The story of the black silk female knight

Even low-level undead creatures with very weak combat power are difficult to kill completely with pure physical attacks; they must rely on the power of holy light or fire.

If Valensa knew her family's ancestral Light Sword Technique, she wouldn't mind eliminating some undead along the way, since the nature of the power of light is very similar to that of holy light.

Unfortunately, she had used all of her family's inherited power of light on passive abilities, leaving her with no effective means to kill the undead. Now, all she wanted was to escape this town as quickly as possible.

But the spirits of the town clearly had no intention of letting her go.

Those figures that were swaying back and forth suddenly started running, and they were quite fast.

Valencia's rented horse from the school was the first to suffer. It was quickly surrounded by several undead, and collapsed in a pool of blood, neighing mournfully. Soon it fell silent, leaving only the sound of chewing.

Valensa herself was in a bad situation; she was completely unfamiliar with the town's roads, and the town clearly exhibited a kind of maze-like phenomenon.

She seemed to have chosen the route with the fewest enemies to break through, but as she ran, she found herself surrounded by undead creatures.

Many of the undead, who looked no different from ordinary townspeople, were staring at her with greedy eyes, and quite a few were even drooling.

The situation seemed hopeless, but Valensa remained remarkably calm, especially in such circumstances.

Although there were many undead surrounding her, none of them were particularly strong. She only needed to exert a small amount of energy to deal with them, and she focused most of her energy on observation and thinking.

This kind of fighting can't go on forever. Valensa herself doesn't have any effective means to kill the undead, and she will eventually run out of energy.

We must find a way to escape from here, or harm the town itself.

As for the town's inherent weaknesses...

Valensa, who had been carefully observing her surroundings, narrowed her eyes slightly.

Most of the buildings are made of wood, and there happens to be a breeze today. There are also two taverns along the roadside.

It's perfect for using fire.

Chapter 58 The Female Knight and the Holy Knight

When Valensa was fighting the Armored Bearmen in Sergintown, she tried to extract phosphorus from urine to make a simple white phosphorus bomb.

She found the effect to be quite good after actually using it, so she made some more, but later, as her strength increased, she was never able to use them.

Now is the time to let them shine once again.

Valensa fought and retreated, using her speed to shake off the undead creatures whenever possible, and continuously throwing simple white phosphorus bombs at the wooden houses while getting rid of their entanglement.

Wooden houses are inherently flammable, and this small town is also famous for its fine wines, with almost every household having a wine cellar or wine cabinet, so the fire spread very quickly.

Seeing that the flames could effectively block the pursuit of the undead, Valensa's desire to set fire to the place grew stronger, and she pulled out four more simple white phosphorus bombs in one go.

"and many more!"

But this time someone stopped her.

It was a woman also wearing armor, slightly taller than Valensa.

She suddenly leaped in front of Valensa, stopping her from setting fires while unleashing a flurry of attacks with her longsword imbued with holy light, each strike utterly crushing four or five undead.

"follow me!"

After dealing with the wave of undead that was about to catch up with Valensa, the newly arrived female knight waved again, signaling Valensa to follow.

Valensa did not refuse.

She saw the white rose emblem on the female knight's breastplate when the female knight swung her sword; this was the common insignia of the Holy Knights of the Church of the Sun.

When facing enemies like the undead, no teammates are more reliable than paladins and priests.

The female paladin led the way, slaying the undead that charged at her, and soon led Valensa away from the street she couldn't leave, arriving at a small wooden house.

The cabin was clearly surrounded by some kind of special magic. Several undead were wandering around the cabin, but they ignored the female paladin and Valensa at the door.

As the female paladin pushed open the door and entered, Valensa saw two male paladins inside... a middle-aged man with a thick beard and a young, blond, pretty boy.

"How's the situation? How long can this shelter last?"

The female paladin asked as soon as she entered.

"I can only hold on for another hour at most... I'm afraid I won't be able to make it before the plan begins."

Both male paladins glared at Valensa with obvious displeasure, as if they wanted to punch her.

"Originally there was no problem, but..."

"It's all your fault, you idiot!"

The two male paladins, mindful of their manners, merely glared at each other, but the female paladin didn't hold back.

She pinned Valensa against the wall with a quick "wall slam," her tone fierce:

"Our Sun Church clearly issued a notice two days ago in the capital and surrounding towns, prohibiting anyone from approaching the town of Bedek. Why did you still come?"

"I...I don't know~~"

Valensa shrank back, looking very aggrieved.

"They're students at the War Academy... They didn't receive any announcements from the church, and today happened to be their day off, so they were thinking of buying a couple of bottles of good wine to take back as a gift to their teacher. Who knew they'd run into something like this..."

"War Academy?"

The three paladins in the room were stunned for a moment. The female paladin even slammed her fist against the wall and clicked her tongue a few times in resentment.

"Tsk... I didn't expect to miss that spot, and to think that students would actually come at this time, that's just too... off!"

The female paladin suddenly glared again and grabbed Valensa's clothes:

"There should still be patrol teams from the capital setting up roadblocks on the official road... Didn't you encounter them on your way here from the capital?"

"No."

Valensa shook her head:

"I rode my horse all the way from the capital along the official road and didn't encounter anyone."

"……how so?"

The female paladin released Valensa, her expression quite solemn.

She lowered her head and pondered for a while, then turned to look at the blond young man:

"Well? She wasn't lying, was she?"

"No."

The blond pretty boy nodded. While the female paladin was questioning Valensa, the blond pretty boy was casting some kind of divine spell on Valensa that could detect lies.

"Looks like it really was just an accident... Ugh, damn it!"

The female paladin stomped her foot in frustration before tossing Valensa a small bottle:

"You idiot, you almost ruined our plan! Since that's the case, you have to take responsibility... This bottle contains a Holy Blessing Sword Oil. Apply it evenly to your sword, and you'll be able to completely kill the undead."

I see you're quite skilled; I hope you can be of help.

"Helping is no problem at all; slaying evil is my duty as a knight!"

Valensa first took the sword oil and nodded seriously before changing the subject:

"But esteemed paladins, shouldn't you first tell me what exactly happened? How did such a large undead lair suddenly appear near the capital?"

"This……"

The three paladins exchanged glances, and finally, the female paladin who appeared to be the leader sighed:

"Alright... Anyway, once Lady Rika's operation succeeds, this matter can't be kept a secret... But before I explain it to you, shall we introduce ourselves first?"

"Valenza Bader, first-year student and top student in the Elite Department of the War College."

Valensa generously revealed her identity first.

"So he's the top soldier... No wonder he has such skill and combat awareness at such a young age."

The female paladin smiled knowingly, and gently shook hands with Valensa:

“My name is Magikarp. The one who used the lie-detection magic on you just now was Rei. This guy who looks like an uncle but is actually not even twenty-five years old is Roy. We are all Lady Rika’s subordinates.”

"Lika-sama?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow in confusion.

The Baldr family has always maintained good relations with the Church of the Sun. Valensa, a high-ranking paladin of the Church of the Sun in the capital, would at least know the name even if she didn't know the person, but she had never heard of the name Lika.

"Lady Rika is our captain, a Star-level Holy Knight. She was only transferred to the capital from the Divine Continent two years ago, so everyone is still relatively unfamiliar with her."

Magikarch clearly hadn't encountered this kind of confusion before, and explained with a smile:

"But you can rest assured that Lady Rika's piety and strength are absolutely reliable. She was the one who led the operation to destroy the Bardek Undead Nest this time."

"Yes, I believe that under the divine power of Her Majesty the Sun Goddess, all evil will eventually be annihilated."

Valensa nodded and said something polite, then continued to ask:

"So what happened in Bedek Town?"

"Well... we're still investigating."

Majika gave a wry smile:

"Perhaps my level is not high enough, or perhaps the higher-ups are still investigating... In any case, what I know is that four days ago, all the residents and tourists of the entire town of Bodek, totaling more than 3400 people, were transformed into undead creatures overnight."

Chapter 59 This is a struggle to survive!

"What? More than 3400 people were killed overnight...?"

Valensa couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

In a town like Bodek, there are certainly not only ordinary residents. There are also many guards and adventurers who serve as combat forces, and there may even be priests from the Church of the Sun.

How could a town like this turn into a den of the dead overnight...?

"Is a Rank Radiant necromancer causing trouble?"

Valensa looked very unwell.

She is indeed somewhat confident in her strength now, but that only applies to those below the Radiant Rank. Against Radiant Rank experts, she is still no different from a nobody.

“At first we thought so too, but subsequent investigations have found that it probably isn’t… or rather, we haven’t found any conclusive evidence that a necromancer is behind it.”

Majika sighed:

"If the news of such an incident in a small town near the capital spreads, it could cause widespread panic throughout the capital."

Therefore, the Church immediately suppressed the news, not even informing the French royal family, intending to wait until everything settled down before speaking out.

"That... is indeed true."

Valensa hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded with a wry smile.

Having come from a noble family herself, she knew all too well that the higher the position and power of a person, the more they valued their own life above all else.

If the powerful figures in Fran were to learn of the situation in Berdek, they would likely flee overnight, which would only make the situation more chaotic.

"But this kind of thing can't be hidden for more than a few days, can it?"

Valensa then asked:

"The Church of the Sun is indeed the most powerful organization, but the royal family and nobles are not fools either."

"That's right... That's why our church, even knowing that we might miss important clues, still wants to destroy this undead nest as soon as possible."

Majika shrugs:

"Based on our investigation a few days ago, we can now confirm that there is a very powerful undead in the underground of Bodek Town, most likely a lord-level being."

It was this thing that turned the entire town of Bedek into a den of the dead overnight, and it was this very domain that prevented you from escaping no matter how hard you tried.

As for how it formed, why it suddenly appeared at this time, whether it was a coincidence or someone was secretly behind it... we still know nothing.

"Lord-level undead..."

Valensa's expression was still very unpleasant:

"Is this any different from a Rank 1 Necromancer? If it discovers us, we're doomed, aren't we?"

"So you think I stopped you from continuing to set the fire?"

Majika said irritably: