Chapter 207: The Undead Mage

Chapter 207 – Undead Mage
Entering the month of March, the situation in the Northern Border had finally stabilized.

Zachary commanded a legion of Redeemers and was stationed at Harden Castle.

The news that Baron Harden was a member of the Venus family had not been leaked, and on the surface it appeared that Baron Harden had fled the territory because he was deeply involved in the rebellion and had failed in the political struggle.

If King Roger had been overthrown, Baron Harden would still have had the possibility of turning over a new leaf within the institutions of the Kingdom of Grant.

Baron Harden fled with his family, and the three baronies of the Harden family became territories under the jurisdiction of the Crown, while the two baronies on the northern border came under the jurisdiction of the province of Gascoigne.

Because Richard moved the Harden barons away, the supply of the Redeemer’s army became very difficult.

Zachary had no choice but to report it to the Consul of Gascoigne.

The Gascoigne Provincial Consul received the news and immediately felt a great deal of trouble.

It was already difficult to do business across provinces, and besides, Richard was still a famous thorn in the side of the Northern Border.

When Baron Harden robbed the people of Stoopa in Gerda Province, he couldn’t be held accountable, and now if he wanted to hold Richard responsible for this kind of thing, it would be equally difficult.

There was no other way, the Redeemer’s Legion could only tunnels themselves.

Failure of political stand, can only recognize their own bad luck. Now Zachary commanded the troops, as if no mother’s child, have difficulties can only think of their own solution.

The positioning of the Redeemer’s Legion in Nolan is directly the first line of cannon fodder, and the treatment is simply not comparable to the weak fighting force of the city defense army.

Unless one makes a war achievement, there is a chance to turn around.

Especially during the period when King Roger was in power, turning over would become very difficult.

Even if it was hard and lost money, if they wanted to survive in the Grant Kingdom, the failed nobles could only endure and wait for the next king to come to power to find a way to change.

Endurance was a survival skill that nobles had to have, and another survival skill was to admit defeat and compromise.

First-generation nobles such as Richard were often very tough, and would rather bend than bend, and would not tolerate or compromise. Most of the time, the first generation nobles and the nobles who have been inherited for many years are almost two kinds of political creatures, and it is also difficult to integrate into a circle of friends.

For example, the best relationship Richard had with the nearby nobles was Baron Sharp. They are both first generation military nobles, compared to uncle Baron Dak, Baron Rice and others, Richard, Sharpe characteristically also more straightforward.

March is the season of spring plowing, Barony of Dillam after several generations of operation, has reclaimed 160,000 acres of farmland.

In recent years, the orcs chose to invade from the Harland Valley, the Platos Mountains, Baron Dillam suffered heavy losses, and eventually lost his hereditary territory.

Because of the loss of too many people in the war, a large amount of farmland has been deserted in the last few years.

But it was relatively easy to resume farming on the deserted farmland, far easier than reclaiming it. With this 160,000 acres of farmland, Richard is not going to reclaim the land this year, with 16,000 strong laborers in his hands, it is enough for Richard to resume production.

Not long after the start of spring plowing, Richard received an unexpected news.

Twenty kilometers north of Hyrule Castle, a large gray fog suddenly appeared.

A scout had mistakenly entered the gray fog and did not send back any news.

After receiving this intelligence, Richard was shocked and his face changed.

The action of going to the Undead Realm three years ago to seal the dimensional passage was an unforgettable experience for Richard for the rest of his life.

In that battle, he was almost taken away from the Legendary Witch Demon and fused his soul. Even now, when he thought back on it, he had a feeling of fear.

Now that he had heard the news of the gray mist once again, he couldn’t help but think of the Undead Realm.

With the thought of the Undead Realm in his mind, Richard immediately paid attention and immediately wrote letters to the Morning Glory Church of Gerda Province, informing them of this unexpected situation.

Hope to get the help of the church, together to solve this trouble.

The Morning Glory Church was very strong in Grant Kingdom, with legendary magicians sitting in the town. If things really can’t be handled, the sky is falling and it’s a big man who will go to the top.

If he really couldn’t handle it, Richard could also take his family and his men and go to other regions to develop.

The Morning Glory realm is vast and boundless, there is always a safe place, according to the strength of the Harland family nowadays, wherever they go, they can live a good life. It is not too difficult to obtain noble status.

Receiving the information sent by Richard, the Church of the Morning Sun did not dare to be slow, the provincial bishop Deng Lejin personally led the team, with four church personnel to Harland’s territory.

Richard and Sophia were also ready to go with the church personnel to check around the gray mist.

The fortress is already the northernmost point of Harland’s territory, and further into the uninhabited territory, there is no human population at all.

Twenty kilometers northward from the Fortress, the terrain gradually sloped downward, unexpectedly forming a several hundred square kilometers of mountainous basin.

The basin was not very well drained and was full of swamps.

Gray mists shrouded the swamps and appeared in the crowd’s view.

There was no sound in the thick gray mist, and nothing could be seen in the silence.

Seeing this gray mist, Richard immediately affirmed that it was related to the Necromantic Realm.

“I have felt the power of the undead.”

Dunlegin sighed, sat down on his knees and began to recite the Holy Words.

The power of the Holy Word spell was something Richard had seen with his own eyes before.

This divine art was very restraining to undead creatures.

As the Holy Words were recited, a holy light emanated from Deng Lejin’s body, immediately dispersing the gray fog.

After the gray fog gradually dispersed, Richard found hundreds of undead creatures as far as he could see.

These undead creatures were hobbling towards the crowd, and there were still countless undead creatures behind them, hidden inside the gray fog.

Any undead that heard the holy words were instantly relieved, and their souls turned into a green smoke.

Although these undead creatures were all low-level skeletons and zombies, their numbers were constant, and according to Richard’s estimation, there were at least a few thousand of them.

Although Deng Lejin was a seventh-ranked priest, there was no chance of winning if he consumed them.

If only a few priests from the Morning Glory Church came to scout, accidents might happen under carelessness.

But Pastor Dunlegin was accompanied by Richard, Sophia, Wendy, and other members of the Harland Mage Association, and there were dozens of magical beast cavalrymen protecting Richard and the others.

At Richard’s command, the Wraith Cavalrymen opened their bows and shot feathered arrows at the skeletons and zombies.

The arrows had very little restraint on the undead creatures unless they hit the soul fire of the undead creatures.

Shooting off an arm bone or shin bone didn’t affect the undead creatures at all, unless they were completely shattered and the soul fire extinguished, the undead creatures could be destroyed.

There were only a few archers who could hit the head and heart with every arrow.

Most of the Wraith Cavalry, the level of archery was roughly at the second rank. This level was not up or down, and although they could aim at their opponents and hit their targets, it was difficult to bring too many kills to the undead creatures.

Seeing that the arrow attacks were ineffective, the Wraith Cavalrymen urged their Iron Horned Horses and shot out magic missiles.

The power of the magic missiles was very good, and they immediately smashed the undead creatures into pieces.

However, the Iron Horned Horse could only release three to four rounds of Magic Missiles, and after killing and injuring more than two hundred undead creatures, it ran out of magical power, and there was a feeling of atrophy.

Richard didn’t let the magical beast cavalry engage the undead creatures in close combat.

The Wraith Cavalry of Harland’s territory were all carefully selected backbones, and Richard was not willing to put them in danger until it was absolutely necessary.

Seeing the undead creatures pressing up, the four churchmen following Dunlegin were all mid-ranked warriors, they drew their enchanted longswords and blocked in front of Dunlegin.

Deng Lejin immediately released an auxiliary divine art, Holy Flame Attachment. This fourth-rank divine art was a group-assisted divine art that could attach holy flames to the enchanted weapon, which carried a hint of the power of divine fire, and was very effective at killing undead creatures.

Immediately after the spell was released, a holy flame ignited on the swords of the four Church Knights.

The four Morning Glory Church Warriors held up their flaming longswords and cut off an undead creature with a gentle sweep, the flames attached to the undead creature immediately burned violently, and in the blink of an eye, an undead was burned to ashes.

Wherever the holy flames struck, the undead creature would immediately sprout light golden divine flames, instantly turning into a fireman, and the fire of the soul would be extinguished in a matter of moments.

The four Morning Glory Church warriors were incredibly brave, and when they were overwhelmed, they cleared out a large swath of undead creatures in a matter of moments.

Before Richard, Sophia, and the others could make a move, the number of undead creatures had already been reduced by half. However, right at this moment, a strong spiritual fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the swamp, landing directly on the four Morning Glory Church warriors.

Their movements stalled for a moment, and they let out a hiss of pain. It was as if a needle had been stuck into the depths of their souls, and their brains seemed to be emptied instantly.

“Everyone be careful, it’s soul magic, Spirit Flagellation!”

Seeing this scene, Sophia seemed to have thought of something and immediately reminded everyone to be careful.

Soul magic had always been bizarre and unpredictable, not only was it difficult to learn, it was also particularly difficult to defend against.

Richard, because he had received a materialistic education in his previous life and formed a complete three views, learning this kind of materialistic magic would be extremely difficult.

The few soul magic spells he had learned were almost all bestowed by the Goddess of the Morning Sun, equivalent to the divine spells released by priests. Richard’s divine magic ability was roughly equivalent to the Third Order.

On the contrary, Sophia and Wendy, who did not receive complete materialistic values, had an easy time self-recognizing materialistic things, and learning soul magic was a bit easier instead.

The necromancer hidden in the shadows, used a soul spell that controlled the four Morning Glory Church Warriors, and the remaining undead creatures swarmed towards the four Morning Glory Church Warriors and grabbed them.

Seeing this, Richard immediately unleashed a Second Ring Magic Soul Restoration Spell.

A faint magical aura fell on the four warriors, their souls instantly felt warmth and immediately regained consciousness, immediately waving their Holy Flame long swords to repel the undead creatures.

In the last two years, Richard had learned a few new spells even though he hadn’t been able to advance.

The first one was the Second Ring Magic Tracking Spell.

This magic was very useful in real combat despite its low level.

Back then, it was through Sophia’s use of this magic that they were able to find the Rhino Horned Beast and kill it to obtain a very crucial amount of money.

Sophia used the materials from the rhinoceros horn beast to refine a batch of Teng Hui potions and cultivated the first batch of backbones of the Harland territory. Without this backbone of soldiers, Harland Territory wouldn’t have developed so quickly.

The second magic was the Weakening Ray, anyone who was hit by this magic would immediately fall into a weakened state, it was a very good field control type spell.

If one wanted to capture a creature alive, Decay Ray was definitely a very good spell.

The third spell was Subdimensional Anchor, a typical four-ringed spell that could block an opponent from opening up interdimensional space.

The fourth spell is Lightning, also a four-ringed magic that is very powerful for a single kill.

Having learned four new magic spells, Richard’s combat power went to the next level, and he became more well-rounded in a magician’s battle.

Seeing that the Spirit Lash failed, the necromancer hiding in the shadows struck again, and a powerful spiritual fluctuation came from the depths of the gray mist.

This powerful spiritual force was aimed directly at Richard.

In an instant, Richard lost control of his body, and although the loss of control was only for a short moment, it allowed him to perceive the substance of this spiritual fluctuation.

Soul Control, Soul Department Sixth Ring Magic.

After using this spell, relying on strong spiritual power, one can control the opponent from the soul.

If it was an ordinary fourth ring magician, although his mental power was strong and his soul was very condensed. When faced with a Higher Necromancer Mind Control, they simply couldn’t resist it and would instantly lose control of their body.

If this piece of magic was aimed at Sophia and Wendy, it would become very troublesome for the two to resist.

If one of Sophia and Wendy were in danger, it would immediately cause Richard to have his hands full and be unable to free his hands.

Unfortunately, this spell was aimed at Richard, Richard’s soul was very special, and the power of the three deities was hidden in the depths of his soul.

The God of Killing, the Goddess of Morning, and an unknown deity who made panels.

These three deities were equivalent to signing a special soul contract with Richard, trying to control Richard was equivalent to controlling the three deities.

Although the three deities were in bad shape, those who had fallen had fallen, those who had fallen asleep had fallen asleep, and those who had disappeared had disappeared.

But how could a nine-ring necromancer control three deities?

Moreover, Richard’s spiritual power was very strong, already equivalent to an eighth ring magician, and his will was very tough, with a high resistance to soul spells. Normally, all could resist this soul control spell.

Even the Legendary Witch Demon tried to fuse his soul, but his soul was absorbed by the power of the God of Slaying. This necromancer hiding in the shadows, who wasn’t even a Legend, was immediately revolted by the magic after using soul control on Richard.

In a flash a powerful wave of spiritual power exploded, a roar came faintly from the depths of the swamp, and then all the undead creatures stood still.

The necromancers hidden in the shadows were killed by the magical backlash, and some of the remaining middle and low level necromancers were left without a leader.

The necromancers were infamous and were a wanted evil force in the Morning Realm.

Whether it was the Church of the Seven Gods, secular kingdoms, or magical organizations, they were all enemies of the necromancers.

The necromancers have too many enemies and no allies in the Morning Glory Realm, so they can only hide in the sparsely populated darkness.

The necromancers hidden in the swamp came from a necromancer organization called the Tower of Death.

The Tower of Death was hidden in the Markholm Magic Kingdom some time ago, and probably the most dangerous place was also the safest, the Tower of Death surprisingly disguised itself as a small magical organization, and hung out in the Markholm Magic Kingdom for seventy to eighty years.

Unfortunately, a hundred secrets eventually revealed themselves and attracted the attack of the Magic Council.

Although the strength of the Tower of Death was not weak, it was far from being able to compare with the Magic Council, and the leader of the Tower of Death, Legendary Mage Tarasha, was killed by the Speaker of the Magic Council, Albert Sacco, and even his soul was annihilated by Albert, a fourth-ranked magician.

The Magic Council is so fierce that the Tower of Death can’t afford to mess with it, and the remaining necromancers hid themselves and fled to hibernate in the uninhabited Eagle Mountain Range under the leadership of Savio, a nine-ring necromancer.

The necromancers don’t dare to approach the Legendary Black Dragons and Legendary Ogres that occupy the eastern and western ends of the Eagle Mountains, so they can only choose to gain a foothold in the middle of the Eagle Mountains. Similarly, they didn’t dare to get too close to the Orc Empire, so they carefully chose to find this swampy basin between the mountains.

Through some information records, they found that this area crashed a floating city in the ancient times, haven’t found the remains of the floating city yet, and just built a part of the mage tower, and as a result, it was discovered by the scouts of Harland’s territory.

The Tower of Death couldn’t shift in time, and was blocked at the entrance by Richard with the Morning Glory Church Priests.

Morning Glory Church Priests were very restrained against necromancers, and Dunlegin suppressed Savio even though he was only at the seventh rank.

After being defeated by the Magic Council, there were only two high ranked necromancers left in the Tower of Death, Savio fought with Dunlegin, and the other Ninth Ring Wizard, Yura, manipulated the undead and fought with Richard and the others.

Yura was proficient in soul control magic and tried to control Richard’s soul, but the magic backfired and the spiritual space directly exploded.

Once the ninth ring necromancer died and lost his powerful helper, Savio, the temporary leader of the Tower of Death, immediately had the intention to escape.

He had just opened the Subspace when he was nailed by one of Richard’s Subspace Anchors.

The dimensional space couldn’t be opened, and he had to fight against Dunlegin’s Holy Speech Spell. Seeing that the undead creatures under his command were getting fewer and fewer, Savio had no choice but to fight for his life and unleash a Nine Ring Magic Banshee’s Howl.

Banshee’s Howl was a group soul attack spell that required a lot of magic power.

After this one magic was released, even Dunlegin had to stop chanting the holy words.

After seizing the opportunity, Savio immediately opened the space door and managed to escape before Richard could block it.

Although Savio managed to escape, the remaining magicians of the Tower of Death could only be taken as prisoners.

There were a total of more than twenty of these magicians, one of them was a five-ringed magician, six of them were beginner magicians, and the remaining dozen of magicians were all apprentices.

After capturing the captives, Dunlegin interrogated these necromancers using the Truth Spell, killing the necromancers with blood on their hands, one five-ringed, two three-ringed, three two-ringed, and the four apprentices would be burned to death by holy fire.

The remaining necromancers’ crimes were not serious enough for Dunlegin to let them live.

Savio had a Sublime Pouch on him, taking some of the most precious resources with him.

But the Tower of Death, as a legendary magical organization, had a very deep heritage, and had not only seized a batch of magical materials for building mage towers, but also a very large amount of undead magical information.

Although necromancers were evil, their research on the mysteries of the human body was at the forefront.

Order-keeping organizations like Harland’s Territory and the Morning Glory Church wouldn’t do magic experiments with human bodies on a large scale. Although they would also engage in anatomical research, they would generally only dissect condemned prisoners. Occasionally, they would dissect some enemy soldiers who died in battle.

In terms of research on the mysteries of the human body, the Church of the Morning Sun was actually far inferior to the Tower of Death. In addition to the human experiment data materials, Richard also found some magic books that contained quite a few soul spells.

These soul spells complemented the Harland Mage Association’s heritage a bit.

(End of Chapter)