Chapter 35: The Mentor

The sneak attack without warning caught everyone off guard. Even Sophia, who was the first to notice the anomaly, only had time to shout, "Be careful!" The skull claws that appeared out of thin air in the magic circle, and the skeletal claws that burned with dark green ghost fire that stretched out from the magic array had instantly sealed all of Owen's escape paths.

Sophia hurriedly raised the silver cross in her hand and released the divine magic that purified the darkness, but what made her couldn't believe that with her current magic cultivation, she couldn't shake those ghost claws for half a minute.

In a hurry, Sophia stretched out her hand, wanting to use the most direct and primitive method to rescue Owen, but her hand only reached the periphery of the magic array, and before she touched the burning ghost claw, there was a sudden electric shock sensation on her hand, and Sophia shouted "wow" and bounced back.

But Owen in the cage did not panic at all, and shook his head at Sophia calmly, signaling her not to mess around. Immediately afterwards, Owen and the ghost claws that trapped him were sucked into the magic array on the ground, and then the magic array continued to decay and fade within 1 second, until it finally disappeared completely, and the earth returned to its original state, leaving nothing behind.

"Where did you get Owen?" asked Sophia angrily at the Lich King.

In a blood-red space surrounded by a foul smell, there were blood-soaked human internal organs and severed bones, and among the large fragmented remains, very few could barely make out the human form that had once been.

It's like a slaughterhouse, except that it's not pigs, cows, sheep and other animals that are being slaughtered, it's human beings. Owen struggled to get his feet out of the plasma-soaked ground, and then stepped forward into the plasma, step by step. He didn't know where he was going, only the two miserable green lights that guided him forward.

As he got closer, Owen finally saw that the two miserable green lights he was looking for were actually the eyes of some unknown giant monster.

"Roaring ......"

The monster also saw Owen, and it opened its bloody mouth, and the fishy breath carried a strong suction, sucking Owen into its mouth meter by meter. When he got close enough, Owen could even see the monster's sharp teeth, and the minced flesh of the human body between the teeth.

But Owen was not in the slightest frightened or nervous.

"Is that all you can do?" Owen mocked contemptuously at the monster that was about to swallow him in his stomach.

"Where are you going to get Owen?!" When Owen was attacked, Sophia didn't notice Mukasha's actions, and taking away Owen's magic seemed to be one of the dark magic, so Sophia took it for granted that it was done by the Lich King Karloving, one of the undead triumvirate.

Four pillars of light descended from the sky, fixing the Lich King's position, and then a dozen "spirit war hammers" were summoned above the Lich King's head in succession, raining down on the Lich King.

But the Lich King did not defend or dodge, he withdrew the black scythe into the palm of his hand, and then took out a silver cross, casting the light magic "Divine Guidance", the pillar of light moved in all directions under his guidance, and the "Spiritual War Hammer" that was smashed down was also about to hit, turning into a little light, surrounding the Lich King. The Divine Light didn't hurt the Lich King for half a point, but instead served as a shield for him.

"How so?" Sophia had fought with another person who was the undead triumvirate before, but it was not possible to accept the strange fact that the Lich King, as the leader of the necromancers, was not only proficient in light magic, but also several notches higher than her descendant of the Radiant Saintess.

Since light magic can't destroy this enemy, use other powers! Sophia summons the soul of the Valkyrie for the third time, and Sophia, armed with a spear and a shield, rushes towards the Lich King!

But she could only rush out one step before she was forcibly pulled by someone from behind. Sophia looked back and was surprised to find that the person who grabbed her was actually Owen who was unharmed. Not only Sophia, but Mukasha, who was trying to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, also let out a surprised cry: "Oh?"

"Owen, is it really you? are you alright?" asked Sophia.

"It was indeed me. Owen gently swept his clothes, aimed at Mukasha, and snorted coldly, "It's impossible to trap me with this level of illusion." ”

"Illusion? I saw you taken away in front of me!"

"That's because it's not just me who is affected by illusion, it's also you, but we see different illusions. Actually, I've always been there. Owen patted Sophia on the shoulder and explained, "Sophia, you were almost confused and mistaken for the target. ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem...... Mukasha, the initiator of silence, finally opened his mouth, "It's really beyond my expectations, you kid didn't expect to have such a strong resistance to illusions." ”

"But you've accomplished your purpose. Isn't it?" Owen reached out and gestured to the ground beside Mukasha.

Sitting on the ground was Christina with a dazed face.

"Huh, when did she run over?" Sophia realized the root of the problem.

Kristina had always been in Owen's control, and Mukasha's illusion was not as simple as trying to trap Owen or make Sophia and the Lich King fight, but just to reclaim Kristina's eyes.

After the gaze of others, Christina, who was the party concerned, reacted. She got up from the ground and patted her not-so-sober head, she looked at the strange clergyman standing beside her, Christina made no secret of her distrust: "Who are you?"

"Didn't you just say that? I'm your mentor. Ahem. ”

"Do you think I'll believe you just say it?"

"It's true that you and I haven't met in person, ahem, but I've always taught you the sacred texts of your magic and organization. Ahem, the illusion and holy thunder magic you are possessing are the best proof of this. ”

"This ......," Christina froze, in her consciousness she knew that she had a Truth Teacher, but she had no memory of what her mentor looked like or how she taught herself.

"You need not wonder, little girl, your memory has been altered. Someone doesn't want you to remember something. But," the Lich King pointed to Mukasha, "it's an indisputable fact that this man is indeed your mentor. To be precise, for all of you Truth believers, he can be called a 'guru'. For he is the founder and spiritual leader of the Society of Truth: Judas the Betrayer. Or rather, the identity he just abandoned: Paladin Merilegar. ”

Hearing the Lich King say this, Owen couldn't help but be surprised: "Sure enough, it's him! No wonder I always feel a little similar." ”

"He's still there!" Recalling the desperate battle in the Holy Coffin before, Sophia couldn't help but feel a chill down her back.

Owen immediately took Sophia's hand.

"Perhaps, I should call you too: Mentor. The Lich King continued, "We haven't seen each other for two thousand years, and my most respected master: Grand Cardinal Gregory. ”