In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed since the Celestial Festival, and the city of Nilogaard has completely lost its former hustle and bustle, and is immersed in death-like silence all day long.

The streets of the city are littered with the corpses of civilians, and a group of ghouls usually surrounds the corpses. For these monsters, these corpses that have been dead for many days, slightly decomposing in cold weather, are the most delicious food.

Next to the ghouls, there are also many black scavenging birds. Whenever ghouls clash over carrion, these red-eyed birds rush up and grab a bite or two of minced meat from the shattered corpse.

On this night, on the wide street outside the gate of the Double Moon Residence, a vague figure came speeding from a distance.

The figure was extremely fast, and its whole body was shrouded in a faint black mist, and wherever it passed, the birds flew in shock, and the ghouls immediately stepped aside, not daring to stop them in the slightest.

In an instant, the figure rushed into the gate of the Double Moon Residence, and then ran all the way on the lawn of the Double Moon Residence, and a few seconds later it was next to the rose tree at the back of the villa.

'Puff~'

The figure stopped 10 meters away from the flower tree and half-knelt on the lawn, and the faint black mist on his body also dissipated, revealing a pale face, which was none other than the Phantom Assassin Nirod, who had been defeated by Lawson twice.

He lowered his head and said in a dumb voice, "Great Lord, I'm back." ”

"Hmm~" Two red points of light lit up in the shadows of the flower tree, and a deep voice with a metallic sound quality sounded: "Tell me about you in the king."

What did they see. ”

Nirod's body remained motionless, and he did not squint: "Great Lord, two days before I arrived in Budan City, the situation in Nilogaard City had already reached the capital. Everyone in the capital was talking about it. However, the prophet Nya, Raiden Max, and the illusionist Vigo disappeared early, and no one among the people knew their whereabouts. ”

"What else?" Voices came from the shadows of the flowers and trees, and there was no emotion in the sounds.

"I have heard that the prophet Nyja lived in the royal palace until he disappeared. So, in order to get more accurate information, I infiltrated the Sun Palace in Boudin City that night. Originally, I wanted to hijack an important person in the Sun Palace and ask about it, but the Sun Palace's defenses were very tight, far beyond my expectations. The guards in the Sun Palace are all equipped with powerful new muskets, and they are also garrisoned by the archpriests of the Flame God Cult, and even wizard hunters are helping to defend themselves. I've tried many times and I can't break through ......"

"Don't talk nonsense." Voices from within the flower tree interrupted Nirod's lengthy narration.

Nirod was startled and hurriedly quickened his speech: "Fortunately, I found a king's scribe on the periphery of the Sun Palace. This guy told me that the magicians disappeared on the night of the Celestial Festival. In the middle of the night, the prophet Nyah was talking to the king. Suddenly, her face changed, and soon after, she ended the conversation under the pretext of being ill, and in the middle of the night, all the magicians disappeared without a trace. ”

"Nya the Prophet, hum hum~~ Her perception is really very keen. It's a pity that the reaction speed is still not fast enough...... After that, did you get any news of them somewhere else? ”

Nirod shook his head: "After I came out of the Sun Palace, I went to the kingdom to inquire about them. I also made a point of contacting the Blood Rose Council, Dragon Valley, and Ghost Spirit Valley to ask them to help find them. Whenever I get some vague clues, I immediately rush to check them, but each time I find out that it is a miscommunication. These magicians seem to have evaporated from the world. ”

Hearing this, laughter suddenly sounded under the flower tree: "Hahaha~ Of course you can't find them." Because they are hiding. Do you know why they are hiding, and not rushing back to Nilogaard? ”

Nirod shook his head and asked respectfully, "Please ask the High Lord to solve my doubts?" ”

"For I have destroyed the Tower of Wisdom and the bond of power between them and the gods. Now they are no longer high-ranking magicians, but just mortals with a little pathetic magic. In the past, when they were strong, they killed countless Inhumans and set up countless strong enemies. Now that they have lost their power, where do they dare to show up? ”

"Oh~ Great Lord, you are really wise and wise." Nirod burst into praise.

The rose tree trembled slightly, the two red points of light became extremely dazzling, and the voice became slightly high-pitched: "Don't talk about such meaningless nonsense, and don't underestimate the wisdom of these great magicians. They could re-establish their bond of power with the gods at any moment. Therefore, continue to look for them, even if you travel all over the continent, even if you cross the sea, you must find them and tear them to pieces. ”

"Yes, High Lord!" Nirod exclaimed.

"Also, the group of rats on the ruins of the academy, go and clean up as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Nirod immediately frowned: "Great Lord, most of the people on the ruins of the academy are rats, but there is one that is not. He's so strong, he's not only killed Amran, he's beaten Auramsen many times, and even I'm no match for him......."

"I know all of that." The voice from the rose tree flattened again, and the light in the bushes dimmed again: "That alchemist is indeed a little annoying thing. During the time you were away, I found another very helpful helper. ”

"Helper?" Nirod froze.

"Hiss~~~"

Suddenly there was a screeching sound like the neighing of a poisonous snake from among the flowers, and with this sound the ground of the garden wriggled as if it had life.

Startled, Nirod involuntarily stood up, his eyes glued to the ground, and his body began to retreat uncontrollably.

"Boom Boom Boom~~"

The movement of the ground became louder and louder, from wriggling to violent tremors, as if the earth was about to turn upside down, and this movement lasted for about ten seconds, and suddenly, a black rattan with a barbed head came out of the ground, then a second, a third, a fourth, until the tenth rattan came out, and a strange creature with a human-like appearance, but almost all of its body was entwined with rattans, came out of the dirt.

This guy's body is about two meters tall, and there are a large number of black barbed rattans dancing like flames around his body, and two dark green points of light fluttering around his head, looking like two ghost fires.

The voice of the High Lord came from the rose tree: "His name is Donassis, a dark ghost born in the deepest part of the earth. ”

Hearing this name, Nirod was slightly stunned, feeling a little familiar, he thought about it carefully, and after a while, he suddenly exclaimed: "Donassis, the legendary invincible tree demon, the slayer, the master of the Legion of Destruction?" ”

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was an earth-shattering battle between gods and demons. Donassis is one of the most terrifying devil generals, and the warriors he killed, are immediately resurrected as his slaves. Those who are injured by him will gradually lose consciousness and become his puppet. He enters the opponent's territory alone, and when he returns, he becomes a legion.

When the Dryad heard Nirod's words, he burst out laughing, "It's rare that after 10,000 years, there is still someone who can remember my name." ”

His voice was hoarse and empty, like the wail of a soul in hell, and even Nirod felt creepy when he heard it. He had a feeling that the high speed, which he was most proud of, had little effect in front of this Tree Demon.

The voice of the Great Lord sounded from the rose tree: "Donassis, bring back the person I want as soon as possible." Nirod, follow him and help him get acquainted with the situation in the city as soon as possible. Once Donassis has built up the base legion, you can move on to find the Grand Mage! ”

"Yes, High Lord." Nirod nodded.

The tree demon also turned around and bowed slightly to the rose tree: "Yes, my master. ”

After saying that, the tree demon Donassis turned around and strode towards the gate of the Twin Moon Residence, laughing as he went: "Ahahaha, the smell of death and blood floats in the air, how sweet and intoxicating. ”

He walked a few steps outside the gate.

Outside the door, there were a number of ghouls hovering beside the corpses, apparently never seen a strange creature like Donassis. When they saw him, they all turned their heads and looked at him alertly.

The tree demon Donassis was also stunned for a moment, he looked at the ghoul carefully, and suddenly sighed: "Hey~ The warriors of the past have degenerated into scavenging monsters. Time, you are such a mind-toying bastard! ”

Donassis looked at the ghoul and continued to stride towards the city, and after walking for about five or six hundred meters, he suddenly pointed at a house on the side of the road, and one of the rattans on his body shot out like an arrow, piercing the house and into the basement of the house.

When the rattan was withdrawn, there was an ordinary person struggling and moaning on it, and the rattan was inserted squarely in the man's heart, and blood gushed out of the wound and flowed down the rattan to Donassis's body.

Donassis shook the rattan and lifted the man high, letting the blood pour squarely on his head, and he sighed with satisfaction: "Ah~~ The hot blood is still so sweet~"

Bright red blood flowed into Donassis's body, and the black rattan injected a stream of black juice into the body of the struggling ordinary person, and as this juice invaded, the ordinary person gradually stopped struggling, and the blood vessels on his skin continued to darken, and quickly spread to all parts of his body.

After about half a minute, the color of the man's skin turned blue-black, and his eyes began to glow greenish.

Donassis shook the rattan slightly, and the man slipped off the rattan, and when he hit the ground, the wound on his body that had been pricked by the rattan healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Go ahead, go find more fighters." Donassis said to the man.

"Yes, my master." The man with a blue and black body and green eyes turned and ran into an alley at a rapid pace.

During this time, Nirod had been following closely behind Donassis, and he had witnessed all the actions of the Tree Demon, and he felt a deep chill in his heart.

"How can there be such a terrifying creature in the world?"