Meanwhile, on the other side.
Annie Rui remained at the front of the convoy, continuously smashing apart the sluggish corpses that wandered nearby.
Ever since Starnight City had been reclaimed, the number of corpses in Nightfall Domain had noticeably decreased. Any large-scale undead horde would eventually be hunted down by Divine Chosen, making Annie Rui's journey remarkably smooth.
"I've always heard that the Northern Frontier was a living hell, a forbidden land of death. Honestly, it's nothing special. We haven't even run into that many corpses along the way."
With an arrogant snort, Annie Rui confidently removed his helmet and wiped the sweat from his brow.
"This is ridiculously easy. We just need to keep following this road and we'll reach Maple Leaf Fortress."
"Roar! Roar!"
Another series of corpse howls echoed from the gray mist ahead.
This time, however, the cries sounded unusually coordinated.
