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Chapter 104 I, Will Become The Eternal Lich, And You, The Invincible Death Knight
Griffith could no longer wear plate armor.Although he might still encounter dangerous battles in the future, the exhaustion of his physical strength made it difficult for him to return to Cangyue Mountain wearing double-layer heavy armor.

An astonishing fire raged on the top of the mountain, and the flames and smoke were terrifying.But the flames did not burn all over the mountain, but appeared there like hell's gates to bite the sky.

Griffith had lost his breastplate and his almost-smashed helmet, and headed up the hill with only his mail and basic light weapons.The blood in the boots congealed into lumps, the knees and legs were already numb, and each step of the originally insignificant stone steps was like a moat.

There were charred ashes and broken flesh and blood everywhere along the way.The solid floor tiles were shattered by a huge force, and the remains of incendiary catapults still lay on the burned hillside in the distance.

After the defense line at the foot of the mountain was breached, the fire support of the Holy Grace Church extended to the hillside, and burning ashes could be seen everywhere.The guards fought against the swarming corpses on the mountain road.

On the side of the road lay the dead young soldiers and city defense troops, as well as the bodies of many citizens with weapons.They stretched intermittently toward the top of the mountain, strewn with the remains of living corpses along the way.

Fierce fighting has been fought from the foot of the mountain to the top.In several locations, Griffith also found fiery remnants of psychic energy spread out.This should be the trace after Amber's ability was activated.

On the mountainside, Griffith discovered the body of the local Extraordinary Second Lieutenant Scholtz.He was bruised and bruised, and his face even showed signs of corpse. There is no doubt that he had fulfilled his duty until the last moment.

On the slope beside the mountain road, the originally lush forests and shrubs have withered in patches.Their shapes are very strange, as if they were still blooming and growing on the eve of withering, and then suddenly exhausted their vitality and turned into dead branches and leaves.

The spreading wither traces have different radii, and sometimes show messy lines.If this was due to Elodie's traits, it would mean that she stopped several times on her way to the summit, walking aimlessly back and forth.

Griffith is already falling apart.The wound and the blood loss and the loss of strength made him almost crawl on the steps.While healing potions and self-healing heal many wounds, exhaustion and enfeeblement are unstoppable.

……

I don't know how long it took to climb, but he finally reached the top of the mountain.It was dark, and the screams of the tourists could not be heard.They were either transformed into monsters, or escaped from the back mountains.

Tens of thousands of people crowded and fled on the mountain road, one can imagine what a tragic scene it would be.

Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering roar from the north.The powerful psychic energy fluctuations make one's heart palpitate.Lightning and thunder danced wildly in the dim sky.

The Extraordinary Commandos are here...

On a large-scale battlefield, many powers of extraordinary people will be suppressed a lot, and they themselves will restrain themselves due to concerns about deadly threats that may emerge from anywhere.However, in the stable rear, without the threat of a large army, the power of these terrifying high-level Extraordinary is unimaginably powerful.

No, I must hurry.Griffith took off his mail and crawled on the ground.

Once the Transcendent and Iloti encounter each other, it will be over.

Suddenly, his body felt intense pain and confusion.A certain force radiated him, and the resistance of the barrier breaker was disintegrating.

It's Ilodie, and I'm already very close to her!Griffith regained his spirit and crawled towards the source of strength with all his strength.

……

In the center of the Cangyue Mountain Sacrifice, there is a small lake on the top of the mountain, where the story of the Hanami Sacrifice happened.It's just that the small lake has disappeared, replaced by a crazy fire emerging from the ground, and the flames, flames and heat waves go straight into the sky.

Iloti knelt down not far from the fire.She still maintained her human form, covering her face and crying.Terrifying psychics roared in the air, and there was no other living person here.

"Iloti!"

Griffith shouted and was about to run over.Suddenly, as if he had bumped into an invisible mountain, he was blocked tens of meters away.

An invisible force blocked him, preventing him from advancing an inch.

"Don't go there yet."

A hoarse voice sounded from behind.Startled, Griffith hastily pulled out the corrupted feathered fencing sword.

He witnessed a horrifying scene, a monster in a black robe, as dry as a mummy dug out of the ground, stood behind him, and there were signs of magic power and spiritual energy around him.

It turned out to be a lich.Not a Lich but a Necromancer!
This terrifying undead creature didn't seem hostile, it looked at Griffith and Iloti, and then said:
"Apprentice knight, don't rush forward. Your strength has been exhausted, and you can't fight against the fear that the queen has lost. Even if you want to help him, your physical condition can't do anything."

"Who are you?" Griffith suddenly had a familiar feeling, "We know each other?"

The necromancer pointed to his head, which seemed to be pieced together from fragments:

"I am the garrison mage of Conix, and I am advancing to the rank of eternal lich.

"After being killed by the cultist's golem, my remains should have been contained. However, suddenly a voice woke me up and gave me power.

"I heard the will of the eternal ancestor. His followers transported an important holy relic to this island, waiting to be revived by the ancestor's call."

Griffith suddenly thought of the equinox.

"Yes, the Vernal Equinox. Quaxor and its worm-shell organ, as well as the "Lin Yuan Ji" it coveted, just happened to be involved in this incident. The real danger on the Vernal Equinox is the The holy relic hidden in the box, the official is not aware of its existence. Before you and Amber can find the clue, the holy relic has been taken and kept by other cultists on board.

"The knowledge of the ancestors made me notice that the breath of life scattered from the holy relic is so powerful, and its extraordinary characteristics are extremely terrifying, even the power attached to the container can already cause the crew to turn into living corpses.

"For a few days, we didn't even notice the existence of the holy relic. It was kept on the island, waiting to be activated by the sealed item 'The Call of the Ancestor', forming a terrible disaster that preyed on life and spiritual energy. Then, the holy relic The relic will be revived, will descend, and serve the will of the Founder."

Griffith glanced at Ilotti and asked calmly, "This plan has been ruined?"

"That's right, the cultists didn't realize that there was already a higher-priority existence on the island of Neopolis that was awakened by the ancestor's call first, and its terrifying spiritual energy radiation infected nearby humans, causing unimaginable damage and devour.

"On the contrary, the holy relic failed to contain enough characteristics of the summoning from the ancestors, and the plan failed.

"In front of us is an earlier and more mysterious existence.

"He is the ladder to evolve towards a higher life form!

"Griffith, do you feel it? This poor girl has endless vitality. The weak life will mutate and fail under her influence, but she has infinite possibilities. The only thing to do Only one thing."

Of course Griffith understood.Whether it is magic, sacred artifacts or sealed items, even reptiles on the ground and birds in the air, everything in the world cannot do without one thing.

He stared at the necromancer, and said slowly: "Whether it is the holy relic or the characteristics in Ilodi's body, once they are activated, the only thing they need to do is to replenish their nearly exhausted power as soon as possible, that is, to forage. "

"That's right," Conix said approvingly, "their powers may be different, but through the summoning and blessing of the ancestors, they can transform human beings into living corpses, and then absorb the vitality and spiritual energy lost by killing and death. The living corpses and other monsters are nothing but tentacles for their prey.

"Griffith, this girl can be saved, not only can she be saved, but she can also become a perfect existence like an angel.

"I have a way to help her, but I need your assistance. We need to avoid those extraordinary people who have already arrived, and help the newborn queen get closer to the crowd. Her extraordinary power will automatically replenish energy, and finally maintain her sanity, and then Upgrade to become eternal!

"There is nothing to hesitate. We should assist her to become Him. The first step is to infect the mortals who are fleeing in the back mountain. Tens of thousands of lives are enough to complete the initial evolution. Then, the new high-level existence, Queen Ilodi will give us The rewards are endless.

"I, will be the eternal lich, and you, the invincible death knight."

　Tomorrow is the last update of Volume [-].On Wednesday, the third volume will be opened, and the main line of the book will begin.

　　
　
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