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Chapter 159 Erza's Demon Hunter Squad

It all happened so suddenly.The people who were still screaming just now were dumbfounded.

The attack of the extraordinary person disintegrated the offensive of the corpse tide, and even wiped out most of the living corpses gathered in the port area.The horrible chaos was wiped out in the blink of an eye, and the world was clean.

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 arrive in a while, and he will be responsible for cleaning up and dealing with the aftermath. You explain the situation to him, and then follow me to the mage tower. We need to set up the front enemy headquarters as soon as possible, and you will be my adjutant."

"..."

"Why don't you speak? It's been a long time since I saw my sister so excited that she couldn't speak?"

Griffith pointed to his cheek with his finger, and the two slaps of the holy gun on his face paralyzed his face with electricity.The crackling arcs were still dancing there.

Erza stuck out her tongue, pretending not to notice, and walked towards Amber with graceful steps.

The tide of corpses was mostly repelled.In the distance, there are still some crazy shadows haunting behind the buildings in the port, but they no longer concentrate on rushing towards the exit of the port area.

Soon, a knight arrived with a group of Extraordinary and soldiers.He was wearing fine plate armor and the red and yellow epaulettes of the garrison knights. From his appearance, he should only be in his early 30s.

He should be the local garrison knight Safirion.

As soon as the garrison knights arrived, they deployed troops to establish a solid blockade, and classified and screened all escaped people.The troops dominated by the city defense army have taken over the encirclement of the port and replaced the frightened guards and civilians.

The following local Extraordinary people dispersed and led some soldiers deep into the port to start cleaning and rescue.

Knight Saphirion looked young, but his hair was as white as frost.He carefully checked Griffith, opened his eyes and stared for a while: "There is no serious problem, there is no sign of infection, the evil breath is being broken down by your psionic energy.

"Your current exhaustion is a reaction to excessive consumption of mental power. It is rare for an Extraordinary of the law-breaker path to experience this. What did you just do? Your Excellency, the captain of the preparatory assault squadron."

Griffith immediately became alert.The existence and use of the runes is his secret, revealing it may arouse official suspicion, and then involve the extraordinary characteristics of his blood race and the secret of how to obtain the runes, bringing endless troubles and dangers.

"It may be due to too much 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 preparatory assault squadron?" Valkyrie was belatedly surprised.Then she saw the silver oak leaf knight eagle badge and officer badge on Griffith's chest: "My minions have grown!"

Many of the survivors present were also bitten in the attack just now.They were collected and isolated separately, waiting anxiously and restlessly for their fate.

An infected survivor stopped breathing right in front of everyone.His injuries were not irreparable, but he lost his life to a worsening infection.His corpse quickly transformed into an undead creature, and he woke up again after a very short time.His teeth and nails grew at an unbelievable rate, becoming as sharp as knives, and the blood on his skin faded, turning a dead gray and beginning to fall off in large chunks.The originally thin body swelled up as if inflated, and the strength and speed were doubled.

The soldiers present immediately controlled it, bound its hands and feet and threw it into a wooden box to wait for investigation and release.

"It's amazing! Isn't it?" Saphirion Knight half-kneeled 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 period of time. It has increased several times, I think this is the result of overdrawing vitality, and the energy conversion efficiency is amazingly high."

Griffith's eyes scanned the garrison knights a few 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 resistance, but this didn't seem to be the main reason.

Many ordinary people present were injured, and many died of serious injuries.But at present, 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 kill the host before it can cause mutation and corpse. We need to provide active treatment, which can effectively reduce deaths and injuries."

He has recovered from his exhaustion, and said to the port chief who survived the catastrophe:

"Chief, take your people to isolate the survivors in the port while questioning, verifying their identities, and recording what they saw. Don't miss 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 bring the Extraordinary team here, can you call them, let's 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 knights, brought Griffith and Amber into a nearby building.

There is the temporary headquarters of the garrison knights, and the follow-up work of Raven Port is handed over here.

……

The garrison knight Saphirion was eager to go to the port area to clear up the undead creatures, but, at Griffith's insistence, he stayed temporarily to attend the meeting.

Several other members of the Extraordinary team that Erza brought from the beacon also rushed over at this time, making up for the lack of combat power.The three people who came 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 the shoulders or neckline.

Among them, the one who walked in the front was named Uros, nicknamed "Razor", and he was a Extraordinary in Sequence 8 of the Assassin Pathway.His weapons are two sharp daggers that exude a light green light, leaving behind ghostly shadows that make people look confused when walking, as if 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, with a look of inexhaustible energy.She is still serving as a hunter this time, equipped with an enchanted strong bow and a short sword, and her innate magic eyes are very good at recognizing illusions and dismantling traps.

Summoner Hakan was also in the line, greeting with a smile and thanking Griffith for his brave diversion last time.As the "summoner" of Sequence 8, he can not only fight but also conduct reconnaissance. He can also monitor the battlefield through familiars and summoned objects to improve the team's perception ability, which is very suitable for the task of searching for cultists.

The configuration this time can be regarded as more attentive than the investigation of the vernal equinox!Griffith sighed inwardly.

The firepower of this witcher team is quite powerful.Erza is already the "Front of Light and Shadow" of Sequence 6. She has powerful assault ability and range attack ability, and has attributes to suppress demons and undead creatures.She was still Sequence 7 when Griffith left the front line, and she was promoted to Sequence 6 not long after, and she was stronger than expected.

Sequence 8 "Investigator" Amber and Sequence 8 "Assassin" Uros also have powerful explosive power.The team's reconnaissance ability is not weak.

However, their shortcomings are quite obvious, that is, the entire team does not have paladins or spellbreakers as human shields.Valkyrie carried a golden alloy round shield with her, but if she stopped to defend, it would undoubtedly suppress her firepower and mobility advantages.Also, she is a transcendent, so it is impossible for her to appear in skirmishes very often.

Griffith in armor and shield just made up for their shortcomings.It's just that, as a 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 to reach out to the three newcomers: "Hello, I'm Griffith Blanton, the captain of the preparatory assault squadron."

Uros showed an expression of "Oh, so it was you".He stared at the silver oak leaf knight eagle badge on Griffith's collar, and Pella even made faces at Amber who was standing aside.

"I heard that you single-handedly broke through the defense lines of cultists and undead on Neopolis Island, and killed the Queen of Plague," Uros walked up to Griffith and held it tightly like iron clamps. His right hand, "Is this true?"

Uros's eyes were sharp like sharp knives, which made Griffith's eyes feel a little stinging.This kind of feeling doesn't look like killing intent, but it makes people feel a strong threat like the dagger on Wuluosi's waist.

"This statement is somewhat different from the facts," Griffith replied truthfully, although he didn't want to recall the scene that day, "I received strong assistance from the 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 uncover some secret.

Uros smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "It's really modest. Then, Your Excellency the Quasi-Knight, after this battle is over, I will compete with you."

"Yeah, yeah~" Amber stood aside with arms crossed, shaking his head boredly, "Since everyone already knows each other, let's hurry up, we still have a group of cultists to eliminate!"

At this time, a messenger walked into the headquarters and submitted a simple report to the garrison knights.Saphirion handed it to Erza immediately after seeing it.Miss Extraordinary glanced briefly, then tapped on the table:
"That's right, guys, let's put it down for a while. We have good news and bad news.

"The good news is that the terrain here is relatively closed, and the Saphirion Knights brought two city defense squadrons and a small group of legionnaires to complete the closure.

"The bad news is that there are new living corpses in the port. The cultists 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 Rescue is urgently needed."

"Then let's rescue them," Uros said immediately, "There is no need for us to gather together. Your Excellency, potential knight, we can each choose a direction and see who can rescue the most people."

Why did you fuck 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 his shoulders. "Do you want the City Defense Army to find out the situation on your behalf and serve as a reserve team?"

(End of this chapter)