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Chapter 1246 1244. Wu Meow's War Trial

"Ms. Casper arrived at Grammoor Island after the city was burned down. By then, King Louis's army had already left. They didn't even enter the city. Perhaps the psionicists at White Cliff noticed something unusual.

In short, those cowards chose to retreat after seeing the city burning for three days and dangerous forces overflowing from under the earth.

They were certain that there were no more survivors in the city.

But there are.

Just beneath the most sacred of pools, the roots of an ancient tree have formed a great cavity in the ground. When Avalon Castle was besieged, we reached the underground through the hollowed-out heart of the tree.

First it was the children, then the wounded soldiers, and as the fire of despair burned, those who were still alive came to the dark underground.

From then on we said goodbye to the sun, but the blessing of nature protected us. The god Avalon bestowed his power to keep us away from hunger, and the vitality continued to flow out of our bodies, so we survived.

Under the grace and watchful eyes of the gods."

The mayor of Deadwood Town led the outsiders to climb up along the roots of the "ancient tree".

He was still talking about the past incoherently, and it was obvious that the mayor was trying really hard to tell the stories clearly, but perhaps the strange symbiosis of plants had affected his thinking, making it difficult for him to complete standard thinking.

He always starts repeating the same sentence after saying a few words, and needs others to remind him to reconnect his thoughts and continue speaking.

Natalie, Amber and Wumiaoge listened very carefully. After all, this was the personal experience of the last group of defenders of the Old Religion, and it had a special meaning for the believers of Avalon.

But others were not so calm.

Especially when they were walking in the "welcome" of a group of weird "real vegetative people", the weird fear brought by this dim place could not stop rising. What's more, these guys claimed that they were "blessed" by the God of Nature, but just from their appearance, there was no shadow of "blessing" at all.

Che Che and A Zhu walked together, observing the bodies of the residents of Deadwood Town on both sides.

People like the mayor who had a flower on their heads were considered quite "beautiful", but the rest of the residents were all in a horrible state. Some had branches sticking out of their ears, some had vines coiled around the back of their heads, and some had their limbs completely transformed into trees.

These guys' eyes have degenerated to a certain extent because they have been staying in the dark for many years. Everyone's eyes are dim, like severe cataracts, and their facial expressions are not lively at all.

Instead, they all had dead faces, and even the sounds they made were mostly meaningless syllables.

This scene was so creepy that even the hospitable Yharnam Town was much better than this place.

“Why do I feel like this isn’t a blessing?”

Che Che whispered to his brothers:
"It's more like an infection like the undead, except they are living things that have been disturbed."

"No, it would be more accurate to say that these guys are being 'assimilated'."

Sanwudou protected the frightened little mermaid and came over and said in a low voice:

“I am a clergyman of Avalon. I can be sure that there is no power from the God of Nature manifesting in them. Instead, I can feel some kind of plant-like changes, as if some kind of power extends to each node of the material world.

Their transformation is the evolution of a higher power at the individual level.

This is a direct result of the weird and twisted natural forces on Glamour Island.

If we leave them alone, these people will completely turn into plants in a few years at most, and merge with the dead "ancient tree" they live in.

Well, it's normal to feel uncomfortable here, because this Deadwood Town is not a normal place at all. If I have to say, I feel that the death atmosphere here is somewhat similar to those of the Hades Pyramids."

"Zhao, the more you talk, the more scary it becomes."

Ah Zhu moved his arms somewhat uncomfortably.

He took a step forward and accidentally stepped on a vine. He then felt the vine twitch. He followed the vine and looked out. There was a hunchbacked old woman with her body entangled in vines, standing on the side of the road in the dim Deadwood Town, looking at him.

The gray eyes startled Ah Zhu and he immediately withdrew his foot.

Not only them, all the players and NPCs passing through Deadwood Town hated this place very much, especially the Broom Sailors who were rescued from the cave fishmen's lair. They held their weapons tightly, watched all the movements around them vigilantly and stubbornly believed that this might be a trap.

Eight years ago, it was these sailors who operated the ships and transported King Louis' army to Gramay Island. Although the destruction of Castle Avalon had nothing to do with them, as eyewitnesses of that year, when they saw these survivors of the war turned into the evil spirits they are today, even the most determined sailors were a little shaken.

They felt like they were walking in the dark stomach of a monster and could be digested at any time.

If this action had not saved Princess Bridget from the infection, deserters would have probably already occurred.

Of course, they had no way to escape now, because Colonel Ron's Black Flame Mercenaries were right behind them. In this situation, if there was any sign of defection, they would be killed first and then questioned. After all, Princess Bridget had fallen into this state because of the poor protection of these guys.

And at the very front, the "story" of the mayor of Deadwood Town who is leading the way has reached the stage where two holy blades appear.

“Those two swords! Punisher and Arbiter. They suddenly appeared one night. They fell from the sea of ​​stars and into the dead night of Grammoth Island. The light they emitted seemed to indicate the will of the gods.

The great Avalon has not forgotten us, the defenders. He has given us the sword to encourage us to hold on until the next tomorrow!"

Senaudis kept on talking in praise of the God of Nature, tightening the broken ribbons wrapped around his tree-like arms, and said to the people around him:

“That’s a miracle!
I can't describe it, but as the red light of the Punisher flickered, the Knight Commander of Epirus was called by God to walk out of his tomb. He held the Punisher tightly and awakened the dead trees. He also sent the majestic Arbiter into the ruins of the city and handed it to Ms. Gasper to suppress the evil.

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At least my mind became clearer at that time.

Before that, I had been in a daze, as if I had really turned into a plant, but after the two holy swords returned, I realized my responsibility and gathered the living people in Deadwood Town again.

We built a new home here, but unfortunately, many people fled here when we were in a daze.

They embraced the mellow sounds of the ocean.

Those bastards betrayed the teachings of the God of Nature. Under Dagon's evil orders, they tried to rush into the city to seize the filth, but every attack they made was repelled by the power of the God of Nature!

There's no way they can get close to the city!
What's more, the Deadwood Town leading to the upper level is protected by our most loyal defenders.

We are no longer human, but we still follow the teachings of the gods of nature, and we are better than ever before."

At this point, the mayor patted his shiny red knight armor with a smug look on his face, but a hollow sound came out, as if there was no flesh and blood under the armor, only dry rotten wood left.

But Brigadier General Fraser was very skeptical of his boasting.

As a qualified commander, he was very skeptical how the two thousand zombie-like people in Deadwood Town could resist the terrifying number of Dagon fishmen in the cave below?
But he did not ask directly. Instead, he followed the staggering mayor and climbed up the dead ancient tree.

As he climbed, he discovered something was wrong. There were many strange holes in the trunk of this dead giant tree, and there was obvious natural power echoing inside, as if something was gestating.

"The seeds of thorn beasts and forest spirits, as well as vampire vines, strangler vines and piranha plants. Look at all these holes. My God, there is an army of plants hidden here! All the forbidden seeds stored by the Old Church are nurtured here. It's hard to imagine. But who are they nurturing here to fight for?"

Anbo's exclamation made Brigadier General Fraser's eyes widen.

Now he finally understood why the poorly defended Deadwood Town could withstand the Dagon fishmen. If they had not been led by Mayor Senaudis and had not alarmed the bloodthirsty plants in the holes, they would probably have been overwhelmed by the surging army of plants when they got here.

The natural creatures born in this twisted land are wilder and more violent than those in the outside world. It may not be possible for just a few hundred people like them to stop them in such a narrow terrain.

"Look! The power of the God of Nature!"

The vegetative mayor let out a strange and dull laugh, then pulled the vines hanging from above and said to the others:
“The rest of the way will be up to you. Climb up from here and you’ll reach the cathedral area of ​​Castle Avalon.

Ms. Gasper and the suppressed evil creature are in the only intact tower. Remember not to make too much noise. The Knight Commander of Epirus has been in a bad temper since his resurrection. He and the Punisher patrol the island and do not allow any invaders to challenge the majesty of the God of Avalon.

Oh, you also need to find the mother plant of the Death Spore, that thing is also on it!

Ms. Gasper said that the death spores can awaken the dead. She said that the cage formed by the natural forces of this island is not enough to suppress the escape of the evil power, but if the dead are used as nodes and the souls of the deceased are turned into solid walls, the terrifying power can be suppressed here with the help of the intersection of nature and death.

Well, that lady is a great spirit.

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I have rarely seen an elf as enthusiastic about protecting other races as she is.

But she is very tired. I often hear her crying in a half-asleep state. She may need a rest. Go, everyone, help her."

After saying that, the mayor turned around and left. Everyone watched him clumsily climb down the stairs that extended from the dead tree trunk. The silent crowd exchanged glances, and finally Brigadier General Fraser asked:
"The mayor's last words
He said that Ms. Casper used the dead plant spirits as nodes to bind the souls of the island, and used them and the natural forces of Gramore Island to weave a wall to suppress evil. Why does this sound like a cult ritual? "

"But it can also explain a lot of things. For example, the distorted nightmare entity I saw in my dream really looked like a cage made of plants."

Xiao Fu scratched his head, then shook his head and said:
"Let's go up. We'll know once we get there."

"Well, let's go."

The giant shark was too lazy to think so much.

Although Wam Laoda had been warning him in his mind from the beginning, the giant shark said he didn't care at all. He just thought that there must be something up there that would make him feel good about chopping, so he grabbed a vine and started climbing up.

The vampires spread their wings and flew upwards with their companions. The players with exoskeletons also climbed upwards. They quickly crawled to the surface through the dead tree trunks with hollow cores. What they saw was a collapsed ruin covered with all kinds of dead plants, and traces of burning everywhere.

Although only eight years had passed since the war that destroyed Gramo Island, judging from the appearance of the ruins alone, some people would believe that it had been abandoned for a hundred years. Next to the remains of the burning and broken giant tree, there was a pile of corpses that had faded with time.

It was like they had urgently retreated here but were killed by something, leaving behind a crime scene.

The corpses were still in the posture of their final fight to the death. Brother Wumiao stepped forward with the butcher's battle axe on his back, and faced a half-kneeling knight holding a broken sword, as if he was making the last desperate prayer in a fight to the death.

Just from this posture, Brother Wu Miao could feel the brutality of the battle. He sighed and reached out to search for something that could identify the knight's body. After a few seconds, he touched a nameplate and took a look:
"Red Knight Chief Squire Commander Senodis"

"???"

Wumiao's eyes widened, and the giant shark beside him was still grinning:

"Hey, look, this guy's name is the same as the name of the mayor of Deadwood Town. What the hell! If he's dead here, then who was that guy just now? Have we been talking to ghosts all the way here?"

This truth immediately made the group of young players suspicious. However, after Lady Natalie stepped forward and bowed to the knights who died in the battle, she whispered:
"Didn't the mayor say it? Ms. Gasper used the souls of this island to weave a wall. If the evil things suppressed here are not eliminated, nothing here can rest in peace! And we are here for this very reason!"

She reached out to take the nameplate handed to her by Wu Miaoge, and wore it around her waist as a legacy. Then she turned back to look at the warriors who had already assembled, waved her hand to take off the Watcher's Holy Blade behind her, and said loudly:

"Follow me, everyone! The last disaster of the Old Church broke out at that time, but it has not subsided until today. Perhaps it is fate, but it is time for us, the inheritors, to end the suffering of our ancestors."

"Ron, you and Sir Ferdinand will lead people to find the mother plant of the death spore."

Brigadier General Fraser pulled out the hot melt gun fixed on the exoskeleton, opened the battery compartment and took a look at the power. He took a hammer guard in his hand and turned back to Ron. His good friend immediately understood what the Capetian nobleman meant. He sighed and said:

"Really? Fraser, you've already retired, but now you're going to fight with the Transians again. Are you kidding me? It's your duty to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"If the suppressed things in Glamour Island break out"

Fraser shook his head and said:

“I am just fulfilling my duty to the country, the people and the king, and the power bestowed upon me by the Creator should be used in situations like this! Besides, I have entrusted Her Royal Highness the Princess to my most trusted brothers, and I believe you will not let me and the king down.

There is no point in talking any more, just go ahead."

"You guys go ahead, I'll stay here."

Wumiaoge, leaning on the dwarf butcher's battle axe, stopped on the ground of the cathedral area which was full of collapsed ruins and various debris. He said to the others:
"I came here to complete the Red Knight's artifact mission. The mayor just told me how to summon the Knight Commander of Epirus. I will stay here to summon him and defeat him. I will meet you with the victory and the Punisher."

"Fuck, are you serious?"

All three or five people were shocked. He said:

"Do you really think you can defeat the Golden Red Knight holding a divine weapon alone? Come on, brother, let's be realistic. We've all followed you, let's team up to fight the BOSS."

"Fuck, I mean, when you're in a relationship, do you pack up your brain and give it away as a gift?"

Brother Wumiao rolled his eyes and said helplessly:
"Isn't this nonsense? You must stay to help fight, otherwise why did I let Yansang drive the power armor? Just for the sake of appearance? All of you go! I'm going to summon the BOSS."

Watching the others follow Ms. Natalie and rush towards the plant-covered tower that was still standing in the distance, Brother Wumiao looked at his brothers, and after Yansang checked the assembly of the power armor, he made an OK gesture and jumped into the cockpit.

Brother Wumiao lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, then raised the grenade launcher in his hand and fired a stun grenade into the sky.

Amidst the loud noise, the challenger's voice resounded like a huge bell. Just a few minutes later, as the ground shook, a huge figure appeared outside the ruins.

That was a wild king of thorn beasts!

The Knight Commander, wearing the Red Knight's armor and holding the Punisher's Sword, sat on the war beast. Behind him were densely packed plant servants. Brother Wumiao was not to be outdone and raised his battle axe. His thorn beast was also summoned. The two Red Knights just stared at each other.

There was no more sound, and no provocation. The moment Brother Wu Miao rode on the thorn beast and made a knight's challenge to the other party, the two thorn beasts, one big and one small, collided and fought with each other.

Brother Wumiao did not summon his plant servants.

But that doesn't matter, he has his own guys who are more ferocious and powerful "summoned beasts", and this alone is enough to defeat millions of servants.

(End of this chapter)