Skeleton King

As night fell, Ace also left the City Lord's Mansion in the city that never sleeps.

Even during the war, the magic lamp of the city that never sleeps did not go out, and still illuminated the city as if it were daytime.Most of the people went home to sleep, and the stretchers carrying the wounded were placed directly on the square, moaning one after another, and people died constantly.

The number of doctors in the city has long been insufficient, and hundreds of middle-aged women with quick hands and feet have been temporarily requisitioned. They are responsible for bandaging the wounds of the wounded, cooking and washing.

Ace and Ingersoll stood on the top of the city that never sleeps, looking at the square on the hillside.Ingersoll said: "If you give 1 gold coin a day, there are still people who are unwilling to work. The prices in wartime."

Ace looked at the thousands of wounded in silence, at the hundreds of mountains in the Territory of Chaos.His eyes can see things that many people cannot see. He can see the undead floating in the city that never sleeps, as well as the landforms destroyed by the war in the Territory of Chaos and the lost magic elements.

Ingersoll was not used to Ace's silence.

In Ingersoll's view, the new Skeleton King always has a hippie smile and no shape. Although he is very close, he always lacks a sense of majesty.He can make the undead creatures admire, but not make them feel afraid.

"Your Highness..." Ingersoll was about to speak when he saw Ace take out the Bone Staff from the Space Bracer—a legendary staff passed down between two generations of Skeleton Kings.He seems to have heard someone sing in ancient magic language, "The end of death is life; the end of life is death."

A wind blows from the top of the hill that never sleeps.

They blow towards the square on the hillside of the city that never sleeps, towards the nearest hill of the city that never sleeps, and towards the other large and small hills of the Territory of Chaos.

Ingersoll looked at the back of the old Skeleton King's palace in shock. The gate of the dead world has been opened, and the undead who died in the war are passing through the gate of the dead world one after another, returning to the present world.

Dazed and shocked, they walked back to the city that never sleeps, looking around curiously.In the square on the hillside of the city that never sleeps, in their homes, on the battlefield outside the city that never sleeps, in their graves... these undead found their bodies, lay down again, and woke up.

Ingersoll: ...

No necromancer has ever done this.

Not to mention whether it is necessary to spend a huge price to summon back the undead who died in the war, even if there is a necromancer who thinks so, it is difficult to do it.

Ace can do it also because these undead happen to meet many conditions.These people all died near the Nightless City. The Nightless City and Eternal Night City are connected by the small sea of ​​dead spirits. The undead who died in the Nightless City will directly appear in Eternal Night City. This prevents these newly born undead from "death" in the wilderness.Ace wants to bring them back from the dead world, not only must there be enough magic power to support it, but the city where the undead are located must also allow it.

Little Daniel is in the palace of the old Skeleton King. As long as little Daniel allows, Ace can borrow his magic power.Because of Little Daniel's race and talent, he has a steady stream of magical powers.

As for Eternal Night City, it will not refuse Ace to summon the undead in the city.

The secret of life and death, as long as the dead energy is exhausted from the dead, and then brought back to their souls, they can continue to live.Ace's expression was calm, and he said, "If they die again in the near future, I will not call them again."

Too easy resurrection will make people ignore the preciousness of life.

Ingersoll noticed that the wounded lying on stretchers in the square on the hillside of the city that never sleeps no longer cried out for pain.Ace also sucked the dead breath out of those wounded, and the things that destroyed their bodies were gone.

A few stood up in disbelief.

They found that their fatal wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, these wounds turned into shallow blood scabs, and apart from a little itching, they couldn't feel any pain at all.

They stood up and flexed their limbs, looking around blankly.Then, someone noticed that on the edge of the square, the corpses that hadn't had time to be thrown into the mass grave also "sit up".

Before those who were already dead could react, someone pointed at them and shouted: "Ghost ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

……

On the top of the mountain, Ingersoll looked at this living city of the dead.The city that never sleeps is in the present world, but its dark magical elements are getting stronger and stronger.Although those people have returned from the dead world, they are no longer pure human beings.

Ingersoll watched these human beings embrace their loved ones with joy, watched them kneel on the ground, and wept with joy at their rebirth.Ingersoll didn't know if they could return to their original lives after retaining the memory of being in the dead world.With so many people coming back from the dead world, what kind of changes will they bring to the city that never sleeps.

Ace seemed to see through Ingersoll's thoughts, and he said: "Don't worry, they are no different from ordinary people except for the loss of fertility."

Creating life is a skill that only gods can master.

These human beings who have returned from the dead world have been contaminated with death, and it is impossible to have offspring.

This is also a sequela of the magic recalled by the undead.

Ingersoll already knew that Ace had mastered the mysteries of life and death, so he was not too surprised by this.There was a question that haunted him for a long time, and he said cautiously, "Your Highness, where's Bill?"

The green in Ace's eyes became deeper, like a bottomless emerald pool in a valley, and his voice was emotionless, "Bill, he won't come back."

Ingersoll and Bill had cultivated a little friendship in the city that never sleeps recently, but they were not very familiar with each other in the past.As a Lich in the Dead Realm, Ingersoll is even more used to seeing death. He didn't feel too sad about Bill's death, but only cared about another question: "But the Star Potion?"

Among the liches in the dead world, only Bill can make star potions.

Not to mention that when the four liches in the dead world were loyal to Ace, Ace promised them the star potion. The loss of such a legendary potion was a big loss for Ace and the dead world.

If it weren't for the current situation and the shortage of materials for making star potions, Ingersoll and the others would definitely not let Bill play in the battle. They even wanted to lock Bill in the laboratory and only make star potions every day.

Everyone has his worth alive.

For most people/licches who know Bill, Bill's value is the star potion.

It was because of this that the magic island hunted him so hard; it was also because of this that the liches in the dead world didn't want him to die.When Bill chooses to die, he must think that other people/lich will not be happy about it.When he thought of these, he should feel a little happy.

He is always like this, when he himself falls into the mud, he also wants to drag others down.

Until now, Ace had some understanding of Bill's thoughts.They are all like this, except for those who can touch their hearts, others have only value to them, and have nothing to do with their souls.

Ace said: "I made the Star Potion together with Bill. Although Bill is gone, making the Star Potion is a bit troublesome, but it will not be lost."

Ingersoll's eyes flashed a slight joy.After he became a lich, it became more and more difficult to improve his strength. Except for the sudden realization, the Star Potion was the only medicine that was useful to him.

But soon, great regrets swept towards him overwhelmingly.

Previously, as long as they found enough materials, Bill would go to the laboratory of the City Lord's Mansion in Eternal Night City to make star potions.But now, only Skeleton King can make Star Potion.He might as well go back to his cave and dream if he wanted Ace to be there whenever he was called.

Ace noticed Ingersoll's unpredictable expression, and he could easily guess what Ingersoll was thinking now.The lich who was once extremely powerful in front of him has also become weak.

Whether it's human or undead creatures, as long as they have desires, they won't be invulnerable.

So what is Magic Island's weakness?

Ace and Ingersoll stood on the top of the mountain, and the wind blowing towards the Territory of Chaos came back, and they rewound the bone staff in Ace's hand. These winds composed of dark magical elements became stronger.They return with the admiration of the endless undead.That is a very special power.Ace seemed to have a feeling that by absorbing the power of admiration, he would be like a god, omnipotent.

But Ace didn't intend to try. The old Skeleton King had "told" him a long time ago that getting farther and farther away from people is not the right path.

Relying on this huge power, Ace opened the chain of stars again.

He said to Ingersoll: "It has been delayed for too long, it is time for the people of Magic Island to go to the small plane."

Ingersoll stood beside Ace, bowing slightly to him.When they didn't realize it, their originally immature Wang was growing rapidly.

He had no doubt that they could solve the predicament in front of them.He will also see the prophecy that General Arnold said—whether in this world or in the dead, Ace Neumann will be the eternal king.

……

The counterattack of the city that never sleeps came faster than the people of Magic Island imagined.

On the night that Lich Bill in the city that never sleeps destroyed 10 magic trebuchets and the Skeleton King appeared in the Territory of Chaos, the holy rank powerhouse of Magic Island led the two knights and retreated to the top of the mountain again. Several sword masters, When the wizards were arguing, another bad news came.

The head of the guardian knights of the Finger Empire suddenly broke into the room where the holy orders of the magic island were discussing. He panted heavily and said loudly: "My lords, it's not good. The undead mage from the city that never sleeps suddenly appeared. Near our camp, he directly activated the teleportation formation, and brought the entire Royal Guard Knights to the realm of the dead."

The Knights of the Finger Empire did not know that they were facing the Skeleton King, and ordinary people were born with an innate fear of the dead.If they knew that what they were facing was not the vicious villains of the Territory of Chaos, but the undead from the dead world, the knights of the Knights would be firm-willed and not mutiny, and their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

The Holy Order of Magic Island didn't even say anything to the head of the Guardian Knights. They didn't think the people of the Finger Empire needed to know.

The Juggernaut of Magic Island immediately asked, "Where is Sykes Richter?"

The leader of the guarding knights said: "Captain Richter was also taken away! But he was not trapped yet. When the gate of the dead world was closed, I saw him still fighting with the undead wizard." , that’s why the necromancer didn’t have time to attack us.”

Someone on Magic Island cursed softly.In their view, Sykes Richter is much more important than these two knight orders.Sykes Richter's father, the Silver Juggernaut, is the most powerful Juggernaut on the Magic Island, second only to the Lord of the Magic Island.If it weren't for the Silver Glory Juggernaut being trapped in the small plane, they would all go directly to the Dead Realm to find Sykes Richter.

The head of the Guardian Knights of the Finger Empire thought that the Holy Order of Magic Island was angry at the shamelessness of the city that never sleeps. Even though he is usually a very handsome general, he was at a loss in the face of such incredible combat power. He asked : "Sir, what should we do now?"

In this siege of the city that never sleeps, the knights of the two empires all obeyed the orders of the magic island.

The forbidden magic circle in the city that never sleeps is still spreading. Although its speed is not fast, it is only a matter of time before it encircles the entire Territory of Chaos and even the Warcraft Forest.

The magicians on Magic Island no longer wanted to stay here, and the forbidden magic circle was definitely the magic circle they hated the most.Just now, the sword masters and mages of Magic Island were also arguing endlessly about this matter.

Some wizards have already taken the communication tool and want to discuss with Magic Island.

Some people are complaining, "I don't know why we have to make trouble with the Lord of Chaos at this time. What conflict of interest do we have with the world of the dead? We have been here for thousands of years. Why don't we ask the Skeleton King to join us in dealing with the small plane?" ..."

People's hearts have been scattered.