Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1156 - 268: The Battle Situation of That Year

Chapter 1156: Chapter 268: The Battle Situation of That Year

"They didn’t expect their team to be defeated so quickly, not only because the three moribund were very powerful, but also because after them, seven or eight various professionals appeared outside the temple, seemingly following the three Undead." Catherine’s consciousness scrolled through the memories her grandfather left, and she spoke in a trance: "Those newly appeared people were all Legendary Rank professionals. As soon as they appeared, they joined the battle and immediately changed the fragile balance that had formed in the fight."

"They must be ghouls, but to have seven or eight already? That’s quite an exaggerated number." Pannis said with a sneer: "It seems that over the years, according to their wishes, they have secretly influenced many Legendary Rank professionals on the brink of death, making them choose to become ghouls after natural death to preserve their lives. Unfortunately, the tempted will never know that once they become ghouls, they can never break free from the grasp of the moribund. However, since they were willing to accept it, they probably didn’t think of turning back."

"They should be ghouls, my grandfather and the others had never encountered ghouls then, so they couldn’t be sure." Catherine thought for a moment and finally shook her head, skipping the uncertain issue: "When the ghouls joined, my grandfather and the others quickly started to collapse. He and President Cyp noticed the situation was very unfavorable, so they simply maintained their combat formation and began to retreat slowly. They believed that with the large number of rangers in the team, they were better suited for guerrilla warfare in the dense forest. They, the two demigods, would temporarily hold off the three moribund while the rangers used the forest terrain for cover, trying to eliminate as many of the Legendary Rank enemies, the supposed ghouls, as possible."

"Then they’ve got big trouble," Pannis said, shaking his head. "Compared to a pile of dead things, those top predators in the forest obviously prefer live prey; at least it tastes a bit better to eat."

"Hey, can’t you find better words?" Lina said, baring her teeth threateningly: "Don’t use such horrifying words to describe sentient beings."

"But he’s not entirely wrong," Dillie defended Pannis: "Not just magical beasts, but sentient beings too, except for certain exceptions, the higher-level predators prefer freshly killed bodies. If there’s a choice, who would want to eat something that died days ago, with meat that is soft and mushy and gives off a foul smell?"

"However, the ghouls we’ve seen before didn’t reek of decay," Lina argued: "Nor were they soft and mushy; they seemed to still retain the elasticity of their muscles from when they were alive."

"Yet, magical beasts discern the freshness of a corpse not just by sight and smell," Pannis said, shaking his head. "Their senses are much sharper than those of sentient beings, and they can clearly detect the death aura on a body. In their eyes, these are bodies that have been dead for many days, the only difference being whether they move or not."

"Alright, maybe you have a point," Lina opened her mouth but couldn’t refute, and indignantly put her hands on her hips: "But that doesn’t mean you should use such terrifying words; it makes one shiver just hearing them."

"You guys, stop bickering," Catherine glared at her teammates who were missing the main point and arguing over trivial matters, and said fiercely: "Do you still want to know what happened afterwards?"

"We were wrong." Lina, mimicking Pannis’s usual demeanor, along with Pannis, bowed their heads and spoke in unison: "Please do forgive us, Sir Knight."

"Hmph." The knight girl wrinkled her nose, satisfied with the response, and continued: "After they retreated deep into the dense forest, they soon realized this problem. The beasts around them almost never chose their enemies as targets, but consistently launched attacks against them, causing the already dangerous line of defense to be on the verge of collapse at any time. The grandfather and President Cyp realized they had made another mistake, knew they could no longer turn the tide, so they had to issue the order to retreat with full force, back to the base, this place here, to hold a defensive position."

"Wait, I have a question," Pannis interrupted the narrative: "During this time frame, did their resistance to the Forbidden Land of Living Souls still work? Although I don’t know exactly how the Undead Mage did it, allowing them to function in the Forbidden Land of Living Souls, it must be similar to Philarx’s method, only the medium is not a potion but magic. The problem is, if it’s a spell, after the caster dies, they can’t renew it with a new spell, and I’m afraid the effect of the spell would quickly dismiss."

"Hmm, it was still effective at the beginning," sighed Catherine: "They managed to get through over thirty kilometers of forest smoothly. According to my grandfather’s understanding, since it’s very close to the Forbidden Land of Living Souls, there actually aren’t many magical beasts here, so the crossing process was relatively smooth. During their retreat, the three moribund and the ghouls they led were always hot on their heels, clearly not giving up until they had killed them."

"To silence them," Pannis and Dillie looked at each other and nodded: "It seems that at that time their force was still very weak, they had to kill to keep their secrets, not like now, even if someone discovers their lair, they aren’t too worried."

"Of course, they were not ready back then, of course, they were scared," Dillie scoffed: "Last time they were quite confident, and you ended up leading a large group of demigods directly into their home and nearly killed them. If they aren’t careful this time and provoke a similar assault, they would truly be as foolish as idiots."

"The retreat action started off smoothly, although they were closely pursued, the offensive was not too fierce. However, when they reached halfway to the base, the defense against Soul Assault failed," Catherine said regretfully: "Facing this situation, everyone knew that there was probably no chance of returning to the Holy City, so they made a tough decision in despair."

"Split the forces," Pannis stroked his chin and nodded: "That was the right decision. Most people would hold off the enemy, allowing one person to escape and relay the information to the outside world. It was a brave decision, both for those who were left behind and the one who escaped to report. Unfortunately, it seems that the escapee failed, although they eventually left the forest alive, the task of conveying the information was not completed until decades later."