Volume 1: The Beginning of the Wind Chapter 5: The Undertaker
When the data appeared, Deng Twelve's expression was a lot more solemn, although this necromancer did not reach the four-star he guessed, it was also a three-star top level.
Although there are also three stars in the old man's source beasts, you must know that the gap between the complete stage and the mature stage is very large, if the source beasts in the mature stage can exert their own 100% strength, then the complete stage can play their own 120% level.
Although the combat power of the source beast is not all based on level and stage, it is undeniable that the two still occupy a large proportion of it.
At the same time, on the field, the white phantom that Xu Xiuzhen turned into had collided with the combination of the war corpse and the underworld orb.
The war corpse raised its right arm wrapped in a black shadow, with a heavy aura, raised high and lower, this time the fist did not pass directly through Xu Xiuzhen's body, but smashed her body.
"Bang!"
The white phantom flew out upside down, stabilized its body and floated in mid-air, its eyes staring at the old man behind him viciously, and the originally solid figure was also a little illusory.
Seeing that the attack worked, the war corpse was excited, only to see it let out a long howl, and its thick arms slammed into its chest, almost breaking up the orb attached to its body.
With a kick of his legs, this time the war corpse jumped high, waved a pair of iron fists, rushed to Xu Xiuzhen in the blink of an eye, and swung out again with a punch.
The old man's face changed, and he shouted violently: "Briquettes, come back." ”
The orb attached to the corpse quickly dispersed, gathered in a ball and retreated.
Xu Xiuzhen showed an expression of disgust, her body floated up in the air, and easily dodged the war corpse, and then her figure shook and disappeared into the air.
The huge body of the war corpse fell heavily to the ground, unable to support it for a while, unable to move.
The disappeared Xu Xiuzhen's figure was revealed, and she crossed the battle corpse and rushed towards the old man who had been hiding behind, her eyes revealing cruelty, as if she wanted to tear the old man apart.
At this time, the Stygian Ball also returned to the old man's side, expanding again, protecting him inside.
Xu Xiuzhen's hideous face showed a little annoyance, and she let out a long howl, and the speed of rushing towards the old man increased a little faster.
In the black circle, the old man's face was ugly, he knew that a source beast with briquettes alone could not stop Xu Xiuzhen, and he couldn't help but scold the war corpse fool in his heart.
But this didn't help, the old man kept urging the war corpse to return to defense through the contract, and at the same time, the briquettes around the periphery began to shrink, concentrating its defense to better block the opponent's attack.
Looking at the briquettes that had shrunk down a lot, a trace of contempt flashed in Xu Xiuzhen's eyes, just this kind of thing couldn't stop her, I saw her raise her head, and a poignant and piercing sound came out of her mouth.
The sound traveled through the air, rippling in the air.
Deng Twelve on the side covered his ears, this voice was not aimed at him, but it was not comfortable, but it was not pleasant, you can imagine what kind of state the old man is in now.
The briquettes touched the ripples, and there was a tremble, and the black circle that had been condensed and shrouded the old man instantly collapsed, and the figure of the old man was exposed again.
The middle door opened, and resentment flashed in Xu Xiuzhen's eyes, and her body turned into a phantom and rushed towards the old man.
The old man looked desperate, the source pet master itself has no combat ability, just relying on the contracted source pet to fight, he is naturally so, at this moment, he is attacked by this three-star necromancy, he can't even dodge.
Just as the old man was about to be hit by Xu Xiuzhen, a black light flashed, cutting Xu Xiuzhen who was speeding in half.
Xu Xiuzhen howled in pain, and her body that turned into two halves quickly floated backwards, her eyes became more and more resentful, staring at the black mantis that suddenly appeared in front of her.
The dark scarlet compound eyes kept turning, and the mouth kept making a deterrent sound of "呑呑".
Xu Xiuzhen's face was not good, but as an undead spirit, she found that her body, which was originally easily scattered, could not recover for a while after being cut in half by this praying mantis.
At this time, the war corpses not far away rushed to this side, and the spirit balls that had been scattered before also converged into a group again, coupled with the darkness in front of them, for a while, Xu Xiuzhen actually fell into a state of encirclement.
The old man came back to his senses, he didn't pay attention to the mantis that suddenly appeared, but shouted at Xu Xiuzhen: "Xu Xiuzhen, I don't want to surround you here, hand over Xiaoxiao, I'll let you leave." ”
Xu Xiuzhen's hideous face was even more angry, but fortunately, the remaining reason made her know that her current state was not right, and Chen Xiaoxiao's soul in her hand was lost, and she quickly retreated.
Neither Dark nor Briquettes chased after them, after all, the two source beasts present had the ability to fly and could block them in the air.
The flightless war corpse was furious, roaring incessantly, waving its arms and chasing after the white figure in the air.
The old man received Chen Xiaoxiao's soul, looked at this appearance of the war corpse, patted his head, and sighed, as if he was regretting why he had accepted such a stupid source beast, and then recited a spell to take it back along with the coffin on the ground.
Deng Twelve on the side also walked out from behind the bushes at this time, secretly retreated to his side, and blended into the shadows.
At this time, the old man's face was pale, I don't know if he was frightened before or the source power was excessively consumed, he arched towards Deng Twelve with both hands in his fists, and said, "Thank you little brother for saving your life." ”
"Offset. Deng Twelve said lightly.
The old man smiled bitterly, nodded, and then said, "Let's go back to the camp first, it's weird here." ”
After that, he turned around and walked towards the forest, Deng Twelve didn't speak, just followed quietly.
Back at the camp, the light of the source energy lamp placed in the center was not as bright as before, and the two white-horned black rhinos on the side had already calmed down, squinting and lying on the ground, making bursts of snoring.
Surrounded by dozens of hideous "dead corpses" lying on the ground, the old man leaned on the white-horned black rhinoceros on the side and breathed a sigh of relief.
Deng Twelve squinted, sat aside, and didn't need to speak.
The Dark Ball sprang out from the old man, and dozens of black air masses with faces looming on its body, and the yin qi around it gathered and surged towards them.
"It's nourishing the undead, and it's no wonder they're eternal. Looking at the scene in front of him, Deng Twelve understood in his heart why these weak undead were able to move freely in a place where Yin Qi was not gathered, because someone instilled Yin Qi into them to maintain their bodies.
The surroundings were very quiet, the Dark Ball gathered yin qi lightly, the old man touched his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Xiaoyou doesn't ask me anything?"
Deng Twelve glanced at him with interest, the corners of his mouth hooked, and a strange expression appeared: "Are you sure you want me to ask?"
The meaning of this is very clear, the old man knows that what Deng Twelve said means that he has no interest in participating in his own affairs, and if he changes to normal times, he really doesn't like others to interfere, but now.
The old man sighed lightly in his heart, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said, "Xiaoyou can ask whatever you want, and the old man will tell you the truth." ”
Interesting, Deng Twelve chuckled, this guy was afraid that the matter could not be solved, and he wanted to ask himself for help, so he said: "Okay, then I will ask you three questions." ”
"Please. ”
"First, what is your purpose?"
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Have you ever heard of the undertaker?"
"Undertaker?" Deng Twelve whispered, this name is a little familiar, maybe I have seen it in that ancient book.
Without waiting for him to think, the old man said again: "Undertaker is a profession and a family, and the reason why they are called this name is because they basically only deal with the dead. ”
"They are on a mission, calling themselves messengers of the dead, wandering in darkness, guiding the souls of the wandering dead, blessing the bodies that cannot rest, and they want to cast away their sins and give peace to the dead. ”
Deng Twelve's voice came out, and the old man said in surprise: "I didn't expect Xiaoyou to know this." ”
He saw that Deng was not very old, and thought that he might not know about it, after all, this matter rarely flowed out on the mainland.
Deng Twelve shook his head, he didn't say anything, there are some records in the ancient books, but the book also says that these people's hearts are too high, which eventually led to their demise, so it is just an ancient story.
Seeing that Deng Twelve didn't pay attention, the old man didn't care, and said to himself: "This is such a group of people, who were considered a huge force hundreds of years ago, but now they have perished. ”
However, despite their demise, there are still many people who agree with their ideas, who accept the work of that group of people, and continue to fulfill their mission. ”
"Are you too?" Deng Twelve asked.
"Me?" the old man shook his head, "I'm not, I just have some similar ideas to them, and I do these things for my own selfish desires."
I helped the undead out of the sea of suffering, helped them fulfill some unfulfilled wishes, and they helped me improve my strength in the end. ”
Deng Twelve knows that everyone has selfish desires for themselves, and there is nothing to say.
"Second question, what does these undead have to do with the one they just attacked?"
The old man was not ambiguous, and said: "You should also know about the group of undead in my hands, they all belonged to the same family before their deaths, and the undead named Xu Xiuzhen before was Chen Xiaoxiao's mother, and she was also a member of this family.
The Chen family is also good in their local area, the patriarch is a one-star source pet master, and Chen Xiaoxiao's family life is quite passable. Speaking of this, the old man shook his head and sighed: "It's just that people are unpredictable. ”
"Let's put it simply. Deng Twelve was a little impatient, he didn't like to listen to this kind of story very much.
The old man blinked and said with an innocent expression: "Okay, it's that Xu Xiuzhen was given away by his husband and bullied to death, and then he resented too much, turned into a ghost and killed their family, not even his own son."
Then trap their souls in the gathering place of yin energy, let them turn into undead, and let them live together as a family of undead, but you also know that the life of the lower undead is very miserable. ”
"So you showed up and made an agreement with them to help them get out of the sea of suffering, and use them to improve their strength afterwards?" Deng Twelve interrupted,
The old man did not deny it either, and nodded.
"Okay, last question, why do you want to pretend to be an old man. ”
Deng Twelve's eyes were like torches, looking at the old man's face.