The right-wing scouts catch an undead creature, and Victor's fears become a reality. He immediately rushed to the scene with his men, and at the same time ordered the soldiers of the expeditionary force to move closer to his position in case of an emergency.

Daph Diriel had taken off her horn helmet, her green hair hanging down her waist, revealing a stunning and delicate appearance, and when she saw her master and several sisters approaching, she greeted her and said, "Your Majesty, I have asked people to collect treasures from the forest, Rogers has found an anomaly, Klaus has found the undead, and he wants to kill it, and I have captured the undead alive...... These are the treasures of the forest that I have gathered, beautiful amber. ”

The dragon maid briefly recounted the story in a few words, and the bag full of purple amber was handed to Victor.

Seeing this scene, Rogers quietly breathed a sigh of relief, he himself obeyed the rules, and hoped that others would follow the rules as well. Since Lady Dilly, the protector of the right-wing scouts, handed over the treasure, he was honest and gave the green-streaked amber he had picked up to Lady Charlotte behind his master.

The four dragon maids were all gathered around Victor, staring at the pocket in his hand with burning eyes. Charlotte opened Rogers' pocket, looked at it, and threw it to Renault for safekeeping, squeezing into the circle of the dragon maid. She was curious about the treasures of the forest that Dili spoke.

At this point, there is not much difference between a woman and a dragon.

Even the innocent and lovely Bertina was on tiptoe at the moment, stretching her neck, wanting to see what was going on from behind. It's a pity that she is short, and she is so anxious that no one pays attention to her.

Purple Amber, Victor was also the first to see, but his attention was completely off the treasure collected by the dragon maid. Surrounded by five beautiful beauties and an innocent and lovely little girl, Victor wisely threw the bag to the halfling brother who was probing his brain, and said, "Adventurer, explain to them what is in it? You may take two of them as a reward for imparting knowledge, and the remaining half will go to Duffy, and the rest will be divided equally among the ladies." ”

"Wow, this is the forest crystal. ”

"What is Forest Crystal?"

"Beautiful lady, the amber that humans speak of is what the elves call 'forest crystal'. The elves believe that the 'Forest Crystal', condensed by the life spirits of the forest trees, contains the power of nature, which can be used to detoxify and heal wounds, and is also a very important spell casting material. Forest Crystals are used in both the Battle Advancement Ceremony and the Dwarven Prophet's Divination Ceremony, and the older the Forest Crystal, the more effective it is...... Purple veined forest crystals like this are very rare, and only trees that are more than 500 years old will condense at the moment of natural death. ”

"Tell me, little man, how many pure and beautiful fire elemental crystals can you exchange for purple crystals?"

"Mighty lady, I think one Purple Crystal Crystal can be exchanged for 10 top-grade Fire Elemental Crystals of the same size. ”

"Can I change the pancakes for the tasty ones?"

"Of course, you can exchange for a hundred muffin houses, no, two hundred muffin houses, and each muffin house must have a halfling chef who bakes muffins only a little worse than Bobo. ”

"I want to change to a dwarf's barbecue house......"

"Get out of here! My king has said that you have no share of these treasures!"

"Well, Aka is a man and Bell is a woman, so there's Bell's ......"

"You're a little girl, not a lady, so there's no yours either!"

“...... Wow, I want treasure, woo, woo, woo, I want muffin house......"

Victor escaped, came to the undead, took a closer look, and asked Klaus and Rogers for details. The snake-tailed bird had its wings and claws cut off, and the wound was no longer bleeding, or it could not be called "blood", but a black gum similar to that of the ooze monster, but not as thick as the ooze gum.

Although Victor did not know what it was, he was convinced that the blood of the undead of the Strange Bird had semi-elemental characteristics. Strangely, it has the structural characteristics of natural birds, such as feathers, muscles, bones, and blood vessels, but Victor cannot hear its heartbeat or breathing. Two faint pale flames also danced in the depths of its black pupils, like the eye sockets of ooze monsters.

Strange birds are large and do not conform to the laws of nature, normal snake-headed vultures cannot fly when they grow so big, and if they are land-based birds of prey, they do not need wings with a wingspan of 6.4 meters.

Nelson picked up the broken claws and broken wings of the strange bird, looked at them and said, "My lord, they are solid bones, not light, but also quite tough. ”

With a solemn expression, Victor walked into the woods where the strange bird had been found. The trees here are much smaller than the old ones with knotted branches, and are generally not more than 50 years old. This is also common in the Endless Forest, where the ancient trees die naturally, the trees wither and decay, and the young saplings are able to grow rapidly in the humus of the old trees, forming a new forest.

The remains of the spotted tiger remained in place, and it was not covered by more than 1 meter of humus, which is enough to indicate that it will not be dead for long. Victor noticed that its skull had been pecked open, and the scars matched the hooked beak of the strange bird. The snake vulture likes to eat the brains of its prey, but the strange bird's neck is too thick to pull the brains out of the skull cavity along the piebald tiger's neck bone. It pecks open hard skulls and eats nutrient-rich brain tissue.

Ordinary snakeheads don't have this strength and feeding habits, and ooze trolls among the undead don't have this kind of adaptive intelligence.

Victor leaps onto the top of a large tree and motions for Nelson, Klaus, and Rogers to follow. He looked at the mountains to the west, and after a moment, asked, "Rogers, what do you think of that tiger?"

The fierce warrior of the mountain hunters replied, "Master, all the snake vultures I know know do not hunt, they usually prey on the spot, and they can quickly eat up a large wild boar." The spotted tiger was about the size of an adult boar, and there was no sign of a battle around the wreckage, it was either a corpse that had been moved here from elsewhere by a strange bird, or a dead blow from the strange bird and then brought it to the woods to eat. Because most of the birds of prey that hunt actively have the habit of hiding food, the strange birds are so large that they may have changed their scavenging habits. ”

Victor was noncommittal, and then asked, "Klaus, what do you think about this?"

The young knight of House Randall said, "Your Highness, the nests of the snake vultures are built on high places, and they have to glide and fly with the help of the air currents of the mountain cliffs. There should be a lot of snake vultures in the mountains to the west, I'm worried...... At the destination we were about to go, there were hordes of undead creatures that resembled snake-tailed vultures. Perhaps, there are other undead creatures there. ”

"There's a source of the undead where we're going...... Victor smiled and said, "This needs to be verified!Nelson, can you sense the danger?"

Standing on the stout branches, Nelson shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I don't feel the danger. ”

The undead bird can tear apart the tiger and leopard, this strength is not enough to touch Nelson's mental intuition, but what if it is a large group?

Strange birds are as numerous as snake-tailed vultures, but the fierce warriors are unable to perceive danger, and the advantage of mental intuition will be lost. Thinking of this possibility, everyone's mood is like a cloudy sky, gray and heavy.

"Let Emerson try, and we'll see how many undead there are in this forest. ”

The undead are particularly sensitive to alien beasts, and when Eimerson's razormon broke into the forest, strange birds with eyes jumping to pale flames emerged from the humus, flapping their wings and blasting the raging air, their jet-black beaks making a piercing hiss, and pecking at razormon the size of a tiger.

Razormon was unexpectedly torn to pieces by the undead birds, and the Randall Expeditionary Force captured four more birds.

Over the next few days, Victor, Wizard Emerson, Priest Dane, and others all studied the undead in their respective areas of expertise, and then put together the results for discussion.

Sitting on a chair across from Victor in a makeshift command post made of logs, with a marching charcoal stove boiling water in between, Nelson was the first to speak: "The undead birds nearby are similar to the ooze monsters in the Forest of Despair, they don't have a heartbeat or breath, and they look like dead bodies when they don't move. Neither the Fierce Warrior nor the Violent Dog can sense danger from a dead corpse, but when they attack, the Fierce Warrior and the Fierce Dog can sense the danger. ”

He paused, moved his chair, and sighed with some uneasiness, "It's too close, it's too late...... The undead monsters are so close to us from lurking to attacking that danger instincts are useless, it all depends on the on-the-spot reaction of the warriors. ”

Victor smiled and said, "Nelson, do you remember how I ambushed the Silver-Rank Ant-Man Leader?"

The Ant-Man leader also has a keen mental intuition and superb combat skills, and Victor relies on the life of the Golden Toad's secret form to hide, hiding in the shadows and shooting the Ant-Man leader with a heavy crossbow almost every shot, and never misses. Of course, Nelson remembers the time when he and his master fought against Silver Ant-Man, and he has now mastered the art of life.

"If the undead don't have the ability to lurk, it will be difficult for them to catch the ferocious animals with full vitality, and they will not be able to deal with the silver-level Ant-Man. Now, this is something we have to face, and I will not be deterred by this difficulty. ”

Nelson woke up suddenly, realizing that he had the idea of retreating, quickly adjusted his mentality, and said with burning eyes: "My lord, no matter who the opponent is, we are fearless, and the expeditionary force swears to follow your lordship!"

Victor nodded with satisfaction and asked Imerson, "What about your research results these days?"

Emerson is a natural zoology expert, and one of the best. He actually had a lot of research on the snake-headed eagle, but the snake-headed eagle had a poor ability to fly, and he finally chose to breed the blue-eyed eagle, the overlord of the air. He doesn't have much to say about the ooze trolls in the Forest of Despair, but he has a lot of say in the undead birds.

"Venerable master, I am sure that these undead creatures are the work of snakeheads. Aside from their solid bones and oversized size, their internal organs are identical to those of snakeheads. Imerson said respectfully and reservedly: "Undead birds have different sexes, but individuals have no reproductive function, they cannot rely on breeding to increase their numbers, they have a digestive system, they can eat, they can spit acid, but they excrete very little feces...... I mean, they seem to be able to fully transform their prey flesh and blood, and get bigger. They don't have a heartbeat, they don't breathe, I don't understand how they move, it's certain, they're not fatal, but they can still be killed, such as cutting off their heads, their muscles, bones, and internal organs are at a decent level of vitality, but when they die, their flesh quickly spoils, producing a lot of toxins, even alienated beasts can be poisoned...... Also, the blood of the undead is black gelatinous, similar to the ooze monster, but much thinner than the ooze gum. ”

Imerson thought for a moment and continued, adding, "I suspect that the undead bird's ability to move is related to the vitality level of the body tissues, and the vitality level is related to the black blood, as well as the temperature...... I can't explain the problem of black blood, but strange birds don't produce body temperature, and they seem to be very afraid of cold. ”

Nelson's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Yes, there will be freezing rain and ice and snow soon, and these undead monsters deliberately burrow into the ground to hide because they are afraid of the cold. Wouldn't we be able to avoid the harassment of the undead by climbing the mountains and exploring the ruins of the Assyrian Empire during the rainy and snowy season? ”

Emerson hesitated, it was no joke to choose the freezing and snow seasons to climb the mountain, if the undead suddenly burrowed out of the ground to attack the expeditionary force, coupled with the ice and snow, the road was slippery and steep, the situation would definitely be very dangerous. Given Nelson that, he really didn't dare to pat his chest now to guarantee that the undead monster would be incapacitated due to the low temperature.

"They are really not tolerant of the cold. Victor said, "I've tested it, and the undead can't withstand my wind. ”

Nelson was completely relieved at this moment, His Highness Randall's wind impact was very wide, and he had once swept away thousands of orc monsters at once. As long as the Undead Birds are not immune to Wind's psychic damage, there is nothing to fear even if there are thousands of them.

Victor picked up the tongs and flickered with the charcoals, causing the flames to rise and jump, illuminating his handsome face, and said lightly, "We have encountered two different types of undead creatures, one is the semi-elemental ooze monster, and the other is the black blood snake tail with a high degree of biology. ”

"Half-elemental undead creatures are immune to the wind and take the Wind Djinn's Grip, but the Wind Djinn's Grip doesn't do enough psychic damage to cause it to die. Black-blooded monsters are afraid of the wind, and can be said to die at the touch of it, but they are immune to the psychic damage of the Wind Djinn's Grip. In general, elemental undead monsters are more difficult to kill, and black blood monsters are relatively vulnerable, but what worries me the most is precisely black blood. Do you know why?"

If the Lords of Despair and the Ooze Trolls were the descendants of the Assyrians, then the Dark-Blood Monsters were most likely ordinary beasts transformed by some otherworldly being.

He can make the undead!

Victor put down the tongs, looked at the distraught Pastor Dain, and said to the others, "You all go out, I'm going to talk to Dane about something...... Imerson, you stay. ”

"Huh?"

The wizard was stunned, returned to his seat, watched Nelson and the others leave the cabin, and heard Victor say:

"A few years ago, Princess Elizabeth Frederick disappeared in the northern part of the Kingdom of Dordor when a powerful monster made of black gum attacked the church where Princess Frederick was located. Dane, do you know about this?"

Priest Dain raised his head and gathered his eyes before nodding and saying, "Yes, that is a crime committed by a legendary wizard. ”

"Wizard, behind the wizard is the evil god...... This statement is not accurate. ”

Victor nodded, and then said, "The Black Blood Snake Vulture is three times larger than the normal Snake Vulture, and I know why. Ancient creatures were much larger than modern creatures, and the reason why the black-blooded snakehead vulture is different from the snakehead is because of the atavism. ”

Victor could see that the priest and the wizard were confused, and he waved his hand and said, "Don't question my conclusions, it's just that you can't feel the changes in the laws of the world. The question you need to think about is, who made the Black Blood Serpent Head Avenged?"

"I know, it must be the revived ancient god!"

Priest Dain gritted his teeth and said with a hideous face: "The wizard's wizarding talent is the same as the laws mastered by the ancient gods, the legendary wizard who attacked Princess Elizabeth is dead, and there can be no human wizard in the endless forest." The black-blooded monster was made by the ancient gods, and in his active age, the snakehead should have been so big!"

"Your Highness, we must get rid of the Resurrection Old God, who can corrupt the snake-headed vultures in the mountains and forests and create black-blooded monsters. He poses a threat to us humans as well!" Dain gasped and said to Victor.

Victor smiled faintly: "Of course we want to get rid of him, Father Miller and I both know that resurrecting the ancient gods is more interested in humans. But Miller didn't tell me that the Radiant Divine Technique could restrain the undead of the Black Blood Old God. This makes me curious, in the world, is there a different power beyond the four elements? The elemental perception of the high-level knight can perceive the priest to perform divine magic, and the wizard to perform witchcraft, these are all spiritual powers that belong to the change of the fire element. But why did the power of the mind take on two different attributes, the holy power that shone with a white-golden brilliance and the pale flame of the undead?"

Dane was dumbfounded when he heard this, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you are still thinking about academic issues at this juncture......

Victor said unhappily, "Only by understanding the opponent can we defeat the opponent, and to deal with an enemy of the level of the resurrection of the ancient gods, I need the best priests and wizards. Frankly, you are not even qualified to help me. ”

Imerson had no ambitions, and he was glad to be scolded by his master in person, thinking that he might not have to face the revival of the old god if he was weak.

Dane was ashamed, according to the Bo Tian brothers, he was a priest of the fifth-order profession, but the elven battle system was not fully compatible with the human power system. The fifth-order priest is called the golden rank, which is only a ceremonial title, and the knight lord does not recognize the fifth-order priest as equivalent to the golden rank.

is also a fifth-order priest, the real golden priest's spell casting speed and spell casting efficiency far exceed Dane's current spell casting level.

Sadly, in the face of an opponent of the level of the resurrection of the ancient gods, the priests of the gold rank are not enough. A legendary powerhouse like the three patriarchs can only be said to be reluctant.

Victor said coldly: "This is the case, what else can I do? You can't change into a legendary priest and a legendary wizard, right? You don't have the strength of a top transcendent, but you also have the mentality of a top transcendent, because I will not give up the follow-up." ”

Dain looked up in amazement and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Victor's gaze swept over Dane and landed on Emerson's, and said, "What will a top wizard do when he encounters the resurrection of the Old God? ”

Imoson's eyes widened for a long time, and finally he reacted, and said in horror: "Master, you, you want me to listen to the devil's whispers? No, I can't do this, I don't want to fall into the abyss, I can't ...... Master, you're going to help me. ”

Dane had to be embarrassed and suggested, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. ”

"Not suitable? Okay. Victor nodded, and said with an elegant smile: "Imerson, you stay, I will take Bertina to find the ruins of the Assyrian Empire tomorrow." ”

Wizard Emerson immediately sat back in his chair and said sincerely, "Master, I will do whatever you say. But ......"

"I don't know how to listen to the whispers of the resurrected old gods," he said. ”

"It's not just about listening, it's about talking. Victor's expression was gentle, and his tone was as warm as a spring breeze: "The black blood snake tail is also a beast, and you use your alienation sorcery to infect its soul. If it doesn't work, I don't blame you, and I'll keep Bertina and you safe to the fullest. Of course, there is a certain risk in doing this, but the ancient wizards are known as the Chosen One, and you can do what they can do, at least with the courage to pursue the unknown and the will to stick to yourself. Well, think about it first, and when you have strengthened your faith, come back to Pastor Dane and pray, and the Supreme Lord of Light will protect you. ”

Emerson looked at Dane with a sad face, and said, "Master Pastor, I'm a devout believer. ”

The priest was torn in his heart, but his professionalism made him righteously say: "My Lord protects the souls of the pious, and you will be redeemed by the Light." ”

Emerson breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Victor and Dain, respectively, and left the cabin with heavy steps.

Dane couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, that's the revived ancient god, he is nearby, maybe he has seen us...... Can Emerson really resist His will?"

Victor glanced at Dane deeply and asked rhetorically, "I asked Emerson to pray to you, do you still have to pretend to him?" Hmph, ancient wizards and the Church of Radiance used to work closely together, and the Radiant Divine Spell was a spell model drawn with the help of the Spell Council. Divine magic can also be applied to wizards, but for wizards, the most important thing is to protect the stability of the soul. It's not hard to imagine that wizards made models of magic focused on helping the soul. ”

"To put it bluntly, the Council of the Chosen Mages wanted to turn the Radiant Church into vassals and the priest into assistants to the Chosen One, which led to the complete break between His Majesty Enoch and them. ”

Victor's eyes were deep, and he said in a flat tone: "Dane, now, you must abandon some things, think like the Golden Priest, and bless Emerson with Heroism, Psychic Fire, Divine Protection, and Holy Light Markers to help him communicate with the Old Gods." You may have bad results, but we are all taking risks. ”

What danger can Imerson do if he listens to the devil's whispers? It is nothing more than being bewitched and becoming a pawn of the devil, but there is still room for redemption. The real danger is Dane, who helps the wizard communicate with the devil and causes his faith to waver, and the drop of the spell casting level is considered light, and it is not impossible for the Holy Light to assimilate the soul.

Dane's face changed, blue for a while, white for a while, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Victor stood up and said, "It seems that you need time to think it through. ”

Dane muttered, "Yes, I want to be alone for a while, Your Highness, please give me a day." ”

It was about the beliefs of the clergy, and Victor couldn't force Dane, nor could he help him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you three days." After three days, you bless Emerson with divine magic, or...... Leave on your own. ”

Before Victor could leave the door, Dane stopped him from behind, "Your Highness, if I return to the kingdom of the Lord, and Emerson is polluted by the Old Gods, please be sure to end his life." ”

Victor paused in his footsteps, raised his hand and pushed the door open, and his voice responded clearly, "I promised." ”