1385 Heavenly Defense Stance (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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Meanwhile, in some ancient ruins in Shenmu…
The ground kept trembling in the distance.
Zhang Xiaohou, Qu Kang, and a few others stood on the seemingly abandoned land in disappointment.
”Are you serious? Is this little sand dune really part of the ancient Wall?” Qu Kang said.
Qu Kang initially thought the ancient keep in Shenmu was something like the Northguard Fortress. He expected to see a few ancient sturdy walls, yet all they found were piles of sand. It was significantly different from the Great Wall he had in mind!
How could a pile of sand possibly stop the huge army of undead? It couldn't even stop a normal Servant-class creature!
”Many of the ancient passes were abandoned and are now desolate. Only a few relatively famous places have managed to preserve the Walls. However, the Prophet already mentioned it's possible to reform the ancient Wall with the Earth Fountain Spring!” Zhang Xiaohou said.
He believed in the Prophet's words. Their first priority was to find the Magic Fire Beacon. They had to insert the Earth Fountain Spring into it to activate the ancient ruins!
It was difficult to locate the Magic Fire Beacon. The sand dunes actually covered quite a large area, around eight kilometers square. The nearby locals had all been evacuated, so they did not have anyone to guide them to the right location of the Magic Fire Beacon.
”Luo Tong is back! Did you find anything?” Qu Kang asked as soon as he saw Luo Tong, who had gone to scout the area ahead.
Luo Tong was a captain of the Northguard Fortress from the First Troop. He was assigned to Zhang Xiaohou's troop to guard the ancient Shenmu Pass.
The captain had just returned from the front line and was wearing a grim face. His men seemed to be lost in thought too. It was obvious that they had witnessed something absolutely terrifying!
”I don't know how to describe it. They are less than thirty kilometers away from us. Their numbers are too high. It feels like they are going to devour the whole world! I've been at the Northguard Fortress for a long time, I've fought in at least ten battles of different scales, but all of them combined together are still less than a tenth of the army of undead I saw. Can we really stop them?” Luo Tong had already started to doubt himself.
He had sworn to protect the land to his death at the start, but no one could possibly retain their determination after seeing the enemy they were up against. His resolve was shattered into pieces tinier than dust...
His men had pale faces, too. How could they possibly believe an abandoned Wall could protect them from those savage creatures of the Underworld?
”Commander Zhang, we've found the Magic Fire Beacon. It's around four kilometers from here!” a soldier came up to them and reported.
”Four kilometers?” Zhang Xiaohou was startled.
It was still a distance away. He could easily make his way to the Magic Fire Beacon at his full speed, but he was not the person entrusted with the Earth Fountain Spring; it was an Earth Mage, Yu Feifeng. He initially volunteered to take charge of an ancient pass, but the Prophet believed he was more suitable to inject the Earth Fountain Spring into the Magic Fire Beacon as a Geomancer. He was assigned to Zhang Xiaohou's troop, and was entrusted with the task of injecting the Earth Fountain Spring under Zhang Xiaohou and his troop's protection.
”The enemy will be here soon. We have to pick up our pace!” Qu Kang said.