The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

At noon the next day, the sun was high in the sky.

As summer approaches, the temperature brought by the sun has begun to rise.

Being placed in the prison van without any shelter, Li was exposed to the sun and his mouth was dry.

Since being arrested the night before, Li has not had a drop of water. The physical torture has tortured Li's will and made him feel very bored.

"Ah~ I really hope the execution will be more painful."

Lee was getting fed up and wanted to pretend to be caught so he could directly confront the mastermind behind this series of events.

But the paladin didn't seem to be the murderer, so Li lost his target, and the cooperation till now became boring.

"The sinner Vizar Li, a member of the Vizar clan who masters the art of undead witchcraft, is the master of ancient black magic and a sorcerer who once worked with the devil. Evil has always been hiding deep in his heart. On the eve of the incident, he killed the lord and set the castle on fire in an attempt to destroy everything!"

On the gallows, a priest in high-class robes was publicizing Li's crimes to the world.

After hearing this, Li's dissatisfaction became even stronger.

"It's fine if you accuse me of murder, but you're also involving my family. Isn't this illegal?"

The Weizer family keeps a low profile in the capital and has been trying their best to get rid of the identity of necromancers.

How come at this point, the Holy Temple dares to directly throw the stigma on the Weize family?

After a little thought, Li saw through the Holy Hall's thoughts.

It’s not enough to deal with the Dalai family, now they want to deal with the Vizer family. The Holy Temple wants to destroy the entire aristocratic system.

Could it be that a hero has appeared in the church, preparing to put the Holy See above the royal power?

Li gradually figured out more things and understood the historical process of the world.

At this time, the execution was about to begin.

The gallows was a means for the lord to demonstrate the majesty of the law, but the punishments carried out here were not limited to hanging.

Whipping, beheading, pounding, drying, etc. will all be displayed here for the public.

When dealing with heretics, the most commonly used method in the church was naturally burning at the stake.

Li was tied with iron chains and escorted to the execution platform by two soldiers. The platform was piled with thick firewood and a heavy log in the middle. Li was going to be tied there and burned.

After Li was pushed onto the stage, the people watching below burst into a buzz of discussion.

"He must have committed a serious crime if he is to be burned at the stake!"

"Let the Paladin personally supervise the execution and burn that evil guy to death!"

In this age without television and the Internet, people’s greatest pleasure is to watch the fun.

No matter what Li had done wrong, the sight of him wailing and screaming in the flames was enough for the crowd to discuss for a long time.

"The villain who surrenders to darkness will be punished by fire. The pure fire of nature will wash away his sins!"

After the priest declared Lee guilty, the paladin came to Lee holding a torch.

"…Do you have any last words?"

Instead of lighting the fire directly, the Paladin asked Li if he had any unfulfilled wishes.

Li was surprised. He didn't expect that at this time, the paladin in front of him was still trying hard to maintain his personality.

"Are you sure you want to give me a chance to speak?"

When Li asked this question, everyone on the execution platform had a bad premonition. The Paladin was also slightly stunned, and then quickly threw the torch in his hand into the firewood.

The fire started burning. The firewood pile was added with fuel, and the flames burned quickly and fiercely.

The flames were like burning snakes, entwining and twisting, trying to devour Li's body. The air currents blowing from all around lifted the flames even higher. The scorching air waves made passers-by near the execution platform a little unbearable.

Li, who was tied in the middle of the fire, let out a scream that made people's scalps tingle. Some timid people simply lowered their heads.

People would instinctively feel fear when executing their own kind. Those people who had been watching the scene with great excitement before were now waiting silently for the execution to be over.

However, under the scorching fire, Li did not die quickly, but his wailing became more and more intense.

"Ah! God, Goddess! Look at your people. Those people, under the guise of God's servants, are wantonly abusing God's authority! They are burning good people to death and destroying all those who oppose them!"

Li's shout in the flames, with its panic-inducing aura, quickly swept everyone's ears.

Not only were the civilians watching the excitement in the audience frightened, but even the clergy who presided over the burning ceremony and the soldiers around the execution platform subconsciously moved away from Li.

Li was still chattering in the firelight, and his full-bodied voice could be heard far away.

"Flame is an extension of light. It is the goddess' way of punishing evil. Sins will be revealed in the flames. The divine fire makes the goddess's believers feel like spring breeze!"

As Li's shouts became louder and louder, the situation on the execution platform became more and more out of control.

A beam of holy light suddenly lit up from the center of the flame. In the burning orange-yellow flame, that flash of white was so dazzling.

"God, miracle!"

"The goddess has arrived!"

The goddess will naturally not come down, what comes down is just a ray of holy light.

"Aim at the young master now. If you dare miss the target with the next holy light, I will tickle your armpit!"

"Xiao Li! Even if we want to save your young master, we shouldn't use such means. This is cheating!"

In the corner at the edge of the square, Xiaoli and Theresa were arguing about helping Li.

The holy light that appeared on Li just now was not a miracle at all. It was just the holy light thrown by Theresa from a distance.

In order to deceive the clergy around the execution platform, Theresa had to be extremely careful, compressing the holy light to a level that was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, and then letting the holy light explode after touching Li's body.

Such fine control is difficult, and Teresa was exhausted after just one throw.

However, compared with the consumption of holy light, Theresa suffered more torment in her heart.

"We shouldn't use the Holy Light recklessly, and we shouldn't abuse the name of the Goddess!"

"That's enough, Theresa. You are saving my master now. My master saved your family before. Aren't you goddess believers the most fair? Now, throw out the holy light and free my master from that damn burning torture. Quick!"

Theresa was almost crying. She also wanted to save Li, but she felt guilty about abusing the holy light.

In this tangled emotion, Theresa's holy light kept trembling, and she could no longer simulate miracles.

"Damn it! That little bit of Holy Light is too little. Those clergymen obviously don't intend to let my young master go just like that!"

When the clergy saw the holy light shining on Li, they were also shocked by the sudden change.

However, their first reaction after they realized what was happening was to add more firewood to the fire.

If Li is really a believer of the goddess and he is innocent, the priests would never let Li live. They don't want to admit their mistakes!

Just as the burning at the stake became more and more bizarre, the sound of hymns was heard outside the execution platform.

"Rain and dew have feelings, nourishing all things. The sun and moon have brightness, illuminating the earth. Thunder and fire have majesty, distinguishing loyalty from treachery! Today the holy light descends, the flames will not harm this person. Please stop the burning at the stake!"

Reverend Martin, with a team of clergymen dressed in plain clothes, slowly came to the execution platform and confronted the group led by the Paladin.