Who taught him to restore his country like this?

Just as the five were about to send one of the bodies back to investigate the cause of death, a sound came from ahead.

The five men immediately became alert and lay down on the ground.

As the sound grew closer, a brown horse came into view.

It turned out to be a horse.

The five of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The horse appeared at just the right time; it was perfect for carrying the corpse back.

They got up, walked to the horse, controlled it, and began assigning tasks: two people to carry the body, two people to continue forward, and the remaining person... um?

What about the last person?

The four were surprised to find that one person was missing from their group.

They looked back and saw that the man was still lying on the ground.

One of the men rushed forward to check, and the next second, his face turned to horror: "Dead...dead."

Upon hearing this, the three men's expressions turned extremely grim.

There was no doubt that they had been discovered.

The demon that had killed dozens of cavalrymen was now right around them.

The group immediately formed a circle back to back, wary of any movement around them.

However, after waiting for several minutes, there was still no further action from the other party.

The group, deeply tormented, decided to send one of them on horseback to deliver the intelligence.

But as soon as the man mounted the horse, he fell to the ground.

The remaining three were terrified upon seeing this scene. They immediately abandoned any thought of reconnaissance and fled frantically in the direction they had come from.

Boom!

Boom!

During the run, the two people collapsed to the ground without warning.

At the same time, the last remaining person felt something rapidly draining from their body.

Just when he thought he was doomed, a dazzling light dispelled the gray fog and enveloped him.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp scream rang out from the gray fog.

The scout, who had just escaped death, stood there stunned. When the dazzling light faded, he saw a figure bathed in holy light.

"Your Holiness."

He recognized her at a glance as the Holy Maiden of the Glorious Church.

He immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

Keltia gently shook her head and said, "I am no longer a saint of the Radiant Church."

"This..." The scout stood up: "Lady Keltia, what are you doing here?"

“I’m observing this unusual gray fog,” Kertia said.

"May I ask what you have discovered, Lady Kertia?" the scout asked hastily.

Chapter 21 You May Not Be My Match

……

Blackstone Collar.

Ten miles from the eastern border of Gray Mist Territory, over a thousand iron cavalry from the Emerald Kingdom are poised for battle.

Upon receiving the King's orders, Duke Freddy, who was stationed at the rear of the Emerald Kingdom, decided to launch an attack on Gray Mist Territory at dawn the next day.

At that time, Ron will be caught off guard and will definitely run in another direction.

Unfortunately, in the other two directions of Gray Mist Territory, he would be met by the Emerald Kingdom's army of 20,000.

Ron is doomed!

This task isn't particularly difficult, but to reap the greatest benefits from it, it needs to be done exceptionally well.

To this end, he dispatched a reconnaissance team into Gray Fog Territory to gather intelligence, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Now all he needs to do is lie down and rest, and wait for the intelligence to come back tomorrow morning.

"Lord Freddy, the reconnaissance team that entered Gray Mist Territory has returned."

Just as Freddy lay down, a guard came to report from outside the tent.

Freddie was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

The reconnaissance team had only left the camp for less than two hours, how come they're back so quickly?

Could it be that we've made a major discovery?

Freddie was instantly wide awake: "Bring them here."

If the reconnaissance team brings back groundbreaking intelligence, he will launch a surprise attack on Gray Mist Territory tonight.

"Lord Freddy."

The man was quickly brought into the camp.

Freddy frowned: "Why are you alone?"

“They…are all dead,” Colin said sadly.

died?

Freddie's brow furrowed even deeper; clearly, the reconnaissance team had brought back bad news.

"You encountered the main force of the enemy?"

The reconnaissance team he sent out was composed of highly capable individuals, and even if they were discovered by the enemy, not just one person should have escaped back.

“We did not encounter the main force of the enemy; it was the gray fog that killed Quinn and his men.”

"Gray fog?"

"Yes, we were discovered not long after we entered the Gray Fog Territory..." Colin recounted their team's experience after entering the Gray Fog Territory.

"Can gray fog dispel life force?"

Freddie's face turned ugly after hearing this.

He had heard of the gray fog in the Gray Fog Territory before, but only that it could dispel magic.

This was the first time he had ever heard of gray fog being able to dispel life force.

“Yes, Lady Kertia told me this herself,” Colin said. “Anyone who enters within a hundred meters of that person will have their life force dissipated by the gray mist.”

Within a hundred meters...

Freddie looked serious.

Without the ability to cast magic, even if his 20,000 men rushed in, they probably wouldn't last five minutes.

Even if we manage to take them down from three sides, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

How can this be good?

“Lord Freddy need not worry. Lady Kertia came here to deal with this gray fog. She said that she can make it dissipate in a day at most.”

"Really?" Freddy's sorrow turned to joy.

If Kertia can really solve the gray fog, that would be a huge help.

But... wouldn't Keltia's actions violate the rule that outsiders are not allowed to interfere in the war between the divine kingdoms?

Interfering in the war of the divine kingdoms will not only be judged by the Radiant Church, but will also result in divine punishment that strips away one's growth potential.

For example, the growth cap of the Kingdom of Orantia is 80 levels. If the royal family interferes in the war between the divine kingdoms, the growth cap will be reduced to 75 levels or below.

Players who have reached level 80 will be directly demoted to level 75.

While non-state forces only diminish the growth potential of individual interventionists, ... does Keltia really need to go to such lengths for the Emerald Kingdom?

"Are you sure she said that?" Freddy asked to confirm.

"determine."

"Alright, then I'll wait another day. If the gray fog doesn't dissipate, you'll bear all the consequences."

……

Gray Fog Territory, Border Forest.

"I have done as you said."

After safely escorting the Emerald Kingdom's scouts out of Gray Mist Territory, Keltia turned and gazed at the hazy gray space ahead.

"Thank you very much." The gray mist dissipated, revealing Ron's figure.

"What's the point of you doing this?" Kertia frowned slightly.

Ron asked her for a favor: to exaggerate the power of the Gray Fog so that the Emerald Kingdom's army would delay their attack by a day.

She didn't understand the point of doing this.

It's simply a matter of dying a day earlier or a day later.

She felt that Ron must have been traumatized by the fall of the Kingdom of Lah.

Yeah, he's mentally ill.

Since they've already shamelessly blackmailed her for help, why not do something more meaningful?

Ron didn't explain to her, but took out the marriage contract from his pocket: "I have completed my half of the process to dissolve the contract. You take this marriage contract back to Glover and complete the other half of the process to dissolve the engagement."

Kertia accepted the marriage contract, confirmed its authenticity, and then tucked it into her bosom.

“Come with me.” Ron turned around and walked forward.

"What are you doing?" Kertia followed behind.