As always, Asha'ruya did not reveal her real name, but temporarily used a fake name to extract information.
Su Lan also responded with a pseudonym.
Serafina, standing next to Su Lan, overheard the probing and concealment between the two and observed their expressions with amusement.
She found things were starting to get interesting.
When she heard Su Lan call her "Blue Book", Asharuya simply murmured the name to herself and did not suspect that Su Lan was using a false name.
"Brother Lan Shu, are you still a student? You look very young."
At this moment, Asha Ruya and Su Lan walked side by side, with their shoulders about 30 centimeters apart.
Moreover, as she took a step forward, Asha Ruya slowly approached Su Lan.
"Yes, I am a student at Mingzhu Academy. Miss Ye's voice doesn't sound like that of someone from Daxia."
As Su Lan spoke, she glanced at the two Westerners following behind Asha's mother.
Azhariya had previously lived in the Parthenon and her native language was a Western language.
Although she has some talent for languages, her speech occasionally carries English grammatical habits.
Asharuya had anticipated that she would be exposed as not being a Great Xia person.
It wasn't just a problem with her personally, but also with the fact that her two attendants were foreigners.
Perhaps because Su Lan had so directly revealed her identity, she also chose to reveal some of it:
"I was sent here by the Parthenon Temple for exchange and study, and I am also a student of the Parthenon Academy."
The two chatted casually for the rest of the journey, covering a wide range of topics, and were quite surprised to find that they got along so well.
However, when they entered a more difficult section of the road and could no longer walk side by side, the conversation temporarily ended.
The mountain area where Su Lan is now is extremely quiet and secluded.
There was absolutely no sound of insects chirping or birds singing.
Why?
Because when night falls, this land becomes a playground for the dead.
Any living being with a breath of life is a target for the undead to attack and devour.
Since the undead took over this area, there have been no small animals left.
Not only on the ground, but also in the sky and underground, there are very few small animals.
The sky is overcast today, and there is no sun.
In addition, now that we are entering autumn and winter, the sun sets at five o'clock.
Moreover, it's not a sunny day yet, and night will fall even sooner.
Su Lan glanced at her watch; it was only 4:30, almost the time when the undead would awaken.
At this moment, the short man and the strong man who had been leading the way stopped and took out something that looked like a gray garlic bulb from the package on their backs.
"Gentlemen, please eat this."
The burly man handed the gray garlic to Su Lan and Asha Ruya's teams.
Perhaps sensing that Su Lan and Asha'ruya were both of extraordinary status, and adhering to the principle of avoiding misunderstandings, he began to explain:
"This is grey garlic. It can be used to mask the presence of the living. After eating it, the dead will not attack us."
"We guides, who often walk in the wilderness around the ancient capital, may not be able to return to the ancient capital or find a safe haven in the wild."
"Gray garlic is an excellent life-saving medicine for ordinary people who are not confident of surviving in the dark."
"However, gray garlic is garlic fermented with special drugs, and it tastes similar to excrement. If you think you can withstand the awakening of the dead in the wilderness of the ancient capital, you can choose not to eat it."
Seeing that neither Su Lan nor Asha Ruya responded, the short man spoke up to add an explanation.
Upon hearing this, Su Lan immediately waved her hand.
"We are capable of protecting ourselves, you just need to continue leading the way."
Seeing that Su Lan refused, the short man turned his gaze to Asha's Ruya.
Asha's Riya didn't move, and the two attendants behind her took three pieces of gray garlic from the dwarf's hand.
One of the attendants looked at the short man and the strong man, exhaled, and then stuffed the food into his mouth.
He had barely chewed a bite when his face changed drastically and he vomited.
"vomit!!!"
"Tsk, what a waste!"
The short man and the strong man looked pained as they saw someone vomit.
After all, the manufacturing process of each piece of gray garlic is very complex, the acquisition channels are limited, and the price is high.
Seeing the life-saving medication being vomited up, they worried that the employers would ask them for more garlic.
However, before the short man could say anything, a rustling sound came from the dimly lit plain.
What's that noise?
"It seems...it seems to be coming from under the soil."
The moment the burly man finished speaking, a skeletal arm suddenly emerged from the nearby grave mound, startling the two of them.
However, being a guide with many years of experience, he had seen countless ghosts in the wild, and after being slightly frightened, he immediately regained his composure.
However, every night, whether in the ancient capital or other cities, these guides who risk their lives for their jobs feel uneasy and panicked.
"Eat the grey garlic quickly."
The short man tossed another piece of gray garlic into the hand of the man who had just vomited.
The short man and the strong man hurriedly ate the gray garlic, while Asha and her two attendants covered their noses and ate it, but still almost vomited.
However, when the short man tried to persuade Su Lan again, he discovered that some undead had already crawled halfway out of the soil.
"Run!"
The short man led the way, quickly moving towards the predetermined route.
They hadn't even gone ten meters when several half-rotten undead rushed toward them.
"Crocodile roar!!!"
"Oops!"
Before the dwarf could say anything, a lightsaber appeared before the undead as if flying on a sword, beheading them all.
Thanks to the lightsaber's built-in purification properties, the undead were unable to be resurrected.
Immediately afterwards, a large patch of soil cracked open beside Asha'ruya, revealing a grave underground.
This tomb, whose origins are unknown, is weathered and decayed, and contains more than twenty skeletons and half-rotten corpses.
The moment the tomb appeared, red light appeared in the eyes of more than twenty undead, who stared at Asha and Ruya with bloodlust.
The hideous undead rose from the tomb and ran madly toward Asha'ruya.
Asha'ruya subconsciously connected with the stars, and a moon-white light flashed.
[Dimensional Summoning]!
Da da da—
A rapid hoofbeat echoed in the opened summoning space, followed by a tall and majestic black steed leaping out from the moon-white summoning space.
Its entire body was covered in dense black fur, which flew as it leaped, and the single horn on its head flashed with black lightning.
On the black horse sat a figure clad in bright black armor, resembling a human in appearance. Upon closer inspection, however, it was revealed to be merely a suit of armor, devoid of any living being.
The black armor and warhorse immediately targeted the undead that were frantically charging towards Asha's two companions.
The demon horse let out a high-pitched neigh, and as the armored knight's four legs pounded the mud, the man and the horse transformed into a giant arrow, charging towards the undead.
A violent storm swept over all the undead, and the armored knight wielded his longsword, cleaving them in two.