The Rise of the Cemetery

(Thanks to Nanshanhuo for his great reward and support, and will make up for it in return)

Klein plane, Talanta mercenary country.

As a rare lake and swamp terrain in the vast plains, Viper Lake can be regarded as a small and dangerous place.

When I came here, I saw desolation and gloom everywhere. Under the cloudy and humid mist, large and small water pools and muddy ponds can be seen everywhere. The biggest danger in passing here is not the muddy swamp that looks like flat ground, but you will be trapped once you step on it, but the ubiquitous, colorful but extremely ferocious poisonous snakes.

Tiger snake, piebald snake, red crown snake, black scale snake, flower snake...

As long as it is a poisonous snake that you have heard of in the mainland guide, you can almost find it here. They take the swamp as their home and the lake as their territory, and they reproduce from generation to generation and live endlessly, making this place a terrifying place of death where business travelers are discouraged.

But today, there is more excitement and hustle and bustle here than in the past.

Counting from the moment the sun rose, five groups of mercenary squads rushed into the Snake Lake swamp without fear of death. On the outskirts of the swamp area, there were still three or four teams looking for places to set up camp, waiting for the arrival of the large troops from the rear.

And in these teams, there are full of rough men wearing old and tattered leather armor, playing with all kinds of weapons that have not been carefully maintained. As the lowest-level mercenaries of the mercenary regiment, they usually do not exceed level 5 personally, and a random level 6 combatant can dominate them. So in the case of large mercenary regiments, they are the cheapest cannon fodder, and they can only do some side jobs such as pathfinding, clearing the field, maintaining the camp, standing up and cheering.

But don't look at them as vulgar and think that they are flawless. Although their fighting ability is not very obvious, but the gossip is often a hundred times better than others.

And the news that Dragon's Heart is hidden in the Snake Lake swamp area is what they found out!

So all of a sudden, around this poisonous snake lake that has been silent for many years, countless mercenary squads, lone wolves, and rampant bandits gathered here, and started their trip to the swamp that they called treasure hunting.

I don't care how they are making waves in the periphery, but at this moment, it is located on a small island with a radius of less than 100 meters in the core area of ​​​​Snake Lake, and a difficult negotiation is in progress.

The island is not big.

There are jagged rocks and overgrown shrubs, and there are bowl-sized and bottomless snake holes everywhere on the soft soil. But the strange thing is that at this moment, there are already people on the island, but there is no trace of those daunting poisonous snakes, as if they all disappeared overnight.

Sean sat stiffly on a piece of bluestone with a numb expression, surrounded by weird guys who hid their figures in the thick fog.

The reason why these "people" are weird is because they are obviously dressed like human nobles, but they can fly and fight, which is unpredictable. Sean dares to conclude that they are definitely not human beings! At least not purely human!

Because many guys in the opponent's group had been destroyed by his sharp dagger, and they couldn't die anymore. But it won't be long before Sean can see those guys again in the team besieging him.

They look like human beings, with flesh and blood and breathing, but they can transform into a strange bat in the blink of an eye, not only sucking blood, but also extremely ferocious. They are like demons that can be resurrected continuously, as long as there is blood, they are invincible.

The reason why there are no snakes on Snake Island is because poisonous snakes are also afraid of immortal demons like them.

They are vampires! They are the most personal accomplices of the Necromancers! Sean still understands this.

It seemed that he was finally blocked by the necromancers, and he would inevitably become an experiment on their dirty and cold dissecting table. Sean lowered his head weakly, and held a simple and crude wooden knife in his arms that was only suitable as a toy for young children.

Farewell, little Nimi! Please forgive my father's incompetence for not being able to bring you back life-saving twigs of life! Father I'm sorry for you...

Just when the legendary thief Sean was feeling helpless and self-pitying himself, a strange and well-tuned noble voice suddenly came from the mist.

"Dear Your Excellency Xiao En, there is no need for you to be so depressed. Although our cemetery is also an evil creature, we have always been honest and trustworthy in magic transactions. Our agreement with you is still valid!"

"Great cemetery? Magic trading? You are..."

Since stealing the heart of the dragon, Xiao En has been chased and killed by many forces, so he has no chance to hear the distant stories that happened in Novus, let alone the name of the great cemetery. But when it came to magic deals, it reminded him.

The reason why he came to this deserted snake lake was because the employer who hired him to steal the heart of the dragon asked to trade here. This was the main reason why he was willing to take the risk to go there.

It's a pity that just after sneaking into the periphery of Viper Lake, he was besieged by more than 200 vampires in turn. If it hadn't been for the fact that he hadn't had a good rest in the past two months, and he still had many hidden diseases on his body, as the legendary thief with the best stealth, how could he be besieged to death by a group of vampires whose strength was no more than high-level?

However, in the face of a group of 200 terrifying vampires whose strength is at least high-level and who can continue to be resurrected, even if he encountered them in his heyday, he could only run away. After all, he is a thief, not a killer or an assassin. Nearly 80% of his skills are spent on stealth, and he has nothing to do when he encounters such a high-level undead who can't kill.

Originally, he thought that this transaction was purely a scam, but hearing the meaning of the enemy leader behind the scenes, it seemed that the inside story today was not so simple.

"Don't lie to me!" Xiao En said angrily, still worried: "Even if I die here today, you don't want to get that dragon heart. Do you think I will be stupid enough to bring it here? Haha... ...you don't want to get news of the Dragon's Heart from my soul, I have enough time to destroy my own soul before I am captured by you..."

Having said that, Sean still retains a ray of hope in his heart. How much he wanted to see little Nimi again, how much he wanted to see little Nimi who had regained his health again... Because of this, even if he roared hoarsely, until the last moment, he didn't want to do such a thing of death.

"Jiejiejie...Your Excellency Xiao En, you are really suspicious! It seems that you can't believe our big cemetery without letting you see it. Then you might as well take a look, what is this..."

The thick fog was divided into two points, and a strange spell caster with a strange shape walked out of it. From the appearance, this is simply a lizard walking upright, but the extremely strong and evil aura completely reveals his identity.

The dracolich, a more terrifying undead spellcaster. It is said that they are transformed from dead dragons, and they are far more terrifying than ordinary undead spellcasters.

But at this moment, no matter how high-end the undead is, don't want to distract the attention of the legendary thief Sean, because all his attention is attracted by the green twig in the terrifying claw of the dracolich.

The turbulent natural breath and the breath of life are mixed into an indescribable special original wave, which makes any creature who comes into contact with this breath feel comfortable and stretched from the bottom of his heart. For no reason, the thorny shrubs on the Snake Island that were shriveled and shriveled like a manghead suddenly burst into vitality, and under the catalysis of the strong natural atmosphere, pieces of green shoots re-growth.

And this greenness is also constantly spreading and growing, and soon in just a few short fingers, most of the Snake Island was covered under the green grass again.

And Sean, who was originally full of hidden diseases and hidden injuries, was also baptized by this force, and the injuries in his body began to show signs of improvement.

Twigs of life!

Sean cried out in shock.

Although he had imagined the appearance and power of the twig of life thousands of times in his sleep, seeing and experiencing it with his own eyes today still made the legendary thief feel sincere admiration.

It is indeed a rare treasure among the elves. Without any carving and processing, it already has such a huge power, there is no need to doubt the true effectiveness of the twig of life! With it, not only can Little Nimi's body be completely restored, but also his talent can definitely be restored to its original state. Even looking at the great power of the life twig in front of him, maybe little Nimi's talent and potential can be improved to a higher level, and he can also step into the ranks of geniuses!

With heavy breathing and a thunderous heartbeat, Xiao En stretched out his right hand tremblingly, caressing the green twig from the air, the pain in his heart couldn't be further increased.

It took a lot of effort for Sean to move his gaze away from the twig of life, staring at the vertical pupil of the dracolich, clenched his hands and gritted his teeth: "How can I believe that you will really give this twig of life to you?" Give me?"

The dracolich Digson grinned as he grabbed the scorching twig of life, barely protecting his whole body with his own evil death energy, and thus isolated the natural force that was constantly radiating outward from the twig of life.

The camps don't match, and the attributes are incompatible. The power of life that is very nourishing and supplementary to living beings is a kind of gut-piercing poison to it. If it hadn't already reached level 14, the small twig of life in front of it might have the power to kill it.

However, although his body was suffering, Digson still forced himself to show a "gentle" smile when he thought of the benefits promised by Lord Uzel, the dracolich, after completing this task.

"Master Sean, no one can guarantee you on this point. But you have to believe that our cemetery is now a well-known power based in Klein Continent. For you, the twig of life that you dream of, To us, it is nothing more than a legendary magical material. Now that the contract mission between you and me has become the core event that has triggered the situation in the entire continent, do you think we will openly face ourselves on such a major event?"

Sean fell silent.

"Now there are a large number of pursuers sneaking in outside the Serpent Lake, and we don't have much time left." Dickson couldn't help urging.

Sean's face hidden behind the black veil couldn't help twisting and ferocious, and finally he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Okay, I will trust you once. I put the heart of the dragon..."

Just when the most critical information was about to be revealed, a sharp ape-like sneer came down from above their heads.

"Okay...very good...I didn't expect that today's trip was not in vain. Not only can I get that dragon heart, but I can also spare a life twig of such good quality. Hmph, damned undead, hurry up Hand over the twig of life!"