Chapter 239: Try my big hammer?

 …

 After activating the plague field, Matthew's own resistance to plague and toxins reached a new level.

 And the limited-time state of being riddled with diseases itself can also provide him with a certain amount of resistance.

Hence, the green mist that spread rapidly on the street did not cause much trouble to Matthew.

at the same time.

 His summons are all undead.

Whether they are zombies or skeletons, they are natural carriers of negative energy, and negative energy itself is immune to negative effects such as toxins and plagues.

 Hence, the spreading poisonous mist has not affected the stability of the Wall of the Undead.

 But for others in Cross City.

These new toxic smogs seriously threaten their life safety.

 Most people’s skin will quickly ulcerate the first time they encounter green mist.

 Once you stay in a place with thick fog for a little longer.

 They will carry a blight curse with them.

This curse and the poisonous mist themselves are not fatal.

 But it will turn people into half-dead.

These people will not only deeply experience the feeling of rapid physical withering, but will also become new sources of infection when fleeing everywhere.

 According to Matthew’s observation.

It is still very difficult for these new sources of infection to cause secondary infection.

 After all, the Curse of Blight is not very contagious.

 But the plague or toxin they carry may spread quickly.

 At that time, more and more people will be affected.

 The strength feedback received by Broodmother Lotus is also getting bigger and bigger.

in this case.

 The Blight Curse will also be further strengthened.

 This is the real harm caused by the plague and toxin realm.

 Compared with the current disaster in Cross City.

The plague field that Matthew felt in Zeshui City was simply childish!

“It is certain that Broodmother Lotus masters at least two fields: plague and toxins, and has the strength of a senior or above.”

 Matthew's mood was a little solemn.

 He observed.

 Under the blessing of the realm and the stimulation of the green mist.

  The Blight Cultists in the Quarantine Zone became even more excited.

 Under the organization of some small leaders who seemed to be rational, a large number of Blight cultists gathered together and began to attack the undead defense line in an organized manner.

 This time they attacked quite methodically.

 Contacted three times in a row.

Xiao Fei and Peggy are both a little busy.

The undead front on the street almost had a few holes poked out!

 “Peggy is still not good at scheduling...”

Matthew took one look and realized the key. The undead's front line was stretched too long, and the opponent had charged carelessly before, so it was more than enough to defend it.

 But now the other side is starting to grow brains.

　　　They will actually carry out focused attacks on several weak points.

That is to say, Peggy and Xiao Fei's personal strength is indeed strong, and they managed to fight back with a large number of Blight Cultists, otherwise the street would have been occupied by this group of people.

Seeing that more and more Blight cultists were gathering on the street on the other side of the quarantine area, Matthew decided to take action himself.

“Xiao Fei, find a way to bring them all together!”

 He gave the order quickly.

Hearing this, Philoleus lowered his huge head and thought for two seconds, then raised his head suddenly and chanted a spell loudly!

"What kind of magic did this guy... secretly learn behind my back?"

 At the sound of the syllables Philoleus chanted.

Matthew then realized that this bone dragon boy had mastered new spell-casting abilities.

 Relying on his relatively weak spell recognition ability.

 He guessed that Xiao Fei was chanting a spell related to the gravity field.

 A few seconds later, the answer was revealed.

as expected.

 …

“Tip: Your partner Philolius (Ghost Bone Dragon/Immortal King) cast the fifth-level spell “Gravity Tide”! ”

 …

 In an instant.

 A huge gravitational vortex appeared in the middle of the street.

A huge attraction pulls everyone's body.

 Forget about the blight cultists in the quarantine area.

Even some of the light skeletons and ghosts were almost sucked in!

 In a blink of an eye.

Hundreds of Blight Cultists huddled together.

 Matthew did not hesitate when he saw this.

His signature spell is cast as soon as he raises his hand—

 Deadly scissors!

 When the halo that symbolizes slowdown and silence lights up.

 The fate of this group of Blight Cultists is already doomed.

 Click click click!

 Two symmetrical 20-meter-long scissors cut in the air.

  Only the first pair of cuts is required.

　　All Blight cultists controlled by the gravitational vortex were cut in half!

  Crash.

 Philoleus canceled the gravitational vortex.

Their bodies immediately fell to the ground like dumplings, making a crackling sound.

 It didn’t take long.

 It turned into a ball of meat and mud again!

 “It works well together.”

 Matthew gave Philoleus a thumbs up.

The latter lowered his head reservedly and straightened Matthew's trousers as if he were meeting him for the first time.

This scene fell in Peggy’s eyes.

She couldn't help but cursed in a low voice:

 “Bad dragon!”

Matthew’s admiration for Xiao Fei is beyond words.

no way.

Who doesn’t like employees who are dedicated to their work, always studying hard in private, coming up with new results from time to time, and being extremely loyal?

But Matthew has also been a little worried recently.

Ever since Xiao Fei became the Immortal King, he has never asked for a soul crystal from him again.

 Following current trends.

 Matthew seems to be dispensable to Philoleus, if the factors of contract are taken away.

It doesn’t seem to be difficult for Xiaofei to start his own business.

 This troubled Matthew somewhat.

“It seems like the only option is to play more emotional cards, or find him a wife?”

　　thinking so.

 His eyes looking at Xiao Fei became much gentler.

But just at this time.

 Where the Blight Cultist fell.

A pitch-black portal quickly took shape, and heavy footsteps came along with a strong aura of negative energy.

 Xiao Fei and Peggy both entered a state of alert subconsciously.

 But the next second.

 They saw a heavily armored unit.

Judging from the heavy armor style and the weapons he carried with him, he should be a knight, but for some reason, his mount was nowhere to be seen.

Matthew stared at the tall guy silently.

　　By the way, I glanced at the data column.

 …

“Hint: You killed 374 Blight Cultists with the Deadly Scissors!

  The special effect of the signature spell "Lord of the Undead" is in effect.

 You have obtained a loyal death knight (LV18/Elite

 …

 “My name is 47, and I used to be a knight.”

The death knight came to Matthew with steady steps, and a dull voice came from under his cold helmet:

 “I don’t know when the day came that I lost my horse.”

"If you can give me a horse, I will serve you for the rest of my life."

 A death knight who lost his horse?

Matthew wondered why none of his summons were normal?

 He nodded and said:

"Let me try."

Soon his eyes searched both sides of the street.

quickly.

 He found two horse corpses in a house that had been overthrown by the Blight cultists.

Matthew has not studied the specific undead summoning techniques of bone horses, zombie horses or ghost horses.

Hence, he could only try his luck with the universal version of summoning the undead.

next moment.

 He began to chant.

 A few seconds later.

 Plumes of black mist rose up from the two horse corpses in front of them.

 The first horse corpse twitched and then stopped moving.

 The black mist also disappeared.

 Matthew shook his head.

 Look at the second body.

This horse corpse was chewed into disgrace by the Blight Cultists. Most of the flesh and blood and internal organs had disappeared, leaving only the light bones.

 And under the infiltration of negative energy.

These bones slowly reorganized, and he actually stood up staggeringly!

 …

“Tips: You successfully summoned a lame bone horse through the summoning of the dead (universal spell)!

Lame Bone Horse (LV3): Due to some accidents, this bone horse likes to travel on three legs. It is best to take more precautions when riding it and minimize the number of falls. "

 …

 Succeeded.

  But not completely successful.

Looking at the trembling bone horse in front of him, Matthew couldn't help but mutter in his heart:

 “Can this thing be ridden?”

 But so far, he couldn't find any other horse corpses on the street, so he had to turn back to the death knight and said:

“Would you like to try this horse first?”

 “I’ll give you a good one later!”

Unexpectedly, the death knight actually shook his head:

 “No need, he’ll be fine.”

 Said.

 He came to the bone horse happily and touched the bone horse's head tenderly.

The latter snorted violently, and a burst of cold air spurted out from the skull of the bone horse, almost freezing the death knight's right hand.

However, this death knight also has high resistance.

 Half a second later.

 All ice blocks break apart.

 He was still stroking the bone horse's head happily.

Gradually.

 The Bone Horse lowered his guard.

 A contract was quickly concluded between the two.

 “I finally have a horse!”

"Thank you for your gift. From now on, you are the master of Death Knight 47 and his companions. I will always be loyal to you until the end of the world!"

 The death knight knelt down on one knee, clasped his left hand on his chest, and swore allegiance to Matthew.

Matthew was also quite satisfied.

 The cemetery has added another general, the Lord of the Undead. This effect is really too powerful!

Unfortunately.

He still can't just throw away the Deadly Scissors spell.

Countless previous enhancements have made this spell almost perfect.

 But there is no improvement at all in terms of mana consumption.

 After entering level 4.

 Matthew's mana has not increased significantly.

 In the final analysis, this is because the settling period is too short.

  Normal mages at the third and fourth levels will use meditation or special methods to specifically train the growth of their mana.

 But Matthew did not have this time.

 This results in his mana not being outstanding at the same level.

  Release deadly scissors every time.

 He will consume about 1/4 of his mana.

 The natural recovery of mana is quite slow. Unless he becomes a kryptonian warrior like Margaret, under normal circumstances, he can release up to five deadly scissors a day.

  In actual circumstances.

It is obviously impossible for Matthew to squander all his magic power.

 He also has to free up an extra part of his mana to maintain an astonishing number of undead.

 Hence the time to eliminate the Blight Cultists.

 He should try his best to use the lower cost Pale Hand, or simply let Peggy and Xiao Fei kill them.

Anyway, the Blight Cultists who died at the hands of the summons will also be counted in the mission statistics.

 “47 is requesting a mission from you!”

 As soon as he became a part of the cemetery, the death knight couldn't wait to ask for help.

 Matthew also wanted to see the strength of this death knight.

So he pointed to the Withered Cultists across the street and said:

“Destroy as many cultists as possible, but don’t accidentally injure civilians.”

  47 said decisively:

"clear!"

 “I’ll take action now!”

 The next second.

He quickly ran to the bone horse. In Matthew's surprised eyes, Death Knight 47 carried the bone horse on his shoulders, and then charged brazenly towards the withered cultists on the other side of the street!

The bone horse looked at the death knight under him with a confused expression.

Dan Jian 47 took out a one-handed giant sword and swung it left and right in an extremely brave manner.

 Wherever the giant sword goes.

 Several Blight Cultists were chopped into two pieces.

that's all.

He was carrying a bone horse in his left hand and wielding a giant sword in his right hand, instantly wiping out the new batch of Blight cultists who had gathered together!

Matthew saw this and hurriedly came over:

 “Um, aren’t you a death knight?”

  47 happily wiped the blood on his helmet:

"yes."

Matthew was surprised and said:

“Shouldn’t a knight be a person riding a horse?”

 47 Then he replied:

“Normally that’s the case, but I personally have another understanding of knights—

 I like to put my horse on my shoulders.

This will make me feel more secure and help me exert my extraordinary combat effectiveness.

This feeling is very refreshing.

 Would you like to give it a try? ” ˆ ˜ Matthew waved his hand.

 He ​​was about to say something more, but he saw another group of Blight cultists emerging from the quarantine area, and 47 carried the bone horse and killed them.

This guy is really brave in fighting, as if he is invincible with a horse in hand.

He fought his way into hundreds of Blight Cultists by himself, and suddenly one of them came in and out seven times, killing all the Blight Cultists!

  What's even more amazing is.

 He himself did not appear to have suffered any loss.

 On the contrary, only half of the bones of the bone horse on his body were left.

Matthew glanced at the data column subconsciously.

 …

“Tips: Your graveyard summon Death Knight 47 has been updated with new ability information.

 Invincible with a horse: When Death Knight 47 has a bone horse, zombie horse or ghost horse on his body, he can exert 150% combat effectiveness;

 When there is no horse around him, he will fall into a weak state and can only exert 70% of his combat effectiveness.

 Specially, 80% of the damage suffered by Death Knight 47 in battle will be borne by the horse he is carrying. "

 …

"I see…"

"Looking at it this way, this guy will be quite fermat in the future."

Matthew thought about it secretly.

But no matter what, the addition of 47 has also added a strong man to Matthew's elite undead team.

 When the black warrior Argus cannot go out.

 47 fills this gap very well. Although this guy will definitely lose his horse in the future, it is nothing compared to his powerful combat effectiveness and frontal attack ability.

At least.

There is no need for Matthew to turn into a moon bear to fight in the future!

  As the death knights continued to charge on the battlefield, the Blight Cultists near the Wall of the Undead were almost extinct.

  Matthew’s mission “Self-Destruction” has also completed the first condition.

 The next step is to kill the Blight King.

 He can officially transform into a silver dragon!

 Seeing that the situation in the quarantine area is gradually stabilizing.

Matthew then went to check the situation in other directions.

 He flew into the air on a magic carpet.

 In Cross City, chaos continues.

On the one hand, it comes from the overflow of Blight Cultists. Ai Lan’s Space Sealing Technique and Matthew’s Wall of the Undead have blocked 80% of the Blight Cultists.

But there are still some Blight cultists running rampant in other cities.

 Fortunately at this time, some forces in the city have begun to organize themselves to fight against these arrogant beasts.

 Some people died at the claws of the Blight Cultists.

 More people got a chance to breathe.

 But the pressure of death is still there.

 Hence the chaos was not completely stopped.

On the other hand, it comes from the spreading poisonous fog.

 In the Cross City.

 The appearance of poisonous mist is irregular and extremely rapid.

Matthew saw several people staggering out of the poisonous fog, and their skin was no longer human-like.

There was a middle-aged man vomiting profusely by the clapping ditch. Unknowingly, he vomited out his stomach and bile!

There was also an old woman rolling on the ground in pain. She uncontrollably scratched the itchy areas of her skin with both hands, and soon she was turned into a **** person.

 Similar scenes are constantly being played out where the poisonous fog appears.

 No one knows where the next batch of toxic smoke will come from.

 Everyone is waiting in fear for the judgment of fate.

 Outside Hollyoaks.

 There are a large number of residents gathered there.

 Many people tried to force their way through the protective barrier of swords and fire.

  But in this process.

The constant sword damage and burning power drove most people back!

 Only a little boy broke through the protective barrier of swords and fire while crying.

 However, in the eyes of others full of hope.

 The little boy's body was on fire.

 After he crossed the wall of oak and the barrier of sword and fire.

 He kept rolling on the ground, and soon the surface of his body became dark!

The miserable wailing sound scared away the remaining people who wanted to force their way through.

 At this time.

 Some animals appear on the oak wall.

 They turned into human forms one after another.

One of them cast a spell on the child, and the fire on the child disappeared instantly.

 “Take him to treatment.”

The man commanded.

　　The rest of the people immediately carried the child and walked deeper into the oak tree.

 See this scene.

 A new dawn has ignited in the hearts of people outside the barrier.

They shouted loudly:

 “Let us in! The terrible poisonous fog is coming!”

 “Don’t let us become monsters, please!”

“Open the tree wall and let us in. You promised to protect us, but now you have given up on the concept you have insisted on for many years. You druids are not worthy of calling yourself the sons of nature, nor the messengers of peace!”

However, the man just glanced indifferently at the residents clamoring outside.

 Then it quickly turned into a crow and flew deep into the woods.

quickly.

A group of Blight Cultists are attracted to the residents.

 They gathered around quickly.

confusion.

 Spread again.

5 minutes later.

After Matthew used his pale hands to sweep away all the Blight cultists in this area, the residents who originally gathered here were nowhere to be found.

 He glanced into the depths of the sword and fire barrier.

 Cross City has become such a mess.

But no one from the Druid Order came forward.

 They may have some difficulties.

 But Matthew was also deeply disappointed.

 The Earth Association should not be like this.

 “Don’t look, they won’t open the Oak Wall.”

 A familiar voice sounded behind him.

 Matthew looked back.

There was actually a black fox lying on the eaves not far away!

 “Can you transform into the wilderness?”

 Matthew looked at each other in surprise.

The black fox said proudly:

"The way of the wilderness is not exclusive to druids. Can't the blighted ones also transform into various animals? If you are surprised by this, I can only say that the abilities given to me by Lord Ucrus are not limited to this. "

Matthew nodded slightly.

In his perception, the black fox that Mary Joa transformed into was indeed the same as the druid's wild form.

You must know that with his natural affinity, it is difficult to misjudge the wilderness form.

This shows that the power of the Lord of the Void is indeed beyond imagination.

 “Listen, I only want to talk to you about three things.”

 Marie Gioia spoke very quickly:

“First, the Blight Order launched operations in advance without notifying us, and they deployed plague and poison fields in Cross City.

The initiator of all this, the true identity behind the Mother Lotus, is actually the **** of Ikanos the Destroyer, a "plague angel" named Marconi.

 This angel has near-legendary strength, and most importantly, she has unfathomable authority in related fields.

If you want to deal with her, I'm afraid it will take some effort.

 Second, all the actions carried out by Plague Angel and the Order of Blight are to force the Earth Society to open its doors.

As long as the Druid Order opens a little door, the general offensive of the three major organizations will begin immediately, and the Scourge Order will also get involved.

 I will try my best to delay the progress, but not too obviously, you should be able to understand my situation.

 So the cooperation between you and me must be as soon as possible!

 Third, the whale hunter's queen has entered the city, and she is lurking in the darkness.

 We're not entirely sure of her purpose yet, so be careful yourself. "

 Finish this.

 The black fox turned around and left:

"I'm going to evacuate everyone to the underground stronghold now. I wish you good luck."

 Matthew nodded and thanked Mary Joa.

 The latter did not stop and quickly disappeared.

"If Mary Joa is not lying, then the key point of this disaster in Cross City lies in the Broodmother, or the Plague Angel."

 “Must find out where she is!”

 Matthew frowned.

Finding people is not something he is good at - "asking nature" is not suitable for the current chaotic urban environment.

 Cross City is too noisy now.

 It is difficult for the weak spiritual spirits of nature to make enough noise for Matthew to hear their voices.

So he planned to find Ms. Ai Lan of Winter Moon.

  After the latter performed the space sealing technique, he has been looking for the true location of the Mother Lotus.

Matthew flew high into the sky and searched for a while, but there was no sign of Ai Lan.

 At this time, most of the Cross City area was shrouded in yellow or green mist.

 Visibility is low from all sides.

 Considering that there are all kinds of enemies lurking in the city.

 Matthew didn’t dare to wander.

 He looked for Ai Lan for a while, then returned to the Street of the Undead.

 Not a while.

Ai Lan's figure appeared at the end of the street.

At this moment, the half-elf mage looks a little embarrassed. She is blessed with several spell halos, which should be used to resist the invasion of toxins and plagues.

Even so.

 She was still in a somewhat worrying condition—a lot of pimples broke out on her originally fair skin.

Worse.

 She had a slight sore on her wrist.

　　Matthew threw her a protection from evil.

But this does not directly clear her infection.

Matthew planned to treat her minor injuries again, but was stopped by Ai Lan:

 “This reaction on my body is insignificant, just go back and purify it.”

“But the disaster in Cross City is heartbreaking. I just suspected that I found the true location of the Mother Lotus. Would you like to go there with me and take a look?”

 Matthew did not refuse.

The two left the street, walked through half a block, and came to a wooden house in the Wolverine District.

 “That’s right there.”

In a thick green mist, Ai Lan pointed to the exposed black hole in front of a wooden house and said:

"I found that there are many similar holes in the nearby blocks. These holes should be connected to the underground space. The fleshy mud we saw before actually came from here, but the Broodmother Lotus uses I used illusions to make those Blight Cultists look like they were ejected from lotus flowers."

“I originally wanted to go down alone to see the situation, but I have slight claustrophobia. As a half-elf, I also naturally hate the underground, so...”

She gave Matthew a slightly apologetic look.

Matthew clapped his hands nonchalantly:

 “It’s okay, I’m here.”

next moment.

 He came to the entrance of the cave, pointed to the depth of the cave entrance and said:

 “Bing, go down and explore the way.”

 The sword dancer immediately moved forward and jumped in without saying a word.

 A full 5 minutes passed.

There was a signal that everything was safe from the Undead Contract.

Matthew pinched the Yuluo coin in his pocket, and then jumped out boldly.

Ai Lan followed closely behind.

 This is a tunnel leading to the ground. In most cases, it is a 75-degree or even steeper descent.

  If there is no feather fall effect.

If you fall hard, you will be seriously disabled even if you don't die.

Snapped!

Matthew's feet touched a piece of hard ground. It was dark in all directions, and the cold wind blew from an unknown place, giving people a creepy feeling.

A Bing kept a vigilant posture on the side.

 Poof!

 Matthew lit a mage's fire, and the surrounding situation was fully visible.

 This is a small room.

There is a small tunnel next to it, which seems to lead to a wider square.

 It didn’t take long.

 Ai Lan also successfully arrived here.

 She looked around nervously, then walked slowly to A Bing's side.

 She looked the knife dancer up and down, and then smiled:

 “This skeleton soldier of yours is quite special.”

A Bing twisted his hips proudly.

Matthew smiled meaningfully:

“He is my personal bodyguard. Without him, my self-protection ability will be greatly reduced..."

The words just fell.

  Ai Lan suddenly pulled out a white magic document from behind his back.

Snapped!

 She put the magic document on A Bing's back.

 The latter instantly changed into nothingness!

 …

  "Warning: Your partner A Bing encountered the spell "Exile from Another World"!"

 …

 At the moment A Bing disappeared.

 "Ai Lan" tore open a scroll again.

 In an instant.

 A sickening feeling came over Matthew.

 …

  "Warning: You have encountered a "spell-invalidating barrier"!"

 …

“You seem to be underestimating the enemy, handsome mage.”

 Ai Lan had a proud smile on his face.

 The next second.

 All the disguises on her body disappeared, and she turned into a strange woman wearing a gray lady's dress and a small lipstick.

 Her skin is extremely white, as white as a zombie, giving people an extremely sick feeling.

“This is the first time we meet, let me introduce myself. My name is Marconi, but people prefer to call me Plague Angel.”

 The woman looked at Matthew with a smile:

"If you are willing to be my slave now, maybe I can spare your life."

 She expected Matthew to be flustered.

However, the latter just looked at her calmly:

"That's it?"

"If it's only to this extent, then you seem to be underestimating the enemy, Your Excellency Angel."

“In the final analysis, I don’t rely entirely on magic.”

 The next second.

At the other party’s surprised gaze, Matthew took out “Edson’s Mace” from his bag and looked at the other party with an evil look:

 “How about you try my big hammer?”

 …

 (End of this chapter)