Outside the main material world.
In a certain large demiplane, the violent energy of the four elements roared outside the plane, rippling with monstrous ripples.
The starry sky seemed to be broken, and many distorted reflections could be seen.
There is no sun, no moon, just a crystalline radiance emanating from the entire plane itself.
Layers of gray-white bones were piled up scattered on the ground, I don't know how thick they are, and some small white flowers climbed out of the hollow skull's eye sockets, blooming into beautiful flower bones.
Numerous plant roots climbed on top of the skeletons, seeming to absorb the nutrients of these corpses to survive.
A gust of wind blew by, rippling numerous white petals, as if it had rained flowers, and the layers of plants separated, all revealing the numerous bones on the ground—in this entire plane, all of them were made of various kinds of flowers. made of piles of bones.
Some of these skeletons are only the size of ordinary humans, while others are extremely short with thick bones, which seem to come from halflings and dwarves, and even some other beast bones, which are extremely huge, forming hills one after another.
This is the plane of bones, a small half-plane that is on the verge of breaking, hidden in the cracks of countless dimensions, and it seems that no guests have cared for it for a long time.
Click! Click!
And at this moment, a slight cracking sound came from the ground, followed by a tremor.
grunt! grunt! A hill of bones collapsed, splashing a lot of smoke and dust, and at the same time, a bulging head rolled out from the crack in the ground.
This is a crystal clear human skull, and there are two groups of dead flames flickering in the eye sockets, and a layer of dark aura of death lingers, emitting powerful fluctuations.
"Garrah! Garrah!"
The skull also seemed a little blurred, the teeth were biting each other, making the sound of bone cracking.
"It has been sleeping for more than a thousand years..."
The desolate tone of the skull, with a strong ancient accent, is basically confusing to scholars who do not specialize in history.
"Crack! Creak!" The skull clenched together, as if a piece of parchment was spit out from its mouth.
A layer of fluorescent lights flickered, projecting a large number of words and images in midair.
"The year when the elemental tides whizzed by, the moon when crows crowed, and the time when the blood moon! The Frostfall Canyon in the West Desert... the eastern oblique angle of the Northern Cross!"
The ghostly fire in the eyes of the skull became more vigorous, and it suddenly found a few bones that were also crystal clear and crystal-like nearby, and slowly built its own body.
"Floating city! The pinnacle achievement of Nether's arcane age! A dimensional fortress that can rival the gods..."
The skull said in a chanting tone, and a large amount of black despair aura spread around it, forming a black cloak.
"That floating city must belong to me!!! The bone lich—Illyrio Pagoslu!!!"
A staff composed of many skeletons came to the Lich's hand automatically, and the blood-red spherical gem at the top emitted a bloody light.
"Ho Ho..."
The Lich hit the ground with his staff, and the layers of the ground cracked open, revealing the head of a huge creature.
A body that is tens of meters long, with huge bone wings, and deformed and ferocious double heads, dazzling soul fluctuations are faintly revolving in the skull—obviously, this is the favorite pet of all necromancers, a double-headed bone dragon ! ! !
"Jie Jie... let's go! Baby..."
The wind howled, and the double-headed dragon waved its wings, carrying the skeleton lich on its back into the terrifying elemental storm.
The violent elemental storm seemed to have calmed down under the opponent's power at this time, giving way to a dark passage.
The bone dragon roared and disappeared at the end of the plane...
In several other places, some people also got the news.
"A change in the kingdom of bones? It seems that the lich has also awakened..."
"That guy Illyrio... It's been a long time since I saw him, and I should settle the score with him last time..."
"The Messenger of Death, the Bone Lich? Interesting..."
Many hidden divine thoughts flickered all over the world, and then they all turned their attention to the kingdom of bones.
A few of them seemed to have a goal, and set off directly for the West Desert.
…
The hot sun hit the dunes directly, creating waves of twisted air.
The water seems to have been completely evaporated, and every breath seems to be inhaling a large ball of flames.
The temperature on the surface of the desert is also close to the limit at this time, and it can even roast people to death!
At a glance, the entire golden desert is a forbidden area for life, even the sporadic cacti around it have completely disappeared, and there is no more green embellishment.
"We have already gone deep into the desert. From now on, we need to conserve our energy as much as possible, and we need to carefully plan supplies and water sources... What's wrong? Ellie, are you still thinking about the dream that night?"
The leading swordsman looked at the map in his hand, and kept gesticulating the distance with his fingers.
When he looked up, he found that the female mage in the team was in a trance again. He couldn't help asking, with a hint of anger in his voice.
"No! It's much better... It's just that the weather is really..."
Ellery brushed the hair behind her ears, feeling the dryness of her skin, and sighed inwardly.
That dream never bothered her again, but the harsh environment in the desert still taught Ellie a very vivid lesson. Even with the protection of spells, the current female mage still feels a bit overwhelmed.
Seeing this scene, the swordsman had no other better way than cursing the mage as a waste in terms of physical strength, so he could only encourage him: "Persist for a while, and we can reach the dream oasis." Well, you can have a good rest there..."
Upon hearing about Oasis, not only the female mage, but also other members of the team showed hope.
Now their position is already in the depths of the Western Desert, which is very dangerous, and there may even be a terrifying black sandstorm attacking them at any time.
Even if they are all a team of high-level adventurers who are close to the legendary level, there is no good way to deal with this kind of natural force, and there is still danger.
The Dream Oasis is the only source of water in the depths of the Western Desert. It is rumored that it is a crescent moon lake and bushes that move, and it is also the only life and hope for those lost travelers.
"According to the latest information and maps I have obtained, the Dream Oasis is just ahead, that's right!"
The swordsman loudly encouraged morale.
After hearing hope, the team moved a little faster.
It's just that this group of people didn't realize that someone behind them had seen all their actions.
"Dream Oasis... After arriving there, it's very close to Frostfall Canyon... If I don't happen to have this group of guides, I don't know when I will find it by myself..."
Leylin was sitting on top of a huge sand scorpion, with an eyeball with wings fluttering in front of him, feeding back all the images of those people before him.
Since there was a team of adventurers leading the way ahead, Leylin's trip had very few twists and turns, basically he only needed to follow the safe route that the other party had already proven.
Moreover, ordinary detection spells couldn't detect Leylin's existence at all due to the limitation of distance and other issues.
"After arriving here... how should I put it... It seems that the other party's use value has become smaller and smaller..."
Leylin rubbed his chin. In his opinion, this team of adventurers may be the weakest wave among the forces coveting the floating city.
"However, the other party seems to have a leader, so let's put it in front and see what can be attracted..."
Leylin patted the scorpion that sat down, and the huge desert scorpion immediately squeaked, and its eight legs moved quickly alternately, advancing rapidly in the desert.
There is no other scenery along the way except the yellow sand.
No, except that occasionally you can see the skeletons of ascetics who fell to the ground.
Leylin had once seen a dry corpse, which had lost all the moisture in its body, like a mummy.
The practice of the ascetic monk is really risking his life! If they didn't bring enough clean water in the desert, their only end would be to die on the side of the road, and those who could be rescued by the kind caravan were always very few.
"However... I always feel that this journey seems to be a little too peaceful..."
Not caring about the corpses that had been half buried by the yellow sand, Leylin directly urged the Sand Scorpion to move forward.
Of course there are many dangers in the Western Desert, but the front is at least an adventure group composed of elite high-level professionals. Except for natural disasters such as black sandstorms, they can basically deal with it, and even now there has been no downsizing. .
Although it seemed normal, Leylin always felt that something was wrong.
After all, looking for the route to the floating city shouldn't be so peaceful.
It wasn't until just now that a surprised smile appeared on Leylin's face: "Sure enough... I didn't expect there to be aborigines in the depths of the Western Desert. Could it be that they are survivors of the Nether Arcana?"
Thinking of this, he directly gave up his mount, activated the flying technique with his whole body, flapped his wings and flew into the sky.
After crossing countless sand dunes, a deep green suddenly appeared in front of Leylin's eyes.
In the endless yellow desert, a crystal crescent-shaped lake suddenly emerged, and there was a large oasis around it.
The appearance of this scene in such a place where life is forbidden, really has a moving life force.
However, there are still some discordant scenes appearing at this time.
For example, fierce fights and the like have already begun near the oasis.
"No wonder I always feel that something is wrong, so it's here!" A hint of bewilderment appeared on Leylin's face.