Esso Reeves, "Esso's Resting Place" in the undead language. This area is world-famous as the place where the pioneer Undead Emperor Esso fell. Eight years later, it has another name: the City of the Undead.
That year, Esso's decisive self-sacrifice made this place a place connected to the plane of death. Over the past eight years, the six death planes of Bones, Ice, Blasphemy, Curtain Blood, Black Jue, and Mist Death have continuously sent reinforcements to arrive.
It was gradually built into the world's largest capital of the undead.
The entire area has been covered by the rules of death. Skeleton giants hundreds of meters away are walking slowly on the plains. There are dozens of gargoyles and bone dragons wandering in the sky. But in fact, in the eyes of the world, this is not the most dangerous restricted area for life.
, and even in a sense, it has become a famous tourist attraction.
That's because as far as Esso Reeves can see with the naked eye, there is the emerald green forest, which is now the home base of the popular Sons of Silver Wood Spirit clan in the main plane.
Even in the outer reaches of the forest, there are two-headed tree men as strong as mountains patrolling back and forth. The big sticks they hold are Babel trees, and in the sky, groups of strange wooden battleships are also constantly shuttled.
In a sense, these seemingly idle "wild monsters" are actually masters, with legendary and above-level combat prowess. The two sides have been fighting for so many years, but this battlefield has always been jokingly called a newcomer's village for novices.
, very few experienced contract warriors choose to practice here.
The reason? The intensity of the battle is obviously not high, and there are some concerns about match-fixing... In fact, the two sides are still hostile, but in a war that cannot be won no matter what, no matter how much resources are invested, it is a waste, so it is better to maintain a tacit understanding like this.
After the previous major battles, the situation has changed a lot. The wood spirits have grown up, and the Forest of Dreams has become impossible to break. And Esso Reeves is the most important entry point for the six planes of the undead.
, several big bosses in the Tali Republic will protect it at all costs.
It’s not that there are no brave men who have tried to threaten the safety of Esso Reeves, but when the crisis comes, a large number of high-level undead and powerful spells will be thrown out from the plane door. Several undead emperors are determined to keep this normal teleportation at all costs.
When the door opened, forced invasion was considered impossible. And even if the fortress and undead were cleared, the dimensional link exchanged for Esso's life still had no idea how to close it.
Naturally, no one wants to fight a war that has no progress. The recovery of the Tali Republic will be impossible before the true destiny. The undead party is also waiting patiently.
And their main combat power is also concentrated on the main battlefields such as the Rainy Night Fortress where Bayer fought. After all, compared to the non-expandable Wood Spirits, humans on the main plane are their enemies.
However, with the continuous growth of Bayer's national power, especially the addition of the Dragon Clan, and the rise of the southern sect, the Undead Faction, which lacked top-notch combat power, was gradually suppressed.
The Bayer Empire only firmly blocked those fortresses and blocked the northward march of the undead, because everyone knew that before the undead emperors truly arrived, there was no point in fighting the undead. There were no undead in the plane of death at all.
limit.
But in another aspect, Bayer has a headache. In the "Second Battlefield", the undead have achieved a series of achievements.
Cults such as the Society of All Deaths spread like wildfire. The temptation of "eternal life" is not only effective for those nobles who are afraid of death, but also for those civilians who are suffering and desperate due to war, poverty and other reasons.
"Are you afraid of death? Are you suffering from life? Are you suffering from lack of power? Join us and you will have the opportunity to change your destiny..."
The followers of the Society of All Deaths are probably also experts in psoriasis and pyramid schemes. Today, you can see such propaganda in small streets and small households in major cities in Bayer.
Not to mention, compared to the untrue preachings of some gods, what the Society of Death speaks is really the truth.
Fear? The undead are not afraid. Hungry? The undead are not hungry and cannot find a wife? The undead do not need a wife... Ahem, the last one does not count. It should be that the loved one has died? Let her live again in another way.
In times of war, the most miserable thing is the powerless civilians. When the strong lose their restraints, when the tone of a peaceful society is broken, being powerless becomes a kind of original sin... The victims crave the power of revenge, careerists
Those who long for upward power are ordinary people with normal outlook on life who also long for the power to protect themselves.
But it is not so easy to gain power.
Not to mention the money-consuming magic practice, even the practice of martial arts requires teachings from famous teachers and sufficient nutrition, and what is needed to practice the way of the undead is probably only corpses as materials and the minimum level of a normal person, and in
During times of war, these two are probably the least valuable.
The Society of Death spreads so quickly because it does give those who desire power the opportunity to become powerful quickly. Even in some places, civilians who use undead and dark magic to become strong quickly also get the same benefits as other strong people.
The Path of the Dead, which has extremely low salary, entry qualifications, and wealth requirements, has actually become mainstream.
Of course, when things develop to this point, Roland cannot escape the blame.
The undead in the North spare no effort to whitewash and publicize, as well as the life-oriented magic of the undead, the reality that the dead and the living coexist, and the southern sects spare no effort to discredit the original Holy Light doctrine (this is one of the roots of hostility to the undead). Of course,
In addition, the propaganda campaign of the Republic of Tali and its affiliated Society of All Deaths has broken down a lot of resistance.
On the other hand, with the establishment of Hades, the new four elements have encountered great opportunities for development. Ice magic has begun to mutate, the elemental plane of ice is being formed, and the power of death has also developed.
In short...this is more or less related to Roland.
Well, back to the subject, on the day when the demon tide came, the space restrictions on certain exiled households were lifted, and the Bayer Empire finally waited for the opportunity to eradicate the serious troubles at its heart, or it would be right to say that it was the opportunity to be eradicated by the "big troubles at the heart".
"Huh? Is this the taste of hometown? It's really..."
The one who sighed was the white-headed boy who had just walked out of the portal. He looked a bit like a human being in his childhood, but he had just come to this world. He lowered his head and licked the ground, then bit off the solid stone slab, and then spread the word
There was a crisp sound like stirring gravel.
"...It's disgusting. The smell of the living is everywhere. The strong breath of life is so close. What on earth have you been doing all these years."
After spitting out all the gravel, the white-haired boy raised his head. His white hair was as dim as faded frost and snow. There was no black in his eyes, only the white cross star was burning.
Even though this was in the Hall of the Dead, and even though the guests in the room were all powerful Lords of the Undead, no one dared to look directly at the deadly soul fire.
"Your Majesty Hypnos, your arrival allows..."
A vampire prince came forward to greet him, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the impatient Lord of the Mist Death Plane.
"There are other guys, don't tell me they haven't come yet."
Considering the notorious hot temper of this big boss, the vampire prince quickly made a gesture to lead the way.
"No, your majesties are all here and waiting for your arrival."
Hearing this, Hypnos smiled. All the undead kings knew that what the dead witch king in the plane of mist and death hated most was waiting and being late, but what he liked most was that others were waiting for him.
As the coordinator, the Blood Prince was secretly rejoicing. Fortunately, the gathering time for the Mist Death Plane was informed of the actual meeting time one night, so Hypnos, who was impatient and used to arriving early, didn't have to wait for anyone. As the coordinator,
He would not be angered by this grumpy undead emperor.
And soon, in a small conference room, there was only one empty seat left on the five-seat table. With the arrival of Hypnos, the five undead emperors at the top of the death system gathered in Esso Reeves.
One class.
A drowsy old man, a white-haired boy who looked like he was still in elementary school, a white-bone skeleton that was completely indistinguishable from ordinary skeleton soldiers, a girl who was enjoying a red liquid in a sip, and a girl who looked very...
Ordinary human beings.
If we had to find something in common among the undead emperors, it would probably be that they all look ordinary. (To be continued.)
