All this happened so suddenly. The people who were screaming just now were stunned.
A strike from the extraordinary person disintegrated the zombie tide's offensive, and even wiped out most of the living corpses gathered in the port area. The terrifying chaos was cleared up in the blink of an eye, and the whole world was dust-free.
Erza put away her weapon and looked down at Griffith, who was still lying on the ground.
"It's time to get up, my minions."
"..."
"The garrison knight will be here soon, and he will be responsible for cleaning up and dealing with the aftermath. Explain the situation to him, and then follow me to the mage tower. We need to set up the enemy headquarters as soon as possible. You will be my adjutant."
"..."
"Why don't you speak? Haven't you seen my sister so excited that she can't speak for a long time?"
Griffith pointed his finger at his cheek, and the two slaps of the holy spear on his face made his face numb with electricity. The crackling arcs were still dancing there.
Erza stuck out her tongue, pretended not to notice, and walked towards Amber with graceful steps.
Most of the zombie tide was repelled. There were still some crazy shadows in the distance behind the port buildings, but they were no longer concentrated towards the port exit.
Soon, a knight arrived with a team of Beyonders and soldiers. He was wearing fine plate armor and the red and yellow shoulder straps of the garrison knight. Judging from his appearance, he should be only in his early thirties.
He should be the local garrison knight Saffirion.
As soon as the garrison knights arrived, they began to deploy troops to establish a solid blockade, classifying and screening all those who escaped. Troops mainly composed of city defense troops had taken over the encirclement of the port, frightening the frightened garrison.
Replaced with civilians.
The local Extraordinaries who followed dispersed and took some soldiers deep into the port to start cleaning up and rescuing.
Knight Saffirion didn't look very old, but his hair was as white as frost. He examined Griffith carefully, then opened his eyes and stared at him for a while: "It's nothing serious, it's not infected.
Sign, the evil breath is being decomposed by your spiritual energy.
"Your current fatigue is a reflection of excessive consumption of mental power. It is rare for an Extraordinary in the Spell Breaker path to have this kind of situation. What did you just do? Your Excellency, Captain of the Preparatory Assault Squadron."
Griffith immediately became vigilant. The existence and use of the runes were his secrets. Revealing them might arouse official suspicion, which would in turn involve the extraordinary characteristics of his vampire family and the secrets of how to obtain the runes, which would bring endless consequences.
to stop trouble and danger.
"Maybe it's because of the excessive consumption during the battle. There are too many living corpses," Griffith said intermittently, "My body is a little paralyzed."
"Are you the captain of the reserve assault squadron?" Valkyrie was surprised in hindsight. Then she saw the silver oak leaf knight's eagle badge and officer insignia on Griffith's chest: "My minions have grown.
Got it!"
Many of the survivors present were also bitten in the previous attack. They were gathered up and isolated, anxiously and uneasily waiting for their fate.
An infected survivor stopped breathing in front of everyone. His injuries were not irreversible, but he lost his life due to the worsening infection. His body quickly transformed into an undead creature, and he woke up again after a very short period of time.
His teeth and nails grew at an incredible speed and became as sharp as sharp knives. The blood color on his skin gradually disappeared, turning into dead gray and began to fall off in large pieces. The originally thin body swelled as if it was inflated, with strength and speed.
All improved exponentially.
The soldiers present immediately took control of it, bound its hands and feet and threw it into a wooden box to await investigation and prosecution.
"It's so surprising! Isn't it?" Knight Saffirion knelt down less than one meter in front of the newly transformed living corpse without fear, and carefully observed the whole process, "His power exploded in a short time.
It has increased several times. I think this is the result of overdrafting vitality. The energy conversion efficiency is astonishingly high."
Griffith's eyes swept around the garrison knight several times, and then looked at the strange living corpse.
Both Griffith and Amber were injured, but there was no sign of mutation. Amber once made him drink a potion that increased his resistance, but this did not seem to be the main reason.
There were many injured among the ordinary people present, and quite a few died due to serious injuries. But at present, it seems that as long as there is no death, they will not be transformed into living corpses.
Griffith thought for a while and said: "It seems that pollution must first kill the host before causing mutation and corpse transformation. We need to provide active treatment, which can effectively reduce deaths and injuries."
He had recovered somewhat from his fatigue and said to the port director who was surviving the disaster:
"Chief Commander, take your people to isolate the survivors at the port and at the same time conduct inquiries, verify their identities, record what they saw, and don't let go of the details. A copy of the record must be submitted to the garrisoned mage tower."
He then said to the former squadron leader: "Squadron, Your Excellency Valkyrie, if you are here with the Extraordinary team, can you summon them, and we will study the next action plan with Your Excellency the Garrison Knight."
Erza looked at him quietly, with a scrutinizing smile in her eyes. Finally, she nodded with satisfaction, and together with the garrison knight, took Griffith and Amber into a nearby building.
There is the temporary headquarters of the garrison knights, and the follow-up work of Port Raven is handed over here.
…
The garrison knight Saffirion was anxious to go to the port area to eliminate the undead, but at Griffith's insistence, he temporarily stayed to attend the meeting.
Several other members of the Beyonder team that Erza brought from the beacon also arrived at this time, making up for the lack of combat effectiveness. The three people who came were two young men and one woman, wearing light leather armor.
There is also the school emblem of Beacon College's morning star and double swords on the shoulders or collar.
The one walking in front of them is named Uros, nicknamed "File". He is an extraordinary person in sequence 8 of the Assassin Path. His weapons are two sharp daggers that emit light green light, leaving traces of people's eyes from time to time as he walks.
The shadow with confused eyes seemed to be traveling through the gap between the material and spiritual worlds.
The other two are acquaintances.
"Griffith——! Ah, sir!" Pella greeted loudly as soon as she entered the door, as if she couldn't run out of energy. This time she still served as a hunter, equipped with an enchanted strong bow and a
Armed with a dagger, her innate magical eye is very good at identifying illusions and dismantling traps.
Summoner Hakan was also in the team, saying hello with a smile and thanking Griffith for his brave diversionary action last time. As a Sequence 8 "summoner", he can both fight and conduct reconnaissance, and can also use familiars to
Monitor the battlefield with summons to improve the team's perception, which is very suitable for the task of searching for cultists.
The configuration this time is more careful than the investigation of the Equinox! Griffith sighed in his heart.
The firepower of this demon hunter team is quite powerful. Erza is already a Sequence 6 "Light and Shadow Blade", possessing powerful assault and range attack capabilities, and has attribute suppression against demons and undead. She left after Griffith
When he was on the front line, he was still a Sequence 7. He was promoted to Sequence 6 not long after, and he was stronger than expected.
Sequence 8 "Investigator" Amber and Sequence 8 "Assassin" Uros also have strong explosive power. The team's reconnaissance ability is not weak either.
However, their shortcoming is also quite obvious, that is, the entire team does not have a paladin or a spellbreaker to act as a human shield. Valkyrie does carry a golden alloy buckler with her, but if she stops to defend, she will undoubtedly
Her firepower and mobility advantages were suppressed. In addition, she is an extraordinary being and cannot often appear in small-scale battles.
Griffith, who is wearing armor and holding a shield, just makes up for their shortcomings. However, as an Beyonder officer and special investigator, he is one of the leaders of this mission, and fighting is not his main task.
He took the initiative and stretched out his hand to the three newcomers: "Hello, I am Griffith Blanton, captain of the reserve assault squadron."
Uros showed an "Oh, it's you" expression. He stared at the silver oak leaf knight's eagle badge on Griffith's collar, and Pella made a face at Amber who was standing aside.
"I heard that you single-handedly penetrated the defense lines of the cultists and the undead on Neopolis Island and killed the Plague Queen." Uros walked up to Griffith and held it tightly like an iron pincer.
His right hand, "Is this true?"
Uros's eyes were as sharp as sharp blades, which actually made Griffith's eyes sting. This feeling was not like murderous intent, but it was as strong as the dagger in Uros's waist.
threaten.
"This statement is somewhat inconsistent with the facts." Although Griffith did not want to recall the scene that day, he still answered truthfully, "I received strong assistance from local citizens, and the infected victims were also trying their best to resist. I just did
Some tiny jobs."
The young witchers looked at Griffith, looking him up and down, as if they were trying to dig out some secret.
Uros smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "How humble. Then, your Excellency, Quasi-Knight, after this battle is over, I want to compete with you."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah~" Amber stood aside with her arms folded, shaking her head boredly, "Now that everyone knows each other, let's hurry up. We still have a group of cultists who need to be eliminated!"
At this time, a messenger walked into the headquarters and submitted a simple report to the garrison knight. After reading it, Saffirion immediately handed it to Erza. Miss Extraordinary took a brief look and tapped the table.
:
"That's right, guys, let's put the competition aside for a moment. We have good news and bad news.
"The good news is that the terrain here is relatively closed. The Saffirion Knights brought two squadrons of city defense troops and a small group of legionnaires, which is enough to complete the sealing.
"The bad news is that new zombies have appeared in the port. Cultists have infected several ships entering the port, and the passengers on them have turned into monsters. There are still many survivors trapped in isolated shelters in the port.
Urgent need of rescue.”
"Then let's go rescue them," Uros said immediately. "We don't need to gather together. Your Excellency, Quasi-Knight, we can each choose a direction and see who can rescue the most people."
Why did you fall in love with me? I just met you. Griffith glanced at the young witcher and shook his head:
"I will not rescue survivors in the port."
"Why?" the three newcomers asked in surprise.
"Here we go again," Amber shrugged, "Do you want the city defense army to investigate the situation on your behalf, while you serve as a reserve?"