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Chapter 19 Ruined City

If there is anything else in the history book full of lies that belongs to the real record, then there is only this last record - the arcane wizard who knows that he is facing failure, and is desperate and launches the most terrifying magic. They destroyed the entire capital of the magic empire, blocked the city with the dead and curses, and turned it into a land of evil, fear and the dead.

And this was exactly what Li Lin did.

At present, whether it is the banshee lurking in the ground and trying to steal their lives by influencing the spirit, the undead hiding in the shadows waiting for prey, or the zombies aimlessly wandering in the ruins, they are the result of Li Lin's use of the "Call of the Undead" as the most powerful spell in the undead. The power of magic covers the entire city, changing the souls and bodies of those who are unwilling to lose into new shapes. Banshees, undead, zombies, and residents of the dead magic empire are still protecting their territory and homes in their own way, year after year, day after day.

This eventually caused a situation of losing both sides. The coalition forces could not break through the city of death in any case. On the contrary, their casualties would become the power of the city because of the terrible magic. Therefore, even if it has been for a thousand years, this originally fertile and treasure-filled land can still be occupied by any country. Even the divine power of the God of Justice cannot completely purify the place. And those magicians who have faced death since the fall of the magic empire are even less need to be expected.

“We’re here.”

Standing on the edge of the road and looking at the huge ruins of the city not far away, not only the knights were shocked, but even Duncan, who had been here several times, had a solemn expression. Only Li Lin looked at everything in front of him with a contradictory look of comfort and loss. What made him feel comforted was that the magic was not in vain. Even if it had been a thousand years, no one could conquer this land and city. What made him feel disappointed was that the capital of the magic empire has completely become a ruin.

The sky is dark and there is almost no sunshine. The fog is shrouded in the city, and the border line is almost impossible to see clearly. The entire city is shrouded in a light that seems to exist or not. It can illuminate the road in front of you, but it will not let you see anything clearly. In fact, such light is sometimes even more dangerous than darkness.

"Okay, from now on, remember your duties."

Duncan took a deep breath.

"Remember, this place is different from where you have been, there is no day and night here! The light in front of us will not become brighter because of the sun, nor will it become darker because of the arrival of the night. You must adapt to this change!"

As he said that, he turned to the two priests and ordered.

"Mina, Fina. After entering here, I ask you two to take turns using the 'Guardian of God' halo, otherwise those evil mists would not let us go!"

"Yes, the Knights of Duncan."

Fina replied reflexively, then she looked at her sister uneasyly. After a brief exchange, the two sisters seemed to have reached some agreement. Soon, Fina held the holy emblem tightly and began to pray, and then circles of light emitted from her, covering everyone.

Li Lin did not say anything about this. He had considered when to kill these paladins or convert them. But at least not now, at least, he had to wait until he knew the true purpose of these paladins. It was not too late to do it. After all, Li Lin had to know what they were doing here. Then... it was time to have fun.

"Mr. Li Lin."

Duncan's voice made Li Lin look up and stare at the Knight in front of him.

“We need to rely on your knowledge to help us solve problems.”

"This is natural, respected knight"

Li Linwei bowed, and it was obvious that it was time for him to play.

After a little reorganization of the team, the people set off on the road again. The horses that the knights originally used to ride were tied up and no one rode forward. All supplies had been transferred to one of the carriages. In this way, the paladins had to walk and protect the people sitting in the carriages. Only Li Lin and the others walked outside. After all, after entering here, it was his "professional scope".

“This is the ‘Gate of Light’.”

After carefully observing the only stone pillars in front of the city ruins, Li Lin took out the Paladin's map and compared it for a while, and then spoke.

"If we want to get to that position, we have to turn right from here and walk upwards, and we can only get there through this alternate passage."

Looking at the direction of Li Lin's finger, Duncan hesitated. It would take a lot of time to walk this road from the map. But according to the original method, there was no entrance. Although the God of Justice had told them the location, he did not point out a clear route. At present, it was obvious that he could only rely on this person's help. After all, this man appeared in their team because of the Bishop's recommendation. Since the Bishop trusted him, he could only do this.

So Duncan nodded and ordered the Paladins to change directions and walk onto the not-so-flat roadside with the carriage.

The faint mist does not cause much trouble to the field of vision, but it is not without danger. Surrounded by the halo, the mist involuntarily disperses to both sides, and the mist floating around also shakes, as if the veil caressed with the wind, showing everyone everything that was hidden under them.

Ruins, bones.

The shaking of the light mist obviously made everyone very uncomfortable, especially when they didn't know whether the floating black shadow was covered up again by the thick mist or was no longer in place.

As Duncan said, here, the light has always been in the same shape. They cannot judge the situation in the sky, nor can they judge the current time. Therefore, even though they have already left, they don’t know how long it has passed and whether they should stop and rest.

"How far is it? Mr. Li Lin?"

“It’s half way.”

Li Lin compared the map with the road in front of him and answered Duncan's questions.

"Dear Knight, don't forget that the huge scale of the Magic Empire Capital is beyond anyone's imagination. If you break through this small map, then the journey we have to go may be longer."

"Then, let's have a rest."

Duncan sighed. Indeed, based on his previous experiences, he had a rough understanding of these things. However, after all, there has never been a city as huge as the capital of the Magic Empire in this era, so it is no wonder that he was confused. In fact, no one can tell how big this ruin is. However, judging from the scale of legends passed down thousands of years ago, this city is probably not much smaller than the territory of a small country on the mainland today.

After receiving the order, the Paladins began to rest on the spot, and they stared at the surroundings uneasy. The long period of alertness had already made them feel a little tired. In fact, if the sky could be shown to be dark now, they could make the decision to sleep here. But now there is still a faint light around, without any change. It seems that time has lost its meaning here and everything is still.

Li Lin's fingers moved slightly. Since the beginning, he had been communicating with the undead creatures around him. The dead spirits he called out seemed to remember their masters. They restrained their original hostility and retreated. Otherwise, these paladins would never have been able to walk so smoothly as they are now.

However, we can't just let them continue to move forward so smoothly.

Li Lin bent his fingers slightly, turned his back to everyone and released a trace of spiritual connection. Then he pretended to be resting and retreated to the carriage, closing his eyes to rest.

The ground began to tremble.

At first, everyone thought it was just their own illusion, but soon the alert Paladins stood up, drew their swords and looked at the thick fog in front of them.

The dull echo sounded around,

Accompanied by the huge figure tearing open the thick fog, a rotten body like a mountain of meat and a fishy smell appeared in front of everyone. He had two different heads, and his huge body looked like a product mixed by several humans. His turbid eyes were dull, and the smelly liquid flowing out of his big mouth could even corrode everything in the world.

That was a hatred.

"Prepare for the fight!!"

No one noticed what Li Lin, who quietly hid himself in the shadow of the carriage, was doing. All the paladins were tense because of the appearance of this terrible monster. This undead creature that had died outside still exists in this area. If these paladins could defeat it, then this would definitely become a symbol of their courage - the premise that they could really survive.

The halo made of the spirit and spirit light blocked the hatred. The big meat ball waved the rusty weapon in his hand in dissatisfaction and let out an angry roar. Under its pressure, the halo began to slowly weaken. Obviously, if this monster is not eliminated, everyone will be in trouble.

"Come with me!"

Duncan once again burned his sacred power light, and he rushed out of the range of the halo and rushed towards the abhorrent. In front of the power of the divine light, the fog quickly retreated, obviously unwilling to confront it head-on. At this moment, Duncan fully showed the posture a paladin should have. He calmly avoided the disorganized attack of abhorrent, and then loudly praised the holy name of the God of Justice, wielding a long sword and stabbed the abhorrent legs in front of him. After all, this guy has a very "magnificent" beer belly, and he is even fat enough to see his neck. For abhorrent who can only find his target through his eyes and smell, the target on his legs is obviously the most difficult to deal with.

The long sword cut into the legs of hatred, and the sacred power quickly penetrated into the body that should have dissipated, which made the hatred feel extremely painful. With the feeling, it lifted its legs hard and stepped down, and the entire road was trembling, but Duncan had already withdrawn at the moment of his attack. The experience of coming here made him the most familiar warrior among these people to attack the hatred.

With Duncan's example, the other Paladins quickly burned the sacred power in their bodies in his way. After relying on them to dispel the thick fog, they rushed towards the evil undead like a hill in front of them. Mina also walked out of the car, and she began to pray with a serious expression. With Mina's prayer, the sacred spiritual light enveloped the Paladins, making them braver and confident. Their power became stronger and their bodies became more flexible.

Faced with such an attack, hatred was obviously helpless, but even so, its back and forth stomping like a child would do when he was angry was still very threatening - if anyone was stepped on it, even his bones would turn into scum.

After using several magical techniques, Mina was a little tired, but she quickly felt comfortable herself. She raised her hand again and shifted her target to the knights in front of her, intending to heal the wounds for them and drive away the toxins around her hatred.

But just as she finished praying and was about to cast her power, Mina looked at Li Lin intentionally or unintentionally for some reason, and at this moment he was quietly staring at the battle situation in front of her. His expression was so silent and serious, just like she was facing herself before...
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