Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 50: Tide of the Undead
The tombstone that Nezemal was standing on suddenly broke, and a rotten arm grabbed her calf. Seeing that she was about to lose balance and fall to the ground, a faint silver light suddenly appeared in the woman's eyes.
A silver magic circle appeared below, and then a strong cyclone lifted her into the air.
Floating in the air, Nezemal kicked the hand that tried to grab her calf and broke it. He then landed lightly on the ground. The moment he landed, he drew the rapier at his waist and stabbed it at the dead person who had just been awakened under the tombstone like lightning.
A stream of light was transmitted along the rapier, and in an instant a silver flame like mist ignited, and the dead man struggled and turned into dust.
Eliminated a Dead Person.
But there are millions of dead awakening...
The earth continued to shake, and the "bang, bang, bang" sounds of breaking ground turned into a continuous roar.
People who should have died long ago have their broken souls ignited by some force and awakened, and will eventually gather into an unstoppable tide of the dead.
At this moment, Cass had taken out the huge black iron sword behind him and knocked down and crushed the dead who were approaching them in groups.
But every time a dead person fell, more would come to replace them. Even those that were originally knocked down would use their broken bodies to slowly and steadily approach them until they were beaten into immobile pieces.
It’s terrible…
Cass thought.
In the distance, under the reflection of the cold moonlight, more awakened undead were densely packed, layered, and rushing towards them like a wave.
At this moment, they seemed to be trapped in a quagmire, being slowly dragged into the abyss of death.
With another heavy blow, the black iron giant sword cut off the heads of three skeletons and a zombie, but the sword was blocked by a bronze halberd in the end.
An undead warrior wearing bronze armor from the ancient Blackwater Kingdom appeared among the zombies. Its figure looked as tall as Kas, with intense soul flames burning in its eyes. The rusty halberd in its hand intertwined with Kas's giant sword .
Its movements were not as stiff and rigid as those of the surrounding undead, but were as agile and nimble as they had been in life. After blocking Cass's sword, it immediately raised the halberd in its hand, taking advantage of the distance of the long weapon, and stabbed straight at Cass's throat.
Although the opponent's movements were as swift as a venomous snake, Cass's years of combat intuition allowed him to dodge the stab at the last moment by leaning sideways. The opponent's halberd only left a shallow blood mark on his neck.
He also took advantage of the opportunity when the opponent's attack missed, rushed towards the undead warrior with the giant sword, and slashed at the opponent's left rib.
But with a "clang" sound, dense green snake-shaped runes suddenly lit up on the bronze armor. Cass felt as if his sword had hit a thick wall. The violent recoil made him take two steps back.
"Enchanted armor? Was this person a military noble in his lifetime?"
Cass adjusted his breathing and carefully observed the weak connections between the opponent's armor. After making calculations in his mind, he immediately raised the sword in his hand and rushed forward again.
After five or six rounds of sword and halberd collision, Cass seized a flaw in the opponent and was able to get close. The sword in his hand went directly through the gap between the opponent's helmet and neck guard, neatly cutting off the opponent's neck.
But before Cass could catch his breath, he looked up and saw about twenty undead warriors in bronze armor walking in a neat line not far away.
It looks like there should be a tomb of ancient Blackwater Kingdom's military nobles nearby.
Cas thought with a twitching mouth.
If they get close to you, you're doomed...
"Nezemar! Do you have a way to get out of here?"
Cass stared at the team of undead warriors and shouted loudly.
At this moment, the roar of the undead breaking through the ground was still continuing, and he could only roar with all his might to drown out the sound a little.
After a few seconds, Nazemare also shouted loudly:
"I have a way to get rid of these undead and move a certain distance, but we are too far away from the city wall. That distance is not enough for us to escape!"
Hearing this, Cass immediately said to Liz in the sky:
"Liz! Is there anywhere we can go around here?!"
Liz immediately flapped her wings and flew to a higher place, looked around, and then flew back to Cass with a "whoosh". She pointed to the Holy Sepulchre Temple in the center of the cemetery and said:
"There! There is a circle of black light over there. These undead will turn around and leave once they get close to that light!"
Cass hesitated when he heard the answer.
What awakened the undead in this entire cemetery must be something in the Holy Sepulchre Temple. Even a fool can see that.
If we really go in, it will probably be more dangerous than here.
but……
Looking at the team of undead warriors approaching them in an orderly manner, Kas shouted to Nezemar who was fighting behind him:
"The temple in the center of the cemetery! These undead can't get in, so they can go there to take a breath!"
Staying here will eventually lead to death, so it is better to go into the temple and find out who the culprit is. At least I can die with a clear conscience.
Two seconds later, Nezemal's word "OK" came from behind, and then a silver magic circle appeared under Kas's feet.
Before he could react, a strong whirlwind lifted him into the air.
Third-level storm spell [Levitation].
"Stand up, and then jump over one by one."
Nezemal, who also floated in the air, said to Cass.
"What do you mean by jumping one by one..."
Cass knew the answer before he even finished asking his question.
In the straight line from their current position to the central temple, dozens of silver magic circles lit up instantly, followed by more than a dozen floating cyclones. Many of the cyclones also had undead spirits thrown up with them, waving their hands and feet randomly in the air.
This is what she meant by moving a distance?
Kas looked at the dozen or so magic circles, not knowing what to say, but Nezemar beside him said to him:
"Be careful. One wrong jump and you're dead."
As she spoke, she suddenly smiled at herself, then she held the rapier in her hand and jumped towards the nearest floating cyclone.
This woman seemed to smile sincerely only when she was talking about dangerous topics.
Looking at the other person's nimble leaping back, Cass thought.
At this moment, a slight pain came from his left hand.
He looked down and saw Liz pinching his fingers and glaring at him.
"What are you thinking? Hurry up and jump over, this spell won't last long!"
Liz reminded him, her tone full of displeasure.
Cass nodded quickly, then took a step forward and leaped onto the next floating cyclone, somewhat clumsily compared to Nezemal.
It's easier than you think.
After standing firm, Cass thought to himself and immediately jumped towards the next cyclone.
The two of them jumped over the dozens of cyclones one after the other, and finally jumped into the black halo of the central temple before the spell disappeared, and came to an area that could not be reached by the tide of the undead for the time being.
But neither of them let down their guard at all. As soon as they landed, they held their weapons tightly and kept alert to their surroundings.
"Why do all those undeads..."
After observing for a while and finding that there was no ambush around, Cass asked.
"Why are they all resurrected?"
Nezemar interrupted his question.
"You are a Black Water person, you should know the history of the Corrupted Moon Tide better than I do."
