Chapter 23 Grantham (6)
Kala... Kala...
The sound of bones trampling on the rocks spreading through the empty underground passage.
Finn's back was chilling, it was like this before. At that time, he was in chaos and went to Sander to take refuge in the dwarf city with others. Unexpectedly, he met the undead halfway, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were sent away one after another. The rest of the watchtower were basically young and middle-aged people. Although there were a small number of women and children in the fortress, most of them were men. When they saw the undead, everyone's reaction was not to work together to fight against the enemy, but to flee one after another. Many people were trampled to death in panic.
Finn was pushed into a natural pit in chaos. Before he could climb up, some killed corpses fell one after another. He was afraid and drilled into the hole. He accidentally hit him and climbed to the other end of the passage. I don’t know that the thickness of the rock blocked the undead’s perception of life, or that his body was too weak to be sensed. In short, he fainted several times in the hunger and cold, and then continued to climb after waking up. Finally, the ** who was struggling to survive had crawled out of the hole. When he woke up, he saw the dwarf and Link.
Do you have to repeat the fear at that time again...
The horror of facing the dead remains in my memory, Finn's legs are a little weak.
His eyes were scanned around, hoping to find a hole where he could hide like last time. He really touched it. There was a hole on the rock wall not far away. Finn quickly ran over to check it out, but it disappointed him. It was only more than two meters deep, and this distance would definitely be discovered by the undead.
Kala... Kala...
The skeleton's footsteps were getting closer and closer, and it was obvious that there were still quite a lot. Finn put out the torch and got in.
The footsteps were getting louder and closer. He covered his mouth and nose, hoping that this would have some effect.
Suddenly, the sound of the bones coming into contact with the rocks stopped neatly.
Finn's heart suddenly rose to his throat. He could even hear the sound of thumping thumping
Then, a single click came toward the cave where he was hiding.
Don't... don't come here!
Help, no matter who it is, the gods in heaven, save me!
Finn's mind was in chaos, and he curled up in the innermost part of the cave and did not move. Then a skeleton in armor leaned into his upper body, and a pair of blue flames flashed in his bare eye sockets. Finn covered his mouth and stared at the undead who was less than one meter away from him, his mind was blank.
【I clearly sensed that there was a ** nearby.】
"Maybe it was those who were not dead before."
【Impossible, it has been cleaned up here, and no body is left behind.】
"Can it be a dwarf?"
[That's even more impossible. They have a grudge against humans to seize the land and destroy the clan.] The upper body of the skeleton retreated, and the neat footsteps sounded again.
Finn covered his mouth and didn't dare to let out any more.
It didn't see me? It was impossible. At such a close distance, I even felt that my vision was facing. Didn't the undead have night vision eyes, and could they see the darkness and perceive the living creatures clearly? If they saw it, there was no reason to let me go?
After thinking about it all over the place, Finn was about to get out of the hole, and the sound of footsteps that had previously stopped his breathing sounded outside the hole. Now he understood why the footsteps of the skeleton were a little different. The sound of stepping onto the rocks in armor was naturally different.
It hasn't left yet?!
Realizing this, Finn dared not move rashly. He made sure that the footsteps had gone far, and then tiptoed out his head, it was pitch black and nothing. He took off his boots, put down one foot, waited for a few seconds, and then put down the other foot. He stood on the ground for almost a minute, and there was no reaction below before he groping barefoot on the cold rock.
No matter what the reason is, he is just thinking about returning to the surface. The fortress must have not been broken yet, otherwise there would be no need for these skeletons to patrol the underground passage connecting the fortress and the Dwarf City. You must go out alive! Live!
With a strong thought of almost self-hypnosis, Finn actually came to the big iron door leading to the ground. He pushed it and locked it, but the iron door remained motionless.
What should I do? If I knock on the door, will the undead attract?
He couldn't care much, and seeing the vitality was just outside the door, he tried to knock on the iron door. It was too hard and his palms hurt, without any noise. Finn could only knock with a dagger.
Kakka--
The sound echoed in the underground passage, and Finn was stunned. Oh no, it would definitely be heard by the undead! He accelerated the rhythm of the knocking.
Kakka... Kakka... A different echo came from below, and Finn's face changed drastically. Sure enough, he was discovered!
[It turns out that there is really a fish that escapes the net. I'm curious about how you avoid the investigation?] The skeleton in armor appeared on the stairs below. The faint light coming from the iron gate. Finn saw it approaching step by step, and the nerves that had been highly tense could no longer withstand it.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Help!!"
With a bang, the iron gate was knocked away, and Finn was pushed out by this force. Then he saw a golden halo flying over his scalp, slashing the skeleton that had drawn the sword into two. Looking back regardless of the pain, a figure stood outside the iron gate, holding a long sword emitting golden light in his hand. He had seen that face, and was a senior officer of this fortress.
"Come out!" Blake said to Finn who was lying on the ground with a cold face. Hearing the sound of more bones walking behind him, Finn rolled and crawled out of the tunnel. The fresh air and sunshine really came to the ground alive.
"Annihilation, you bone scumbags!" Blake waved the long sword in his hand a few times, and the golden arc-shaped light wave swept over, turning the other skeletons that caught up into powder. "Hmph, there are still some below. Do you think you can run away if you are a mage?"
Finn was just about to tell Black what Link had entrusted, but saw him chasing him with his sword and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Looking around, the empty atrium was left with nothing left, only various items that the civilians had no time to take away when they were evacuated. Finn stood for a few seconds and ran towards the periphery. As soon as he stepped onto the city wall, he was almost knocked down by a soldier who ran over. He hurriedly pulled him to ask where the grand duke was?
"Link is trapped below?" Gonzalez looked at Finn who was brought to the front of the soldiers, frowned tightly. He had seen this boy between a teenager and a young man. He was the adopted son who was placed in the eyeliner of the old town of the River Valley. He could be judged by his skin color and facial features. He was also a time traveler.
"What did he say about cause and effect..."
"The law of cause and effect?"
"Yes, that's right. It's the law of cause and effect. He said that he had fallen into the law of cause and effect, and killed the monsters entrenched in the underground lake. He couldn't leave that area. Let me come up and notify you."
Gonzalez didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or worry. Link was his original intention to stay in Sand City, but... why was he so uneasy. He always felt that something bad would happen. By the way...
"Sand City has no objection to receiving the fugitives, right?"
When the civilians were mentioned, Finn's face turned pale.
"Dead."
"What?"
"Everyone is dead... Everyone, we were ambushed by the undead underground, including the soldiers escorting us down. I was lucky enough to hide in a natural tunnel before hiding for a disaster." As soon as I finished speaking, Finn felt his shoulders being suddenly surrounded by a big hand. He saw an old man with white hair and bright eyes, wearing golden armor.
"You mean the civilians who moved to the ground were all dead?"
"Yes, yes, sir." Finn couldn't help but stutter when he was glaring at the old man.
"It's indeed a trap." Black came back with a little bloody smell. Seeing Gonzalez and Alex looking at him, he shrugged: "I just killed a necromancer and the skeleton group he led in the underground passage. They came from Zeffyat City."
"So, Sand City has fallen?" Alex frowned and his expression became even colder.
"No..." As soon as Finn spoke, everyone's eyes were focused on him. He felt the pressure doubled and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"Speak out what you see."
"I... When I woke up, I saw a few dwarves and Link. There was a big underground beside me. There was a big monster floating on the water on the shore." Fenn was frightened by Alex. He immediately explained everything he saw after opening his eyes.
"What else?"
"And... Link advised the dwarf to help, but was rejected. He asked the dwarf to deliver a letter to the ground and said that he was trapped below. The dwarf did not agree, so he had to entrust me in desperation." Finn would not be stupid enough to tell the story of using the letter as a condition to let Link accept him as a disciple.
Alex snorted coldly, withdrew his palm on Finn's shoulder, and looked at the stunned Gonzalez with ulterior motives: "It seems that your friend can't count on you anymore."
"grandfather……"
"The only one who can save humanity is himself." Alex left without looking back.
Black curled his lips and asked Finn in detail the appearance, color of the monster in the water, and how Link was trapped, and then asked the soldiers to take him to rest.
When Finn walked away, Gonzalez looked at Black and asked word by word: "Do you know what monster it is?" Chenxi, like the Alliance of Nature, used demons as enemies in her early years, so how could she not know the type of monster?
Black also did not deny it. After listening to his subordinates' reports, he vaguely guessed that the one occupying the underground lake was Trollop in the Abyss Demon Realm. A monster with a very tough skin that cannot be defeated with ordinary swords. Only elements and divine power can penetrate its skin.
"Did you know this was a trap?" Gonzalez asked again.
"I doubted." Black nodded. With his strength, he could easily deal with a Trollop, but Black felt that things might not be that simple. The dwarf did not understand magic, and the priest and the priest did not have the protection of soldiers to enter the underground. He made such a big guy pollute the water source and blocked the passage to obviously meant to lead him down. After hesitation, the Watch Castle came and brought the dead. Now Black could not leave the Watch Castle.
Coincidentally, Link appeared, a son of nature. No matter who this conspiracy is targeted, at least the problem of drinking water can be solved. As for Link's safety, Black has never considered it.
"How can you..." Gonzalez glared and was interrupted by Black as soon as he spoke a few words.
"Instead of worrying about him, it's better to worry about yourself. Berfast. With God's punishment, he may not be able to face thousands of troops in time. Of course, the premise is that his divine favor is high enough." Only the first generation of gods can perform God's punishment. Black is not sure whether the guy who performs the law of cause and effect is targeted by himself or Link. However, one thing is certain, it must be a mage or priest. No matter who is targeted, since he dares to put such a trap, it means that he has enough confidence to trap the target... It is probably the "cause" activated by killing Trollop. Unless you can go back to time, you will not be able to free yourself from the already formed "fruit".
Haha~ It's such a clever plan. It doesn't have to face the divine punishment of killing voters or apostles, but also achieves the strongest goal of trapping commanders or individuals. This technique shouldn't be Frost Han...
Black's confidence in defending to reinforcements was a little shaken.
If the person who came was really Shuanghan. Unless the priest came in person, no one here would be the opponent of the Lich King. He comforted himself that it could not be Shuanghan. If the Lich King had fought in person, he would not have fought so many days of attrition. One forbidden spell could sweep the entire fortress in half a day.
Just as he was thinking, a cold and cold breath suddenly approached. Black looked out from the arrowhead in the arrow tower, and a group of black ghosts floated over and couldn't help but curse.
"here we go again!"
Gonzalez knew who he was scolding. Ms. Crying, Antiya, one of the generals under the Lich King. She was once a glowing elves. After being killed in the Northern War, she was forcibly transformed into a lord who could kill life with her "singing".
"Pastor!!" Black shouted loudly, and the Revenge priest who was resting in the corner immediately climbed up the battlement and stood behind the arrow tower to prepare for the magic.
When the "black clouds" floated to the top of the fortress, they turned into translucent ghosts. They passed through the rocks and made harsh calls. Everyone covered their ears at the same time. The noise actually tortured the eardrum. As the priest opened the barrier, the ghosts and the noise they made blocked outside the fortress. Occasionally, a few people came in through the city walls and were also broken.
After the first wave of attacks, an ethereal and pleasant singing sounded over the fortress.
[Say goodbye to your family, stay away from your hometown and embark on a distant journey.]
[Countless lives have passed away just for the ambitions and territory of the king and nobles.]
[The fallen soldiers can no longer return to their hometown, no longer see their relatives, and be buried in unknown mountains.]
"Don't listen to her singing! Soldiers. Be firm in belief!" Black ran and shouted on the battlements. This song could cross the barrier of the priest. Those who are not mentally strong will be confused by the song, either commit suicide, fall off the wall, or cut off the companions around him. For the first time, hundreds of people were killed by the song because they were caught off guard, but the singing people were far away from the range of the archer. Black and Alex, who were not tempted by the song, could not reach the attack distance. If she wanted to completely solve her, she had to leave the city. What's more, there were many undead people. Even if they were cut into pieces, they could spell them into new skeletons or ghouls under the spell of the corpse witch. If you go deep into such an immortal army, you will definitely die.
The Revenge Army is fine, because of faith, most of them can still maintain their rationality. The situation on Watch Castle is much worse. There have been fierce battles for days, and their companions die one by one. There are unreduced armies of undead outside, and there is no hope of victory at all. Some of them are fragile in their hearts and are confused by the pervasive singing, and their eyes gradually dissipate. Even if a priest uses the technique of excitement, it will be useless.
With a longbow that snatched a archer, Black introduced his divine power into the arrow and shot it at the source of the sound.
The elf-like ghost giggled and retreated, and the glowing arrows fell from mid-air, igniting the skeletons on the ground. Under the command of the corpse witch, the sea of bones quickly dispersed, and when the holy light burned out, they gathered again. Black angrily broke the longbow in his hand. His uneasy behavior also affected Gonzalez. He took out his whistle and prepared to drive away the mourning lady who had been provocative. At this moment, Alex, who was in another arrow tower nearby, came over and took the whistle that summoned the synthetic beast from his hand.
"Grandfather?" Gonzalez stared at Alex in a daze.
He glanced at him meaningfully, Alex stepped onto the synthetic beast, Black's expression was a little weird, and he watched the commander of the Watch Castle move his lips, and finally said nothing.
But Alex's adjutant rushed over like crazy and shouted at Gonzalez: "Stop him, Grand Duke, stop the commander!"
Gonzalez Alex flew farther and farther, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
"Commander!!" the adjutant shouted at the top of his lungs, his superiors rushed towards the dead without looking back.
The elf ghost continued to retreat and led Alex away from the fortress. The skeletons and corpse ghosts below sensed the living bodies. They all looked up, then raised their hands and pulled the bow. The dense undead performed the same action, which made everyone who witnessed it.
Countless arrows shot towards the synthetic beasts in the sky. Just when people thought Alex would be shot into a sieve, he suddenly shouted "Frajed", which was the name of the God of War. Gonzalez, who had been in a daze, finally came back to his senses, and he shouted Alex's name.
Even believers cannot easily call the name of God. Although Alex is a swordsman, he does not have the favor of God himself. If he wants to obtain divine power, he must burn his life.
Just as Gonzalez shouted, Alex's body suddenly became several times larger, and even the weapons in his hand emitted a layer of red light. The majestic divine power turned into visible layers of ripples, and all the affected undead instantly turned into powder. The weeping lady Antiya quickly retreated. How could Alex let the banshee who had taken hundreds of lives away? He waved the long sword in his hand, and the red light spread forward in a cone-shaped shape. The banshee screamed, and turned into powder together with the barrier she had opened.
Alex was like a divine helper. The army of undead, which could not be seen as far as the ocean, quickly decreased under his attack. The low-priced undead commanders of the corpse witches dispersed without their own. No matter how fast they retreated, they could not match the divine power emitted from Alex's body. In just a few dozen seconds, one-third of the undead were annihilated.
Just as the soldiers in the Watchtower cheered for the commander's extremely brave battle, Alex suddenly stood still. The linear power of the ripples of water disappeared without a trace. His body exploded into countless pieces with a "bang" and turned into blood mist in the sky and splashed everywhere.
Chapter completed!