Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Especially after the Green Lotus Frog displayed its magical "Lotus Pond Frog Chirp," Freyja, Betty, the Clover Mantis, the Frost Crystal White Deer, the Floral Blue Leopard, and even the Wind Winged Horses seemed even more evidently amused.

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At night, the dilapidated and eerie Fallen Leaf Town was shrouded by thick clouds of the Power of Death in the sky. These clouds obscured the glow of the Moonlight Goddess, plunging the entire town into near total darkness, illuminated only by the faint soul fires in the eyes of numerous Undead.

It was like countless pairs of wild animal eyes in the night.

Luckily, these were not the eyes of wild animals. Unluckily, the owners of the eyes were more terrifying beings than any beast.

In the center of Fallen Leaf Town stood the church of the Dawn God.

However, the once bright and solemn Dawn Church had now collapsed by half, covered in dust and cobwebs, appearing sinister and eerie. The broken buildings occasionally echoed with the horrifying and ominous caws of bone crows, adding an even more dreadful air to the sinister environment.

Outside the church, several figures clad in paladin armor stood erect, each piece of which was inlaid with the emblem of the Dawn God, the patterns also unique to the Dawn God.

Yet the once devotional warriors who believed in and defended the Dawn God had now turned into desiccated and withered skeletons, with only the flickering soul fires in their sockets betraying that these once sacred paladins were not merely dead things.

Inside the half-collapsed great hall of the church, an Undead clad in the robes of a Priest of the Dawn God knelt before a statue, holding what was once a holy artifact of the Dawn God, as if in earnest prayer.

Clearly, this was a Priest of the Dawn God — once was, and now, beyond doubt, he had been transformed into an Undead.

The sacred church had turned into a dwelling place for the Undead, and even the Priests and paladins had become Undead, a severe act of desecration that would surely incur the wrath of divinity.

Alas, the Dawn God had already fallen and could no longer mete out divine punishment.

If Char had been here, he would surely have recognized this Undead who once served as a Priest of the Dawn God. This person was the former head of the Dawn Church in Fallen Leaf Town.

He played a crucial role in the final battle, serving as an important ally to Kedel White Eagle.

Regrettably, like Kedel White Eagle, although he successfully dealt a severe blow to that Undead Mage and sealed him away, he himself had suffered a devastating blow, and his situation was even more wretched than Kedel’s.

Kedel at least left his whole corpse behind, and did not turn into an Undead after death, whereas this Priest of the Dawn God could not find peace even in death, having been transformed into an Undead.

Due to his formidable strength in life, this Undead Priest’s Challenge Level had already reached 10 at the time. Now, after many years, his power had become even more horrifying, with the Challenge Level reaching 11!

Not only that, even those few Undead paladins scattered around the church were quite powerful, with Challenge Levels as high as 7 or 8.

Without a doubt, if Char were now to have a confrontation with these Undead, he would almost certainly face total annihilation, even the Thunder Night Dragon and the Praying Light Sword, with their ability to fly and skills that enhance speed and evasion, would likely not be able to escape.

And beneath this collapsed church lay an even more powerful and terrifying being sealed away.

If it had not been sealed back then, the Land of Death would not only be a little bit of what it is today, and its Level would not be limited to what it was at that time—it would have increased by several more levels by now.

Of course, it’s also possible that it would have been eliminated by the attention of powerful beings and forces.

While the situation in Siran Continent is dire, the good-aligned camps are not completely without the power to resist.

Just then, within the Land of Undead, the soul fires of all the Undead flared, and buried under the church, the Undead Mage, whose perceptions and thoughts had been suppressed by the seal, suddenly had his thoughts rekindled.

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In the Garden Secret Realm, Char, who was sleeping, was suddenly awoken by a phantom pain. Upon waking, he was initially bewildered since this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, lacking any experience.

But soon, Char realized it was "Natural Premonition" warning him, which caused his face to change color drastically, and he immediately summoned the system map.

With his current strength, other than a change in the Land of Undead, he couldn’t think of anything else that could threaten his safety enough to trigger such a strong warning from "Natural Premonition."

Then he saw on the map, the skeleton widow spider and other lesser bosses were rapidly approaching the Garden Secret Realm. These lesser bosses were closing in, not to mention the countless low-level Undead that were surely surging toward the same location.

Not only did the map show changes, but the task bar also displayed a new mission.

[Mission Forty-Nine]: The Great Escape! (Nightmare)

[Task Description]: The sealed Undead Mage has awakened. He has discovered the existence of the Garden Secret Realm and your presence. Flee quickly! Otherwise, you will become a member of the Undead army.

[Reward]: Praying Power ×50

Just escaping could reward fifty strands of Praying Power, which goes to show just how powerful the enemy must be, not to mention that this was a nightmare-level task.

Char sprang up all at once, immediately signaling the Star Worm to call Freyja—because the carriage had only one bedroom, Freyja was always sleeping in the cabin.

Then he summoned all the Magic Pets nesting throughout the Garden Secret Realm.

Thunder Night Dragon, Frost Crystal White Deer, and Green Lotus Frog, these larger Demon Beasts, were sleeping outside the carriage, as was the Night Helmeted Owl since it was not very close to him.

But now, facing an unprecedented danger, everyone would just have to squeeze in.

"What’s happened?" Freyja arrived first, riding the Floral Blue Leopard.

"The Undead Mage has awakened and is driving the Undead towards us." Char spoke rapidly.

Freyja’s face changed immediately.

Although she didn’t know by what means Char had confirmed this, she still chose to believe him without reservation.

"Then we must hurry!"

"Oh no! My flowers!" Betty exclaimed, wanting to rescue the flowers in the garden, but was sternly stopped by Char.

"Forget about that! We need to leave now! Auson—"

With a loud shout, Char stopped Auson, who subconsciously wanted to rescue his precious mushrooms.

"Open the Secret Realm!"

Following that, he shouted outside at the Wind Winged Horse.

"Wind Winged Horse! Prepare for takeoff!"

The azure wings of the horse unfurled, light whirlwinds wrapped around the bottom of the carriage, and the next second, with the pull of the Wind Winged Horse, the carriage had risen into the air, bursting out of the Secret Realm.

"Freyja, get the Thunder Night Dragon and the Fierce Sword Firefly, Clover Mantis too, fit them with ropes, and have them help pull the carriage." Char instructed.

Under normal circumstances, Char wouldn’t have the Thunder Night Dragon and the others pull the carriage, but in this emergency, any increase in speed was crucial, and there was no time for concerns.

"Okay!"

Freyja didn’t hesitate and sprang into action.

Char, on the other hand, rushed to the Prayer House and began making Prayers, and with the disappearance of the Prayer Fragments, bottles of Holy Water appeared on the stone slate.

He used all the remaining Praying Power to pray for Holy Water, a "mass weapon" against the Undead, astonishingly effective.

Before, Char had never prayed because he needed to save up Praying Power, but now was the time to play for keeps, and he couldn’t be concerned with waste.

First, save your own life!

He scooped up all the Holy Water, then dashed out of the Prayer House and approached the Green Lotus Frog.

Holy Water combined with the powers of the Green Lotus Frog would be most effective!

Just then, "Natural Premonition" once again made its presence felt, leading Char to issue another command.

"Wind Winged Horse, change directions, fly towards the Florence Kingdom!"

He originally wanted to flee deep into the Florence Forest, but at that moment, "Natural Premonition" gave him a strong intuition, prompting him to change his mind right away.

The Wind Winged Horse flapped its wings in the night sky, changing direction towards the Florence Kingdom.

At that time, Freyja had equipped the Thunder Night Dragon with their bridles, and the three Magic Pets immediately pulled the ropes and took off, instantly increasing the carriage’s speed of flight.