A letter was handed to him. When Roger took it and read it, he was stunned.
It was a letter from Klin asking for help. The general content was about the giant cocoon that Noel had left behind. They burned it for several days but only burned off a layer of silk thread on the outside of the giant cocoon. The pupa inside could not be burned, and no matter how it was thrown or smashed, it remained intact.
In desperation, they had to bury the pupa. Unexpectedly, after a while, a huge moth with a human like head emerged from the giant pupa. The moth continued to lay eggs on the island, hatching many disgusting poisonous larvae, and it also ate many residents of the island.
In just a few days, more than 2,000 islanders were either poisoned to death or eaten, and no corpses were left. The Earl's Mansion organized guards to kill the moth, but the moth spread poison powder in the air, and the guards below couldn't even able to touch it, and more than half of the people were poisoned to death.
In desperation, all the islanders of Klin had to hide in the Earl's Mansion with high walls. They sent out several waves, dozens of people asking for help, most of them died on the way. This was the third time they sent people out for help. The letter also mentioned that because there were too many people needing to eat, the food reserves in the Earl's Palace would soon be exhausted, and they would all starve to death.
Roger's hand trembled a little when he took the letter. The description in the letter said that it's a human like head moth, laid eggs and hatched insects, and loved to eat human flesh.
That was the Ghost Moth Girl.
It was a kind of undead creature that needed special materials and special magic to be born. He never expected that Noel would actually make his sister into a Ghost Moth Girl.
Although this undead creature did not have the terrifying power of the Yellow Springs Demon Beast and the Faceless Blood Demon, it could fly, was highly poisonous, and the hatched larvae could also spray highly poisonous slurry, which was many times stronger than the demon child with little combat power. The current situation on Klin Island was probably a living hell.
"How about it? Do you want to challenge them?" Sophia propped her chin up with her arm and said slowly, "Many large mercenary groups have left Kulun. I can't call on the academy, and I have sent out all the people from the Marquis' Mansion. Now Klin Island can only count on you."
"Madam, can I...can I discuss this with my companions?" Roger handed the letter back and asked tentatively.
"Okay, I'll give you half a day to go back and discuss with your companions. If you decide to go, then go straight away, and someone will come to inform me when the time comes. If you don't plan to go, then you'd better run away quickly. Half a day should be enough for you to escape. As long as you can leave Kulun and the fiefdoms of those subordinate lords within a week and run to the northern border, maybe the wanted order I posted won't be able to catch up with you."
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Roger brought the two priests that Madam Sophia had asked for back to Guel Cemetery. Among his companions, Matar was more seriously injured, and Elfa's low-level healing magic alone could not heal her, so he asked two professional priests to come.
With the efforts of the priests, the injuries of everyone recovered quickly. While the priests were treating them, Roger also told them about what happened on Klin Island.
"It's actually the Ghost Moth Girl!" Randy frowned. "This kind of undead creature hasn't appeared for a long time. Even among the necromancers, it is despicable to summon the Moth Girl without authorization. The last time the Moth Girl appeared was in Nord. I heard that she turned a city into a purgatory. The Nord king summoned thousands of heavy soldiers to kill it."
"The old earl has been very good to us, we must go back to save them!" Elfa was filled with righteous indignation and stood up quickly.
"No matter what the opponent is, we must rescue the people of Klin Island." Most orcs treat people sincerely, and the leopard girl Matar did not hesitate.
"That's the Ghost Moth Girl!" Roger looked at his two teammates who were eager to try and persuaded them, "I heard that the Moth Girl laid eggs on Klin Island and many larvae have hatched. We can't deal with so many monsters."
"What do you think?" Randy asked.
"Madam Sophia said she would give us half a day. I think we should pack up quickly. The sooner the better. We will start from the north gate and head all the way to the northern border. As long as we run fast enough, we will be able to reach the northern border before Madam Sophia's troops catch up with us. That is the fiefdom of Marquis Paglen, and we won't be hunted down then."
"The ruler of the North is Sofia's father. As long as she sends a letter, we will be surrounded as soon as we arrive in the North. If we really want to escape, we have to go east to the imperial capital, which is not affected by Kulun." Randy said.
"Okay, we have to hurry up and gather at the gate!" Roger said, starting to walk out, but after taking only two steps, he realized that the others hadn't moved at all.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up! If you walk too slowly, we will all die here. Madam Sophia is the Blood Angel, she is not kidding with us!"
"That's more than 10,000 lives! Do you take it as a joke?" Elfa asked Roger.
"The old earl has given so much support to our mercenary group recently. He has handed over all of Klin's commissions to us. They are like our allies. Now that they are in danger, it is indeed inappropriate for us to abandon them." Randy looked at Roger and said earnestly.
"Captain, I think we should save people this time." Matar stated his position.
For the first time, there was a major disagreement among the members of Hades.
"Excuse me, what can you use to fight that ghost moth girl? Your injured bodies? Or your empty words now? If you want to die, go ahead and die. I won't accompany you!"
"If I had known you would be this kind of person, I shouldn't have joined the so-called Hades Mercenary Group. The name sounds nice, but it's a pity that there is no competent leader." Elfa sneered, "You don't have the qualities that a leader should have, whether it's courage, decisiveness, or fighting ability. You are simply a coward who can only hide behind others, a loser!"
"Who are you calling a coward?" Roger's face turned red with anger, and he glared at Elfa with gritted teeth.
"You!" Elfa's tower-like body stood in front of Roger, a head and a half taller than him. He looked down at Roger, completely unaffected by him. "When my friends need me, I will never abandon them. Unlike you, my good captain, when we needed help, you ran away faster than anyone else!"
"You..." Roger was speechless for a moment. He knew that Elfa was referring to what happened just now. He was right. He was indeed a coward just now. "It's up to you. If you want to go, go ahead. I won't accompany you anyway."
"I didn't expect you to go with us." Elfa's face was stern. He picked up the tower shield on the ground, picked up the magic silver sword, and walked out.
Matar picked up her spear, walked to Roger, looked at him sadly, said nothing, but the disappointment in her eyes was like a long needle, piercing Roger fiercely. She also followed Elfa.
"Captain, are you sure you don't want to go?" Randy came up and patted Roger on the shoulder. "Why don't we go together? The four of us can take care of each other."
"No!"
Randy sighed: "Captain, courage is the soul of an adventurer. It is more important than freedom. Without courage, how can we open up the vast territory and see the vast sky?"
After saying that, Randy also left.
In the empty main tomb chamber, only Roger was left. Well as for Lilith...
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"Madam, the mercenaries have already set off. Except for Roger, all twenty of them rode their horses towards Klin." Cooper stood in front of Madam Sophia's desk, looking respectful.
"Where's Roger?"
"He was in Kulun. He had some breakfast in the east part of the city, and then he went to the casino."
"Is the commander going to stay behind?" Madam Sophia smiled slightly, "Tell your people to keep an eye on him and keep an eye on his movements."