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Chapter 79

Rhys was a bit moved as he watched from the side.

This was the proof of a Dragon's Heroism. Throughout history, anyone who awakened the Dragon's bloodline without exception would possess qualities beyond that of a normal person.

Whether it was becoming a Demon King or a Hero, they always had the charisma to convince others. Many people were willing to follow them as they were undeniably leaders.

The current Nala was displaying this trait. Rhys looked around. Most of the people here were more or less filled with a mixture of admiration and worship towards this Saintess of Salvation.

Even he himself was the same. After experiencing the darkness, he was never willing to trust others. However, if it was Nala, it should be possible for him to offer his trust and loyalty to her.

Soon, it was nighttime. Led by Nala, an elite squad arrived outside the Royas military camp under the cover of the night and launched a surprise attack.

And as it turned out, the long period of victory had made the nobles of Royas arrogant. Even though Marshal Kada of Royas had already failed once, they still held the mentality that Interkam was a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Although they had arranged for a night watch, the Royas soldiers who had always been on the offensive weren't very serious about it, some of them even slacked off, so the elite squad easily infiltrated the Royas military camp.

"Our goal is to kill the commanders and cause internal strife in Royas to buy more time for reinforcements to arrive" Rhys emphasized. "We only have half an hour, once the time is up, regardless of whether we succeeded or not, we must immediately retreat"

Looking at the others who had scattered, Rhys touched a small cloth bag that he had brought along casually. Inside it was the monster book that he had picked up in the graveyard. The opportunity that he had mentioned earlier was not to kill the commander.

That might cause a certain degree of chaos in the Royas military, but it wouldn't solve the real crisis. They couldn't kill all the commanders of Royas, and after a short period of chaos, such an assassination attempt would instead make the Royas military speed up their attack.

Because of that, if they wanted to truly stall the Royas soldiers, they could only rely on other methods, such as a plague.

Rhys' eyes were cold as he walked straight towards his destination. He had already asked around and found out that the daily water for Royas' soldiers came from a small lake, so he ambushed and killed a sentry next to the lake.

Looking at the corpse, Rhys took out the book. A trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he still flipped to one of the pages. It was a description of an underwater monster. Even if it was a child, as long as he overcame his fear, he could kill it with a single strike. However, if it was allowed to play its role, it would become the most terrifying demon.

There was a commotion in the barracks. It was obvious that the others had already made their move. There was no time to hesitate. Rice took out a dagger and stabbed it into the sentry's corpse, dripping blood onto the page.

The worm-like pattern on the page began to awaken, and transparent tentacles began to stretch out. Rice hurriedly turned the page towards the corpse on the ground.

The transparent tentacles reached into the corpse's wound and completely entered the corpse. Rhys tied a stone to the corpse's leg and threw it into the water. Watching the corpse slowly sink into the water, Rhys panted heavily.

If the description in the book was correct, then his actions were downright evil. There was no distinction between good and evil in war, but there were distinctions between the means used in war. Slaughtering civilians, using chemical and bacterial weapons, and so on were not considered righteous.

And his current actions would not only bring disaster to the Royas soldiers, but would also leave behind a poison that could be passed down to future generations, turning this lake into a forbidden zone.

The monster he created was called a Floating Corpse Worm. This kind of monster could be easily killed, and its power lay in its ability to reproduce underwater. It would give birth to a large number of larvae in the water, these larvae would blend into the water without any smell, color, or shape, it was no different from normal lake water.

However, as soon as a person came into contact with this lake water, they would be parasitized by the Floating Corpse Worms in the water. Those parasitized would experience weakness in their limbs, dizziness, fever, and hunger. If they didn't have enough nutrients, they would easily die of sudden death. Even if they didn't die of sudden death, their bodies would also become distorted, turning them into floating corpses in the water.

What was even more terrifying was that the worm's rhythm was almost completely fused with the water, even a master of [Respiratory Art] wouldn't be able to discover these worms.

In other words, unless someone knew about these worms and specifically targeted them, these worms would basically never be discovered. Only after a long period of observation would they notice that there was something wrong with the water.

"Probably after this, people will spread that this is a cursed lake." Looking at the calm lake water, Rhys suddenly felt a chill down his spine. It was this lake that had taken the lives of countless people, and it was all because of him.

Seeing another blank page, there were still 7 pages left in the Book of Monsters. In the end, Rhys wrapped it up and quickly returned to Colomier.

On the other side, Nala was also in a tough battle. Her opponent was a middle-aged military officer of Royas. What made her feel uncomfortable was that there was a kind of power flowing through the other party's body, which was related to her Dragon's Blood, but also mutually exclusive.

The middle-aged military officer wielded a scimitar in his hand. The scimitar also gave off an ominous feeling, causing Nala to frown.

"The Saintess of Salvation of Interkam" Smick sighed: "It's been seven years since we last met, although I've already expected this day"

"Who are you?" Nala wielded her knight's sword and stared at the military officer. From his words, she could tell that he had met her seven years ago.

"Smick Lancher, you could be considered Chris's comrade, after all, we fought side by side seven years ago" memories flashed through Smick's eyes. Even after seven years, he still couldn't forget that battle.

"Even so, our standpoints are different. As someone who might be able to overturn the war against Royas, it's better for you to stay here" Smick drew his scimitar and slowly disappeared.

"Is that so?" Nala vaguely remembered Rivers telling her that they fought together against a Royas man called Smick seven years ago. If she wasn't mistaken, it should be this person, but just as he said, their standpoints were different, so there was nothing to say.

Nala slowed her breathing. The way the other party breathed told her that he was also a practitioner of [Respiratory Art], so his sudden disappearance was probably the effect of a certain school of [Respiratory Art].