Chapter 339: A Girl stands tall on the Earth (Part 4)

Deputy Director Qiqi Zhu issued the order, “Search for survivors, treat the wounded. We move out.”

The Church’s joint forces entered Camp No. 20 from the north gate, officially beginning the rescue operation.

The moment this person arrived, the situation immediately stabilized.

Because her role was that of a dark hero.

In the story’s hierarchy, she was on the same level as the Hero of the Gale, Laegias, belonging to the top-tier protagonists.

Now, even Deputy Director Qiqi Zhu had come.

This battle was in the bag.

Although her original storyline had been completely scrambled by Samimi, originally destined to be cannon fodder in a suicide squad, she had now transformed into a top figure within the Church.

The Magic Bureau had also changed from its original organization into a mysterious military force directly under the Pope.

You could say when one person ascends, the whole family prospers.

Of course, whether it had anything to do with Samimi…

Hah.

Do you think I wanted to come here?

It’s all because of that Samimi. She sent a letter straight to my home. Could I not come?

Tell me, could I not come?

Deputy Director Qiqi Zhu’s primary objective for this trip was to find Samimi and then punch her hard.

Likes to run around, likes to cause trouble… I really want to break her legs.

But she was also well aware that person would never stop moving forward.

No one could trap her.

And precisely because of that, it was even more infuriating.

When I see her, I’ll hit her once for every time I see her.

She made plans in her mind as she acted.

The Church’s joint forces quickly dispersed, forming standard three-person squads.

Two Demon Hunt Knights plus one Pastoralist.

They spread out to infiltrate and clear the insect swarms.

This was the north gate.

The insect disaster here was relatively light.

The true disaster zone was the main city gate, the south gate.

There, the insects were piled like mountains, still fiercely battling the Defense Force.

Qiqi Zhu operated alone.

Great skill breeds great daring.

No one could keep up with her speed.

Don’t be fooled by her heavy armor; she moved as fast as the wind.

Because her true form was that of an Elf.

A natural-born stats boss.

Speed and agility all maxed out.

Her target was clear.

Head straight for the main city gate.

That was the only place within the city that could still organize effective resistance.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of splitting air rang out.

Magical flying arrows cut through the atmosphere.

This was Qiqi Zhu’s ability, Poison Arrow.

For the Insect Tribe, it was practically a natural predator.

The insect exoskeletons that ordinary swords could barely scratch were like paper before her poison arrows.

Once hit, they melted directly.

No matter how many came, they all died.

Because her magical poison arrows possessed special attack against flesh.

And the Insect Tribe’s exoskeletons were judged as flesh.

Therefore, they offered no resistance at all.

One could only say when a protagonist makes a move, you know if they have what it takes.

Killing insects was as easy as eating a meal.

(There’s also a hidden major gag here, but we’ll leave that aside for now.)

Fwip! Fwip! Fwip!

She stood atop a tower.

She didn’t even need to draw the runic longbow disguised as a greatsword.

She only needed to raise a specially crafted runic staff to shoot with pinpoint accuracy.

This move was, of course, borrowed from Samimi.

Samimi carried dual weapons, so did she.

One for regular combat, one for decisive battles.

Perfectly reasonable.

They advanced all the way.

The Church’s joint forces continuously cleared insect swarms and successfully rescued a large number of survivors.

They recaptured the central route of Camp No. 20.

But that was about the limit.

This elite force of a hundred people, no matter how strong, could not cover the entire situation.

The Abyss Insect Race was not just for show.

Apart from Qiqi Zhu, everyone else still had to fight head-on.

The exoskeleton of each insect was equivalent to a set of light armor.

And the adventurers mostly wore only leather armor.

Tactics had to be cautious, steady and sure.

The Church forces’ objective was very clear.

The Adventurer Association Headquarters.

This was the second-largest disaster zone.

The entire circular building was completely surrounded by Abyss Insects.

However, it had not yet fallen.

Because inside was an old mage.

He had activated a barrier the moment the disaster struck.

But the problem was most inside were administrative staff.

Their combat power was severely lacking.

They simply couldn’t break through the encirclement.

This also led to the entire Camp No. 20 being leaderless.

Everyone could only fight on their own.

Yet this didn’t mean there was no hope.

The major guilds all had independent defensive capabilities.

A large number of survivors were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

They were just waiting for an opportunity.

Fwip!!!

Suddenly, a dense rain of deep green arrows erupted from a distant tower.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In an instant, it covered the entire area outside the Association.

Swathes of Abyss Insects melted away.

Not only that, precise poison arrows continuously picked off insect swarms in the streets.

They forcibly tore open a safe passage.

The next moment, multiple Church three-person squads appeared from all directions.

The Golden-Armored Holy Knight, Aki, also arrived on the scene.

Everyone gathered at the entrance of the Association.

We’re saved…

The old mage inside the barrier sensed the reinforcements immediately.

He personally led people to the main door, which was blocked by debris.

“Is anyone there? We are the Church rescue force!”

“We are here to find Grand Archbishop Samimi!”

Through the crack in the door, they could see the orderly defensive line outside.

Elite. Powerful.

“What kind of magic was that just now?” the old mage couldn’t help but ask.

“Now is not the time for questions.”

Holy Knight Aki said coldly, “Open the door first.”

Everyone quickly cleared the obstacles.

They opened the main door.

The Church Knights and Nuns entered the main hall.

At this moment, everyone felt a sense of unreality.

The ones coming to rescue them were actually people from the Church?

“We have cleared out the central route.”

Aki’s tone was calm.

“I need a map. I need intelligence. With just us, we cannot clear all the insect swarms.”

“We need to organize everyone who can still fight, all of them.”

These words instantly awakened everyone.

The administrative staff immediately sprang into action.

This was precisely their area of expertise.

The command system was re-established.

Camp No. 20 was no longer fighting alone.

On the distant tower, Qiqi Zhu saw this scene and finally let out a sigh of relief.

From now on, she could break away from the team and fight at her own pace.