Versatile Mage: Choose one of three Hexes at the start

Chapter 142 On the eve of the war
The drizzling rain fell, making the sky appear even more gloomy.

The rows of mages guarding the north city wall heard the melodious chimes coming from the distant bell tower. This was originally a sign of the approaching day, but the rainy weather delayed the arrival of dawn.

Flying in the air, Su Chi took in the entire land.

Even though he had been hunting relentlessly in his domain for a long time, the number of undead in the Black Earth did not decrease significantly.

On the contrary, influenced by the extremely pure death energy at the center of the Abyss of Fiends, the number of undead here is even greater than before.

"So this is the endless undead of the Cataclysm."

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Su Chi's understanding of the endlessness of the universe wouldn't have been very profound.

The undead can never be completely killed!!

After returning to the outer city wall, Su Chi noticed the guard mages standing watch in straw raincoats.

On the verge of freezing temperatures, and with raincoats unable to completely block the rain, the endless chill caused some people to shiver.

But since it was still dark and the spirits of the dead had not yet retreated into the tomb, they could only grit their teeth and endure the torment.

Upon entering the lobby on the first floor of the Sword Pavilion, Su Chi found the demonic man resting.

"Why the long face? Did the harvest not meet your expectations? Hey, young man, take it easy. The drop rate of spirit essence is already incredibly low," the demon man said, seeing Su Chi's serious expression and assuming it was because of the spirit essence.

Su Chi shook his head without explaining, simply leaning on the edge of the railing, his gaze fixed on the direction of Sha Yuan.

After noticing Su Chi's expression, the demon man concluded that Su Chi was worried about the undead.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the battle on Du Xiao's side will be over soon. Don't worry, as long as the Ghost Tyrant is dead, this undead crisis will be resolved, and it will be dawn soon." The demon man leaned against the railing, looking to be in a good mood.

Time passes slowly.

Just as Su Chi and the other person were chatting and passing the time, several milky white lights suddenly rose in the sky in the direction of Sha Yuan.

This was accompanied by cheers.

"Great, they succeeded!!"

The demon man also noticed the radiant signal in the distance. He naturally understood the meaning of the signal, and a smile appeared on his face.

With the Ghost Tyrant killed, the several high-level mages who were now freed up began to clear out the surrounding commander-level undead.

Staff Officer Zhu arrived beside Su Chi and the other person without anyone noticing.

"Okay, okay!!"

As the milky-white light drew closer, the staff officer on the guard's side shouted excitedly.

On the outer city walls, the guarding mages and some military intelligence officers were also dancing with excitement.

After all, the Ghost Tyrant had appeared on the north city wall multiple times a month ago, and they had been living in constant fear that the Ghost Tyrant would attack and destroy the north city wall.

Now that the fallen king has been killed by the combined efforts of our superior mages, the biggest threat to the North City Wall has been eliminated, and the guardian mages stationed on the North City Wall can finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a rest.

at this time.

The dark clouds that had been covering the north city wall had unknowingly drifted south, and a small gap appeared between the clouds.

The warm dawn shone down, falling on the guards dressed in straw raincoats and dispelling much of the chill from their bodies.

The guards began to cheer loudly as day broke, welcoming back the heroes who had fought all night in the Land of the Dead.

The mage squads that had previously stepped out of the city walls began to appear one after another near the city walls.

In the dawn light, a man with a pair of burning wings on his back streaked across the sky like a shooting star with a fiery tail.

Su Chi recognized the pair of fiery wings; they were the same Flaming Wings that Zhu Meng had used in Hangzhou before.

When Zhu Meng landed inside the city gate with a powerful aura, Su Chi and the others went to greet him.

"Where's my boss? Did that Ghost Tyrant kill him?"

When the group arrived at Zhu Meng's side, the demon man immediately asked Zhu Meng a question.

"He's not dead, but he's almost dead."

Zhu Meng was covered in wounds, but his majesty and arrogance remained undiminished, and his beard fluttered as he made his emergency landing.

Um? ?

The demon man's eyes widened. Had his jinx really come true?
"Don't worry, that guy's not in any danger, but I don't know how long he'll be bedridden," Zhu Meng said with a relieved expression, seemingly still a little shaken as he recalled his battle with the fallen king.

"That guy is a real daredevil, but if he hadn't risked his life to hold off the Ghost Tyrant, that beast might have really gotten away."

"That's good, I'll go check on him."

After saying that, the demonic man left immediately. It was clear that although he was criticizing Du Xiao, he still cared about his boss.

After the demon man left, Zhu Meng turned his gaze to Su Chi in front of him.

"You did a good job this time, kid. You didn't embarrass me."

He had clearly noticed Su Chi's use of his domain to slaughter the undead, especially the fact that Su Chi was able to kill multiple commander-level undead and several commander-level dragon summons with his own strength, which really impressed him.

"It seems that casting two university votes for you was indeed the right choice."

Zhu Meng couldn't help but reach out and pat Su Chi on the shoulder, saying, "Kid, try your best to bring back a championship for the country this time!!"

"I'll try my best." Su Chi nodded with a smile.

He had a good impression of Zhu Meng; compared to some other members of parliament, this one could be said to be truly dedicated to the country and its people.

In particular, Zhu Meng's proposed strategy of creating hidden dangers is a good strategy. When his territory expands, he will inevitably encounter some 'hidden dangers'.

After Su Chi and Zhu Meng had exchanged a few words, Staff Officer Zhu, who had been waiting on the side, finally spoke up: "Sir Councilor, your injuries are not light either. You should go upstairs and rest and receive treatment first."

Then Staff Officer Zhu waved to the back, and a female mage dressed in a Weifang mage robe came over and helped Zhu Meng to the third floor to heal and rest.

Judging from the mage badge on the female mage's chest, she is clearly a healing mage of a high level.

It is less than ten kilometers away from the city wall.

A team that retreated a little later was now surrounded by the undead skeleton army.

"Damn it, we shouldn't have stepped into that area!!" a burly man with a dark complexion cursed angrily from the group.

They were caught off guard and their escape route was cut off because they ventured too far into the land of bones and skeletons.

Now it's truly a situation where no one can help us.

"Hang in there a little longer, we'll be able to go back when it's light," encouraged a man with a hooked nose who seemed to be the team leader.

"Damn it! When I get back at dawn, I'm going to sleep for days and nights straight!"

"I need to take a hot shower!!"

"That's right, that's right!!"

Just as the rest of the team were echoing, a mage on the outermost edge of the team, with a blood band tied around his head, began to tremble uncontrollably, for some reason.

"Team leader, everyone...it seems like it's already dawn!!!"

The monk practically shouted those words.

The shout clearly drew the attention of the rest of the team. "What did you say?!"

The mage, with a bloodstain on his head, stared blankly at the distant sky, his trembling finger pointing towards the faint morning light.

"There's light over there. It's already dawn."

Before he could finish speaking, a skeleton that had somehow crept over raised its bone sword.

Swish! !

The sharp bone sword swept across the mage's neck, and the blood-stained head was severed from the body, spinning once in the air before crashing onto the muddy ground.

"Old Fang!!"

Seeing his teammates, with whom he had spent many years, die before his very eyes, the hook-nosed captain's eyes widened in horror.

The other members of the squad also noticed the skeletons that were constantly swarming towards them. They couldn't believe that it was already daytime, so why hadn't these undead returned to their tombs and were still wandering the earth?

"How could this be?!" The dark-skinned, burly man looked around at the incredibly ferocious undead with a dejected expression, having lost even the will to resist.

At this time, in the ancient capital, whether they were residents of the inner city or the outer city, as the melodious bells of the bell tower rang, these residents began their daily hustle and bustle early in the morning in order to make a living.

After all, years of experience have shown that as soon as dawn breaks, the wandering spirits outside will instantly return to their tombs and fall asleep.

They believed the warm glow would protect them more reliably than the city walls that stood around it.

However, the mages stationed on the outer city wall had a completely different feeling from these residents.

As the undead continued to advance towards the city wall, attempting to further invade the city, the mages felt a chill run straight to the top of their heads.

An overwhelming sense of fear spread from his heart to every part of his body, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Zhu Meng, who was enjoying treatment on the third floor, rushed to the lobby on the first floor and stared at the army of undead below with a look of astonishment at the railing.

A light drizzle was still falling from the sky.

Below, the undead army, like a surging tide, was slowly advancing towards the city wall, braving the drizzle and the light.

"Shouldn't this be over by now?"

Before long, Lu Xu, Fei Jiao, Du Xiao and others arrived at the Sword Pavilion one after another.

Lu Xu's right hand was gone, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with disbelief.

The army of the undead, which has been forbidden from appearing during the day for thousands of years, is now able to appear under the light of dawn.

This is utterly devastating for the ancient capital!
Waaaaah~~~~
A howl, as if the end of the world had arrived, resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Following the sound, everyone looked towards the source of the sound. After their gaze pierced through layers of rain, a skeletal creature with enormous bone wings, a body comparable to the entire Sword Tower, and three heads came into view.

"The Lord of the Skeletons!!" Lu Xu slowly uttered the name of this skeletal creature.

From his extremely wary gaze, one could sense that this was a deceased ruler even more troublesome than the Ghostly Tyrant.

Before the people in the attic could recover, another death knell-like howl echoed throughout the ancient capital.

After appearing, the Skeleton Lord hovered in the sky several kilometers above the city wall. The next second, a black shockwave burst forth from its mouth.

The several high-level mages present clearly did not expect the Lord of the Corpse Demons to launch an attack directly, and by the time they wanted to defend themselves, it was already too late.

The black energy shockwave directly destroyed a corner of the city wall. Not only that, some buildings behind the city wall were also reduced to ashes by the energy wave.

The city was only placed on high alert after the attack.

As a layer of purple energy shield unfolded, the entire northern district was enveloped within it.

Purple Alert!!!

In the city, people who were busy rushing around stopped what they were doing and walked to the windows and out of their houses in twos and threes.

Looking at the purple light shield enveloping the city in the sky, the adults who knew what this meant all showed expressions of extreme fear.

Purple alert – this is a warning color that even some elderly people in the ancient capital, well past fifty, have never seen before!

After succeeding in his attack, the Lord of the Underworld spread his wings and flew into the sky.

As it looked down at the city below, which it saw as nothing more than a captive breeding ground for prey, it began to roar and command the undead of the land of the dead to crawl out of their tombs.

As more and more spirits crawled out of the tombs, the entire ancient capital city seemed like a lonely island adrift in a sea of ​​the dead.

At the edge of the Sea of ​​the Dead, a colossal corpse, towering like a mountain, rose up from the ground at some unknown time.

With each step the mountain corpse took, the tremors from its impact with the ground were transmitted all the way into the ancient capital.

At the attic.

Zhu Meng and the other three high-level mages took all of this into their view.

But they remained silent.

The Ghost Tyrant was merely a minor ruler among the fallen monarchs, and it took the four of them an incredibly heavy price to kill him.

Now, whether it's the Skeleton Lord in the sky or the corpses on the distant mountain peaks, their aura far surpasses that of the Ghost Tyrant.

Neither of these two deceased emperors is someone they can easily mess with.

"Let's retreat. Let's go back to the inner city wall first; there's a protective barrier there," Zhu Meng said.

Although he always leads from the front in every battle, these several super-level mages are all injured right now, so they can't just rush in blindly; that would be foolish.

Moreover, at this time of disaster, every high-level mage must be accounted for, as they are the main force in resisting the undead.

Of course, it wasn't just the north city wall; in fact, the other three city walls also sounded the purple alert.

The outer city wall couldn't hold out any longer. After all, the outer city wall surrounded the entire ancient capital, and the area was too vast. There weren't enough people to defend it.

at this time.

The massive golden barrier within the inner city has also been deployed, its area encompassing the four directions of the inner city wall.

Due to its age, the inner city wall is not particularly imposing, as it was built many years ago and has not been renovated since.

Even so, not even a commander-level undead could shake it in the slightest.

Bell Tower Buddhist Association.

Rows of mages dressed in purple robes were waiting for orders from their superiors.

They are the Glorious Mage Order of the Ancient Capital, also known as the Guardian Mage Order.

Each of these Guardian Mages has reached a high level of cultivation; they are elite members of the Magic Association, and can be considered the backbone of the entire Magic Association.

Before long, a messenger rushed out of the association and came to the front of these guard mages.

"Guardian Mages, heed my command!!"

"Purge the commander-level undead that have invaded the city!!"

(End of this chapter)