The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Perhaps the people of Doria were very vigilant, but it is more likely that apart from those hiding in the treasury, there was no one left alive in the entire capital.

The last squad to arrive brought definite news: a royal garment was presented to the princess. She immediately recognized it as the clothes her eldest brother had worn when he left and anxiously inquired where the garment had been found.

"Your Highness, we found the clothes in a noble mansion. At the time, the clothes were on a walking corpse, so it seems that you really are the only princess left."

Without uttering a final word, Princess Doria, her face filled with complex emotions, clutched her chest and leaned against Ron, momentarily losing her ability to think.

"Instruct the soldiers to rest for three hours, and then deal with the remaining undead creatures in the capital. First, we need to clean up the area in the noble district to welcome Lord Yue Liang and Lord Yue Qian."

After giving instructions to his men, Ron, who was holding the princess, was actually thinking about many things, such as whether he should take advantage of the princess's affection for him to take over the land of Doria.

As a nobleman, he currently has no fiefdom or private army. The princess, all alone, will inevitably be unable to protect her wealth and land, and it is believed that many people will be eyeing her covetously in the future.

By taking advantage of the princess's favor, he could marry the girl in his arms, and after explaining the situation to His Majesty Imperius, he could rightfully seize control of the land of Doria, and Nesery could also incorporate it into his territory.

When their eyes met, to Ron's surprise, the princess hugged him first, seemingly wanting to lean on him.

"Mr. Ron, my father and the others, waaaaaah!"

Her cries were genuine, but she had also thought it through in an instant. Ron possessed great strength, and since he was able to lead an army to the rescue, his status in Nesery must be quite high, at least with a great chance of promotion in the future.

The princess understood very well that if she were truly left alone, she would definitely not be able to protect such a large estate. It would be difficult for Her Majesty the Queen to seize the territory openly, and others would also try to take action openly or secretly.

Since that's the case, she might as well use the territory as her dowry and sell herself for a good price as well.

Ron is a great candidate, and giving herself to him would be a good choice. Besides being very promising, he's also very handsome and just saved her.

Driven by intuition, emotion, and reason, the princess did not hesitate to use her beauty to her advantage in order to survive.

Ron was not stupid. He gently comforted the princess in his arms. He roughly guessed that her thoughts coincided with his own. Feelings could be cultivated, but when interests were at stake, mutual exchange was the only way to go further.

To calm the princess down, Ron suddenly paused, raised his hand to press his right ear and nodded repeatedly, ordering everyone to clear a space. He then raised his hand and lightly tapped to release spatial positioning.

Space began to fluctuate violently. The Doria Kingdom, whose space was sealed by magic, forcibly tore open a gap. The portal opened, and the people who came out made the soldiers, generals, and nobles all bow.

The reason is simple: the team sent to deal with the mastermind was too powerful, with most of Doflamingo's fighting force coming.

Advanced professionals include Sword Saint Yue Liang, Nine Swords Master Yue Qian, and Lei Bao Nei Ke.

The mid-level professionals included Mira, the head maid of the Nesery Palace; the deceased bishop Melu; General Joseph; Cosimoa, the leader of the Druids of the Forest; and the priests of the Church of the Three Gods of Doflamingo and the Temple of the Sleeping Gods.

The quality of the team goes without saying. They could jump out of the portal and onto the windowsill. Everyone's head was turned toward the graveyard in the noble district, feeling the approach of danger and death.

"Let's go, gentlemen."

The group had no commander. Joseph called on everyone to move out, and at the same time reminded Ron, "Time waits for no one, Sir Ron. The army in the city is in your hands."

After saying this, the squad left the palace and headed straight for the park.

Chain Lightning!

Lightning flashed from the first zombie, turning all the zombies on the street to ashes. The Nesser team rushed to the park in the noble district. When all the trees and plants disappeared, only some stone buildings remained, creating an eerie silence.

This did not affect the expedition team. The group arrived at the entrance to the tomb, which was surrounded by a fence. Cosimoya stepped forward and knocked on the door with an oak stick. The tightly closed tomb door opened, and malevolent magic and negative energy surged out.

Group protection against evil groups and death barriers.

There were plenty of priests here, and two spells were enough to neutralize the negative energy. The swordsman siblings protected the "weak" spellcasters of the entire team from the front and back, preventing them from being ambushed and killed by any melee monsters. They entered the tomb and began to venture deeper into it.

Thanks to the exploration by the local royal family, the princess had a small part of the map inside the tomb, which helped the team get through the early part of the journey. The rest of the journey that had not been explored was up to them to do on their own.

Chapter 648 Searching for Traces of Life

"Be careful, there are many traps."

The crowd's vision was enhanced by the power of Insight, and a priest cast a Trap Detection spell, which could detect unexpected effects that were harmful or hindrance to the caster within its range.

The entire road was riddled with traps, and poisonous gas permeated the hall not far ahead. After casting a group protective spell against the poison, the group cautiously advanced. As they stepped into the hall, the doors slammed shut, and several unremarkable statues came to life, their stone rinds peeling away to reveal the metallic luster beneath.

The candles and magic lamps were all activated, their cold blue light illuminating the entire hall. A cloud of black mist appeared in the center, and above it, a mouth with a wicked grin emerged, beginning to speak in a hoarse, dry voice:

"Oh, welcome, guests who have come from afar..."

Crimson Lotus Sword Modified!

The burst of flames instantly dissipated the black mist. Yue Qian, who had sheathed her sword, didn't bother to listen to what the mastermind behind the scenes had to say. Whether it was a lich or a vampire, as spellcasters, they were bound to be extremely treacherous, and nothing they said could be trusted.

Since that's the case, instead of letting it affect your mind, it's better not to listen to its nonsense and just explore it on your own.

Focusing his attention on the awakened golems, Yue Liang, who had anticipated having to fight them, took a hard-headed hammer from behind his back, swung it to get used to its weight, and got into a fighting stance.

The weapon in his hand was a high-quality mid-tier weapon that Maginus had obtained from the Dwarven Kingdom, called the Annihilation Construct Hard-Headed Hammer, or, well, it could also be called Constructs Must Die.

Attacking constructs, including golems, can severely affect the hit units. Attacking near the core can even destroy the golem directly, so there's no need to completely dismantle it.

Gathering his energy, he slashed at the sword, then attacked the gluttonous otter, beating Zhang Chang and confronting Jun Jiong. He calmed his mind, focused on the weak point, and observed its weakness...

In the instant the terrifying aura erupted, Yue Liang shattered the hard floor and leaped to the chest of the towering golem. His superhuman dynamic vision and thought speed caused everything to slow down completely in his eyes and mind.

He analyzed the golem's structure, making the entire golem appear transparent before him. The parts and magic circles were disassembled one by one, and finally, Yue Liang found the golem's weakness.

Draw your sword and strike!

Or you could say it was a hammer blow. The hard-headed hammer at his waist struck the golem's left shoulder, and the golem, which was about to activate, suddenly stopped. All the magic circles failed, the imprisoned elemental spirits escaped, and their rage affected the concentration of negative energy. The huge body actually began to disintegrate.

Stepping onto a piece of metal, Yue Liang ran towards the seated golem. With the previous template, his analytical speed regarding the golem increased again, and he instantly detected its weakness.

These golems were all made by the same person. Habits are hard to change. Even if the maker consciously changed the layout when making the golems, he would still habitually leave similarities on each golem.

Simply put, Yue Liang's speed in killing constructs will get faster and faster. No, with the Mountain-Splitting Hammer in his hand, destroying golems is an instantaneous matter. He can strike their weak points every time!

In three seconds, the mastermind could only watch helplessly as the golem he had just activated was smashed and destroyed by the hard-headed hammer, unable to even use any countermeasures.

The five iron golems were destroyed, and Moonbeam landed, swung his hammer, and hung it back on his back. Melu, whom Maginus had summoned as a trump card, put pressure on the mastermind with her words:

"Only the golems attacked us. It seems you can't do anything else besides manipulating the magic circle and the internal mechanisms of the graveyard."

"Is it possible to find its location and then use teleportation magic to travel there?"

Having learned that the Black Hand couldn't take the initiative, the group continued forward while discussing ways to get closer to the Black Hand's true form more quickly.

"We can try to find the original body, but forget about teleportation. What if we get teleported into another object?"

As the archbishop, Melu closed her eyes and had other senior priests cast spells on her, such as the Blessing of the Wise Owl and Perfect Awakening, to increase her perception and improve the success rate. At the same time, she herself cast the divine spell Advanced Detection to perceive her location.

The magical energy spread outwards, dispersing the gathering negative energy and ignoring its effects. The girl raised her hand and used a knife to cut her wrist. The blood flowed down and formed a magic circle on the ground, while another part floated in the air and formed a blood sphere.

Tracing Life!

Three tracking spells were cast, and the blood orb transformed into countless blood lines that dispersed outwards, resembling dense worms that evoked disgust and fear. They burrowed into narrow gaps in the ground, walls, and door cracks, searching for any possible traces of life.

As a dead zone, there is certainly no idle life force here. The purpose of life tracking is to track life force according to Melu's ideas.

Her requirement was simple: the combined life force level had to be at least tens of thousands of units. The mastermind and the tens of thousands of units of life force might be together, or they might not; they could destroy the container or magic array that stored the life force.

Since the Black Hand has collected these life energies, it must have a great use for them. Releasing the life force can completely disrupt its original plan.

The red threads spread rapidly. In some places, they couldn't enter due to magical protection, so they could only wander around the perimeter. However, the purest life force, as energy, could not be completely concealed.

All we have to do is wait; even the slightest bit of vitality can attract the attention of the red line.

In just three minutes, the red lines eventually mostly circled around an area they couldn't enter, the place where the most life force dissipated. The fact that the life force hadn't been cleared away in the graveyard full of negative energy was enough to illustrate the problem.

"Found it. Does anyone know how to find a shortcut?"

"I can."

The slumbering priest Roland raised his hand, and Melu recounted to Roland what she had seen through the life tracer. He then cast a divine spell, and a bright light appeared, guiding everyone toward their destination.

A magical gate blocked the group's path, and the beast heads on the gate wanted them to answer questions. Cosimoya didn't care about that, and dispelled the magic to make the spell ineffective. Then Yueqian stepped forward, drew her longsword and used the Ancient Mountain Breaker.

The door was blasted open, but there was nothing behind it; the mastermind behind it seemed to have no intention of stopping them.

“Did we go to the wrong place?” Neko asked, wagging her tail. “It’s not stopping us at all.”

"It might not stop us because it wants us to think we've gone the wrong way and just keep going."

After Yueqian responded, everyone suppressed their doubts and continued forward.

Sure enough, after traveling about halfway, the Black Hand gradually lost its composure. The tightly closed gates at the corners and in the Long Road opened, revealing many powerful undead creatures that tried to stop the group's progress.

Unfortunately, it wasn't strong enough and was blasted away as soon as it appeared. The monster had stitches and inconsistencies on its body, so it was probably some kind of special experimental subject.

The impatient mastermind behind the scenes convinced the team that the path was correct, and they decisively sped up.

Chapter 649 Cooperative Strategy

"Don't get entangled with these monsters. Knock them back and keep moving forward. Wait until they're all gathered together before making your move."

As they swiftly traversed the Longdao Road, Yue Liang and Yue Qian, positioned at the front and rear of the group, withstood the monsters' attacks. The monsters were numerous and clearly there to block the road, with most adopting a defensive stance.

To ensure their progress didn't slow down, the entire expedition team abandoned the idea of ​​killing them all and only repelled the monsters blocking their path. This resulted in a large number of undead creatures following behind the team, putting Yue Liang under great pressure.

Fortunately, the Longdao Road wasn't too large, and the massive experimental objects blocked the entrance, reducing the ranged attacks that Yueliang needed to deal with.

Piercing through the clouds!

At the very front of the group, Yueqian grabbed a zombie, leaped into the air, aimed at the obstacle in front of her, and hurled the zombie with all her might. Entangled with Zhen Nuomu, it was like a cannonball, falling into the horde of zombies and causing a violent impact in all directions.

Most of the monsters were destroyed by this attack, and a small number were also knocked back to the wall. Taking this opportunity, the group crossed the last intersection and rushed to the location where the spell had indicated the presence of life.

There was a dead end in front of them. The red thread had been gathered here. There was definitely a hidden world behind the wall. Yueqian stepped on the wall to Yueliang's side and turned to face the monsters that had chased them here.

Holy Word!

The priest of Endless Light stepped forward, uttering majestic and holy words that affected all the monsters with various negative effects.

Some undead creatures are too weak to resist the holy words even in an environment rich in negative energy. For example, a swarm of zombie rats or zombie insects, or an extremely thin adventurer who recently died in the graveyard.

The slightly stronger test subjects were not completely killed, but remained in a state of paralysis, blindness, and deafness.

Holy Storm!

The suffering pastor called upon the power of kindness, and clouds shimmering with warm light appeared less than three meters above the heads of the crowd, from which soft and warm rain fell.

The undead creatures that were drenched screamed in agony as their bodies were continuously burned and corroded by the rainwater. Unable to feel pain, they suffered immense agony.

They tried to retreat and advance to avoid the rain, but the loyal priest cast a protective barrier of swords, blocking the undead's escape route.

The Sleeping Priest chanted incantations, and a peaceful yet sinister light emanated from his body. The undead creatures retreated as if they had encountered poison, not daring to approach.

After a series of attacks, the majority of the undead in the group of pursuers began to die slowly, while some constructs mixed in and tried to make a move. Cosimoia raised his oak stick and struck the ground, and vines wrapped around these constructs, tearing their bodies apart little by little.

Several priests and Yue Liang and Yue Qian were dealing with the monsters that were chasing them, while Mira and Melu, who were idle, were examining the wall in front of them.

As followers of Maginos, the two women immediately sensed the presence of life force as they approached their destination, realizing that their target was just behind them.

He raised his hand and used a dispel spell on the wall, but the wall did not ripple at all, as if it were unaffected by the spell. He then pressed his hands against the bricks and released an electric current to try to probe the wall, but the current flowed outwards without any intention of penetrating through it.

Joseph raised his longsword and swung it. The clanging of metal indicated that the wall, which appeared to be made of bricks, was actually made of some unknown metal, and was incredibly hard. It was clear that magic had played a part in it, but dispelling the magic had little effect on the spell on the wall.

"Hey, hey, hey, are we going to have to look for a door-opening device or something in this dangerous place?"

Nei could flick her tail. From the moment she entered the cemetery, her wild instincts told her that the cemetery was dangerous. If she really had to find the door-opening device, there would definitely be more unpredictable accidents, unlike now where she could just kill and kill and be done with it.

"Tsk, step back a bit, Neko, Mira, check the walls on both sides."

Melu shook her hand, looked at the other walls besides this one, and directed the two to work on the walls on both sides. The dagger and the scimitar easily knocked off bricks and stones.

After confirming that the area around them was fragile enough, Melu and the others discussed for a moment, then stood in front of the wall and took a deep breath.

Earthquake technique!

Releasing an earthquake spell underground is extremely dangerous; it can cause a landslide. It was only because Melu was certain that the graveyard was sturdy enough that she dared to release the earthquake spell.

Since you are so sturdy, that's great. In this way, the earthquake spell will not cause a chain reaction of collapses and will not affect the overall layout of the cemetery. At most, it will only destroy a part of the area.

The earth shook violently, and cracks appeared first beneath their feet. Fortunately, the corner where they were standing did not lead to a lower level. The cracks spread outwards, and the walls on both sides collapsed instantly, revealing a laboratory full of glass culture chambers.

However, due to its age, the water and nutrient solution in the transparent culture chamber had all dried up, leaving only some ashes or bones. All the living things inside had died.

The extermination team wasn't concerned about that. The earthquake spell continued to operate, causing all the surrounding rooms around the living chamber to collapse and activating various magical traps, which were released like fireworks.

Two of the priests who were fighting the undead came to defend themselves, so that no spells might accidentally hit their faces. The ceiling collapsed, the rubble was blocked, and the wall in front of them remained standing, as did all four walls.

However, the secret chamber was built to be entered. Some pipes buried in the soil above and below their heads appeared in front of them as the soil was shaken off. Some were transmitting magic into them, some were sending magic out... and life force.

Cut these pipes!

Joseph, Yue Liang, Yue Qian, and Mira, the four melee fighters, immediately sprang into action. Joseph unleashed an aura that enveloped the other three, boosting their morale and attributes slightly, and their weapons were already slashing towards the pipe.

"stop!"

An angry voice rang out from afar, but the mastermind behind it all was powerless to stop them.

One pipe after another was cut off, and magic and life force surged out of the pipes. Melu raised her hand and patted it lightly, and the life force and a small part of the magic were immediately guided and gathered towards her. The other priests used their own methods to absorb the magic and enhance the power of their spells.

At the same time, due to the abundance of magic, the negative energy in the air has become increasingly powerful. The undead creatures have not grown stronger. Melu and Mira have absorbed all their life force, and the little bit that has escaped is not even enough to fill a tooth gap.