The two non-human spells were activated almost at the same time, a small miniature dimensional door that could only allow one gem to fall opened on top of Arthur's head, only a finger's distance from the smooth skull, and although Arthur sensed that something was wrong, he still could not escape the capture of the soul gem, accompanied by a gray and black swirl, his eyes were shrouded in the brilliance of the red sè, without inspection, he also knew that he had been imprisoned in a thumb-sized gem with his body and soul like his previous victim, he could observe the outside world through the crystal wall of the gem, but he could not hearUnable to perceive or transmit sound and power to the outside world, he clenched his finger bones, his bony fist striking against the crimson walls, and all that was answered was coldness and silence—he looked out hopefully, and if his spell worked, the power he had returned from Cremar might help him get out of this little cage.

But he was immediately disappointed, his spell had no effect, the black-haired dragonborn stood in place, not the slightest blow to it, he walked towards Arthur's gem, because the gem was too small, he quickly filled Arthur's entire vision, and in the faint glow of magic, a large hand picked up the gem, and then there was another unsettling tug, and Arthur was led back to the filthy alley by Cremar. The humans there were still asleep, but there were no rats or insects of any shape, and when Arthur appeared, these agile little creatures either fell to death because they didn't have time to escape, or they were far away, and it was estimated that it would be a long time before they regrouped.

The thin ice on the walls has not yet completely melted, after all, the weather is getting colder and colder. The soul of the other world glanced down at the gem he held in his hand, and saw Arthur Jǐng inside clasping his hands on his chest, a gesture that could almost only appear on a princess who was preyed on by a dragon, and just when Arthur sincerely hoped that Cremar would occasionally be insane, oh, etc., the living generally referred to it as "mercy" At this moment, the black-haired dragonborn's hands gently closed, and the magic fluctuated slightly, and outside of the gem, a gray round shell was formed (even if the shell was covered, it looked only the size of a chestnut), and the otherworldly soul looked around, and threw it straight into the ditch that barely flowed.

Fortunately, and unfortunately, this ditch was used and managed by several filthy fish shops, although they did not mind living in the accumulation of dirt and entrails, but in order to keep the customers from soiling their shoes and pants, they often got some water to wash the ground and ditch, and after spending half a night together in the gills, fish entrails, shrimp heads, etc., Arthur's orb was finally carried away by the small current, and then he understood why Cremar ended up doing so much- The air between the orb and the gem allowed it to float on the water, and the gray appearance of the sè did not attract the attention of humans, and the rats did not seem to be very interested—Arthur remembered that there was also a narrow river outside the small city, which came out of a large lake, and then into the Starlight River, and then into the sea— Time is frozen inside the gem, and Arthur is a lich who doesn't need to eat, drink, or excrete, and after another rat tries to bite the ball only to be startled away by its hardness, Arthur sits down and begins to crack the structure of the gem.

Either way, he didn't know when the orb would break or disappear, and he didn't want to wait foolishly for someone to pick him up, if it was a priest or a paladin, it would be troublesome, and of course, it would be worse if it was picked up by one of its kind.

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At the moment when dawn was approaching, the lich army had arrived only a few hundred feet away from the city, and the fire on the city walls, the torches planted in the battlements, were already able to make people see the sad faces of the city, and also allow the people under the city to see the shaking black shadows of the guards, a large part of which flowed from both sides of the city, after all, this was not a very important level, and they followed the orders of the temporary leader to press their power on the royal capital of Kema, which had no less population and wealth than the royal capital of Monton, which was the most coveted place for the undead of the Seventy-Seven Islands。

This small city is like a rock standing in the river, but how long can it exist, even the lord can only resign himself to fate, although it seems to be said that the emperor's most valued courtier is a powerful mage, and he brought jīng spirit and dragon tooth knight, but this lowly fat fellow has not seen their horror with his own eyes, if he wants to say that if they fight not by swords and magic, but by appearance and figure, he can be somewhat sure, after all, the skeleton is not very in line with human aesthetics.

But since Cremar had arrived, the city no longer belonged to the lord, and he sighed and went down the wall, and returned to the fortress, looking at the secret passage that had not yet been opened.

The soul of the other world looked up at the sky, and both the magic galaxy and the galaxy that mortals could see were already dimmed, and it was about to return to the sea of knowledge...... And at the moment when they switched to each other, the enemy also began to attack.

The lich returned to his body, and beside him was the disgusting spirit of Eya Jīng, and he was about to walk away when he saw that the black-haired Eya jīng spirit had already raised his bow and arrows. The former immortal made a gesture without hesitation, and the invisible servant snatched the jīng spirit's longbow over, "Is that you? what do you want to do?!" asked the young jīng spirit god sèyīn gloomily.

What did he want to do, the lich glanced at him expressionlessly, I really don't know how the journey of the Eya jīng spirit was completed, singing and dancing and eating berries? If it was a Singh jīng spirit standing here today, then the lich didn't have to do anything more at all: "Look at those people," he said in a cold tone, "look at your enemies." ”

Eya Jīng Ling looked down in confusion, he saw mortals who were driven by skeletons and zombies to surround the city walls, trying to climb the walls with the help of crude escalators, Jīng Spirits were not keen on killing, but didn't they come here to help the city?

Speechless, the lich gestured to a dragon-toothed knight who was watching the joke with great amusement, and the knight immediately walked over and bowed, "Your Highness." ”

The lich nodded to him, and the dragontooth knight turned to the still confused and angry spirit of Eya jīng: "Please allow me to explain on his behalf," he really regretted in his heart, he also participated in the battle against the Silver Crown Jungle, but those Singh jīng spirits were really tricky compared to Eya jīng spirits, if they had been planning to emerald forest island at that time, maybe they could have already obtained a rich territory for themselves: "You saw those people, right," the dragontooth knight whispered: "Mind you, they are indeed the enemies of the city, and although they are also coerced, they are the people of this country, and, most importantly, they are alive - well, yes, alive, so we must not be the first to strike until they are dead, no, it should be said, we had better not make any moves. At this, he smiled slightly, "Don't worry, when there are no siege equipment, or flying monsters," he swallowed the word dragon back into his throat, "some mortals simply can't climb or break through the walls." ”

"Aren't they useless then?" asked Jīng.

"How so," said the Dragontooth Knight patiently, "they can bring grief and fear," he glanced at the outcasts, who were busy carrying firewood, stones, and other defensive equipment, but who listened intently from time to time—most likely among them had relatives or lovers, and while they were banging on the gates and pleading, the former was likely to do something irreparable on the spur of the moment— No kidding, given that they have also fought with the lich, they have seen some fools do their own dumb foolishness, in the royal capital, important cities, and well-guarded fortresses of Jǐng, drawbridges and gates are not so easy to open, but some villages and towns may not be the same, a key, a torch, a secret passage, a path can cause an incomparably terrible disaster: "Mix," he added: " And for the undead, it has nothing to do with him whether these people live or die, the dead are the same, no, they will only become better soldiers, not afraid of pain, and will not be afraid of death. "And bait and weights," if he encounters a lord who is too kind or irritable, he may think that he can at least save the lives of some of them, but in fact, no matter what they do, they will only end up replenishing the Lich's forces.

"And what about us?"

"Maybe, but it comes at a very high cost. The Dragontooth Knight shrugged his shoulders, "You can observe, are there any high-level undead, are there necromancers, are there lichs? He narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the human soldiers pouring arrows, boiling oil and boiling feces downward, the smell was disgusting: "It's just the beginning of a battle, it always starts with humans and humans," he picked up the longbow and returned it to the jīng spirit, but his eyes were fixed on the human knight who was some distance away from them, he was the leader of the army appointed by the lord," And we, whether we are dragonborns or jīng spirits, it is better not to be too attentive, humans are very suspicious and ungrateful creatures," he bowed his head, "you can try, although they are also killing their own kind, but if you do the same, you will become evil-minded, cruel aliens and monsters," the dragon tooth knight said solemnly, "all the eya jīng spirits, even us, will be on guard like restless beasts." ”

Eya Jīngling's expression was difficult to describe, but he had apparently heeded the knight's advice, and soon, the slender figures with black hair retreated from the steaming smoke, and they waited, as did the dragontooth knights, and the eagle-headed sphinx and warlocks hovering above had no intention of making a move.

It wasn't until the last living outside the wall finally wailed and died, and from behind those blue, white, filthy skeletons and zombies, two necromancers finally appeared, and they were surrounded by high-level undead creatures such as ghouls, presumably there must have been a general leader there, but no one could see the skeleton wrapped in the gray robes.

"Almost. The Dragontooth Knight muttered.

The corpses piled up under the walls became escalators and steps, and the undead stepped on the arms, legs, shoulders, or heads of their own kind and struggled upward, even if they were cut off, the falling heads would tear at the ankles of the living, or hang from swords and spears, and the bodies that had lost their heads could swing their weapons, and the human defenses retreated uncontrollably, not to mention them, even the soldiers of the royal capital of Kema had not necessarily fought against the undead, they were inexperienced, and they were not strong and sharp enough— Skeletons and zombies are far more powerful than humans, and they are not affected by fire and smoke at all.

The Dragontooth Knights and the Eya Jīng Spirits walked side by side, and their gods were quite calm, but the Dragontooth Knights' calm was a little bored and bored, while the calm of the Eya Jīng Spirits hid excitement and uneasiness.

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Emperor Falun stretched out his sharp nails, cut the fire paint from the letter, and opened it to look at it, he didn't smile, but his shoulders were already relaxed.

"Is that good news?" asked a female official, who could also be said to be one of the emperor's concubines, but the emperor never mentioned his marriage, and in the absence of the empress, they had to temporarily live in the court in the name of female officials, but the electors thought that this was also because the emperor wanted to avoid further control by them, after all, the empress also had some rights that belonged to the emperor.

"That's good news. Emperor Falun said with satisfaction that the letter from King Kema was full of gratitude, and that he was especially pleased that he gave the Emperor all the credit for Cremar's assistance, and promised him a rich reward of gold, precious stones, horses, armor, and most importantly knights, soldiers, and perhaps some serfs and craftsmen. That's right, these are what the current emperor needs most. The dragonborn's red robe had promised him that he would be guarded by hundreds of dragons and black iron golems, but in fact, those dragons were at best large lizards with wings, and the black iron golem had long since disappeared with the other party, and he had only discovered the Dragonspine Mountains a few days ago, but none of those spies and thieves could provide reliable information.