Chapter 0272: Spooky Camp
The faces of the people became very ugly, none of them had ever encountered such a thing, not even anything like it.
The eerie atmosphere was spreading, slowly eroding their courage.
Oloch's next words slashed twice at their fragile wills, only to see him spit out four words with a pale face: "Necromancer." ”
Renard's heart pounded when he heard these four words, he had read many books, among them there were descriptions of necromancers.
It was a group of dark magicians who specialized in manipulating the dead, and even in today's era of prosperous magical civilization, low papal dominance, and hundreds of academic schools of thought, they are still disapproved by the public.
Where necromancers exist, it often means a tragic death.
Renard took a deep breath and ordered: "Check the tent carefully to see if there are any survivors, there are so many tents in the camp, there must be more than just a few victims in front of you." ”
Olloch opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Lei Ye's serious face, he finally swallowed it back into his stomach.
He watched everyone find the target and touch it, and in order not to appear too abrupt, he also shrank his head very unwillingly and walked towards a certain tent.
From time to time, he looked back at the others, as if he was afraid that they would leave him and run away.
Renard came to a tent in the center of the camp, and gently opened the curtain with his two-handed sword, and the turbid air mixed with the strong rancid smell suddenly poured out, causing him to take half a step back.
After a while, the turbidity dissipated.
Renard poked into the tent, and by the miserly moonlight, he could barely see what was going on inside the tent.
Inside the tent lay four people, four dead men to be exact, all curled up and covered in rough old sheepskins to keep out the cold.
Lei Ye deduced from this that these people had been dead for at least three or four months, after all, the people who still slept in sheepskin in this weather were either fools or madmen.
He carefully examined the bodies of several people, and found that his guess was not wrong, most of the bodies of these four people had rotted into shape, exuding a strong foul smell, I am afraid that the rancid smell just now was caused by the decomposition of these corpses.
The four of them pressed the boxes containing the goods under them, and it appeared that they had not been turned over.
It is estimated that death befalls these people without warning, so that they have no ability to resist or react, and this method does match the methods of the necromancer.
Renard flipped around, his eyes finally landing on the small dining table with the cutlery.
On the dining table are four wooden plates and two jars, on which are neatly cut cheese and bread, and in which the stewed broth is kept.
He leaned in and sniffed it, and the contents were rotten and sickly moldy.
On the whole, the four people living in this tent are not in a good financial situation, and both their clothing and goods are full of the shabby smell of small traders.
After barely perceiving anything useful, Renard stepped out of the tent, and as soon as he went out, he happened to meet a terrified Orlocke.
I really don't know how his huge body grows, and his guts are so small.
I saw that he was trembling all over, and the amplitude seemed to be greater than just now, and he muttered, "All ...... All of them are dead, all the people in the camp are dead. ”
Half a minute later, Ford also ran over, his face was also pale, and it was obvious that something terrible had happened.
He came to Lei Ye's side, and the first thing he said was: "Boss, let's get out of here immediately." ”
Renard frowned and asked, "What do you see?"
Ford's voice was a little flustered: "Dead man, I checked a few tents, and they were all dead people, bleeding from seven holes, and some of them had weird smiles on their faces. ”
As if recalling that terrifying scene, he couldn't help but shudder: "All the goods are in place, they haven't been touched, and it seems that the people who want their lives are not here for money." ”
When Christopher arrived, he happened to hear their conversation, and immediately told everyone what he had discovered: "The mercenary in charge of the guard died by the campfire, without any sign of resistance, as if death had come suddenly." ”
Immediately after that, the others gathered after checking, and Mark said, "I smelled a thick dead smell when I checked the tent, which is somewhat similar to the dead air in the mine. ”
Reynard groaned for a moment and asked, "So it's possible that the devil did it?"
Mark shrugged, "Probably not, because I can't be sure that the dark aura in the mine is emitted by demons." ”
His words immediately caused Lei Ye to think greatly: "You mean, the breath in the mine may have been left by this necromancer?"
The others looked at each other, and things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.
Mark thought for a moment, then nodded: "It's very likely, I think this necromancer has been wandering here for a long time, because I found that the dead don't die at the same time, and their maximum time span of death is about half a year." ”
Reynard was immediately creepy, and he said that he seemed to be missing something, and now he finally figured it out.
He hurriedly asked, "How long is the shortest time to die?"
Mark pondered for a moment: "It was about two weeks ago. ”
"Not true. His words were immediately denied by Christopher: "The deceased whom I have found, died no more than seven days ago. ”
O'Roe was trembling even more at this point, and he was almost crying in horror.
It took him a long time before he said, "No, the shortest time to die is not more than fourteen hours, for I have just discovered my companions, whom I and I have been separated from in the morning, and it will take at least two or three hours for them to get here." ”
"Wow!" Almost instantly, everyone drew their weapons and guarded closely.
Renard carefully instructed, "Everyone slowly retreat to the camp gate and get out of here as soon as possible." ”
Judging from the information just now, it is not difficult to judge that this necromancer has been here for at least half a year, and did not leave until yesterday afternoon.
Then they had reason to believe that the terrible necromancer was still hovering around the camp, even spying on them at the moment.
Necromancers are not easy to deal with, their own combat power may not be strong, but the ability to summon and manipulate the dead is terrifying, and each necromancer means a massive army of undead.
Necromancers aren't invincible, and at least light and fire are the best way to destroy them.
Renard forced himself to calm down and asked, "How far is the nearest church from here?"
In fact, it was very redundant for him to ask, because only the county and provincial towns in Arthur's kingdom had churches, and the nearest county of cabbage was two or three hundred kilometers away.
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