Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 333 Undead Creatures in Front of the Cellar
The kerosene lamp in the tavern cast a swaying shadow on Nemesis's palm, and a sixteen-sided golden dice was glowing between his fingers.

After killing the Slaad, they escaped the range of the data tide and came to a medieval-style pixel tavern. Emma told him that this so-called data tide has existed since she came here, and it appears almost once a month. She suspected that it was a spell used by Vekna to eliminate the intruders.

Nemesis disagreed. On the way of escape, he could see that very obvious space cracks appeared in the places submerged by the so-called "data tide".

This shows that this "data tide" will eventually cause the collapse of the entire pixel world.

If this is a world formed by a sealing spell, Nemesis does not think that the "data tide" is caused by the so-called "Vecna".

If he guessed correctly, this entire sealed world was built on the cornerstone of 'Vecna', and the other party would definitely not be dominated by the real Vecna's will, otherwise wouldn't it be allowing intruders to break the seal at will?
I'm afraid this 'Vekna' is the last defense mechanism of the entire sealed world, and he must be defeated before this world can be destroyed.

If that's the case, how could the other party release something as self-destructive as 'Data Tide'?

Nemesis has his own understanding of the source of the "data tide". No matter how profound the sealing spells in this world are, their spell models will continue to wear out over the eternal years. As time goes by, some cages that sealed demons in ancient times suddenly loosen, thus releasing the sealers, which is often due to this situation.

'Data Tide' should be an internal manifestation of the aging of the seal.

It is conceivable that as a spell to seal a god, there would be fierce resistance from within. Since Vecna ​​was able to contact him in Faerun across the distant Phlogiston Sea, it meant that there must be a loophole in this sealing spell.

Thinking of this, Nemesis felt a little relieved.

There is such a big problem with the seal. I am afraid that no matter what the final defense mechanism of this world is, it should have been severely weakened.

"A divination tool." Nemesis pressed the dice into the wine stains on the oak tabletop. "Want to try and see what it predicts?"

This is the 'Vecna's Encrypted Dice' that the black market merchant dropped. Nemesis studied it briefly and found that it was actually a prop similar to the one that guided tasks in the game world.

Emma's leather gauntlet hovered over the dice, and the brass bell on the scabbard ticked without a sound. "All Vecna's creations are soaked in poison."

"So we need to understand the enemy's script." The wizard flicked his finger, and the dice spun at high speed on the table, with all the edges emitting red light like blood vessels. When the eagle head symbol on the 17th side was fixed facing up, the sound of mechanical gears biting came from inside the dice, and a holographic projection pierced into the air - showing a picture.

The rotten cellar vault, the iron fence covered with vines, and the "Igvirf Manuscript" wrapped in chains on the stone platform.

"Underground altar..." Emma used the tip of her sword to pry open the emblem in the corner of the projection. She thought for a moment and recognized the place. "It's three hundred yards from the village cemetery. Living people are prohibited from entering this area."

"Have you seen this cellar?" "When I first arrived," the swordsinger turned and walked towards the door of the tavern, "I almost fell into the mouths of those corpses."

"Let's go. I've been here for three years and I don't know what to do. Let's see where this dice can take us."
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Nemesis raised the collar of his cloak in the rotten night wind, and the prophecy dice on his waist continued to buzz as he approached his destination. The cast iron fence at the entrance of the cellar had been twisted into a knot by vines, and the crisp sound of bones colliding could be heard from the tombstones thirty yards away.

"Sixteen skeletons, four ghouls, and..." Emma's blade slid along the ground and suddenly pointed to the bushes in the southeast: "Ghost monster, in the soil."

Nemesis' fingertips lit up with the silver light of "detect magic", and the wriggling humus five feet underground showed a blood-red aura: "The concentration of death aura is too high. It seems that a necromancer has buried a surprise gift package here."

Emma was about to take action, but Nemesis stopped her: "Wait, let me get ready first."

He was only a level 3 wizard now, thanks to the experience he gained from hunting the Slaad. Facing so many undead creatures, he still needed to be careful and prepare some protective spells in advance.

The wizard chanted the spell in a low voice, and the skeletons seemed to feel the flow of magic power and became a little anxious.

When the first skeleton emerged from the ground, Nemesis had already drawn the rune of "Spider Web". Sticky silk threads wove into a hexagonal grid between the tombstones, fixing the twelve skeletons in a 15-foot cube. Emma's sword flashed past the ghostly fire of the "Emerald Sword" and chopped the three skeletons that had escaped from the spider web.

"Southwest corner, three o'clock!" Nemesis jumped back to avoid the ghoul's claws and released the "Mirror Image" to create four clones. The ghoul's stinking breath brushed past his ears, and as soon as he stretched out his sharp claws, the light film of "Protection from Evil" burned his rotten flesh.

Emma heard Nemesis's hint, turned around and saw that the ground where the corpse monster was hiding began to bulge.

The wizard's pixelated brick spellbook automatically turned to the "Scorching Ray" page. Three red beams penetrated the core of the corpse-grave monster that was taking shape, and the rotten flesh exploded into burning fragments 120 feet away. Emma took the opportunity to strike hard with her sword, nailing the ghoul to the tombstone engraved with Vic's holy emblem.

"There are seven left." Nemesis panted and calculated the spell slots. He had used eight second-level spells, and now only had two left. He still had twenty first-level spells. He saw a bone flute exploded from the dead skeleton on the ground, and he had an idea. He picked it up and blew the harsh "Secondary Phantom" - the illusion of twenty iron scarabs emerged from the ground, and the skeletons' bone swords slashed at the phantoms.

Nemesis immediately felt less stressed and began chanting spells to release "magic missiles". The convenience brought by the dragon language allowed him to release three red force field missiles almost every 1.5 seconds. The fragile spines of the skeletons were shattered by the force of the missiles, and they became broken bones crawling on the ground. In a short time, all five skeletons were almost completely eliminated.

When the last skeleton broke free from the illusion, it saw three crystal clear red energy missiles flying towards its skull, and then it lost power and fell to the ground.

Seeing that Emma was still fighting with the remaining two zombies, Nemesis decided to go up and help.

"Now!" Emma put the blade against the chest of a ghoul and kicked another away before shouting. Nemesis used the last two second-level spell slots left to cast "Sonic Smash". High-frequency shock waves spread along the metal blade, and the remaining undead creatures were turned into dust in the sonic boom.

(End of this chapter)