NOVGO.NET Chapter 3341: Guarding
Chapter 3341: Guarding
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"Hm?" The bishop frowned and asked doubtfully, "You mean nearby? Not the area under Nois’s jurisdiction?"
"Yes, please investigate carefully, Bishop."
At the mention of this matter, Caleb felt another headache coming on.
He had originally thought that after exchanging land plots with Fang Heng, everything would be fine. But unexpectedly, recently a large number of Netherworld creatures had appeared in his territory. Despite his great efforts to handle it, the effect remained limited.
It wasn’t just him, other subordinate churches had encountered similar situations.
It was as if something was attracting the Netherworld creatures to gather in their direction.
"Bishop," Herr also nodded and said, "We became aware of this about a week ago and conducted some investigations. We found that these Netherworld creatures seemed to be drawn toward the Netherworld domain under Nois’s care. However, Nois’s domain seems capable of handling these Netherworld creatures — the average creature density in his area is not high."
The bishop’s frown deepened.
"Herr, are you suggesting that the poor evaluation scores of the other church branches recently are all because of Nois’s influence?"
"Yes, but we still don’t know the reason."
The bishop’s expression grew even more serious.
He suddenly had a strange thought.
Could it be that Nois had really developed some kind of research that caused this massive disturbance?
"Has anyone questioned Nois about the situation?"
"Nois has been missing for some time. It’s said that he has been in seclusion in his laboratory for research and has no time to handle other matters. All inquiries from the church were blocked by his students. I heard he was invited by the City Lord’s mansion to conduct some kind of special research."
The City Lord’s mansion again!
Everyone fell into silence once more.
Herr said, "Lord Bishop, the scouting group has gathered. We can begin the field investigation of the Netherworld area under Nois’s jurisdiction at any time."
"Hmm. Nois’s movements have been suspicious, and the Netherworld situation has indeed been unusual lately. It’s good to investigate. Let’s begin."
"Yes, Bishop."
When Caleb heard that the bishop was willing to enter the Netherworld to investigate, he felt a heavy weight lift from his heart.
Adam!
Finally, he could expose your true nature!
Let’s see what tricks you’re playing in the Netherworld!
Bishop Maxim personally led the team. Herr accompanied him, along with several hundred high-tier oracles, as they descended into the Netherworld together.
After entering the Netherworld, the group summoned a battalion of soul warrior spirits and advanced mightily toward Nois’s territory.
They had traveled for barely ten minutes and had not yet entered Nois’s guarded zone when Herr noticed an anomaly.
The number of Netherworld creatures had clearly increased compared to before.
Moreover, they seemed to be under the influence of some force, all gathering toward the Netherworld domain protected by Nois.
"Bishop, there is indeed a problem."
"Hmm, be cautious. Slow down and continue the investigation."
"Yes."
For safety, the team slowed its pace.
After half an hour, they entered Nois’s domain.
Bishop Maxim’s brows furrowed deeper as he looked up toward a distant patch of darkness.
"Look there, what’s that?"
Following Herr’s gesture, everyone looked up and saw that in the distant depths of Nois’s domain, dark clouds were thickly gathered.
From afar, it seemed that the entire area was shrouded in a dense black mist, making it impossible to see clearly.
"Have you noticed? The fog around us is getting denser."
In fact, without realizing it, they were already standing within a faint layer of mist.
Because the aura of the Netherworld and the black fog were very similar and mixed together, no one had noticed before. But after Herr’s reminder, they immediately realized something was wrong.
"Holy Light spell."
Several oracles in the group tried to use holy-type spells to disperse the black fog.
"Chi, chi, chi..."
The divine spell flickered like candlelight within the surrounding darkness, only to be swallowed again in the next instant.
Everyone’s faces grew tense.
The black fog could be dispersed slightly by holy spells, but the effect was extremely limited.
"This isn’t ordinary Netherworld aura," Herr said gravely. "Everyone, be careful."
Caleb immediately said, "My lord, this must be related to Adam."
"Don’t jump to conclusions yet. Let’s investigate further."
The bishop waved his hand, signaling the group to slow down and continue advancing toward the source of the thick black fog.
As the team pressed on, more and more Netherworld creatures appeared around them.
They showed no hostility toward the group — instead, they were all heading in the same direction, deeper into Nois’s territory.
The farther they went, the stronger the bishop’s unease became.
Something was very wrong.
Herr noticed it too and was about to advise Bishop Maxim to retreat when suddenly the sound of battle came from ahead.
"On alert!"
The bishop signaled everyone to raise their guard, then moved carefully toward the source of the fighting sounds.
When they climbed a higher stretch of barren ground, the sight before them left everyone utterly shocked.
What in the world—!?
Down below, countless undead creatures were surging like a tide toward a dark area in the distance.
Blocking their way was an army of densely packed soul warrior spirits.
Tens of thousands of soul warrior spirits were fighting against the flood of undead creatures, their divine long swords flashing as they struck down the incoming Netherworld monsters. Such a massive battle was something none of those present had ever seen in their lives.
What in the world...
What was going on?
Why were the Netherworld creatures being drawn here?
And where had such a vast number of soul warrior spirits come from?
Each soul warrior spirit was at least Tier 7 in strength — some even reached Tier 9 or Tier 10.
With Nois’s power, there was no way he could control them!
Then what were they guarding?
What on earth was Nois doing?
Herr had experienced countless battles, big and small, but he had never seen anything like this. Shocked, he turned to look at the bishop.
Maxim’s expression was equally grave.
Looking deeper into the distance, he could vaguely see within the thick black fog what looked like a forest of towering structures.
It seemed that the dense black aura was emanating from those buildings.
What were those things?
"Lord Bishop, we..." Caleb, stunned by the sight before him, felt his throat go dry and itchy. He whispered, "Nois must be plotting something. We need to report this to the Holy Church immediately!"
He had thought Adam was up to some scheme, but never imagined it would be on this scale!
Herr quickly added, "Bishop, this place is dangerous. We should retreat first and discuss further after we return to the city."
The bishop gave a slight hum and was about to give the order to withdraw when suddenly, large numbers of soul warrior spirits rapidly gathered ahead, swiftly clearing out the nearby undead, and then turned to advance quickly toward their team.