The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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Six months later.

Northland.

Jiandong City.

Half Ear Inn.

Alicia pushed open the door covered with sword marks and rivets, and quickly entered the lobby of the tavern on the first underground floor.

Noisy sounds and stinky smells hit her face.

She sniffed.

The scene that she had previously despised was not only familiar to her, but also gave her a sense of security.

"I'm really hopeless..."

The woman in her early twenties scratched her chestnut hair in frustration.

Facing the bartender who took the initiative to offer her courtesy.

She waved impatiently, and then walked straight to her exclusive booth.

She took off her left boot and shook off the foreign objects inside vigorously -

A few coarse stones fell down.

These guys were the culprits who accidentally rubbed her foot skin when she took private work today.

She put her foot on her knee, looked at the blister underneath, took a needle from her belt, put it on the candle flame for a few seconds, and then skillfully pricked the blister.

"It doesn't hurt too much..."

She didn't rush to put her shoes back on, but left her feet there to let them ventilate and relax for a while.

Then she burned the cracked blister with a candle flame at close range.

This is a little trick the leader taught her.

Although it may not really work.

But as long as it is related to this new livelihood, she is eager to learn.

She learned well.

In recent months, the leader praised her for her intelligence several times.

She acted very modestly, but she affirmed the other party's praise in her heart.

Alicia does have extraordinary adaptability.

Otherwise.

As a pampered noble lady, she would never have survived until now after the disaster that took away all her family and property half a year ago!

In the past six months.

She had been thankful countless times at night that her father had chosen swordplay over poetry.

She was also thankful that several swordplay teachers had taught her everything.

Of course.

And her past self had not been lazy in this regard.

Otherwise, even if she had survived the disaster and found one of the few safe cities like Jiandong City, she would not have been able to survive like she is now -

On the way to Jiandong City.

She saw too many girls of her age walking into temporary tents with strong men for a little food.

What's more hateful is.

Under the disaster, most people have no integrity. Even if some people are willing to share some food, it will be very different from what was agreed in advance.

So most of them became corpses in the wilderness.

The worst time.

They and those who are weaker have become food for relatively stronger people.

"Hiss..."

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that her soles pressed directly on the candle flame, which made Alicia shudder and lean back, causing the old chair in the tavern to creak.

Not far away.

The lizardman boss shouted loudly:

"How many times have I told you not to play with your niche hobbies in public!"

"Otherwise, the candles on the table will be charged by time in the future!"

Alicia gave him a middle finger.

Then she put on her boots silently.

After doing all this.

She asked the bartender for a glass of beer diluted with water.

She counted the income from this private job again:

"I worked so hard and only earned eight small gold coins from the Alliance..."

"It's not easy to be a mercenary..."

The former noble girl sighed softly.

There are too many colleagues.

These days, just pick a few dishevelled and idle young people from a corner of Jiandong City and they dare to claim to be mercenaries who have participated in dragon slaying.

But if there is a new gap in the work of digging the moat tomorrow.

Those young people are experienced diggers again.

According to the leader.

Now it is no easier to find a decent job in the city than to find a paladin in a brothel.

In the past.

Mercenaries were only active on the sea, especially in the more chaotic Free Islands.

But after the disaster known as the "Great Rip" by the people.

The topography of the entire Northland has changed drastically, and the environment has become harsh.

Many people died.

But many people also arrived in the city alive.

They lacked jobs, and they were willing to do anything to have a bite of steamed bread.

Craftsmen, mercenaries, prostitutes, thieves...

The entire Jiandong City has gathered more than ten times the population of the past.

Most people live a hard life.

But the local rich people in Jiandong City have become rich because of this.

In order to protect these wealth.

They hired more people.

This is of course good news for those powerful mercenary teams.

But the temporary team where Alicia is in seems to be okay.

But because of my lack of experience and lack of reputation, it was difficult for me to get quests in the city.

Everyone was having a hard time.

Fortunately, I could barely fill my stomach.

"With today's money and the income from the next quest, I should be able to redeem the magic bracelet I pawned earlier..."

"Damn the earth elf profiteer, he's trying to make 30% of my profit!"

The reason why it is 30% is because of the leader's face.

But Alicia was still unwilling to accept it.

She took a sip of ale, her eyes wandering, wondering whether she should visit the hobgoblin traitor one night.

But when he thought of the two barbarian men who were inseparable from each other's side.

She was a little timid.

She didn’t want the captain to go to the moat the next day to collect the body for her...

Right now.

There was a whisper from the next table:

"Have you heard? The mages are collecting taxes again!"

"Collecting taxes again? Three times a month? What's the name this time?"

"Don't worry, we can't collect anything from us yet. The main thing is to ask the rich people in the city to pay taxes. It can be gold coins or various useful materials, especially good wood!"

"What do they need so much wood for?"

"The wife of a relative of my brother once worked as a support person at a mage college in the Alliance. According to what she revealed, the mages are not only collecting wood, but also searching for scarce metal resources such as gold and mithril..."

"What are they going to do? They didn't come out to save people during the great rupture, but now they have barely settled down and know how to collect taxes?"

"Haha... I've told you a long time ago that those mages are not good people. They claim to be guardians, but none of them are true."

"Well, I heard that there is an Alliance mage in the south who is quite dedicated..."

"Are you talking about the tree-planting mage from Rolling Stone City? Haha, don't think too much. The world is as dark as crows. I happen to have some dirty information about him here. Do you want to listen?"

"Say it quickly... hey hey hey..."

Alicia's perked ears gradually relaxed.

Nothing new.

These are all scraps of gossip, as real as her bust size when she dressed up for a dinner party.

But what about the Seven Saints Alliance?

Alicia is not much different from other low-level mercenaries.

The continent of Irondor has been at peace for too long, and the Alliance always boasts that it is their fault. However, in the face of a real disaster, no mage has been heard of standing up to turn the tide.

At least that's the case in the north.

nowadays.

After the natural disaster situation initially stabilized, the presence of the mages suddenly became stronger.

The news Alicia learned was further advanced than what those sitting next to her -

She heard that the mages were plundering wood in order to build a fleet strong enough to withstand the rough waves of the ocean.

Someone else said.

The wizards wanted to build a large ship out of gold and use magic to make it float on the sea.

They were going to escape overseas on that big ship.

They want to abandon Irondor completely!

There are also some more outrageous rumors.

For example, the mages discovered a fertile new continent in the southern part of the Endless Ocean after the Great Rip, where there was a more stable and secure environment, as well as soil more suitable for people to survive;

Others say.

The big tear was just the beginning of the disaster.

The continent of Irondor is about to sink completely, and the mages have no choice but to do this in order to protect themselves.

Some even claim.

After the disaster, the fog of the journey to the Eastern Continent has dispersed. The Alliance of Seven Saints plans to move collectively to the East to seek cooperation with the Sioux people to deal with the next crisis of annihilation.

These rumors once made people in Jiandong City panic.

But it takes a long time.

Everyone went on with their lives as usual.

At most, we just have more to talk about after dinner.

Alicia finished her ale and felt a deep sense of weariness well up in her heart.

She was about to lie down on the table and make a little kick when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a girl with a horrified face being dragged into the nearby storage room by two strong bald men.

The storage room on the basement floor of the tavern is a tacit secret room for many regulars, and prostitutes are also used to receiving customers here.

But that girl is obviously not a prostitute...

Alicia hesitated for a moment, she held the dagger at her waist, but after a few seconds, she slowly let go.

She turned her face to the other side with a stiff expression, with slight loss and regret in her eyes.

She couldn't save that girl.

It's not that they can't defeat those two strong men, but even if they drive them away this time, they will put the blame on the girl.

She may have been mistreated even worse.

Alicia couldn't always be by her side.

She is struggling to maintain herself and has no energy left to take care of others.

"This world..."

She cursed quietly.

But at this moment, outside the storage room, I suddenly remembered the lizard man’s boss yelling:

"Who the hell is in there?"

"If you don't follow the rules in broad daylight, get out of here!"

"Don't ruin the flour I just bought!"

In chaos.

The two big men walked out of it with a smile. They were kicked in the butts by the lizard man boss and walked out of the back door while laughing and cursing.

After a while.

The lizard man boss led the overwhelmed girl to the kitchen.

Alicia sighed softly.

According to past experience, the girl will stay as a helper, and the lizard boss will give her a bite to eat.

But actually.

The number of idlers raised in the Half-Ear Inn has seriously exceeded the standard.

Once in the middle of the night.

She caught the lizard man sighing at the bill sent by the flour merchant.

I don’t know how long this good old man can last.

"This world!"

Alicia took a sip and felt no sleepiness at all.

She rested her chin on one hand in boredom, staring blankly in her eyes.

A quarter of an hour later.

Teammates from the regiment appeared in the tavern one after another.

The first to arrive were two fellow warriors.

These two people have quite distinctive looks. One has a slender nose, fierce eyes, and a keen sense of smell. He looks like a hunting dog;

The other man has barbarian blood, and his body is covered with needle-like hairs. When he gets angry, these needle-like hairs will explode like a porcupine.

Their names are complicated.

Alicia didn't bother to remember, and usually just called them hounds and porcupines.

But these two people happily accepted it.

Alicia knows that.

The warrior brothers are all interested in me, and they will show their kindness no matter what happens.

Change to the past.

In fact, she is not very good at rejecting men's pursuit, nor is she willing to extinguish their thoughts in advance.

But the experience of more than half a year has taught her a lot.

Under the current chaotic situation.

Don't mess with violent men easily.

Even if Alicia is not afraid of them in a duel, she does not want any bloody drama between herself and her companions due to love and hatred.

Therefore, she refused early.

It's confusing though.

The two brothers are still enjoying it and pursuing her in various ways.

At the beginning.

Alicia thought it was because her charm remained the same as before.

She found out later.

These two brothers seem to enjoy competing with each other——

No matter what you do.

They will all set a common goal and then compete with each other. The process can be called fierce, but they rarely lose their principles.

The same seems to be true when it comes to chasing women.

soon.

Alicia realizes that she has become part of this special "competition game" between them.

So she felt even worse towards these two people.

Then came the team leader and his wife, both senior warriors, and Alicia’s most hated member of the team——

It was a female mage with fair skin and a soft-spoken voice.

Her name is Lilac.

certainly.

Mage is Lilac's self-proclaimed name.

In Alicia's eyes, Lilac is just a warlock who has taken a one-year extra course at the Mage Academy.

She only knows some basic tricks and dark spells, and she has not learned any serious auxiliary healing spells.

If that was all, Alicia's impression of her would not rise to the level of being disgusting.

The reason why she hates him is——

Lilac is always seducing the leader of the group in a subtle way!

This is an unforgivable sin.

In addition, the leader's wife - a powerful and kind-hearted barbarian woman - had saved Alicia's life.

She felt that she had an obligation to keep an eye on Lilac Hua, a slut!

At least the group leader, who looks quite in line with Alicia’s aesthetics, cannot be confused by the other party...

"Everyone is here?"

"Let's go to the box."

The leader smiled and greeted everyone.

The so-called private room is actually the wine cellar on the second underground floor.

Previously, the group leader led people to kill a group of ratmen entrenched in the sewers for free for the lizard man boss.

The cellar is open to them free of charge when not in use.

The leader is a very optimistic man. He calls this place the residence of the Dream Mercenary Group, and verbally calls it the box.

Because there was ventilation before.

Alicia knew that the group leader would bring a new commission today.

But before telling.

He introduced a new temporary member to other members——

It was a young man with a piccolo hanging from his waist and a shy smile.

His facial features are quite handsome, but there are many dark spots on his face, which makes him lose a lot of points.

After hearing more about the young man's introduction from the group leader, Alicia couldn't help showing a disapproving expression on her face——

Claims to have learned some magic.

Currently learning the skills of the bard.

I want to go further north to find my relatives.

I won't cause any trouble to anyone.

The above elements are put together, and "I am a burden" is almost written on his face!

Alicia and other members looked at the leader with some suspicion.

The group leader explained unhurriedly:

"He just walked with us along the way."

"He doesn't pay for it."

"He also knows the art of making bread and making water. I have personally verified it. His skills are not bad."

Hear no money.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After the third sentence.

The two brothers, Hound Dog and Porcupine, took the lead and held the young man's hand:

"Welcome to the Dream Mercenary Group!"

"We'll get along really well!"

After the pleasantries, it’s time to get down to business.

The leader is happy to announce that the Dream Mercenary Group has received a well-paid escort commission.

The mission is to participate in escorting a caravan from Sword Winter City to the King's City further north.

The goods escorted mainly consisted of some piglets and a large amount of linen.

These resources are considered scarce in Sword Winter City itself.

However, there are other areas that are more severely affected.

They can sell for truly sky-high prices.

Despite these risks, excess profits still make businessmen go through fire and water.

This is one of the reasons why the mercenary industry is becoming more and more popular.

soon.

The leader spread out the rough map and briefly explained the route of this trip.

There are two main routes from Jiandong City to King's City.

One is to go north along the coastline, then cross the entire Bronze Dragon Hills, complete the supply in Wildfire Town, and then continue north. There is a road to King's City.

This is the east route.

It is also the route that most merchants will choose, because it is close enough and can save a lot of costs.

The second route, that is, the west route, is actually safer.

That is to take the Avenue of Order and enter the territory of the City of Order. There are elemental life guards there, and robbers dare not cross the border easily. It is much safer for merchants and mercenaries.

But it takes too long to go that way.

Moreover, after the Great Tear, the landforms near the City of Order have changed a lot, and it is said that many new countries have been born.

This makes many merchants discouraged.

This commission is the same.

After the leader and the head of the caravan talked in detail, they still chose the more dangerous east route.

On this route.

Along the way, there are almost human robbers, roaming goblins, and demons overflowing from the abyss.

Among them, demons are the most troublesome.

After the Great Rip.

A large number of demons appeared in the material world. Although the Alliance organized several encirclement and elimination of the demon army afterwards, and successfully killed the main force of the demon army.

But there are still a large number of stragglers and braves wandering on this land.

They have caused greater damage to the already not peaceful security environment in the North.

With the combat effectiveness of the Dream Mercenary Group.

If you encounter a demon team of five to eight people, you can only save your life.

As for more...

Whether you can survive depends on God's will.

Otherwise, how can you say it is a bloody job?

But even so.

Such commissions need to be fought hard in the city-

Alicia can imagine the scene when the leader shouted and glared at many people in order to get this commission.

"In short."

"Good mission, good customer, good reward... but very dangerous."

"And after discussing with the caravan leader, we decided to set off from the north gate tonight!"

"There is not much time left for everyone to prepare."

The leader said slowly.

"Walk at night?"

Alicia couldn't help but question:

"The demons will be more active at night, and our vision will be obstructed. Do we really have to set off so late?"

The leader smiled:

"It's okay."

"Listen to me, everyone just go and prepare."

At this time, Lilac also interrupted:

"I believe in the leader."

Alicia couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart.

But she also knew that although the leader was usually easy to talk to, once a decision was made, it was almost impossible to change it.

So she just asked one more question and turned back to prepare.

Everyone went back to their rooms.

A few hours later.

The north gate of Jiandong City.

The night slowly fell.

The Dream Mercenary Group followed a series of carriages out of the city.

When leaving the city.

Alicia noticed something was wrong:

"Why are there so many caravans leaving the city at the same time?"

"And so many people traveling together?"

"Did everyone agree to travel together at night?"

The leader just smiled and said nothing.

But soon.

Alicia's doubts were answered.

A few miles away from Jiandong City.

All the caravans slowly moved north along the coastline of the continent.

Then.

They saw a series of glowing giant magic carpets on the dark sky!

That was——

"The Night Spirit Magic Carpet of the Southern Mage Corps."

The leader's eyes flashed with excitement and yearning:

"I also spent a lot of money to find out this news."

"The Southern Mage Corps will conduct a sweep against demons in the area north of Jiandong City tonight."

"We just need to follow them."

"The place where the people of the Southern Mage Corps have walked must be the safest place in the world."

As if to confirm his words.

The giant magic carpets on the horizon spread out in all directions.

Giant crystal balls were suspended one after another on the magic carpets.

Those crystal balls illuminated everything on the earth like searchlights.

The magic carpet slowly went north.

The caravan followed closely.

Although they were outside the city, both the mercenaries and the merchants felt a rare sense of security in the troubled times -

Although the reputation of the Seven Saints Alliance declined severely after the Great Rift.

But the mages are indeed the only ones that ordinary people can rely on.

"I knew it was right to trust the leader!"

Lilac interrupted at the right time:

"I know those magic carpets. Those night spirit magic carpets are mass-produced in the Roderick factory in the north."

"They once recruited mage apprentices. I went to the interview, but because of the interviewer... I failed in the end, alas..."

The leader said a few words of comfort.

Lilac immediately showed a grateful expression.

This scene made Alicia feel sick.

She had heard this bitch tell the story countless times that she went to the Roderick Mage Factory to recruit but failed because of the interviewer.

According to Lilac.

She was qualified to enter the Roderick Factory.

But the interviewer coveted her beauty and asked her to devote herself.

Lilac naturally refused to give in.

In the end, another woman who slept with the interviewer got the job.

Alicia was almost certain that this was a false statement.

Even if the interviewer really coveted women.

It is probably because he disliked Lilac's beauty as much as the other one-

This bitch always wanted to portray herself as a chaste and heroic woman in front of men.

But men seemed to really buy into this!

Alicia always felt that the team's attitude towards Lilac was too good. Even the two brothers, the porcupines, who had been chasing her hunting dogs before, showed signs of "falling in love with someone else" after Lilac joined.

This made her very unhappy.

Based on the principle of less trouble than more trouble.

She just watched Lilac flirting with the leader coldly and did not make any more radical moves.

But in the process.

She found that she was not the only one in the Dream Mercenary Group who had a different opinion on Lilac-

The young handsome guy who had just joined.

Alicia accidentally observed that when he looked at the lilac and talked, there seemed to be a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

This made Alicia's liking for him greatly increased.

But even so.

She was still very clear that in the current chaotic world, a weak man like the handsome boy who only knew a little trick would find it difficult to survive, let alone become the arm of others.

Only a warrior like the captain.

is a man who can really be relied on.

"It's a pity, if I were stronger, maybe I could really consider it..."

Alicia thought so.

At that moment.

She suddenly noticed that the handsome boy looked at her and smiled friendly.

Alicia lowered her head a little at a loss, and then saw the green little piccolo.

She suddenly felt a little flustered.

Fortunately, the voice of the captain came from the front:

"We have to speed up."

"Try to keep up with the progress of the mages."

"Before dark tomorrow, we must enter the Bronze Dragon Hills."

So everyone accelerated their journey.

No words were spoken all night.

Only the sound of carriages and horses rang out in the wilderness in an orderly manner.

Under the disguised escort of the Northern Mage Corps.

At noon on the second day.

They arrived at the fork of the coastal road.

So far.

The Night Spirit Carpets no longer deliberately slowed down their pace, but flew towards the Death Triangle further north in a mighty manner -

where demons were rampant.

Part of the caravan changed its route to the west, heading to the City of Order ruled by the Ingram family.

Another part of the caravan went north like the Dream Mercenary Group.

They will cross the Bronze Dragon Hills and head towards the dangerous suburbs of the Kingdom City.

After the Night Spirit Carpet disappeared from sight.

The nerves of the mercenaries suddenly tensed up, and the order seemed to collapse in an instant, leaving only the cruelty of intrigue.

The speed of the caravan crossing the Bronze Dragon Hills was obviously much slower than before.

On the one hand, it was because the road had become worse.

On the other hand, it was because they needed to be wary of robbers and bandits hiding in the dark.

According to the introduction of the group leader.

Many years ago, the Bronze Dragon Hill was actually a very safe place.

There is a maze in the hill.

In the maze lives a bronze dragon who is happy to uphold justice.

Any creature that enters the hill must abide by the rules set by the bronze dragon, otherwise he will be arrested and punished.

The bronze dragon also likes to judge cases that happened in other places.

Every autumn.

He would randomly recruit some audiences from the territory and publicly judge some cases that ordinary people would find difficult to judge in front of everyone.

Many of these cases have become rumors that the North is talking about.

And the bronze dragon is worthy of the name of fairness. Every time he judges a case, he can win the audience's sincere support and warm cheers.

Over time.

That bronze dragon is also called the "Dragon of Justice".

"Unfortunately, the Dragon of Justice disappeared for many years before the Great Rip, and the maze is nowhere to be found."

"Now there are many monsters in the Bronze Dragon Hill, we must always be careful."

The leader warned.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

But I don't know if it's because of the Northern Mage Corps.

The caravan has been walking all the way.

There were no robbers or goblins.

It was not until the afternoon of the third day after departure.

Some strange situations appeared on the road ahead.

"What's going on?"

After the caravan stopped for no reason.

The Dream Mercenary Group came to the front to investigate the situation as soon as possible.

"There is a forest ahead. This should be a road, not such a dense black forest."

"In fact, let alone the Bronze Dragon Hills, I have never seen such a deep black forest in the North."

"They give people a feeling... very gloomy."

The head of the caravan discussed with the leader nervously.

Everyone saw it clearly.

The road ahead extended into a dark forest where you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The forest appeared so abruptly.

Outside the forest, there were just bare hills.

March weather.

The ice had not melted.

The hillside was covered with some broken branches and moss at most.

Such a dense forest was indeed abnormal.

"It's the tree planting mage!"

"I've heard some rumors about him."

Lilac suddenly said:

"I heard that his woods would grow legs and disappear from one place and suddenly appear in another."

"Everyone who passes by his woods must pay a high tax, otherwise he will turn him into an undead creature!"

"I heard that he is particularly lustful and likes to force women, especially pregnant women..."

"I even heard that because of these bad behaviors, the Seven Saints Alliance has expelled him!"

The more Alicia heard, the more wrong she became.

She asked doubtfully:

"Isn't the tree-planting mage the guardian of Rolling Stone City in the south?"

"He is one of the few mages who fulfilled his promise to be a guardian during the Great Rip."

"Even if this forest really belongs to him, how could he do such a thing?"

Lilac stuck out her tongue and looked at Alicia with innocent eyes:

"Sister Alicia."

"I heard that too!"

I really want to twist off this Bichi’s head!

Alicia had a forced smile on her face:

"Is it? lol……"

However, the conversation between the two women could not change the caravan's decision.

After a quick discussion between the group leader and the caravan leader.

The caravan still walked slowly along the road into the forest——

By now.

There is no way they can turn back.

Nor would it be possible to choose a riskier detour.

They can only pray for a safe journey.

Even if he meets the legendary tree-planting mage.

Just pay some tax.

In short, it is impossible to give up halfway!

The caravan followed the road into the dark woods.

After entering.

They were traveling even slower.

The light here is too dark and full of all kinds of obstructions. Even an experienced traveler can hardly discern the direction.

Fortunately, the path that traverses the north and south of the Bronze Dragon Hills has not disappeared.

They were able to hobble forward.

It's getting dark.

They didn't know how long they had been gone.

A huge open space suddenly appeared in front of him.

A lonely cabin stood in the clearing.

On the ground outside the cabin.

There are a lot of zombies and skeletons roaming around!

It was as if he felt the approach of a stranger.

The undead immediately surrounded him.

Immediately afterwards.

In the horrified eyes of everyone.

A large number of undead also silently emerged from other parts of the forest.

These undead surrounded them.

A large amount of soul fire floated around them.

Everyone’s faces became very ugly!

Immediately afterwards.

A cold voice sounded from the wooden house:

"Trespassing into my woods without permission."

"Do you also want to become my slaves?"

The door to the cabin was opened.

A young mage with a pale face and sunken eyes walked out of it.

This mage fits every stereotype Alicia has of a necromancer.

He looked like he had just climbed out of a coffin.

There is an aura of gloom and death all over him!

"We are members of the Hanhao Bird Caravan and the Dream Mercenary Group."

"Excuse me, your Excellency?"

The group leader cautiously stepped forward to negotiate.

The other party replied proudly:

"Is there a second tree-planting mage in this world?"

The group leader immediately accompanied him with a smile:

"We took the wrong path, I'm very sorry."

"We are willing to make amends to you. You can see how much you need..."

The mage interrupted coldly:

"You have disturbed the peace of the deceased. This is not something that money can solve!"

The leader's face tightened.

The next second.

The mage said calmly:

"The woman and the carriage stay."

"Others left on foot."

"I don't like killing innocent people indiscriminately, I just need to give you a little punishment."

When everyone heard this, they felt bitter in their hearts.

The group leader still wants to discuss.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly turned his face and said:

"Don't want to?"

"Then let's all die here!"

The next second.

He suddenly pointed his right hand, and two gray rays shot out between his index and middle fingers. The rays hit the two horses pulling the carriage.

Just for a moment.

The two horses didn't even make a whine before they fell to the ground and turned into two cold corpses!

See this scene.

Everyone's hearts suddenly tightened.

Don't fight against mages easily.

This sentence is almost the golden rule of mercenaries.

But only in the presence of real magic.

Only everyone can feel the fear coming from the mage!

Especially evil necromantic magic!

"Forget it, I am a kindhearted person and I don't bother to deal with your bodies."

"So I'll give you another way."

"You, and you, you two stay, the others can get out now!"

Seeing that his spell successfully shocked everyone.

The mage leisurely changed his words.

And the two people he selected were Lilac and Alicia from the Dream Mercenary Group!

The others looked at each other.

Everyone in the caravan just breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly mobilized other horses to pull the carriage.

The leader's wife seemed to want to say something else.

But he was grabbed by the group leader!

In Alicia's incredible gaze.

The others reached an agreement to abandon them so easily!

Including hounds and porcupines!

In the mage's teasing eyes.

The other people in the caravan silently moved towards the gap that the undead made way.

The group leader grabbed the group leader's wife and stumbled away.

Along the way.

He also tried his best to whisper something into the ear of the leader's wife. The barbarian lady, who had always been a warm-hearted woman, actually chose to follow her husband's dissuasion.

She glanced at Alicia and Lilac with great guilt.

soon.

The others walked away through the gap made by the undead.

Lilac looked at Alicia with some sadness:

"So, is this our fate?"

The mage laughed loudly and said:

"Don't be so pessimistic, little beauties."

"Soon, you will find that serving me is better than serving those lower creatures!"

Alicia's heart tightened and her lips turned lavender.

"Clang!"

She pulled out her sword, pointed it at the mage, and said with disappointment:

"I knew that the crows in the world are as black as the crows, and the tree-planting mage is no exception..."

"Thank you for speaking for you earlier."

"You are simply a beast!"

But at this time.

In her peripheral vision, she spotted an unexpected figure——

It's the young man who knows how to bake bread!

He didn't leave!

Just when Alicia cast a doubtful look at him.

The young man Shi Shiran said:

"He is indeed a beast."

"But the tree-planting mage is probably not..."

Tight.

He actually strode towards the "Tree Planting Master"!

The mage also said "Hey", as if he just realized that there was still someone left.

"You want to be a hero?"

The mage laughed ferociously, pointed out the void with his right hand, and a series of gray rays hit the young man's body.

But to his surprise.

Those rays containing instant death energy did not cause any harm to the young people!

Not even his forward speed was affected in any way!

"who are you?"

The mage seemed to realize something was wrong.

He retreated continuously, chanting spells as he retreated. Under Alicia's fearful gaze, a tentacle glowing gray and full of suckers appeared on his body!

That's one of the Necromancer's signature spells——

"Astra's Claw"!

"careful!"

Even though Alicia had realized at this moment that this young man who temporarily joined her mercenary group was definitely not a mortal, she couldn't help but remind him worriedly.

However, faced with the menacing Claw of Astra.

There was a mocking smile on the young man's face:

"Just looking for someone like this to pretend to be me?"

"Isn't it too cheap?"

"The Claw of Esdrael...isn't used like this!"

The next second.

He raised his left hand slightly, and suddenly, several thicker tentacles emerged from his shoulder.

Snapped!

Just once.

Matthew's Death Touch easily defeated the opponent's Astra Claw!

"Ah, kill them!"

The mage yelled hastily.

When it is.

All the undead heard the words and swarmed over.

Matthew opened his mouth slightly, and a sharp whistling sound burst out from his chest——

"Necromancy: Bone-breaking Wail"!

Waves of sound waves shot out towards the surroundings.

After the noise.

Alicia covered her ears in panic, only to see that the tide of undead before had now fallen apart into bones and corpses on the ground!

The young man and the man pretending to be a tree-planting mage were gone.

Only she and Lilac Hua were left looking at each other.

After a few seconds.

The dark woods beside them slowly disappeared, leaving only a smooth road leading to the north.

"In the end what happened?"

Lilac whispered.

Alicia's heart was also filled with confusion.

Everything that had just happened was so fast that she could only passively bear the information pouring into her mind.

So much that I can't make much judgment at all.

"We...should be safe for now."

Looking at the completely darkened sky.

Alicia let out a long breath.

But the next second.

She suddenly said sadly:

"But where can we go next?"

After this kind of thing.

The mercenary group will definitely not be able to go back, and Jiandong City may no longer have a foothold for them——

to others.

It would be far worse for both of them to be alive than to be dead.

not to mention……

This also involves the suspicion that someone is pretending to be a tree planting mage to do evil.

"Tree Planting Mage..."

"He is a true tree-planting mage!"

Alicia hummed as if she had discovered a new world!

Lilac's eyes were full of doubts:

"What's the meaning?"

Alicia pursed her lips.

She remembered some rumors.

So she skillfully lit a homemade torch, illuminating the nearby space.

After a few seconds.

She actually found three "protective scrolls" on the ground as rumored, as well as a bag containing some bread and water.

The next second.

She suddenly no longer looked towards the north, but turned 180 degrees and stared towards the dark road.

"I'm going south."

Alicia suddenly said firmly.

in the dark.

Lilac came over:

"I will go with you."

"As long as you don't dislike me."

It’s still so full of bichi flavor!

Alicia snorted as usual.

But the next second.

But she hugged Lilac Hua's soft shoulders hard:

"So."

"We will be true companions from now on."

Lilac hid for a moment and said softly, "Yeah!"

The night sinks like water.

The unhappiness of the past has long since disappeared under the greater crisis.

Two lonely figures hugged each other and headed south.

The torch whistled slightly in the wind.

The figure on the mountain road gradually lengthened.

…

"Tell me, who asked you to pretend to be me?"

In the demiplane.

In the prison of the soul.

Matthew coldly tortured the imposter's soul.

For the past three months.

There have been reports of "tree-planting mages doing evil" all over Irondor.

At first he didn't take it seriously.

I thought it was just someone pretending to be a scammer.

But as the imposter's behavior became worse and worse, Matthew gradually realized the seriousness.

He attempts to locate the impostor through a prophecy spell.

But they were all slyly avoided by the opponent.

Without any choice.

He chose to hide himself and search low-key in areas where impostors were active——

Matthew has walked back and forth several times on the road between Sword Winter City and King City.

This time he finally caught this guy!

"I said, I said..."

"Don't kill me!"

This man is a necromancer. He probably knows the methods of his colleagues, and he doesn't sound very harsh.

But the words just came to his lips.

suddenly.

A strange smile appeared on his face:

"Hehehe..."

"Matthew, you don't really think he has a chance to speak, do you?"

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to play a game with you."

"I know you are about to be promoted to legend, but on the way to legend, you will inevitably be slandered by others. Guess, how will I squander your fame next?"

"I will ruin your reputation."

"If you have the ability, come and catch me, hehehe..."

Strange laughter.

The soul of the necromancer seemed to evaporate and instantly turned into balls of super-high-temperature gas!

hiss!

Watching the clues finally captured disappear into thin air.

A look of solemnity flashed across Matthew's face.

on the data column.

…

"Warning: You sense that someone is trying to snipe your path to legend.

You got the clues "Atomized Soul" and "Legendary Sniper"!

Legendary Sniper: In Irondor, there is a special profession, their level is between legend and mortal, and they enjoy preventing others from becoming legends.

Their way to be legendary is to prevent others from becoming legends! "

…

"Is there such a profession in Aindo?"

A look of surprise appeared on Matthew's face.

"We have to find a way to find out."

"It's a pity that the alliance's channels have been almost cut off since the big tear..."

The thought of this.

Matthew sighed softly.

The disaster half a year ago changed the fate of too many people.

He suddenly went from a popular mage in the alliance to an outsider rejected by the Seven Saints Alliance in disguise.

Even after Ronan and Qin Wuyue returned from the historical world, they did not accept Matthew's request for a visit.

He couldn't get into the crucible room.

Although he is still a mage in the alliance in name, he has actually been excluded from it.

in this case.

Matthew's situation becomes a little tricky.

Fortunately, the base camp of Rolling Stone City is still relatively stable, which is one of the few things that makes him feel gratified.

"In a few days, you can go to the new world to see the situation in the woods. Maybe you will have a chance to resurrect the old man..."

"But I'm afraid we have to keep this matter of the New World a secret. With the alliance's strong attitude towards the gods, if it is exposed, it may not just be as simple as being treated coldly."

between thoughts

Matthew returns from the demiplane to the cemetery.

Did some daily work.

Then he was planning to go to Rolling Stone City to discuss some matters within the territory with the newly succeeded king, Little Patton.

But at this time.

The crystal ball in his arms, which had been cooling for half a year, suddenly lit up.

"Now, come find me in the Starry Sky Cabin in the Crucible House."

"You only have three minutes."

In the crystal ball.

Isabel's cold face lit up for the first time in a long time.

Matthew's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Almost without thinking, he rushed to the place designated by Isabel as quickly as possible.

In the cabin.

There is still the familiar background of the starry sky and the stunning woman with white hair and gray eyes.

Matthew stood there a little uneasily.

He didn't know what it meant for Isabel to suddenly come to him after half a year of being ignored.

The next second.

Isabel's cold voice sounded in his ears:

"not bad."

"At least you don't have any grudge against me because of that shot half a year ago."

Matthew was stunned for a moment.

That shot half a year ago?

Meaning the singularity cannon fired at the Kingdom of God?

Isabel looked at him with a half-smile:

"What?"

"You don't think that those Necrons dare to cause trouble at that critical moment without my permission or request?"

...