Witch, don't be so lazy

Logically speaking, with such a huge gap in numbers, the monsters could cooperate with each other, each paying a relatively small price to eliminate a few extraordinary wizards, and then find ways to help their leader.

But they failed and were defeated.

"Because someone raided thousands of miles and single-handedly slew a powerful fourth-tier dragon, it frightened those seemingly united, but actually disunited creatures so much that the siege turned into a war of attrition. When those bullying monsters saw they couldn't gain the upper hand, they simply fled... They were clearly on the same side, but their mutual assistance was limited to escaping. It was truly hilarious."

Kunda sneered, then paused and sighed.

"But all this comes at a price. Miracles don't happen out of thin air. After the battle, Lord Sutur's injuries were unimaginably severe. If it weren't for his unique experiences and self-created magic, which enabled him to wield the blood of the evil dragon, he would have died long ago."

"It might be different from what you think, and you might not believe it, but Lord Sutur isn't actually afraid of death. He didn't actively request to fuse the blood of the evil dragon. He even complained after hearing the news. 'That sounds horrible! I'm afraid of pain, and I hate bugs. I'd rather die than have those things crawling all over my soul.' Isn't that an excuse for your experiments? Can I refuse?"

"But he finally agreed because of the demands of the North and Black Rock City. The current situation is dire. Will the North still need me in the future? Oh, and it can also increase my chances of becoming a Legend. Fine, I accept. It would be great if I could see the legendary scenery. I haven't fulfilled my promise to the giants yet... If possible, please be kinder to the people of the Asda family. At least don't use them like objects. This is my only request... Does it take longer? It doesn't matter. I won't lose to pollution. Although I'm afraid of pain, I'm surprisingly tolerant."

Kunda repeated the original words, and he added, not knowing whether it was a sigh or helplessness.

"Isn't he quite the same as your impression of Sutur? Books and propaganda seem to portray him as a taciturn swordsman, a fearless hero, and a cold and majestic ancestor."

"But in reality, he's a very soft-hearted and gentle guy towards his companions. He's also quite talkative, and when he's occasionally sober, he can be quite annoying... Unfortunately, his sober moments aren't many, and he's never been in good shape."

The half-elf looked up at the flaming giant sword in the sky with a complicated expression, "As for the reason, you all know it."

Anke and Momo looked at each other, each sighing.

If Sutur hadn't made that request, the Asda family would probably have had a miserable life, but the cleansing ceremony might have ended safely, but he still said that.

He is indeed a very soft-hearted person, but without this gentleness, there would probably be no Black Rock City later, because choosing to stand up and sacrifice oneself requires not only decisive courage but also some compassion.

Kunda continued.

"The original plan went awry midway through. At the time, the tower was in turmoil, with three legends passing away one after another. They had no time to care for Arthda City. Furthermore, the Well of Silence was much more powerful in the North than it is now. These two factors combined to cause problems with the cleansing ritual and add to the erosion."

"Fortunately, the North is now completely different from what it was back then, and the number of seats in the Tower Council has increased to eight. After comprehensive consideration, the higher-ups have prepared three plans for Sutur to deal with different situations."

Kunda said calmly, "You all already know the content, so I won't repeat it here. I will only fill in the gaps I left behind."

"First, there's the lich conversion plan proposed by Winter Bone City. It was indeed the first one proposed, and it's also the most feasible. With Lady Margaria here, we can 100% reverse the erosion of the Well of Silence, and we're 80% sure that Sutur will successfully complete his promotion."

"However, this plan was opposed by Black Rock City. Besides the Council and His Majesty Kumo, the strongest opposition came from Lord Sutur himself."

The half-elf shrugged helplessly.

"Not everyone is willing to become a lich. They are twisted monsters seeking immortality. They are devoid of emotion and indifferent to all external things. They are absolutely selfish and absolutely evil."

"Even if they control the phylactery, many forces dare not command liches, fearing they might one day turn against them, unless they can forge a stronger soul contract and gain reliable loyalty."

"Your Excellency Sutur's words sound so cold and completely contrary to my passionate nature. I can't imagine what it would be like to become a lich. It feels worse than a monster, like being dead, and I'd have to sacrifice so many lives... But if it really comes to the point of no return, then go ahead. Remember to build a tombstone for me and change my name. Anything is fine, just don't call me Sutur."

Kunda plucked the strings and played a few notes to soften the noisy background noise.

"What we mean by being forced to do so is that the Well of Silence has sent a large number of people, making it impossible for us to handle them. In that case, we will allow them to perform the lich transformation ceremony, and then let the newly promoted dracolichs destroy them on the ruins of Arthda City."

"So, I came to Arthda City. On the one hand, I was responsible for the preliminary preparations for the plan and helped Sutur resist pollution and erosion. On the other hand, I also practiced. Well, not only dragon language magic, but more importantly, perfecting the requiem record and creating my own requiem magic."

Kunda smiled and said, "A dragon can be found at a cost, but a powerful soul that was once a fourth-level being, perpetually restless and uneasy, yet non-hostile and willing to cooperate with me, is unlikely to be found even in the entire world."

"Going back to what Miss Momo asked earlier, you can relax. The necromancer of the Well of Silence may be powerful, but I haven't been idle for all these years. One-on-one, I'm still confident."

really.

Momo blinked and Xiaohui wagged his tail.

As previously thought, it was impossible for Kunda to come to Asda City simply to learn the dragon language, but they did not expect that they were actually creating their own magic.

While An Ke was puzzled and impressed, she also noticed something else - self-created magic. It seemed that all the four levels known so far have it. Is this a prerequisite for promotion?

Of course, this was too far away from her, and the thought flashed through her mind.

"But now it seems that we can abandon this plan. The only two options left are leyline transformation and the dual ritual."

"As for the former, it was proposed by your Black Rock City, and the success rate is lower, about 60%. However, compared to the lich, it causes fewer casualties, which is what Sutur hopes to see."

"Although extracting the ley lines will make this land unsuitable for living beings for a long time, the city of Arthda will probably be dismantled, and there will be some casualties during the migration, but it will be much less than the lich ritual."

"This plan will only be activated if the Well of Silence is unable to destroy Arthda City. The preliminary preparations have already been completed, and all that's needed is a mage to lead the ceremony... I originally thought the attendees would be a group of Silent Guard mages, or perhaps an avatar of His Majesty Kumo, but I never expected Miss Momo to come alone, to control the leylines... May I ask, is His Majesty Kumo yours?"

"Momo's adoptive father and teacher."

"……No wonder."

Kunda was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "As for whether or not to activate it in the end, that's up to you, Miss Momo. Of course, if you choose the leyline transformation plan, you must defeat me in a mage duel. Because if the lich plan doesn't work, I will support the double ritual."

"Although Lord Sutur's lucid time is limited and I haven't had many genuine interactions with him, we've known each other for over thirty years. I still hope he can have a better ending, even if the chances of success are slim."

"The dual ritual was proposed by His Majesty Qina, the Almighty. Although his other plan was too expensive and was unanimously rejected by Black Rock City and Sutur, His Majesty Qina truly lived up to his name and proposed a new plan."

"He borrowed ideas from the Holy Spirit Ritual and used Sutur's reputation in the south to cleanse the erosion. He saw the dragon's body and the formation for transforming the earth veins, so he arranged the armor-covering ceremony, using a very clever method to help Sutur remove the pollution."

"Unfortunately, the predicted success rate isn't high, only 30%. But Lord Sutur is quite happy. No new sacrifices are needed, and in this plan, he can still be himself, without having to transform into something strange."

"Actually, we considered further improving the Holy Spirit ritual, but you know, there are no gods in the North, and finding gods from outside is impossible. The Tower would not accept it. So we thought of looking for the remnants of the gods, but Sutur objected. He said, 'The Chaos Dragon has caused me so much suffering for a little flesh and blood, and I want to become a follower of other gods, and find remnants. Let me go. Don't you know the influence of gods on the Holy Spirit?' So we gave up."

"But now that we have the Calamity Cult's Abyssal Serpent Staff, the success rate of this plan can be raised a bit. I wonder if it's even 10%?"

Kunda frowned in thought.

Momo said "Oh" and whispered to Anke beside her:

"Hey, it seems that Amo and the others are smarter than Momo. They have also thought of the things that Momo can see."

After saying that, Xiao Hui and An Ke both nodded with strange expressions.

Xiao Hui said that he felt a little numb. He hoped that Momo would be quieter and stop saying weird things. It would be better if he could realize that lowering his voice would be useless in front of Kunda who practiced music magic. Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing.

An Ke was sighing, thinking that Xiao Anyi might be waiting there eagerly, hoping to get a new fourth-level apostle, and even doing some secret tricks, but he didn't expect that the other party had no intention of looking for you at all, tut tut.

A good while.

Kunda came back to his senses and looked at Momo: "It's getting late. Since Miss Momo agrees with me, I should take action."

"First, we must choose a sword wielder. Lord Sutur's situation is no longer the same as it was back then. He only has a sword-shaped soul. He needs the participation of others to build the three elements of sword wielder, sword, and the dragon and snake to be slain."

"Okay, so what do we choose? Do we want to fight?"

Momo nodded.

"No, let Lord Sutur decide for himself. He is already awake."

The half-elf looked up at the sky. "This was also agreed upon beforehand. If the ceremony ends with a double ceremony, each side will send one person, and Sutur will choose one."

The words just fell.

The giant flaming sword in the sky changed, and the sky was filled with flames, falling like a meteor.

The goal – an encore?!

"?"

"what?"

"Hmm?"

"What's the matter?"

She was completely confused.

Miss Anke had been listening obediently for so long, listening to the story without revealing the Dark Sun Lord's intentions at all.

After all, after listening to Kunda's words, it was obvious that everything had been arranged long ago.

All three plans were under consideration, and the sword bearer had been chosen early on.

But now——

"Have you chosen the dual ceremony option? Okay, that's to be expected. Then let's see who will wield the sword."

"It should be the Lord of Kunda City. He has known Sutur for so long, played so many lullabies for him, and he is also a powerful veteran of the third level."

"Miss Momo is also very good, with even greater talent. (Lu Bacuwu Balingwu is younger and was born in Black Rock City. She is a disciple of His Majesty Kumo and has an equally close relationship with Sutur."

"It can't be Xiao Hui, right? If you insist, the Nature Spirit is indeed special. It's also a Nature Spirit that has mastered alchemy. It can be considered half a disciple of Kumo Mian."

"What the hell? Who is Encore?!"

Miss Anke felt that she could imagine the reactions of the bigwigs in Winter Bone City and Black Rock City.

only.

When she heard the words coming from the flaming giant sword, she was stunned (seven) II鏾磷司 (nine) Qishan飻.

Chapter 138 Dusk

The crimson sword floated in the air, and the flames flowed on the blade like golden water waves.

Compared to before, it has become smaller and more beautiful.

Those horrible evil dragon pollutions now look like dark red rust patterns. They are twisted and weird, but they also have a hint of evil charm.

The erosion of the Well of Silence also becomes an embellishment, the deep and profound black, just like the pattern that the craftsman had deliberately etched when he forged the sword.

With the pale gold hollow cross gauntlet, three glazed gems, and the word "Flame Demon" written in Giant language, it is a perfect match made in heaven.

At first glance, this looks like the weapon the final villain in the Bard's Psalms should use.

Evil and handsome.

Unfortunately, no one present paid attention to these details.

Because what just happened was too outrageous.

If it was just the direction of flight, then everyone could find an excuse, saying "Anke and Momo were standing together, and Sutur was going to find Momo." Even when the giant sword stopped in front of Anke, people could stubbornly argue that "maybe he had just woken up and was unconscious, so he stopped in the wrong place."

However, once the flames extended and completely enveloped the girl, it would have been impolite to continue to be stubborn.

Everyone can only fall into confusion and bewilderment.

The clothes were abandoned, especially the Kunda.

The half-elf's heart is very complicated. Perhaps the description of "the girl I have been pursuing for a long time ran away with someone else" is not appropriate. After all, both parties complement each other. He used the high-level spell "Song of Sleep" to comfort Surtur, and the latter cooperated with him to perfect his own magic "Song of Requiem". But it seems not an exaggeration to say "picking peaches makes one feel uneasy".

If it was Momo, it would be fine. After all, she is the eldest daughter of Black Rock City and the direct disciple of His Majesty Kumo. Sutur was a follower of Kumo back then, so he was considered a half-disciple. He was willing to risk his life for Black Rock City. It is completely reasonable for him to choose the junior sister as the sword bearer now.

But in the end they chose Encore, what the hell is that?

What's even more outrageous is that Sutur didn't even hesitate at all, let alone wandering in the air, the great hero didn't even pause and made the choice directly.

It's so decisive that it makes people feel sad.

If Kunda hadn't felt the occasion was inappropriate, he would have wanted to play a "weeping poem" to ease his mood.

Momo and Xiaohui next to them did not have the same complicated emotions as the half-elf. After a brief moment of daze, they each gave their own guesses.

"Hey, could it be that little Anke's full name is actually Anke Asda?"

Momo blurted out subconsciously, but after thinking about it, she felt something was wrong. All the people in Asda were dead, so she quickly started to think again.

"I see. Maybe little Anke looks a lot like Mr. Sutur's daughter or granddaughter. Seeing something reminds me of someone. Yeah, seeing someone reminds me of someone."

She clapped her palms together, as if something had suddenly dawned on her.

However, after listening to her, no one paid any attention to her, so Momo puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction to express her protest.

However, Xiao Hui's guess did make sense, and Momo only protested briefly.

"Because of Miss Anke's blazing sun spirit?"

The little gecko thought for a moment and said, "Sir Sutur probably doesn't have any successors. Does he want to take this opportunity to leave something behind?"

This is something that everyone knows.

Even the common people who didn't know the inside story knew that the ancestor of Asda died young, and his descendants were not very capable and could not inherit his magic legacy;

As for the few people who knew the inside story, they understood that Sutur had been fighting against pollution and erosion, so naturally he had no time to leave behind any legacy.

But now we are coming to a critical fork in the road.

The success rate of the double ritual is not high, only more than 30%. Although this is Sutur's own choice and he is willing to give it a try, he has probably considered the bad consequences.

There are no more Asda people left now. If he wants to pass on his magical path, he can only find someone else.

This may also be another meaning of the sword holder. Holding the sword means taking over Sutur's magic.

Kunda reacted quickly and agreed with Xiao Hui's idea:

"That should be the case. Although Miss Momo has made great achievements in the Lieyang School, you focus most of your energy on other things."

As Kumo's disciple, Momo inherited and studied earth magic, and it was impossible for her to squander her limited energy.

Compound magic like "Volcano's Fury" is still related to the School of Earth, but "Flame Demon's Fallen Star" is different. Not only is it extremely difficult to practice, it is also very different from earth magic.