Chapter 21: The Dead and the Living

I have to say that Rhodes has the "style" of a necromancer, and even Sir Bair is inevitably a little "impressed" by him, but Rhodes obviously doesn't care about this, he really let people hold the body on horseback, and then swaggered back to the fortress with the "spoils". And feeling the breath of death, soon the war angel came out to interrogate, for the war angel's interrogation of Rod has nothing to hide, anyway, it is not him who performs evil magic, so he told the war angel the ins and outs of the matter, and after feeling that there is indeed no evil magic and necromancy on Rod's body, the war angel turned away without saying anything, after seeing this scene, Sir Bair and Frederick naturally had nothing to say.

After this, Rhodes invited them to ask about the "puppet corpse witch", and Frederick rarely saw the excitement and was naturally willing to go together, while Serena hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't resist the curiosity and nodded. However, Sir Bair politely declined, not because there was any problem between him and Rod, but because in any case, this was the first battle between the old knight and the undead, and the strength, cunning and insidiousness of the other party surprised the veteran deeply, especially after listening to Rod's story, the old general was even more uneasy, so when he came back, he went to his subordinates, intending to discuss the "experience" of fighting the undead. As for asking about this "puppet corpse witch", the old knight didn't take it to heart, anyway, Rhodes had agreed to share information with him, and Serena and Frederick also followed, so he didn't have anything to worry about.

"Boom."

Rhodes threw the corpse of the girl in front of him on the cold ground of the dungeon, and the dull sound echoed between the walls of the dungeon, and Serena couldn't help frowning at this scene, but she didn't say anything. And Frederick whistled. It seems that he is much more interested in the dungeon beneath the fortress than the corpse.

The room Rod chose was at the end of the lower dungeon, and it seemed that the designers intended to imprison some big people here, so it was a large circular space where you could see shackles and the like, but there were no big people under Rhodes who were worth imprisoning here, so he didn't use them much. This time to avoid causing panic and trouble. That's why I chose this place.

The dungeon was dim and dark, and the cold air blew through, causing the fire to shake for a while, which made Serena a little nervous, this eldest lady had basically never been to this kind of place, so she naturally looked around and was terrified. Especially in the depths of the dungeon, she could hear the sighs and wails of some prisoners, which made her feel even more uneasy.

"Your lord, what are you going to do .........?"

Frederick withdrew his gaze. Curiously pointed to the corpse, and after a while, he felt that something was wrong, and after thinking about it, he was going to say it differently, but he didn't know how to say it. So I could only cough embarrassedly, and simply omitted this part.

“………… How? ”

"Look at it and you'll know the way."

Rhodes didn't give a clear answer to what Frederick said, as a player who has been dealing with necromantic creatures for many years, he certainly knows what the situation of this girl is now. Truly. No matter how you look at it, she's just a corpse. But it's not just about corpses. Rhodes found traces of the solidification of the corpse, which means that the girl's body had been treated before her death, in order to maintain this form after death. For example, now this girl's body has turned into a humanoid balloon, when it is full of soul power. She was like a living person. And when the soul power left her, she would fall to the ground crumpled like a deflated ball, and became the dead person she is now.

In this case, it's like inflating a balloon, just fill her with soul power.

Come to think of it. Rhodes reached out and pressed the necklace on his chest, and then injected soul power into it.

"Ah..................h

Seeing this scene in front of them, almost everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

I saw that the corpse of the girl who fell to the ground changed like this, the original iron blue complexion began to gradually "warm", revealing the color of life, the stiff skin began to become softer, and the cold body became even warmer, just the blink of an eye, in front of everyone it staged a good show of "resurrection of the dead", this scene even Lijie and Marlene were dumbfounded, they had never seen anything like this......

"Hmm....................."

The girl opened her eyes in confusion and let out a low sigh, and when she heard this voice, Frederick looked at Rhodes in surprise, almost screaming.

"She, she's alive!? My lord, how did you do that? ”

"Uh-huh...............!"

Frederick's voice was inevitably a little too loud in the dungeon, and the girl who heard this voice frowned involuntarily, and then she opened her eyes, and the moment the girl opened her eyes and looked at these people in front of her, the look on her face suddenly became frightened and panicked.

"You, who are you?!"

The girl curled up and leaned against the corner, her eyes round in horror, looking at the people in front of her. Seeing her movements, Lijie hurriedly planned to step forward to appease her, but Rhodes reached out to stop her movements, and then he took two steps forward and came to the front of the girl, and looked at her like this.

"Recall carefully, you should know who we are."

Hearing Rod's words, the girl gradually quieted down, her expression became calm, but soon she became panicked and cautious again.

"You, you are from the Continent of Light?"

Hearing the girl's inquiry, whether it was Serena, Frederick, or Marlene and Lijie all felt a little fresh at the moment, they had never been asked like this, after all, most of the human beings lived under the protection of the dragon soul of light, and they were basically the people of the Continent of Light, at most, they lived in different regions and countries. And the strange way of asking the girl in front of her proves her identity.

"Yes, do you remember what happened?"

Taking in the expressions of the rest of the people, Rhodes didn't think it was strange, in fact, he found it quite interesting to encounter such a conversation when he first went to the Night Country, but he had been used to it for so many years, so Rhodes didn't waste time, but asked directly.

“…………………”

Hearing Rod's inquiry, the girl lowered her head as if she were reminiscing, and then she muttered to herself.

"I......... I was ordered by my master to go to the Continent of Light............... Carry out............ Scouting, and then, and then we were under a surprise attack............ The master lost............ Then, I ............ I ..............."

Saying this, the girl suddenly began to tremble, she raised her head, and that frightened, frightened look resurfaced.

"I, my soul, the master put my soul ..............."

"Your soul is with me now, miss."

Rod took out the necklace that was around his neck and shook it at the girl, and the girl stared at the necklace in Rod's hand tightly, and after a while, she suddenly fell to her knees, and then the girl's head was lowered to the ground, putting on the most respectful and humble appearance.

"Dear Master! I beg your mercy with all your courage, please do not destroy my soul, I am willing to obey all your commands, my body and soul will always belong to you, at your disposal, and please do not punish me, I am willing to be your slave forever, the lowliest, the lowliest..............."

"Lord, lord?"

"Mr. Rhodes?"

"Rod??"

Maybe it's because the girl's attitude changed too quickly, everyone was stunned and speechless when they looked at the scene in front of them, only Qilian was still sitting next to him with a smile, and Rhodes was not surprised by this, although there is no such rule on the Continent of Light, but this is a commonplace thing in the Dark Continent, for people there, the soul is not only their own property, but also a currency, an existence that can be used for trading and conversion. And the soul of almost every lord will be in the hands of their master, and if they do something wrong, then their master will punish them by torturing their souls, which is arguably the most unbearable pain in this world, and that pain is from the inside out, all over your soul, and even death cannot be relieved. And the destruction of the soul is the most feared thing for these people. Because of this, they will see those who hold their souls as supreme masters.

"Anyway, you stand up first."

Rhodes was a modern man after all, and it was no fun to watch a young girl shivering in front of him like this, so he took two steps back, put away the necklace in his hand, and then spoke. Hearing his order, the girl hesitated for a moment, and then stood up, but even so, she still put her hands in front of her, looking at the people around her with a trembling look, looking at the girl in front of her who looked like a frightened bird, how could everyone connect her with the terrible and cunning lich before, after all, the feeling between them was too much different.

"Anyway, tell me your name and identity first."

Unlike the others, Rod hadn't forgotten his true purpose in awakening the girl, so he quickly asked. Hearing Rod's inquiry, the girl lowered her head and replied respectfully and in a low voice.

"Report to the honorable master, my name is Sara......... I used to be Lord Colund's corpse slave. (To be continued......)