The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 543 - 436 So You’re the Quest-Giving NPC

Chapter 543: Chapter 436 So You’re the Quest-Giving NPC

The night was dim, and the sloppy moonlight poured down from above but failed to illuminate the surroundings. Lind sat upon the throne at the Beast Sacrificial Ground, accompanied only by the Beast Girl Soralis, the nun Tione, and the long-absent "protagonist," William.

Beast·Ullr, as the ultimate weapon of the Beast Altar, had recently been provoked to great anger by the Undead, to prevent him from wanting to tear people apart Lind had no choice but to lock him away.

The development of events was so strange that even when Soralis stood beside Lind, next to William, she only then realized—wait a minute, why, as the High Priest, do I not have the right to stand next to the throne?

No, that’s not right!

Why had Lind become the leader of the Beast Sacrificial Ground?

In thinking about how the other party wanted to collect Echoes to awaken the previous Beastmaster and receive a Blessing of his power, Soralis felt that this human was too treacherous. Unbeknownst to her, she had become his subordinate and even took pleasure in blessing the Undead every day.

Reflecting on the Echoes she had collected, Soralis felt that it wasn’t such a bad deal after all.

The internal environment of the Beast Sacrificial Ground was dire. Powers barely clinging to life atop the ruins were gradually being forgotten. Even if Lind hadn’t emphatically prevented large-scale construction it’s possible that the walls of the Beast Sacrificial Ground, symbols of a humiliating past, would have already been dismantled.

Soralis did not mind if the Undead rebuilt a better "Stone Beast Fort," but Lind was unwilling to waste manpower.

They had Beastmen at their disposal for construction work. The Undead’s role was to rush to the front lines as cannon fodder; they shouldn’t waste their energy on trifles.

Lind, clad in Battle Armor, waited quietly for the visitor.

The news from the Corrupt King took him by surprise. The one seeking to communicate with him was not the Corrupt King or any of his powerful Beasts, but a human noble who had previously been hunted by Black Blood.

"Princess" Magdalena the Watcher.

She formally invited Lind, in his human capacity, to meet in her territory. Lind declined without a second thought.

It wasn’t that he feared being quietly snatched away by the Corrupt King, nor that he feared being targeted by some conspiracy, and certainly not... well, he was just afraid of dying.

It was commendable to face off against an enemy one level stronger.

But to confront an enemy two levels stronger was pure folly.

Moreover, with the Corrupt King commanding three beasts of suspected level 6 Boss strength, there was even less reason to engage.

The other party also could not comprehend why a band of fearless men would dare not venture into the Red Swamp. Likewise, their immediate arrival gave Lind pause. Did they truly need his human military strength, or was there another reason?

Though Lind appeared confident in front of the Undead, in truth, he too felt anxious. He had no foresight advantage, and could only get information by scouring forums or secretly watching live broadcasts, seemingly idle yet busier than ever.

His military strength was the same; General Lind of the Expedition Army could hardly afford another serious duel, which is why he had set his sights on the power of the Beastmaster.

The location of the Sky Star Magic School was still uncertain, and the distance from the Gray Ruins to the Beast’s Nest was astonishingly vast. Measuring by foot was foolish, serving no purpose other than hastening the attrition of the Undead. The correct approach was to get coordinates and cross the space.

The Magic Land people’s initiative to make contact had its pros and cons.

They came in a hurry without pomp, silent to the extreme. If Lind hadn’t received advanced notice of their arrival, he might have failed to notice them entirely.

She was a very attractive woman, and Lind could only describe her as pretty. She lacked Rania’s queenly demeanor or Mico’s cuteness and Tione’s appearance of disinterest despite fierce curiosity, not to mention Tao Lexi’s shrewdness and occasional ditziness, or even Soralis’s fuzziness.

In short, an internet celebrity face.

After approaching, she didn’t speak, but instead immediately turned her gaze to linger on Tione for a long time.

Lind furrowed his brow slightly. Tione was here with her "Moving Dowry." This woman was up to no good.

She seemed to realize her gaze was inappropriate, raised her hand to her face, and a flash of magic light passed, revealing her true appearance.

Her round, dumpling-like face indeed had memorable features but did not match her current demeanor.

Her face was somewhat similar to Ponyo’s and bore no relation to beauty.

It seemed that she had used magic to disguise herself deliberately.

In the wilderness of the Gray Ruins and deserts where the Undead roamed freely, humans had gradually shifted from prey to a type not to be trifled with, which is why she dared to present herself in human form.

"I am Magdalena, the Watcher from Misty Rain City," she said seriously, yet her eyes couldn’t help but drift toward Tione.

Lind, too, introduced himself, "You may call me King Lind. I lead my most elite soldiers from other continents to Magic Land."

He glanced at William, wooden as always, and suddenly missed the days when Reed and his companions followed him. At times like this, he used to stay silent while they would pompously announce his title at great length!