After killing the bone vine, taking advantage of the last bit of time left in the fire control magic, Rhodes quickly swung the weapon in his hand and cut a hole in the core of the bone vine's body.
Then, Rhodes reached out, quickly took out something from it, and put it into the space ring.
After the bone vine lost its life, its original defense was also reduced a lot. Rhodes could easily cut open the parts of the bone vine's body.
At this time, the duration of Rhodes's fire control magic spell expired, and the flames burned on Bone Vine's body. There were also many flames where Rhodes was.
Originally, due to the existence of fire-bending magic, these flames could not ignite Rhodes' clothes. After the fire-bending magic ended, the flames began to burn along Rhodes' black robe.
At this time, the entire room where the bone vine was located was filled with flames, the original passage was blocked, and the mansion was still gradually collapsing. With conventional means, Rhodes could not escape at all.
Several stones fell from Rhode's head. Rhodes moved. Suddenly, a burst of black mist appeared from where Rhode was. The stones fell to the ground through the black mist. Then, bats emerged from the black mist. gush.
The skill used by Rhodes is the bat transformation that vampires are best at.
As early as in the previous battle, when Rhodes checked the system log, he saw this message:
"Eagle Eye Skill Feedback: By observing the way vampires fight, you have understood some of the key points of the skill [Bat Transformation]. You can spend 200 experience points to learn it."
Since the tips obtained through the Eagle Eye Technique will always be saved, at this time, in order to escape from the sea of fire, Rhodes quickly opened the attribute panel and chose to learn [Bat Transformation].
Transforming into a bat was what gave Rhodes the courage to leave the mansion that had turned into a sea of fire.
Since Rhodes only possesses the rudimentary Eagle Eye Technique, the chance of secretly learning skills in battle is low. However, this does not prevent vampires from transforming into bats many times around Rhodes. Rhodes has seen vampires transform into bats at least a dozen times. frequency.
Therefore, Rhodes used the Eagle Eye Technique to get tips on the bat transformation skill.
Rhodes had already received the reminder to transform into a bat before, but Rhodes never spent any experience points to learn it.
In Rhode's original thought, if he used a dagger to assassinate the mayor, he would need to use the bat transformation skill, so that he could get past the bone vine and get close to the mayor.
However, due to being controlled by the dagger, Rhodes' plan was not used. Fortunately, the dagger successfully killed the mayor, and Rhodes also successfully escaped from the dagger's control.
At this time, the bat transformed by Rhodes flew rapidly into the sky.
Having just transformed into a bat, Rhodes didn't get used to it for a while, but Rhodes also used this skill in his previous life. Therefore, Rhodes mastered the skills of controlling bats in a short period of time.
In Rhode's perception, the surrounding bats are like extensions of his own limbs. Rhode's consciousness does not exist in each bat, but controls all bats at a higher level.
Rhodes can give movement or attack commands to all bats from his consciousness, but he cannot control them accurately.
The top of Rhode's original position was now empty. The top of the mansion was now empty due to the burning of the flames and the previous whipping of bone vines.
The bat flew outward toward Rhodes' head. Since there was no obstruction, the bat could fly directly outside the mansion.
At this time, a wall at the top fell down in the direction of the bat. At Rhodes's signal, the bat quickly dispersed to the side.
The wall failed to hit the bat transformed from Rhodes Bat, but hit the corpse of the bone vine on the ground, covering it under the rocks.
After avoiding the collapsed wall, the bats flew out of the hole on the top of the mansion, and then gathered in the open space in front of the mansion.
As a burst of black mist surged past, Rhodes' figure emerged from the black mist.
At this time, there was a sea of fire behind Rhodes, and the entire mansion was in flames.
Ignoring the burning mansion, Rhodes left behind with the undead creatures around him.
Coming to the corpse of the necromancer, according to Rhodes' idea, if he handled it properly, he should be able to create a ghost using the corpse of the necromancer in front of him.
At this time, Rhodes seemed to have thought of something, but did not convert it immediately. Rhodes let a ghost carry him on his back, and then left to the side.
Along the way, Rhodes brought the undead creatures around him to the door of the original hotel.
Letting the undead creatures hide around them, Rhodes entered the hotel alone and returned to his original room.
At this time, the threat in the entire town had been completely eliminated, and Rhodes was relieved and did not let the vampires be on guard.
Finding a seat in the room, Rhodes sat down.
At this time, a feeling of sleepiness hit Rhodes. In the original battle, Rhodes' body lost blood one after another. Although his health points were restored due to attribute points and spells, the physical fatigue still existed.
Therefore, after just gaining temporary stability, Rhodes couldn't help but want to take a rest.
However, as if he had realized something, Rhodes resisted his sleepiness and did not choose to rest, but began to meditate.
Since he was about to head towards the interior of Diya, he would encounter the Necromancer at some point. Therefore, Rhodes needed to remain in a fighting state.
Therefore, Rhodes needs to recover some mana before he can hit the road.
As his consciousness slowly calmed down, Rhodes also entered a meditative state.
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After an unknown amount of time, Rhodes ended his meditation.
After waking up, Rhodes looked at his attribute panel.
At this time, the mana value that had bottomed out had returned to about half. Based on the restored mana value, Rhodes knew that a lot of time had passed since he started meditating.
Sunlight shone in from the windows inside the room, allowing Rhodes to see the scenery placed inside the house.
More than half of his mana was restored, which was enough for Rhodes' spells to play a significant role. Therefore, Rhodes stopped meditating and walked out of the room and went below the hotel.
At this time, the old man is already waiting here.
The old man obviously hadn't rested well. When he saw Rhodes walking downstairs, the old man immediately stepped forward to greet him and said to Rhodes:
"I knew you would be able to return safely. Are you ready to leave here... Here are the gold coins I am willing to pay, please accept..."
As he spoke, the old man took out a cloth bag from his pocket, walked directly towards Rhodes, and handed it to Rhodes. According to what the old man said, the bag was filled with gold coins.
For the old man, these gold coins may be what he has saved over the years. Since he needs Rhodes to take him to escape from here, he is willing to give most of the gold coins to Rhodes.
In the final analysis, the old man just wanted to live.
In order to prevent Rhodes from refusing, the old man even took the initiative to hand over the gold coins to Rhodes. In the old man's mind, once he held his own gold coins, it would be difficult to refuse his request.
Holding these gold coins, Rhodes didn't say anything, but just glanced at the old man and sensed the death energy on his body.
"Are you planning to take me out of here now... I have prepared a carriage behind the hotel and can set off at any time."
At this time, the old man took out items such as luggage from the room. As long as Rhodes agreed, the old man would immediately carry these luggages to the carriage and follow Rhodes away from here.
Rhodes did not answer the old man's question, but took out a map from the space ring, which was the same map that the mayor originally gave to Rhodes.
Handing the map to the old man, Rhodes asked: "I plan to go to the City of Lament. Do you know if the location shown on this map is wrong?"
The old man took the map, looked at it carefully, and then said to Rhodes: "Although I'm not sure, the drawing on this map should be correct."
When the old man said this, he stared at Rhodes's eyes seriously. Rhodes seemed to notice something, but he didn't care.
Rhodes took the map and then stared at the old man without saying a word.
In Rhode's perception, the death energy emitted by the old man did not increase at all. On the contrary, it decreased a lot.
Rhodes realized that since he ended the conversation with the old man, the old man had adjusted his mental state a lot during this period.
According to the fact that when Rhodes first saw the old man, although he was just an ordinary person, according to the concentration of death energy emanating from his body, if processed well, he could be transformed into a ghost. However, at this time, the death energy in the old man A lot of energy was lost.
Seeing that Rhodes remained silent, the old man finally spoke: "Can we set off now... Or do we have to wait a few more days..."
There was some doubt in his voice, but the old man did not dare to express it.
Rhodes said to the old man: "I plan to go to the City of Lament. You don't seem to have any specific escape location."
The old man was silent for a while and then said to Rhodes: "Since I am alone, I don't have much choice when it comes to where to escape. I just hope to leave with you."
When he said that he was alone, the death energy in the old man overflowed to the surroundings, and Rhodes felt it keenly.
Rhodes said: "Where are your relatives? According to the gold coins you gave me, there should be no problem in raising children, right?"
The old man replied: "I originally had several sons, but they all didn't want to stay in the town. They followed the passing business groups and never came back." There was a hint of sadness in his voice.
The old man continued: "Before the mayor came to the town, the town was relatively peaceful. Until the mayor came here, the town became worse year by year. The residents of the town left one after another and stayed behind. Here, there are only those who can’t walk and those who can’t walk far.”
"Due to the large number of residents in the town, and not many business groups willing to come to the town, my business can't be done. If I had known this, I might as well have left here with my family. These gold coins, all It’s what I saved before.”
Because the old man is old and frail, and he doesn't have any relatives, even if he wants to leave, he can't find a suitable way.
Only then, after noticing Rhodes, did the old man think he had found the right candidate and put all his hopes on Rhodes.
Perhaps influenced by his thoughts, the old man felt much better when he thought about leaving this town, and the death energy around him also dissipated a lot.
After sensing this situation, Rhodes frowned and asked the old man: "How long do you think you can live even if you leave here?"
After listening, the old man was speechless for a moment and looked at Rhodes without making any reply.
Rhodes continued: "You know, the place I plan to go to is the mourning city of Diya. The level of danger in the city is far greater than this small town."
"Even if you are just an ordinary person, it will be very difficult to survive without a Necromancer as a background. For you, if you don't join the Necromantic Academy, you won't be able to survive for more than a few days in the City of Screams. .”
"I see that you are not too young. Even if you join the Necromancy Academy, it is too late to start learning spells. You cannot beat the young necromancers in the competition, and the final outcome will be death."
"Going to the City of Screams is just a dead end for you."
Rhodes said this out of his understanding of the Necromancer in his previous life.
Rhodes' purpose in saying these words was naturally not to persuade the old man.
In Rhode's perception, as he spoke his words, the death energy emitted by the old man gradually increased. When Rhodes finished speaking, the concentration of death energy once exceeded the first time Rhode sensed it. .
The old man is not yet an undead creature. For undead creatures, releasing these death energies may only be at the second level of strength. But for the old man who is still a human being, releasing these death energies is already extremely powerful. rare.
After listening to Rhodes' words, the old man trembled and closed his eyes. After a while, he opened them again. He seemed to have calmed down and asked Rhodes:
"Earlier, didn't you mean that it's not time to leave yet? Now, can we leave..."
The old man deliberately did not mention the question Rhodes mentioned, obviously trying to avoid it.
The old man couldn't stop having fear and doubts about the future in his mind. Previously, due to the large number of deaths in the town, there were only a few people left in the entire town. The old man no longer dared to stay in the town any longer, but wanted to leave right away.
The old man had no idea about where he was going, he just wanted to leave this town as soon as possible.
At this time, after being reminded by Rhodes' words, the old man realized that even if he reached the City of Screams, he would not be able to survive with his own abilities.
Ordinary people without rank would not be able to survive in the City of Screams. Since each necromancer needs his own undead creatures, ordinary people will be hunted and killed by necromancers at will without a certain background.
At the same time, due to the existence of high-level Freelancer Chamber of Commerce branches in the city, a large number of business groups will transport various types of slaves to the City of Lament, many of which are ordinary people.
Therefore, according to the old man's current level, even if he reaches the City of Lament, he will die at the hands of the Necromancer Apprentice not long after.
At the same time, because it is located in Diya and is affected by the custom of the necromancer, if the old man chooses to go to other places alone without a strong person to protect him, it will be difficult to persist on this journey.
The old man didn't know how he could survive, so he could only avoid the problem in his mind.
At this time, in Rhode's perception, the death energy in the old man was extremely rich, even exceeding that of ordinary undead creatures.
The old man tried to avoid this question, but he could not completely stop thinking about it, and instead became more and more frightened.
After a moment of silence, just when the death energy reached a certain level, Rhodes said to the old man: "It's time, take me to the carriage."
The old man led Rhodes towards the back of the hotel.
The moment the old man turned around, the sword blade stabbed out of his back, killing him instantly.
(End of chapter)