333 Guillotines and gallows

Catherine looked in the direction the armored knight pointed, and the side of the island of the dead loomed into view. However, the black fog was billowing behind the ship's side, and it was impossible to see what was on the island.

The words of the Armored Knight have been firmly remembered by the female mage. We don't know exactly what the location is, but it's rare to have this level of information. Most of the time, it was only after seeing his potential that the Armored Knight revealed so much information.

As she walked, Catherine analyzed the various possibilities of a place to stay. Since it can affect the later battles, it is nothing more than gaining some kind of advantage.

Terrain?

Time?

What is the opponent's profile?

……

Unfortunately, it is not known exactly what form of combat, such as melee or solo fighting, which is especially important for Catherine as a mage. In addition, how to determine the final winner is also a key. If there is only one winner, the brutality of the battle can be imagined. When faced with a strong opponent, there is no chance of compromise.

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy Catherine became. Countless possibilities and coping options filled her mind so much that she slowed down her walking.

If it weren't for the old dog's sudden awakening, the female mage might have fallen behind because she was too focused.

The way the old dog wakes up is peculiar. He jumped off the humanoid armor on his own initiative, but was sleepwalking. The old guy was covered in a red mist, his eyes were tightly closed, and his mouth was snoring. He trotted headlong into Catherine, colliding with the mage-stricken-thinking mage.

Catherine almost rolled down the road, but the old dog grabbed her mage robes in one bite. The female mage stood up and saw the old dog's eyes half-open, and the red mist all over his body stuck to the surface of his body like clothes.

The old dog said, "Overseer, where are we?"

"Ahead is the Island of the Dead, and you woke up just in time. ”

"I was dreaming of chasing a skeletal wolf, and if I catch it, I can get ......" The old dog suddenly stopped talking, and he opened his mouth for a few seconds.

"I forgot, I can't remember. Strange, I remember it before. The old dog muttered to himself.

"You think slowly, but don't forget that you still have to hurry. Catherine beckoned to him, and hurried after the armored knight in front of her.

The old dog shook his head, still recalling the scene in his dream. Of course, he was not slow on his feet, and followed the female mage step by step.

The black fog on the Island of the Dead gets thinner the closer it gets. Catherine finally got a real glimpse of the island when she boarded the ship's side. In shock, she couldn't help but look behind her, but there was only black fog behind her, and the thick black fog obscured everything, including the path she walked on.

"Welcome to the Island of the Dead. "A scrawny zombie hangs from a gallows that is more than two meters high. When there was no wind, he kept swaying and greeting Catherine.

Catherine couldn't figure out the situation and didn't dare to talk to the zombies rashly. I saw the armored knight walking by the gallows on horseback and said, "This time we are the first to land on the island." ”

The zombie swayed and said, "The knights of the remnant iron castle are the first to land on the island, so go to the Mercury Valley." ”

"Nope. The Armored Knight rejected the zombie's offer, "You don't need to specify, let her choose." ”

The zombie said, "Are you sure, knight of the remnant iron castle? Although you are the first to land on the island and have the right to choose your own foothold, she doesn't know what the situation is. ”

The Armored Knight said, "As is customary, she can leave no choice before she arrives on the second island. ”

The zombie said, "That's right. I know what you're thinking, go inside. Hopefully, she will have enough time to find a suitable place to stay. ”

The Knight in Armor nodded, and drove his horse first, followed by four humanoids, and finally Catherine and Old Dog. As he passed the gallows, the zombie suddenly turned to look at Catherine and said, "Oh, you are zombies too, so I recommend you go to Zombie Town." ”

Catherine was noncommittal, but wrote down the name "Stiff Town", along with the Iron Castle and the Mercury Valley.

The Isle of the Dead is home to several vast plains of black fog. These plains seem to be small at the top and large at the bottom, parallel to each other, layer on top of each other, for a total of seven layers. But in the distance, perhaps in the heart of the Isle of the Dead, a huge castle stands upside down. Like an upright spinning top, it cuts through all the plains, revealing a broad base and a majestic wall above the seventh plain.

When Catherine landed on the Island of the Dead, it was hard to imagine that such a scene would unfold before her eyes. This predominantly black-toned world is full of silent noise and noise. Although there was no sound in her ears, the female mage could see the strange buildings on the Black Mist Plains on different levels, and the dense undead creatures on them.

Probably that's what it should be like in a real realm of death. The mage followed behind the Armored Knight, thinking as she walked. Their purpose was not far ahead, where hundreds of guillotines and gallows were placed. Each guillotine has an undead creature standing or sitting next to it. The gallows are usually empty, with the occasional undead hanging from it. Once this happens, there will be no other undead on the guillotine around the gallows.

The old dog walked beside Catherine, with a light and silent footsteps. Since waking up, the old dog's body seems to have undergone an unexpected transformation. He became very nimble and light, floating around like a ghost.

The mage didn't notice this, and she tried to observe the unfamiliar surroundings, trying to get useful information from them.

The Knight in Armor made his way to the guillotine and gallows, and the undead in his path obediently gave way. He walked under a pair of gallows, looked around with satisfaction, reached for the rope around his neck, and let the metal horse walk away.

Catherine watched the Armored Knight's actions with some surprise, but was quickly relieved. Even now that she's a zombie, there's nothing unacceptable for the Knight in Armor to hang herself on the gallows. The humanoid armor each found a guillotine around the gallows and sat down.

The mage walked up to the armored knight, tilted her head and asked, "What should I do now?"

There was no wind, but the Armored Knight was swaying gently. "Didn't you hear what the zombie said? Before you land on the island for the second time, you have to figure out where you want to go. With that, the red light in his helmet disappeared, and he seemed to be asleep.

"Overseer, should we inquire about the location?" said the old dog's voice.

Catherine turned her head but didn't see him.

"Huh?"

"Overseer, I'm here. ”

The female mage looked down at the ground, and a cloud of blood gushed out of the gravel floor. This blood is made up of countless small blood cells, which are squeezed together and slowly fused and towered, and finally turned into the appearance of an old dog. (To be continued.) )