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Chapter 285 The Crisis of Bree
Outside the city gates of Buri, the Corpse Demon army was at the city's gates.

Seeing so many corpse demons, the militiamen guarding the city turned pale with fear.

"How...how come there are so many corpse demons? Weren't the corpse demons at Guzhonggang already eliminated?" a militiaman asked, his voice trembling.

But no one could answer his question; everyone was terrified and at a loss.

Among these militiamen were some of the original inhabitants of Buri Town. They had heard the terrifying rumors of the Corpse Demon of Ancient Tomb Hill since they were young. Even before the lord established his territory, the Corpse Demon would occasionally appear on the main road of Ancient Tomb Hill, and no one dared to walk there at night.

After only a few years of peace, how come this corpse demon has reappeared?
The militia captain reacted the fastest, immediately shouting, "Everyone, prepare for battle! Sound the alarm immediately! We can't let the zombies get into the city, or Brie will become hell!"

All the militiamen picked up their bows and arrows and shot at the corpse demons below the city.

Another militiaman rushed to the clock tower and frantically rang the alarm bell in a panic.

The urgent alarm bells instantly resounded throughout the entire city of Berry.

The lively atmosphere in the tavern and inn instantly fell silent, and everyone looked outside in disbelief to confirm that the alarm bell was not an illusion.

Residents who were sleeping were also awakened by the alarm, and then quickly woke up their families.

The alarm bells in Brie are a centuries-old tradition, and even now that Brie has been expanded into the city of Brie, their function remains unchanged.

The more frequently and urgently the alarm bells ring, the greater the danger. For example, when bandits from Nangang tried to rob the area, the alarm bells in Buli only rang three times, and most residents continued with their daily lives.

But this time, the banging is incessant and very urgent.

This means that Brie is facing unprecedented danger, and the entire city is in a life-or-death crisis.

Panic immediately gripped the city.

Mayor Larch, who was sleeping, was awakened by the alarm bell. After realizing what was happening, he was immediately terrified and lost all sleepiness.

"Mayor! Mayor Luchi!" A militiaman rushed into Mayor Luchi's house, shouting in terror, "Corpse demons! Thousands of corpse demons have gathered outside the city gates! They are trying to break through the gates!"

"What? Corpse demons!" Lucky's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. "Where did these corpse demons come from? Weren't the corpse demons of Kozuka Hill all gone?"

Since Dui dealt with the corpse demon on Ancient Tomb Hill, daring adventurers have occasionally ventured there to explore over the years. Even Mayor Lachi sent people to investigate Ancient Tomb Hill and confirmed that there were no more corpse demons there.

Where did this corpse demon come from now?

"No, there are so many corpse demons, I need to find a safe place to hide!" Lucky shuddered, his face filled with fear.

As a prestigious family in Bri City, the Lucky family has lived in Bri for generations. According to the legends left by their ancestors, Bri encountered a zombie crisis a long time ago, with hundreds of zombies attacking Bri.

It is said that Bri suffered heavy losses at the time, with almost the entire population of the town nearly being massacred.

Now that thousands of corpse demons have arrived, isn't that even more deadly?

Lucky was so frightened that all he wanted to do was find a safe place to hide.

But just as he was about to run away, he stopped, as if he had remembered something. "Wait, I'm the mayor!"

He looked at the surrounding buildings, his eyes filled with resentment, struggle, and hesitation.
"This city is the result of my hard work and dedication. Every brick and tile represents my life's work. I can't let those corpse demons destroy it! I'm going to become the greatest mayor of Bri City... Yes, I can't run away! I absolutely can't let that Luke guy laugh at me!"

Just when the militiamen who came to deliver the news thought the mayor was about to flee, they were surprised to find that he had stopped himself.

He then quickly put on invulnerable spider silk clothing, and feeling that wasn't enough, he also put on a set of ancestral armor over it. Dressed as the bulky Mayor Ratchet, he drew his sword to the astonished looks of the militiamen.

"Come on, take me to the city wall to check the situation! Also, gather all the able-bodied men in the city. We absolutely cannot let the corpse demons break into the city, and make sure the women and children hide in the cellars!"

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On the city wall, militiamen used bows and arrows to shoot at the corpse demons below.

But the corpse demon's body was as hard as iron, and it was all bones, so it was not afraid of the arrows and kept crashing into the city gate.

Although the city gate was made of thick, sturdy wooden planks and had large gateposts behind it, it could not withstand the violent impacts of the corpse demons and began to creak and groan from the wood.

Even worse, although the city walls were high, some of the corpse demons used their hard, sharp claws to penetrate the stone walls and climb up the city towers.

In this critical situation, the militia captain noticed that the corpse demons were avoiding the fire burning on the ground below. He immediately saw a glimmer of hope and ordered the bows and arrows to be set ablaze to attack the corpse demons with fire.

One after another, burning rockets were launched towards these corpse demons.

The fire attack did have some effect. The corpse demon instinctively feared fire, and when the rockets landed on it, they ignited the remaining fabric on its body.

The corpse demons that climbed the city wall were doused with oil by the militiamen on the city tower and set on fire.

The attack of the corpse demon was temporarily repelled by the flames, which also allowed the militiamen on the city wall to breathe a sigh of relief.

Just then, Mayor Lucky finally arrived, completely covered up in his heavy armor, which left him panting heavily.

At the same time, most of the militia in the city were summoned, and the armory was opened.

When he saw the thousands of corpse demons with eyes burning with evil ghostly fire and skin dry and decaying before the city gate, Lucky gasped, his legs went weak and he almost peed his pants in fright.

Seeing the corpse demons being driven back by the flames, he immediately grabbed at them like a lifeline and shouted, "Quick! Gather all the oils and kerosene! I have 122 barrels of olive oil in my warehouse, bring them all over here and burn these monsters!" Even the usually stingy Lucky couldn't care less about his precious olive oil at this moment; he only wanted to burn these corpse demons to death.

Upon receiving the order, some of the militiamen quickly went to collect flammable materials.

The remaining militia mostly defended the city walls against the enemy.

Mayor Luchi was timid, and looking at the dense horde of undead below, he desperately wanted to leave. But considering his status as mayor, he gritted his teeth and stayed.

While the other militiamen were firing rockets, he, who couldn't shoot arrows, simply picked up a stone and threw it down.

He was thrilled to have just knocked down a zombie that was trying to climb the wall, but the next second he was startled by the zombie's red eyes.

As countless flammable and explosive materials were continuously transported over, even the owner of the Leap Horse Inn sent high-proof liquor, which was all thrown in, soaking the area outside the city gate before being set ablaze.

In an instant, the area outside the city of Buri was engulfed in raging flames, the firelight soaring into the sky and illuminating the area outside the city.

The corpse demons were blocked by the wall of fire and instinctively retreated in fear.

The crowd on the city wall cheered.

If we can stop the corpse demons and hold out until dawn, once the sun rises, these corpse demons will have no choice but to leave.

But before they could celebrate for long, the corpse demons seemed to be controlled by something, their eyes glowed even redder, and thick black mist rose from their bodies.

Ignoring the dark creatures' instinct to fear fire, they transformed into black shadows at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye, piercing through the wall of fire and crashing towards the city gate.

The flames burned away the corpse demon's clothes and decaying skin, but under the shroud of the black mist, they failed to cause it much damage.

One by one, the corpse demons went berserk, roaring as they smashed their hard bodies against the city gate.

One, two... dozens, even hundreds. They say that water dripping wears away stone, but how could even the strongest city gate withstand the violent smashing of so many corpse demons?

Before the militiamen's horrified eyes, the wooden city gate shattered.

Just as the corpse demon revealed a ferocious smile, preparing to rush into the city gate and slaughter blood,

However, after breaking through the wooden city gate, it crashed directly into an iron fence.

The iron fence is made of cast iron and steel, and has a grid pattern. It weighs several tons.

The entire iron fence, embedded within the city wall, was originally mounted above the city gate. When faced with an insurmountable enemy invasion, it was simply lowered to block the enemy's path into the city.

The iron fence was stronger than the wooden door, successfully blocking the corpse demon and preventing it from rushing into the city.

Through the iron fence, the militiamen inside the city watched with delight as the corpse demons were stopped.

Mayor Larch excitedly and proudly announced, "It was me! I designed it when the city was first built!"

Others also began to look at this usually vain and unpopular mayor with new respect.

Unexpectedly, this defense added when the city wall was built has now become the key to resisting the corpse demon.

The iron fence was highly defensive, and no matter how the corpse demon rammed into it, it could not break through.

Seeing this, the corpse demons gave up trying to break through the city gate. Instead, they gathered together and, like ants crossing a river, formed a human ladder for each other.

With thousands of corpse demons forming a human ladder, they could easily cross the city wall.

Everyone who witnessed this scene looked horrified.

They desperately threw stones and fire at the corpse demons, trying to stop their actions.

"Mayor Rachi, we can't hold on much longer!" the militia captain shouted. "We must ask the lord for help! Only he can save us!"

Mayor Lachish was completely disoriented at this moment. He was also frantically throwing stones down, his face full of fear and panic.

"Ask for help? But the area outside the city is full of undead monsters. How can we get to Hogwarts Castle to ask Lord Duyle for help?"

"Wait a minute!" Lucky suddenly remembered something, his eyes lighting up immediately. "Prancing Pony Inn! The fireplace at the Prancing Pony Inn leads to Hogwarts Castle! We can go there to ask Lord Duyle for help!"

However, before they could reach the Leap Horse Inn, a loud eagle cry came from the east.

A storm suddenly arose, dark clouds filled the sky, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Everyone looked up at the sky in surprise, and amidst the flashes of lightning, they saw a huge figure appear in the clouds.

"It's Sorondo! It's Lord Duir's pet, Sorondo!" Mayor Luchi exclaimed excitedly.

He regularly went to Hogwarts Castle to report on the situation in Breeze to Duir, so he was fortunate enough to see the giant eagle/thunderbird Thorondo, who lived in the Golden Mawlon Tree or circled above Windrise, and was deeply impressed by him.

The corpse demons, who were trying to pile themselves up, seemed to sense the danger and stopped.

(End of this chapter)