The war between the drow and the undead is getting more intense.
The war spread to the surrounding areas, and Allen's area was also affected.
Bad news comes one after another.
First, the water sources around Orlando Castle were polluted by negative energy, and those who drank the water fell ill and died within three days.
The souls of the dead cannot rest in peace and are transformed into zombies.
Then, the magic stone mine was occupied by drow troops, and Orlando Castle lost its most important financial source. If this continues, it will not even be able to maintain its livelihood.
What's even more terrible is that the mistress of the Dark Dungeon and the lord of the undead have written letters issuing ultimatums to Allen, forcing him to choose a side.
In fact, Allen doesn't want to take any side.
However, in troubled times, you don’t have enough strength and you still want to remain neutral?
Idiot's dream!
On the undead side, the leaders are two necromancers who came from the same sect.
William and Spencer are both in the early fifth level of cultivation.
The leader of the dark elves is Matron Elina, the priestess of the "Night Queen (Goddess of the Night)", who is in the late fifth level.
Judging from the strength comparison between the two sides, the undead are stronger and can turn corpses into undead, so the more they fight, the more they fight.
On the Dark Dungeon side, the total number of troops is not as good as that of the undead, but they are more elite and good at fighting, and have stronger high-end combat power.
Mistress Elena is as good as two brothers, William and Spencer!
Alan's nominal boss, Orlando, was born in the Underdark City, so logically he should be on the side of Mistress Alina.
However, if Orlando is still alive, he will never want to return to the dungeon!
Don't forget, this guy is a fugitive who assassinated his cousin, and the reward notice is still posted on the city wall!
Mistress Elena, if you catch this murderer who dares to murder the priestess, you will never give him a good harvest.
Thinking about it this way, joining the undead tribe seems to be a better choice.
In the name of Orlando, Allen replied to the Necromancer brothers, intending to use his allegiance in exchange for a relatively independent right to exist.
However, the conditions he offered were mercilessly ridiculed!
William and Spencer did not take his small influence seriously.
In the letter, he expressed arrogance and did not believe in his verbal allegiance.
If Allen truly surrenders, he must prove his sincerity.
The way of proof is very cruel.
Allen must lead all the subordinates of Orlando Castle to the Dungeon of the Dead, board the "Altar of Sacrifice", and collectively transform into undead creatures.
Only in this way can he gain the trust of William and Spencer.
Allen hasn't lived enough yet, so of course he can't accept the conditions offered by the necromancers!
I had no choice but to take refuge in the dark elves.
At the very least, you can still maintain your identity as a living person.
After some correspondence, Allen finally got the opportunity to meet with his mother, Alina.
He went to the Dark Dungeon alone and expressed his intention of allegiance in front of the matron Elina, who had glossy skin and beautiful appearance.
In order to prove his sincerity, Allen offered to sacrifice Orlando's head to pay for the life of the priestess murdered by Orlando if Mistress Elena accepted his surrender and allowed him to continue to manage Orlando Castle.
Anyway, Orlando has long since died and turned into a fungus beast.
It's not a bad idea to borrow someone else's head and use it to maximize the remaining value.
Mistress Elena was initially satisfied with his proposal and enthusiastically invited him to the banquet.
Allen specially changed into a decent dress to go to the banquet.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, he realized that it was different from the banquet he imagined.
The dark elves participating in the party, including the hostess Alina, were all naked.
So when Alan showed up at the silver party wearing a tuxedo, white shirt, and a straight bow tie...
It looked extremely funny and immediately caused the whole room to burst into laughter.
In order to maintain his turf, Allen can tolerate being teased.
He could also bravely attend the dark elves' debauched party.
Mistress Elena is the initiator of parties and likes to whip her partners to add to the fun.
Allen, an outsider, is fresh enough and fits her hobbies just right.
Guests do as they please, Allen can only obey the will of Mistress Alina and act as her playmate.
In full view of the public, Allen was unable to assassinate Alina and could only endure her whipping and rape.
This is not the first time Allen has experienced this kind of thing in the world of meditation.
Based on past experience, he felt that he could not perform too well.
Otherwise, Mistress Alina would be self-defeating if she decided to keep him by her side as her male favorite.
However, you can't show your hips too much, which will disappoint Mistress Alina, or she will be killed!
Therefore, Allen deliberately acted in an uncompromising manner.
It can barely make Mistress Alina happy, but it won't surprise her either.
He thought that he would be able to pass the test this way.
But he still underestimated the drow tradition of female superiority to males, and underestimated the perversion and viciousness of Mistress Alina!
"Beautiful boy, your performance tonight is not bad."
"Drink this glass of wine and wish you a sweet dream!"
After the romance passed, Mistress Alina handed her a glass of wine with a smile.
Allen took the goblet, and the system immediately issued a warning.
The wine was drugged!
To be precise, it is a tiny parasite called "Demon-eating Ant".
It parasitizes in the human body and devours the host's magic power crazily.
If the host is a spell caster, as soon as he opens his eyes every morning, the magic power in his body will have been drained by the parasite, and he will be like a useless person.
Allen saw Alina's sinister intentions, but he still remained calm and drank the poisonous wine in front of her.
His virus resistance is enough to kill the demon-eating ants that enter his body.
However, Elina would not allow him to come out of the Underdark alive.
With the help of his telepathy, Allen understands the sinister intentions of Mistress Alina.
The previous verbal agreement to his terms of cooperation was nothing more than a lie.
Mother Elina planned to use demon-devouring ants to destroy Allen's spellcasting ability and imprison him in a dungeon as fodder for the spider elves.
As for Orlando Castle, she will send her close associates to take over it, and there is no need for an outsider like Allen to act as an agent.
Allen saw through Mistress Alina's intentions and lost all illusions. He pretended to have lost his magic power and was thrown into a cell by two guards.
At this time tomorrow, he will be sent to the spider lair.
The cell has a restricted barrier, and any teleportation magic is restricted.
Fortunately, Allen can also use "vaporization form" to turn into a ball of steam, pass through the ventilation holes of the cell, and escape overnight.
Returning to Orlando Castle, Alan's heart felt cold.
Neither the drow nor the undead wanted to see him.
Now I am suffering from both sides and have no choice but to kneel down and act like a dog.
"In this dangerous world, upright people do not deserve to live!"
"Besides making up one's mind, taking refuge in the devil, fighting violence with violence, and evil with evil, what other choice do I have?!"
Allen questioned the ancestral spirit he had merged with.
The ancestor spirit was speechless.
The young ogre wizard finally recognized the cruel reality.
Give up your last insistence and leave your destiny to Allen.
In this way, Allen came to the underground secret room again and opened the Abyss Mirror.
"Pretty boy, it's nice to see you again. It seems you have figured it out."
The Flame Demon General in the mirror showed a smile that contained pearls of wisdom.
"Next, I'm going to teach you two sets of spells."
"The first set of spells can shrink the magic mirror and carry it with you."
"The second set of spells can be recited when shining a magic mirror on the recently deceased person. Spending some magic power can bind the soul of the person in the mirror for sacrifice."
"Once you have memorized these two sets of spells, you can exchange them for the Tanar'ri warriors you want through the Abyss Mirror at any time."
"Believe me, young man, this will be the best deal you ever make in your life!"
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Half an hour later.
Allen left the underground secret room with the magic mirror that shrank to the size of a palm.
Next, he will do an experiment.
Try to see if the rules of soul trading are really as fair as Anzus said.
The first batch of sacrifice targets that Allen chose were the ten deserters who were just captured yesterday.
This group of timid kobolds heard rumors from nowhere.
He thought that Orlando Castle was about to be besieged by the drow and the undead, so he planned to run away in advance.
Allen sent the loyal tauren guards to capture the kobolds and imprison them in the dungeon.
Now, it's time to put these deserters to use.
After killing ten kobolds, Allen held the magic mirror, looked at the corpses, and recited the incantation.
At the same time, 10 points of magic power in Allen's body were taken away by the magic mirror.
Immediately afterwards, a pale halo appeared on the mirror, and the kobold's soul was sucked into the mirror and sealed away.
Allen followed Anzus' instructions and sacrificed these souls.
A table appeared in the magic mirror, listing the demon mercenaries available for exchange.
Kobolds are one of the weakest creatures in the Underdark, and can barely be considered a first-level soldier.
Those that can be exchanged are only the first-level units of the Burning Corps.
There are two candidates, the Demon Boy and the Self-Destruction Demon.
The devil boy is a mutant little devil with poor combat power, but he can become invisible and absorb the enemy's magic power from a distance.
The self-destruction demon, Allen saw it in Sonia's meditation world.
A veritable "self-propelled bomb", cannon fodder in the literal sense!
You've already seen the Self-Destruction Demon, so there's no need to summon it.
Ten kobold souls are all used to exchange for the devil boy.
After Allen sacrificed his soul, the magic mirror shot out a red beam.
Projected on the ground, it automatically generates a summoning array that communicates with the abyss.
With a burst of laughter, ten little red-skinned monsters collectively teleported in front of Allen.
The devil boy looks like a group of six or seven-year-old urchins, with dark red skin color.
Naked, small arms and legs.
On the neck, there is a big round head.
When they laugh, their mouths are full of sharp teeth, showing their ferocious nature.
There is a pair of short wings on the back of the demon boy, which cannot support long-distance flight, but can assist jumping and short-distance gliding.
Ten demon boys stood in a row in front of Allen, standing at attention.
If you don't mind their playful and smiling faces, they are still well-behaved.
Allen stepped forward, stretched out his hand and pressed the forehead of a demon boy, pretending to cast a spell.
In fact, he secretly opened the "other mind channel" to detect the devil boy's thoughts, and also used the system to check his physical attributes.
The devil boy is full of mischievous thoughts.
Their evil is reflected in their lack of sympathy, basing their happiness on other people's misbehavior, and purely harming others and not benefiting themselves!
But let's say it's too bad...it's not that bad.
The main reason is that the demon boy is too weak and not qualified to be a big villain.
The attributes of the devil boy are seriously biased!
Physique 7, Agility 16, Spirit 16
His agility and spirit are good, but his physique is weak!
The word "child" in the devil boy can be said that they only have the physique of a child.
With such a small body, he can't even be a competent cannon fodder.
The strength of the devil boy lies in two supernatural talents.
"I heard that you can steal magic power? Let's test it now."
Allen hooked his finger at the demon boy in front of him, asking him to use this trick on him.
The devil boy is really heartless and careless.
He also has no respect for his boss.
Allen asked him to steal it, and he started stealing it happily!
With a wave of his little hand, a ball of light rose up from his palm, locking onto Allen and forming an invisible magic siphon pipe.
Allen felt slightly dizzy, which quickly subsided.
Open the system page and check the changes in your magic value.
Sure enough, 1 point of magic power is missing!
The devil boy opposite had a little red light spot inside the white ball of light in his hand.
It means that he successfully absorbed 1 point of magic power.
"Can you only draw 1 point of magic power?" Allen frowned and complained, "This is too useless!"
After some in-depth testing and spiritual communication with the demon boy, Allen finally figured it out.
The magic boy's special ability "Magic Siphon" can be used three times a day.
All magical creatures that appear in the Demon Child's field of vision, including warlocks, can be targeted for theft.
How much magic power can be stolen at once?
There is no fixed number.
Mainly depends on the target's mental resistance.
If the target's mental attributes are much higher than that of the demon child, you can still steal 1 point of magic power at a minimum, so you won't come back empty-handed.
Allen's own tests fall into this category.
In addition, when the demon child successfully steals magic power, it can be used to activate invisibility stunts.
For every 1 point of mana consumed, the player becomes invisible for one minute.
When the accumulated stolen magic power reaches 5 points, the demon boy can use the genuine 2-level "Invisibility Technique" - it lasts longer and can also bless others!
All in all, Demon Boy's stunts are pretty good.
Especially when the number of demon children is large enough, hundreds of demon children steal magic power together, and even Allen can't bear it, and he is sucked dry in a few seconds!
"It seems that it is necessary to exchange for more demon boys."
Allen turned his head and looked out the window, at the kobold camp.
There was a flash of coldness in his eyes.
The kobold's individual combat effectiveness is slightly stronger than that of the demon boy.
Counting the magic boy's "demon-absorbing" and "invisibility" special skills, the kobolds are far behind.
However, in addition to fighting, kobolds can also dig mines and do hard work. The devil boy cannot do such rough work.
Moreover, massacring his own men for no reason had a great impact on the morale of the troops. It would be strange if his subordinates learned about this and deserted.
Allen shook his head slightly and gave up the idea of attacking his own people.
So, is there any other way to obtain souls for sacrifice quickly and in large quantities?
Allen thought for a while and came up with a good idea to reap the benefits.
Thirty miles north of Orlando Castle, there is a magic stone mine that was originally Allen's property but is now occupied by the dark elves.
The undead also coveted this rich magic stone mine and mobilized an army to capture it.
The leading figures are none other than the necromancers William and Spencer.
William is a sissy, feminine beauty who likes to put on makeup and wear gorgeous red robes. At first glance, he looks like a sorceress.
His younger brother and good friend Spencer has a completely different style of painting.
A two-meter-tall strong man with a bald head covered in tattoos, wearing armor and carrying a huge sword as wide as a door panel on his back.
He is clearly a necromancer, but he looks like a barbarian.
It is conceivable that Spencer is better at close combat than casting spells.
Two necromancers are determined to win the magic stone mine.
Level 1~4 troops were dispatched, with a total number of up to 2,000!
Most of them are level 1 soldiers, skeletons and zombies, pure cannon fodder and human shields, and consumables on the battlefield.
Among the skeletons and zombies, there are occasionally flashes of healthy figures.
These humanoid monsters crawling on the ground are the "ghouls", the second-level unit of the undead tribe.
Ghoul, high attack power and agile movement.
The toxin secreted from the sharp claws can also paralyze the injured person.
The comprehensive strength is excellent among the second-level arms, and it is the core combat strength of the undead tribe.
Above the black army of undead, pale resentful spirits floated.
This kind of incorporeal undead is the level 3 soldier of the undead.
Wraiths are formed by the souls of dead people being polluted by negative energy.
Floating in the sky, appearing and disappearing, elusive.
Wraiths have no flesh and blood entities.
Physical attacks launched against it have at least half chance of being evaded.
Finally, there is the level 4 unit in the back row of the undead corps - Corpse Witch!
The Corpse Witch is a variant of the Corpse Demon, transformed from the corpse of the caster.
The corpse witch has lost most of his memories of his life, including his ability to cast spells, but he still retains his magic pool.
The corpse witch's magic pool was contaminated by negative energy and mutated.
You can spend magic power to release the "cloud of death".
"Death Cloud" looks a lot like the 3-level "Poison Cloud Technique", which spreads over a large area.
In addition to the toxins that cause decay, the "death cloud" also contains a high concentration of negative energy, which is harmless to the undead, but can cause vicious necrotic damage to living creatures.
The bodies of people killed by the "cloud of death" must be disposed of as soon as possible.
If possible, use holy water to purify it; if not, burn it directly.
Otherwise, the contaminated corpse will turn into a zombie within a few days!
Compared with the massive undead army, the strength of the dark elves guarding the mine is obviously an order of magnitude lower.
There are mainly two types of level 1 soldiers of the dark elves.
Needless to say, kobolds, fight against the five scum.
Troglodytes, commonly known as "cavemen", are good at digging burrows and have stronger combat power than kobolds.
Level 2 soldiers, bugbears, giant spiders and dire bats.
Level 3 soldiers, drow warriors, drow assassins and phase spiders.
These arms are considered elite, but unfortunately their numbers are too small.
Facing the rolling sea of undead, you will only be drowned in the end!
The battle continued into the night, and the resistance on the drow side became weaker and weaker. It was a certainty that the mine would change hands.
The drow warlocks guarding the mine had no choice but to take the remaining troops and fight their way to the dungeon to escape.
William and Spencer left some troops to clean up the mess.
Lead your own elite to hunt down the dark elves.
On the bloody and messy battlefield, neither the attacker nor the defender noticed that an invisible man was secretly observing.
"It's a good harvest today."
Allen stood in the shadows, holding a magic mirror, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.