After being fused with red stone, Minos is a ring with a curious appearance. A tail snake ring made of unknown bones is inlaid with teardrop-like red gems. If you listen carefully, you can vaguely hear wailing murmurs echoing in the red stone, as if an unwilling soul is imprisoned in it.
At the same time, Griffith gained some mysterious knowledge.
Minos can generate and use blood and undead runes according to Griffith's will, create a puppet, resurrect and control an unlimited number of undead. However, unlike a spellcaster, it has many limitations and cannot use spells such as Blood Bat Storm. It is more like a medium that collects psychic energy, creates puppets and drives them.
There is no upper limit to the number of undead creatures that Minos can resurrect and enslave, and there is not even a casting interval, but it does consume a substance called life energy.
Minos cannot create life energy, but with the help of red stone, it can charge inefficiently by dissolving and absorbing any type of extraordinary properties above Sequence 8.
The Sequence 8 Extraordinary Characteristic Crystals also have strengths and weaknesses. They can convert no less than 50 units of life energy, which means they can resurrect and drive at least 50 weak living corpses. The extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 possess at least 200 units of life energy. The undead creatures resurrected by Minos can only last for no more than an hour before disintegrating. Their existence can be extended or even maintained for a long time by supplementing flesh and blood, spiritual energy or other unknown methods.
Resurrecting and enslaving powerful undead creatures undoubtedly requires more life energy.
When Griffith accepted this information, he immediately realized that this was a sealed object related to undead creatures. It had the rare ability to collect various forms of energy and transform it. It was it that created the army of the dead. One of the main ways to use it.
Griffith's shallow knowledge of mysticism has allowed him to vaguely guess the origin of this ring. It is a high-sequence sealed object that hints at the extraordinary path of the "immortal" in death and resurrection. Only those extraordinary beings can possess such powerful abilities.
However, the runes provided by the Bone Ring Minos are unheard of, and the "immortal" path itself does not seem to have this ability, or even any path. On the other hand, the power of the ring itself is also very weak and does not match its ability.
Griffith speculates that a powerful being created a batch of such rings and scattered them around the world. The true power of this ring will be revealed only when the holder is strong enough.
As for why Minos was obtained by the fallen mage Camilla in the sewers? She called Griffith a "stooge of the aristocracy" who was plotting to overthrow the "old world."
Griffith thought of the Isis mage apprentice who knew her and attacked him.
"For the holy cause, I will ensure her destruction, no matter the cost." These words came from Isis, who then used goblins and living corpses to carry out the attack on Galadia.
A goblin shaman who participated in the attack at Nethergarde even said when he tried to die together: "Rebellion against this false world."
Damn it, what kind of threat can Galadia pose? She won't threaten anyone at all. What does the sacred cause have to do with her?
Griffith rubbed his forehead and tried his best to sort out the information he already had.
The being who made and provided the ring and his followers were hostile to the existing order, hostile to the nobles, and wanted to kill Galadia. He is cultivating his own power, hoping that the ring bearers will grow up and have greater power. However, He did not send any message. Do I need to take the initiative to pray to Him as Minos said?
When he just got the ring, Griffith heard a clear sentence——
"Fear brings desire, desire demands power, power breaks through the shackles, and we will eventually be free."
If you think about it carefully, the process of Griffith obtaining and using the bone ring really fulfilled the first half of the sentence. So, what are shackles and freedom?
Griffith retracted his thoughts. When Minos is not calling directly, his will can block the ring, and the ring has no idea what it is thinking.
He has been on guard and on guard to prevent the Bone Ring from harming him, and this has been the case since the day he first got it. But gradually, he discovered that this little thing was very useful and might be of great significance. For the sake of Galadia, he will continue to hold and enhance this ring, and try to contact the existence and organization that made the ring, and find out what their intentions are.
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After being ravaged by crossbows and fire, the large tomb chamber in the south of the Lower City had almost collapsed into ruins. There are still many living corpses moving around outside the tomb, but the inside is in a mess.
Among the collapsed ruins, a magic circle that had been activated remained on the ground. There is also a very strong pale sarcophagus in the corner.
Griffith walked over and took a look. Judging from the traces and surrounding environment, the internal structure of the large tomb is mainly made of wood and masonry. The sarcophagus was obviously moved into this tomb from elsewhere.
Griffith pushed the sarcophagus and found that it was firmly locked, making it difficult for an Extraordinary person to push it open. There is a line of small words on the sarcophagus:
"Here lies Thonos, a solitary and powerful hunter."
The sarcophagus was motionless and there seemed to be no danger for the time being.
Griffith gave up the investigation of the sarcophagus and began to search the ruins for any enemy items, letters, or casualty commanders.
Just when he was about to conduct an in-depth investigation, the broken magic circle rippled, and a clear image projection appeared one meter above the ground.
Judging from the environment, furnishings and exquisite stone materials, what appears in the projection is a huge and magnificent tomb, which is probably a higher-standard building in Raven Cemetery.
An extremely huge suture monster is squirming and twisting in the chains and magic confinement. Countless spiritual energy gathered into its body like water.
It is absorbing energy gathered from all sides, becoming more powerful every second. Around the hall, many followers of the Deathrattle Order wearing burqas were casting spells and chanting.
Griffith immediately realized that this was the image of the command center of the cult!
At the same time, a terrifying and distant sound came from the magic circle. The terrifying aura even captured Griffith, making his body stiff and unable to move his eyes away.
A terrifying will came. Griffith couldn't see its figure clearly, but he could hear the heavy horse's hooves and its neighing sound. The pressure was so powerful that it was impossible to look directly at it, making him breathless.
It comes from a distant world, and every sound and every breath hints of disaster.
The believers of the Deathrattle Order who cast the spell fell to their knees one after another, waiting silently for the order.
"Report progress."
The terrifying will made a low, hoarse sound, as clear as if it was beside Griffith. He turned his eyes in horror, but found nothing.
"The powerful Corruption Corpse, Fendus Corruption has arrived," amidst the thunderous roar, the flesh-mountain-like Stitched Corpse Monster said, "Is it you, a weak death knight, who summoned me?"
Death knight? A death knight in sequence 5 of the "undead" path? A death knight who feeds on fear and screams and enslaves the dead! Griffith, who was watching, was stunned.
A gap opened in the stone wall of the large tomb in the projection, and a sarcophagus rose from there, very similar to the sarcophagus next to Griffith. As the upper part of the sarcophagus slid, a skeleton warrior wearing armor, holding a black sword, a shield and a spear climbed out, knelt down on one knee in front of the death knight:
"The skeleton warrior and commander, Saka Bones, are here to serve."
One of the followers of the Deathrattle Sect also said respectfully:
"The Necromancer, Clovis Cataclysm, is here to be dispatched. Your noble and powerful Death Knight, the army you need is ready."
In the shadows and fog, a knight riding a black horse slowly appeared. He was wearing heavy plate armor and black robes, and there was blood flashing under the ferocious and sharp helmet.
The horse's hooves hit the stone slabs, making a thunderous roar, which made Griffith tremble from the bottom of his heart. Just seeing the blurry images in the projection and hearing the sound of horse hooves and words made him want to run away in fear.
The death knight's eyes swept over his men one by one, and finally stopped on the corpse of Findus. The latter was looking maliciously with its little eyes.
The rotten corpse's arms as thick as buckets took out bone knives, butcher's knives, chains and sickles from nowhere, and chaotic killing intent surged.
The death knight raised his hand and pointed at the rotten corpse: "Send your fear and whine to the knight of the Eternal Denier."
A ball of green energy between the form of sludge and fire rushed from the death knight's hand towards the corpse. This powerful rotting corpse monster immediately screamed wildly, raised the weapon in his hand to resist, and at the same time threw a deadly heavy chain at the opponent.
The evil green energy penetrated the barrier of the terrifying chains, ignored the thick rotten flesh and powerful spiritual energy, and tore and collided crazily inside the corpse of the rotting soul.
"Ouch——!"
The moment the rotten corpse was hit by green evil energy, it screamed as if it was illuminated by holy light. Its fat body broke free from the chains and rolled on the ground, letting out a terrifying scream.
The death knight didn't even look at the tortured corpse, and gave a brief command to the other undead creatures:
"Target the city gate of Ruiwen's upper city, and launch a general attack with the entire army."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and stared into the empty void.
His gaze passed through the illusion of magic and settled on Griffith:
"The camp to the south has been destroyed, and a small insect has slipped in. Ghoul Thonos, use your claws and fangs to tear him apart, and hang his skull on your bone tail for decoration."
The breath of terror suddenly boiled out from the sarcophagus in the ruins. The tomb chamber, which had been peaceful just a moment ago, was suddenly filled with boiling spiritual energy.
Griffith realized that this was aimed at him, and tried his best to break free from the stiffness caused by fear, turned around and ran away.
The sarcophagus slowly opened, and a green magic circle appeared inside. With waves of light fluctuations, a huge ghoul came out. His body is like a human, twice as big as an ordinary ghoul. He is as strong as a bull, with no skin on his body. His blood-red muscles and white meridians and bones are exposed in the air, and he has a long whip-like bone tail. Waving it, it made a tearing sound that broke through the air.
There are six sharp bone spurs like spears growing on its back, and the cold bone surface has an almost metallic luster.
"Leader of the ghouls, Thonos Whiptail obeys your will, your mighty death knight."
This unique ghoul immediately raised its head and sniffed the air, then chased in the direction of Griffith.
