], who was playing the role of Duolin, appeared nonchalant. After all, he was currently wearing a vest, so what did it matter to [ Zhongde ] whether Duolin had offended the Grand Knight Commander?
But the other person trusted me enough to lend me their identity, so I can't just turn my back on them and destroy their account...
Faced with the officers' insults below, " Duolin " explained sincerely:
"My lord, I know the Holy Crusaders are approaching, and I know the Grand Knight has traveled a long way, but please consider our situation!"
He pointed to the scattered, Blood Corpse below the city:
"Before your arrival, White Wax Town had already withstood three waves of Corpse Tide and even repelled a siege launched by a vampire count! These are the proof."
[ Zhongde ]'s shout was full of confidence, and these Blood Corpse were clearly the reason.
He then changed the subject and became somewhat sentimental:
Even so, an entire village still perished. Why? Because of a despicable infected person!
"He concealed the fact that he had been scratched by Blood Corpse, mingled with the villagers, and entered White Wax Town, ultimately leading to a tragedy in which nearly a hundred people were infected!"
Listening to [ Zhongde ]'s speech, [ Gill's Cuisine ], who was cosplaying as Aoda next to him, timely showed a regretful expression, while the fake bishop's performance continued:
"From that time on, a new rule was added to our White Wax Town: no matter who it is, or how many people there are, anyone who leaves White Wax Town must undergo a full inspection upon returning! Not to mention a Grand Knight Commander, even if Archbishop Antiya Lisi himself came to White Wax Town, or even if the three Cardinals came here from the Holy City, if they couldn't fly in, they would have to undergo security checks!"
A knight slowly approached Motley from the front of the Holy Crusaders:
"Sir, the information says that Duolin has a steady personality and doesn't like long-winded speeches. Could this guy be a fake?"
Motley thought for a moment and shook his head, saying:
"Unlikely. White Wax Town hasn't fallen yet at this critical juncture. Duolin must be incredibly busy. Perhaps he's just showing his true colors..."
After listening to [ Zhongde ]'s long speech, the young officer who had come to the spot where the blood was being poured was even more indignant than before:
" Duolin, open your eyes and look! Does any of our five hundred Holy Crusaders bear any signs of battle? We've marched all the way from Fir City to here. Although we heard strange noises along the way, we chose safe places to camp every night and haven't encountered any Blood Corpse!"
Duolin shook his head vigorously upon hearing this:
"My lord, can you guarantee that none of your Holy Crusaders have ever seen Blood Corpse? Can you guarantee they won't be attacked when they get up at night? The terrifying thing about the Corpse Poison is that it gradually transforms people into Blood Corpse. Faced with such an outcome, most people would choose to conceal it!"
Faced with Duolin, the young officer was completely speechless. He gritted his teeth and pointed at [ Zhongde ] on the city wall:
" Duolin, you're very good, very competent! You better pray we never get into White Wax Town!"
The " Duolin " on the city wall calmly shook his head:
"On the contrary, my lord, I am very much looking forward to meeting everyone in White Wax Town and standing together to defend this fortress against the Blood Corpse, of course, after the security check."
After saying that, his tone suddenly became sharp:
"I, Duolin, am making this clear today: it's getting dark soon. You can camp outside the city, but if you want to enter, you'll have to go through security!"
He then turned to look at [ Gill's Cuisine ]:
" Aoda, relay my order: anyone who dares to open the gates and let people into the city without my permission will be hanged on the spot!"
"Yes!"
[ Gill's Cuisine ] gave a firm and resounding reply and then disappeared over the city wall, as if he really was going to deliver the order.
Faced with such a stubborn and unyielding person, the young officer was at his wit's end.
The current situation is that the other side is inside the city while they are outside. The Blood Corpse are already rampant in White Wax Town, and setting up camp here after dark will be much more dangerous than a few days ago!
Everyone had traveled all day so that they could get a good night's sleep in a walled town.
But now the city walls have arrived, only to be used to defend against them.
Visibility was already low, and even an officer like him, equipped with Hoofed Beast, felt extremely tired, let alone the ordinary Holy Crusaders soldiers who had been traveling on foot for several days without any Hoofed Beast.
The young officer didn't want to return to his unit just like that, because that would mean he had given in to Duolin, and in front of everyone.
Once this happens, I'll never be able to stay in the First Knight Order again.
Fortunately, the worldly-wise Motley helped him out of the predicament:
" Simon, come back."
"Yes, Commander Knight."
The young officer let out a soft breath, turned his horse around, and returned to the front of the column.
As he closed the distance to the main Holy Crusaders force once more, he could already hear the soldiers muttering amongst themselves.
Anyone would be furious to be turned away after traveling a long distance to offer assistance.
But Motley's expression remained calm and composed.
"Order to set up camp on the spot."
Simon's eyes widened immediately:
"Grown ups..."
Motley rolled his eyes at him and began to lecture this relatively intelligent but still somewhat Stained Ones junior:
"If we stay at odds with him, we'll be at a disadvantage, but if we set up camp, we'll be putting him on the spot."
"Just wait and see. This isn't over unless Duolin personally comes out of the city to apologize and invites us in."
Simon was about to bow to show that he had learned something new when he suddenly heard a noisy roar coming from the dense forest behind the Holy Crusaders.
In recent days, such shouts have become more and more frequent, and the Holy Crusaders are already quite familiar with them.
It's Blood Corpse, the Blood Corpse is here.
Motley's ears twitched, and he immediately retracted his previous order:
"Order the Holy Crusaders to form ranks and meet the enemy!"
"Yes!"
Several officers following Motley immediately spurred their horses toward their own troops, and soon a series of soft echoes of response came from within the Holy Crusaders.
Even the composed Grand Knight Commander couldn't help but grit his teeth at this moment.
Damn it, open the door!