This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 161 No excuses

The news of Amber Xiu's appearance has spread to Shaying City.

As expected, Allen was immediately pushed to the forefront, just as Amberxiu thought.

The paladin captured by Amber Xiu was also from a well-known family in the imperial capital, with a good status. He was also a "hero" who participated in this desert war.

Amberxiu captured the other party and asked Allen to redeem him by name. All the pressure was on the young paladin.

And Allen's first reaction was to immediately strengthen the city's defenses. Not only did he stop changing defenses, but he also sent a letter to the imperial capital asking for reinforcements.

 This approach can be said to be prudent, but from another perspective, it can also be said to be fearful.

Rumors had been circulating for a long time about Allen, saying that he had been severely tortured after being captured by the Lich, and had completely lost the courage to go to the battlefield again. He came here just to find a decent end to his tragic life. .

As a result, as soon as Allen heard the news about the lich, he immediately retreated to defense and asked the imperial capital for reinforcements. Such an operation was too easy to be considered cowardly.

Allen was also helpless about these rumors, and he couldn't even refute them.

From day to night nervously, Allen stood on the city wall and never put down the telescope in his hand.

When Allen was captured, wasn't the Empire unwilling to pay even a single gold coin? Instead, it directly sent the Knights of Conviction to kill Amber Xiu?

 As long as Allen does not agree to exchange hostages, others cannot force him to do it.

 But Allen was not afraid of death, he was just afraid that he would fall into his trap again.

 After all, the rule of the Lane Empire is not to make any compromises with the enemy.

The empire has gone all out to build up the elite knights specifically to deal with the legends, but they have failed. These paladins have never seen what the legendary undead look like, so what qualifications do they have to take risks?

 Allen has experienced so much, and the little bit of arrogance he had due to his noble birth has completely disappeared, and he has learned to use his own wisdom to analyze his opponents.

"Asking me to exchange hostages is probably just a cover. His real goal must be something else. What is it?!"

For comprehensive defense, and then requesting the support of the emperor, all Alan's methods are to avoid falling into Antaixiu's trap again.

 Shayingcheng's city gates were closed tightly and it directly entered a state of martial law.

"What is this Lich trying to do? The empire has already forgiven him, so why would he suddenly come to trouble me? And the method is wrong. If he really wants to deal with me, he doesn't need to attack other people. Without my knowledge, it would be more convenient to lure me out of the city... What is this lich planning? "

The Holy Light Magic Array in the city began to operate at full power, preparing to resist the siege of the undead.

 Because he did have a fear of Amberxiu deep down in his heart.

This lich is not only powerful, but once he is targeted, he is like an insect caught in a spider web. The more he struggles, the harder it is to escape.

 The second reason is that the lich Amber Xiu is a legend, and there is no strong person in Sand Shadow City who can fight against the legend. Some people say that there are hundreds of paladins in the city, and if they are prepared, they may not be unable to deal with the legend. Allen threw out the fiasco of the Conviction Knights and told everyone to shut up.

After the sun went down, the desert became dark. Allen looked far into the distance, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the undead in advance, but after waiting for most of the night, there was no movement from the other party.

 The first reason is that he is the guard of Sand Studio City. This is the military order that Allen received under the witness of everyone. If they are not convinced now, it will be a violation of the military order, which is a serious crime in Ryan.

Amberson's impression on Allen was by no means reckless and rough, so there must be some reason why he behaved this way that he didn't know.

Although some people still think that Allen is greedy for life and is unwilling to exchange himself for the captured paladin, Allen's two reasons really blocked their mouths and left them with no reason to refute.

Although many people objected to this, Allen ignored it and blocked everyone's mouths with only two reasons.

If he had known that the loss would be so big, Allen would rather not have the five thousand gold coins in the first place.

Everything started with those five thousand gold coins, and then it grew bigger and bigger. Even the Knights of Sin Breaking suffered a big loss at the hands of this lich, and what was even more outrageous was that they even lost an artifact.

 As Allen was about to think seriously, a holy light suddenly appeared outside the city.

 “Holy Light!”

 Alan could not mistake it. This was clearly the power of the Holy Light, and it was sending signals to Sand Shadow City at a special frequency.

 “Is this...let us open the city gate?”

Allen quickly raised the telescope and stared at the source of the light carefully.

 That's right, it's one of our own, and there's more than one.

The captured paladin was running toward Sand Shadow City with a dozen Lane soldiers, and behind this team, there was a huge black shadow.

Eren finally saw clearly that the black shadow was a huge black panther, with a moving blond girl riding on top of the black panther. Allen could swear to the Holy Light that he had never seen such a beautiful girl in his life, and even a blurry back made his heart beat faster.

This team was moving very fast, and before Allen could recover, they were already under the city wall.

 “Alan Watson! Open the city gate quickly!”

Alan woke up when a roar came from under the city gate, and immediately asked people to open the city gate and bring these Lane people who had escaped from death back into the city.

But after opening the door, Allen suddenly realized how could he be so reckless, what if it was another lich conspiracy?

 Why didn’t you investigate first and let the person in without any confirmation?

With this feeling of chagrin, Allen immediately led people down the city wall and ran into the returning warriors head-on.

Allen looked at the paladin who had escaped from death and asked quickly: "Simon, how did you come back? Are you injured? Do you need treatment?"

The paladin named Simon said to Allen coldly: "Why do you care about my life and death now? Allen Watson, you should just treat me as dead."

Allen frowned and said, "I don't know what you went through at the hands of that lich, but I think you are tired. Take a good rest and we will talk again when you recover."

Eren doesn't want to quarrel with Simon here. There are undead people outside the city who are watching eagerly. If the quarrel spreads, the people of Sand Shadow City will be even more unstable.

However, Simon did not mean to shut up and continued to speak loudly: "Alan Watson, I came back not to obey your orders, but to bring back an important message. We have severely damaged the lich, and now it is Good opportunity to attack!”

"What did you say? What happened?" Alan asked excitedly.

 Simon did not waste any more time bickering, but moved aside to let Catherine appear in front of Allen. Simon said excitedly: "It's all thanks to the help of Her Majesty Catherine. It was she who saved us from the lich, and it was she who severely wounded the lich. Now is the best opportunity. We can kill the lich completely." die!"

 Alan looked at Catherine and realized that this girl was an elf.

Her body seemed to be glowing slightly, with flawless white skin and facial features that were so exquisite that the gods were moved. They were so perfect no matter from which angle they were viewed.

Allen has an illusion about whether the beautiful goddess looks like this.

 Catherine smiled politely at Alan, and then said: "Please don't mind, but I think it will be easier to communicate this way."

 A hazy light and shadow appeared, and Catherine's body seemed to be wrapped in a layer of mist, making her unreal and uncertain.

 This is a blur spell, which is usually only used to increase the chance of dodge. By doing this, Catherine is actually covering her appearance and reducing her attractiveness to others.

Alan finally came to his senses and apologized quickly: "I'm really sorry, my behavior just now was too rude. This Elf lady, Simon said just now... are you really Her Majesty the Elf Queen Catherine?"

"I have already proven my identity once, and it doesn't really matter. I have been tracking this lich for a long time, and today I happened to see him capture the Simon paladin, so I found an opportunity to work with him inside and outside to severely damage the lich. Lich. However, I was also seriously injured.

“Mr. Watson, I am now asking for your help to destroy this lich with me. Can you lend a helping hand?”

Catherine's voice was a little trembling, but to Alan's ears, it sounded like the trembling caused by the pain after being injured.

Allen couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy in his heart, and wanted to give Her Majesty the Queen the greatest help. But before he agreed, Allen Watson suddenly thought of something and asked: "Wait, Your Majesty Catherine, As far as I know, the elves signed a peace contract with the mediation of this lich, so how could you pursue him instead?"

"Yes, the armistice agreement was indeed signed. I can't elaborate on the details. Mr. Watson, if you don't want to believe it, I can swear to the gods. The elves paid a huge price for the armistice, and it was all because of this wizard. Demon, and the reason why I followed this lich all the way was because of this painful price."

 After Catherine swore, her body shone with layers of clear light, and she could faintly hear the sound of carols being sung.

Allen is very familiar with this kind of vision. This is a special performance when the God's favored people are recognized and resonated by the gods. His father, the highest judge of the Lane Empire, believed that being blessed by God would have similar effects when he prayed.

 The Elf Queen is the favored one of the elven gods. This is very reasonable. When she swears, she can resonate with the gods and prove that the other party's oath is true.

 But why do I still feel a little uneasy?

Alan couldn't find the reason for this uneasiness after thinking hard, but it reminded him of the second reason for rejection.

"He is a lich. Even if we destroy his body, he will still be reborn from the phylactery. How about..."

Eren's reason is also very reasonable. The prerequisite for killing the lich is to find the opponent's phylactery, otherwise it will be meaningless. However, after he said this, Catherine took out a silver-white box full of dark atmosphere.

"This is his phylactery. I stole it while he was not paying attention. Now is the best opportunity!"

Alan looked at the delicate box in Catherine's hand. The dark aura seemed impossible to fake.

Now, it seems that there is really no excuse to continue to retreat.

 (End of this chapter)