Rhodes turned his gaze to the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.
The sound of the horse's hooves gradually became calmer from far to near. It was obvious that the horse's owner was slowing down its pace. Finally, not far from Rhodes, the sound of horse hooves stopped completely. The enemy at the rear obviously knew that Rhodes had stopped here, so he slowed down and dismounted in advance.
Rhodes saw an elf wearing a light green robe appearing in the direction he came from. The elf's face looked a little old.
At this time, the old elf looked at Rhodes with only hatred.
Recalling the scenes he observed on the battlefield, Rhodes knew that the elf in front of him was the mage leader who originally attacked the camp, the court mage as the elves called him.
Although he had heard of the existence of the Palace Mage before and had some contact with it on the battlefield, it was not until now that Rhodes observed the appearance of the Palace Mage head-on for the first time.
The court mage was also looking at Rhodes at this time, but made no move.
When there was still some distance from here, the palace mage noticed something unusual on Rhodes' side from a distance.
At this time, there is a large amount of death energy gathered here. For the court mage, even if he does not use the treasure, this death energy is like a beacon, guiding the court mage to this place.
Looking at the bone vine guards and vampires who were absorbing the energy of death, the court mage's eyes showed a hint of coldness, but he did not make any move. Instead, he focused his attention on Rhodes again.
Logically speaking, due to their different camps, once the two met, there would be irresolvable hatred. The court mage would directly cast spells to gain the upper hand in the battle, but the court mage did not do so.
The two just looked at each other, and neither of them made any move for a while.
At this time, in front of Rhodes, the bone vine guard stood up again.
Compared with its original state, the body of the bone vine guard has undergone great changes at this time.
A large number of bone-like structures covered the original body of the Bone Vine Guard. In addition, a large number of canes were protruding from all over the Bone Vine Guard's body, and he was waving them rapidly around. For a moment, the place was filled with canes whipping him. The sound it made was full of momentum.
The original cracks on the bone vine guard's body have been restored to intact due to the spread of the bone structure. Even the broken legs have been restored at this time.
Under the influence of the death energy, the bone vine completely assimilates the body of the dead wood guard. At this time, the bone vine guard can be regarded as a whole.
On the side, the vampire also realized the power of the enemy in front of him, gave up absorbing the surrounding death energy, and turned to look at the court mage, preparing to meet the enemy.
Although the vampire does not show the power of the Bone Vine Guard, the darker black claws on the vampire's hands and the more ferocious fangs in its mouth also indicate that its strength has been improved.
At this time, there was a slight noise behind the palace mage.
Although no creature appeared behind, the sound of horse hooves proved that there was a creature behind.
After the bone vine guard fell to the ground, Rhodes realized that he might not be able to reach the cliff and that the enemy was about to appear. Therefore, Rhodes immediately asked the centaur leader at the cliff to return to him.
At this time, the noise coming from behind the palace mage came from the centaur leader.
Rhodes didn't know whether the centaur leader lurking nearby could successfully surprise the palace mage, but after the palace mage glanced at the centaur leader's position, Rhodes knew that the centaur leader had been discovered.
Therefore, Rhodes did not let the centaur leader continue to hide, but directly let him walk out of the forest.
The centaur leader still held the two battle axes that Rhodes had seen before.
Behind the centaur leader, there are also a large number of undead creatures. In addition to the group of ordinary centaurs that Rhodes handed over to the centaur leader in advance, there are also many walking corpses transformed from ordinary humans.
During the time when Rhodes went to Diya, the centaur leader provided Rhodes with a lot of experience points through battles. Rhodes knew that these were all done under the control of spiritual imprints.
If he lets go of the control of the spiritual imprint and allows the centaur leader to make decisions based on his own combat qualities and lead his undead creatures in battle, Rhodes can gain more experience points.
But the centaur leader is obviously unwilling to be loyal to Rhodes. Once Rhodes releases his spiritual imprint, the centaur leader will even attack Rhodes directly.
Even so, due to the attribute bonus brought by the hero template, coupled with the identity of the death knight, the centaur leader's real strength is far stronger than the vampire at this time.
At Rhodes's signal, the centaur leader also joined the battlefield with his undead creatures.
At this time, all the undead creatures in Rhodes gathered on the battlefield to deal with the powerful enemy in front of them, the court mage.
Seeing this situation, the court mage Ed, who had been motionless, finally said, "Are these all the undead creatures you control?"
After hearing the question from the Palace Mage, Rhodes didn't say much, but made preparations for the battle.
For the court mage with [Undead Killer], even if Rhodes chooses to let the undead creatures launch a surprise attack, it will not be able to achieve much effect. On the contrary, it will cause considerable losses to the undead creatures.
Therefore, Rhodes did not intend to take action first, but waited for the action of the palace mage.
At this time, the court mage looked at Rhodes, and suddenly a wave of mana flashed in his eyes.
At the same time, Rhodes had a feeling of being seen through, which disappeared instantly. Although it was only for a moment, Rhodes knew that the court mage used [Perspective Eye] on him.
Under the influence of the spell [Perspective Eye], the mage can know most of the special skills possessed by the opponent, as well as tips on whether to become a hero.
In Rhode's sight, the court mage suddenly let out several long laughs. In addition to a sense of joy, there was also a bitterness in the smile.
After laughing, the court mage looked at Rhodes again and said, "Originally, I just wanted to avenge my granddaughter, but I didn't expect that you actually have such a powerful potential."
"If you hadn't met me, it wouldn't have been long before you became a hero. I believe you would have had a place in the whole of Diya. As you grow up, countless kind creatures will become heroes because of you. Ambition dies. Necromancer…”
"Today, I want to get rid of you as a threat for Eli."
Hearing the words of the court mage, Rhodes was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have thought of something. At this time, Rhodes obviously could not allow him to think too much, and a sense of crisis emerged from Rhodes' heart.
As the court mage finished speaking, the battle between the two officially began.
(End of chapter)