386 "Matthew is Dead!"
Matthew looked at Viscount Fan with fiery eyes:
"How can you have so many good things on you?"
Viscount Fan smiled faintly:
"As long as you live long enough, you will have a little stock on you, and if you were to replace you, you might be richer than me."
"A lot of things that seemed ordinary at the time could become invaluable in the next era."
"Even if you have a pile of waste, over the course of a long time, there will always be a part of it that will find their use, and occasionally you will find a surprise or two – that's the charm of time."
There was a look of curiosity in Matthew's eyes:
"How long did you live?"
Viscount Fan did not shy away from it, and there was a hint of remembrance in his eyes:
"When the first Twilight Creations arrived in Aindor, I was already in the Underworld."
Matthew was silent.
This is a rather scary answer.
The lifespan of the Dusk Creation far exceeds that of the vast majority of the gods in Tianlun Palace, and even the ancient gods before Tianlun Palace was established may not be able to compare with it!
And is Viscount Fan actually an old thing at the same level as the Dusk Creation?
I don't know if there was a delusion.
Matthew felt a little itchy in his right hand, as if he was about to release the Grim Reaper's touch automatically......
However, this does explain why Viscount Fan has so many treasures on him.
It has survived many generations.
Even if he guards a corner of the underworld, Viscount Fan, who holds the title of messenger of the underworld, is still not to be underestimated.
"It's no wonder that the Spirit Touch Hall has no rival in the Raven Pavilion Demon Domain, and if you want, unifying the Underworld isn't a problem for you, right?"
Matthew looked at Viscount Fan with burning eyes.
Viscount Fan shook his head:
"You're wrong."
"I've just lived a little longer, although there is a general rule - that is, there is a high probability of being strong if you live a long time, but there are some exceptions, such as me."
"I'm not as strong as you think, and the reason why I've survived to this day is that I rarely make mistakes."
"I've seen a lot of beings who are stronger than me and have a longer lifespan than me, but they all made fatal mistakes, so they fell off a cliff after a moment of glory."
"In contrast, I prefer to keep a low profile and do my own thing."
Matthew was a little emotional:
"You resisted the temptation to become a god."
Since Viscount Fan is a figure from the era when the Twilight Creation arrived in the world of Aindor.
Then when most living beings are pursuing the path of godhood.
There should be many opportunities in his life to be promoted to God.
But he didn't.
Instead, he was willing to become a civil servant under the command of the Grim Reaper who clocked in every day.
It's not a choice that everyone can make.
Viscount Fan smiled.
He did not deny that he did have a chance to become a god.
He just explained softly:
"Not everyone wants to be a god, at least that's not what I'm after."
"I only care about the underworld, and I only want it to be as eternal as the universe."
"In my opinion, the underworld is the cornerstone of the multiverse, as long as this cornerstone is maintained, no matter how wind and rain is outside, my world is still peaceful, and that is enough."
Viscount Fan's tone of voice was cold, with a chill peculiar to the creatures of the underworld.
But Matthew felt a lot of genuine feelings.
"Not everybody is eager to climb up, Matthew."
Viscount Fan said a few words very rarely:
"That's too tiring."
"If I could, I would just want to be a stone looking up at the starry sky in the underworld."
"The underworld is my hometown, and it is also the place where I will rest after I die."
"The starry sky is beautiful, but for me, just looking at it is enough."
Matthew was infected by Viscount Fan's words, and his heart became a little more peaceful.
Immediately, he couldn't help but shake his head:
"Even if you don't want to climb up, the condition in a safe corner is that you have enough strength, right?"
Viscount Fan blinked:
"Of course."
"The stones of the underworld are very hard."
"In fact, since the suspected fall of Lord Death, there have been people from all walks of life who have come to the underworld, some are secretly tempting, and some are coming to the door-
Most of them heard that I was rich and wanted to get a little oil out of me.
I'm actually quite grateful for their ......."
Matthew wondered:
"Why?"
Viscount Fan said calmly:
"Because they work very hard when they die."
"Much harder than when they were alive......"
The corners of Matthew's mouth twitched slightly.
All right.
For an underworld emissary, such a bad joke was not too much.
After all, he used similar cases to threaten those arsonists.
Present.
Matthew's gaze shifted back and forth between the three objects.
His eyes were a little difficult:
"Do you have to choose one of the three?"
"Can I have them all?"
Viscount Fan thought for a moment:
"Of course you can't do it all."
"You can pick up to two, though."
Matthew suddenly looked surprised, but he soon calmed down:
"What are the conditions?"
Viscount Fan said neatly:
"You help me hunt down someone."
Matthew asked tentatively:
"It can't be that the matter of Shenlong Island hasn't been settled yet, right?"
Viscount Fan shook his head:
"It's done."
"Just when you were busy unleashing the Undead Scourge to destroy the world, Sen'er had already led people to destroy the old nest established by the Pluto Cult on Shenlong Island."
"That guy was very spicy, and directly detonated the volcano under the bottom of Shenlong Island, and after that battle, all the islands sank below the sea level, and few members of the Pluto Cult on the island survived......"
"He, like you, also brought me a large number of souls, but those souls were all cut off by the Pluto Cult, which is exactly the same as my previous guess - the Pluto Cult is really secretly intercepting souls that should have gone to the underworld!"
"But that guy isn't very honest, and he has hidden something from me in this commission."
"He told me he was going to use his poisonous fangs to break the Ring of the Dragons made by the Cult of the Underworld, but he didn't do that, and instead stole the Ring of the Dragon through other means."
"So today, the two treasures of the Poisonous Fang and the Ring of the Divine Dragon have fallen into the hands of Sen'er, and the role of these two treasures is not trivial, you should understand what I mean......"
Matthew frowned:
"It's not the price to kill Sen'er."
In fact.
Matthew knew very well that he couldn't kill Sen'er at all, and as long as a wanderer of this level didn't die, he definitely wouldn't be able to die!
But it's a bargain.
You have to bluff for a while.
Viscount Fan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"I didn't mean to let you deal with Sen'er, I just wanted to remind you that he has these two treasures in his hand, isn't your relationship not very good? If he's going to do something with those two treasures, at least you'll be prepared. ”
"What I want you to kill is another man, his name is Hayek, the vice-leader of the Cult of Hades."
"Hayek is one of the few survivors on Shenlong Island, and according to Sen's description, this guy has taken at least half of the treasures of the Pluto Cult and is currently on the East Coast, and it is likely that he will head north into the Northlands, or go to seclusion near the Helen Mountains for a while."
Matthew wondered:
"Why do you want to keep hunting?"
"Are you interested in the treasures of the Cult of the Underworld?"
Viscount Fan shook his head:
"I just don't want anyone to lie to me."
"Matthew, you have dealt with me many times, and I think I have always been a good talker, and when it comes to business, what is important is fairness."
"I hope you can help me find Hayek, and before killing him, I would better be able to figure out what really happened on Shenlong Island."
Matthew shrugged:
"I don't have to say, Sen'er must have lied to you, maybe he swallowed half of the treasure alone, and then found someone to pretend to be the deputy leader of the Pluto Cult, and it is even possible that the so-called Hayek was actually fabricated by Sen'er out of thin air."
Viscount Fan said with a serious face:
"Of course it's possible that what you're talking about exists, but I need proof."
"As for Hayek, I am sure that this character is real, and it is true, as Senle said, that after the fall of Shenlong Island, Hayek went ashore alone and is currently wandering south."
"He has a high status in the Cult of the Underworld, and this guy has been pushing for the plan to find the Death Prophet before the Dragon Island incident......"
Death Prophet?
Hearing this word, Matthew couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.
He remembered that when he met with Eurolin in the Great Tombs, he did meet a group of people from the Cult of Hades.
Those people kept saying that they wanted to ask the Prophet of Death to do something.
Because it's about Eurolin.
Matthew naturally inquired a few more sentences:
"What kind of character is this?"
Viscount Fan glanced at Matthew, and then muttered:
"The Prophet of Death is just a name, a title, and many people in history have used this title, but the most famous one should be a doppelganger of the Grim Reaper."
"In the heyday of Tianlun Palace, the god of death liked to walk in the world very much, and he would transform into various images to experience the red dust, among which there was a more famous image, which was the Prophet of Death."
"It was a solitary and withdrawn adult man, who was often encountered in the wilderness, but most of the time he was sleeping."
"The Prophet of Death was very fond of pranks, he always liked to lie in a coffin as a dead man, and then staged a trick on the corpse, and even often engaged in similar pranks in the funeral procession, so for a long time his reputation was not very good."
"In a certain generation, it was also the most active time of the Prophet of Death, who appeared at the scene of the disaster many times to warn the living beings of death in the vicinity."
"In about a hundred years, the Prophet of Death informed people of disasters such as tsunamis, sudden avalanches, unforeseen fires, and impending locust plagues, and over time he became very well-known in Aindor."
"But there are mixed opinions about him, with some believing that the Prophet of Death was a man of good heart, who could foresee the future, always give warnings, and was a man of good heart."
"There are also those who believe that the warnings of the Prophet of Death never once changed the outcome of the calamities, and that in hindsight his warnings were meaningless except to increase panic, and that there are even suspicions that those calamities were brought about by the Prophet of Death, and that without warning, the calamities would not have occurred, a statement that was very popular in many of the northern city-states......"
"But it seems to me that it's just a boredom for Lady Death to have some fun with himself, and he doesn't really think about it that much."
The Prophet of Death is actually the embodiment of death?
Matthew's heart shuddered.
Isn't that Brother Eurolin......
He hurriedly asked:
"The Death Prophet you mentioned, is he very fond of using fireballs?"
Viscount Fan shook his head, and then looked at him with strange eyes:
"As far as I know, the Death Prophet who Lord Death has turned into has not used fireballs, and there is no precedent for using fireballs in his long career, well, I don't have any memory anyway."
"On the contrary, Lord Death has always felt that such a simple and crude spell as Fireball is simply insulting to the name of magic, and he once approached the goddess of magic, Yeli, and asked her to remove Fireball from magic."
"The reason he said to the goddess of magic, Yeli, was that the fireball technique was too low-end, not mysterious enough, and it affected the dignity of magic, but as far as I know, the deeper reason was probably because his friend and rival, the sun god Gerald, always liked to use fireball magic against him......"
The sun god Gerald loves to use fireballs?
Matthew's expression became a little subtle.
There should be no need for Viscount Fan to lie about this kind of thing, and with his experience, it is reasonable to know something about the god of death and the sun god.
If that's the case.
Then the origin of Eurolin is a bit interesting......
Viscount Fan looked at Matthew curiously:
"What's that look on your face?"
Matthew coughed:
"I just didn't expect the big guys to do the same...... Immature? ”
Viscount Fan smiled:
"Sometimes the big guys tend to be much more naïve than you think!"
"Then again, in the teachings of the Cult of the Underworld that I have learned, they firmly believe that there is a god above the god of death, and when the reign of the god of death is declared, the god will come to the underworld to take charge of everything."
"According to them, the god of death will descend into the body of the Prophet of Death, replace the incarnation and authority of the god of death, and then become the supreme of the underworld, and it is for this reason that Hayek has been looking for the prophet of death, but unfortunately, since the disappearance of Lord Death, the prophet of death has also disappeared completely, and no one can find his hiding place."
"If I had to guess, he's probably sleeping in an unknown corner right now!"
Matthew scratched his head in his heart, and secretly said that Viscount Fan was really accurate.
His relationship with Viscount Fan is actually very good.
But the Death Prophet thing is a bit sensitive.
Matthew had promised Eurolin to give him as little trouble as possible, so he chose to keep it a little bit.
He said decisively:
"I can deal with that Hayek for you, and find out the truth about Sen'er and Shenlong Island."
"Of these three items, I'm going to take the meat cleaver and the combination of the Eight Extremes Celestial Sphere and the Wings of the Wind."
As he spoke, he reached out and took what he wanted.
Viscount Fan did not stop.
He was just a little surprised and said:
"I thought you wouldn't miss the Helios' weapons."
Matthew shrugged:
"I want it too, but life-saving items are something better."
"As for the Eight Poles Celestial Instrument and the Wings of the Wind, I just laid down the sampan plane, and you sent me such a treasure, of course I have no reason to refuse."
The sampan plane is a ferry ship between the material realm and the astral plane.
Matthew took the ship though.
But when and which dock to dock at, Matthew can't decide.
And with the Eight Poles Celestial Sphere and the Wings of Fufeng.
He can then manipulate the sampan plane to travel between certain worlds.
This will greatly enhance Matthew's control over the new territory.
Moreover, this pair also contains a trade route to the Eastern Continent, which Matthew could not miss.
The meat cleaver is a life-saving curiosity.
Matthew has always been reluctant to come to life-saving props.
Especially after experiencing this undead natural disaster, deep down in his heart, he actually wanted to improve his strength even more urgently.
However, the improvement of spell strength is by no means an overnight effort.
And from the first summoning of Philorius to now, the time has just passed a little more than a year.
Matthew's progress can already be described as the speed of light!
For a mage.
He actually needs time to settle and digest.
But in the current situation.
Quiet development seems to have become a luxury.
Even if he has Isabel's patron saint on his body.
Matthew also had to do a lot of preparation.
As for the Sun God Spear.
"Anyway, it's in the hands of Viscount Fan, save more souls and exchange it with him next time......"
That's what Matthew thought.
For a moment.
He even came up with the idea of doing another undead scourge!
Fortunately, his sanity dispelled it in time.
"Greed is really terrible......"
Matthew was secretly vigilant.
And yet at this very moment.
Suddenly there was a violent tremor above the canopy of death.
The original two Grim Reaper projections have been materialized to varying degrees.
Followed by.
Accompanied by a strange mournful sound between heaven and earth.
The third Grim Reaper projection has arrived!
Matthew's pupils shrank—
The details of the face of this Grim Reaper projection were so clear that he could almost see the hair on Grim Reaper's face!
The other party's indifferent, dominant-like expression was also vivid.
Matthew has a feeling that the other party is about to "come to life"!
……
"Hint: Fueled by the Death Dome, you automatically summoned the third Death Projection, and the Scourge of the Dead continues to increase in strength......
Warning: The Death Canopy is showing a slight backlash against you!"
……
That moment.
Matthew only felt that the blood in his chest was boiling, and there was a hot current rushing upward, wanting to shake off Matthew's hands and feet, and wander between heaven and earth recklessly.
Fortunately, this situation only lasted for a split second.
Matthew didn't hesitate to use the newly arrived "Authority: Father of the Undead" to suppress it fiercely!
"Eaten by the Undead Scourge?"
Viscount Fan was originally attracted by the projection of the Grim Reaper.
But soon.
He looked at Matthew with a serious expression.
Matthew nodded slightly:
"It's not a big problem."
"I can suppress it."
Viscount Fan hesitated for a moment, and took the initiative to speak:
"These three Grim Reaper projections will contribute to the undead natural disaster, and their existence is not beneficial to you."
Matthew agrees with his statement:
"I understand."
"In a little while, I'll start dismantling the Undead Scourge, and I won't give them a chance to get out of control."
Viscount Fan nodded and said:
"I'll help you."
"It just so happens that with the help of Lord Death's power, I will raise the level of the Lost Lantern."
said.
He took the lost lantern from Matthew's hand.
The next second.
Viscount Fan's figure suddenly appeared above the death canopy.
Matthew's eyes narrowed.
This was the first time he had seen Viscount Fan take action in person!
Faced with the projection of death.
But seeing Viscount Fan, he bowed slightly at the three Death Projections, and then raised the lost lantern in his hand high.
In a flash.
The three Grim Reaper projections actually opened their mouths at the same time:
"You want to detain me?"
Viscount Fan waved his robe expressionlessly, his lips opened slightly, and then, a sharp howl like a ghost crying wolf burst out from Viscount Fan's chest and abdomen.
Airplanes!
Matthew subconsciously covered his ears, but he still felt a splitting headache!
And above the canopy.
The projections of the three Grim Reapers, in an instant, turned into countless black bats, and they fled in a hurry in all directions!
Viscount Fan continued to scream, and then threw out the lantern in his hand.
The black bats involuntarily blended into the lanterns.
Five minutes later.
The starry sky above the canopy was clear, and the projection of death was no longer visible.
However, the lantern in Viscount Fan's hand was shining brightly, as bright and eternal as a star.
He handed the lantern to Matthew:
"Alright."
"Now, those malevolent grudges won't affect your spells anymore."
Matthew asked:
"You mean that the projection of death is actually a malevolent grudge?"
Viscount Fan nodded:
"They are a collection of resentments of the creatures you have killed through the Undead Scourge, and from the perspective of negative energy, they can add strength to the Undead Scourge and have the effect of fueling the flames."
"This in itself is a phenomenon of spells and ritual fields that pry the external manifestation of the laws of the plane - because the imprint of Lord Death is still firmly rooted in every realm related to it, so these resentments will appear in front of us in the form of Lord Death."
"But you don't have to worry much about them, because the real Grim Reaper-sama can't come down in a projection of this level, these are just shells that show nothing!"
Viscount Fan's tone seemed to be a little embarrassed.
But after saying this, he put on a crow mask.
This is what it means to prepare for farewell.
Matthew didn't ask much.
He looked down at the fortified Lost Lantern.
……
"Record: Viscount Fan used the legendary ability "Death Scream" to destroy the projection of the Grim Reaper!
Hint: Your Lost Lantern has been greatly enhanced, and here are some of the enhanced or new features -
1. The number of spirits that can be stored in the Lost Lantern reaches 100,000.
2. Viscount Fan's Soul Chains: After activating this effect, the Lost Lantern will project a large number of soul chains within a radius of 300 meters, which will be used to arrest nearby spirits.
The chain has a strong suppression, restraint, and arrest effect on the soul.
The effect on living people is reduced to one-fifth of what it would normally be.
Can be used three times daily.
3. Viscount Fan's Death Scream: The Lost Lantern emits Viscount Fan's scream, which has a great killing power for soul bodies and psionic masters.
Can be used three times daily.
4. Wings of Dusk (Pseudo-Legendary/Boss Template): The Wings of Dusk, which can be summoned by the Lost Lantern, has been greatly improved.
Right now.
Your Wings of Dusk has a creature level of LV23.
When you're walking in the Underworld or the Negative Energy Plane, the Wings of Dusk will be a better flying mount!"
……
The Wings of Dusk are an ugly-looking flying mount.
Its head has mouse-like protruding teeth, and its head resembles that of a bat;
Its cortical epidermis was taut over its skeleton, its eyes were hollow, its body was covered with mottled bone plates, and a pair of giant wings extended from its shoulders;
If it weren't for the flickering soul fire from time to time, people would realize that it was an undead creature.
In most cases, it looks more like a skeletal specimen.
Matthew hadn't ridden the Wings of Dusk before, mainly because the previous flying mount wasn't of a high level.
He has the Red Flame Nightmare and the Celestial Pegasus as his company, so naturally he doesn't think much of it.
It's different now.
Viscount Fan raised the level of Dusk Wings to the legendary realm, although there is no domain and does not meet the definition of a true legend, but the attributes have indeed been improved.
Matthew plans to summon it the next time he goes to the negative energy plane.
At the same time, what made him even more curious was -
How exactly did Viscount Fan manage to pull the creature level of a creature that was clearly not legendary to level twenty or more?
Matthew thought about it, though.
Viscount Fan has lived for so many years, and there are countless good things in his hands.
Even something as strange as a spell guild has it.
Making pseudo-legendary creatures isn't a hard idea of that either.
After sending Viscount Fan away.
The ruins of the City of Night Angels fell silent.
Matthew continues his search for the city's loot.
At the same time, he also took the time to check the situation of the Jade Garden.
In the chat room of the Spell Guild.
Lines of records circulate before Matthew's eyes.
The records he read were some time ago, and the chat room was quite active at that time—
……
"Loraine: Did you see that? Matthew is dead!
Bobo: What a terrifying power, is that Matthew's claw? It's huge!
Richard: Mages are all perverts, and necromancers are especial!
Rhaegar: Wait, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand it? Am I missing something again? What the did Matthew do again? I didn't say it in today's newspaper......
Lumière: +1
Lumière: I'm sorry, I made the mistake again, but I don't really know what Matthew did in detail, I just know that he got into a cave by himself and told us to stand by in the Moonhaze Glade.
Lumière: Wait, why do you know what's going on? Aren't we in the same place? @波波
Loraine: Give you a hint, a little more awareness, or turn into a bard.
Rhaegar: What does this have to do with perception? I've always been sharp! That's what a lot of ladies say!
Hibbert: Is Matthew there? Something's wrong, uh, I'm not very good at using this chat room feature, can anyone tell me how to chat with Matthew privately?
Guild Elf Sissy: The way of private chat is already private chat with you, @希伯特"
……
See here.
Matthew immediately looked at the private chat board.
But see Hibbert say this:
"Something big has happened to the Jade Cangting!"
"Terast has suddenly returned, and is killing so many elves in the city, and he has caught us off guard."
"Feliwin and I are now confused about whether to help the defenseless elves or help Terast......"
The message was sent about an hour ago.
Matthew missed it without paying attention before.
Later, Hibbert added another message:
"Okay, we've decided not to help each other, you can do your job."
Terast suddenly went on a killing spree?
Matthew frowned.
I think there's something wrong with it.
This old thing is reluctant to kill his own compatriots, so he entrusts himself to do the dirty work.
Why did you suddenly switch sexually again?
It can't be stimulated by your own undead natural disaster, right?
Think so.
Matthew was going to take a trip to Windward Valley.
But at this time.
Peggy suddenly came over to ventilate the news:
"Matthew, on the edge of the Crystal Forest to the south, there's a magic ship parked!"
"There is the little white face who has been ambiguous with you for a long time standing on the boat......"
Matthew's face darkened, and he scolded angrily, "Don't talk nonsense! But still followed Peggy.
Three minutes later.
Edge of the Crystal Forest.
Matthew looked at Setrunk standing on the deck of the magic ship.
The latter held a deck of playing cards in his hand and said with a smile on his face:
"How about a round on board?"
"It's my bet."
said.
He placed a brass-colored book on the table in front of him.
Matthew's eyes narrowed slightly.
Is that......
Son's "Distorted Book of Equilibrium"?!
……
(End of chapter)