The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 456: The Great Rip and the Legendary Sniper

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Six months later.

Northland.

Sword Winter City.

Half Ear Inn.

Alicia pushed open the door that was covered with sword marks and rivets, and quickly entered the tavern lobby on the basement floor.

Noisy sounds and foul smells hit me in the face.

She sniffed.

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

"I'm really hopeless..."

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

Facing the bartender who came over to offer his courtesy.

She waved her hand impatiently and walked straight to her own exclusive booth.

She took off her left boot and shook out the foreign objects inside.

A few coarse stones fell down.

These guys were the culprits for accidentally rubbing the skin on her feet while taking a private job today.

She placed her feet on her knees, took a look at the blisters underneath, casually took out a needle from her belt, held it over the candle flame for a few seconds, and then skillfully pricked the blisters.

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

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

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

This is a little trick the team leader taught her.

Although it may not really work.

But she was eager to learn all the skills related to this new way of making a living.

She has learned well.

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

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

Alicia does have extraordinary adaptability.

If not.

As a pampered noble lady, it was impossible for her to survive until now after the devastating disaster half a year ago that took away all her family and property!
In the past six months.

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

She was also grateful for the generous teachings from her several sword-fighting teachers.

of course.

And my past self didn’t slack off in this regard.

Otherwise, even if she survived the catastrophe and found one of the few safe cities like Jiandong City, she would not be able to survive like this now -

On the way to Jiandong City.

She saw too many girls of her age entering makeshift tents with strong men just for a little bit of food.

Even more hateful.

In the face of a disaster, most people have no integrity. Even if some people are willing to share some food, the amount will be far 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 the relatively stronger ones.

"hiss……"

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that her feet pressed directly on the candle flame, which burned Alicia so much that she shuddered and leaned back, causing the old chair in the tavern to creak.

not far away.

The lizardman boss shouted:

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

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

Alicia simply gave the other person the middle finger.

Then he put on his boots silently.

After doing all this.

She asked the bartender for a glass of ale and water.

I counted the income from this private job again:

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

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

The former noble girl sighed softly.

There are too many colleagues.

Nowadays, any few dishevelled, idle young men picked from a corner of Jiandong City would dare to claim to be mercenaries who had participated in slaying dragons.

But what if there is a new gap in the moat digging work tomorrow?

Those young men were also experienced diggers.

According to the team leader.

It is no easier to find a decent job in the city now than to find a paladin in a brothel.

In the past.

Mercenaries are only active at sea, especially in the more chaotic Free Islands.

But after the disaster that was popularly known as the "Great Rip".

The topography of the entire north has undergone tremendous changes, and the environment has become harsh.

Many people died.

But many people also arrived in the city alive.

They lack jobs and are willing to do anything to make a living.

Craftsmen, mercenaries, prostitutes, thieves...

The entire Jiandong City has a population that is ten times more than before.

Most people have a hard time.

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

To protect this wealth.

They hired more people.

This is certainly good news for those powerful mercenary teams.

But the temporary team that Alicia is in seems to be quite capable.

However, due to his inexperience and lack of reputation, it was difficult for him to get tasks in the city.

Everyone is having a hard time.

Fortunately, it was barely enough to fill my stomach.

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

"That damned hobgoblin profiteer is trying to take 30% of my profit!"

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

But Alicia still felt unwilling.

She took a sip of beer, her eyes wandering, wondering whether she should visit the profiteer hobgoblin merchant one night.

But when I think of the two barbarian men who are always by the other side.

She was a little scared.

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

Just now.

There were whispers from the next table:

"Have you heard? The mages are going to collect taxes again!"

"Another tax? Three times a month? What's the reason this time?"

"Don't worry, they can't collect taxes from us for the time being. They mainly ask the rich people in the city to pay taxes. It can be gold coins or various useful materials, especially the best wood!"

"What do they need all that wood for?"

"The wife of one of my brother's relatives used to work as a logistics officer at a certain mage academy in the alliance. According to what she revealed, the mages are not only collecting wood on a large scale, but also scavenging for scarce metal resources such as gold and mithril..."

"What are they going to do? They didn't come out to rescue people during the Great Tear, and now that things have been settled, they're collecting taxes again?"

"Heh... I've said it before, those mages are not good people either. None of them who claim to be guardians are real."

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

"Are you talking about the tree-planting wizard in Rolling Stone City? Haha, don't think too much. All crows are evil. I happen to have some dirt on him. Do you want to hear it?"

"Hurry up and tell me... Hehehe..."

Alicia's ears, which had been pricked up, gradually relaxed.

Nothing new.

They were all bits and pieces of gossip, as real as the size of her bust when she used to dress up for a dinner party.

But regarding the views of the Seven Saints Alliance.

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

The continent of Aiendor has been peaceful for too long, and the Alliance always boasts that it is their credit, but in the face of a real disaster, no wizard has ever stepped forward to turn the tide.

At least that's the case in the North.

nowadays.

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

Alicia had learned more than her neighbors—

She heard that the mages were plundering wood in order to build a fleet that could withstand the raging waves of the ocean.

Some people even said.

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

They were going to flee overseas on that big ship.

They want to abandon Aiendor completely!

There are some even more outrageous rumors.

For example, after the Great Tear, the mages discovered a rich new continent in the southern part of the Endless Ocean, which had a more stable and secure environment and soil that was more suitable for human survival.
Others say.

The Great Rip was just the beginning of the disaster.

The continent of Aindor 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 leading to the East Continent has dissipated, and the Seven Saints Alliance plans to migrate collectively to the East to seek cooperation with the Sioux people to deal with the upcoming world-destroying crisis.

These rumors once caused panic among the people of Jiandong City.

But time goes by.

Everyone lives their life as usual.

At most, it will just provide more topics for conversation after dinner.

Alicia finished her beer, feeling overwhelmed by fatigue.

She was just about to lie down on the table and take a nap, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a girl with a terrified look on her face being dragged into the storage room next door by two strong bald men.

The storage room on the basement floor of the tavern is an unspoken brothel for many regular customers, and prostitutes are also accustomed to receiving customers here.

But that girl was obviously not a prostitute…

Alicia hesitated for a moment and grasped 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, and there was a slight sense of loss and regret in her eyes.

She couldn't save the girl.

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

She might be abused even more badly then.

Alicia couldn't always be by her side.

She was having a hard time taking care of herself and had no energy left to take care of others.

"This world..."

She cursed under her breath.

But at this moment, the lizardman boss's curse suddenly came from outside the storage room:
"Who the hell is in there?"

"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 came out with awkward smiles, were kicked twice on the buttocks by the lizardman boss, and then walked out through the back door with smiles and curses.

After a while.

The lizardman boss led the bewildered girl to the kitchen.

Alicia sighed softly.

According to past experience, the girl would stay as a helper and the lizardman boss would give her a meal.

But actually.

The number of idle people employed by the Half Ear Inn has seriously exceeded the limit.

Once in the middle of the night.

She ran into the lizardman boss sighing at the bill sent by the flour merchant.

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

"This world!"

Alicia took a bite and all her sleepiness disappeared.

She held her chin with one hand, bored, and stared blankly with a blank look in her eyes.

A quarter of an hour later.

Teammates in the group appeared in the tavern one after another.

The first to arrive were two fellow warriors.

These two men had distinctive looks. One had a long, thin nose, fierce eyes, and a keen sense of smell, looking like a hound;
The other had barbarian blood in his veins, and was covered with needle-like hairs that exploded like a porcupine when he got angry.

Their names are complicated.

Alicia didn't bother to remember and usually just called them hound and porcupine.

But these two people accepted it happily.

Alicia knew it well.

All the soldier brothers are interested in me and are always willing to help me whenever they have time.

Change to the past.

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

But the experience of more than half a year has made her understand a lot of things.

In this chaotic situation now.

Don't easily provoke a violent man.

Even though Alicia was not afraid of them in a one-on-one fight, she didn't want any bloody drama of love turning into hate to happen between her and her companions.

Therefore, she expressed her refusal attitude early on.

However, what is confusing is that.

The two brothers still enjoy it and pursue her in various ways.

At the beginning.

Alicia thought that her charm was still as great as before.

She found out later.

These two brothers seem to like competing with each other.

No matter what you do.

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

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

soon.

Alicia realized that she had become part of this special "competitive game" between the two of them.

So she became even more unfriendly to these two people.

The next to arrive were the captain and his wife, both veteran warriors, and the member of the team that Alicia hated the most—

She was a female mage with fair skin and a soft voice.

Her name is Lilac.

of course.

Master is what Lilac calls himself.

In Alicia's eyes, Lilac was just a warlock who had attended one year of extracurricular courses at the Mage Academy.

She only knew some basic tricks and some dark-type spells, and she hadn't learned any proper auxiliary healing spells.

If that were all, it would be fine, and Alicia's opinion of her would not rise to the point of dislike.

The reason why she hates him is that

Lilac is always trying to seduce the captain in a vague way!

This is an unforgivable sin.

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

She felt that it was her obligation to keep a close eye on this slutty bitch, Lilac!
At least we can’t let the leader, whose appearance is quite in line with Alicia’s aesthetic, be deceived by the other party…

"Are all the people here?"

"Let's go to the box."

The team leader greeted everyone with a smile.

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

Previously, the team leader led his men to kill a group of ratmen entrenched in the sewers for the lizardman boss for free.

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

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

Because there was ventilation before.

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

But before telling.

He introduced a new temporary member to the other members——

He was a young man with a piccolo hanging around his waist and a somewhat shy smile.

His facial features are quite handsome, but there are many dark spots on his face, which reduces his appearance a lot.

After hearing more of the young man's introduction from the leader, Alicia couldn't help but reveal a disapproving expression on her face -

Claims to have learned some magic.

I am still learning the skills of the bard.

I want to go further north to look for relatives.

It won't cause any trouble to anyone.

All these factors put together almost make it seem like “I’m a burden” is written on my face!

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

The team leader explained slowly:

"He just happened to be traveling with us along the way."

“He doesn’t share the money.”

"He also knows how to make bread and water. I have personally verified that his skills are not bad."

I heard no money involved.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After the third sentence.

The Hound and Porcupine brothers even grabbed the young man's hand before Alicia did:

"Welcome to the Dream Mercenary Group!"

“We will get along very happily!”

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

The leader happily announced that the Dream Mercenary Group had received a well-paid escort commission.

The mission is to participate in the escort of a caravan, departing from Jiandong City to the King's City further north.

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

These resources are also scarce in Jiandong City itself.

However, in other areas, the disaster was more severe.

They can fetch truly astronomical prices.

Despite all the risks, excess profits still make businessmen willing to go through fire and water.

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

soon.

The head of the group spread out a rough map and briefly described the route of the trip.

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

One route is to walk north along the coastline, then cross the entire Bronze Dragon Hills, complete supplies at Wildfire Town, and then continue north. There is a main road that leads to King's City.

This is the Eastern Front.

This is also the route chosen by most businessmen because it is close enough and can save a lot of costs.

The second route, the western route, is actually safer.

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

But that walk takes too long.

Moreover, after the Great Rip, the topography near the City of Order has undergone many changes, and it is said that many new countries have been born.

This discourages many businessmen.

The same is true for this commission.

After the leader of the group and the head of the caravan had a detailed discussion, they still chose the more dangerous eastern route.

On this line.

Almost everywhere along the way are 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 operations against the demon army afterwards, it also successfully killed the main force of the demon army.

But there are still a large number of vagrants roaming around in this land.

They caused even greater damage to the already not-so-peaceful security environment in the North.

With the fighting power of the Dream Mercenary Group.

If you encounter a demon squad of five to eight people, you will probably just have to save your life.

As for more...

Whether you can survive depends on God's will.

Otherwise, why is it called a bloody job?
But even so.

Such commissions would require great efforts to get in the city.

Alicia could already imagine the scene where the team leader had to shout at and glare at so many people in order to get this commission.

"all in all."

"Good job, good client, good pay... but very dangerous."

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

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

The team leader said slowly.

"Walking 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 out so late?"

The team leader smiled:
"it does not matter."

"Listen to me, everyone just go and get ready."

At this time, Lilac also interrupted and said:
"I believe in the captain."

Alicia couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.

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

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

Everyone went back to their rooms.

A few hours later.

The north gate of Jiandong City.

Night slowly falls.

The Dream Mercenaries left the city in a row of carriages.

When leaving the city.

Alicia noticed something was wrong:

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

“There are so many colleagues here?”

"Have you all agreed to travel together at night?"

The team leader just smiled and said nothing.

But soon.

Alicia's doubts were answered.

A few miles away from Jiandong City.

All the caravans moved slowly northward along the continent's coastline.

Followed by.

They saw giant glowing magic carpets above the dark sky!
That is--

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

The leader's eyes sparkled with excitement and yearning:

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

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

"We just have to follow them."

"The place where the people of the Southern French Army 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 are suspended on the magic carpet.

Those crystal balls were like searchlights, illuminating everything on the earth with incredible clarity.

The magic carpet slowly moved north.

The caravan followed closely.

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

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

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

"I knew I was right to trust the captain!"

Lilac interrupted at the right time:

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

"They once recruited wizard apprentices. I went for the interview, but because of the interviewer... I failed in the end. Sigh..."

The team leader said a few words of comfort.

Lilac immediately showed an expression of gratitude.

This scene made Alicia feel sick to her stomach.

She had heard this bitch tell the story countless times about how she applied for the recruitment of Roderick Mage Factory 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 to him.

Naturally, the lilac refused to yield.

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

Alicia was almost certain that this was a false claim.

Even if the interviewer really is attracted to women.

I guess he also thinks that Lilac is not as pretty as the other one——

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

But men seem to really like this!
Alicia always felt that the team's attitude towards Lilac was too good. Even the two Porcupine brothers, who had been chasing her hunting dogs, showed signs of falling in love with someone else after Lilac joined.

This made her very unhappy.

In line with the principle of doing more than doing less.

She just watched coldly as Lilac flirted with the leader and did not take any more drastic actions.

But in the process.

She discovered that she was not the only one in the Dream Mercenary Group who had a different opinion about lilac flowers.

The handsome young man who just joined.

Alicia accidentally observed that when he looked at Lilac and spoke, there always seemed to be a hint of sarcasm at the corners of his mouth.

This made Alicia like him more.

But even so.

She was still very aware that in today's chaotic world, it would be difficult for a weak man like the handsome boy who only knew a few tricks to survive, let alone become a shoulder to shoulder for others.

Only fighters like the regiment commander.

He is the man you can really rely on. "What a pity. If he were stronger, maybe I could really consider it..."

Alicia thought so.

It was at that moment.

She suddenly noticed that the handsome boy was looking at her and smiled at her in a friendly manner.

Alicia lowered her head somewhat bewilderedly, and then she saw the little green piccolo.

She suddenly felt a little flustered.

Fortunately, at this moment, the voice of the leader came from the front:

"We need to speed up."

"Try to keep up with the mages as best you can."

"We must enter the Bronze Dragon Hill before dark tomorrow."

So everyone quickened their pace.

Silent all night.

Only the sound of horses and carriages could be heard in an orderly manner in the wilderness.

Under the disguised escort of the Northern Mage Corps.

Noon on the second day.

They arrived at the fork in the coastal road.

This is the end.

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

That's where demons run rampant.

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

Another part of the caravan headed north just like the Dream Mercenary Group.

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

After the Night Spirit Magic Carpet disappeared from sight.

The mercenaries' nerves suddenly tensed up, order seemed to collapse in an instant, and all that remained was the cruelty of intrigue and deception.

The caravan's speed in crossing the Bronze Dragon Hills was obviously much slower than before.

One reason is that the road has deteriorated.

On the other hand, it is because we need to be wary of robbers and bandits hiding in the dark.

According to the introduction of the group leader.

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

There is a maze in the hills.

In the maze lives a bronze dragon who enjoys dispensing justice.

Any creature that enters the hill must abide by the rules set by the bronze dragon, otherwise he will arrest and punish him.

The bronze dragon also likes to solve cases that happen in other places.

Every autumn.

He would randomly recruit some spectators from the territory and publicly adjudicate cases that would be difficult for ordinary people to decide in front of everyone.

Many of these cases have become the talk of the town in the North.

The Bronze Dragon lives up to its reputation of fairness, and every time it solves a case it wins the genuine support and warm cheers of the audience.

Over time.

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

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

"There are many monsters appearing in the Bronze Dragon Hills now. We must be careful at all times."

The team leader warned.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

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

The caravan has been on this journey.

There were no robbers or goblins.

Until the afternoon of the third day after departure.

Some strange situations appeared on the road ahead.

"what happened?"

After the caravan stopped inexplicably.

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

"There's a forest ahead. This should be a road, not a dense black forest."

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

"They feel...very gloomy."

The head of the caravan consulted with the group leader with a nervous look on his face.

Everyone saw it clearly.

The road ahead extended into a pitch-dark forest.

The forest appeared so abruptly.

Outside the woods, there are only bare hills.

March weather.

The ice has not melted.

The hillside was covered with broken branches and moss at best.

Such a dense forest is indeed abnormal.

"It's the tree-planting wizard!"

"I've heard some rumors about him."

Lilac suddenly spoke:

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

"Everyone who passes through his woods must pay a high tax, or he will turn them into undead creatures!"

"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 listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

She asked doubtfully:

"Isn't the tree-planting wizard the guardian of the Southern Rolling Stone City?"

"He is one of the few mages who fulfilled his Guardian promise during the Great Sundering."

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

Lilac stuck out her tongue and looked at Alicia innocently:

"Sister Alicia."

"I heard that, too!"

I really want to twist this bitch's head off!
Alicia showed a forced smile:

"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 slowly walked along the road into the forest.

By now.

There is no way they can turn back.

It is also impossible to choose a more risky detour.

They can only pray for a safe journey.

Even if you meet the legendary tree-planting wizard.

Just pay some taxes.

In short, it is impossible to give up halfway!

The caravan followed the road into the dark woods.

After entering.

Their progress was even slower.

The light here is too dim and filled with all kinds of obstructions, so even experienced travelers find it difficult to identify directions.

Fortunately, the path that runs across the Bronze Dragon Hills from north to south has not disappeared.

They were able to stagger forward.

It's getting dark.

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

A huge open space suddenly appeared in front of me.

There stood a lonely little wooden house in the clearing.

On the ground outside the wooden house.

There are a lot of zombies and skeletons wandering around!

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

The undead surrounded them instantly.

Followed by.

In the horrified eyes of everyone.

Large numbers of undead also emerged silently from other parts of the woods.

The undead surrounded them.

A large amount of soul fire floated around them.

Everyone's faces turned very ugly!

Followed by.

A cold voice sounded from the wooden house:

"You are trespassing in my woods without permission."

"Do you also want to become my slaves?"

The door of the wooden house was opened.

A young wizard with a pale face and sunken eyes walked out.

This wizard fits all of Alicia's stereotypes of a necromancer.

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

There is an aura of gloom and death all over his body!

"We are from the Cuckoo Caravan and the Dream Mercenary Group."

"Excuse me, your Excellency?"

The team leader stepped forward cautiously to negotiate.

The other party replied proudly:

"Is there another tree-planting wizard in this world?"

The team leader immediately smiled and said:

"We took the wrong road. We are so sorry."

"We are willing to make amends to you. How much do you want..."

The mage interrupted coldly:
"You have disturbed the peace of the deceased. This is not something that can be solved with money!"

The team leader's face tightened.

next second.

The wizard said slowly:

"The woman and the carriage remain."

“The others left on foot.”

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

Everyone felt bitter when they heard this.

The team leader wants to discuss further.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly turned hostile and said:
"Don't want to?"

"Then let's all die here!"

next second.

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

Just for a moment.

The two horses fell to the ground with a loud bang without even making a sound, turning into two cold corpses!

See this scene.

Everyone's heart suddenly tightened.

Don't confront the mage easily.

This sentence is almost a golden rule for mercenaries.

But only in the presence of real magic.

Everyone can feel the fear coming from the magician!

Especially the evil necromancy!

"Forget it. I am a kind person and I am too lazy 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 magic was successful, he frightened everyone.

The wizard changed his words leisurely.

The two people he chose 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 called other horses to pull the carriage.

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

But he was stopped by the team leader!

In Alicia's incredible gaze.

The others had reached an agreement to give them up so easily!
Including hounds and porcupines!
Under the wizard's teasing gaze.

The other people in the caravan moved silently towards the gap opened by the undead.

The head of the group took his wife and stumbled away.

along the way.

He also tried his best to whisper something in the ear of the captain's wife, and the barbarian lady, who was always kind-hearted, chose to follow her husband's advice.

She glanced at Alicia and Lilac with great guilt.

soon.

Everyone else walked away through the gap made by the undead.

Lilac looked at Alicia with some sadness:

"So, this is our fate?"

The wizard 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 a lavender color.

"Bang!"

She drew her sword, pointed it at the mage, and said with disappointment in her eyes:
"I knew that all crows are black, and the tree-planting wizard is no exception..."

"I was speaking for you earlier."

"You are a beast!"

But at this time.

She spotted an unexpected figure in her peripheral vision——

It’s the young man who knows how to make bread!
He didn't leave!

Just as Alicia cast a puzzled look at him.

The young man then spoke leisurely:

"He is a beast indeed."

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

Tight.

He actually strode towards the "Tree Planting Wizard"!
The wizard also let out an "eh", as if he just realized that there were still people who had not left.

"You want to be a hero?"

The wizard grinned sinisterly, pointed his right hand into the air, and gray rays hit the young man one after another.

But he was surprised.

Those rays containing lethal energy did not cause any harm to the young man!

Even his forward speed was not affected at all!
"who are you?"

The wizard seemed to realize something was wrong.

He retreated repeatedly, chanting spells as he retreated. Under Alicia's fearful gaze, a gray tentacle covered with suction cups appeared on his body!

That is one of the Necromancer's signature spells -

"Claw of Astro!"
"careful!"

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

However, facing the menacing Claw of Astro.

A hint of mocking smile appeared on the young man's face:

"You're looking for someone like this to pretend to be me?"

“Isn’t it too cheap?”

"The Claw of Astro... that's not how you use it!"

next second.

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

Snapped!
Just once.

Matthew's Touch of Death easily defeated the opponent's Claw of Astro!
"Ah, kill them!"

The wizard shouted in panic.

When it is.

All the undead flocked over upon hearing this.

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

"Necromancer: Bone-crushing Wail"!
Waves of sound spread out in the surroundings.

After the noise.

Alicia covered her ears in panic, only to see that the undead that had been like a tide before had now shattered into bones and corpses all over the ground!
The young man and the man pretending to be a tree-planting wizard are both gone.

Only she and Lilac were left looking at each other.

After a few seconds.

The dark forest on their side 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 just happened happened so fast that she could only passively bear the information that flooded into her mind.

It's hard to make much judgment.

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

Looking at the sky that was getting completely dark.

Alicia let out a long breath.

Available in the next second.

She suddenly said with some sadness:
"But where can we go next?"

After this kind of thing.

The mercenary group will definitely not be able to return, and Jiandong City may no longer have a place for them to stand -

to others.

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

not to mention……

This also involves someone pretending to be a tree-planting wizard and doing evil things.

"Tree Planting Mage..."

"He is a true tree-planting wizard!"

Alicia hummed as if she had discovered a new world!
Lilac's eyes were full of doubts:
"What do you mean?"

Alicia pursed her lips.

She remembered some rumors.

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

After a few seconds.

She actually found three "protection scrolls" and a bag filled with bread and water on the ground just as the rumors said.

next second.

She suddenly stopped looking towards the north and turned 180 degrees to stare at 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."

Still so bitchy!

Alicia snorted as usual.

But next second.

She hugged Lilac's soft shoulders tightly:

"So."

"From now on we will be true companions."

Lilac dodged for a moment and said softly, "Hmm!"

The night sinks like water.

The unpleasantness of the past has long disappeared under the greater crisis.

Two lonely figures snuggled together and walked southward.

The torches flickered slightly in the wind.

The figure on the mountain road gradually lengthened.

……

"Tell me, who asked you to impersonate me?"

In the demiplane.

In the soul cage.

Matthew coldly tortured the impostor's soul.

In the past three months.

There have been repeated reports of "tree-planting mages committing evil deeds" in various parts of Aiendor.

At first he didn't take it seriously.

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

But as the impostor's behavior became more and more evil, Matthew gradually realized the seriousness of the situation.

He attempts to locate the impostor through divination spells.

But they were all cunningly avoided by the other party.

Without any choice.

He chose to hide himself and search in a low-key manner in areas where imposters were active.

Matthew has walked back and forth on the road between Jiandong City and King's City several times.

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 peers and doesn't seem to be very tough in his words.

But the words just came to his lips.

suddenly.

A strange smile appeared on his face:

"Hehehe..."

"Matthew, you don't really think he'll have a chance to speak?"

"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 road to becoming a Legend, you will inevitably be slandered. Guess how I will squander your fame next?"

"I will bring ruin to your reputation."

"Come and catch me if you can, hehe..."

With a strange laugh.

The necromancer's soul seemed to evaporate from the earth and instantly turned into balls of super-hot gas!

hiss!
Watching the clues that I had finally grasped disappear into thin air.

A look of solemnity flashed across Matthew's face.

on the data column.

……

"Warning: You have detected someone trying to snipe your path to legend.

You got the clues "Atomized Soul" and "Legendary Sniper"!
Legendary Sniper: In Iendor, there is a special profession whose level is between legends and mortals, and they enjoy preventing others from becoming legends.

Their way to becoming a legend is to prevent others from becoming legends!"

……

"Is there such a profession in Aindo?"

A look of surprise appeared on Matthew's face.

"I have to find out a way."

"Unfortunately, the channels from the alliance have been almost cut off since the great rift..."

The thought of this.

Matthew sighed softly.

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

He suddenly went from being a popular Alliance mage to an outsider who was rejected by the Seven Saints Alliance.

Even after Ronan and Qin Wu Yue returned from the historical world, they did not accept Matthew's request to visit.

He couldn't get into the Crucible Room.

Although he is still a mage of the Alliance in name, he has actually been excluded.

under these circumstances.

Matthew's situation became somewhat delicate.

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

"In a few days, we can go to the new world to check out the situation of the forest. Maybe we will have a chance to revive the old man..."

"But I'm afraid we'll have to keep the matter of the New World a secret. Given the Alliance's strong attitude towards the gods, if it's exposed, I'm afraid it will be more than just a cold shoulder."

Thought Room

Matthew returned to the cemetery from the demiplane.

Carried out some daily work.

Afterwards, he was planning to go to Rolling Stone City to discuss some matters within the country with the newly crowned King Little Patton.

But at this time.

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

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

"You only have three minutes."

In the crystal ball.

Isabel's cold face lit up after a long time.

Matthew's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

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

in the hut.

It was still the familiar starry sky background and the stunning woman with white hair and gray eyes.

Matthew stood there somewhat nervously.

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

next second.

Isabel's cold voice rang in his ears:
"not bad."

"At least he doesn't hold a grudge against me because of that incident six months ago."

Matthew was stunned for a moment.

The shot half a year ago?
Are you referring to the singularity cannon fired at the Kingdom of God?
Isabel looked at him with a half-smile:
"how?"

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

……

(End of this chapter)