——4e, 201, the last month, 20th, 8:00——
"S-Sir..."
In the early morning when the mountains and fields were still filled with white mist, the sharp-eyed eagles stationed in Longqiao Town caught a suspicious pedestrian who wanted to pass through the town. He claimed that he was the farmer of Younis Farm in the West and had important things to go to Dugu City. Reported to the lord, but was detained pending processing by the military camp commander because he was carrying prohibited items.
"Vanius Younis, a farmer, has a wife and children at home, and has no criminal record." The tall and sinister-looking Tasilius sat behind the table and looked at the frightened man: "Now, what do you want to do to me? Let’s go over what Dugu City reported and explain the origin of this thing.”
"Then..." Younis calmed down and then said: "Then I will buy seeds..."
Although he had roughly prepared a plan to meet the lord, he was suddenly intercepted by sharp-eyed hawks and frightened by Tacilius. His words became confusing and repeated from time to time, but he could finally understand the general meaning.
It probably meant that he accidentally discovered an abandoned cave near his farm, with people wearing black robes coming in and out. Strange noises and blue flashes came from the cave from time to time. Fearing that pagans would take over, he boldly went to investigate. , I picked up a black soul stone at the entrance of the cave. I was too scared to go deep. I set off early in the morning and rushed to Dugu City to report.
The so-called soul stone is a product of summoning mages or certain enchanted weapons. It traps the souls of slain beasts, monsters or undead in it and is used to enchant or charge magic weapons. The black color of the soul stone represents it. It contains human souls, which means that the cave is full of vicious murderers.
"Well, then this matter will be decided by-" "...let him go and report."
Tacilius paused and spoke again: "You will continue to go to Dugu City to report to the lord, and we will directly send personnel to deal with the matter."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." Younis thanked him repeatedly, then picked up the soul stone as evidence and left the military camp under the guidance of the sharp-eyed eagle soldiers.
"Does His Highness want him to report this matter as a reason for us to mobilize Sharp-Eyed Eagle? You are so considerate. In fact, we have no need to be responsible for Dugu City." Tacilius tilted his head and looked at the people who had been sitting at the table from beginning to end. Emilia bit the donut but was never noticed by the farmer.
"Your Highness doesn't care about you, gorilla," Parasos, who was invisible, opened the door and walked in from the outside: "Because we cannot let too many people know about the vampire we found in Songyue Cave, this is just an excuse. "
"...Let's follow him," Emilia ate the donut on her hand: "He has the tracking magic left by those people."
"..." The two Sharp-Eyed Eagle commanders, who had guessed everything wrong, looked at each other.
"You can't do this job of tracking. Just guard the Dragon Bridge." Parasos reached out to knock Tasilius' heavy armor.
"It seems a little dangerous this time. If you make Her Royal Highness lose a hair, I will hang you on the Dragon Bridge with my own hands." Tasilius brushed his hand away.
——8:30——
Maybe we should just detain this guy and send out the brothers of Sharp-Eyed Hawk to clear out that wolf skull cave. Parasos thought angrily as Yunis stopped to rest halfway and hid in the woods for the fourth time.
Her Royal Highness the Princess followed Younis directly without being discovered at all, but he did not have that ability. Not only did he have to prevent being discovered by the farmer, but he also had to be alert to the two men in black robes who were tracking him. According to his idea, since The pursuer has been discovered, why not arrest him? Why wait until they take action against Younis?
Click, click, click, several pale skeletons crawled out from the ground, and two other men in black robes appeared at the same time, and the two men in black robes that Parasos had been guarding immediately walked out, They surrounded Younis, who was sitting in the rest area completely stunned.
Well, I knew there was something wrong when I saw the soul stone. Sure enough, these people are a strictly prohibited type of mage branch - "Necromancers".
The spells they use are different from ordinary summoners' "Avoking Dead Corpses". "Avoking Dead Corpses" only uses magic power to continue to maintain the body movements of dead creatures. After the magic time limit is exceeded, the corpse will be reduced to ashes and disappear completely. Although it is disgusted by others, as long as it is It is also acceptable if it is not used in a town cemetery.
These necromancers are more like worshipers of the devil. They sacrifice human souls through soul stones and summon skeletons, angry ghosts and even completely uncontrollable ghosts from an annihilation realm called the "soul cairn". Serving one's own ends is an act that is disgusted by all Holy Spirits and even some Demons.
The black soul stone picked up by Younis was obviously used as a tracking landmark by them.
"We will kill you, and then let you kill your family -" A hoarse voice and a strange laugh came from under the black robe. It was obvious that Younis's horrified look entertained these necromancers.
The fate of this group of guys has been decided. Parasos circled around the outside and found no more followers or ambushes. Then when he looked at the ambush circle, as expected, the necromancers were already lying dead on the spot. It was a clean slit to the throat, and Eunice was stunned again.
"No one will be following you anymore. Get to Dugu City as soon as possible." In the end, it was Parathos who came out to clean up the mess. The sharp-eyed eagle standard armor he wore was obviously very convincing.
There is no doubt that Her Royal Highness the Princess ran to clean the cave alone. Parasos watched the farmer who was still trembling for the rest of his life leave, and then he chased Her Royal Highness the Princess who ran away for an unknown number of times. .
——9:00——
In the Wolf Skull Cave, Amelia deliberately looked up when she walked into the cave. Some ancient man-made traces on the roof of the cave were still clearly visible.
This is not a cave, this is an ancient tomb that has collapsed in many places over time. It belongs to a queen, the lord of Dugu City hundreds of years ago, the Wolf-Hearted Queen Potema, although her body should still be in Dugu City. She sleeps peacefully in the tomb of the temple, but this is the place where her soul lingers, perhaps related to her experiences during her lifetime.
"Potema - we call you -" Not long after entering the cave, the cave suddenly opened up. What appeared in front of Emilia was a complex of towers, stone houses and tombs of varying heights. The originally vague prayers became clear. , the true identity of those blue lights is also clear - it is the power of blue souls that is constantly gathering on a tower somewhere.
It seems that these necromancers are not satisfied with controlling weak undead creatures, and intend to sacrifice the soul of this ancient queen to summon the strongest being that can be summoned in the soul cairn, the "Soul Reaver", which is said to be a kind of soul that can be summoned. Powerful undead creatures that constantly strengthen themselves through killing. If they are really summoned, Dugu City may be able to resist its attack, but the large-scale farms, mines and sawmills nearby as well as the laborers working in them will Dead.
Emilia thought for a moment and continued deeper into the cave.
"[Continue~Continue~Hahaha! I'm about to return to the world of the living!]" An old woman's voice came from the huge blue light: "[I will conquer this world again!]"
"...You are not qualified." Emilia said subconsciously,
"What-" The sudden voice from behind startled the necromancer who was guarding the intersection, but before he turned around, something cold crossed his neck.
"...Huh?" Her Royal Highness the Princess threw away the body of the Necromancer and tilted her head, a little confused about her sudden voice. So, who has this qualification?
"Potema—we call you—"
The closer the distance, the louder the prayers became, sounding completely disorganized and meaninglessly repeating the words, as if intending to forcefully summon the ancient queen with the intensity of the sacrifice.
"Tsk-" "Ouch!"
After Emilia wiped the neck of a necromancer again, she found that the thing he summoned did not disappear directly, but roared and struck with an axe.
It was not a skeleton, but a corpse. Her stealth and illusion methods were probably meaningless in the eyes of these undead creatures with blue fire in their eyes. It had let Emilia get close before because the necromancer did not notice her. That's it, now that I have lost control, I will naturally act according to my instinct.
The girl slipped behind the ghoul, then swung her dagger to cut off the mummy's arms. When she was about to give the undead a fatal blow, an arrow flew out and nailed the ghoul's forehead, killing it. Shot straight down the channel.
"Who is there!" "Are we in trouble?" The roar of the corpse and the sound of the subsequent fall alerted the necromancers who were holding the summoning ceremony on the tower.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Parasos leaned over and walked over, looked at Emilia who was staring at him, and spread his hands: "You ran too fast, and I don't want to be hung by that guy Tacilius. On the bridge.”
"...You come to attract attention." The girl said, her figure becoming blurry again.
"Okay." Parathos opened his bow and aimed at the vigilant Necromancers and their summons in the distance and started firing.
"Potema - we summon you - based on flesh and blood - soul connection -" Sensing an intrusion, the necromancers on the tower gathered around a circle painted with ferocious wolf heads and sped up their spells, and they The huge soul directly above the head gradually took on the shape of a human face.
"[You bold people!]" Due to the hasty preparation, the ancient queen finally discovered their intention. Although she was furious, she was helpless because she had not really returned. If she returned immediately, she would step directly into their preparations. Trap, momentarily in a dilemma: "[I curse you to die miserably!]"
Cha——
As soon as the queen finished speaking, the necromancers who were performing the ceremony fell to the ground one by one with blood coming from their throats. Only the host of the ceremony saw a delicate figure before his consciousness disappeared.
Is the Wolf-Hearted Queen that young? With his last thoughts, he fell into the Soul Cairn - the souls of the necromancers who had made deals with the Soul Cairn would not be accepted by any divine kingdom.
"[Thank you, girl,]" When Parasus rushed to the tower with his bow, he happened to see the group of souls leaving with a smile: "[We will meet again -]"
