Cataclysm King

Chapter 319 Necromancer

“People below the sixth level should not look at the stone tablet, otherwise you won’t know how mentally disturbed you are!”

“There is actually the legendary [Forbidden Ruins Stone Tablet] here. Do any of you understand it? What is written on it?”

“It seems to record that there was a fierce battle in this Augustus Mausoleum?”

“Well, I see it seems to have the name of “Mad King” Alduin on it.”

“The subjugated emperor of the Talon Dynasty? Hehe, isn’t this the tomb of Alduin?”

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Prince Salo's group of people were studying the stone tablet and talking about it.

There is obviously more than one black stone tablet like this, and a few people in the southern continent have heard of it.

  But the stone tablet is recorded in real high-level demonic language.

 Obviously they didn't understand either.

It is a feeling like a poisonous snake crawling up the ankle.

 Looking at it, he narrowed his eyes.

However, from the corner of his eye, Ji Xun glanced at Old Man Xu, who was already shrinking in the corner of the crowd, and knew that something was wrong.

 But it’s not even time to divide the spoils, is it too early to quarrel?

Prince Salo couldn’t understand either.

 For example: display characters?

But figuring out the stone tablet is not a top priority right now.

 He had no intention of sharing the treasure with anyone, but now was not the time to do so.

However, what everyone did not expect was that when Kaili heard this, the corner of his mouth raised a cold arc, and a hoarse voice came out from his throat that seemed not to be human: "Anyone who trespasses on the imperial mausoleum must die!"

Although he guessed that several nobles were definitely not good people.

 And almost got addicted to it.

A few more war slaves held crowbars and walked tremblingly toward the golden coffin.

However, no one expected that before several slaves could get close to the coffin, a sudden "bang" sound exploded through the eardrums like a bombardment.

Several guards looked shocked and quickly guarded Salo.

The sneak attack was close at hand. The punch caught Salo off guard, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

　　It startled everyone.

Ji Xun also watched with concentration.

I can’t tell where this strange sense of crisis comes from.

Not only did Ji Xun not sense it, but neither did the high-level guards and mercenaries.

Prince Salo came here for the royal tomb. He saw that no one could read the stone tablet, so he did not waste any more time and ordered: "Go and prepare a few people to open the coffin."

 More importantly, this underground palace gave Ji Xun a very strange feeling.

  No perceptible abnormalities were found.

 Old man Xu found the forgotten memory from the stone tablet, Caterina understood the magic solution from the stone tablet, and Jia Yu read the historical truth from the stone tablet.

Ji Xun himself also saw some fragmentary information about the "Blood Plague" in the stone tablet in Shangbang Prison.

 He shouted: "Kelly, do you know what you are doing?!"

Since they suspect that this underground palace is the tomb of Augustus, no one dares to be careless.

He was also curious about what was written on the black stone tablet.

He couldn't understand it before, and he didn't think he could understand it now.

 The cold feeling has now reached the back of my neck.

 What’s more, there are also college instructors in the team who are responsible for supervising the assessment.

 He punched Prince Salo next to him.

Ji Xun looked at this scene and his eyebrows suddenly condensed with doubts.

Ji Xun thought about the common points of several stone tablets in his mind, and at the same time a thought came to his mind: Could the existence of the stone tablets be related to divinity?

 It seems that this stone tablet needs divine charging to maintain a specific function.

Ji Xun watched from afar.

With that said, the guards protected the three young nobles, and various forbidden cards were placed around them.

 But looking at the mysterious golden coffin, the burning greed in everyone's eyes still outweighed everything else.

They probably wanted to understand the content on the stone tablet before taking action. This group of people thought about it for a long time.

Hearing this, thousands of people in the trial group had goosebumps all over their bodies, as if they had seen a ghost.

 At a glance, the three nobles were actually fighting among themselves?

 The person who took action was Kaili, the second young master of the "Crimson Duke" family.

But judging from the information he knows so far, it seems that everyone sees the content on the stone tablet differently.

Since we have guessed that this is the tomb of the Augustus royal family, everyone can imagine that there is danger.

 He originally thought that the source of danger would be the coffin.

This voice was not loud, but it echoed clearly throughout the underground palace.

 It’s getting clearer and clearer.

 Everyone’s first reaction was: Young Master Kaili is possessed by an evil spirit!

Prince Salo frowned, seeming a little confused.

 The guards on the side have already shouted: "Be careful of evil spirits! Use holy light to disperse them quickly!"

After all, they are the elite guards of the royal family, and these people reacted immediately.

Looking at "Kaili" who has changed into a different person, this situation is nothing more than being affected by a mental illusion or being possessed by an evil spirit.

 At the first moment, several of Kaili's guards had already rushed forward and pinned their young master down, preparing to exorcise the demon.

The Rune Highlands are full of undead monsters, and the mercenaries are well prepared.

 All kinds of exorcism equipment, purifying holy water, holy light spells, and anti-curse utensils were brought out.

 In an instant, the vast space was filled with holy light.

 The black energy was dispersed.

 Brightness brings peace of mind.

From a distance, Ji Xun looked at this sudden change, and a trace of doubt appeared in his pupils: "It's strange, could it be mind control?"

 Normally speaking, high-ranking nobles have no shortage of treasures.

 That young master Kaili must also have equipment to prevent mysterious methods.

If it is really a matter of possession by evil spirits or mental pollution, it should be easier for others to fall victim to it.

 How did he get hit in the first place?

Moreover, not a single ghost was seen in the mausoleum from beginning to end. Where did the evil spirit come from?

 With this exclusion, it seems that it can only be controlled by the mental system.

Is it some kind of unnoticed spiritual monster?

 Or some kind of high-level relic?

Ji Xun had a bad feeling.

Although Kaili is only at the fourth level, he is only a hair away from the fifth level. Coupled with the luxurious equipment on his body, he can be attacked silently. The level of this mental spell is probably extremely high.

Ji Xun estimated that below the seventh level, it would be difficult to save.

From this point of view, few of the thousands of trial groups can be immune to this strange attack.

 But the biggest source of fear is that no one knows how to get infected in Kaili.

 The mercenaries may not have much good stuff in their hands.

 But the three great nobles have plenty of them.

 For this trial in Rune Highlands, the nobles prepared a large number of monster equipment and spell cards to deal with the undead.

Hundreds of Holy Light cards exploded like firecrackers, as well as two seventh-level arcane spell cards [Holy Expulsion].

 The card released ripples of white light that rippled throughout the underground palace.

 In the underground palace, the dazzling holy light bloomed for a long time.

 The smell of money also brings a strong sense of security to people.

“Hahaha, let me just say, it’s much safer to follow His Highness the Prince’s team.”

“Exactly. With these high-level cards, all evil spirits that have existed for thousands of years will be burned to ashes.”

ˆ “.”

The holy light illuminated the excited faces of the mercenaries.

This recruitment was so easy for them. They went through it all the way without encountering any decent obstacles.

 The confidence of being rich and powerful dispelled the fear in everyone's heart.

But as Ji Xun watched, his expression became more serious: "How did you get tricked?"

 He still didn’t see what the problem was.

 But it is definitely not a small trouble for Old Man Xu to deal with it like this.

Furthermore, due to the large-scale dispersion of holy light just now, if there were any undead monsters in this underground palace, no matter how deeply they were hidden, they would have been exposed by now.

 But after the holy light passed, no dead spirit appeared.

Moreover, the expression of Young Master Kaili who was being forced to exorcise demons by the guards was still ferocious.

 No matter how advanced the dispelling spell is, it is completely useless!

Ji Xun did not understand that the next moment, the crisis came quietly.

The white light was submerged for a moment, and a strange smile gradually appeared on the faces of not only Young Master Kaili, but also the mercenaries in the team.

They were talking to themselves, repeating the same words: "Anyone who breaks into the imperial mausoleum will die!"

 The mercenaries also noticed that some strange guys seemed to appear in the team.

“Lao Liu, what’s going on with you? Why are you showing such a scary expression? Also, don’t point your **** knife edge at me, you’re so scared.”

“No, don’t come close! Look, he looks exactly like Master Kaili just now.”

“Possessed by an evil spirit? But wasn’t the holy light dispelled just now?”

ˆ “.”

 In an instant, the terror that had just disappeared spread immediately.

Everyone in the entire underground palace was horrified to find that more and more of their friends around them were talking to themselves in a trance.

Those tiny sounds converged into one, like a spell summoning the **** of death to come.

 Hearing this can send chills down one's spine.

Ji Xun also discovered the problem early.

 He ​​wears a clown mask and can see people's "fear".

These thousands of people originally had a black line of fear more or less on their heads.

 But in the blink of an eye, he saw that the black line of fear on someone's head disappeared out of thin air?

It is absolutely impossible for these people to completely block out fear.

 There must be differences.

 First dozens, then hundreds, and finally thousands

It seems that a certain time point has arrived and it is spreading in patches.

However, after a few breaths, Ji Xun looked at almost all the mercenaries around him. There was no fear on their bodies, and there was only that weird smile on their face.

Thinking of this, he felt bad: "No! Those guys have been controlled!"

 Most of the six to seven thousand people in this underground palace are under control.

How was it done?

This unknown method made Ji Xun's scalp feel numb.

 The real danger of the royal tomb is coming!

 It came so suddenly that it didn’t give anyone a chance to buffer.

At this moment, he didn't care about being exposed or anything, and walked directly to Old Man Xu who was not far away.

 Old man Xu was staring at everyone around him with his small eyes.

 He seemed to know that these guys had been controlled and had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

　　　Just about to hide far away.

 Just saw someone approaching.

Ji Xun regained his original appearance in an instant and greeted directly: "Old senior, I am Ji Xun."

Old man Xu was stunned when he heard this: "Ah? What?"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun listened and his eyes twitched.    This old man has forgotten himself.

But before he had time to reminisce about old times, he saw old man Xu glance at the group of people in the distance, and his expression became panicked for a moment.

The old man didn't pay attention to Ji Xun. He suddenly seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He straightened his body and fell straight to the ground.

 Pretending to be dead?

 The heartbeat and breathing were suppressed but did not disappear completely.

Ji Xun looked at Old Man Xu's behavior and didn't know why, but he followed it without hesitation.

 The art of suspended animation is a very introductory thing for qigong masters.

However, as soon as he lay down, Old Man Xu opened one eye and complained: "You kid, stay away from me. You have so much qi and blood, it's hard to hide from 'that thing'!"

 Can’t hide it?

Ji Xun obviously felt that his anger had been perfectly controlled, but the old man could still see it at a glance.

But he didn’t think he would harm the old man.

Ji Xun had no intention of moving and asked shamelessly: "Senior, what should I do?"

Old man Xu had a look of disgust on his face, as if he thought this guy was just trying to trick him, but he seemed to remember who Ji Xun was, and said anxiously: "Cover the corpse next to you, and hide for a while."

Ji Xun complied.

　　Before he could ask any more questions, Old Man Xu suddenly lost his "angry".

Ji Xun did not dare to be careless and restrained his breath.

 The next moment, a fierce battle broke out in the underground palace.

 Suddenly, Ji Xun saw the mud **** stuffed in the old man's ears, and he already guessed how those people had fallen into the trap.

 “Be careful! They are also possessed by evil spirits!”

ˆ “.”

 The huge underground palace instantly fell into chaos.

 Thousands of "possessed" mercenaries all slashed at their companions with the tips of their knives.

More than 80% of the mercenaries have been controlled, including many fifth- and sixth-level card masters.

Such an overwhelming number makes the battle almost no suspense.

The crowd gathered again, and in a blink of an eye, the trial group was decimated with casualties.

 Screams and strange laughter came and went.

Not only the mercenaries, but also the guards brought by the three nobles, many of them fell into the trap.

And they were horrified to find that the dispelling spells against undead and spiritual pollution were completely useless!

 They could think of no way to escape that mysterious control.

 Prince Salo and Princess Betty were anxiously surrounded by dozens of people and were soon cornered.

 The situation reversed so suddenly that there was no time for anyone to react.

 Fear spread rapidly.

 In the distance, Ji Xun and Old Man Xu, who were pretending to be dead, avoided the first wave of attacks from the people around them.

Although Ji Xun sealed almost all the life characteristics of the body, the shadow was still hidden in the darkness, observing carefully.

At this moment, he also understood what was going on with the ancient corpses that he found all over the ground when he came in.

It seems to be some kind of "monster" that can enter through the ear hole.

It didn’t even show up, and these thousands of people were afraid that they would have to answer here.

 I can’t figure out why until I die.

Prince Salo and his group have concentrated 80% of the high-end combat power in the trial group. Even though they face dozens of times more enemies, it seems that the group cannot be destroyed in a short time.

 But there is absolutely no benefit.

However, at this time, Prince Salo didn’t know who to give the order to, and he shouted loudly: “Don’t retreat!”

 Having come, seeing the coffin right in front of us, it is absolutely impossible to give up like this.

Ji Xun heard this and knew that these guys still had some tricks up their sleeves.

I have seen the ability of space teleportation in the Plague Swamp before, and thought that these people probably have something similar to save their lives.

This underground palace cannot trap them.

 At this time, Ji Xun controlled the shadow to look at the "old master".

 In this situation, this guy finally couldn't hide anymore.

He backhanded a dark gold card and it collapsed in his hand. The demonic figure behind him appeared, with black dragon scales covering his whole body. He stamped his feet and immediately said: "Zhan Zhan Zhan!"

Ji Xun looked at it and said without surprise: "Domain. Seventh-level powerhouse! Has this guy finally made a move?"

 Lao Fu is indeed an official hidden among the adventurers.

And the strength is very strong.

 As soon as the field was revealed, the hundreds of mercenaries around him all fell into a state of freeze.

 He took out a black spell card again, his eyes flashed: "Explode!"

 Spells are cast instantly.

Suddenly, I saw a "crackling" explosion in the crowd.

Various limbs and pieces of flesh flying around.

“Corpse explosion? It turns out he is not an archaeologist, but a necromancer of the [9 of Clubs-Ghost Whisperer] sequence”

Although Ji Xun has never seen this spell with his own eyes, he has also seen its introduction in classics.

This is the signature spell of a high-level necromancer.

The principle of this spell is to detonate the biological energy in the body of a newly deceased creature to create a biological bomb.

 The power is roughly equivalent to the potential of a card master to instantly self-destruct several times his body, which is quite impressive.

 Generally speaking, one corpse can kill and injure several card masters of the same level.

Lao Fu's corpse explosion technique detonated dozens of corpses nearby, and in an instant, the crowd within a hundred meters radius was cleared.

"Amazing"

Ji Xun looked at it and said secretly that he had learned a lot.

 “Bang!”

 “Bang!”

 “Bang!”

ˆ “.”

 Lao Fu detonated more than a dozen spell cards in succession, clearing a large open area in a blink of an eye.

There were stumps of limbs and broken arms all over the ground, and scarlet intestines and intestines flowing all over the ground.

However, after this **** explosion, everyone finally discovered the clues.

In the cranial cavities of those whose brains were blown open, soft-bodied tentacle monsters that looked like spiders were parasitizing the brains.

 “Mythical Creature—[Omen Brain-Eating Worm]!”

"Damn it, it turns out to be this ghost bug! The larvae of this thing are smaller than air particles. They enter the brain from the ear canal, then grow parasitically, and finally control the person!"

“Hasn’t this poisonous insect been extinct for countless years? How could it appear here?”

“Don’t waste time! They are parasitized and the larvae are mature and dead long ago!”

ˆ “.”

Some people recognized the origin of the little tentacle monster and turned pale with fear.

At this moment, everyone understood why the previous dispersing spell was useless.

 Because this is not possessed by an evil spirit at all, nor is it a mysterious spell.

 But physical parasitism.

 From the moment they entered the mausoleum, the entire trial group was already under the threat of this insect.

Ji Xun looked at the insects that clung to the corpse's brain with their tentacles to absorb nutrients, and secretly felt lucky.

If my ears and apertures were not sealed before, I don’t know how I died now.

There are so many weird things in this extraordinary world.

At this point, everyone knows that the parasitized guy has no room for recovery.

 Everyone no longer has any scruples about taking action.

 Normally speaking, even a group of five to six thousand parasites cannot kill Prince Salo's hundred or ten people.

It’s enough to make both sides suffer.

 However, there is a seventh-level necromancer here.

 【Corpse Explosion】is just the beginning.

While the old man used the Corpse Explosion Technique to clear the place, the demonic figure appeared behind him, and a huge six-pointed star formation formed under his feet.

The rolling spell power poured into the formation, and a strong necromantic aura instantly swept through the entire cave and poured into the corpses on the ground.

 Looking again, all the "people" who died in the previous explosion stood up one after another.

　　【Summon the Undead】 is the specialty ability of ghost whisperer path professionals.

 For them, corpses are weapons, the more the better.

 Lao Fu controlled the undead army to kill the parasites in a blink of an eye.

As the two sides fought, a large number of corpses appeared again, and then the necromancy spell was poured into them, and they got up again.

 The cycle repeats

In the blink of an eye, the situation changed from one-sided to evenly matched.

 Then, the undead army became larger and larger.

 The more you kill, the more you kill.

 While everyone was stunned, this guy took control of the field in a short time.

 Lao Fu controlled an undead army by himself and completely controlled the situation!

The crisis that seemed to threaten the group's destruction just now was reversed by one person in the blink of an eye.

“I see, it’s a good plan.”

Ji Xun saw this and understood.

Prince Salo and his group recruited so many mercenaries not just to help with exploration.

Looking at it now, the more important purpose is probably to provide this old man with some mobile corpses.

 A seventh-level necromancer, coupled with thousands of living undead that can explode at any time, can handle almost all known crises in the Rune Highlands.

 The crisis was over, and Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

 But something suddenly occurred to him.

 Insects?

 Why does it feel like it’s the Bai family’s method?

 It is not the current Bai family of Donghuang, but the Bai family of Talun period.

 Lao Fu took action to control the situation, leaving others shocked.

 The Prince of Salo also said respectfully: "Teacher."

 Only everyone understands this person’s identity.

There are still a large number of parasites in the underground palace, but they no longer pose a threat.

 Lao Fu didn’t have to worry about dealing with the undead.

 He walked slowly and not far away from Prince Salo.

Without any warning, at a moment when no one could react, a bone spear suddenly appeared in Lao Fu’s hand and pierced out like lightning, directly piercing a guy’s heart.

This sudden and cruel attack frightened others into thinking that this person was also parasitized.

However, before everyone's surprised expressions could fully unfold, they suddenly saw a humanoid object struggling to break out of the hole in the body.

Ji Xun watched this scene from a distance, gloating in his heart: "Have the guys from the Bai family really been caught out?"

 (End of this chapter)