Hail the King

Chapter 894: Sudden Change (Part One)

Standing at the bow of [Black Pearl], Fei looked down at the land below and was in deep thought.

The empires that paid attention to this upcoming war would never expect this. After this expeditionary troop of Chambord moved forward 500 kilometers per day on average for five days, it instantly traveled close to 70,000 kilometers and got incredibly close to the Anji Empire.

Also, those Gold Saints who came out of Chambord City with the expeditionary troop all quietly went back to the kingdom. A lot of people would think that the Chambord Kingdom put all its strength in this war and had low defensive capability right now. If these people dared to mess around, they would pay a hefty price.

On top of the Gold Saints, Chambord also had the massive Demon Beast Legion, Elena who was a Burning Sun Lord that wasn’t famous in the region, and the masters of the Black-Cloth Shrine such as Batistuta.

The Xuan’ge traveled fast, but there were always two oval, faint-silver energy spheres around the two barges. Standing on the deck, even ordinary people couldn’t sense the strong wind or feel any turbulence. Also, after the Mad Scientists’ Laboratory improved and upgraded the Xuan’ge, the energy spheres now could achieve a certain degree of stealth. Therefore, while the Xuan’ge were traveling tens of kilometers in the air, the people on the ground couldn’t detect anything.

The warriors of Chambord all looked at their king in admiration; it could be said that they worshipped their lord.

While riding on the Xuan’ge, traveling became very easy as all the usual hardships were eliminated.

The soldiers were ready to camp in the wilderness every night and travel to the Anji Empire slowly, so this came as a pleasant surprise. Travel, usually the most torturous part of expeditions, became enjoyable all thanks to their king.

After the Xuan’ge dashed forward once, the two barges moved forward slowly as they prepared for the next explosive jump.

Fei was about to turn around and go back to the command center, but a strange light appeared in his eyes as he suddenly detected something.

“Pass my order! Stop traveling and stay stationary in the sky until further instructions.”

The order was quickly passed down, and [Cyclops] that was following [Black Pearl] received the order as well and stopped. The soldiers guarded their positions and controlled the weapons on the Xuan’ge, waiting for Fei’s further instructions with their guard up.

Fei stood at the bow. The more he sensed, the more complicated his expression became.

“Alexander, what is going on? Why did we stop?” Akara and Cain walked out of the cabin curiously. Behind them were a little more than a dozen university students who qualified for going on this expedition.

“You guys probably sensed it too, right? It seems like something strange is happening,” Fei said with a complicated expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cain and Akara’s expressions changed as well; Fei’s words validated their guesses.

“Let’s go and check it out. I hope we are wrong,” Cain said with a serious expression; it was rare to see such an expression on him.

…

-The southern border of the Dietfurt Empire-

This place had a hilly terrain. Since it was summer, green could be seen everywhere. The trees were vibrant, and the grass was thriving. This was the best season of the year.

This town was very close to the border, and it was a place where the citizens of Dietfurt and Anji did a lot of trade. It should be very noisy and prosperous, but it was tranquil today for some reason. The crowds of mercenaries and adventurers could no longer be seen, and the farmers who should be working in the fields were also nowhere to be seen. As a breeze blew by, messy garbage got blown into the air.

Chapter 894: Sudden Change (Part Two)

It seemed like this town was empty.

Suddenly, a streak of golden light flashed in the sky and landed on the ground.

After the energy flames disappeared, five to six figures appeared.

Fei was in the lead.

The king sniffed; it seemed like he was trying to catch a smell.

The king’s expression was solemn.

After a while, he turned around and nodded at Cain and Akara before saying, “It seems like we are right. However, we have to observe for a bit longer to get the real answer.”

“Let’s go and check out the town in front of us.” Cain walked forward quickly with a walking cane, showing that his mood was not normal.

Soon, this group of people arrived at the entrance of the town.

The gates of the town were made from heavy lumber, and they were tied together by metal brackets. Right now, it was completely open.

The defense wall of the town was about six meters tall, and it could block the attack of ordinary beasts and bandits, making the residents of the town feel a bit safer.

However, the guards who should be standing by the gate were nowhere to be seen, and no one was patrolling on the defense wall.

Only the flags were fluttering in the wind and making a series of flapping sounds, breaking the deadly silence.

Cain quickly walked toward the town.

At this moment, a black figure suddenly dashed out of the wooden gate and pounced at this white-haired old man.

“Be careful…” Fei shouted to warn Cain as he raised his finger.

Bam! That black figure exploded, and it turned into a cloud of green smoke before dispersing into the air.

The other people in the group quickly walked up and protected Cain and Akara in the center since they didn’t have any combat abilities.

“An undead dog that is controlled by the power of the darkness!” Cain said with gritted teeth.

Even though it was dangerous, he got a clear look of the attacker and sensed that thick evil energy.

Fei and Akara looked at each other, and they each knew that the other was confident in their hypothesis. Even if Cain didn’t say anything, their guesses were validated.

Behind the gates of the town, many figures were wandering the streets aimlessly. They were slow and dull, and their movements were strange.

“They are… zombies?” Oscar instantly screamed.

This university student liked learning about all kinds of strange creatures and things, and he read many weird pieces of literature and knew many magic spells and monsters.

After getting one glance at those figures, he recognized them.

The other university students got nervous.

On Azeroth Continent, zombies were created by undead mages since they were corpses controlled by these mages.

Like the plague, the zombies were highly contagious.

In the history of the continent, there had been several massive undead creature catastrophes where many people were turned into undead creatures. The most famous ones almost transformed the continent into the paradise of undead creatures and made humans go distinct.

In legends, similar incidents occurred in the Mythical Era as well. Therefore, both gods and demons were afraid of the undead.

That was why Undead Energy was a type of forbidden energy that belonged to hell and the Grim Reaper, and why undead mages were feared and hated by humans.

Even the most influential people would be scared when hearing the word ‘zombie’.

Therefore, it was understandable why these university students were nervous.

“Watch this location and have your guard up. Torres, protect the university students.”

After giving those orders, Fei, Cain, and Akara walked toward the herds of zombies.