"I'm looking for Sylvanas."
Facing the questioning of the Skeleton Soldier in front of me, I replied like a hoodlum.
"You dare to call the Queen's name directly!?"
I didn't expect the Skeleton Soldier in front of me to have such a huge reaction right after I said that. He immediately roared and the rusted sword in his hand that should have been categorized as recyclable stabbed towards me without any hesitation.
I didn't expect this fellow to be a fanatical supporter of Sylvanas — Speaking of which, probably more than 90% of the Forsaken were like this, right? As expected, Sylvie was an idol who ate both life and death …
While my mind was running around in a mess, I used my divine sense to observe the mental connection between the small Zombie and the Skeleton Soldier in front of me. This method of having a soul controlling a main body and a secondary body at the same time was quite creative. Thinking about it for a moment, this should be rather common among the Forsaken. A large portion of them had suffered incurable injuries during their life or in battles after their death. Perhaps this kind of injury was nothing much to a Calamity soldier who had no self-awareness and could still fight. However, to a Forsaken who had free thoughts and needed to live their own lives, this kind of disability was undoubtedly a rather troublesome matter. Thus, it was reasonable for them to choose some corpses whose physical bodies were still intact but whose souls had dissipated to act as their secondary body. It was just that I didn't know to what extent this creative technique could reach. Would it be like the Zombie in front of me, a mere high-level artificial limb or auxiliary tool, or could it truly become a body that could accommodate the Forsaken's soul?
What? You mean the sword that was already stabbing towards me?
Do I need to care about it?
Seeing that the enemy in front of him didn't make any movements to dodge, Zaken couldn't help but feel a little surprised. However, due to the existence of the strange mask that even covered his eyes, he couldn't tell if the other party was so afraid that he forgot to dodge or if the other party simply disregarded his attack. However, the sword had already been stabbed out and he couldn't retract it. Thus, he steeled his heart and used even more strength to stab the sword towards the other party's chest.
With a kacha sound, this rusty but sturdy longsword undoubtedly broke into two pieces.
Even though the sword was broken, due to inertia, the skeleton soldier that attacked me was unable to stop its body. Thus, a pile of high-calcium plates wrapped in tattered chainmail flew straight at me, and then … …
"Bang —"
I kicked him back the way he came.
I have no interest in a passionate embrace with a pile of skeletons.
Zaken was forcefully kicked by me and flew nearly twenty meters away. He only came to a stop when he crashed into a large tree. Skeletons don't feel pain, but Zaken felt as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart — — Uh, that was indeed the case. All the bones in his body were about to fall apart …
I watched speechlessly as the skeleton soldier in front of me stood up shakily. Several ribs fell from the hem of his chainmail. Then, this unlucky skeleton soldier began to pick up the bones on the ground in a flurry and put them back on his body …
"I say, there might be some misunderstanding between us." Enduring the twitching of my face, I brought Anveena closer to the skeleton soldier who was still putting bones back on his body. "I'm not your enemy. I have urgent matters to discuss with Cirvanas. Please lead the way. The circular corridors in Gloom City are too torturous. Basically, every time I go there, I get lost for half a day …"
Ugh, getting lost in the game. I don't know if the structure of Gloom City in real life is also like that. However, looking at the reaction of the skeleton in front of me, I knew that I guessed correctly this time …
Just a moment ago, Zaken was still pretending to put bones back on his body in order to distract the attention of this insanely strong human in front of him so that he could gain an opportunity to counterattack. However, he didn't expect the other party to say something like this — — the internal structure of Gloom City! This living person actually knows about the internal structure of Gloom City! One must know that the Gloom City built under the ruins of Lordaeron has only just begun to take shape. Other than the Forsaken, no one else knows about the situation there. In fact, the humans from the outside world don't even know that the Forsaken have already built a city under Lordaeron. However, not only does this human know about the existence of Gloom City, he even knows about its general structure!?
Thinking back to the tone this human used when he mentioned the Dark Queen, it seemed to be a tone that only people who are familiar with each other would use. Could it be that this living person really knows the Dark Queen?
From the corner of his eyes, Zaken glanced at the specter girl who was quietly floating not too far away. His heart started racing. Although this human's attire was strange, he didn't seem to be a lunatic who blindly rejected Undead creatures like the Scarlet Crusade. Furthermore, he wasn't the kind of shaman who enslaved the Undead as his servants. From the spirited eyes of the specter girl, although she appeared to be very respectful towards this human, there was no forceful Soul Contract between them. In other words, this human and the specter were equal partners. Just based on this point, Zaken could slightly change his view of this human in front of him.
Of course, I also knew that it was absolutely impossible for this skeleton to believe me with just a few words. In this world, the opposition between the living and the undead had already reached a point where only one of them would stop until the other was dead. My few words of bluffing would at most make this skeleton a little curious about my identity and slightly lower his guard. However, that was already enough.
In the end, Zaken decided to bring the human in front of him and the specter who hadn't spoken a single word back. This was because it was obvious that he wasn't their match. In fact, he wouldn't even be able to defeat the human even if he didn't resist. In that case, it was obvious that it would be impossible for him to eliminate the other party. Furthermore, it wasn't safe to let a living person of unknown origins wander around Gloom City. Rather than that, it would be better to bring him back to Gloom City. Zaken believed that no matter how powerful this human in front of him was, he wouldn't be able to cause much trouble in Gloom City alone. He completely believed that the powerful Dark Queen would be able to easily control this mysterious human in front of him.
A hoarse and unpleasant voice sounded behind me. "Living person, I hope that you understand what your decision means. The territory of the Forsaken isn't as safe as you think it is. To the enemies, it's a place of no return. I'm not your match, but in Gloom City, there are countless people who can kill you …"
This feeling was really weird. Even though the "person" who was talking to me was the skeleton in front of me, the one who was actually speaking was a zombie standing behind me. Yep, weird …
After helping Zaken stuff his messy ribs into his chest, our super weird temporary team, which was made up of a specter, a skeleton, a zombie and a living person, set off. Our target was naturally the mysterious Circle City — Oh, it had another nickname, Gloom City.
"I say, Zaken, are you sure that this will be alright?" From our conversation, I had already found out that this dull skeleton soldier's name was Zaken. It was really boring to travel in such a desolate and silent place, so I tried to find a topic to talk about.
"…" The only response I got was silence. In reality, other than the stern lecture that he gave me at the start, this silent skeleton didn't open his mouth at all. Naturally, that routine lecture went in one ear and out the other — Do I even need to care about those words?
With a worried gaze, I observed the few ribs that were tied together with colorful strips of cloth through the hole in Zaken's chainmail, which had a comedic effect. Then, I said to Anveena who was floating beside me, "This fellow is really boring."
"He's even more boring than Master Pandora." Anveena nodded in agreement.
"Pandora is boring? It can't be, right? In the past, that lass didn't really talk much, but now, I feel that she's rather lively. "
This was the truth. Even though Pandora didn't like to speak more than a single word in front of me, after such a long period of interaction, under my guidance … Cough cough, education, Pandora had undergone a huge change. Even though she was still the silent loli type, she would occasionally chat with me.
"That is when she is by Master's side. Usually, Master Pandora doesn't speak much. When she gives orders to her subordinates and soldiers, she simply uses a spiritual link to give orders. She doesn't even bother to look at her. When she is alone with us, she would always sit by the side and daydream. If Master isn't present, Master Pandora can even sit motionless for an entire day! However, there are also exceptions. Sometimes, Master Pandora would argue with Master Little Bubble, but that isn't very common … "
"Err … That does match her personality …"
After listening to Anveena's description, I could roughly imagine what Pandora would be like when she was alone. She should be like a beautiful doll — at the beginning, even in front of me, she was like that. I didn't expect that she would still be like that now. However, it was worth rejoicing that she at least had people that she cared about. I was one of them. Her 'competitor' Little Bubble was another. Other than that, Shallow Shallow, Sandora and the others should also be people that Pandora cared about.
"We're here."
Zaken suddenly spoke, interrupting my train of thought. Raising my head, I realized that I could already see the remains of the city walls not too far away.
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