At the beginning, Andy, the tall and thin man who was standing in front of the bonfire and presiding over the ceremony, looked at the man in a cape that shone like stars with a pale face.
At this moment, he couldn't even react to what was going on.
The four companions who followed him had not just been transformed into zombies by the evil spirit, but they had turned into humans again in the blink of an eye, and their heavy breathing could be heard again.
The other four young men and women who followed the tall and thin young man Andy also had expressions of uncertainty on their faces.
They didn't know why they fainted suddenly, but the cold and biting feeling before losing consciousness told them that it was definitely not just a simple coma.
And why does this mysterious male spellcaster appear here
Because Zhao Xu used a spell on the evil alien creature, the spell on the invisibility ring failed on the spot, and naturally his figure appeared in front of everyone.
He gently put the "Protective Staff" back on his waist after casting the spell, and then picked up the "Time Rewind Talisman". Sure enough, after using the only ability every day, the sand in the slim-waisted hourglass at the bottom of the amulet was sucked back into the upper mouth of the bottle, and fine sand slowly flowed downward again.
Before tomorrow comes, that is, when all the fine sand flows to the bottom of the bottle, the power of this talisman cannot be restored.
At this time, Zhao Xu also realized the powerful power of the "Expulsion Technique" of the "Protective Staff". With the blessing of a level 20 caster, these ordinary alien creatures are basically expelled from everyone they see.
Compared with other spells on the staff such as "Level Spell Invalidation Barrier", it is too active.
Sure enough, destroying the enemy is the most powerful means of defense.
"Andy, what's going on? What just happened to us?" the slightly fat young man at the beginning asked directly.
Zhao Xu was also staring at the tall and thin young man Andy, waiting for the other party's answer.
Andy suddenly knelt down with his head in his hands, his face full of tears, and he cried: "I don't know what happened, but just now, after the spirit said that it wanted my friend as a sacrifice, you just fell to the ground and died. .”
"Then I told it that I wanted you to come back. It did agree, but in the end you turned into zombies and stood up, and then said that Lisa would become like this later. I'm really sorry. I didn't know that this would happen."
The man named Andy sat slumped on the gravel ground, leaning on the black sack containing the animal sacrifices. The dark-covered book at the beginning was also scattered on the ground.
Everything that happened in just six seconds had a profound impact on Andy, and he even choked when he spoke.
At this time, the four young men and women who followed Andy all had frighteningly pale faces, and they all looked frightened.
They had no idea that they would actually come back from a circle between life and death.
Just listening to Andy's words, they should have been transformed into the evil undead creatures. How could they recover and become humans
This method of re-transforming undead creatures into humans is exactly the purpose of their ritual tonight - resurrection.
At this time, the four of them couldn't help but cast their eyes on Zhao Xu, as if they understood something.
After her emotions calmed down, the freckled woman asked Zhao Xu, "Mr. Spellcaster, did you prevent this disaster and save us?"
Zhao Xu clarified his thoughts as soon as he saw the other party. Sure enough, the students who attended the Civil Service College in Arthur, which specializes in cultivating public service talents, were different, which saved him from having to waste time talking.
"Well, the evil spirit just harvested your lives and turned you all into undead creatures. I used magic to reverse this disaster."
Zhao Xu said calmly.
After hearing Zhao Xu's answer, those few people officially confirmed that they had indeed been brought back from the kingdom of the dead, and fell into a state of confusion for a while.
The young men and women in front of them were all civilians or scholars of one or two levels. Basically, their health points were below 10 HP. It was not surprising that they were instantly killed by the evil spirit.
The effect of creating undead creatures used by the opponent later was not a high-level spell.
For example, the priest's third-level magic "Manipulate the Dead" can achieve this effect. Basically, the life dice of low-level zombies are only 1 HD.
That spell can control zombies or skeletons with four times the HD of the caster level, when Zhao Xu can cast the third-ring divine spell. At that time, he had at least a 7th level caster level, and as long as there were enough corpses, he could control an entire team of 28 zombies.
Therefore, waves of the undead broke out in many places, and grave areas in the countryside were dug up, mostly by these evil priests or mages.
Good priests cannot cast this evil spell, and most residents of Arthur have little access to evil priests. Of course, most of the infamy for the undead disaster falls on mages.
In areas where magic is underdeveloped, mages are not popular, and there are deep reasons for this.
"This great Mr. Spellcaster, we are really grateful for your rescue. My father is a clerk in the Mystra Government Office. If you don't mind, I beg you to visit my home so that My family thanks you." The slightly fat young man came back to his senses at this time and hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Zhao Xu.
Several other people also looked at Zhao Xu with expressions of gratitude. Andy, who was presiding over the ceremony, also came to his senses and quickly knelt down towards Zhao Xu, thankful that the other party had saved this tragedy.
Zhao Xu looked at the other party and they all knelt down in front of him respectfully.
For a moment, he recalled that after he had administered justice as a peace officer, the ordinary villagers also used this etiquette towards the gods to express their gratitude to him.
He felt a little lonely in his heart, and pointed to a few people, "There is no need for an invitation. This ritual summons evil alien creatures. If you don't understand the details in the future, don't touch this ritual."
Although he was not sure whether this summoning ceremony led to devils and demons, after all, they were best at seducing and deceiving until they harvested the souls of the residents of Arthur on the main material plane.
However, he knew that the alien creature possessing the smoke was not strong, but it definitely had some ancient background. This kind of ritual that ordinary people can perform is too dangerous after all.
Even a group of mages will be prepared when summoning the entities of alien creatures. This is why the mages specially developed the "Alien Oath Binding" spell that can deal with alien creatures.
As the sense of joy of surviving the disaster slowly faded, the five people, who had good family conditions and received education, gradually began to think clearly.
They spent a lot of money, even at the cost of their own lives, but they were unable to resurrect Lisa from the evil alien creature.
But although the face of the young man in front of him could not be seen clearly, his voice and demeanor were completely similar to theirs, and he was able to revive them.
They, who were born in Mystra, reacted immediately. Doesn't it mean that the spell caster in front of me is actually a priest who can cast the five-ring magic "Resurrection of the Dead"
Thinking of this, their faces became paler.
He arbitrarily performed an evil ritual and was stopped by a good priest. This matter will not be revealed easily.
If they could do this openly, there would be no need to come to a tomb wasteland so remote from Mystra.
"My lord, are you a priest?" the freckled woman asked in a low voice, with a look of unbearable horror on her face.
She already imagined that she would be expelled from school the next day and that her family would be humiliated by her.
"Well, I am the priest of the Goddess of Magic. You can call me 'Wind'." Zhao Xu said softly, while pinning the holy emblem given to him by Archbishop Sosi on his chest.
And laymen may not understand it, but these people who were born in Mystra almost turned pale when they saw this holy symbol shining with a special light under the torch.
Although the holy emblem was still in the style of a trainee priest, its edge was engraved with a brand new redbud flower spike pattern.
This is the emblem of the Archbishop of the Diocese, the Supreme Patriarch of every church.
Above that, there is the cardinal class at the top of the church who are in charge of the entire diocese.
The goddess's holy symbol will only shine for those it acknowledges.
Even if an ordinary person picks up the Holy Emblem of the Pope and pins it on his chest, he will only be dim.
This is why pastors never have to worry about being faked.
The five of them were a little relieved after hearing that the other party was indeed a goddess priest. After all, he was not a priest of a god who hated evil and hated evil like the God of Justice and Punishment.
But after seeing the archbishop-level badge of the other party later, my originally warmed-up thoughts cooled down.
The archbishop of a goddess doesn't even have to do it himself. He just needs to speak, and all the information about their family and all the ins and outs will be delivered to the other person's desk.
There is no way they can escape.
At this time, the slightly fat man with the best family status among the five people said with a somewhat trembling tone: "The fifth-level magic 'Resurrection of the Dead' cannot resurrect undead creatures..."
The expressions of the five people suddenly changed again.
Raise Dead cannot resurrect undead creatures or people killed by instant death spells.
That means that the person in front of you has at least used the seventh-level magic "Resurrection" to save them.
The magic materials of "Resurrection" are diamonds worth 10,000 gold coins and a handful of holy water.
And there are still four seventh-level magic spells in a row!
Suddenly the five of them were a little dizzy, looking at the mysterious priest in front of them with eyes full of reverence. This was the instinct of residents of Mystra.
This proves that the mysterious man in front of him is not a man who has accumulated merit through his years of service, but is a priest with outstanding abilities, who is favored by God and holds a high position.
The five of them all knew at this time that they might have met the future "Cardinal" candidate.
A person of this level, not to mention Mystra, even in the entire Arthur, he is a big shot in the sky, and he has the same or even higher status when facing kings and lords.
Zhao Xu saw that everyone looked frightened for some reason, as if he had just cast a spell of control.
Although he didn't understand what was going on, he tried his best to show a kind expression and said, "Can you hand me that black book?"
Chapter 4 After midnight, no need to wait.
(End of chapter)