Dota: Becoming a God Starting with Dragon Knight

Lina's words completely dispelled Li Ming's idea of ​​flying out of the Skull Sea.

He had thought this was just an occasional area occupied by the undead, but he never expected that a kingdom had actually fallen.

He knew about the Kingdom of Beth, which was located next to the original owner's Kingdom of Red Maple. It was said to be quite large, with a population of around ten million.

He never expected that such a large kingdom would simply disappear, so he really had no way to fly away directly.

The Kingdom of Beth is quite powerful; to defeat it, the undead must have many high-ranking members.

Li Ming thought of the two giant dragons he had encountered in the mist before, one of which was a bone dragon, which might be related to this sudden invasion of the undead.

"Mage Lina, thank you for telling me. If it is really as you say, I think I can only follow the Elf Forest. Once I get out of the undead's territory, things will be easier."

The former Kingdom of Beth is located in a special position: to the east is the Elf Forest, to the north are the mountains inhabited by dwarves and goblins, to the south is the Orc Plains, and to the west are the human kingdoms.

Thanks to its convenient location and neutral status, the Kingdom of Beth became a transit point for trade between various races, making a fortune.

Now that it has been destroyed, if it wants to return to human territory, it can only do so by going around to other areas.

Lina raised an eyebrow. "You want to go back to the human kingdom? That'll take quite a while!"

"Besides, the dwarves, goblins, and orcs have all sealed off the border. How can you, a mere commoner, possibly get through?"

"This..." Li Ming choked. This was something he hadn't expected. Although this world didn't have a household registration system, it wasn't easy for ordinary people to travel to the territory of other races.

After thinking it over, he simply gave up. As a commoner herbalist, the original owner knew little information, and what he did know were mostly rumors, so they were not of much reference value.

"Hey~ Mage Lina, stop teasing me, just tell me what you want me to do."

"Why didn't we just do it this way from the beginning!" Lina slapped her thigh and stood up, which made Li Ming take a few more glances.

"It's still my previous plan. You help me distract Rick and hold him off for a while. I need to prepare a powerful spell to break through the barrier outside the Forest Gate in one strike."

"Without that thing blocking my way, I can take you into the Elf Forest. After we complete the mission, I'll take you back to human territory. How about that?"

"Of course, my previous promise to have my father take you as his squire still stands."

"My father is a peak fourth-tier master knight, and he could break through to the fifth-tier legend at any time. Being his attendant is something many people would rather die for."

To be honest, Li Ming was tempted.

Leaving aside the fifth-tier legendary, even the peak of the fourth-tier master is a representative of high status and power in the human kingdom. If one could become his disciple, he might not be able to walk around the kingdom with impunity, but he could at least become one of the few privileged classes.

Unfortunately, he was just a knight's squire.

He thought for a moment, then smiled and declined, "Thank you for your kindness, Mage Lina, but I am of poor aptitude and dare not presume to presume upon your offer."

"As you can see, I was just a commoner in Rom City before. I went to the secret realm to collect herbs and was accidentally caught up in a battle between high-level extraordinary beings. I was lucky enough to gain some opportunities and ended up here."

"Now I just want to go home, do some small business, and live a peaceful life."

Lina looked at Li Ming as if he were an alien. In her world, which superhuman didn't strive to stand out and fight for resources to gain more power?

Even if they die, as undead, they'll still take over the territory of the living.

Now, someone is actually telling her that after becoming a superhuman, she wants to live an ordinary life?

My father told me that people at the bottom of society are just lazy and unwilling to work, which is why they end up at the bottom. People who work hard are already living a good life.

Indeed, there are reasons why ordinary people are ordinary people.

"Alright!" Her good upbringing allowed her to quickly suppress her surprise. Seeing that Li Ming's calm expression seemed genuine, she accepted the fact that someone was not ambitious.

She sat up straight, straightened her clothes, and concealed her graceful figure within her robes.

"Since that's what you think, I won't force you. However, I will still give you other compensation."

Li Ming waved his hand, "Mage Lina, let's not talk about compensation yet, I haven't agreed to anything with you."

"You...don't push your luck." Lina's face darkened, thinking that Li Ming wanted to ask for more compensation.

Li Ming paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant."

"I mean, why did you think of having me restrain that golden skeleton? According to you, I'm just a lowly first-tier bronze warrior. Aren't you afraid I'll die?"

Lina's expression returned to normal. "You mean this? My bad for not being clear. If you agree to this, I will naturally give you some magical items to help you delay Rick's actions."

"With the life-saving techniques I saw before, you are definitely qualified to be a guardian and protect me from being affected while casting spells."

As she spoke, Lina reached into her robes and pulled out several magical items.

She first picked up a pendant. "Look, this is a sacred pendant. It can summon a sacred unicorn, which is the nemesis of the undead. It moves very fast, and you will definitely not be easily caught if you ride it."

He then pointed to several egg-shaped items, "This is the Song of the Holy Temple, which can unleash peak Tier 3 light-type damage."

Finally, she pointed to an emblem, "This is the Fire Emblem. It can release a fourth-tier fire shield, enough to protect you from Rick's attacks."

Lina raised an eyebrow smugly. "How about it? Not bad, right?"

"Okay, okay." Li Ming nodded repeatedly. At first, he thought this woman was planning to make him cannon fodder, but he didn't expect her to be so thoughtful, considering offense, defense, and movement.

This greatly changed his impression of Lina, so he said seriously, "Since you've thought this through so thoroughly, I won't hide anything from you anymore."

"I watched your fight before."

"The barrier sealing the Forest Gate is still within the second-tier range. Although it can temporarily increase its strength, it doesn't last long. If you unleash your attacks, you can definitely break it easily."

"Exactly! That Rick is so annoying! If it weren't for him, I would have been in the Elf Forest by now." Lina nodded happily, feeling so glad that someone understood her troubles.

Her happy expression didn't last long; she quickly regained her seriousness: "Hmm~ I mean, if Rick hadn't interfered with my spellcasting, I could have easily broken through the skeletons' barrier."

"So, all you need to do is stall Rick for a bit, and I can break the barrier and take you into the Elf Forest."

"Um—" Li Ming hesitated for a moment, "Actually, what I wanted to say was that although the props you gave me are good, if Rick is determined to stop you from casting spells, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop him."

"But if you go fight Rick and I break the barrier, he won't be able to cause trouble."

Of course, he wouldn't say that fighting Rick was far too risky.

He's afraid of dying because the resurrection cooldown hasn't ended yet!