Peaceful life.

As Tai tended to the shop in the morning, he pondered his newfound peace of mind. He was no longer afraid of being found out, nor was he afraid of frequent burglaries. The whole world believed that he was dead, and his mining operations were back to the level they were before the princess was born. He can quietly walk back in the shadows; He even sent the first shipment to the robin company in exchange for future supplies.

People keep coming to his shop, because after the dungeon raids, he became a local hero, but the influx of customers will gradually decrease. Without an easily accessible dungeon, his clients turn to patients looking for a cure, travelers urgently procuring, or local guilds in need of chemicals. His finances will take a hit, but he can handle it.

He would even enjoy spending time with his favorite mortal, Annie. "Okay," she asked him after buying some magical ingredients. "Do you have any plans for tonight?"

Yes, open the way to Nastrang. "Why just a few hours after closing?"

"Play with me on the board and conquer, just like before"

What a lovely girl. It's really the little sister he's never had. "Gladly, Annie." He replied, and the witch smiled sheepishly in response. The alchemist also heard Laufey snickering behind the shelf, and she lined up the potions.

However, the newcomers to the shop ruined the necromancer's mood.

"Your Highness," Anne greeted Princess Gwenhifer, and Tai nodded politely to the mean, stubborn woman.

"Annie, Walter," she saluted them both. "You look happy today."

"Yes, I am!" Anne happily showed off what she had bought. "I can finally redeem the guild's rewards!"

"You're here to buy magical items, Your Highness?" Tay asked, playing the role of a friendly shopkeeper.

"No, I'm here for the truth." Mademoiselle Duchess replied, her gaze meeting his. "Why are you belittling yourself, Walter?"

"Excuse me? He asked, surprised by her bluntness.

"You're obviously much stronger than you pretend, and I suspect you're at least five to ten levels higher than the official records suggest." Actually, 20. "You can be famous in Avalon."

"I have no desire for fame and fortune," Walter Tay replied. "I was looking for something more practical. To help my fellow citizens. ”

"One does not exclude the other."

"I'm afraid so. I prefer a quiet life to a gimmick of palace intrigue, power play, and high-level involvement. ”

The princess giggled, sounding happy. "In that case, you'll hate me more and more, because the Academy will need your services in the near future."

Why is the reward for good jobs more work?" Your Highness, please stop cleaning the dungeon. ”

"I think more about counseling in magic and alchemy," replied the princess. "If I'm not mistaken, you have expressed interest in teaching, and our work in Lyonse is not yet complete."

Damn it. "No?" Anne asked.

"I wish to empty the dungeon instead of waiting for the undead to come out," said the princess. "Unfortunately, Mrs. Searle and the other priests decided to keep the monster in safe terms rather than risk more lives"

Never underestimate the power of human laziness.

"But the necromancer is gone, isn't he?" Anne asked. "We've all leveled up a lot from it, and we've found his treasure."

"(Linom de Milic)," said the Duchess. “Yggd

ASIL Systems said that we are working with Li

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m Demilich) survived, and not with Ankou (A

kou). ”

"Your Highness, you may have mistaken his true identity." Ty lied.

"I don't think so." She shook her head. "If it's a polycrystalline effect, then Yggd

ASIL systems should point this out. I can't pinpoint what it is, but I feel like we're missing a detail. ”

"Your Highness, your wisdom is astonishing." Seriously, if the woman didn't want to kill him, Tye would have chosen her to be queen. It's a pity that such a good person devotes himself to the wrong cause. "But maybe a little too cynical."

"Maybe," Gwen Haifa replied, but apparently she didn't think so. "Actually, I didn't decide to go to the dungeon by accident. I've been investigating White Snake for a while now. ”

"Oh?" He pretended to be interested.

"I suspect this Ankou is one of the survivors."

The alchemist's eyes narrowed. "One of them?"

The princess dramatically took a piece of paper from her belt and showed it to the alchemist.

When Tye saw the portrait of the Black Knight straight from Helheim, it took a great deal of effort not to show shock. He could feel the princess's gaze on him, searching for any subtle expression.

This moment was planned by her, the suspicious woman. Despite all the things he had done to confuse her, she was suspicious of him.

"So?" After a tense silence, Gwen Hifar asked Tay.

"That's obviously a (death knight)." The necromancer replied, wearing a pale mask on his face. "One of the strongest undead."

"He has been seen near the ruins of Logres Plateau and White Snake Castle." The princess explained. "The academy is investigating him at my request, and I'm going to track down this guy. I think you can help. ”

This may be a trap used to trick Tai, but the resemblance to the real deal is incredible. The black armor, the spikes, the way he held his sword...... "I'll see what I can do." ”

After the princess and Anne left, Tye sat in a chair behind the counter, pondering what it meant.

"So, you're 'alive,' too," he muttered to himself, "McDoro?"

Walter Tye and his elite gathered in front of Nastrang's door, raised his [Apophis] scepter, and summoned his [Blood Magic]. "[Imitation of blood]," he cast a spell on the blood of the stolen Princess Gwen Haifa.

Blood instantly flowed out of the glass container and turned into a floating hand.

She was still suspicious, and the necromancer thought as he put his hand on the stone tablet seal. Tai's big drama didn't completely convince the princess.

Of course, since everyone else had been fooled, she didn't have the strength to investigate again. She could, but her entire coronation plan depended on good public relations. Princess Gwen Haifa can't make herself look like a ghost-chasing paranoid.

It's not fun to be right when everyone else is wrong.

So now, Tye got rid of that die-hard royal, and he still had a spy at Morgan. He hoped it would all last, but the gods weren't that kind to the necromancer. He has a gut feeling that the princess will be a thorn in his relentless side and will one day come back to challenge his dungeon.

"You've been snickering," Tye said to Laufey, the noise she made behind him frustrated. "Stop."

"You agreed to date little Annie, I think it's cute," the dark elf said. "I thought you didn't feel the call of warm flesh anymore."

"Boss, do you want to see someone?" Kuone asked, thinking it was funny. Unlike the bogus battle with Gwen Shifal, he came to this rally in full gear.

"Anne is my disciple," Ty replied. "Don't mistake my intentions for something impure."

"Oh?" Laufey chuckled. "Then I would be wrong. My apologies. Still, I want to know why you're keeping me with you now that your adventurer problem has been solved. ”

"Your contract will be terminated in a year," Tai replied, the light on the stele responding to the prosthetic hand. "Truth be told, you've proven to be a valuable asset so far. I'd rather you stay with me. ”

"You made me pass out." The black elf replied feigned embarrassment. "Oh my God, are you in love with me?"

Love? There was no place for this chaotic, maddening emotion in his heart; Neither did the hatred. These feelings can lead people astray and blind them to their goals.

Only eternal life is important.

Tay shrugged his shoulders and ignored the topic because his strategy worked. In response to the magic in the blood, the stele moved its way and the seal was broken. The road to the buried city has been opened to this group of people.

Duke's body had been repaired by his master, and he walked ahead with Sbuke and Hagen. Tai followed, with Laufey and a group of goblins with explosives. As he descended the stairs to Nastron, the necromancer felt a little frightened, expecting Hale's cold voice to threaten him again. Because nothing like this happened, his heart relaxed.

His soldiers couldn't help but stop as they entered the huge caves and the huge plateau where the city was buried. While Tay's main focus was on the alkaline veins he was about to excavate, he had to admit that he found Nastrand awe-inspiring.

Hagen looked down at the sea of smoke below the plateau. "Heilkheim." He whispered.

"I suspect that this place marks the border between Midgard and that cursed kingdom." Tay confirmed. "Are you afraid, my friend?"

"No," Dullaha

Lie and focus on the road ahead. "I'm never going back."

As the group made their way towards the gap in the city walls, they soon entered the dusty streets of the city. "What is this place?" Duke wondered when he saw that the numerous serpent statues made up most of the local decoration. "I've never seen anything like it before."

"Me too," Laufey admitted. This took Tay a little by surprise, as she was usually shy and overconfident; But this time, she seemed to be lost in thought. Something about Nastron attracted her. "It smacks of pain and hatred."

"What do you mean?" Hagen asked as he inspected a snake mural on a building. At the same time, Sbuke seemed nervous and distraught.

"Just as the body leaves a scent, emotions are preserved even if the soul is long gone," the demon elf explained, which intrigued Tye. "I've never smelled anything so bad, so bad since my father was in prison. Countless atrocities took place there, headless people. I could hear screams in the walls. ”

Laufey suddenly stopped in the middle of the street.

"There were eight children gathered there," she said. "They turned 9 last month and now it's time to sacrifice. The beast was hungry, but could not bear the smell of the living; The meat must have been sprinkled with salt of terror and betrayal. The father came over with his long knife and looked at them......"

The dark elves walked through the streets, glancing at those who weren't there. She stopped abruptly and pointed to the blank space. "You," Laufey whispered, struggling in a trance. "Come here."

"Chief," Kushine said aloud. "Even for that demon, it's too bad. Do you want me to slap her?"

Tay remained silent, more curious than anything else.

"Father. Father! She begged him, but he wouldn't listen. Laufey smiled, then imitated a man who had gutted the contents of a pig. Her expression was one of pure, brutal happiness. "He's done it before. He'll do it again. The eternal serpent will feast tonight and the night after. ”

The echo of footsteps interrupted her, and a hard golem turned.

The machine let out a high-pitched sound that echoed through Nastron before raising its sword menacingly. The group is ready to fight, but the necromancer has the trump card in hand. "Behind me." Tai ordered.

"Chief, it's higher than you," Hagen pointed out, protecting his master.

"And blind. [Parasitic Soul]," Tai Shi released [Apophis], tore off the fragments of his soul, and threw them at the golem like bullets. When the dark soul took possession of the machine's metal body, the machine froze in place. Soon, a hazy glow appeared under its helmet, and fragments of Tye's will filled the hollow shell.

A golem's immunity to weaker magic does not protect it from high-level spells.

The charm test was successful. You (be captivated by the [au:] Vajra robot with your soul.

"Magic never betrays," Tay said to himself. "Take us to your brothers. They will also serve. ”

The enslaved machine nodded and complied.

The other golems didn't cause much resistance either. Whether they reach level 60 or not, these creatures are designed to fight armies or standard spellcasters, not powerful necromancers. Brainless robots are of little use to those who have them.

In the end, Nastrang's defense failed one after the other. The golems are enslaved, the traps are removed, and the debris is cleaned up. Although he lost the first floor of the dungeon, Tye now controls the dungeon and only one building remains undamaged.

Nastrand's Central Cathedral is more impressive when witnessed in person than through starlight projections. The black metal doors of this stone temple require giants to open, and the more Tae examines the magic wards that protect it, the stronger they seem to be.

"So?" Laufey asked impatiently. The last disturbing episode greatly improves her mood.

"We don't need to blow up those doors," Tai replied. As he suspected, the seal was the work of Odin's father. "But move the explosives near the entrance to prevent the sealed stuff from leaking out."

He has not yet found a "problem" that enough bombs cannot solve. If the enemy survives, his reward for protecting Leonis in the final fusion [Horn of Jotunheim] allows Tai to summon a powerful giant soul. Combined with the puppets, they should have enough strength to win.

"Chief," Kurakan said, pointing his weapon to his left. "Look, Sbuck is weird, too."

Tye turned around and saw his favorite assassin slamming his head against the church wall. "Scared! The necromancer shouted in surprise, but his elite ignored him. The scene looks like a pantomime in which a condemned prisoner asks for punishment.

Did seeing this cathedral awaken painful memories of his past life?

"Take him upstairs." Tay ordered Duke, and the mummy was too confused to resist anything. "I'll see him when we're in control of the cathedral."

So, the necromancer placed his prosthetic hand on the seal and tried to unravel it.

Morgan's blood is not enough. Because she was born of chaos, she was defiled, and her birthright was stripped away by the pantheon; And Gwen Haifa is a true heir, recognized by the gods and blessed by them. Tye's spell mimicked her magical signature, making the seal believe that the heirs of Avalon, the chosen ones of Odin, had come to break it.

Of course, as a cunning and paranoid god, the Father of All Gods has set alarms that will sound once the seal is broken. He clearly didn't want these doors to open in a non-emergency situation, which strengthened Tye's determination to break through.

His [Master of Knowledge] profession allows him to read the runes that make up the seals, as well as the mechanics behind them. A rune emits a pulse of divine energy when activated, and a flare is ignited for the gods to see. However, it can only be activated by a subtle rune, which immediately notices that the seal has been broken, and triggers an alarm.

So Tai simply changed the flow of magic to convince the trigger that the divine runes were activated by other means. Once its purpose is "accomplished", the mechanism goes dormant and will ignore the destruction of the seal.

The necromancer robbed the gods today. Clearly, King Esir expected an even more violent invasion.

As soon as Tai opened the lock, the door opened automatically. A sour, purple miasma erupted from the cathedral, and the smoke was so poisonous that the goblins had to protect their mouths. Even Laufey seemed a little uncomfortable, even though she was naturally resistant.

However, no monsters rushed in.

Tay cautiously crossed the threshold, his immortal nature freeing him from the miasma. Hagen and Laufey followed, one nervous and depressed, the other barely holding back her excitement.

This place does not exist in Midgard. It is a space between two realms, a pocket dimension where the rules of reality are broken by the whims of the system. The space itself is beyond the logical confines of the cathedral. The walls seem to be as high as the mountains, and the stones are carved with huge scenes of Ragnarok.

This design is strange. A series of scenes are arranged one by one. The scene repeats itself, only slightly different; For example, one painting depicts Satelle with his flaming sword (Laevatei

Burn Asgard, but in the scene above, he uses a hammer instead.

But another thing caught Tai's attention.

A large, blackened Igdrasilgan was immersed in a puddle in the center of the hall, which itself was protected by the bones of an ancient monster. The remains of this blackened creature are so old that they are almost unrecognizable, but the beast appears to be some kind of giant reptile.

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The offspring? This explains the miasma it releases at death, as well as the image of the snake in the city. Could this be a colony of the Calamity Cult?

"It looks like a giant snake," Laufey said, his voice almost awakened. "These bones exude such evil power, I'm almost drunk with it!"

"If it's a snake, it must be at least three hundred feet long." Kurakan whispered, a little scared.

Walter Tay ignored them, he was fascinated by the roots and water they feed. The necromancer looked into the pit, dug into the stones, and stared into an endless abyss. The water is exceptionally clear and not polluted by smoke; They exude a powerful magic that a necromancer has never seen before. It may even surpass the legendary level 12 caster.

A system notification confirms his wildest idea.

You have typed [The Third Spring of Greece].

"It's ......," Laufey was ecstatic. It can't be ......"

"This is one of the three sources of mythology, from which the roots of the World Tree draw its nourishment," Tae said fascinatedly. "The Source of All Life in the Nine Kingdoms"

Immortality is finally within reach.