Chapter 15.2 - The Real Objective of Kruft Kingdom’s Expeditionary Force Part 2 (2/2)
Princess Saras looked outside the window with lingering fear. She wasn’t stupid and had realized that Lucifer had summoned over ten thousand familiars. Without the suppression of light priests, even these low-leveled Bloodkin familiars could easily slaughter a city of Human Race. However, this was not something Princess Saras cared about. By the time she had learned that Clyde and others weren’t ordinary Human Race, she had already boarded the pirate ship.
Kruft Kingdom’s army was divided into two groups. Princess Natalie took only several hundred people, leaving most of the troops under Prince Gruz’s control. He didn’t send out many to scout and made them stay in the military camp in preparation to capture Witch Ista. Clyde mixed in with Princess Natalie’s expeditionary army and sneered, glancing at Kruft Kingdom’s military camp. He had just exchanged information with his younger sister Lucifer and knew that over ten thousand Bloodkin familiars were rushing over. At that time, Prince Gruz’s army of over four thousand people would not be enough to even make a dent in a swarm like that.
Regardless of what other people said, Clyde was still unwilling to see Princess Natalie fall. After joining the expeditionary army, Clyde calmly approached Princess Natalie’s side. Princess Natalie, however, did not seem to particularly pay attention to details. She didn’t even notice an unfamiliar soldier arriving just behind her. Then again, with her berserker swordswoman profession, she didn’t fear the sneak attacks of assassins. It was understandable why she was not so alert!
Needham Plain was next to Steinbeck Fief. Unlike the eternal lying waste, Steinbeck Fief, it was once the most flourishing trade zone of Adrian Empire with various kinds of buildings everywhere. Although it appeared old and shabby now, anyone could determine how flourishing it had been over a hundred years ago, but most was already in ruins.
Now, these buildings were empty. When the undead calamity had taken place, undead creatures had chased after all living beings, forcing them to flee far away from this region. From the messy scenery littering the streets, one could vaguely see the tragic events that had occurred here. Although people had run away, they had left behind their properties. The treasuries of many shops were still intact. Those gold coins of over a hundred years ago could still be used.
“Everybody, pay attention! If you see undead, retreat as fast as possible! Don’t fight with them; we have come here to look for money and goods, not to deal with those undead.”
After Princess Natalie spoke of the important matters needing attention, the soldiers dispersed into smaller groups to look for money and goods. It was impossible to act in concert because if too many living people gathered, they would easily attract the attention of undead. With this separation, if someone was in danger, the commotion would alert others and allow them to quickly escape. An undead’s movement speed was a lot slower than a living person’s, so one should be able to escape if one decisively ran away.
Princess Natalie didn’t have any guards around her, but her combat power was higher than all the soldiers here. She didn’t need any bodyguards. Clyde, however, didn’t care about other people. He just followed after Princess Natalie under the guise of an ordinary soldier. This time, Natalie noticed a soldier following after her.
“Eh, you can also go and keep yourself busy! No need to protect me.”
“Princess Natalie, I… I am a new recruit. I don’t have much experience. I hope to follow you and learn.”
“New recruit? Then, follow me closely. The place I want to go is comparatively deeper. If we encounter any danger, you don’t need to worry about me. It’s fine to escape by yourself.”