The other side.
After leaving the team, Field used wind magic to move forward rapidly, with the aim of finding out the situation as quickly as possible. In order to avoid being attacked by monsters and wasting time, he used alchemical props to conceal his own breath and magic fluctuations.
After spending some time, Field gradually approached the inner area of the forest. After discovering that the high-level magical beasts also had the same abnormality, his heart gradually sank.
The deeper he went, the more clearly Field felt the oppression around him. This was not a psychological effect, but was caused by the large amount of magic power gathering in front of him.
Field's actions became more and more cautious. Judging from the strength of the magic power gathering in front of him, he could judge that the enemy's strength was likely comparable to his.
Field took out another alchemical item that could make him temporarily invisible and used it.
Although there are many ninth-level monsters in the Warcraft Forest, most of them stay in their own territories. How could one suddenly come out to cause trouble?
Although he was full of doubts, Field did not hesitate at all. He used magic to make himself float and approached the source of the magic without making any sound.
A black robe with a smell of dirt and decay appeared in front of him. The man in the black robe had his back to him, and Field could not see his full appearance.
But from the eerie white bones vaguely exposed through the holes in the black-robed man's clothes and the corpses of magical beasts surrounding him, Field almost immediately recognized that this was a lich.
His face instantly turned ugly. There had been no trace of a lich on this continent for hundreds of years. How could a lich appear here, and a lich close to the ninth level at that.
Liches are transformed by professionals after undergoing an evil ritual. They possess all the memories and powers of their previous lives, while gaining the adaptability of dark magic.
Regardless of their character in life, after becoming a lich, a wizard's personality will gradually be tainted by dark magic, turning him crazy and evil.
Liches usually appear as skeletons, but this is just their disposable shell.
The true soul and consciousness of a lich are preserved in a thing called a "life box". It can be anything, a book, a staff, or even a stone can become a lich's life box.
As long as the phylactery is not destroyed, the lich will never die. Even if the body is crushed into pieces, they can be resurrected again.
After seeing clearly that it was a lich, Field prepared to retreat immediately.
Even though his level was higher than that of the lich, the lich was surrounded by the corpses of so many high-level magical beasts that he had awakened. Two fists could not fight four hands, so retreat was the best option.
But before Field could retreat far, the lich suddenly turned his head, two blue flames burning in his eye sockets, looking straight in the direction of Field.
Oops, we’ve been discovered!
As undead liches naturally stand in opposition to life and are hostile to all living things. They are very sensitive to the breath of life.
Because they have disappeared for many years, few alchemical tools nowadays take the perception of liches into consideration.
Now that he was discovered, Field no longer hid his whereabouts. He cast various enhancement spells on himself and fled at full speed.
Behind him, the lich's white jaws opened and closed slightly, making a clicking sound, as if it was saying something. Several undead beasts chased after it, and at the same time, a black mist spread in the forest.
I can't lead this group of undead monsters to other people's side. Thinking of this, Field flew away in the direction he came from.
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The seven people stayed there for a long time but Field still didn't come back.
Joyce, who also chose to stay, couldn't help but ask, "Is this magic barrier not movable? Otherwise, we should leave here first."
Ilsa sighed, "It's not that I don't want to leave, but you should pay attention to the land outside."
Gu Shi looked down and saw that except for the land inside the barrier beneath their feet, which still maintained its original appearance, the ground outside the barrier had been completely dyed black by the black fog, and the vegetation that had originally grown there had all withered.
Ilsa explained, “Although it’s not entirely visible to the naked eye, this magic barrier is actually a sphere. Dark magic is invading from all directions, even underground.
I'm not a priest, and I don't have the ability to purify dark magic. If we move without permission, the magic in the soil might invade the barrier."
Marshall asked worriedly, "Ilsa, how long can your magic last?"
Ilsa smiled. "After all, I'm an eighth-level mage. Maintaining this level of barrier for a day shouldn't be a problem. Besides, I brought a lot of magic potions. Don't worry, we'll be able to hold on until Senior Brother returns."
Hearing Ilsa say that the magic barrier could last for a day, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn't have to worry about their lives being threatened for the time being.
Suddenly, a magical beast with most of its flesh and blood eroded by the black fog appeared from nowhere and crashed into the magic barrier.
Although it was quickly killed by Marshall with a sword, several people couldn't help but start to worry about the problem of the monster.
In this environment where black fog is rampant, the monsters in the inner circle are likely to flee to the outer area, which will make their current situation even worse.
More than an hour passed, and as everyone was anxiously waiting, Field's figure finally appeared in their sight.
Ilsa finally put her heart at ease. "Brother, you're finally back. Are you okay? What's the situation outside?"
After killing the undead beasts that were chasing him, Field discovered that the black fog released by the lich had covered the place where the others were staying. He immediately rushed back in a hurry.
Because of the black fog, Field's vision was obscured and his magical perception was disrupted. It took him a long time to find their location.
"I'm fine. Why are you alone? Where are the others?"
Marshall replied, "The other students have already sent them back using the teleportation scroll. Have you found any useful information? What exactly is going on with this black fog?"
Field replied briefly: "It's a lich."
Ilsa screamed, "What? Lich!? How can there be a lich in the Monster Forest?"
Marshall was also surprised and opened his mouth to ask something else.
Field interrupted him and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's leave as soon as possible and talk about this when we get back."
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