A Necromancer Who Just Wants To Plant Trees
/ A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees Chapter 437
Chapter 437 Elemental Marks and Phase Hounds
Based on the knowledge of Blood Drinking Mountain that Matthew learned.
The city area in front was divided into a magic area during the era of the Troll Empire.
The so-called magic area is, of course, not just for magicians.
In fact.
At its peak, the performance and entertainment industries of the Troll Empire were quite developed, and magic was one of the most representative industries.
It is said that the royal family of the Troll Empire has reached an insane level of enthusiasm for magic.
A certain generation of troll kings were very traditional magic fundamentalists.
He even issued a special decree—
The legal content is that magicians are strictly prohibited from pretending to be magicians!
It can be seen that the status of magicians in the Troll Kingdom has reached an incredible level.
When Matthew looked through the many works that recorded the customs and customs of the Troll Empire era, he could not help but see some introductions about the magicians of that era.
in this case.
The Magic District is obviously wider and more prosperous than other urban areas.
Look from the map.
The original frame of the Magic District is a relatively square rectangle, which is not much different from the nearby urban areas.
But there is a huge difference in the actual construction.
According to the detection of the artificers.
The Magic District continues to expand outwards and is actually an oval that includes the original city area.
Such a huge urban area.
˜Little Ingram and the elemental beings under him obviously cannot completely occupy it.
Hence Matthew and others easily found another entrance to the magic area.
But after arriving at the Magic Zone.
They did not take action immediately.
Instead, he found a commanding height and observed the eastern part of the Magic Zone from a distance—
That is, what exactly are those group of elemental beings doing?
“They sealed off the East District. Little Ingram and Ordesia were not seen for the time being, nor was Dawn Star Leon. They may have gone to do other important things.”
“As for the elemental beings patrolling the streets, their actions may seem chaotic, but there are actually traces to follow.”
“The two elemental beings, fire element and water element, are responsible for patrolling and tracking under the leadership of their respective elders.”
"Their purpose is to exclude outsiders. Once they find the enemy, they will attack without hesitation - you have to thank me for my agility. If I hadn't just discovered them early, it would have been an ordinary thief to explore the road. , I'm afraid they are already being hunted by them right now..."
Sener walked down from the observation deck, and while talking about taking credit for himself, he continued:
“But the other two elemental beings are doing more significant work.”
"I found that those earth elements and air elements were patrolling the buildings in the eastern part of the Magic District as quickly as possible. They would spray their own elemental marks on every building that resembled the troll god's dick. This is obviously a kind of An action to check out the spots in advance…”
Matthew nodded slightly:
“Preliminary screening.”
“Little Ingram made good use of the specialties of elemental life.”
Sener smiled:
“Indeed, as summoned creatures, elemental life forms are obviously more intelligent than the walking dead.”
“They can patrol, search, and mark according to the clear instructions given by the summoner.”
"What's more important is that not everyone can identify the elemental marks left by the air element and the earth element. For mages or summoners other than Little Ingram, it takes a lot of effort to identify these marks on a large area. A lot of mana and focus, which means we can't take advantage of them."
Speaking of which.
Sener couldn't help but complain:
“It's all Terraste's fault!”
“This guy thought his plan was perfect, but he didn't know that the confidentiality was completely messed up. People who come to Blood Drinking Mountain know how to recruit troops and bring a large group of people with them.”
“We are still wary of each other here, thinking that the eleven people who entered together are our biggest opponents. It's really funny..."
Although the others did not say it directly.
But I still quite agree with Sener's words.
Especially since there has been no news from Terraste.
The situation of the group of people became very passive.
“It's not that difficult to identify element markers.”
Matthew said something leisurely.
The others looked at him.
Matthew spread his hands:
“I have a little trick, I should be able to find all the buildings marked with elements.”
“So the question we have now is, which strategy should we use to deal with Ingram Jr. and Ordesia?”
Claire asked:
“What strategies are there?”
Before Matthew could answer, the traveler **** Mo Song already smiled and replied:
“What else?”
“There are not just two types—
The last row.
Or force it! "
Jia Sliwen chuckled:
“Do you have the capital to do it?”
Mo Song was about to answer, but he seemed to think there was something in her words, so he just pursed his lips and did not answer in detail.
“It would be irrational to have a head-on conflict with them now.”
Hayek said solemnly:
“Not to mention that the enemy's strength and number are far greater than ours…”
“We have encountered murlocs and trolls along the way, and who knows how many other forces are lurking in the dark.”
“Once you take action and cause obvious movement, you will become a target for other hunters, which is not cost-effective!”
Matthew nodded slightly.
This time he agreed with the views of the deputy leader of Hades.
In fact.
In a real head-on fight, Matthew may not be a match for Ingram and the others once his firepower is fully unleashed.
The number of the other party is greater.
But Matthew's legendary quality is stronger and there are more masters.
The most important thing is.
One of his three undead giants has not yet appeared.
In the special area with various restrictions in the ancient city of Krafa, Philoleus's combat effectiveness and the advantages brought by his size will be multiplied.
If you really want to take action.
Matthew thinks he still has a pretty high chance of winning.
But now he feels that it is not yet time to face off against Ingram Jr.——
What Hayek said is on the one hand.
Blood Drinking Mountain was originally said to be a small copy that was inaccessible, but now it has been woven into a sieve, giving Matthew the feeling that there are familiar people everywhere.
Although Margaret said that there are seven forces in total.
But first of all, the information from the Artifact Master may not be accurate, and secondly, after I meet Margaret, there may be people who will enter the Blood Drinking Mountain and the ancient city of Krafa.
The fight begins here.
You must always be on guard against the possibility of being exploited for profit.
Before finding Terraste.
Matthew is not very willing to go all out with others -
Abuse of food is of course another matter.
On the other hand, Matthew's heart is actually more important.
That means there are too many paddlers in our team!
He made an estimate.
The only ones who can really fight are myself, Claire and Sener, and Sener is probably an actor as well.
How the **** do you fight this?
Let's choose a roundabout strategy.
“The last line is good.”
“I like the tail row the best.”
Sener said with a smile:
"However, there are two strategies for tailgating. One is to strike completely late, that is, wait for Little Ingram and the others to explore all the pillars in the Magic District that are suspected of hiding the Lost Paradise, and then suddenly attack when they find the Lost Paradise. "
“The advantage of this is that the safety factor is high and there is a greater chance of being the last oriole.”
“The disadvantage is that it is a little passive. If someone finds something and runs away immediately, we can only stand there and stare.”
"Another method is to cut them off halfway. Although we don't know what they are doing now, we can first collect information on those targets that have been initially screened, and then use our method to screen them. If we find a target with high confidence, , you can try to take the initiative to see if there is a lost paradise hidden inside."
"This requires a higher level of initiative, but the disadvantage is that the devil knows whether Little Ingram and the others are hiding and secretly observing our actions."
"At the same time, we have to be careful: Little Ingram is not a fool. He also knows that there may be us, murlocs and trolls near the Magic Zone. To him, these are enemies. If those angry Are the elements and earth elements spraying graffiti for us to distract us from?"
“Perhaps there may be a terrible trap buried under any suspected target. These must be taken into consideration.”
Matthew was convinced.
He observed the expressions of the others and found that no one had any mood swings because of Sen'er's words.
This shows that almost everyone thinks so.
Sure enough.
It is sometimes easier to act with these experienced old foxes.
Even if your thinking is one-sided, someone will point out the omissions for you.
“It would be nice if these guys wouldn't paddle so hard when they fight.”
Matthew sighed inwardly.
“So I suggest sticking to the old rules.”
Mo Song spoke calmly.
“Or are the troops divided into two groups?”
Jia Siliwen asked.
“No, it's a three-way.”
Mo Song cleared his throat:
“Matthew took people to collect the targets initially selected by the elemental beings.”
"Sen'er led a team to investigate the traces of little Ingram, Ordesia and Dawn Star Leon."
“I went to inspect the situation around the Magic Zone to see if any other forces have entered here, so that we can respond in advance.”
“All three parties must keep one strategy in mind—try not to fight.”
“Remember, we are here to find Lost Paradise, not to kill. Of course, if you can clear the place as quickly as Matthew just did, I will raise three hands to welcome your performance!”
For the distribution of Mosson.
No one has any opinions.
The only thing that is a bit ironic is that during the final precise grouping, out of a voluntary principle, Matthew and Sener became a separate team.
The surrounding inspection team led by Mo Song inserted three people, Jia Siliwen, Hayek and Claire.
The reason Claire gave was that she would not be invisible and would be a drag no matter who she followed, which was indeed reasonable.
But the other two and Mozon himself were paddling unabashedly.
Despite all expectations.
Matthew still despised these old fools in his heart.
Then everyone parted ways again.
They made an appointment to meet at a large leaning tower on the western edge of the Magic Zone before night—
Based on information provided by Margaret.
In the great leaning tower, there is a safe house opened by the artificers during their early exploration, which can help them survive the dangerous nights in the ancient city of Krafa.
Everyone separated.
To be on the safe side, Matthew drank a bottle of invisibility potion, opened an invisibility ball, and put an invisibility ring on his hand ready to be activated at any time.
And A Bing and Peggy naturally don't need him to worry.
These two are truly special in their stealth skills. Unless there is an accident, it is impossible for them to be seen through by elemental beings.
This is true even for legendary elemental elders.
The three of them kept a certain distance from each other and moved slowly along the main road.
The reason why it is not fast.
It's because Matthew had to turn on “Balanced Perception” throughout the whole process.
This ability can help him perceive the imprint left by elemental marks from an elemental level.
certainly.
Matthew will not completely blindly follow the traces left by the elemental beings. As Sener said, maybe these elemental beings are digging holes for others.
So Matthew just extracted the information of those buildings with elemental marks.
More often.
He still searched for possible objects hidden in Paradise Lost in his own way.
“It's a pity that neither the Crown of Sin nor the Holy Grail of Sin was conquered by me…”
Matthew felt a little regretful.
These two props, which are said to be derived from the physical body of the **** Pur, would have completely obeyed his orders.
Then finding Paradise Lost might be a little simpler.
that's all.
He walked steadily through the street patrolled by fire elements.
At the same time, sixteen buildings with earth element marks were also found.
“In the city of trolls, there are too many things that look like dicks!”
Matthew couldn't help but complain in his heart.
This is just a street, and the elemental life has already excluded some similar buildings during the inspection.
According to this density, there are estimated to be hundreds of suspicious targets in the entire Magic Zone.
It takes a long time to open these targets one by one!
But other than that, he didn't have much else to do.
We can only continue to collect information patiently.
Unknowingly.
More than three hours have passed.
Matthew has already walked through nearly half of the eastern part of the Magic Zone with trepidation, and the number of elemental tokens harvested in his hand has reached 67.
With continuous deepening.
His efficiency in gathering intelligence has slowed.
no way.
There are too many elemental beings around here.
Especially the two fire and water elemental elders who were patrolling the nearby streets.
Their perception is still a bit exaggerated.
Matthew was almost noticed by them several times, but fortunately, he got lucky in the end and saved the day every time.
“The mark in front seems a bit strange...”
Passing by a "Y"-shaped intersection.
Matthew suddenly discovered that there was a building that looked like a streetlight on the edge of the intersection. The shape of this thing was also somewhat similar to the **** of the troll god.
The difference is.
Matthew found that the elements of earth and air were marked on it.
This is the first time Matthew has seen the signs of two elemental beings appear on the same building.
This made him a little curious.
So he unconsciously took a few steps forward.
But it was at that moment.
A creepy feeling came over my heart——
Matthew's stepped-out feet were hanging in the air.
He neither stepped over it nor took it back, but it was as if time had stood still and was paused there!
It's not that Matthew wanted to pose.
But he had already noticed something was wrong - Just thirty seconds after Matthew paused, suddenly, fifteen meters to the left of the building that looked like a street lamp, the air was slightly distorted.
An ugly hound with a naked body and sharp horns on its head slowly appeared.
Hound's tail is very short, like a pom-pom tucked behind the buttocks.
Its eyes are small, but they give people an extremely dangerous feeling!
「Phase Hound」!
Matthew felt awe-struck.
Then he looked at the "street lamp" and immediately realized that this thing was used by Little Ingram and his friends for fishing!
Unless his perception is extremely sharp.
I'm afraid it has been exposed by now.
But even if Matthew stayed still, the phase hound seemed to have noticed something.
He was not just looking left and right where he was.
He also howled a few times.
Not long.
Two more hounds appeared at the entrance of the alley.
They were probably called by their companions and wanted to find a suspicious sneak target.
Matthew's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Fortunately, he was prepared.
A few seconds later.
A fat rat with big ears suddenly scurried across the street.
The three hounds were immediately attracted to the mouse, and they chased it madly.
The mouse got into the alley.
Hounds were in hot pursuit.
It didn't take long.
One of the hounds walked out of it holding a mouse in its mouth.
The other two hounds followed behind him, pushing and fighting with each other with their front hooves raised.
Several elemental beings were seen not far away.
There was just a hint of disdain in his eyes.
Didn't notice anything.
In the alley on the opposite corner.
Matthew, who had a narrow escape, secretly wiped a cold sweat.
He knew very well what would happen if he was discovered by the hounds—
It's just that the nearby elemental life forms will swarm forward.
In case he is besieged again by Ordesia and others.
I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to escape without handing over some trump cards.
“There are also phase hounds, so insidious...”
Matthew was indignant.
He realized that he could no longer put himself in danger.
There are many ways to collect information, although collecting it yourself is the most efficient and effective.
But this is the critical moment.
Preserving your own combat effectiveness is more important than anything else!
Then Matthew found an abandoned cellar and set up a secret barrier and a protective barrier here.
Then he took out a glowing bamboo tube.
After opening.
A dozen rats emerged from it.
This bamboo tube was given to him by Kesha, the Plague Lady.
When he was making the plague ball before, Matthew thought that the rats in the bamboo tube were consumables and would be gone after they were used up.
The result was that he discovered it later.
Whether it is Solinka, the giant tree of the poison world, or Kesha, the daughter of the plague, the containers they gave Matthew to hold the four poisons and four plagues can slowly give birth to poisons and plagues after they are used up.
Even better.
Matthew can control these little things through the Plague Ball.
When he visited the spot before, he put some mice nearby to attract the attention of the patrollers, but he didn't expect that they actually came in handy.
And now.
He plans to collect information remotely through monitoring spells and these small things.
This is actually more efficient.
It's just that without the verification of balanced perception, the quality of the information collected will be compromised.
“No matter what, let's explore the entire magic zone first…”
With this thought.
Matthew used monitoring spells and the connection between the plague ball and the rats to send out more than twenty rats at once to find nearby targets.
With his current strong concentration.
In fact, more can be sent out.
But Matthew still cherishes these little things. Not only can they make powerful props such as plague balls, but they can also play a role in detection and infection.
The life of a mouse is also life.
As a pragmatist who pursues frugality.
Matthew will work hard to ensure that every mouse comes back safely.
This requires him to provide more focus for micro management.
A period of time.
The cellar became quiet.
The rats are taking action in the city.
This process is not new to Matthew, and he soon mastered a good investigation rhythm.
Time passes minute by minute.
Another two hours passed.
Elemental markers in the eastern part of the Magic Zone have all been recorded by Matthew.
There are a total of one hundred and forty-nine of these marks.
According to Matthew's observation.
The elemental beings are moving towards the west.
Along with this trend.
More and more buildings are marked with elements.
In order to identify these marks.
Matthew can be said to be exhausted and exhausted.
This is indeed a huge project.
But the effort is not without reward after all.
At least he got the information he wanted without conflicting with Ingram Jr. and others.
besides.
He also unexpectedly found something valuable—
In a basement two streets over, there are two small wooden boxes with a lot of gold piled inside them;
In another house similar to a warehouse.
Matthew found more than a dozen sets of heavy armor that had not been corroded by time. Just from the metallic luster reflected on the armor, it can be concluded that these heavy armors are of high value.
In addition, there are some other relics left by the residents of the ancient city.
There are some small things that the mice can help bring back.
Matthew had to go and pick up more.
He silently memorized these treasure locations in his mind, and this process made him feel satisfied.
The only thing that puzzled Matthew was.
From beginning to end.
He has never seen little Ingram or Ordesia, the mother of the black dragon, on the streets of the Magic District.
It's like they disappeared.
But Matthew was not fooled by this appearance.
Since the elders of the four elements are nearby.
Then little Ingram, who is the summoner himself, must be there too.
Maybe the other person is hiding in a basement like myself.
Waiting for the fish to take the bait.
“It's almost time to meet them at the Leaning Tower.”
“I wonder if Sen'er has found any trace of them.”
Matthew stood up slowly.
He rubbed his temples, poured himself a bottle of energy potion, and then put all the rats that came back into the bamboo tube.
“It seems like one is missing…”
Matthew composed himself.
He locked the location of the last rat through the plague ball—
It seemed to be in the corner of a small room.
There is a window in the wall of the room.
The sun shines in from the outside and seems a bit dazzling in the dark space.
Matthew instinctively knew something was wrong.
The next second.
A big hand suddenly grabbed it from the side. The mouse struggled violently, but how could it escape?
Matthew's breath caught in his throat.
He saw an extremely proud face from the sight shared by the mice!
“I've got you!”
“Little mouse!”
The man sneered.
bang!
He then mercilessly crushed the mouse's head. The moment before the spell's effect disappeared, Matthew felt the mouse's eyes spinning on the ground. It was at that moment that he could see the whole room clearly -
The arrogant young man is dressed as a hunter. The boots, close-fitting leather armor and belt on his feet are shining with a strange luster. I am afraid they are all masterpieces derived from the dragon's body.
He has three bows on his back, four quivers on his waist, and a dozen bare phase hounds at his feet!
“It's him?!”
“The archer who blocked me outside the city!”
“Is it called Dawn Star Li Ang?”
In the basement.
Matthew's face looked a little ugly.
He quickly packed up his things and prepared to run away.
at the same time.
He also felt a little angry in his heart.
You didn't tell me you shot me, but you killed my rats...
“Is being a necromancer really a benevolent profession?”
Matthew left the place silently.
Middle of the Magic Zone.
Li Ang led the phase hounds from the small side room to the main hall of the building in a swaggering manner.
“Didn't I tell you not to show your face?”
“What did you go to do?”
In the shadow of the hall, little Ingram's displeased voice came.
Li Ang said casually:
"boring."
“I pinched a mouse to death. Do you want to punish me for it?”
Little Ingram was silent for a moment.
His tone became softer:
“I don't mean to punish you.”
"And we are companions, not superiors and subordinates. I am not qualified to punish you."
“I just want to remind you that it is important to stay calm at this time...”
His words were interrupted by Li Ang:
“I found the necromancer.”
Little Ingram was slightly startled, and then said coldly:
"Then what?"
Li Ang was surprised and said:
“He is hiding near us, don't you want to take revenge?”
"If I remember correctly, you kowtowed to him a few times, right?"
Little Ingram walked out of the shadows, his face a little unhappy:
“So what?”
“To me, those are all trivial things. Finding Paradise Lost is the real big thing.”
Li Ang laughed strangely:
“You are really flexible and flexible.”
Little Ingram said coldly:
“It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons. Any reasonable adult would make the same choice as me.”
"When I get Lost Paradise and finish what I want to do, it won't be too late to deal with the Necromancer. Believe me, I will dig out his kneecaps and skull so that he can't survive." I can't die!”
“As for now, it's still the same sentence, it won't be until we show up, do you understand?”
However, Li Ang yawned:
"Feel sorry."
“I have no interest in the scenario that you created to make the enemy unable to survive or die.”
“I prefer practical actions to long-term fantasies—
Please tell Ordesia that I have found her staff. At most, her things will be returned to their original owners before the sun goes down tomorrow..."
As he spoke, he lazily walked outside.
Little Ingram's face turned livid with anger:
“In order to please Ordesia, do you plan to act alone?”
Li Ang said without looking back:
“You need some appetizers before your main meal.”
“You don't need to be jealous, little Ingram, I just want to use the purification staff to exchange for some black dragon babies from Ordesia.”
“But having said that, I haven't been to Black Dragon yet…”
“The mother of the black dragon, seems good too?”
"Hahaha…"
Li Ang's voice gradually faded away.
The angry expression on little Ingram's face disappeared instantly.
He just spat lowly in the direction Li Ang left:
"idiot!"
The next moment.
In the shadow where he was standing before, a holy white light suddenly lit up.
Several figures flew past in the white light.
Their gestures…
Looks like an angel!
(End of this chapter)
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