Chapter 135: Curse

  I sat with Lelou in front of the blazing bonfire, while everyone else had fallen asleep. This was the ambush point chosen by Lelou, who said that this place was a must-pass for the enemy. If they took any other route, there would be toxic gases everywhere, and even necromancers couldn't get through the poisonous area of Black Flame Marsh. In this season, only here was a safe passage, so guarding here would definitely allow us to wait for the enemy's appearance. Lelou estimated that it would take the enemy about two more days to escape, so tonight we lit the bonfire with ease and didn't worry about being ambushed.

  At this moment, our camp has been surrounded by the undead creatures of Relo, many zombies and skeleton soldiers are patrolling outside the camp, vigilant, becoming our sentinels, really much more useful than the traps set up by Evan and me.

  Lei Luo said that the biggest advantage of undead creatures is that they don't need to rest. Although zombie puppets are slow in action, their attack and defense capabilities are very strong, and their perception range is also very large. It's almost impossible for any creature to pass through the zombie puppet's perception range without being detected, unless it's a skilled assassin like Evan. The skull soldiers holding sharp blades and wooden shields move faster than zombies, and the attack power of a group of skull soldiers is also considerable. There are many advantages to having skull soldiers, they require less magic power to summon, can quickly revive after being shattered, and are easy to control.

  As the ace of undead mages, ghosts are even more terrifying. The properties of ghosts allow them to pass through any small gap, making them invisible to ordinary people, making them extremely suitable for use as scouts and spies. Moreover, the spiritual magic of ghosts is in no way inferior to that of human mages. For example, the "Mind-piercing Scream" spell can cause people to become extremely frightened and lose their combat effectiveness. Although ghosts cannot directly attack enemies, their spiritual magic can still cause great trouble for them.

  The magic of the undead mage itself is also very powerful, with strong attack power. The most terrifying thing is that the undead mage also has a mind-boggling special magic "curse" which can slowly cause damage to the enemy. It is said that the divine-level curse magic can affect people for generations, so unless absolutely necessary, no one dares to offend the undead mage.

  "Unfortunately, I have become the archenemy of necromancers. By the way, Lelou, ask you a personal question, I was once branded with a soul mark by a necromancer, how can I get rid of this annoying mark? Am I doomed to be hunted by your necromancers for the rest of my life?" I said to Lelou.

  Lei Luo looked at me with a strange expression and said, "Alick, don't you know that Soul Imprint is just a low-level undead magic? Although it can tell all undead magic practitioners that you have killed an undead magic practitioner, and also convey your death information to your relatives and friends when casting the spell, but don't you know that once your strength surpasses this undead magic practitioner by two levels or more, the Soul Imprint will naturally disappear? Where do you still have a Soul Imprint... at least I can't see it."

  After listening to Lelou's words, my mind was stunned for a moment, and I asked dully: "Is that all?"

  Lei Luo finally couldn't help but cover his mouth and burst out laughing: "Have you been worried about this all along? I heard that the one who implanted the soul mark on you was a third-rate undead magic user, right? You've already surpassed him by far, what influence could he still have on you? Don't you think, a third-rate good-for-nothing, how much harm can he cause to someone? It's really laughable...you're actually someone with strength surpassing that of a great magician..."

  I couldn't help but feel my face turning red, Ah, how come I didn't think of this? No wonder Teacher Ankara wasn't worried about it at all, and I myself had never considered the problem.

  "But I've just left the Floating City and I'm being pursued by the undead mage Shude? Could it be... a chance encounter?" I asked, somewhat puzzled.

  Lei Luo nodded and said, "This is the only explanation. Actually, when I met you, there was no soul mark on your body, otherwise I wouldn't have made friends with you so easily."

  "Do you two still have the mind to chat here? Someone is coming from afar, hurry up and prepare." Just as we were talking, Evan, who had clearly been asleep, suddenly appeared behind us.

  Lei Luo was startled, but I had long been numb to Evan's sudden appearances and disappearances, so I remained still, complaining: "Evan, what are you doing scaring people in the middle of the night?"

  "Ai Wen suddenly hummed and said: "You're not unaware of me, can you still be scared? Things are urgent, I won't waste time, don't have so many opinions, okay?"

  Lei Luo's soul was shocked and settled, and he said in doubt: "Impossible, the camp is surrounded by my undead creatures patrolling, and my ghost has been released two kilometers away, how did I not have any premonition?"

  Aivan hummed again and said, "We are intercepting a specialist in necromancy here. I think you necromancers must have spells to restrain ghosts? Don't waste words, hurry up and prepare. Call everyone over, my sister and I will go ahead and ambush them. Try to take out as many of his followers as possible before they arrive. Don't count on your necromancy, I reckon those things are no match for him."

  I and Relo suddenly realized, it's true, the opponent is a powerful undead mage, how can we rely on undead creatures to detect their whereabouts, it's extremely foolish.

  Evan had already disappeared with Xilu while we were stunned, and Relo and I quickly woke everyone up. The first to wake up and get into shape was Freya, who still looked gentle, but this time when I saw her again, she had become much calmer and more mature. I patted her lightly, and she opened her eyes, looking at me with a moment of confusion, a moment of warmth, and then became completely calm. She sat up and asked, "Has the undead mage arrived early?" I nodded and said, "Yes, hurry up and prepare, there are plenty of wood elements in the swamp, and your magic is also the nemesis of the undead magic, this time you'll probably have to be the main force."

  Frey nodded lightly without speaking, I looked at her and said: "Be careful of their curse magic in your heart, it's very annoying."

  Upon hearing these two words, Freya's reaction was enormous. She glared into the darkness ahead and said furiously: "I must eliminate all of these undead mages!"