Chapter 767

Lu Mian thought for a moment and specifically reminded:

"Don't forget 'Four of Swords'."

To be honest, he had somewhat overlooked Anthony's existence, but he was constantly calculating what his teammates were doing and how to coordinate, so he wouldn't truly forget.

When inviting the two 'Witches' to Qiabanjie at the 'Saint Milon Restaurant', Lu Mian hadn't thought of Anthony. It wasn't until he walked onto the street that he remembered there was such a teammate, but he really couldn't find the 'Hypnotist' who had used 'Psychological Invisibility'. He could only trust that Anthony was experienced and, upon seeing the rest of the teammates gathering together, would surely understand that the next action was not suitable for splitting up and would take the initiative to follow.

It must be said that the habits Anthony developed while being an information broker and 'Psychological Invisibility' created a very good chemical reaction.

Hearing Lu Mian's reminder, the 'Knight of Swords' waited two seconds before saying:

"I won't forget."

I feel like you had already forgotten just now... But the demigod of the Temperance Faction shouldn't be easily affected by Anthony's 'Psychological Invisibility', so she shouldn't truly forget Anthony when sending Franca and Jianna away... If that were really the case, one of the major causes of death for a 'Hypnotist' would definitely be that the effect of 'Psychological Invisibility' is too good, to the point of being forgotten and ignored by teammates... While Lu Mian was complaining internally, the special 'Other Shore World' before his eyes suddenly underwent a change.

A deafening splashing sound erupted from the direction of Dalsh Lake. Gray-white water formed a tsunami-like scene, surging into mid-air. The wilderness, which had already merged with Lakre City, began to take a dominant position, instantly crossing multiple squares and streets, incorporating Lu Mian, who hadn't truly walked into Qiabanjie, into its interior, but bypassing Franca and the others.

Aosaito, who possessed the gift of the 'Great Mother', seemed to have discovered that she had been exposed.

And her choice was to use the characteristics of the 'Other Shore World' to temporarily separate the humans who had profaned the Son of God from the demigods of the Temperance Faction, and then rely on the short time difference to target Lu Mian and achieve her desired goal.

Almost simultaneously, Lu Mian, who was wearing the Aiges family's golden mask and had already transformed into an undead creature, felt his body become 'heavy' one after another, as if clusters of cold things had been added inside.

The next second, he saw the blurry human figures on Qiabanjie disappear, and Franca, Jianna, Ludwig, Lu Jianuo, and the potentially present Anthony behind him also vanished, as if they had been separated into two worlds from him.

The human skulls, in various states, became increasingly vivid, and their eye sockets, burning with pale or dark red light, turned toward Lu Mian simultaneously.

At the end of Qiabanjie, at the edge of the city where it merged more closely with the wilderness, swaying figures crawled out from nowhere and walked toward this side.

They included long-haired cattle rotted to the point of only having a few pieces of festering blood remaining, giant birds flying low with their white bones exposed, giant pythons with semi-melted filaments pulled between their rotting flesh, and mountain-like monsters composed of multiple headless skeletons.

Human skulls throughout the city also surged rapidly toward Qiabanjie, floating in mid-air, covering the sky and the earth, obscuring the pale, dim 'sunlight' that had no temperature.

Lu Mian seemed to have encountered some kind of intimidation, or as an undead creature, he faced a peer of a higher rank and more terrifying nature, briefly able only to stand stiffly in place, unable to move.

Just at this moment, a shrill howl full of pain came from the direction of Dalsh Lake.

That terrifying, ear-piercing sound was like a high-speed rotating drill, piercing directly into Lu Mian's soul, causing his vision to go black and him to lose consciousness.

By the time Lu Mian regained his thoughts and perception of his body, he found that he had already walked to the middle section of Qiabanjie, and beside him was 'Knight of Swords' Ma Liqi, who had arrived at some unknown time, wearing a black vest and a white shirt.

Around him, crystalline cold ice had frozen those human skulls in various states in mid-air, on the ground, and on the surfaces of those gray-white stone buildings.

This dreamlike frozen scene extended all the way to the wilderness at the edge of the city.

In the army of undead creatures coming swaying, those monsters still in a state of decay had their flesh and blood fall to the ground with a patter, leaving only bones that were yellowish, brownish, or bone-white. The parts that were originally only bones sank into the mud, with drops of fresh red blood that did not belong to them overflowing from the surface. Other wraiths and evil spirits expanded one by one like balloons, exploding silently and turning into strange dust.

Although Lu Mian didn't understand what was going on, two thoughts naturally arose:

Have they all been cursed?

Skeletons without flesh and blood were actually cursed to the point of bleeding?

Thinking of this, Lu Mian couldn't help but raise his right hand and wipe his nose.

He immediately saw some blackened bloodstains on the back of his hand.

This was blood from inside his body that had long since stopped flowing.

In that banshee howl just now, not only had his soul suffered trauma, but his undead-transformed body also seemed to have been physically attacked, with capillaries in some places rupturing, letting the blackened blood seep out.

Truly terrifying... Lu Mian roughly figured out the situation just now:

"Under the banshee howl that Aosaito shouted from a great distance but with the bonus of the 'Other Shore World', I fainted instantly?

"And the demigods of the Temperance Faction possessed me in the form of Wraiths before the 'Other Shore World' expanded over, thereby being pulled into the 'Other Shore World' at the first opportunity? Then, they took over my body and used their own abilities to resolve the surging group of human skulls and the army of undead creatures?

"'Knight of Swords' also possessed me, so now she has appeared in the 'Other Shore World'?"

After initially figuring out the encounter just now, Lu Mian had a clearer and more accurate understanding of the terror of demigods:

"Aosaito, who is not clear what sequence she was gifted to but definitely does not have the status of an angel, just let out a banshee howl, and I fainted, lost my combat ability, and spent more than ten seconds waking up... If it weren't for the existence of the Temperance Faction demigods, these ten seconds would have been enough for Aosaito to kill me more than ten times...

"This is not something that a drawn demigod can compare to. Facing a real demigod, if I hadn't seized the initiative, I wouldn't even have had the chance to draw the 'Sword of Courage' or use the 'Avatar of Desire'!

"Even activating shadows to take damage for me would have been too late, unless I had anticipated it in advance..."

As his thoughts raced, Lu Mian regained control of his body.

Then, he heard 'Knight of Swords' Ma Liqi say in a low voice:

"Aosaito has shrunk back. She should be at Dalsh Lake.

"It's still unclear what reinforcements she has requested."

"Dalsh Lake?" Lu Mian asked, feeling slightly stunned.

That calm, beautiful, and holy lake?

However, thinking about it, this is normal. The mining of various mineral deposits in the Lakre region actually bypassed Dalsh Lake, not letting it suffer even the slightest bit of pollution...

'Knight of Swords' observed the situation around her, not immediately rushing toward the depths of the wilderness, in the direction of Dalsh Lake.

She nodded slightly and said:

"Dalsh Lake itself has a certain specialty and exists in some connection with the fallen 'God of Death'. The Lakre region was able to establish this small undead kingdom back then also because of the existence of Dalsh Lake.

"Back then, that official of the original Bairam Empire even used the 'Undead' skull stored in the 'God of Death' church, and then, with the help of his own 'Gatekeeper' ability, opened the door to the Netherworld and fixed it on the 'Undead' skull, so it wouldn't close completely very quickly, and there would always be a little Netherworld aura overflowing."

"'Undead' skull? Can 'Undead' also die?" Lu Mian asked instinctively.

'Knight of Swords' began to step toward the edge of the frozen world.

She glanced at Lu Mian and said:

"'Undead' is just Sequence 4 of the 'God of Death' pathway; they will also die if killed."

I see... Lu Mian nodded imperceptibly.

'Knight of Swords' continued:

"The overflowing Netherworld aura, the characteristics of the 'Undead' skull, and the specialty of Dalsh Lake together supported this kingdom of the undead, allowing the souls of creatures that died in this area to be attracted, enter on their own, and gradually wither away..."

After listening, Lu Mian was stunned for a moment:

"You all know the local undead kingdom very well..."

'Knight of Swords' replied:

"The 'Rose School of Thought' has ruled here for thousands of years. Apart from the specialty of Dalsh Lake, everything else was figured out long ago."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier?" Lu Mian blurted out.

If you had said so earlier, I should have been able to guess part of Aosaito's purpose sooner!

"At first, we didn't connect Aosaito with the undead kingdom, so the corresponding intelligence wasn't reflected in the data." 'Knight of Swords' explained, "Afterward, whenever you asked, I answered, but I didn't elaborate. Speaking is also a desire, and it requires temperance."

"..." Lu Mian could suddenly understand how Franca felt every time she heard him say, "This matter has to start from when I went to the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' with Madam 'Hela'."

While speaking, he and Ma Liqi had arrived at the edge of the city, the dividing line between the frozen world and the desolate wilderness.

Lu Mian subconsciously glanced at the thick ice wrapping the gray-white buildings, and with the help of the mirror effect, he was stunned to find a blurry figure in each of his two eyes:

One wearing a small black soft hat and a court dress of the same color, and one without a head, wearing a dark dress with intricate and evil patterns.

Immediately after, Lu Mian also discovered that several insects with translucent rings were crawling in and out around his mouth, and he was completely unaware of it.

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At the entrance of Qiabanjie, while Franca, Jianna, and the others felt a sudden chill, they saw Lu Mian disappear before their eyes.

Before they could exchange information and make a response, they heard a voice that was slightly magnetic yet slightly illusory, as if from a dream, ring in their ears:

"I will send you back to Trier first."

Franca, Jianna, Lu Jianuo, and the others subconsciously turned their bodies to the side, discovering that a young-looking man had appeared beside them at some unknown time.

The man was wearing a white shirt, draped in a thin black trench coat, with black hair and green eyes, possessing a handsomeness that seemed to come from the dark night, and wearing a pair of red gloves on his hands.

ps: There is a first-place monthly ticket bonus update tomorrow, so there will be two chapters~

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