This is what the high priest of the god of suffering Ilmater called "a powerful evil force that shrouds the land of Calimshan."

For some reason, Zuo Si never felt any murderous intent or hostility.

Even if the other party semi-forced him to participate in this so-called "game".

After all, the gap in absolute strength between the two sides is so obvious.

The mastermind behind this was even able to place demons from Baator, mummy lords with high priest levels, and a large number of undead creatures like toys in this huge and complex ancient tomb.

There is no need to say more about its own strength.

What's more, even when they saw Zuo Si using the rogue tactic of "kicking the door team", they did not intervene from beginning to end.

Instead, he was allowed to use the [Fireball Wand] to bombard and clear out one tomb after another.

Make a mess of all those carefully designed puzzles and battles, and then easily take away all the rewards.

Put yourself in their shoes.

Zuo Si felt that if he were the "dungeon master", he would have to "make some arrangements" when he saw the "players" ruining the script that he had designed with great difficulty.

For example, in the next room, fill the whole room with fire elements.

After the closed stone door was opened, they rushed out and gave the "players" a righteous beating.

You want to play the game well after offending the Dungeon Master? Dream on!

"Secret changes" are the lightest ones.

It is normal to kill one or two "players" as a warning.

What will happen next should be the "table-lifting" segment that the spectators love to see.

But the mastermind behind the scenes did not do so.

During the entire exploration process, the only one immune to fire damage was the bone demon.

Moreover, the devil that was summoned was obviously arranged long ago and was not added at the last minute.

In fact, the reason why Zuo Si chose the tactic of kicking the ball was also to test the opponent's bottom line.

But the result is that the other party has no bottom line at all and can do whatever you want.

In short, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure out what the purpose of the mastermind behind this was.

However, in line with the principle of not taking anything that would be a waste, Zuo Si simply waved his hand to signal the soldiers and the orc Rhett to put all the other party's gold coins in the sarcophagus into the dimensional bag.

He opened the Book of the Dead that was placed next to the Ioun Stone.

moment!

All his attention was attracted by the knowledge, spells, rituals and techniques of creating various undead creatures recorded in it.

Although Zuo Si's former mentor and partner Asta is also considered a great wizard with extraordinary attainments in the field of necromancy.

However, his research notes are far inferior to the comprehensiveness and systematicness of "The Book of the Dead".

Apart from anything else, the ritual of completely transforming liches and vampires alone is enough to attract countless spellcasters who desire to escape death and gain eternal life.

You have to know that even in Faerun, this knowledge is not available to just anyone.

Akelom Grace, the leader of the Arcane Brotherhood that rules the northern "City of Sails" Luskan, has always wanted to transform himself into an undead lich.

However, because he still did not get the full content of the transformation ceremony, he did not dare to take action.

After all, the key to transforming into a lich is to kill yourself with your own hands, and then store your soul in the "life box" to achieve eternal life.

If there is even the slightest mistake in the middle link, the person will die instantly, without even a chance to try again.

"【Summon the Undead】, 【Vampire Star】, 【Phantom Transformation】, 【Vampire Kiss】, 【Ghoul Hand】, 【Resurrection of the Dead】, 【Ghost Touch】, 【Enlightenment of the Undead】...

There is even the Nine Rings' [Undead Scourge].

What on earth do they want to do? Are they trying to train me to be a necromancer?

The more Zuo Si read the contents at the back of the book, the more he felt something was wrong.

Because just as the name suggests, "Book of the Dead" is all about necromancy.

For most general arcane spellcasters, acquiring knowledge is extremely difficult, especially for mages.

After getting this book, it would be hard to control yourself and you would directly choose to specialize in the necromancy magic faction and stick to it.

"Those evil forces want to lure you with the forbidden knowledge in this book! Ilmater, the God of Suffering, foresaw this, so she gave me this task and trial.

You should destroy this book immediately. Only in this way can you crush the enemy's conspiracy."

The Holy Knight Elolin stared at the Book of the Dead with a serious expression, his eyes revealing strong vigilance and hostility.

In her opinion, a book like this, which records a large number of methods for awakening, creating, and summoning undead creatures, as well as various vicious necromancy magics, should not exist in the world at all.

Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "I'm sorry, my attitude towards knowledge, especially the knowledge of necromancy magic, is completely different from yours and the God of Suffering.

Regarding this book, no matter what the other party's purpose is, I will not destroy it.

Just the opposite!

I will learn the knowledge and techniques inside and transform them into my own strength.

But transforming myself into undead form...

Let’s just forget it.

There are many ways to prolong life in this world, and transforming into a ghost is the stupidest one.

Although in the eyes of some people, high-level undead creatures such as liches and vampires have many advantages, their flaws are also very obvious.

Just an eighth-ring magic [Sun Blaze Explosion] is enough to suppress it.

What's more, becoming an undead creature means giving up many of the pleasures that only living beings can have.

For example, you can taste the unique flavors of food from all over the world and even from other dimensions, enjoy the relaxation and comfort brought by soaking your whole body in hot water when taking a bath, and appreciate the beautiful scenery and all kinds of interesting people along the way.

If these things are missing from life, what is the point of eternal life?"

Hearing these words, Ai Luolin's tense nerves instantly relaxed, and she even couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

She suddenly discovered that for someone who knows how to enjoy life and loves life.

The temptation to gain a longer life by transforming into an undead form does not seem to be very great.

In addition, Zuo Si still looks so young, and he should not have such thoughts at least until his body begins to show obvious signs of aging.

However, as a paladin, his aversion to necromancy and undead creatures had long been engraved in Eloline's soul.

So subconsciously, she still hoped that Zuo Si would give up studying the contents of the "Book of the Dead".

In addition, she also had great opinions about Zuo Si's manipulation and control of shadow creatures.

It’s a pity that the two of them have already made three rules.

Ai Luolin couldn't tell Zuo Si how to act.

Otherwise, it means being kicked out of the team and unable to continue to fulfill the responsibilities and tasks assigned to you by the God of Suffering.

And so, after another compromise, she decided to temporarily ignore the shadow assassin Yelnia who briefly appeared in the battle and suddenly disappeared.

After searching the entire tomb for valuables, everyone quickly activated the mechanism hidden under the sarcophagus.

A blinding white light flashed, and they all disappeared from the ancient tomb in an instant, even the huge stone elemental was no exception.

Without asking, one can tell that they were all teleported away by a powerful magical force.

(End of this chapter)