Skeleton King

The small plane is an extremely quiet place, as long as you avoid the settlements of local aborigines, usually there is not even a sound of wind and grass.If a person with a lively personality comes here, after a long time, he must go crazy.

Ace doesn't care much about the silence or noise around him, as long as he lives comfortably.Furthermore, he had been in the Dead Realm for a long time, and he was used to this kind of dead silence.

Nuo Ou looked at the scarlet and dark sky in the distance, calmly even with a little indifference, "It's just a practice." For Nuo Ou, these setbacks are all his experience.Only when Ace's figure enters those dark blue eyes, his eyes will emit a little color and reveal a strong warmth.

The current situation is both fortunate and unfortunate for Ace and Nou.

Fortunately, with the help of Xingchen Potion, Nuoou's injury has been suppressed, and his strength recovered quickly.They expected that in two more months, Nuoou would be able to restore the strength of the Juggernaut.

On the contrary, Ace’s situation is a bit unfortunate. The arrangement of magical elements in the small plane is different from that of the world and the world of the dead. Usually, the magicians of the magic island will go back to rest after fighting in the small plane. Only the dragons are so natural Races that can use magic can quickly adapt to the magic environment of the small plane-Ace's recovery of strength is much slower than he imagined.

Originally, magicians rely on meditation and spells to use magic. The former accumulates magic power, and the latter is like learning math formulas, which can quickly get the results of the topic.

Ace's current situation is that he already understands the magic formulas of the world and the dead, and stands at the top of the pyramid, but in the small plane, he is only at the level of a primary school student.To make matters worse, the aborigines of the small plane rely on the runes on their bodies to naturally transform the magical elements in the world. Their situation is similar to that of the dragons. They know from birth that they can use magic, but they don't understand the principle. Ace Just want to steal a teacher in the small plane, but can't find aboriginals who can do arithmetic.

Maybe Tsval, the master of the minor planes, understood why.

But if Ace has a way to get the magic principle of the small plane from him, he might as well chop up Tsval, and then the small plane will have no leader, and it will be like a mess of loose sand, which will not be a problem.

Now, Ace can't do it either. He still has some research materials on the magic island. With reference to these materials, he slowly studies the meditation methods of undead magic in the small plane.

It's just that the road from a junior mage to a wizard is extremely difficult.

The floor in front of Ace was covered with parchment scrolls, on which he also drew all kinds of complicated runes.It took him more than ten years to learn magic, and it must have taken him longer to learn the system of undead magic in this plane than the original one. It is very likely that after the battle in the small plane is over, he will also learn magic. Can't figure out why.

But Ace had no other choice, and he couldn't just wait, so he had to do his best to study.

"I'll go out and change a red crystal for the magic circle." Ace put the exhausted ink tank on the stone wall of the cave, where more than a dozen ink bottles were neatly placed.It has been almost a month since Ace and Nou arrived in this mountainous area. In order not to be disturbed by the natives of the small plane, Ace also made a simple warning magic circle around - the magic circle has no attack power at all, but there are natives The magic circle will naturally warn them when they are close to where they are.

This is also what Ace has freed up during this time.

Fortunately, his interspatial ring was not lost, and there were still enough magic materials for him to experiment.

Ace turned sideways, carefully avoiding Nou.Nuo Ou was sitting on a slightly higher round platform to practice, and he was concentrating on running Hai Lan's mental method. He heard Ace's voice, but he didn't reply him.

Gusts of wind blew in the hills, as if they were going to disturb the red sky. Ace looked into the distance. These days, he also summed up the law. Whenever the aborigines of the small plane sacrifice some changes.

Ace silently replaced the red crystals on the magic circle. A long time ago, when he let Angela learn magic refining, he also started to learn the magic circle. He personally arranged the moat formations of Eternal Night City and Nightless City of.

So Ace is quite proficient in the magic circle.

At the same time, Ace did not forget to think about the magic order of the small plane.He seems to be in a fog, only one step away from the truth, but he still can't take that step.

Ace pondered for a while, but he still had no clue, so he could only walk back into the cave suspiciously.

But as soon as Ace walked to the door of the cave, he was suddenly startled.

He can't feel Nuoou's breath anymore!

Ace quickly went into the cave to search, but Nou was not there.

If someone went into the cave and took Nou away, Nou has now recovered to level 7 swordsman, so he would definitely not be so silent.Furthermore, even if there is a holy rank who can take Nou away, it is unlikely to keep Ace here.

Noou should have left by himself.

If it was true that Nuo Ou had something to do and left by himself, Ace wasn't worried, what he was afraid of was...

Thinking of Nou's previous situation, Ace guessed that Nou was sick, otherwise Nou would leave him a message even if he left.

Nuoou will be delirious now, but he still has the ability to act...

Ace has encountered countless things before. Even in a war with thousands of troops, he was not panicked when he just found out that Noou was missing.At that moment, Ace's forehead was immediately covered with fine cold sweat, if Nuoou was found unconscious by the natives of the small plane...

Ace didn't dare to think about it.

The next moment, Ace's figure also disappeared into the cave.

……

Red-black flags were planted on several tall stone pillars, and the wind was strong at the moment, and the flags fluttered in the strong wind, and the strange-looking stone statues looked at the bonfire among them with empty eyes.The natives of the small plane were still praying for blessings, and the flames in front of them were blazing, but they didn't respond to them at all.

There was a young boy of fifteen or sixteen years old with curly black hair who quietly took a lazy break. His black eyes were extremely agile, and he mechanically recited blessings, but his eyes looked at the surrounding closed eyes. The elder, seeing that no one noticed his desertion, looked into the distance again.His eyes looked further afield through the heavy gray smoke—grandfather said that this land contained countless dangers, and he could not go anywhere without the company of the priests in the village. In fact, from the time he woke up So far, he has been here as far as he left the village, and further away is the land he has never set foot on.

The little black curly-haired boy was gloomy. Grandpa always said he was the hope of the village, but he had been awake for several years, and grandpa refused to teach him anything.He didn't understand, how could there be any danger if he hadn't seen anyone here for countless years?

Through the thick gray smoke, there seemed to be the black shadow of a wild beast.The little boy with black curly hair opened his eyes wide and carefully identified it. He heard from his grandfather that there were wild animals here hundreds of years ago, but now there are no traces of wild animals outside the village.

Could it be that he is so lucky today that he can see the beast?Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and young boys are not afraid at all, but just try harder to identify them.

No, it doesn't look like a beast, but like a person.

"What are you doing?" A majestic, old voice sounded in the ear of the little boy with black curly hair.Sitting next to the little boy was his grandfather. The grandpa and grandson sat at the place closest to the bonfire. They also wore more accessories than the others, and there were light patterns on the hem of the clothes. They were obviously in the village. There is some status here.Because the young boy was staring at the "beast" intently and forgot to pray for blessings, his grandfather immediately noticed his inattention.

The little boy with black curly hair didn't care about his grandfather's punishment, he quickly pointed to the other side of the gray smoke, and said excitedly, "Grandpa, I saw someone!"

The brown-skinned old man looked at the direction the young boy pointed like an eagle. There was no sign of people or beasts in the gray smoke, wind and sand, and the sky was filled with red light. nothing!"

Obviously there was someone there just now!

The black curly-haired boy felt aggrieved, and his grandfather didn't believe him. He didn't want to run out of the village, he was sure he saw an outsider just now!But he has no place to reason. Although it is not a serious crime to be inattentive during the sacrifice, this kind of behavior will definitely be despised by other people in the village.

The opportunity is fleeting, and at this moment he can no longer find the figure just now.

The little boy with black curly hair curled his lips, he could only close his eyes helplessly, and honestly prayed for the sleeper.

……

Ace grabbed Nou's wrist with one hand, and pressed Nou's back with the other arm, pressing Nou's whole body to the ground.Just now, Ace found that Noou was about to go to the place where the indigenous priests in the small plane were sacrificed, and he was almost scared out of his wits.He didn't even have time to think, so he ran directly behind Nuoou and pushed Nuoou to the ground.

When he firmly held Nou's wrist, Ace realized that Nou's strength was higher than him at this time.

Now, Nou is probably at the level of a level 7 swordsman, and Ace spends most of his time recovering magic. At this moment, he can't even use fighting spirit, and the swordsman is only a pitiful level 3.

Ace began to feel uneasy. They are not far from the natives of the small plane. I was not sure if anyone saw them just now. If Nuoou resisted now...

Both of them have to play it out.

"Nou?" Ace whispered in Nou's ear, he wanted to test whether Nou had recovered his sanity.

Nou didn't use his strength, otherwise Ace wouldn't be able to throw him to the ground.Nuoou turned his head silently, his blue eyes were calm, and there was a complete strangeness in them, and there was even a trace of imperceptible curiosity, "Who are you?"

Ace took a deep breath.

……

Ace sat by the wall of the cave, took out the mushrooms and unknown grasses they had picked before, put them in a stone bowl, and crushed them with stones.Nuoou watched his movements, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What is this for?"

Ace said: "I've heard this saying before, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can never lose a hundred battles."

Nuo Ou saw the brown juice slowly appearing in the stone bowl that Ace had been tossing for a long time, he vaguely understood Ace's meaning, "Are you planning to..."

"Let's cover it up a little bit." Ace replied without raising his head, "Let's not talk about it, at least it looks like we have to be exactly the same as the natives of the small plane."

Although according to Ace's observations these days, there are no very strong people in the indigenous village of the small plane not far away, and the highest strength is only level 6, but if they are discovered by the people in the village, they will be able to gain the upper hand for a while , Can't resist the continuous attacks.

Furthermore, Ace still has a layer of worry in his heart.

"Is there something wrong with me?" Even if Ace didn't say anything, Nuo Ou noticed something strange at this time.He knew that his soul was different, and his practice has been intermittent recently, but it has never been as serious as today. He doesn't remember when he stopped his practice, as if a memory disappeared out of thin air.

Ace continued to toss his concoction, his hands kept moving, but he didn't reply.

Although Nuo Ou didn't recognize Ace as if he had lost his memory not long ago, the natural closeness between them made Nuo Ou subconsciously obey Ace's words and followed him back to the cave.When Nuo Ou woke up, he had no memory of what happened during this time, just like before.

Nou said lightly, "Unless you don't want to tell me that I'm going to die, otherwise I don't think it's necessary to hide it from me."

After a while, Ace raised his head, and now his emotions have returned to calm.

"It's a good thing I'm a good learner. I'm a magician and a pharmacist." Ace didn't care what he just said was wrong with Nuoou's problem. He painted the newly made juice on his arm After some time, the adhesion effect is very good, and it will not melt when exposed to water. Then he walked to Nuo'ou and helped Nuo'ou slowly apply it.

"You suddenly lost consciousness just now, and you were almost at the place where they sacrificed." Ace finally said what happened just now.

Nou is seriously injured, and the worst case is that this body can no longer be used. Ace can protect Nou's soul even if he is reluctant.At that time, no matter whether Ace returns to the world of the dead to find a skeleton for Nou, or sends Nou to the Necromancer Sea to transform him into a lich, Nou will still be his Nou.But if something happens to Nuoou's soul...

Ace told him in detail about the two abnormalities of Nou before, but he didn't talk about his worries.

Nuo Ou was stunned, he didn't expect that he would suffer from confusion, he looked at the medicine Ace carefully wiped on his hands, thinking that he finally understood Ace's meaning, "You mean, if I Next time there is an accident and you meet people in the village, will they think they are the same kind?"

Ace mixed a darker brown ink and drew it on Noou's arm. In fact, the runes on the astrological puppet are similar to the ones drawn by the formation mage in some respects. Ace still has A puppet of astrology, he is doing the same thing at the moment, and he is quite decent. It is definitely not a problem to fool people below the holy rank.

"I'll watch you. But if you try to leave by force, I can't stop you." There was a lot of helplessness in Ace's words.Now he doesn't know whether to let Nuoou suspend his cultivation, or restore his strength as soon as possible.

To be on the safe side, Ace also painted runes all over Nou's body.

When the quill reached an unspeakable place, Nou suddenly grabbed Ace's hand.

Ace heard the sudden deep breathing in his ear, he really didn't have the energy to think about it at this time, and comforted him insincerely: "Don't make trouble, it will be fine soon."

Nuoou is in a hurry, is he making a fuss?Ace poked like this with a quill, no one can help it, okay?

Calloused fingers stretched in from the hem of Ace's clothes, slowly exploring...

Ace lowered his head, bit Nou's lower lip, gave him a slightly fierce kiss, and said vaguely: "Even if you forget everything, remember me and remember to listen to me."

There is absolutely no logic in this statement.

Nou's eyes darkened.

Man, at this time, no matter what Ace says, he will agree.

But whether what the man said at this time can be taken seriously is another matter.

Nou was less sincere and more perfunctory than Ace said before: "Got it."

It's just that the voice has a lazy meaning no matter how it sounds, and it's like a quill pen scratching Ace's heart.

Ace didn't want to argue with him anymore.

In such a desolate and inaccessible place, ignoring the distant village, it seems that there are only the two of them in this world.

In this dark cave, only the most primitive rhythm of human beings remains.