Rod turned his gaze in the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came from.

The sound of the horse's hooves gradually became slower as it moved from far to near, apparently slowing down the horse's owner. Eventually, not far from Rhodes, the sound of horses' hooves stopped completely. The enemy in the rear, apparently, knew that Rhodes had stopped here, so he slowed down and dismounted in advance.

Rod saw that in the direction he came, an elf wearing a pale green robe appeared, and the elf's face looked a little old.

At this time, the old elf looked at Rhodes with only hatred in his eyes.

Recalling the scene he had observed on the battlefield, Rhodes knew that the elf in front of him was the mage leader who originally attacked the camp, that is, the court mage in the mouth of those elves.

Although he had heard of the existence of court mages before and had been in contact with them on the battlefield, it was only now that Rhodes had observed the appearance of court mages head-on.

And the court mage was also looking at Rhodes at this time, but he didn't make any moves.

While there was still some distance from here, the court mage noticed an anomaly on Rod's side.

At this time, a large amount of death energy is gathered here, and for the court mage, even if he does not use the treasure, this death energy is like a beacon, guiding the court mage to this place.

Looking at the Bone Vine Guardian and the vampire who were absorbing the energy of death, the court mage's eyes showed a hint of coldness, but he didn't make any moves, instead refocused his gaze on Rhodes.

It stands to reason that due to the different camps they are in, once the two meet, there is an irresolvable hatred, and the court mage will directly cast spells to gain the upper hand in battle, but the court mage did not do this.

The two just looked at each other, and no one moved for a while.

At this moment, in front of Rod, the Bone Vine Guard stood up again.

Compared to the original state, the body of the Bone Vine Guardian has undergone great changes at this time.

A large number of bone-like structures covered the original body of the Bone Vine Guard, and in addition, a large number of rattan sticks protruded from all parts of the Bone Vine Guard's body, and they were rapidly waving around, and for a while, the field was full of rattan whipping sounds, full of momentum.

The original cracks on the body of the bone vine guard, under the spread of the bone structure, have also been restored at this time, and even the broken leg has also been restored at this time.

Under the action of death energy, the bone vine completely assimilates the body of the dead wood guard, and the bone vine guard at this time can be counted as a whole.

On the side, the vampire also realized the strength of the enemy in front of him, and gave up absorbing the death energy around him, and turned to look at the court mage, ready to meet the enemy.

Although the vampire does not show the power of the Bone Vine Guard, the deeper black claws of the vampire's hands and the more hideous fangs of its mouth also indicate that its strength has increased.

At this time, behind the court mage, there was a slight sound.

Although no creature appeared in the rear, the sound of crushing horses' hooves proved that there were creatures in the rear.

After the Bone Vine Guardian fell to the ground, Rhodes realized that he might not be able to reach the location of the cliff and that the enemy was about to appear. Therefore, Rhodes immediately asked the centaur leader at the cliff to return to his side.

At this time, the sound behind the court mage came from the centaur leader.

Rhodes didn't know if the centaur leader lurking on the side would be able to successfully attack the court mage, but after the court mage glanced at the centaur leader's position, Rhodes knew that the centaur leader had been discovered.

Therefore, Rhodes did not let the centaur leader continue to hide, but directly let him out of the forest.

The centaur leader still held two battle axes that Rhodes had ever seen.

Behind the centaur leader, there are also a large number of undead creatures, in addition to the group of ordinary centaurs that Rhodes handed over to the centaur leader in advance, there are also many walking corpses transformed from ordinary humans.

During the time that Rhodes traveled to Diya, the Centaur Leader gave Rhodes a lot of experience points through battles. Rod knew that this was all done under the control of the spirit imprint.

If he let go of the control of the spirit imprint and let the centaur leader make decisions according to his combat qualities, and lead his undead creatures into battle, Rhodes will be able to gain more experience points.

But the centaur leader is obviously unwilling to pledge allegiance to Rhodes, and once Rhodes lets go of the spirit seal, the centaur leader will even attack Rhodes directly.

Even so, due to the attribute bonuses brought by the hero template, coupled with the identity of the death knight, the true strength of the centaur leader is far stronger than that of the vampire at this time.

At Rod's signal, the centaur leader and his undead creatures also joined the battlefield.

At this time, all the undead creatures that Rhodes had existing gathered on the battlefield to deal with the powerful enemy in front of him, the court mage.

Seeing this situation, Eddard, the court mage who had not moved, finally spoke: "This, is all the undead creatures you control?" ”

Hearing the court mage's question, Rhodes didn't say much, but best prepared for battle.

For the court mage with the [Undead Slayer], even if Rhodes chooses to let the undead creatures launch a raid, it will not achieve much effect, on the contrary, it will cause a lot of losses to the undead creatures.

Therefore, Rhodes did not intend to strike first, but waited for the court mage's action.

At this time, the court mage looked at Rhodes' eyes, and a wave of mana fluctuations suddenly flashed.

At the same time, Rod developed a feeling of being seen through, and this feeling disappeared in an instant. Although it was only for a moment, Rhodes knew that the court mage had used the [Eye of Perspective] on him.

Under the effect of the spell [See-Through Eye], the mage can know most of the special skills that the opponent has, and hints as to whether or not they have become a hero.

In Rod's sight, the court mage suddenly let out a few long laughs, and in addition to a kind of quick surprise, there was also a bitterness in the smile.

After laughing, the court mage looked at Rod again and said, "Originally, I was just avenging my granddaughter, but I didn't expect that you actually have such a strong potential. ”

"If you hadn't met me, it wouldn't have been long before you became a hero, and I believe you would definitely have a place in the entire Diya. As you grow up, countless good creatures will die because of your ambitions. Necromancer......"

"Today, I'm going to get rid of you as a threat for Erie."

Hearing the words of the court mage, Rod was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and at this time, he obviously couldn't allow Rhodes to think too much, and a sense of crisis emerged from Rhodes's heart.

As the court mage's words fell, the battle between the two officially began.