……

Matthew naturally wouldn't refuse.

And just when he gave XP to Ah Bing through the Necromantic Pact.

There was also a special throbbing above the contract.

That moment.

Matthew has a vague third-person perspective focused on Bing.

He looked around.

It's still the basement full of ancient beauty works and strong elven architecture.

Now.

From a styling point of view.

Then he refocused his attention on what was in front of him.

The other party is still quite interesting.

Most of the space is occupied by a large bamboo forest.

Because there are no demons under his hands.

This painting seems to have become the key to Ah Bing's promotion to the legend!

"Won't you make me a legendary profession like a painter or a bard?"

Some of the silhouettes of the artwork lit up with a shimmer.

Matthew could still feel a sense of familiarity, too.

The soul fire seems to have been extinguished.

Among them, sculpture and painting are the mainstay.

Although they couldn't see their faces clearly.

In the depths of the forest, there were one or two lonely figures.

There are oil paintings with fine brushstrokes and heavy ink and heavy colors;

I could vaguely see that the two figures were wearing black robes and hats with distinctive styles.

Matthew noted.

Matthew took a look.

The brightest of these is the ink painting depicting bamboo forests and hermits.

Bing's soul is now roaming in these fields related to aesthetics.

Matthew sincerely hopes that the other party can escape that catastrophe.

But for now, it seems.

In order to flatten the sampan plane before, I didn't have time to pay attention to the demon knight, and I don't know if his revenge was successful or not?

Matthew can be sure though.

There is even a newly unfolded ink painting hanging on Ah Bing's left hand!

This is a manifestation of the artwork itself's involvement in the aesthetic realm.

This painting, which is obviously from the Soviet Union, should have nothing to do with the ancient god of beauty, and belongs to the private collection of Terast.

Among the paintings and sculptures around Ah Bing.

The basement is home to a large number of artworks.

There are primitive murals with rough paintings and messy lines;

Matthew muttered a little in his heart.

This shows that the demon brother should have found a way to dodge it.

But in terms of content style, it is extremely cluttered -

The Skull Knife Dancer is sitting cross-legged in the center of these artworks.

"Speaking of which, I don't know what happened to that bald demon brother......

This style of dressing.

The undead scourge he set off on the sampan plane did not affect any of the demons—

However, Matthew could clearly perceive it.

He couldn't help but think of his previous life, and then he was the demon knight who had a relationship with him on the sampan plane before.

His head tilted slightly to his right shoulder.

In the ink painting.

In this not-so-open basement, many fields are repeatedly stacked and surging.

Matthew thought with some regret.

It was as if he was already a seated monk.

But he still has a lot of sense of accomplishment in his heart-

If Xiao Boil's advanced legend is mostly based on his own efforts.

Then Bing's growth basically benefited from Matthew's full training.

Out of all the elite undead.

Matthew has invested the highest number of enhancements and experience in Bing.

Ah Bing did not disappoint him either.

Less than two years.

Advance to the Legend as a skeleton.

That's a miracle in itself!

"No matter what, it's good to be promoted to a legend!"

Think of it.

Matthew didn't hesitate anymore and injected a large amount of XP into Ah Bing's body!

That moment.

Bing's bone-like body was suddenly set on fire.

The white flames burned from top to bottom, burning to every corner of the limbs.

"Legendary Fire!"

Matthew's eyelids jumped, and a lot of longing and longing flashed in his heart.

However, the next second.

To his astonishment—

The ink painting that was a certain distance from Ah Bing was also burned!

Whew!

A few seconds later.

The flame of legend burned the ink painting scroll to the ground.

Nothing but ashes remained.

Such a change suddenly attracted the attention of the mage apprentice who had been guarding beside him:

"It's on fire!"

"Go and inform Lord Matthew, and Miss Beana!"

Sou!

The Necromantic Pact continues to shake.

Matthew's perspective returns to itself.

He opened his eyes with a strange and hesitant expression:

"That painting looks like it's worth a lot...... Terast shouldn't ask me for compensation, right? ”

"Forget it, it's a big deal to go back and let Ah Bing lose money by himself, he burned the painting, it's none of my business......"

He glanced at the data bar.

A soldier has entered the key node of promotion to Legend.

It's like a small boil before.

Everything Matthew can do has already been done.

Now it's up to him.

Meanwhile.

On the frontal battlefield, the situation between the generals is becoming more and more tense.

Except for the Slayer Demon Lord and the Twin Cavalry Demon.

Three more elite demons came out to call for battle.

They looked desperate to fight.

The response from the cemetery was much slower.

Matthew's slow and methodical deployment of troops is basically to send someone over to fight against him before the patience of the caller is about to run out.

In this case.

Naturally, the results of the engagement were not very good.

Except that Peggy did not fall behind, and Argus at the beginning resisted slightly.

Almost all of the elite immortals sent over in the back were being beaten!

Matthew had a psychological prediction about this.

So it's not very frustrating to see this kind of scene.

Opposite.

He was observing the changes in the demon army.

"The danger level of these demons seems to be increasing rapidly, is it related to the outcome of the battle between the generals?"

"Is it a morale factor?"

"Morale has such a serious impact on the demon army?"

Matthew's mind was full of doubts.

Bang!

Right now.

The Twin Cavalry Demon managed to take out two dragonman undead.

The two of them brandished their weapons in the middle of the battlefield, showing off their might and shouting loudly.

Accompany their movements.

An earth-shattering drum beat came from the Demon Legion array.

Followed by.

A similar drum beat was heard from all the legion formations of the second echelon!

Matthew observed.

After hearing the sound of the drums, the ordinary demon seemed to become more powerful-

This is not a change of mind.

It's a real physical bonus!

And when he unfolded his balanced perception again, he finally saw blood-red auras at the feet of those elite demons who came out to call the formation.

And the feet of ordinary demons also began to condense a pale yellow aura.

……

"Warning: You've discovered the Demon Army's ritual ground, the Holy Forge Soldier!

Forge Saint Soldier (Lack of Knowledge): ???"

……

"Sure enough, it's a ceremonial field."

Matthew didn't hesitate to share his findings with Yu Qi.

A moment later.

Yu Qi, who rushed over from the magic ship again, brought Matthew a freshly baked divination result.

"This is a forbidden ritual inherited from the Soviet Union!"

"The sound of war drums you just heard is theoretically only audible to the demon soldiers in the ceremony!"

"That war drum is made from the scalp of a human or a demon, and it is rich in undead, evil thoughts, pain, and the negativity associated with the battlefield."

Yu Qi said quickly:

"This ritual field can ignite the blood and longevity of all participants, making them stronger."

"Not only that, but this ritual arena can bind the lives of a participant and their main general, and the two sides are in a relationship of both prosperity and loss!"

"As long as the Lord will be more dazzling and powerful, they will be able to generate a large number of war auras through the ritual field, and then bless these auras on their followers, making them stronger than ever!"

"When the soldiers are strengthened, they will burn more life and stimulate the potential for change, which will be fed back to the commander......"

"This kind of terrible cycle!"

"However, the destruction of soldiers' lives in such ceremonial fields is irreversible."

"The so-called Saint Casting Soldier is to use the lives of ordinary soldiers to superimpose and strengthen the strength of the main general who is already a strong man, and finally superimpose a powerful existence that is invincible on the battlefield!"

"This ritual is said to have been taught by the dragon soul of the five-clawed dragon to an astrologist in the Su country, and later abused by the kings or lords of some small countries, it was once listed as a forbidden technique by the emperor of the Su country, but when resisting the demon invasion, some of the soldiers of the Great Wall Legion were also forced to use this spell, and finally I don't know how to spread to the abyss......"

Matthew's eyes became solemn.

But at the same time.

He also discovered some details that he hadn't realized before!

"Have you noticed that there are many ordinary demons in the demon army who are actually not in good shape?"

Matthew asked Yu Qi.

Yu Qi opened an eagle eye technique, looked at it from a distance for a while, and then scratched his head:

"The demons are all bitter and hateful, I can't see it."

Matthew: "......"

"But it's understandable that they're not in good shape."

Yu Qi thought for a while:

"For the creatures of the outer plane, landing on the main material realm itself will cause a huge physical load, and although the demon lord Eisner has been under the most pressure, ordinary demon soldiers themselves will also face the resistance they encounter when crossing the plane."

"Also, due to historical reasons, the will of the plane of the material world is very unfriendly to the abyss unit, and the more sensitive demons may even feel that the material world is targeting them everywhere-

There is nothing wrong with their perceptions.

The dimensional will of the main material realm is very strong, if it is not for the protection of the abyssal evil land, if only one or two squads of demons land, most of them will die for various reasons. ”

Matthew nodded.

"Just landed, plus a rapid march, so in fact, the current demon army may be their most vulnerable."

He judged:

"The reason why they want to be aggressive and make it look like they want to conquer the city is actually just to make us afraid and dispel our idea of taking advantage of the situation and fighting a blocking war."

"They succeeded."

Matthew's tone was calm, as if he was telling a trivial matter.

Yu Qi was a little silent.

"From this point of view, the role of the demon advance team that came first to send their lives is probably also to cover the large army."

"I fought the demon legion for the first time, and I didn't realize that those demons seemed to be a little too weak......"

"I should have been bold enough to launch an attack, maybe I would have been able to intercept a lot of enemies during their landing, but unfortunately I was too cautious......"

"But it's not a mistake, it's just a missed opportunity."

Matthew said neutrally to himself.

He is very peaceful, he is indeed not an expert in war, and he lacks sufficient intelligence, and it is normal for him to make mistakes in judgment.

On the contrary, it was the feeling of learning and growing quickly in the war that intoxicated him.

Nevertheless.

Matthew still has some regrets in his heart:

"It would be nice if Vasnov didn't regurgitate the water......"

"With his ability and vision, he will definitely be able to play a big role in this war."

Seeing that he was silent, Yu Qi thought he was blaming himself, so he opened his mouth to comfort:

"It's not your fault."

"I learned a lot about corps operations, and when I really fought, it was a mess everywhere......"

"Speaking of which, if it's really the time when the demons are at their weakest, why don't I take someone over and have some range spells?"

Matthew shook his head.

The time has been missed, and the current demon army has become stronger than it was at the beginning thanks to the blessing of the Saint Forge Ceremony.

They are being targeted by the material world.

With the demons' ability to adapt, this situation won't last long.

It's still too risky to strike rashly now.

"We just have to wait."

Matthew spoke:

"Time is on our side."

Yu Qi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seeing Matthew's confident look, he didn't say anything in the end.

Time ticks by.

With the increasing number of demon lords who came to call the battle.

In the northern part of the trench belt, there have been eight sub-battlefields.

However, the outcome of the battle made the people of Rolling Stone, who had been paying attention to this battle, feel anxious-

Except for Peggy, who is inseparable from the Demon Slayer Lord.

The rest of the battlefields are divided.

The cemetery side is almost being abused!

Every once in a while, there will be an embarrassing scene where the elite undead are defeated and the subsequent substitutes are replaced.

Less than an hour.

More than 30 of the elite undead that Matthew has captured from the Scourge of the Dead!

That is, Matthew has a strong family background.

Swap for another necromancer.

I'm afraid I'm already crying for my father and mother, and I can't wait to die instead of my men!

The momentum of the demon legion naturally rose.

And the cemetery side......

It's no movement!

At this time, the greatest advantage of the undead is manifested.

They will only act on Matthew's orders.

There won't be any downside of demoralization at all!

On the contrary, Rhaeggar, who was looking out from afar on the city wall, sent several men in succession to ask Matthew if he wanted to help.

But they were all sent away by Matthew.

He is well aware that the current losses are acceptable for the whole situation.

For the Demon Legion.

The ritual arena of the Forge Soldier is very important.

Matthew, of course, couldn't get them what they wanted, but he had to play the role of a puff bag before revealing his intentions.

Just take a beating and it's over.

"Substitution!"

After repeating another round of instructions, Matthew went to see how Philorius was recovering.

With the help of negative energy crystals and soul crystals.

Xiao Boil's recovery speed is very fast, and it is estimated that it will be back to its full state in a few minutes.

Matthew's heart is more solid.

He knows.

The horn of the counteroffensive is about to sound.

All I need is a little more patience......

It's true.

Just a little bit.

Seven minutes later.

A black whirlwind blew overhead—

The group of Abyssal Birds, led by the Lord of Decay, suddenly lowered their flight altitude.

They quickly approached the top of the cemetery hill and kept a distance of about a hundred meters.

The giant monster bird led by it flew to the top of Matthew's head, and with its flapping wings, it pulled down a huge piece of dung!

The feces fell.

Before he arrived at the cemetery, he was wiped out by the negative energy stirring in the fountain.

The Lord of Decay let out a strange laugh:

"Do you like my saliva and feces so much?"

"Then I'll give you a little more!"

said.

He lowered his flight altitude again, and crossed the top of the cemetery with a more daring flying attitude.

However, just as he approached the mountain.

The extremely cold shooters who had been hiding next to them suddenly appeared in unison-

Whoosh!

A rain of arrows of ice struck the wings of the Lord of Decay.

At that moment.

The damned bird suddenly folded its wings, and then he opened his mouth and spewed a column of water made of acid downward, and with this counterthrust, the Lord of Decay managed to escape the range of the ice arrow.

He hovered triumphantly over the top of the cemetery, sneering at Matthew and the others.

Yu Qi couldn't help but want to do it.

was stopped by Matthew.

He asked the creeper zombie to bring a huge cauldron and place it in the clearing.

The cauldron was filled with water.

Seeing this, the Lord of Decay mocked in the air:

"How?"

"Want to collect my handy?"

"So sincere?"

Matthew looked up at him and responded for the first time:

"I'll wait for the water in the cauldron to boil."

"Then take your heart and cook it."

When the Lord of Decay heard this, he was first startled and raised his flight.

But after a while.

He saw that Matthew had not moved, so he continued to provoke:

"Don't just say it!"

"I'm looking forward to your counterattack......"

Matthew simply ignored him.

He simply ordered his men to start adding firewood to the cauldron.

His movements are slow, but there is a peculiar rhythm.

The King of Decay did not dare to be careless.

He scolded a few words, then looked cautiously into the crucible, and saw that the water in the pot was really about to boil, and he immediately took the other strange birds to fly at a higher altitude!

Time.

The King of Decay and the top of the cemetery are more than five hundred meters away!

"He should just be bluffing......"

Next to the strange bird on its back.

An abyss mage judged.

However, he was not finished.

The Lord of Decay suddenly let out a terrible scream—

Followed by.

They were stunned to find a figure dressed in a cloak and a hat on his head appear under the belly of the King of Decay.

The man's movements were ridiculously fast.

The strange birds didn't even see what each other was doing.

The Lord of Decay already had a half-meter-long wound in his chest and abdomen.

Followed by.

A steaming heart was violently dragged out by the man!

"Ah......h

The Lord of Decay wails in pain.

His body fell limply, and the other strange birds tried to besiege the black shadow.

only to find that the other party had disappeared!

Cemetery hilltop.

The water in the crucible began to boil slightly.

Blisters float from the bottom of the pot to the surface.

The next second.

A heart that was still beating and bleeding outwards was thrown into the pot.

Zizizizi!

The strange bird heart tumbled up and down in the pot and soon changed color.

Yu Qi looked at Matthew's cauldron with some surprise.

And the owner of the crucible had already walked to the side with a smile—

Over there.

A figure dressed as a chivalrous figure as if he had come out of an ink painting was standing quietly.

"Master."

"My body has deteriorated......"

Ah Bing's appearance became quite stunning, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he still showed his filling.

Matthew reminded:

"It's your body that's changed."

Ah Bing scratched his head blankly, still seemingly a little incomprehensible.

Matthew was unimpressed.

After being promoted to Legend.

Bing's intelligence level has increased to about twelve years old.

This is actually a very rare case.

No one can be promoted to a legend with such a mind-

Unless he's a summoning of Matthew.

The other undead in the cemetery were also curious about this new companion.

A lot of people came over to look east and west.

Especially some of the idle skeletons.

They confirmed each other for a long time, and they were both a little surprised—

Until the stalemate Ah Bing suddenly twisted his hips.

Then they began to leap for joy.

Matthew smiled.

He's already looking at Bing's stats panel.

The first is the improvement of basic attributes.

The more common ones are "Legendary Evasion", "Legendary Coordination", "Legendary Reflection", and "Legendary Resistance".

There are also as many as four special promotions, which are as follows-

……

"Spell Immunity: The soldier is immune to all spells below Tier 4 and has a decent immunity to Tier 5 and Legendary spells."

"Sage of the Twin Blades: A Bing's skill in using the Twin Blades has reached the end of his realm.

Special.

He has his own unique ideas for the application of weapons.

His twin swords will not be swung at the weak, the benevolent, the believer, and the righteous.

Meanwhile.

His twin blades will inflict additional Legendary level of "lethal damage" on tyrants, villains, and treacherous men."

"Soul Fire Enhancement: A soldier's soul fire has been greatly enhanced in the process of advancing to the Legendary."

"Bamboo and Jade Creatures: Ah Bing is very fond of "Ink Painting - Bamboo and Jade Creatures", and chose to use it as the foundation for his promotion to legend (limited to the aesthetic field).

In return.

Bing obtains a humanoid body made of bamboo and jade, but he is still essentially an immortal.

Thereafter.

Bing will be able to navigate the areas related to bamboo forests and jade, and will be given additional priority in judgment."

……

"It turns out that the name of the painting is 'Bamboo Jade Creatures', and the shadow in the forest is the appearance of the Bamboo Jade Spirit."

Matthew subconsciously wiped his nose.

He thought he was painting a knight!

I have to admit it.

Ah Bing's current appearance is very beautiful, with a kind of elegance that comes out of the ink rivers and lakes, and a sense of explosive power.

This may be the bonus that the attribute of Zhuyu Creature brings to him.

Besides.

"Double Knife Sage" also made Matthew a little emotional-

From the sword dancer at the beginning, to his usual fireflies and bright moons, and then to the Naga Avengers in the back, and now to the Twin Blade Sages......

Ah Bing was personally armed and strengthened by Matthew, and then witnessed him grow stronger step by step.

There is no Matthew.

Bing may still be the skeleton that can only twist his hips.

The dividends brought by the sword dancer in his previous life may be difficult to cash, let alone promote the legend with the way of aesthetics!

"Spell immunity is very practical, and the assassin has to open the magic immunity!"

"Soul fire enhancement is also good, and it has improved the error tolerance rate a lot!"

Matthew watched with interest.

This is followed by the domain aspect -

"Main Domains: Shadow, Killing, Aesthetics";

"Secondary Domains: Ink, Bamboo, Statue, Twin Blades, Jade, Combat, Assassination, Displacement, Loyalty".

The main areas are those that Matthew knows well.

There's nothing to see in the secondary field either-

All Legends will receive some Offcuts as a supplement to the main realm after they are promoted to the main realm.

The sub-areas are not comparable to the main areas in terms of quantity and quality.

At least in front of an expert in the field like Matthew, there is really no gold content.

Further down.

Sure enough, Matthew once again saw an extremely rare legendary blessing!

Same as Philorius.

A Bing is also a double grace starter!

……

"Shadow Raid (Legendary Mentor): Hidden in the shadows, the Soldier can perform Legendary Raid on any target.

Looting targets include, but are not limited to, weapons, equipment, armor and underwear, gold coins or other property in storage items.

Prerequisite: The plundered unit must not have more wealth than the soldier himself."

"Blade of Grace (Bestowed by the Aesthetic Realm): Every battle of Ah Bing will be automatically recorded by the Aesthetic Realm.

He can extract the entire battle into a crystal ball and play it automatically, or he can take part of the picture and print it into a picture scroll.

Every aesthetically based rendition of the battle.

It will make Ah Bing and his twin knives leave a unique mark in the field of aesthetics.

These imprints could hasten his gain of authority in the field of aesthetics.

It can also make his twin knives sharper!"

……

"This shadow plunder is clearly related to me!"

Matthew's eyes were red.

This familiar taste - it clearly belongs to the Minotaur realm, okay!

As for the grace of the blade of grace.

It can only be said that Ah Bing brought a camera when he fought in the future.

It's just one exclusive BGM away!

"Go back and ask Luo Lan to customize a tune, maybe it can really meet the definition of the aesthetic field, so as to increase the combat effectiveness of Ah Bing......"

Matthew thought so.

Then came the soldier's legendary abilities and spells.

The first is the legendary ability -

"A master of art (Ah Bing is a master in the field of aesthetics, he has a unique ability to evaluate and appreciate artworks, and he himself has superb painting and sculpture skills)";

"Bamboo Leaf Shield (Soldier can obtain a shield made of bamboo and leaves, this shield will not disrupt the Soldier's stealth or stealth stance, and will provide him with adequate protection)";

"Negative Energy Prison (A soldier can capture the target in a prison on the negative energy plane and detain them for a long time)";

"Legendary Shadow Slingshot (Original Ability Shadow Slingshot Effect Raised to Legend Level)";

……

And the last ability, caught Matthew's great attention.

It has a special name.

……

"Flash & Slash: A soldier can teleport to a place where there is a shadow within the maximum range of vision or perception, even if it is only a small patch.

Meanwhile.

He can unleash swift slashes from the shadows at nearby targets from any angle.

This slash manifests itself as decapitation for humanoid units;

Different monsters manifest different forms of vital attacks;

Each time a soldier unleashes a slash and successfully kills a unit.

will leave an afterimage in the same place.

If left undamaged, the afterimage can last up to sixty minutes.

The more remnants a soldier has in a given radius, the higher the damage of his next slash.

Special.

He can mobilize all of his remnants to attack nearby units at the same time when he performs a slash, which consumes all remnants.

and then create an extremely astonishing burst of damage......

……

After reading it, Matthew had only one thought in his head:

"Supermodel......

……

(End of chapter)