(34) Inside the Mysterious Locks (Lillino Nor, III)
"Well..." Yudina, the second-class wizard of the Elna people, pondered for a moment. Obviously, what happened here was beyond his expectation. "Let's go and report what happened here to His Highness Shireen Feier and Issei."
Sir, can't you apply for more reinforcements?"
"Of course not." Lin replied cheerfully, "Don't forget that only ten people can enter the puzzle at the same time, and when you leave - well, or die here, you have to wait for a month before anything can happen.
"Where's a new key?" She curled her lips, "Or do you plan to let Shireen Feil unlock the mystery and let these monsters swarm into the forest?"
"That...but..."
"It's nothing." Amberli raised the bear's paw and slapped the wizard staggering - she didn't use any strength, otherwise I'm afraid Yudina would have been lying on the ground and couldn't get up. "Of course you can go back first.
I will definitely not stop you from passing on information!"
"Forget it." The wizard took two deep breaths, "The current information is not enough, but I think that after getting more information, it may be necessary to send people back to report in advance - so that even if we fail, people outside will have more information.
More time and intelligence to prepare."
"Sounds reasonable?" Lily crossed her arms in front of her chest, "Then, what should we do now?"
"Go to the direction where the undead are evacuating." Yuffie thought for a moment and gave a suggestion, "It is necessary to find out who is commanding these undead. And... the devil is our undoubted enemy, so these undead
, maybe they can be considered allies."
"As long as you don't let me fight those disgusting monsters, it'll be fine!" Bell muttered, "It's three times more disgusting than a mud monster or something!"
"Sooner or later you will have to fight with them." Lily said mercilessly, "But that is not now, let's go."
They followed the footsteps of the undead and marched away from the forest. The zombies moved very slowly, and the team did not need to spend much effort to keep up. As the team moved forward, the looming gray city wall slowly appeared from the horizon.
Stick your head out.
"Milano City is a border city of the Oron Empire. The terrain is not steep, but the city walls are strong and not easy to capture." Yuffie introduced, "According to my mother's statement, when she entered the Mystery Lock more than 20 years ago,
There are undead wandering everywhere here, without any visible organization or group." She squinted her eyes and looked at the city wall in the distance, "That is to say, the 'person' who leads these undead can only come to this city at most.
More than ten years."
"And it might not have been that long." Lin interjected, "After all, it's not really an abyss here. If the previous war had been fought for more than ten years, it would be too outrageous - the traces of destruction left behind
It would be much more serious, right?”
"But no one has come in here for many years." Alphonse raised his arm and held his chin. "Could it be that when Yuffie's mother came in, she left that person here."
Does it sound possible? Lily blinked and looked at the pink girl.
"Mom wouldn't do that." Unexpectedly, Yuffie rejected the agent's speculation, "She doesn't want to meddle in such nosy matters. Even if she did, she would definitely tell Ms. Shillenfeil. Moreover,
There were only three people who entered the Mystery Lock twenty years ago. They should all have left here, right?"
"It's useless to think so much." Lily concluded, "Just go to the city and have a look. You will know everything."
The towering city walls may be able to block the Elna people's army, or they can block the demon army, but they cannot stop this small team of only eight people. Yuffie cast a floating spell on everyone, and then used a spell to kill everyone.
Her figure disappeared - flapping her wings would make a sound, and it was not difficult for her to cast these elementary spells. Then, the entire team climbed over the city wall silently and landed in a corner of the city.
The streets are quiet. The undead do not need to eat, sleep or even breathe - these advantages are similar to the golems, but the golems are much more expensive than the undead. They are neatly arranged in square formations, like clay and wood sculptures, and do not speak.
He didn't know how to move, he just stood there quietly, with the scars left on his body, waiting for the next battle to come.
Of course, that was only part of it. As Lily and others marched into the city, the streets and squares became lively. The undead workers clumsily collected the corpses of their comrades or enemies from the battlefield and dumped them on the ground from large baskets.
, and then put it together into a shape where the body and limbs can barely be seen. The strong rancid smell was mixed with something that seemed to be burnt.
The stench hit her face - the latter came from the evil demons - and Lily, who had a keen sense of smell, couldn't help but sneeze slightly.
"Um... I'm sorry." She whispered. Fortunately, the undead's perception was very poor and they could not hear her voice.
She covered her nose and allowed herself to get used to the smell in the air before continuing to approach cautiously.
Not long after, the streets of the dilapidated square were filled with human figures of various shapes, made of corpses and bones. During this time, Yuffie added a spell for invisibility, and cast a sound-isolating spell around everyone.
and the magic of scent. Two undead guards rode skeletal horses, patrolling past a few meters away from the team, but did not notice their presence at all.
"Would you like to say hello?" Amberly lowered her voice, even though it was actually not necessary, "Those people should be able to talk, right?"
"Wait a little longer." Yuffie replied, "Those pieces of meat are used to make undead. The maker should be here soon."
Just as the girl expected, about half an hour later, a figure, guarded by four undead guards, floated in the air and slowly came over.
The armor on their bodies is covered with scratches from blows and dark marks, obviously left in previous battles. Unlike other undead guards, their mounts are not skeletal horses, but bipedal crawlers with wings.
They have long since died, and their originally strong bodies have become thinner, but their tough skin has not decayed after hundreds of years, sticking firmly to the outside of the skeleton, maintaining the integrity of their bodies.
Lily recognized that it was a Green Dragon - a creature that resembles a dragon but lacks sufficient intelligence. Its habitat is widely distributed in every forest on the continent. Their wings can support it for short periods of flight, and they are also capable of spitting acid.
It is a very powerful magical creature. Because its meat is firm and delicious, and very difficult to capture, it sells for a high price in the market. It is one of the hunters' dream prey.
She didn't expect to see four of them here at once, but it seemed they were no longer edible, she thought with some regret.
While thinking wildly, the guard and the man among them gradually approached the square. From this distance, the female mercenary could already see the other person's appearance clearly. The man was wearing a shabby robe, which was so dirty that the original color could not be seen. His hands
There was nothing in it, the exposed skin was pale and covered with stains, and the limbs were so slender that they seemed to break if they were broken. There were no longer normal pupils in his eye sockets, but a pair of beating green flames - that was his
Proof that it no longer belongs to humanity.
A lich - a powerful undead spellcaster who fully retains his sanity and knowledge in life.
"Be careful—" Yuffie behind him suddenly warned, "There are ghosts coming! They can sense life—"
Before he finished speaking, about twenty meters away from the team, two floating black figures opened their translucent mouths and let out a shrill scream.