Looking at Eli's earnest eyes, Matthew tried to make his tone as tactful as possible:
"Peggy is indeed a fair-hearted woman, but sometimes, retaining a sense of mystery may be a better way to get along with her."
Eli read between the lines.
He was suddenly dissatisfied:
"I thought that these days, even if you and I are not friends, at least we are not strangers."
Matthew quickly smiled and said:
"As long as you nod, Eli, we will be friends forever."
Eli's expression softened slightly:
"Since we are friends, why are you stopping me from seeing Paige?"
As he spoke, he suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment:
"Could it be that Paige is your lover?"
"Then I am indeed a little abrupt, but don't worry, I just want to see her, and I have absolutely no intention of taking her away! After all, I am a person who has been there, and I know how painful that feeling is, and I will not let you endure that pain.
.”
The smile on Matthew's face almost froze:
"No, no, Paige is not my lover, and I didn't stop you from seeing her out of selfish desires."
Eli said in surprise:
"Then why are you so reluctant to let me see Peggy?"
Ma Xiu wanted to explain, but a tall figure suddenly walked over in a hurry:
"Matthew! Look at my breasts quickly!"
"Come here, feel it, here and here. Are there several bones missing?!"
The minotaur skeleton walked over carelessly.
Taking advantage of the situation, he forcefully pushed Eli aside.
Eli suddenly looked dissatisfied, but before he could speak, the strange skeleton yelled at him:
"Kitten, don't look unhappy. I just heard you secretly talking about me behind my back!"
Eli was angry.
He was about to say that what I was talking about was Miss Paige and it was none of your business.
But the next second.
Then he heard Matthew's slightly helpless voice:
"Okay Paige, stop making trouble."
"Didn't I check you out that day? It's just a few broken ribs, and I've already fixed them for you. With your physique, you'll be able to recover in a while."
Paige obviously didn't believe it.
She covered her chest with one hand, and put the other hand under her ribs and groped for a while. After a while, she shook her head and said:
"Okay, even though the ribs have been attached, I still feel pain in my butt. Please check it for me quickly..."
The words just fell.
The stunned Eli finally reacted.
He asked as if tongue-tied:
"Is she Paige?"
The tauren skeleton said proudly:
"I'm Paige!"
Matthew had a hint of pity:
"Paige is who she is."
…
The underdark area, the pool of blood and light.
The location of the Temple of the Scourge Order.
In front of the door of an ordinary white wooden house, there was a blazing brazier on each side. The braziers ignited spontaneously, and occasionally painful and twisted human faces flashed in the firelight.
On the steps.
A blond man with a warm smile always faced the wary drow warrior.
He gently opened his arms to the drow warriors, and there was a power in his voice that could touch people's hearts:
"Welcome back to the sanctuary, my daughter Lyra."
As he spoke, he leaned forward with his arms, beckoning Drow to come over and hug him.
Laila's eyelids raised slightly, she reluctantly walked over, hugged the man gently, and then separated.
Her body movements were full of resistance, and there was even deep fear in the depths of her pupils.
"My father, this operation has failed. Mahdis and Banwen were killed by the enemy. Xinwak was suspected of being a prisoner. I followed my father's oracle and only brought back Edson's head."
Said.
She held the head tightly in her arms and respectfully handed it over.
"Only the head?"
The blond man still had a smile on his face and his tone was like spring breeze.
Laila's body trembled, she hurriedly lowered her head and said:
"That group of people watched closely. The strength of Rolling Stone Town was beyond our expectations. The Necromancer was very cunning. Edson could neither counter his spells nor have the chance to banish his bone dragon. Therefore,
But I was defeated. They had many men and tight guards. I couldn't bring back Edson's whole body, so I had to do the next best thing."
"Sorry, this failure is inevitable. Even if I take action, I can't change the situation."
The blond man shook his head and said:
"We have not failed."
Laila looked up in surprise, but saw a sincere smile on the other person's face:
"My Lord said he was very happy and the original purpose had been achieved."
Laila was confused:
"But we did lose."
The blond man smiled and said:
"A temporary victory or defeat is just a fleeting moment. More importantly, war is only a means, not an end."
"We must hurry up and prepare for the next mission. Only in this way is the best reward for our Lord's generous kindness."
Laila breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said obediently:
"I understand, I will go to Black Dragon City to lobby."
"Not urgent."
The blond man smiled and said:
"Everyone is dead, but you are the only one alive. Although this is the order I gave you, you still have to be punished - not for yourself, but for those companions who died."
Laila raised her head suddenly, her eyes filled with fear and reluctance.
Pearl-like beads of sweat instantly appeared on her forehead.
"father……"
She groaned.
"Why, you don't want to?"
The blond man was still smiling. Under the firelight, his shadow was stretched infinitely, revealing a ferocious silhouette against the stone wall.
"No, I do."
Laila clenched her teeth for a long time and finally muttered.
"Come on, let's go in."
The blond man gently held her hand.
The two walked into the wooden house painted all over with white paint.
quickly.
A very shrill female voice came from the house.
Vaguely.
You can also hear the gentle teachings of the blond man:
"You should be happy, Laila, this is the love of the Father."
"You should rejoice, this is a gift from our Lord."
"Laugh! Laugh loudly! Otherwise, I won't guarantee that I can insert this spine into you in time..."
quickly.
Outside the wooden house.
The stern sound turned into a faint sound that sounded like a smile but not a smile.
A ground squirrel passed by blankly.
It curiously lay on the window of the wooden house and watched.
There was a crisp popping sound.
A ferocious tentacle extended from an unknown place.
When that slimy tentacle disappears.
There was only a shallow pool of blood left on the window.
And there was hysterical laughter in the room.
Still continuing.
…
Northeast of Oak Grove.
Matthew stood sternly near a marker stone.
Behind him were several defenders with shocked faces.
The group of people was actually still some distance away from the marker stone, but at this time they no longer dared to get close.
Because they felt a terrible force of destruction!
"The traces of the dead have spread, and the spread is abnormal. It is stronger and longer than before!"
Matthew's eyes were serious.
At the time of the incident, he was leading a few teammates to build a temporary cemetery in the cave. Suddenly, he sensed an evil movement.
When I followed the perception here, I discovered that the Trace of the Dead had not only spread to the southwest, but the activity of some existence within it had also increased a lot.
The oak tree that Matthew had planted here was originally thirty or forty meters away from the Trace of the Dead.
But now.
The tree almost clings to the scorched earth of the Mark of the Dead!
Washed by that force of death.
This oak tree is already showing signs of decline.
Although he will not die immediately, it will definitely be difficult to survive after a long time.
"What the hell? Why did the Mark of the Dead explode just fine!?"
Matthew's mind was filled with doubts.
Immediately he remembered a strange thing he had encountered while cleaning corpses in the past few days - Matthew discovered that the more than 300 corpses, whether they were jackals, kobolds, gnomes and lemures, they all
More like a mummy.
There is no water and lack of blood.
When he first discovered this anomaly, Matthew thought it was related to the evil spell set by the Scourge Cult on these underground creatures.
But now it seems that may not be the case.
"Could it be that the Marks of the Dead absorbed the blood of the dead in the war? By the way, I used primary spiritual vision to check the status of the spirit bodies before, and found that the number of spirit bodies after the war was also low. I thought it was because the people in the underworld had improved their work efficiency.
…”
Matthew's heart was pounding.
Could it be that for the Scourge Cult, destroying Rolling Stone Town is not the ultimate goal?
The Mark of the Dead is?!
Sizzle!
On the edge of the scorched earth, a giant hand that seemed to be composed of countless shreds of paper and ashes broke out of the ground and attacked Matthew menacingly.
Matthew was extremely calm and took three steps back. A Bing's figure had already taken his place.
Between the electric light and flint, two daggers passed each other, and the ashes of the hands instantly turned into flying ashes.
…
"Tip: You destroyed an "Hand of Ashes", and your natural affinity has been slightly improved.
You have obtained a new main quest——
Main mission 2: Destroy the traces of the dead!
Description: The Mark of the Dead is expanding unchecked, even threatening the oak forest you have worked so hard to manage. It’s time to pull out this cancer on the earth!
Primary goal: to stop the Mark of the Dead and block the possibility of it spreading further to the southwest.
Elementary reward: Demigod status (including domain) & a lot of XP"
…
Matthew's eyelids twitched.
"Sure enough, the main mission finally connects with the Mark of the Dead."
Even though I had expected it deep down in my heart.
But the mission content and generous rewards still surprised him.
Demigod with realm?
This means that as long as Matthew reaches around the fourth level, with the blessing of the demigod personality and domain, it is possible to reach the level of invincibility under the legend!
Even the demigod status blessed at the third level gave him the ability to surpass the challenge of the second level.
This also reflects the difficulty of the task from the side.
At least no one knows yet how to stop the spread of the Mark of the Dead.
The elves in Jade Cangting didn't do it.
The druids of Watcher's Heights didn't do it either.
Matthew can only rely on his own strength to explore, which is a very difficult task.
But he had to do it.
Because if the Mark of the Dead is not stopped, the oak forest he has worked so hard to manage will most likely be destroyed.
At this time, his natural way will be completely blocked, and there will be no possibility of further progress!
"Let's go and report to the Lord. We need to re-establish the marker stone."
Matthew took a deep look at the scorched earth ahead.
Then he turned around and took the people away.
…
night.
Matthew, who couldn't sleep, stood in the north of the oak forest and looked at the Trace of the Dead.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this thing was a giant earthworm.
Been watching for a long time.
Matthew even had the illusion that the thing could twist.
"Matthew."
A familiar voice sounded behind him.
Matthew looked back:
"Ella?"
But the next second, he couldn't help blurting out:
"No, you are not Ella!"
Under the moonlight.
The movement of Miss Owl flapping her wings is elegant and sacred.
She carries a trace of majesty and holiness that she has never had before.
"You are very perceptive. Hello Matthew, first time meeting me. I am Asia Moonlight."
The owl chuckled.
She flew to a rock and stood still, then looked at Matthew kindly: