A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 280 The Gluttonous Terror and Isabel’s Inquiry

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 In a cabin in the woods.

Lumière was sleeping soundly.

Matthew quietly threw a spot on him, but this trick only removed about one-third of the blood stains on his body.

It’s hard to imagine what he has been through these days.

But Matthew knew before that Lumiere was invited by the Golden Lion Barton to participate in the Battle of Wild Wolf Mountain as a mercenary.

 In Matthew's conjecture.

With Lumiere's great strength, as long as he didn't hit the demon lord head-on, he would be fine.

 During this period, he did not receive any news about Lumière, including no response to world events.

Hence Matthew thought that Lumiere would be fine.

Who would have thought that we would suffer such a serious blow!

Matthew sighed lightly.

 Lumiere seems to have some responsibility for the fact that he went to work as a mercenary.

 This guy has a very shallow understanding of the outside world.

 Especially at the level of war.

　　After Lumière left the rainforest, the first war he participated in was the Battle of Moss Green Hills!

 It is well known.

The first time in any field will greatly shape a person's understanding of the field.

The same is naturally true for Lumière.

The battle at Moss Green Hills, although there were some twists and turns, was generally under the control of Matthew and the Alliance.

　　In that battle.

The most dangerous moment was when Lumiere took the initiative to attack the dragon's mouth in order to save himself.

This scene seemed very shocking and thrilling at the time.

 Just hindsight.

This battle seems to have caused Lumière to misjudge the intensity of the war.

 He is indeed very powerful, so he can hold the dragon head-on.

 But the legendary demon lord.

That is a completely different level of concept!

 “It’s also his bad luck…”

Matthew shook his head secretly.

Of course, he also knows that there is a certain inevitability in this kind of bad luck.

 In the current situation, no area is peaceful anymore.

Rolling Stone Town encountered a dragon disaster, Cross City encountered three major evil organizations and meteor showers, and a conspiracy hatched by the Shadow Fists and demons also appeared in Rapids City.

The outer beings pouring into the main material realm are becoming more and more numerous, and they are becoming more and more powerful.

Even if you stay at home well, something unexpected may happen to you.

 Let alone going to a place full of variables like the battlefield.

 As one of the main commanders of the Battle of Moss Green Hills.

Matthew is well aware that there is a lot of preparation behind Rolling Stone's seemingly crushing victory.

 This also includes the collection and planning of information.

  For example, when fighting a dragon.

  Matthew prepared a large amount of resistance potions in advance.

These potions make the members of the elite team successfully immune to the dragon's power, so that they can fully display their strength.

 But the Yelangshan battlefield is different.

No one expected that the lords of the three Hetan towns would go completely crazy, sacrifice their lives on the battlefield, and summon a legendary demon monarch!

  If it’s an ordinary legendary demon, forget it.

 The Abyss Lord template owned by the Demon Lord comes with extremely high-priority fields such as chaos, distortion, and fear.

These areas can be completely devastating to those who are not prepared in advance.

  It would be normal for the Lion City's army to be completely wiped out.

 It’s just that Matthew thought that with Lumiere’s ability, he would be able to escape in time.

Now it seems.

Either Lumiere was unlucky and was very close to the birthplace of the demon monarch.

Either the demon monarch’s strength is still beyond Matthew’s imagination!

 “Ah…hiss!”

 Even in sleep.

This young man, who was strong enough to go head-to-head with the dragon, couldn't help but curl up and murmured with fear.

 “He was filled with fear and in need of healing.”

 A gentle voice sounded in Matthew's ear.

 Matthew looked back.

They found a little boy lying outside the window of the wooden house.

The latter seemed to be looking in on tiptoes, with a pair of bright and clear eyes shining.

 “Hasman?”

Matthew asked curiously:

 “Can you sense his dreams?”

Hasman nodded:

"Not just a dream, if you allow me to come in, I can directly see into his mind."

“His heart is full of shadows now. He must have encountered something terrible. Do you need my help?”

 Matthew nodded slightly.

Hasman obediently left the window sill, ran to the door of the wooden house, knocked on the door again, and after asking Matthew's permission again, he walked in in an orderly manner.

Hasman sat beside Lumière's bed.

 He blew lightly into each of Lumiere's ears.

 The next second.

Two big mushrooms suddenly grew out of those two ears.

 Mushrooms are pure white.

 Like the purest and softest wool, and like white clouds hanging in the blue sky.

 Matthew watched Hussman’s movements quietly.

 On the data column.

 …

　　　　Tips: Your partner Husman (Lord of Rot Sac/Nature Soul) has launched the Spore Realm!

Using spores as a medium, Hasman developed the sub-field "mind".

Hasman used the ability of the psychic realm "Bridge of All Things"

 The Bridge of All Things: Asman can use spores as a medium to enter the dreams and minds of any living beings and adjust the other person's emotions, including eliminating pain, absorbing happiness, soothing sadness, calming the mind, etc..."

 …

 Spores can actually envelop the soul?

 Matthew was taken aback.

However, I quickly realized that the subfield here is not a concept in the natural definition.

 It was defined by Hussman on his own initiative!

 This should be an instinctive behavior.

The most likely reason is that in the process of controlling the spore realm, Hussman unknowingly penetrated into the spiritual realm, and then subsumed part of the spiritual realm into the spores.

 So there is such a strange affiliation.

 “Can you heal spiritual wounds?”

 Matthew became more and more curious about Hussman’s abilities.

Hasman smiled sheepishly:

"OK."

 “Dudley’s mental wound was much bigger than his back then!”

“But it’s not a particularly powerful ability. Most mental wounds can heal themselves with the passage of time. I just accelerated the process.”

“I am going to treat him now, do you want to stand by? If you stand by, you may suffer a little pain, but having one more bystander will also improve the effect of the treatment itself.”

 Matthew nodded decisively.

next moment.

Hasman picked the white mushroom from Lumiere's ear and handed it to Matthew:

 “Eat it and you can help share his pain.”

Matthew ate the mushroom without saying a word.

"so bitter!"

 He grinned.

Hasman scratched his head in confusion:

“Ah, but painful memories are very bitter…”

 Matthew wanted to say something else.

 But as the mushroom entered his stomach, his eyes began to shake violently, and then there was a soul-trembling roar!

 “Ho, ho, ho!”

Matthew opened his eyes, and the weird low voice from the abyss hit his eardrums like a drum.

 He rubbed his eyes and looked around.

But on the dark battlefield, the human battle formation in front suddenly collapsed.

 A large number of horses broke free from their owners' control and fled in despair.

The dark clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, forming a huge castle-like block, blocking every ray of sunlight.

 And the earth is rolling.

 The spinning feeling hits everyone's nerves.

 The mountains were lifted into the air like the crests of ocean waves.

 No one knows what happened.

 From the huge gap in front, a terrifying thing that could not be described in words suddenly crawled out!

It was a terrifying demon that was as huge as a mountain with only part of its body emerging from the ground.

The demon's exposed skin shone with a strange metallic luster.

 There are many small bumps on the epidermis.

 Matthew looked carefully.

Where are the tiny bumps? They are clearly human heads one after another!

These heads are densely packed, like patches of matrix spread all over the demon's body.

And among the matrix of heads, there are shallow white lines hidden.

  Matthew didn’t realize what these white lines were at first.

  But quickly.

All the white lines became brighter, and then separated up and down the sides, exposing the bright red flesh and blood inside. Tongues as big as a giant dragon stuck out from the inside. There was a circle of small tongues on the tongue, and those Hidden in the folds of flesh and blood are tiny saw-tooths that look like steel nails!

 But Matthew knew very well that he was in Lumiere's dream.

 He also felt a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart!

No.

 Not just fear!

 There are also shock and gravity!

He could feel his body trembling uncontrollably, and there was a force pulling him in the direction of the demon lord!

 This is the power of the Demon Lord!

Matthew put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If he was the one at the scene, how would he respond?

 Undead are immune to fear.

  But not immune to shock and gravity.

 The former targets the soul, while the latter targets the body. It can be said to be an all-round crushing without any blind spots!

“If it were me, without using Chen’s Diamond Fist, I might be able to escape in time...”

“Without that divine support, I may not even have the courage to approach this monster.”

Matthew felt awe-struck.

Unexpectedly, the demon monarch that appeared on the battlefield of Wild Wolf Mountain was several levels higher than the projection of the Blood Nightmare Labyrinth descended from Rapids City!

“How could a demon of this level lower himself?”

Matthew clicked his tongue inwardly.

Considering that the time of the incident is very close to the Cross City meteor shower event, Matthew has reason to believe that there is a great connection between the arrival of the demon lord and the gods' attack on the permanent barrier!

 The next scene seems to have been sped up.

 But Matthew could barely see clearly what happened to Lumiere.

 Just as he suspected.

Lumiere's team was very unlucky to be right next to the place where the devil was born.

 After the collapse of the front cavalry.

Lumiere realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat with his tribe.

 But it was too late.

The monarch named "Gluttonous Terror" activated a powerful gravitational field!

 All living things within a radius of five kilometers.

They were all swallowed up by the Gluttonous Horror under the influence of that terrible gravitational field!

Lumière and his people were not spared either.

 They were swallowed up by the Gluttonous Horror one after another.

That desperate scene made Matthew deeply shocked and sad.

He saw the horse trying its best to escape from the scene, but together with the overturned knight, it was chewed into blood clots by the horror's mouth!

He saw a warlock trying to cast a spell to counteract the gravitational field of the Terror. As a result, he himself was backfired by the gravitational field and was instantly torn into pieces!

He saw each soldier encountering the yellow-green gastric juice in the stomach of the terror. With just a slight touch, both armor and flesh fell off automatically like tofu skin!

that moment.

 Everybody is running for their lives.

 Most people don’t even know what’s going on!

 They can only rely on their survival instinct to struggle.

However, their struggles can only serve as snacks before and after the Terror's meal.

 Soldiers died in large numbers.

 Only a handful of lucky or truly strong people were spared.

 This naturally includes Lumière.

Matthew saw that with his powerful body, he punched through one of the Gluttonous Horror's stomach pouches and then escaped.

 But he had just escaped a few steps.

Lumiere resolutely got into the belly of the Gluttonous Terror again!

quickly.

 He carried out individual figures one by one.

 Those are his people.

 It's just that these people's physiques are not as strong as Lumiere after all.

 In order to save these seven people as much as possible.

Lumière moved in and out of the Terror's stomach.

 He even paid for it with an arm.

 But in the end he rescued him.

It's just seven incomplete corpses.

 However, Lumière did not realize this at the time.

 He hurriedly found a small cart on the battlefield, piled the bodies together, and then fled quickly.

 Speaking of it, he has a great destiny.

Just at this time.

The legendary mage with the title of Shield of Gemstone Mountain came to this battlefield.

  The latter successfully attracted the attention of the Horror Lord.

Lumière and his cart were able to escape.

  But even so.

Due to the huge cracks torn out by the Horror Lord.

 A large number of abyss demons were able to pour in.

One of the demon warlords focused on Lumiere's figure and led his men to pursue him day and night.

With Lumiere’s strength, it wouldn’t be too difficult to kill the Demon Overlord.

It's just that he lost an arm, and his strength was greatly reduced by the shock of the Terror Lord, so he could only hide and flee while being chased.

 What follows becomes more ambiguous.

 Matthew could only see the general trajectory of Lumière’s journey—

 He escaped from Yelang Mountain.

 Passing through Apple Avenue, Phoenix Forest, Anxi Wasteland and other places.

 Escape and kill at the same time.

 Finally killed most of the demons.

 The group that Matthew just saw at the edge of the oak forest was most likely the last wave.

The road between Rolling Stone Town and Wild Wolf Mountain is long.

Matthew didn’t even know how Lumiere got here.

Perhaps it was the purest survival instinct that guided him here.

"I am afraid that only the legendary mage can resist such a terrifying demon monarch. In Lumiere's dream just now, I seemed to see the legendary mage holding a luminous object in his hand, which seemed to have the condensation of divinity on it. , at least it’s a semi-artifact!”

 Unknowingly.

 Matthew slowly exited Lumiere's dream.

His heart felt a little heavy, but fortunately his will was still firm.

Although the Terror Lord also left a shadow in his mind. But the shadow soon faded.

 “In the final analysis, I am just a bystander.”

Through Lumière’s dreams, Matthew also increasingly realized the importance of divinity.

think carefully.

Although Isabel seems to be indifferent to her, every conversation must be to the point, and every gift is of great value.

Matthew became increasingly grateful and respectful.

He glanced at Hasman, who had a frown on his face, two drops of small pearls hanging on his eyelashes, and his mouth was tightly pursed, looking aggrieved and unhappy.

obviously.

 As the primary healer, Hussman must have been more deeply affected.

 Matthew did not disturb Hussman.

 He unfolded a map of the south and gently drew a crack on the landmark of Yelang Mountain.

　　centered on this.

Apple Avenue in the south, Phoenix Forest in the west, East Coast and Gemstone Bay in the east, and Yongsong Forest in the north.

 At least thirty cities or territories were in danger of being invaded by the abyss at once!

The demons' actions have obviously been planned for a long time.

 Matthew drew red circles on these cities.

　　Continue.

He also drew a red circle on Cross City in Watcher's Highlands, Rapid City and Rolling Stone Town in the south, and their surrounding areas.

 Look at it this way.

 The entire southeastern part of the southern land is almost surrounded by dense red circles!

 “Under the disaster, I am afraid that few territories can survive alone.”

 “If there is another unrest, where will it be?”

Matthew looked at the map of the south.

next moment.

 A somewhat conspicuous landmark came into his sight.

Green Jade Cangting.

Matthew quickly put a small question mark on the landmark.

“There is desert in the west, and the only important location is the Heisuo Mountain Fortress. There was a riot in the Hot Spring Prison before, and I am afraid that there will be no peace in Heisuo Mountain now.”

“Among the nearby big cities, the only ones that have been calm are Jade Cangting and Baiyan City.”

 Matthew’s eyes became profound.

 That’s strange to say.

 White Rock City, a place where necromancers gather together, should logically cause problems.

as we all know.

Many mid-level and low-level necromancers work part-time as warlocks, or simply have an affair with devils and devils.

  Results for the most recent period of time.

White Rock City looks safer than anywhere else, which is really puzzling.

 Between thoughts.

Hasman suddenly opened his eyes, rubbing his eyes with a pair of small hands, and the small pearls couldn't stop dripping down.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Matthew asked concerned.

Hasman shook his head:

 “I just think he is a little too pitiful, as well as the people who died innocently and tragically.”

“It would be great if they could all turn into mushrooms…”

“At the very least, mushrooms don’t feel pain and aren’t afraid of death.”

 While speaking.

He wiped away his tears and ran out of the door quickly:

“After the treatment, I’m going to find a place to feel sad for a while. You don’t have to worry about me, Matthew. I have a strong will, but I’m easy to empathize...”

　　"Ooooo, Dudley, where are you? I'm a little sad, but only a little..."

Matthew looked up and saw Dudley walking from the depths of the forest.

The Dusk Elf gently hugged the little boy, and soon, Dudley also had an uncomfortable expression on his face.

 But this scene only lasted a few seconds.

 The two of them left talking and laughing.

 On the data column.

 …

“Tip: You watched a healing in the spiritual realm, your mind +1!

 Your resistance to pain is slightly increased! "

 …

　　“Hasman and Dudley are really gentle people.”

“Although their thinking is different from ordinary people.”

 Matthew only feels lucky.

You only have to pay for one Nature Soul slot to be able to live next to such a powerful legendary creature.

 This may not even be Matthew’s luck alone.

 It’s the luck of the entire town of Rolling Stone.

 It didn’t take long.

Lumière woke up slowly.

 After waking up, his energy became much fuller, and his brows were no longer sad:

 “Matthew?”

“What’s wrong with me? I seem to have had a long dream, but it’s obviously reality! It’s obviously what happened just now, but I feel like it’s not that bad anymore.”

 His tone was full of doubts.

Matthew smiled slightly and said:

 “I found an expert to treat you.”

“Don’t worry, this treatment will not have any impact on your memory. It just speeds up the healing effect of time on spiritual wounds.”

 As he spoke, he explained Huasman’s treatment methods in detail.

Lumière fell silent after listening.

  Long time.

 He said with gratitude:

"thank you all."

 “I, I was on that battlefield...”

Matthew raised his hand to stop his narration:

“I understand everything you have gone through, and there is no need to let the pain repeat itself in my mind.”

Lumiere’s mood is much more stable than before.

At the moment, he just held his head gently, his voice a little confused:

 “I don’t know what to do.”

 “I don’t know what to do next…”

Matthew’s tone was as stable as ever:

 “It’s easy, go and ask for money!”

Lumiere looked up in shock.

Matthew said calmly:

“Everyone is dead, so the pension must at least be returned, right?”

“Their children, the elderly, women...you have to take care of them, right?”

“This accident can be said to be your dereliction of duty, but people inevitably make mistakes. You don’t need to completely deny yourself because of a mistake. It’s just that after the mistake, you must take the corresponding responsibility.”

 “I believe that the future king of the rainforest will never escape the mistakes he has made, right?”

 Said.

 He slapped a newspaper in front of Lumière:

"This is the news from the past two days. Your employer, Golden Lion Barton, has now safely returned to Lion City. Although his troops have suffered heavy losses, the newspaper reported that he will visit the nearby Goldwater City and Deep Blue Port in the next few days. ."

"Although his defenses will definitely be tighter than before, you should be able to find a chance to meet him, right?"

"Since you survived, he will definitely pay this pension. You have to be prepared. After all, when it comes to money, the sooner the better!"

 Matthew speaks very quickly.

Lumière was a little bit unable to accept it at first.

 But after a while.

 His expression quickly returned to calm:

 “I understand, this is indeed what I should do.”

 “I won’t run away from it.”

 Matthew had a look of approval on his face.

 But he was secretly amazed in his heart.

He could feel that Lumiere's spirit was gradually returning. Although this had something to do with his own awakening, Hasman's spiritual healing was more critical.

 Normal people encounter this kind of thing.

 No matter how good your psychological quality is, you will be depressed for a while.

 But Lumiere now showed an attitude of eagerness to give it a try:

“I think if I get some more sleep, I’ll have the energy to go to him and ask for money!”

 Matthew nodded.

Then he changed the subject:

"It shouldn't be difficult to get money. Golden Lion has a good reputation in the south. Lion City has strong financial resources, so it shouldn't be a problem."

 “Your arms are a much harder thing to deal with.”

 “I have three options for you to choose from.”

Lumiere’s face was full of astonishment:

 “Can my arm still be saved?”

 Matthew blinked:

“A friend of mine told me that in this world, as long as you are rich enough, you can create miracles.”

"Although I don't completely agree with this statement, the regeneration of severed limbs is indeed not a fantasy with the connections and channels I have now. It's just that the three options I provided may represent different things. price."

"The first one is the cheapest. I can buy the amputated limb regeneration potion from Roderick's factory for you. However, the quality of the potion varies, and there is a question mark as to what kind of new arm you can get. But according to reports From what I know, you should be able to have a healthy and flexible arm again, but it may not be as strong as what you had before.”

"The second option is more expensive. Remember Bobo Wilkins? You can ask her or a similar magician to customize a mechanical arm for you. The specific price is up to you to discuss. It will definitely be more expensive than potions. Machinery The quality of the arm will most likely be better than the arm regenerated through potion.

This kind of arm can give you strong combat power.

 The disadvantage is that it may affect your pace of entering the legend.

 Furthermore, some legendary professions are very exclusive of foreign objects. "

 Speaking of which.

Matthew paused for a moment before continuing:

"As for the third option, that is to find a magician or priest to help you regenerate your severed limbs. In fact, mages can also do it, but most mages are not good at this. I'm afraid the arms they make for you are not as good as The standard potion from Roderick’s factory.”

“There happens to be a powerful priest in the town of Rolling Stone, but her price is definitely not cheap. The price I am talking about here is not just money. She may ask you to do some very difficult things for him, such as robbing tombs or something.”

“I’ve told you the three options, do you still have any doubts?”

  Matthew had expected that Lumiere would at least ask a few more questions.

 But who knew that the latter was only delayed by two or three seconds.

Then he said decisively:

 “I choose the second option!”

Matthew was a little surprised:

"Why?"

 “I thought you would choose the third option.”

“The arm reshaped by the first method is indeed unsatisfactory, but the arm reshaped by the third method will most likely be an arm that is infinitely close to your original body strength!”

Lumière stared at Matthew, his eyes gradually becoming brighter.

His voice was calm and steady:

 “First, I need stronger immediate combat power now.”

“Second, I want to leave a lesson to myself. I know this is stupid, but only this is profound enough. If I cannot enter the legend because of this, then I will pay for this mistake myself.”

“Third, I want to be exposed to more new things. I’ve actually always been interested in Bobo’s career, but I didn’t have the nerve to mention it before.”

“Fourth, I guess the treatment just now must be expensive, and asking the priest to treat me may also require you to consume interpersonal relationships. I have already troubled you enough.”

“Fifth, this is the choice my intuition made for me. It has helped me avoid risks countless times. Even on the Yelang Mountain battlefield, my survival depended on it, so I choose to continue to believe in it.”

 Matthew nodded slightly.

Lumière spoke very clearly.

 It does not appear to be an impulsive decision.

“No matter what decision you make, as long as you don’t regret it in the future.”

Matthew said softly:

“You should take a rest here first. I will arrange the customization of the robotic arm for you as soon as possible, but it won’t be that fast. You may still have to go to the Golden Lion to ask for money first.”

Lumière nodded.

 The two of them exchanged some pleasantries.

Lumiere then lay back on the bed, looking at the ceiling with blank eyes and thinking.

 Matthew quietly exited the cabin.

As he walked, he was thinking about which channel he should use to customize the Artificer's mechanical arm for Lumiere.

 A line is a wave.

 The other line is Suriel.

The former comes from Cyber ​​Dragon and is currently undergoing the Artificer Examination in the Wisdom Palace of Cloud City, and the results are most likely not far away;

 The latter's Crystal Palace is right next to Cyber ​​Dragon.

From the fact that Suriel sent the reborn Mary to Cyber ​​Dragon, it is not difficult to see that she also has a deep friendship with the Artificer.

 It stands to reason.

 The connections of the divine mage are definitely the best choice.

  But with Suriel's vampiric nature.

Lumière went to find her, she might be the next Margaret.

This guy has a whole tribe to feed.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

“Bobo’s bombs are really reliable.”

“The robotic arm... shouldn’t be too bad, right?”

 Matthew is thinking.

suddenly.

 A communication crystal ball in the bag lit up and flew directly in front of Matthew.

 Matthew just glanced at the crystal ball.

 The figure immediately disappeared from the spot.

  After a while.

  Crucible house.

The little black room in the starry sky.

Matthew looked at the energetic Isabel in front of him with some surprise.

I don’t know what the latter’s sudden message was for.

 The next second.

Isabel gets straight to the point:

“My patronus told me that you were scratched on the butt?”

Matthew suddenly looked embarrassed:

  “It was an accident.”

Isabel said forcefully:

"let me see."

 Matthew could only show his lower back.

Unexpectedly, Isabel suddenly showed a bored expression after reading:

 “It turns out to be just this low-level gadget!”

Matthew hurriedly asked about the deeper meaning of the brand.

Isabel replied without interest:

“This is just a tattoo used by devils to increase their mood and make female devils more desirable.”

“Based on your own will, it stands to reason that you can be exempted.”

"Not to mention that you still have the realm of divinity and temperance, unless you have no intention of resisting at all..."

Matthew immediately argued:

 “I have resistance!”

“Oh, that’s just bad luck. There’s a very small chance of failing the save and you hit it.”

 Isabel seemed very perfunctory.

Soon she asked calmly:

“So, that girl has an extra drop of Baator’s blood flowing through her?”

 …

 (End of this chapter)