It was already noon, but the woods in front of me were still dim.

The icy mist spread through the trees, and as far as the eye could see, only a dead patch of dead wood could be seen. It's already the height of summer, but the scene in front of me looks as if winter is still going on.

"Hoo ............"

Ellie exhaled softly, staring warily at the mist-shrouded woods on either side. Now that they had left the camp and were heading in the direction of the Sky Eagle Mercenary Regiment as stated in the intelligence, they were investigating. So far, however, no trace has been found. This is also normal, if the intelligence is correct, and it is really the Sky Eagle Mercenary Group that appears in front of them, then as a prestigious mercenary group, they also have a lot of experience in how to hide their whereabouts in the wild. Naturally, it will not be easy to be found. But luckily, in this team, there is Ellie.

Ellie is also one of the sons of the Nine Saints, and she is the son of the Silver Saint Seron. And on the Klein Continent, the Silver Saintess is in charge of roads and navigation, so no one is more proficient than Ellie in mastering directions. In fact, Jenn's subordinate Tillith must have felt very kind when she saw Ellie, because Tilis was the priest of the Silver Saint before she was reincarnated as a succubus, and in that city of ruins, it was Tillis who used the power of the Silver Saint to show everyone the direction and path, and avoid all dangers on the journey. And Ellie's ability can be said to be an upgraded version of Tilis, she can not only find the right direction where the goal is, but also automatically feel the most "right" path. That's why Ellie is a saint. But the reason why I had to lead the team in person. After all, if you want to find those who are good at dodging and hiding, no one is better at it than the Silver Saint Maiden who knows how to navigate and navigate.

Ahead is a flat avenue. But Ellie didn't move on, on the contrary. She turned slightly, and then slipped silently into a bush next to the woods. From the outside, the bush simply didn't have room for a person to pass through. But when everyone followed Ellie into it, they were surprised to find that in this bush, there was a magical mezzanine, although from the outside, they seemed to be as close as a city wall, but in fact, it was just an illusion. When you walk up to it. Only then will you find that in the seemingly dense network of thorns, there is a flat path hidden.

Ellie didn't know what was on that avenue, but she instinctively sensed that it would be dangerous, a special ability she possessed as the son of a silver saint. She can sense which direction is dangerous and which direction is safe. And the reason why Ellie chose to change direction just now was because she felt that there was danger over there, and this side was safe, so she chose here.

However, although Ellie did not explain it to the others, neither Priest Elaine nor Joseph asked much. Obviously, they were also very accustomed to the actions of Her Highness the Holy Maiden.

And because of this, the distance, which originally only took ten minutes to complete, was led by Ellie and everyone went around the path for a full hour. only to reach the final destination. However, looking at the scene in front of you, whether it's Ellie or Joseph. It is difficult to hide the heaviness in my heart.

I saw that in the open space not far in front of them, there were several corpses lying horizontally. As can be seen from the armor they were wearing, these corpses were none other than the paladins. I don't know what happened to them, though. But judging by their hair and pale faces covered in frost, the paladins were completely dead.

Not only that, but it can be seen from the tragic deaths of these paladins that they all suffered quite cruel pain and torture before they died, and it is clear that this is not just a killing, but a cruel atrocity.

"Your Highness, please be careful."

Seeing this scene, Joseph hurriedly drew his sword in front of Ellie, and cautiously stared at the corpse in front of him. The others were also vigilant at the moment, looking around from time to time. There is no other reason than if the enemy is really undead as they think. Then it's unlikely that the corpses of these paladins will remain here, because according to the undead's usual style, they should be able to transform these corpses into undead. But right now, the corpses of these paladins are being discarded here, what the hell is this............

"Whoa!!"

Before everyone could figure out what was going on, suddenly, with a strange noise, they saw the corpses of those paladins begin to tremble and twist. Seeing this scene, Joseph clenched the long sword in his hand, and with his movements, a scorching bright red flame emerged from the blade and flew up.

"Your Highness, please retreat carefully!"

"How so?"

But unlike Joseph, Ellie was pale at the moment, and her eyes widened in surprise, staring at the moving corpses in front of her. I can't believe my eyes anyway. You must know that although Ellie has a "virgin" side as a saint, she will not neglect her own safety because of this. As early as when she saw the corpses of these paladins just now, Ellie had used the detection of necromancy, and only after making sure that there was nothing unusual did she choose to approach. Of course, after the battle with the Living Forest, Ellie also knew that there were some undead creatures that could not be detected with necromancy. And she'd fought those monsters before, but now...............

Before everyone could react, the corpses suddenly opened their mouths and let out a kind of insect-like hissing sound. And then, I saw that their originally shriveled bodies suddenly began to swell, and only a few soft sounds of "poof" were heard. Then, in full view of everyone, everyone watched in horror as a pair of insect arthropods "drilled" out of the paladins' bodies, and then they quickly moved left and right, and then supported the paladins' corpses to "stand" from the ground!! Not only that, but I saw that at the same time as these paladins "stood up". Their heads also spun around in a strange circle, and then exploded with a "bang". And what appeared next inside was made up of white bones. Looks like a praying mantis!

What the hell is this?

Seeing this scene, whether it was Joseph, Ellie, or Elaine, they were all stunned. It's not that they haven't seen those mutated creatures, but those who have mutated before have also mutated on their personal bodies, and in short, even if they have become ugly, you know what it was before it mutated. But right now, mammals can't mutate into insects, no matter how much they say! The species are all different!!

"Cut, it's boring!"

Compared to the other three who were stunned, Patilina was obviously not so troublesome. I saw that the little guy just pursed his lips, and then raised the knight's spear in his hand with a "bang". At the same time, he glanced at the three idiots beside him with disdainful eyes, and the genetic mutation was scared like this, if they saw the flood demon parasite, wouldn't they have a mental breakdown directly? Therefore, it is said that soil buns are soil buns, which is really unacceptable............

As she thought to herself, Patilina stretched out her right hand and tugged at the bolt on the silver spear. And with her movements, the huge knight's spear in the little guy's hand suddenly made a loud "bang", spewing out the breath of destruction.

Someone was faster than her, though.

"Whoosh!!"

At the same time. Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind, and then everyone only felt a few flashes of light in front of them, and the next moment they saw several silver arrows of light shoot into the heads of those monsters and burst open. And without the "transformation protection", the monster naturally could not withstand such a blow, and suddenly fell to the ground. Reincarnated as a corpse again.

"Who is it?"

At the sight of the shining arrow, Joseph and Ellie were stunned. On the contrary, the Naga priest next to him changed his expression and looked behind him with a happy face.

"Miss Jenny!"

Accompanied by the call of the Naga priest. Joseph and Ellie also hurriedly turned their heads to look behind them, and then they saw a man wrapped in black leather armor all over his body. The elf in a purple cloak leaped down from the branch of a nearby tree like a ghost, and quietly appeared in front of everyone.

"Priest Elaine? She's ..............."

Look at the elf in front of you. Ellie was a little stunned, though the Templar and the elves had joined forces to fight the undead. However, the two sides still have a clear division of labor on weekdays. As the representative of the Templar Order, Ellie will not cross the line to command the elves. And Viconia will not interfere with the transfer of the Templar Order. Of course, if joint operations are required, the two sides will still communicate, but on weekdays, there is little communication. But now, why is there an elven ranger following them, is she a messenger sent by Miss Viconya? Why didn't Miss Viconia inform herself?

And what makes Ellie even more curious is why Priest Elaine knows this elf?

Sensing Ellie's slightly puzzled gaze, the Naga priest next to him also hurriedly made an introduction.

"Your Highness, this is Miss Jenny......... She had traveled with us to the hinterland of the plague to investigate, and if it weren't for her, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to come back alive........."

"It turned out to be her ............"

Hearing Priest Naga's introduction, Ellie suddenly realized. About the man named "Jenny. Windranger", Ellie has naturally heard about it from the other three holy sons, whether it is the calmness of handling things, or the grasp and change of the situation, this elf ranger seems to be very outstanding. So much so that the three holy sons, including the Naga priest, all held her in high esteem. Unfortunately, due to a later conflict in front of Her Majesty about what to do with the revitalized forest, the elven ranger chose to leave. After that, she disappeared, and to be honest, when Ellie first heard the news, she was a little regretful. After all, it was able to make the three holy sons so respectful, and it turned out afterwards that Miss Jenny's method was the most effective way. It can be said that if the elves had taken her advice from the beginning, I am afraid that things would not have been so bad.

Thinking of this, Ellie looked at the Elven Ranger in front of her again, and then she blinked in confusion.

For some reason, Ellie always had a feeling that it wasn't the first time she had met her. (To be continued.) )