The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 523: Purgatory Realm and True Dragon Fragments

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night.

Blood Sand City, East District, Dragon Castle, deep underground.

Huge pillars of fire stand in the deep and vast underground square.

At the top of each fire pillar, there was a little devil with a flaming tail serving near the brazier. In their hands, they held various offerings from mortal bodies:
Heart, intestines, forearms, brain, lungs, and so on.

Whenever a low female voice singing was heard from deep in the square.

Then some of the little devils will quickly throw the offerings in their hands into the brazier.

Bang bang bang!
Rays of blue or green hellish flames emerged from the brazier.

From time to time, some hellish fire would transform into angry human faces and fly out of the brazier.

At this time.

The little devil who was responsible for serving the brazier would flee in a hurry to the ground under the pillar of fire.

there.

Usually there are three to five infernal monks sitting motionless in one place.

These Purgatory monks are not creatures of Purgatory, but slaves captured from the outside world by the devils.

The devil has always been very good at controlling slaves, and it is common for him to use his own religion to seduce the slaves' minds.

These monks gathered here.

It's because he was bewitched by the big devil of the Sestan family.

They believe that as long as they follow the teachings spread by the great devil, concentrate on meditation, and dedicate a part of themselves at the right time, they will have the opportunity to transform into a real devil and enjoy the same privileges as other devils in the city.

And now.

It is time to give.

The little devil skillfully pulled out a brass knife, flew to the middle of the monks, randomly selected a pale and skinny one, then decisively cut open the latter's stomach and pulled out a piece of intestines!

Because these purgatory monks had been vegetarian or on a diet for a long time before performing the sacrifice ceremony.

This resulted in the monk's intestines becoming extremely rough and tangled.

The little devil cut off a piece with a knife in disgust and threw it into the brazier. Then the angry face slowly disappeared.

And above the ground.

Although the chosen Purgatory Monk was in great pain, his face was filled with joy. His eyes were bloodshot and his features were distorted. He just kept shouting in the common language of Purgatory:
"I've been chosen!"

"I've been chosen!"

“Ha…ah!”

He didn't wait for a few seconds to get excited.

The little devil tending the brazier kicked him impatiently on the back of the head.

The Purgatory Monk fainted instantly.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the stomach and gradually flowed all over the ground.

The other monks saw this scene but did not dare to say anything. They just closed their eyes tightly and silently recited the prayers taught to them by the great devil.

As if doing so could bring peace of mind to them.

Time passes minute by minute.

As the braziers on the stone pillars gradually went out, the sacrificial ceremony gradually came to an end.

The little devil tending the brazier yawned softly.

at this time.

He suddenly looked towards the right side of the fire column in confusion, where a shadow seemed to become a little distorted.

The little devil tilted his head.

next second.

His vision turned into darkness!
……

"Are the perceptions of these little devils so sharp?"

In the invisibility orb.

Matthew looked at the little devil with a little surprise, who was being strangled by Carmela's hand.

The latter used magic to erase all traces of his struggle.

in a blink.

The little devil turned into a corpse and was then thrown into Paradise Lost by Matthew.

"Let's go a little further. It should be fine to go that way!"

not far away.

Roland, who was in charge of the front line, signaled the two to move forward carefully.

Matthew replied in the affirmative.

During the subsequent sneak process.

They took the initiative to avoid the braziers and all the guards in the square -

This is actually quite difficult.

The Sestan family was once one of the three major families in Blood Sand City. Even though it has declined now, its wealth is still quite rich.

At least Matthew had never seen such a large number of true sight gems and malicious totems in any secret ceremony of any force.

Plus, the little devils that serve the Pillar of Fire themselves possess super strong perception.

This caused considerable difficulties for Matthew and others in their progress.

Fortunately, each trio has their own methods.

Matthew's invisibility ball was extremely effective, and with Carmela's divine protection, it took them nearly two hours to finally reach the core area of ​​the sacrifice without alerting any outer guards.

In front.

On a huge platform deep in the square.

A female devil with a great figure and wearing a dragon mask was lying coldly on a raised long platform.

She is surrounded by seven female devils.

The female devils were topless and wore red and black short skirts. The emblem flashing across the edge of their skirts was the totem of the Supreme Dragon God.

They were chanting some mysterious and ancient spell.

It seems to want to wake up the sleeping master.

of course.

Matthew, who had done in-depth homework in advance, understood that all this was just the surface of the ceremony.

The female devil lying on the long stone platform was not really asleep.

She just wanted to imitate the ancestor of the Sestan family - wake up from his deep sleep, and then rule the world with the power bestowed by the blood river in his dream -

This is the symbolic meaning of the sacrificial ceremony.

He also knew that the female devil in front of him was named Furious Dragon Lady Sandrine, the last heir of the Sestan family.

The Sestan family is a very complicated devil family.

They are not demons born and bred in Purgatory, but similar to the dragons, they are immigrants who moved from other planes of the astral world and eventually integrated into Purgatory.

It is said that this family still retains some faith in the Supreme True Dragon.

Matthew didn't quite believe it when he heard about it earlier.

After all, during the years that the Five-Colored Dragon God Baruk had been causing trouble, except for a very small number of star realm dragon people, the belief in the Supreme True Dragon had basically become extinct.

However, when I saw the totems on the demons around Dragon Girl Sandrine.

Matthew realized that this family's belief in the Supreme Dragon might be true.

But unfortunately.

"The ritual failed."

"The Supreme Dragon ignored her sacrifice."

"I even doubt whether their beliefs were truly heard by the Supreme Dragon."

"Haha, all the sacrifices were snatched away by a glutton in the star realm, but she seems to know nothing about it yet."

Carmela's sharp comments echoed in Matthew's mind.

As a legendary pastor who is almost extinct in this era.

Carmela naturally has extremely high authority in areas related to faith and sacrifice.

as predicted.

It didn't take long.

All the braziers in the square went out at the same time.

The seven female demons circling around the dragon girl suddenly fell silent.

They seemed to be strangled by the neck and no longer had the ability to sing calmly.

On the high platform.

Dragon Girl Sandrine suddenly opened her eyes.

next second.

A huge vortex opened up in the space in front of her.

Followed by.

A black piece of flesh of unknown shape fell from the space crack.

Sandrine's entire body was ablaze with orange-red flames.

The flames enveloped the black pieces of flesh, and soon, sharp and painful screams were heard from the flames.

The female demons surrounding the edge of the fire dispersed in time.

The Purgatory monks in the square also left one by one under the dispersal of the little devils and other middle-level devils.

For a while.

The entire underground space became dark and quiet.

Only the flames on the platform were still fighting fiercely with the black piece of meat.

Another ten minutes or so passed.

The black piece of meat gradually turned into a pitch-black stone.

The flames on Sandrine gradually faded.

But there was still some light in her.

This made her look somewhat sacred in the dim underground space, but it also made the fatigue on her face clearly visible.

"I see."

"She never intended to truly communicate with the Supreme True Dragon from the beginning. She just used this ritual to deliberately lure some evil gods from the star realm to intercept her, and then lured them into taking the bait so that she could get what she wanted..."

Carmela's voice became more animated.

And during their communication.

Matthew had already climbed onto the platform using his invisibility orb, and Roland, acting alone, also arrived from the other side.

Sandrine silently put away the black object.

Then he looked around sharply:
"How dare you intrude into the secret ceremony of the Sestan family?"

"You are really brave."

"It seems that he is not an ordinary thief."

Matthew hadn't originally intended to launch a sneak attack.

So he showed up:
"Of course, ordinary thieves don't have the courage to do this."

"We are sorry that we chose this relatively impolite approach, but we had no choice."

"After all, it's not that easy to see you."

Sandrine looked at Matthew’s face.
"Tiefling? Ha, he's obviously disguised... Never mind. I don't care."

"I heard during the day that someone was inquiring about the Nine Prisons documents in the market area. I didn't expect you to come so soon."

"It's just that you are not the first group to come to me."

"And the answer I can give is the same as what I gave to those people before -

The Sestan family will not hand over the Nine Prisons documents to anyone else.

Whether it is renting or selling.

It’s absolutely impossible!”

"You have violated the rituals and desecrated the holy places. I should have punished you."

"But I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you a chance -

Leave now!

Don't let me see you in Blood Sand City.

Otherwise my dragon fire will burn you to ashes!"

Hear this.

Loran couldn't help but whistle.

A smile appeared on Carmela's face.

Only Matthew looked serious:
"Your threats have no effect on us. We come here with sincerity, hoping to resolve some of the issues between us."

"I've heard something. Some time ago, the caravan of the Sestan family was intercepted and killed as soon as it left the city. They almost couldn't even keep the Nine Prisons documents."

"Although there are rumors that you have encountered a demon lord, you should know more about what happened than us. The Kane family and the White Devil family have been suppressing Sestan for decades. I admire your courage and perseverance to support yourself."

"But in fact, the situation of the Sestan family has not improved. It is even worse than before, isn't it?"

Sandrine's tone gradually turned cold:

"It is not the turn of a newly arrived tiefling to give instructions on the internal affairs of the Sestan family."

Matthew shrugged:

"Don't be so absolute in everything. If you are a little more flexible, things may turn out well."

"You guessed right. We need a Nine Hells document to achieve some goals."

"But this doesn't mean we will occupy the Nine Hells document for too long."

“On the contrary, we will pay considerable sincerity for this cooperation—at least we are confident that we can change the offline landscape of the Sestan family.”

Sandrine’s eyes narrowed into a line.

"You only need the Nine Hells scribes for a one-time thing?"

"Which Purgatory Lord do you want to attack?"

Matthew's eyelids twitched.

This female devil's reaction is really sharp——

or.

Is it common practice in Purgatory to use the Nine Hells' Documents to launch a surprise attack on a Purgatory Lord?
"Are you sure you want to know?"

Matthew asked with a half-smile.

Sandrine said coldly:
"I have to assess the value and risk of the deal you're talking about."

"In addition to knowing which Purgatory Lord you want to assassinate, I also need to see your strength."

"Is it just you three?"

"If that's the case, unless you are all legendary warriors..."

next second.

Roland and Carmela released a little bit of legendary domains and characteristics one after another.

The realm outside of purgatory in these two people seems so different in this space.

Almost instantly, he was counterattacked by the power of Purgatory.

Sandrine's pupils shrank.
"Are they really three legends?"

Matthew's silence was obviously taken by her as his agreement.

But soon.

She still shook her head:
“Although the Sestan family lacks legendary warriors, you are legends from outside. The combat power you can exert in Purgatory is less than 70% of that in normal circumstances. I find it hard to believe that you can really help.”

"And judging from your tone, you won't stay in Purgatory for too long. You'll just do one job and leave, but you may leave endless hidden dangers for me and the Sestan family."

"This deal is too risky for me. There is no way I can agree to it."

"You three, please come back."

This time.

Her tone became much more polite.

Matthew continued to lobby:
"You just need to provide a document from the Nine Prisons, and you don't need to do anything else."

"There will be great rewards after the success, and no one will know about it."

"We can even help you eliminate a powerful demon in Blood Sand City—the one from the two families that suppressed you."

Sandrine smiled faintly:
"That sounds very tempting."

"But sorry, I still have to say no."

"The Sestan family will not cooperate with outsiders. It has been like this in the past and will remain so in the future, even if we perish..."

Matthew frowned and wanted to say something. But Carmela's eyes lit up:

"What you actually want to say is, 'Even if you become legends, you are just lowly bugs that are not qualified to cooperate with the noble devil. If your family is not in trouble, I will definitely lock you up with other slaves and torture you severely...'"

Sandrine was shocked, then flew into a rage:
"Can you read minds?"

Carmela responded expressionlessly:

"sometimes."

Orange-red dragon fire immediately ignited on Sandrine's body, and she then gave herself a few buffs.

after that.

Her tone became cold and hard:
"get out!"

"You are not welcome here!"

"This is an ultimatum. The glory of the Sestan family cannot be humiliated by lowly races like you!"

"flame……"

"Follow my command and destroy everything!"

All of a sudden.

More flames swept in from all directions.

The entire underground space erupted with sharp alarms.

A large number of demons are coming quickly!
"I've said it before, these devils are damn stubborn and can't be persuaded so easily. I might as well use my method and try to sleep with her..."

Between dodging.

Loran complained.

Matthew looked at Sandrine bathed in dragon fire with some regret:
"We are determined to obtain the Nine Hells' Documents."

"Regrettably, your Excellency has chosen the most unwise course of action."

Sandrine sneered:

"When I peel off your skin, you will know what wisdom is..."

"Don't think that legends can do whatever they want in Purgatory."

"You lowly races don't understand the greatness of the Blood River's will!"

boom!
The dragon fire rushed straight towards Matthew's face.

However, at that moment.

Matthew took a step forward, and a large amount of black flames swept over his whole body. The moment Sandrine's dragon fire came into contact with the black flames, all of it rolled back and then disappeared out of thin air!
Sandrine was shocked.

But soon she felt a dizzying pain!
"Ability: Above the Dragon"!
The powerful pressure caused Sandrine's body to stiffen briefly.

When it is.

Matthew stepped forward quickly, and in front of Sandrine's surprised gaze, a shovel was instantly placed on her neck. She vaguely felt the sharp edge of the shovel!
"Last chance, will you cooperate or not?"

Matthew spoke very quickly.

Sandrine sneered:

"Even if you kill me, you won't be able to get the Nine Prisons' documents."

"And if you kill me, you won't be able to leave Blood Sand City alive."

"I'm not afraid at all..."

However, the word "fear" has not yet been fully uttered.

The sharp shovel removed her head as smoothly as cutting butter!
boom!
A large amount of flames burst out from the dragon priestess's neck.

Her head fell to the ground in dismay.

Matthew stepped on him.

But her body fled towards the bottom of the platform in the flames——

there.

A large number of demons are gathering towards the platform.

crucial moment.

A foot appeared right under the headless corpse.

The latter stumbled.

Followed by.

A huge nail hammer came out of the air, flashing a dazzling divine light, and with just one blow, it smashed Sandrine's headless body into a meat paste!
at the same time.

Sandrine's head was also grabbed by Matthew's pale hand.

Under the influence of negative energy.

Her head struggled for a moment, and her eyes quickly lost color.

His soul left his body instantly.

But the moment she appeared.

The troll princess Rikki, holding the Jaeger Blade, suddenly appeared and quickly sucked in the soul of the terrified Sandrine!

……

“Hint: You killed the Dragon Priestess Sandrine (LV20/Elite Template).

Tauren Lord: You have obtained the realm "Purgatory" from Sandrine!
Purgatory (beginner level): After opening this realm, you will be treated as a Purgatory creature and receive the same judgments as Purgatory creatures.

……

"In a frontline city fighting a bloody battle with demons, the strongest person in the family is not even a legend. No wonder the Sestan family has fallen into such decline!"

Matthew shook his head secretly.

Perhaps Sandrine thought her dragon fire could buy her a chance of survival.

However, in the face of Gordon's fire.

All flames are like nothing.

Matthew caught the opponent off guard, and with the secret help of Carmela and Roland, it was easy for him to kill Sandrine in seconds.

of course.

What comes next is the most critical.

He glanced at the approaching demon army, and then looked at Roland.

The latter made an understanding gesture, then took out a emerald green flute and played it for a while.

A few seconds later.

Thick fog completely surrounded the platform.

The demons who came upon hearing the news were instantly lost in the thick fog, and only a few occasional curses could reach Matthew's ears.

"Your methods are too brutal."

Matthew looked at the meat paste on the ground, then he placed Sandrine's head next to the meat paste and tried to use the necromancy spell -

Soon.

A hideous-looking flying ghost head flew up from the pool of blood.

Matthew looked a little regretful.

He originally wanted to turn Sandrine's body into a zombie.

Now it seems the plan has failed.

Fortunately, the most critical part should not have any problems.

next second.

He returned to Paradise Lost with the Jaeger Blade.

After consuming part of the founder's energy.

Matthew successfully resurrected Sandrine in Paradise Lost!
"you!?"

"I!?"

Sandrine looked around in horror.

quickly.

She understood her situation, and the shock on her face gradually disappeared, turning into reluctance and bitterness.

Matthew looked at her thoughtfully:
"Carrying the fate of the Sestan family alone for these years has exhausted your energy."

"You originally wanted to take this opportunity to completely unload your burdens—

After being killed by me.

Your soul will belong to a lord with whom you have previously made a contract.

Aren't you afraid that he might throw your soul into the coin-making furnace?
Or is it that the lord you signed the contract with is not in Purgatory?"

Well known.

Souls are the hard currency of Purgatory.

The Coin Furnace is the key tool for compressing ordinary souls into soul currency.

Almost all devils are keen on collecting all kinds of souls. The excellent and rare ones will be carefully collected, while the ordinary ones will be directly thrown into the furnace to be made into soul coins that can help devils to be promoted or upgraded.

Under this social rule.

Devils are generally afraid of death, and are even more afraid that their souls will be taken away by others and turned into soul coins.

But Sandrine did the opposite.

It was only after Matthew resurrected her that he detected a hint of suicide in her soul.

Sandrine responded stubbornly:

"Since you have resurrected me here, I have nothing to say."

"But you don't want to know where my soul will end up!"

Matthew was a little surprised to see that she still looked unconvinced.

So he stepped forward:
"You know how much power I had in Paradise Lost."

"I can search your soul and see all your secrets..."

Hear this.

Sandrine's face suddenly showed expressions of fear, shame, pain and struggle.

"and many more!"

"I, I'll tell you where the Nine Hells' documents are!"

"I will try my best to cooperate with whatever you want!"

"But don't search my soul, please, will you?"

She struggled to resist Matthew who kept approaching her.

The latter stopped suddenly:
"It's a word."

"Don't be in a daze, come out and deal with your people and subordinates first."

"You don't want them to become my puppets like you, do you?"

"This is a very convenient thing for me. Oh, I forgot to tell you that my main job is a necromancer..."

talking.

Matthew's figure instantly disappeared in Paradise Lost.

Then a light blue portal appeared in front of Sandrine.

Sandrine stared at the portal in a daze, her mind in a state of confusion:

"Necromancer?"

"A space where one can be resurrected from the dead?"

"Want to assassinate the Lord of Purgatory?"

"Wait, could he be the Destroyer..."

Just at this time.

She suddenly noticed it out of the corner of her eye.

On a cosmic bedrock not far away, two figures were working diligently.

"Are you also imprisoned here by him?"

She flew over and asked softly.

The two men glanced at her and continued working on their own.

Seeing that the other party ignored her.

Sandrine ventured to ask:

"Can I know your names?"

"I mean, after all, we are in the same boat. If we join forces, maybe..."

At this moment.

One of the men interrupted her coldly:

"My name is Sen'er, and I'm a little-known legendary thief."

"Little girl, my advice is to work harder and stop daydreaming..."

Done.

He continued to plant trees.

Sandrine was stunned for a moment:
"Legendary thief?"

"Sen'er, could it be the legendary Scarlet Letter Hunter from the Material World?"

"No way?"

She was still somewhat unwilling.

Then he walked towards another man.

"Excuse me……"

She hasn't finished speaking yet.

He was rudely interrupted by the other party:

"If you can help me plant a few more trees, I'd like to talk to you."

"If you can't, stay away from me."

Sandrine was a little angry:
"I just want to know your name."

The other party looked at her expressionlessly:
“Few people know my name, but people used to call me the God of Travelers.”

"Do you understand, little girl? Just do your part obediently."

"From what I've heard, that damn necromancer doesn't like people who procrastinate..."

God of Travelers?
Sandrine’s pupils shrank again.

She silently left this bedrock of the universe.

Soon.

Sandrine spotted a black cat resting under a tree on the largest piece of bedrock.

She wanted to go over and ask.

But after a few seconds.

She didn't know what she remembered, and the expression on her face became extremely shocked.

In an instant.

She flew through the portal and left Paradise Lost.

Subsequently.

Roland removed the fog.

With the help of the clones and tricks that Matthew prepared for her.

Sandrine persuaded the demons who came upon hearing the news to retreat.

Although there were some doubts in the eyes of these subordinates, Sandrine's prestige in the Sestan family was still very high. In addition, there were indeed the "corpses" of Matthew and the other two lying on the ground, so the devils finally left one after another.

Wait until the dust settles.

Sandrine took out the Nine Hells Documents belonging to the Sestan family from another secret room in Dragon Castle and handed them to Matthew.

Together with.

There is also a purgatory wonder.

……

"Hint: You have obtained the 'True Dragon Fragment (Rare Item)'.

True Dragon Fragments: A fragmentary picture album depicting the true form of the Supreme True Dragon. By browsing this album, you will have the opportunity to communicate with part of the will of the Supreme True Dragon.

You can also activate this fragment to gain more blessings from the Infernal River.

Also.

The bearer of this artifact will gain a breath of true dragon.

You can use this to start a religious group that worships the Supreme Dragon..."

……

(End of this chapter)