High in the sky.
The Alliance Master, suspended in mid-air, had the easily dispersed black mist of negative energy re-coalescing, obscuring his vaguely visible figure.
Minori was also floating in mid-air, the bone dragon beside him flapping its wings, half of which were missing.
A tense atmosphere permeated the air, as if the two would clash again at any moment.
After a probing exchange.
Minori had a relatively clear understanding of the Alliance Master's strength. Even under the crisis of the "Fire Domain," he didn't use Seventh-Tier magic, suggesting one of two possibilities.
Negotiation Begins
"Let's talk," the Alliance Master suddenly said, his tone still carrying a sense of superiority, but much calmer.
"About what?"
Minori was slightly stunned, somewhat surprised.
On the ground.
Kajiit occasionally looked up, gazing at the two in the air, sweat constantly beading on his forehead.
He always felt that the development of things was somewhat beyond his expectations. Originally, he thought he would die, and the mysterious man would also die at the hands of the Alliance Master, but the current situation was developing in another direction.
However, what Kajiit was really worried about now was whether he could survive.
Before long.
Under Kajiit's gaze, Minori and the Alliance Master flew down from the air and stood steadily on the ground.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.
Kajiit's heart beat a few times uncontrollably, feeling as if he would be killed at any moment.
Escape?
With the strength of the Alliance Master and the other man, where could he possibly escape to?
The Alliance Master wanted to kill him, and if the mysterious man really reached some kind of agreement with the Alliance Master, then he would have no value.
Kajiit was unconsciously drenched in cold sweat.
"Kajiit."
The Alliance Master's faint voice came.
Kajiit trembled all over, responding in a terrified, trembling voice: "Alliance Master."
"How is the 'Spiral of Death Ritual' you've been arranging?"
Kajiit wasn't sure why the Alliance Master would suddenly ask about this, cautiously answering: "It, it still needs some time."
Since entering the Hills area, what he had mainly been doing during this time was creating the Undead, in order to better attract negative energy.
"Take me to the place where the ritual is set up."
The Alliance Master said, then looked at Minori beside him: "Demi-humans are not so easy to control. There are still the two major kingdoms of the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy around. Be careful not to be targeted."
Faced with this seemingly nonsensical statement.
Minori, on the other hand, seemed to understand the Alliance Master's meaning, saying in a calm tone: "I will pay attention."
"Each gets what he needs," the Alliance Master responded.
Throughout the process, Minori and the other man didn't pay attention to Kajiit, who was pricking up his ears and listening to the conversation.
The Alliance Master led Kajiit away, heading to the "Corpse Pit" near the mountains.
Minori stood in place, watching the departing figures of the Alliance Master and the other man, pondering for a moment: "Come out."
Whoosh!
A white figure emerged from the forest on the hill behind, it was the Mist Witch.
"Master, should we send someone to keep an eye on them?"
A look of fear appeared in the Mist Witch's eyes. She had witnessed the entire terrifying battle just now.
Keep an eye on them?
Minori shook his head: "In the entire Hills area, only I can keep an eye on that Alliance Master. There's no need to waste effort."
"The situation is becoming more and more interesting."
He and the Alliance Master had temporarily reached a verbal agreement. The reason Minori agreed was because the Alliance Master mentioned that the "Spiral of Death Ritual" in Kajiit's hands was incomplete.
Whether it was true or false, Minori didn't know, but this had obviously become the other party's bargaining chip.
The Alliance Master seemed to be very clear about the importance of the "Spiral of Death Ritual" to people like Minori, or rather, the purpose of anyone targeting the ritual was very simple.
To become an Undead and obtain eternal life!
And then continue to study magic and gain powerful power!
"Aberrants" are the limit of humans, but not for the Heteromorphic Races who become Undead.
In the Alliance Master's eyes, Minori possessed such powerful strength, almost reaching the upper limit of humans, which was why he had targeted the "Spiral of Death Ritual."
"What exactly is the specific purpose of this Alliance Master?"
A look of contemplation appeared in Minori's eyes. The purpose the other party revealed was untrustworthy. He was thinking about the Alliance Master's deeper purpose.
Just like Minori deliberately showed his emphasis on the "Spiral of Death Ritual," in fact, the only thing he was interested in about the ritual was the method of absorbing negative energy.
"Originally, I thought it would be a little difficult to completely pass the buck to [Zurrernorn] with just a small character like Kajiit, but now there's no need to pretend anymore."
Minori didn't expect that this Alliance Master would appear directly, turning to the Mist Witch and saying: "What's going on with Go Gin's side?"
"He has already made contact with the people of the Holy Kingdom. As the Master guessed, not only did they not reach an agreement, but Go Gin also fought with the people of the Holy Kingdom."
The Mist Witch immediately responded with a smile.
"Both sides have gaps and taboos. If they want to exchange what they have, they lack the conditions to completely trust each other, and it will only become meaningless communication," Minori said knowingly.
He wasn't surprised by this result.
From the last time the Holy Kingdom sent people to him to inquire about information about Go Gin, Minori guessed that the Holy Kingdom intended to have separate contact with Go Gin.
However, both sides were too naive.
What Go Gin understood was limited, and many things were his own guesses, and the Holy Kingdom was already hostile to Demi-humans, so it was even more impossible to completely believe Go Gin'swords.
And Go Gin is now not just an independent individual, but the King of a race, and will consider more things.
Go Gin's movements.
Minori has always paid more attention to this, it is a very important card in his hand.
But now, the appearance of the [Zurrernorn]Alliance Master has made the next situation a bit complicated.
Minori couldn't quite figure out what this Alliance Master was thinking. The only thing he could be sure of was that this Alliance Master must be planning something.
The other party should know that the Slane Theocracy is eyeing this place.
Moreover, knowing that the Slane Theocracy is eyeing the Hills area, but not leaving, is even more strange!
"Mist."
Minori suddenly said.
"Master," the Mist Witch responded.
"There's no need to keep an eye on Go Gin anymore during this time. Pay attention to the situation on Cruche Lulu's side."
The Mist Witch nodded respectfully: "Understood."
Minori stood on the edge of the hill, overlooking the vast hills in the distance, raised his hand and pulled on the red hood, and with a thought, summoned the Attribute Panel.
In the brief exchange between the two sides, among all the magic used by the Alliance Master, there were only three spells that he had not mastered:
3rd Tier Magic · "One-Sided Duel"
5th Tier Magic · "Dilapidated Bone Prison"
"Pale Fire"
"One-Sided Duel" can prevent the opponent from using teleportation magic to escape. The only thing to be aware of is to be wary of the opponent teleporting to his teammates, which can easily lead to being besieged.
"Dilapidated Bone Prison" is a binding type of magic.
The "Sand Domain" in Minori's hand can be converted into four attributes and contains multiple effects, so the magic is not very useful to him.
"Pale Fire" is a range-based magic with energy attacks of both fire and negative attributes. In the hands of the Alliance Master, this magic is only of dual attributes.
But in Minori's hands!
As long as it is attribute-based magic, it can be converted into four attributes. This magic can exhibit multiple forms in his hands.
Just like the "Compound Elemental Spirit" summoning he mastered.
[Skill Points: 62 → 60]
With the consumption of two skill points, the two magics, "One-Sided Duel" and "Pale Fire," were mastered.
On the other side.
The Alliance Master and Kajiit were walking on barren land with some cracks and withered short grass.
The hot and water-scarce climate made the weeds on the ground scarce, with only some dead grass and shrubs scattered throughout the field of vision.
Against the backdrop of the Alliance Master and Kajit, whose bodies were emitting eerie figures of death, it seemed that this area had fallen into a dead zone.
Kajiit lowered his head, closely following behind the Alliance Master, his sunken eye sockets forming shadows that covered his eyes.
Not being executed again by the Alliance Master did not make Kajiit feel safe; instead, he became more fearful. During the time he spent with the Alliance Master,
He knew the Alliance Master's character too well. He was an extremely indifferent person!
"Isn't it strange?"
The Alliance Master's magnetic voice, like bones rubbing together, sounded.
Kajiit's dirty yellow fingers, swaying slightly with his body, trembled.
"You should be glad that this red-robed spellcaster wants to see the possibility of humans transforming into the undead from your body."
"I hope you succeed even more than you do." The Alliance Master let out a strange laugh, faintly revealing a hint of imperceptible mockery:
"For you, this is a rare opportunity, and also the last chance."
Kajiit's eyes shook.
The Alliance Master didn't seem to care about Kajiit's emotions and thoughts at the moment, raised his finger, and pointed to the sky: "Do you know what this situation is?"
Kajiit raised his head blankly and subconsciously opened his mouth: "Your, your subordinate, doesn't know."
This was his first time in the Hillside Area, and he didn't understand the climate here, so he hadn't felt anything strange.
"The Abelion Hillside has not experienced such a drought in hundreds of years. This is not a normal climate change, but the result of magic."
"The only thing that can change the weather on such a large scale is the sixth-tier faith-based magic 'Weather Manipulation'."
The Alliance Master slowly uttered a piece of information that shocked Kajiit and was unbelievable.
Sixth-tier magic!
That is the realm beyond humans.
The Alliance Master's level?
This thought flashed through Kajiit's mind.
"Tsk." The Alliance Master clicked his tongue lightly, the black mist of negative energy shrouding his body wriggled slightly, and his pale eyes flickered with a faint light: "From the previous confrontation, it can be determined that the red-robed spellcaster is not the one who used this magic."
"You have been here for some time. Have you noticed the existence of anyone using faith-based magic?"
Faced with the inquiry,
Kajiit could only shake his head. He really didn't know. All along, his energy had been focused on arranging the ritual and creating the undead. He only had a little understanding of this group of demi-humans.
"Idiot!"
The Alliance Master frowned, tapping his staff lightly with his withered fingers, and muttered to himself in a low voice: "With the strength of the red-robed spellcaster, plus this mysterious faith-based magic chanter, they do have the ability to rule the entire Hillside Area."
"First create a drought climate to cause chaos, thereby gradually controlling the Hillside Area... An unimaginable strategy."
Kajiit followed beside him, becoming more and more frightened as he listened, and gradually realized what the Alliance Master seemed to want to do.
"Alliance Master, what do you need your subordinate to do?"
Kajiit braced himself and spoke.
"Heh, heh."
A faint sneer served as a response.
Kajiit's heart sank completely. He was not foolish and had already realized that he was probably completely abandoned by the Alliance Master.
The only way to survive was to successfully become an undead by using the "Spiral of Death Ritual"!
However—is there still time?
"No matter how deeply hidden, there will always be a moment to show up." The Alliance Master let out a hoarse laugh of anticipation:
"Then add some fuel to the fire and let me see what's hidden."
If he remembered correctly, Kajiit was killed by an angel summoned by a scroll. Since that red-robed spellcaster was the one who killed Kajiit,
Then that deeply hidden faith-based magic chanter might be the person who created the scroll?
The Alliance Master was not sure, but there was indeed such a possibility.
There were only a few scroll-making masters who could create third-order magic scrolls on the surface. As for whether there were other scroll-making masters existing in secret, no one knew.
This might represent a mysterious force.
The Alliance Master was extremely curious. He knew that there were many secrets in this world.
Could it be from that legendary, mysterious organization that doesn't even have records?
The Alliance Master shook his head again as he thought about this.
While thinking!
The Alliance Master's arm threw out from the black mist, and a corpse was taken out from the magic bag and thrown out.
With a "bang," a muffled sound.
Made Kajiit couldn't help but look over.
That was the corpse of a demi-human, the upper body was a beast, and the lower body was a strange combination a bit like a centaur.
Zoastia?
Kajiit knew this powerful demi-human race, and suddenly, his pupils shrank violently.
He realized something!
The Alliance Master had already arrived at the Abelion Hillside, instead of what the Alliance Master had said at the beginning, when he confronted the red-robed spellcaster, that he had teleported to his side as soon as he entered the Hillside Area.
That is to say—confronting that red-robed spellcaster was intentional by the Alliance Master!
After throwing down the corpse of this demi-human.
The Alliance Master no longer paid attention, letting the corpse be thrown on the ground at will.
Kajiit's breathing became rapid.
The words the Alliance Master said to him in front of him, as well as the information revealed, were not because of his importance, but because in the Alliance Master's eyes, he was already a dead man.
Dead people will not reveal any secrets!
In the Alliance Master's eyes, he seemed to have neither the time to complete the ritual nor the possibility of success.
Only those who have died once can truly experience the powerlessness and horror of death.
He still has things he must do!
Cannot die!
Absolutely cannot die!
Kajiit didn't want to face that endless abyss of darkness again, as a weakling, mixed among these powerful magic chanters.
Like a lone boat on the sea, it could be swallowed by the sea at any time, and a strong unwillingness welled up in his heart.
Kajiit hid his hands in his loose sleeves and clenched his fists tightly.