As the hoarse voice fell, a bone-piercing chill gradually spread. The black fog around the clock tower was like black tentacles that swam back and forth in the empty square. Among these black tentacles, six blood-red lights were flashing faintly. Lin Li, who was proficient in inscription and alchemy, naturally recognized that it was a Six-pointed Star Array used for summoning. Judging from the suffocating death aura, this Six-pointed Star Array would not be any weaker than the Ice Howler on the Dragon Mountains …
Lin Li tightened his grip on the Aether Staff, and at the same time, secretly separated a bit of mental strength. As he followed the crowd to the edge of the square, he controlled this bit of mental strength and let it slowly seep into the Six-pointed Star Array.
"Indeed …" Lin Li knew that he was in trouble the moment this bit of mental strength seeped into the Six-pointed Star Array.
The Death Energy contained in the Six-pointed Star Array had reached a terrifying level. The moment that bit of mental strength seeped into the Six-pointed Star Array, it was already engulfed by the surging Death Energy before it could even figure out the operating principle of the Six-pointed Star Array. Fortunately, it was Lin Li who was different. If it was someone else, the loss of mental strength would be enough to leave an irreparable scar on his soul!
But even so, Lin Li did not dare to continue taking the risk. While staring at the Six-pointed Star Array that was getting brighter and brighter, he placed the Aether Staff in front of his chest and used the magical power in the Dragon's Eye to create a barrier around him that was enough to resist the invasion of the Death Energy.
Lin Li, who was in the barrier, could clearly see that the whole square was completely filled with black fog as the crowd retreated hastily. Six blood-red lights were faintly flashing in the black fog, and shrill cries and wails could be heard from time to time. Lin Li knew that those were the voices of the Vengeful Spirits. The Vengeful Spirits controlled by Necromancers were all killed in the cruelest way, and the remnant soul imprint would forever retain the painful memory of being killed. They had no consciousness, and only had the most primitive instinct to drag everything in the world into the abyss of pain.
Hearing the shrill cries and wails coming from the black fog, Lin Li could not help but feel glad that he had thought of getting help before coming to the ruins of Syer Town, and that there was a high-level Priest among them. Otherwise, he would have been in deep trouble this time …
The Vengeful Spirits were existences that existed between reality and illusion. They did not have a pure physical body or a pure soul, and neither physical nor magical attacks were much of a threat to them. Especially in a situation like this, where there were at least hundreds of Vengeful Spirits just from the sound alone. Even with his peak level-16 magical abilities, it would be difficult to completely destroy them in a short period of time. The only way was to rely on the Priest's theurgy. Only the purest Divine Power could completely purify these Undead creatures that were drowning in pain.
However, just as Lin Li was secretly rejoicing, the black fog in the square suddenly churned, and a series of cracking sounds could be heard. Lin Li looked up in shock, and saw a sea of white bones appearing out of thin air. There were Skeletal Warriors and Hell Ghouls in this terrifying sea of bones, and Lin Li even saw traces of four Liches near the Six-pointed Star Array …
"F * ck …" Lin Li almost cursed out fiercely.
At this point, no matter how dumb Lin Li was, he should have guessed that this darn Six-pointed Star Array was undoubtedly the Necromagic that Sendros had mentioned before — the legendary "Tide of Death". In Sendros's words, the Tide of Death was the most powerful of all Necromagic. It allowed Necromancers to continuously summon all kinds of Undead creatures, and the summoning would never stop until their mana was completely depleted. The scariest thing was that the Undead creatures summoned by the Tide of Death would change according to the Necromancer's abilities. The stronger the Necromancer, the more powerful the Undead creatures summoned by the Tide of Death would be. With Sendros' current abilities, he could even summon a real Humerus Wyrm!
"This is bad …" Lin Li muttered as he stared at the square in the distance. He swallowed his saliva with much difficulty. The only thing he could hope for now was that the person in the clock tower was not strong enough — at least not as strong as Sendros. Otherwise, Lin Li would be in deep trouble if the Humerus Wyrm were to appear …
At a glance, the square was already a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of bones. In the churning black fog, countless Undead creatures were surging out endlessly. At a glance, it looked like a surging wave. A shocking number of Skeletal Warriors were approaching the crowd with machetes in their hands. Behind the densely packed Skeletal Warriors were large groups of Hell Ghouls. They held white bone staffs in their hands, and two spots of phosphorescence glowed faintly in their eye sockets as they chanted hoarsely.
Just as Lin Li's scalp went numb, another 10 bats soared into the sky from where the black fog was the thickest …
"F * ck!"
Tens of thousands of Skeletal Warriors, large groups of Hell Ghouls, and Vengeful Spirits and Liches. Now, nearly 10 Vampires had appeared. Would the Death Knights come out as well?
"Bloody hell, what the hell is this!?" Sienna's voice was filled with confusion and fear. To this Adventurer who had always lived in Roland City, the past two days had been too exciting. Whether it was the Ice Howler in the Dragon Mountains or the Plaza of Horror in the ruins, Sienna had never dreamed of all these when he first accepted the mission.
This was a real nightmare.
Countless Undead creatures were surging in from all directions like a tide. The white bones, the black fog, and the thick stench of decay made everyone breathless. Everywhere they looked, there were densely packed Skeletal Warriors with machetes in their hands. They were in a neat formation, and they were like a real army, advancing step by step.
"Fall back, everyone, fall back!" The only thing Sienna could do now was to shout with his hoarse voice. But when his hoarse voice reached the panicking crowd, it was like a stone thrown into a raging river. No one could hear what he was shouting, and no one wanted to. At this time, almost all the Adventurers were busy running for their lives. They threw away their weapons, and ran around like headless flies.
However, the blood-curdling screams that followed made them quiet down.
It was an Adventurer in his twenties, and he was the fastest and farthest among them. Unfortunately, not only did he not manage to escape from the terrifying plaza, but he was also surrounded by dozens of Skeletal Warriors …
On one side were the panicking Adventurers, and on the other side were the Skeletal Warriors that only knew how to kill. There was nothing more to say about the outcome of being surrounded. A shriek came from afar, and before anyone could even cry out in alarm, that unlucky Adventurer had already been chopped into meat paste by dozens of machetes. Crimson blood splattered from the dozens of Skeletal Warriors, staining the white skeletons bright red. Coupled with the green phosphorescence, these terrifying Undead creatures were filled with a sinister aura …
Then, it was the second and third …
In the blink of an eye, nearly 10 of the 30-odd Adventurers had died. Everything happened in an instant, and it was too fast for anyone to react. Even Sienna himself could only watch as his subordinates charged into the Skeletal Warriors, only to be chopped into meat paste by those terrifying Undead creatures. The bloody scene stunned Sienna, and he stood there in a daze with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Retreat!" After all, Jason had received money from Sienna. After all, he took a look at Sienna and sighed before taking over the responsibility of commanding.
Jason's voice finally made the Adventurers quieten down a little. After all, he was one of the most outstanding Adventurers in Doland. To them, his existence was more important than the command itself. Under Jason's lead, the group began to retreat with difficulty. Just like that, the 20-odd people who were lucky enough to survive retreated to the three-way junction at the edge of the square. This was the path that they had come from, and they just had to retreat a few hundred meters to leave this godforsaken ruin …
In the face of this unprecedented pressure, Jason unleashed his full strength. This powerhouse who stood at the peak of Doland's Adventurers could only be described as terrifying at this moment. The dazzling sword light tore the Skeletal Warriors into pieces, and the surging Combat Energy sent a few skeletons back to the embrace of the Grim Reaper. With this shocking explosive power, Jason actually managed to clear an empty space among the densely packed Skeletal Warriors.
The Adventurers who had followed Jason all the way finally saw a glimmer of hope, and their faces lit up with joy. To them, there was no better news than this. As long as they could leave this godforsaken ruin alive, they were willing to pay any price.
But at this moment, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the bell tower.
"How is it, guests from afar? Are you satisfied with my hospitality? Hahahaha … "
"Damn it …" Lin Li looked at the bell tower in the distance, and frowned. "This fella's laughter is really unpleasant …"
"Alright, let's call it a day for the grand welcoming ceremony. Now, let me talk to you about something serious …"
"Talk about what?" Perhaps it was because he had regained his composure, or perhaps it was because he had heard some hope in that sentence, but whatever the reason, Sienna, who had been hiding in the crowd, suddenly stood out almost at the same time as that voice fell.
"A deal, a deal that will definitely be profitable for you …" Compared to the anxious Sienna, the voice in the bell tower did not seem to be in a hurry. After another unpleasant laugh, the voice continued, "I am very interested in that girl in your hands. I need her for a small experiment. Now, you can send someone to send her to the square, and in exchange, I will let all of you leave alive."
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