A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1606 - 1075: Blood Moor

Akara is a woman wearing a purple scarf, looking extremely calm—well, even when she saw Duanmu Huai, her expression barely changed.

"Hello, Steel Warrior, I am Akara, High Priestess of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye. Welcome to our camp."

While speaking, Akara gestured to Duanmu Huai.

"But right now, I’m afraid there’s nothing here but broken bricks and tiles."

"To be honest, I thought you’d hide a bit more discreetly. Didn’t I hear that demons have already invaded your stronghold?"

"That’s true."

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, Akara nodded.

"Indeed, as you said, the great fortress that our Sisterhood has guarded for generations has now fallen into the hands of the evil Demon King Andariel. Moreover, she has turned many sisters of the Sisterhood into demons loyal to her, making them our enemies and using them to drive us out of our home... To my shame, the guardians of the Sisterhood now are either dead or wandering the wasteland..."

Akara gave a bitter smile at this point.

"Just like me."

"There’s no need for polite words."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"In short, as long as we take down that Andariel character, right? So, where’s your stronghold? I’ll just go there now and finish her off."

"That... it’s not that simple, Steel Warrior."

Akara twitched in exasperation at Duanmu Huai’s casual response—she’d seen bold types, but none as bold as this!

"Andariel is no ordinary demon; she is the Queen of Pain, one of the Four Great Demon Kings, very powerful. Though I can see your strength is extraordinary, Steel Warrior, confronting a Great Demon like Andariel... Please be patient, and also... Even if you defeat Andariel, we won’t be able to reclaim the stronghold immediately."

"Oh? How so?"

Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow, looking at Akara, who remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"You may not be aware, but the entire Blood Moor is almost entirely occupied by demons; their evil power defiles this land. The demon army led by Andariel is certainly terrifying, but our greatest threat now comes from former companions."

"Make a long story short."

If this were a game, Duanmu Huai would just SKIP to the task assignment, but isn’t it about finding a place, killing a few targets?

"Okay... frankly, there was an excellent sister in the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye named Blood Raven. She was a courageous hero, but when Andariel invaded the Monastery, Sister Blood Raven was defeated. Not only that, Andariel resurrected our once brave and loyal sister with her cursed evil power, making her a loyal subordinate..."

Akara lowered her head at this point.

"Currently, Blood Raven is in the Graveyard, using the evil power from Andariel to resurrect the sleeping dead, intending to create a terrifying undead army. Kasha sent several people to try to stop her but failed. So..."

"So I just have to go to the Graveyard to finish off that Blood Raven, right? That’s settled then. Where’s the Graveyard?"

Having heard all this, it’s clear Duanmu Huai has to be the one to take action. Unlike a game, you can’t SKIP this—listening to NPCs assigning tasks and going through the story is really frustrating.

"Leave the camp and follow the main road. After passing through Blood Moor and reaching The Cold Plains, you’ll find the Graveyard."

"Alright, let’s do that."

Duanmu Huai nodded his head and then picked up his War Hammer, turning directly to leave—although he wasn’t a speedrunner, he was also not inclined to waste time on these small fry.

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"Xiao Mao, Mio, you two go and finish off that Blood Raven."

Leaving the camp, Duanmu Huai decisively gave orders to Tower City Kitten and Naruse Mio.

"Me to go?"

"Nonsense, why else would I bring you here? This is the work of the Tribunal; if you want to join, you need to be mentally prepared."

Duanmu Huai glanced at Naruse Mio and smirked.

"Alright, let’s go. With your strength, dealing with things here should be no problem."

"Yes, teacher."

"...Alright, uncle."

At this moment, Tower City Kitten naturally also donned Power Armor, nodding at Duanmu Huai, while Naruse Mio sighed helplessly and took out her Magic Wand.

Afterward, the two of them went forward, one after the other, along the muddy path as directed by Duanmu Huai, stepping into the deserted wild land.

The whole Blood Moor was shrouded in shadows; it was clearly daytime, yet it was as dark as night, with the light only illuminating a small area in front of them. Looking further into the distance, one could only see the boundless dark night. According to Akara, this phenomenon was due to the demonic power’s corruption of the area.

"This place gives such a bad feeling..."

Clutching her Magic Wand, Naruse Mio complained in a low voice. Just before, when Duanmu Huai took her flying, she only saw thick clouds, but she didn’t realize that setting foot here would reveal such unimaginable sights.

All around was dark, even the distant scenery was blurry. The cold wind howled across the plains, bringing with it the smell of death and evil.