The thing that can make Merster feel intractable must have something to do with death magic.

Li Nuo took the second file bag, poured out the report inside, and saw more than a dozen images of the scene recorded in black and white photos.

On these images, magic patterns composed of necromantic language appear, and the magic patterns form three-dimensional magic arrays on the walls, floors, and ceilings.

These magic arrays were dull and shaped like dry ink, and it was clear that they had lost their extraordinary effect.

They were found in the same chamber where the defector had stayed.

By the time MI2 discovered the magic arrays, the defectors had already fled into the territory of the Necromantic Sect.

Generally speaking, wizards choose to engrave magic patterns on the magic chain when creating a magic circle that they intend to reuse.

This is not only convenient to carry, but also can recharge the magic circle in a loop.

Magic arrays like the one in the photo that are directly engraved on the wall are all disposable, and they will be scrapped when they are used up.

In other words, the investigator will not be able to figure out the exact effect of the magic circle by charging it up.

This has undoubtedly placed a lot of burden on MI2's investigative work.

However, there is more to the empire than MI2 and MI3.

"What do the Leyline Pillars think of these magic arrays?" Li Nuo asked.

Merst waved his hand:

"Eh, don't mention it. The Leyline Pillars didn't bother to get involved in anything related to the Emperor. They know it's a quagmire, so they've been avoiding it. When I showed them the photos, only my current mentor replied. ”

Merst flicked the soot:

He said that the language of the necromancy on the magic circle was somewhat different from the language they had found in the tombs. If the necromantic language in the tomb is regarded as a script that ordinary undead can read, speak, and write, then these scripts related to defectors are the advanced scripts in the necromantic language. ”

"Advanced Text..."

Li Nuo looked at the necromantic language in the photograph.

Both the results of deconstruction and his own understanding of "necromantic linguistics" tell him that he can't read the words on the photographs.

Merster's speculation is still more credible.

"This is the official language of the 'Dead World', the language of the Dead World."

The assassination angel said in Li Nuo's heart:

"The Dead Capital is an alien necromantic force that wields thermal weapons, and the core of the plane behind it is Dead Steel. It seems that the Necromantic Sect in the Tatis region has already developed a connection with the "Mortal Capital" in the alien sky. ”

"And what is the purpose of these magic arrays?"

Li Nuo asked.

Assassination Angel Response:

"They are used to connect with the 'Dead City'."

Li Nuo nodded secretly, he knew what was going on:

"If the Necronomicon wants the Emperor's sons and daughters to defect to them willingly, they must let them see a much broader future than the Empire. Therefore, the Necromantic Sect handed over this kind of magic array that could be connected to the "Dead World" to the defectors, so that they could witness the strength of the necromantic forces in the alien sky. Is that so? ”

"Correct answer." Assassination Angel said.

Leno came back to his senses and asked Merst:

"Professors at the Hortamus Academy of Death, have you seen these pictures?"

Merst spread his hands:

"I've seen it. However, they don't have a clue. If you want to decipher an unknown language, you have to cooperate with the person who knows the language. Until I catch an undead who knows this advanced necromantic language, it's unlikely we'll be able to crack it. ”

"Have you asked a wizard who knows the language for help?" Li Nuo asked again.

Merst nodded, and said with some regret:

"I looked for it, but it didn't work very well. After reading it, the language masters of the Unas Ring said that these magic arrays were so badly damaged that they could not distinguish the contents of the text. ”

Li Nuo rubbed his chin.

Then it seems that he and the assassination angel should be one of the very few people who can understand the effect of the magic array.

With the help of MI2, the effect of investigating the location of the polluted field of the "Dead Steel Forest" may not be as great as Li Nuo thought.

If you really want to find out the situation in this polluted realm, you have to enter the territory of the Necromantic Sect.

"What is the state of the fighting on the front line recently?" Li Nuo asked.

Merst used the "wizard's hand" to push a sand table from the corner of the wall, pointed to the flag on the sand table with a command rod in the air, and said:

"After the Leyline Pillars entered the Empire, we advanced our battle line more than 150 kilometers to the west. The current war zone is located to the west of the former land of suffering, in the absinthe mountain forest. It is a hilly area with a very complex topography, and although the number of tombs is small, each of them is very deep. ”

The command pole swept over the sand table and landed deep in the western hilly region, pointing to an area of ravines.

Merst says:

"The Necronomicon Cult's stronghold is located in the innermost part of the Wormwood Forest. It's called Vortex Mountain, and you know that name. The royal court of the ancient Tatis dynasty was there. ”

Merst said this, and sighed:

"I'm sure you've found out too. In fact, there is not much room for the Necronomicon Sect to survive. With a little more effort from the wizards of the Leyline Pillars, we can wipe out the necromancy from the land. Unfortunately, due to the need for the chief wizards of the Witch Council to study the Necronomicon for a long time, we will not see any hope of eliminating the Necronomicon in the near future. ”

Li Nuo nodded slowly, he knew about it.

As a person who had escaped from here a long time ago, he didn't have too many waves in his heart.

There are two ideal options now.

First, find an opportunity to fly to the base camp of the Necronomicon Sect, deconstruct the important members of it, and get information related to the "Dead Steel Forest".

The danger of this is that the Vortex Mountains are surrounded by the magical barriers of the Necromantic Sect.

It may not be easy to meet an important member of the Necronomicon first.

The second plan envisioned by Li Nuo is related to the death meeting.

Some of the Death Society wizards who appear in the "Grey Wastes" are based in Tatith.

Of course, the kind that stayed in Tartis in secret, and was not registered with the Leyline Pillar.

These Dead Church wizards are associated with the Necromantic Sect.

The former provides the latter with the magic materials and magic stones of the Unas Ring, while the latter shares the magic within the Necromantic Sect with the former.

If Li Nuo could disguise himself as a wizard of the Death Society, he should be able to connect with the Necromantic Sect.

"Oh, by the way, speaking of the war, I think of a strange phenomenon that has occurred recently." Merster patted his head and said:

"As you know, due to the presence of the corpse in the tomb, we can't collect the soul scraps from the corpses of the undead before destroying the corpse. When the wizards of the Leyline Pillars arrived, they developed a geotechnical magic that shielded them from the influence of the Corpse. By using this magic to place a magical barrier around the corpse, we can isolate the corpse's influence on the undead in the tomb, and then successfully collect the soul fragments. ”

Merst raised his hands, gestured to a hemispherical shape enveloping the corpse, and then clapped his hands and said:

"However, this approach has not worked lately. It's not that the shielding effect of geo-magic has decreased, but that the undead in the catacombs are no longer as 'rich' as they used to be. They used to have at least 3 soul energy, but now, with an average of only 0.5 points, the amount of soul debris is much, much less than before. ”

Li Nuo raised his eyebrows:

"It sounds like this is deliberately done by the Necronomicon Sect in order to prevent the leyline pillars from collecting soul debris."

Merst shook his head slightly:

"That's what we thought at first, but then it turned out that it wasn't that simple. The total amount of soul debris in the corpse has also dropped significantly, and it no longer produces "Immortal Essence" as it used to. ”

Merst touched his brain, feeling distressed:

"It's weird to say. Why did it happen that overnight, all the corpses produced "immortal essences"? If it weren't for the fact that there was still a lot of inventory in the Empire, the "Fist of the Empire" would definitely be extinct immediately. Even my father didn't know why..."

Except for the Emperor, no one in the Empire should know of the existence of the Twilight Giants.

The "essence of eternal life" in Merster's mouth is the "surge of vitality" on the corpse of the twilight giant Omisgard.

When Leno had just crossed over, Omisgard's body was in the hands of the Necromantic Sect, and his soul and brain were in the hands of Emperor Tattis.

After Omismgard transferred the extraordinary properties of the soul and body from both sides to the resurrection space of the "Noisy Tunnel", the Necromantic Cult and the Emperor no longer had access to the extraordinary properties of Omismgard.

As a participant in the whole incident, Li Nuo is very clear about the cause and effect.

But he can't say...

Back to the point.

The problem of the reduction in the number of soul crumbs mentioned by Merster caught the attention of Linot.

In the memory fragments of the Death Society wizards, Li Nuo found that the amount of soul energy and death energy purchased by the Necromantic Sect from the Death Society had increased.

Moreover, the Necromantic Sect is also seeking soul energy and death energy from other wizard forces in the Unas Ring and the non-Unas Ring, which has a sense of not refusing to come.

Li Nuo reached into his magic pocket and touched a shadow orb.

An ingenious plan that took shape in his mind.

"That's all for now, Merster, thanks for the information."

Li Nuo packed the two document bags, returned them, and said at the same time:

"I'll probably go to the grave. Do I need to prepare something like a pass for this? ”

Merster put the file bag back in the drawer, took out a magic card made of rock and earth energy, and handed it over:

"Put it away and show it to the wizards of the Leyline Pillars if necessary. As for ordinary soldiers and cyborg giants, I think you can handle it. ”

Li Nuo stuffed the magic card into his pocket and got up to leave.

That night, Leno and Dinas stayed in the Blade Mountains.

Early the next morning, the two left MI2 territory and entered the land of suffering, now known as the Land of Recovery.

Once in ruins due to the siege of the Necronomicon, the fortress of the Korabo Legion is now a human city in the Land of Resurrection.

With several railways and a crowded train station, it is more than several times more popular and has an area than before.

Leno settled Dinas in the city known as the City of Recovery, and disguised himself as a Grey wizard who had snuck in from the outside world to find the eyes of the Necronomicon cult in the city.

The false identity that Li Nuo has set for himself is that of a gray wizard who has mastered the magic of death and shadow.

The "Cloak of Shadow" spell is a weapon for him to prove his identity.

Plus the Shadow Magic Material in the Magic Pocket, the Shadow Stone, and a Shadow Shadow Golem sealed in the Shadow Orb.

All this provides corroboration for Li Nuo's fake identity.

Not only that, in order to play the play more realistically, Li Nuo also deliberately asked Selena, who stayed in the Deep Sea Branch, to prepare a batch of soul gems for himself.

Li Nuo will use this batch of soul gems to cater to the needs of the Necronomicon Sect and knock on the other party's door.

There is one more key point.

Token.

A token from the Death Society.

Leno rummaged through his magic pocket and found the loot Noreen had collected.

After eliminating the 10 Death Wizards in the Grey Wastes, Noreen put all of their loot into a magic pocket.

Among them is the letter of introduction that the Death Society has not yet had time to send to the Grey Wizard forces.

The letter of introduction is unsigned and bearer, and is placed on the "communication platform" of the Grey Wizard forces, an illegal free port in the deep sea.

With this letter in hand, find the eyeliner of the Necronomicon Sect and give it to the other party, you can gain initial trust.

"Everything is ready. The next step is to send a connector signal to the Necronomicon sect. ”

Li Nuo stood in the white steam in the bustling and noisy joint, leaning against the street lamp.

He wears a hat that covers half of his face, holds a pipe in his hand, and holds it to his mouth with a large beard, acting like a passerby passing the time on the street.

Li Nuo silently put a black sticker on the street lamp, and then walked into the deserted alley casually, quietly waiting for visitors.

"Bang bang bang.."

The leather boots splashed black water in the stagnant water of the pit.

A gray-skinned man with a numb expression walked in from the mouth of the alley and turned into the alley where Li Nuo was.

Leno threw a deconstruction spell at the man, then pulled a soul gem out of his pocket and threw it over.

Attracted by the shiny gray light in the gem, the visitor couldn't help but show a greedy expression, caught it, and put it to the tip of his nose to sniff.

"I heard you want soul energy, and I'm here."

Li Nuo was calm, reached into his pocket, took out the letter of introduction and threw it over.

The gray-skinned man, holding back the urge to suck up the crumbs of his soul, tore open the letter of introduction and glanced at it briefly.

He squeezed a wicked smile at Li Nuo, stuffed the letter and soul gem into his pocket, and waved his hand, motioning for Li Nuo to follow him.

"Welcome, friend. Come with me. ”

Li Nuo and the other party went from inside the city to outside the city, from the ground to the underground, and finally stopped in a privately excavated basement.

Here, Li Nuo met more and more supernumerary members of the Necronomicon Sect.

They are the kind of humans who begin to undergo transformation rituals, known as necromancyclers.

While they appear to be able to breathe and have a heartbeat, some of the organs in their bodies are already transforming into death magic organs.

The person who presided over the transformation ceremony for them was a low-ranking acolyte of the Necromantic Sect.

He is a true undead, but disguises himself as a human with the spell of "disguise the living corpse".

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