Joey asked again, "Where's Ezz?"
He was standing atop the shattered core of the altar. Levi was standing here originally, but now only the head of the black-robed bishop is still there - the messenger stepped on his head, and frost and snow spread all over his body.
The temperature in the hall dropped sharply.
"You are -" York found that his body had returned to normal. He raised his head in shock and saw the headless body of the Shadow Bishop not far from him. It was frozen in a block of ice, and the black cross on its chest remained motionless.
"Chloe's messenger?!"
Joey took a step forward and pulled off the black cross from Bishop Levi's chest. As expected, the golden decoration on it was gone.
However, Levi is the Shadow Bishop, and the body is caused by the potion Sovero... The black cross and the potion overlap, and Chester is dead, but where do the undead come from?
"Where is Eze?" Rather than saying something as powerful as "Answer my question," the messenger preferred to repeat it more concisely.
At this time Painter quickly and carefully replied: "He went to Frostleaf Castle to deliver a message."
The young man paused for a moment, seeming to be thinking. He realized that the other party should have another purpose, and he was the first to think of Levi as Gavash's pathfinder. After all, this opportunity is truly rare, and it is only natural that both Chloe and Gavash should take it seriously.
"Sauron, is there the law of Gavash here?"
"not at all. However, the place of resurrection can be regarded as the wizard tower of the necromancer, and there may also be a necromancer in Knox. 』
In other words, the disaster in Yotsuye City must have involved the Necromancer. Perhaps he was not from Garwash, but was a native of Knox.
"Lord Messenger, what should we do next?"
Originally, York was supposed to make the decision about the team, but he is still in a state of confusion. Painter knew he was in a daze because of the team's casualties, so he didn't wake him. Therefore, as soon as the young man appeared, the dwarf decisively threw the problem to the messenger.
Joey threw away the cross, "Let's go to Frostleaf Castle."
…
The main entrance to the inner castle was close at hand, but Uriel had to stop. He racked his brains to think of words to deal with the knights who were blocking him.
"This has nothing to do with us adventurers. After a long day of exciting adventures, everyone hopes to rest in their own homes - unless some unsighted guy tries to destroy our last peaceful haven."
Uriel tried his best to make his voice deeper, sounding like he was suppressing anger. "And I was sent to deliver such bad news: there is a big trouble in Yotsuye City."
"If you don't stop me and tell me where the acting chief of the Wiggins family is before you get out of the way, I will consider interceding with Chloe's envoy to forgive your sins-"
At this time, the apprentice can only hope that Joey's emblem of the sky can scare the knight guarding the gate.
However, the young messenger had never let him down. With the shining cloud pattern in front of him, the knight was not only speechless, but his eyes gradually changed from suspicion to fear under the apprentice's "compressing" gaze.
The Sky Crest is undoubtedly true, so the news of the arrival of the Chloe Messenger is unlikely to be false. The guarding knight didn't know what happened in Four Leaf City, so that the acting city lord had no time to notify Frostleaf Castle through the detection station, but he still heard about the existence of the messenger.
Croita's messenger must be the Sky Realm, and the Sky Realm means a very high degree of mystery, and belongs to the group of people who will lose their lives if they are not careful when approaching.
He's crazy to get into trouble.
The Four Leaf Territory established the position of diplomats, appointed professionals who had "researched" in Croyta to receive them, and notified the whole city when the envoys arrived... These are already very revealing.
Uriel didn't know how courageous his daring to approach Joey was in the eyes of the mercenaries and even his boss Eze in the Knox Bar.
Perhaps it was when the apprentice faced Joey for her that Cecilia realized how determined he was. From that moment on, the girl had secretly made a promise.
In short, Uriel didn't know the common sense of keeping a distance from Joey, but he was pretty lucky.
But the apprentice himself knew nothing. He was keeping a straight face, trying to look dignified, and thought he was majestic. It's just that no matter how quickly Uriel reacts, he still lacks experience and will inevitably make mistakes when putting his ideas into action.
Is he a messenger of messengers?
The guard knight couldn't help but guess.
I don't know what he was thinking about. Uriel just watched the knight guard suddenly take a step back, humility and timidity appeared on his face.
"..."
The apprentice knew that he had succeeded, but he always felt that this scene seemed familiar.
"General Shunuo is in the study. Go up the spiral staircase to the fourth floor, the third door on the left." The guard informed a maid in a low voice, and then told Uriel everything he knew.
Uriel held back a thank you, nodded hurriedly, and climbed up to the fourth floor in a hurry. Even with the crisis ahead, he could still notice a portrait of Queen Flavia in the paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of Frostleaf Castle, which made the apprentice a little confused for a moment.
What is the relationship between the Wiggins family and Her Majesty the Queen?
"Dong dong dong."
"What's the matter?" After receiving permission to enter, Uriel said nothing. Instead, the manager sitting at the desk spoke first.
Shono Wiggins is the Duke's secretary. He is kinder than the aggressive Tracy, and his ability to handle affairs is not inferior.
"Master Manager, Yotsuba City has been attacked." Uriel did not hesitate at all. Although he was not very worried about Joey, Mr. Etz had no news yet: "A necromancer is hiding in the city, and he is Calling the Army of Bones.”
Necromancer?
Xiu Nuo raised his head and put down his pen. He was reviewing a document with a quill in the ink bottle at hand. The steward threw the pen back, causing ink to fly away.
The document was stained, and the temporary patriarch didn't care: "Where did the necromancer come from? Is Four Leaf City some kind of large cemetery?"
Uriel handed over the black cross, and looking at the sudden change in the face of Chief Shunuo, he knew that he probably didn't need to say anything else in this regard.
The magic potion's attraction to mystics is unparalleled, but it also makes anyone aware of its dangers. The activity of fire can make high-level mystics desperate, but non-high-level mystics will only set themselves on fire.
Uriel was grateful that certain mysterious laws made the evidence diverse. What else could he do, drag a corpse eater over here?
In this way, the apprentice can guarantee that he will not be able to walk under the castle, and will be discovered by the scouting soldiers as soon as he leaves the forest.
"He killed a lot of people."
Manager Xiunuo frowned and pulled back the corners of his mouth involuntarily, showing a serious expression. "Adventurer, it is related to the safety of Four Leaf City. I just hope that you will not bring shame to the entire Knox Mercenary Group because of your actions."
"Necromancers spread magic potions in the city." Uriel replied, "I saw this with my own eyes."
He still had a little sense of shame, so instead of swearing in the name of the Knox Mercenary Group, he used a euphemism.
Thanks to the special connection between the Knox Mercenary Group and the Wiggins family, and the fact that Xiu Nuo had heard a little bit about Victor's disappearance case, which was causing headaches, the temporary manager of the Four Leaf Territory held the cross and pondered for a moment, and finally made a decision:
"Barton!" Xiu Nuo called a middle-aged man wearing a light brown butler's uniform, but strangely it took him three minutes to come over. Uriel felt anxious as he waited.
Damn it, the apprentice thought to himself, is procrastination a secret of the passivity of the nobles and all their retainers? How lax is the defense of Frostleaf Castle? How could Lady Tracy let them go?
But soon he knew the reason——
"Barton, are you taking a shower in your room during the day?" the steward said sarcastically, and he was also very annoyed by the wait. "Is your tie fastened?"
The man in the suit said nothing and stood blankly.
Time was running out, so the manager didn't say much and immediately ordered to get in touch with the Four Leaf City Detection Station, along with a lot of arrangements that Uriel couldn't quite understand. He had no choice but to act like an adventurer who was at his mercy, trying to discern when Frostleaf Castle would support Four Leaf Castle.
The apprentice couldn't help but think about how many cavalry there were in the castle, and how useful these people could be in front of the Bone Legion; he still didn't know where the Knox mercenary group was, and why the Sky Tower didn't support the kingdom's attack on Gavash. Battle?
Uriel felt a splitting headache for a moment.
When he was an apprentice or a bartender, he never had to worry about the future of a city.
"Barton, Barton! Are you listening to me?" The steward was so angry that he stood up as soon as he slapped the table.
But at this time, Butler Barton was faster than him. Under Xiu Nuo's surprised eyes, he stepped forward and suddenly came to the desk from the door!
"...!?"
In that flash of lightning, Uriel didn't even think about it. The tension that had not subsided after the continuous battle through the city streets made him raise his long sword and strike out with the sword. The apprentice was very familiar with this scene. The dwarf ghoul in Knox Bar suddenly pounced on him when he was relaxed.
Butler Barton has become an undead!
Terrifying thoughts flashed through his mind, and the sound of metal colliding made it difficult for Uriel to be distracted. He held the hilt of the sword with both hands and placed the ten long black claws a few inches apart on the head of Controller Wiggins.
"Hiss——"
The middle-aged man raised his head and spoke his first words to the apprentice since he appeared. Unfortunately, Uriel could not understand the language between the corpses at all.
"Get out of here, Master Steward!" Uriel shouted without looking back. He finally understood why Mr. Steward was so slow to move, "The undead have invaded the castle!"
Chief Shuno fell from his chair and stumbled to sound the alarm.
The piercing alarm bell rang through the castle——
…
Only then did Uriel understand how powerful the undead were. Even if the fire was ignited, he could only equal the strength.
No wonder he was powerless to fight back in the bar. He thought that if he hadn't cut them off from a distance, he might have been the one who died facing the five corpses in front of the bar.
Good thing these things have low intelligence.
Uriel's slashing sword came across to hold the sharp claw, and he raised his leg to kick it aside. Then the magic power exploded and he slashed down with the sword. The sword wind roared and cut off the undead and the wooden vases on both sides.
The glass crackled all over the floor, and the corpse eater was cracked to the waist. He stepped on it with his hind legs and leaned over.
"How can the undead disguise themselves?" Uriel could hardly believe his eyes. He clearly remembered Butler Barton's submissive look when he entered the room. Moreover, corpse eaters are fast and have low intelligence. It is simply impossible to deliberately approach and wait for the opportunity.
Xiu Nuo shook off the glass fragments on his body and stood up against the wall: "It is not a low-level corpse eater. The undead will also gradually become stronger...as long as the necromancer provides them with more power."
"Well done, mercenary." The steward gasped, with a look of survival after a disaster on his face. He looked around and grabbed a metal lamp. "The undead have already sneaked into the castle - damn it! No wonder the detection station didn't respond. They are probably dead."
The apprentice also knew that this kind of invasion could not be completed overnight, and he could not help but feel chills all over his body: "The envoy is about to remove the resting place in the city, we have to persist for this period of time."
However, Xiu Nuo looked at him with a contemptuous look, his eyes moved from the sky emblem to the ice sword, and then shook his head and denied: "The undead can only gain strength when it is close to its master."
Uriel was stunned, "You mean..."
"The Necromancer is not in Four Leaf City, he is in Frostleaf Castle!"
