"Ah———!!!h

A scream suddenly appeared, which made the mercenaries immediately panic, they looked at each other, trying to see which poor worm had suffered misfortune, but after looking around, the mercenaries were surprised to find that their companions had not been reduced, everyone was standing here in good condition, and no one had any problems.

So, where did this scream come from?

They watched warily, and Rhodes raised an eyebrow before moving his gaze to the villagers' huts not far away.

As if to remind them, the village, which had long been plunged into darkness and silence, seemed to suddenly wake up again, and under the night wind, screams, screams, angry shouts, and shrill screams could be faintly heard intertwined, forming a new noise. This made the mercenaries even more overwhelmed, and they looked into the distance, hesitating to know what to do. Because at this time, even a fool can guess that those undead may have attacked the villagers!

What are we going to do?

Many people subconsciously looked at Rhodes, waiting for his answer, but Rhodes just stood in the middle of the circle, staring at the night scene around him, looking as if he was wandering into the world.

"My lord, those villagers ........."

After a few moments, Lando finally couldn't help but ask, but before he could finish his sentence, Rhodes held out a hand and interrupted his next words.

"I know it, leave them alone."

"Leave them alone?"

"Those guys' goals are not there, don't be fooled, don't forget our mission........." Saying this, Rhodes was silent for a moment, under the shadow of the shadows, no one saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised at this moment, as if he was trying to hide a trace of joy.

"Our mission is to snipe them here, don't let them lead us by the nose."

"But those villagers ........."

Shanna also hesitated to speak.

"Those villagers are also very troublesome, do you want me to take a team of people to take a look?"

"No matter how troublesome it is, it's an outsider, I don't want my subordinates to come back and become lifeless zombies, it's easier than you guys I never know."

Rod's leisurely answer made all the mercenaries a little dumbfounded, they opened their mouths, feeling that the attitude of this group leader was really strange, of course, most of the people present were old mercenaries with rich experience in adventure, of course they could understand what Rod meant——— now the situation is obvious, the undead saw that they could not break through the mercenaries' defenses, so they planned to attack the east and west, and use this way to force the mercenaries to disperse. And as long as they are separated, it will be much easier to deal with. If Rhodes sent someone to check on him, then the other party must have already prepared an ambush, waiting for them to take the bait. At that time, if it is wiped out, then it will definitely be a big loss for the strength of the mercenary group, and in turn, if Rod goes there with strong combat power, then the weaker part of this side may be attacked, all in all, no matter how Rod chooses, it is very likely to fall into the trap of the other party. This trick was tried and tested repeatedly when the bandits were dealing with the mercenaries. Especially when the mercenaries protect the merchants through the mountain paths, if the bandits are unable to break through the mercenary's locks head-on, they will resort to more covert and threatening means to capture the mercenaries or the merchant's servants and relatives and force them to separate. Then eat the weak part with lightning speed, and the mercenary group that has lost part of its strength is no longer so threatening. …,

And Rod, of course, will not leave, he knows that the other party's goal is to go to Christie, and the girl herself is weak, and there is no way to run around with her. But the strongest fighting power here is himself and Celia, and the other three are not at ease at all to lead Rod alone. But.........

"Master, I'll take a look."

Celia turned around and whispered to Rod.

"You don't have to worry about my ............"

“……………………”

Rhodes was silent for a moment at Celia's request, then he patted Anne on the shoulder and motioned for her to protect Christie, before he stepped out of the circle and came to Celia's side, drawing the sword from his waist.

"I'll give you five minutes."

Then, he whispered.

"In five minutes, if you don't come back, then I'll be forced."

"Yes, master."

Hearing Rod's answer, Celia whispered, and then she spread her wings and flew into the night sky.

"Mr. Rhodes."

Looking at the angel girl in the distance, Marlene was a little uneasy.

"Is it okay for Sister Celia to go alone? In case there's a big problem........."

"There's no need, I just sent her to check on the situation, and I didn't ask her to deal with the trouble."

"But ........."

Hearing this, Li Jie also said timidly.

"Our mission is to protect the ......... of the village"

"No, Lizzie."

Rod reached out and shook it gently.

"Our mission is to expel the undead——— make no mistake, there is no such thing as protecting the village in our obligations, so strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with me whether they live or die, and whether I save them or not depends on my mood, but unfortunately, at least so far, my mood is not good."

"It's just that the villains in this village don't deserve to be protected at all."

Anne also waved her little fist and grumbled dissatisfiedly.

"Anyway, even if you save them, you will only be framed, this group of people don't know how to feel at all, forget it if they die!"

"Well, that's not something you need to care about right now."

Perhaps sensing something, Rhodes waved his hand, and the bright red blade slashed through the air with a brilliant light.

"We've got another guest on the door."

“………………”

As Rod spoke, a low roar rang out, and then, dozens of black figures slowly stood up from the rooftops around the arena, shriveled skin, lifeless eyes, and tattered weapons, deep visible bones, rotting and smelling bodies.

"All hands are ready to start the implementation of the second set of plans."

Rod said, raising his sword.

And at that moment, with a roar like a beast, the ghouls leaped up and pounced on the crowd.

Celia spread her wings and flew through the night sky. With the help of the aura, she easily spotted the place of chaos——— in front of the hut not far away, several villagers were lying in pools of blood, and not far from them, there were shivering militiamen with torches.

"What happened?"

The angel girl landed on the ground and asked softly.

"Those damn undead attacked Baker and took his son as well!"

One of the militiamen waved the torch in his hand angrily, and it was purely the protracted prestige of the angel that forced him not to speak ill of Celia immediately, but the dissatisfaction in it was already very strong. …,

"What the hell are those mercenaries doing, aren't they here to protect us?"

"yes, yes, what's going on!"

"My child, my child ......!!!"

Celia didn't say much in the face of the chaos, she looked around, and then frowned slightly as if she sensed something.

"Go back at once, now, quickly."

Then, Celia quickly gave the order to the group.

"Why should we listen to you? We're going to find that kid, he's definitely still alive! I don't know what those damned spirits will do to them, if we don't go........."

The militiaman's words were not finished, because at this moment, Celia opened her eyes violently, and then, holding the sword in her right hand, swung forward, and the surging divine flames burst out in all directions with the angel as the center in an instant, and this sudden change made the villagers raise their hands screaming, trying to resist the rushing divine fire.

But the silver flames did no harm to them, instead, they caressed the villagers' bodies like a breeze and spread out into the distance, and at the same time, the souls of the dead hidden in the dark shadows screamed and revealed their original forms, and they quickly fled the silver ring of fire, and let out an angry howl.

“…………”

Celia held the sword in her backhand and stared coldly at the undead in front of her. And those villagers were also dumbfounded at the moment, they looked at the undead who didn't know when Lu Dao appeared beside them, and at this moment they were trembling in the distance because of the fear of the silver fire, their minds were blank, and they didn't know what to do at all.

"Huh...... Scold...... Lotus ........."

And at this moment, a low, evil voice suddenly sounded.

"Although I had already guessed that I would catch prey, it still surprised me a little...... An angel? This is a great reward, and your soul must be very beautiful, and my master will surely reward me for it! ”

“……… Are you a fallen believer in the devil? ”

Celia raised her sword, her wings slightly folded, and watched around warily. The voice chuckled at the moment, as if he thought it was an unusually stupid question.

"I'm not a fall, angel sister. You angels always don't understand human beings...... It's not surprising that we humans have our own ideas and goals as human beings, and I don't call them depravity...... Hope, I should say that, this is the hope I fought for, and for this reason, I did not hesitate to trade my soul, just for the sake of those who are more important than my soul. I think, Sister Angel, you shouldn't be able to understand my thoughts. ”

“……………… I'm not going to understand. ”

Celia said indifferently.

"Moreover, under the light of the dragon soul, no matter what ambitions you and your master have, they will eventually return to nothingness——— it is not something that can exist in this world."

"That's a good point, but unfortunately it didn't work for me."

There was a pause in his voice, followed by a slight mocking smile.

"But since you're here, we don't need anything more......... I still have my work to do. And these children ...... They're going to entertain you, don't you leave? Sister Angel, otherwise, these innocent people would have died here today——— so how many people can you save? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. [This text is provided by Qihang]