It has been two days since Ao Xingfeng and Diamas set off. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Located on the original border between the Kingdom of Rees and the Kingdom of Mameni, two young figures shuttled through the woods, "Are you sure you are leading the right path?" asked Ao Xingfeng, who was following behind Diamas.

"Don't worry, the road I'm leading is all past the Reese patrol post! It's slow, but it's absolutely safe!" Diamas said after he stopped and said to Ao Xingfeng behind him.

"How long will it take to get to New Testament Village?" Ao Xingfeng asked, "It's probably a few dozen minutes of walking, I'm familiar with the villages around Rees and Mameni." With that, Diamas continued, and the two continued along the path in the woods.

Twenty minutes later, the two finally arrived on the dirt road outside the New Testament Village.

"It must be safe, everyone. Ao Xingfeng rushed to the front and prayed in his heart, and after a while, he saw the gate of the New Testament Village. Contrary to what I remember, the gates of the New Testament village have been converted into fortifications, and a trench has been dug outside the wooden fence around the village, and some broken arrows can be seen on the fortifications. The wooden gate of the village fell behind it, and there were still some white bandages on the dirt road in the village.

When the two entered the village, blood-stained bandages, broken arrows, charcoal-burned fires were everywhere, and some of the houses in the village remained in ruins, and some wooden doors had been chiseled open or fell to the ground.

The people in the village should have been evacuated long ago, this was just a temporary outpost for Mameni to resist the Reese army, Ao Xingfeng secretly thought to Ronnie's family who had been smashed by the boulder.

"How's it going? Did you get the answer you wanted? Xingfeng" With this time of getting along, Ao Xingfeng and Diamas became acquainted.

"Probably, do you know where Reese's army is fighting now?" Ao Xingfeng asked with a sigh of relief.

"I don't know the specifics, but judging by the speed of the Reese army's attack and the speed of Maleni's retreat, I guess it should be near the four counties south of Carlos. Diamas said as he touched his non-existent beard.

After observing the situation in the village, the two of them temporarily repaired in a relatively good room, Diamas took out the fruit in his backpack, took some for Ao Xingfeng, and sat on the upside-down chair while eating and chatting.

"Actually, I'm curious, how can you, a magician, live in such a village?" Diamas asked, crossing Erlang's legs as he ate.

"I fainted outside the village after being seriously injured, but the village chief saved my life, so I decided to live here. Ao Xingfeng made up a lie and said.

"I thought magicians were a bunch of arrogant guys, but then again, it seems that most of the magicians are in the middle of the continent, right? Are you a local mage from this place or a traveling mage from the middle of the continent?" asked Diamas, wiping the juice of the fruit on his hand.

"I've lost my old memories. Ao Xingfeng said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Uncle Ben too, I just remember waking up in a barren mountain, remembering nothing but this longbow and archery, and then wandering around Maleni and Reese, nothing else, but a red-haired Hawkeye. Diamas smiled sympathetically.

"Hehe, I can't think of it" Before Ao Xingfeng finished speaking, Diamas gestured to be quiet, and at the same time whispered: "There is movement outside." ”

Hiding under the window of the house, the two of them took a look to observe the situation outside, only to see a strange figure walking from the woods towards the village.

After making eye contact, Diamas picked up the longbow placed on the side, took an arrow and looked at the figure vigilantly, Ao Xingfeng raised a finger to the figure.

"Huh!" the arrow drawn into a full moon on Diamas's longbow came out of his hand and stuck at the feet of the figure, who looked in the direction where the arrow hit, and walked towards the village after a while, Diamas and Ao Xingfeng looked at each other, and the two saw confusion in each other's eyes.

"What's the situation, madman?" said Diamas in a low voice, "Possibly, let's be careful." Ao Xingfeng replied in a low voice.

When the figure completely walked out of the woods, the two were shocked, this person's face was festering, his eyes were shining with green light, his clothes were in tatters, and they could see that this 'person' had a deep wound on his right calf.

"The undead...," Diamas whispered, pale, "yes. Ao Xingfeng replied in a low voice, "Magic Missile!" A ball of light flew out from between Ao Xingfeng's outstretched eyes.

"Bang!" there was a soft sound, and the undead's head exploded.

The two of them jumped out of the window and walked towards the corpse, and before they could get closer, they heard a large number of low roars from the woods, and when they looked up, countless distorted figures with their faces flashing a seeping green light quickly approached them.

"Hurry up and pack your luggage!" Ao Xingfeng said to the stunned Diamas, seeing that there were countless undead at a glance, and there was no choice but to flee with such a number.

Hearing Ao Xingfeng's words, Diamas came back to his senses and ran towards the house just now, shouting as he ran: "Come here too!

"Tell me when you've got your luggage! I'll stop these guys. Ao Xingfeng didn't look back and shouted, "Let me try the power of the Arcane Orb in reality, hehe" Ao Xingfeng muttered to himself.

"Arcane Ball!" Ao Xingfeng opened his right hand, and a black sphere shining with starlight appeared from his palm, feeling the spirit of being withdrawn, Ao Xingfeng knew that this skill could not be used more, even if he used three shots in a state full of energy, he would immediately faint.

"Hah!" Ao Xingfeng threw the arcane ball towards the surging corpses, "boom!" A loud bang, exactly the same situation as the game appeared in front of Ao Xingfeng's eyes, the arcane ball that hit the target instantly expanded, and after expanding to the limit, it exploded instantly and completely wiped out the undead wrapped inside, and at the same time, the shock wave of the explosion also shook the surrounding undead to the ground. After the explosion, a large hemispherical crater appeared on the ground.

"Such a young great magician......." Diamas, who had packed his backpack, looked at Ao Xingfeng in surprise, "Let's go!" Diamas shouted when he came back to his senses.

"It's coming!" After testing his strongest skill at the moment, Ao Xingfeng turned around and ran towards the house.

"I didn't expect you to hide it so deeply!" Diamas looked at Ao Xingfeng with a strange expression as he ran.

"Don't pay too much attention to it, it's just a small move that doesn't catch the eye. Hey. Ao Xingfeng smiled modestly.

"Cut, just turn around and call me a little scumbag, look at you like that!" Diamas said with a broken mouth and jealousy.

After escaping the pursuit of the corpses, Diamas and Ao Xingfeng headed north, in the direction of the four southern cities of Mameni.

"I didn't expect to see the undead in New Testament Village. Diamas said fearfully.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of those things?" said Ao Xingfeng with a smirk.

"What do you mean I'm afraid of those things? That's the undead! Three hundred years ago, the legendary existence of three hundred years ago! Anyone who sees it will be scared, okay! Only you, the monster, are the exceptions!" Diamas reacted greatly.

"Okay, well, since it's been a legend for so long, why did it suddenly appear now?" asked Ao Xingfeng, who realized the seriousness. "I don't know, but I suspect it has something to do with the heretic I investigated!" Diamas guessed.

"Why do you say that?" asked Ao Xingfeng.

"You also see the appearance of Fangcao Village, I won't say more, the villagers of the villages who have been attacked by those heretics will all disappear, this year there have been dozens of villages in the territory of Rees have disappeared, the king of Rees also ordered an investigation, but the whereabouts of those heretics have not been found for a long time, the only clue is only a rumor among the people. Diamas explained.

"What rumors?" Ao Xingfeng asked

"It's a rumor that I don't know where it started, it is said that when the seven demon stars in the sky shine red, the king of the dead will return to the Irene continent with seven undead generals, and this time all living beings will embrace death and return to nothingness. Following this rumor came a pagan cult called 'Crimson Moon', which made the cultists sacrifice everything they had to lay the groundwork for the return of the King of the Dead, attacking villages everywhere, anyway, as far as I know, a dozen villages in Rees have been killed, and I don't know if there are any other places. Diamas recalled.

"Then why is Reece still waging war? Doesn't King Reece pay attention to this?" Ao Xingfeng asked suspiciously

"Who knows? Aside from sending a few random people to fool the people, that war maniac in Reese is spreading death and misery everywhere. Diamas said angrily.

"Stop! look!" Diamas pointed west, and as he looked in the direction Diamas was pointing, Ao Xingfeng saw a group of knights dressed like never before walking in this direction.

"Who are those?" asked Ao Xingfeng, who was hiding behind a tree.

"Templar knights of the Holy See, it seems that the news of the undead has reached the center of the continent, and those gods can't sit still. Diamas, who was behind Ao Xingfeng, said.

"Are those the Templars?" asked Ao Xingfeng. When he learned about the continent with Ronnie, Ao Xingfeng had heard of this behemoth, in the center of this continent called Irene Continent, there are two holy places, one is the pure white tower, the magicians of the entire continent use this huge white tower as a place for academic exchanges; According to the knowledge obtained from Ronnie's brother, the Templars were the sword and shield of the Holy See, and as a sword, the Templars would eradicate any dark forces, and the definition of this dark force would depend on their canons, and as a shield, the Templars would protect the safety of the faithful and the weak.

"Why are we avoiding them?" Ao Xingfeng wondered, where did he know from Big Brother Ronnie that the Templars were a group of good old people, and there seemed to be no need to avoid them.

"You're a magician, if they catch you, even if they don't kill you, they will arrest you and torture you, if it was good to say before, they would find fault at most, but now because of the undead, everyone will suspect that the magician is doing it, okay?" Diamas said helplessly.

"I see, so what now, they're coming in this direction again. Ao Xingfeng, who suddenly came to his senses, said a little anxiously.

"You wait, I'll climb the tree first, and then I drop the rope and you pull it up. With that, Diamas climbed up the towering tree like a monkey. Pulling the rope that Diamas ran down, he hid above the dense foliage before the Templars arrived.

Through a gap, a pair of well-armed knights walked by, "@#@¥@#%" and after saying something unclear again, the Templars ran in the direction of New Testament Village.

"They are gone, and it seems that the rest of the road is more careful, and God knows how many people the Holy See has sent. Diamas, who climbed down the tree, said to Ao Xingfeng.

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Looking at the documents sent by Altaïr, Karl was very distressed, since he came to power at the age of 16, through his policy reforms, Slinkana has gradually become a major trading city in the south, and the faces of the people under his leadership are full of happy smiles, but only a few months of hard work, decades of hard work have been ruined. Now the whole city was covered with a heavy air of darkness, and panic and uncertainty about the future filled the hearts of the people.

Whether the threat of the Rhye and the Green Orcs outside the city was surrender or revolt, the lives of the 90,000 people in the city and the lives of the millions of Maleni people behind Slinkana were placed on the scales, and Cal's conscience would be severely condemned regardless of which side he chose. On the other side, the undead in the northern city area were flooded, and although a defensive line was established in time to separate them, for the defenders, in the face of this legendary existence, their hearts were blinded by the heavy pressure of the mountain all the time. Add to that the fact that a riot can detonate at any moment, like a ticking time bomb. If it weren't for Alice, Carl would have wanted to get rid of this mess and walk away.

"Lord Duke, vassals are waiting for you in the council chamber. Outside the study, a maid conveyed the message she had received.

Standing up and tidying up his scratched hair and messy clothes, Carl always dealt with everyone with the best of his ability, and he only vented his frustrations when he was alone.

Entering the council chamber, Karl looked at the vassals around him and walked to the city lord's seat and sat down.

"Let's report on the situation. Carl said calmly.

"Lord Duke, the undead of the northern city broke through one of the lines and caused some casualties among the defenders, but Sergeant Michael repelled the undead and repaired the broken fortifications before they could do more to an impact. Carmel said as he stepped out of the queue.

"Very well, I'll reward this Sergeant Michael, and besides, how about Carmel, Reese, and the Green Orcs?" Karl asked.

"Back to the Duke, they don't show any signs of movement at the moment, and it seems that they have been staying in the camp and don't know what they are doing, and the scouts don't dare to get closer to observe the situation. Carmel said, stroking his beard.

"Swal, how are the housing and food distribution arrangements for the civilians of the North City going?" said Karl, looking at the slightly chubby middle-aged man.

"Lord Duke, the food distributed to each person is only one bowl a day, although temporary shelters have been set up, but half of the people have no place to live, and there are still some civilians in the northern districts who are spreading rumors in the eastern and western districts! Swal said sweatingly.

"Those who spread rumors must be punished severely!" Karl said sternly.

"Lord Duke, there is an urgent report. A guard guarding the door walked in and said.

"Let him in. Karl stared at the door of the council chamber.

"Lord Duke, ladies and gentlemen, the Rhys and Green Orcs have withdrawn!" the scout saluted the Duke and the Chancellor, and said happily.

"What?" said Carl, startled.

"Are you right?" asked Carmel, the bearded man looking at the scout gravely.

"It's true! The soldier said.

"Why are they withdrawing at this juncture?" "We still have to be careful, we can't tell what conspiracy is behind the Reese army," the vassals on both sides discussed.

"Don't worry, everyone, there is naturally no problem here, because the Kingdom of Rees has already taken care of itself. A young knight with blond hair and blue eyes walked into the council chamber, surrounded by a group of knights.

"What are the guards outside the door eating, and anyone dares to let them in!" said one of the vassals angrily.

"How dare you break into the City Lord's Mansion!" Carmel said, gathering the guards.

The young man's expression was calm and unfazed, and the knights behind him stood still as they were. Looking at the guards surrounding his group, the young man smiled and said, "Don't panic, everyone, see what this is." Laughing, he took out a golden sign from the bag around his waist.

"Misunderstanding, it's all gone. Hehe, is this young guest with the supreme order of the Holy See here for the sake of the undead?" Karl asked gently, dispersing the soldiers surrounding the young man.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Oselev Bbel Van Arthur from the Neo-Swadia Empire in the middle of the continent, Your Excellency Duke Karl, the governor of the province of Carlos in the Kingdom of Maleni. Arthur politely introduced himself.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Arthur, please come with me, this is not a good place to talk, and if it is known that my family of Thrynne is entertaining guests from the Holy See outside the gates, I will surely fall into the laughing stock of the whole kingdom. Duke Karl laughed and joked, and led Arthur to the hall where the guests were received in the City Lord's Palace.

Duke Karl sat down on the sofa in the hall with his vassals and Arthur, the maids served the wine and food to the guests, and the luthier played the heartstrings of music.