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Chapter 172 The Death Knight Arrives
Minos, fused with redstone, is a ring with a curious appearance. A biting snake ring made of unknown bones is inlaid with teardrop-like red gemstones.If you listen carefully, you can vaguely hear howling babbles echoing in the red stone, as if an unwilling soul is imprisoned in it.

Meanwhile, Griffith gains some arcane knowledge.

Minos can generate and use blood and undead runes according to Griffith's will, create a puppet, resurrect and dominate an unlimited number of undead.However, unlike a spellcaster, it has many limitations and cannot use spells like Bloodbat Storm.It's more like a medium for collecting psionic energy, creating puppets and driving them.

There is no upper limit to the number of undead that Minos can resurrect and enslave, and there is not even a cast interval, but it consumes a substance called life energy.

Minos can't create life energy, but with the help of redstone, it can dissolve and absorb unlimited types of Extraordinary characteristics above Sequence 8 to recharge inefficiently.

The Extraordinary characteristic crystal of Sequence 8 also has strengths and weaknesses. It can transform no less than 50 units of life energy, that is, at least revive and drive 50 weak living corpses.The life energy possessed by the extraordinary characteristic of Sequence 7 reaches at least 200 units.The undead creatures resurrected by Minos can only last for no more than an hour before disintegrating. By replenishing flesh and blood, spiritual energy or other unknown methods, their existence time can be extended, and even last for a long time.

Reviving and enslaving powerful undead creatures undoubtedly requires more life energy.

When Griffith received this information, he immediately realized that this was a sealed item related to undead creatures. It possessed the rare ability to collect and transform energy in various forms. It was it that created the army of the undead. One of the main ways to use it.

Griffith's shallow knowledge of mysticism has allowed him to vaguely guess the origin of this ring. It is a high-sequence sealed item that hints at the "undead" extraordinary pathway of death and resurrection.Only those extraordinary beings can have such a powerful ability.

However, the runes provided by the bone ring Minos are unheard of, and the "undead" path itself does not seem to have this ability, not even any path.On the other hand, the power of the ring itself is also very weak, which does not match its ability very much.

Griffith speculates that some powerful being created such a batch of rings and scattered them all over the world.The true power of the ring will be revealed only after the holder is strong enough.

As for why Minos was obtained by the fallen mage Camilla in the sewer?She called Griffith "a running dog of the nobility" plotting to overthrow the "old world".

Griffith thought of the apprentice Isis mage who had met her and attacked him.

"For a holy cause, I will make sure to destroy her at any cost." These words came from the mouth of Isis, who then used goblins and zombies to carry out the attack on Galadia.

A goblin shaman who participated in the attack in the watch castle even said when he tried to die together: "Rebellion against this false world."

Hell, what kind of threat is Galadia, she's not a threat to anyone at all, what does the holy cause matter to her?

Griffith rubbed his forehead, trying his best to sort out the information he already had.

The existence of making and providing the ring and his followers are hostile to the existing order, the nobles, and want to kill Galadia.He is cultivating his own strength, hoping that the ring-bearer will grow up and have stronger strength.However, He did not send any message. Do I need to pray to Him as Minos said?

When he just got the ring, Griffith heard a clear sentence——

"Fear brings desire, desire demands strength, strength breaks through the shackles, and we will be free at last."

Thinking about it carefully, the process of Griffith obtaining and using the bone ring really fulfilled the first half of the sentence.So what are bondage and freedom?

Griffith withdrew his thoughts.When not calling Minos directly, his will can shield the ring, which does not know what it is thinking.

He has been on guard and on guard, in case the bone ring is not good for him, and it has been like this since the day he first got it.But gradually, he found that this little thing is very useful, and it may be of great significance.For the sake of Galadia, he will continue to hold and strengthen the ring, try to get in touch with the existence and organization that made the ring, and find out what their intentions are.

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After being ravaged by bed crossbows and raging fire, the large tomb in the south of the lower city has almost collapsed into ruins.There are still many living corpses moving outside the tomb, but the inside is a mess.

Among the collapsed ruins, there is a magic circle that has been activated on the ground.There is also a very solid pale sarcophagus in the corner.

Griffith walked over to take a look.Judging from the traces and the surrounding environment, the internal structure of the large tomb is mainly made of wood and masonry. This sarcophagus was obviously moved into this tomb from another place.

Griffith pushed the sarcophagus, and found that it was firmly locked, and it was difficult to push it away with the strength of a Extraordinary.There is a line of small characters on the sarcophagus:
"Here lies Thonos, a lonely and powerful hunter."

The sarcophagus remained motionless and appeared to be in no danger for the time being.

Griffith gave up the investigation of the sarcophagus and began to search the ruins for the existence of enemy items, letters, or casualties of the commander.

Just when he was about to investigate further, the broken magic circle fluctuated, and a clear image projection appeared at a height of one meter above the ground.

Judging from the environment, furnishings and exquisite stone materials, what appears in the projection is a huge and magnificent tomb, which is probably a higher-standard building in Raven Cemetery.

An extremely huge Stitch Monster was wriggling and twisting in chains and magical imprisonment.Countless psionic auras converged into its body like a stream of water.

It is absorbing the energy gathered from all sides, becoming stronger every second.Around the hall, many members of the Deathrattle Order wearing burqas were casting spells and chanting.

Griffith immediately realized that this was the image of the command center of the cult!

At the same time, a terrifying and distant voice came from the magic circle.The terrifying breath even captured Griffith, making his body stiff and unable to move his eyes.

A terrible will came.Griffith couldn't see its figure clearly, but he could hear the heavy horse's hooves and the neighing of Xi Lili. The strong sense of oppression that made him unable to look directly made him breathless.

It came from distant worlds, and every sound and every breath suggested disaster.

The members of the Deathrattle Cult who cast the spell fell to their knees, silently waiting for the order.

"Report progress."

The terrifying will made a low and hoarse voice, as clear as if it was by Griffith's side.He rolled his eyes in horror, but found nothing.

"The powerful rotting corpse, Findus Plague has come," said the stitched corpse like a mountain of meat amidst the roar of thunder, "Is it you, the weak death knight, who summoned me?"

Death knight? A death knight of Sequence 5 of the "undead" pathway?A death knight who feeds on fear and screams and enslaves the dead!Griffith, who was watching, was stunned.

A sarcophagus, very similar to the one next to Griffith, rises from a gap in the stone wall of the projected necropolis.As the upper part of the sarcophagus slid, a skeleton warrior clad in armor, holding a black sword, shield, and javelin climbed out, and knelt down on one knee in front of the death knight:
"Skeleton Warrior and Commander, Sakar Deathbone, is here to serve."

One of the believers of the Deathrattle sect said respectfully:

"Necromancer, Clovis Cataclysm, has been ordered to serve you. Noble and powerful Lord Death Knight, the army you need is ready."

In the shadows and mist, a knight riding a black horse slowly appeared.He was wearing heavy plate armor and a black robe, with blood gleaming under the hideous and sharp helmet.

The horse's hooves hit the stone slab with a thunderous roar, which made Griffith tremble from the bottom of his heart.Just seeing the blurred images in the projection, hearing the horseshoes and voices, he was already terrified and wanted to run away.

The death knight's eyes swept over his subordinates one by one, and finally settled on Findus, the carrion corpse.The latter was looking maliciously with its small eyes.

The bucket-like arm of the rotting soul unknowingly took out a bone knife, a butcher's knife, a chain, and a sickle, and chaotic killing intent surged.

The death knight raised his hand, pointing at the rotting corpse: "Send your fear and your cry to the knight of the eternal denier."

A cloud of green energy between the form of silt and fire rushed from the death knight's hand to the carrion corpse.The powerful rotting soul corpse screamed wildly immediately, raised the weapon in his hand to resist, and at the same time threw a deadly heavy chain towards the opponent.

The evil green energy penetrated the barrier of the terrible chains, ignoring the fat carrion and powerful spiritual energy, tearing and colliding frantically in the carrion corpse.

"Ow—!"

The moment the rotting soul corpse was hit by the green evil energy, it screamed as if it was illuminated by holy light.Its fat body broke free from the shackles of the chains, rolled on the ground, and let out a terrifying scream.

The death knight didn't even look at the carrion corpse that was being tortured, and issued a brief order to the other undead creatures:

"Target Raven's upper city gate, the whole army will attack."

As soon as the words fell, he turned around and stared at the empty void.

His gaze passed through the illusion of magic and fixed on Griffith:
"The southern camp has been destroyed, and a small bug has slipped in. Thonos, the ghoul, use your sharp claws and fangs to tear him apart, and hang his skull on your bone tail for decoration."

A horrible breath suddenly boiled from the sarcophagus in the ruins.The large tomb, which was quiet just now, was filled with boiling spiritual energy in a blink of an eye.

Griffith realized that this was aimed at him, and broke free from the stiffness caused by fear with all his strength, turned and ran.

The sarcophagus opened slowly, and a green magic circle appeared in it. With the fluctuation of light, a huge ghoul came out.His body is human-like, twice the size of ordinary ghouls, as strong as a bull, with no skin all over his body, blood-red muscles and white meridian bones exposed to the air, and a long whip-like bone tail Waving it, it made a tearing sound.

On its back grew six sharp bony spurs like spears, and the cold bone surface had an almost metallic luster.

"Leader of the ghouls, Tonos Whiptail obeys your will, Your Excellency the mighty Death Knight."

The distinctive ghoul immediately raised its head and sniffed the air, before chasing after Griffith.

　There should be another chapter today.What a coincidence, every team battle can catch up with the weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)