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Chapter 1284 - Chapter 1284 Chapter 1283 Expeditionary Army

Chapter 1284: Chapter 1283: Expeditionary Army Chapter 1284: Chapter 1283: Expeditionary Army After the major battle in Minano City concluded.

The victorious Expeditionary Army received acknowledgment from an Upper Old King, along with a [special invitation].

The invitation stipulated a one-and-a-half-year deadline for the Expeditionary Army to head to London City (for detailed circumstances, please refer back to Chapter 1016 – Demon Sensing).

Unanimously agreed upon by all regiment leaders and deputy leaders, the original expedition plans were cut and condensed, resulting in a strategy that would reach London City within a year.

Thanks to the intervention of the Upper Old King, the following expedition journey could be described as smooth sailing.

When passing through Demon Land, as long as the Knight Regiment did not initiate an attack, Demons, which have always seen humans as food and even harbor hatred, would all actively make way.

There were a very few Demons with [neutral attitudes] who even willingly accepted the passing Expeditionary Army, dispatching Messengers to have friendly exchanges with the leaders, and offered to provide basic food and lodging services.

Of course, all these friendly invitations from Demons were subsequently declined by the Expeditionary Army.

Were one to truly rest in the estates or towns of Demons for a night, even if the other party had good intentions, the [pollution index] of the Knight Regiment would inevitably rise quickly.

Likewise.

Taking advantage of such opportunities, the Expeditionary Army would sometimes carry out large-scale gold mining to ensure the normal operation of Endless Energy.

Furthermore, through the Stele Secret Text provided by the Secret Language Knight Order, the Knight Regiment obtained numerous Chaos Materials deep in the valleys, at the bottoms of rivers, or in certain dilapidated ruins.

By sending materials to the Moving Sanctuary for purification treatment, they could be utilized by the Knight Regiment.

Speaking of purification, one cannot fail to mention the biggest issue with expeditions outside the City – [pollution].

Humans being in the Demon World, pollution always tops the list of dangers.

To contend with pollution, the Holy Knights Group devised a plan – “Classification, Treatment, and Abandonment of the Fallen”.

This plan was unanimously approved at the pre-expedition meeting, and fully applied to the Big Expedition.

First, individuals would be classified according to different degrees of pollution into the following ‘four scenarios’:

1. Hallucinations: Individuals occasionally heard whispering voices, mistook teammates for Demons with twisted postures, or even felt like they were touching rotten flesh, decaying corpses, or unclean things like sticky Tentacles when touching normal materials.

2. Evil Text:

Aside from one type of scenario, individuals’ vocal structures would change, causing them to mutter to themselves occasionally, uttering ancient languages not belonging to humans, affecting nearby individuals with pollution.

Or inadvertently, they would inscribe ancient texts on themselves, directly influencing close companions or teammates.

3. Decay: Individuals would exhibit Demon-like features – such as Tentacles, dense pores, Hyperplasia of eyeballs, multi-tooth structures, exposed internal organs, etc., accounting for less than 30% of the Body, with less than 10% brain decay.

4. Fallen: Decay rate exceeding the third condition.

Type one scenarios would be treated by nearby Saint Level Knights and revisit the Moving Sanctuary within a week for a re-examination.

Type two scenarios would require immediate treatment in The Sanctuary, with isolation for three days or more.

Type three scenarios would need ‘combined treatment’; during the purification by high-ranking priests, physicians from the Scarlet Knights would also perform limb amputations and, if necessary, full-body blood transfusions, with isolation for more than fifteen days.

Type four scenarios would not be treated, all lifelong rights would be stripped, and they would be Forced Abandoned. In severe cases, they would be regarded as Demons and executed on the spot.

Initially, ‘treatment and abandonment’ were within controllable limits.

But while crossing the English Channel.

[Eternal Night] combined with [Sea area], causing the rate of pollution of the Expeditionary Army to exceed controllable values.

The Moving Sanctuary’s isolation quarters were overwhelmed, a large number of the type two patients could not get to The Sanctuary for treatment and could only set up isolation wards within their respective units.

Due to the lack of timely purification, coupled with the effects of the voyage.

The numbers of type three decayed and type four Fallen continued to accumulate.

Ultimately, it was decided by the Great Demon Leader to enforce [Forced Abandonment]; approximately 17% of the knights sunk into the English Channel.

These Fallen have not perished but will find their new abode in the Deep Sea… These forsaken knights seem to be the ‘toll’ the Expeditionary Army has paid to the ocean.

Nowadays.

The Expeditionary Army has already landed on the mainland of England, with not much distance left to London City.

Central facility of the Expeditionary Army – “Demon King Castle”

All regiment leaders are gathered in the hall.

With one day’s journey remaining, the Expeditionary Army will reach the outskirts of the Dark Forest and officially step into the territory of London City.

This will also be the first time in history that humans, in the form of an army of thousands, set foot in the vast territories governed by the Old Kings.

If all goes well, we will arrive at London City four months ahead of schedule.

The voice of the Great Demon Leader echoes inside the castle:

“Once we pass through the Dark Forest, we will set up a temporary camp in the London Basin.

The [Darkness Dispersal] equipment, provided by the technical sacred aid of the Steam Knights, has been completed and will be distributed to squads.

Once we set up camp.

I will personally head to London City to negotiate with the Mother of the Night.”

Enshrouded within his cloak, the Death God asks, “Do you need me to accompany you?”

“No need, you and Marlon are the ultimate combat power of the Expeditionary Army, and we need you to ensure overall safety in the camp.

My ‘experience’ from the past gives me an edge in negotiations with the Old Kings.

Moreover, we hold an ‘invitation’ from the Upper Old Kings of the distant stars, and the Mother will surely meet me in kind.

I will ascertain their motives for inviting us to London City.

At the same time, I will strive to secure for us a [Pollution-free zone].”

Responsible for the purification work, Olivia suddenly makes a suggestion: “Great Demon, I hope that during the negotiations, we could request the Mother of the Night for the rights to use the Door of Fate.

Since we’ve arrived four months early, some of the knights could make use of this time.

Free treatment and pollution removal provided by the Fate Space would greatly reduce the burden on The Sanctuary, which has not fallen below 90% since we crossed the English Channel.

Our Holy Knights Group needs proper rest, at least to reduce the load to below 50%.”

“Mm, I will apply as much as possible… Let’s not delay, let us depart.”

After distributing luminous devices similar to kerosene lamps to every squad of the Expeditionary Army, the Mechanical God Aides formally enter the Dark Forest.

Similarly, the dark life forms dwelling within are ordered to steer clear.

As we traverse the outer periphery of the Dark Forest and step onto the London Basin.

The grandeur and sheer scale of [London City], rivaling that of the Holy City, slowed the pace of the marching army involuntarily.

“Truly a King Level territory under the command of the Old King.

It largely retains the architectural features of the original humans, and the Demons also live here in human form, with many religious-style villages built outside the city.

Huh? What is that area?

The London City template provided by the Secret Language Knight Order does not include such an area… Is it a newly built sub-city? It feels distinctly out of place from London City.”

All regiment leaders capture this image through the ‘Eye of Expedition’.

A section derived from the side of London City forming an enclosed area.

Streams of ‘Dark Energy’ not belonging to the Eternal Night continuously rise from this sub-city, dyeing even the clouds overhead black, seemingly engaged in some extremely evil sacrificial ritual.