088 City of the Dead
readx;? For the rest of the year, the depressed Linya never spoke again. She didn't know who she was angry with www.biquge.info yes, it wasn't her fault, but who was to blame?
In Atlante and Violet, this is rare. Now these realities that are happening 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 humans can unite with each other when facing aliens, and the result is that the united humans are getting stronger and stronger, and finally able to rule the entire continent.
And the human beings on the continent of Glesia 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, the gates were closed early before it was dark. Under the city gate, the leader of the caravan smiled and explained his intention to the soldiers on the castle 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 suddenly said to the dwarven leader. Hearing this little angel with wings say the same, 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 found out?
But...... But I'm 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 hurriedly. "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 the cherub 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 walls. There seemed to be a large crowd gathered in the direction of the palace square in the center of the city, and some braziers with blue flames were lit, and the dark aura 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 him, it was a citizen wandering in the dark, and Linya and the three of them hurriedly hid in the alley on the side and walked around. But is this really a "person"? After the blank 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 years after their death, their bodies 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 cautiously towards the central square, and the closer they got, the more panicked Linya became, and Chloe was already nervous, 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 inferior monsters that exude dark magic shine like a beacon on the sea.
"Die!" all the fear and tension vanished in that instant, and Chloe immediately spread her wings, raised her spear of light, and prepared to rush forward to destroy the mortal enemy. But this time, Linya hurriedly hugged her wings tightly and pulled her back.
"Don't be impulsive, Chloe! they're 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 since become mortal enemies, and the only choice is for you to live or die when you meet, 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 little angel, who was impulsive and often confused, give up her life in vain. She clutched the little angel'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 a few other winged demons.
Linya hurriedly pulled Chloe to her side and protected her behind her. It seems that the contract with the demon king Hebrem 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 me in Abella a while ago, but I don't think you noticed me. But it doesn't matter, I'm really just a nobody in front of you. What do you say?" said the long-winged demon with a terrifying smile on his face, and as he spoke, he saluted Linya in the manner of an Atlantic human. When he raised his head, he turned to look at the little angel beside Linya, and a strange smile appeared on his face again.
Chloe's face was darkened by the pre-tempest.
Although I hated it in my heart, I ...... 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...... In fact, we were invited by the host here to come and guests. 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 couldn't help but ask 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 killing humans here and creating 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, 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 quickly covered his eyes with both hands and twisted his 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 anyone! They did it 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?"
All right. After calming down, Linya realized that she really couldn't tear up the 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 a high platform in the center, the ghost of a living dead wearing a crown sits. However, the scene in front of her 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 realized that the ground had already penetrated with layers of blood stains, and she didn'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.