Chapter 1223 - The Festered (2/2)

Hao Ren saw the princess went ahead herself with her sword in hand to the edge of the protection zone and was slightly worried. While her actions were brave, it does not seem to fit what a princess should do, and a commander taking the lead ahead of her troops at times were a weakness, but seeing the knights did not object, it seems like this was a usual action taken by the princess.

What he did not know was that Veronica was not being foolhardy, and it was because every scout or caster in the party had perished, and she was the only one in the party who knew something about spellcasting and scouting.

In a battlefield, practically takes precedence.

Hao Ren pondered for a bit before following closely behind and the two stopped behind a broke wall.

The wall was at the very edge of the protection zone, and the protection was a realm of order and anything beyond that was total chaos. The border between this two realms were clearly drawn and it was odd to Hao Ren.

Veronica pulled out a faint gold triangular amulet from her pouch and placed it on her forehead as she chanted a spell. The amulet’s power immediately encompassed her body and a faint shroud of light appeared before being absorbed into her body.

Taking a deep breath, she then stepped into chaotic darkness outside of the sanctuary.

She had used an Amulet of Order, and it was a magical item that allowed an individual to operate within the realm of Chaos. The golden war banners or other holy items were too obvious in the chaos, and the amulets were used for individual movement. But this amulet has a pretty limited effective time, and if it ends, the user will immediately be swallowed by chaos. In Carrow, being a scout is the most dangerous occupation.

Hao Ren could immediately guess the use of the amulet, but he did not have any. Veronica had assumed Hao Ren as a seasoned ancient and had plenty of ancient holy relics on him, and never thought of giving him an amulet.

But Hao Ren had no use for such an item, and after making some gestures before his chest and muttering “Lunatic goddess, preserve me.” under his breath, he stepped into the darkness with much bluster.

Veronica turned back and was baffled.

But she quickly shoved her confusion to that omnipotent excuse of a ‘powerful ancient’.

The two went ahead carefully in the mist and darkness and soon they arrived before the town’s central plaza.

“F*ck me….” Hao Ren muttered. “Are those the Festered that you were talking about.”

There were a whole plethora of twisted monsters on the plaza!

The monsters were of various shapes and mutations, and most of them were corrupted beasts, there was a black wolf the size of a calf, or a rhinoceros with bone spikes and armor, and there were humanoids among the beasts. They wore broken armor, and some of them have broken weapons in hand. They were warriors and adventurers that had fallen when Chaos invaded and now their bodies were twisted and rotten while their eyes glowed with a sinister gray-white flame. They were now part of the chaotic monsters.

And amongst the monsters, Hao Ren saw ‘something’ that was totally different from the rest. These monsters had been twisted to the point that their original form can no longer be discerned. Black smoke came out of their bodies, and half of their bodies were blurry, almost ephemeral. This was a sign of being assimilated by the realm of Chaos and was the final stage of the Festered. Soon enough, they would be consumed by the mist around them and finally become a part of the power of Chaos.

“They are indeed the Festered, but why are there so many of them?” Veronica was stunned by the scene before here. “The brazier had already been snuffed out, it shouldn’t be attracting this amount of monsters…”

Hao Ren squinted and by the looks of things, sh*t was about to hit the fan.