A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 414 The Sage with Two Swords: Dodge & Slash!

 …

  Matthew naturally would not refuse.

 Just when he provided XP to A Bing through the Undead Contract.

 There was also a special throbbing coming from the contract.

That moment.

Matthew vaguely has a third-person perspective focusing on A Bing.

 He looked around.

　　It is still the same basement filled with ancient works of beauty and with a strong elven architectural style.

 At this moment.

 There are one or two lonely figures deep in the forest.

  This is the performance of the artwork itself participating in the aesthetic field.

 He seemed to be a sitting monk.

 Matthew noticed.

 Matthew looked at it.

This painting, which obviously comes from the Soviet Union, should have nothing to do with the Ancient Goddess of Beauty and belongs to the private collection of Terraste.

There is even a newly unfolded ink painting hanging on A Bing’s left hand side!

Most of the page is taken up by a large bamboo forest.

 However, Matthew could sense it clearly.

 The soul fire seems to have been extinguished.

 Even though I can’t see their faces clearly.

 Mainly sculptures and paintings.

 It can be vaguely seen that the two figures are wearing black raincoats and distinctive hats.

He couldn't help but think of his previous life, and then there was the demon knight who he had met in the sampan plane.

  But it seems so far.

 In this not-so-open basement, many fields are overlapping and surging over and over again.

This shows that the demon brother must have found a way to avoid it.

Matthew can still feel a familiar feeling.

 In order to push the sampan plane flat, I didn’t have time to pay attention to the demon knight. I don’t know whether his revenge was successful or not?

But Matthew is sure.

This painting seems to have become the key to A Bing's promotion to legend!

“You won’t give me a legendary profession like a painter or a bard, right?”

 In the ink painting scroll.

The other party is quite interesting.

 From a styling point of view.

 There are original murals with rough painting and messy lines;

 Because there are no undead demons under his hands.

His head is tilted slightly toward his right shoulder.

This kind of dressing style.

Matthew thought with some regret.

 Among the paintings and sculptures around A Bing.

Matthew sincerely hoped that the other party could escape that disaster.

Then he focused his attention back to his eyes.

 The outlines of some artworks shimmered.

“Speaking of which, I don’t know what happened to that bald devil guy…”

 The Skeleton Knife Dancer is sitting cross-legged in the center of these artworks.

 But it seems extremely messy in terms of content and style—

 The brightest one is the ink painting depicting the bamboo forest and the hermit.

 Matthew was a little embarrassed in his heart.

 There are numerous works of art in the basement.

 There are oil paintings with fine brush strokes and thick ink and heavy colors;

A Bing’s soul is now wandering in these fields related to aesthetics.

The undead disaster he caused in the sampan plane did not affect any demon—

However, he still has a lot of sense of accomplishment in his heart——

If Xiao Boi's advanced legend is mostly based on his own efforts.

Then A Bing’s growth basically benefited from Matthew’s full training.

 Among all the elite undead.

  Matthew invested the highest number of enhancements and experience in A Bing.

A Bing did not disappoint him.

 Less than two years.

 Advanced to legend as a skeleton.

This itself is a miracle!

“No matter what, it’s great to be promoted to legend!”

 Thinking of this.

Matthew didn’t hesitate anymore and poured a large amount of XP into A Bing’s body!

that moment.

A Bing’s body made of bones was suddenly set on fire.

The white flames went from top to bottom, burning into every corner of his limbs.

 “Legendary Fire!”

Matthew's eyelids twitched, and a lot of longing and desire flashed through his heart.

But the next second.

 What surprised him a little was—

The ink painting that was a certain distance away from A Bing was also burned!

 Hurrah!

 A few seconds later.

 The fire of legend burned the ink painting scroll.

 Leaves only ashes on the ground.

Such a strange movement immediately attracted the attention of the mage apprentice who had been watching beside him:

 “Fire!”

 “Go and inform Lord Matthew and Miss Beanna!”

Whoosh!

The Necromancer Pact continues to shake.

  Matthew’s perspective returns to itself.

He opened his eyes with a strange and hesitant expression:

“That painting looks like it’s worth a lot... Isn’t it that Terraste won’t seek compensation from me?”

"Forget it, at worst, I'll let A Bing pay for it himself. He burned the painting, it's none of my business..."

 He glanced at the data column.

A Bing has entered a key point of promotion to legend.

 Just like Xiaobo before.

  Matthew has done everything he can do.

 Then it’s up to him.

at the same time.

  On the frontal battlefield, the situation in which the generals clashed became increasingly tense.

 In addition to killing the demon lord and the twin cavalry demons.

 Three more elite demons came out to call for formation.

 They looked eager to fight.

 The response from the cemetery was much slower.

Matthew slowly mobilized his troops, basically sending someone to fight before the caller's patience was about to run out.

in this case.

 The result of the battle is naturally not very good.

 Except for Peggy, who did not fall behind, Agus resisted slightly at the beginning.

 Almost all the elite undead sent behind were being held down and beaten!

Matthew had already anticipated this.

 So it’s not very frustrating to see this kind of scene.

on the contrary.

 He was observing the changes in the demon army.

"The danger of these demons seems to be increasing rapidly. Is it related to the outcome of the battle between the generals?"

 “Is it a morale factor?”

“Morale has such a serious impact on the demon army?”

 Matthew was filled with doubts.

boom!

 At this time.

 The Twin Cavalry Demon successfully killed two undead dragons.

 The two men waved their weapons in the center of the battlefield, showing off their power and shouting loudly.

  Accompanying their movements.

A loud drum beat came from the demon legion formation.

　　followed by.

  Similar drum sounds came from all the legion formations of the second echelon!

 Matthew observed.

After hearing the sound of drums, ordinary demons seem to become more powerful—

 This is not a mental change.

 It’s a real physical bonus!

 When he activated his balanced perception again, he finally saw blood-red halos at the feet of the elite demons who came out to call for formation.

 The ordinary demon's feet also began to gather a light yellow halo.

 …

“Warning: You have discovered the “Forging Holy Weapons”, the ceremonial site of the demon army!

 Forging a holy weapon (insufficient knowledge):? ? ? "

 …

 “It is indeed a ceremony place.”

Matthew did not hesitate to share his findings with Yu Qi.

 A moment later.

Yu Qi, who came over from the magic ship again, brought fresh divination results to Matthew.

 “This is a taboo ritual inherited from the Su Kingdom!”

“The sound of the war drums you just heard can theoretically only be heard by the demon soldiers in the ceremony!”

“That war drum is made of human or devil scalp, and it contains a lot of undead, evil thoughts, pain, and negative elements related to the battlefield.”

Yu Qi said quickly:

“This kind of ritual site can ignite the blood and lifespan of all participants, making them stronger.”

“Not only that, this ceremonial venue can bind the lives of each participant and their leader. Both parties are in a relationship where both gain and lose!”

“As long as the leader appears more dazzling and powerful, they can generate a large amount of war aura through the ritual field, and then bless these auras to their followers, making them stronger than before!”

“After the soldiers are strengthened, they will burn more life, stimulate the potential for change, and then feed back to the general…”

 “This is a terrible cycle!”

“However, the destruction of soldiers’ lives by this kind of ritual site is irreversible.”

“The so-called forging a holy soldier is to use the lives of ordinary soldiers to superimpose and strengthen the strength of the strong general, and finally superimpose it to create a powerful existence that is invincible on the battlefield!”

"This ritual is said to have been taught by the dragon soul of the Five-clawed Heavenly Dragon to an astrologer from the Su Kingdom. Later, it was abused by the kings or lords of some small countries. It was once listed as a taboo technique by the Emperor of the Su Kingdom. It was only used to resist demons. During the invasion, some soldiers of the Great Wall Legion were also forced to use this spell, and eventually it spread to the abyss..."

Matthew’s eyes became serious.

But at the same time.

 He also discovered some details that he had not realized before!

“Have you noticed that there are many ordinary demons in the demon army who are actually not in good condition?”

Matthew asked Yu Qi.

Yu Qi used the Eagle Eye Technique, looked into the distance for a while, and then scratched his head:

 “The demons all look bitter and hateful, I can’t see it clearly.”

ˆ Matthew: “…”

“But it’s understandable that they are in a bad state.”

Yu Qi thought for a while:

"For the creatures in the outer plane, landing in the main material world itself will cause a huge physical load. Although the demon lord Eisner has endured the greatest pressure, ordinary demon soldiers themselves will also face what they encounter when crossing the plane. resistance.”

“Also, due to historical reasons, the planar will of the material world is very unfriendly to abyss units. A more sensitive demon may even feel that everything in the material world is targeting itself—

 Their perception is not wrong.

 The will of the plane in the main material world is very powerful. Without the protection of the bad land of the abyss, if only one or two small groups of demons landed, they would probably die for various reasons. "

 Matthew nodded.

“They have just landed and are on a forced march, so the current demon army may be at their most vulnerable.”

He judged:

“The reason why they want to be aggressive and pretend to be attacking the city is actually just to scare us and dissuade us from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack.”

 “They succeeded.”

Matthew's tone was very calm, as if he was telling a trivial matter.

Yu Qi was a little silent.

"From this point of view, the role of the devil advance team that came first to die was probably also to provide cover for the larger army."

“It was the first time I fought against the demon army. I didn’t realize that those demons seemed a little too weak...”

“At that time, I should have been bolder and launched an attack. Maybe I could intercept many enemies during their landing, but unfortunately I was too cautious..."

“But this is not a mistake, it’s just a loss of opportunities.”

Matthew commented neutrally.

His mentality is very calm. He is indeed not a war expert, and he lacks sufficient intelligence. It is normal for him to make mistakes in judgment.

 On the contrary, it was the feeling of learning and growing quickly in the war that made him feel intoxicated.

despite this.

Matthew still had some regrets in his heart:

 “It would be great if that guy Vasnov didn’t betray me...”

“With his ability and vision, he will definitely play a big role in this war.”

Seeing that he was silent, Yu Qi thought he was blaming himself, so he comforted him:

 “It’s not your fault.”

“I have learned a lot about regimental warfare, but when it comes to fighting, everything is a mess..."

“Speaking of which, if this is really the time when the demons are at their weakest, how about I take someone to sail there and do some area-of-effect spells?”

 Matthew shook his head.

 The opportunity has passed, and now the demon army has become stronger than it was at the beginning with the blessing of the Holy Soldier Forging Ceremony.

 They are receiving malicious attacks from the material world.

Given the adaptability of the demons, this situation will not last long.

 The risk of attacking rashly now is still too great.

 “We just have to wait.”

Matthew said:

 “Time is on our side.”

Yu Qi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Matthew's confident look, he ultimately said nothing.

 Time is ticking.

  As the number of demon lords coming to call for formation increases, more and more people come.

 Eight sub-battlefields have appeared in the north of the trench zone.

 However, the outcome of the battle made everyone in Rolling Stone City, who had always been paying attention to the battle, feel anxious—

 Except for Peggy who is inseparable from the fight with the Slaughter Demon Lord.

 The rest are divided into battlefields.

 The cemetery was almost being violently tortured!

 Every once in a while, there will be an embarrassing scene where the elite undead are defeated and a subsequent substitute comes in to take over.

 Less than an hour.

  More than 30 of the elite undead that Matthew captured from the undead disaster have fallen!

 That is to say, Matthew’s family has a strong financial background.

 Switch to another necromancer. I'm afraid I'm already crying for my father and my mother, and I wish I could die instead of my subordinates!

The momentum of the demon army has naturally increased.

 And over there in the cemetery…

There is no movement at all!

 At this time, the greatest advantage of the undead is revealed.

 They would only follow Matthew’s orders.

 There will be no demoralization at all!

On the contrary, Rhaegar, who was overlooking the city wall, sent several men over one after another to ask Matthew if he wanted to help.

 But they were all sent away by Matthew.

 He clearly realizes that the current losses are acceptable for the overall situation.

 For the demon army.

 The ceremonial site for casting the Holy Soldier is very important.

Of course Matthew couldn't get them what they wanted, but he had to play the role of a doormat before revealing his intentions.

 Just be beaten and that's it.

 “Substitute!”

 After giving another round of repeated instructions, Matthew went to see Philoleus's recovery.

 With the help of negative energy crystal clusters and soul crystals.

 Xiao Boi's recovery speed is very fast, and he will probably be back to full strength in just a few minutes.

 Matthew's heart became more solid.

he knows.

 The horn of counterattack is about to sound.

 All I need is a little more patience...

real.

 Just a little bit.

 Seven minutes later.

There were waves of black whirlwinds blowing overhead—

　　The group of abyss strange birds led by the King of Decay suddenly lowered their flying altitude.

 They quickly approached the top of the cemetery, keeping a distance of about a hundred meters.

The giant strange bird headed by him even flew above Matthew's head, flapping its wings and pulling down a giant pile of feces!

 The feces fell down.

 Before arriving at the cemetery, I was annihilated by the negative energy surging in the fountain.

The King of Decay made a weird laugh:

 “Do you like my saliva and **** so much?”

 “Then I’ll give you a little more!”

 Said.

 He lowered his flight altitude again and crossed the top of the cemetery with a more bold flying attitude.

 However, just as he was approaching the mountain.

The extreme cold shooters who had been hiding nearby suddenly appeared together—

 Swish, swish, swish!

  A hail of ice arrows struck directly at the King of Decay's wings.

　　At that critical moment.

The **** strange bird suddenly folded its wings violently, then opened its mouth and sprayed a water column made of acid downwards. With this reverse thrust, the King of Decay successfully escaped the range of the ice arrow.

He hovered triumphantly on the top of the cemetery, making taunting sounds towards Matthew and others one after another.

Yu Qi couldn't help but want to take action.

 But he was stopped by Matthew.

 He asked the coolie zombie to bring a huge cauldron and place it in the open space.

 The crucible is filled with water.

Upon seeing this, the King of Decay volleyed and mocked:

"how?"

 “Want to collect my convenience?”

 “So sincere?”

Matthew looked up at him and responded for the first time:

 “I’m waiting for the water in the crucible to boil.”

“Then I will boil your heart and eat it.”

When the King of Decay heard this, he was startled at first and raised the altitude of his flight.

 But it took a while.

 Seeing that Matthew was still silent, he continued to come over to provoke:

 “Don’t just talk but don’t do it!”

 “I’m looking forward to your counterattack…”

 Matthew ignored him at all.

He just ordered his men to start adding firewood to the crucible.

His movements are slow, but have a strange rhythm.

 The King of Decay dares not be careless.

He cursed a few words, then carefully looked into the crucible. Seeing that the water in the pot was really about to boil, he immediately took the other strange birds to a higher flying height!

 A period of time.

 The distance between the King of Decay and the top of the cemetery is more than 500 meters!

 “He was probably just bluffing…”

 On the back of the strange bird next to it.

 An Abyss mage judged this.

However, he was not done yet.

The King of Decay suddenly let out a shrill scream—

　　followed by.

They were shocked to find a figure wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat appearing under the King of Decay.

The man's movements were ridiculously fast.

The strange birds didn't even see what the other party did.

 The King of Decay already had a half-meter-long wound on his chest and abdomen.

　　followed by.

 A steaming heart was violently pulled out by the man!

"ah…!"

 The King of Decay moaned in pain.

his body fell down weakly, and other strange birds wanted to surround the black shadow.

 Only found that the other party had disappeared!

 The top of the cemetery.

 The water in the crucible began to boil slightly.

 The bubbles floated from the bottom of the pot to the surface.

 The next second.

 A heart that was still pumping out blood and beating was thrown into the pot.

 Zizzizi!

 The heart of the strange bird rolled up and down in the pot and soon changed color.

Yu Qi looked at Matthew's crucible with some surprise.

 But the owner of the crucible had already walked to the side with a smile——

over there.

 A figure dressed as a knight who seems to have stepped out of an ink painting is standing quietly.

"Owner."

 “My body has deteriorated…”

A Bing's appearance became quite stunning, but when he opened his mouth, his secret was still revealed.

Matthew reminded:

 “It’s your body that has undergone qualitative changes.”

A Bing scratched his head blankly, still seeming a little hard to understand.

Matthew was unfazed by this.

 After being promoted to legend.

 A Bing's intelligence level has increased to about twelve years old.

 This is actually a very rare situation.

 No one can be promoted to legend with such a mind—

 Unless he is Matthew's summons.

 Other undead in the cemetery are also curious about this new companion.

 Many people came over to look around.

Especially some idle skeletons.

They checked each other for a long time, both of them were a little surprised -

 A Bing, who had been standing still until the moment of stalemate, suddenly twisted his hips.

They cheered and jumped.

Matthew smiled.

 He was already checking A Bing’s attribute panel.

 The first is the improvement of basic attributes.

 The more common ones are "legendary dodge", "legendary coordination", "legendary reflex" and legendary resistance.

 There are four special promotions, which are as follows -

 …

“Spell Immunity: A Bing is immune to all spells below level 4, and has good immunity against level 5 and legendary spells.”

“Double-sword sage: A Bing’s skill in using dual swords has reached an advanced level.

special.

 He has his own unique ideas about the application field of weapons.

 His swords will not be wielded against the weak, the benevolent, the believers and the righteous.

at the same time.

His double swords will cause additional legendary level "lethal damage" to tyrants, villains, and treacherous people. "

“Soul fire enhancement: A Bing’s soul fire has been greatly enhanced in the process of being promoted to legend.”

“Bamboo and Jade Creatures: A Bing loves “ink painting – Bamboo and Jade Creatures” very much, and chose it as the foundation for his promotion to legend (limited to the aesthetic field).

  In return.

A Bing received a humanoid body made of bamboo and jade, but he was still essentially undead.

 Thereafter.

A Bing will be able to move freely in areas related to bamboo forests and jade, and will receive additional priority for judgment. "

 …

“It turns out that the name of the painting is "Bamboo and Jade Creatures", and the shadow in the forest is the appearance of the bamboo and jade spirit after its transformation. "

Matthew wiped his nose subconsciously.

 He thought he was painting a knight!

 Have to admit it.

A Bing’s current style is extremely beautiful, with an elegance that comes from the world of ink painting, and a sense of explosive power.

Perhaps this is the bonus brought to him by the attribute of Bamboo Jade Creature.

besides.

 The "Sage with Two Swords" also made Matthew feel a little emotional -

　　From the sword dancer at the beginning, to his usual fireflies and bright moons, to the naga avenger later, and now to the double sword sage...

 A Bing was armed and strengthened by Matthew himself, and then witnessed him becoming stronger step by step.

 There is no Matthew.

A Bing may still be the skeleton who only knows how to twist his hips.

 The dividends brought by the knife dancer in the previous life may be difficult to realize, let alone promoted to legend through aesthetic methods!

“Spell immunity is very useful, but the assassin must use magic immunity!”

 “The soul fire enhancement is also good, it improves the error tolerance rate a lot!”

Matthew read on with interest.

 Then comes the domain aspect—

 “Main domain: shadow, killing, aesthetics”;

 “Secondary areas: ink, bamboo forest, statue, double sword, jade, combat, assassination, displacement, loyalty”.

 The main areas are those that Matthew knows well.

 The secondary realm isn’t much to see either—

 All legends will receive some scraps after being promoted in the main realm as a supplement to the main realm.

 The secondary fields are inferior to the primary fields in terms of both quantity and quality.

 At least in front of experts in the field like Matthew, it really has little value.

 Further down.

As expected, Matthew once again saw an extremely rare and legendary blessing!

 Same as Philoleus.

A Bing also starts with double grace!

 …

“Shadow plunder (given by the legendary mentor): A Bing hides in the shadows and can carry out legendary plunder on any target.

 Plunder targets include but are not limited to weapons in the opponent's hands, equipment on the body, outer armor and underwear, gold coins or other property in storage props.

Prerequisite: The wealth of the plundered unit must not exceed the soldiers themselves. "

“Blade of Fenghua (given by the aesthetic field): Every battle of A Bing will be automatically recorded by the aesthetic field.

He can extract the entire battle process into the crystal ball and play it automatically, or he can intercept part of the scene and stamp it into a picture scroll.

 Every combat interpretation based on aesthetics.

 will make A Bing and his swords leave a unique mark in the field of aesthetics.

These imprints can speed up his acquisition of authority in the aesthetic field.

 It can also make his swords sharper! "

 …

 “This shadow plunder is obviously destined to me!”

Matthew looked jealous.

This familiar smell—it clearly belongs to the tauren realm, okay!

 As for the grace of the Blade of Fenghua.

I can only say that A Bing will bring a camera with him when fighting in the future.

 All it needs is an exclusive BGM!

“I’ll go back and ask Luo Lan to customize a song. Maybe it can really meet the definition of aesthetics and increase A Bing’s combat effectiveness...”

Matthew thought so.

 Then there are A Bing’s legendary abilities and spells.

 The first is the legendary ability—

“Art master (A Bing is a master in the field of aesthetics, with unique ability to evaluate and appreciate artworks, and he also has superb painting and sculpture skills)”;

“Bamboo Leaf Shield (A Bing can obtain a layer of shield made of bamboo and leaves. This shield will not destroy A Bing’s stealth or hiding posture, and can provide him with sufficient protection)”;

“Negative Energy Prison (A Bing can capture the target into a prison on the negative energy plane and detain it for a long time)”;

 "Legendary Shadow Slingshot (the effect of the original ability Shadow Slingshot is increased to legendary level;

 …

 The last ability attracted Matthew's great attention.

 Its name is very special.

 …

“Flash & Slash: A Bing can instantly move to a place where there is shadow within the field of vision or the maximum range of perception, even if it is only a small area.

at the same time.

  He can launch swift slashes from the shadows at nearby targets from any angle.

 This slashing attack takes the form of decapitation for humanoid units;

  Performs different forms of vital attacks on different monsters;

 Each time A Bing launches a slash attack and successfully kills a unit.

  will leave an afterimage in place.

 The afterimage can last up to sixty minutes if it is not destroyed.

The more remnants A Bing has within a specific range, the higher the damage of his next slash will be.

special.

  He can mobilize all the afterimages to attack nearby units when launching a certain slash. The slash will consume all the afterimages.

And then create extremely shocking burst damage..."

 …

 After reading this, Matthew only had one thought in his mind:

 “She’s a supermodel…”

 …

 (End of this chapter)