Heart of the Castle

Chapter 685 Conspiracy trap, who is the prey
Even if a thunder suddenly exploded in the ear, it would not shock the Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, more than the deliberately lowered words of the blood-sucking prince Perrick. The undead flames in it are as bright as two dark green suns. "The legendary strongman standing on our side? Prince Berrick, are you kidding us?"

"I swear on my life, how dare I make fun of your Excellency the Speaker?" The Vampire Prince's smile was not diminished by the cold words of the Lord of Ashes, "Such groundless doubts really hurt my heart. As a member of the council, I am trying my best to find a way to ensure the interests of the council."

"Then please tell us, who is the legendary powerhouse who can save the Council?" The Lord of Ashes responded straightforwardly.

"Of course, but what I want to know is, Your Excellency, how do you treat a legendary powerhouse?" Prince Berik showed hesitation with a strong sense of performance on his face, "After all, the legendary powerhouse Personality—or eccentricity—is very unruly, so I'm afraid I won't show you much respect for your status as the head of the council."

"Prince Berik, you don't have to worry about this at all. After the fall of Andusias, the former head of the council and the closest to the legendary power among the dead, His Majesty the corrupt lord Anriot personally ordered I take on this important task, but from the bottom of my heart, I know very well that I am not worthy of this position." The Lord of Ashes spoke slowly, his voice seemed a little dejected, "I can't do what the Lord of Fel Energy did, for Sue the interests of the Council of the Dead and compete with the corrupt lord face to face, so you can only give in. Berrick, if you can really bring a legendary strongman to the Council, then I am willing to give up the Council Give him the position of leader."

"Your Excellency, Speaker!" A lich dissuaded in a surprised tone, "You can't do this. For hundreds of years, the position of the chairman of the council has always been held by us liches."

"No, it should be said that the position of the speaker has always been held by the most powerful mortal, and before the fall of the Lord of Fel Energy, the Lich was always the most powerful." Prince Berik interjected with a smile.

"Prince Berik is right. The speaker must be the strongest accuser, at least strong enough to contend with the corrupt lord, otherwise it will be difficult to lead the council through the difficulties." Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, said in a decisive tone. After coming to a conclusion, he scanned the four liches around him with warning eyes, and finally turned to the Vampire Prince.

"Prince Berrick, can you tell us who the legendary strong man is now?"

"I'm honored to be able to do this." Prince Berik replied very straightforwardly, but when he continued to speak, he seemed to be talking about another unrelated matter, "Members of the council, I would like to remind everyone One thing, there is one of our brothers who is not present."

"You mean Eupondra, the leader of the Scourge Knights?" The Lord of Ashes pondered for a moment, and then explained, "He and his Scourge Knights were ordered to monitor the movements of the Griffin Lord Liviston, and we are temporarily unable to Return to camp."

"Does this matter have to be announced by Captain Eupondra?" A lich asked in a dissatisfied tone.

"No, that's not the case. I'm afraid the legendary powerhouse I mentioned has already encountered Captain Upondra. At the same time, he is also related to our former speaker, Your Excellency Andusias," said Prince Berik. The expression is a little secretive to announce.

The Lord of Misfortune said with a cold face, "Your Excellency Andusias has fallen a year ago, and the phylactery was destroyed by an unknown force. Unless the Eternal Sleeper Ku Ximu comes in person, no one can revive him. come over."

"Your Excellency Andusias has undoubtedly died in the Kingdom of Eternal Night, but some things he left behind have not been annihilated." Prince Berik pointed out, "Your Majesty Krondo, do you still remember Andusias? Your Excellency, in the name of the Speaker, once forcibly called the human skin scroll, one of the seven secret treasures of the undead, from you?"

There were two gurgles between the jaws of Kemiya Krondo, and what Prince Perik said happened to make him feel very angry.According to the tradition of the council, the seven secret treasures of the undead have always been in charge of seven members of the council.However, although the seven secret treasures are all legendary magic equipment, they are not all equipment suitable for spellcasters.Speaking of which, only the Death Moon Magic Orb, Human Skin Scroll, Withered Bone Staff and Poison Star are suitable for liches to use. Among the remaining three secret treasures, the Corruption Battle Banner is mainly for strengthening many low-level undead. , the pupil of blood death has the highest degree of cooperation with the blood ability of the vampire, and the armor of the soul is more suitable for the use of the death knight.

The most powerful of the seven secret treasures of the undead is undoubtedly the Death Moon Orb. This crystal ball allows the caster to cast the most powerful enchantment, sequence, and summoning undead magic at will without having to worry about ability and backlash restrictions. A great magister like Sias who has already stepped on the legendary threshold can use this to cast some magic that only legendary powerhouses can cast.But the most mysterious thing is the Human Skin Treasure Scroll. This secret treasure looks like only a few thin pages, but it is different every time it is opened. , will become a detailed interpretation of undead magic. These magics are not necessarily powerful, but they have all kinds of strange abilities, even for Krondor who has been a great magister for decades.

Although the personality of the members of the council is the mildest and not good at fighting—some even say it is cowardly, the Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, is undoubtedly the number one in strength after the Lord of Fel Energy, Andusias. No. [-] person, so he won the control of Human Skin Baojuan without any dispute.For Krondo himself, this is also the result he hopes to see very much. The power of the Death Moon Magic Orb is undoubtedly very powerful, but for him, although the human skin treasure scroll is not very far from the legendary realm, there is still a lot of room for improvement It is undoubtedly more useful for spellcasters.

For a while, Kemiakrondor even felt something akin to gratitude for the Lord of Fel—if such sentiments existed in the cold, cruel hearts of undead creatures.However, this kind of "gratitude" was wiped out not long ago. Andusias actually used the power of the chairman of the council to forcibly use the human skin scroll that should be in his possession.And possibly because of his fear of his strength, the Lord of Fel Energy did not exchange the Death Moon Magic Orb he possessed with him, but handed it to Strath, the Lord of Skeletons, who did not even have the qualifications to be a full member of the council.

It took nearly 2 minutes for the Lord of Ashes to suppress the anger that almost burned his chest, but his voice was still a bit blunt, "Prince Berik, I don't allow you to disrespect the brothers of the Council who have slept forever, so Don't mention this matter again."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Speaker, but I have to raise this matter again, because it is related to that legendary powerhouse." Prince Berik bowed deeply politely, but there was no apology in his tone. "Andusias, the lord of fel energy, is best at creating powerful undead, and his last work is a sword-wielding earl-level death knight based on the human skin treasure scroll, which is the Knights of the Resting Templar. The leader is cursing the world."

The Lord of Ashes snorted coldly, and interrupted Prince Perik's narration, "I know these things better than you, Prince Perrick. Cursed World and Black Sun are very powerful, even stronger than the death knight in the council now. ——Eupondra, the leader of the Scourge Knights, was even better, but he was buried in the Green Castle along with the rest of the Knights Templar, and His Excellency Andusias also fell in that battle."

"Most of what you said is not bad, but the Cursed Dark Sun did not die, but took refuge in the Griffin Lord Liviston." Prince Perik smiled and said this, which made all the liches unable to bear it. The information that exclaimed in horror, and then added a more explosive news, "In Queensland City in the south of Arthur's Kingdom, Strath, the Lord of Skeletons who presided over the ceremony of natural disasters and plagues, fell under the hands of the cursed black sun. Naturally, the Moon Magic Orb has also changed its owner."

"This is impossible! How could the Cursed World survive?" The Lord of Misfortune slammed the bone wand in his hand to the ground, "Andusias has a suspicious personality, and the souls of the undead creatures he created are all firmly held by him His fall directly led to the ashes of more than a dozen bone dragons and death knights with extraordinary strength, and he has an inescapable responsibility for the current predicament of the Council of the Dead."

"What if it was the master soul comforter who killed Andusias?" Prince Berik asked sharply. "And what happened at the end of Queensland City, the natural disaster plague was first stopped, and then fell on the heads of our demon allies, and almost wiped them all out. Brothers of the Council, this may be that there is nothing about undead magic Is there something anyone who knows can do?"

"Soul comforters? Those guys who have gone astray take the mission of destroying all undead creatures. It is impossible to help a death knight get rid of the shackles of the soul." The Lord of Misfortune said while shaking his head to deny this possibility. "What's more, after ten years ago, the eternal sleep guide Ku Ximu stopped responding to the calls and prayers of believers, haven't those guys who lost the protection of gods been wiped out by us long ago?"

"This is the most strange thing. Brothers of the council, please think carefully. Now that the protection of the gods has been lost, where did the master soul comforter come from? And although the master of evil energy Not very good at face-to-face magical battles, but after all, he has quasi-legendary strength. Even if he is a magician who is also a quasi-legendary, it may be possible to defeat him, but it is much more difficult to kill him. The consolation soul What kind of terrifying power does Master Zhe possess, not only destroying the body of the Lord of Fel Energy, but even directly destroying his soul."

After Prince Berik finished speaking, a deathly silence enveloped the entire altar of bones, and every lich's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and soon gradually became fear.

"Could it be... that Master Soul Soothe... is actually a legendary powerhouse?" A lich spoke out his conjecture, his voice was so soft that it seemed to be afraid that it would break the silence.

"No matter how pious, I have never heard that the Eternal Sleeper once bestowed legendary powers on his priests." Lord of Ashes Kemia Krondo shook his head calmly and said, "Prince Berik, I understand what you mean, the one who caused the fall of Andusias, the lord of fel energy, is not a master soul comforter at all, but the same death killer as us!" When it came to the end, Kemia Krondo's voice A feeling of excitement has been clearly revealed.

"Your Excellency, please allow me to correct your statement." The corner of Prince Berik's mouth raised a sneering smile, "Death is not a unified name for all magicians who study undead magic. Our organization has not been established since its establishment. But a few hundred years ago, isn't there no caster of undead magic hundreds of years ago?"

"You are right, Prince Berrick, our vision is restricted by the organization of the deceased. Of course, there may be other undead magic inheritances outside the organization, and there is no suppression of the corrupt lord. Even if there is a legendary powerhouse, it is not good. Strange." Because of his excitement, the Lord of Ashes didn't care about the slightly offensive tone of the Vampire Prince, he rubbed his bony hands, and the dark green flames in his eye sockets kept jumping and flickering. "A real legendary strongman, a great opportunity to get rid of the corrupt lord, but I don't know if this master can help us... By the way, Prince Berrick, you seem to have said just now that Captain Upondra may have already Had contact with this master?"

The Vampire Prince nodded, "Yes, the Scourge Knights are stationed on the south side of the camp, which should be the most likely direction where the Griffin Lord Levi Stone appears."

"Well, Prince Berik, in the name of the head of the Council of the Dead, I authorize you as the plenipotentiary representative of the Council. Please go to the residence of the Scourge Knights immediately and announce the Council's decision to Captain Upondra. Decided." The Lord of Ashes took a few steps in the room, trying to calm down his over-excited mood, "If it is confirmed that the legendary necromancer is on the side of the Griffin Lord Liviston, the Council of the Dead is willing to make a decision." Concession, truce with the Kingdom of Arthur, and sign a [-]-year mutual aid covenant, because both of us have the common enemy of the abyss hell."

"Listen to your wishes, Your Excellency Speaker, I will do it now." Prince Perik smiled lightly, and then bowed again. The next moment, a thick gray mist drifted away from his body, and in the blink of an eye, the prince was gone. Transformed into a huge bat, it flew towards the vast night outside the window.

Seeing the blood-sucking prince leave, there was a dull knocking sound between the teeth of the Lord of Misfortune, "Your Excellency, we don't need to make concessions with those humans at all, let alone propose to sign any covenant of mutual assistance." He expressed some dissatisfaction The tone said, "The corrupt lord has seriously violated the council's right to speak, but it is not impossible to deal with and weigh it. If we deliberately preserve our strength in the battle, wouldn't it be better for the corrupt lord and those humans to lose out?"

"Master of Misfortune, your understanding of the strength of legendary powerhouses is still too shallow." Kemia Krondo stopped wandering around the room, and warned in a solemn tone, "This is very dangerous, and your judgment will be affected by it." become inaccurate, and at such times inaccuracy often means the fall of a brother in the Council."

"The information I know is not accurate enough? Your Excellency, Speaker, I think your judgment has underestimated me." The Lord of Misfortune retorted somewhat unconvinced, "Didn't the former Speaker, Your Excellency Andusias, have a relationship with the corrupt Lord Anriot? Has Your Majesty fought once? Relying on the power of the Death Moon Orb, he and His Majesty Anliott have bombarded each other with dozens of powerful undead magics, and they have not been defeated."

"It's just that he didn't lose on the surface. In fact, His Majesty Anliott has won that contest." The Lord of Ashes replied, "The Death Moon Orb can help spellcasters improve their spellcasting ability and resist magic being cracked." Or the backlash damage caused by erasure, but this kind of endurance has a limit. So what Andusias wants is not a quick victory, but a short-term upper hand with the Death Moon Magic Orb. Will fight for more autonomy."

"I understand, so when the Lord of Fel Energy does not have the upper hand, it means that he is no match for the corrupt Lord at all." The Lord of Misfortune nodded and admitted, but still seemed a little puzzled, "Your Excellency, but Isn't Andusias the grand lich who claims to be the closest to the legendary rank?"

"Andusias, the lord of fel energy, was once the great magister closest to the legendary rank in the Council. There are even rumors that he has truly mastered the power of the dark origin, and has stepped into the threshold of legend with one foot." Kemi A ferocious and cold smile appeared on Akrondo's skeleton face, "But how long has he stayed in front of this threshold? A full 50 years! He was already a quasi-legendary magician 50 years ago, but 50 years later, he The character on the head is still not taken off. The legendary threshold... I really want to know that this is the name given by the sage. It is not a threshold that can be easily crossed, it is simply a high wall that is on the verge of despair. !"

"Your Excellency, there is often a big gap in the power of legendary powerhouses. His Majesty Anliott, the corrupt lord, is unfathomable. If he wins the legendary battle, wouldn't the Council become a traitor in the eyes of the corrupt lord? Our situation is very dangerous." A lich said with some hesitation.

"Traitor? What traitor? If the corrupt lord wins, then all of this is the private act of the blood-sucking prince Perik and has nothing to do with the Council." Lord of Ashes Kemia Krondo shrugged his shoulders and walked back Next to his seat, "Brothers of the council, please keep in mind that the council did not express anything today, let alone promise anything. Our gathering...is just to discuss how to better complete the mission of His Majesty the corrupt lord Arriott. Order!"

(End of this chapter)