Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Chapter 28: Chapter 25: In Pursuit of the Truth! (Extra for Alliance Hierarch River of Fire in the Sky!)

Right!

Shen Yeʼs gaze swept the ground.

He remembered, the human officer Roman had left him a combat pack, which he hadnʼt had a chance to check yet.

He quickly opened the brown cowhide combat pack.

Inside was a set of brand new Undead Soldierʼs Armor, a Nightmare Crystal, a flask of clear water, and a small amount of dry food.

When he crushed the Nightmare Crystal, a series of fine whispers immediately filled the room:

”The Brotherhood has established an intelligence transmission point where the army has encamped. If you see a tent with three upright short swords, you can come to complete your mission.”

”Hand of Shadow awaits your news.”

Shen Ye was disappointed.

The crystal only contained a few sentences; there was nothing useful.

Could it be that the officer named Roman took him for a member of the Hand of Shadow?

He remembered now.

It was seeing the face armor on his hand that Roman left the combat pack behind.

Shen Ye came to a realization and immediately asked,

”Hey, big skeleton, whatʼs the origin of this Centurion Face Armor you gave me?”

”Picked it up on the battlefield, how would I know.” The great skeleton replied.

”Where did you pick it up? Can you find that spot again?” Shen Ye asked.

”It was near the secret passage, I donʼt remember exactly—it was too chaotic—but do you really plan to disguise yourself as a scout, or as a human assassin, and show up on the battlefield?” the great skeleton inquired.

”I donʼt want to attract attention again. How about this, do you have any human equipment on hand? This time we wonʼt disguise ourselves as undead, weʼll go as human soldiers.” Shen Ye said.

”Wait a moment, I think I have some stuff that could help you.” the great skeleton said.

There was a pause.

With a movement of the ring, many things fell to the ground.

Broken and rough leather armor vests, soldier helmets stained with blood, a broken spear, a shattered Tower Shield, and a Nightmare Crystal.

”See the Fierce Dog emblem on the Tower Shield? Thatʼs the emblem of the Rhine Territory on the human border; we wiped out the entire territory.” the great skeleton said.

Shen Ye tugged at the Tower Shield but couldnʼt budge it.

He added 4 Attribute Points to his Strength and pulled hard to finally lift the Tower Shield.

”So I can pretend to be someone from that territory?” Shen Ye asked.

”At the time, several soldiers followed the Lordʼs orders and left the territory to seek help elsewhere, but they all were killed as well.”

”You could just pretend to be one of them.”

”All people from Rhine Territory have been killed by the undead; no one can doubt your identity.”

Shen Ye looked at the Nightmare Crystal.

”Is this a crystal for summoning help?”

”Yes, itʼs a plea for help from the Lord of Rhine, also a token. When you go out later, itʼll come in handy.” the great skeleton said.

”Eh? Why have you suddenly taken such an interest in my affairs?” Shen Ye curiously asked.

”Because you saved me last night.” the great skeleton said.

”Tell the truth.” Shen Ye said.

”We have a pact of fair trade; I need to repay your favor.” the great skeleton said.

”If you donʼt tell the truth, Iʼll stop your calcium supplement.” Shen Ye threatened.

”I must help you gain a certain status in the Nightmare World, so you can purchase some high-level materials to heal my wounds.” the great skeleton said.

”Thatʼs more like it.” Shen Ye said.

He walked to the wall and pressed his hand against it.

A door quietly appeared.

Looking through the window in the door, he saw that the secret passage had returned to calmness.

Not a soul in sight.

A great opportunity!

”Are you sure you picked the face armor near here?” he asked again.

”Iʼm sure it was nearby—although the battlefield was too chaotic for me to remember the exact spot.” the great skeleton said.

Shen Ye, now fully dressed, pushed open the door and followed the secret passage to the end.

Outside the secret passage.

The battlefield was littered with corpses.

A few human soldiers moved slowly through the position.

Whenever they saw an undead still moving, they would go up and finish it off.

Seeing any human soldiers still alive, they would blow the whistles around their necks, calling for the medical team to come and carry the wounded away on stretchers.

”Are there any survivors?”

”Anybody still alive?”

The soldiers shouted from time to time, gradually spreading outwards.

The sky in the Nightmare World was also growing dark.