The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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Shadow Fiends.

This group is actually different from the common understanding of "Shadow Fiends" by the material world.

Because Shadow Fiends and Shadow Fiends are two kinds of devils.

In the Nine Purgatory.

Shadow Fiends belong to the top devil bloodline. They are born in the shadows and have incredible magical abilities in the fields of shadow, arcane, space, etc.

In addition.

Each Shadow Fiend has top assassination skills, escape ability and intelligence gathering ability.

Thanks to the heaven-defying talent and gift.

Most Shadow Fiends will have 18~20 professional levels after adulthood.

Compared with other devils.

It is easier for Shadow Fiends to become legendary creatures or even advance to legendary professions.

This is an extremely powerful and noble group in Purgatory.

However, Shadow Fiends have a flaw.

This kind of devil can only be born slowly by relying on the special collision between the Purgatory Blood River and the Shadow Plane.

They cannot reproduce offspring by themselves.

The shadow demons found that no matter they bred internally or intermarried with outsiders, their offspring would lose most of the shadow demon's bloodline talents and become relatively mediocre.

But most shadow demons are very keen on reproducing offspring.

This artificially bred a new demon race in Purgatory -

The shadow demons.

The bloodline talents of the shadow demons are far inferior to those of their parents, which is mainly reflected in the lack of spellcasting ability.

Their combat effectiveness is not stronger than other medium-sized demons.

Fortunately, the shadow demons are a kind of demons that are very united internally.

Coupled with the blessing of the shadow demon lords of their parents, this group also has a certain weight in Purgatory.

It is said that the members of the shadow demons act very cautiously and low-key.

But this rumor is obviously inconsistent with what Matthew saw and heard.

He couldn't help but quickly review the homework he had done before departure, and then tried to continue communicating:

"We are from Blood Sand City and will go to Tears of Baator for trade."

"We have also been commissioned by the Son of Purgatory..."

Matthew took out a carefully crafted fake document to persuade the other party, and pulled up the tiger skin flag of the Son of Purgatory.

However, the member of the Shadow Demon Clan in front of him seemed extremely impatient.

He snatched the fake document, threw it casually to the attendant next to him, and then looked down at Matthew:

"This has nothing to do with the Son of Purgatory."

"No matter what your background is, you must obey the conscription of the local lord-this is Baator Purgatory, Fufeng Slope, not your Blood Sand City, you'd better understand this!"

"Quick, everyone put down the goods, leave the carriage, and follow us!"

"Don't think about escaping, this is Fufeng Slope, the wind demon in our team will keep a close eye on your every move, no one can get away from his surveillance!"

Matthew looked at the others for a few times.

He chose to compromise temporarily.

The reason for the compromise is simple -

First, this location is too close to the Wind Demon Inn. Once the action is launched, even if the trio tries their best, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no fish that slip through the net.

If the whereabouts are leaked, it will be equivalent to all the previous efforts being wasted.

Secondly, the most troublesome thing about the members of the Shadow Demon Clan is that most of their leaders have signed a deep soul agreement with their father lords.

Once the leader dies or is seriously injured.

The father of the contract holder will almost immediately know the news.

The knight in front of him is so arrogant and acts on the Fufeng Slope under the banner of the Phantom Baron. It is very likely that he is really the confidant of the lord.

And the Phantom Baron is Gracia's confidant.

Once a chain reaction is set off.

The subsequent actions will become unpredictable.

Finally.

The number of members of this Shadow Demon Legion is too large!

In addition to the first group of Shadow Demons riding Shadow Nightmares, Matthew later saw a large army on the hillside.

The number of them is at least more than 2,000.

This is not a small number.

If there was only one team of devils, they could try to use illusion, hypnosis, maze and other means to escape.

But the enemy army is too large.

The effect of illusion will be greatly reduced.

This is also one of the defects of spiritual field spells such as illusion and hypnosis -

Even if you become an illusion master.

You can easily hypnotize several people at the same time.

But as long as the number exceeds one hundred, things will become extremely difficult.

As for more than one thousand people.

The difficulty coefficient increases exponentially.

In addition, there must be some hidden story behind such a large-scale march of the Shadow Demon Legion.

Matthew and others also want to collect more intelligence before taking action.

So they temporarily tolerated the arrogance of the other party.

"It's not difficult to get out, but the terrain of Fufeng Slope can only run back. If you run up, you will probably be discovered again..."

Matthew left the carriage and calmly thought about the follow-up plan.

After the group stood aside cooperatively, a group of Shadow Demon soldiers rushed up.

They took away the carriage that Carmela had transformed, and then pushed Matthew and others onto a larger carriage.

The carriage was more like an open-air prison, with iron bars inserted around the wooden box.

After the group was stuffed in, they soon heard the sound of locking from outside.

The carriage itself was not covered.

Matthew stood inside and could clearly see the situation outside.

He observed that most of the Shadow Demon Legion's carriages were loaded with conventional war supplies and cargo.

There were only two or three prison cars similar to the one he was in.

One of them contained a dozen Infernal Hobgoblins.

The few unlucky guys in the other car looked like tiefling merchants who had the same disguise as themselves.

It seems that this shadow demon leader is not targeting himself.

Instead, all tiefling merchants along the march were forcibly recruited.

The leader of Shadow Demon also acts vigorously and resolutely.

They didn't stay where they were for long.

After a few minutes.

The knights composed of Shadow Nightmare took the lead and continued to move downhill.

The prison car in which Matthew and others were also followed closely behind.

They went all the way down.

After a while, he returned to the area near the inn where he had seen the promotional slogan for Bliss Manor.

Got here.

The leader of the Shadow Demon ordered the subsequent regiments to be stationed here.

And he himself led the leading cavalry and the prison car towards a strange path quickly.

Another half hour passed.

Matthew was surprised to find that they had reached the side of Fufeng Slope.

Here it is.

Plane faults formed one cliff after another.

There are many small artificial platforms on the cliff.

There are traces of house construction on many small platforms.

You can still see some traces of the devil's actions from a distance.

The road leading to the platform is composed of steep steps and stone ladders.

Got here.

The Shadow Demon leader continues to streamline his entourage.

He personally led the team, plus a dozen cavalry, and then escorted Matthew and others all the way forward.

After a few steep ledges.

They came to a larger platform.

A tall house made of bricks and stones was built close to the cliff.

The style of the house is quite different from the traditional architecture of Purgatory.

Matthew looked at it and felt that the outline of this thing looked a bit like a church on Earth in his previous life.

The shadow demon leader pushed open the "church" door.

Six burly and powerful monsters immediately sprang out from inside.

They have scorpion-like lower bodies and human-like upper bodies.

Matthew blinked.

These scorpion guards are actually a kind of swarm creature, and the six of them together have the threat level of a legendary creature.

And he found at least twelve scorpion guards on this platform.

It seems the devil that lives here is unusual.

After the leader greeted the scorpion guards, he hurriedly entered the house.

Vaguely.

Matthew saw a graceful figure coming out of the house.

She stood by the gate talking to the Shadow Demon leader.

Without waiting for Matthew to speak.

Luo Lan's voice rang in his heart, and the conversation between the two parties was quickly translated by the poet with his own ability——

But I heard the Shadow Demon leader say first:

"Dear Mrs. Wolf, as agreed, I have sent over a batch of fresh souls that have not signed any contracts. There are two types of souls: tieflings and purgatory hobgoblins. They should be enough for your experimental needs."

"You can pick a few to go, but you can't take them all. I will take the rest. Stuluk's frontline needs these guys..."

Mrs. Wolf replied sweetly:

"Thank you, Sanchester. You are the only one willing to help me in this situation. I will remember your kindness. If you need it one day, I will try my best to repay you..."

The shadow demon leader named Sanchester seemed a little embarrassed, and his voice became unnatural:

"This is what I should do, Mrs. Wolf. Compared with the kindness you showed me back then, these are nothing."

"It's just that your current situation is indeed a bit dangerous. If I get too close to you, I will be implicated. Master... In short, pick someone quickly. You should be able to understand me."

Mrs. Wolf asked resentfully:

"Baron, he still never mentioned me?"

Sanchester sighed.

He shook his head and turned to leave:

"I'll bring someone here."

"You take your pick."

Finished.

He brought Matthew and others inside the gate.

soon.

Mrs. Wolf's voice came out from inside, but this time her voice was no longer delicate, but with proud coldness:

"The tiefling stays."

"Just take them all away, Hobgoblin. Thank you no matter what."

Sanchester nodded.

Immediately, he led the people away in a furious manner.

The platform suddenly became empty.

Only Matthew, the others, and a few other tiefling merchants were left in the open space inside the gate.

The latter looked a little panicked.

Matthew and the others, on the other hand, were much calmer——

one way or another.

With the shadow demon leader gone, it would be easier for them to escape.

However, the owner of the house in front of him, the female devil named Mrs. Wolf, seems to have some ambiguity with the Phantom Baron.

After several people made eye contact, they unanimously chose to wait and see for a while.

At least it must be ensured that Sanchester and others will not leave and come back.

Quietly, Mimi threw out some mice as spies to monitor the coming time.

Under the escort of the scorpion guards, Matthew and others bypassed the front row of buildings and came to the inner courtyard.

The vicious guards ordered them to stand in the middle and roughly took off most of their outer clothing.

soon.

Matthew felt a gaze coming from the second floor of the room.

The wolf lady seemed to be secretly sizing up these unfortunate tieflings.

really.

The cold voice soon sounded again:

"Take them to the brainwashing room."

"Tell the witch to be careful with her movements, so as not to damage her brain."

"Well, let's go to the women first, and let the men stand in the yard for a while."

Matthew quickly exchanged glances with Lorraine.

Carmela suddenly took a step forward, and under the surprised eyes of the Scorpion guards, she actively followed them towards the so-called "brainwashing room".

Next up was Sandrine.

Although she didn't know the detailed plans of Matthew and others, she knew very well that following Carmela would definitely not lead to a loss.

that's all.

The two of them were escorted deeper into the building by the scorpion guards.

The other tieflings looked extremely nervous.

Some of them began to beg Mrs. Wolf to let them go, while others said that they could offer their treasures and loyalty.

Until a scorpion guard stepped forward and gave them several vicious slaps.

The Tiefling merchants' pleas for mercy turned into suppressed cries and moans of pain.

Matthew naturally remained silent.

He is concentrating on using his mental power to search this building to confirm whether there is a legendary creature hidden here.

A few rounds down.

He was basically certain that the most powerful people in this building were the twelve scorpion guards on the outside.

Next is the Wolf Lady herself.

But it's more subtle.

He sensed a terrifying sealing power in Mrs. Wolf.

The nature of that power was quite similar to the shadow creatures Matthew had come into contact with, and he suspected it was the Phantom Baron.

"So, this Lady Wolf is an old lover who was thrown into the cold palace by the Baron?"

"And the Shadow Demon leader is an old friend of Madam Wolf?"

Matthew has already imagined a bloody drama in his mind.

Never thought about it at this time.

Madam Wolf's voice suddenly came over again faintly:

"That tiefling over there in the white shirt, bring him over to see me."

Matthew looked around subconsciously.

I found that there was no one wearing a white shirt in the courtyard.

Then he saw Luo Lan looking at him with a playful expression.

So in the next second, he was carried into the house by two scorpion men who exuded a strong smell.

Crunchy.

The sound of the wooden door opening and closing sounded in the relatively dimly lit room.

Matthew feigned uneasiness as he surveyed his surroundings.

One of the scorpion guards wanted to stay, but Madam Wolf scolded her and left.

soon.

Matthew and Mrs. Wolf were the only two people left in the room.

The magic is.

There is a screen between the two of them that is incompatible with the purgatory style!

The content on the screen is actually an ink-like landscape painting!

Matthew looked at the other furnishings in the room.

Several more objects full of Eastern Continent style were discovered.

This made him couldn't help but become more curious about the identity and origin of Mrs. Wolf.

Between thoughts.

Mrs. Wolf slowly walked out from behind the screen, and a faint scent of fragrance blew towards her face:

"You're no ordinary tiefling merchant, are you?"

Immediately afterwards.

Matthew then saw a very peculiar female face.

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