Even though the zombie soldiers could continuously launch high-frequency attacks without pause, Haoyun's speed at this moment was too fast. Moreover, he could perform various abnormal evasion actions in this high-load movement state, making it impossible for the two zombie soldiers to inflict any damage on him.

This was the first time Haoyun had used the 10x overload movement method in actual combat, allowing him to truly experience the pleasure of moving in an overloaded state. However, considering that Haoyun couldn't sustain this state for too long at the moment, he only played with the two zombie soldiers by dodging their consecutive attacks twice in a row at high speed before immediately launching the Phantom Stab to attack them.

Since receiving the Speed and Passion Blade and the "Phantom Stab" technique, Haoyun had been eager to carry out the mission on the Elven Star without practical training with this weapon and technique. Therefore, Haoyun was completely relying on his imagination to integrate his high-speed movement ability and the 10x overload capability into the Phantom Stab.

To ensure that the techniques he mastered could be better integrated, Haoyun concentrated all his strength on the dagger in his hand as much as possible to ensure that his attacks could effectively kill the two seemingly tough zombie soldiers wearing heavy helmets.

Everyone present was stunned by the attacks Haoyun launched next. When Haoyun swiftly rushed to one of the zombies and cut into the waist of the zombie soldier with the Speed and Passion Blade, the zombie's body exploded like a ripe watermelon, splitting into two with a loud "bang."

Seeing the first zombie soldier being cut into two segments directly, although Haoyun was surprised by the attack power of his move, his actions did not stop. After passing through the exploded body of the zombie, he immediately encountered the second zombie soldier. Under Haoyun's swift stabbing, the right chest of the second zombie was directly blown into a huge bloody hole.

After dealing with multiple members of the patrol team, including two zombie soldiers, Haoyun and Dao Lao instantly became the focus of the battlefield. However, although the strength of Haoyun and Dao Lao was terrifying, under the influence of their bellicose attribute, the remaining Dackian elves did not want to dwell too much on why these two out-of-control zombies were so powerful. They continued to shout and prepare to fight.

After killing two zombie soldiers in a row, Haoyun was completely desensitized to the battle and became more confident in the upcoming fights. However, considering the huge consumption of mental power in the extreme overload state just now, Haoyun temporarily gave up this high-consumption method and relied solely on the enhanced abnormal physical qualities to fight against three other zombies. Meanwhile, Dao Lao, according to the previous allocation, continued to slaughter the Dackian elves, creating enough space for Haoyun to fight the zombie soldiers alone.

Obviously, even in a non-extreme overload state, with the help of the mobility assistance function alone, Haoyun's high maneuverability could still toy with the zombie soldiers. Of course, while Haoyun was deciphering the high-speed attacks of the zombie soldiers at a faster speed, he was also looking for flaws in his next moves.

Haoyun's expression condensed, and just as one of the zombie soldiers was about to strike, he launched the Phantom Stab again. However, this time, instead of launching a close-range attack on the zombie, Haoyun used all his strength to throw the dagger at the zombie. While avoiding the attacks of other zombies, he used his mental power to drive the dagger in flight like a boomerang, making a beautiful return, and directly cutting off the heads of two zombies from behind.

After dodging the consecutive sweeping attacks of the zombie soldiers with a side somersault, Haoyun smoothly caught the flying dagger in his hand. At this moment, Haoyun had no time to feel nauseous about the black ink with a strong smell of blood remaining on the dagger. Because a flaw appeared in front of him. Therefore, Haoyun once again used the mobility assistance function to dive forward in a low-flying manner, rushing to the zombie before it turned around and raised its giant axe to strike. He decisively cut off the right leg of the zombie soldier. After losing its right leg, the zombie soldier immediately fell down due to its unstable center of gravity.

After completing the attack, Haoyun flipped over and used one hand to push on the ground. After making a beautiful handstand and somersaulting, he stood firmly on the ground. Then, Haoyun once again used both feet to rush towards the fallen zombie, and while the zombie was struggling to get up, he heavily inserted the dagger from behind into the zombie's head. As the fierce face of the zombie soldier was completely blown away, Haoyun successfully completed the task of killing the five zombies.

Haoyun, with the Speed and Passion Blade in his hand and covered in the stinky black ink, had become the most terrifying figure on the battlefield. Looking at the zombies he had killed, Haoyun felt both a sense of accomplishment and an indescribable helplessness.

Because Haoyun knew that he now possessed extremely strong combat power, which meant that he would inevitably participate in more battles in the future. Although he had only killed a few zombies this time, what about next time? What about next time and the times after that? Would the enemies he faced in battle only be zombies? Alas! Breaking the precepts was inevitable. Haoyun could only hope that the battles that led him to break the precepts would come later. Haoyun's actual time to eliminate five zombie soldiers was very short, but even so, Dao Lao still killed all the dozen Dackian elves on the scene before him. At this moment, only Haoyun, Dao Lao, and the group of black-clad people scared stiff by the two men's formidable strength remained in the stone forest.

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To be honest, Haoyun was quite surprised by the behavior of those black-clad individuals still lingering here. In Haoyun's opinion, when seeing two out-of-control zombies wreaking havoc there, the best choice would be to run away immediately, or at least find a place to hide. However, these guys just stood there stupidly, not knowing whether they were bold or just unable to move due to excessive fear.

However, since those black-clad individuals were all Lichte elves, and it seemed that they didn't intend to pick a fight with them, Haoyun and Dao Lao ignored them. Instead, they found the corpse of the Dackian elf who held the Necromancy Control Token, and under his body, with several broken bones, they found the token. It was then that they discovered that the back of this rough-feeling token, inscribed with strange runes, also bore the same symbol as the foreheads of the zombie soldiers, consisting of an elf skull, runes, and twelve wavy lines.

"Take it. This thing might come in handy!" Dao Lao said, tossing the token to Haoyun. Haoyun, after receiving the token stained with purplish-red blood, immediately held his breath and threw it into his system's small warehouse without even looking at it.

While the two were pondering whether there was anything else worth taking from these Dackian elves, one of the black-clad individuals timidly asked, "Excuse me, who are you—?"

"Cough, may I ask, where are you two from? I mean, do you belong to the Lichte elf clan? Or—?" This black-clad person rearranged his nervous emotions and asked again.

The question from the black-clad person left Haoyun and Dao Lao unsure of how to answer for a moment. Yes, although they came from the territory of the Lichte elves, they obviously didn't belong to the Lichte elf clan. In fact, both of them were not sure if they were standing on the side of the Lichte elves. What's more important was that their appearance was completely different from that of the elves.

So Haoyun and Dao Lao knew that once the other party saw their appearance, they would definitely have to explain. Thinking of this, both of them couldn't help but regret their behavior of still fussing over the battlefield after killing these Dackian elves. They should have immediately turned around and left after killing these Dackian elves, being a black knight who concealed good deeds and evil deeds in the dark.

Seeing the two powerful figures clad in zombie soldier armor, covered in black-purple blood mixture, not responding to his question, the black-clad person couldn't help but retreat two steps in fear. However, this black-clad person obviously hadn't given up on communicating with the two powerful figures.

So this obviously male voice black-clad person gathered his courage again and cautiously said, "Two strong ones, we, we didn't mean anything else. We just sincerely thank you for your timely assistance. If you hadn't intervened, our group might have been in big trouble."

After speaking, this black-clad person seemed to remember something and quickly took off his black helmet and headgear, then placed one hand on his chest, slightly bowed, and said again, "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself just now. My name is Pailanode, originally belonging to the Lichte elf clan."

Haoyun and Dao Lao looked at the fair-skinned, handsome elf in front of them, and they were not too surprised. After all, besides the Lichte elves, who else could ambush the Dackian elves here? However, they were puzzled by the statement made by the elf named Pailanode that he "originally belonged to the Lichte elf clan."

What did he mean by that? Was he like Ellieanna in his past life, now swearing allegiance to the Dackian elf clan?

Although Haoyun and Dao Lao still wore tightly sealed helmets, so Pailanode couldn't see their puzzled expressions, Pailanode seemed to understand their doubts. So, he quickly turned around and waved to the group of black-clad people, and then another black-clad person walked out of the crowd and quickly came to Pailanode's side. Unlike Pailanode's slim and somewhat elegant figure, this black-clad person was noticeably shorter and more bulky than Pailanode. This made him look more like a dwarf after putting on a heavy helmet, rather than an elf.

After this black-clad person swayed left and right and ran to Haoyun and Dao Lao, he quickly removed his black helmet and face mask, revealing a rough dark blue complexion. However, his tone of voice when speaking was not rude but rather honest. He said with a slightly nervous but sincere tone, "Hahaha, hello, two strong ones! My name is Harvey Tang, originally belonging to the Dackian elf clan. I used to be a chef in the Blackstone Castle, mainly responsible for making elf biscuits. You can call me Biscuit Tang; that's the nickname they gave me."

Perhaps because of nervousness, Harvey forgot to introduce his previous occupation just now. So, after hearing Harvey introduce his former identity, Pailanode also quickly added, "By the way, two strong ones, I used to be a scout, belonging to the Fogtown Guard of the Lichte elf clan."

After hearing the self-introductions of the two elves, Haoyun and Dao Lao were even more puzzled. A Lichte elf and a Dackian elf? They actually ambushed a Dackian elf patrol together? Moreover, according to Harvey's implication, this group of black-clad individuals ambushing the Dackian elves was composed of both Lichte and Dackian elves. Shouldn't they be mortal enemies? How did they end up cooperating? What kind of magical plot twist was this?

But isn't this too coincidental? Not only did Haoyun and Dao Lao coincidentally encounter a scout from Fogtown, but they also encountered a Dackian elf who used to be a chef in Blackstone Castle. Does this mean that this Dackian elf named Harvey would be very familiar with the way to Blackstone Castle? Thinking about this, amidst their confusion, Haoyun and Dao Lao couldn't help but feel fortunate for their encounter with Harvey.

It's possible that Haoyun and Dao Lao, engrossed in listening to the two elves and communicating mentally, didn't immediately respond to Pelanod's and Harvey's greetings. This led the two elves to mistakenly believe that this mode of self-introduction wasn't effectively easing the slightly tense atmosphere.

So, after a quick exchange of glances, Harvey spoke again in his usual hearty tone, "Oh, oh! That's right! We really appreciate your timely assistance, strong ones! Oh my! Harvey here is a bit of a rough fellow, not very good with words of gratitude. Truly, your kindness is beyond words! How about I express my gratitude by bowing to you, strong ones?"

With that, Harvey promptly dropped to his knees with a thud, ready to perform a formal bow of gratitude to Haoyun and Dao Lao.