Chapter 12: The Castle

Crossing the Void and returning to the Forsaken Lands is only a matter of moments.

The gray mist, the two rounds of blood moons, the forsaken land is indeed unchanged.

Aside from some dizziness, there are no after-effects of the plane leap. At this time, Shay carried an animal skin bag around his waist, made of saber-toothed tiger skin by Mondo, which contained the escape dagger given by Elena, Mondo's "Encyclopedia of Different Races", and some other gadgets.

Just the feeling of hanging the animal skin bag on his bones, Xia Yilao felt a little awkward.

After a brief period of dizziness, Xia Yi soon found that he was in the position he was in before the summoning, and there were fragmentary, undecayed piles of skeletons on the ground, which were traces of Xia Yi leading his men into battle.

Strangely, the Harpy is gone.

Xia Yi relaxed, and couldn't help but scold: "That monster is really going back on his word, saying that he would settle accounts with me in the same place, which made me afraid to go back to the abandoned land." ”

Coming to the conclusion that the ugly character is really not credible, Xia Yi focuses his attention on the soul.

The master-servant contract between the skeletons in the Forsaken Land, the death of the master, and the soul fire of the servant will also dissipate, so the binding force on the skeleton is very huge, and it is impossible to rebel or anything like that. And when the servant dies, the soul contract made by the master will also dissipate.

Xia Yi was even more confused, more than a dozen of her subordinates were still alive!

You must know that they have been captured by the harpy when they were summoned, and with the harpy banshee's violence, they will not leave a living mouth.

Sensing the position of the minions, they were only a mile away from him. Xia Yi could read the skeletons' memories directly, but found no useful information, only that they were now in a small space.

"Could it be a conspiracy of the Birdmen? Deliberately lured me to rescue the skeletons? ”

Then Xia Yi denied this hypothesis, the law of the Forsaken Land is devouring and evolving, and the only purpose of the minion's existence is to find food and provide the power of the soul to the master, where will there be feelings? Do you care about their life or death? The Harpy definitely understands this.

Thinking about it, the little flower in Xia Yi's hand has been rotted into a dead branch by the air of the Forsaken Land, this is a small yellow flower she carried from the Anthropocene realm, and it has directly rotted when it comes into contact with a mist comparable to sulfuric acid.

Except for the undead, no life can survive in the Forsaken Lands.

Throwing away a rotten branch, Shay finally made up her mind to find the skeletons of her fifteen servants.

A mile away in the wilderness, a stone-built castle stood eeriely and eeriely under two scarlet moons.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an ancient castle, but it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a stone house. Because after years of fog and corrosion, the castle is only left with broken walls, the city wall collapsed in an unknown year, buried by the wind and sand of the abandoned land, half of the buildings have been destroyed, and you can only vaguely see the appearance of the castle many years ago.

Shay was still shocked by the huge castle, at least it was the only human deed she had seen in the abandoned land.

That is, many years ago, there were intelligent beings here who built this castle, which was abandoned for some reason and turned into the stone house that it is now in ruins.

Or some undead creatures, such as skeleton lords, black knights, lichs, etc., have built the castle out of boredom during the long years of immortality. Whatever the reason, at least it proves that Chailly's lonely life will be shattered.

Stepping on the rubble, Shay walked in the direction of the servant.

It's not like it's occupied, it's more like it's been abandoned, with stones and dry bones piled up indiscriminately, if it was before, how would Xia Yi dare to enter this kind of haunted house? Now that she's a skeleton herself, there's no need to be afraid.

"The stones are so hard, the air of the forsaken land corroded and not completely collapsed."

Xia Yi sighed with emotion, while picking up a piece of building stone and smashing it on his metal bones, the crisp bell sounded, the stone was fine, and Xia Yi's bones left traces.

Weaving through the walls of decaying houses, Chailly finally reached the center of the castle.

In the tall stone house, light peeked through the cracks, and Xia Yi actually saw a vessel like an iron pot hanging in the house, an unknown fuel in the middle, and saw the light of fire in the abandoned place! This surprised Xia Yi, the yellow fire light was warm and bright, unique in the dark world.

"Come in, little skeleton."

The voice came from inside the house, sounding psychedelic and distorted, and it was clear that the owner did not want to expose himself. Xia Yi was vigilant, the owner here was waiting for him to come to the door, and becoming a bronze skeleton gave Xia Yi a trace of confidence, so he entered the ten rooms.

Utensils hang from each of the four corners of the house, illuminating the interior of the room. Other than that, there were only two sets of tables and chairs, one in front of him, apparently for himself, and the other much taller, resting in the main seat, and the room was empty.

"Sit down, little skeleton. Oh, I'm used to having bright places, but it's not easy to find these fuels, and I'm reluctant to use them as torches unless a guest arrives. Ah, I'm confused, like you skeletons, I should be more comfortable with the dark, right? ”

The voice of the master sounded in the air, and Xia Yi still couldn't catch its specific position.

"No, what shall I call you? The owner of the castle? Like you, I prefer the environment to be seen. ”

Xia Yi was still looking around, this feeling that everything was not in his grasp, it was really unpleasant, and the owner of the castle was disgusting and deceitful, which made Xia Yi unable to relax.

"I guessed right, you're an unexpected skeleton that can even speak." The hidden voice paused, and invited again, "Please take a seat, although there is no welcome ceremony, please believe that I have no malicious intent." ”

Xia Yi sat straight on the stone chair and pretended to be calm: "I think so, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sit on the chair and talk to you, but in the way of a prisoner." Listening to your tone, it seems like you already know me? ”

"Hahaha, of course I know you, and everything that happens in my territory can't be hidden from my eyes. I've been following you since you appeared, you're the fastest of all the skeletons I've ever seen, even if it's a skeleton lord, it even takes a few years to evolve from a gray matter skeleton to a white bone skeleton. Wait a minute...... The Lord of Darkness is above! What I saw! In just a few days, you've become a metal skeleton? ”

For this guy's surprise and bragging, Xia Yi sneered and couldn't help but roll her eyes in disdain, if she had eyes.

What do you call it can't hide from your eyes?! If you say it well, it's surveillance, and if you say it badly, it's voyeurism! Who wants to be secretly prying eyes by a lewd guy all day long?!

Xia Yi asked, "You say this is your territory?" Are you a Skeleton Lord? ”

"Oh no, I'm not a skeleton, and I'm not a lord." The other party gathered his surprise, picked up the conversation and said, "Where did you come from?" Well...... I'm curious about your experience, and if I could, I'd like to discuss something with you, after all, your existence threatens my territory, isn't it? ”

Finally said that it was on time, and Xia Yi was even more unhappy: "So by kidnapping my servant, you want to blackmail me?" ”

"How is that possible!" The voice in the shadows immediately denied, "Just an invitation, an invitation to my castle for sightseeing, speaking of which, Miss Skeleton, you should thank me." ”

"Oh?"

"Thank you for rescuing your subordinates!" The other party couldn't wait to ask for credit, "A few days ago, you were attacked by Maggie, the harpy, at the critical moment, you were summoned by the Anthropocene realm, Maggie naturally couldn't let go of your servants skeletons, I rescued your servants from her hands and placed them in my castle, shouldn't you thank me?" ”

Xia Yi was disgusted for a while, this guy really knows everything!

Is that birdman called the Harpy? It's really apt. Now that the owner of this castle was able to save the skeleton from the hands of the harpy, he must have been there at the time, but he was hiding in the dark. In other words, as long as this guy makes a move, he won't die even if he is not summoned by Mondo.

"So you can win ten bronze skeletons? Plus a harpy? ”

This is what Xia Yi cares about, if he has this strength, the so-called consultation is an order.

The other party smiled mysteriously, noncommittal, but it was conceivable that he was also a very cunning guy.

Xia Yi could feel that there were only ten of his servants left, and he was locked up somewhere in this ancient castle, and asked unceremoniously, "Then where did my other five servants go?" Devoured by you? ”

The other party seemed to have been caught shorttail and shouted: "It's none of my business, Maggie doesn't make a loss-making deal, the soul fire of your five skeletons, including some of my precious items, is used as compensation in exchange for your soul fire......"

The voice stopped abruptly, Xia Yi was very proud, and he couldn't get your words?

"Alas...... Miss Skeleton, you are so sinister and cunning. The other party sighed and said.

"Thanks for the compliment."

Xia Yi, who has been passive, finally moved back to Ichisei.