The spider cave was emptied, and the black giant behind Matthew disappeared, and at the same time, Nicholas also took the initiative to take his leave and disappeared.

And the we're standing behind her—not counting Ed and Riffa—it's hard to imagine seeing this.

Is this also necromancy?

"Don't be surprised, I'm a necromancer after all, so there's no need to take action myself, just use a stand-in to attack. Matthew wiped the blood from his face and smiled.

"The black one, the so-called stand-in?" asked Danio in disbelief.

"It's no different from the one floating behind you. ”

I glanced at the Remnant Kaija floating behind Danio, the shadow of the Ghost when he started the Ghost Walk.

But this Kaija has never taken the initiative to attack!

"Then I'll tell you! The one I summoned just now is called 'Barak the Tyrant', an ancient king of the Dark Elf Kingdom. I made a pact with him to fight, to temporarily awaken him with necromancy, and then to vent my grudge against my enemies, and that's it. ”

"Don't be so lightly emphasized!" I said, "Won't you be in danger when you summon such a mighty monster?"

"Get used to it. In his eyes, I am only a servant, and in my eyes, he is my substitute, and although his power is far greater than mine, if he uses it properly, he can use his power as my power. Matthew sighed and said, "Well, I can't talk to you normally when I summon him, and I have to keep my anger and hatred at the enemy, because he was so belligerent in his life, and he will attack you as soon as my attention is drawn to you." I just gave him a target, and I can't do anything about how to attack and do it, at least not now. ”

Should I say that this power is very powerful, or is it dangerous?

"In that case, let's move on. ”

"Nope. Lifa said immediately.

At the same time, Matthew also nodded and said, "Let's cut some spider legs and go back to Krent to study and analyze." ”

"Isn't it just infected with the virus? What is there to analyze?" I disagreed, "Didn't you say that time is running out?"

"The previous analysis of infectious diseases was carried out from the perspective of alchemy, and because it was a secret investigation, there were no detailed results. However, since the Magic Immunity Book can protect against infectious diseases, it means that this disease may be related to magic. ”

Danio asked, "Can't we wait until we find out the cause of the outbreak of the infectious disease?"

"Actually, this is also a commission from Krent, and he has already secretly commissioned me to do so. Matthew said as he cut off a few of the legs of a complete spider corpse next to him and brought them with him.

"Krent, but he didn't tell us!"

Ed and Lifa also looked surprised at the same time: "What's going on?"

He ...... Well, the reason why he only told me was because he couldn't fully trust you yet. Anyway, you can ask when you get back. ”

With that, she walked on her own and headed back. Lifa and Ed followed, and we lost our guide and had to follow her back to Camp Affalia.

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When we got back to Camp Affalia, I was surprised to find that Alice was there!

In the distance, we could already hear her and Krent talking!

“...... About half a month ago, the Duchy sent Shalan's body to the Dark Elf Kingdom, and Lord Alice became the new leader of the Magic Guild. ”

Krent mentions Sharan!

"Yes, it's a pity that she had an accident in Sky City. ”

"But there are rumors, it's actually Nicole and they ......"

"Rumors are, after all, rumors and cannot be trusted. Nicole they are just novice adventurers, how can they be Shalan's opponents. ”

"So, the truth is that the light of the Eye of Sin passes through and falls to death. It's hard to imagine that such a thing could happen to a great magician like her......"

Alice is helping me hide the truth about Sharan's death. To this day, the guilt of killing still exists in my heart, and although the memory of Sky City is vague, from the beginning of Hanging City, it is my own consciousness that controls Nicole, that is, it is indeed me who killed Shalan.

They were discussing at the entrance of the cave, and Amy was not there, presumably to keep her from hearing them.

"It looks like the adventurers have returned. ”

"Oh, are you back?" said Krent first to Matthew, "this is Alice, the head of the Principality's Magic Guild and the soothsayer. She was once a bard and a former Dark Elf Realm, and is now entrusted by the Queen of the Duchy of Belmar to become the head of the Magic Guild in place of the dead Sharan. ”

We all know this, but Matthew shouldn't know, so Krent specifically told her.

"Without further ado, this is what you want, these spiders are also infected, and their legs are easier to carry than those of zombies. Matthew dropped a bunch of spider legs and said, "I need to go and rest, I'm exhausted after such a fight!"

With that, the three of them left the place and went back to their tents to rest.

"Excuse me......," I asked Krent tentatively, "do you know Sharan?"

"Yes, she is an ambassador sent to the Duchy by the Dark Elf Kingdom, and later served in the Magic Guild, a very talented magician. ”

No wonder Sharan has dark skin and pointed ears, and she is a dark elf!

In fact, Sharan's death was one of the reasons why the Senate insisted on going to war with the Duchy, and they felt that Sharan had been killed by the Duchy. ”

This......

Instead of continuing on the topic of Sharan, Krent said, "Straight to the point. Although the two countries are on the verge of war, Lady Alice is still a big figure who is trusted by both countries, so I've sent her a letter asking her to help investigate the contagion. ”

He suspected that Sharan's death had something to do with me, and he still had a hint of distrust of outsiders, so he only told Matthew, who was a dark elf, about the task of finding the limbs of the infected.

Alice said in a gentle tone: "The Duchy and the Empire still give me a little bit of thin noodles and let me come here to defend the land. In that case, give me the spider legs. ”

Krent picked up a spider leg from the ground, put Alice in his hand, and stroked it carefully, only to see a purple aura burst out of the spider leg and dissipate in the air!

"There's magic on the spider's legs. The virus of this contagion is not an ordinary virus, but a special plague of combined magic!" Alice judged.

"What does this mean?"

"First of all, dark elves are a race that is born with magic, while humans can't. Although Lord Sharan taught magic to some of his apprentices when he was in office, most of the apprentices were demons from the demon world, and their magical talents were on par with or even stronger than the dark elves, and most of them were adventurers and had nothing to do with the principality. Within the principality, there are very few humans who master both alchemy and magic. Moreover, a person who can synthesize such an infectious disease through the combination of alchemy and magic will never exist. Moreover, if humans bring the virus through the border, it will be difficult for it to go undetected. ”

"So...... Does this prove that the contagion was not caused by humans?" Trenk breathed a sigh of relief, "Great! I'm going to tell the Queen!"

"Yes, without further ado, please go back to the Dark City and let me know about it. Adventurers will soon be there with my letters. ”

"When are the adventurers going?"

"Lord Krent is a member of the Queen's faction, and the Senate may not believe you, but if the adventurer makes it to the Dark City and makes my letter public, he will certainly be able to convince the Senate. Alice said, "Before that, I hope that Lord Krent will drag down the army of the Dark Elf Kingdom as much as possible, once the war breaks out, even if the truth is revealed, it will be difficult to end, and it will only cause an endless cycle of hatred." ”

"Got it!"

Krent whistled, and the griffon, who was sleeping nearby, flew up to him, got him on his back, and carried him into the cave!

When Krent was far away, Alice said to us, "This time to go to the Dark City is dangerous, you must be careful. In addition, you must not tell Sharan about it, otherwise, you will fall into a bigger crisis, and even I will not be able to help you. ”

I nodded in understanding. Danio asked, "It was Saran who attacked Nicole first, and she was just defending herself." ”

"The Dark Elf Kingdom won't believe you. It's good for both sides to hide this, and I don't want the two countries to lose hope for peace because of Nicole. ”

"We get it, and I'll pass it on to Amy. ”

As we were about to leave, Alice said, "Nicole, Logan, you stay, I have something to say to you." ”

After Danio left alone, Alice told us, "You should understand why you're here. ”

I didn't speak, I can't say anything like "for the peace of the duchy and the kingdom of the dark elves", can I? Even if I did, Nicole was a person with a "mission" and would never really be an adventurer for such a trivial matter.

Therefore, this matter must have something to do with the apostles, and he didn't run away!

"Is it the Eighth Apostle, Black Plague Dirighi. Logan asked.

"That's right. This kind of virus can only be created by Diregi, so this time, your real task is to go to Noypera and annihilate Diriji's henchmen!"

"Henchman?" I couldn't help but ask, "what henchman?"

"Diregi's body has left Neupera, but he has left behind an apparition and a group of men intent on spreading the plague throughout the world. You must stop his plot, not only to rebuild Terra, but to save humanity. ”

Spreading the plague throughout ......the world?

Let's not talk about whether this Di Ruiji can do it, based on this alone, he is already an object that has to be removed!

If Lotus persecuted people in order to survive, then this Diregi is the real embodiment of evil!

So, I replied with a firm expression: "Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task!"

The decisiveness and resoluteness in this was partly to confuse Alice, and partly to my true thoughts.

"Remember, you must clean up Diregi's men, and not a single one will be left alive. However, preventing the war between the two countries is a front for you to carry out your mission, so for now, going to the Dark City is the first priority, and then it's not too late to go to Neupera. Go and rest first, and set out early tomorrow morning. ”