"Who are you and why do you trespass into our resting place?" the undead voice demanded.

Bron, who was walking in front, was trembling.

This big, strong-looking man seemed very afraid of these ghosts.

Seeing that they did not answer, the undead warrior immediately raised his sword.

As the murderous intent in it was released, the temperature dropped a few degrees again.

At this moment, Ji Xinyue came out timidly and said, "It's me, the Chosen Lord outside..."

Seeing Ji Xinyue, the eyes of the undead began to roll, "It's you? You are a woman who doesn't keep your word!"

"We are preparing to capture you tonight and bring you to the tomb, then tear you apart piece by piece and let our warriors taste your flesh!"

Ji Xinyue's face turned pale immediately, and she cried, "Why...why do you treat me like this?"

"Because you broke our agreement!"

"We gave you warriors and help, but you were slow to fulfill your promise and were unwilling to save our people!"

Ji Xinyue said anxiously, "You, you, you... you only gave me a few level 6 Ascalon Warrior scrolls. With this little power, how can I possibly deal with the monsters inside!"

"You said it yourself, the monsters inside are of level three strength. I'm just a level one warrior, how can I beat them!"

However, the ghost said firmly: "We don't care about this. You have accepted our gift and agreed to our request, so you must do it!"

Hearing this, Ji Xinyue was so anxious that she almost cried.

"You didn't tell me at first that there were such powerful monsters in there. You just told me to go to the catacombs to rescue other Ascalon undead."

"I didn't even know the details, I just agreed without thinking..."

After hearing this, the Ascalon warrior said in a cold voice: "Hmm? You mean, you want to break our agreement?"

Just as he finished speaking, three or four undead spirits emitting blue light appeared again from the surrounding walls.

They all stared at Ji Xinyue with malicious eyes.

The cold breath of the undead continued to be released, and the temperature dropped again.

The temperature in the tunnel has reached -58℃.

The temperature is about to break the -60℃ limit.

Cao Xing took a look at the information of this group of undead, and found that they were all creatures above level 20.

Then, Cao Xing said, "Okay, you old guys, stop making things difficult for a young girl."

"You have lived and died for who knows how many thousands of years, don't you think it's embarrassing?"

Hearing this, the group of undead immediately turned their eyes to Cao Xing.

"Human, you have nothing to do here!"

"You trespassed on our resting place, and we haven't dealt with you yet!"

An undead holding an iron hammer said, "Wilfe, do you want to take down this arrogant guy as well?"

"That's great. We haven't tasted the flesh and blood of a living being for a long time!"

Hearing this, all the recruited creatures in the entire passage instantly entered combat mode.

Bang!

Asam drew his sword and said, "Don't be rude to the Lord!"

At this time, Sarah had already touched the back of an undead, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense!

The group of undead spirits floating in the air seemed ready to pounce on Cao Xing at any time.

Including Liu Muxue, they also raised their shields and stood in front of Cao Xing.

However, Cao Xing said calmly: "Are you sure you want to attack me?"

"You better think carefully, because it is very likely that I will be the last living person to rescue your people."

The undead spirits immediately turned their gazes towards Cao Xing.

"You mean... are you willing to go into the catacombs to rescue other Ascalonians?"

Cao Xing shook his head. "Tell me about the situation inside first. I will go if I think it's appropriate. If it's too dangerous, I won't go and die."

Several Ascalon Undead looked at each other.

Then, the undead holding the Ghost Sword stepped forward and said, "Okay, I'll take you to the Everlook Hall below."

"Then our Captain Karhan will tell you the details."

Cao Xing nodded, and then said calmly: "Make way."

The group of Ascalon Undead listened and gradually made way for them.

Cao Xing, on the other hand, led his team and continued to advance deeper into the passage.

As we walked along, more and more undead appeared from the walls on both sides.

Because of the characteristics of the [Ghost Body], they can move freely within it without being restricted by the walls.

Dozens of empty eyes stared at Cao Xing and others.

When coming down, Ji Xinyue came to Cao Xing and whispered, "Thank you."

Cao Xing looked at her with some confusion.

This straightforward woman said with gratitude, "Thank you for speaking for me just now."

When being questioned by the group of undead, Ji Xinyue was almost frightened.

At that time, Cao Xing stood up and spoke for her, which moved Ji Xinyue and at the same time, she felt a warm current flowing through her heart.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's nothing. You were indeed deceived by these undead spirits."

As they were talking, they had already reached the bottom of the stairs.

The view here suddenly opens up.

They seemed to have arrived in a spacious hall.

However, the atmosphere in this hall is equally gloomy.

The orange candles burned and flickered, stretching the shadows of everyone.

In every corner of the hall, there are a large number of coffins.

The coffins were bluish-black in color and covered with thick dust, and looked quite old.

Moreover, the stone slabs on top of the coffin had already been opened, as if a large number of vengeful spirits had drilled out from inside.

At this time, with the arrival of Cao Xing and others.

Balls of blue will-o'-the-wisp appeared from the wall.

Those are the ghosts of the Ascalonians.

Cao Xing glanced at the information above their heads and saw Ascalon Undead Warriors, Undead Mages, Undead Monks...

Soon, the number of undead gathered here exceeded two hundred.

The terrifying aura of the undead continued to spread, and a layer of frost condensed on the walls of the entire hall.

The temperature here has reached an astonishing [-65℃]

The chill spread in waves.

Especially the bearded Bron, he didn't know whether he was frozen or frightened, at this moment he clenched his teeth and all the muscles in his body were shaking constantly.

Including Liu Muxue and Ji Xinyue, their faces turned pale.

It is normal for girls to be afraid of these ghosts.

However, Cao Xing did not feel too scared, but slowly said:

"Well, now, have your person in charge come out and tell me what I need to do."

Hearing this, there was a commotion among the undead.

After a while, an undead creature wearing a full set of undead armor and a horned helmet on his head appeared.

Cao Xing felt an extremely strong aura of the undead from it.

[Ascalon Undead Lieutenant: Karhan (lv28)]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: Level 3 Boss]

[Health: 45380/45380]

【Attack power: 1544~1673】

[Armor: 472~499]

[Skills: Winter Sword, Soul Slash, Spirit Body (same attributes as above)

Soul Drag (Karhan releases the breath of the dead, dragging the enemy to his side, causing 189% damage, cooldown time 180 seconds)

Undead Flame (Karhan explodes with all the undead power in his body, ignites the undead fire, and causes 174% burning damage to all enemies around him. The effect lasts for 15 seconds and the cooldown time is 5 minutes)

【Talent: Body of the Undead】

[Bond: Ascalon Legion (activated)]

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A third-tier boss monster with very powerful attributes.

However, when fighting alone, Sarah can steadily suppress him.

The undead said in the same hoarse voice: "Lieutenant Ascalon, Karhan."

Cao Xing nodded, "Lord Cao Xing, greetings to you."

After a brief greeting, Cao Xing said, "Now, Lieutenant Karlhan, tell me what's going on in the underground palace and what you need me to do."

The undead named Karhan nodded and said, "I think the human woman should have told you the general situation."

"A soul-eating demon has appeared in our underground palace!"

"I don't know how this demon appeared. It devoured many of our companions and is hatching a large number of Soul Eaters."

"Those Soul Eaters aren't that strong among their peers, but they are the nemesis of the undead. Even I am no match for them."

"They first appeared in the Everlook Hall, where there were more than 300 coffins, and in each coffin, there was a soul of Ascalon sleeping."

"Including me, I was sleeping in it before."

Cao Xing was puzzled: "You mean, the coffins in the corner are where you, the Ascalon Undead, are?"

He pointed at the open sarcophagi in the hall and asked.

The undead Karhan nodded and said, "That's right!"

"The coffin can protect us from harm."

"However, the group of Soul Eaters were extremely sensitive to the scent of the undead. They immediately discovered that the coffins in the Everlook Hall contained a large number of Ascalonian undead."

"They started to forcefully destroy the coffin inside!"

"When I woke up, most of the coffins in the Everwatch Hall had been opened, and many of our people were devoured mercilessly."

Speaking of this, there was some sadness in Karhan's eyes.

"The moment I woke up, I realized that Everlook Hall had fallen, so I forcibly awakened all the sleeping Ascalon Undead inside, and then led them out of the hall and came here."

Cao Xing nodded, "What about those soul-eating monsters? Didn't they catch up with us?"

Karhan replied: "Of course they caught up with us, but because we sealed the gate of the underground palace, the Soul Eaters could not get through."

"And we can only hide outside the door of the underground palace and dare not go in."

Calhan lowered his head, looking extremely depressed.

Cao Xing glanced at the gate that Karlhan mentioned.

Behind them, there was a huge iron door about ten meters high and seven or eight meters wide, which was tightly closed.

Passing through this iron gate, you can reach the underground palace of Ascalon.

Cao Xing nodded and continued to ask, "What do you need us to do? You don't want me to deal with that soul-eating demon, do you?"

"I'm telling you, we are no match for that soul-eating demon."

"If you want us to die, I won't accompany you!"

Cao Xing said this with great determination.

Karhan shook his head and said, "I know. I don't need you to fight the soul-eating demon. I just need you to go into the underground palace and rescue the souls of our people."

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "Are there still many Ascalon Undead in there?"

"Yes!"

Karhan nodded. "In addition to the undead in our Everlook Palace, there are also a large number of coffins in the four temples in the underground palace and in Kasha Cathedral."

"Inside those coffins are the souls of our Ascalonians."

"While they were sleeping, their sarcophagi were opened by the Soul Eaters and they were devoured mercilessly."

"So, I need you to go to the four major temples of Shield, Sword, Torch, and Hammer to open all the coffins and rescue the souls of our Ascalonians."

Hearing this, Cao Xing was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Didn't you say that those soul-eating monsters would forcibly destroy the coffin?"

"These four temples should have been destroyed long ago, right?"

Karhan shook his head. "No, these four temples are important areas of our underground palace. Each temple has a high-level magic gate."

"This gate can stop the attack of those Soul Eaters."

"However, because the group of Soul Eaters have been attacking the gate of the temple for some time, I can feel that the defense of the magic gate is getting weaker and weaker."

"It won't be long before the gates of the four great temples are breached..."

"That's why we urged this human woman to rescue our people."

Cao Xing nodded suddenly, "We just need to go to the four temples, open the gates, and release the Ascalon Undead inside, right?"

"That's not all."

Karhan said in a loud voice: "After rescuing the Ascalonians in the four temples, you still need to go to the depths of the underground palace, which is where the Kasha Cathedral is located. That is where the coffin of the Duke of Palatine is located."

“That’s the most important goal.”

Cao Xing asked, "Duke Palatine?"

The undead continued, "Yes, the Duke's coffin is one of the most important places in the entire underground palace, but I want to remind you that the soul-eating demon is also there..."

"The Soul Devouring Demon also knows that the Duke's soul is the key, so it has been trying to unlock the seal of the Duke's coffin and devour it."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes.

"So we still have to fight that devil in the end, right?"

Karhan thought for a moment, then nodded, "That demon isn't that powerful, it's just a level three demon... If it was a level four warrior from the former empire, it would be enough to deal with it."

"In his prime, the Duke of Palatine could destroy his body with just one sword."

Hearing this, Cao Xing gradually breathed a sigh of relief.

It is indeed a third-level existence. In this way, it has not exceeded his endurance limit.

The undead Karhan continued, "However, although the Soul Devouring Demon was not strong, its power was greatly weakened after the death of us undead."

"Moreover, it can continue to grow stronger by devouring our spirits, and has even begun to transform towards the fourth level."

"Once it becomes a fourth-level demon, it can forcibly break the palace's restrictions, destroy all the coffins, and devour all the undead inside."

"By then, this guy might become a fifth-level demon!"

"It will be a disaster for the entire Snowstorm Plains."

Cao Xing was stunned. "Then if I rescue the ghost of Duke Palatine, I will be able to deal with it?"

The undead Karhan shook his head. "No, even if we rescue the undead of the Duke of Palatine, we won't be able to defeat it."

"But only the Duke of Palatine has the permission to lead us undead out of this area."

"When the time comes, we will look for a new Ascalon site as our habitat."

At this point, the undead Karhan sighed and said, "With your strength, you may not be able to defeat this soul-devouring demon, but you can still fight it back."

"So what you have to do is to stop the attack of the Soul Devouring Demon, and then open the Duke's coffin. After that, you can get out."

After saying this, a hexagonal stone with intricate patterns carved on it suddenly appeared in the hands of the undead Karhan.

"Take this. This is the key to our underground palace. It can be used to open most of the coffins and doors in the palace."

Cao Xing took it.

[Obtained: Ascalon Palace Stone Talisman (Quest Item)]

[Effect of the item: Can be used to open the door in the underground palace and remove the seal on the coffin.]

Cao Xing weighed the stone talisman in his hand, "Aren't you afraid that I will go in and open all the coffins, and then give them to the devil to devour?"

When the undead Karhan heard this, a smile appeared on his pale lips.

"I advise you not to do that."

"Because if that happens, we will destroy the entire palace and you will be buried inside forever, along with our people."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes, "I know, I'm just saying it casually."

A system prompt appears.

[The Ascalon Crypts challenge mission has been opened. 】

[Mission objective: enter the Tomb of Ascalon and rescue the four great temples and the Ascalon Undead in the Kasha Church.]

[Go to the four major temples of Shield, Sword, Torch, and Hammer to rescue all the Ascalon Undead: 0/4 (Not Completed)]

[Go to Kasha Church and rescue the soul of Duke Palatine: 0/1 (unfinished)]

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Seeing this prompt, Cao Xing's eyes showed enlightenment.

The goal is clear.

Go to the underground palace, open the four temples, then go to the Kasha Cathedral and open the coffin of Duke Palatine.

The undead Karhan urged: "So now, shall you start to act?"

But Cao Xing shook his head and said, "Don't worry."

"I want to know, if we complete this mission, what can you give me?"

"By the way, don't think you can deal with me by giving me a few soldier recruitment scrolls. I'm not that easy to fool."

Hearing this, Ji Xinyue next to him felt a little embarrassed.

The undead Karhan glanced at Cao Xing, and a thoughtful look appeared in his deep pupils.

"If you can rescue our people and even the soul of Duke Palatine."

"I can give you all the Ascalonian soldier recruitment scrolls we have. These scrolls are enough for you to form a squadron."

"At the same time, we will give you the training camp blueprints that can train elite Ascalon warriors, and we will also give you 3 training books as gifts."

"And you will also gain the friendship of us Ascalonians."

After the undead finished speaking, a system prompt appeared.

【Mission rewards have been updated.】

[After completing the task, you can get: Ascalon Soldier Recruitment Scroll * 112, Ascalon Warrior Training Barracks Blueprint * 1, Ascalon Warrior Training Manual (Elite Level) * 3]

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing nodded secretly.

I have to say, this reward is really generous.

Over a hundred recruitment scrolls, plus a training barracks, and 3 elite training manuals.

Cao Xing is indeed moved!

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