The Truth of Magic

Chapter 287

After Zhao Xu finished drawing, he retracted his dagger, turned and left without saying anything.

"Land of the Sleepers" has been split into half-planes floating in the astral world since the fall of the god of death. For thousands of years, I dare not say that only Edmund came here alone, but the total number of people will definitely not exceed two number.

After Zhao Xu left, this place would be permanently sealed by the Mage Association, using their methods to restrict and compress the existence of the godhead.

Even until the gods personally shot.

It is conceivable that no one will come here for thousands of years, let alone see the line of writing left by Zhao Xu.

That's why Zhao Xu deliberately shared a message with that "God of Slaughter".

At this time, Zhao Xu was already a little emotional, how did that "Edmund" get the godhead.

As a prisoner who has been imprisoned for more than ten years, even if he has not cut off hope in prison, he still insists on exercising, but at best, he is only at the level of a soldier. Godhead, and finally succeeded in breaking through to become the God of Slaughter.

At this moment, Zhao Xu slowly walked down the stairs while thinking about it.

Having played many 3A masterpieces, he knows that when entering an unfamiliar place, the first thing to do is to make an inventory first, so as to ensure the safety of the area he is in.

But at this time, there was a turmoil outside, even if he made battle noises, it would not attract attention for a while.

When everything in the back is quiet, any noise may cause undead creatures to come to watch.

"Yeah." With a snap, Zhao Xu stepped on the corroded wooden steps of the stairs, and his whole foot sank as if stepping on empty space.

Immediately, he froze all over, and at the same time, his eyes were vigilantly looking at the dark front. Compared with the second floor, which still has screens that can transmit light, it seems that there are no windows below, and it is completely dark.

However, although Zhao Xu's "dark vision" and "undead veil" were lifted after touching the statue, the undead creature itself has the characteristic of "dark vision", so he can still distinguish the scene in the dark.

After a while, Zhao Xu saw that there was no change before continuing to walk down.

In fact, there were quite a few bumping and running noises outside the building at this time, so it was not surprising that his voice was covered up.

So Zhao Xu didn't think that there were no undead creatures on the first floor, but continued to maintain a high degree of vigilance.

When he reached the last level and turned to face the hall below, Zhao Xu's entire figure froze on the spot.

In the center of the hall in front of him, there are more than twenty undead creatures, like corpses hanged in mid-air, their feet do not touch the ground, their upper body can barely be seen to be human-shaped, and their lower body is already empty. The body shape and facial features are also extremely distorted, mixed with pale white eyes, and he keeps talking to himself.

Especially with his dark vision, he could only see completely black and white scenes. Even Zhao Xu was almost taken aback by this ghostly scene.

However, he is also a half-undead creature at this time, and he can be regarded as the other party's "similar", so he suppressed a lot of fear.

Zhao Xu took a light step forward.

Immediately, one after another voices of "complaining, complaining and suffering" came into his ears, like some kind of spiritual attack, constantly impacting his willpower.

It's just that in the land closest to the soul, Zhao Xu's "undead characteristics" power is tightly guarded.

[Adventurer Zhong Xia possesses "undead creature characteristics" and is immune to "hypnotic" effects. 】

Zhao Xu knew clearly that he had almost been hit just now, and the steps he had planned to move forward also stopped.

He directly started to use his knowledge (religion) skills to retrieve the undead creatures in front of him.

"Master, this is the 'Wraith'." Lux, who had been silent for a long time, also said at this moment, and at the same time told Zhao Xu all the information she knew about the "Wraith".

And Zhao Xu also compared it with the information he retrieved.

Zhao Xu didn't know if he was lucky or unlucky, but he just encountered a "grudge" with a challenge level of only level 3.

Arthur's "monster" has its own system, like a level 1 ghoul. If you want to evolve further, you have to increase your own Hit Dice HD, or go to a part-time job level.

Like Taigulong, who are level 19 warlocks, they can continue to work part-time as warlocks, improve their level, and even become legendary warlocks.

At the same time, there is another route, which is the "template". Monsters can set "templates", and adventurers can also set "templates".

In the group of undead creatures, except for some standard monsters, such as "ghouls" and "mummy", they are basically carved out of the same board.

The other part is undead creatures with templates such as "skeletons", "zombies", "liches", and "ghosts". Many of them are professionals in front of them, so basically, the fluctuation range of ability level and strength is extremely large. .

Some of the "templates" such as "Skeleton" inherit few of the abilities before them, while "Lich" and "Ghost" can inherit most of the abilities before them.

Therefore, ghost warlocks and lich mages are extremely fierce and terrifying existences among undead creatures.

The "wraith" that Zhao Xu was facing was a standard undead creature, and the ones with a lower challenge level were ghouls.

Only his eyes showed hesitation. Generally speaking, the formation of undead creatures in the standard system has a lot to do with the cause of death in front of them.

The rumors of ghouls are the most that they are transformed from the corpses of people who indulged too much or did a lot of bad things after death.

"Wraiths" are ghosts who have been driven mad and committed suicide. They only want revenge on the person who drove them to death, even if they can't do real harm.

The "hypnosis" that Zhao Xu was immune to just now was the effect of the other party's "supernatural ability".

As long as you step within 20 meters from the "Wraith", you will be attacked by "Mumbling".

If the will save fails, it will be affected by the one-ring spell "Hypnotism", which lasts for several rounds.

But "hypnotism" itself is the "coercion" element spell in the enchantment spell, so it is directly immune to undead creatures that are immune to mind-affecting effects.

This is also the reason why more than twenty resentful souls can coexist peacefully in mid-air without hypnotizing each other.

It also allowed Zhao Xu to avoid this attack, which was also one of the effects of his "undead characteristic". The previous "undead veil" would not make him immune to this mind-affecting effect.

If Zhao Xu hadn't paid attention at that time and attracted the attention of 20 "Wraiths" to come closer, then he would have to bear 20 "Mumbling" superimposed attacks at the same time.

Until he succeeds on a saving throw, he is immune to this supernatural ability for 24 hours.

And the problem goes back to the beginning.

Like the mage's fourth-ring spell "Manipulate Dead Corpse", it also summons template undead creatures such as zombies and skeletons.

For example, the six-ring spell "Arouse Undead" can evoke standard undead creatures such as "ghouls", "mummy", and "devil corpses".

"Resentful soul" itself is too unpopular, and the cause of death is also very harsh, more of a natural formation, and it will not appear so abruptly that there are only twenty or so here.

Even if this is the "Land of the Sleepers".

At this moment, Zhao Xu looked towards the wall on the edge, and he suddenly noticed the reason for the lack of light here. The original doors and windows were nailed to death by wooden boards, and the windows could not let even a trace of light through.

And most of those wooden boards were engraved with mysterious spells to exorcise the undead, although in Zhao Xu's view, most of them were useless.

But thinking of the characteristics of this city, there is suddenly a hint of irony.

But immediately, the back of Zhao Xu's head couldn't help but tingle.

Bloody handprints suddenly appeared on the sealed wooden boards and floors, as if an invisible creature was gradually printing them.

Zhao Xu almost followed the strategy of "fireball first when things go wrong", and finally saw the bloody handprints after a round of brushing fade away one by one.

"Is this the scene of the tragedy?" Zhao Xu couldn't help asking Lacus in his mind.

"Hey, master, it seems that the 'Land of the Sleepers' has disappeared for too long, and even you mages have forgotten its reputation. Master, do you think this city suddenly appeared?" Lux said.

Zhao Xu began to recall the whole picture of the town he saw in the corridor in his mind.

The whole town looked as if it had been swept by wind and sand, and everywhere was stained with loess.

But Zhao Xu suddenly remembered, and couldn't help saying, "The styles of many buildings are actually not uniform, as if they were forcibly pieced together.".

"That's right, master, the Land of the Sleepers is the city dominated by Naraku, the god of death, and gathered together most of the fierce places where most of Arthur's undead creatures broke out."

"That's why it's also called, the city of the fierce city. The house you see is exactly the number: Low-0365, the missing tourist cabin."

"Once a group of tourists were kidnapped by a group of teenagers while they were playing, and a very cruel execution took place in the end. The place where it happened was in this dilapidated house. Afterwards, a haunting case broke out in that house. "

"Later, the priests and believers of the God of Death arrested the perpetrators and locked them in this house, nailed all the doors and windows, and then launched the ceremony, so that this house appeared here in Anta City .”

Hearing Lux's detailed description, Zhao Xu finally understood the ins and outs. At this moment, he looked at the "resentful souls" floating above the hall, thinking that the murderers were here too.

However, Zhao Xu began to listen to the voices of the twenty resentful souls talking to themselves.

There are all kinds of voices, and there are a few complicated ones. When ordinary people listen to a few words, let alone the effect of "hypnosis", the messy content itself will make people very headache.

After a while, Zhao Xu opened his left eye, which he had just closed together, leaving only his right eye, which had the power to "perceive death", still closed.

"Lax, I'm afraid there is something else hidden about what happened back then."