Warlock of the Magus World - Chapter 969

Chapter 969

Frostfall

“What… What happened? Allerie . . . she…” The assassin stared blankly ahead .

“What a venomous spell, is it a curse-type magic or a poison element spell?” Rogero squatted by the pool of pus, his expression very grave . “It was ended decisively the moment I discovered a trail… The killer is extremely cunning and cold-blooded, a worthy opponent . ”

The other members only realised what had happened now . Awar, in particular, knelt down on the ground, seeming to have a mental breakdown . “Allerie! Allerie!”

The assassin sighed as he looked at the scene . He’d long since known that Awar had feelings for Allerie, but the wizard had only set her sights on the strong . It had left him feeling rather dejected .

Now, the two of them would never be together .

“Is it a venomous curse by the desert tribes?” the assassin asked, looking at the lack of a corpse in the sands . A chill ran down his spine .

“Unlikely . It should be the person who’s been following you from before you entered the desert . ” Rogero shook his head, and the spear in his hands whistled .

“Let’s go . We can’t waste any more time . The prophecy is about to be fulfilled, we need to reach the Frostfall Valleys before it happens . ”

“Yes, my lord!” The assassin and the rest did not have any objections, and they very soon set off on their journey .

Only the sizzling pile of pus remained, as if reminding someone that it was once a high-ranked Professional .

……

“Rogero?” Leylin walked out from the darkness in the distance . “I’ve heard this name before, a legendary spear user . He’s reputed in the western desert, but I never thought he’d be here today…”

“The black crows will soon cry out to the blood moon . I wonder how many experts are yet to arrive, all blinded by greed…” Leylin muttered, his head raised into the sky . He vanished from his spot .

At this point, he no longer needed a guide . The Frostfall Valleys were the sacred grounds of the desert tribes, and they had protected it for generations . He approached the oasis when he reappeared, plucking a desert warrior’s corpse from the sand . Various fragmented memories flashed across his eyes .

Spells which could retrieve memories were already considered rare, but this skill to extract them from a corpse had the potential to shake the world .

“So it’s there…” After getting the information he needed, Leylin formed a giant sand scorpion . He looked into the distance, and with a point of his finger the sand scorpion suddenly seemed to come to life . It sprinted towards his target .

……

The scene at the Frostfall Valleys left Leylin somewhat flabbergasted . Corpses littered the desert as far as the eye could see, many of them desert warriors with numerous injuries on their bodies . Their faces were filled with rage and utter fear .

There were traces of a castle here, but it seemed to have been reduced to rubble by a powerful force .

“This doesn't seem like the style of Rogero and his men…” Leylin stroked his chin and looked at a pair of corpses that had died fighting each other . The desert warrior wore a malevolent expression as he gnawed off the throat of his opponent . The other party had plunged a dagger into his skull . The warrior’s eyes were still moist, as if he’d planned to sacrifice himself to kill his target .

However, there was one thing that could not escape Leylin’s eyes . “An aura of death… Is this necromancy?” He reached out and grabbed some black gases above the corpse .

“It looks like a necromancer came here and raised the undead to wipe out the forces of the desert tribe…”

Necromancy was a school of wizardry, delving into research on the physical body and soul . Necromancers dealt with corpses everyday, and in the dark engaged in taboo research on souls . Only arcanists were more hated on the continent .

However, a truly powerful necromancer had much more prowess than his peers . An army of undead could trample and annihilate kingdoms .

“He managed to crush the desert tribe with an undead army… This necromancer is likely in the legendary realm…” Leylin inhaled a deep breath, and followed the trail of destruction into the valley . The further in he walked, the more he could see traces of a bitter battle . An occasional piece of bone was lying on the floor, seemingly from a broken undead skeleton .

Once he entered the middle portions of the valley, Leylin saw multiple figures amidst a huge field . This place seemed to be a command post of the desert tribe, but it was now reduced to a mountain of corpses . Several people stood facing each other in a confrontation .

Rogero and his men were present here, and Leylin also noticed the legendary monk he was apprehensive of .

The monk was moving a corpse into a hole . It had a soft body and eyes that were clear like water, speaking of their owner’s desire to live . This was the tribe leader from earlier, no longer showing a single sign of life .

“Someone else is here!” Leylin’s arrival roused the attention of others . They observed him with wariness in their eyes .

Leylin naturally didn’t reveal his true features . He instead came in the image of Kukulkan, dressed in a mask and black robes . He looked like the manifestation of evil .

A faintly discernible trace of divine force surrounded the area, preventing any detection or probing .

“What an intense demonic aura!” Rogero gripped the spear in his hands tightly, and faint sparks of lightning flashed at its tip . The monk stopped his task and gazed at Leylin with hostility .

Although there were several groups of people standing on the field, they were distinctly divided into two sides . The monk, Rogero, and a few paladins were close to each other, evidently having formed a faction .

The other side comprised of a few powerful solitary people . Most of them had masked their appearances like Leylin, exuding an aura of evil as well .

Contrary to those of good alignment, these people did not trust each other much . They maintained their distance from one another .

“Haha… I never thought that it’d be someone from our camp!” The person who spoke was a purple haired woman who carried a snake-headed nine-tailed whip . Behind her were several powerful people .

“Welcome, my friend . I’m Evida, I wonder who you are…” The purple haired woman’s eyes were filled with doubt . There were a limited number of legendaries in the world, and she should have recognised him . However, Leylin gave her a foreign vibe, and seemed extremely dangerous . This piqued the curiosity of the woman .

‘If I can pull this legendary stranger to our side, our God will definitely give me a handsome reward…’ As she thought of this, Evida’s eyes grew even more coquettish . Even her words sounded honey-coated, intoxicating and tantalising .

However, Leylin did not bother with her at all . Instead, he chose to walk to a corner and gave off an unfriendly vibe .

‘Damn it, is he blind?’ Evida could only curse him . It made her doubt her beauty .

“Well… Now that we are opposing each other, there are simply no benefits to be gotten!” Evida stared furiously at Leylin and stood out to speak to the good alignment camp . “That skeleton lich has already entered the deeper parts . Do we have to fight here and let it take all of the benefits?”

Despite their lack of trust in one another, the evil faction evidently had strength in numbers .

“We’re here to capture the skeleton lich Ilyo . The floating city is not our concern!” The leader of the paladins was a middle aged man wearing shining armour . He made his declaration in a low voice .

Even paladins had to learn to compromise . If at this moment, they began to shout things like ‘eliminate all evil’, they would only end up ground to a pulp by the evil ones .

“Cough… We want a certain item from the floating city,” Rogero said .

“Very well . Although there are certain conflicts of interest, it’s not impossible to mediate . Why don’t we enter the floating city and obtain our desires with our own capabilities?” Evida suggested .

It was apparent that none of these people here wanted to take action in the absence of a tangible benefit .

When two opposing parties were near equal in strength, truces were common . Even though the good side didn’t mention a word, the legendary monk already took off towards the deeper parts of the valley after burying the corpse .

“Hng!” Evida snorted cutely with a satisfied expression, as she brought her men deeper inside . The two parties too began to make their way in .

Leylin followed casually behind the group and continued his thoughts, “Skeleton lich Ilyo? Isn’t that the powerful legendary? I never thought he would be here too . It seems like the castle being reduced to rubble was his doing…’