485.The undead never die, they just wither.
485.The undead never die, they just wither (page 2/2)
“There are actually so many phylacteries for high-level undead creatures！”
Tris bent down and picked up a broken elf-style hand mirror. She took it in her hand to examine it and said：
“The production level is not high. From the perspective of the Moon Priests, everything here is inferior. However, it cannot be denied that these broken objects do have all the functions of the life box, but they have not been further modified at all. Protective treatment.
A standard qualified phylactery should at least be strong enough and not easily damaged by external impacts..
I guess this is what the Plague Warlocks picked out from the items carried by their corpses when they resurrected the Corpse Witches and Hades Knights..
These gnolls are quite nostalgic and pragmatic..”
The Archduke of the Blood Vulture complained, put the Elf hand mirror in his hand and a blackened Elf cane at his feet together and handed them to Murphy, saying：
“This is Bernice and Bella's phylactery. Take it back and give it to Adele. I can hear the cut-off souls of the two fateful couple screaming in it, cursing the malice of the world..”
“Um.”
Murphy took the two things and looked at the various life boxes placed on the ground. He asked Femis who was busy：
“How many life boxes are hidden here?？”
“So far, 75, but there is a mezzanine inside, so I don’t know the exact number, but it will definitely not be less than a hundred..”
This is also the first time for the eldest lady to handle a phylactery.
She is very interested in these rare undead creations, and she will record them in her psychic notes while answering enthusiastically.：
“This is more than the more than forty corpse witches and Hades knights described to us by Mr. Bella. It is obviously because the jackals resurrected a group of elite dead from the filthy swamp in order to fight against the giant swamp snake..
These guys are so damned！
Such a large-scale practice of such evil magic that disturbs peace is simply appalling in other parts of the mainland..
I also found some phylacteries below that were not fully crafted, but each of them had fragments of soul and consciousness bound to them..
As long as the last step of making the phylactery is completed, another group of undead will be permanently bound to the world of the living..
I think we should release them.”
“It's not as simple as you think, Femis, this is not as simple as doing a good thing casually. If the bondage of the dead is broken so easily, it is impossible for the Moon Priests to defend their holy city for thousands of years..”
Tris immediately rejected it.：
“There are many ideas for making phylacteries. Even in the Holy City of the Moon, there are several factions regarding this death technique. Different production ideas will bring different phylactery effects..
When you can't confirm what style the gnolls follow, rashly breaking the life boxes will not let these bound souls rest in peace. It will only make them experience the fear and pain that are overwhelming them for a moment, and then turn into something more. Difficult lonely ghosts come to you to fight for their lives.
That's not salvation at all！
That is just to inflict final torture on them. Such reckless behavior will not hesitate to kill sinful creatures in the eyes of the Moon Priests..
Therefore, we must first properly protect these phylacteries.
I will make a decision after I slowly analyze and study the craftsmanship used on them. This may take a lot of time, but if you want them to rest in peace, they must persist in the world of the living..
But with these phylacteries, it is enough to bring those Corpse Witches and Hades Knights who fled into the swamps during the chaos in Plague Town back here..”
Tris glanced at Murphy, and the vampire lord nodded..
So Tris immediately began to use the secret method of the undead faction, and gray-white smoke rose from the phylactery placed in front of her like a command signal..
Soon, within twenty minutes there was movement in the swamp.
There were candles burning all around, filled with happiness in the warm little ball of light, and amid the frightened roars of the kobolds who stayed up late digging holes, the first batch of knights of the underworld who were ordered to return rode on their gloomy war horses. , quietly appeared outside Plague Town.
This scene was also discovered by young players.
They quickly organized a group of people to watch the undead "returning home"..
The Knights of the Underworld and the Corpse Witch didn't care about the noise of the surrounding players and kobolds. They stepped onto the broken ruins in an attitude that was completely in line with the deathly temperament of the undead, and finally stopped outside the structure tower while moving forward without guidance..
Murphy did not appear immediately.
He, Tris and the eldest lady were still sorting out the phylacteries in the structure tower. It was not until nearly two hours later that most of the undead who escaped during the war returned here that Murphy appeared with a bag of phylacteries. in front of you.
The vampire lord looked at the dozens of silent spirits in front of him who still had complete bodies, but whose consciousness had not returned to their phylacteries. He did not talk to them at length, but lifted up the phylactery bag in his hand..
This action immediately made the undead present raise their heads, and the pairs of blue bone fire stared at Murphy, and the meaning conveyed was quite complicated..
“Bella and Bernice now serve me as members of the Scarlet Keep.”
Murphy didn't play tricks with these undead. He said straight to the point.：
“I know you all knew this half-elf couple, and what I'm telling you is that I'm happy to let you rest in peace.！
I know that you have all been warriors and ancestors who fought against the gnolls in the swamp during several black disasters, but my spiritual master must first identify the death spell on your life box before he can help you safely release the bondage..
This means you need to hold on a little longer.”
This statement did not receive any response.
Although the undead were silent, the unique aura exuding from them gathered together, making it easy for onlookers to realize that they were disappointed with Murphy's choice..
Perhaps the undead think that Murphy is just the same as the gnoll warlock. He talks about temporary service, but in fact he only uses relief and rest as bait to lure them to continue serving..
However, the next second, Murphy threw the bag in his hand over without hesitation..
The bag fell apart when it hit the ground, and the various phylacteries in it were scattered everywhere on the ground..
“Until a way is found for you to rest in peace, you should carry your phylacteries yourself..”
the governor said loudly：
“Those whose bodies have been destroyed but have not been resurrected will be restored under the auspices of my 'Caller of the Dead' Bella, and I will also return their phylacteries to them..
What I want to tell you is that I don’t need you, the rest-disturbed dead, to serve me at all. I already have the bravest warriors in the world as my vanguard..
You are just a group of poor people who should not be in this era.
I won't continue to exploit you.
But you cannot continue to stay on the land of Wolf Castle. The order of this swamp has been disturbed too much by you. Before you can rest in peace, you can go to the underground corridor of Scarlet Castle..
There's plenty of room for you there.
Of course, if you don’t believe in my promise as a vampire, you can leave on your own.
But I hope you understand that the torture you suffered during this period is just the most insignificant part of a huge evil organization..
Leaving Transia means that you will once again enter the "hide and seek" situation with those guys. This is a very dangerous decision.！
You have one night to make your choice.”
After saying that, Murphy flapped his wings and levitated into the sky..
He didn't plan to talk too much to these undead souls. His contact with Bella and Bernice made him know that the undead souls whose rest was disturbed were very stubborn and could never be persuaded with words..
After Murphy left, several of the undead immediately picked up their life boxes, and then left the ruins without looking back..
They soon disappeared into the shadows of the swamp.
That means they think they don’t need help. They think they are still the same as when they were alive and can handle all the troubles they encounter on their own..
But most of the Corpse Witches and Hades Knights chose to stay..
That doesn't mean they choose to serve Murphy and his cause.
they just have nowhere to go.
As the dead wandering in the world, they are not accepted by the living and the dead. They can only walk hard in the gap between the two worlds until a quiet and beautiful rest comes one day or it never comes..
This is the fate of the dead.
They are the cursed, the forgotten, the exploited, the downtrodden.
The moment they were resurrected, there was no glory left for them in this world. All that was waiting for them was endless humiliation and waiting, and this was the price for the balance of life and death being broken..
The dead never die, only wither.
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