Zecharius seemed confused.
He was silent for a moment, then added in a trembling voice: "I could kill you right now for your rudeness. But then you would play a different role in my plans. You are the one who gave me the staff, Or continue to waste my time?"
And just when Lin Yun and Nero were joking.
The dark energy coming from Zekarius caused an inner reaction in Saya.
A surge of power similar to the one she had felt in the cave of that abyssal fissure overwhelmed and overwhelmed all other perceptions, filling her with new feelings.
For a moment, she lost control of her body. Your hands seemed to come alive on their own, and you subconsciously wanted to reach out for the staff of Zecharius in your hands.
No, that's not right, Saya clearly felt it. The staff in his hand was trembling impatiently, like a dog that had been away from its beloved master for too long.
Zekarius's voice was full of arrogance: "Give me the staff and humbly beg for my help, and I will not refuse. If you can prove that you are a qualified Crusader warrior, I will prepare a ritual , turning you into a lich. You will become an immortal existence, and everyone will bow before you."
As he spoke, Zecharius seemed to be proud of his achievements, his voice was full of joy, and he spoke faster and faster.
"And you won't even have to spend your short life preparing for this big event. By the time I finish preparing for the ceremony, you won't even be a year old, and I will be free from the shackles of the magical oath and can finally leave this place. Then you and I will never meet again.”
"I think you're not talking about us." Lin Yun narrowed his eyes and then said.
"Of course, none of you are qualified. I'm talking about the little girl who held my staff but was not affected. Oh, you don't seem to be an ordinary human being. There is something more in your soul... ... Strange things, really curious, hahaha. But, no matter what, you are here with the staff," the light in Zekarius's eyes flickered.
He seemed really curious.
"Bringing the staff, is there any problem?" Lin Yun also asked curiously.
"I don't want to talk to you, let her talk to me." Zekarius waved his hand arrogantly and said directly.
Lin Yun's brows were raised.
"Come with the staff, what's the problem?" But here, Saya repeated Lin Yun's words expressionlessly. . . . .
"Doubt?" Zekarius shouted angrily, "Give me my staff, and I will accept you as my disciple. Prove that you are a qualified Crusader, and I will perform a ceremony to make you a lich. The vows that bind me will eventually end and we will disappear from each other's lives forever. What's not clear?"
"Why did you give me this power? What is your purpose?" Lin Yun said expressionlessly.
"I told you it wasn't..." Zekarius looked at Lin Yun angrily.
Then Saya repeated what Lin Yun just said without expression.
The light in Zekarius's eyes shone even brighter, and he looked literally annoyed, "Don't you have your own thoughts?"
"His thinking is very useful, I believe him." This time, it was not Lin Yun who answered, but Shaye himself.
"... Trust between comrades, or trust between superiors and subordinates?" Zekarius asked with the fire in his eyes flickering.
"Well, trust in the owner." Shaye thought for a while and then said.
"Pfft." Lin Yun was slightly stunned.
Everyone around looked at Lin Yun as if they had seen a new world.
"What a strange relationship, forget it. But don't be so self-righteous. It's fate that determines all this, not me, a person bound by magical oaths. Only by fulfilling those oaths can I leave this miserable place. When I am stupid and ignorant , I made a mistake when I was wrapped up in the ideals of the Crusaders. I was afraid that becoming a lich would change me. I was afraid of becoming a villain." As he spoke, Zekarius seemed like his mature self. , looking at the dark history of chuunibyou, it’s like getting sick.
His whole body roared with a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance. "So I bound myself with a magical oath that prevented me from leaving this place until...until a qualified Crusader came here to return my staff and ask for my help."
"Pfft." Hunyuan on the side couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Zekarius glared at Hunyuan.
"I thought of happy things." Hunyuan said seriously.
"Pfft." Sedum on this side also laughed.
"What are you laughing at again?" A burst of purple light flashed in Zekarius's hand.
"D20+9=26, Spell identification check successful."
7th level spell, finger of death. . . . .
Lin Yun's brows began to beat crazily.
It seems that Mr. Zekarius is also a brother with a bad temper.
"Are you two still children? Do you know how to respect Lord Zecharius, who has been dead for decades? He is also a hero after all. He should at least be a little more serious. Lord Zecharius, please continue." Lin Yun shouted loudly, then kicked the two guys one by one.
Then he looked at Zecarius with a smile.
Although he always felt that what Lin Yun said was a bit strange, Zekarius, who had not communicated with anyone for a long time, still ignored the strangeness in Lin Yun's words.
"I sent my apprentice Turton to spread my last wish, and then began to wait, waiting for the Crusaders to show up and accept my knowledge. But as the days passed, came new understandings .I was such a great idiot at that time. I bound myself with meaningless oaths, but never thought about the consequences! But now that you are here, the oath is about to come true. I won't wait any longer! I have lost it. Enough precious time!" As he spoke, Zekarius became angry again.
"I just heard that you said that you are a qualified Crusader. What do you mean by that? How do you designate it? How do you prove it?" Lin Yun raised his eyebrows slightly and then asked.
"Now I know that jihad is a complete folly. But when I was alive, I believed in these foolish ideals and made them a necessary condition of fulfilling my oath. You must prove by your actions that jihad is important to you .Now, let me give you some advice. What I value is wisdom and focus, and with wisdom and focus the mind can see that as long as the Crusaders breathe, they will lose to the devil. The problem with the Crusaders is that they will be killed.
The undead will not. The undead do not know what fear is. They will not betray, will not be hurt, and do not need food and grass. The most important thing is that even poor and weak mortals can become powerful undead soldiers. Thousands of deaths were a small price to pay for victory. No matter what you decide, everyone is mortal.
The question is whether you will prioritize overcoming the world's wounds over your own questionable ethics. If so, then I will call you a most deserving Crusader. Demons learn to fear when they see an undead army led by a powerful lich. "
"Sounds like a good idea, you know? I am the newly appointed knight commander of an independent legion during this holy war. My army is named Devils Will Cry, which means I hope to make those demons He will be filled with fear even when he sees us." Lin Yun said with a smile.
"Oh, really? That does seem to match you. In this case, then hurry up, end all this, and I will leave here." Zekarius seemed very happy.
"Let a lich serve as the Knight Commander? Oh, the Knight Commander's pet, and then command a lot of undead? If this really happens, I must be there when Cousin Godfrey hears the news ! Of course, it’s your choice, Ms. Shaye, but I think that you who are beautiful must not want to become..." Dailan nodded to Zekarius, "Look like this."
Although Dailan's words are as funny as ever.
But Lin Yun could clearly hear that even Dailan, who was in a certain degree of confusion, didn't like lichs, especially when they appeared in their army.
Not paying attention to the existence of the lich, Sha Ye just looked at Lin Yun.
"No, no, no. In fact, what I am mainly thinking about is, why don't you just use such a convenient ability? Since you are still willing to dedicate your strength to the Holy Army, then you can just join us directly. Don't worry, I won't restrict your will too much. As long as you don't harm civilians or do experiments on civilians, I will basically turn a blind eye." Lin Yun said sincerely.
But when faced with Lin Yun's words, Zekarius responded with a mocking laugh: "Become a Crusader again? Don't even think about it! I have given too much time to them. And I have killed enough. of demons. No, once we resolve this matter, I should be on my way, and the Crusaders should pray that our paths never cross again."
"You mean, if we meet, you will become our enemy?" Lin Yun frowned slightly. "If that's the case, then we can't rest assured. After all, who knows whether you will do anything during the ceremony. If Saya is controlled by you by then, then we will be uncomfortable." As he said this, Lin Yun said To pull out the light from your waist.
"Stop it, I don't want to waste unnecessary time. The reason why I say this is just because although the Crusaders say they can allow the undead to join, in the end, they are living people after all, and they are naturally resistant to the undead. Evil It can be said that everyone knows that the Lich is the public enemy of the world. I was once a Crusader, but the result turned out to be what I am now." Zekarius's voice became slightly deeper.
