Chapter 18: The Worst Scene in History
Compared to the pleasures of the guests and hosts in the Church of Light, the rest of Trides was not so harmonious. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Almost at the same time, this premeditated catastrophe was in full swing: in the Tridis Opera, two shadow assassins were leisurely shuttling between the seats in the front row to the melodious sound of musical instruments, their daggers piercing the chests of each spectator with unmistakable accuracy; in the Archon's Council Hall in the inner city, the toxins that could kill people instantaneously filled the air, dozens of well-dressed corpses were lying quietly in their seats, everything was unusually quiet; in the Guards Commander's Palace, the middle-aged governor, who was a high-ranking knight, stared unwillingly at the two black-robed men in front of him, but the fighting spirit that erupted from his body was already weak。 In the courtyard around him, the corpses of human servants and elven slaves lay on their backs, black blood flowing everywhere......
There was no warning of this catastrophe, and all the dead had expressions of disbelief on their faces - since the end of the Protectorate War more than two hundred years ago, there had been no such audacious murder in the inner city of Tridis, and the vast majority of the nobles had never experienced life and death for so long that the perception of death and killing was only a pale description in biographical novels and historical documents......
At this time, in the ruined City Lord's Mansion, Professor Lila extinguished the blazing ring of fire around him and let out the same emotion. Standing in the safe area beside him was the enraged Lord of Tridis, Einz Du, a dignified old soldier.
And this originally gorgeous mansion has long been destroyed.
In the corners of the ruined walls, several torn and charred corpses emitted a disgusting stench, they were the poisonous assassins lurking in the shadows, the steps of the lord's hall were littered with dark yellow shards like sand, and the powder had been the golden skeleton puppets of necromancy about ten minutes ago, and finally, following the gaze of the great mage of the rila, two clumps of burning char about twenty meters away were the main force of the attack, two high-ranking death mages who had been disguised.
"Master Lira, you said earlier that there will be an undead scourge in my city?"
The old but burly body of the Lord of Einz asked with a slight tremble, trembling not from fear, but from anger far beyond control.
Professor Lira shook his head slightly, his face regretful.
"I'm afraid that's exactly what happened, and from what I've got, they've been here for years. ”
"How can this be true, how can it be true!"
Enraged, Einz raised his hand, as if he wanted to drop something, but looked at the charred walls and scattered debris around him, and threw his hand back hatefully: "My people are in such a danger, I must not stay here and do nothing! Master Lira, you don't have to protect me here, help me convey the word to the group of rice buckets in the council hall, immediately organize the people to evacuate Tridis City, and at the same time let all the garrisons rush to the Martyr's Forest of Trinton as fast as possible!"
"No, Lord Einz, I don't agree with you......"
Lila shook her head again and said in a deep voice: "If my guess is correct, the inner city is now full of the dark lines and assassins of those death mages, and the council hall does not even have high-level guards, I am afraid it has already fallen - besides, this is indeed a war, but in the undead scourge, even the mid-level knights are only the hosts of death magic." As for the tens of thousands of people in Tridis, they were the ultimate goal of the Scourge from the beginning, and now letting the organization evacuate is tantamount to pushing them to a dead end...... Master Einz, will a skilled hunter allow a large number of caged prey to escape?"
The more the Lord of Einz listened, the more ugly his face became, and in the end it turned into black and white that bordered on despair.
"We ...... Can't help it?"
He had heard of the Scourge of the Dead, and he had only scratched the surface of this terrifying name, but he had never imagined that it would happen in reality, and it was terrifying to the point of despair - just his own city lord's mansion had been sent two high-level mages, four high-level assassins, and one high-level puppet warrior, which was equivalent to one-third of all the high-end garrisons in Tridis City combined!
The two high-ranking guards, who were considered absolutely safe by Einz, were killed in an instant under this lineup, and if it weren't for the arrival of the professor from the Tuscan Academy of Magic, he would have been dead by this time.
As for going to other cities to seek support, not to mention whether he could leave Tridis safely, he still understood the truth that far water could not quench his thirst - even if the Lilla mage did the work for him, it would take at least half a day to a day to go back and forth, and according to the current state of affairs, if it was at that time, I am afraid that the entire inner city would be doomed!
"What's the ......?"
The Grand Magician of Lira chuckled helplessly.
"Of course there is a way, we just need to wait here for the result - Lord of Einz, I have never admitted that I am the strongest force in Tridis City. In fact, there has always been a hidden existence here that is even more terrifying than the Magus. For that person, even this undead natural disaster, which had not happened in the Duolun Empire for nearly a thousand years, was actually just a small wind and waves. ”
Under the incredulous gaze of the City Lord of Einz, the Great Magician of Lila continued.
"Don't doubt it. After the Protectorate War, the Empire decided that it would not let any city fall easily, and that person was the guardian hidden in the city of Tridis."
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The Turlington Martyrs' Grove is located in the southernmost part of the city of Tridis, next to a large expanse of hills and forests. From a distance, the road leading to the cemetery is covered with moss, and the outer walls built halfway up the hill are even more rudimentary and in disrepair, and it is difficult to see people for a kilometer around - like all the hard-to-develop suburbs of the city, it has not been taken seriously for years.
When Su Wen arrived here wearing the robes of a pretender, he found that a group of people had gathered at the gate of the cemetery, but it was obviously a little different from what he had imagined.
"Yo, you're here!" "From a distance, the blue-haired Donald with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks spotted Su Wen, and he greeted him cordially, "Today is the outdoor picnic of the Gentlemen's Mercenary Corps, and it would be great to be able to invite the famous 'Shame of Tridis' to set off with us." ”
Su Wen's eyelids jumped violently.
If he hadn't known a lot about Donald, he might have thought that this guy was fooling around - look at the people standing at the entrance of the cemetery: the fat rich merchant, the pork butcher who smelled of weirdness, the old man who cleaned up in the library, the inconspicuous little soldier in the uniform of the garrison of Tridis...... Well, in addition to these, which are quite normal, there are also terrible things like muscular men wearing only panties in the autumn wind, and lewd young men secretly holding the silver glow of the work mouth reading book.
Therefore, this group of rabble, not only does it seem that they don't have any combat power, not to mention, Su Wen always feels that even if they beg to be transformed into low-level undead, I'm afraid they will be disliked by the death mages!
"Well, you seem to be a little prejudiced against our mercenary group, big brother. Donald quickly noticed the look in Su Wen's eyes that seemed to be looking at garbage, and he was obviously a little displeased: "Everyone here is an elite from all walks of life, how can you be underestimated by a layman? You need to know that our Bliss Gentleman Mercenary Group has the most stringent selection system in the whole continent when recruiting people, and it is impossible for ordinary people to mix in." ”
"Uh-huh, after all, it's just the two of us here, right?"
“...... Yes, so the invitation I sent to you half a year ago is still valid, so hurry up and join my mercenary group and become the second member!"
"Forgive me for refusing. ”
That's right, the dozen or so bizarre creatures standing here are actually all Donald alone! Whether they are clones or elemental golems, in short, they have good strength just like the Roland appraiser in the auction house, and they can transform into the blue-haired body at any time. However, before this, Su Wen really didn't expect that there were so many doppelgangers of Donald, and most of them were images that he had never heard of......
The conscience of heaven and earth, on the way here, Su Wen thought that there was a regular army waiting here!
"That's a shame, but before this party begins, you might as well get to know each other with the guys of our mercenary group. ”
Blue-haired Donald said with a squint.
At the same time, the muscular man who was only wearing underwear took two steps forward and smiled brightly at Su Wen.
"Little brother Su Wen, we haven't seen each other in half a year, I don't know if you still remember me?"
The corners of Su Wen's eyes twitched again.
Nicknamed "Tridis Exhibitionist Demon", Lupin Muscle, who has committed more than 500 streaking cases alone in the past two years, is also the previous "Shame of Tridias" and his former cellmate, how could Su Wen not remember? You know, in Tridis, the first person he came into contact with was not Donald himself, but this clone full of his malice of revenge against society!
If it weren't for the fact that the frequency of Lupin's muscles had become less and less in the past six months, then the honorary title of "The Shame of Tridis" might not have been Su Wen's turn to take over! Therefore, when the old people met on this occasion, Su Wen not only did not have the feeling of seeing each other at all, but instead had the urge to run away -- he was forced by the system to become a Bentai, but the muscular man in front of him was a pervert from the heart!
Seeing the large number of abnormal humans behind Lupin Muscle, Su Wen's face turned pale and he quickly shook his head.
"It's okay to know each other, anyway, it's not really meaningful. If you ask me to come here, you can tell me anything, you can't use me as cannon fodder...... I don't even have the ability to beat a mid-level knight. ”
"Well, it's-"
Hearing this, Donald waved his hand slightly, and the group of doppelgangers who wanted to rush forward to introduce themselves to Su Wen fell silent.
Then, he stepped forward and patted Su Wen lightly on the shoulder, and spoke like a kind elder.
"Actually, I didn't mean anything else by calling you over. Your roots and qualifications are good, but it hurts too much to not be able to communicate with the elements, and most of the time you want to be a decent magician in this life is a dream, and I feel that even if Lila throws you to St. Peter's College, the old Ptolemy guy probably won't have a good way......"
As he spoke, he gently attached himself to Su Wen's ear and whispered, "...... So why don't you take this opportunity to sign a contract with the summoning product of the Scourge of the Dead and become a powerful necromancer. ”
"Dead ...... Kill your sister!"