Stopping in the gloomy jungle, Miles looked around and found himself ...... Lost?

The surrounding trees are still full of bones, and in the cold environment, the trees grow half-dead like a group of monsters with teeth and claws. He had fled the undead's abode, yes, and he had fled with the other mages.

But somehow, in the process of retreating, the figures of the mages disappeared, and the nearby terrain suddenly became a little unfamiliar, completely different from the route they had taken before.

He hasn't been here.

Having been in the jungle for a week, Miles was sure.

So...... There is only one possibility left.

He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and noticed that the inexplicable emotion in his heart hit him like a tidal wave again. But at the same time, he felt colder and colder, and he didn't know if the temperature of the jungle was starting to drop, or if the cold was coming from some other place.

Rumble!

The ground beneath his feet cracked, bursting with large expanses of decaying vines. Miles dodged the blow as fast as he could, however, he keenly felt as if he was a little slower than usual.

A very bad premonition came over me.

"You ......"

He turned around, looked at the undead who suddenly appeared not far away, and subconsciously spoke, but he couldn't ask. The eyes of the undead have always fallen on him, with pity and contempt...... All kinds of negative emotions are like invisible raindrops pouring down, and there is nowhere to hide, which makes Miles more and more stressed.

The vines continued to attack him, and as he dodged, he could clearly feel that his speed was slowing down little by little.

The aura of the undead gradually enveloped him.

“...... Troublesome. ”

A strong sense of crisis rose in Miles's heart. He couldn't fight the undead, and kept running away into the distance. But I don't know what spell the undead cast, the flames in those two eye sockets are like tarsal ants, no matter how he runs, he will eventually go back to the place where he started.

He couldn't get out at all!

There was no way out, Miles had no choice but to fight back. But no matter how many times he attacked the undead, the rotting body was as hard as steel, and not even a wound could be seen.

He gradually began to feel a little numb.

Instinctively dodging the vines and instinctively attacking the undead, Miles suddenly began to see some images from a long time ago. He felt his hands and feet cold, the blood in his body seemed to gradually stop flowing, and the tone of the whole world also cooled down little by little, turning into a vague black and white effect.

The vines still didn't hurt him, but he had a premonition of death.

However, Miles no longer had any emotional turmoil in his heart. A terrible calm swept over him, as if the breath of death did not come from the undead, but from ...... From himself.

It was as if death had been hidden somewhere in his body, and it was only at this time that it was stimulated little by little.

...... Is it really going to end?

Chaotic thoughts flashed through Miles's mind, and he was a little dazed. I don't know how long he has been fighting here, and his hand and foot movements are becoming slower and slower under the influence of emotions......

Suddenly, a corrupt vine circled the bushes and swung at it like a whip! Miles just stood, as if he had forgotten to dodge, staring blankly at the rapidly approaching black shadow.

Strike!

After a muffled thud, Miles froze in place.

"What are you doing? Are you being beaten stupid? It's completely different from what I knew you before. Suddenly, a somewhat familiar voice came from above him, awakening him from his depression.

At that moment, Miles raised his head, looked at the figure that suddenly appeared above, and even rubbed his own eyes.

“...... Benjamin?"

Benjamin let out a chuckle and nodded.

"It's ......," Miles was still a little confused.

"You've been bewitched by this lich's spells. Benjamin turned his head to look at the undead standing not far away, and said, "I don't know why its spells only work for you, but ...... Take it easy, we're back to save you. ”

With his words, several other mages who had already retreated suddenly flew out of the shadows and erected a magic barrier around Miles, helping him block the whipping of the next few vines.

As for Benjamin, after making sure that Miles was okay, his attention was all on the intelligent undead.

He called it a lich because it did bear a strong resemblance to some legendary lich characters. A withered body, strange spell abilities, and a staff made of undead materials in your hands...... From it, Benjamin could feel a cold and terrifying unknown energy that had never been seen in other undead.

Is there anything special about it?

"This undead has a very special force field around it. "It's somewhat similar to Miles' state, except that its force field is more complex, and I can't analyze its composition." ”

"That'...... What about its mental power?"

"There are stable mental fluctuations, but the structure is completely different from that of humans, and even more complex to some extent. "Be careful, its intelligence should be the same as that of a normal human." ”

Benjamin nodded.

At this moment, the lich's attention seemed to be still on Miles, and the two fires in his eyes seemed to freeze, oblivious to the presence of Benjamin and the other mages.

Is it being slighted......

As the vine's attack was blocked by a magical shield, it quickly swung its bone staff, summoning several clouds of gray flames. The flames flew lightly and landed on top of the magic shield, and soon began to frantically devour the elements that made up the shield, incinerating them into nothingness.

Although Benjamin had already heard several mages describe this kind of scene when he came, he couldn't help frowning now that he saw it with his own eyes.

Can destroy elemental ...... Corresponding to the elemental plane, isn't that tantamount to slaughtering high-dimensional creatures?

"Can you analyze the composition of that flame?" he asked in his mind.

"It's too complicated, there's a lot of unknown energy, and ...... The kind of thing you extracted from the remains of the dead was terrifying, and my instincts told me not to go near it. ”

Benjamin touched his chin.

Is it instinctive fear again......

Seeing that the gray flames were sticking to it again, the mages hurriedly revoked their magic, and then dodged the flames with Miles. They didn't blindly fight back against the lich, because they knew they had no means to stop the strange undead creature.

They could only dodge while keeping their eyes on Benjamin.

Benjamin didn't act rashly either.

He hurried here, met up with a few mages, and then came to rescue Miles, learning a lot about the undead in the process. Not afraid of any magic, he can even turn the elements into his own power...... This means that Benjamin may not be able to get much benefit in front of it.

You can't attack rashly, and if you don't do it well, it will be self-defeating.

He wants to find the lich's weakness.

Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, there were several loud noises, and Benjamin, who was observing, couldn't help frowning. The bone-filled ground suddenly cracked, and more corrupt vines sprang out and rushed towards Miles. At the same time, a ghostly light flashed around the lich, and several other figures suddenly appeared.

Seeing this, the mages suddenly showed even more serious expressions.

“...... It's the other ones in the woods, and they're coming here now. The male mage gasped and whispered.