"I think that in the stories of those mortals, my achievements have become legends sung by everyone. Every Crusader must know it. But the reality is that the life after death is to be imprisoned in this fortress, boring and boring, There are stupid and crazy demons all around. My only pastime here is to observe the retreat of the Crusaders. Going farther and farther, losing one city after another. From the day those empty mortals gave up on the city of Zeanze , I no longer call myself the Crusaders, but start to despise them." The fire in Zekarius's eyes burned brightly again.
Literally annoyed.
The Lich gritted his teeth and continued, "I am not a hero, I am just a fool with extraordinary talents who participated in the holy war to satisfy his own pride. I love those mediocre praises. When someone hands over a pile of stones on the hillside, How deeply honored I was when I was in charge. They said our fight was vital. How silly."
As he spoke, he even covered his face, as if he was about to cry.
Empty nesters and angry ones?
"As I sit here, I realize that I have wasted my strength, my time, and my talents in their fight. I have believed in stories that must uphold good and justice. But even in the realm of good, there are powerful People and people who obey. All these wars are just to hold power. It doesn't matter who the power belongs to. I will never fight for anyone's power except myself." After that, Zeka said Lucius already showed a hint of exhaustion.
It seems. . . . .
"So the reason why this church fell was not simply because of the devil, but simply because someone betrayed you, and then you gave up and didn't want to continue." Lin Yun narrowed his eyes and said.
"Boy... Haha, no wonder this little girl trusts you so much. She is very smart. Yes, in order to prevent those stupid and fragile subordinates from getting hurt and dying, I continue to improve my necromancy skills and stay alive. When I was young, I often thought how superior the undead were compared to the living. The Crusaders suffered endless defeats, but the undead army had long been able to drive the demons back to the depths of the Wound of the World. However, although the undead Could be perfect warriors, but they were at the mercy of imperfect human masters. I needed a better solution. I had researched vampires, but found that they were too driven by passion, and therefore... totally unsuitable. And then I thought about the Lich. The Lich is the perfect undead creature. It can possess magical powers, retain its mind after transformation, and live forever. I imagined a Crusader army led by an undead Lich. , so his fate was gradually determined." Zekarius began to move around, looking like an old man who finally found someone to complain to.
Others gave Lin Yun a thumbs up. . . . . .
"But the process of becoming a lich takes years, is dangerous, and is tiresome. Most importantly, only one in a million mortals might succeed. So, I started working on making it possible for any mortal to do it. The ritual of becoming a lich. Any one! All this does not require decades of practicing magic, or even the use of any magic! Of course, I must keep this research secret. It's just that a stupid guy ruined it all, He told the people of Pharasma Church that just because I was here, he would not be able to become the leader here. Because of this, most of the troops in the fortress were mobilized to prevent me from suddenly rising up and killing him. Kill those stupid subordinates.
Similarly, in order to prevent me from suddenly bursting out, they drugged me. If only at that time, I understood better that human beings have their limits after all, so I stopped being a human being. "Zekarius said in a low voice. "After I was drugged and sent to prison, they destroyed all the flesh and blood puppets I made. Seeing that it was about to wait for me to reach the day of trial, my heart began to despair. "
"Then because they saw a gap, the demon army from Juanze City attacked. At this time, your subordinates remembered your kindness and rescued you from prison together with your apprentice. In the end, because of your heart, Feeling so dejected, just break off and live in seclusion here, right?" Lin Yun narrowed his eyes and guessed.
"Ah, yes, I suddenly realized that talking to you is really easy. That fool became the commander here after I was imprisoned in the prison. As a result, when the demons arrived, he was the first one to be killed. He He wants to escape, but for a demon with advanced teleportation skills and no magic skills, he is simply seeking his own death and just leaving his back to the enemy." Zekarius said disdainfully.
"After that, you succeeded, right?" Lin Yun said with a smile.
"In the end, I succeeded. And on the day when the Xinli Sanctuary fell, I completed the ritual and became who I am today. Those miserable minions are no threat to me." Zekarius smiled arrogantly.
"They tried to attack me a few times, but soon regretted it. Then I became annoyed by them and used magic to hide my room. When I needed books from the library, I used invisible The way it goes, they don't even know I'm with them. Becoming a lich is a complicated process. Most talented mages wouldn't be able to prepare if they devoted their lives to this job.
It takes years to train and transform one's own spirit. . . . . Unless you have a great mage by your side. I have invented a ritual that will allow me to prepare you personally. This is a complicated process, so don't expect to awaken a Lord of the Dead the next day. But according to my oath, you will survive the transformation process. Although I have invested decades in this ritual, the process only takes you half a year. Zecarius said with a sense of pride.
"Half a year? We don't have such a long time to waste. We are not afraid to tell you that we are now preparing to attack Huanze City and recapture this city that has been lost from the hands of the Crusaders for nearly a century. If only If you just return your life box, I have no problem." Lin Yun said with a slight frown.
"It's useless to return my staff, because my oath is to let others... How do you know this is my phylactery." Zekarius frowned and then said.
"You told me." Lin Yun said with a look that deserved a beating.
The lich will host his soul on something called a phylactery. This phylactery may not necessarily be a specific object, it may be just a pool of liquid, a stone, or a staff.
A more troublesome situation is that in most cases, the phylactery cannot be easily detected, generally speaking.
Unless the lich himself is exposed, or it is discovered through investigation, then there is that. . . . . Like Lin Yun cheating. . . . .
So this Zekarius brother really hasn't communicated with anyone for a long time, and it has reached the point where he can be easily talked about. . . . . . awful.
"Oh, cunning mortal, now that you know this is my life box, what are you going to do? Destroy the life box and let me return to death in a real sense, or do you want to use this life box to blackmail me and make me obey your orders? For you." He was stunned for a moment, then Zecarius said with a sneer.
"Did you lie to me?" Facing Zekarius's sneer, Lin Yun just asked calmly.
"What do you mean? Are you humiliating me?" The flames in Zekarius's eyes flashed rapidly, as if he was breathing heavily.
"No, I just want to say that even if one dies, he still thinks about the Holy Army. Even if one is betrayed, he still thinks of the Holy Army and is angry for the Holy Army. Even if the other is He was wronged, but he just wanted to hide, rather than take revenge on the world's Crusader hero, why should I think about controlling him?" Lin Yun looked straight at Zekarius, as if he wanted to control Zekarius. It's like seeing into the soul.
Although it was said that because of his transformation into a lich, the micro-expressions on Zekarius's face were too difficult to see, and the "childishness" he showed along the way, Lin Yun didn't know if that was intentional.
However, Lin Yun felt that he was fine.
Because Lin Yun knew very well that if a necromancer or even a lich really wanted to cause trouble and take revenge, it would only take an oath.
There are ways to get around this oath. After all, mages rely on their brains to make a living.
"D20 19 5 20=59, negotiation check successful."
"Huh, maybe, so you want to return the staff to me? And if you are really preparing to attack Huanze City, then I can break down the ceremony into several steps. As long as the little girl carries out it on time, Okay, and although this is said to be a lich ritual, it does not actually transform into a lich. It just gives people power similar to that of a lich, so they are still humans in essence. Of course, if you really want to say In other words, they are similar to existences like vampires." Zekarius snorted coldly, but turned his head away at this time.
I don't know if I'm shy or just pretending.
I do not know.
"Well, if that's the case, then it's indeed acceptable." Lin Yun nodded slightly, then looked at Shaye, "How about it, do you want to accept it? After all, this is your chance, and it depends on your wishes."
"Okay." Saya tilted her head slightly, then nodded, and took out the staff as she spoke.
Zekarius's eyes were shining with green light, but his tone became slightly gentler, "It's good to accept this, this is my gift. Hum, if we didn't meet in such an environment, I would not consider giving you my power. But I am bound by my oath. I, Zecharius, will fulfill my oath here. A qualified Crusader warrior comes and gives me my power. The staff was returned to me. Now I can leave this prison, and you will become my apprentice."
The people around him didn't want to complain anymore. Such an old arrogant person who had even become an undead was really unbearable.
