The Forest of Sighs is a dark and damp place, and although the air is not too muddy, it can still give people a uncomfortable feeling. Especially in some terrain, it seems to be a normal terrain, but if you accidentally step on it, you will find that it is actually a corrupt wetland - this is a special terrain that has been eroded by a large amount of undead magic, it has the characteristics of swampy wetlands and quicksand terrain, once you fall into this terrain, the more you struggle, the faster you will fall, and finally be completely swallowed by the wetland. The wetlands will also absorb the breath and power of the living, and then give birth to a new undead creature such as a skeleton or a black knight.

The reckless Melly almost fell into such a trap - but fortunately, she escaped with the help of the other sisters.

At this point, this mercenary team no longer dared to move forward too recklessly.

However, at this time, the forest has a smell that is more than the humid water that makes people can't help but hide their noses.

It was a very strong smell of blood and decay.

Cecilia and Angel looked at the messy scene in front of them with some dumbfounded. Tini on the other side hurried past each corpse - at first, she would crouch down to examine the corpses, but it would take a long time, but after carefully examining four or five corpses, she would just crouch down and examine them a little before getting up, and when the number had increased to ten, Tini didn't even bother to squat, just flipped over the corpses with her sword and glanced at them a few times.

It wasn't a long time, but it wasn't slow, until Tini had swept through all the bodies. Ten minutes have passed.

The reason Cecilia, Angel, and Tini would stay here to examine the corpses instead of chasing after Rena. It's because these corpses are the pit viper soldiers who are chasing Rena and the others.

The corpses of more than a hundred soldiers were now casually thrown to the ground like torn rags—the stumps and entrails drew a blood-red picture on the gray-white earth. As if these soldiers were not experiencing a war. It was a massacre, except that they were the ones who were slaughtered, and from the signs at the scene, if it were not for the fact that these people were soldiers of the Pit Viper Legion, and that the internal organs could still show fresh traces, I am afraid that anyone who saw the tragic scene in front of them would have thought that this was a massacre that took place decades ago.

Because the armor and weapons worn by these pit viper soldiers were all covered with rust, and the leather parts were rolled and cracked. In particular, more than half of the mutilated bodies have completely lost their moisture. It was dry and full of wrinkles, and the corpse had a more pronounced grayish-brown and pale hue on the fractures.

"It's the Abyss Death Rider." Tini let out a long breath, her face really not pretty.

"How did such a powerful undead creature end up here?" Cecilia originally had some guesses in her heart, but her understanding of undead creatures was indeed not as professional as Tini, who was born in the temple, and after hearing Tiny's conclusion at this time, Cecilia's face naturally became extremely difficult to see, "The concentration that pervades the Sighing Forest is not strong enough, this is at most the most marginal periphery of the Black Earth Land, and it is impossible for such a high-level undead creature to appear." ”

"Judging by the footprints on the ground. I'm afraid there is more than one Abyssal Death Rider you are talking about. "Angel is an extremely good commander and commander, and she naturally has some unique skills that only belong to her, which is one of the reasons why she was able to achieve the name of a Valkyrie, but Cecilia was not on the list of Valkyries." The number is probably between five and eight horses...... I don't know exactly what this high-level undead creature is, but I can see how terrifying this undead creature is, and it is in the first charge from the side. At least thirty pit viper soldiers fell on the spot. ”

While explaining, Angel also stretched out her hand and pointed to the battlefield position on the right. Then, with a wave of his hand, he drew a trace that spanned the entire battlefield from right to left, and on this trace line there were more than thirty corpses that fell sideways. This sign speaks volumes about the swift and sudden arrival of the opponent's surprise attack. So much so that the soldiers were all killed before they could react, and the neat horseshoe prints on the ground also indicated that it was a charge.

"Abyss Death Rider...... What is it? Angel asked in a deep voice.

"That's ...... A very evil undead creature. Cecilia explained, "We all know that necromancers are very good at altering and creating undead creatures, and the greatest achievement is the Dread Knight. These terrifying undead creatures can evolve into Knights of Destruction or even higher undead knights after absorbing enough undead power, but ......"

"I know that. Undead creatures that do not grow naturally will have a growth limit, and the Undead Knight is the growth limit of this kind of synthetic undead creatures. Angel took over, after all, there is the largest black soil land in the thousand-year-old alliance empire, so there is also some research on the information on the undead, but unlike magicians or scholars, they will delve into the entire huge undead genealogy system, "I remember that the undead knight is a tenth-order undead creature, although it is equivalent to a median Sanctuary powerhouse in terms of rank, but it is only in terms of physical fitness, because this kind of undead creature lacks the ability of the realm, so in fact, if the lower Sanctuary powerhouse is not careless, It is also generally possible to defeat such undead creatures. ”

"Indeed." Cecilia nodded, "That's why those necromancers have been seeking to break through this shackle. …… The Abyss Death Rider is a representative product of breaking through this shackle. They use the undead knight as the main material, and then forcibly implant the blood of the purified middle demon, as long as the undead knight can survive this ordeal change, then they will become the abyssal death rider, the rank is ...... Eleventh Order, and has already preliminarily mastered the ability of the realm, and also has a certain degree of self-awareness, which is not necessarily inferior to the average high-level Sacred Domain powerhouse. ”

"This ......" Angel's face finally changed.

Five to eight high-level undead creatures with the strength of a high-level Sacred Domain powerhouse, the pressure brought by this combat power was no more than the previous one they faced with a rattlesnake. Uba is weak.

"And the most terrifying thing is that these undead creatures have already started the path to continue to grow. They are even able to advance to the rank of Twelfth Order Death Rider by constantly killing and absorbing the power of the living. Tini continued. Of course, this is certainly not good news, "The Death Rider with legendary combat power." Basically free from the usual weaknesses of the undead, neither the Holy Light nor the Flame can cause a lot of damage to them, on the contrary, with the Pale Flame Protector and the undead trait, they can be said to be the nightmare of many legendary powerhouses. ”

"I can only ...... Smash the core? "It's obviously not the first time Angel has dealt with powerful undead creatures, so she's keenly aware of the crux of the matter.

Instead of answering, Tini nodded, but the gloom on her face lingered.

And this atmosphere of fear is also infecting the people around them, at least Cecilia and Angel's faces are also extremely ugly.

"Let's get on our way." Cecilia said in a deep voice, "The Abyssal Death Rider has an extreme hatred for life. Moreover, they can sense a wider range of life fluctuations than ordinary undead creatures, and perhaps they have already caught traces of Rena's presence, and we should rush to the aid immediately. ”

"You're right." Angel nodded.

So, the three of them immediately began to hurry again, and this time the speed of all three began to increase significantly.

Angel and Tini are both warriors, and the explosion of fighting energy in their bodies allows them to travel faster without feeling tired. But Cecilia can't, as a magician she is not very good at physical activities, but she also has her own way - the wings condensed by Solomon's seventy-two flames just solved Cecilia's lack of movement speed.

Because he was worried that the Abyss Death Rider had already launched an attack on Rena and the others. Therefore, Cecilia and the others did not have the slightest reservation in their rush this time, and they all moved forward as fast as they could. Although he knew that the combat power of only eight Abyssal Death Riders at most could not threaten Rena, who was wearing Michael's suit, Rilista and the others who followed Rena couldn't be sure, after all, they hadn't even reached the realm of the Lower Sacred Realm.

It's just that. When Cecilia and the others and Rena successfully converged, all this proved that Cecilia and the others' worries were completely unnecessary.

Rena and Rilista are still alive and well, and they don't look like they've been attacked at all. There wasn't even a single battle - the skeleton that would normally surround Relista and the others didn't even show up once. So much so that when Cecilia and others came in the dust. Rena also put on a vigilant posture of battle, facing directly behind Cecilia and the others.

Because in Rena's opinion. To be able to force Cecilia and the others to be so anxious, there must be some difficult enemy.

Of course, it soon turned out that all of this was just a pointless worry - about ten minutes after the two sides met, Kokire returned to Cecilia and the others with the bone fragment that Lake had given him.

After Cecilia took the bone fragment, she understood why their actions after entering the forest were not difficult, and why the pit viper soldiers who were chasing Rena and the others were attacked by the Abyssal Death Horse, and why Rena and the others did not encounter the attack of the bone frame along the way. More importantly, of course, Rena already knew who was in control of the Forest of Sighs, along with the black soil lands further afield.

After Ryker separated from Sean and the others from the remains of the Mermaid Empire, he chose this black soil as his place of healing. Of course, as a Lich King, it was naturally impossible for Ryker not to be moved when he saw so many undead in the Black Soil Land, so it only took him a short period of time, I'm afraid that it would not even take a year, to completely control the entire Black Earth Land and the Forest of Sighs.

It can be said that this land is his domain, and all the undead in this land are his eyeliner. It is impossible for anyone who enters here to hide his perception and detection, and it is under this circumstance that his army of the undead has grown day by day - many members of the Pioneer Guild who have penetrated into this black land have been made into abyssal death horses by him - of course, the success rate cannot be so high.

However, Cecilia would never underestimate the undead legion that Reker controls.

In the countless years since the birth of the Bone Plane, there have been a total of seven Lich Kings in existence, and in order to identify these seven great witches, they naturally have their own unique titles. Like Thord, he is known as the "Uncrowned King" because he is the strongest of the Seven Witches.

Lake, on the other hand, is known as the "scourge of the undead".

Because he has the largest and most elite undead soldiers among the Seven Great Wizards, more than half of the recorded invasion wars against other planes in the early Bone Plane were the Lich King, known as the "Undead Scourge". Lake got bored to get it. Of course, in different dimensional worlds, there are different names for this invasion, such as "undead natural disaster", "corpse tide", "corpse invasion", "undead natural disaster", etc., over time, Lake's appearance also symbolizes the invasion of the bone plane, which is an extremely desperate and terrible disaster for many people.

This is how the name of the scourge of the dead came from.

If before Ryker moved into the Land of Black Earth, the undead gathered here could probably destroy a kingdom between the third and second rates if there was a riot, then in the nearly two years that Lake has been in charge of the Land of Black Earth, the army of the undead in the Land of Black Earth has been able to easily conquer a top-notch first-rate kingdom. If you don't force your attack regardless of losses, even a super-first-class kingdom won't be able to stop Lake's army of the undead.

And there is also a terrible problem with the invasion of the undead, that is, once a kingdom is conquered, the army of the undead will only become stronger, not consumed.

But at the moment, Cecilia didn't pay any attention to the ostentations that Lake recorded in this bone shard.

All she really cared about was the conspicuous mark on the bone shard, and the strength of the members of the force responsible for escorting Reis.

According to the old Lich Ryker's information, there were two legendary powerhouses in that escort force, as they had already killed at least ten Abyssal Death Riders under Ryker's command. Only the sacrifice of the Abyss Death Rider will make Lake feel a little distressed, and although there are not a few other high-level undead creatures killed by them, at least Lake doesn't care at all, just a slight reminder.

But of course, they also have to pay a heavy price.

According to Lake, the escort team started with almost five hundred people, and it can be called outstanding in terms of size, equipment and quality. Although Lake didn't know how to identify the legion level, Cecilia still believed that this unit, which had already formed a strong combat unit, definitely had the strength close to that of the seventh-level legion, which was a level that even the mid-rank Sanctuary powerhouses would not dare to provoke at will.

However, now, the remaining strength of this army is less than thirty people, which can naturally be regarded as no threat to Cecilia and the others. But after such a cruel baptism of battle, the thirty people who survived may have grown to a relatively terrifying level of combat power, at least Relista and the others can no longer play any role in this battle.

It can even be said that if it weren't for bringing Rena and Kokire, I'm afraid that even if they knew the strength of the other party, Cecilia and the others would not have been able to save Laice, after all, the gap between the combat power levels of the two sides was too big.

"What is it that requires such a strong guard force to escort Laice?"

Cecilia's brows furrowed, she had already announced the information recorded by Lake to the others, which naturally aroused the attention and curiosity of the others.

At least Angel is like this: "I'm afraid this is not an escort, but a secret transfer." …… I think that the aristocratic lady named Laice may have been involved in some secret plan of the Empire that no one else could know. (To be continued......)