Siegel looked around, and the battlefield was a mess. Surrounded by either the lucky ones who were not injured, or the corpses that had been reduced to pieces. The incredible power of the skeleton warrior killed all the warriors it hit instantly, and many of them couldn't even tell who it was.

In the space of a few moments, thirty to forty people died, most of them knights of great valor. On the battlefield, they set an example and were the first to attack the enemy. However, the sword in his hand and the armor on his chest did not support their bravery, and they were first shattered by the mace's attack. And so their knightly hearts were broken, and they could no longer beat.

Siegel killed the Skeleton Warrior, which made the soldiers of House Uther no longer hostile to him. Knight Matt wiped the blood from his face with his hand, and swept away the wooden thorns that had been stuck in his skin. He stood beside Siegel, panting, and watched with the mage at the decapitated enemy.

Siegel only felt that he was more tired than any previous battle with a few simple swings of his sword. The stardust in his hand became very heavy, but when he inserted it back into the scabbard, he realized that it was just an illusion from his wrist. When he landed on the ground, he found that his feet were cramping so badly that he could barely stand - but just now he had been using flying skills to move, and he hadn't used his elf steps much.

This can't be due to psychological reasons such as nervousness, Siegel is no longer a recruit on the battlefield mountain, he knows how to burst his physical strength without falling into extreme exhaustion, so this must be an anomaly caused by skeleton warriors. He looked at the corpse of the skeleton warrior, his mind full of strange runes on it. Those spiral patterns that don't cross each other. Unlike any other school of magic array system, even in the knowledge that has been lost and cannot be deciphered, there has never been anything like it.

This would be a major discovery for the Mage Federation. But one of them, Siegel, shook his head and decided to keep the matter under hold for now, waiting for the Doctor's men to set up a magical experiment ground in Heim Territory.

Siegel withdrew his gaze from the skeleton and said to Knight Matt, "Gather the remnants of the army, I think the battle between you and my territory can be over." ”

Without waiting for the knight to reply, Siegel briskly returned to Viscount Drey. The lord of the Hero Lords had broken the arrow in his leg and barely stood up. Even if it fails. He also had to maintain the demeanor of a nobleman.

"Now you know that the skeleton is not mine. Siegel said, "I'm sure you can see that if I hadn't intervened, your troops would have been wiped out." ”

Although Viscount Dre still had doubts. But at this time, he could only choose to nod and admit it. He had seen the mage's varied methods, and he had learned that Siegel was a clever – or rather cunning – lord. But he didn't know what else the young man hadn't used unless he had found the caster. Otherwise, it would be unwise to attack the Heim Lord.

"The honor of the Lord of Issi, the Viscount of Hero Lord, and the House of Uther. I am willing to reach a truce with Baron Siegel, Lord of Heim. He stretched out his hand and shook it with Siegel, "I hope that Monsieur Baron will guarantee this peace with the same honor." ”

"It is also my wish to have such a result. Siegel replied. "I'll send someone to build a bridge as soon as possible so that your men can get out of the Rift. Earthquakes are frequent, and marching from here is a risky move. ”

The Viscount readily admitted defeat: "I thought I could be surprised, but I didn't expect everything to be in your control. ”

"The mage has many eyes, like the stars in the sky. ”

Manna stepped forward. Bandages were brought for Viscount Drey. Then she stood behind Siegel and watched with blazing eyes as the remnants of the Rift Valley were defeated. Even at this time. She was still unsure about the situation on the battlefield. The trip to the north taught her to be cautious and to be suspicious of everything around her.

The orc Hum arrived with the rest of the militia shortly after, so that Siegel had enough men. He threw a few thick ropes over the rift, and asked the Hero's warriors to secure them with makeshift stakes, and then removed the planks from the wagon and built a temporary bridge.

"Don't forget about weapons and armor. "I hope everything will go according to the previous agreement," Siegel said. ”

"I am a man of honor!" Viscount Dre snorted, and then ordered his men to cross the bridge with only their swords.

After this defeat, the Hero Leader will be quiet for a long time, unable to launch an external attack. As long as there is a hostage in hand, I am not afraid of what small actions it will make in secret. The sudden appearance of the skeleton wiped out Uther's best knights, and if he tried to organize an army, his combat ability would be greatly reduced. Coupled with the lost weapons and equipment, although it is not difficult for a territory to replenish, the loss of morale is not something that can be recovered in a short time.

In particular, the makeshift soldiers, who had been conscripted from among the peasants, suffered considerable losses instead of receiving any oil and water. If there is no certainty of victory next time, the Uther family cannot use levies uncontrollably. It is believed that as long as the ore road is controlled and the iron ingots and finished weapons shipped to the south are intercepted, the outbreak of the next war can continue to be delayed - or even eliminated.

The completion of Mire City will give Siegel plenty of room to grow. Through this war, Siegel won the time gap that allowed the city of Myr to be built. It's just that the sudden appearance of skeletons makes him uneasy: is it related to the frequent earthquakes in the Rift Valley?

"Humm, move the skeleton back to the castle, I'm going to double-check it. After the mage explained the matter, he cast a spell to hide his form. He will go down to the bottom of the rift to investigate, but this will be done in secret.

At the bottom of the rift is a dark world, and the sunlight overhead becomes a thin line that seems to be far away on the other side of the world. There was silence here, only the smell of damp earth. But because of an earthquake that had just been experienced, the falling dust covered the moist soil at the bottom, and there was a choking smell in the air.

There were no creatures that were supposed to be there, no earthworms, no scorpions, not even a small beetle. But Siegel wasn't here to investigate the ecology, he was concentrating and feeling anything strange in this confined space. Although the runes on the skeleton's body have never been seen before, and the power that can shatter a metal weapon is even more unheard of, no matter how strange and rare things are, they must have traces of them.

Siegel frowned, he didn't feel the imprint of the magic fluctuations, but he did notice something strange about the element. The four elements of air, water, wind, and fire are usually mixed together, and some elements will be more or less in different environments, but only with the power of magic can they be extracted from the mixed state, become orderly, and then used. The elements at the bottom of the rift don't feel this way, and the four elements are like rainbows separating colors, separate from each other and not interfering with each other. They are like tattoos on the skeleton warrior's body, which, despite their twists and turns, will never have an intersection.

Guided by this bizarre elemental vision, Siegel flew through the jagged rocks, bypassing the steep layers of earth and drilling through the twisting arched holes. The trail came to an abrupt end in front of a protruding, smooth-surfaced black granite. In Siegel's eyes, it is from here that the anomalies of the elements arise and then spread. At the core of the texture that does not interfere with each other, there is a void of darkness. It's like a bottomless black well, constantly releasing the power of the four elements outward.

Siegel poked the black granite with his wand and observed it with the help of the light at the tip of his wand. He didn't find any traces of spells. The rock is not naturally formed, otherwise it would not have been as smooth as a mirror. But apart from being smooth and flat, there is neither magic nor spell enchantment, nor dwarven runes nor elven moon patterns on it, no matter how you look at it, it is just an ordinary stone slab.

Siegel tried to move it, but the heavy earth clung to its possessions and could not pry it out. Then he tried to summon the earth elemental, trying to use its power to dig through the dirt around the stone and try to get it out. However, the earth element cannot be formed, and the structure of the spell cannot be stabilized in this very special environment. The same goes for other summoning spells. He moves some distance away and summons a cavity worm that can dig holes. But before it could get close to the granite, the summon disintegrated.

In desperation, Siegel had no choice but to cut the stone with Stardust. It's a physically demanding job, especially for the state he's in right now. After a while, he was so tired and out of breath that he had to stop to rest. I wanted to open the space bag, but I found that the space effect became very unstable, and the rope that tied the mouth of the bag could not be loosened. For the sake of safety, he didn't dare to try to use the space key, so he had to continue the work.

It wasn't until two hours later that he finally dug up the rock. The other side of the black granite is still very flat, but this time it's not blank. Unlike the patterns on the skeletons, the back of the rock is densely written with dragon-like symbols, leaving almost no gaps. But judging by the fracture on the edge of the rock, this is not a complete article, but fell from some larger object.

After the slab was removed, the surrounding elements began to return to normal. They come back together and knead into a state of chaos. Siegel held the slate in his hand and was surprised to find that it was not heavy. A piece of granite as big as a grinding disc is not as heavy as a large wooden shield. But it's also a good thing, Siegel can return to the surface with this thing with the help of flying. The dark underworld was uncomfortable for the mage, and leaving as soon as possible was the way to go. (To be continued......)