Griffith was silent. It wasn't a choice he could make. He didn't even know what to do.

"You can ask Iloti directly. ”

Conix bowed slightly, chanting an illegible spell. Under the influence of the spell, the barrier blocking Griffith suddenly disappeared.

"We can take two steps closer. ”

Conix slowly approached Griffith and asked the girl who was in pain from time to time:

"Do you hear me? Just go a little further and you'll be able to recharge. Mr. Death Knight and I will be there for you. ”

Iloti was convulsing, her flesh and skin were being torn apart before healing rapidly.

Every second is a terrible torture.

"If, as long as you do as you say," Iloti said as she struggled, blood and tears flowing incessantly, "will the pain go away?"

"No doubt, my lady. ”

"Just do what you say and I'll survive?"

"No doubt, my lady. Not only to survive, but also to have eternal life and youth, you will become the brightest star. ”

Iloti was tormented by the pain and convulsed. Her hair was falling out and crumbling when it landed. Then, new long hair grew on her head, and the cycle continued.

"Without further ado, let's hurry up," Conix breathed a sigh of relief, "The Extraordinaire and the garrison have been severely damaged in the offensive just now, and with me and the Death Knight guarding you, your evolution will be completed soon."

"My lady, please begin. ”

Iloti looked at Griffith with anguished eyes. The latter couldn't raise his head in guilt and sadness, but his gaze finally met the girl.

At this moment, Griffith was struck by lightning, and he already knew her answer.

"My lady, please hurry," Conix urged excitedly, "Let's start your ascension ceremony! All pain will end, and the perfect eternity will be yours!"

Iloti looked at the necromancer and wiped the blood and tears from her face:

"No, I refuse. ”

“！！！”

Connicks was stunned.

"If my life were to be built on the suffering of the innocent, I would be more than happy to be destroyed. ”

Iloti stubbornly raised her head and pulled a sharp dagger from under her skirt and stabbed it into her heart.

"No!" Conix exclaimed, and immediately pounced. However, he suddenly fell to his knees stiffly, unable to move an inch.

"This, this aura of terror, I'm suppressed again," Cornix exclaimed, "and that power is breaking free from the shackles of the flesh. ”

The girl in the blood-stained gauze skirt twisted her dagger resolutely, gritted her teeth and pulled it out. The dagger had pierced her heart, blood spurting out.

Griffith was wrapped in despair, and his heart ached as if he had been torn apart.

Iloti's extraordinary qualities give her a strong vitality, and even though she still maintains the fragile form of a girl, the fatal wound in her chest is still healing rapidly, causing her to endure inhuman pain.

"Iloti, stop!" Griffiths was completely tormented by this scene. He pulled out the healing potion and ran frantically until the girl grabbed her, "Quick, drink it." ”

Conix was lying on his stomach on the ground, not quite understanding how Griffith was acting.

The girl raised her weak hand and blocked the potion from her lips. She struggled, letting out a low, rapid gasp:

"Nope. ”

"An extremely dangerous psionic signal has been detected," Minos, who had been silent during the battle, suddenly sent a message, his cold voice without any feelings of fear or surprise, as if he was carrying out an order that had been laid down long ago.

Griffith suddenly saw a phantom of a plant with bright red flowers and swaying red fruits faintly appeared in Iloti's body. In the blink of an eye, the plant stretched out its stems and leaves towards Griffith, invading and rolling towards it like snakes and tentacles.

Iloti's wound was rapidly stopping bleeding, and her faint heartbeat was pounding. Blood was oozing from under her skin, and it was spreading rapidly.

The strange plant waved like a beast and let out an invisible roar. The unimaginable horror captured Griffith's mind, and he watched in a daze as the monster between animal and plant rolled towards him.

His skin and flesh began to crack as if they were burning. Powerful psionic energy was tearing apart his body.

"The absorption of life essentia has exceeded the upper limit," Minos's voice became urgent, "an unassessable mutated essentia leak has been detected, retreat, no, pray to the Supreme Being." ”

Griffith was already trembling with the fear that came over him. The existence of that plant surpassed all life he knew, and it could capture the tiny human with just one thought and one action.

Suddenly, Griffith understood what was amazing in front of him—

The extraordinary properties that inhabit Iloti's body are aware of Iloti's unwavering will and resistance, as well as the danger that is likely to come, and it has completely torn off its camouflage and eaten away at its new host with the most vicious force!

The vigorous blood qi on the trainee knight's body was activated by danger, like a blazing fire, blocking the erosion of strange plants. The stems and leaves, which were like blood vessels and tentacles, immediately turned into charred shards as soon as they were contaminated with blood. However, the flesh itself was depleting at an alarming rate like Griffith's physical strength, and it wouldn't be long before the strange plant invaded his body.

Griffith clearly sensed that this plant was out of place with him, but at the critical point when there was no suitable host, it had already begun to expand and assimilate frantically despite its own attrition!

In the midst of boundless despair, Griffith suddenly found that Iloti had broken free of herself and ran towards the waves of fire and flames rolling on the altar.

This is...... Griffith's pupils contracted suddenly.

Wait, wait, don't do that!

Griffith, Conix, and the parasitic monster that was trying to break free screamed.

Five, four, three...... The scorching heat of the earth was already scorching Iloti's skin.

Conix almost gritted his teeth as he watched this. He also saw the crazy plant, which was the origin of his long-term search! But the undead body did not obey the call at all, and stood like a frog that had met a poisonous snake, and there was no room for resistance.

Griffith tried to catch up, but his exhausted strength prevented him from even moving his arm.

The strange plant was trying to escape! The plant had sensed Iloti's intentions and began to tear through Iloti's body, desperately trying to break free.

Iloti's body was wrapped in an evil red light, and her movements were unusually stiff and jerky, but she was determined to move towards the flames.

"Why reject my power, why reject eternal life!?" The plant's mind, filled with despair and rage, had converged into a clear voice, and it was horrified to find itself getting closer and closer to the flames, desperately pleading, "Accept me, have eternal youthful beauty, accept the hymn of eternal life that belongs to you!"

"Nope. Iloti's clear, faint voice came to Griffith's ears again. She could no longer take a step forward, the will of the plant and her will were fighting against each other.

"My hymn is a hymn to courage. ”

Iloti untied the ribbon flowing from her waist and threw it towards the flames.

"Don't!" Griffith screamed along with the plants.

The ribbon was ignited by the flames, and the flames pounced down the ribbon towards Iloti's blood-stained dress.

In this last moment, the girl with a poignant face even looked at Griffith with a smile:

"Don't be sad, Griffith, and don't forget that I left as a human being. ”

Iloti's slender body was enveloped in flames. The plant's consciousness began to shatter rapidly, letting out a terrifying scream.

Griffith watched as Iloti, who had been burned to the ground, resolutely walked towards the edge of the earth's fire, falling towards the monstrous wave of fire.

His eyes were blurred, and in the midst of his desperate sobs, Iloti seemed to appear in front of him again, raising her blood-stained hand and reaching for his cheek.

He heard voices that could not exist in this world.

"If this is an irresistible fate,

"Then I want you to live,

"Because I know,

"The world will be brighter because of you,

"Let me be by your side. ”

The cold little hand soaked in blood gently wiped the tears of the connecting line and floated away.

......

There was a dead silence on the altar.

Freed from the irresistible fetters, Conix looked desperately at the terrible flames of the earthfire, and opened his rotten lips slightly, not knowing what to say.

Minos's consciousness suddenly stirred, bringing some knowledge into the midshipman's mind, but he also immediately fell silent. Some unknown energy was dispersed from the flames, some absorbed by the Bone Ring and the depleted Philosopher's Stone, while others repaired and replenished Griffith and Cornix's bodies.

Griffith slowly stood up, his hands over his eyes, trembling and crying.

After a while, a desperate Conix broke the silence: "Unfortunately, Mr. Cadet Knight, this is not my wish. But the worst has already happened, and we still have to think about what comes next.

"Let's cooperate, there's no reason for hostility between you and me. Together, we can explore the endless future. ”

Griffith sobbed and slowly lowered his arms. By the time his hands left his eyes, the tears had stopped, leaving traces of blood in the corners of his eyes and cheeks. He looked at the necromancer, who had not yet become a lich, opened his mouth, and said in a choked voice, "Let's talk about the future." ”

With his sad words, a chill enveloped the altar at the top of the mountain.

Conix looked at the Cadet Knight in amazement, and although he himself was able to skillfully break free from the control of his emotions, he was still surprised that a human could recover his senses from pain so quickly.

The necromancer was even a little relieved: "So, let me tell you about my plan......"

"No, not your plan," Griffith interrupted Conix, his eyes hazy with tears already as sharp as a blade,

"It's mine. ”

Sudden mutations.

Conix wasn't defenseless with Griffith. However, he didn't expect that three living corpses suddenly jumped up from the corpses on the ground nearby, hugged his legs and waist, and gnawed frantically.

"What's going on!who??—who's still manipulating the undead!" Conix screamed. In the blink of an eye, an answer had flashed into his mind.

How can it be!?

Griffith had already rushed up. Receiving the replenishment of scattered energy, he condensed an ice shield and an ice spear in both hands, and threw them at the necromancer.

"Phew!"

Unable to dodge, Cornix is hit by a single blow, and the ice gun shatters on his shield.

Griffith caught up like a storm of wind with the necromancer who had scrambled to break free from the living corpse, and smashed his right hand at him with all his strength with an ice shield.

"Phew!"

Conix's shield splattered with rotten flesh, broken bones, and ice. At the same time, the sky was filled with ice debris and cold air, and Griffith dodged into the ice mist.

Conix also moved quickly, throwing a green light at the midshipman emerging from the mist.

"Go mad under the breath of terror!"

A cloud of dark green energy poured out of the necromancer's hand, hitting Griffith and sending him straight into a frenzy, scurrying around like a rabbit trampled on its nest.

Captured for a short respite, Cornix quickly chanted the spell:

"Enchantment configuration 1, life refinement;

"Life sucks!"

The green evil energy reappeared, and Griffith's body began to squeeze his life essence wildly. In just a few moments, he will be too weak to stand, and Konix himself will be stronger.

However, the expected life energy was nowhere to be seen, and the green light of inhaling life disappeared in the blink of an eye. Conix watched as the midshipman in front of him turned into a pile of dirty pieces.

"Puppet!" Connicks was taken aback, "when did the substitution!?"

Griffith flashed out from behind the dissipating ice mist once more, slashing off Connicks' right hand with his ice sword, slamming it with all his might.

The necromancer's not-so-sturdy head was punched out of a hole and fell to the ground and rolled over and over. As it tried to stand up and fight back, two living corpses pounced on it, clinging to it so badly.

"Get out of here, you shitty bastards!" Connicks' anger appeared, and although a green light flashed on its body to suppress the fluctuations of anger, surging anger and anxiety surged up one after another.

One more step and I can be promoted to a noble lich! Obviously I have been watched by a high-ranking being, why? Why is this happening!

Conix was like the fledgling mage master many years ago, ranting at his failed experiments and failed resumes.

As a necromancer who specializes in spirituality and learning, Conix's strength attributes are not very strong. After some struggle, it was grabbed by two strong living corpses and dragged from the ground.

Griffith had drawn his corrupted feather fencing and was walking towards it.

The short sword, wrapped in shadow energy, was tumbling with a terrifying substance that seemed to be substantial, as if some kind of monster was waiting to be devoured.

Griffith, with his dagger in hand, came up to Cornix and pointed it at the center of his eyebrows.

"Wait, wait!" Conix said in a panic, "You've mastered the mysterious Necromancy Curse, resurrecting these dead corpses is only the first step, you need an advisor to help you master this power!"

"That's right," Griffith nodded, plunging his fallen feather fencing into Connicks' eye socket and stabbing it inside.

"You need my memory, you need my knowledge, stop!" Conix shouted in despair, "Isn't it!?"

"That's right, I'll cherish your extraordinary traits. ”

Griffith spun his dagger and the explosive shadow energy rampaged through Cornix's head, its fragile form swollen, collapsed, and deformed, emitting a series of miserable and mournful wails.

Maybe the necromancer Konix was cursing, maybe he was begging for mercy, maybe he was ...... It doesn't matter anymore, and no one will know. Its form is disintegrating, and its last consciousness is destroyed in chaos.

......

Part of the necromancer's scattered life and psychic energy was absorbed by Minos. The Bone Ring's Soul has become more active.

Not long ago, with Iloti's suicide, the terrible plant was wiped out as well. However, some of that terrifying and unknown lifeline essence was absorbed by Minos in the process of erosion, giving Griffith a new ability known as Necromantic Runes that could drive some forbidden dark spells about the undead.

Griffith's knowledge of the spells "Resurrection of the Dead" and "Necro Domination" that Griffith obtained from the Abyss Collection are now available.

Once the spell is activated, corpses within a 30-yard radius will come back to life. No more than three living corpses will be resurrected at a time, and as they deplete their stored energy, they will completely disintegrate after an hour.

For these weak undead, Griffith can easily enslave their weak wills, turning them into puppets driven by themselves at will, and sharing certain memories and powers with them. It's just that he can control no more than five undead creatures at the same time.

What a powerful power it is to resurrect the enslavement of life and will! The high-ranking mages of Holmonwarts probably did not have such an evil and powerful power, and they could distort the lives of life and death, so that the dead could walk on the earth again.

The seal of the "Linyuan Collection" is very valuable, and it is necessary for me to study it more deeply. Griffith watched as the flames that consumed Iloti were consumed. He was holding in his hand a strand of hair that had not been dissipated when the girl broke free, and it was stained with a lot of blood, and there was a lot of information left in the field of occultism.

Grief had already made him go crazy, and he could only comfort himself desperately with one thought-

Perhaps, perhaps, when my strength is strong enough, I will be able to resurrect her. No, not perhaps, the possibilities of magic are endless, as long as there is enough power to do it.

In the moment just now, Griffith had the feeling that the extraordinary properties that had resided in Iloti's body had all been broken down together. The aura of that strange plant had vanished, as if the momentum that was about to swallow and assimilate everything was gone.

"Minos has absorbed a large amount of life essence," Minos suggested again, "Minos has detected that your strength, agility, and mental power have grown further in battle, and the number of runes that you can use has reached 9, and the number of runes has reached the upper limit. ”

"What the hell is that plant?" asked Griffith.

"Minos doesn't have enough information, but one of the gold coins you hold has a similar essentia residue, so it's recommended to keep it safe," the Bone Ring replied, "Since just a small amount of essentia can spawn such a twisted mutation in the host, Minos recommends avoiding exploring the secrets for the time being, and waiting for the time when you become more powerful." ”

......

A peculiar feeling hangs over the town of Tsuruura. The poignant, eerie aura that accompanies the living corpses began to dissipate rapidly, and the tide of undead creatures scattered everywhere was withering and withering.

The Transcendent has arrived.

Their horrific attacks set off storms and rains of blood. The monsters that were still baring their teeth and claws a second ago disappeared one after another.

Griffith stood on the top of the hill and looked at the battle below, and there was only one thought beyond despair and pain—those old gods who hide behind the scenes, despicable, cunning, disgusting, and inferior to the urine of a mouse, I will find you out.

Conix's body had been reduced to ashes and swept away with the wind, leaving behind a cloudy gem. This is supposed to be the precipitation of the Extraordinary Trait of Sequence 7 of the Corrupted Spellcaster's Pathway, and after being contaminated by the influence of Necrosis, the Nexix Extraordinary Trait should become a Seal.

Counting Kalius and the monster with the eyeballs on his back, Griffith has collected three Sequence 7 extraordinary traits in different pathways. How to store and use it is a headache, and it can't all be hidden in your pocket.

He examined the remains of the necromancer he had just killed, and found some healing potions and vitality potions, in addition to a bracer that glowed pale green. He immediately picked it up and flipped through it in his hand.

The moment he touched the smooth surface of the bracer, some knowledge entered Griffith's brain.

"Seal: Bracers of Fear.

"Description: This is a silver magic bracer that provides some protection while boosting the wielder's spirit. A powerful spell is solidified on the bracers that can be used at any time.

"Negative effects: The wielder will be haunted by evil spirits and may be attacked.

"Solidify the Spell: Advanced Dread. Evil psionic energy gathers into a cyclone that penetrates the target's body, causing it to fall into complete chaos in madness and fear. Each time you activate a high-level Dread, you must cool down for half an hour before you can use it again. ”

......

As the tide of corpses subsided, order began to restore rapidly to the town of Tsurupo and the island of Neopolis. Legions of troops and extraordinaries arrived from the nearby area to pick up the wreckage and ruins that littered the ground.

For Griffith, there was no point in staying here any longer. The task of investigating the cultists has been accomplished, and the people who need protection have passed away. Dr. Zion was nowhere to be seen.

Officials have never seen such a horrific scene, and several camps have been set up overnight for terrified residents and tourists to be tested, quarantined and resettled.

As one of the extraordinary, Griffith was soon confirmed to be healthy and began to move unrestricted.

Several prominent families in Hepu Town also moved quietly and efficiently, preparing separate treatment and shelter for their important people. The Extraordinaires who had been wounded in previous battles were also invited to enjoy more comfortable treatment together.

At Arandelle's family home, Griffith meets Amber. Although this lively and sunny girl was injured, she looked better than Griffith, who had nowhere to vent and didn't know who to fight with. It's just that when she learned about Iloti's tragedy, she cried more than Griffith.

Here, Griffiths saw some official briefings. This hateful bureaucrat really didn't act until the situation was safe, and he took the trouble to prepare a report.

"Investigation Report from Captain of the Extraordinaire Team of Neopolis, Archmage Winston"

"After investigation, the cultists who appeared in Hepu Town were divided into two groups.

"One of them took possession of the mansions of the local maritime merchants, and a ritual was set up there to activate the extremely dangerous seal, the Call of the Ancestors.

"Their uniforms are painted with ascending stairs, orbs resembling the sun and twisted lines. By all indications, they belong to a hidden order known as the Dead Word, whose purpose is to pursue eternal life and evolution.

"The Order of the Dead has been implicated in a number of attacks on the Church of Light, and the rejection of the Light faith appears to have been their main activity in recent years, but we know little about it.

"The rituals of the Order of the Dead have been sabotaged by another cult that believes in a being known as the Creator and possesses many low-order extraordinary.

"The followers of the Creator attempted to seize the seal, the Call of the Ancestors, and wiped out most of the Dead Words. However, according to the subsequent investigation, the believers of the Dead Word still took the seal with them, and the believers of the Creator soon withdrew.

"The grotesque near-puppet man who remained on the scene killed the mage stationed on the island, and was annihilated by the Griffith Cadet Knight in pursuit. According to the probationary knight, the man had a violent explosion after his limbs were shattered. We inspected the scene and found traces of the terrible shock wave, but failed to find any other information.

"On the morning of January 16, the seal 'Call of the Ancestors' was fully activated, and a large number of Tsuruura residents and visitors were infected and turned into living corpses. The mechanism of infection is yet to be investigated.

"The corpse tide launched a fierce attack on Sogetsu Mountain, where the Hanami Festival was located, and the fierce battle continued until the evening. Led by the Transcendent Commandos, we have finally annihilated these terrifying monsters. ”

Winston's official report did not mention what happened to Iloti and Griffith, and he was unaware of it. Miss Alalandelle's family was also silent.

Okay, I'll write it down for you.

Griffith jotted down Mage Winston's information in his notebook. Whether or not he was involved in the cultists' conspiracy, if he cooperated with the Extraordinaire team on the island as soon as possible, it was likely to prevent the seal from activating. His war-avoidance and bureaucracy were directly related to the tragedy of Iloti in the end, and the final uncontrollable situation.

Griffith would look for an opportunity to ask the wizard "well". If the wizard's answer doesn't satisfy him, he will think of asking him about the wizard's extraordinary characteristics.

The mayor of Neopolis was likewise recorded.

Bouts of grief and anger lingered in Griffith's heart. Although he had long been accustomed to taking his attention away from his pain, this time he was extremely angry, desperate to find a bastard to take responsibility. Even his mind was a little dazed.

"Griffith, how are you doing?" Miss Arandelle pushed the door in. In the past few days, she has become more and more affectionate to the title of Trainee Knight.

Amber, who was sitting on the sidelines without a word of chatting, shook her head unhappily.

Griffith asked, "Miss Alandelle, I have some of the extraordinary properties of Sequence Seven here, do you have a way to extract the memories from them?"

The beautiful and elegant eldest lady thought for a moment and replied:

"It's very difficult, the memories left by the characteristics of the Extraordinary are broken, and there is no guarantee of obtaining valuable information, and the current common method is to make potions and take them, which can maximize the memory and inheritance.

"If potions aren't the type you can take, I'd suggest you go back to Holmonworth and give it a try, their research on this should be at the cutting edge. ”

"Do you have any plans for the future? The route to the capital is blocked, and I can arrange a cabin for you in the near future if you need it. ”

"It's better to be respectful," said Griffith, "and I'm ready to leave as soon as I can." ”

Just then, Finland barged in and handed Griffith a document.

"An urgent order from the Count's Court of Lamour, sent through the Echo Hub, is for you. ”

What happened? Griffith took the order apart and found that there was only one sentence on it:

"Return immediately, and take a warship with this certificate".