Magic Underachiever

"There are undead at our feet!" Stilwell was shocked, and then scolded the cold man in a deep voice: "Why didn't you tell me earlier... Your duty is to help me avoid these damn undead. Marcus, I'm warning you, we'll all die here if you do this."

Marcus' tone did not fluctuate at all, and he said to himself: "That woman is not a necromancer, the secret should be in that kettle.

Even I...can't guarantee that the undead will not approach us every time. But she can easily keep the undead away. Even if we step on them, these undead will not move.

For the past few nights, I've been patrolling around our camp.

Do you know what I discovered? "

"What?" Stilwell stared carefully at the sand below, fearing that an undead would suddenly emerge from below.

Marcus' tone became more excited: "It wasn't until I was 500 meters away from the camp that I noticed the undead wandering around. Within this range, even if there were undead buried under the sand, there was no movement at all... …without the slightest resistance.

This is something that no necromancer I know can do. The undead are a very difficult species to control. The more powerful the undead are, the more difficult they are to control. However, the contents of the woman's kettle can suppress the undead indiscriminately. This is what all necromancers dream of. "

Hearing Marcus's greed, Stilwell immediately persuaded him: "Marcus, I'm warning you, mercenaries have mercenary rules... During the period of employment, not a grain of sand can be put in anything that is not ours. in our pockets.

This is related to the future survival of our group of brothers.

Since you said Miss Jessica is not a necromancer, then what is in her kettle has nothing to do with us... Let her continue to exorcise the undead. It is not easy to find a job that pays you no work. This time everyone can go back safely. . "

Stilwell's words did not stop Marcus from peeking at the kettle, and he murmured: "You don't know, you have no idea what the contents inside mean to a necromancer...

Every time she uses that thing to drive away the undead, my heart aches... If that thing were in my hands, I could control an army of the undead.

I can uncover the secrets of the undead, break the boundaries between the living and the undead...and gain eternal life.

Stillwell, do you want to gain eternal life?

If you want... help me grab the contents of that kettle. "

"I don't want to!" Stilwell said firmly. He grabbed Marcus by the collar and pulled him in front of him, threatening: "Miss Jessica is a 10th-level magician, and Sir Charles is a famous adventurer. He's definitely a strong man too... If we had a conflict with them, we'd all probably die here.

And I have no interest in becoming like you at all. Listening to your voice... I even doubt whether you are still a man.

Marcus...I'm warning you!

The honor of a mercenary is the life of a mercenary. If you dare to be unfavorable to Miss Jessica... I will blow your head off first. "

Marcus's body had been lifted off the camel's back by Stilwell. He raised his hands as if to surrender, and begged: "No, no, no... Stilwell, please forgive me, I just have some problems." Lost control.

I promise I won't get you into trouble.

You have protected me for so many years, and I will never betray you and our mercenary group. "

Stilwell let go of Marcus. Since they were at the end of the team and deliberately lowered their voices, no one else noticed the conflict between them.

Marcus seemed to be afraid and huddled on the back of the camel. Stilwell glanced at the timid necromancer with contempt and drove the camel forward.

At this time, a black beetle landed on Stilwell's back and found a gap in his clothes and got in.

The expedition team continued to sneak... Jessica didn't know that a crisis was coming quietly.

Sir Charles was still focused on observing the desert terrain, taking photos from time to time and taking out his notebook to write down his findings. But no one saw a faint shadow attached to the back of his ear. The shadow was like a little lemure lying in his ear and whispering.

Throughout the day the expedition traveled north. According to the itinerary arranged by Sir Charles, they will first arrive along the Dosan Railway, and then the military airship of the Fromink Empire will drop supplies to them. After receiving supplies, the expedition team continued to explore southeast until they entered the province of Marcellus, ending their expedition across the desert.

With limited conditions and limited manpower, exploring the Desert of Death will be a long-term process. In order to uncover the secrets of Jessica, Sir Charles formulated a plan of twenty expeditions into the Desert of Death. He decided to rest in the city of Saroyan, which has convenient information and abundant supplies, and received the convenience provided by the Fromink Empire.

But the first adventure is not over yet, he and Jessica will have to face a crisis.

After nightfall, the expedition team was stationed on the top of a large sand dune. The view here was wide. If the undead approached, they could detect it early and then decide whether to eliminate the undead or escape.

When the bonfire was lit, the camels were driven to the periphery of the camp and formed a circle, and then the mercenaries took out holy water and sprayed it on the camels one by one. At night in the Death Desert, the rising death energy will seriously endanger the health of living beings. The holy water provided by the Holy See of the Supreme Being has a weak effect of expelling negative states. Although it cannot drive away the dead, it can keep the living beings from being affected by the death energy for a period of time.

After properly placing the camels, the mercenaries also sprinkled some holy water on each other. After sending out the night sentries, everyone gathered around the fire to eat something and prepare to rest.

At this time, a small shower of drizzle fell from the sky. After being inhaled, the slightly moist air made people feel very comfortable... The mercenaries began to be grateful that their employer this time was a magician. This large-scale rainfall magic was simply a magic wand wave for Jessica.

It made their trip to the desert not as difficult as before.

Although there are a few mercenaries with magic power in the mercenary group, their magic power is stimulated by using low-level magic potential inducing potions and some folk methods. The conditions are not comparable to those of regular magic academies, and the magic power can only allow them to use some combat skills or trigger the enchantment formulas in low-level alchemical muskets.

Alchemical muskets narrow the gap between ordinary people and high-level magicians. Even if Jessica is a 10th-level magician, she has no way to deal with the attack of more than 20 rifles at close range.