In a dark tomb, there were many corpses stacked up.
These corpses have undergone some processing. For example, the limbs that were severed at the time of death have been spliced and sewn back together. Unknown pus is flowing on the ground, and the air is filled with a putrid smell.
If anyone who has practiced necromancy comes here, they will definitely find that the transformation of walking corpses is taking place here.
Among these decaying corpses, a intact body looked so strange. If someone could get closer and examine the body, one could see its chest rising and falling with breathing.
Suddenly, the body moved, and then slowly sat up, holding its forehead with its hands, a look of extreme pain on its face.
"Where am I...?"
As my thoughts gradually became clearer, memories also flooded into my mind.
Family, friends, a carefree life, and... brutal skeletons, moving zombies, wailing villagers, and spellcasters shrouded in black robes...
"My name is Rhodes. I am the eldest son of an Orion in Saou Village. I have a sister. I used to live a carefree life in the village, but the village was attacked by the Necromancer. The entire village was destroyed and everyone was
I was killed. Before I was killed, my last consciousness seemed to see the necromancer grabbing my sister and talking about being a born hero... She should have survived..."
"No... that's not the case... My name is Rhodes. I am a professional gamer in the 22nd century on earth. I am currently playing the most popular third world virtual online game [Heroes 3]."
"Am I... still in the game? Also, what's going on with this memory?"
As if to verify his conjecture, Rhodes reached out and touched the ground where he was sitting, and then quickly picked up his hand from the ground. Rhodes looked at his palm speechlessly, which was stained with some unknown pus.
.
Rhodes stood up and looked around the scene.
The dark tombs, the corpses on display, the low roars coming from the depths... all kinds of scenes that are difficult to see in reality undoubtedly made Rhodes feel certain.
"Sure enough, I'm still in the game... So, the properties panel."
As thoughts arose, a transparent panel appeared in front of Rhodes.
Looking at his attribute panel, Rhodes fell into deep thought.
The three basic attributes of an adult man's strength, speed, and physique should be 10. According to the memory of the predecessor, this body should still be in the juvenile stage, and the attributes have not yet grown to the average. The only two points of knowledge and spirit indicate that the predecessor has not become a mage.
Talent. Generally speaking, the starting attributes are low, but it is better than its predecessor because it is not very old and has excellent growth potential.
"In the memory of my predecessor, the village he lived in was destroyed by a powerful necromancer. But according to the scenes I saw in my memory before, the so-called undead army actually only has two low-level undead units: walking corpses and skeleton soldiers.
, and the magic that the necromancer cast was only the lowest level magic arrow and slow magic."
"The necromancer relied on the convenience of surprise attacks at night and the fear of the undead by the ignorant villagers to successfully attack the village. If the village was attacked head-on during the day, the result would be uncertain."
"This necromancer is actually just a necromancer apprentice..."
After determining the identity of the attacker in the village, Rhodes' thinking suddenly became clear.
"There are only a few purposes for the Necromancer Apprentice to attack the village. Generally speaking, they are related to wealth. Whether it is the money in the village or the value of converting the villagers into an undead army after death, these are all what the Necromancer Apprentice needs.
"
"Everyone in the village was killed...wait, according to the memory of the predecessor, his sister should have survived, a born hero...a hero?"
Rhodes' pupils narrowed, as if he thought of something.
The key to the world of invincible heroes: heroes. Even an ordinary person, when faced with a desperate situation, can awaken and become a hero under the impact of a strong will.
But not everyone can become a hero. More people are at a loss when facing desperate situations and can only wait for death to come. People who become heroes must have qualities that ordinary people do not have, either bravery or fearlessness, or
It is a strong will.
Compared with ordinary creatures of the same level, heroes can gain huge additional attribute bonuses and growth, as well as a unique specialty of their own.
"Is he a born hero?... It's a pity that he was born in such a remote village. If he were born in the Kingdom of Erathia, he would probably be able to do great things..."
Suddenly, Rhodes was in a trance, and a blood-red panel appeared in front of his eyes.
[Soul Mission: Bloodline]
[Mission Introduction: Since the village where you live was destroyed, your sister, as your only living relative, has disappeared. Even death cannot take away your longing for your loved ones. You vow to find your sister.
Return.]
[Mission goal: safely retrieve your sister Rowling within twelve months]
[Failure conditions: Exceeding the specified time or losing the target hero]
[Punishment for failure: soul splitting, main personality disappearing]
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"Okay, coming to this world and inheriting this body does come with a price. However, according to the system's general principle of equivalence between difficulty and benefit, although the reward for completing the task is not mentioned, it should be the allegiance and inheritance of the hero Rowling.
The hidden dangers of the body are eliminated.”
"Since the necromancer apprentice who attacked the village discovered that Rowling was a born hero, as long as he is not a fool, he will not simply turn Rowling into an undead creature, even if he can get a corpse witch."
"What he will do is either give Rowling to a great lord in exchange for reward, or send Rowling to a large auction house in exchange for a huge reward."
Rhodes made some calculations in his mind. In short, there were still twelve months. After confirming that nothing would happen to Rowling for the time being, he ignored the soul mission and figured out his own situation first.
After everyone in the village is killed, the Necromancer Apprentice will perform a series of finishing work, from the simplest looting of the village to processing the corpses to transform undead creatures.
How to deal with corpses to obtain higher quality undead creatures has always been the research goal of necromancers. The simplest is to sew the wounds of the corpse to reduce the loss of the walking dead, and the second is to use various materials to increase the strength of the corpse. But then
No matter how you improve it, you cannot transform the corpse of an ordinary person into a corpse witch or a death knight. A truly powerful undead creature must have been powerful in life.
According to Rhodes' observation, the necromancer apparently did a good job in this aspect. The signs of treatment on the surrounding corpses were obvious.
Since it is difficult for apprentice-level necromancers to independently transform corpses into undead creatures, they can only take the processed corpses to places with strong death energy, let them naturally transform into undead creatures, and finally control them. Natural transformation will be regarded as death.
The intensity of energy lasts from a few days to a few weeks.
"The corpses around me have shown obvious signs of corpse transformation. All it takes is for the Necromancer Apprentice to come back and activate the Soul Fire to turn into a walking corpse. In other words, whether it is escaping before the Necromancer returns or exploring the tomb, leaving behind
I don't have much time left." After observing the corpses around him, Rhodes came to this conclusion.