Shadow monk of online game

Chapter 227 Lord of the Undead
Although the Twilight Castle is built underground, it is as tall and majestic as the buildings on the ground. It doesn't look as big as Geffenhardt Castle, but it has a stern and formidable aura.In the center of the castle complex, a tall cylindrical tower stands abruptly like a flock of chickens, and in the dark sky, occasionally a thin red light casts on the tower, flashing away.

What flows in the moat surrounding the castle is not water, but fiery red magma, but the strange thing is that it doesn't feel particularly hot standing next to it.

"Is the magma here different?" Lu Ping couldn't help asking Mo Shi.

Mo Shi nodded: "Yes. This is the place with the strongest dark atmosphere in the whole Diya. The coldness of the dark atmosphere is neutralized by the hotness of the magma, so the ground is neither cold nor hot, but the bottom of the magma is still hot. If a person falls, they will be melted in the blink of an eye.”

"What is that tower for?"

Mo Shi hesitated before saying, "That's the 'Spirit Summoning Tower', which is used to gather energy..."

He seemed to have something to hide, or he had some scruples, so he didn't want to say more, and Lu Ping couldn't ask any more questions, so he followed him in.

There were six dark knights guarding the gate, who looked similar to Bill. When they saw the two coming over, they stood there without saying a word, like stone sculptures.Of course, there is a magic release leading the way, otherwise strangers should not be killed at close range.

There are more guards in the castle, including necromancers, vampire counts, and dark knights. Besides, people who are wandering or passing by in a hurry feel more lively than Geffenhardt Castle.

The layout of the castle is basically the same as Alma's map. Entering the gate is a small square, and on the right is the king's reception room. Several dark knights are guarding there. Seeing Mo Shi and Lu Ping approaching, they greet them. After all, it was Bill, an old acquaintance.

"I welcome you on behalf of the king!" Bill walked in front of Lu Ping, nodded slightly and bowed.

Lu Ping smiled and said: "We met again, you are still the same, you cherish words like gold, today is probably the longest time you have spoken."

Bill didn't answer, and Dead Fisheye still didn't show any expression. He stepped back sideways and made a gesture of invitation towards the door.

Walking into the gate, Lu Ping immediately saw Casto sitting on the chair in the middle, one of the most powerful and ruthless people on the continent.

Castor is a normal human being, with a thin face, a short black beard, and a shrewd and capable look, but Lu Ping feels that his face is really sharp-mouthed, a bit like a big horse monkey, and the golden crown was not given to him. Add how much king's momentum and emperor's appearance.

"Ah, welcome, lord of Harmondale!" Castor quickly stood up and opened his hands with enthusiasm.

Lu Ping pressed his left back on his chest, bowed slightly, and saluted with the common etiquette in this world: "Great King Diya, leader of wizards, it's an honor to meet you!"

Casto laughed and said, "I'm informal, don't be too polite, please sit down."

Lu Ping took his seat, but Mo Shi bowed and withdrew.

"I'm a short-tempered person, and I have something to say, Lord Harmondale, first of all, I would like to thank you for helping us a lot, and drawing those idiots from the Griffin Empire out of the rat's nest, haha..." Castor laughed with.

"Your army is very brave and effective in combat!" Lu Ping also flattered him. Of course, Casto knew that he had led the Griffon Empire's army out by mistake, but he gave credit to him. Give it to him, you pay me three points, and I will pay you back a foot, it's reciprocal.

Castor said: "We firmly support the independence of Hammonddale and maintain the peace and stability of the surrounding areas. No matter what excuses are used to invade, it is illegal and should be stopped. This is our consistent principle!"

Lu Ping responded: "That is, that is."

"I've heard a lot about your heroic deeds, but what I admire the most is that you stole their treasured Gryphon Heart from Geffenhardt Castle. Is this really the case?"

Lu Ping's heart sank, feeling that the big horse monkey was also trying to play the heart of the griffin, but this question cannot be avoided.

"It is true that someone entrusted me to steal this thing." Lu Ping's answer was also very ingenious, he did not say whether he stole it, but admitted that there was such a thing.

Castor's face suddenly changed, and he said very seriously, even a little harshly: "There are some traitors who split from Diya occupying the Kelanke Laboratory. I heard that you have a close relationship with them?"

Lu Ping broke out in a cold sweat immediately. Casto must not be able to hide this incident. He didn't expect him to question him face to face. How can he answer this?

"I... I have indeed been to a mysterious island. I don't know its name, and I don't know their origin..."

"Haha..." Casto laughed loudly, "I'm just joking, don't be nervous, what kind of trouble do they want to make? If it weren't for the sake of getting to know each other, I would allow them to live until now ?"

"Uh……"

Castor changed into a smiling face and a gentle tone: "I called you here today to reiterate that Diya and Harmondale will always be friends. If necessary, we can send troops to support; when we need I also hope that you can provide some small help."

According to Lu Ping's words, he wanted to send troops to Harmondale. The name was aid, but it was actually control.This is inconvenient to refuse, but the undead army stationed in Harmondale will give the Griffon Empire an excuse to attack again, and even the elves may become enemies with Harmondale. To be honest, the warlike and tyrannical undead are not affected by this. Mainlanders are welcome.

Having dealt with these old and cunning NPCs a lot, Lu Ping also became cunning, his heart turned like lightning, and he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help last time. If possible, I hope you can send them to help me again. Moshi and Bill are both excellent, and it's an honor to be friends with them."

Castor frowned. Originally, he meant to send a large number of troops into Harmondale, but Lu Ping had already used "misunderstanding" to politely refuse and made a request, and he couldn't insist firmly.

"Okay, then ask the two of them to bring another 200 people to help. It's okay to have more. It's best to replace all the original people in the castle."

Lu Ping said with some embarrassment: "After all, they have been working and living there for a long time. If they didn't make any major mistakes and suddenly drove them away, I'm afraid it will lose people's hearts and cause anxiety among the residents, which is not conducive to long-term stability."

Castor said with a sullen face: "Well, I'm just a suggestion. Who you hire to work is your own business. I have always adhered to the principle of not interfering in the internal affairs of other countries."

Lu Ping cursed inwardly: Fuck, trickery, you don't want to manipulate Harmondale, why do you want me to do it?
"By the way, Your Majesty, the six of us have inherited the lordship of Harmondale. I haven't seen the four old lords yet. I don't know where they are. I want to thank them in person."

There was a dramatic change on Castor's face, and a smile appeared again: "Of course, but they are now performing important and secret missions outside, and you will have to wait for a while before you can see them."

Ghosts will believe your words!Lu Ping cursed in his heart, but his face showed a look of complete confidence, and he nodded: "It's lucky that they can get your reuse. I have been away from Harmondale for several days. If there is nothing else, I would like to Just go back and prevent people from the Griffon Empire from sneaking in."

Castor nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, I will ask Bill to pick someone to help as soon as possible, don't worry, I will firmly support you, anyone who wants to violate Harmondale will suffer a heavy blow cost!"

"Then goodbye." Lu Ping said, saluted again, turned and walked out, stopped suddenly at the door, and turned back to ask: "Your Majesty, can you accompany me to visit the castle? A place like Twilight Castle is completely There is only one Entagri, and if I didn’t visit here, my friends would definitely make fun of me when I go back.”

Castor showed a little impatient look: "I'm very busy, so I don't have time to hang out with you. You can go and visit by yourself. There are dangers in the summoning tower, so don't go in. In addition, the basement is a private space, and it does not accept visits, and there is nothing to see , you can go anywhere else."

"Oh, ok, ok, I'll just walk on the ground."

"Have a good time."

Casto didn't send him out, nor did he send anyone to follow, Lu Ping secretly rejoiced, God helped me!

Now, of course, we can't go to the basement floor immediately. Lu Ping pretended to be curious and looked here and there. He was actually observing the terrain and the guards. How could he care about the scenery?

There are quite a lot of guards in the castle. In addition to the fixed guards, there are also patrols, and some undead who don't know what they are doing. Except for some insignificant corners, no matter where they make an outrageous move, they will be immediately attacked by a large number of people. Guards attack.

Lu Ping had to think carefully. If someone found out, it would not only be a matter of being killed, but Harmondale would also be affected. Maybe Castor directly sent troops to occupy Harmondale in a fit of anger. want to do.

If it was just to steal something for Olma, Lu Ping would never take this risk, but the purpose now is to rescue the four old lords, at least find them.This is not only the main task of SS level, but also related to whether he can have a super powerful golden puppet, no matter how much risk he takes, it is worth it!

The most likely place to imprison the four old lords is the third underground floor of the castle. If Lu Ping hadn't met Orma, he would have had no chance at all, so he didn't have to worry about it.The problem is that now that I have the invisibility cloak, I know the structure of the second floor below, and I have already entered the castle, and I am only one step away from the success of the city, how can I give up?It can be said that this is the only and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, it is estimated that it will be impossible to storm in even after reaching level 100, and you will not be able to complete the task even if your beard is white.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger cub, fight it!

Lu Ping became ruthless, went to a corner where no one was around, and tore open a time-space beacon scroll. After he got it, he couldn't go back the same way, but he had to come back here, otherwise he would "disappear" for no reason. By telling others that he was a thief, he would be like the last time he stole the heart of the griffin. Although he succeeded, the suspicion could not be removed.Now that there is a time-space beacon, he can appear here immediately after stealing the things below, and then leave openly, no one can doubt him.

After setting up the teleportation point, Lu Ping walked to the corner of the wall near the elevator, avoiding the eyes of the guards, quickly put on the invisibility cloak, tore off a magic eye scroll, and used the shadow stealth stunt to enter the invisible state.

How high is the guard's insight here?Lu Ping couldn't measure it. In short, it was very high. Even if he didn't make a sound, he might be seen through.The cloak on his body can only prevent magic detection, it has no other function, and it is not helpful for the invisibility effect.Fortunately, before coming here, he asked Leng Wa to send him the Zombie Ring, which was already on his hand. The Zombie Ring increased his stealth and shadow hiding ability by 20%, which gave him a little bit of confidence .

This time is the most difficult stealth since he entered the game!
There were two vampires standing next to the elevator. They couldn't tell the level at all, and they never took a step away. The distance between the two vampires was only more than two meters. He had to pass in front of their eyes. This was the first difficulty.

Lu Ping is like a snail crawling, one step at a time, walking forward very slowly, each step landing can not make a sound, the speed of the body is as slow and even as possible, praying in his heart that no one will walk towards him and hit him It's dead.

Although the light here is dim, all the guards here have long been accustomed to the darkness, and it is not dark to them. For Lu Ping, the only advantage of the dark light is that it will not leave shadows on the ground, and there are no other advantages.

He was really afraid of coming, and suddenly a death mage appeared at the gate, walking towards this side quickly. When Lu Ping heard footsteps behind him and knew that he was walking towards him, it was too late to avoid it. .Shocked, he could only speed up a little, moved two steps to the side, and bowed his head as much as possible.

The necromancer quickly walked past Lu Ping, driving an obvious airflow. He was only less than two feet away from Lu Ping. The airflow hitting Lu Ping's body is like a wave hitting a rock. For NPCs and monsters of insight, it is an obvious fluctuation.

Fortunately, the two vampires were focusing on the necromancer at this time, and did not notice a little abnormality next to them.

Lu Ping's heart moved. The chance of walking between the two vampires without being noticed may be less than 50%. higher.It's like a person hanging on the back of a motorboat, the waves are splashing, and outsiders will not notice that there is a person behind if they don't pay attention.

Suffering the bold and starving the timid, Lu Ping went all out, speeding up and following the necromancer. At this time, he no longer cared about the changes in the air flow brought about by his movement, as long as he remained invisible.

The two vampires probably sensed some abnormal changes in the air flow, and became a little alert, but they didn't see Lu Ping, thinking that the air flow was caused by the necromancer walking too fast and the wide mage robe.Their eyes followed the necromancer until he walked into the elevator, then turned back and continued to be in a daze.

Now Lu Ping is facing the second difficulty. The elevator is a platform of about four square meters without any shelter. In such a short distance, even if Lu Ping suppresses his breathing, he may be discovered by the necromancer, unless he does not breathe at all.

It’s impossible not to breathe. If the descent takes a long time, if you can’t hold it back, you will breathe more obviously, so Lu Ping just faces the necromancer sideways and slows down his breath as much as possible.

Fortunately, the necromancer pulled down the handle on the wall, and the elevator began to sink, and it vibrated slightly, making a rhythmic "clucking" sound.

Lu Ping heaved a sigh of relief and could finally breathe steadily.

(End of this chapter)