The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 540 Are you ready to take action?
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Faced with Kret's enthusiastic application for team formation.

Matthew had to politely refuse:

"I would love to go with you, but sorry, I have more important things to do."

Kret's tone was filled with disappointment:
"Oh, really? You are really not tempted by Beckman's treasure?"

"Okay, I respect your decision."

"I wanted to join forces with you to take them down, what a pity..."

Matthew nodded slightly and explained a few more words.

But he was soon interrupted by Kret:
"You don't have to explain too much to me. I can probably guess why you suddenly appeared here."

"You are going there for the woman we just talked about, right?"

"I've heard about what you did in Stuluk. It was really shocking. As a mortal, you offended a local lord. If it were me, I might not have the courage to do that."

Matthew smiled and said:
"You are too modest, Crater. I believe you lack interest and energy, not courage."

Krete's voice was obviously much happier:
"You're right. I'm really too lazy to deal with these boring things."

"But speaking of this, it just so happens that when I was researching Barto's deeds, I also did some research on that woman."

"I give you these three things. Perhaps they can help you with your actions..."

While talking.

A ball of white light flew out from Huang Yulong's body and came in front of Matthew.

The white light split into three.

Matthew took a closer look.

Those were three dragon scales of different shapes.

These three dragon scales obviously did not come from the body of a giant dragon. The densely packed talismans engraved on them also represent powers from different fields.

Matthew took the scale and touched it, and a familiar feeling came over him——

"Isn't this my new ability, the Dragon Scale Talisman?"

"So Huang Yulong also mastered this ability?"

"And judging from the accuracy and power of the spell, Kret's ability is much stronger than mine. It may be the result of years of accumulation and long-term training..."

Two of the three dragon scales are from giant dragons from the Western Continent.

The powers they carry are "Curse of Decline" and "Curse of Resurrection" respectively.

It was beyond Matthew's expectation.

Neither of them is magic.

But a sustainable area!
“After activating these two spells, you will gain the corresponding domain effects that are equivalent to those maintained by me personally—decline and revival, respectively.

I am not bragging, no matter what kind of enemy they are, they must be careful when facing these two areas of mine."

Huang Yulong said:

"You are operating in a space outside the material world. Domain is the most important thing. It can at least offset some of the enemy's home advantage and provide a higher judgment priority for your battle."

"Open up new territories before starting a war. The more territories the better. Remember this. This is very important common sense."

Matthew nodded gratefully.

He actually knew this in the past, but his understanding of it was not deep enough.

After all, the situation in the astral realm or the secondary plane is better. As an outsider, even if Matthew is suppressed by the rules of the home field, the effect will not be too obvious.

But Purgatory is different.

He had a lot of feelings along the way this time. No matter where he went, he would be suppressed by his home team to varying degrees.

The Blood River Will is only a small part of it.

The mountains, rivers, land and every inch of space here are extremely hostile to outsiders.

This may be because Purgatory's pan-consciousness is relatively exclusive.

no matter what.

Crater's reminder is worth remembering.

After expressing his gratitude, Matthew looked at the last dragon scale charm.

This dragon scale is very special. It feels extremely soft, yet very tough.

Matthew stabbed it with a knife and found that it was just as strong as the hard scales.

"This is the scale of the Wanhua Divine Dragon."

Kret proudly introduced:
"Ordinary people can't get such good stuff."

"The Wanhua Divine Dragon is a very special and rare dragon race in the Eastern Continent. They have the ability to transform into anything, and they can be so realistic that their appearance may even be better than that of the Thousand Transformers!"

"This scale is a prop I carefully crafted. After activating it with mana, you will temporarily transform into the appearance of Baator and possess a little bit of the aura of the Lord of the Nine Hells..."

"Although you can't really turn into Barto, believe me, the more powerful the devil is, the more respectful he will appear in front of you after you transform.

This is also the nature of the devil.

They don't like taking risks, are extremely hypocritical, are good at acting, and like to take detours.

Gracia is the best of the devils.

I hope this dragon scale charm can bring you some help."

Matthew was quite moved.

He was well aware of the value of this amulet.

However, at this critical moment, he did not speak politely to Kret, but bowed deeply to him and said sincerely:
"Thank you, Crater. I owe you one."

Huang Yulong waved his hand:
"You are Welcome."

"I'd also love to see that woman get humiliated. I hope you get what you want."

Having said this.

He planned to leave -

Kret used magic to observe major changes on the main battlefield. If he was interested in Beckman's tomb, he had to take action.

at the same time.

They also noticed that the demons and air elements that were originally fighting fiercely on small battlefields in various places suddenly separated quickly.

They seemed to have received some important signal and stopped fighting, but retreated back to their camps.

This caused Matthew a little trouble.

Because there were more demons guarding the portal leading to the Deep Black Castle.

"Do you need help?"

Huang Yulong noticed this and asked Matthew enthusiastically.

Matthew smiled and shook his head:

"Thanks, but we can manage."

talking.

He then opened Paradise Lost and released Carmela and Sandrine.

"The portal is probably behind the Dark Castle..."

Matthew quickly explained the current situation to Carmela.

The latter nodded slightly.

Kret next to him couldn't help but whistled:
"Wow, two new ladies. You're more of a playboy than I thought, Matthew."

Carmella turned her head and glanced at Crait.

next second.

She raised her right hand.

The divine light containing enormous divine power surged out like a waterfall.

However, to outsiders.

This power is invisible and intangible.

Most of the divine power was poured onto the demons near the portal.

And a small part of it was directly poured into the head of the Yellow Jade Dragon Kret!

Legendary domination technique!
In an instant.

All the demons trembled on the spot as if they were struck by lightning.

Then, as if possessed by some mysterious force, he took steps in another direction.

Even Kret, who thought he had great resistance and did not dodge, was controlled by the domination technique and almost collided with the devil who suddenly ran up from the bottom of the mountain.

"Come on Matthew, we don't have much time."

Carmella said calmly.

Then she walked towards the portal without looking back, with Sandrine following closely behind her.

Matthew quickly cast a simple purification and gave Kret an apologetic look.

Krete came out of his abnormal state, and he was not as angry as Matthew imagined. He just had deep doubts in his eyes:
"What a vicious old woman!"

"She just used a technique to control demons, why did she control me as well?"

Matthew naturally had no answer to this question.

I could only remind him softly:
"Mr. Crater, Ms. Carmela is not an ordinary priest. She may have existed even older than you. I mean, much older..."

Kret's eyes flashed with deep interest.

He stared at Carmela intently, as if he wanted to say something.

Unfortunately, Carmella had already activated the portal.

The demons that were previously affected by the domination technique are also returning.

Matthew had to say goodbye to him in a hurry.

Subsequently.

The group of figures disappeared in the light of the portal.

And under the influence of the brainwashing aura that delayed its arrival.

The demons who returned to the edge of the gate had no idea what had happened.

They just felt that there was something wrong with the time and memory.

After a round of whispers that was bound to produce no results.

The devil guards also regained their composure.

Krete, who was hiding in the dark, saw this scene and his interest became even stronger:

"If we can join forces with such a powerful legendary priest, we really have a chance to seize Beckman's treasure."

"Pity……"

"Now I have to go there alone and try my luck."

He shook his head.

Then he rushed towards the main battlefield.

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The other side of the teleportation array.

Matthew and his crew arrived at the Dark Castle, the lair of the Phantom Baron, as they wished.

The situation is similar to the other side of the portal.

There are only a few devil guards here.

With the close cooperation between Matthew and Carmela, these devils easily lost more than ten seconds of memory.

Then in an atmosphere where nothing happened.

They successfully infiltrated the interior of the castle.

"This is near the abandoned garden of the castle. It is usually sparsely populated. Now most of the devil soldiers have been mobilized to the main road of the Great Rift Valley. I guess there are even fewer people here."

Mrs. Wolf pushed open a secret door with ease and led Matthew and others calmly through the withered garden. While avoiding the patrolling guards, she even found the time to pull out a few pieces of gold and a soul coin from the bottom of a candlestick!
“This is what I hid before!”

Facing Matthew's puzzled look, Mrs. Wolf responded confidently.

Matthew shrugged.

Mrs. Wolf really knew this place well.

Soon.

The group successfully crossed the large area behind the castle and arrived at the more densely guarded military area.

"See that fountain?"

"After turning on the fountain, a hollowed-out spiral stone staircase will appear underneath. As long as you can pass the password verification from the gargoyle leader at the end of the stone staircase, you can successfully pass through the teleportation array hidden on the platform at the bottom of the stone staircase and directly reach the Tears of Batto. The specific location is a palace where Gracia indulges in sensual pleasures."

"It's not easy to use force here. Domination and brainwashing may not be foolproof. Let me secretly make some noise to help you attract attention. You find a chance to enter the bottom of the stone stairs."

"When you see the gargoyle leader, tell him that Madam Wolf sent you here. She is my good friend and will definitely let you pass..."

In the shadows of the corridor.

Mrs. Wolf quietly proposed her plan.

"how about you?"

Matthew didn't bother to think about whether the gargoyle leader would really give Mrs. Wolf this face -

Even if the other party doesn't give face.

He and Carmela also have plenty of ways to make him save face.

Mrs. Wolf whispered:

"After you leave, I will try to go to the Baron's study and steal back the contracts that restrict my personal freedom."

“Don’t worry about me. Even if I can’t steal what I want, he can’t catch me back. If it doesn’t work, I will give up all my current power and return directly to the dream world, and slowly ascend from the most basic nature soul…”

Matthew shook his head and said:
"This is too dangerous."

"You can hide here first. After I have dealt with my own affairs, I will help you settle the score with the Phantom Baron."

"Believe me, this is my promise."

Perhaps it’s because of the natural compatibility with the soul of nature.

Although we didn't spend much time together.

Matthew already considered Mrs. Wolf as a friend he could make.

Mrs. Wolf showed a hint of hesitation.

But at this time.

Matthew suddenly felt a strong throbbing deep in his heart.

It feels like there is a pair of eyes staring at you from the depths of darkness!
Although that feeling only lasted less than two seconds.

But it's still quite disturbing!
"I'm being watched by the Blood River Will again. Fortunately, the watch is not malicious so far..."

Matthew's nerves were on edge.

next second.

He suddenly discovered that the gift he had received from the Blood River Will - "Guidance of Rega's Soul" actually appeared within his perception range!
Matthew's perception range is very large, but under normal circumstances, it is only a few hundred meters at most.

This means that Rhaegar's soul is in this dark castle!
There is even a possibility.

That is the Lust Queen Gracia who is in the deep black castle right now!

Matthew's heartbeat quickened slightly.

at the same time.

Carmela suddenly reminded with a serious look:
"Hide your breath."

"Don't say a word, not a word!"

Done.

She then used the "Invisible Carpet (Legendary)", which was extremely energy-consuming, to wrap the group up.

Mrs. Wolf and Sandrine watched nervously as a column of devil soldiers hurried past down the corridor.

Boom boom boom!
The crisp sound of high-heeled footsteps came from deep within the castle, forming a staggered echo.

In Matthew's perception.

A grim red dot appeared in the endless darkness.

She was walking towards the direction where she and the others were hiding.

When the two sides were closest, the distance between them was no more than eighty meters!

Fortunately, the structure of the castle was complex enough, and the Queen of Lust probably did not expect that there was a deadly enemy hiding in the lair of her top general.

Ten seconds later.

The sound of high heels gradually faded away.

Everyone's tightly held breath finally relaxed.

"That woman, is it Ge... is it her?"

Mrs. Wolf was afraid of being sensed by the other party and did not even dare to mention the name of the Lust Queen.

Matthew nodded slightly.

A little excitement flashed in his eyes:
"I didn't expect to meet her here."

"This is our chance."

"Are you ready to start? Sener, Richard, and Miss Saffron?"

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(End of this chapter)