Delphine screamed and was pushed into the room by Gavin. Her mind was so confused that she didn't remember that her mother's bedroom had an ensuite until she was at the cabinet.
"What's going on?" The girl shivered in the corner, "Who is outside?"
"Maybe a guard."
"Undead."
"No, there is breathing sound."
"I heard that there are undead souls that look exactly like living people. People can't tell them apart even if they don't wear masks."
Gavin told her not to think wildly. There had been no movement outside for so long. The chaos was only in the main castle. As long as they didn't make a lot of noise, no one would notice anyone was hiding in the Duke's bedroom.
But there was another "bang" and the wooden door was shattered. Fragments and twisted metal handles flew all over the ground, burning with blazing green flames.
A tall figure with bone spurs and blood dripping from the door stood outside the door, with shadowy shadows behind him, as if followed by endless resentful spirits.
Gaia, what kind of monster is this? !
Gavin took a breath, and the blood drained from his face; Danfion covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face.
The monster raised his hand and was about to break into the inner room again; but at this time, the room was so cold that it felt like it fell into an ice cellar just in case, as the temperature seemed to disappear from the air all of a sudden. Gavin's hands and feet were trembling from the cold, and the tears of the daughter of the Southern Kingdom were condensed on his face.
"...!!"
The white shadow squirmed and roared, but it only slowed down the freezing speed; the necromancer let out a sharp roar, suddenly broke his ankle, and relied on bone spurs to lift his body in the air, thus getting rid of the frost invasion.
A pair of pale human feet were left at the door of the room. The cut was smooth, and the white bones, fat and bright red muscles were clearly visible. The plasma bursts through the wall of the tube, and the left and right branches are no more comfortable than the bloody scene spraying out.
They are so lifelike that if placed on a high velvet platform, they would even be considered valuable art. But now Joey stepped on them into pieces of ice with his boots, and no one stood up to object.
The Necromancer stood on the other side of the room, a gray shadow wrapping his face, the Scroll of Oath in his hand.
A strange wave emanated from him, and Uriel felt a little uncomfortable. The apprentice believes that this is the psychological effect caused by learning the nature of those gray-white spirits.
"What a coincidence." Newell seemed to have no reaction to his severed limb.
He raised his bone spurs and looked like a spider with a broken leg. Sauron told Uriel that this was a high-level magic "Spear of Slaughter" of the Fallen Death Apostles, originating from the Bone Atrium of the Fallen Plane.
Only now did the apprentice understand that the high rings were also different. Take Druid Eze as an example. He is a high-level mystery second only to the Sky Realm. However, the Necromancer was originally only in the middle level. He was pushed to the high level by the magic power generated by the burning of a large number of souls.
There is no comparison in terms of hard power, but the latter's magic power is almost endless, turning the entire Yotsuba City into a melting pot. The priest took advantage of Eze's eagerness to end the battle and caught him off guard.
The ring also mentioned the battle in Hercule Street when they were rushing to the side tower of the castle. He was relieved by Painter's news, and the lifeless building had also been destroyed by the mercenaries.
The place of rebirth is an environment that matches the undead profession. As long as it is within the influence of the Palace of Bones, all undead will receive bonuses.
This is how Shadow Bishop Levi's high ring came about, perhaps with the help of magic potions.
He was not familiar with the magic of the High Circle at all, so he was killed directly on the altar by York and the dwarves, shattering the undead's vanguard base station.
Uriel had never seen Hercule's undead wave, and could not imagine how those mercenaries carved a way out of the sea of bones. In terms of the scale of Frostleaf Castle's battle rounds, it pales into insignificance in comparison.
He couldn't help but have a deep suspicion. The power of the Scroll of Oath seemed not to be stronger than that of the Resurrection Place, so why did the Necromancer give up Hercule's lair?
Apprentices believe that there must be a reasonable explanation behind things that go against common sense. It's just that it's hidden under the surface of abnormality, which makes it difficult for reverse speculation.
And the clues have been exposed by the other party himself.
"Opposite!" Uriel reminded.
He knew the Necromancer's goals.
The messenger waved and raised an ice curtain, and Uriel immediately rushed out under cover. He opened the door to the suite and helped Gavin and Danlfion out of the closet.
"Are you okay? Are you injured?" He looked at the aristocratic brother and sister who were only one or two years younger than him. Among them, his brother Gavin calmed down a little and helped him drag Danlfion behind the ice wall. This is safer than a thin layer of wood.
"Delphine cut his arm, that's all." The Duke's third son responded. He didn't care about his small scratches, but the delicate girl kept crying.
Uriel handed the ring Sauron to Danlfien and watched her put on the exquisite silver ring. The wound felt cool and the surrounding temperature gradually warmed up. He gradually stopped crying. It seemed that he recognized it. This is a mystery item.
Gavin said nothing and nodded. But the apprentice said without delay: "General Shunuo betrayed the Wiggins family. He put the Necromancer into the castle and killed Commander Cervantes."
The young man's movements froze, and the daughter of the Southern Kingdom also raised her head, her mouth open with a look of astonishment.
"Uncle Xiu Nuo?"
"Why did he do that?"
Just when Uriel was about to say something, the ice curtain wavered. The three people turned their eyes and saw half of the spear tip embedded in the ice. The apprentice felt the strange magic wave again.
"His fire is extremely active and is about to rise to the sky."
The ring wrote, "This completely violates the universal laws of occultism. Under normal circumstances, he would have been dead long ago."
"But he's alive and well."
"Although each soul's burning reduces the activity of his fire, the effect of the potion increases the soul's flame. This strikes a balance"
"The soul is not infinite. Does he want to use the Scroll of Oath to solve the problem?"
"Mostly so"
The scene outside the ice curtain became blurred, the wind and snow swirled, and the vision was obstructed. Uriel had to look away and saw the blonde girl secretly wiping the tears on her face.
Gavin pulled his sister into his arms. He knew that Chief Shunuo's amiable appearance would always attract people's favor, and his flexible mind was enough to be qualified for a high position. Therefore, few people in the castle dislike him, and even Danlfien remembers his deliberate care.
But Gavin was not among them. He knew that the middle-aged nobleman who married the daughter of the Wiggins family had five or six mistresses and was always hanging out with several maids. Although everyone was accustomed to this in the aristocratic circle, Gavin had to be wary of the old pervert approaching Dandelphine - incest was not uncommon in big families.
Even if the daughter of the Southern Kingdom is the future Earl of the Ice Land, it is inevitable that some bold people will have their thoughts while the Duke is away from the territory.
"Stop crying, Danlfien. You are the lucky angel of the four-leaf collar. What do you look like crying?"
With outsiders present, Gavin became much more serious. He was neither embarrassed nor panicked. If it weren't for the short distance, the apprentice wouldn't even notice that he was trying to stay calm: "I understand."
"We originally stopped him in the hall, but he accidentally took away the Scroll of Oath." Uriel watched the battle outside the ice curtain. The small space made Joey give up his magic, and the Necromancer laughed wildly and rushed forward, thinking he had the upper hand.
It's just that the apprentice isn't worried. The mystery of the sky realm to the ring level is undoubtedly overwhelming.
"Is it the legend of Frostleaf Castle? Is it real?"
"Of course." There was a loud bang outside the ice curtain. Joey cut off the thrusting bone spear with his sword and threw it away. The Necromancer rolled to avoid it, and a wall behind him collapsed. , dust and ice crystals crackled on the bones behind him. Yuli paused and continued: "That is a mysterious item that can grant wishes."
"The Necromancer has obtained the Scroll of Oath, will he want Garvash to descend?"
"In fact, he is not a wizard from Gavash. We still don't know his purpose of taking the Scroll of Oath."
"You can defeat him, right?"
"This is not necessarily true. You know that the Scroll of Oath can grant wishes and is a very special item." Uriel said deliberately.
"How special?" Danfion asked timidly.
The apprentice thought for a while and summed it up in a vague word: "Extraordinary."
The two siblings looked at each other, Gavin remained silent, and Danlfion whispered:
"What do you want to say?"
"I just want to know what you did to make the Necromancer pursue you."
"..."
Gavin replied: "If there are any overlooked details, it will not be difficult for the undead to find the living - I promise we are just staying here and doing nothing."
"But he's here for you."
Uriel said softly: "The Scroll of Oath is important, but you may be more important."
After the words fell, the brother and sister became quiet. An unspeakable and delicate atmosphere swirled between the three people. The apprentice remained calm, Gavin looked confused, and Danlfion kept a sullen face because of his brother's instructions, trying to maintain the dignity of the Wiggins family.
But Uriel's next words broke her calm shell——
"Mr. Gavin, why do you hate your own sister?"
"!?"
The words were like lightning flashing across the window, foreshadowing the storm that was about to begin. The young Duke's son's face was gradually covered with blood, which was due to the rising blood caused by anger. He looked at the apprentice with incomprehensible eyes: "What are you talking about?"
The little princess with a four-leaf collar was even so surprised that she couldn't speak. Her mouth was half open, and the look in her eyes was as if she were looking at a madman or a despicable villain who was raving.
"I'm not just talking nonsense." The apprentice felt for a moment that he had guessed wrong, but he immediately solidified his idea.
"There are many details here, and I can tell you clearly one by one, Miss Dandelphin. You should know that everything in Frostleaf Castle is not normal today..."
"You are just an adventurer, and you are still commenting on whether my home is as usual in front of me?" Gavin almost laughed at the apprentice. He shook his head, using his dark pupils that were very similar to his mother Tracy. Staring at Uriel, he bit the syllables and said:
"Mercenary! I don't know what's the use of sowing discord at this time. Even if you save us, you can't take it too far. If you are greedy, you can take away anything in the castle; if you are eager for status, , you should know that underage members of the Yotsuba family do not have powers other than attending classes every day."
"I shouldn't have paid attention to the thoughts of a lowly civilian, that doesn't matter; but in order to maintain the reputation of the Wiggins family, I must stop your slander against me immediately."
