Chapter Eighty-Eight: The City of the Dead
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It's rare to see this happen on Atlanta 6 and Violet 6. Now these realities of being born in Glesia have given Linya a deeper understanding of the fate of humanity in this world.
The Holy See may also be evil, but at least one thing, it unites the humans of Atlantus, so that the human race can be united in the face of aliens, and the result is that the united human race is getting stronger and stronger, and finally able to rule the entire Great 6.
And the human beings on the Great 6 of Grecia do not seem to be united under the banner of the same faith, and as a result, they are bullied and oppressed, and even reduced to slavery and blood animals.
If I'm really the goddess of the moon, I can't do anything either, right?
On the evening of the 6th, the dwarven caravan finally arrived at the city of Amis in the kingdom of Rhodes. But for some reason, the closer she got to this small city, the more irritable she felt and the more depressed she became. She poked her head out and looked at the road underneath, where there were many black patches, and the earth seemed to wither.
Strangely enough, before it was dark, the city gate had been closed early, and the caravan leader smiled and showed his intention to the soldiers on the city tower, and explained that he had come here many times to do business. But the soldiers on the tower just looked at him coldly, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that no outsider is allowed to enter the city. And your goods are no longer needed here. Let's go. ”
The dwarves were obviously a little baffled, they had never been like this before, they brought useful trade goods from afar, they used to be very popular, how could they not even enter the city gates today?
"Yes, I suggest you leave as soon as possible, as far as possible. Linya said suddenly to the dwarf leader. Hearing this winged Xu envoy also say this, the dwarves were obviously startled, and they didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly let the caravan turn around and go west.
Linya's carriage stayed behind the hillside outside the city. Soon it was dark, and black clouds poured into the sky, quickly obscuring the light of the crescent moon and stars. The earth became pitch black, you couldn't see your fingers, the surroundings were so quiet that you couldn't even hear the sound of insects, and the whole world seemed to fall into extreme silence.
The night deepened. Chloe snuggled tightly into Linya's arms, but couldn't sleep. In fact, this strange feeling made her a little frightened, but she was embarrassed to show it, knowing that she was here to protect the moon goddess. Wouldn't it be shameful to die if the guy with the long tail showed up?
But I was really scared. It was as if some disturbing dark shadow was looming over the world, and it was not even a moment of peace for her heart of light.
"Chloe, what's wrong with you, can't you sleep?" asked Linya.
"Hmm" Chloe said with her head buried in Linya's arms, her face flushed.
"Whew!" Victoria laughed inappropriately, which made Chloe feel the urge to rush up and press her to the ground and beat her up.
"Do you feel the dark breath too?" asked Linya again.
Chloe nodded hoodedly. "There must be something evil around here, and the source must be in that city!"
"Well, it's almost midnight. I think if there's any intrigue in there, now is the time to start. I decided to check it out, Chloe, are you afraid?"
"Of course I have to go, I'm not afraid!" Chloe, of course, would not show the slightest timidity at this time.
Victoria shrugged, but the meaningful look she gave at Chloe made Xu almost explode again.
For magicians, night is never a big problem. Because magicians can use their spiritual power to explore the world around them, and wherever they can reach with their spiritual power, they can feel every scene and object very clearly. Of course, there are some details that are certainly not as good as what you can see with your eyes, but mental power is very valuable.
There was no one on the city wall, and there seemed to be a lot of people gathered in the direction of the palace square in the center of the city, and some braziers that shone with blue flames, and the aura of darkness came from that direction.
The entire city seemed to have turned into some kind of black, corrupted earth, with a dark magical aura everywhere that made Chloe want to vomit in disgust. Linya was better, she could absorb the magic of darkness and use it for her own purposes.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them, it was a citizen wandering in the dark, and the three of them hurriedly hid in the drunkenness on the side and walked around, is this really a "person"? After the dazed figure passed, the three finally believed that this was not a real human being.
He is a living dead, an undead. Unlike other undead creatures, skeletons are usually dead for many years, ** have completely decayed, and only skeletons are left to awaken undead spirits who have no independent thoughts at all. Walking corpses are similar to skeletons, except that they are usually awakened immediately after death, and usually retain some instincts such as appetite, but they are also incapable of thinking.
The living dead, on the other hand, are fundamentally different in that they are awakened by dark magic before or just after death to become undead spirits, and they can also be understood as walking corpses with basic thinking abilities, a higher form of undead.
Could it be that the city has become a city of the dead?
But when another group of humans, who were sure to be alive, passed by the living dead without fear and walked towards the central square, Linya was completely confused. The humans didn't seem to be afraid of the living dead, and the undead didn't attack the living. Can they live in peace?
It seems that the secret is still in the square.
The three of them continued to work their way to the central kitchen, and the closer they became, the more panicked Linya felt, and Chloe was already nervous, and her hand holding the spear of light was about to sweat.
Close enough to see the crowd clearly from the blue flames, Chloe almost screamed.
"Demons!"
Yes, there are more than a dozen devils in number, there are high-level devils with black wings, and there are low-level devils with horns, and their tall bodies are so conspicuous in the crowd. And for Chloe, who has a heart of light, those filthy and lowly monsters with dark magic shine like a beacon on the sea.
"Die!" All the fear and tension disappeared in that instant, Chloe immediately spread her wings, raised her spear of light and was ready to rush forward to destroy those mortal enemies, Linya quickly tightened her wings and pulled her back.
"Don't be impulsive, Chloe is so outnumbered that you can't beat them!"
"But they are devils, devils, are you scared too, Your Highness Linya?" Chloe asked, looking at Linya in disbelief.
Angels and demons have long been mortal enemies, and when they meet, there is only one thing for you to live or die, so for Chloe, her actions are just instinct. And Linya's approach is what makes her incomprehensible.
"I'm not afraid I'm sorry, Chloe. I can't help you. You're going to die!" Of course, Linya also understood the opposing nature of angels and demons, but she couldn't let this innocent and lovely Xu Envoy, who liked impulsiveness and was often confused, give away his life in vain. She grabbed Xu Envoy's arm tightly, not daring to relax for a moment.
"Why?" Chloe said angrily.
"Because we have a pact between the Moon Goddess and the devil!" a gloomy voice suddenly came from the darkness, and then a tall long-winged demon landed not far away with several other winged demons.
Linya hurriedly pulled Chloe to her side and protected her behind her. It seems that the contract with the demon king Hanrem did not include the angel race?
Chloe, the devil's contract, was completely stunned. What do you mean?
"Welcome, Your Highness Linya. I didn't expect to meet you here again. My name is Agareth, and I met Abella not long ago, but I don't think it matters that you probably haven't noticed me, and I'm really just a nameless sleeve in front of you. What do you say?" said the long-winged demon, with a terrifying smile on his face, as he saluted Linya with the ceremonial appearance of an Atlantian human. When he raised his head, he turned his head to look at Xu Envoy beside Linya, and a strange smile appeared on his face again.
Chloe's face was darkened by the pre-tempest.
Although he was disgusted in his heart, since he met him with courtesy, and it was impossible for him to take the initiative to tear up this contract, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction, nodded and said, "Hello, Your Excellency Agares." What are you doing here?"
"Ah, the question is that in fact, we are guests invited by the host here. On the contrary, it was You, Your Highness Linya, who came uninvited, right?, so we should have asked you this question?" Agareth said with a grim smile.
"Guest?" Linya finally asked angrily, "Who would invite you to kill their people and turn them into immortal undead?" Since you were in Abella at the time, then you should know how I made an agreement with your demon king, but now, you are secretly here to kill humans and create new undead, if this is how you treat the contract, then I will have to use the Sword of Light to ask you to pay for your evil deeds!"
The Sword of Light suddenly appeared in Linya's right hand, and the divine light gathered, and the dim night sky suddenly became bright and bright, and the inferior demons and living dead fled towards the gloom one after another, and Agareth also covered her eyes with her hands and twisted her head to the side.
"Is it necessary to be so impulsive, Your Highness Linya, or are you sure you want to find an excuse to tear up this contract on your own initiative? And I have to say very mildly that we really didn't break the contract. We didn't kill people of their own free will, and even if they died, they died of their own free will!We came to Yamis as guests, and if you still don't believe me, why don't you ask the master of the city for clarification?"
Well, after calming down, Linya realized that she really couldn't tear up that contract at will. Otherwise, God knows how those devils will do evil with impunity.
The strength of these devils, Linya felt that she didn't seem to need to worry too much, their strength was limited compared to herself, even if they had any conspiracies and traps or something, they could always escape if they couldn't beat them, not to mention that Chloe and Victoria were by their side.
Gripping Chloe's arm, she followed Agareth into the crowd of countless people and the living dead. On the high platform in the center, the ghost of a living dead wearing a crown was sitting there living in front of her, and the scene almost made Linya faint in horror.
A living human stepped into a circle painted with the ashes of chaos and held a sharp knife to his neck.
Before Linya could scream, the man had already pulled the sharp knife without hesitation, cutting a huge crack in his neck.
Blood erupted, and the man collapsed to the ground. Blood flowed down his body to the ground, and his body spasmed for a while before stopping. He's dead.
Linya suddenly appeared, and the ground had already been infiltrated with layers of blood stains, and I don't know how many people's blood had coagulated.
The two demons next to the circle began to inject dark demonic power into the ash circle, and dark spells rang out all around. About a minute later, the dead man got back on his feet.
He's no longer human.
He became an undead spirit. The living dead.
Linya and the three of them were stunned.