Chapter 43: War in the Pocket
Lu Xi yawned and gradually regained a trace of consciousness from his deep sleep, but his brain was still groggy, and he could only feel that he was still in the dark. He was really tired, and the battle with the Crypt Lord, the conversation with Major Lawrence, and the future with his friends were beyond the energy that an otaku should have. Otherwise, with Orucello's training for so long, his physical strength and mental strength have far surpassed ordinary people, how can he not sleep so deeply, and he will not have such an uncomfortable feeling when he wakes up occasionally.
"Lu Xi, don't sleep, get up quickly......" a voice rang in his ears.
"Don't make a fuss, I'll talk about it tomorrow......" Lu Xi muttered as he reached out and pressed the neck of the voice speaker, hugging his chest, ready to press the voice.
"Oops, it hurts......" Suddenly, Lu Xi felt the pain in his head again, and suddenly regained a little energy. He straightened up from the bed, and saw Primra standing beside him in full gear, with a blank expression in his hand and knife, but there was a hint of shyness on his snow-white skin, and there was a layer of concern and anxiety in his emerald pupils.
"Lim? What happened? β
"Enemy attack!"
Hearing these two words, the feeling of sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and Lu Xi had gradually heard the sound of shouting and killing, the sound of weapons colliding, and the sound of flames burning from outside the room. He jumped out of bed and picked up the Mithril chainmail that Tifario had given him.
Quickly putting on her armor and quickly putting on her robes, Primra had thoughtfully handed over the staff and the sword of Parn.
Lu Xi nodded gratefully, took the weapon and rushed out of the gate first. He had just burst out of the hallway when Carol, who lived in the next room, opened the door and yawned and walked out disheveled.
"What the hell! What a noise in the big night! And let not let people sleep...... Uh, Boss, what are you doing with your staff at me? β
"Whoosh!" An arcane missile shot out of Luxi's staff, grazing Carol's ear and lunging behind him, before a scream rang out.
Carol looked back with a look of consternation, and saw a winged man holding a machete clutching the blood gushing from his chest.
"Young Master, it's an enemy attack, hurry up and take your weapon!" Elovielle had already walked out of Carol's room in her scale armor, a scimitar and a dagger at her waist, and her master's dagger and staff in her hands. The Drow Elf Maiden was heavily armed and ready to go into battle, but her dark brown face still had a distinctly unfading flush and excitement that would make it clear to any fool what they were doing.
Oh, that's how you guys.
Lu Xi couldn't help but sour his mouth, and glanced at the expressionless Primra behind him, but it attracted a giggle from Elovier.
"Forget it, I already knew: the Drow Elf has always been very open in that aspect......" Lu Xi couldn't help but burst into tears.
At this time, Sehireu ran panting from the other side of the aisle, her puppet striding closely behind her.
"You guys, you're finally awake! What an unreliable man. As soon as Sehireux approached, he gave a big roll of his eyes.
The faces of the two big men were a little unbearable. Indeed, in the face of danger, the girls are alert first, but the men who are supposed to protect the girls are sleeping and doing it
It's a bit of a shame to love to do.
Coughing awkwardly, Lu Xi hurriedly asked, "Sai Xiliu, what happened?" Lim said it was an enemy attack...... What does that mean? ββ¦,
"Isn't that literal?" Sai Xiliu said coldly, she pointed to the wingman who was killed by Lu Xi, "A large number of black flag wingmen have attacked. Now, the castle is full of these guys, and I've seen several skeletons, and there should be a necromancer. β
Several people's faces changed. If it was just a group of bandit-like Black Flag Wingmen, the people present thought they could handle it, plus the elite garrison of more than 200 people in the castle, as long as the number of incoming enemies was less than four figures, even if they could not defeat the enemy, it was indeed no problem to hold on until reinforcements arrived. However, if there is an additional necromancer among the enemies, it is a different matter.
According to legend, it was still in the era of the ancient Auckland Empire, when magicians were still vassals of the imperial magnate and could not be above the state politics, but with their vast knowledge and powerful mana, they still had extremely high privileges and status. In order to obtain a wider exchange of intelligence and knowledge within the special group of magicians, and to increase the unity and centripetal force of the group, under the initiative of several archmages, the Magicians United Union was established, which is the predecessor of the Scholarly Alliance.
The gradual transformation of the Scholarly Alliance from a mere mage's autonomous society to a political group and ruling class is a later story.
Just when the ancient Auckland Empire fell and the mainland entered a long period of war, the Magician Federation at that time had the most tragic split in history.
Some of the magicians within the Federation, in order to study the more powerful arcane powers, in order to obtain the legendary immortality, and even in order to make themselves gods, began to use the human body to perform magical purposes. They bought dead bodies, dug graves, and eventually evolved into direct use of the living. Of course, because of the fall of the ancient empire and the loss of imperial power and the strong suppression of state organs, some people are willing to take risks, which may also have a certain reason.
The final result of the research was naturally there, and that was the now infamous necromancy.
In any case, the use of the human body for magic has finally subverted people's universal moral limits. A civil war broke out in the Wizards' Guild, and the mages who supported the continued study of necromancy were defeated and fled from Auckland. The victorious ones took control of the guild and the right to speak, and named necromancer magic as a forbidden law, and also included necromancers in the must-kill list.
At the time, the leader of the necromancers was Kazan Bordoga, who was also a member of the former Council of Six of the Wizarding Guilds. However, there is only one name that is remembered now - Kazan, the leader of the undead, the King of Bones, and one of the six demon gods, the Plague King.
In seclusion, Kazan studied necromancy to the fullest, and then used his new powers to transform himself into an immortal being. Since then, there has been a new term on the continent - the lich.
After the Apocalypse War, the undead legions were defeated, and Kazan, who had been blasted by the Knight of the Dawn Pahn, led his followers to flee to the Herras Peninsula. Borrowing the Secret Treasure Dark Canopy, the entire peninsula was shrouded in plague, poison gas, and mist, and in this process, a new realm of the undead was established, and the power was gradually rebuilt.
It can be said that the Natya Federation established by magicians and the country of the dead established by necromancers are enemies who are born to die.
If there are really necromancers in the attacking enemy, even experienced and experienced magicians have to weigh them, not to mention the few magic apprentices present. If the other party is the highest level of necromancer, the lich, well, everyone doesn't have to resist with all their strength, and they can wash and sleep. When he wakes up, Lu Xi can also meet the Mother of Heaven.
As a result, the low pressure caused by the hostile situation brought by Sehiru hovered over everyone's heads, and everyone's mood slowly sank. β¦,
After a while, Lu Xi suddenly pursed his lips: "What about the necromancer?" You can't just wait to die, can you? β
"But that's a necromancer?" Carol muttered.
"What about necromancers? It's not like two eyes and one mouth, maybe it can swallow you? β
"Well, but he can turn me into a skeleton or a zombie...... Bump, oops, Vile, what are you hitting me for? β
"You can't be so depressed, young master." Elovier smiled and put away her knife.
β¦β¦ Did you learn this from Lim? Well, an illusion, it must be an illusion.
Seyriliu stared at everyone, and a flash of absoluteness flashed: "I don't care how powerful the necromancer is. I still have a lot of things to do, and I definitely can't die here! β
"Who wants to die here?" Carol blushed and retorted loudly.
"Aren't you just waiting to be killed now?"
"Woo......" Carol blushed and couldn't speak, but after a few seconds, he jumped like a cat with his tail stepped on, "Who said I'm going to be tied, isn't it just a necromancer?" What's the big deal! β
"That's right," seeing that Sai Xiliu seemed to be about to say a few sarcasms, Lu Xi quickly clapped his hands, "What about the Crypt Lord?" It's not like I beat me and ran away! Could it be that a little necromancer is more difficult to deal with than a crypt lord? β
It wasn't convincing when he thought about it, but Carol was visibly emboldened, his chest puffed out, his eyes blazing.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's do it, get rid of that necromancer, and at least get another medal! β
This time, Lu Xi didn't pay attention to him.
"Alright, now, let's break through to the command office of Job One. If nothing is wrong, Major Lorence should also be there to command, anyway, on the battlefield, find the peak first. β
"Huh? Not going to kill the necromancer? β
"Aren't you going to listen to me?"
"Yes, yes, you're right."
While he was still talking, there was a "click" sound from the other end of the aisle, and several people looked at it and saw two skeleton soldiers waving a knife, trembling and rushing over.
Sehiraeus and Carol swung their staff at the same time, and two magic arrows shot out at once. A loud bang was heard, and the skeletons had been blown to pieces.
"Let's go!" Lu Xi waved his hand and shouted loudly.
The five men continued to encounter their own troops along the way, and the garrison of Job I was worthy of being from the elite Eastern Legion, although it was difficult to find a commander after being attacked by surprise, they were soon gradually grouped under the leadership of the officers, and reorganized their forces in order to turn the situation around.
Lu Xi couldn't be happy. They also encountered quite a few enemies along the way, and it could be seen that the entire castle was full of signs of enemy invasion. The vast majority of them are Black Flag Wingers from Mount Namoa, but still include a certain number of skeletons and zombies. Such a number of undead soldiers is definitely not something that an ordinary necromancer can control, unless it is a master-level necromancer master, or in other words, there is more than one necromancer in the castle......
Whatever the reason is, it's enough to keep these little magic apprentices from dead...... As long as he thought about it, even if he died, his body would still be used to do those such things, and in the end he could only turn into a cannon fodder-style skeleton soldier or zombie, Lu Xi suddenly had goosebumps.
Lu Xi and the others ran in great strides, and soon approached the headquarters.
The so-called headquarters is actually just a small conference room of only a few dozen square meters. Anyway, the largest in the entire castle is only a major, so naturally there is no need to put up a huge headquarters so much. β¦,
At this time, the door of the headquarters was tightly closed, and several powerful zombies were banging the door. There were a few skeletons guarding each side of the door, clattering their jaws and seeming to laugh. In addition, about a dozen or twenty people of the Black Flag Winged were holding black weapons, wearing rudimentary armor, and occasionally holding bows and crossbows in front of the door.
A rare man in rusty chain mail, who looked a lot like the leader of the gang, was holding an iron sword in his hand, shouting proudly. From this point of view, the Black Flag Wing people are poor, really poor!
"Little Lorens, if you have a kind of come out and fight with me. What kind of man is hiding like a turtle with a shrunken head! The leader of the wingmen shouted.
Seeing such a formation, Lu Xi and the others hurriedly shrank to the corner of the aisle.
"What should I do? That's a lot of people......" Carol said anxiously.
"What to do? Of course it is. Lu Xi smiled slightly, poked his head out, whispered a few incantations, and waved his staff. Suddenly, a fireball as big as a basketball roared towards the leader of the winged people who were shouting loudly.
The leader of the winged people was shouting for joy when he suddenly felt a scorching wave of air behind him. Years of experience as a bandit had given him a reflexive response, and as soon as the Wingman leader gave up a position to the side, a fireball grazed his shoulder, causing him to feel a burn.
"Boom!" An unlucky wingman bandit was hit. Not only did he have flames burning on his back, but he was also hit hard against the wall by the impact of the fireball, and he immediately fell to the ground, and he didn't see it alive.
"Enemy attack!" The leader of the Wingmen shouted the same words as his own enemies.
"Enemies? Enemy attack? Where is the enemy? "At this time, the problem of the bandits' rabble became apparent. They ran around in a panic, looking around, completely devoid of uniform movements and formations.
"Ulla! Demacia! Lu Xi held the staff in his left hand, and had already pulled out the Mithril Sword in his right hand, and shouted murderously. He was ready to vent the depression and gloom he had gotten from the mine on these arrogant mobs.
He and Lim have a silver 4th rank and a 5th rank; Carol's strength is mediocre, only a pitiful bronze 9th rank, but the drow's maiden Weir has also reached the silver 2nd rank; Plus a super honor student of the Central Academy of Magic, Sai Xiliu, and her puppet whose combat power is at least in the silver position. In fact, Lu Xi and the others can already be regarded as an elite group of battle mages.
Carol and Sehireu are students who grew up in an ivory tower and have never seen the world, so they will naturally be bluffed by the number of enemies, but the exploration technique unmistakably tells SΓΉ Lu Xi: Among the bandit skeleton zombies who smashed the door, the strongest is only a bronze 10th order. If this can't be taken, Lu Xi is afraid that he will not have the face to lead hardcore crops in the Knowledge Alliance in the future.