The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 531 Wolf Lady

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Shadow demon clan.

This group actually does not agree with the common understanding of "Shadow Demon" by beings in the material world.

Because the Shadow Fiends and the Shadow Fiends themselves are two kinds of devils.

In the Nine Layers of Hell.

Shadow Fiends belong to the top-level devil bloodline. They are born in the shadows and possess incredible magical abilities in the fields of shadow, arcane, space, etc.

Also.

Each shadow demon possesses top-notch assassination skills, escape ability and intelligence gathering capabilities.

Thanks to the heaven-defying talent and gift.

Most shadow fiends have 18 to 20 class levels by the time they reach adulthood.

Compared to other demons.

It is easier for Shadow Fiend to become a legendary creature or even advance to a legendary profession.

This is an extremely powerful and noble group in Purgatory.

However, Shadow Fiend has a flaw.

This kind of devil can only be born slowly through the special collision between the Purgatory Blood River and the Shadow Plane.

They cannot reproduce on their own.

The Shadow Fiends discovered that whether they bred internally or intermarried with outsiders, the offspring they gave birth to would lose most of the Shadow Fiend's bloodline talents and become relatively mediocre.

But most shadow demons are very keen on reproducing offspring.

This artificially bred a whole new race of devils in Purgatory—

Shadow demon clan.

The blood talent of the Shadow Demon Clan is far inferior to that of their parents, which is mainly manifested in the lack of spellcasting ability.

Their fighting power is no stronger than other medium-level demons.

Fortunately, the Shadow Fiends are a group of devils that are very united internally.

Coupled with the protection of their father, the Shadow Lord, this group also has a certain weight in Purgatory.

It is said that members of the Shadow Demon Clan act very cautiously and low-key.

But this rumor obviously did not match what Matthew saw and heard.

He couldn't help but quickly review the homework he had done before leaving, and then tried to continue communicating:
"We are from Bloodsand City and will go to Tears of Baator to trade."

"We have also received a commission from the Son of Purgatory..."

Matthew took out a carefully crafted fake document to convince the other party, and used the banner of the Sons of Purgatory.

However, the member of the Shadow Demon Clan in front of him seemed extremely impatient.

He snatched the fake document and threw it casually to the attendant beside him, then looked down at Matthew:

"This has nothing to do with the Son of Purgatory."

"No matter what your background is, you must obey the call of the local lord - this is Baator Purgatory, Fufeng Slope, not your Blood Sand City, you'd better understand this!"

"Hurry, everyone put down the goods, get off the carriage, and follow us!"

"Don't even think about running away. This is Fufeng Slope. The Wind Demon in our team will keep a close eye on your every move. No one can escape under his watch!"

Matthew exchanged glances with the others.

I chose to compromise temporarily.

The reason for the compromise is simple:

Firstly, this location is too close to Fengmo Inn. Once the action is taken, even if the trio puts their full efforts, it will be difficult to guarantee that no one will slip through the net.

If the whereabouts are revealed, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

Secondly, the most troublesome thing about the members of the Shadow Demon Clan is that most of their leaders have signed deep soul agreements with their father lords.

Once the leader dies or is seriously injured.

The parent who is the deed holder will be informed almost immediately.

The knight in front of him was so arrogant as he moved around Fufeng Slope under the banner of the Phantom Baron. It was very likely that he was really the lord's confidant.

And the Phantom Baron is Gracia's confidant.

Once a chain reaction is triggered.

Subsequent actions become unpredictable.

At last.

There are too many members in this Shadow Demon Legion!
In addition to the first group of shadow demons riding Shadow Nightmares, Matthew later saw a huge army on the hillside.

Their number is at least over two thousand.

This is not a small amount.

Originally, if there was only a small team of devils, they could try to escape by using illusion, hypnosis, maze and other means.

But the enemy was too numerous.

The effect of the illusion will be greatly reduced.

This is also one of the flaws of spiritual magic such as illusion and hypnosis.

Even if you become a master of illusion.

It is easy to hypnotize several people at once.

But as soon as the number exceeds a hundred, things become extremely difficult.

As for more than a thousand people.

The degree of difficulty increases exponentially.

In addition, there must be some hidden story behind such a large-scale march of the Shadow Demon Legion.

Matthew and others also wanted to collect more intelligence before taking action.

So he temporarily tolerated the other party's arrogance.

"It's not difficult to escape, but in a terrain like Fufeng Slope, we can only run back. If we run up, we will most likely be discovered..."

As Matthew left the carriage, he calmly thought about his next plan.

After the group stood aside cooperatively, a group of Shadow Demon soldiers rushed over.

They took away the carriage that Carmela had transformed, and then pushed Matthew and others onto a larger carriage.

The carriage was more like an open-air prison, with iron railings inserted all around the wooden box.

After the group was stuffed in, they soon heard the sound of the door being locked from outside.

The carriage itself was not screened.

Matthew could clearly see the situation outside from inside.

He observed that most of the cargo on the Shadow Demon Legion's wagons was conventional war supplies and goods.

There were only two or three prison vans similar to the one he was in.

One of them contained a dozen infernal hobgoblins.

The unlucky guys in the other car looked like tiefling merchants with the same disguise as himself.

It seems that this shadow demon leader is not targeting him.

Instead, all the Tiefling merchants along the march were forcibly conscripted.

The Shadow Fiend leader is also very decisive in his work.

They didn't stay there long.

A few minutes later.

The Knights of Shadow Nightmare took the lead and continued to move down the slope.

The prison van carrying Matthew and others followed closely behind.

They made their way down.

Soon they returned to the inn where they had seen the promotional slogan for Paradise Manor.

Got here.

The Shadow Demon leader ordered the subsequent troops to be stationed here.

He himself led the vanguard cavalry and the prison cart and quickly marched towards an unfamiliar path.

Another half hour passed.

Matthew was surprised to find that they had actually gone around to the side of Fufeng Slope.

it's here.

The plane faults formed one cliff after another.

There are many small artificial platforms on the cliff.

There are traces of house construction on many small platforms.

From a distance, you can see some traces of the devil's actions.

The road leading to the platform is composed of steep steps and stone stairs.

Got here.

The Shadow Fiend leader continues to streamline his followers.

He led the team personally, with the addition of a dozen cavalrymen, and then escorted Matthew and others all the way forward.

After going through several steep platforms.

They came to a larger platform. Next to the cliff was a tall brick and stone house.

The style of the house is quite different from the traditional architecture of Purgatory.

Matthew took a look at it and thought that the outline of this thing was a bit like the church on Earth in his previous life.

The shadow demon leader pushed open the door of the "church".

Six burly and powerful monsters immediately jumped out.

They have a scorpion-like lower body and a humanoid upper body.

Matthew blinked.

These scorpion guards are actually a kind of swarming creatures. The threat level of six of them together is that of a legendary creature.

And he found at least twelve Scorpion guards on this platform.

It seems that the devil living here is not ordinary.

After greeting the scorpion guards, the leader hurried into the house.

Vaguely.

Matthew saw a graceful figure coming out of the house.

She stood by the gate and talked to the shadow demon leader.

Without waiting for Matthew to speak.

Luo Lan's voice rang in his heart, and the conversation between the two parties was quickly translated by the poet with his own ability.

But the Shadow Demon leader spoke first:

"Dear Madam Wolf, as agreed, I have sent a batch of fresh souls that have not signed any contracts. There are two types: tieflings and infernal hobgoblins. Well, it should be enough for your experiment."

"You can pick a few to go, but you can't take all of them. I'll take the rest. Stuluk's front line needs these guys..."

Mrs. Wolf replied delicately:
"Thank you, Sanchester. You are the only one willing to help me in this situation. I will remember your kindness. If you need me one day, I will do my best to repay you..."

The shadow demon leader named Sanchester seemed a little embarrassed, and his voice became unnatural:
"This is what I should do, Madam Wolf. Compared to the kindness you showed me back then, these are nothing."

"It's just that your current situation is indeed somewhat dangerous. If I get too close to you, I will also be implicated. As for the master... Anyway, quickly choose someone. You should be able to understand me."

Mrs. Wolf asked resentfully:
"The Baron has never mentioned me?"

Sanchester sighed.

He shook his head and turned away:

"I'll bring the person over."

"You choose."

Done.

He brought Matthew and others into the gate.

soon.

Mrs. Wolf's voice came out from inside, but this time her voice was no longer delicate, but proud and cold:
"The tieflings stay."

"You can take all the hobgoblins with you. Thank you anyway."

Sanchester nodded.

Immediately he led his men away in a hurry.

The platform suddenly became empty.

Only Matthew and his men and a few other Tiefling merchants were left in the open space inside the gate.

The latter seemed somewhat panicked.

Matthew and others were much calmer——

one way or another.

Now that the Shadow Demon leader had left, it became easy for them to escape.

However, the owner of the house in front of him, the female devil named Mrs. Wolf, seems to have some ambiguity with the Phantom Baron.

After exchanging glances, the few of them chose to wait and see for a while.

At least we have to make sure that Sanchester and others don't come back.

After quietly sending out some mice as spies to monitor the route.

Escorted by the Scorpion guards, Matthew and others bypassed the front row of buildings and came to the inner courtyard.

The fierce guards ordered them to stand in the middle and roughly stripped off most of their outer clothes.

soon.

Matthew felt a gaze coming from the second floor of the room.

The wolf lady seemed to be secretly observing the group of hapless tieflings.

really.

That cold voice soon sounded again:
"Take them to the brainwashing room."

"Tell the witch to be careful and not to mess up my brain."

"Well, let the women go first, and let the men stand in the yard for a while."

Matthew quickly exchanged glances with Lorraine.

Carmela suddenly took a step forward, and under the surprised gaze of the Scorpion guards, she took the initiative to follow them in the direction of the so-called "brainwashing room".

Next up was Sandrine.

Although she didn't know the detailed plans of Matthew and others, she knew very well that she would never suffer any loss by following Carmela.

that's it.

The two of them were escorted deeper into the building by the Scorpion guards.

The other tieflings looked extremely nervous.

Some of them began to beg Mrs. Wolf to let them go, while others offered their treasures and loyalty.

Until a scorpion guard came forward and gave them a few vicious slaps.

The Tiefling merchants' pleas for mercy turned into suppressed cries and groans of pain.

Matthew naturally said nothing.

He was concentrating on using his mental power to search the building to confirm whether there were any legendary creatures hidden here.

A few rounds down.

He was basically certain that the most powerful people in this building were the twelve scorpion guards outside.

The second is Mrs. Wolf herself.

But it's more subtle.

He sensed a terrifying sealing force from Mrs. Wolf.

The nature of that power was quite similar to the shadow creature Matthew had come into contact with, and he suspected that it was the Phantom Baron who did it.

"So, this Wolf Lady is the Baron's ex-lover who was banished to the cold palace?"

"And the Shadow Demon leader is an old friend of Madam Wolf?"

Matthew had already imagined a bloody drama in his mind.

I never thought it would happen at this time.

Mrs. Wolf's voice suddenly came faintly again:

"That guy over there, the tiefling in the white shirt, bring him over to me."

Matthew looked around subconsciously.

I noticed that there was no one wearing a white shirt in the courtyard.

Then he saw Roland looking at him with a playful expression.

The next second, he was carried into the house by two scorpion men who exuded a strong fishy smell.

Crunch.

The sound of the wooden door opening and closing could be heard one after another in the relatively dimly lit room.

Matthew looked around with feigned uneasiness.

A scorpion guard wanted to stay, but was gently scolded by Mrs. Wolf and left.

soon.

Matthew and Mrs. Wolf were the only ones left in the room.

miracly.

There was a screen between the two of them that was totally out of tune with the Purgatory atmosphere!
The content on the screen is actually an ink-and-wash landscape painting!
Matthew looked at the other furnishings in the room.

Several more objects full of East Continent style were discovered.

This made him even more curious about Mrs. Wolf's identity and origin.

Between thoughts.

Mrs. Wolf walked out from behind the screen slowly, and a faint fragrance blew towards her:

"You're not your average tiefling trader, are you?"

Followed by.

Matthew then saw an extremely strange female face.

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(End of this chapter)