The sun was blazing, but I didn't know when it was noon.
The originally frozen sand layer was heated and evaporated, turned into a curl of water mist and rose like a soft mist, distorting the surrounding desert indistinctly, but was quickly evaporated to nothing by the suppressed heat.
At noon, when the Nalun Desert is the hottest, it is also the time when the positive energy is the most intense.
Neither dark clouds nor dense fogs of negative energy can stop it.
The ice melted.
The undead retreated without a trace.
Kant rode his horse and stood where he was. In less than half an hour, it seemed like a long time.
Turning his head slightly, the traces of the Anza camp next to him are still there, and even the bonfire has not been completely extinguished, and green smoke is released in the sand layer, bringing a different color to this space.
Looking up to the front, the endless sea of sand still looks that yellow and desolate.
Seemingly the same as usual.
But Kant understood that it was impossible to go back to the past.
The surrounding sand layer is full of broken bone residues, scattered bones all over the ground, as well as tattered halberds and chain armor, as well as broken flax slowly moving with the breeze blowing between the sand layers. cloth.
That is the legacy left by the undead skeletons!
"My lord."
The mage apprentice spoke, and Shen Shenghui reported: "The negative energy belonging to the undead has dissipated."
"Very good." Kant nodded.
However, his tone was slightly ponderous, he raised his head and looked forward, and said in a deep voice, "Go ahead!"
"yes!"
The knights behind him responded immediately.
The war horse took a step, and the horse's hooves stepped on the bone fragments all over the ground, sinking into the sand and leaving marks.
Danger ahead.
But Kant still didn't want to stop there. Now it was not just as simple as completing the system tasks, but he also wanted to investigate what was in the depths of the desert, and how many terrifying undeads there were!
This is the depths of the Nalun Desert.
In terms of location, it is 4 days away from the salt mine and 7 days away from the salt mine station.
It is also 8 days away from Sentry Oasis.
If the undead here start to expand, then the "Drehem" castle located in the sentinel oasis is also located on the expansion route of these undead, or in other words, directly facing the expansion of the undead!
The death canopy that seems to cover the sky and the sun will spread.
Just like last night.
Kant was on the verge of death when he camped.
But when I woke up this morning, I found that I had been included in the death screen, and I didn't know where I was!
Only at noon when the sun was the most blazing, the positive energy gathered its terrifying power, and the death sky was dispelled, allowing Kant and the others to regain the shroud of light.
If this terrifying death sky converges to the sentry oasis.
Kant wasn't sure.
What kind of blow will his "Drehem" castle be hit!
Even if it spread to the salt mine, the losses would be huge.
The salt mine held by Kant on behalf of him will leave him, and the source of the golden eagle, which is plundered every week due to the salt trade, will be cut off, and even a chain reaction will occur, causing his "Drehem" castle to completely fall into an endless loop.
If you can't solve the death sky, you can't get golden eagles to exchange for dinars, and you can't maintain your troops.
And if you can't maintain your troops, you can't solve the death screen!
back and forth.
An endless loop that made Kant feel like he was strangling his throat!
He absolutely cannot allow his development to be directly interrupted by the sudden arrival of the undead, let alone allow his castle to become a bridgehead against the invasion of the undead in vain, and the human nobles behind him dig a pit to bury him secretly!
The nobles of the Lion Principality, who only focus on immediate interests, really dare to do this.
Kant sure!
As long as Kant is killed, the desert salt mine will fall into the hands of the nobles of the Lion Principality. As for the undead? This group of aristocrats who are so interested and disregarding the overall situation do not think that they will be unable to resist the undead.
After all, there used to be these undead in some deep and ancient tombs on this road.
Nobles are no strangers to the undead.
Especially in the North County, graves that can breed undead can be seen everywhere. Almost every knight or noble land has a few places where undead live.
Even if it is not an ancient tomb, even if it is a cemetery for decades, there may be undead.
After all, negative energy meets the resentment of the dead, and it is normal for the undead to appear.
But the number of those undead is not large. They are organized by farmers to recruit farmers and armed militias. They can be solved by dispatching a team of long spear infantry. Compared with the demonized creatures in the Sanwaya Mountains, their danger is almost pitifully weak .
How could it be compared with the undead army in this death sky
Just now!
These undead have created a terrifying death sky.
Except for the knights with extraordinary power who can ignore it, the entry of ordinary elites will weaken the combat effectiveness.
If it were ordinary people, thin farmers, it would probably not be long before their minds and bodies would be eroded by negative energy mixed with resentment, and they would die in disease and panic. The dead, with extreme fear and resentment, as well as hatred for the living, turned into undead zombies!
This point is also recorded in some ancient books in this world. In the library of the college, there are even examples about large-scale undead mobilization, negative energy gathering, and resentment turning the residents of the entire small village into zombies.
But this example has been around for a long time.
But in front of the example, it still shows the horror of the undead!
Kant himself may be able to resist the invasion of the undead, but he definitely cannot take into account the dark sticks of the Lion Principality!
"One must be resolved first."
Slightly gritted his teeth, Kant had made up his mind.
The best plan is to first detect the undead, curb their desire to expand, ensure the safety of the salt mine, quickly develop their own power in a short period of time, and subdue the nobles of the Lion Principality.
There is absolutely a reason for the appearance of the undead.
At that time, in the cave dungeon at the end of the ancient passage, the old lich foreshadowed this.
"I am so silly."
Kant gritted his teeth and rode his horse forward with a gloomy expression.
Now that we all know that even the Pope of the so-called Sun God Sect has become a lich, how can there be no accidents in the lost city that has suffered great disasters, that is, the golden holy city where the descendants of the sun gods live
According to the piecemeal information given by those demons and descendants of the gods, the original gods and demons were exhausted.
It is like the outbreak of World War III between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The two sides threw nuclear warheads at each other.
In the end, both suffered irreparable and huge battle damage.
In order to win the final victory, both sides have used any means available. Now it seems that even the means of the undead have been used, and they simply don't care about it, just to kill the other party.
genocidal war.
But in the end, both sides suffered losses, and the remaining power still has influence.
While thinking wildly in his mind, the expressions of the mage apprentices next to him became more and more serious. They rode forward, stepped on the sand layer and faced the scorching sun and continued to approach the depths of the Nalun Desert. Finally, they seemed to find something.
"My lord!"
The mage apprentice suddenly spoke.
Kant regained his senses in an instant, turned his head and said, "What's wrong."
Although the mage apprentices from the Ernfas Empire did not master powerful spells, they could still bring a lot of beneficial effects in terms of spiritual perception and magical knowledge.
For example, sensing and analyzing various energy elements is very useful.
"We know where the undead went."
The mage apprentices spoke with even more serious faces: "There are also those dark clouds and thick fog that make up the death sky."
"Where is it?" Kant frowned.
"It's just under the sand layer, at the bottom of our feet!" the mage apprentice said in a deep voice.
Wei Wei paused.
The knights beside them all subconsciously slowed down the galloping speed of their horses.
They all turned their heads to look at Kant and the master apprentice.
The expressions are all solemn.
"That's not good news."
Kant couldn't help muttering to himself.
Frowning tightly, he turned to look at the mage apprentice: "Are you sure about this news?"
"Sure!"
The mage apprentice nodded: "Very sure!"
At the same time, they also gave their guess results: "We went deep into the Nalun Desert. Although the temperature of the scorching sun above our heads was still unbearable, there was a chill below us. Unlike usual, this chill was overwhelmed by the temperature of the scorching sun." Neutralization just allows us to barely march at noon without overheating and heat stroke."
"Indeed." Kant nodded.
The knights next to them sensed, and equally impressively, discovered this subtle difference.
Because of the death canopy before, they didn't think about why they were still running against the scorching sun at noon. If it was this time before, they would have already set up camp and temporarily hid in the tent to rest.
How can it be the same as now, still marching and trekking, and there are not many calories
There is definitely a problem!
The mage apprentices continued to speak: "The problem is very serious! We carefully sensed the bottom of the sand layer and found that there are many ancient river channels under the sand layer. At the same time, there are also many underground underground rivers. It is these underground underground rivers that absorb those dark clouds and thick fog. , and even absorbed all the negative energy in it.”
After a pause, he continued: "Including those undead skeletons, the soft sand layer can form quicksand, allowing these undead to sink into the sand, and when the death sky reappears, they will break through the quicksand and come to the world again."
"Heh." Kant laughed softly, but his eyes were serious.
this problem.
It's really troublesome!
It even gave Kant the feeling that these undead were consciously avoiding the scorching sun.
In other words, someone is manipulating all this behind the scenes!
At this moment, a dialog box popped up on Kant's retina, listing a series of data.
[Ding... After your unremitting efforts, the temporary task has been completed.]
[Temporary task: "Last Wish" has been completed.]
[Task Reward: Spring Eye x 1 Block]
[Mission introduction: You followed the guidance of the spirit body to the depths of the Nalun Desert, but found that this place has long been reduced to a world of undead. The former glory is gone, and time has wiped out everything, leaving only the evil that appeared due to obsession.]
Temporary task completed.
But then, the task reappeared on the retina.
Very special optional task.
[Ding... special mission released...]
PS: During the recent National Day, my parents meant to go out to have fun, so the update is a little tricky. But I swear, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will update 4 times a day. Lasts 1 week. I beg you to give me a chance!
(end of this chapter)