"What's the matter with us this time?"

Swaggering into the tent, the first thing Patilina said when she saw Ellie was straight to the point. Hearing her words, several priests who were beside Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden at this moment all showed a little dissatisfied. But they didn't blame Patilina for her actions. After getting along for so long, most of the people who come here basically know what kind of character the little guy is. In the beginning, they had accused Patilina of this. Soon, however, the hapless priests were immediately exposed to the cynicism and vicious taunts of the little ones. There were even a few paladins who were angry and demanded a duel with Patilina, and after the few idiots who provoked the head were beaten to death by Patilina on the grounds that they could not be beaten to death, no one dared to raise any objections to this petite and immature looking girl.

"Hello, Miss Patilina."

Seeing Patilina arrive, Ellie was visibly relieved. She stood up and nodded at Patilina, then looked at Irest and Lindy, who had been with Patillina as usual, and smiled at them. Patilina was not interested in this boring etiquette, but quickly asked.

"Don't come and go, it's not good to be in this kind of place all day long......... Tell me, why are you coming to us this time? Not to mention that it's the skeleton again, I'm going to vomit when I kill it. ”

"It's true that there are some things that need to trouble you."

Reaching out and waving, Ellie stopped the priest beside her. As one of the people she's spent the most time with Patilina, she already knows well, if not really angry. Then you can put aside all the provocative remarks that Patilina has said, and don't care. To put it simply, it's just a unique way of speaking for Patilina. If seriously because of her jokes. That really opened the door to hell.

And......... Patilina was right to complain.

"That's right, Miss Patilina. Word came from our sentry on the flank of the eastern line that a small group of men was approaching our camp........."

Knowing that Patilina hated those tedious and lengthy reports, Ellie was quick to explain the details in the shortest possible form. The whole thing is very simple, the sentry on the perimeter of the defensive line has found signs of a small group of people moving. Of course, if the other party is an undead creature, then just kill the matter. However, after the formal contact, the news came that made people a little confused -- according to the news from the front, it seemed that those people were members of a mercenary group called the Sky Eagle.

If it's usual. So it is naturally a good thing for everyone to have someone to help. But in fact, this is not the case, the Sky Eagle is indeed a very famous mercenary group. But its headquarters are located in the Southern Marshes. And there is a lot of information that can prove that the main members of the Sky Eagle Mercenary Group have already died in the battle against the undead legion. There are not only human witnesses, but also physical evidence. In other words, the destruction of the Sky Eagle Mercenary Group should have been a sure fact. And now, such a mercenary group under their banner has suddenly appeared, which will naturally arouse the suspicion of others. Not only that, but as if to deepen this suspicion. The patrol that had previously been in contact with the Sky Eagle Mercenary Regiment had also lost contact with the rear sentry.

"In other words, the other party is a fake?"

Hearing this, Patilina raised her brow. In the face of her words, Ellie shook her head.

"Nope. The reason why we care about this is because of a piece of intelligence......... In fact, at the time of the initial attack of the undead army. The Templar Order has gathered a lot of information. Among them was the supreme ruler of the undead legion. Possess an evil necromancy that can completely transform the strong into the undead. And it does not weaken their power because of this. So ............"

"I see."

Hearing this, Patilina nodded. The little one has been in this world for a while, and under Jenn's teaching, Patilina has a little understanding of the common sense of this world. One of the well-known rules is that when a living being is transformed into an undead being, then his power drops by a class. For example, the middle of the Legend will be lowered to the first level of the legend, and the first level of the legend will be reduced to the high level. Therefore, in the Crane Continent, there are generally only spellcasters who choose to voluntarily transform into undead. Because the caster relies on power that comes from knowledge, not power itself. Therefore, even if you lose some of your power after transforming the undead, as long as you have enough time, you can fully recover it. And the other way around, the warriors are not so lucky, so on the Klein continent, the general rule is that mages will choose to transform into lichs when they are alive. Powerful warriors usually wait until they are dead before being released on them by a necromancer or lich to summon the necromancy. Of course, this has the advantage of being easy to manipulate, but the disadvantage is that the undead who evoke the necromancy have a low sense of self-existence, and need to devour a large amount of soul fire to stabilize and regain consciousness.

According to Ellie, the boss of the other party has mastered a means that can completely transform the enemy's strong man into a dead soul without any consumption.

Of course, it's not a big deal, neither the Flood Demon nor the Zerg have done this kind of thing many times, especially the Blade Empress......... Well, it's quite tactile to beat it up.

"So?"

"The number of opponents is unknown, and we can't send a large group of people to operate at will, so we want to organize a team to search for the whereabouts of the Sky Eagle Mercenary Regiment, if they are really transformed into undead, then it can be considered a considerable problem for us........."

At this point, Ellie paused before continuing.

"I decided to lead the party myself, along with Priest Elaine and Mr. Joseph...... So I hope you'll be able to go with you. ”

―――！ ”

Hearing Ellie's words, Patilina whistled. Of course she understood what Ellie meant, it was simply to make herself their bodyguard. After all, in terms of area lethality, there is almost no one who compares to Patilina, who is in full swing. In fact, in several previous offensive and defensive battles, it was Patilina who single-handedly resisted the attacks of the undead legions, giving the rear a chance to breathe. If that mercenary group that calls itself the Eagle of the Sky is really a transformed undead creature. Then it is quite possible that there are ambushes and traps hidden around them. In this case, if you want to bombard the enemy in the shortest possible time and inflict enough casualties, it can be said that there is no one more suitable than Patilina on the entire battlefield.

Of course, another reason is that Patilina's battle movement is very large at any time, and once the fight starts, it is easy to warn and support the rear.

"Sounds like fun, I'm tired of beating those bones that don't scream, okay......... I promise you. ”

"Thank you for your understanding."

Hearing Patilina's answer, Ellie let out a long sigh. To be honest, she was really worried that Patilina would refuse. If that's the case, not to mention her face and majesty as a saint, this search operation alone is very likely to be declared dead here. And now that Patilina has agreed to join, it is naturally a good thing for them.

"Then please prepare, we will leave at noon, and I have ordered the sentry over there to suspend patrols and strengthen the vigilance........."

However, before Ellie could finish speaking, Irinst's voice suddenly appeared in everyone's heads.

(Just now, Mr. Commander of the Eastern Front gave the order to send two patrols to search for his missing colleagues......... This should be the third time. ）

"What?!"

Hearing Irlist's words, Ellie was stunned for a moment, and then she immediately turned pale.

"It's so stupid, I want him to stop immediately!!"

(The other party refuses to accept my message, Sister Ellie.) ）

“……… Damn it!! ”

Elinster's answer made Ellie grit her teeth, and then she immediately turned to look at the priest beside her.

"I will immediately go to the Eastern Line and stop his stupid actions!! Our colleagues are not fighting for this kind of vindictiveness!! ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Hearing Ellie's words, the priest immediately replied. Then he glanced at Irnest, who was standing beside Patilina, with a blank face. There was a palpable flash of hatred and fear in his eyes, and then he hurriedly lowered his head to hide his expression, and then immediately turned away in a hurry.

"Hey........."

Ellie couldn't help but sigh at the scene in front of her, and then she quickly retracted her expression and smiled apologetically at Patilina.

"I'm sorry, Miss Patilina, but it looks like our plans are ahead of schedule."

"It's okay, it's all the same for me anyway."

Hearing Ellie's words, Patilina waved her hand unconcernedly. In response to Patilina's answer, Ellie could only smile helplessly, and then she turned to Irnest again and nodded to her.

"Excuse me, Miss Elinster, and please help me inform Priest Elaine and Mr. Joseph that they should go to the eastern line guard post to join me at once, it seems that we must do something, or else things will be in trouble."

(No problem, of course, Sister Ellie.) ）

Hearing Ellie's words, Irest nodded and gave a very calm answer. (To be continued.) )