It all happened so suddenly. The people who were screaming just now were stunned.
The transcendent's blow disrupted the zombie tide's offensive and even wiped out most of the living zombies gathered in the port area. The terrifying chaos was cleared up in the blink of an eye, leaving the world 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? It's been a long time since I saw my sister being so excited that she couldn't speak?"
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 of electricity were still dancing there.
Erza stuck out her tongue, pretended not to notice, and walked towards Amber with graceful steps.
Most of the corpse tide was repelled. There are still some crazy shadows in the distance behind the port buildings, but they are no longer concentrated towards the port exit.
Soon, a knight arrived with a group 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 and classify and screen all those who escaped. Troops, mainly city defense troops, have taken over the siege of the port, replacing the frightened guards and civilians.
The local Beyonders who followed spread out and took some soldiers deep into the port to start cleaning up and rescuing.
Knight Saffirion does not look very old, but his hair is as white as frost. He examined Griffith carefully, opened his eyes and stared for a while: "There is nothing serious, there are no signs of infection, 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 alert. The existence and use of the runes are his secrets. Revealing them may arouse official suspicion, which will then involve the secrets of his vampire's extraordinary characteristics and how to obtain the runes, bringing endless 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 after realizing it. Then she saw the silver oak leaf knight's eagle badge and officer's insignia on Griffith's chest: "My minions have grown!"
Many of the survivors present were also bitten in the attack just now. They were gathered up and separated, waiting anxiously and uneasily for their fate.
An infected survivor stopped breathing right in front of everyone. His injuries were not irreversible, but he lost his life due to a worsening infection. His body quickly transformed into an undead creature, and he woke up again after a very short time. His teeth and fingernails grew at an incredible rate and became as sharp as knives. The blood color on his skin gradually disappeared, turning into a dead gray and began to fall off in large chunks. The originally thin body expanded as if filled with air, and its strength and speed increased 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 half-kneeling 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 didn't seem to be the main reason.
There were many injured among ordinary people present, and many died of serious injuries. But at present, it seems that as long as there is no death, it will not be transformed into a living corpse.
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 and isolate the survivors at the port while conducting inquiries, verifying identities, and recording what they saw. 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 have brought the Beyonder team here, 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.
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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 Beacon also arrived at this time, making up for the lack of combat effectiveness. The three people who arrived were two young men and one woman, wearing light leather armor, with the school emblem of Beacon Academy's morning star and double swords on their shoulders or collars.
One of them who walked at the front was named Uros, nicknamed "File". He was an Extraordinary at Sequence 8 of the Assassin Path. His weapons are two sharp daggers that emit light green light. When he walks, he leaves behind blurry shadows from time to time, as if he is walking 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 serves as a hunter, equipped with an enchanted bow and a short sword. Her innate magic 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 the "summoner" of Sequence 8, he can both fight and conduct reconnaissance. He can also monitor the battlefield through familiars and summons, improving the team's perception ability, which is very suitable for the task of searching for cultists.
The configuration this time can be considered more careful than the investigation of the Equinox! Griffith sighed in his heart.
This witcher squad has quite a lot of firepower. Erza is already the "Light and Shadow Blade" of Sequence 6, possessing powerful assault and range attack capabilities, and has attribute suppression against demons and undead creatures. She was still Sequence 7 when Griffith left the front line. She was promoted to Sequence 6 not long after, and she was stronger than imagined.
Sequence 8 "Investigator" Amber and Sequence 8 "Assassin" Uros also have strong explosive power. The team's reconnaissance capabilities are 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 carries a golden alloy buckler with her, but if she stops to defend, her firepower and mobility advantages will undoubtedly be suppressed. Besides, she is a supernatural being and is unlikely to appear in small-scale battles very often.
Griffith, who is wearing armor and holding a shield, just makes up for their shortcomings. It's just that as an Extraordinary 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 reached out 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 cultists and 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 does not feel like murderous intent, but it makes people feel a strong threat like the dagger on Uros's waist.
"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 Tiny little 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, Saphirion 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 demon hunter and shook his head:
"I will not rescue survivors in the harbor."
"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?"
