After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

A touch of emerald green appeared on the blood-stained city wall, the bracelet slowly lit up, the heavy rain gradually subsided, and beams of bright sunlight began to shine on the earth.

Looking into the distance, Jenny saw the vast expanse of thick fog and sensed the intense aura of immortal magic within it.

Since following Duke Oswald in this life, Jane has been dealing with all sorts of undead, especially in order to save the Duke who was corrupted by undead magic, she has learned a lot about undead.

Therefore, with her eyes slightly lowered, she had already discerned the other party's identity from their aura and magical fluctuations.

"The calamity is on par with the Undying Serpent."

Upon hearing this, Paul, the guard, changed his expression and quickly focused his mind to recall the enormous arm. Had it suddenly touched the city gate?

"Is it the calamity that controls the undead?"

Jenny's hand lit up as she replied, "Of the kingdom's four territories and the central region, apart from the Eastern Territory which has remained silent so far, the undead calamities in the other regions are extremely terrible. According to the information Luna brought back, the real calamity in the Southern Territory should be related to the giant insect."

Paul quickly added, "But what I saw was a skeletal arm that looked like a human."

"hand?"

Signaling to the soldiers who were fighting fiercely to make way, Jenny stepped forward and unleashed a powerful holy light. One after another, light spears condensed and swiftly suppressed the undead's offensive like a storm.

Upon hearing that it was a hand, Jenny almost had a PTSD attack and took a deep breath.

"His Excellency the Duke was attacked by some kind of finger, and I don't believe this is a coincidence. Paul, did you see the Bone Hand activate its abilities?"

Realizing the complexity of the situation, Paul frowned. "No, it just tapped the city gate, and after the magician dispersed the fog, it retreated."

"Is that so..." Jenny sighed, "We lack information, which is why we've been on the defensive all this time."

The Holy Light spear shattered the wall of ladders erected by the undead with a deafening roar. Jenny, having withdrawn her light, swiftly turned and left, entrusting the battlefield to her soldiers.

She had more important things to do now than helping the soldiers defend the city walls.

"Paul, gather the paladins and Luna's personal guards. I want to open the city gates and see what they left on them."

Paul, who had been running down the city wall, stopped and looked incredulous. It must be said that Jenny's decision was quite bold.

She always manages to find a breakthrough in complex situations, but...

"I advise against doing that. To prevent the city gates from falling, Commander Kate has already sealed them with stone bricks. If we open them now, the city will risk falling."

Although he respected Janet, Paul was equally unwilling to let the soldiers' sacrifices go to waste.

The city of Green Gorge is now teeming with an army of over 20,000. Once the city gates are breached, all the soldiers will be divided up by the undead army and ultimately meet an apocalyptic end.

Jenny was clearly conflicted as well. She stopped and looked back at Paul. When they first became friends, their relationship seemed to be more harmonious, until Paul gradually started acting strangely.

She knew she was taking a risk, but the calamity had already caused her to lose control of the situation.

Regardless, she hoped Paul would support her.

A gentle breeze blew, and under Jenny's complex gaze, Paul gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and declared loudly, "Let me go."

Paul's plan was simpler and more efficient, and it became a solo operation.

The plan consisted of three steps: Paul would jump off the city wall to check if there was anything unusual at the city gate, and then the soldiers on the wall would throw down a rope to pull him back up.

The crucial problem is that the undead are piled up like building blocks outside the city walls, and Paul has to clear out all the undead around him if he wants to get information.

Luna was shocked when she heard about the plan, while Lisa clapped silently and then asked in confusion.

"Are you sure there's crucial information on the city gate? I have this feeling it just tried to push the gate open, then gave up when it couldn't."

"Lisa's right." Kate sat by the fire, flicked off her cigarette ash, and calmly analyzed, "There's definitely something strange about it. This thick fog is less than a hundred meters high, while that hand is nearly eighty meters long. If there really is an immortal giant inside, how did it hide itself? Did it just lie there the whole time?"

Luna seemed to have thought of something, and clapped her hands, saying, "Lying down is the right thing to do, otherwise how could it touch the city gate? If it were a giant, it should have reached out diagonally from mid-air, not retreated close to the ground like we saw."

"That makes sense, so... it crawled all the way here?"

"Previous intelligence said that the area where the dense fog passed would leave a deep mark on the ground. I guess it was brought here by the undead."

"Did one hand or one foot hit the ground?"

Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off track, Paul quickly stood up and signaled everyone to stop the discussion.

"Gentlemen, the purpose of our operation is to confirm whether there is any information on the door. If it is indeed as Commander-in-Chief Janice sensed, what appears outside our northern territory is not only an army of hundreds of thousands of undead, but also a calamity of the same level as the Undead Serpent."

"To be honest, our formidable walls are meaningless in the face of calamity. The war has begun, and we must obtain intelligence about the calamity as soon as possible, even if... it's just a suspicious target."

Everyone fell silent. In fact, upon careful consideration, it was clear that the stone bricks weighing over ten tons could not possibly withstand the destruction of the calamity. The appearance of that skeletal hand and its actions toward the city gate were indeed quite strange.

But no one could guarantee that Paul, who had single-handedly charged into the undead army, would return safely.

Paul possessed the highest fighting strength among everyone present.

The battle against the Blood-Clad Saintess was enough to prove his strength. Therefore, from the perspective of a commander, Kate hoped that Paul could preserve his strength and always be wary of powerful individuals in the undead army.

In today's world, surrounded by powerful enemies, the Northern Territory cannot afford to lose Paul.

Kate lit another cigarette and silently turned her gaze to Jenny, the commander-in-chief, who hadn't uttered a word since she entered.

The firelight illuminated her beautiful face, and her deep gaze made it impossible to discern her emotions.

But Kate understood her thoughts; she valued Paul's safety more than gathering intelligence.

"Let me make one thing clear." Kate slowly exhaled a plume of smoke, drawing the attention of everyone present.

"His Excellency the Duke entrusted me with the defense of Green Gorge, and I cannot allow my army to bear unnecessary risks."

"And you, Commander Paul, and General Jane, the Duke has entrusted you with the task of resisting the undead army and protecting the peace of the Northern Territory."

"Therefore, without His Highness the Duke's permission, I cannot allow you to carry out such a dangerous operation. Furthermore, this matter is indeed very important, and we must inform His Highness the Duke immediately."