The story of the black silk female knight

"Actually, there is a difference... That lord-level undead will sleep during the day, so the ones that attacked you just now were all low-level undead."

But once you let the fire start and alert it... well, you can become a Death Knight.

"Uh……"

Thinking that she had almost provoked a lord-level undead equivalent to a Radiant-rank powerhouse, Valensa patted her chest with lingering fear before asking again:

"Since there's a Lord-level undead here, what should we do?"

"According to the original plan, the three of us were just responsible for acting as coordinates."

Majika shrugs:

"As long as we hide in this divine magic [Sanctuary] until noon today, the Holy Light Exorcism Array, personally guided by Lady Rika, will be activated, annihilating most of the undead here in one strike, and greatly weakening the strength of that lord-level undead, before we all besiege it together."

However, in order to go out and stop you from continuing to set fires and rescue you, the [Shelter] had to be opened twice ahead of schedule, which greatly reduced the duration of the [Shelter] and it won't last until noon.

Within the domain of lord-level undead, we have no way to call for outside help... We can only try our best to survive until Lady Rika launches her final offensive.

"...Can we really live until noon?"

Valensa took out her pocket watch, glanced at it, and gave a wry smile:

“According to what Rezhe just said, the [Shelter] can only last for another hour at most, but there are still more than 100 minutes until noon... and that's a Lord-level undead!”

"It's not that there's absolutely no chance."

Maggieka, on the other hand, is quite optimistic:

“A lord-level undead is definitely not unintelligent and will also be arrogant... It will most likely not take action against us personally, but will only let its undead subordinates attack us, watching us be exhausted by a group of low-level undead like a cat playing with a mouse... This is our chance to survive.”

"……Understood."

After that, Valensa and the three paladins didn't speak again easily. Each of them conserved their energy in their most comfortable positions, preparing for the battle for survival that followed.

An hour passed quickly.

With the divine spell [Sanctuary] fading, the undead, who had previously ignored the cabin, quickly surrounded it and launched an attack.

"Breakout!"

Magikar drew her longsword, which flashed with holy light, and with two swift strikes, she completely annihilated more than ten undead. She then led the charge in a certain direction.

"That lord-level undead is below the well in the center of town, far away from there!"

Rezhe and Roy followed Maggie without hesitation.

Valensa stared at the direction the three paladins were breaking through, crushing the undead, for a few seconds before turning and fleeing in another direction.

The three paladins' slaying of the undead with the ease of cutting vegetables was indeed very impressive, but Valensa felt that they would probably not survive to the end, and following them would likely lead to her own doom.

Because the Holy Light is so effective against the undead, ordinary undead can't stop them at all. If this continues, the level of undead they face will definitely get higher and higher, and even the lord-level undead might take action personally.

But conversely...

Valensa had a sudden thought. She put away the Holy Blessing Sword Oil that Magika had given her earlier, without applying it to the blade to enhance its ability to kill the undead.

She remained the same as before: if she could block, she wouldn't attack; if she could dodge, she wouldn't block; if she could run away, she wouldn't fight.

She even deliberately made herself look more disheveled as she fled, with her black stockings torn in several places during the fight and falls, and she was panting heavily, as if she was about to give up.

The undead besieging her were clearly excited, their eyes filled with even more 'greedy' desire, but those who participated in the siege were always low-level undead.

On the other side, Magikarp and her group were in a different situation. After they tore apart the low-level undead horde with overwhelming force, high-level undead began to appear one after another.

Undead monsters and undead adventurers who retained most of their combat power in life, undead stitched monsters formed from multiple corpses, and vengeful spirits and ghosts without physical form all joined the siege.

Majika and her team suddenly faced immense pressure and quickly became overwhelmed, even suffering casualties.

The first to fall was Razer, who had previously used the lie-detection magic on Valensa.

He is the only support among the three paladins, constantly bestowing powerful blessings upon Magikarp and Roy, and can also use a divine spell similar to a flashbang to create a wide-range shockwave on the undead.

Chapter 60 Purify in the Sunlight

The principle of prioritizing killing support heroes in team fights is generally correct, and high-level undead with considerable intelligence understand this well.

They first overwhelmed Magikarp and Roy with a relentless offensive, and then a burrowing undead launched a sneak attack on Reiji.

Reiji was unable to dodge or receive any support, and was severely injured and unable to recover.

The low-level undead, who had been drooling, immediately swarmed forward, opening their mouths to bite, wanting to devour the defenseless Razer.

However, the first few undead to bite into something bounced up even faster, like someone who can't handle spicy food eating the spiciest chili pepper, their mouths flaming up.

Paladins, whose bodies flow with holy light, are not something low-ranking undead can eat... The consequences of forcibly eating them would be like an ordinary person drinking lava.

Without the support of Reiji's divine magic, Magikarp and Roy's combat strength and stamina also declined significantly, and they were defeated one after another before long.

Magika was knocked away by a boar-shaped undead monster the size of a bungalow, smashing through three wooden houses before losing consciousness.

Roy was accidentally approached by a ghost resembling a young woman, who then hugged his neck and kissed him. A large amount of his life force was instantly taken away, and he collapsed on the spot.

The trio of paladins who had just been unilaterally crushing the low-level undead were all defeated, leaving only Valensa, the female knight whose black stockings were already riddled with holes, struggling desperately.

She seemed to have completely lost her will to fight, even dropping her longsword and shield, and could only jump up and down between the wooden houses in the town, playing hide-and-seek with the low-level undead chasing her.

She seemed like she could be captured and eaten at any moment, but like the heroines in horror movies, she always had good luck at crucial moments and was able to escape danger.

The high-ranking undead who had besieged Magikarp and his group quickly arrived at Valensa's side, but none of them made a move to attack. Instead, they formed a circle and watched the spectacle.

Several undead, clearly human adventurers who had died, even took out a few gold coins and jokingly bet on how long Valensa could hold out.

Meanwhile, several undead creatures, resembling monsters, were eyeing Valensa with greedy looks, discussing whether to eat her head or her feet first after her defeat.

Valensa did not see that Magikarp and his group had been defeated, but she could roughly guess from the performance of these high-ranking undead, and she was very relieved.

Leaving aside the high-ranking undead that looked like monsters, two of the human adventurer undead wore clothes with the Lighthouse-level insignia.

If these high-ranking undead also made a move, Valensa would definitely be no match for them. Fortunately, Valensa anticipated their intentions and made them see her as a rare source of amusement.

Being chased and humiliated by a group of low-level undead is indeed very embarrassing, but at least you can survive.

Time passed by second by second as Valensa performed her captivating show, and finally, noon arrived.

As a lair of the undead, the sky above Bodek Town is naturally always overcast.

But now, the scorching sunlight, like a spear, completely tore open the cloud curtain above Bodek, shooting towards the many dead spirits in the town.

The low-level undead that were besieging Valensa vanished almost instantly, like tiny water droplets vaporizing in a high temperature.

Those high-ranking undead who were watching the spectacle held on for a while, displaying their magical combat skills, but they only lived for a few more seconds before they all evaporated in the sunlight, leaving no corpses behind.

Despite the scorching sunlight that seemed capable of burning everything, Valensa didn't feel the heat at all. Instead, she felt incredibly warm and comfortable, and the injuries she had deliberately inflicted on herself earlier healed instantly.

Clearly, this was no ordinary sunlight; it was a powerful divine spell cast by the Church of the Sun, which had finally been activated.

The instantaneous annihilation of all the undead in the town finally alarmed the lord.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the center of the town. Valencia, who was closest to the town, immediately collapsed to the ground, her legs too weak to get up.

She forced herself to stay alert and saw a white shadow rapidly drifting towards her.

Judging from the curve, it should be the corpse of a young girl. It has no head, but like the war god Xing Tian in her previous life mythology, new eyes and mouth have grown on its chest and abdomen.

At this moment, those eyes were filled with malice as they stared at Valensa, and the corpse moved faster and faster, reaching out to grab Valensa's heart.

Valensa tried to get away, but she was so terrified that her whole body went numb and she couldn't even move her fingers.

She wasn't truly afraid of this lord-level undead; rather, she felt as if she had been intimidated by a monster that had consumed a dragon's roar, her body entering a state of forced awe.

At this critical moment, Valensa could no longer hold back. She used all the remaining mental energy in her heart pool to strengthen her own power of light, and at the same time activated the attack reflection of the divine runes.

The next second, the headless girl's hand touched Valensa's breastplate, but it went straight through as if there were no obstacles, heading straight for Valensa's heart.

Valensa's face turned pale, and the feeling of her heart being gripped almost made her faint, but she gritted her teeth and persevered, desperately squeezing out her body's potential.

Finally, perhaps it was the power of light from the Baldr family that took effect, perhaps it was the rebound of the divine runes that made the headless girl wary, or perhaps it was the power of her mother's bloodline that once again shone through.

In short, the headless girl did not rip out Valensa's heart. Instead, she only gripped it briefly before retreating at an even faster speed, distancing herself from Valensa. The malevolent eyes on her chest turned wary.

Valensa knew that she couldn't afford to lose in terms of momentum, so she mustered the same spirit she had when she first met the giant fish in the deep sea and glared fiercely at the headless girl.

What are you looking at? Look again and I'll eat you up!

The headless girl did hesitate for a moment, but the difference in their actual strength was too great, and Valensa's feigned power was quickly seen through.

The headless girl's eyes on her chest turned malevolent once more, reaching out to grab Valensa's heart again.

However, just as it stretched out its hand, a blazing golden light descended from the sky, instantly vaporizing half of its arm.

"In the name of Her Majesty the Sun Goddess, no more victims will be added here... Your end has come, die, you undead!"

Alongside the blazing golden light, blocking Valensa's path was a female paladin clad in a golden dress and armor, wielding a golden spear.

Her aura was even stronger than that of the headless girl; she was like a small, human-shaped sun.

Valensa was already in poor condition due to the pressure on her heart and the exhaustion of her heart pump. Now, with the sun shining so brightly, she finally couldn't hold back any longer and fainted.

Chapter 61 Can someone who is afraid of death also make a name for themselves?

When Valensa woke up again, she found herself soaking in the holy water of the sun and dew once more.

But this time there were no hot maids to cushion her back; only a young priestess sat not far away, splashing water with her smooth little feet to amuse herself.

"Are you awake?"

Noticing Valensa's awakening, the priestess greeted her with a smile:

"Is there anything else that's bothering you? If not, put on your clothes and come with me. There are still many things I need you to explain."

"Uh...ok."

Valensa carefully examined her body for a few seconds, and after confirming that she was in good condition, she stood up, dried herself off, and headed to the changing area.

The priestess followed them the whole time. Although she had a sweet smile and a friendly attitude, Valensa always felt that she was like a policewoman guarding a suspect.

Sure enough, after Valensa changed her clothes, the priestess led her to a small room. The two sat down facing each other across a table, and the priestess took out a small notebook for taking notes.

Tell me about your situation.

The priestess was still very friendly.

"No need for self-introduction, we've already verified your identity... Valensa Bader, a first-year student in the Elite Soldier Department at the War Academy, right?"

"Ah."

Valensa nodded and added:

"Still the top student."

"Oh right, he's the top student."

The priestess nodded with a slight smile before becoming serious:

"Then tell me in detail, why did you go to Bodek Town? What happened afterward? Tell me everything you know."

"Well, I said there's no problem, and I have nothing to hide."

Valensa hesitated for a moment before asking a question in return:

"But didn't Magika and the others tell you? Or have they already..."

"..."

This time, the priestess remained silent for a few seconds before her face showed sorrow:

“They are still alive, but their injuries are very serious, especially Roy, whose soul was damaged… I also want to ask them for information, but it will take at least half a month for them to regain consciousness.”

"Ah, this... I'm sorry."

Valensa touched her head somewhat awkwardly before regaining her composure and recounting to the priestess what she had said to Magikarp and her experiences in the town of Bedek.

"I see……"

The priestess quickly finished taking notes, then picked up her notebook to check them with Valensa:

"To put it simply, the War Academy failed to receive the announcement our church sent two days ago, which led you to enter the town of Bedek, which had become a lair of the undead, without your knowledge."

So, in order to rescue you, Magikarp and the others had no choice but to shorten the duration of the [Sanctuary], leaving you to fight a bitter battle under the siege of the undead until Lady Rika launched her all-out attack, right?

"Well, that's right."

Valensa nodded, then thought for a moment and added an explanation: