The knight in the abyss

Chapter 862 The Intention of the Opponent

"Uh..." Lancelot didn't know what expression to make for a moment, "My lord, thanks to you, my luck is not bad..."

"Miss Elizabeth has already told me about the situation at that time in prayer. You have shown admirable courage, but I still want to say that that kind of behavior is a bit too reckless." Kelemwall said in a serious tone, "Even if it is a real Balor, it is difficult to get any bargains when facing a Lich, not to mention that this Lich is still in his own army of undead. In our original plan, the descending If the Raven Queen goes to deal with the Lich, then the chances of winning will be much greater. And I think you know very well that even if you can be resurrected afterwards, it will still be a very serious loss to you."

"I'm sorry." Lancelow bowed his head respectfully, "I mistakenly thought it was a chance worth taking a gamble..."

"Understandable, but..." Kleinworth paused, calming down his fierce tone, "I'm not blaming you, sir, it's just that you must be clear that in this war with Peyton Derek , What an important responsibility you bear."

"I see."

"I'm glad we can reach an agreement." Death nodded, "So, is there any special reason for calling me this time? The ceremony just now should have gone smoothly. The orc's soul has come to me the palace of..."

"It's like this. On the way back to the camp just now, we encountered a team coming out of the Hag Forest. They escorted three trucks and seemed to be heading towards the border of the Demon Realm..."

Lancelow spent about 5 minutes introducing what happened to them just now. He didn't describe the battle process too much, but focused on the maggots on the faces and his own doubts about the matter.

"...According to our previous speculation, the face maggots are the product of the cooperation between hags and Cyric. Cyric gave the hags a way to control the demon realm, and the hags paid the face maggots as a reward, so that your evil The predecessor could secretly form an army of demons... But now that the hags have been defeated by Peyton Derek, why does he continue this activity? Could the lich also have some connection with Cyric?"

Kelemvor didn't answer immediately, but just stood there quietly, without any expression on the silver mask.After a while, he opened his mouth and said:

"What do you think of this?"

"I... First of all, I have to confirm that I don't have a knowledge blind spot like Chain Accident Art..." Lancelot scratched his head, "As the master of the Demon Realm, Peyton Derek shouldn't be able to communicate with the outside world, right?"

"Direct communication is not possible." Kelemvor shook his head decisively, "But as the master of the Demon Realm, he has the right to allow anyone to leave this prison, so if it is in the form of an agent, it should still be possible to communicate with him." Get in touch with the outside world.”

"But this shouldn't be very efficient, right? The target is the Prince of Lies, who is known for his cunning and elusiveness."

"of course."

"Is there such a possibility that the convoy stopped by us is not actually going to Cyric?" The elf priest on the side interjected, "After all, that kind of thing is very popular in the lower planes, and there is no need to worry about buyers... "

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Karaline also said, "But I find it hard to believe that the Lich can find a suitable buyer in just two weeks without knowing anything about the outside world. Although the human face Maggots are indeed hard currency, but those who buy such things are not good men and women. Needless to say, demons, they can't pay, and Peyton Derek will definitely not do it with demons unless his brain is broken This kind of transaction; the devil will respect the contract, but why can Payton reach a fair contract with the devil?"

"What about the existence of divine power?" Lancelot asked, "Similar to Cyric?"

"Divine power exists... To be honest, this is the first time I've heard of a true god who would do such a thing." Karaline glanced at Kelemvor hesitantly, "After all, under normal circumstances, a true god should have a steady stream of prayers. Mergers come to their own kingdom of God, those loyal believers will be happy to fight for their own gods, there is no need to find a soul dealer like a hag, maybe only in a "special situation" like Cyric, there will be This need..."

"Cyric still has many admirers." The Lord of the Dead said, "Thieves, liars, sadists, conspirators, these people who want to do bad things but don't want to be discovered will pray to Cyric, But there are not many who have reached the level of piety. If he is planning a huge conspiracy, it is really not enough to rely on his church power in the mortal world."

"In other words, the only possible buyer is the Prince of Lies." Lancelot nodded. "Then, what does it mean that the two can reach an agreement so quickly?"

"Is there a possibility that Peyton and Cyric have actually been in touch for a long time?" Tania put forward her own point of view, "Maybe Cyric is getting more and more dissatisfied with the hag and decided to change a partner?"

"But in this way, aren't we just..."

Lancelot didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was very clear.It was the various actions of his group after they came here that Peyton was able to regain the position of the Lord of the Demon Realm. If all this was really premeditated, then they were obviously used as guns.

"It won't be what you think." The Lord of the Dead denied Lancelow's worries in time, "From what I know about Cyric, it is impossible for him to include such important things in the plan out of extreme conceit. If the work is entrusted to others, even if it is used, it will not work, because it means that the person being used is more capable than him, and Cyric cannot accept that possibility at all."

"I have another question..." Tania said again, "When I sneaked into the Hag Forest, Lancelot should have completely destroyed the magic tower that came to capture the soul. Where did the batch of human face maggots we intercepted come from? The stock left by the hags, or newly created during this period? If it is the latter case, why can Peyton master such a skill? There are hags Surrendered to him? Or did he already know the mystery?"

Tanya's question once again caused everyone to fall into deep thought, but before someone put forward a new point of view, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence shrouded in wine barrels and wooden boxes.

"Old blackbird, old blackbird!" A tall and thin young man broke into the hidden dragon's lair, but he seemed to have completely ignored Kelemvor who was wearing a silver-gray mask, "Emergency information, the Lich once again Gather a large army and come out of Fort Derek!"

"What?" Soveris was taken aback, "It turned out like this... It seems that the convoy is really important to it. Immediately notify everyone to pack up the camp, and we will move immediately..."

"The army is not coming towards us." The person who came shook his head, "The intelligence specifically emphasized that the tide of undead is heading south."

"South?" Soveris frowned, "What's in the south..."

He reacted immediately, and so did the other partners. Everyone turned their heads at the same time, and turned their eyes to the masked figure.

The temple where Kelemvor's clone is located is in the Gachituk Mountains to the south.

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