"Where have you been? North? Why didn't I see you in Standwick? Seeing North appear, Rhodes, who was puzzled, asked him.

"Lord Rhodes...... "North lifted his head, his deep sunken, his skin turned sallow, even the realm of the dead, unable to restore his appearance, "I'm very confused right now......"

North approached Rhodes with a trembling body: "You said that my body is indestructible, faster than lightning...... But I couldn't...... I want to reach Standwick, but my body doesn't listen to me, and no matter how hard I try, I can't do your bidding. ”

Hearing North say this, Rhodes also realized the abnormality in him.

In order to test the efficacy of the Dark Word, Rhodes once tested the Dark Word on North, to see if the Dark Word could affect the ability of a creature itself by changing its will, and in the end this attempt failed, the Dark Word could only affect the minds of other creatures, but could not give them the ability that they did not have.

After the attempt, Rhodes forgot about North, but the effect of the Dark Word still worked on North's body, and it was deeply rooted in his heart, and all his thoughts would be affected by the Dark Word.

The disparity between North, whose mind was distorted by this power, believed that he had the abilities that Rhodes had said, but his body could not do so, and he was sincerely confused and unable to carry out any of Rhodes' orders.

After realizing this, Rod thought for a moment and said, "North, forget what I said before, your body doesn't have those abilities. ”

Under the influence of the Dark Word, North lowered his head deeply, and Rhodes could not see his face for a moment.

"I remember that you inherited all the knowledge of Erich, and since you came, write down all the spells you have mastered above the third order in the magic book, and then give it to me." Rod said slowly.

"I see." North nodded, then went to a corner of the palace and took out the magic book and copied it.

After waiting for a while, Cathery, the king of Deya, returned to the main hall of the palace and reported to Rhodes: "Lord Rhodes, I have just received news that two of the lichs who followed you to Standwick not long ago have survived and returned to Dya. ”

"Do you know which two lichs they are?" Rod's expression remained unchanged and asked in a deep voice.

"It's Acere, the Mother of the Earth, and Heath in Red." "They seem to be in some kind of preparation, threatening to pay you a terrible price," Cathery replied quickly. ”

"Vain effort." Rhodes said disdainfully, "In the face of my dark word, no matter how much those lichs struggle, it will not change the outcome. ”

"But......" Rhodes slowly stood up from the Throne of Bones, "just letting those lichs exist like this is a hidden danger after all, and you reminded me of that." I'll go clean them up, and when I get back, I hope you'll gather enough necromancers in the city. ”

With that, the flames ignited from under Rod's feet, and in a flickering light, his figure disappeared.

Seeing Rhodes turn into flames and leave, the frenzy in Cathery's eyes was even worse, he looked at the guards waiting around him, and angrily reprimanded, "What are you still standing here? Don't hurry up and carry out Lord Rhodes's orders! ”

The nearby guards immediately took action, and the originally lifeless palace of the dead also bloomed with a strange vitality at this time, and all of this was caused by Rod's arrival.

"The ...... of the Withered City"

Relying on the ability of flame escape, Rhodes appeared in the territory of the Lich Hiss in the next moment.

Once, when transforming the Witch Kings into those lichs, Rhodes went to each of their territories, and he also had a certain impression of the environment in their territories.

However, what Rhodes didn't expect was that as the primary territory of the Lich Hiss, the originally prosperous Blighted City turned into a ruin at this time. Pitch-black ashes spread all around, as if this place had been baptized by fire not long ago.

Feeling the incomparably rich fire magic element nearby, Rod's expression gradually became solemn, in his impression, there was only one spell with such power, which could completely incinerate all living beings in an area, and it was the Doomsday Judgment that Rhodes cast when he rescued Rowling.

Unable to feel the slightest trace of death energy from the nearby environment, the magical elements gathered here have been completely changed by the Doomsday Judgment, and Rhodes can imagine what has happened to this area.

After exploring the ruins for a while, not feeling the scent of the Lich Hiss, Rhodes once again cast a flame escape and headed to Acery's territory.

The same situation reappeared in front of Rod's eyes, and there was no trace of Ace, all he could find was a ruin full of ashes.

Spreading the conjuring of the energy of death, this time, Rhodes felt the breath that belonged to the living.

With a flash of flames, Rhodes appeared behind a necromancer.

Shrouded in dark clouds, the necromancer held his torch aloft and kept exploring, trying to find something useful in the ashes-filled ruins.

"Human, what's going on here?"

Without any superfluous words, Rod immediately asked.

In front of Rod, the human holding the torch and moving forward seemed to be startled by his action, and turned around in a panic and pointed the torch straight at Rod.

In the light of the torches, Rhodes could see the man's face clearly. His face was covered with stains that made it difficult to see his face, his head was covered with a turban, and his body was covered with burning ashes, and it was unknown when he came to the ruins.

Looking at the person in front of him, Rod showed a look of disgust, not because of his dress, but because this person had not mastered spiritualism at all, and Rod's dark words could not be effective for him.

It's hard to imagine that in a place like Diya, there are still weak creatures that have not mastered spiritualism, and Rhodes thought that since the efficacy of the artifact was revealed, these ordinary creatures have been transformed.

"You...... Are you the immortal lich, the Mother Earth, Acere? Looking at Rod's figure that almost melted into the darkness and feeling the powerful aura on his body, the person in front of him asked tremblingly.

"I'm not a lich." Rod replied a little helplessly, "Also, where do I look like 'Mother Earth'?" Do you understand the meaning of the word? ”

Seeing that the person in front of him stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, Rhodes asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, what happened here?" ”

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