The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

An unknown priest led the way ahead, and the light from his lantern could only illuminate a small area of ​​the road.

Lian followed the priest up the long steps and through the winding corridors.

Lian was soon confused.

"Where on earth are you taking me?"

Lian's hands never left the earrings, she was ready to use her ultimate move at any time.

The clergyman, however, acted as if he had not heard anything and continued to move forward at his own pace.

Lian knew very well that the priest was deliberately embarrassing her, and that he was confident that he could easily control her.

The palace is very large and contains many facilities that are not open to the public.

Lian followed the priest and soon arrived under a magic tower.

This magic tower located inside the palace has a very solid foundation, but the tower itself is pitifully short.

Blocked by the palace buildings and city walls, Lian had no idea there was a strange building here until she saw it.

"Here we are, kid, welcome to the other side of the kingdom~"

The priest shook the lantern in his hand to allow the flame to contact more air.

The flame infused with magic power suddenly exploded and devoured the body of the priest.

The flames burned on the priest's body, slowly forming a robe made of flames.

By the time the flames died down, the priest's robes had transformed into those of a secret order.

Lian was deeply shocked by the other party's trick of changing clothes.

"Who are you? And where is this place?!"

Lian no longer hesitated, activated the Black Rose, and pointed the sword at the strange wizard in front of him.

Lian's full vigilance was met with a disdainful snort from the secret society mage.

The next moment, several mages emerged from the shadows and surrounded Lian.

When Lian saw these people using dark magic, she knew that they would be difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, these people did not want to be enemies with Lian, and the pressure just now was just a warning to Lian.

"Put away your divine weapon, Freyr Lian. The greatsword in your hand is of no use to us!"

The secret order mages who surrounded Lian each held a sacred weapon. Their sacred weapons resonated with the black rose in Lian's hand, emitting waves of holy light.

The black rose, which had always obeyed Lian's instructions, suddenly flew out of Lian's hand and landed directly in the hands of the leading secret society mage.

"If you still want the Black Rose back, follow me."

Lian suppressed her disgust and followed the wizard into the magic tower.

"This magic tower is a replica of the one in the southern continent. It is the foundation of the secret order in the northern continent."

"You just kept calling yourselves the Secret Order. What exactly is the Secret Order?"

"The Secret Order is a group active in the dark. You can think of it as an assassin team composed of mages and priests."

An ancient secret order that dates back to the founding of the kingdom.

The Secret Order specializes in handling problems that are difficult to deal with openly for the kingdom. It was not until the demons invaded the human continent that the Secret Order was defined as an organization specifically to fight against demons.

"Fighting demons?"

"That's right. Who do you think is the kingdom's enemy? Is it the rebellious commoners or the rebellious nobles? None of them. The kingdom has only one enemy from the beginning to the end, and that is the devil."

After walking through a corridor, the secret order master brought Lian to a place similar to a library.

"This is where the history of the kingdom is recorded, as well as records of the battles between humans and demons. You'd better read more of the books here before you fully understand your responsibilities."

After the secret order mage finished speaking, his body merged into the shadows and disappeared.

Lian was completely confused and had to look through the ancient records here as requested by the other party.

Lian's wrists hurt from turning the heavy metal pages, but she also saw some surprising things here.

Demon classification, demon weaknesses, and the rituals for summoning demons...

Generation after generation of secret order members have sacrificed themselves for the greater good...

Lian flipped through the ancient books, and a world she had never seen before gradually unfolded before her eyes.

At some point, the master of the secret society who had left appeared next to Lian again.

There was a strong smell of blood on the other person, and he was holding a little devil's head in his hand.

"Hey~ This is a welcome gift for you, Freyr Lian. Welcome to the dark side of the kingdom. This is the headquarters of the Secret Order, where you will serve in the future~"

The Master of the Secret Society repeated his welcome words, and Lian took the opportunity to ask the doubts in her heart.

"Wait a minute! I don't understand at all, and I don't want to be associated with the secret society. I came to the palace this time because I was summoned by the king. I don't want to have anything to do with you!"

"It's too late, poor child. You have been chosen by the King and you must become a member of the Secret Order."

The strange wizard placed the demon head and the black rose on the ground.

He also sat down and used his masked face to force Lian to sit opposite him.

"Sit down, I will tell you the origin of demons. I hope that after you hear the history that has been covered up, you will be able to join the secret order and become one of us."

The mage ignored Lian's attitude and forced himself to tell the story.

"That was the most glorious era of the kingdom. We drove the elves out of the southern continent, and the dwarves could only live in the mountains. They traded with us and became part of our kingdom. Humanity expanded completely and regarded itself as the master of the world."

Lian didn't expect that the master of the secret society would talk about myths and legends. She suspected that his head had been kicked by a donkey.

"The top scholars among human mages control the resources and wealth of the kingdom. They are greedy for power. In order to make everything belong to them forever, they begin to pursue immortality..."

Immortality is a taboo topic because magicians have created too many disasters in their pursuit of immortality.

"The magician tried to steal the power of the gods and tried to break the barrier between humans and gods. In the end, the magician gathered the power of the entire kingdom and opened a door to the kingdom of God."

Lian listened to a story that was completely different from what was recorded in the scriptures, and felt that it was a pity that the wizard in front of her did not write a storybook.

But Lian soon discovered that the stories told by the other party were getting closer and closer to reality, which made Lian feel creepy.

"Frel Lian, do you think humans can possess the power of God?"

Lian shook her head. If humans could become gods, wouldn’t the world be in chaos?

"Yes, it is impossible for humans to become gods. So when those complacent magicians tried to steal the power of gods, they were twisted by the power and turned into demons!"

"Evil, devil!"

"That's right! The most terrifying enemy of mankind is actually mankind itself! Those great wizards have been twisted by power, their bodies have mutated, and their minds are confused. They create, summon, and even split themselves, forming a terrifying group of demons!"

When the Secret Order mage spoke of demons, his entire body leaned forward.

Lian felt a strong sense of discomfort from the other person.

"Frel Lian, now you understand what we are fighting against. Demons are not simply evil creatures. They are the embodiment of human greed and desire! Oh, and by the way, let me tell you a secret. There is an ancient family that still retains the secret of pursuing the power of gods. You should be very familiar with this family."

"Could it be!"

"That's right~ The most powerful dark magic family in the kingdom, Vizer!"