When North passed through the gate of time and space and came to this area, he was immediately shocked by the sight in front of him.
In the pitch-black environment, the energy of death was extremely rich, and the dark green flames flickering all around illuminated the stacked skeletons at his feet.
"Is this the area where lichs live?"
Looking at the special environment in front of him, North felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Behind him, the broken teleportation monument was leaning to the side, looking like it might collapse at any time, and Rhodes was already used to it.
Appearing after that, the rich death energy actively moved towards Rhodes' position. The existence of god-level spiritualism allowed Rhodes to dominate this special magical element.
After arriving at the Death Tomb, feeling the constant call of death energy, and the skeletons that could be easily transformed everywhere, a sense of peace of mind arose in Rhodes' heart.
North, who was on the side, seemed to be unable to bear the gathered death energy, and his body was trembling slightly. Seeing this, Rhodes had no choice but to actively disperse the surrounding death energy.
"Save your surprise for those lichs."
North's reaction made Rhodes frown. After a brief reminder, Rhodes took the first step towards the depths of the Death Tomb.
The signals coming from his perception made Rhodes notice that many unique and powerful auras were not far away, seeming to be waiting for something. Even Rhodes could detect the auras coming from a distance. Among them, I felt a strong threat.
Recalling the previous agreement with Stephen, Rhodes knew that there were already many lichs waiting here. Rhodes did not choose to ride on the ghost dragon, but just walked, and it was also because of this.
As he walked forward, North seemed to notice something. He looked up and through the faint flashes of flames, he discovered that there were countless ghosts floating in the sky, monitoring everything below.
The sight in front of him immediately surprised North. He wanted to tell Rhodes about the abnormality here, but he saw that Rhodes did not pay attention to his thoughts.
While North was observing the ghosts, the ghosts were also aware of his gaze and looked back at him with their empty eyes flashing with soul fire. North only felt that his existence was exposed to the gaze of all the ghosts.
The appearance of this abnormality made North quickly lower his head, not daring to look above his head again.
As the distance continued to deepen, Rhodes also contacted the Corpse Witch King he transformed last time through his spiritual imprint. During this period of time, Stephen did not deal with these Corpse Witch Kings, but allowed them to stay in the Death Tomb.
In addition, many undead creatures belonging to Stephen also appeared in Rhode's sight.
After noticing Rhode's gaze, these undead creatures of various types raised their hands and pointed in a nondescript manner in a direction deep in the Death Tomb, which was exactly the direction Rhode was heading.
This action of the undead creature also made Rhodes understand that Stephen had noticed his arrival.
Continuing to move forward, not long after, a brighter white light appeared in front of the two of them.
Perhaps because he had adapted to the dark environment, even though he had reached the location where the light came from, North was still unable to look directly at the environment in front of him. He only felt that the surrounding light was extremely dazzling.
After a while, North finally adapted and barely observed the surrounding scene.
North noticed that the white light came from the candles all around, which were obviously blessed by magic. The things used to hold these candles were none other than the dead bones he had crushed on the ground.
A large number of hand bones were inserted upside down from the ground, with the palms of the hands lifted up, and these candles were placed on them. There were such candlesticks at regular intervals. North even saw a skeleton holding a candle. I don’t know what kind of treatment the lich had on the head before it looked like this.
At the same time, North discovered that a special figure appeared in front of him and Rhodes at some unknown time. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
"Welcome to the Tomb of Death, Rhodes. Counting myself, I have summoned the entire Diaene for you, plus thirteen lichs including a new lich. They are interested in the artifact on your body. ,very interested."
The low female voice reached North's ears, and just by being swept by her gaze, North felt that all his secrets had been seen through, and there was no way to hide it from him.
Perhaps due to its low strength, the eyes of this extremely powerful existence did not stay on North's body, but just swept over him. Even so, North was still panicked.
Recalling the content of the words, North had realized that the woman who appeared in front of the two of them and seemed to be greeting them was actually a real lich.
Observing the woman's appearance carefully, it was difficult for North to connect her with what he thought was a lich. From her body, North could not see any traces of death energy erosion, nor could he feel any death energy. exist.
North knew that this was mostly caused by the gap in strength. Not only the woman in front of him, but also the existence of a dozen other lichs she mentioned. The only one who could deal with them was Rhodes in front of him. .
From this lich, North saw the possibility of solving his own confusion, and the fear in his heart began to dissipate, so he stood behind Rhodes honestly. He knew that on this occasion, he was probably the weakest. The presence.
In Rhode's sight, Stephen appeared in front of him, dressed as before, with an exaggerated spider-shaped crown on his head, and an elegant black dress. The hem of the skirt was held up high, not affected by the dead bones on the ground.
"It is worth noting that after hearing that a large number of lichs would gather in the Tomb of Death, the royal family of Diya also sent an envoy. Several lichs were very close to the envoy."
As if to remind Rhodes, Stephen took the initiative to add this information.
Sensing Stephen's kindness, Rhodes nodded to her, but still had some doubts in his heart, so he asked:
"Is there still a royal family in Diane? Isn't the immortal lich enough to rule this land?"
In Rhode's impression, the Lich is the true ruler of the entire Diya. In this land where the necromancer lives, there should be no regular royal family. Even if a necromancer is later named the King of Diya, it seems that There was no sign of a royal presence either.
Seeing that Rhodes did not understand this, Stephen's expression remained unchanged and replied: "The royal family has existed since the establishment of Dia. Hero-level necromancers or other creatures have obtained the approval of many lichs. Will be elected as the king of Diya.”
Hearing Stephen's words, Rhodes couldn't help but fall into memories, hoping to find information about the Diya royal family through the game memories of his previous life.
"The influence of the royal family is very weak. No lich will obey the command of the royal family. On the contrary, the royal family may need to meet our requirements. Once something important happens, and the lich cannot come forward, the royal family will be needed. Members come forward.”
After listening to Stephen's words, Rhodes immediately realized that the royal family of Dia was actually just a puppet regime serving these lichs. It was not the current king of Dia that could influence the orders issued by the royal family, but these immortal lichs. .
Due to the overwhelming influence of the Lich, and the fact that the necromancy academies in various places dominated certain political trends, the royal family that was supposed to rule Diya became inconspicuous.
If Stephen hadn't mentioned the Diya royal family, Rhodes wouldn't have known that Diya still had a royal family. In his mind, those who ruled Diya were the immortal lichs.
"Who is the current king of Diya?" Rhodes asked. Since there is a royal family, there must be a king on the surface. Rhodes is very curious about the identity of the king.
Hearing the question raised by Rhodes, Stephen's patience did not diminish at all. After countless years of survival, the lich had already developed a mind far superior to other creatures, so he replied:
"The current king of Dia is a hero who failed to perform the Endless Night ritual and failed to become a lich. He can only exist in the form of a semi-undead creature. His name is Kesiri."
"The envoy he sent is a very ambitious young undead lord named Fenis Wilma. Joining forces with Fenis, in addition to the newly promoted Lich Modo, a man who is keen on royal affairs Elsa, and Nagus, the born hero among the lich, they seem to be planning 'something'."
Hearing Stephen's suddenly aggravated tone at the end, and after being reminded by the lich, Rhodes also understood the seriousness of the problem.
Rhodes believed that Stephen was not telling him this for nothing, or she was just trying to share the information with him. The words she spoke almost made it clear to Rhodes which lichs were hostile to him and wanted to seize them. The idea of an artifact.
The only thing that makes Rhodes a little suspicious is that this information is just Stephen's words. Rhodes knows too little information about these lichs here. If Stephen is telling lies, he may be in trouble. in a disadvantageous position.
Rhodes could not believe all of Stephen's words, nor could he not believe them all. This was the only way for Rhodes to obtain information before meeting the Lich.
Before that, Rhodes also tried to get information about the lich in Diya from the Thieves Guild personnel, but the results obtained did not satisfy Rhodes.
In the Thieves Guild, there are a lot of vague statements about lichs, making this already extremely special existence even more confusing. Relying on the information in the Thieves Guild alone, Rhodes can't even figure out how many witches there are in Diya. Demon.
As one of these lichs, most of the information provided by Stephen was extremely credible in Rhode's opinion. Rhodes at least learned that there were thirteen lichs in total, and that there were people related to them. Modo, who has a certain connection with himself.
The total number of lichs in Diya was far less than Rhodes imagined. Rhodes originally thought that there would be dozens of lichs in this land where necromancers existed after countless years of accumulation.
According to Rhodes' understanding of the necromancer system, any necromancer who reaches the top of the fifth level can use the endless night ritual to transform himself into a lich.
The newly promoted lich is only equivalent to an ordinary sixth-level creature. Not only does it have a small number of undead creatures, but its spell-casting ability is also inferior to that of an orthodox high-level mage. Due to the impact of death energy on its own mana, most The damage spells are even worse than before being promoted to Lich.
Only after a very long period of accumulation and controlling countless undead creatures can the true power of the lich be unleashed.
Different from these sixth-level lichs in Diya, within Brakada, there are many high-level mages in almost any magic academy. In the magic academy with deep foundation, there are several legends at the same time. Mages are not a rare thing, not to mention the Magic Guild, an organization that attracts all mages to join.
Compared with Brakada, Dia has a very obvious gap at the level of high-level creatures. Although there are still high-level undead creatures, compared to the strength of high-level mages and legendary mages, it is generally The high-level undead creatures are obviously not enough.
The ritual of the endless night can help the necromancer get rid of the limitations of the body and become a lich with a higher life form, but in this process, there are also failures.
Rhodes noticed that the Katherine mentioned by Stephen was such an example. He failed to use the ritual of the endless night to transform himself into a lich, and instead became an undead creature in another form.
Such a being who failed to transform in the Endless Night ritual can be elected as the king of Diya. Rhodes believes that there must be something outstanding in him that can satisfy these lichs. Perhaps he has the same heroic qualities as him. Maybe it's related to his specialty.
In addition, what made Rhodes a little concerned was that he once again heard the name Modo from Stephen's mouth. In Rhode's impression, the last time he heard this name was from the spiritual meeting in Brakada.
Stephen's name for Modo caught Rhode's attention. In the original conversation, when Stephen mentioned Modo several times, he called him a new lich.
This is very consistent with the information Rhodes obtained from the Spiritual Society. Rhodes recalled that Modo's promotion to Lich seemed to be inseparable from his attack on the Freelance Chamber of Commerce when he rescued Rowling.
By seizing the mother of dead souls in the business group and blaming it on Rhodes, Modo obtained the core material of the Endless Night Ritual. Rhodes did not expect that the two would meet here.
Rhodes recalled that after so many things had happened, a long time had passed since Modo captured the Mother of Souls and was promoted to a lich, but for immortal lichs, this was only a short moment in their long lives. , as if it happened yesterday, no wonder Stephen always calls Modo the new lich.
