The reason why Matthew hesitated slightly was not because of the way the magic book was made——
Although what Lorraine said is horrifying to think about, behind every magic book there may be a mage's life.
But Matthew has always been an ultimate pragmatist.
His bottom line is unbreakable and flexible.
So it's not a particularly sad moment in my heart.
The fundamental reason that made him hesitate was that when he thought of eating this magic book alive, he could smell a very strong smell!
The smell was extremely stinky, a hundred times worse than the smell of stinky tofu!
Matthew opens the magic book.
As expected, there is an explanation from the Feast Pai Hotel——
…
"Congratulations, you won the lottery!
This book records a highly rare spell. We believe that only rarer delicacies and more bizarre smells can be worthy of such a spell.
So as you heard.
This is a gourmet book that smells like a dragon's armpit odor and tastes like exploding sweet egg tarts. Please enjoy it.
——Xianpai Hotel, chief chef, Zizi."
…
It's this guy again.
The last dish Matthew had was also made by Zizi.
He guessed that this Zizi must be a very famous goblin in the Arcane Wilderness.
"But then again...do dragons also have body odor?"
With this thought.
Matthew hesitated for a moment, then he held his breath, opened his mouth, and started chewing.
Surprisingly.
The taste of this magic book is surprisingly good, as if you are really eating a bunch of egg tarts.
The criticism is that this stuff is too sweet.
That sweet feeling made Matthew panic.
He couldn't help but take a few breaths while eating, and as a result, the strong smell poured into his nose, and the taste unexpectedly became refreshing.
To neutralize that sweetness.
Matthew couldn't help but take a few more breaths.
And in this process.
He suddenly felt that the smell before seemed not so unacceptable!
A magic book was quickly devoured by Matthew.
Just like last time.
While taking the food, a lot of knowledge flooded into Matthew's mind.
This knowledge can be instantly transformed into spells.
After eating everything.
He then mastered a natural spellcasting ability: Astra's undressing technique.
Matthew closed his eyes.
I carefully searched all the details about this spell in my mind.
no doubt.
This is a very powerful spell.
Because it is a natural spell-casting ability, it eliminates the need for spell-casting materials and tedious pre-requisite steps, and can be applied immediately.
Matthew's favorite thing is ability-based spells.
This spell can deprive the target of all items, including props and equipment.
This means that the opponent's combat effectiveness can be greatly reduced.
For most professions, losing the combat effectiveness of weapons is very difficult, not to mention that the stripping technique covers all items on the body.
It can be said that all professions except monks will be in trouble when facing Matthew's stripping technique.
Especially during the mage civil war!
The value of undressing is infinitely higher.
A mage without equipment.
It’s funny just thinking about it.
Of course, this spell is not omnipotent.
First of all, it can be countered, rebounded, offset or exempted.
This means that this spell is not as useful for legendary units with higher spell resistance.
besides.
Among non-legendary units, if the opponent has a high resistance to transformation field, it is possible to directly save this spell.
the last point.
This spell will not work if the undressed target has strong feelings of goodwill toward the caster.
There may even be backlash.
That is to say, you will lose all items and props within sixteen seconds.
"Why can't it be used against benevolent targets?"
Regarding this point, Matthew was also puzzled.
Is it possible that Astra, who created a series of notorious necromancy spells, is a pure love warrior?
No matter what.
You must be cautious when using this spell on unfamiliar targets.
"Or before using this spell, I can do something to anger the other party and dispel the other party's goodwill..."
Soon Matthew found a way to crack it.
certainly.
He believes that he can't use despicable means like stripping on someone who truly has good intentions towards him, right?
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about backlash in this regard.
After digesting the spell book.
A group of three people came to the ring above the floating island.
There are three coffins placed here.
From the tombstones next to it, we can clearly see that these three coffins belong to Prince Philip himself, his wife Tamiro, and Tamiro and Prince Philip’s mutual best friend and lover Enzo...
"etc!"
Matthew pointed to the troll text on the stone tablet:
"Are you sure you didn't translate it wrong?"
Carmela blinked:
"I think should not be?"
"Didn't you notice that the three coffins are the same size?"
"So there's no reason why the remaining body should be a child or someone else's, right?"
Matthew was silent.
So the world has been this way since the beginning?
Isn't the Chaos Enigma Lock an excuse for mages to find excuses for their indulgent behavior?
Now Matthew summoned two undead to open the coffin.
What surprised the three of them was that the three coffins on the ring were all empty!
One of them showed obvious signs of being moved.
"Did someone get in first?"
Matthew frowned:
"Is it that ancient green dragon?"
Carmela shook her head:
"It's not her."
Matthew mused:
"Is it the Necromancer?"
Carmela nodded slightly.
Immediately she said quickly:
"I know what you want to ask, but I can't describe him. He's so scary that I don't even dare to say his name."
"In my opinion, he has extremely strong power, and may even be on the same level as the great God of the First Moon!"
When saying these words.
Carmela's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes became a little messy.
It seems that I feel some kind of strong pressure, and even the language organization has become unsmooth.
Matthew and Loren looked at each other.
Both of them realized how terrifying the necromancer was——
You know, what Carmela just said is considered blasphemy for a priest!
The fact that she dared to use this description was enough to prove the worth of the necromancer who left the treasure box.
"I felt a very strong ancient aura in him. He is most likely a person who does not belong to this world and has been to many worlds..."
Carmela added slowly:
"A long time ago, I heard the God of the First Moon describe that there are some higher-dimensional beings that can return between the multiverse and multiple time and space. I think the Necromancer is one of them. He even has Maybe he didn't come to this universe, but was just walking in a higher dimension, and inadvertently left such and such footprints in our world."
"It's hard for me to describe this knowledge. A simpler way to express it is - he should have left similar footprints in many tombs in this world. These footprints may be the one we found before that held Medusa. The treasure chest may also contain some items, knowledge or treasures from another world."
"He should have intentionally left these behind. I don't know why he did this. I only know that his footsteps lead a certain direction for me, and I will follow his footsteps next."
"But this time, that's it."
Having said this.
A deep sense of fatigue appeared on Carmela's face.
"If you have any other questions, ask me now and I will answer them according to the situation."
she added.
Matthew could feel her uneasiness at the moment.
So he simply asked:
"Is that Necromancer a Necron? I mean, he should have some connection with the Antu Empire, right?"
Carmela hesitated.
Then he nodded slightly.
But the next second.
Her eyes started to ooze blood!
See this scene.
How could they dare to ask more questions?
They all asked Carmela to rest.
At this point, although it is somewhat unsatisfactory, considering the safety aspect, the first archaeological trip of the Underground Alliance is coming to an end here.
Matthew originally wanted to explore the possible sea gate below the cliff.
But Carmella is in poor condition, and there is a Dracolich watching over her.
It's better to accept it when it's good.
At that moment, Matthew found two hidden places nearby and made a spell coordinate for each.
From now on, you can use teleportation spells to come over at any time.
certainly.
Due to the emerald green barrier, if you want to teleport from the outside world to the underground palace, it will cost more than three times the teleportation fee.
Not enough value.
Matthew is unlikely to come back for a second time in the short term.
Next, he went to the edge of the cliff and asked the elite undead to use their own methods to transport some of the zombies over.
After that, he began to move the blank tombstones left here on a large scale.
Finish all this.
Matthew carefully scanned the upper two floors of the underground palace again.
Three hours later.
After confirming that no fish has slipped through the net.
Matthew then planned to return to Rolling Stone Town by teleporting the tombstone.
Just at this time.
Three familiar figures walked down from the top of the underground palace. Their movements were nimble and they were familiar with the road.
Matthew took a closer look.
Those were none other than the thief Stanley and his two younger brothers.
"Didn't you go to the Jade King City?"
Matthew looked at the three of them.
Stanley nodded:
"As agreed, we sent Lin Deng to the core area of the Emerald King's City, and we did not encounter any unusual incidents along the way."
"After doing all this, we returned the same way. I always felt that something was not right in the core area of the royal city. It seemed that there was always a pair of eyes staring at us from behind. This place was a bit too evil. After thinking about it, I still think it is better.
It’s safer to come to you.”
"You must have a way to leave, right?"
Luo Lan smiled:
"Don't you just want to use the portal? Don't tell me you didn't prepare a random teleportation scroll."
Stanley said without changing his face:
"The scroll is expensive and unstable. I plan to save it for my next operation."
Lorraine asked:
"So you can accept that this operation will be in vain?"
Stanley said calmly:
"In our industry, it is normal to return without success. Only by living can you have another chance."
"I always feel that this time is too evil. Fortunately, I met you."
"I wanted to persuade Daisy to leave with us, but she refused, and I felt a little regretful at the time.
But along the way I recalled some things and immediately broke into a cold sweat.
Thinking about it now, it may be our greatest luck that she didn't accept my invitation..."
Matthew narrowed his eyes:
"Why do you say that?"
Stanley struggled:
"At first I sympathized with Daisy and felt she was very pitiful."
"But after thinking about it, she is the only one who can endure such a disgusting person like Lyndon for a long time. Obviously, she is not a normal person."
"And when walking on the ruins of the Emerald City, I always feel that Daisy's temperament has undergone subtle changes. It's hard to describe that feeling..."
Just when Stanley was thinking hard about adjectives.
Carmela, who was resting aside, suddenly strode over:
"When you entered the Jade City, did you encounter special creatures or touch strange artifacts?"
Stanley was stunned for a moment:
"Why do you say that?"
Carmela said expressionlessly:
"Don't you feel a little heavy on your shoulders?"
"I remember that none of you three had the habit of hunchback before, right?"
Matthew's heart trembled.
He also suddenly realized that compared to before, the three Stanleys all had a slight hunchback.
This point is actually easy to overlook.
Because the three of them all looked a little tired, it can hardly be said to be an abnormality if a person stands a little less tense when he is tired.
But since Carmela pointed it out.
Matthew's senses started to call the police frantically!
"On my shoulder?"
Stanley hasn't reacted yet.
Carmela clasped her hands together and rubbed them hard——
Holy Light.
Everything was illuminated with a bright white light.
Three half-human-tall skeleton monsters also appeared on the shoulders of the three of them!
These three skeletons resemble monkeys, and the soul fire inside the skulls condenses into dark eyes, which look very malicious.
But under the influence of Holy Light.
The movements of these three skeleton monsters all seemed a little slow.
…
"Warning: You have encountered Dracolich's servant "Cursed Skull"*3!"
…
"What is this!?"
"Get off me now!"
The three Stanleys scratched their backs nervously.
But at this time.
The three monkey-like skeletons suddenly jumped down.
They screamed strangely, and then pounced hard towards Matthew and the other three!
Facing the fierce resentment.
Matthew flipped his wrist, held the shovel in his hand, and slashed straight at him!
Stab.
The shovel cut off the skull's head with extremely smooth motion, and the soul fire inside was instantly shattered.
The second skeleton pounced on Lorraine.
The latter casually took out the piccolo, and then a burst of white light lit up, and the piccolo in Lorraine's hand suddenly turned into a musket——
There was a loud bang.
White smoke and shredded ammunition came out of the barrel.
Directly smash the upper body of the resentful skull completely!
As for Carmela.
She stood where she was and didn't move at all.
The resentful skull jumped on her, and the latter held her head down, and then hit her own head!
Wow.
The poor Skull's skull was immediately smashed into powder!
The strength of the Resentful Skull is not very strong.
But the concealment ability is very good.
It is indeed a bit fanciful to want to pose a threat to the trio.
But just at this time.
A burst of black smoke suddenly appeared from the corpses of the three resentful skeletons.
Black smoke gathers together.
It condenses into a very scary strange face:
"I remember your breath!"
"Hehehe..."
Matthew blew hard and the black smoke dissipated instantly.
The three Stanleys looked shocked, as if they had not realized what had happened.
Carmela said seriously:
"This is the Dracolich's warning."
Matthew nodded:
"So Lyndon and Daisy have fallen into her hands."
Carmella said:
"That's most likely the case."
"Her original plan was probably to kill all the entrants, but because our strength exceeded her imagination, she was also afraid of us, so she hid her head and tail in an attempt to scare us away."
The three of them began to exchange glances with each other.
Stanley seemed to understand now:
"Dracolich?"
"Is there a dracolich around here?"
"She's trying to scare you away? So what are you going to do?"
Matthew pondered:
"We plan to do what she wants."
The Dracolich is not the target of their trip.
With Carmella in poor condition, it would be unwise to have a sudden legendary matchup.
Moreover, the identities of Lyndon and Daisy are also somewhat special.
If Stanley or someone else fell into the hands of the Dracolich, the three of them might still be able to negotiate with each other.
It can be replaced by these two people.
Matthew's willingness to do this will be much lessened.
"Let's just get out of here!"
Matthew made a decisive decision.
As for the green dragon Fatina, he did have plans to slay the dragon.
Later I thought about it, keeping her would at least involve Jade Cang Ting's energy.
Otherwise, who knows what the free elves can do.
Between thoughts.
Matthew skillfully opened a portal to Rolling Stone Town by teleporting the tombstone.
"You go first!"
Matthew pointed at the three Stanleys and said.
When passing through the portal.
Matthew also pushed each of the three of them in the back very naturally.
This move made the three of them feel a little strange.
But soon they were relieved:
"Are you afraid that we won't be used to it since we haven't been through the portal before?"
"This necromancer is quite enthusiastic..."
And on the other side of the portal.
Matthew looked at the data column and smiled with satisfaction.
…
"Reminder: You have exiled your colleagues from Gem Bay, and your mission "My colleagues are extremely jealous when they meet" has completed the final best goal!
The duration of your ability "Nature Djinn" is increased by 10 seconds!
Complete side missions perfectly.
You have received additional rewards from the Tomb Realm——
Ability: Brief imitation!
Temporary Imitation: When you transform into a natural djinn in wilderness form, you can make a cemetery unit under you gain the same size as you, but the duration is only 10 seconds."
…
Matthew was naturally in a very beautiful mood after completing the companion mission perfectly and even received an additional reward.
Now he let the zombies return through the portal one by one.
Send away all the undead.
The three of them passed through the portal one after another.
It wasn't until his feet stepped on the soil of the cemetery that Matthew couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems that the Dracolich couldn't wait for us to leave, so he didn't stop us."
Just thought about it.
Matthew suddenly noticed an unharmonious figure appearing among the zombies!
Just one glance.
He recognized that it was not his zombie!
"Dracolich's spy?"
Matthew said nothing.
He first calmly took inventory of all the zombies in secret and made sure that there were no problems with the other zombies.
After that, his mind raced and he came up with an interesting idea.
Matthew quietly found Miaosaki, the mother of coolies.
Follow-up work has been arranged for this zombie who fished in troubled waters.
…
The ruins of the Emerald City.
In a dark basement.
The sound of dripping water echoed in the small room, coupled with the strange hissing sound coming from the ceiling, creating a depressing and terrifying atmosphere.
Lyndon and Daisy stood in the corner of the room.
Their bodies looked a little stiff, and they were obviously no longer under self-control.
on the ceiling.
A cloud of black gas wandered around for a while like a headless fly.
Then it suddenly sank.
Barely condensing the image of a humanoid creature:
"You two are hiding it from me, are you here just for me?"
The dracolich's voice was dull, and he couldn't tell the difference between male and female.
Lyndon looked confused.
On the contrary, Daisy said hello calmly:
"Long time no see, Stephanie."
Dragon Lich said coldly:
"You know my name, but I don't feel a familiar breath from you. You don't even have a trace of spirituality in you. What is going on?"
Daisy said in a relaxed tone:
"I am an ordinary person. Only in this way can I truly conceal my identity."
"My memory has also been cut apart. Apart from what I have to do, I can hardly remember anything else."
"But you guessed it right, I'm really here for you."
Dragon Lich's eyes instantly became cruel:
"Who are you and what do you want from me?"
Daisy smiled bitterly and said:
"I said, I can't remember who I am, I only know what I want to do."
"I only have one purpose here, which is to bring him to you!"
Daisy couldn't move even though she was there.
But the "he" in her mouth obviously refers to Lyndon who is in the same room.
Hear this.
Lyndon became a little flustered:
"what are you saying?"
"Why can't I understand your conversation?"
Dracolich looked at Linden impatiently:
"So who are you?"
The latter hesitated and said:
"I'm just a down and out archaeologist."
Daisy smiled and introduced:
"Do you still remember the tragedy that forced the Wood Elf clan to make the decision to move their capital?"
"Very few people know that the initiator of that tragedy was not the wood elves themselves, but Nicholas, the king of the night elves who was visiting the Emerald City as a guest."
"For some reason afterwards, Nicholas did not join the pool of light to end his sinful life, but chose to use the sea elf reincarnation technique to reincarnate."
"And he is the reincarnation of Nicholas, the king of night elves!"
"You should know his use, right?"
Hear this.
Lyndon was shocked:
"Am I not the King of Wood Elves?"
Then he began to think about it in a low voice:
"The king of night elves seems to be better. Night elves have always been half nobler than wood elves..."
But the next second.
The Dracolich suddenly flew behind Linden. There was a short knife in her hand, and then she slashed down!
Linden's head fell to the ground unexpectedly.
Immediately afterwards.
His soul was extracted by the Dracolich.
Vaguely.
You can also see the wisps of golden light in Linden's soul.
In Linden's horrified eyes.
The dracolich quickly took out a long-mouthed teapot, then chanted a spell and absorbed its soul.
There was a snap.
The teapot was tightly covered.
There was a ding-dong-ding-dong sound inside, and after a while there was no movement.
"His soul is indeed very useful."
"I kind of know what you want me to do - but why should I be at your mercy?"
Dragon Lich Stephanie flew to Daisy:
"Now, give me a reason not to kill you."
Daisy smiled softly:
"You can just kill me. Anyway, my mission has been completed."
"I was born into this world ahead of schedule and have already enjoyed the happiness of this world for decades."
"I've had enough."
The Dracolich was silent for a while.
suddenly.
There was a glint of light in her pale eyes:
"Oh it's you!"
"Omadoki!"
Instead, Daisy showed a hint of curiosity:
"Is my original name Omadouqi?"
Stephanie nodded:
"Your main identity in the outer plane is Omadouqi, the evil spirit lord. Only a very few people know that Omadouqi is just a cover. Your true identity is the God of Joy in Tianlun Palace..."
Speaking of which.
Her eyes became a little complicated:
"When I was still an ancient dragon, I pursued you for many years."
"But you rejected me every time."
"Now, you are mine!"
After saying that, she untied Daisy's body-fixing spell, and then held the latter in her arms.
Daisy made a very charming hum.
Then he said with a half-smile:
"Lich...is that okay too?!"
Snapped!
Stephanie suddenly became furious and slapped Daisy directly.
"Bitch!"
The latter fell to the ground.
A bright red and green paw print immediately appeared on his face.
Daisy was not angry.
Instead, he looked at Stephanie provocatively:
"Can you push harder?"
Dragon Lich snorted coldly:
"I don't have time to play with you now."
"The informants I sent out should have infiltrated the outsiders' lair. Let me see where these people come from!"
The voice fell.
There is a huge crystal ball in the room.
The crystal ball rotates slowly.
What is displayed inside is all the scenes that the zombie acting as the eyeliner can perceive!
"What are you doing?"
"Are these zombies...farming?"
The scene in front of her not only surprised Stephanie, but even Daisy came over curiously.
They saw that the spy zombies were being asked to cultivate a piece of land with farm tools.
Not far away, many zombies were busy working.
The one closest to him seemed to be his partner, a zombie with a special temperament.
"This zombie is a little special."
Stephanie keenly noticed something unusual about her partner.
She couldn't help but control the spy zombie to get closer to the opponent.
Immediately afterwards.
She released part of her mental power through the air.
I want to remotely parasitize this zombie through a kind of dragon language magic that has the effect of soul parasitism.
Accompanied by the whispers of the Dracolich.
The scene displayed in the crystal ball changed, from the surrounding environment to the mental space of the abnormal zombie.
"Let me see what the zombies under your hands are like!"
Dragon Lich snorted coldly and arrogantly.
She blatantly chose to be a parasitist by force.
The next second.
The crystal ball turned into a fog.
The Dracolich used his spiritual power to pierce the fog, trying to parasitize his consciousness into the zombie.
But at that moment.
A bright light dispelled all the fog!
Great fear struck the dracolich's heart.
When the incredible screams sounded in the room, the crystal ball was already filled with light!
That is……
As bright as the sun!
"ah……!"
The figure of the Dracolich quickly collapsed like ice and snow under the sun.
The crystal ball also shattered into pieces.
A long, long time passed.
She was slowly resurrected with the help of the phylactery hidden in the dark.
Return to that room.
The Dracolich looked at Daisy who was chuckling with a gloomy expression:
"what are you laughing at?"
Daisy restrained her smile:
"I was just wondering, what happened to that zombie just now?"
Dragon Lich spoke solemnly:
"That's a god!"
"Damn it, why would a god become the slave of a necromancer?"
"Fortunately, I was sensible and did not conflict with them, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
"Has the continent of Irondor become so scary now?"
"No, I must restore my strength to its peak state before I can leave here!"
"You go out and help me tell that stupid granddaughter Fatina to stop using such childish methods to test whether I am still alive..."
Daisy nodded.
Then asked with great interest:
"So the Necromancer?"
Dragon Lich said with a livid face:
"Let him go first!"
…
Rolling Stone, Oak Grove North.
Matthew slowly walked out of the woods.
He just saw the spy zombie's body suddenly burst into flames.
In the blink of an eye it was completely burned.
So he looked at the aloof zombie with stern eyes.
obviously.
Convenience is the initiator.
"who are you?"
Matthew had no hope of getting an answer.
But who knows the next moment.
The other party not only turned around slowly, but also spoke:
