Chapter 598

In the pitch-black passage, Shien was moving forward slowly without anyone noticing, heading towards the deepest part of this space alone.

This time, there was no one to lead the way for him, and he couldn't use the previous search method to determine the location of others and the terrain.

In this place, if Shien released mana so blatantly, he would definitely be detected by the high priest.

Therefore, Shien could only rely on the intelligence of [Destiny] to find his destination.

The direction of the airflow.

The texture of the mana.

The vibrations formed by all kinds of movements.

The subtle and unusual sounds.

Such existences had become the basis for Sean to collect information about this space at this moment. While he was deep in thought, he maintained the hidden state under the [Inner Perception of Destiny], and moved forward along the passage. Even though his pace was slow, it was unwavering.

Along the way, Shien didn't encounter any patrolling knights.

Perhaps because this area was a relatively important area, and unrelated people were not allowed to approach, Shien didn't find any traces of patrols.

But the absence of patrols didn't mean that there weren't "other existences" guarding this place.

Shien stopped at the end of a passage and looked at the scene in front of him, speechless for a few seconds.

"— —"

A rather terrifying pressure filled the air.

The source of the pressure was a huge creature lying on the ground.

Shien was quite familiar with that huge creature.

Because he also had one in his house.

That was …

"Dragon …?"

The huge creature lying at the end of the passage was a dragon.

No, to be more precise, it wasn't a living dragon, but a "dead dragon".

It had a pair of tattered dragon wings, and the skin on the wings was tattered. Much of its flesh and blood had disappeared, exposing its bones to the air. It was very obvious.

At the very least, more than half of its body had rotted away. Not only was there no part of its body intact, but even its internal organs had disappeared. Only a gigantic Magic Crystal was embedded in its chest. As if replacing its heart, the Magic Crystal radiated Mana and rotated in place of its heart.

It couldn't be called a dragon at all. It could only be called a dragon corpse.

But this dragon corpse had obviously been modified, and its body emitted a very strong aura of death. At this moment, it was lying there as if it was taking a nap. In its eye sockets that had lost its eyeballs, there were green spots of light flickering in place of the pupils, telling Shien that this corpse dragon could move.

There was no doubt …

"This is a dragon that was resurrected and controlled by the high priest's necromancy, right?"

Its level was as high as 91, and it actually had Legendary-level combat power.

"A small secret base actually has two Legendary-level existences …"

Since when did Legendary-level existences become so worthless?

Of course, the Corpse Dragon in front of them was a dependent of the Necromancer. Strictly speaking, it was a product of magic and not a complete Legendary-level existence.

But even so, there was no doubt that it was a Legendary-level combat power.

"As expected of the legendary Necromancy, the taboo power that once created an undead army of millions."

A spell that could manipulate the dead and subvert death was indeed amazing.

But compared to the corpse dragon, Shien was more concerned about the scenery behind it.

It was an entrance, and there was a flight of stairs that extended downwards.

"In other words, is that the basement they mentioned just now?"

Shien confirmed this point.

"It seems that it is indeed a place that is not allowed to be casually entered."

The Legendary-level corpse dragon was guarding the entrance. It was even lying in front of the entrance, completely blocking it.

Under such circumstances, unless it got up and moved, no one would be able to enter.

Fortunately …

"It's still useless against me."

Shien gauged the direction and distance with his eyes, and then directly teleported to the entrance.

Just like that, he bypassed the Legendary-tier Zombie Dragon and entered this place.

"Let's go down."

After entering, Shien did not hesitate. He glanced at the corpse dragon that was still lying there like it was taking a nap, and swaggered down the stairs.

Presumably, no one would believe that someone could actually sneak in to this extent without attracting anyone's attention.

Even the highest-ranking Hitman wouldn't be able to do this.

According to Shien's estimation, other than himself, the only existence that could sneak in to this extent without making a sound was Lésia, the Space Mage.

Of course, the Goddess of Nature, Nadur, could also do it.

Her transformation was naturally a bit against the rules. If it were her, perhaps she would be able to finish exploring this place more easily than Shien.

Shien went all the way down, fully activating the perception ability of the [External Destiny] to observe the surroundings in case of any traps.

But there did not seem to be any traps set here.

"They probably think that the Legendary-level corpse dragon is enough to stop everything, right?"

That was what Shien thought.

When Shien walked down the stairs and finally entered the basement, he realized that his thoughts were too naive.

Although there were no traps here, there was definitely more than one corpse dragon guarding this place.

"Roar …"

"Roar …"

In the dim basement, there were sounds that sounded like the low growls of wild beasts.

Figures slowly wandered around the area like walking corpses. It was a terrifying sight.

However, it was not wrong to say that they were walking corpses.

The figures that were wandering around here were not humans at all, but dried corpses.

They were the dead.

They were the undead.

Just like the corpse dragon outside, rotting corpses with green eyes, tattered clothes, and hideous faces wandered here.

"… Have I come to the world of zombies?"

Shien only felt a wave of physical discomfort.

Now, he was starting to understand why Anima was so angry that she descended and annihilated the Necromancer who was abusing her power.

It was not just because the other party did something outrageous, but also because the act of using the corpses of the dead was too blasphemous. It was understandable that the Goddess of Life would be angry.

Shien even saw two familiar figures among them.

"Could they be the two from the First Knight Regiment of Duke Stringham?"

Shien stared closely in one direction.

There, two figures swayed as they walked, imprinted in Shien's eyes.

Shien recognized them.

When the evil energy erupted in Kosmos, before they were about to enter the Black Temple, Shien saw them once.

"Uri Stringham …"

He was the head of the Knights of Duke Stringham, Barry's younger brother, and Limcho's uncle. He was a powerhouse with a level of 88, not far from the Legendary level.

During the Kosmos incident, he disappeared together with Limcho.

Unexpectedly, when he saw him again, he had already turned into a corpse ghost, and became one of the many dead, wandering here.

Next to him, the head of the First Knight Regiment who was against Shien was also there.

"I remember his name is Sona, right?"

This head of the First Knight Regiment was Uri's brother-in-law, and he was also level 80.

But now, he also became one of the many corpse ghosts, and became one of the watchdogs of this basement.

Limcho was clearly still fine outside, and even had great power, but the two powerhouses from the Stringham family who disappeared with him had fallen into such a state. Even Shien felt a little sympathetic.

"I advised you not to enter the evil energy land, but you didn't listen. So, you can't blame others."

Shien shook his head, and put the matter of these two to the back of his mind, and observed his surroundings.

With this observation, Shien realized that there were many prison cells in this basement.

Iron bars separated the stone caves and the space outside, causing the outside of the prison to be filled with wandering corpse ghosts, and the inside of the prison cells to be imprisoned with people being guarded.

Shien frowned, and in the end, he walked forward helplessly, and mixed into the crowd of corpse ghosts.

It couldn't be helped, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get close to the prison cells.

Shien made sure not to touch the corpse ghosts, and observed the inside of the prison cells.

As a result, Shien found that there were female knights imprisoned in the prison cells.

Some of them were hugging their knees as they sat on a pile of straw, shivering, some were sobbing, and some had dull eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking. But without exception, all of them were stripped naked.

This scene did not make Shien feel that it was a feast for his eyes.

Because it only made Shien feel that these female knights were raised like livestock.

There were iron shackles on their necks, and their hands and feet were also cuffed and shackled. There were also scars on their bodies, and it was obvious that they had been tortured.

Of course, this was not the most important thing.

The most important thing was that Shien recognized the identity of these female knights.

"They are the female knights of the Broken Blade Knights, right?"

That's right.

These female knights were the personal guards of the second princess of the Ragnar Empire, the princess who was known as the Valkyrie.

Shien had interacted with them in Kosmos, so he recognized them.

"So …"

Shien seemed to think of something. He narrowed his eyes and no longer observed slowly. Instead, he jumped and went deeper into the basement.

"Hey …"

"Hey …"

Several corpse ghosts that passed by Shien seemed to notice something, and could not help but stop and let out a low growl.

Sean paid no attention to them and directly flashed forward.

Not long after, Shien came to the deepest part of the basement and saw the largest and darkest cell.

Inside, a figure was imprinted in Shien's eyes.

"Sure enough …"

Shien stopped and stared at the other for a long time. Finally, he called out the other's name.

"Capeline Ragnar …"

It was Her Highness the Princess.