The Rise of the Cemetery

Ironstone Highlands, 200 miles west of Macoron City.

Standing on a low stone platform in the remote corner of the foothills, one can easily overlook the wall of Liquor Village in the distance.

Karthus closed his hood, hid his face deeply in the shadow of the hood, and silently sensed the movement around him. Although he hadn't come into contact with those wizards in the past few days, he knew that the enemy was still not far behind. It's just that he was rounded up but not arrested for some reason, as if he was deliberately driving him to a few companions.

Could it be that the enemy is planning to catch everything?

Despite all the worries, Karthus still went straight to the Ironstone Heights without any hesitation.

Since entering the wizarding world, he has never had a moment of peace. The strange aura lingering around his side might be the hands and feet of the enemy, but after trying all means, Karthus still couldn't block the prying eyes of that aura. Therefore, he couldn't wait to join his two companions and come up with a feasible way to get rid of the enemy's tracking.

The leaves moved lightly, and a vigorous and powerful figure jumped down from the old tree above his head, and landed lightly in front of Karthus. With a crooked and pale body, skin covered with sticky liquid, and sharp and powerful limbs, it was one of Karthus's only two remaining undead servants—the ghoul.

This ghoul has experienced more than a dozen battles, and in addition to the trauma he has brought, his level has also risen by leaps and bounds, and he is now a level 9 guy.

It had apparently observed something in the distance from the tree just now, and it was lying on its knees in front of Karthus, and communicated simply with its spiritual power.

"Enemies... ho ho... to the north... a lot"

After all, the intelligence of the ghouls is very low, and the messages they transmit are also vague. However, after getting along for so long, just from its simple description, Karthus has basically grasped the meaning it wants to express.

Karthus nodded silently, and threw a white bead casually. The ghoul swallowed it in one gulp, then got up under his orders, turned around and disappeared into the vast forest with a few vertical jumps.

It seemed that a fight was inevitable.

Karthus stroked his forehead, silently recalling the surrounding terrain that he had glimpsed at the top of the mountain just now. He used the fastest time to mark out a few places that could be used for ambush and ambush in his mind, and also set aside the most convenient retreat route, and then he stood up and rushed towards these places in a hurry.

...

In the dense dark forest.

Although the thin mist has gradually dissipated, the slippery water vapor still pervades the forest, and low-pitched whimpers can be heard everywhere in the forest.

A team walked silently along the forest path.

This is a search and arrest team led by a great wizard. Although there are not many people, only 7, it is rare that they are all composed of elite wizards. The team with the lowest level is also a level 5 wizard, and the highest level is the great wizard Xiwa, level 8.

As an eighth-level great wizard, Xiwa, who is compatible with fire elemental particles, has initially elementalized his body, which undoubtedly doubles the power of his fire spell attacks, and he can cast all fire spells as freely as a fire creature . However, the immediate change in appearance is red hair, red eyebrows and red skin. All exposed skin and hair are glowing red, impregnated with surging fire energy.

Already very close to the space coordinates mentioned in the oracle, everyone has raised their vigilance. Wands, scrolls, magic props, and all kinds of handy items are placed at hand, as long as there is any movement around the body, it will immediately trigger a baptism of witchcraft.

The white-robed wizard walking in the forefront walked slowly while lowering his head to scan the dark and slippery ground, and a blue light flashed in his eyes from time to time. Although their progress was slow, they followed the route that Karthus had walked almost exactly. From this point of view, it can be known that the leading wizard is a guy who is biased towards perception.

"click"

The leading wizard stepped on it, and there was an indiscernible crisp sound from under the soft, rotting branches and leaves, and immediately a gray halo of death rose from under his feet.

Obviously, this is not the first time this wizard has been attacked. Once he sensed that his feet were not right, he immediately jumped up, waving his hands in his sleeves again and again, and green puffs of smoke rushed down, constantly counteracting the impending explosion. Death shock wave.

And the few companions behind him were also extremely alert. When he first stood up, there were already three elemental shields of different colors lingering around his body, protecting him tightly. Even if the sorcerer didn't have time to break through this magic trap, it's impossible to hurt him even with a single level 3 "negative energy burst".

The magic trap had just been broken, and while his body was still in the air, the leading wizard felt a gust of wind blowing in his face. A sharp and vigorous figure suddenly fell from the tree, and his sharp front claws viciously pierced the wizard's head.

"Damn it, the underground trap is fake. It is impossible for a mere third-order magical attack to break through one's own defense. The purpose of the opponent's setting up this trap is to force oneself into the arms of a high-level undead!"

The wizard who instantly figured out the key point didn't dare to neglect, grabbed a handful of black grass seeds and stuffed them into his mouth, then screamed at the ghoul who rushed towards him. His shouting voice was not loud, but it was extremely constricted. The powerful sound waves were restrained in the extremely narrow mouth, and ripples visible to the naked eye immediately appeared in the transparent air.

The effect of this kind of witchcraft similar to "shattering sound waves" is also extremely remarkable.

The sharp front paws of the ghoul who bore the brunt had just grabbed a series of sparks on his external shield, and the space ripples aroused by the shock had directly enveloped it.

With a muffled "pop", the fragile head of the ghoul couldn't bear the suddenly increased air pressure, and exploded into a pale flower of death. Immediately, the internal organs of the body seemed to have just been mixed in a blender, and streams of foul-smelling purple-black blood spewed out from every opening in his body. Looking at the momentum, it seems that there is a compressor in its body, which is constantly spraying out everything in it.

The ghoul's cloudy and pale eyeballs burst, and the soul fire quickly dimmed. The body crouched on the shield was almost completely shriveled, and slowly collapsed against the dense elemental light.

"Stay away from that corpse!" Seeing that the wizard at the head seemed a little slack, the great wizard Xiwa who was walking in the team raised his red eyebrows and hurriedly shouted loudly.

The leading wizard was shocked when he heard this, and retreated hastily. But before he had retreated 3 meters, the wreckage of the ghoul that had lost all breath suddenly began to melt, and the whole body, like a candle, quickly turned into balls of pale, dead air. There were bursts of corroding noises from the dead grass, and puffs of gray smoke, accompanied by a pungent sour and corpse smell.

And amidst the dense pale dead air, a white bone ball rolled out.

Immediately, an illusory human figure made of pure smoke emerged from the bone orb, accompanied by a piercing sneer of "Jie Jie", raised his hand and pointed at the retreating wizard.

"A Finger of Death".

Undead Lich's most terrifying instant-death spell.

Even though there were 4 layers of elemental shields with different properties, the wizard who was the leader couldn't help fighting a cold war.

Even though he was extremely confident in his shield, he didn't want to use his naked body to resist this enhanced "Finger of Death" that was soaked in all the energy of a high-level undead.

The figure suddenly began to accelerate, and while retreating, several protective items in the wizard's hands were thrown into the air at the same time. The other items were nothing, but when one of the weird puppets with complete mouth, nose, eyes and ears was also thrown into the air, the swift black ray actually drew a huge arc in the air, chasing after the puppet's body. body.

The stand-in puppet, which was like a dead thing, suddenly let out a sharp and piercing scream, and its body exploded silently in the black light, shattering into sawdust. And the wizard who threw the puppet also staggered and fell back two steps, with black blood pouring out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth at the same time.

It is not as easy to refine a witchcraft as a stand-in puppet. When refining, it is necessary to add the original essence and blood of the caster. Only in this way can it have the ability to save the dead. Although this can replace the main body to withstand a fatal blow, a certain degree of witchcraft backlash is still essential.

"The enemy is nearby, covered by spells within 30 meters in front!" The experienced wizard Xiwa, who is the leader, knows that the caster must be guided within a certain range by looking at the type of spell. Therefore, after a sharp shout, a blazing fireball with a hot wave rolled out of his hand and smashed into the empty forest in front of the team.

Almost in no particular order, the 7 sorcerers with ranges that were so powerful that it made people palpitate were bombarded in a fan shape at the front of the team. Even the sorcerer who had just suffered a huge injury contributed an "Ice Lance Shot".

The sudden explosive roar almost shattered people's eardrums, and the dense wave of elements washed the area continuously. All the tall trees within the attack range were blown to pieces, and the swirling dust filled the air.

Although the smoke and dust debris blocked the sight, the wizards present could accurately capture a staggering figure flashing and disappearing at the edge of the explosion area even if they did not use their eyes to see.

The enemy obviously hid in a shallow underground pit in advance and controlled the attack of high-level undead at close range. Unfortunately, he did not expect that the great wizard leading the team would be so decisive and fierce, and a burst of thunder and smoke directly blasted him out.

Although high-level witchcraft is relatively scattered, the wave of elements that can be superimposed repeatedly is by no means something that a guy who doesn't even have elemental protection can resist. It was originally intended to prevent the protection of the blessing from being sensed by the enemy's elemental fluctuations. As a result, he suffered a sudden loss, and his body was damaged in many places in the elemental shock waves of the serial explosions. If it wasn't for his excellent magic resistance, he might have been seriously injured and fell to the ground at this moment.

Intruders have appeared!

This unexpected result overjoyed the great sorcerer Siwa who led the team. With a flick of his robe, his whole figure stretched into a magnificent human phantom, which disappeared on the spot in an instant.

The distance of 50 meters was approaching in a blink of an eye, and with just an elemental rainbow, the Great Sorcerer Siwa crossed several obstacles, broke through the limitations of time and space, and quietly appeared behind the stumbling figure.

At this distance, as long as he stretches out his hand, he can control the opponent under his control. But with too many lessons learned from the past, the great wizard Xiwa didn't intend to mess with the other party.

So in the next second, a hot lava fireball appeared on the intruder's back.

"boom".

The fireball burst, the temperature was as high as 3000 degrees, and the internal high heat was enough to melt the rock and engulfed the opponent in an instant.