Sauron's figure vanished into the sky.

It wasn't until he had completely left the place that the rest of the room breathed a sigh of relief, and the pros who had begun to hesitate at this point came over to ask for warmth, although this kind of care felt a little strange after the girl 'Cicada' signed a demonic agreement with Zoro.

"Ahh

A slightly muffled cry of pain sounded, and the professional closest to the girl 'Cicada' suddenly exclaimed, and then as if he had been burned by something, he quickly fell backwards. This land was the place where Sauron fought at the beginning, although the battle was over, but the residual effect of activating the Flame Body was still there, and even the sand and stone were burned and melted, and it was conceivable that the temperature on the ground was very high. The profession didn't seem to have much resistance to fire, so much so that the bare feet that touched the sand and stone were hot and red.

At this time, the others who were close to the girl noticed that the ground temperature was quite high, and they couldn't help but stop three meters away.

"What's wrong?"

The middle-aged warrior monk led by him reached out and touched the ground, then quickly withdrew his fingers, looked at the girl in front of him and muttered, "Cicada? ”

The girl seems to have noticed this as well.

The temperature of the ground was gradually cooling, but it was probably more than a hundred degrees, and she leaned over and touched the sand that was beginning to melt, and the scorching heat had no effect on her. Although the professional has a strong physique, he is still a mortal in nature, and if he reaches out to touch the red-hot soldering iron, he will also be injured, but he will recover quickly. The strong resistance brought by her physique is not enough to make her completely immune to such a high temperature, so all the changes can only be related to the demon contract she has just signed.

"I don't seem to be afraid of fire anymore."

The girl stared at her white fingers, closed her eyes and seemed to be able to feel a force in her body, and couldn't help but say to herself, "It seems that there is something else." ”

The natives were slow to perceive the power given by others, but the power granted by Sauron had already begun to take effect.

………………

Sauron is not a Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord's contract can increase the contractor's attributes when he or she gains abilities. For example, for an existence like the Succubus Queen, improving the attributes of a mortal by two or three points is the same as playing. He felt that he had given the girl the ability to be immune to fire, but he was not sure if he would give her some other powers due to the nature of the gods.

Because even the priests and believers of Sauron's body can receive the gift of divine power.

In simple terms.

That is, believers can access the realm mastered by Sauron's body, and the most useful priesthood realm in the past is [Wanderer], and wanderers who believe in Sauron can obtain the blessing of external basic abilities. Including stealth, lockpicking, theft, etc., they now have access to more realms, including Tracking, Evil, Killing, and Shadow.

The clerical realm is easier to access, i.e. the Wanderer and Tracker are the easiest to access.

The others belong to the realm of divinity and must be accessed by devout cultists, and the [Killing] realm should be the only ability that cannot be determined to work, as Sauron himself has not yet fully grasped and understood.

The wind is howling.

The time taken for the demon to summon was not very long, and Zoro was not sure how long he would be able to stay in the Eastern Country, so he directly used the 'Advanced Teleportation Technique'. Get ready to take a look at the surroundings.

A barren desert.

As a legendary-level being, he could feel the frenzied power escaping from the air.

The number of wizards in the Eastern Kingdom is very small, the reason is related to these violent forces, the disasters left over from the Arcane Empire period have made there are many places here [Dead Demon Zone] and [Magical Chaos Zone], wizards are prone to errors and failures in casting spells, coupled with the inheritance problem of the Eastern Country, the most spellcasters here are still warlock families, and there are only a very small number of wizards.

But.

There's a terrible spellcaster here, too!

- Mad Mage.

A kind of wizard who can't even be sure what kind of magic he will unleash. They are terrifying beings, and theoretically they are the most powerful wizards. However, this kind of combat effectiveness requires absolutely sufficient character to be able to achieve it.

If he has enough character, the Mad Mage can replace any spell with the one-ring spell 'Reckless Spell', including all legendary spells he can master. (Note: A maximum of 12 or more Legendary Spells can be cast at a time.) ）

This type of mage needs to hold Lady Luck's thigh, or else he may play himself to death.

The number of mad mages is small.

The reason why they mentioned that they were Sauron seemed to have encountered one, and the aura and fluctuations of their spells were very obvious, much stronger than the other spellcasters.

A mad mage who lives in seclusion in the desert.

In Sauron's sight, a special building appeared. It's special because it's built on a ruined piece of mud and is supposed to be a house made of 'fossils for mud', surrounded by obvious vigilance spell traps.

There are many ruins in the eastern country.

Once the core of the Arcane Empire, the vast majority of the Floating City fell in the Eastern Realm, and it was the terrible explosions that caused the desertification and magical chaos of the area.

Don't just disturb a spellcaster.

Especially Sauron as a demon. It is even more likely to arouse the hostility of the other party.

But after glancing at the ruins that were exposed to the surface in front of him, Zoro couldn't help but stop and slowly landed on top of such ruins.

The ruins are huge.

The ruins of the eastern kingdoms are huge, because many of them are cities.

However, the ruins in front of Sauron were slightly different, that is, in the ruins of the exposed walls, he saw something amazing.

All-night text!

The ontological abilities are at the soul level, so Sauron can read and understand all the words.

What is in front of me is not something left over from the Arcane Empire, but something from an earlier and more distant era, and the reason why it has not been weathered until now is because it was originally a temple.

Temple of Death!

Serve the deities who preside over the priesthood of death, as there is a symbol representing the god of death on the broken stone pillars.

"Which Grim Reaper's temple will it be?"

Zoro glanced at the sigil in front of him, careful not to touch the vigilance spell here, it seemed that the mad mage regarded this place as his own, and it was impossible for the two sides to make a move.

Only a small part of the ground is exposed.

Zoro could sense that there was much more of an area underground. Spell fluctuations are transmitted from below.

"Such an environment! Doesn't seem to be suitable for wizard life? ”

Zoro glanced around and muttered, "It can't be that you've met a mad mage who has transformed into a dead, right?" ”

Undead.

Mad mages are prone to make mistakes in casting spells, and may poison, burn, petrify, etc., so in order to further master the magical power of chaos. Some mages turn themselves into lichs first.

Of course, those who are strong enough are lichs, and those who are not strong enough are necromancers.

This is equivalent to an extra layer of insurance.

If you accidentally cast a spell that backfires you, even if your body is destroyed, you won't really kill yourself.

So this kind of mad mage in the form of the dead still exists.

The aura of the spell suddenly became more intense!

The magic fluctuations coming from the ground made it easy for Zoro to perceive the chaotic and furious power within, and he couldn't determine what his target was doing, only that the opponent was casting spells continuously.

With such a strong energy fluctuation, all of them should be spells above the five rings.

It looks like this mad mage has been living here for a long time, surrounded by simple disguises. Next to it is a sand dune, and most of the buildings should be underground.

"Which temple of death is it?"

Zoro observed the ruins in front of him, trying to find some clues, and muttered, "The ancient god of death has long since retired, the previous god of death has almost fallen, and the current god of death should not abandon his temple here." ”

"It won't be the Grim Reaper of the Eastern Gods."

"The gods of the Eastern Kingdom seem to be part-time in the realm of death, and the sign on the stone pillar should be the orthodox god of death."

The priesthood of death is scattered.

There is not a single deity who has truly mastered the [Death] priesthood, and there are currently two gods who have mastered the core realm of [Death]. One is the Grim Reaper - Naraku, and the other is the King of the Dead - Kranvo.

The ruins in front of them shouldn't have anything to do with them. Then it can only be a more senior Grim Reaper.

Further up, it seems to have something to do with Sauron.

Because before that there were the three gods of death, which were the god of tyranny (the previous god of fear), the god of killing (the source of the children of slaughter), and the god of the dead (the most humiliating death).

The source of the Killing Priesthood is the Death Priesthood.

Vivien's identity as a god son of fear is in fact equivalent to another kind of child of killing. Because the god of fear has also inherited a part of the realm of death.

Here's a timeline.

First was the God of Killing, whose fall led to the emergence of the Son of Killing, and then the bloodline of Sauron's Child of Killing.

Then there is the God of Tyranny, who fell and was resurrected, and who was successfully resurrected continued to exist for some time. In the end, he died again around the time of the Arcane Empire, this time more completely, and the one who inherited his priesthood was now the God of Fear.

The God of Dread transforms the core areas from Tyranny and Strife to Fear and Destruction.

As a result, he became one of the most powerful demon gods in the bottomless abyss!

Then he died for some reason, the exact reason for which Sauron is not known, and it may be related to another god, but if you explain it in detail, I am afraid it will be more troublesome.

Because that god is also a member of the death god line, but he is a madman who has long been sealed.

The world calls him the God of Murder, but it probably hasn't come out yet.

He would only really appear when the Sage Tribulation was at its strongest, because this time the Catastrophe broke out and helped him break free from the seal.

Dread the death of the Demon God.

Then came the appearance of the Son of Fear, the source of Vivien's power.

To a certain extent, the relationship between Sauron and Vivien is really inextricably linked, and the killing of the Divine Son and the Fear Divine Son are all derived from the death god system.

"Whose temple will it be?"

Zoro stared at the ruins in front of him, and quietly left a spatial marker here, the time for the demon to incarnate was almost up, and he was afraid that he would soon return to the bottomless abyss.

If you want to understand the secrets here, you probably need the body to do it, because there is also a powerful spellcaster here.

But.

Sauron still guessed in his heart that it might have something to do with the last of the three gods of death, the god of the dead, Mirkor.

Because this guy has left the most relics!

Moreover, before the eastern country became the current desert, it used to be the most prosperous area of the entire physical plane, and if the continental shelf had not been collapsed and divided into southern island countries, Amazon jungles, overseas islands, etc., then this was once the center of the continental shelf.

……………… (To be continued......)