Chapter 370 - Volume 3
Chapter 149 – Mysterious corpses
Wydall informed that they had discovered adventurers, but what Brendel really found were dead people. More than thirty corpses were strewn all over the Dark Forest. They had light grey surcoats worn over silver armor.
Brendel turned over one of them and investigated his coat of arms.
[Just like I thought when I first saw them. These people are the guards of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. The clearest indication is the fiery red emblem on their armor.]
The longswords on the ground were mostly forged in the Kirrlutz’s style, but the thing that truly stuck out was how every single weapon on them was a longsword. Any military army would have other common weapons like axes or spears.
“These men are the Grey-robed Priest Soldiers in the Holy Cathedral of Fire,” he stood up and spoke to Quinn and Wydall, “I’m not sure if there are any Flame Sentinels accompanying them unless I check every single body.”
“They probably did not encounter wolves here, or they would have bite marks. The bodies here are placed strangely and it feels really odd,” the Centaur Elder said.
They looked at the men once more. The majority were lying on the ground like they were sleeping, while a few leaned against the trees; some even looked almost natural and alive with their poses. Strangely enough, their eyes were all closed, and their weapons were not far away from them.
He then informed Scarlett to continue walking deeper into the Dark Forest and report any signs of activity.
“The enemy or enemies are very powerful. I believe the commander in the center formation somehow got to know what happened to their flank, and he immediately repositioned themselves to run away while leaving some men behind to cover his rear.”
Scarlett eventually reported back with the conclusion that Brendel made. Quinn and Wydall widened their eyes when they realized Brendel was once again right.
A sudden flurry of footsteps caused the group to look at the source of the noise. It was Austin. Since Brendel had investigated for quite some time without advancing, he got impatient and went up to find out the reason why they were delayed.
He was shocked to discover corpses everywhere.