Chapter 11: The Academy in Silence
The streets of Heidler City were not as messy and filthy as Donnie had imagined, littered with decaying corpses, but rather clean and wide, with a lot of pedestrians.
However, the bustling streets, which should have been noisy and noisy, were so quiet that there was hardly anyone making any noise, and even the communication between them was as thin as mosquitoes, as if there was a strange force here to prevent the noise.
After a closer look, Donnie found that most of the "pedestrians" were undead, including corpse dogs with demonic red eyes, "skinless people" whose skin had been stripped off to reveal flesh, as well as common ghosts, zombies, and skeletons.
Of course, among these undead, there were also necromancers wearing dark black magic robes passing by, most of them were not as gloomy and rigid as Donnie imagined, and they talked to their companions with the same smile, but their voices were relatively low.
"It's a pity there are no lich ......," Downey sighed quietly.
In Heidler, Sammy seemed to be in a particularly good spirit, and although he still looked sleepy, at least he didn't yawn too often, he rubbed his messy hair like a bird's nest, and smiled, "Most of the lich gentlemen don't like to go shopping......"
It should be said that they basically have no desire for this...... Downey turned sideways past a tall and muscular Cerberus with three heads, with a burning flame flowing from the corners of its mouth, but with a collar around its neck, pulled by a petite female magician, who ran slowly in front of her.
"This Cerberus is about the size of a bull......" Downey couldn't help but say as the female magician walked away. The contrast is too great.
Sammy laughed, "I saw a Mr. Lich walking a bone dragon in mid-air yesterday, almost the size of a hundred Cerberus. ”
He arrived in Heidler City yesterday and is temporarily staying at 152 Ghoul Street, waiting for the students who arrived today to go to the academy together.
"Awesome. Donnie looked at the sky enviously, and by this time, they had reached Ghoul Street, the magic tower that reached into the sky and made it impossible to ignore its presence.
Suddenly, an ivory-colored skull floated out, and in the eye socket were two needle-shaped red rays, strange and unique. He had two rows of teeth open and closed up and down. There was no undulating screeching voice: "All the new students gather, go to the academy, and then arrive and wait for the day after tomorrow." ”
The sound was so unpleasant that someone was scraping a bone with a rusty iron tool, and it made Donnie shiver slightly. Walk into the lobby with Sammy to meet.
"Show your acceptance letter and the identification stamp inside. "Donnie hasn't had time to stand up yet. A man with a blank face walked over. His face was sallow, his veins were clearly exposed, and his eyes were the same needle-like red glow as those of the Lich.
Donnie quickly took out the acceptance letter and a black beetle: "Yes." Teacher. ”
"Call me Mr. Robert. The man's voice was strangely gentle and mellow, and when he looked at the black beetle, there seemed to be a faint red glow reflected on it, "Well, Donnie, you don't need to apply for accommodation, just follow us to the academy." ”
After speaking, he returned the admission letter and the beetle to Donnie, and paused: "It just so happens that I am one of the mentors in the field of body structure and genetics, and I hope you will not live up to your current grades and foundation." ”
After a while, Sammy looked at Robert, who had already walked to the other side of the hall, and whispered: "It is said that Mr. Robert is very close to the high level, well, his body has been modified by himself many times, and no one knows what special abilities his physical body has. ”
"Well, Mr. Robert puts a lot of pressure on me......" In the cold environment of Heidler City, Donnie also let out a cold sweat, and then followed Sammy's gaze to Robert, and saw him stop in front of the live screen in the hall, staring fixedly at the funny entertainment inside, and the corners of his mouth outlined a suspicious smile.
“...... I can't imagine that a dead face like Mr. Robert loves to watch TV......," Donnie said with a slightly shocked expression.
Sammy looked at him in confusion: "Can't you watch TV with a dead face?"
"Uh......" Donnie was defeated by Sammy and quickly changed the subject, "I'm going to the academy soon, I heard that the academy is not in the city, in a mysterious place?"
Sammy nodded seriously: "I heard that it is a very suitable place for the necromantic system to play. ”
When the two of them talked about this matter, they both sprung up with strong curiosity, and they all wondered where it was, could it be inside the giant tomb?
After a while, the ivory lich flew back and continued in that ugly voice: "Follow me, don't get lost, if you do, I will assume that you are dead and will not look for you again." ”
This sentence lifted Donnie's heart, and even a person as confused and dull as Sammy suddenly opened his eyes, and the whole team became unusually silent.
Following the lich, Donnie and the others made their way through Ghoul Street, through the Avenue of Souls, through the Brain Square, to a building that looked like any other magic tower.
"This is the Academy?" Donnie looked at the magic tower in front of him with a little disappointment.
The lich stopped, and floated in front of the door of the magic tower, chanting a hoarse, quaint incantation.
A shadow emerges from the patterned rocks that pave the ground, spreads and grows, soon covering the gate, making it dark and deep, and the surface gently shaking.
"Follow me. The lich commanded coldly, and without opening the door, he went straight into the shadows and disappeared.
The strangeness caused Donnie and Sammy to hold their breath again, and slowly moved behind the apprentice in front of them, slightly nervous, not knowing where the shadows of the tunnel would lead.
Unfortunately, no matter how slow they moved, they still walked to the "shadow gate", and as soon as they gritted their teeth, Donnie stepped inside.
The body seemed to be immersed in the depths of the lake, dull and depressing, it was the feeling of almost drowning when he was a child, and then, Donnie only felt that his body was light, and he was detached from the "water", and there was a black, white and gray in front of him.
It is a messy and decaying city, with no color except for the monotonous black, white and gray, and even the wind is frozen in the air, like a quiet and eerie sketch.
Donnie stared at the sky in amazement. It was as gray and gloomy as the city of Heidler, but the sun was no longer visible!
The basics of the alien dimension quickly welled up in Donnie's mind, and he said loudly to Sammy, who was sluggish next to him, "Necromantic Realm!"
However, after blurting out, Donnie didn't hear even a sound, everything was so quiet, as if the eternal darkness and slumber.
Sure enough, it was the necromantic realm, Donnie exhaled, his body had a "hallucination" of gradual decay, and only this place could be called the most suitable place for the necromantic system to play. But. I heard that this place is very dangerous, and even high-level magicians have the possibility of falling, after all, undead creatures without intelligence don't care what background you have or what kind of power you belong to. There is no money in the family. They only have a thirst for fresh flesh.
"Follow me. Repeat again, don't get lost. The lich didn't know what spell Lu Dao used, and his voice rang out in everyone's hearts.
Donnie patted Sammy, who was stunned next to him. Vigilant and attentive to follow the lich, fearing that he would break away from the party and face the tide of undead creatures alone in the necromantic realm.
Passing through the silent "city", the party stepped into a barren wilderness filled with wandering ghouls with rotten faces and hideous expressions, as if they could "smell" the indescribable stench.
A little farther away, there were half-blurred ghosts floating in the air, their bodies conjuring into black robes.
Such an environment, such a scene, made the ghost behind Sami cheer up, holding his head high, letting out a silent scream, raising his hands high, waving back and forth vigorously.
Hehe, Donnie watched this scene funny, and Sammy shook his head helplessly.
Suddenly, the gray sky became dark, as if dyed black, no, it wasn't black, it was ghosts gathering from all directions!
They also let out a silent scream, overwhelmingly flying towards Sammy, the terrifying coercion, the rich breath of death, the vast scene, frightened many apprentices to weaken their legs, this, this is an undead natural disaster?
Donnie's body trembled slightly, and he grabbed Sammy and motioned for him to hurry up and stop the ghost behind him.
At this moment, the lich in front let out a cold snort, and a black curtain appeared out of thin air, covering everyone.
When the darkness cleared, Donnie realized that he and the others had gone deep into the wilderness, far away from the previous "ghost army".
"Take care of your ghosts. The lich said coldly.
"Yes, sir. Sammy replied with a trembling voice, and the ghost behind him curled up on all fours, hugging together like a frightened child, as if still whining and crying.
Donnie looked at the ghost with a smile, you were also frightened by the "army of ghosts"? You almost turned us all into ghouls.
Not long after pulling the soft-legged Sammy forward, Donnie's eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw a magnificent city appear in the black, white and gray solidified world, with a number of spired magic towers that were pitch black or silver or white, showing additional colors, and there were rare bridges between the magic towers, connecting all directions, complex and exquisite.
Around the city, there is a quiet cemetery, dotted with dense graves with black tombstones slanting into them.
"Diagonally inserted tombstones......" Donnie was stunned inwardly.
After passing through this cemetery, Donnie and the others arrived at the edge of the city under the leadership of the lich, and when they passed through the gate that was dozens of meters high, the feeling of solidification and oppression suddenly disappeared, and a friendly voice sounded in their ears, as if they had suddenly returned to the realm of the living from the territory of the dead.
"Everyone, you have also seen that without the guidance of the senior master, you will not be able to leave here, so you can only study and study hard and study hard, and those who lag behind every year will not be able to go home, well, welcome to the Heideler School of Magic, please receive the academy robe and badge with the identity mark and acceptance letter, and then go to your dormitory according to the logo inside the badge. The lich finished and vanished in place.
Donnie took the frightened Sammy and the ghost, received the Academy's black magic robes and "Pale Flame" badge from the nearby magic tower, and walked to his dormitory while asking for directions.
When he was about to get to the dormitory, Sammy let out a breath and rubbed his hair: "The necromantic world is so terrifying, it scared me to death just now......"
As he spoke, he pushed the door open, and then he froze in place, blocking Donnie's view behind him.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm wrong!" Sammy stammered and bent down in apology.
Donnie subconsciously looked up at the house number: "'No. 202, Tower of Life in the Origin Zone, there's nothing wrong with that. (To be continued......)
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