A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees Chapter 234

Chapter 234 The Moment of Sacrifice and the Magical Use of Diggers

The Holy White Deer?

Matthew was slightly startled:

"How did you know?"

Zangula smiled slightly, his slender eyes shining brightly:

“I have a pair of clairvoyant eyes that can see the essence through the outside.”

 While speaking.

His eyes always stayed on Matthew's chest, and his expression gradually became a little subtle.

 Matthew frowned.

Zangula's eyes suddenly lit up:

 “I didn't expect you to be quite avant-garde.”

 “We should have a good chat…”

 The next second.

A gray ball hit him directly!

　　　Bang.

 The magical aura from the transformation field spread instantly.

Zangula shrank.

 Suddenly turned into a goat with blank eyes.

 “Hey! What are you doing!”

Zangula looked a little panicked:

"I'm just kidding, I didn't see anything at all, please change me back!"

Matthew smiled coldly, and then put on an evil smile unique to the necromancer:

 “Maybe I'm more avant-garde than you think.”

 Said.

 He walked over and patted the goat's **** gently.

Zangula was so frightened that at that moment, he remembered the terrifying legends about the mage masters that were spread in his hometown.

 So his gluteus maximus muscles tightened instantly.

 He ran away with his tail between his legs.

 “Don't come over here!”

“Change me back quickly, I'm sorry, I swear I won't look at it randomly again!”

 There was a hint of pleading in his voice.

Matthew turned around and got into the car, waving his whip lightly.

The little phase horse stared blankly at the goat transformed by Zangula, and then ran forward happily.

Zangula had no choice but to spread his hooves and barely keep up.

Matthew sat on the bumpy carriage, quite calm.

Zangula has a lot of bad habits. He likes to look and touch randomly. He was most likely born in the market.

  He is indeed a ranger, but he probably makes a living as a thief most of the time.

I don't know what the Void Whale saw in him that made him a hero.

“But this guy should be kind in general. The ability to deal with world events basically presents objective facts. Zangula is considered a human hero, so there shouldn't be any problems in major aspects.”

Matthew thought secretly.

 As for personal morality.

 Come on, even the Seven Saints Alliance, the guardians of this world, can't find a few people with clean personal ethics.

 Matthew does not expect too much from others.

 So it didn't take long.

 When Zangula pitifully ran to his level again.

Matthew pretended to be angry and cursed:

“If you continue to do these ridiculous things, I will not only turn you into a goat, but I will also lock you up with 50 bugbears to give you a deep understanding of what it means to be truly avant-garde.”

 The goat shivered.

Matthew then removed the malicious transformation spell.

 Zangula jumped onto the carriage lightly and sat down side by side with Matthew.

 This guy is essentially a familiar person.

 He seemed to have forgotten everything that had just happened.

But I saw him pointing to the wooden box behind him with a smile on his face and said:

“Mr. Master, let's talk about business. Should we do something about this Holy White Deer?”

Matthew shook his head and said calmly:

 “I'm not sure that this must be the Holy White Deer.”

 “I don't have any good ideas either.”

Zangula smiled shamelessly:

“I have a plan that can take away the Holy White Deer smoothly without affecting the undercover's operations.”

Matthew looked at the other party with interest:

"Tell me."

Zangula suggested:

“You and I can pretend to be at odds with each other, and one of us drives away the Holy White Deer, while the other goes to report to Mary Joa, claiming that the other person is an undercover agent.”

“In this way, we can at least retain an undercover agent with a good reputation on Mary Joa's side, and we can also successfully take away the Holy White Deer and prevent the potential conspiracy of the Scourge Order.”

“Look, am I a genius?”

 Matthew blinked:

“So, whoever takes away the Holy White Deer will report it?”

Zangula coughed:

“Master Mage, you are suitable for escaping. It should be no problem to take away the Holy White Deer.”

"And I was born to deal with these gray organizations, and I am more suitable for undercover work. I swear on my personality that I will complete your mission together, and the person you want to find, as long as I have clues, We will also notify you together.”

"In this case, you and I plus Onion should cooperate inside and outside, so why worry about the Natural Disaster Cult not being destroyed?"

Matthew asked rhetorically:

“Then if I insist on letting you take the Holy White Deer to escape, what if I go to report to Mary Joa?”

Zangula thought for a while:

“It's not impossible, but in that case I still have a lot of things to explain to you, and I can't explain them in a while. Um, should I hurry up and start talking now?”

 Matthew looked at him deeply.

The other party's eyes were sincere and did not seem to be fake. It seemed that he really wanted to save the Holy White Deer.

Matthew thought for a while and finally shook his head:

 “I don't think it's appropriate.”

 “The main thing is that the risk is too great.”

"It's not that I don't trust your clairvoyance, but there is a black box barrier on top of this cage. All media of perception may be distorted when passing through the black box barrier. What if you see the Holy White?" Is the deer just an illusion? Or even transformed into another monster?"

Zangula shook his head and said:

 “This possibility is very low, I am quite confident in my judgment.”

"You may not know that part of my current strength comes from the Void Whale, which is a very great life. He and the legendary Lord of the Void Ucrus of the Scourge Order are mortal enemies. Ucrus uses all his methods. I'm naked in front of the Void Whale, so I don't think the Scourge Cult can deceive me.”

Matthew nodded:

“Ten thousand steps back, even if the person behind this is really the Holy White Deer, do you think the Natural Disaster Religion will be unprepared?”

“You and I both know that this is a loyalty test. The essence of a loyalty test is that any doubts and twists and turns may lead to the failure of all previous efforts.”

“Do you really think that if one person escapes and the other person reports it, they can gain Mary Joa's trust? If she was really that stupid, the Scourge Order would have been paralyzed long ago.”

Zangula looked thoughtful.

“You are right, but opportunities are rare. If we don't work hard, what's the point of sneaking in?”

 He looked a little unwilling.

Matthew said calmly:

 “Aren't you and I lurking in here for a greater goal?”

“As the soul of nature, the Holy White Deer should know what is the best way to give back to this land.”

“As a registered mage of the Seven Saints Alliance, I will do everything possible to ensure his safety, but before that, I suggest staying put.”

 Zangula frowned.

after a long time.

 He just sighed:

"Okay, I will listen to you this time, but if I have such an opportunity next time, I will rely on my own judgment."

  Matthew didn't say much.

The two of them have their own purposes. Using the name of the Seven Saints Alliance can only make Zangula temporarily obey him. It is obviously impossible to expect the other party to obey him.

 The two have a common enemy and there is room for cooperation.

 But friction during communication is also inevitable.

Matthew made up his mind secretly.

 The best way out is to minimize the encounter with Zangula from now on. The two of them should do their own thing.

 In a dark tunnel.

 The little phase horse walks cheerfully.

It always seems to be carefree. Even if it hits a wall head-on, it can twist its neck and forcefully twist away.

 The two people on the carriage fell into silence.

 It didn't take long.

An even noisier banging sound came from the wooden box behind him.

 “Dong dong dong!”

 “Save me, save me!”

 The cry for help suddenly turned into a girl's voice!

Zangula looked back.

 The eyes immediately became a little scared.

"What's wrong?"

Matthew asked calmly.

 “There is a naked girl inside.”

Zangula's voice was slightly deeper:

"The Holy White Deer disappeared just now. You are right. It is impossible for the Natural Disaster Religion to just hand over the Holy White Deer to us."

 “This is a deception, and I failed to see through it...”

“But that's not right, what I just saw was clearly the Holy White Deer, there's no way my eyes could have seen it wrong!”

 His voice is full of self-doubt and contradiction.

 Matthew looked back.

His perception was completely blocked by the black box barrier, and he couldn't see clearly what was inside.

 He couldn't help but think:

“If Zangula's vision is affected by the black box barrier, then he should be able to see nothing just like me.”

“If he is not affected, then what he sees should be real, or at least appear to be real.”

“Is it possible that the thing inside is actually a shapeshifter? It randomly changes into different forms every time? But why does the shapeshifter turn into the shape of the Holy White Deer?”

 Matthew was puzzled.

He couldn't think about the meaning of this thing from the perspective of the Calamity Cult.

 After all, cultists' thinking is very different from ordinary people, so maybe they really think that a big bait is needed to test their loyalty.

 In short.

 Matthew's attitude towards the box became more cautious.

 And on the next journey.

 He asked Zangula to look back from time to time.

 As a result, every once in a while, what Zangula saw in the box would change.

 The first time is the Holy White Deer;

 The second time was a naked girl;

 The third time was a suspended giant jellyfish;

 The fourth time was an upside-down vampire;

 It's just that we haven't had time to see the fifth change yet.

 Suddenly there was the sound of dense footsteps on the quiet path ahead.

 Plop sound.

 The magic flame lights up.

  Matthew took a closer look.

 Unexpectedly, they saw a group of Blight cultists and met them.

 Most of the Blight Cultists were the same as those she saw on the surface. They were all crazy and bloodthirsty, and they swarmed up whenever they saw people.

 But this time.

There is a leader-like character among the Blight Cultists.

 He seems to be able to command other Blight Cultists.

 Under his suppression, some of the Blight cultists shrank back a distance.

 And he himself was at the forefront.

 “Give me the things in the car and I can give you money, lots and lots of money.”

The leader's voice was low and authentic.

However, no one in the carriage answered his words.

 Welcome them.

It is a long and weird magical syllable!

 “Wait a minute, I can give you a hundred…”

 The leader has not finished speaking yet.

 The space near them was instantly distorted. The deceleration force field and the silent halo were superimposed, and their movements became extremely slow.

  The Blight cultists' panic did not last long.

 Just three seconds later.

 Two huge pairs of scissors emerged from the rocky walls on both sides.

 Click to cut.

 All the Blight cultists were cut clean instantly!

 A large amount of blood and mud fell like rain.

On the land ahead there was only one corpse cut into two parts, and it belonged to the leader!

“Hey, don't you want to hear how much money he paid?”

Zangula wiped his sweat carefully, his expression a little speechless.

Matthew shrugged:

"It doesn't matter, I know the Blight Cultists. They are one of the few poorer groups in the world than the Necromancers."

Zangula heard this and said:

"It's no problem to kill them, but their form is very special. I suspect that most of the Blight Cultists are not dead."

 Matthew nodded slightly.

Everyone can discover the anomalies of the Blight Cultists, but there is still no answer to the root cause.

It happened that a strange corpse appeared in front of me.

 He wanted to go over and have a look.

Who knew it would be at this time.

The corpse that was cut into two parts actually got up on the spot!

 A mysterious black energy lingered around the waist of the corpse.

 The upper body of the corpse stretched out its hands and tried to put itself back.

 Follow.

Many details on the body began to mutate—

 His skin quickly turned blue-grey;

His eyeballs protruded violently, and his teeth became sharper and thicker;

His body exuded a strong fishy smell, as if he had been soaked in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood for more than ten years;

His hair fell out quickly, and his upper body muscles became particularly strong, while his lower body seemed a little weak. He stumbled while walking, but he was able to maintain a delicate balance.

 “There's something wrong with this guy!?”

Zangula alertly pulled out the thin sword from his waist and was about to walk towards the monster, but was stopped by Matthew.

 “He is mine now.”

Matthew explained calmly.

Zangula suddenly showed an incredible look in his eyes:

 “I didn't even see you singing the summoning of the dead?!”

Matthew smiled and said nothing.

 He came to the monster and looked at him carefully.

The latter lowered his head slightly and gave a sincere greeting with a ferocious expression:

 “Lord, master…”

His voice was hoarse and scary.

 But for some reason, Matthew felt quite happy in his heart.

 He glanced at the data column.

“Tip: You killed a lot of Blight Cultists using your signature spell, Deadly Scissors.

 The spell effect "Lord of the Dead" is in effect.

 You have gained a loyal servant "Elite Ghoul"!

 Elite Ghoul (LV13): Extremely powerful, good at attacking and biting, and feeding on corpses.

 In an unconscious state, he will be driven by endless hunger to continuously attack creatures.

 But your orders are above all else.

 He is 100% loyal to you.

 Ability: omitted. Special: Your elite ghoul has the sacrifice option.

Sacrifice: You can sacrifice your elite ghouls to the Negative Energy Plane, giving you a chance to receive gifts from the Negative Energy Plane and an increased chance of converting to a more powerful creature the next time the Lord of the Dead ability takes effect. sex. "

 The attributes of the ghoul are pretty good.

Diusimaeus can be regarded as more or less a minor boss in the cemetery.

  But there is still a considerable gap between them and those real elite characters.

 Matthew thought for a while.

 Still tried to choose sacrifice.

 The next second.

 A gray-brown magic circle appeared under the ghoul's feet.

A strong negative energy was passed from the other end of the magic circle.

Matthew felt the unique wind of the negative energy plane, and he even vaguely saw the dark moon.

  After a while.

 The ghoul let out a low sigh:

"I am free!"

  Swish.

 The figure disappeared.

 Follow.

 A thick bone and a small golden bean appeared above the magic circle.

 Matthew went over and picked up the things.

“Tip: You sacrificed an elite ghoul, and you received a gift from the negative energy plane—

 Unknown pelvic bone: The owner of my pelvic bone must have been very strong during his lifetime.

 Golden Beans: Not worth much money, but better than good-looking.

 Lord of the Undead: The next time you summon the undead, the probability of Frost Bone Dragon +1%."

That's it?

 Matthew raised his eyebrows, feeling a loss of blood.

Although ghouls are not that powerful, if they are well cultivated in the cemetery, they still have the potential to become centurions.

 The things given by the negative energy plane are too bad.

 As for the probability of increase.

 I can only say that I can barely comfort myself that I am investing in the future.

“It seems that there will be no need to offer sacrifices frequently in the future.”

Matthew thought so.

 But at this time.

 His body suddenly trembled.

 In Zangula's surprised gaze, a majestic domain power surged from Matthew.

 Follow.

 Matthew's surroundings were filled with an aura of danger.

 Fortunately, this situation only lasted for more than ten seconds.

  After a while.

 Matthew returned to normal.

 But there was still a glint of brilliance in his eyes.

“Just now, did you trigger a field reaction?”

Zangula asked cautiously.

Matthew spoke vaguely:

  “So be it.”

Zangula became even more curious:

“Is your mage particularly prone to triggering field reactions?”

“With your level of strength, have you already entered several fields? Can you please tell me?”

 “There won't be more than three, right?”

 He had a gossipy look on his face.

Matthew thought for a while:

"Roughly the same."

Zangula was immediately amazed, and then said with envy:

 “Mage is indeed a unique profession!”

  Matthew didn't pay much attention to him.

 The two of them returned to the carriage and continued their journey.

 Only did he have time to glance at the data column.

“Hint: You have completed a real sacrifice, and in the process, you have entered the field of sacrifice for the first time.

 As a reward for getting involved in the field, you will receive a special field ability "Sacrifice Moment"

 Sacrifice time: You can sacrifice all summoned undead in non-contract slots within 10 seconds. Within three minutes after that, you will receive the following attribute bonuses—

 Three times mana;-

 Three times the spell's power;-

 Three times the casting speed;

  300% spell lifesteal;

 Three times spell hit modifier;

In addition, when you do not have any non-contract slot summons (undead limited) in your name, you can sacrifice all undead in the contract slot within 10 seconds. Within three minutes after that, you will receive the following attribute bonuses. —

 Ten times mana/spell power/casting speed/spell lifesteal/spell hit modifier.

 Eventually, when you're alone, you can sacrifice your own life for a more powerful, very short-term burst of energy.

 After the outbreak, you will be in ghost form for a short period of time. If your soul body cannot be properly protected, you will most likely die quickly. "

 Time of sacrifice.

 A very special and very powerful ability.

 Not as a last resort.

  It is impossible for Matthew to use this ability.

 The loss is too great.

　　Not to mention that he cannot bear the loss of every unit in the contract slot, and he does not want to sacrifice even ordinary summoned creatures.

 Hence this ability is somewhat useless to Matthew.

 Just a second thought on his mind.

If it really comes to the end of the rope, I won't think this way.

 Fate is always elusive.

Matthew couldn't guarantee that he would not face a desperate situation.

 So this ability is very suitable as a means of pressing the bottom of the box.

 “You still have to work hard to avoid this situation from happening.”

 Matthew encouraged himself secretly.

 After the interlude.

The carriage continued to move forward happily, and it took them another hour or so. They passed through the winding and rugged underground tunnels, and arrived at the secret stronghold of the Scourge Order in Watcher's Heights without any danger.

 Outside the gate.

Marie Joa crossed her arms and had a look of satisfaction on her face.

 The dozen original members who followed her were also unscathed.

 “You did a good job.”

Marie Joa walked over with a smile. She opened her arms and tried to hold the two men around her, one on the left and the other on the right.

 However, both of them involuntarily moved away.

Matthew pointed to the people behind her and asked:

"How is this going?"

“Why did you arrive before us?”

“Don't tell me this is a boring test! I hate it when others test me!”

 His expression looked very sinister.

On the other side, Zangula, who went by the pseudonym White Helmet, also had a displeased face.

His current disguise is that of an alcoholic and aloof guy.

This guy's acting skills aren't bad either.

 As soon as Matthew got out of the car, he could feel a slight change in his aura.

 This should be caused by some kind of ability related to the field of performance.

“Mage Bones is right, you have to give us an explanation.”

Zangula said coldly.

“Don't call me Bone Mage, or I'll pull out your bones. You'd better remember me, kid.”

Matthew immediately turned to threaten Zangula.

The latter sneered, seemingly a little confused:

“Can you figure out the situation first? Is this woman playing tricks on us more serious than me talking nonsense?”

Matthew then turned his head:

 “He's right, you have to give me an explanation.”

Marie Joa spread her hands and said with a smile:

"We just happened to find a shortcut. Don't think too much. Everyone in the Calamity Order is equal. There is no test."

“Okay, you two, if you want to lose your temper, I can stay with you tonight and we can go in and talk.”

“This is the secret stronghold of the Scourge Order, and it will be open to you from now on. This is enough to dispel your doubts.”

 While speaking.

 The men behind her went to take over the carriage.

 The pitch black stone door also quickly opened to both sides under Mary Joa's spell.

 The two of them followed in with annoyance on their faces.

 There is a cave inside.

 This is a rather spacious underground space. The specific area cannot be seen to the end, but it is at least a hundred meters on the left and right sides, and the depth is several times that number.

 In terms of height.

Matthew visually estimated that the lowest point above his head was about 10 meters from the ground.

 This is an excellent underground gathering place.

 The interior of the stronghold is brightly lit.

 Can you see the Scourge Cultists walking by?

Matthew also noticed that there were many pools dug in the square at the front, but it was currently dark around the pools, and he couldn't tell what they were used for.

  Along the way.

He asked Mariejoia in a strong tone:

“What are those things in the car? There are always people knocking along the way, and the noise is so loud that I almost have a nervous breakdown!”

 Marie Joa has a very good attitude.

 She smiled and said:

"You will know in two days. Don't be angry. I don't mean to be outspoken. It's just that the matter is important and I am the only one in the entire stronghold who knows about it."

"But I promise, you two will know the next plan soon."

 “Let me show you around first.”

  After a while.

 They passed the place where the carriages were parked.

 At this time, one of the Scourge Cultists was carrying the cage outside from the car.

  Can be suddenly.

 A panicked voice sounded.

 “Why did it come out!”

 The three of them took a closer look.

But I saw that a cage that four Scourge Cultists were carrying became empty.

At this time, the twist-shaped monster turned into a black shadow and jumped to the ground next to it.

 “Zizzizi!”

The monster trembled quickly and returned to its original state.

 Hint: You encountered a deformed burrowing insect!

 The wonderful uses of burrowing insects (god knowledge): You realize that some gods and female dragons will capture young burrowing worms for self-satisfaction..."

　　It turned out to be a ground-burrowing insect.

Matthew felt that the twist-shaped things in the previous cages looked familiar.

I don't know why this earth-burrowing insect actually left the cage.

He looked a little confused at this time and was shaking his sharp head randomly.

Seeing this, Matthew took out the deadwood staff and used a monster hold technique on the burrowing insect!

However, what surprised him was.

 This spell is actually immune to burrowing insects!

 So he immediately added a petrification spell.

 Something more outrageous happened.

 Petrification also fails.

Not only that, Matthew's two consecutive spells instantly angered the digger, and the guy suddenly rushed towards Matthew!

The head of the digger is quite strong and can dig through the bottom layer hundreds of meters below.

Being hit by this thing is comparable to being hit head-on by a giant dragon!

 Matthew did not dare to neglect.

 He quickly opened a door high up.

 The burrower's reaction is quite fast.

When Matthew's figure appeared on any door at a high point, he suddenly turned around and chased after him again.

 Because the incident happened suddenly.

 The Scourge Cult lacked organization and had no time to control it.

Marijoa and Zangula could only try to delay the movement of the burrowing insects.

But this ground-digger is really evil.

 Not only is he immune to spells, but he is also quite invulnerable.

 After two loud noises.

The digger broke through the blockade, flew directly to the stone wall, and pierced in the direction of Matthew.

Matthew was in danger, got stuck, and left through any door again.

 Looking back at the stone wall.

The digger actually went all the way up and opened a narrow passage in an instant!

 “No, he wants to escape!”

Marie Joa reacted.

However, the ability of adult burrowing insects to burrow into the ground is very terrifying, and this guy seems to have accumulated strength for a long time. In just an instant, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

 Above the head.

 A large amount of gravel will fall down in a cloud of dust.

 Only left a huge hole for everyone.

 “What's going on with this bug?”

“Didn't you release the hypnotic magic in advance?”

　　Matthew couldn't help but question.

Marie Joa raised her hands with a serious expression:

"Don't rush into internal strife first. We have to deal with what has happened first and then hold ourselves accountable."

"In this batch of ground diggers sent over, there are no problems with the others. Only this one escaped. I'm afraid someone did something secretly. Haha, we'll find out after we check it out soon."

"As for the guy who escaped, leave it to me. I will catch it back quickly. This place is not far from the surface. The burrower hates sunlight. Even starlight and moonlight will make him at a loss. And this instinctive He can't last long digging, and his physical strength is also a problem.”

 She hasn't finished speaking yet.

Suddenly there was a rumbling sound from the cave, as if something was falling from inside!

　Marie Joa suddenly beamed:

 “Look, I said he can't hold it, get out of the way!”

 Everyone hurriedly evaded.

 A few seconds later.

The figure of the ground-burrowing insect indeed appeared in this underground space again.

　　Boom!

 He fell to the ground looking weak.

 A ray of starlight came in from the hole.

 Follow.

 An elegant figure also fell down.

 Plop!

He fell on the body of the digger, bounced upward slightly, and then lay down on the body of the digger in a rather elegant posture.

"who?"

　Marie Joa looked at the other party warily.

The man was dazed on the ground for a while, then Shi Shiran straightened his clothes and stood up.

Matthew just glanced at it and felt his breath suffocate:

 “Hibbert!?”

 (End of this chapter)

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