Chapter 766 - 787 Chadegory Town
As the group continued forward, the muddy dirt road gradually turned into smooth, wet cobblestones, and the twisted trees receded from both sides of the path. A thin fog began to spread again, turning distant scenes into blurred shadows, and the air was always filled with a distinctive stench of rotting corpses.
Where there was the stench of decay, there were naturally corpses. Thanks to his keen observation, Lancelot had noticed more than once the dead bodies lying by the roadside, their remains looked to have been gnawed on by wolves or other wild beasts. However, leftover arrows and bones crushed by blunt instruments were still silently explaining the cause of their deaths.
In Lancelot’s previous understanding, other than spreading plagues and polluting water sources, corpses themselves posed no threat, but that rule clearly no longer applied. Those long-dead bodies were occasionally awakened by the sounds of horse hooves, attacking them due to an instinctual craving for flesh and blood. Lancelot responded very decisively, ensuring they could never rise again.
A massive shadow began to emerge in the fog, and after advancing about a hundred feet, the outline of the city wall became clearly visible. The black walls, built of broad stone bricks, seemed fairly sturdy but were only just over ten feet high, nothing compared to the defensive walls of Twin Bridges Town.
"This is it," Kalalin whispered to his companions, "Barrend’s uncle’s house is near the city wall, shouldn’t be hard to find."
"Let’s hurry up and get inside!" the Dwarf pressed in a trembling voice, "anyone who dares to stand in our way will be smashed into a pulp by my Warhammer!"
"Be a little more patient, we’re very close now," Lancelot cautioned softly, "don’t act like you’re going to kill and burn everything once we enter, behave like a normal person. Once we locate the place, first confirm the status of Uncle Barrend, then if possible, we’ll devise a precise rescue plan that ensures success. Understood?"
"Understood," the Dwarf answered glumly, "just tell me when to take action..."