Travels of the Necromancer

Suddenly, there was a wave from the depths of the soul. It was the report of the little wandering soul in charge of the search: the exit was found in the northeast direction, seven miles away from here.

This discovery immediately woke me up.Is it a loophole of the enemy, or a trap designed to lure us?I thought about all the possibilities, and finally decided to wake up all the mercenaries and tell them that I used some kind of detection magic to find the exit.

Out of the habit of mercenaries getting along with each other, they didn't ask me what kind of magic I was using, but started to discuss what to do next.In the end, we decided to go there to investigate together. Even if there is a trap there, we can only jump into it under the current situation.

At this time, I couldn't help but admire the tenacity of the mercenaries. These mercenaries, who were physically exhausted and their morale had been greatly hit, recovered after less than a night's rest and began to actively prepare for the next battle.

Lai also returned to the calm and steady captain, silently adjusting his longbow.And I continued to discuss this sudden exit with Noah.

"By the way, wasn't it Lai's vigil yesterday? Why did it become you?" During the conversation, Noah suddenly asked about the vigil.

"Lai was tired, and I just finished meditating, so I replaced him."

Perhaps my tone was too relaxed, causing the mercenary who knew the truth to cough.And Lai still rubbed his bow calmly, without any reaction.With Lai's character, he will never let other people know that he was assassinated by me yesterday, even twice; and he will never disregard the current situation and let the mercenary team internal friction.In this way, I don't have to worry about him coming to kill me for the time being, but why do I still feel a little uneasy?

It was still dark when the mercenaries were ready to go.It wasn't until the mercenary team approached their destination that the eastern sky gradually lit up.First a bright white line appeared on the horizon with a small red dot in the middle.As time went by, the red dot turned into an orange-red semicircle, and the whitened sky was filled with brilliant and magnificent morning glow.The sand dunes near the horizon are constantly changing colors under the reflection of the morning glow.Although it is not the first time to watch the sunrise in the wilderness, the scene in front of me still makes me feel the indescribable magnificence.

Finally, the sun broke free from the constraints of the horizon and turned into a complete orange-red sphere, making people feel warm just looking at it.But it doesn't take long for that warmth to turn into unbearable heat.

It's just that today seems to be an exception, a dark cloud floats from nowhere, covering the newborn sun.After so many days in the wasteland, it was the first time we saw dark clouds, which immediately aroused everyone's vigilance. You must know that the precursor to the activation of many high-level magic is the gathering of dark clouds.

Sure enough, the dark clouds gathered more and more, and finally the thick clouds covered the entire sky, making the sky that had just lit up dark again, as if the night had come again.The air also became gloomy and cold, and I suddenly stopped in my tracks, because the breath in the wind was something I couldn't be more familiar with.

"Everyone be careful..." I didn't finish my words, because there was no need to say anything, a dry hand had already stretched out from the sand in front of me!

"Undead creatures!" The mercenaries shouted in surprise.

"Don't mess up, defend immediately." Lai's voice remained calm, directing the mercenaries to form a defensive circle.

And I kept watching that hand, which stretched straight to the sky, and then clenched into a fist, as if trying to grab something.The sand around the hand turned, and then, the shriveled head and body also broke through the ground.It's a walking corpse, and because of the severe dehydration in the wilderness climate, I observed it carefully.

For a necromancer, the most terrifying opponent is not the Temple of Light, but another necromancer with a higher level than himself, because this means that losing not only life and collection, but also his soul will be lost.I don't want to be someone else's tonic or servant at all, so I am more focused than ever before.

The walking corpse supported the ground with both hands, struggled to break free from the sand, shook the soil on his body, and walked slowly towards us.All around us, as far as the eye can see, are countless such bodies crawling off the ground or staggering to their feet.As they get closer, I can see them more clearly.

The eyeballs of the walking corpses were completely shriveled, stuck in the black eye sockets.Their skin has long lost its elasticity, and now when it moves, the flesh at the joints immediately cracks, exposing the white bones.But they continued to move forward unconsciously. Some muscles were completely torn off due to excessive movements, and some pieces of meat did not fall completely, and were entangled by the remaining half of the skin, dangling in the air.

The state of preservation is really poor, and I frowned when I saw this.The climate of the wasteland is actually good for walking corpses, which can effectively prevent the corpses from decomposing. If special grease is applied on the surface of walking corpses to prevent water loss, they can maintain a very perfect state.Although walking corpses are only low-level undead creatures, I always think that every collection should be carefully maintained, and the colleague who made walking corpses has already left a bad impression on me.

Although they were just walking corpses in a poor state of preservation, they still put a lot of pressure on the experienced mercenaries in Ford's team.After all, due to the control of the temple in this era, except for a few cursed lands, it is difficult for people to see undead creatures.The mercenaries gripped their weapons tightly like novices, their muscles trembling from too much effort.This is undoubtedly a waste of physical strength, which is not conducive to fighting, but even though Ley and Noah have repeatedly reminded them, most people still cannot relax.This continued until Freya finished her spell.

A pair of huge silver wings of light appeared above our heads, and they were slowly turning golden.When the light wings completely turned golden, they opened suddenly, and countless golden light feathers fell around us one after another, condensing into a golden light curtain.The Light Wing Curse is a light magic that is much more advanced than the guardian of the mind. It can effectively restore the negative status of the team members, give certain defensive blessings, and form a magic barrier of light attributes.

But it also had a greater impact on me. The feeling of the soft light feathers falling on me was no less than that of the last sandstorm.Lai moved slightly, but didn't express any opinion, so I continued to lean on with peace of mind.

As for the walking corpses, this seemingly light feather is a catastrophe. The few walking corpses that are closer can't avoid it, and they burn up when they are touched by these golden feathers. A pinch of ashes.However, the remaining walking corpses ignored the bright aura emanating from the golden barrier, and still approached directly, obviously under manipulation.

The magic barrier formed by the Light Wing Curse cannot last long without the support of the magic circle.After incinerating the seventh walking corpse that bumped into it, the magic barrier flickered and slowly disappeared.But the next thing the walking corpse has to face is the mercenaries who have recovered and are ready to fight.

After a mercenary shining with the golden light of the Light Wing Curse cut down the first walking corpse, the last bit of hesitation of the whole team in the face of the undead creatures disappeared.The battle ax struck the shriveled body, and there was a sound of bone shattering; the arrow shot into the body, making a "pop" sound.Other than that, it was a silent and monotonous battle. Walking corpses approached staggeringly with their corrupted bodies, and were immediately knocked down and chopped up by the mercenaries.No blood, no wails, no slogans, not even tense enough.The combat power of the Ford squad is not comparable to that of the rookies in Skeleton City. The walking corpses have not gained more results except for consuming the physical strength of the mercenaries.

Soon, the walking dead were wiped out by the mercenaries.However, the sky never seemed to light up, the air became more and more gloomy, and a faint mist even began to appear around.Clearly, it's not over yet.

Therefore, the mercenaries continued on their way without taking a rest, but Noah's discovery stopped their pace.Noah took a piece of rag from a walking corpse, and a small round badge was printed on this piece of rag.I am familiar with the pattern of the badge, because this pattern has appeared many times in the materials I researched before entering the wasteland, and it is the symbol of the missing business group.

"I think..." Noah said in a deep voice, "The missing person from the business group is here."

For a while, the mercenaries looked at the messy corpses around them and remained silent.

Lan suddenly appeared in front of me and gestured to me.It seems that he also found out, and I nodded slightly at him.In the next instant, more than a dozen wind blades and a short black arrow hit the same position in the air from two directions, and they crossed each other, seemingly without hitting anything.

But a piece of black cloth suddenly appeared, floating down from the sky, it should be a corner of the magic robe.It was only a little short, which I regretted a little, but that was to be expected.

"It seems that I have been discovered." With the sound of this feminine voice, a black figure slowly appeared from the air.