Skeleton King

Chapter 171

The mountain city of the Lord of Chaos.

The siege at the foot of the mountain has been going on for almost a week. The actual situation in the main mountain city is worse than Ace and the others imagined. The lord of the main mountain city has not shown up for several days in a row, and just stays in the secret room of the main mountain city to command remotely.

Although none of the mercenaries on the main mountain city knew about this situation, all the high-level officials on the mountain who knew the truth showed a lack of confidence because of the actions of the mountain lord, and these emotions were also transmitted from top to bottom.

At this time, the two powerful elders in the main mountain city were also worried about this issue.

Elder Maxwell was born and raised in the main mountain city, he can be regarded as a representative of the indigenous forces, his face is gloomy, he doesn't know whether he was born with this, or the pressure has been too much recently, he asked: "Does the city lord still have no new orders? "

Elder Oden was wearing a light blue silk robe. He was sent by the Finger Empire branch of the mercenary guild to the Lord of Chaos.The mercenary guild is very powerful in the main mountain city, and even in the entire Territory of Chaos. Normally, Elder Auden is an uncompromising figure in the main mountain city. Can't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Elder Auden said: "The city lord's cultivation has reached a critical moment. None of us knew that the city lord would have an epiphany at this moment. If the city lord breaks through to the Juggernaut, wouldn't the situation in front of him be solved?"

Regarding Elder Auden's words, Elder Maxwell absolutely didn't believe it. Why didn't the city lord practice sooner or later, but why did he practice at this time.I have never heard of someone else approaching the city, and the city lord went to retreat, trying to break through the Juggernaut.If you want Elder Maxwell to say, it's better to kill the old man like the city lord down the mountain, and the possibility of breaking through is high.

The city lord's so-called "retreat" is more like the mercenary group at the foot of the mountain is about to fight up in the next moment, hiding in the secret room alone.It is no wonder that people on the mountain are panicked.

Elder Maxwell snorted coldly and did not speak again.

Elder Auden was not very happy. The envoy who attacked the city sent a letter that day. The city lord opened the letter first, and then his face changed drastically. He refused to let others read the contents of the letter, and hid in the city lord In the secret room of the mansion.They all got the news the next day.

At that time, the war had not yet started, and the actions of the city lord cast a shadow over the situation in the main mountain city.

But both the city lord and Elder Aoden came from the mercenary guild. Usually, the city lord supported Elder Aoden a lot. At this time, he couldn't disregard the relationship anyway.

Elder Auden took the initiative and said: "It won't work like this, we still have a lot of things to transport down the mountain, if we delay the delivery date, they won't be considerate of us."

Elder Maxwell said: "Then what should we do? Even if we have the terrain, as long as we leave the city wall, we will not be opponents of each other." The two sides have been fighting for several days, and they have a general understanding of each other's strength.

Elder Maxwell was also very troubled by this strange and sudden force.

Elder Auden tentatively whispered: "We can use crowd tactics."

Elder Maxwell was a little confused, and said, "All the mercenary groups we have have been sent out."

Elder Auden said: "The Territory of Chaos was originally the place with the highest proportion of swordsmen. Even the little girls have many second- and third-level swordsmen. The main mountain city is the best among them. There are tens of thousands of people on the mountain..."

"You dare!" Before Elder Auden finished speaking, Elder Maxwell stood up directly and reprimanded loudly: "Unless you step over my corpse, I will never allow you to destroy the chaos because of ambition. Everyone in the Territory is dragged into the abyss."

"Don't be so stubborn." Elder Auden said in a good voice, and he wanted to say more. Suddenly, there was a violent fluctuation of fighting energy in the center of the City Lord's Mansion, and an extremely strong fighting energy centered on the City Lord's Mansion, constantly spreading to the surroundings. open.

Elder Auden and Elder Maxwell looked at the place where the mutation happened in surprise, and a thought popped into their hearts at the same time——

The city lord actually broke through!

Elder Auden and Elder Maxwell quickly ran to the secret room of the Santo's Mansion, wanting to welcome the Santo to leave.

Although the secret room of the City Lord's Mansion is called a secret room, its existence is not a secret, at least the upper echelons of the main mountain city are aware of its location.The reason why the secret room of the City Lord's Mansion is called the secret room is because there are many traps, and the people in the center of the secret room can manipulate the traps. Unless the people inside allow it, it is absolutely impossible for outsiders to enter!

It is the place with the strongest magical elements in the Territory of Chaos, and it is usually used by the city lord for retreat. If there is civil strife in the main mountain city, the city lord will also place his family members in the secret room.

Elder Auden and Elder Maxwell waited for a long time outside the secret room of the Santo's Mansion, but there was no movement in the secret room.It is only an instant for a ninth-level swordsman to break through to the Juggernaut. At this time, the city lord should be high-spirited and leave the cramped secret room soon.

Did something happen in the chamber of secrets?

It was Elder Auden who opened the door of the secret room first, followed by Elder Maxwell. They called the "City Lord" to prevent them from accidentally injuring them with mechanisms, and walked towards the core of the secret room.

The secret room was unbelievably quiet, and Elder Auden felt uneasy.

The two of them walked to the last gate of the core area of ​​the secret room. Even though the light was poor and it was extremely dark, they could clearly see a trickle of blood flowing from the crack in the door.

Elder Auden only felt chills all over his body, and he thought that Elder Maxwell was no better than him, because he could hear his and Elder Maxwell's confused and strong heartbeats, but they had come here, he It is simply impossible to back down.

Elder Auden gently pushed open the door in front of him.

In the center of the secret room, the city lord of the main mountain city was tied to a wooden frame. His flesh and skin were sliced ​​into thin slices and placed neatly on the table beside him. The whole secret room was filled with blood centered on him. When he saw Elder Auden and Elder Maxwell coming, he rolled his eyes, and he was still alive.

Elder Auden finally couldn't bear it anymore, and exclaimed, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

……

At the foot of the main mountain city.

Alter was looking at the marching map. He felt that something was wrong. He told Ace, "I sent a lot of people from the west to the main mountain city yesterday and stationed there directly. The main mountain city should send more people there. But they didn't move."

Ace listened quietly.

Art thought for a while and came to a conclusion, "Something must have happened in the main mountain city."

Ace nodded, but said nothing.Art was about to inquire, when he suddenly felt something unusual appeared in the room. Without hesitation, he looked directly to the right, and there was an ordinary-looking old man in black standing there quietly.

That is really a very ordinary old man, the kind that can't be found immediately after being thrown in the market, but his appearance is not ordinary, you know, Art is already a ninth-level swordsman, even Bill can't be silent walked up to him, but the old man—

Art's first reaction was to take off the epee and stand in front of Ace.

The old man slowly opened his eyes, looked at Alt, and said, "You are very good. It's a pity that the person I chose was not you."

Before Art could understand, he heard Ace say, "Have you got your revenge?

The old man's tone was calm, calm, "Yes, Your Highness. The Hundred Hundreds of Assassins tried to help him stop the missions of the two empires. He didn't treat the rest of the Hundreds of Assassins well as we agreed. I have already forced my disabled brother to death. I have punished him according to our agreement."

Only then did Art realize that the old man in black belonged to Ace, and he slowly withdrew his epee.

Ace has no objection to the words of the old man in black. It is normal for a breach of contract to be sought for vengeance. He naturally ignored the mood of the Lord of the Mountain City when he saw the sudden return of a person who should have returned to the world of death, "I Has the letter you were asked to take with you been delivered?"

The old man in black said: "Yes, Your Highness."

However, the old man did not tell his highness that the agreement he had made with the lord of the mountain city was that those who violated the contract would be hacked into pieces and sent to the realm of the dead by those he trusted.After the old man in black finished operating his part of the steps, even the floor of the secret room was soaked with blood. The old man in black could only put the letter from the city lord of Eternal Night City to the new owner of the main mountain city on the thin slice of meat of the old city lord. up.Fortunately, his knife skills were good, and there was not much blood left on the sliced ​​meat.

As for not long after, Ace subdued the leader of chaos and gained a great reputation. It has reached the point where children cry at night, and it is not completely wronged.

The old man in black disappeared as silently as he had arrived.

However, Arte had a feeling that the old man in black hadn't left completely, and he was still quietly guarding His Highness somewhere.It's just that Art is not strong enough now, and he can't feel it yet.

Ace looked at Art: "Do you recognize him?"

From the dark aura on the old man just now, and his address to Ace, Alt guessed that he was a lich, but Alt couldn't possibly know a lich, unless, "He is the original nameless sword master of the Territory of Chaos, an assassin The founder of the Hundreds, a strong man who ran across the mainland when the Pansy Empire was first established."

Ace said "hmm" and said again: "The Unknown Sword Master has lived for a long time. It's just that the Hundred Hundreds of Assassins has not had a strong man who can stand alone in these years. He has to live in this world. He gave all his money, and died at the hands of Sykes for the mission that the mercenary guild took over. The lord of the mountain city betrayed his promise and attacked the remaining members of the Assassin Hundreds before his bones were cold. I traded with the unknown sword master, and I Turn him into a lich, give him the chance to return to this world for revenge, and he will be loyal to me."

Art was silent for a long time.

Ace asked him, "What?"

Art said: "Master, I have a wish. I want to become stronger and become your chief knight."

"Hahahahaha." Ace laughed suddenly, and he said, "Then you have to work hard, this is not an easy goal to achieve."

……

Ace's favorite place to go every day is Green Castle.

Whether in the Deadland or the Territory of Chaos, Ace has endless things to deal with.But in Green Castle, Ace can take a break. He recently found a new large toy, which can not only be used for rock climbing, but also can be used as a slide.

Climbing rules: start from Nuoou's wrist and end at the top of his head.Violently suppressed by Nuoou, Nuoou wins; successfully ascended to the top by Ace, Ace wins.

This is not an easy task. Because the astrology doll was damaged in the battle with the undead lord Reagan and the undead lord Bacon, it is almost impossible to use magic and vindictiveness. Nou is an eighth-level swordsman, and his strength can crush Ace. , so currently Noou has 97 wins and Ace has 3 wins.

Although after Ace wins every time, Nou will ask the chef to cook many Ace's favorite dishes. Ace, who can't come to Green Castle, can only watch but not eat, but Ace still enjoys his little games.

As for the slide game...

Nou has clearly told Ace why the flowers in Green Castle are so red in winter.

Although Ace was brutally ravaged by Nou the Great Demon King Green (?)

Ace still stays very comfortably in Green Castle, at least he can sleep here peacefully and soundly. Although the outside world is turbulent now, the power in Ace's hands is getting stronger and stronger, and he has greater confidence to enjoy a good time. Life.

But God knows what kind of fighting maniacs are around Ace. Even the swordsman Alter doesn't seem to need sleep. Every time Ace goes to him, he is practicing swords.

Not to mention when Ace returned to the dead world, since Ace broke through the fourth-level swordsman and awakened pansy fighting spirit, General Arnold was also very interested in teaching Ace.General Arnold can be said to be one of the few people who can control Ace. Ace is often pushed to the limit by him, and life is worse than death.General Arnold also contributed a lot to Ace's rapid progress in martial arts.

But what Ace didn't know was that before he came to Green Castle every day, Nou had less time to rest than Art and the others.

Ace hangs on Nou's ear, like a giant earring, which elongates Nou's ear.Unable to bear it, Nou put Ace on the desk and spun him like a spinning top.

When Ace finally recovered from the staring eyes, he complained, "Nuoou, why do I think you are getting more and more childish?"

Nuo Ou concentrated on processing the official document and said, "Who is naive?"

Ace folded his arms and said nothing.

Nuoou opened a new parchment scroll, and after reading it quickly, he said, "New news from the imperial capital."

Ace turned his head quickly. Although he also has a channel to collect information in the imperial capital, it is definitely not as comprehensive as Nuoou's side.As a person who stood beside Prince Xiben before the coup, and a duke who holds real power, Nuoou is also a core figure beside Prince Xiben.

Ace quickly climbed onto Nou's shoulder, a movement he has been familiar with for a while.Ace sat on Noou's shoulder, watching the latest news from the imperial capital together with him.

"Scholar of Star University." Before reading the contents of the parchment, Ace's expression became a little weird.

Nuoou quickly saw Prince Xiben's mission and requirements clearly. He noticed Ace's abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ace has too many titles. If Prince Xiben had not issued something similar to a wanted warrant at this time, he himself would have forgotten that he was awarded the Star University Scholar by the Millai University scholar in the Millai Library.

Ace said cautiously and hesitantly: "Uh, Nou, what if, what if I'm a star student?"

Nuo Ou has put the imperial capital's parchment aside, and continues to process his official documents. Hearing Ace's words, Nuo Ou's quill paused, and then annotated the official documents with his beautiful cursive characters. He said: "not so good."

Ace looked at Nou in surprise.

Maybe Ace was too surprised, Nou smiled and scratched Ace's neck with a quill, "Then what else can I do, give you to His Royal Highness Prince Xiben?"

Ace stammered, "No, shouldn't it?"

Nuo Ou didn't take this matter to heart, he said: "The reason why Prince Xiben attaches so much importance to the star university students is because the first two title university scholars are too amazing and brilliant, and they are so talented that they easily influenced the two The structure of the empire. As for you, look, I cheated. You can’t even hide this identity. If you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the predecessors, you still have a long way to go. Besides, I will always watch you .”

Ace didn't expect to get such a natural answer from Nuoou, and suddenly felt flattered in his heart, and asked further: "Even if Prince Xiben is at odds with me, you are reluctant to send me to the gallows, right?"

"Well, I won't send you to the gallows." Nou replied affirmatively, but his next words froze Ace's smirking face, "I will lock you up and educate you myself."