"Whew~~~", the howl of the silver wolf resounded between the mountains.

This is the orc steppe, and this is the nameless mountains not far from the tribe of the client. It is said that it is a mountain, but the highest peak is no more than 500 meters, and the lowest is only 300 meters, more like a hill than like a mountain. More than a dozen peaks stretch for hundreds of kilometers, and the lower part of each peak is covered with grass, but at the top it turns into bare rock.

At the foot of the outermost mountain, a few wild goats ran to the flat ground for some reason, and the moment they heard the wolf howl, they turned around and ran, disappearing into the dense grass. The wolf's howl was getting closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye it had come to the foot of the mountain, and the dense emerald green grass suddenly parted on both sides, and the silver-haired girl poked her head out of the grass, and craned her neck to look over the grass. Behind the girl, five of the strongest silver wolves jumped out of the grass after them, and on the backs of four of them, a group of four people sat steadily, each with a freshness on their faces.

The silver wolf is different from other wolves, for other kinds of wolves, the waist is a big weakness, and it is impossible to ride at all, but the waist muscles of the silver wolf are extremely strong, and it can easily bear the weight of two or three adults.

"It's a shame you can think of this way. Catherine jumped down from the wolf's back, gratitatively rubbed the silver wolf's huge head. The silver wolf seemed to understand that this was a friend of the wolf king, and very meekly stuck out his tongue and licked Catherine's face, and the burr tongue rubbed on Catherine's face, causing Catherine to giggle.

"Vomit~~~" Vivian's reaction was completely opposite to Catherine's, as soon as the running wolf stopped, Vivien rolled down, rolled twice on the soft lawn, stood up and ran to the side retching, and after a while, she said painfully: "I will never ride a wolf again, it's a nightmare." ”

Vivien's reaction is actually the most normal, and only those who have experienced it know. Riding a wolf is actually quite a painful thing. During the run, the wolf's back does not remain stable like that of a cow or horse, but constantly stirs, which causes the rider to be in a state of jolting all the time. After a long time, there will even be a feeling that the internal organs are about to jump out of the mouth. However, for this situation, the physics profession can control the ups and downs of the body, and let the tremors of his body form the same rhythm as the bumps of the wolf's back, so as to alleviate this discomfort to the greatest extent. But for the mage Vivien, this kind of adjustment is too difficult, and in the end, she can only endure the discomfort and hurry.

"Can you really hold on?" Catherine walked over to support the swaying Vivien, and said with a wry smile, "Do you want to lie down and rest for a while?"

"No, I'm fine. Vivian gasped for a while, shook her head and said, "This is not bad, although it is uncomfortable, but at least I can feel the presence of my body, unlike usually, no matter what I do, I will never feel my body." It's as if there was only one head left. I thought, a few more rides, maybe I'll like it. ”

"I think the bones were crushed by your own weight before you even liked it. Catherine's smile was a little reluctant, and she bent over to pick up Vivien: "Don't hold it hard, I'll carry you for a while, and then let you down when you feel better." ”

"Thank you, big sister. Vivien leaned on Catherine's back and rubbed Catherine's face: "I'm causing you trouble again." ”

"Shut up and don't say stupid things. Catherine cursed, and then raised her voice and said, "Marcia." It's okay to get close from here, right?"

"Almost. Marcia looked around and said, "Go around a little, and you can probably see the undead." ”

"No, I think I've seen it by now. Pannis coughed to grab everyone's attention: "Look over there." ”

A few hundred meters away, at the foot of the mountain, two white skeletons stood on the grassland. It's too far away to be seen, but as you can tell from the silhouette, it's no ordinary skeleton, as they ride on top of two skeletal goats, which is the standard skeletal knight's look. Although the Skeleton and Bone Knight are both made of bones, the difference in strength is quite large. Ordinary skeletons tend not to exceed the bronze rank, but the weakest bone knight is also the silver rank, and the two are not comparable at all. At this time, the two skeleton knights were looking around, as if sensing the people's gaze, and suddenly turned to the man and the wolf on this side. Catherine frowned, it was indeed a bit unexpected to be discovered by the undead now, but since it had reached this point, it could only be dealt with head-on.

"It's been discovered, so get ready. Catherine thought for a moment, and suddenly Vivian put herself next to Pennis, ran to the silver wolf she was riding, and gently patted the silver wolf on the back. The giant wolf looked at her suspiciously, and leaned down as if he had a clear mind. Catherine smiled gratefully, stepped on the giant wolf, drew her sword and shield, pointed at the Bone Knight, and said, "Pennis, take care of Vivien, Marcia, let's meet them and crush them." ”

The silver wolf below him slowly stepped away at Catherine's signal and walked in the direction of the Bone Knight. Marcia didn't have Catherine's riding skills and was not good at fighting on her mount, so she simply followed Catherine on foot and drew her greatsword to resist her shoulder.

However, something amazing happened, the Bone Knight in the distance noticed the two wolves running from a distance, their bodies obviously paused, and then, turning their heads and running, they disappeared around the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

Everyone's faces sank, and this unprecedented situation raised a sense of foreboding in everyone's hearts. Catherine's face was gloomy, and she turned back with the equally ugly Marcia, and the five of them came together and were silent for a long time.

"If I'm not mistaken. Catherine whispered, "The dead hate the living by nature, and whenever they find the breath of the living, they will rush to kill the living at all costs, right?" ”

"You're not mistaken. Pannis's face was gloomy as if it were about to drip water: "Theoretically, there is only one result. ”

"But now it is clear that the second outcome has emerged. Catherine bit her lip and said uneasily, "They ran away, have you ever encountered this situation?"

"Encountered. Pannis nodded, and added, "That's Anne." ”

"Yes, only Anne. Catherine agreed: "It seems that you think the same way, those two bone knights are probably the same as Anne, and they also have the consciousness of life, so they will turn their heads and run away." Two of these skeleton knights appeared at the same time, and I suspect there may be more conscious undead inside. ”

"Who are you talking about Anne?" asked Marcia, puzzled, "also a conscious undead?"

"I hope you can keep it a secret. Catherine said, "That's our little sister, the Banshee of Death. ”

"I see. Don't worry, I won't say it. Marcia nodded, "But I think you're thinking a little seriously, don't forget that I've been in there before, and all I encountered were normal undead." Didn't see what you said. So I think this might just be a special case. ”

"Two exceptions at the same time?" Catherine shook her head, "I'm afraid it's not very likely, because the chance of it appearing is too low." ”

"There's another possibility. "Don't forget, the mighty undead can command the weaker ones to act, if one of the powerful high-ranking undead has sanity. Everything will be explained. ”

"You have a point. Catherine nodded thoughtfully: "Has there ever been such a precedent in history?"

"I think there were. Vivien was resting beside her silver wolf: "I've heard a historian mention it before, but I don't record much of this historical knowledge, and I can't remember it clearly. ”

"That was in the year 937 of the continental calendar. The silver-haired Lina took the package from the back of the only silver wolf without a rider and pulled out a thick book: "That incident must have been very serious." ”

"Huh, Lina?" Vivien exclaimed briefly, "When did you get it back?"

"Just now. Lina suddenly cheered: "Look, I found it." In the year 937 of the continental calendar, the location is probably the hinterland of the current Farlar Empire, which is an ancient battlefield with countless corpses buried underground. Not sure why. A corpse witch has come to his senses. Relying on the power of death and its own strength on the ancient battlefield, it spawned countless skeletons and skeleton mages on the ancient battlefield, and when the power of his men swelled to a certain extent, it began to expand in all directions, and several small countries were destroyed by this, and countless refugees fled to the surrounding countries. In the end, one of the only three demigods in the human world was brought out to bring this tragedy under control. Well, this is a lot like the plot of the legendary story, but it is said to be true. ”

"Yes, that's it. Vivien nodded, "The incident should be real." Although nearly three thousand years have passed, only two or three generations have passed for the elves, and some of the elves have been witnesses of the event in their previous generation. The historian who mentioned this to me has visited many of these elves, so there should be some reliability. ”

"I don't think the key issue now is to discuss the authenticity of the event. Catherine was helpless for Lina and Vivien. patted the two of them on the head and said, "Whether it was true or false before, at least everything we are facing now is real." Instead of concentrating on the things of the past, it is better to think about what we should do now, if there is a sane undead to control it, the difficulty of the task is completely different. ”

"Don't worry too much. Pannis shook his head and said, "With the Bone Knight's spiritual power, he can't control so many undead." Even if it was a demigod level, at most two or three hundred would already be at its limit. In history, the corpse witch itself relied on spiritual power to fight, and its spiritual power was extremely strong, so it could control tens of thousands of undead spirits, and there was no need to compare with that corpse witch. ”

"But according to the records, there must be far more than tens of thousands. Vivien retorted, "That's the number of people who can destroy a small country." ”

"There's no need for control, just a little bit of influence. Pannis explained, "It is not difficult for the corpse witch to harness the hatred of the undead for the living and direct the direction of the undead's actions. ”

"That is, you think it's not as difficult as we think?" Catherine confirmed, "How sure are you?"

"As I said, there are probably few people in the world who know these things better than I do. Pannis's lips twitched and he sighed, "I'm at least ninety percent sure." Now I'm not thinking about that, I'm thinking about what it means for more and more sane undead to appear. (To be continued.) )