"Hey, how was the day today? Did you see any of those damn foreigners?"

On top of the makeshift walls that the humans had erected, Mike asked the soldier who was about to take over his watch.

Although this wall was temporary, reinforced with magic, it might not completely block the advance of the foreigners, but at least it could delay them for a while.

“Haha, as if that were possible. With the help of the God of Light, those foreigners must be running to hide, not knowing where to go.”

The soldier replied with a smile and then completed the shift change with Mike.

Now, it was Mike who was on the wall, observing the situation in the distance.

At first, he could still keep his patience, watching the horizon attentively.

However, as time passed, his patience began to wear thin.

People have this belief that they won't have bad luck, that the foreigners wouldn’t come just during their watch.

As the sky darkened, Mike began to daydream, his attention drifting away.

Soon someone would come to relieve him.

Then, would he go rest or go out to have some fun?

If the captain caught him, would he be punished?

While thinking about this, he noticed some small black dots on the horizon, moving slowly along the ground.

It wasn’t just at Mike’s post that there were black dots approaching.

At regular intervals, several black dots were slowly drawing near.

However, with the darkness of the night, it was hard for human eyes to discern what those dots were.

It took a while before someone noticed their presence.

“What... what is that?”

A soldier furrowed his brow, a confused look on his face.

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He widened his eyes and then squinted, trying to see those dots better.

If he raised a false alarm, would it be bad?

He hesitated for a moment, deciding to observe a little longer, if the dots kept getting closer, he would sound the alarm.

After all, being so far away wouldn’t cause any trouble...

...

“Ding, ding, ding... ding, ding, ding...”

A shrill alarm made Mike, who was almost dozing off, wake up immediately.

He rubbed his eyes, grabbed a torch nearby, and held it high.

“What is that!?”

He looked to the horizon, where something seemed to be approaching, but what was it?

Could it be foreigners?

As his vision cleared, he was shocked by what he saw.

They were humans! At least, they appeared to be...

These humans had darkened skin, and their eyes were completely black.

But what scared him the most was the way they moved.

That distorted and strange gait, with their heads swaying irregularly, made them seem like puppets.

“Hey, what’s going on here!?”

Soon, other soldiers gathered around.

“Look over there! Are they humans?”

Mike pointed at the black dots and asked the others.

One of them frowned and shouted, “Hey! You there! If you’re still alive, stop where you are!”

As expected, these strange humans did not obey and continued advancing in their bizarre manner.

“Hmph! They’re probably tricks of the foreigners. Bring the bow!”

The leader of the group mocked, grabbing a bow and aiming at the human in the front.

“Buzz—”

The arrow sliced through the air, hitting the target's head and pinning it to the ground.

“Nice shot, chief!” the others cheered.

The leader smiled arrogantly: “See? Aim for their heads. If they’re undead, they won’t even react. Shoot without fear.”

“Yes, sir.”

With the order given, the soldiers fired their arrows at the strange humans.

These scenes repeated themselves at almost all human defensive lines.

The enemies came in small groups, becoming easy targets.

Soon, they dealt with the threat.

“Chief, should we go out and bring the bodies back?”

After finishing off the enemies, one of the soldiers asked.

“Well...”

The chief was about to agree but hesitated.

“Wait! Don’t you find it strange? Sending these zombies to attack is pathetic, isn’t it?”

“It’s true.”

“Even if they reach the wall, they won’t be able to break it.”

...

Thinking it over, the chief said, excited: “I’ve got it! These are decoys. The foreigners must be hiding, waiting for us to go out. It’s a trap!”

“That makes sense!”

“Yeah, the chief is smart.”

“Alright, let’s warn the others not to go out.”

After informing their superiors, they were praised for their decision.

Within the magically reinforced walls, they were safe.

Going out would be suicide.

These foreigners were naïve, thinking they could fool them with cheap tricks.

The bodies of those strange humans remained pinned to the ground for a day.

The next day, as dusk fell, the alarm rang again.

“Look! More enemies...”

It was the same strange humans as before.

“Those damned foreigners are using our dead comrades to mock us!” one soldier shouted.

“Calm down. Don’t lose your head,” another soothed him.

Once again, they used arrows to prevent the advance.

This pattern became a routine.

As night fell, these strange humans attacked but were easily repelled.

Thus, the bodies kept piling up...