Chapter Twenty-Six: The Mercenary Goddess
This divine crystal is a death attribute, and it can't be used to nourish the soul and spiritual power at all, which makes Zhou Yi very disappointed.
If you forcibly use it and turn yourself into an undead, it will be worth the loss!
Thinking about the gains and losses in this, Zhou Yi stepped forward in amazement, attached his spiritual power, and erased the soul mark of Hygras. If Highgrass was still alive, it wouldn't have been so easy. But he was already dead, and the soul mark on it was nothing more than a dead thing, and it was as easy to brush it away as dust.
Hey!
After inscribed his soul imprint, the entire capital of the dead appeared in his mind. The special perspective of God made Zhou Yi feel quite novel.
Just as Zhou Yi and his party stayed in the inner hall to control the Divine Crystal, the mercenaries waiting on the surface from all walks of life rushed towards the capital of the dead again.
Xiao Ke, who reminded Zhou Yi and the others outside the city at the beginning, also followed the mercenary group to enter the capital of the dead again. His mercenary group is the largest mercenary group in the northwest of the Fengdu Empire, stationed near Sunset Canyon for a long time, in addition to accepting escort tasks from some merchants, the main source of income is to help the undead in the capital of the dead collect various magic materials.
Of course, the large number of materials and supplies needed by the undead under the command of Highglas every day are indeed a huge amount, and they don't have to worry about not being able to support so many mercenaries. And the various death and destruction energy products they produce are also resold by these mercenaries.
This way of trading feeds tens of thousands of mercenaries in the vicinity.
"Xiao Ke, are you still worried about those rookies?" asked a bald man who stepped forward and patted Xiao Ke on the shoulder.
As he spoke, there was a hint of disapproving ridicule on the corner of the big man's mouth, as if he was quite displeased with Xiao Ke's idea. However, Xiao Ke is known for his simplicity and kindness, and he has always been a little out of place in the mercenary circle. However, the strength of the Death Knight made everyone have to acquiesce to his dangerous thoughts.
"Well, I don't know what about them! I see that their strength is not strong, and it is really too dangerous to spend the night in the capital of the dead!" Xiao Ke knew what this big man thought, but he still stuck to his heart.
To tell the truth, since he stepped into the society and became self-reliant, he has never taken the initiative to use force against anyone, except for bullying and oppression on his head, or seeing injustices on the road. Even if he is forced to take action, he mainly focuses on teaching and punishing, and rarely kills. Except for the kind of diehards who are extremely heinous, extremely vicious, and unrepentant, he himself thinks that everyone has the possibility of repentance.
This kind of character, among mercenaries, can be described as a wonderful flower. Even several high-ranking members of the mercenary group were surprised that he had survived so far.
"The strength is not enough, and you have to be delusional, this kind of person is just looking for death by himself, why are you worried about this kind of person!" Xiao Zizai, who was following behind the two, said to his brother helplessly.
"I think Brother Xiao Ke's kindness is extremely rare, which is not to say that he has a strong affection for those people. It's just that seeing people on the road to death, and disapproving of his own admonitions, Brother Xiao Ke is just sorry and uncomfortable in his heart! Isn't it, Brother Xiao Ke, is what the little sister said right?" Xiao Yiran asked Xiao Ke coquettishly, and admired this big brother very much in his tone.
Xiao Ke turned his head, looked at the two younger siblings he recognized, smiled at the corners of his mouth, and said: "What I said is very right, after all, I didn't do my best to persuade those people yesterday because of the captain's relationship, so I was very worried about their safety." ”
The bald man pursed his lips, but he didn't refute Xiao Ke. After several years of contact, everyone already knows Xiao Ke's urine sex, and knows that he will not change his temperament because of what he and others say. In addition, this guy still has some thoughts about Xiao Yiran, so naturally he will not rush to Xiao Ke, whom Xiao Yiran respects very much.
"Big brother, it's not me saying you, there's no problem with being kind to others, but it's also close and distant! We don't know those people, and the warning to them is already benevolent and righteous, so why bother to find yourself uncomfortable, to worry about these guys who don't know what to do. Although Xiao Zizai respects this eldest brother who has saved him countless times, he still doesn't agree with his behavior.
"Comfortable, how can you say that about Brother Xiao Ke. Don't forget, we didn't know the eldest brother at the beginning, and it wasn't the eldest brother who helped us again and again, regardless of the return. If it weren't for the kindness of the eldest brother, the bones of the mother would not be at peace!" Xiao Yiran frowned, very annoyed by his younger brother's unashamed words.
When she was so angry, Xiao Zizi didn't dare to say anything more. To be honest, the two of them were very influenced by Xiao Ke. He himself is not resistant to doing good deeds, but he just looked at the most respected brother Xiao Ke and blamed himself in his heart, and he couldn't look past it, so he deliberately spoke out like this.
The two siblings were originally just the children of commoners in a small town, and their father died when they were very young. Later, I heard from my mother that my father's corpse had been turned into a zombie, and there was no peace after death. Therefore, their mother's greatest wish is to be able to enter the cemetery after death and not be taken advantage of.
Ten years ago, their mother, who raised them alone, finally passed away because she was tired. Xiao Yiran was only a seven-year-old girl at the time, and Xiao Zizai was just a six-year-old child, and he had no ability to let his mother enter the cemetery. In order to fulfill his mother's last wish, Xiao Yiran took his younger brother into the human market, willing to sell himself as a slave just to be able to raise enough money to let his mother rest in peace.
Every time I think of some old things, even though they have now become high-ranking knights, I still feel terrified when I think about them. If it weren't for Brother Xiao Ke standing up at the most difficult moment, they still don't know what the fate would be!
Therefore, Xiao Yiran and Xiao Zizai voluntarily changed their names and followed Xiao Ke's surname. Ignoring Xiao Ke's objections, Xiao Yiran has fixed his identity in his heart, that is, Xiao Ke's slave and maid, and regards Xiao Ke as his master. Because of this, she will take a-for-tat against any disrespectful behavior towards Xiao Ke.
Now, Tingting Yuli, who was the little girl back then, is even called the goddess of mercenaries. Her preferences are clear to all mercenaries who know her origins. For her sake, no one would deliberately target Xiao Ke. Of course, there is another reason that Xiao Zizi is the Death Knight Chief.
I'm afraid even Xiao Ke himself doesn't know this.
"Hey, have you noticed that the capital of the dead is a little different today!?" Xiao Zizai is the strength of the Great Knight of Death, and he is even stronger than Xiao Ke. His cultivation talent is terrifying, and in ten years, he has jumped from an ordinary person to a great knight commander, reaching a height that most mercenaries can't reach in a lifetime.
He has always had a keen spiritual sense, and as soon as he walked to the city gate, he noticed some inexplicable changes in the capital of the dead.
"It seems that the dead air is far stronger than before!Sister, follow me and Brother Xiao Ke for a while, don't run around, I always have an ominous premonition!"
Convinced by the strength of his little brother, Xiao Yiran nodded, hurriedly followed Xiao Ke's footsteps, and did not dare to run around at all.
Brigades of mercenaries poured into the dungeon, rushing to their respective clients' homes.
"Hey, why isn't there even a ghost shadow in Lord Moroch's mansion?!"
"Sisko-sama, Sisko-sama,......"
It didn't take long for almost all of the mercenaries to discover the strangeness of the Capital of the Dead today. That is, their original employers seemed to have disappeared overnight, and not even a single undead clan in the city was seen.
"Could it be that they are all in the Imperial Palace!" someone mentioned this, and when everyone was at a loss, they couldn't help but gather towards the Imperial Palace and try to inquire.
"No, Brother Xiao Ke, let's quickly withdraw from the City of the Dead, it's not right here. There is no strong death aura in the direction of the Imperial Palace when a large number of undead clans gathered!They are not in the Imperial Palace, something must have happened here!" Xiao Zizai grabbed Xiao Ke, who was about to follow the team to the Imperial Palace, and said with a solemn face. In fact, he still has a word to say. That is, he felt a strong aura of death coming towards the mercenary brigade. This death aura was completely different from the death qi cultivated by the undead clan, but an ominous aura that could not be described.
The ominous aura of death that Xiao Zizi felt was the one emitted by the Nightmare, and he was hurrying close to the mercenaries at this time.
Last night, he was injured by Zhou Yi and five powerful angels, and even his strength had to flee in a hurry. At this time, seeing so many people who were living with blood and food pouring into the capital of the dead, he was naturally ready to feast in order to recover his strength faster.
"Ah......h
"Ah......h
"Ah......h
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A series of screams suddenly came from an alley, and then a large group of mercenaries fled with fear on their faces, and roared wildly: "Monsters, there are monsters!
Looking at this scene, the brigade on the main street suddenly stirred. Everyone is a mercenary, and the life-and-death battles they experience are absolutely commonplace. What did these panicked guys see that made them afraid to be like this!?
"Be on guard! Everyone be on guard! There are monsters devouring more than a dozen brothers in the alley!" Soon someone learned what was happening in the alley from the mouths of these escapees, and immediately a master stood up and organized a mercenary brigade to form a defensive formation just in case.
Xiao Zizai stood in front of Xiao Ke and his sister, staring at the mouth of the alley. His excellent hearing allowed him to already know what was going on inside.
More than a dozen mercenaries were attacked by hidden monsters at the same time, and in an instant, their entire bodies turned into dry bones, and the essence and blood all over their bodies seemed to be drained.
This must be the source of his foreboding! Fuck, what kind of monster is this! It's so terrifying! There are several great knights in those dozen people!