<p>“Do you mean to say that Holy Water has effectiveness?”</p>
<p>In the command room within the camp, Lauri slammed his fist on the table.</p>
<p>Since White said there was important information to report, only Lauri, White, and Isha were present in the command room.</p>
<p>“That’s right, I’ve tried it several times, and I almost threw out all the Holy Water I was carrying. Holy Water can indeed stop those monsters’ movements.”</p>
<p>Although White looked very exhausted, he couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes.</p>
<p>“Not only that, if someone gets caught by those Sludge Monsters corrupted by black blood, Holy Water can directly remove that sludge. I suspect that if you have enough Holy Water, you could even save someone who has been tainted by the black blood sludge.”</p>
<p>“That’s fantastic! Old White, you’ve struck gold this time!”</p>
<p>Lauri was also excitedly pacing in the command room, and the despair he felt earlier was now gone, replaced with a smile.</p>
<p>“The one who struck gold isn’t me; it’s that knight who got eaten.”</p>
<p>After White spoke, he sighed deeply; Bowen would never return.</p>
<p>“I will remember him.”</p>
<p>Lauri wanted to reminisce alongside White, but there wasn’t enough time for such sorrow now.</p>
<p>“There is still quite a bit of Holy Water in the army. What we need to do now is set a bottom line, shrink our defensive perimeter, and use the limited Holy Water to block these monsters from the Demon Clan here, then request support from the Lord Governor.”</p>
<p>When those monsters first appeared, Lauri had already sent a message to Lind. The situation was urgent, forcing Lauri to activate emergency contact methods again for help.</p>
<p>As previously mentioned, if these Demon Clan monsters got into the Northern Border, then the consequences would be unimaginable. It seemed these monsters had no plans to move elsewhere for the time being, intending to bury the army of Graywhite Territory here first.</p>
<p>Lauri’s viewpoint remained the same as before; that giant monster, resembling a small mountain, was the brain of the other monsters. As long as that monster didn’t move, the others shouldn’t be able to reach other places.</p>
<p>“About the Holy Water.”</p>
<p>At this point, Isha also spoke up: “Actually, I still have quite a lot here.”</p>
<p>Isha’s quota was actually a bit more than Lauri’s, after all, how could a Saintess not have Holy Water? Perhaps it was because this was Isha’s skill, so Lind allocated more to her.</p>
<p>When Lauri saw Isha’s supply of Holy Water, he swallowed, thinking that the Lord Governor was really biased for giving the Lady Saintess so much Holy Water. While it was reasonable for the Lady Saintess to have Holy Water, it was surprising that the Lord Governor didn’t worry that the resistance would leak the information about it.</p>
<p>Lind indeed wasn’t worried; after all, this was Isha’s army. Given Isha’s luck, this type of problem could almost be ignored. Even if it did leak, there would certainly be a compelling reason for it.</p>
<p>The only issue now was how to explain this Holy Water to the soldiers. Should he say that it was an ancestral medicine of the Lord Governor that was effective against these monsters? And using it on such a large scale, Lauri really wasn’t sure he could continue hiding the true situation of the Holy Water.</p>
<p>Although a mere layman, the experienced Lauri could guess what would happen if news spread that Graywhite Territory had a large supply of Holy Water. The Church would surely launch an almost frenzied investigation into Graywhite Territory.</p>
<p>Lauri didn’t really worry about how the Church would react; after all, the Church had severed ties with the Central Church a long time ago. But if this information leaked, it would definitely lead to various troubles. Such significant matters generally needed to be decided by Lind personally, and Lauri wasn’t sure if he could take the blame for it.</p>
<p>Holy Water had always been a core secret of Graywhite Territory. In previous command situations, Lauri had always managed to handle it alone, which was also why Lind placed Lauri in a higher command position than White. Lauri was arguably the most senior person in Graywhite Territory; apart from principle errors, he was usually not afraid of taking the blame.</p>
<p>But now it seemed to have reached a principled issue, and Lauri hesitated, as his experience led him to believe that in situations like this, even if they suffered defeat, Lind would only pat him on the shoulder in consolation. But if the secret of the Holy Water leaked, Lauri was unsure if he could bear that responsibility.</p>
<p>Seeing Lauri’s hesitation, Isha, who had battled in the Northern Border with the resistance, quickly guessed what was on his mind and said, “Just say it’s an ancestral medicine from the Lord Governor. If there’s any issue, I’ll take the responsibility. Regardless, we cannot let these monsters defeat us and enter the Northern Border!”</p>
<p>Upon hearing Isha’s words, Lauri awakened to the fact that he had also become indecisive, succumbing to the bureaucratic tendencies he used to detest when he was a soldier, only wanting to preserve his own position.</p>
<p>“No, this decision is partly mine too! I can’t let the Lady Saintess take all the credit.”</p>
<p>Lauri broke into a smile again and focused his thoughts on preparing the final defensive plan.</p>
<p>“I discovered the effectiveness of the Holy Water first, so count me in!”</p>
<p>White also stepped up.</p>
<p>“Alright, then it will be the three of us together. I will communicate this to the Lord Governor through the proper channels.”</p>
<p>Soon, news spread of the Lord Governor’s ancestral medicine being highly effective against the Demon Clan monsters. Isha began distributing the medicine among the various units of the resistance. This medicine could be used as grenades or thrown on the ground to temporarily obstruct the demon clan, and it also had healing properties.</p>
<p>Lauri and White designated the final defensive area, and all soldiers began to withdraw while utilizing the limited Holy Water to defend this last line.</p>
<p>When they saw the medicine truly effective against the Demon Clan monsters, the soldiers who had despaired for too long erupted in strong cheers, as if hope had reignited.</p>
<p>“The Lord Governor’s medicine actually has a special effect on the Demon Clan monsters; it must be a blessing for Graywhite Territory!”</p>
<p>“The Lady Saintess is right; we cannot let these monsters underestimate us humans. Brothers, hold the line!”</p>
<p>“Brothers, behind us is the final defense! We absolutely cannot let these monsters step into our homeland!”</p>
<p>“Revenge! Let’s avenge our fallen brothers!”</p>
<p>It was unclear whether it was the effect of the Holy Water or the strategy of consolidating their defense that had started to work, but the advance of the Demon Clan monsters was indeed halted.</p>
<p>The knights charged at the front, responsible for the harvest, each carrying a bottle of the last Holy Water. Even if they were unfortunate enough to sacrifice themselves, as long as the monsters came to gnaw at their corpses, they would consume the Holy Water along with the body.</p>
<p>In the end, the monsters that consumed the bodies did not gain strength; quite the opposite, they showed signs of weakening.</p>
<p>Seeing this, the soldiers at the front line became fearless again, even boldly shoving weapons into the mouths of those monsters, initiating a suicide charge.</p>
<p>Those soldiers fighting at the front became even more frenzied after being injured, knowing that this “Lord’s ancestral medicine” was akin to a panacea, but no one wanted to use it for their own healing or pain relief. Perhaps it was because they no longer needed it; the overwhelming adrenaline achieved similar effects, leading those soldiers to prefer throwing what should have been a life-saving ancestral medicine onto the monsters instead, to exchange for more kills.</p>
<p>In the final line of defense, it seemed as if it weren’t humans fighting monsters, but two batches of monsters slaughtering each other.</p>
<p>Noam had long stopped speaking because he sensed that his whispering mental attacks had lost effect. What had previously instilled only fear in those humans now seemed to serve only to provoke, driving them into even greater madness.</p>
<p>In Noam’s view, these humans were no different from monsters; by the end, he could hardly distinguish which were the true monsters.</p>
<p>For some reason, the once terrifying Noam now experienced a rising emotion called fear in his heart; humans were truly a group of lunatics.</p>
<p>Watching countless monsters fill in yet immobile on the battlefield, Noam sent a one-on-one message to the back of the Demon Clan: “Go request more support from the Demon King, we must completely eradicate these humans before the reinforcements arrive!”</p>
<p>In the command room within the camp, Lauri slammed his fist on the table.</p>
<p>Since White said there was important information to report, only Lauri, White, and Isha were present in the command room.</p>
<p>“That’s right, I’ve tried it several times, and I almost threw out all the Holy Water I was carrying. Holy Water can indeed stop those monsters’ movements.”</p>
<p>Although White looked very exhausted, he couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes.</p>
<p>“Not only that, if someone gets caught by those Sludge Monsters corrupted by black blood, Holy Water can directly remove that sludge. I suspect that if you have enough Holy Water, you could even save someone who has been tainted by the black blood sludge.”</p>
<p>“That’s fantastic! Old White, you’ve struck gold this time!”</p>
<p>Lauri was also excitedly pacing in the command room, and the despair he felt earlier was now gone, replaced with a smile.</p>
<p>“The one who struck gold isn’t me; it’s that knight who got eaten.”</p>
<p>After White spoke, he sighed deeply; Bowen would never return.</p>
<p>“I will remember him.”</p>
<p>Lauri wanted to reminisce alongside White, but there wasn’t enough time for such sorrow now.</p>
<p>“There is still quite a bit of Holy Water in the army. What we need to do now is set a bottom line, shrink our defensive perimeter, and use the limited Holy Water to block these monsters from the Demon Clan here, then request support from the Lord Governor.”</p>
<p>When those monsters first appeared, Lauri had already sent a message to Lind. The situation was urgent, forcing Lauri to activate emergency contact methods again for help.</p>
<p>As previously mentioned, if these Demon Clan monsters got into the Northern Border, then the consequences would be unimaginable. It seemed these monsters had no plans to move elsewhere for the time being, intending to bury the army of Graywhite Territory here first.</p>
<p>Lauri’s viewpoint remained the same as before; that giant monster, resembling a small mountain, was the brain of the other monsters. As long as that monster didn’t move, the others shouldn’t be able to reach other places.</p>
<p>“About the Holy Water.”</p>
<p>At this point, Isha also spoke up: “Actually, I still have quite a lot here.”</p>
<p>Isha’s quota was actually a bit more than Lauri’s, after all, how could a Saintess not have Holy Water? Perhaps it was because this was Isha’s skill, so Lind allocated more to her.</p>
<p>When Lauri saw Isha’s supply of Holy Water, he swallowed, thinking that the Lord Governor was really biased for giving the Lady Saintess so much Holy Water. While it was reasonable for the Lady Saintess to have Holy Water, it was surprising that the Lord Governor didn’t worry that the resistance would leak the information about it.</p>
<p>Lind indeed wasn’t worried; after all, this was Isha’s army. Given Isha’s luck, this type of problem could almost be ignored. Even if it did leak, there would certainly be a compelling reason for it.</p>
<p>The only issue now was how to explain this Holy Water to the soldiers. Should he say that it was an ancestral medicine of the Lord Governor that was effective against these monsters? And using it on such a large scale, Lauri really wasn’t sure he could continue hiding the true situation of the Holy Water.</p>
<p>Although a mere layman, the experienced Lauri could guess what would happen if news spread that Graywhite Territory had a large supply of Holy Water. The Church would surely launch an almost frenzied investigation into Graywhite Territory.</p>
<p>Lauri didn’t really worry about how the Church would react; after all, the Church had severed ties with the Central Church a long time ago. But if this information leaked, it would definitely lead to various troubles. Such significant matters generally needed to be decided by Lind personally, and Lauri wasn’t sure if he could take the blame for it.</p>
<p>Holy Water had always been a core secret of Graywhite Territory. In previous command situations, Lauri had always managed to handle it alone, which was also why Lind placed Lauri in a higher command position than White. Lauri was arguably the most senior person in Graywhite Territory; apart from principle errors, he was usually not afraid of taking the blame.</p>
<p>But now it seemed to have reached a principled issue, and Lauri hesitated, as his experience led him to believe that in situations like this, even if they suffered defeat, Lind would only pat him on the shoulder in consolation. But if the secret of the Holy Water leaked, Lauri was unsure if he could bear that responsibility.</p>
<p>Seeing Lauri’s hesitation, Isha, who had battled in the Northern Border with the resistance, quickly guessed what was on his mind and said, “Just say it’s an ancestral medicine from the Lord Governor. If there’s any issue, I’ll take the responsibility. Regardless, we cannot let these monsters defeat us and enter the Northern Border!”</p>
<p>Upon hearing Isha’s words, Lauri awakened to the fact that he had also become indecisive, succumbing to the bureaucratic tendencies he used to detest when he was a soldier, only wanting to preserve his own position.</p>
<p>“No, this decision is partly mine too! I can’t let the Lady Saintess take all the credit.”</p>
<p>Lauri broke into a smile again and focused his thoughts on preparing the final defensive plan.</p>
<p>“I discovered the effectiveness of the Holy Water first, so count me in!”</p>
<p>White also stepped up.</p>
<p>“Alright, then it will be the three of us together. I will communicate this to the Lord Governor through the proper channels.”</p>
<p>Soon, news spread of the Lord Governor’s ancestral medicine being highly effective against the Demon Clan monsters. Isha began distributing the medicine among the various units of the resistance. This medicine could be used as grenades or thrown on the ground to temporarily obstruct the demon clan, and it also had healing properties.</p>
<p>Lauri and White designated the final defensive area, and all soldiers began to withdraw while utilizing the limited Holy Water to defend this last line.</p>
<p>When they saw the medicine truly effective against the Demon Clan monsters, the soldiers who had despaired for too long erupted in strong cheers, as if hope had reignited.</p>
<p>“The Lord Governor’s medicine actually has a special effect on the Demon Clan monsters; it must be a blessing for Graywhite Territory!”</p>
<p>“The Lady Saintess is right; we cannot let these monsters underestimate us humans. Brothers, hold the line!”</p>
<p>“Brothers, behind us is the final defense! We absolutely cannot let these monsters step into our homeland!”</p>
<p>“Revenge! Let’s avenge our fallen brothers!”</p>
<p>It was unclear whether it was the effect of the Holy Water or the strategy of consolidating their defense that had started to work, but the advance of the Demon Clan monsters was indeed halted.</p>
<p>The knights charged at the front, responsible for the harvest, each carrying a bottle of the last Holy Water. Even if they were unfortunate enough to sacrifice themselves, as long as the monsters came to gnaw at their corpses, they would consume the Holy Water along with the body.</p>
<p>In the end, the monsters that consumed the bodies did not gain strength; quite the opposite, they showed signs of weakening.</p>
<p>Seeing this, the soldiers at the front line became fearless again, even boldly shoving weapons into the mouths of those monsters, initiating a suicide charge.</p>
<p>Those soldiers fighting at the front became even more frenzied after being injured, knowing that this “Lord’s ancestral medicine” was akin to a panacea, but no one wanted to use it for their own healing or pain relief. Perhaps it was because they no longer needed it; the overwhelming adrenaline achieved similar effects, leading those soldiers to prefer throwing what should have been a life-saving ancestral medicine onto the monsters instead, to exchange for more kills.</p>
<p>In the final line of defense, it seemed as if it weren’t humans fighting monsters, but two batches of monsters slaughtering each other.</p>
<p>Noam had long stopped speaking because he sensed that his whispering mental attacks had lost effect. What had previously instilled only fear in those humans now seemed to serve only to provoke, driving them into even greater madness.</p>
<p>In Noam’s view, these humans were no different from monsters; by the end, he could hardly distinguish which were the true monsters.</p>
<p>For some reason, the once terrifying Noam now experienced a rising emotion called fear in his heart; humans were truly a group of lunatics.</p>
<p>Watching countless monsters fill in yet immobile on the battlefield, Noam sent a one-on-one message to the back of the Demon Clan: “Go request more support from the Demon King, we must completely eradicate these humans before the reinforcements arrive!”</p>
