The Death List Novel - Chapter 429
Chapter 429 Ghost
The stone steps leading to the lower floor of the Durrag Tower were located at the edge of the tower and circled around the central floor like a giant python with coiling pillars. The stone steps on the ground had windows open, allowing one to see what was happening outside the tower.
At this time, under the setting sun, the outside of the Tower of Dulag was already gray, and the scenery was not very clear. In the past, there was no sunshine in this region. Not to mention wild animals such as birds and beasts, even vegetation could not survive. It was truly a forbidden area for life.
The reason for that was because the Tower of Dulag was close to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. From the window, one could vaguely see the rugged black shadow of rocks in the distance. It set off the lonely and quiet environment here, causing one’s heart to feel miserable and instantly feel uneasy.
Logically speaking, the most reasonable thing to do now should be to leave this place as soon as possible. After all, the forbidden zone wasn’t very large. As long as they were a distance away from the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, they would be out of the control of the undead.
However, Joey was leading the team of eight, including Pikonoda. Driven by the killing devil’s strong curiosity, the team had no choice but to move towards the most dangerous path.
It wasn’t that someone as shrewd as Milleras hadn’t questioned him in his heart. However, since Qin Lun had performed well and saved the team many times, the Sun Elf Prince could not say anything. Moreover, he believed that the Ancient Era’s Path would bring him a day’s worth of profit. Before he died, it would be good to experience the so-called forbidden zone of life.
Elistine trusted Joey completely and didn’t think that he would be brought to his death. It was estimated that even if Joey was pointing at a deer as a horse, she would still look the same. As for Lorraine, El and Rice, they didn’t have much say and could only follow suit.
The only female knight in the team, Idria, was a believer in the abuse of goddesses. In her opinion, going deep into the Forbidden Land of the Undead might be considered a form of self-abuse!
Everyone quickly arrived at the ground floor from the second floor of the tower. The ground floor of the Tower of Dulag was a circular hall, and the ground was empty. Because the Tower of Dulag was enveloped by the dark clouds of death all year round, the underground water was evaporating, and the environment was cold and humid. If not for the high-grade undead frequently carrying out some reinforcement work on the tower, the Tower of Dulag would have long since become a ruin.
Even so, the corrosion of this huge tower was still very serious, and a sour smell rushed into his nose. The wall of the hall looked like it was painted with a layer of dust. The slightest movement of wind and grass would cause the powder to drift down. Compared to the Iron Star Fort that Qin Lun and the others had seen before, it was filled with a feeling of utter ruin.
Joey led everyone around the stone platform at the back of the hall. This stone platform was probably the reception area of the Durrag Tower, or the registration desk. There were also fossilized fences around it.
Behind the stone platform was a straight down stairway. The slope was 45 degrees, a little steep. However, it was quite spacious and should have been the only way to the underground library.
Buzz! Joey took out Seantar’s eight-sided sword from his storage space and pulled it out of its sheath. As soon as the Eight-sided Edge Sword was pulled out of its sheath, the blade of the sword emitted a gentle blurry light, illuminating the dark passageway.
“Haha, the Saintal Elf’s forging technique is indeed not bad. Filar, it seems that you have found a good sword!” Milleras looked at Joey with envy.
“Wow!” Lorraine and El exclaimed in unison from behind Joey. Especially as a dwarf, Lorraine looked at the elven sword with even more drooling eyes.
The dwarves and elves’ forging techniques were not bad, but the dwarves were pragmatists. The weapons they forged were simple and generous in appearance, and were very practical. They could be said to be lethal weapons on the battlefield, suitable for the army to equip with large quantities of equipment.
The elves’ forging techniques were a bit idealistic. Most of the weapons and armors they made were exquisite Warren. Moreover, they would engrave magical runes on these equipment, giving them all sorts of wondrous uses. Although these weapons and equipment were of high quality, they were expensive and were not suitable for large-scale mounting. Only the elves, who had low fertility and attached great importance to their viability, would be so luxurious.
There were two sets of magic runes on the eight-sided prismatic sword Qin Lun had obtained from the Iron Star Fort. According to Milleras’ identification, one of the groups was called “Breaking the Evil”, which had a restraining effect on dark and chaotic creatures. The other group, called Night Light, can serve as a warning and illumination tool at night.
Joey raised his sword high in his right hand and gripped the Evil Dagger tightly in his left. He led the way into the dark stairway. “Da da da!” The sound of everyone’s footsteps was exceptionally clear on the stone steps, and the echoes spread far and wide to the end of the corridor.
Looking at the blurry grey stone steps, the sound of their footsteps echoed in their ears. Everyone had a sense of vicissitudes that crossed history, as if they had returned to the Durrag Tower thousands of years ago.
“Perhaps thousands of years ago, those Uviran elven scholars went down the stairs like us, sat down at a large square desk, lit a candle, wrapped in a blanket, and quietly read those heavy and precious books” Milleras was somewhat dazed as he stared at the stone steps beneath his feet.
“Hey, idiot, let’s go!” Just as Milleras was feeling sorrowful and affectionate, a cold voice came from behind him. Seeing that he did not react, he directly pushed the Prince of the Sun Fairy.
Milleras suddenly woke up from a sorrowful mood. He looked at Idrea behind him with some frustration and followed Joey in front of him without saying a word.
“What’s wrong with this guy?” Idrea asked Les, who was beside her, somewhat puzzled.
“I don’t know!” Les shrugged and spread her hands, pouting as she made a grimace.
“He must have remembered the scene of this tower before. This place was also created by elves, so he might have some feelings for it!” Lorraine, who was behind Idrea and Les, suddenly said in a muffled voice.
Idrea looked back at the young dwarf in surprise. Of course, she didn’t know that Lorraine was feeling it. Back when he was in Iron Star Fort, he was also filled with emotions about the great achievements of his ancestors.
“Filar, thank you!” Milleras leaned over to Joey and said sincerely.
“Thank me for what?” Joey was confused.
“If it weren’t for your insistence, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have come down to take a look!” Milleras said emotionally, “If I miss visiting the underground library of the Tower of Durrag because I’m afraid of danger, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
Oh, this fairy pretty boy actually has the insights of an artist! Joey’s eyes lit up and a rare amiable smile appeared on his face.
From the two floors above the Tower of Dulag, they entered the first floor. None of them encountered any undead, and they immediately felt much more at ease. Looks like the Lich that Joey caught wasn’t lying. Most of the undead in the tower had already dispersed to the outside world.
However, at this moment, two transparent figures suddenly emerged from the wall of the corridor. They were sandwiched in the middle of the line.
The two transparent figures were stunned when they saw the stranger, but they still reacted faster than everyone else. He only sniffed and revealed a ferocious expression. He opened his mouth and roared silently as he pounced towards everyone with open teeth and claws.
“Ghost!” Everyone was in a hurry. They had thought that they would run into the undead here, but the way these two ghosts appeared was a little too unexpected.
The ghost appeared in the middle of the group. In front of them were Idrya and Les, and behind them were Lorraine and El. At the front were Milleras and Pikonoda, while Joey and Elistine, who were the strongest, were at the front of the line, but they were blocked by their own people.
“Die!” The dwarves were even braver than Al, who had a terrified expression on his face. He raised the axe in his hand and slashed it at the ghost.
Unfortunately, his opponent was a ghost without a physical body, and the Dwarf War Axe directly slid through the ghost’s body. Not only did he hack into the air, but he also staggered Lorraine and collided with Idrea, who had just turned around.
The ghost pounced over Lorraine. The axe did no harm to him, but the dwarf was not well off being swept by the ghost. His face instantly turned pale and completely lost its color. A layer of white frost quickly covered his eyebrows, and his entire body began to tremble.
This was the characteristic of ghosts. This kind of undead creature was much stronger than ordinary undead creatures. Regardless of its level, it had the ability to transform reality into reality. Moreover, due to the environment, most ghosts would suffer frost, curse, corrosion, plague, and other damage. High-level ghosts also possessed a variety of spirit magic.
The ghost that Lorraine encountered obviously had a frost attribute. With a single pounce, the dwarf lost its self-control and would probably be unable to fight any longer in a short period of time.
The ghost that killed Lorraine turned around and pounced on Idrya, while the other continued to pounce on Al, who was too frightened to move.
Idrea’s eyes lit up as she pushed Lorraine away. A silver light shone on her huge double-edged axe, and she stared at the ghost. She nimbly turned the axe and used the hilt to propel it towards the ghost.
This ghost’s body rippled, and it had obviously automatically transformed into a phantom. However, this time, it was unable to neutralize the female knight’s attack. As soon as the hilt of the axe touched the ghost, the silver light on the hilt caused the ghost to emit a pungent white smoke. Furthermore, it lifted it high and threw it towards Joey who was rushing towards Fang Zheng.
Compared to the reckless Lorraine, the female knight still had a way to deal with the ghost. Lauvita’s Paladins did not only possess melee combat skills, they also possessed the divine spells bestowed upon them by the Goddess of Torture. Although Lauvita was a goddess belonging to the Chaos Alliance, she was still a god recognized by Toril’s main world. The divine spells given to believers were innately capable of restraining undead that were not recognized by the main world.
“Get out of the way!” Joey shouted angrily. A translucent pentagram formation flashed beneath his feet. Finally, he rushed over from the front of the group and caught up with the ghost that had just been picked up by Idrea. The eight-sided edge sword that emitted a blurry light swept across the corridor and cut the ghost into two.
The ghost howled. After landing on the ground, the two parts of its body automatically converged and slowly fused together. However, its transparent body was much dimmer than before. Obviously, the Elf Prism Sword’s Evil Breaking Talisman Mark was extremely harmful to it.
“Die!” Joey’s figure was like the wind as he expressionlessly stabbed the Evil Dagger into the ghost’s body.
As soon as the Evil Dagger pierced into the ghost’s body, it couldn’t help but let out a sorrowful cry. It seemed to encounter a natural enemy, and its body quickly dimmed. In the end, it was actually absorbed by the dagger like a straw.
After absorbing this ghost, the black light on the Evil Dagger became brighter and brighter, as if it was a shower after a long drought. Joey could even feel the joy of the Evil Dagger, as if a child was getting his favorite ice cream.
‘”Ah ~ ~ ~” The other ghost that was attached to El seemed to have heard his companion’s wail. A trace of fear and hatred appeared on its transparent face as it quickly floated away from El. With a pounce, it directly hid itself in the wall of the corridor, causing everyone to look at each other helplessly.
“El, El!” Lorraine shook the Magician Apprentice’s motionless body, and his sorrowful cries caused everyone’s hearts to sink.