I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

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Rhodes sat on Blackflame's back, surveying the entire Ancient Wood City.

Chaos reigned, with fighting taking place everywhere.

But there were no imperial soldiers among those fighting here.

It was all a battle between ghouls.

Having probably anticipated Lomisa's defeat, the remaining necromancers had already fled.

This caused chaos among the ghouls in Ancient Wood City.

Ghouls without control have no concept of their own kind.

They fought each other, devouring the soul fire of their companions.

That's how several exceptionally powerful monsters appeared.

After scouting over Ancient Wood City, the falcon found traces of three powerful undead.

They replaced the former necromancers and barely managed to control the ghouls in Ancient Wood City.

As the black flames' wings swept across their territory, the three of them looked up and gazed at the dragon.

After inspecting the area, Black Flame flapped its wings and landed on the hillside outside the city.

Luxembourg, Carlos, Chris, and others were already waiting.

"These three guys can't be allowed to live."

Rhodes commanded, "Ancient Wood City must be purified."

The future army will advance to deal with Carly, and even though there are no civilians here, it is still considered Rhodes' rear.

Reinforcements and supplies could pass through here, and Rhodes couldn't leave such a potential problem on his land.

"Your Majesty, I suggest we proceed with your previous plan."

Chris suggested, "The catapults and the Skyfire Legion will advance and burn the entire Ancient Wood City down again."

"The army continues to advance in the rear, clearing obstacles."

Chris has already tasted the sweetness of the flames.

Such a war would be easy to wage.

"Okay, I will bring the dragons with me."

Rhodes just wanted to resolve the trouble here as quickly as possible so as not to hinder the army's advance.

"Your Majesty, these three high-ranking undead all possess valuable materials."

"Their research is of great value; one could potentially represent a magical item," Lusen said.

"There might even be an energy core."

The energy core that Lu Sen mentioned is something like a magic core.

Whether it's a monster or a magical beast, they can all be referred to as energy cores.

"In order to preserve more materials, could the dragons refrain from attacking for the time being?" Lucien suggested.

The dragon's breath will destroy everything.

Unless it's close-quarters combat, the materials will be destroyed by the flames and frost breath.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you to handle."

Rhodes nodded. "If you find anything wrong, get out immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Luxem respectfully responded and then summoned Carlos, Linda Gonle, and others to discuss countermeasures.

At the same time, the legion's attack began.

The catapults advanced towards the ancient wooden city, countless pottery jars streaking across the sky and accurately striking the designated area.

After a series of crackling sounds, the giant eagles of the Skyfire Legion flapped their wings and smashed the Skyfire Jars into the fire.

boom!
A towering flame erupted, and the save file of the burning of the ancient wooden city was reloaded.

Without the necromancer's deliberate control, the ghouls failed to launch a united attack and fled in panic at the sight of the flames.

The legion's soldiers stood ready outside the city, ready to kill all the ghouls that escaped from the city.

Bang! Bang! Bang!
An earthquake-like sound rang out.

A gigantic, pitch-black ghoul burst forth from the flames.

Unlike ordinary giant ghouls, it has a layer of dark black keratin on its body.

It resembled dried, rotting flesh, yet it reflected a metallic sheen in the sunlight.

It looks exceptionally hard.

This giant ghoul had sharp horns on its head, making it a product of mutation.

It looks about the same size as a giant ghoul, but every step it takes causes the earth to shake.

Its weight is significantly greater than that of other giant ghouls.

Rod called it Blackie.

Such beings are not afraid of dragons at all.

Upon seeing the black flames, it not only didn't dodge, but also opened its blood-red maw towards the sky.

A ghostly green gas spewed from its enormous mouth, filled with a sour, foul odor.

Of course, this poisonous fog couldn't touch the black flames at all.

It eventually drifted to the ground, making a sizzling sound.

This means it is clearly highly corrosive.

Rhodes was a little worried and wanted Black Flame to destroy the guy with a single breath.

But thinking about the materials used in it, I finally stopped myself.

Moreover, Rod can't be a nanny forever.

Subordinates, without the opportunity to hone their skills, are unable to advance in rank.

Rhodes finally patted Blackflame on the neck, urging it to land on the tower and keep watch over everything.

"Archers prepare!"

"put!"

As soon as the commander gave the order, countless arrows flew towards the black-skinned man!

Blackie raised his arm to shield his head, seemingly unconcerned, letting the arrows pierce him.

Ding Ding Ding!
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and in the blink of an eye, Blackie was riddled with arrows, turning him into a hedgehog.

However, it doesn't seem to have caused any harm to the dark-skinned person.

When facing truly powerful creatures, armor-piercing arrows are still less effective.

For ordinary soldiers and knights to charge into such a place would be suicide.

The retreat horn sounded immediately, and Carlos, Kyle, Gunle, and others quickly stepped forward.

At that moment, Raine raised his bow and arrow, and a magical arrow with a trail of fire shot straight toward the black-skinned man's face!

Blackie realized something was wrong and immediately raised his hand to stop him!
Flames exploded on the black-skinned man's hand, and the pain made him roar in anger!

It immediately fixed its sights on Rennes and charged towards him!

Bang! Bang! Bang!
The earth-shaking sound was deafening!
"let me!"

Gunle, shield in hand and blood-stained battle axe in hand, charged forward!

"You can't take it head-on! Gunther, you can't withstand a single blow from it!"

Gunle agreed with this and suddenly raised his hand to smash the shield at Blackie!

Blackie swung his hand to block, sending the shield flying!
Then he threw a punch at Gunle!
"Hold!"

Gangle cursed and rolled away without hesitation towards the nearby house!

With a loud "bang," a deep crater instantly appeared in the ground!
In the face of such a behemoth, every mistake could be fatal.

If Gunther hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been smashed into a pulp.

"The wizarding order is attacking!"

In an instant, ice spikes, lightning bolts, fire arrows and other magical beams struck the black-skinned creature, forcing it to retreat repeatedly!

But when the magic stopped, the dark-skinned man steadied himself and stood still without falling.

"No, its keratin layer is very thick, and its magic resistance is very high!"

Lucian frowned. "The damage of a zero-ring spell is very limited!"

In this situation, even if all the magic is drained, it still won't be able to be killed!

"Then we'll wear it down little by little."

Carlos drew his longsword. "I'll draw its attention! The rest of you attack!"

Before he could finish speaking, Carlo transformed into a swift shadow and rushed towards Blackie!

Blackie seemed to realize the danger as well.

She turned around quickly and shifted her attention to Carlos!

But Carlos was incredibly fast!
Without giving it any time to react, a sword swept across its ankle!
The sharp, enchanted sword glowed with a blue light, and foul-smelling black blood spurted out instantly!

"what!"

A roar erupted, and the dark-skinned man staggered violently, looking disheveled!

Before it could even regain its footing, another whooshing sound rang out!
The arrow flew swiftly and struck its wound!

While this injury wasn't fatal to it, it was enough to affect its movement!

The wizarding group immediately changed their strategy.

Slow, Corruption, Imprisonment, and all sorts of other negative spells rained down on it!
Even though dark-skinned people have higher magic resistance, they will still be affected!
In the blink of an eye, it became a lamb to the slaughter!
At that moment, Kyle also rushed up from the other side! While Carlos was drawing attention, Kyle's longsword swept past the black man's other ankle!
The blade, gleaming with white light, easily sliced ​​through its ankle!

Blackie instantly lost his balance and fell to his knees with a loud thud!
Smoke and dust billowed up, and Blackie roared angrily!

"what!"

The enraged Blackie immediately opened his mouth wide at the crowd, and a dark green poisonous mist spewed out once more!

"Get out of the way!"

Just then, a verdant barrier appeared!

The toxic fog dissipated and melted rapidly upon encountering the barrier, just like ice cubes placed in a hot pot!
Natural barrier!

It was the magic of Ma'ao Kai and his companions!

The wizards of the Church of Life and Nature are not good at fighting, but they possess a great many spells for healing, detoxification, and dispelling!

The moment the poisonous fog dissipated, Carlos and Kyle leaped forward!
The sharp blade slashed wildly across Blackie's body, splattering foul-smelling blood everywhere!
Blackie struggled to move and couldn't catch Carlos and Kyle at all.

"let me!"

Gunle shouted, and the Bloodstained Battle Axe soared into the air!

At this moment, Blackie slammed his fists into the ground, and a wave of air swept out, sending Gunle flying!
Carlos's figure flashed from the other side, seizing the opportunity to plunge his sword into Blackie's head and violently twist it!
"what!"

Blackie is furious!
He raised his hand and threw a punch, instantly sending Carlos flying!
"heart!"

Luxen roared, "The vital point is in the heart!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle leaped up and jumped onto Blackie's back, raising his sword and forcefully stabbing it into Blackie's heart!

Blackie roared and struggled, shaking his body in an attempt to throw Kyle away!

Kyle, however, gripped the sword hilt tightly and clung to the dark-skinned man!

Dark-skinned tried to grab him, but his arms couldn't reach Kyle's back no matter how hard he tried!

"Roar!"

Blackie lost his mind, flew into a rage, stood up, and fell straight back to the ground!

Kyle reacted quickly, decisively abandoning his longsword and rolling to the side!
boom!
Blackie slammed his back against the ground, and pebbles flew past Kyle's cheek!
The longsword behind Blackie pierced through its chest in an instant under the force of gravity!
Not only did he fail to kill Kyle, he also seriously injured himself!

"Go together!"

At Carlos's command, the knights swarmed forward and impaled the black-skinned man with a flurry of swords!

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"This guy is really tough to deal with!"

Gunle struggled to his feet.

He felt pain all over his body, and was covered in injuries.

"I never imagined that these ghouls would be so terrifying after they devoured each other."

"Fortunately, those necromancers didn't let them devour them indiscriminately."

Gunle looked at the black-skinned corpse and sighed.

"After they devoured each other and turned into this state, they became uncontrollable."

Kyle stepped forward. “Those low-level necromancer apprentices can only control some mindless undead.”

"Only high-ranking necromancers can control these intelligent undead."

"And it also requires a long refining process."

"is it?"

Gunther looked at Kyle and asked, "How did you know?"

"Go and listen to the wizard teachers' science lectures more often."

Kyle shook his head helplessly. "The Legion's open courses cover this kind of knowledge."

"Yeah?"

Gunle scratched his head. "Alright, I'll listen more carefully next time."

As they spoke, the two of them walked up to him.

Lucian led several wizard apprentices in circles around the dark-skinned man.

“Luxen, what are you doing?” Gunle asked.

"You came just in time."

Without explaining, Luxembourg said, "Could you help me cut open his chest?"

"can!"

Gunle, carrying an axe, jumped onto the black-skinned corpse.

"Be careful, its blood might be poisonous," Lucien warned.

Gunle nodded, picked up his axe, and began to chop.

Gunle, with his brute strength, didn't mind the dirt and quickly cut a bloody gash in the dark-skinned man's chest.

Luxen then climbed up and took out the detection gem, searching back and forth on his chest.

"found it!"

Lu Sen's face lit up with joy, and the spellcaster's hand immediately appeared in the air.

Under his control, it quickly burrowed into the black man's chest cavity and began to rummage around.

After a while.

An irregularly shaped, dark green crystal appeared in Luxen's hand.

The surface of the crystal was entangled with some black lines, like blood vessels, which looked grotesque and ugly.

But Luxembourg loved it so much that his eyes sparkled.

“What is this thing? It looks disgusting!” Gunle couldn’t help but say.

"An energy core, this is exactly what we want!"

"I didn't expect it to actually exist," Luxen said excitedly.

"What's the use?"

Gunle leaned closer for a closer look, and as soon as he got nearer, he couldn't help but frown. "It smells awful."

"It's very useful!"

Luxen explained,
"Its magic is no less than that of ordinary magic gems."

"And more importantly, it can absorb more magic power on its own!"

"Wizards can also infuse magic into it for storage."

"As for the stench, it's just the surface layer; necromantic energy is at work."

Luxen wiped the bloodstains off with a burlap sack.

"But the core contains the purest magic. Once this disgusting outer layer is removed, it will no longer have any necromantic aura."

"You wouldn't know even if I told you."

Lucien shook his head. "His Majesty will surely know the value of this."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lucien didn't want to say anything more to Gunle, so he turned around and jumped off the black-skinned corpse.

"Thank you, Gunle, for dragging this big guy back with the help of the vanguard soldiers."

Lu Sen took the energy core and walked towards the city wall.

But when he looked up, he found the tower he had just been standing on was completely empty.
Where is His Majesty?

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West of the ancient wooden city.

In the sky, Rhode sat on the back of Blackflame, holding up the Dragonbone Longbow.

A crimson arrow flashed across the sky, instantly freezing the running figure on the ground in place.

The figure appeared to be a necromancer apprentice wearing tattered robes.

Perhaps having heard the news of Blackie's death, they began to flee westward at breakneck speed.

Rhodes happened to see it.

Rhodes showed no mercy, firing dragonbone arrows one after another.

Rhodes now has hundreds of enchanted dragonbone arrows and has no worries about wasting them.

Just as Rhodes thought the Dragonbone Arrow had pinned the necromancer apprentice to the ground, a dark figure darted out from under the robe and fled into the sky.

"Another evil spirit?"

A smile appeared on Rhodes' face, and the Soul-Binding Pearl immediately appeared in his palm.

The Soul-Binding Pearl shot out, and the fleeing black shadow froze instantly.

The next second, he was sucked into the Soul-Binding Pearl.

Rhodes is now really into evil spirits.

With a magical item like the Soul-Binding Orb in hand, ordinary evil spirits are easier to deal with than any monster.

As the shadowy figure was absorbed by the Soul-Binding Orb, the spellcaster's hand steadily caught it and returned it to Rhodes.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

A voice pleading for mercy came from the Soul-Binding Pearl.

"I know where Romissa's casket is!" (End of Chapter)