Griffith couldn't wear the plate armor anymore. Although he may still encounter dangerous battles in the future, the exhaustion of his physical strength makes it difficult for him to return to Cangyue Mountain in double heavy armor.

There was an astonishing fire on the top of the mountain, and the flames and smoke were terrifying. But instead of burning all over the mountaintop, the flames appeared there like gates of hell and tore at the sky.

Griffith lost his cuirass and nearly crushed helmet, wore only chain mail, and carried his basic light weapons up the hill. The blood in the boots had congealed into lumps, the knees and legs had become numb, and each step of the stone steps, which had been nothing, was like a moat.

Charred ash and broken flesh were everywhere along the way. The sturdy tiles had been shattered with tremendous force, and the remains of the incredibly burned hillside lay in the distance.

After the defensive line at the foot of the hill was breached, the fire support of the Church of Grace extended to the hillside, and the burning ashes could be seen everywhere. The Guardians fought the swarming hordes of corpses on the mountain paths.

On the side of the road lay the bodies of young soldiers and city guards who had died in battle, as well as many citizens with weapons. They stretched intermittently towards the top of the mountain, covered with the remains of living corpses along the way.

Fierce battles were fought from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. In several locations, Griffith also discovered scorching psionic remnants that spread in a diffuse pattern. This should be a trace of Amber's ability after it was activated.

Halfway up the mountain, Griffith found the body of the local extraordinary, Second Lieutenant Skortz. He was covered in bruises, and his face even showed signs of corpses, and there was no doubt that he had fulfilled his duty until the last moment.

On the slopes of the mountain road, the once lush woods and shrubs have withered. Their form is very strange, as if they are still blooming and breeding on the eve of withering, and then suddenly run out of vitality and turn into dead leaves.

The radius of the spreading wilt marks varies, and sometimes they show a messy line. If this is due to Iloti's characteristics, it means that she has stalled several times on her way to the top of the mountain, walking back and forth aimlessly.

Griffith was on the verge of falling apart. The wound and the loss of blood and the loss of physical strength made him almost crawl on the steps. Although healing potions and self-healing have restored many wounds, exhaustion and weakness cannot be stopped.

......

I don't know how long it took to climb, but he finally climbed to the top of the mountain. It was already dark, and the screams of the tourists were no longer audible. They were either transformed into monsters or fled from the back mountains.

Tens of thousands of people crowded on the mountain road to escape, one can imagine what a tragic scene it must be.

Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar was heard from the north. Powerful psionic fluctuations make people's hearts palpitate. Lightning and thunder dance wildly in the dim sky.

The Transcendent Commandos are coming......

On a large-scale battlefield, many of the powers of the Transcendents will be suppressed, and they themselves will be restrained by the deadly threats that may arise everywhere. However, when it came to the rear of the stabilization, without the threat of a large army, the power of these terrifying high-level extraordinary people was unimaginable.

No, I need to hurry. Griffith stripped off his chain mail and crawled on the ground.

Once you let the transcendents and Iloti meet, it's over.

Suddenly, his body felt intense pain and confusion. Something was radiating to him, and the barrier-breaker's resistance was crumbling.

Is it Iloti? I'm already close to her!, Griffith came to his senses, crawling towards the source of the power.

......

Right in the center of the Sogetsu Mountain Festival, there is a small lake on the top of the mountain, and the story of the Hanami Festival takes place there. But the lake was gone, and in its place was a frenzied fire that rose out of the ground, and the flames, the light, and the heat rose into the sky.

Iloti fell to her knees not far from the fire. She still maintained her human appearance, covering her face and crying. The terrifying psionic energy roared in the air? There was no other living person here.

"Iloti!"

Griffith shouted and was about to run. Suddenly, it was as if he had hit an invisible mountain, blocked from a few dozen meters away.

An invisible force blocked him, and he couldn't move an inch.

"Don't go over yet. ”

A hoarse voice sounded from behind him. Griffith was startled and hurriedly pulled out the corrupted feather fencing.

He witnessed a terrifying sight of a black-robed, withered, corpse-like corpse that had been dug out of the ground standing behind him, surrounded by signs of magic and psionic energy.

It turned out to be a lich. It's not a lich, it's a necromancer!

The terrible undead creature did not seem to be hostile, and it looked at Griffith and Iloti before speaking:

"Probationary knight, don't rush forward. Your strength is exhausted, unable to resist the Queen's breath of fear. Even if you want to help him, you can't do anything with your physical condition. ”

"Who are you?" Griffith suddenly felt familiar. We know each other?"

The necromancer pointed to his own head, which seemed to be made of pieces:

"I'm a Garrison Mage of Conix, and I'm on my way to the rank of Eternal Lich.

"After being killed by the cultist's puppet, my wreckage should have been contained. But suddenly a voice woke me up and gave me strength.

"I have heard the will of the Eternal Patriarch, whose followers have transported an important relic to this island, and who are waiting to be resurrected by the call of the Patriarch. ”

Griffith suddenly thought of the equinox.

"Yes, the equinox. Quarksol and its wormshell organ, as well as the "Abyss Collection" that it coveted, only happened to be involved in this incident. What was really at stake on the vernal equinox was the holy relic hidden in the chest, and the officials were not aware of its existence at all. Before you and Amber can find a clue, the relics have been taken and kept by the other cultists on the ship.

"The knowledge of the Ancestors has made me realize that the breath of life scattered by the relics is so powerful, and its extraordinary properties are so terrifying that even the power attached to the container can cause the crew to turn into living corpses.

"For a few days, we didn't even notice the presence of the holy relic. It is stored on the island, waiting for the Primordial Summoning of the Sealed Object to be activated to form a terrible catastrophe that preys on life and psionic energy, and then the Relic will be resurrected and will come down to serve the will of the Ancestors. ”

Griffith glanced at Iloti and asked calmly, "This plan has been ruined?"

"That's right, the cultists didn't realize that there was already a higher priority being on the island of Neopolis who had been awakened by the primordial summons, and its terrifying psionic radiation had infected nearby humans, causing unimagined destruction and devouring.

"The Relic failed to contain enough of the summoned properties from the Ancestors, and the plan failed.

"In front of us is an earlier layout, a more mysterious existence.

"He is the ladder to a higher life form!

"Griffith, do you feel it? This poor girl has an endless vitality in her, weak lives will mutate and fail under her influence, but she has infinite possibilities of her own, and there is only one thing to do. ”

Griffith, of course, had understood. Whether it's magic, holy artifacts, or seals, even reptiles on the ground and birds in the air, everything in the world is inseparable from one thing.

He looked at the necromancer and said slowly, "Whether it's a holy relic or the characteristics in Iloti's body, once they are activated, the only thing they have to do is to replenish their almost depleted power as soon as possible, that is, forage. ”

"Yes," Conix said approvingly, "their powers may vary, but with the summoning blessings of the Ancestors, they can all transform humans into living corpses, and then draw on the life force and psionic energy of killing and death." Living corpses and other monsters are nothing more than tentacles for their prey.

"Griffith, this young girl can be saved, not only can she be saved, but she can also become a perfect being like an angel.

"I have a way to help her, but I need your help. We're going to avoid the transcendents who have already arrived, and help the newborn queen get close to the crowd. Her transcendent powers will automatically replenish her energy, eventually maintaining her sanity, and then ascending to eternity!

"There's nothing to hesitate about, we should help her become Him, the first step is to infect the mortals who are fleeing in the back mountains, tens of thousands of lives are enough to complete the initial evolution. Then, the newborn beings will be in high places, and Queen Iloti will give us endless rewards.

"I, will be the eternal lich, and you, the invincible Death Knight. ”