Travels of the Necromancer

When I left the temple, the teacher specifically told me that even if I didn't go back to the Dark Night Swamp, I should leave the Western Continent as soon as possible and go to the Eastern Continent where the temple's power is relatively weak.

I was a little confused at first, but the western expedition of the temple has nothing to do with me, I just need to avoid their western expedition army.But then the teacher threw me a fist-sized crystal ball, which shocked me for the third time today. It was really a magic weapon!

To maintain a magic circle, a core that continuously provides magic power is needed, and most magicians will use magic crystals.A magic crystal with better quality, such as the one owned by the rookie mage, can better play the role of the magic circle.And taking out the core of the magic circle is the most direct way to stop a magic circle.But to take out the core smoothly, one must be very familiar with this magic circle.I had already discovered that the teacher had stopped the magic circle, but I didn't expect that he could take out the magic power core, let alone that this core was one of the twelve artifacts preserved in the temple——Phoenix Feather.

A burning feather, or a feather-like flame, was frozen in the crystal ball in a burning posture. Even though it turned into a lifeless gray due to the influence of undead magic, it still had a soul-stirring beauty.The phoenix is ​​one of the gods of fire. The feathers of the phoenix contain the purest energy of fire. It is said that the feathers of the phoenix were blessed by the god of light and endowed with the attribute of light.

Although it seems that the energy on the Phoenix Feather has been exhausted, the temple will never allow the artifact to fall into the hands of the necromancer, no wonder the teacher told me to run away as soon as possible.

Recalling the teacher's understatement when he threw an artifact to me, I really didn't see it too much.I sighed, not suspecting at all that the teacher deliberately threw this big trouble to me, so that I could go back to Dark Night Swamp easily.Just as I was sighing, the wraith I left near the camp appeared in front of me and circled me several times.

Because the thieves who are more vigilant are on duty tonight, I didn't use the magic mist when I came out of the camp, but directly used the invisibility spell, and left a wraith to watch.If they find out about my departure, I don't plan to go back. Anyway, I have learned from my teacher that although there are many precious metals that thieves love in that treasure house, there is nothing I am interested in.However, they are still my teammates in name after all, so I gave the wraiths an order to protect the camp.After staying behind for half the night conscientiously, the Wraith found that the people in the camp had started fighting by themselves. With its intelligence, it couldn't judge what to do at this time, so it could only come to me.

There was a fight in the camp... Orcs and Noah fought again?Looking back at the weird atmosphere in the team during the day, it didn't seem to be unexpected.

But when I got back to camp, it seemed that it was not as simple as fighting.The magic barrier had disappeared, and the wraiths hovered over the camp. Dozens of walking corpses surrounded the camp with their rotting bodies, and there were an unknown number of skeleton soldiers waving rusty swords on the periphery.How much noise did these guys make to attract so many viewers?I sighed, I really shouldn't be looking for any teammates.

It is not difficult to use a mass destruction magic to deal with these undead creatures, but it is inevitable to hurt the surrounded mercenaries.Luckily though, I'm riding bread right now.

Although Bread didn't need to breathe anymore, he still raised his head and took a deep "breath" according to the habit before his death, and then let out a mournful dragon cry.The resentful spirits directly impacted by the dragon's chant screamed and annihilated, the skeletons fell apart into a pile of bones, and the tattered body of the walking corpse was completely turned into a pool of rotten flesh.The "lucky ones" who were not directly impacted fell to the ground, not daring to move again, and the undead creatures that were far away immediately fled in all directions.Bread was very satisfied with this effect, and turned his huge head left and right as he advanced, as if he were a monarch inspecting his territory.

The dragon chant of the bone dragon is also a kind of mental shock, enough to stun humans without barrier protection, so I don't have to worry about the mercenaries discovering my identity as a necromancer.However, I only found the scarred knight in the camp, and the other members of the mercenary squad were all gone.

The knight fell to the ground, his leather armor already in pieces.He was covered in blood, and the wounds showed a strange black-gray color, which was the characteristic of being eroded by the toxins of undead creatures, and some parts even showed white bone stubble.

Shouldn't he be alive?I poked the knight lying on the ground with my staff, and unexpectedly, he responded with a slight moan.

still alive.

I couldn't help but sigh, the knight is indeed a species with strong vitality!

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The firewood was burning, making a "crackling" sound.I added some firewood to the fireplace, and fiddled with the tongs idly, causing sparks to fly everywhere.The capture magic circle I set up in Skull City yesterday was destroyed by some kind of high-level undead creature, which made me feel very depressed.

"Chris, I'm much better now, well, you don't have to take care of me here all the time." Finally, Noah, who had been silent on the hospital bed, spoke.

take care of?Have I done something similar?The only thing I did was try my best to make the knight still panting when I saw the healer, and the improvement of healing techniques since traveling allowed me to do this successfully.

Because of the booming adventure industry, the level of healers in Juniper Town is quite good.And the knight's luck was also good. Although his injury looked terrifying, he didn't hurt his internal organs, so he recovered quickly under the treatment of magic and potion.

As for the others, I don't think I need to worry.There are no corpses, which can be explained as being torn apart and devoured. The undead creatures love fresh meat very much.But it is very strange that there is not even the remains of the tent, and I can guarantee that they have no interest in flax.There was no sign of the magic barrier being breached, and it was closed normally.Everything showed that the mercenaries were not killed or fled in a hurry, but retreated in an orderly manner.Noah, apparently abandoned by them, and involuntarily - the rope marks on his hands and feet show this.

Therefore, it is not difficult to guess what happened that night: during the night watch, the archer and the thief made a certain decision, and this decision was quickly supported by other members of the team. Do not have the courage to oppose.Then, just as the wraith reported, the people in the camp fought.It's just that this time it's not a simple friction or a battle of emotions, but a real rebellion.Although the knights were strong, they were besieged without defense, and the result can be imagined.The mercenaries evacuated the camp with all the supplies including the treasure map, and the knight had to face a large number of walking corpses and skeletons attracted by the smell of blood after breaking free from the rope.

The knight's silence after I expressed my hypothesis proved that my guess was indeed right.

This incident not only almost killed the knight, but also seemed to be a heavy blow to his spirit. After waking up, he remained habitually silent, and he didn't even ask me where I went that night. What he said just now is what he said For the first time in days, he took the initiative to speak.

However, this sentence also made me realize that I should not continue to disturb the patients in the ward because I was bored, so I stood up: "I'll go to the kitchen to see if lunch is ready."

However, by the time I walked around town and returned to the treatment facility, it was time for dinner.But I don't have to worry about Noah's lunch, the therapist Emma will never let her patients go hungry.

"I got a message." I opened the door and entered the room. The knight was sitting on the bed reading a book, with a thick pillow behind him.

"They have returned to the Holy Sword headquarters."