"Teacher?" Taylor looked at the adamantine golem and asked, covering the wound on his arm.
"Treat yourself quickly first." Xuan Weizi said telepathically.
"Are you his teacher?" Jeanna, the female priest next to her, was still frightened. A golden-white halo bloomed on her hand, and she performed a miracle to treat Taylor. At the same time, she asked: "Are you the 'Duke of the Heart'? Why is this so?
What does it look like?”
Xuan Weizi did not change back to his original appearance and said: "You don't have to worry about this. The surrounding undead creatures have noticed the movement here. You should evacuate first."
Jeanne wanted to say something else, but she heard the strange roar of the undead approaching. Taro grabbed her, and the two of them fled quickly.
"Hey! Are you just going to leave your teacher behind like this?" Jeanne was dragged away by Taro, and she immediately heard a banging sound from behind.
"My teacher is a legendary psychic! Wasn't the vampire trampled to death by the teacher just now?" Taylor retorted.
"Those are vampire elders. Even if they are burned to ashes with fierce flames, they may not be completely wiped out!" Jeanna said: "And I just saw that the vampire elder used the 'gas body' to escape. Once he escapes,
That’s the source of endless trouble!”
Taro was also impatient: "Then can you handle it?! If the teacher hadn't come to the rescue in time, both of us would have been killed by that vampire!"
Compared to Jeanne's persistence in eliminating the necromancer and vampires, Taylor felt more regretful at the moment. He originally thought that he had planned an exquisite night sneak attack that could destroy the evil necromancer's conspiracy in one fell swoop, but the prediction beforehand
The detection failed to discover the existence of the vampire elder, which almost led to the defeat of himself and Jeanne.
When he saw Xuan Weizi coming to the rescue, Taylor immediately understood that this was a test arranged by the teacher. This was not only a test of Taylor's ability in specific battles, but also included his mastery of various situations and intelligence inside and outside Changxia City, thus
What coping strategies can be made.
If you want to save the poor people and eliminate the entrenched hidden dangers of evil, you can't do it with enthusiasm. Taylor originally thought that he was fully prepared, but in the end, various mistakes occurred in the actual response.
After Taro and Jeanne escaped to the meeting point, everyone from all sides reported on their battle situation. Although they did kill several necromancers, everyone felt that this did not completely shake the strength of the group of necromancers.
"Taylor, on our way back, we found other mages observing the battle near the corpse pit." Enfas, who followed Xuan Weizi to Changxia City, said: "I'm not sure about their origins, but they are here
At the critical moment when the necromancer's spell-casting ritual went wrong, he did not intervene."
Taylor frowned and said, "Are these people expecting what will happen in the corpse pit?"
"I don't know about that," Enfas said.
The female priest Jeanne was quite dissatisfied: "These mages are a group of extremely selfish people. They will never waste any energy to solve the crisis before it comes to them!"
Tyro asked: "I'm curious, what is in that corpse pit? There is also a vampire elder among the group of necromancers. This is not an ordinary group of mages. They can't just focus on corpse filling.
The corpses and undead creatures in the pit, and the ritual just performed are also very unusual."
"The specifics... I don't know very well." Jeanne said: "The members of the scribal academy who were originally stationed at the corpse pit may have research records."
Taylor said: "Lady Jeanne, didn't you check it out?"
"I, I..." the female pastor's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible: "...I can't read."
The scene was silent, and Taylor also looked at a loss. In his impression, both mages and church clergy were typical elites. Learning common language was the most basic thing, and it would not be necessary to master a few more languages.
Strange.
Even the lingua franca was originally promoted and spread by the church scribes. For a long time before the founding of the empire, the noble lords who wanted to learn the language had to be taught by scribes from the scribes. In the past, the status of the church in human civilization was
Like today's mages, they almost completely dominate all human kingdoms on the continent of Garad.
It can only be said that a church priest who is illiterate but possesses the power of miracles is considered a rarity these days.
Enfas couldn't help but ask: "Lord Jeanne, you are illiterate, how did you learn the church's sacred scriptures and miracles?"
"I was inspired by my Lord when I was harvesting wheat in the farmland, and I wanted to follow my Lord's cause from the bottom of my heart." Jeanna looked at the strange looks of the people around her and asked, "What? Is there anything strange about this? Is it possible for me, a farmer, to
Can’t a daughter receive divine grace?”
"It's not impossible, it's just..." Taylor scratched his head: "Forget it, let's not mention this. Now that we can't quickly eliminate the necromancers around the corpse pit, what are you going to do, Lady Jeanne? How about you invite me?
Are more people from the Mercy Home coming?"
"The Charity House is not keen on external crusade." Jeanne was depressed and asked: "By the way, didn't the 'Duke of the Heart' show up just now? He should be able to eliminate those necromancers!"
"Yes, you can, but why should I do it?"
Xuan Weizi's voice came from mid-air. He stepped on the silver cloud and slowly descended. Except for Jeanne, everyone present stood up and saluted.
When the female priest heard this, she immediately asked: "Does the Duke of Mind want to sit back and watch the crisis unfold? I see that your students are not the kind of greedy people who only care about self-interest. It shows that you also have a loving heart. You know that these people are dying.
Can Master Ling collude with corrupt officials in Changxia City and murder poor people? Can we just stand by and watch with cold eyes?"
Taylor felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, and was about to stop him when he saw Xuan Weizi laughing: "You are quite interesting as an illiterate village girl. Do you think you are stupid and stubborn? But you are also smart enough to use words to provoke people outside the city.
You also know how to mobilize the people. Would you say you are smart and clever? But you still cling to your own concepts of good and evil, and your stance on right and evil, and refuse to change."
The female priest Jeanne asked relentlessly: "Then what is the attitude of the 'Duke of the Heart' towards this?"
"I will not participate in a dispute because of a sudden idea or judgment." Xuan Weizi looked at Taylor: "The necromancers filling the corpse pit are from an organization called the 'Decadent School'
.You should have a rough idea of their strength. It’s up to you to decide what to choose next.”
"Teacher, if we meet that vampire elder again, will you help?" Taylor asked.
Xuan Weizi thought for a while and said: "If he doesn't take action against you, I won't take action either. If he wants to do something else, I won't be able to stop him."
"I understand." Taylor nodded.
Jeanne looked dissatisfied, but she didn't say much this time.
In fact, in Xuan Weizi's eyes, the necromancers of the Decay School are really not evil at all. Or looking at the entire group of mages, regardless of personal conduct and group corruption, the Decay School is a fairly "ordinary" organization of mages.
Extracting the souls of dozens of poor people as casting materials and using their corpses to create undead creatures is common among contemporary mages. In the Mutual Protection Alliance, Xuan Weizi could only prohibit the ban on the grounds of lack of labor.
Stealing the souls of living people as materials for casting spells. But he knew very well that there were still wizards in the Tower of Pentagram who purchased soul-storing gems from the outside world, and he could only turn a blind eye to this.
In terms of transforming people into resources, mages can be said to have reached the extreme. But in today's world and era, mages are still the mainstream of spell casters. Individual cases like Xuan Weizi are not enough to completely reverse the situation of the times.
Moreover, the old continent is now full of famines and refugees are scattered. If this situation cannot be changed, then there is no point in killing all this decadent school. The mage consultants funded by the officials and businessmen in Changxia City will probably mercilessly destroy the poor people outside the city.
Treat it as a magic resource, eat it up and wipe it clean.
These days, for ordinary people, becoming a coolie is a luxury.
…
"Damn, what is that?"
Beside the chapel, Count Gulig's body was like a puddle of mud, and his powerful self-healing ability reshaped his broken bones and flesh.
"That's an adamantine golem, right? It's really amazing. There was no premonition or sound, and it hit the head directly. Even the 'diamond skin' couldn't stop it. This is a powerful person."
The most powerful thing about the vampire elders is not their combat and lethality. Although Count Gulig's strength could basically run across the continent thousands of years ago without any hindrance, their near-immortal existence is what they can rely on for a long time.
Base.
There was once a vampire elder who was surrounded and attacked by church clergy, and was finally burned to ashes. However, the Holy Archbishop at that time did not know enough about vampires and did not make appropriate follow-up treatment. The result was that in the 10th century
A few years later, the vampire elder rebuilt his original body from the ashes, although he was still very weak at the time.
Count Gulig knows that it is difficult to completely eliminate the vampire elders. Even if the miraculous flames are used to repeatedly burn them into ashes and dregs, the vampire elders may still be able to revive, but it will only take a longer time.
If you want to suppress the resurrection of the vampire elder, you must either use a miracle to seal it, or sprinkle the ashes into the sea and use the flow of sea water to completely break up the existence form of the vampire elder. This can extend the recovery time to almost infinite, unless
What preparations did the vampire elder make in advance?
With this basically indestructible state of existence, Count Gulig was once very confident. But after waking up in this era, he has begun to be afraid. In addition to the church clergy, mages are stronger and have more means.
The proud immortality may not be able to cope with those legendary mages.
"It's better to keep a low profile. Those guys from the Decay School don't know who they've provoked. I'm afraid you'll suffer even more if you follow them." Count Gulig gradually stood up and came to the corpse pit again, braving the green light.
The magic circle gradually stabilized.
"How is it? The movement seems to be less intense than before." Count Gulig asked a necromancer.
"The ceremony was interrupted, and the third stage can only be started from the beginning. Fortunately, it was controlled in time, otherwise we would have suffered more serious losses!" The Necromancer looked tired.
"Then I have to do another bloodletting?" Count Gulig asked unhappily.
The other party did not answer, but asked: "Did Count Gulig kill the invading enemy?"
"No, let them escape."
"What?" The Necromancer was a little skeptical: "Although there are powerful people in the raid, there should be a big gap compared to Count Gulig. What kind of enemy is it?"
The vampire elder wanted to save his face and did not say anything about being smashed: "As soon as I caught up with him, I was blocked by an adamantine golem. I was restrained by it and allowed the attacker to escape."
"Adamantine Golem?!"
"Yes, it's the kind of black and bright monster that makes the ground tremble with every step it takes." Count Gulig shook his head and sighed: "It's such a good thing, I want one too."
"Does that adamantine golem have stubby limbs, spikes on its body, and no neck or head on its shoulders?" the Necromancer quickly asked.
Count Gulig nodded and said, "That's right. How did you know?"
"This is the adamantine golem specially made by Nazarui. There are no more than ten Mysterious Eyes in total! And Nazarui has the highest dispatch authority. It is impossible for others to control the adamantine golem beyond him!" The Necromancer said.
Lu worried: "But we have no enmity with the Eye of Mystery. The founder of the Corrupt School also studied arcana with Mikosi. Why did he suddenly interfere with our actions?"
Count Gulig sneered: "I see that there is no close friendship between you mages at all, do you care for each other? So what if there is no grievance or enmity? If I don't like you, or if I suspect that you have restless behavior, I will directly
It’s not strange at all to attack you.”
"No, you don't understand!" said the Necromancer: "If the Eye of Mystery really wants to attack us, there is no need for such a trivial fight. Instead, it will send a group of high-ranking mages to directly launch bombings. Our ritual will be a complete failure! And!
Now the Eye of Mystery has no such leisure at all, and Nazarui has been hit hard by the 'Duke of the Heart' repeatedly. Now he doesn't know where to hide, and he can no longer take charge of the entire Eye of Mystery."
"Huh, Duke of Mind? The titles you mages have are really devoid of aristocratic ideas. Each of your names is more exaggerated than the last." Count Gulig sarcastically said.
"The idea of nobility? Can that thing increase the arcane level?" Necromancer retorted: "Also, the 'Duke of Mind' is not a mage, but a psychic. He uses a spell-casting system called psionic energy, which is similar to
Our mages' arcane skills are different."
"Psychic energy? I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Count Gulig touched his chin: "Then what are you going to do next? Do you still want to continue the ceremony?"
The necromancer looked up at the sky: "The sun is about to rise, so let's get here today. If there is a commotion in the corpse pit, I will probably have to make some explanations to the people of Changxia City... Alas, these businessmen are the most annoying.