On the border of Diya, the most famous large town is the City of Lament.
Due to its geographical location, the City of Lament was the last undead city that the Necromancer passed through before going to Eri, and it once became the outpost of the Necromancer's attack on Eri. This place is shrouded in darkness all day long, with no sunlight.
At this time, not far from the gate of the City of Lament, several guards were busy.
Due to the spread of intelligence, a large number of necromancers suddenly gathered towards the City of Lament, which naturally caused pain to the guards at the city gate.
There will be no restrictions on visitors to the City of Lament, and any race can enter. The purpose of the guard staying here is naturally not to check the luggage of people passing by.
At this time, a necromancer apprentice came to the city gate, followed by several walking corpses.
Upon seeing this, a guard rushed forward and led the apprentice to another direction.
Just a little away from the city gate, a large number of low-level undead creatures gathered. Whether it's the more common skeletons, walking corpses, ghosts, or ghosts, you can see them all here. In addition, there are many special types of undead creatures.
The apprentice asked the walking corpse behind him to stay here, then returned to the city gate and entered the city.
After guiding the apprentice, the guard returned to where he was at the beginning. After standing for a while, seeing no one around, he found a place to sit down.
The purpose of the existence of these guards is to allow the necromancers who are about to enter the city to keep their low-level undead creatures here.
The custom of the City of Lament is that low-level undead creatures are not allowed to enter the city. The purpose of placing low-level undead creatures here is so that after the death of the necromancer, the apprentices stationed here can control the undead creatures as soon as possible.
After sitting down, the guard sighed.
This guard also has another identity, that is, an apprentice who has just joined the Black Crow Necromancy Academy.
Since he joined the academy not long ago, the guard can only accept relatively low-level tasks from the academy. It was his first task to go to the city gate to guide the returning necromancer.
The guard knew that in a few days, when this mission was over, he would no longer be able to take on such an easy mission, and the academy would forcibly assign more difficult missions to him.
Just as the guards were thinking about countermeasures, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance, and a figure appeared from the distance, getting closer and closer to the City of Lament.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the guard slowly stood up. Since royal horses are not allowed on the street in the City of Screams, the guards prepared to stop them.
During the past few days of guidance, all those who entered the City of Lament did not deliberately embarrass the guards in front of them. The smooth guidance in the past few days has made the guard still immersed in his own problems.
When the horse stopped directly in front of the guard, the guard realized this, raised his head, and looked at the person on the horse.
At this time, after seeing the scene in front of him clearly, the guard seemed to realize something, his pupils shrank, and at the same time, he felt a powerful shock in his heart.
The man was wearing a black robe, covering his entire body, making it difficult to see his face clearly. There was a strange bat standing on the man's shoulder, staring at the apprentice in front of him, with a bloodthirsty desire in his eyes.
At this time, the guard also saw the mount under him, the body of a centaur and a half horse, plus the weapon in his hand. Even though the guard did not know much, he realized that this was the centaur inside Eli. .
The guards have also seen many powerful necromancers, but they all brought a large number of undead creatures. They were dressed like the person in front of them, and the guards had not seen many.
At this time, the man in black robe on the centaur lowered the hood on his head, revealing his original face, which was Rhodes.
Rhodes didn't know why he was stopped, so he didn't take any action. He just looked at the guard in front of him, apparently asking the guard to explain to him.
The guard opened his mouth due to temporary nervousness, but did not say anything.
Just as the two fell into silence, another senior apprentice-level guard at the city gate walked up to Rhodes and said to Rhodes:
"I'm sorry, this guard doesn't know the rules very well, and he inadvertently caused some offense, but please follow the rules in the city and keep the low-level undead creatures in the gathering place outside the city."
After hearing this, Rhodes ignored the low-level apprentice in front of him and looked at the guard who was speaking.
Seeing that Rhodes didn't reply, the guard continued: "If I'm not mistaken, the centaur under you should be a low-level undead creature without self-awareness. If you want to enter the city, please leave it behind." outside."
At this time, the bat standing on Rhode's shoulder seemed to feel the hostility of the guard in front of him, and let out a piercing cry at the guard. The bat's eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and it seemed that in the next second, it would pounce directly on the guard in front of it.
Rhodes raised his hand and waved twice to calm the bat down, and then dismounted directly. Under the guidance of the guard, he came to the location where the rest of the people placed the undead creatures.
But the original low-level apprentice still stayed where he was, watching Rhodes go away, not knowing what he was thinking.
Under the control of the spiritual imprint, the centaur walked to an empty space, and then stood still, waiting for Rhodes' next order.
Rhodes placed the centaur here without saying anything else. Since he chose this centaur just for transportation, it was not considered the strongest. For the current Rhodes, even if he is placed here, it will not have any impact.
Rhodes knew that placing low-level undead creatures outside the city was to prevent further chaos in the city.
Placing the undead creatures outside the city is also to give low-level apprentices room to improve. Within the City of Screams, even senior apprentices, if there are no high-level undead creatures around them, can only rely on the spells they have learned if they want to fight.
However, after accepting the mission assigned by the college and leaving the city, the situation was different. In the mission, it still depends on the overall strength of the necromancer.
After placing the centaurs, Rhodes returned to the original entrance, planning to enter the city from here.
When Rhodes was about to enter the City of Lament, the low-level apprentice who guided Rhodes at the beginning stretched out his hand, handed an item to Rhodes, and said, "This is a map of the city. I hope it can help you."
Rhodes knew that although the apprentice in front of him was not very strong, he could tell from other aspects that it was his first time in the City of Screams, so he handed the map to him.
Rhodes took the map, glanced at the guard, and then walked into the city.
(End of chapter)