Chapter 625: Thunder the Blade of Death (2/2)
Furious, the guard captain pointed his sword at me and shouted, ”Dammit, a human has slipped into our kingdom! Men, kill him now!”
A group of Undead Roland Soldiers rushed me, but unlike last time, I was prepared to deal with them. I blocked in front of the palace entrance before they could flood out and used it as my choke point. Then, I went full offense and cut them down as quickly as possible. Not far behind me, Dada was wagging its tail happily because it finally saw a chance to find its master.
The violent combat lasted ten whole minutes, and my HP dropped all the way down to 10% before I finally took down the guard captain. I was forced to chug health potions, buff myself and even consume supplements that added 400 Strength and Stamina—and good thing I did—because the Level 165 ancient mobs were almost too powerful for me to handle.
The floor was littered with bodies as I picked up Roland War Boots from the ground. Before I knew it, Dada was wagging its tail and rushing into the back garden while barking.
Hmm? Is that where Captain Mengchuan is?
I hurriedly chased after Dada with the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf. I wouldn’t be able to sleep easy if Dada got hurt again.
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The back garden was barren and overgrown with wild grass. It was also an execution ground. There was a giant stone wall in the garden engraved with drawings of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, gods, spirits, and mortals. It looked like the engravings of some sort of belief or curse. A man was nailed to the wall with two swords plunged into his chest. There was a deep wound on his skull, almost as if it was someone had cracked it open a little with an axe. A battle axe was also stuck in his neck.
Is he an undead?
Surprised, I activated my Dark Pupils and looked. As expected, there was a line of text floating above his head—
Mengchuan LV-170
Roland Palace Knight Captain
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”Awoo woo woo…”
Dada looked incredibly happy at first—wagging its tail and running to its master’s side immediately—but when it saw the two swords in its chest, the joy slowly turned into sorrow. At that moment, it finally realized that its master had been killed.
”Arf…”
Dada barked mournfully as it licked its master’s bony palm. Then, it pressed its head against Mengchuan’s arm as if pretending that he was still alive.
When I walked closer, I noticed that the battle axe was glowing a red light. It seemed to be sealing something.
Thud!
I grabbed the hilt of the battle axe and pulled with all my might!
When the battle axe departed Mengchuan’s neck, a jolt immediately coursed through his body. Then, he slowly opened his dead eyelids and revealed a pair of murky eyes.
The first thing Mengchuan noticed was Dada pressing its head against his arm. He shuddered visibly before saying hoarsely, ”Dada, my friend… I finally found you again…”
Dada wagged its tail and jumped around Mengchuan happily for a moment. Then, it ran toward me and pushed its head against my hand. Clearly, it was asking me to save its master.
I walked up to Mengchuan and grabbed the two swords this time. Then, I pulled them out of the man’s chest in one swift motion.
”Ah…”
Mengchuan let out a painful scream before collapsing limply on the ground. Dada hurriedly ran up to him and fervently pushed itself into its lap.
Mengchuan looked at me and said hoarsely, ”Young adventurer, you should leave as soon as possible. The axe you just pulled out is a sealing weapon, so that damned Thunder must know of your interference already. He will be returning to the human world very soon, and you will die if you don’t escape by then!”
His plea only elicited a slight shake of my head. ”No. I will save both you and Dada. Your dog has been waiting for you ten thousand years every day, and I will not let its wish be in vain!”
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”Ah… hah, I see that you’re also a fool…” Mengchuan looked at the sky while hugging Dada’s head. He murmured, ”Thunder the Blade of Death is coming. I’m sorry for dragging you down, young adventurer. If my soul enters the purgatory, I promise I will pray for your safety from the blood ponds.”
Suddenly, the ground started shaking violently. It was to the point where it felt like the Roland Empire was on the verge of collapsing.
Rumble rumble rumble...
Suddenly, a dazzling column of purple light burst out of the ground and turned the enormous palace before my eyes into rubble. The scale of destruction resembled the apocalypse, and I believed that notion for a moment.