Chapter 264 - The More Time Passes, the More Powerful (1/2)
“We must seek reinforcements from Aglan Fortress!”
“No! We can’t do this. Whether it’s Aglan or us, it may cause the plague to spread!”
“Why not?! Don’t forget that there are priests from the kingdom of Erathia in Aglan Fortress. They might be able to use the Cure Disease spell to dispel the plague!”
“That’s only in theory. The priests’ Cure Disease is only for known diseases, but this plague has never appeared in history. Who can guarantee that magic will be effective?!”
“Damn it. Are you planning on having us stay trapped in this isolated city?!”
“That’s better than everyone dying together!”
A fierce argument broke out in the Dendera Fortress. The people arguing were Gelu and the wizard heroes of the kingdom of Bracada. The wizard heroes were strongly advocating asking for help from Aglan, but Gelu blatantly opposed this proposal. In the city hall, both sides were refusing to give in, and the anger in them grew.
Fortunately, Astral still maintained his rationality and came out to stop this argument in time.
“Everyone, Dendera Fortress is now facing an unprecedented crisis! We must work together to get through this crisis and not argue with each other here!” Astral said solemnly. “If what Arantir said is true, and this plague disaster is the scheme of that demon, then the demon may be watching our turmoil now and mocking us for arguing with each other…”
Hearing this, Gelu and the wizard heroes calmed down slightly and sat down. Solmyr said, “If the creator of the plague is really that demon, then maybe we can eliminate the plague by killing the demon?”
“It’s very difficult to guarantee!” A white-bearded wizard hero shook his head. “And according to Arantir, that demon is more like a cunning demon. He only has a portion of the undead army and doesn’t have too powerful military strength. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t immediately launch an attack on this strongly-defended fortress. The plague is his method to consume our strength. Before we become weakened to a certain extent, I think it’s impossible for that demon to appear. It’s easier said than done to kill him.”
“We still have a large number of troops. Can’t we send troops to search for his traces?”. another wizard hero said unwillingly. “If we wait passively like this, it’ll only be us suffering!” Gelu said coldly, “My rangers can attack, and mountains and forests are indeed suitable for us to fight in. But the problem is that the area is too large, and it’s difficult to search. Once we split up the troops, it’ll instead be possible for the demons to defeat them by himself…”
Everyone was silent. They knew that what Gelu said was the truth, but they felt that it was ridiculous. They should clearly be the ones with the advantage! But why did it feel like they were stuck in a quagmire?
Astral closed his eyes and thought carefully for a while before slowly saying, “The current situation is very clear. We don’t know when the demon will appear, so it’s meaningless to wait in the mist. It’s better to focus on this plague first!”
“That’s right!” Everyone agreed to this suggestion. Until now, the fortress was still in a state of panic because there were still zombies emerging constantly. Although these zombies would be killed quickly under the strict defense, it also meant that the manpower in the fortress was continuously decreasing. If this continued, Dendera would collapse before the demon appeared.