Chapter 152: Day One (Part 6)

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon clicked her tongue again. It seemed that if she didn’t seriously show some skill, this thing wouldn’t be so easy to take down.

The giant zombie was tough and thick-skinned without any weak spots, and her own marksmanship couldn’t kill it. She had no choice but to rely on Niubao’s powerful abilities.

Ming Peng wasn’t strong at all, just a dumb big guy. Yet he insisted on using his own ultimate moves. The feeling was frustrating; it was just a waste of sword energy.

But if you don’t use your ultimate, you can’t kill it, and if you recklessly charge in, everything will be over in an instant.

“Charging shot!”

As a level 5 adventurer, she was decisive enough. So Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon planted her feet firmly and suddenly vanished from sight.

Another dragon head, formed from the shadows of pine trees and fighting spirit illusions, appeared and shredded the giant zombie on the spot. No matter how strong its vitality was, it couldn’t recover.

One by one, the giant zombies’ chests were torn apart, with wounds like bullet holes. Could such injuries really be inflicted by one person?

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon felt like she was using a massive lantern to fight, but if she didn’t use her ultimate, she couldn’t kill this giant. After each attack, her whole body felt miserable, and the pain wasn’t easy to bear—it only seemed to energize the zombie.

And there wasn’t just one giant zombie, there were several! Where were her teammates?

“Turn around!” Suddenly, another giant zombie appeared, kicking fiercely.

“What?” Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon turned her head and realized two more giant zombies had fallen.

Their spines were covered in wounds, with burnt patches glowing like molten iron.

But these giant zombies’ weaknesses weren’t just simple candle-like sacs anymore. They had an arrow painted on their bodies. They strode forward, and only by destroying their entire bodies could they be stopped.

It was like the undead were engulfed in a blazing, disease-like flame, as if the giant zombies were being melted down by intense fire.

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon saw that Niubao was already tangled with the third giant zombie. With just a few skilled flanking maneuvers, she could smash the tough shells of these giant zombies in one strike.

Then, white flames would burst from their severed necks, enveloping the entire body of the giant zombie and burning the cursed demons to death.

These self-ignited flames were far more effective than her own heavy-hitting shots!

She had only killed one, but Niubao was already attacking the fourth giant zombie.

“I’ll help you!”

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon’s judgment was sharp and absolutely correct. She decisively moved over to assist Niubao. With a move called Embracing Dragon’s Charge, like a wild storm and thunder, she cleared all the smaller zombies around Niubao, making it easier for her to deal with the larger ones.

At the same time, as an experienced melee adventurer master, she realized Niubao was no ordinary Ox Nun.

Her movements had no rhythm. During combat, she was like a wild wasp. Even Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon couldn’t predict her moves.

To give an analogy, most people’s strength comes from the ground, their legs pushing off firmly. As an S-rank adventurer, the moment she saw any movement in her opponent’s body, she could anticipate the next action. This was experience.

But this didn’t apply to Niubao because her power didn’t come from the ground.

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon didn’t know how to explain this—Niubao’s style was strange.

To give another analogy, Niubao suddenly threw a hollow air strike in place. The force seemed to come from the back of her hand, and her whole body was propelled forward by the momentum of her arm.

How could such weightless moves be predicted? No one knew what she was doing.

And yet, this foolish-looking Ox Nun was incredibly effective.

Very quickly, she smashed the chests of all the giant zombies. It seemed the zombies were powerless against such nimble movements.

All the giant zombies merged into a huge ball of white fire, which made the battlefield shine even brighter.

After eliminating the giant zombies, Azure Moon and Niubao safely returned to the Territory of the Kingdom.

The zombies had been mostly wiped out, and there were no more eerie howls from the twisted deep forest.

“Tonight’s enemy probe ends here.”

Samimi stared into the eerie deep forest. A flash of red light streaked across before disappearing into the unfathomable black depths.

“The scouting ends.”

The Pope exhaled in relief, truly expecting a night of bloody battle.

Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon and Niubao leapt onto the Small City Gate, rejoining their group.

The Captain of the Adjudication Knights, the Captain of the Kingdom Knights, and Captain Frolro of the Demon Knights also quickly arrived at the gate, ready to follow the orders of the Demon-Hunting Nun.

“Is anyone injured? Is anyone mentally affected?” Samimi asked.

“No. This little skirmish isn’t enough to scare us,” the Adjudication Knight captain replied.

“Thank you all for your hard work. Please arrange the night watch shifts,” Samimi glanced toward the eerie deep forest and issued the next order.

“Understood.” The three captains went to organize the personnel for the night watch rotations.

The commanders’ instructions were being carried out in an orderly manner. Facing the terrifying zombies, no one was injured on the first night—a rare miracle.

And the credit for this battle belonged eighty percent to the Demon-Hunting Nun and Niubao.

Those who had doubted them before had no words now. Their respect was absolute.

Especially Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon’s two gunner subordinates, who held Niubao in reverence like an idol. Seeing Niubao stand firm against all enemies in close combat was their dream come true.

Not only them, but even their master, Azure Moon Rampaging Dragon, had a new respect for Niubao.

After the crisis was averted, Samimi sat atop the city wall to meditate and rest, firmly guarding the frontline.

Niubao cuddled her golden shield nearby and dozed off. Naturally, the teammates found it somewhat amusing, but her behavior was truly bizarre.

No one could understand why such a seemingly useless young adventurer was called Niubao. But that was exactly her charm.

For now, the two people who refused to accept the Demon-Hunting Nun Samimi were silent, though it was clear their opposition hadn’t vanished.

Samimi had no time to care about their feelings or to play house anymore.

Because the real crisis was just beginning…

“Shift change, Adjudication Knights!”

The exhausted Kingdom Knights were finally resting after a long night. As the new watch came up, they began descending from the city walls.

“Wait!”

Suddenly, a cold voice called out.

The knights were startled. They gathered on the battlements and looked up to see the Demon-Hunting Nun watching them sternly.

“Excuse me, Lady. What’s the matter?” the Adjudication Knight captain asked.

“Captain, there are nine Adjudication Knights here, but one too many,” Samimi calmly counted.

“Wrong, it’s one more ghost,” she added quietly.