Chapter 644: War in the Dark World
In the luxurious and bright hall, Adela was sitting on a soft sofa with her hands on her chin, staring blankly at the beautiful garden outside the balcony.
He had heard from the servant that his grandfather had called Grandpa Bedford to the study, and she felt a little nervous.
It wasn't that she was worried that the potion Gervis gave her was fake, but she was worried that if the potion's effect was confirmed, her grandfather would continue to inquire about Gervis's identity and whereabouts.
What should I do then? Adela's beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned.
If Gervis's identity was not the God of Death, and she knew how to contact Gervis, Adela would naturally be willing to introduce him to her grandfather.
But Gervis's identity was the God of Death, and she knew nothing about him except his name. Moreover, Gervis also took out such a potion. Adela knew that if she revealed his identity, it would probably bring him a lot of trouble.
If Gervis knew that I had revealed his identity, he would probably never talk to me again.
"Pearl of the Sky City, what are you thinking about!"
Just as Adela was lost in thought, Edward's kind voice came from beside her.
"Nothing...Grandfather, you're here!"
Adela was awakened instantly and her face turned slightly red.
"Well, Grandfather is here to return the potion to you!"
As he spoke, Edward, with a loving face, handed the potion to Adela.
"oh!"
Adela lowered her head slightly like a little ostrich, not daring to look Edward in the eye, but her hands moved very quickly and she took the potion immediately.
After Edward and Adela took the potion, they looked at their granddaughter's appearance and did not ask about the mysterious man. Instead, they talked about the potion itself.
"Adela, you know what? Your potion is very effective in enhancing mental strength. Even Bedford was surprised after trying it!"
"Really?"
Edward's topic was very attractive to Adela.
Adela, who originally had no intention of speaking, quickly responded with her beautiful eyes shining brightly after hearing his words.
"Of course it's true. After trying the potion, Bedford was so shocked by its effects that he was unable to react for more than a minute. It was only after his grandfather called him twice that he came to his senses!"
Edward's face was full of seriousness, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with Adela's magic potion.
"Befort also said that if he could obtain such a potion, he would be able to successfully break through and become a five-star wizard!"
"Ah! Grandfather, this potion of mine is really that powerful!"
When Adela heard what her grandfather said and saw that he didn't seem to be teasing her, she clenched her teeth slightly, obviously very happy.
In her mind, her grandfather's recognition of the potion was equivalent to his recognition of Gervis.
When Adela heard her grandfather's next words, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Bedford had been in the Sky City since she was a child, and could be said to be like her elder. Adela naturally knew how difficult it was for Bedford to break through.
"Then...then...Grandfather, why don't you give this potion to Grandpa Bayford, and then just leave the bottle to me!"
Adela thought for a moment and said something through clenched teeth.
"Haha! My pearl, if Bedford heard what you said, he would be so moved that he would cry!"
"However, you keep this potion for yourself. Even if you want to give it to him, Bedford will definitely not accept it!"
Edward laughed heartily and shook his head at Adela. It was obvious that Bedford would definitely not accept Adela's gift.
After all, Adela is still young, and with this potion, she can be expected to achieve greater success than him in the future.
"Grandfather, I'm fine! I have great talent, and I should be able to become a strong man even without this potion!"
Adela wanted to hold on a little longer. If Grandpa Bedford could break through, not only would Bedford's own strength be enhanced, but the strength of the Sky City would also be enhanced.
"It's right to listen to grandfather. Bedford will definitely not accept it!"
"But, Adela, if you have extra potions, maybe Bayford will accept them!"
"If you have time, please ask your friend, Grandpa Bedford, if he is willing to pay money or exchange it for something else!"
Edward said softly.
"oh!"
When Adela heard her grandfather's words, she pursed her lips and nodded in agreement, but her mood was much lower than before.
Adela didn't know whether Gervis had such a potion anymore, and she wasn't even sure when she could see Gervis again, so she naturally had no confidence in her grandfather's request.
"Well, you should take this potion as soon as possible. It will also be good for your cultivation!"
"Got it, Grandfather!"
Next, Edward talked with Adela for a while, then left the hall and returned to the study. Edward then called Waddington to the study and explained many things to him.
…
Gervis didn't know that he had been targeted by Adela's grandfather as a mysterious man. After parting with Laci and others, he rode his warhorse directly to the outer city.
When Gervis came to the blacksmith shop of Quillard in the outer city where he had customized weapons and equipment, the dwarf Quillard had already forged all the equipment he needed as promised.
These included twenty sets of equipment for longbowmen, thirty-nine sets of equipment for longswordmen, and a set of heavy armor for warhorses.
"Dear guest, these are the equipment you customized. Please take a look and see if you are satisfied with Quillard's craftsmanship."
Quillard displayed all of Gervis' weapons and equipment, and while taking a swig from the wine jug, he introduced them to Gervis.
"Not bad, I'm satisfied!"
Having spent more than a thousand gold coins, Gervis naturally checked it carefully.
After a careful inspection, it turned out that although the price of the weapons and equipment forged by the dwarf was not low, the craftsmanship was very good, much better than Bernard's.
You know, Bernard can be said to be the best blacksmith in Eurasia, but he is much worse than an ordinary dwarf blacksmith in this holy continent.
Of course, Bernard's gap is not in craftsmanship, but in forging skills, because the forging skills of the dwarves in the Holy Continent are much more advanced and unique than those in Eurasia.
Gervis believed that as long as Bernard learned these skills, he would definitely not be much worse than these dwarves.
Under the gaze of the dwarf Quillard, Gervis directly summoned his skeleton soldiers and asked them to put on their weapons and equipment.
"Oh, distinguished guest, I didn't expect you to be a necromancer!"
"Oh! It's a green skeleton soldier!"
"Oh my god! It's actually a red skeleton horse. This... this..."
When the dwarf saw the skeleton soldiers suddenly appear, he immediately cried out in surprise.
And when he saw Number One and Nightmare, he screamed in surprise and drank from the wine jug in an attempt to calm himself down.
At this moment, the dwarf Quillard's eyes changed when he looked at Gervis.
Gervis is so young, and he can be called a genius for being able to summon so many skeleton soldiers at the same time.
Moreover, there were even green skeleton and red skeleton warhorses among them, which was something the dwarf Quillard had never heard of.
"hehe!"
Gervis just smiled and didn't say much. Now that he had a certified magician badge, he no longer had to worry about these things being leaked.
As for whether doing so would be too conspicuous, we can actually take Adela as a reference. Her three red skeleton soldiers armed to the teeth are much more dazzling than Gervis and his men.
Among these skeletons of Gervis, only nightmares are rare, and the knight is not too excessive. It's just that with his identity as a junior magician, summoning so many skeleton soldiers proves his extraordinary talent.
Of course, this is based on the premise that outsiders do not know that No. 1 possesses the Heart of the Dead.
…
After having his skeleton soldiers put on all their weapons and armor, Gervis left Quillard's blacksmith shop.
Originally, after seeing such sophisticated weapons and equipment, Gervis wanted to forge some weapons and equipment here in Quillard.
Unfortunately, his plan to make a fortune from medicine failed and he could not carry it out for the time being, so he had to give up the idea.
The reason why Gervis still wants to customize weapons and equipment is because he plans to summon and contract a few skeletons every day in the future.
After all, he possesses infinite mental power and infinite magic kiwi fruit, so he doesn't have to worry about not being able to use the skeleton soldiers he contracted like other magicians.
Tap! Tap!
Gervase rode the tall Nightmare through the streets of the City of Hope.
Although most of Nightmare's body was completely covered by heavy armor, his exposed foot bones and eyes flashing with red soul fire still attracted the attention of passers-by.
"Wow! It's a rare skeleton warhorse!"
"And it's a red-level skeleton warhorse!"
“It’s really so majestic and majestic!”
Gervis was wearing a black wizard's robe with his handsome face half exposed under the hood. With the cool nightmare warhorse as a backdrop, he immediately exuded a sense of mystery, and passers-by along the street gathered around to watch and talk about him.
Gervis had experienced this kind of thing many times when he was in Storm Territory, so he didn't feel any discomfort. He rode Nightmare leisurely towards the academy.
When Gervis arrived at the academy, he first returned Laci's warhorse and then returned to his dormitory.
"Nightmare, take this heart of the dead!"
Gervis originally planned to keep the second undead heart he made last time to see if he could get a better skeleton soldier to take it. After all, having an intelligent fighter is more important than having an intelligent mount.
However, in the past few days, all he summoned were gray skeleton soldiers. Today, when Gervis saw that Nightmare looked so outstanding and completely matched his king's temperament, he simply stopped being stingy and gave Nightmare the food first.
In case you summon high-level minions in the future, you can re-make the Heart of the Dead at that time.
Speaking of which, Gervis suddenly noticed something strange from No. 1 and the first few skeleton soldiers summoned today. It seemed that these skeleton soldiers had become significantly stronger.
However, the skeleton soldiers were too weak for Gervis. He did not pay attention to the specific strength of the skeletons at the time, so he could not be sure whether this was true.
This time he could only pay close attention to the specific strength of No. 1 and the others, and then summon them out to check and confirm after a while.
Normally, the skeleton soldiers will not become stronger on their own after being engraved with a contract, unless their master feeds them soul crystals on his own initiative after they are summoned.
Or you can become stronger by summoning them to fight and kill other dark creatures and then devour their flesh and blood or soul fire energy.
As for automatically becoming stronger in the dark world, he has never heard of such a thing. Gervis doesn't know whether this is the effect of the Heart of the Undead.
"hiss!"
Not long after Nightmare took the Heart of the Dead, he let out a low growl.
"Hmm? Is the devouring complete?"
Gervis looked into Nightmare's eyes curiously.
"hiss!"
Nightmare responded immediately, humming softly and then lowering its head in front of Gervis.
"Haha! Not bad, not bad! Nightmare, then you should go back to the dark world first! I will summon you when I need you!"
Nightmare is no longer as sluggish as before, which means that the Heart of the Dead has taken effect.
Gervis gently stroked the heavy plate armor on Nightmare's head, and after a moment, patted it again, allowing Nightmare to return to the dark world first.
His dormitory was a bit too cramped for Nightmare, which was more than two meters tall and nearly three meters long, so naturally he couldn't let it stay there for long.
"hiss!"
Hearing Gervis's order, Nightmare let out a low hum again, rubbed his hand reluctantly, and then walked into a big black hole on the wall.
…
In the dark world, No. 1 watched the soul fire in the heads of his 'little brothers' who kept appearing around him flickering continuously.
When Gervis sacrificed himself, the locations connected each time were random, so when the Engraving Skeletons were completed, they were not together.
However, when Gervis completes the first summoning and sends them back to the dark world, these skeleton soldiers will automatically gather together.
This is the situation at this time.
At this time, there were more than sixty fully armed skeleton soldiers standing around No. 1, and all of them were approaching him.
As a green-level skeleton, No. 1 naturally became the leader of Gervis and his younger brothers.
hiss!
At this moment, No. 1 suddenly heard a roar. It was the nightmare that had just returned to the dark world.
The appearance of Nightmare immediately caused a commotion among the surrounding skeleton minions, but fortunately, they were all subordinates of Gervis, and they could instinctively sense the relationship between the enemy and us, so no trouble was caused.
“Crack, crack!”
When Number One saw Nightmare appear, the soul fire in his eyes beat even more violently.
Then, Number One immediately took action. His mouth opened and closed, and his fleshless arms were raised high to greet Nightmare.
Tap tap!
Nightmare had taken the Heart of the Undead and gained intelligence. When he saw Number One greeting him, he stepped on the gravel with his huge body and came to Number One.
"hiss!"
Nightmare came to No. 1 and stopped, making a low hum, as if communicating with No. 1.
“Crack, crack!”
Number One responded to the Nightmare's low roar. While speaking, he turned his body to the side and raised his arm to point to the west.
Nightmare looked in the direction of Number One's finger and saw a simple wooden camp in the distance. Although the camp was a bit shabby, there were many skeleton soldiers guarding its walls.
It turned out that No. 1 had been taking his brothers to clear out wild skeleton soldiers in the vicinity these days. Just a few days ago, they encountered this camp. There were hundreds of skeleton soldiers in the camp, controlled by a red skeleton soldier.
Number One immediately coveted the huge wave of "supplements". As long as the camp swallowed some of the smoke from the skeleton, it would become stronger.
Of course, the intelligent No. 1 was just thinking about it in the past few days. It knew that it was impossible to defeat the opponent with just a few of them.
However, today, a large number of skeleton minions suddenly came, and each of them was well-equipped, and No. 1 immediately became interested.
After seeing the appearance of Nightmare, he prepared to put his plan to become stronger without hesitation.
"hiss!"
Nightmare immediately understood what Number One meant and had no objection.
Because its Heart of the Dead, Negvis, also recorded the memory that allowed it to actively become stronger, Number One and Nightmare were a perfect match.
"hiss!"
“Crack, crack!”
After No. 1 and Nightmare made their plans, they immediately gathered all their brothers and slowly headed towards the wooden camp on the slope not far away.
When they arrived at the camp, they were immediately discovered by the skeleton soldiers in the camp.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
When they approached to within a hundred meters, the skeleton soldiers in the camp immediately took action, and several skeleton archers on the wooden wall immediately shot out a few sparse arrows.
The arrowheads were rusty, but they still flew close to No. 1 and his men. Of course, they only flew close to them and then got stuck in the mud.
"hiss!"
When Nightmare saw that the enemy's minions actually took the initiative to attack, he immediately turned around and looked at Number One, then let out a long hiss and ran towards the dilapidated camp.
“Crack, crack!”
clang!
When No. 1 saw this situation, he naturally drew his sword, raised his shield and rushed forward.
The group of skeletons at the back were still a little confused, but the first few skeletons that had been trained by No. 1 drew out their swords with clanging sounds and followed.
With these five or six skeletons leading the team, the other new brothers finally started to move. They followed their example, drew their swords, raised their shields, and followed the team in front.
Seeing the charge of No. 1, Nightmare and others, the hundreds of skeletons in the camp became agitated. Finally, a red skeleton soldier in worn armor stood up on a tattered wooden chair in the camp.
“Crack, crack!”
whoosh!
This red skeleton soldier is the boss of the camp and also the boss of the surrounding area. Following its command, a hundred or so skeleton soldiers finally quieted down, and the skeleton soldiers on the wooden wall began to shoot arrows.
The skeleton soldiers under the wooden wall, led by three green skeleton soldiers, began to gather towards the camp gate holding worn swords, wooden sticks, stones and other weapons.
A war between the two sides is about to break out.
Boom!
A moment later, Nightmare rushed to the gate of the camp first. It did not stop, but used its heavy armor to directly crash into the dilapidated wooden door.
With a muffled sound, the gate of the camp was hit, wood chips flew everywhere, and a big hole was directly made.
Crash! Crash!
After Nightmare crashed through the gate, its momentum remained and it immediately crashed into the pile of skeletons gathered at the entrance of the camp. Nightmare, wearing the clothes worn by the demon, broke into the pile of skeletons and was immediately knocked to the ground.
“Crack, crack!”
Afterwards, No. 1 and the others finally arrived at the camp.
Faced with the well-equipped Death Legion, the skeleton soldiers in the camp were completely powerless to fight back. After just over ten minutes, all the wild skeleton soldiers in the camp were slaughtered.
At this moment, under the feet of No. 1 and Nightmare was the head of the original boss of the camp. The red soul fire was still shining inside the intact head.
Snap!
Number One didn't hesitate and raised his foot and stepped down. Then a wisp of smoke floated up from the ground and was directly shared by Number One and Nightmare.
As the smoke was absorbed by the soul fire, the originally green soul fire of No. 1 began to slowly change, and a faint red light appeared between the green flames.
While Number One and Nightmare were consuming the smoke, so were the skeleton minions behind them.
Especially those skeleton soldiers who had been trained by No. 1, their footwork was extremely skillful, fast and accurate, and no worse than No. 1.
With a few people setting examples, the other new brothers also followed suit and crushed the skeleton soldiers whose heads were still intact.
Snap! Snap!
Afterwards, the camp was filled with scenes of trampling.
(End of this chapter)
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