Ryan and Allendo carefully concealed their whereabouts and carefully observed the nearby City of Bones. This fortress of the undead army, as its name suggests, is completely made of the bones of various creatures. Who knows who these creatures are? The resentment before death did not dissipate, and the surfaces of the bones were still engraved with countless runes. In short, Ryan and the others could feel the powerful dark power emanating from the entire City of Bones from a distance. Under the influence of such power , if the human army launches a strong attack, it will be able to maintain at most half of its combat effectiveness. Facing the undead army waiting to work, it will definitely be a hard battle.
After getting information from Hubert, the vampire insider, especially a detailed map of the City of Bones, Ryan decided to boldly sneak into it and conduct a close-range search of the magic array throughout the City of Bones. This plan was firmly supported by Farasi. Although he objected, Ryan finally convinced his wife, but for safety reasons, he brought a companion with him when he re-entered the dark sky, and that was Alando, who also entered the legendary realm.
The two legendary strong men who worked closely with each other were naturally not easily discovered by the Andrew Steel Golem before. The two of them tried their best to conceal their whereabouts from the beginning. Even until they sneaked into the edge of the City of Bones, no undead creature noticed their entry. Ryan checked carefully along the way. As expected, there was no magic circle as Hubert said. There were only a large number of skeletons and zombies along the way, as well as a small number of undead banshees and the occasional patrolling vampire warriors. Even if such combat power was only The ordinary legions dispatched from the imperial capital can also be defeated relatively easily. Naturally, they don't know that two powerful enemies have passed through the defense area they are responsible for.
Although they were mentally prepared, Ryan and Alando couldn't help but gasped when they first saw the City of Bones. Everything they could see was white bones, especially the walls of the City of Bones. They are made up of skulls piled up one after another, looking particularly eerie and terrifying. Their empty eye sockets look out of the city, and from time to time there are sounds of crying and wailing echoing in the wilderness on the outskirts of the City of Bones. It is obvious that these dead creatures have The souls are all imprisoned in their bones by dark magic, so that they will not be able to return to the embrace of Hades and will never have peace.
If this was the case, it could only be regarded as cruel means, but Ryan soon discovered that all the skeletons here had various magical inscriptions on them, but they were completely different from the enchanting techniques of humans and elves. Fortunately, Ryan had captured a man alive before. The gray-robed lich also obtained a magic circle and a few dark rune knights. After some research, he gained a little understanding of dark magic. After comparing it with the inscriptions on the wall of bones in front of him, Ryan had roughly I recognized that these were all defensive inscriptions, presumably used to strengthen defense.
Ryan and Allendo hid outside the city and observed their whereabouts for a full 2 hours. They found that there were very few undead creatures guarding here. There were only some elite skeleton warriors, but there were patrols including giant skeleton golems. The team rushed back and forth from time to time. Ryan just thought about it for a moment and understood the reason. After all, with the peripheral defense system and the dark canopy in the sky, it is impossible for ordinary enemies to sneak into this place silently, and the real When strong men such as Ryan and Allen came here, even if they dispatched a hundred-man team of Dark Rune Knights, they couldn't find any clues at all. That's why there is such a situation of being loose on the outside and tight on the inside.
Although he didn't care much about these high-level undead creatures, Ryan still chose a gap where the patrol passed and took Alando from the air into the City of Bones. The undead creatures still stationed on the Wall of Bones were not there at all. Without any awareness, after entering the destination of this trip, Ryan immediately focused all his attention on searching for those magic circles, while Alando stayed by his side loyally, watching everything happening around him vigilantly, To protect Ryan's safety,
The strength of the undead army stationed in the City of Bones has been reduced to its lowest point. Otherwise, Ryan and the others would not be able to carry out any operations in the city. Even if they act casually, they will be exposed. This is because when the fortress is fully garrisoned, it will not be able to carry out any operations in the city. The city is full of undead creatures. If Ryan and the others are among them, they will naturally not be able to move even the most basic movements. How can they successfully carry out their mission? This is also caused by the special situation of the undead creatures. After all, they come from somewhere. To a certain extent, it is already a dead creature. It does not need supplies, let alone the desire to fight and morale. If there is really no place to store it, then it is okay to dig a deep hole in the ground and stuff it all into it.
The most feared situation in such a dense garrison is the forbidden curse attack. If the city of bones is full of troops, once it encounters a forbidden curse that covers dozens of kilometers in radius, the losses will be greater than in a normal battle. Therefore, the city of bones This was taken into consideration in the early stages of establishment. A large number of defensive magic arrays were arranged throughout the fortress, and there was even a forbidden spell magic array carefully arranged by a demigod lich. Once the fortress suffered the most fatal blow, then The forbidden spell magic circle in the city will also be triggered at the same time.
This forbidden spell magic circle that covers the entire fortress is divided into two layers. Once the first layer is activated, it will immediately release a dark magic forbidden spell. Since humans do not know how to use this energy type of magic, once this If the dark forbidden spell and the external forbidden spell attack collide with each other, there will definitely be a violent shock wave at the first time, and then the destructive power that can destroy everything will spread in all directions. After such a huge energy collision, with bones Everything within a 30-kilometer radius centered on the city will be destroyed. Unless the strong are above the legendary level, it will be almost impossible to survive.
But the most vicious point is not this, but the second level of magic array below. When the magic array arranged above them is triggered, this second level of magic array will also be activated immediately. Its effect is not as good as the first level. The layer is so violent that it cannot even be called an offensive magic circle, because its only feature is to absorb souls. When the forbidden spell that was just generated collides and takes away the lives of countless creatures, this magic circle will immediately forcibly absorb their souls. Gather them together, and then start spreading the plague enough to spread hundreds of kilometers according to the pre-arranged situation.
Since the first wave caused a large number of casualties, it is impossible for humans to truly abandon their injured companions, and they will definitely work hard to rescue them. In this chaotic situation, there must be a living body infected with the plague that has not been discovered, as long as he waits until he enters In a densely populated city, the plague lurking in his body will break out and begin to explode in the form of corpses, using human flesh and blood as a medium to spread crazily.
The plague spread by this magic circle is very similar to the one spread by the Dark Rune Knight in the New Year's Massacre in the Imperial Capital. It's just that they use more souls as sacrifices, so they stay latent in the human body longer and explode. It is also more violent at times, enough to completely wipe out the living population of a small city in just three hours. As for a city like the Imperial Capital, if it breaks out among the residents, it will be an even more heinous tragedy, and the consequences will be immeasurable.
In this way, although the City of Bones was completely destroyed under the attack of the forbidden curse, with the personal arrangement of the demigod lich, the humans as the attackers would also suffer heavy losses, thus reaching a terrifying balance. After all, if they take the initiative Such an attack on a human city will definitely be noticed by the human side in advance. Even if the first wave of forbidden curses is successful, it will attract enough attention from the human side, and it is impossible for subsequent plagues to spread successfully. But when the human attack In the City of Bones, there is no need to worry about these problems. In order to attack the city, the human army cannot go too far. It must be within the counterattack range of the first wave of forbidden spells, and the subsequent troops will also be in the second wave of attacks. There were enough people infected with the plague within the area, and because of the chaos of the war, people did not have much time and energy to pay attention to these details. By the time the plague broke out, it would be too late.
Fortunately, due to Lich Lord Nicholas's plan, almost all the elite troops in the City of Bones were depleted. It was then the vampire insider Hubert's turn to inspect the surroundings. This allowed Ryan's avatar, who was originally just inquiring about information, to be lucky enough to get information about the City of Bones. After Ryan and Allendo successfully sneaked into the City of Bones, they naturally found enough evidence to prove the hypothesis they had said before Orlando and others.
Seeing Ryan's face getting worse and worse, Allen knew that his friend had discovered something important. He gently patted Ryan's back a few times to comfort him, and then quickly wrote on his back with his fingers. After writing a line of words to ask about the specific situation, Ryan turned around and smiled bitterly at Alando, then stretched out his fingers and wrote a few lines on Alando's palm. This action also made Alando's face change greatly, because Ryan Tell him that the two people are standing in the middle of a forbidden magic circle at this time. Apparently Ryan's previous guess has been confirmed.
Ryan did discover the arrangement of the demigod lich. Unfortunately, he was a human being after all, not a god. He was still lagging behind when facing an opponent like the demigod lich. Therefore, Ryan only discovered the upper layer, but not the one above. A way to completely destroy everything here and find the magic circle hidden underneath. Of course, he never dreamed that someone could use a technique similar to Victor's magic circle superposition to superimpose two forbidden spell level magic circles one on top of the other. , the two magic circle systems have absolutely no connection with each other. You don’t have to worry about being traced by others along some clues and exposed. However, they are designed so cleverly that as long as the upper layer is triggered, Then the layer below will also be activated, forming a series of attacks, making it difficult for people to guard against.
Of course, Ryan can't be blamed for this, nor does he care about the vampire insider Hubert. After all, the entire City of Bones was arranged by the plane projection of the demigod Lich. Apart from it, only Nicholas and a few other people know some inside stories. , the power of the demigod lich, even just a plane projection can defeat Archbishop Ibel who is possessed by the god. If it were not for being in another world and unable to come to this plane, I am afraid that the entire continent of Eslar would have been there long ago. Destroyed by it, it is normal for an old guy like this who doesn't know that he has survived for tens of thousands of years to be inferior to it in the knowledge of magic circles, and Ryan can infer that the demigod lich is here through some incomplete information. Part of the layout of the City of Bones is already a rare and valuable thing;
After roughly guessing the layout of the entire Forbidden Curse Magic Array in the City of Bones, Ryan began the transformation work. Since humans are better at elemental magic and know almost nothing about dark magic, and this Forbidden Curse Magic Array is spread all over the The entire fortress occupies such a huge area, and its internal operations cannot be completely paralyzed just by cutting off a few connecting magic circles. Therefore, Ryan finally chose a safer method, which is to reduce its power after activation as much as possible. ,
This principle is the same as riding a boat. Ryan definitely knows nothing about how to build a fast-sailing ship, but he still roughly understands that it has something to do with the wood used to make the ship, the sails on the ship, and the sailor's rowing and the captain's steering. When Ryan hopes that the ship will reach its destination later, he does not need and cannot completely destroy the entire ship, but as long as the rudder is damaged and the cable of the sail is cut, it will naturally hinder the ship's progress. The speed is up,
This is what Ryan is busy with now. He is also considered to have a very high talent for magic circles. Although he only got a complete one from the gray-robed lich before rescuing Black Rock City to cut off the magic between the two places. He actually learned a lot about the secrets of the undead legion and found some key places in the City of Bones. What Ryan needed to do was to increase the internal consumption of the entire Forbidden Magic Array as much as possible, such as When internal energy flows, mutual collisions and offsets occur, etc. This inspiration comes from the human world. With the imperial capital's powerful military and magical power, it has not taken a step south in 200 years. It has to be said that it is its own internal struggle for power and profit. There is too much internal strife over pleasure, etc.
It takes at least three months to set up a magic circle covering such a vast area. This can only be done by relying on the accumulation of countless years of the undead army. However, if you want to cause some internal strife and increase consumption, it does not take that long. Time, it took Ryan most of a day to complete it successfully. Of course, this also includes the time spent avoiding the eyes and ears of the undead army. If Ryan can concentrate on the work, maybe it can be completed in three or five hours. And How could it take so long
After everything was done, Ryan let out a long breath and gestured to Allen, who was on guard for him. The two began to leave slowly. According to Ryan's plan, in the next action, he would personally release a Forbidden Curse Magic is used to trigger the Forbidden Curse Magic Array in the City of Bones. However, due to Ryan's manipulation, this Forbidden Curse Magic Array will not be able to exert its full power. According to Ryan's estimation, it can only roughly reach the previous level. 70%. Although such a powerful attack is still a forbidden spell attack, it can no longer compete with the forbidden spell released by Ryan. In this way, after a fierce energy collision, everything in the City of Bones will eventually be destroyed. Amidst the raging fire falling from the sky, the Alliance's Eastern Expedition will achieve its first real victory.