Lord of the People: My Talent is 100 Million Points Strong

Chapter 700 Uncovering the mystery in the fog

I saw a large number of figures standing densely in the huge square.

This unusual sight made Lei Xiao quickly look at it in surprise.

Since the group of people were on a higher ground, Lei Xiao could have a panoramic view of everything in the square.

Through the increasingly dense black fog, it can be vaguely seen from the clothes.

Most of these figures are ordinary residents of the city, while a few are city soldiers wearing standard armor and mercenaries with messy equipment.

At a glance, it was crowded everywhere.

Even the flower beds with all the dead vegetation and the fountains that had stopped flowing were crowded with people, and there was almost no end in sight.

Around the square, there were crowds of clay warriors and undead warriors. Their bodies, which were constantly dripping with mud, and their white skeletal bodies, coupled with the ferocious movements of baring their teeth and claws, looked particularly terrifying under the diffuse black mist.

Seeing this scene of being surrounded by opponents, a bone-chilling chill suddenly surged into Lei Xiao's heart.

If such a dense crowd were converted into undead at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

While feeling frightened in his heart, Lei Xiao continued to observe.

What is puzzling is that those fighting with the clay warriors at the front are not all the garrison soldiers and mercenaries, but only individual figures scattered on the outermost edge.

Lei Xiao is no stranger to these fighting figures.

It is the ten pterodactyl knights including Jubai, Nanxing, Nanyue, and Sean who have never appeared, the garrison captain Yal who disappeared in the storage area in the north of the city, the two battle maids, the chief and deputy squadron leaders, several third-level mercenaries, and Wood, another garrison captain responsible for the defense of the west wall of the city.

"Great, they're all alive."

After seeing this scene, Lei Xiao felt a little relieved.

While feeling lucky, Lei Xiao's expression became confused again.

On the battlefield, except for Ju Bai who could purify several clay warriors every time he cast a dazzling light spell, the rest of the subordinates were just trying in vain to resist the opponent's attacks. The scene was quite embarrassing.

It can be clearly seen that even Nanxing Nanyue, who is a fourth-level expert, has no way to deal with these clay warriors who ignore physical attacks.

Whether it is the extremely sharp sword peak or the sharp arrow, it just passes through the slimy body of the clay warrior, and except for bringing out a trace of mud, it is almost impossible to cause any effective damage.

What's more, the clay warriors who were wiped out by the orange-white holy light soon returned to their original state with a burst of black mist rising.

However, this is not the most critical thing.

The sparse defense line formed by these twenty third-level and above strong men actually prevented the hundreds of clay warriors who were launching attacks and the more skeleton soldiers outside from advancing even a single cent.

To be more precise, it was a group of clay warriors who relied on their ability to ignore physical attacks and unlimited rebirth, as if they were playing tricks on Ju Bai and others. They did not launch a fierce offensive, but just roared while unscrupulously moving left and right. Shaking.

"Those clay warriors seem to be just trying to contain Ju Bai and the others. Why don't they launch a real attack?"

"Why did Yal and others, who were originally defending in the storage area in the north of the city, appear here together with such a huge crowd?

"And why don't those soldiers and mercenaries standing in the crowd participate in the defense and just stand there numbly?"

Looking at this extremely strange battlefield, a series of question marks suddenly appeared in Lei Xiao's mind.

"Lord, look! This huge crowd, including ordinary soldiers and mercenaries, is obviously a little weird!"

Just hearing Chao Yan's clear and surprised voice reached Lei Xiao's ears: "Their bodies are stiff, but their faces are extremely frightened. They should be in a state of confinement where they cannot move!"

"oh?"

Lei Xiao heard the sound and looked at it again, and found that it was just as Chao Yan said, whether it was civilians or ordinary soldiers, they were all bound by a faint layer of black mist and lost their ability to move. Ability.

"No wonder I think this scene is very weird. Faced with the siege of a large number of clay warriors and skeleton warriors with claws and claws, even ordinary soldiers will inevitably panic and cause chaos in the formation. However, these civilians and soldiers just stood there numbly. Yes, is it because you can't move freely?"

"Since they can't move, those ordinary soldiers and mercenaries will naturally not be able to participate in the defense."

Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, frowning and murmuring to himself: "Judging from the current situation, this confinement technique seems to be only effective for targets below the second level."

"Lord, that is not just a confinement technique, but a special manipulation technique!"

Lina's surprised voice rang out: "The Nightmare Knight has obviously improved the Death Realm and added an effect that can control low-level targets within the realm!"

"Manipulation? I understand it completely. It seems that both the large number of civilians and the defenders such as Yal in the northern area were forcibly gathered together by the Nightmare Knight."

A look of sudden enlightenment appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and he muttered: "In this way, the mystery of the mysterious disappearance of Ya'er and others from the northern storage area will be revealed."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's frozen brows furrowed even more, and he muttered: "Since the Nightmare Knight has forcibly gathered the entire population of the Western District and the surrounding soldiers, why did he just confine them and not proceed further? One step?"

At this time, Lei Xiao clearly understood.

Just like what I just thought, if the Nightmare Knight converts everyone in the square into undead, the consequences will undoubtedly be devastating.

"It's really incredible."

Looking worriedly at the innocent people surrounded by clay warriors and undead, Ariel's heart was already in her throat. She frowned and said in confusion: "What on earth is that hateful Nightmare Knight?" What are you planning?"

"Lord, my subordinates know what the Nightmare Knight is doing..."

Lina seemed to remember something, swallowed involuntarily, and said in panic: "The Nightmare Knight is collecting "Despair"! "

"Collecting despair?"

Lei Xiao was stunned for a moment, frowned and nodded.

Lei Xiao had already understood this before.

An important part of the "Man Controller" Necromancer's training, in addition to the death energy, is the fear and despair of practicing "materials".

There is no doubt that the stronger these negative emotions of practicing "materials" are, the more beneficial it is to the "man-controller" necromancer.

"It is conceivable that this dark and foggy environment itself is enough to make most people feel uncomfortable and uneasy both psychologically and physically, giving people a sense of despair being imprisoned in the darkness. Even as a fourth-level expert, I can feel that the air here is extremely thin and sticky."

Looking at the terrible environment with rising death energy around him, Lei Xiao's expression became more solemn.

"And in a situation where life may be threatened at any time, coupled with the surrounding weird clay warriors who can be infinitely reborn, as well as the visually impactful skeleton soldiers, it will undoubtedly further intensify the despair."

As his eyes wandered, Lei Xiao looked at the frightened civilians on the square and continued to think.

"Seeing so many terrifying enemies that even the third-level powerhouses and even the fourth-level powerhouses are helpless are baring their teeth and threatening their lives at any time... This will obviously have a huge impact on the hearts of the residents and soldiers. After all, these powerful men are the ones they look up to and can be called their protectors."

"And the emotion of despair will slowly ferment during this repeated watching process, and then be aroused to the extreme... Is this the real reason why the Nightmare Knight is surrounded and refuses to attack, and "teases" Ju Bai and other strong men? ? "

After understanding what was happening ahead, Lei Xiao's face showed a trace of confusion again, and he frowned and said: "But why is the Nightmare Knight collecting despair at this time?"

"Lord, you don't know something."

Lina's wheat-colored face was already occupied by uneasiness, and she quickly explained: "As my subordinate said not long ago, the condition for triggering the undead storm in the realm of death is the death energy in the realm. Rich to a certain extent.”

"In addition to directly letting the undead spirit in the city reach a certain proportion, there is also a simpler and cruder way to reach the critical point of death energy, which is to first make the target fall into complete despair, and then convert it into undead spirit. In this way, the death energy gained will be doubled."

Having said this, Lina glanced at the crowd in the square blankly, and then said blankly: "And if so many people are completely plunged into despair at the same time and then converted into undead, it will be enough to directly trigger the undead storm to sweep across the world. The city has become a paradise for the undead."

"What?!"

Hearing the sound, Ariel almost jumped up. She frowned and said: "No wonder the previous series of actions in the city have been very smooth. The Nightmare Knight didn't even intervene. Unexpectedly, he dug a hole in the city." Here! This cunning and treacherous fellow!"

After hearing Ariel's angry and slightly uneasy words, Lei Xiao pondered and nodded.

At this point, a series of questions I had before were all solved.

As he suddenly became enlightened, a drop of cold sweat began to seep out from Lei Xiao's forehead.

Facing these infinitely reborn clay warriors, even if he devotes all his fighting power, he cannot change the current situation.

And while he was thinking about it, the undead storm sweeping across the city was undoubtedly likely to break out at any time.

At that time, everyone in the city, including himself, will die in this terrible storm, and then become the undead puppets of the Nightmare Knight.

Looking at the pale-faced and frightened residents in the square, Lei Xiao took a deep breath, and a strong and sticky smell of blood poured into his nose.

The current extremely passive and bad situation was undoubtedly completely unexpected.

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, Lina's extremely uneasy clear voice came over again.

"Lord Qi, my subordinates have just discovered that as the despair in the square has become more and more intense, the density of death here has exceeded the limit. If you and your subordinates, who are necromancers, want to escape from the fog smoothly, you must It will be an impossible thing..."

"……Understood."

His eyes refocused on the black mist surrounding him, and Lei Xiao's brain began to work rapidly.

I remember that Qian Qianhai also mentioned not long ago that in the process of rushing to the rescue of the City Lord's Mansion, he had been lost in the black fog many times, and the fog around the City Lord's Mansion was far less dense than here. Comparing the two, it can be seen from this,

Before that, the reason why my group was able to successfully reach this location was because Lina had been trying her best to lead the way. Even Hong Ye, a fifth-level strongman, could not do this.

After all, the Nightmare Knight, as a caster, has reached the level of a fifth-level senior expert, and his strength is higher than that of the fifth-level two-star Hong Ye.

If even Lina, who is familiar with necromancy, has reached the point where she cannot escape from the black mist, the situation will naturally be self-evident.

In addition, although the return crystal and teleportation crystal on his body are both in a usable state.

However, because there cannot be direct subordinates fighting around, it has not been reached, and it is obviously impossible to use it.

And even if it meets the conditions for use, it is impossible for the Nightmare Knight to watch him leave here. After all, this entire dead area is already the opponent's territory.

"In other words, what I have to face next is a race against death?"

"Which one should I defeat the Nightmare Knight first, or the Nightmare Knight launch the Undead Storm first..."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his frightened emotions.

As a lord from another world, this is undoubtedly the closest situation to death since he traveled to this world.

At the same time, all the main powerhouses around Lei Xiao also had stern looks.

Faced with this extremely dangerous situation, although they were also extremely uneasy in their hearts, as long as the lord was still around, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire ahead, they would risk their lives and rush forward!

"Everyone, there are still so many colleagues here who are working hard, gritting their teeth and persisting, looking forward to the dawn of dawn."

"And we are the only ones who can bring hope. Ever since we entered Kongqing Town, we have had no choice. Since there is no way out, we might as well fight with our last breath."

Lei Xiao's face was equally stern, and the staff of nature in his hand suddenly turned to the shining Rolandel: "The place where the black mist is thickest must be where the Nightmare Knight and the Formation Eye are. All we can do is Rush in without hesitation!"

"I obey! I am willing to go through fire and water for the lord!"

All the subordinates held their chests and saluted, and spoke in unison unswervingly.

"Jie Jie Jie, you have a good momentum."

Just when the group of people said this, with a burst of black mist rising, the undead phantom of the Nightmare Knight appeared not far away again.

Just listen to him jokingly say in a stiff voice with thick disguise: "City Lord Kongqing, it seems that you have understood the current situation. Yes, wait until the intoxicating atmosphere of despair in the square, and then go one step further. It won’t be long before this city is completely reduced to a dead city.”

"In other words, there is not much time left for you."

Speaking of this with great interest, the Nightmare Knight sneered: "However, even so, it is not an easy task to reach the formation eye area where I am. I'm afraid you haven't arrived yet. It’s too late, Jie Jie Jie.”