"They didn't expect that their team would be defeated so quickly, not only because the strength of the three and a half dead was very strong, but also because after them, seven or eight more people of various professions appeared outside the temple, and it seemed that they appeared along with the three undead. The romance is ∑ the first time," Catherine looked at the memories left by her grandfather in her consciousness, and said in a trance: "Those new people are all Legendary Rank professionals, and they joined the battle as soon as they appeared, randomly and completely changing the fragile balance formed in the battle. ”

"Those must be ghouls, but there are seven or eight of them at this point? Pannis pouted and said: "It seems that over the years, according to their wishes, under the premise of not being known, they have secretly influenced many legendary professionals who are on the verge of death, so that they choose ghouls to keep their lives after natural death, but unfortunately those who are tempted will not know, and if they become ghouls, they will no longer be able to get out of the control of the half-dead, but since they are willing to accept it, it must be impossible to think about turning back." ”

"I guess it's a ghoul, grandfather, they didn't have any contact with ghouls at that time, so they can't be sure. Catherine thought about it, and finally shook her head and skipped the uncertain question: " Grandfather and they quickly showed a rout trend after the addition of ghouls, he and President Sip found that the situation became very unfavorable, so they simply maintained the battle formation and began to slowly retreat, they thought that there were many rangers in the team, which was more suitable for guerrilla combat in the dense forest, and the two demigods could temporarily drag the three half-dead, and then the rangers used the forest terrain as a cover to find a way to eliminate those legendary enemies as much as possible, that is, the ghouls we guessed. ”

"Then they're in big trouble. Pannis shook his head and said, "The top predators in the forest obviously prefer the prey that is still alive compared to a pile of dead things, or at least it tastes a little more delicious." ”

"Hey. You really can't find a better word. Lina bared her teeth and threatened, "Don't use such horrible words to describe intelligent beings. ”

But there's nothing wrong with what he said. Dilly confirmed for Pannis: "In fact, it is not only Warcraft, but even intelligent creatures are the same, except for some exceptions, the more upper-level predators, the more they like the fresh corpses that have just been hunted, if not without a choice." Who's going to choose something that's been dead for days, with soft, rotten meat and a foul smell? ”

"But the ghouls we've seen before don't stench all over their bodies. Lina retorted, "It's not soft or rotten, they still seem to retain the elasticity of their muscles." ”

However, the freshness of the corpse of the monster depends on more than just sight and smell. Pannis shook his head and said, "Their perception is much sharper than that of intelligent beings, they can clearly detect the breath of death on the corpses, in their eyes, these are corpses that have been dead for many days." It's just the difference between moving and not moving. ”

"Well, maybe you have a point. Lina opened her mouth, but she couldn't refute it, so she could only insert her waist very unreasonably and said: "Then you can't use such a terrible word to describe it, it makes people feel chills when they hear it." ”

"You guys, don't make a fuss. Catherine glared at a few teammates who couldn't grasp the point and argued over a bunch of trivial matters, and said viciously, "Do you want to know what happened next?"

"We were wrong. Lina did what Pannis usually did. He bowed his head with Pannis and said neatly, "Please forgive us." Knight-sama. ”

"Hmph. The knight girl wrinkled her nose and snorted in satisfaction, before continuing: "After they retreated into the depths of the dense forest, they soon discovered this problem, and the surrounding demonic beasts almost did not choose their enemies as targets, but instead launched attacks against them in unison. The already dangerous line of defense could collapse at any moment. Grandfather and President Sipp realized that they had made another mistake and knew that they could no longer recover their defeat, so they had to retreat with all their strength and return to the stronghold, which is here. An order to defend against a stronghold. ”

"Wait, I have a question. Pannis interrupted the girl's narration: "At this time period, will their resistance to the Forbidden Land still take effect?, although I don't know what method the necromancer uses to allow them to operate in the Forbidden Land, but it must be similar to Fira's method, except that the medium is not a potion but a spell, the problem is that if it is a spell, after the caster dies, it can no longer be covered with a new spell on a regular basis, I am afraid that the effect of the spell will soon be invalid." ”

"Well, it worked in the beginning. Catherine sighed and said: "They passed through the forest area of more than thirty kilometers, according to my grandfather's understanding, because they were too close to the forbidden land, the number of demonic beasts here is actually not too much, so the process of crossing is quite smooth, in the process of their retreat, the three half-dead and the ghouls they led have been chasing after them, and they have no intention of letting them go at all, it seems that they must be killed to be satisfied." ”

"To kill the mouth. Pannis and Dilly looked at each other and nodded: "It seems that their power was still very weak at that time, and they had to kill people to ensure their own secrecy, unlike now, even if someone finds out about their lair, they don't worry too much." ”

"Of course, they weren't ready then, of course they were scared. Dilly sneered, "The last time they were full of confidence, you led a large group of our demigods directly into the house and almost killed them, this time if they are not careful, if they trigger a similar raid again, then they are really stupid like idiots." ”

"The retreat began to go quite smoothly, although the other party was closely following behind, the offensive was not too violent, but when they were still halfway to the stronghold, the defense against the soul impact was ineffective. Catherine said regretfully: "Faced with this situation, everyone knows that I am afraid that there will never be a chance to return to the Holy Capital, so I made a difficult decision in despair. ”

"Divide the troops. Pannis touched his chin and nodded: "This is the most correct decision, most people drag the enemy, and then let one person escape, to convey the information to the outside world, a very brave decision, whether it is for those who stay or those who escape to report the news, it is a very brave decision." Unfortunately, the escapees seem to have failed, and although they eventually left the jungle alive, the task of conveying the message was not completed until decades later. (To be continued.) )

PS: Exhausted