This dark area is not peaceful.
The war between the drow elves and the undead spirits is intensifying.
The war spread to the surrounding areas, and the area where Allen was located was also affected.
Bad news came one after another.
First, the water source around Orlando Castle was polluted by negative energy. People who drank the water became ill and died within three days.
The souls of the dead cannot rest in peace and are transformed into zombies.
Then, the magic stone mine was occupied by the drow army, and Orlando Castle lost its most important source of income. If this continued, it would not even be able to maintain its livelihood.
Even worse, the mistress of the Undercity and the lord of the Undead both sent letters to Allen with ultimatums, forcing him to choose sides.
In fact, Allen didn't want to take sides.
However, you are born in a turbulent time and do not have enough strength. Do you still want to remain neutral?
It's a pipe dream!
On the Undead side, the leaders are two necromancers from the same school.
William and Spencer are both in the early fifth stage of cultivation.
The leader of the dark elves is Mistress Elina, a priestess of the "Queen of the Night (Goddess of Night)" who has reached the late fifth stage of cultivation.
Judging from the strength comparison between the two sides, the Undead have stronger troops and can transform corpses into undead, which increase in number as the fight goes on.
On the Underdungeon side, the total number of troops is not as good as that of the Undead, but they are more elite and good at fighting, and their high-end combat power is stronger.
Madam Elena is as powerful as the two brothers William and Spencer!
Orlando, Allen's nominal boss, was born in the Undercity and should stand on the side of Madam Elina.
However, if Orlando is still alive, he definitely doesn't want to go back to the dungeon!
Don't forget, this guy is a fugitive who assassinated my cousin, and the reward notice is still posted on the city wall!
Madam Elena, if we catch the murderer who dared to murder the priestess, we will definitely not let him off easily.
Thinking about it this way, joining the Undead seems to be a better choice.
In the name of Orlando, Allen wrote back to the necromancer brothers, intending to exchange his loyalty for the right to relatively independent survival.
However, the conditions he proposed were mercilessly ridiculed!
William and Spencer did not take his small force seriously.
In the letter, he arrogantly expressed that he did not believe his verbal allegiance.
If Allen really wants to surrender, he must prove his sincerity.
The way of proof is cruel.
Alan must lead all his subordinates in Orlando Castle to the dungeon of the dead, step onto the "sacrifice altar", and collectively transform into undead creatures.
Only in this way can he gain the trust of William and Spencer.
Alan hasn't lived enough, so of course he can't accept the conditions offered by the necromancers!
There was no choice but to seek refuge with the dark elves.
At least you can still maintain your identity as a living person.
After some correspondence, Alan finally got the chance to meet Mistress Elina.
He went to the Undercity alone and expressed his loyalty to Mistress Elina, who had dark and shiny skin and a charming appearance.
In order to prove his sincerity, Allen took the initiative to propose that if Madam Elena accepted his surrender and allowed him to continue to manage Orlando Castle, he would be willing to offer Orlando's head as compensation for the life of the priestess murdered by Orlando .
Anyway, Orlando died a long time ago and turned into a fungus beast.
It's nice to lend someone else's head and make use of its surplus value.
Madam Elina was initially satisfied with his proposal and enthusiastically invited him to the banquet.
Alan changed into a decent suit specially for the banquet.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, he found that the banquet was different from what he had imagined.
All the dark elves participating in the party, including the hostess Elina, were naked.
So when Alan showed up at the silver party in a tuxedo, white shirt, and a neat bow tie...
It seemed extremely funny and immediately caused laughter from everyone in the room.
In order to keep his turf, Allen can tolerate being teased.
He could even attend the dark elves' licentious parties with his head held high.
Mistress Elina is the initiator of the party and likes to add to the fun by whipping her partner.
Alan, the outsider, was fresh enough and just happened to suit her preferences.
The guest should follow the host's wishes. Allen could only obey the will of Mistress Elina and act as her playmate.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Allen was unable to assassinate Elena and could only endure her beating and rape.
This was not the first time Allen had experienced this kind of thing in the meditation world.
Based on past experience, he felt that he should not stand out too much.
Otherwise, if Mistress Elena gets addicted to him and decides to keep him by her side as a male concubine, wouldn't that backfire?
However, he couldn't perform too poorly and spoil Mistress Elina's fun, which might lead to his own death!
So, Allen tried to act moderately.
It was enough to satisfy Mistress Elina, but it wasn't a big surprise.
He thought that he could get through this way.
But he still underestimated the drow tradition of women being superior to men, and underestimated the perversion and viciousness of Mistress Elina!
"Handsome boy, your performance tonight is pretty good."
"Drink this glass of wine, and I wish you a sweet dream!"
After the romance, Mistress Elina handed over a glass of wine with a smile.
Alan took the goblet and the system immediately issued a warning.
The wine was drugged!
To be precise, it is a tiny parasite called the "demon-eating ant".
It parasitizes in the human body and madly devours the host's magic power.
If the host is a spellcaster, when he opens his eyes every morning, the magic power in his body has been drained by the parasites, and he becomes a useless person.
Allen saw through Elina's sinister intentions, but remained calm and drank the poisoned wine in front of her.
His virus resistance is enough to kill the demon-eating ants that enter his body.
However, Elina would not allow him to leave the Undercity alive.
With the help of his telepathy, Alan saw through the sinister intentions of Mistress Elina.
The cooperation conditions that I had verbally promised him before were nothing but lies.
Madam Elina plans to use demon-eating ants to destroy Alan's spellcasting ability and lock him up in a dungeon to be used as food for the spider elves.
As for Orlando Castle, she would send her trusted confidants to take over, and there would be no need for an outsider like Alan to act as an agent.
Alan saw through Madam Elina's intentions and no longer had any illusions. He pretended to lose his magic power and was thrown into a cell by two guards.
This time tomorrow, he would be sent to the Spider's Lair.
A forbidden barrier was cast on the cell, and any teleportation magic was restricted.
Fortunately, Alan was able to use his "gaseous form" to transform into a ball of steam, pass through the ventilation holes in the cell, and escape overnight.
Returning to Orlando Castle, Alan felt a chill in his heart.
Neither the drow nor the undead like him.
Now he is being bullied from both sides and has nowhere else to go. He can't even kneel down and act like a dog.
"In this sinister world, upright people don't deserve to live!"
"Except making up our minds, joining the devil, fighting violence with violence, and evil with evil, what other choice do we have?!"
Alan questioned the ancestral spirit he had merged with.
The ancestors were speechless.
The young ogre wizard finally faced the cruel reality.
Give up the last bit of persistence and leave your fate to Alan.
In this way, Alan came to the underground secret room again and opened the Abyss Magic Mirror.
"Nice to see you again, pretty boy. Looks like you've figured it out."
The Flame Demon General in the mirror showed a wise smile.
"Next, I'm going to teach you two sets of spells."
"The first set of spells can shrink the magic mirror and carry it with you."
"The second set of spells, recited while shining the magic mirror on a person who has just died, uses a little magic power to bind their soul in the mirror and use it for sacrifice."
"Once you have memorized these two sets of spells, you can use the Abyss Magic Mirror to exchange for the Tanar'ri warrior you want at any time."
"Believe me, young man, this will be the best deal you will ever make in your life!"
…
Half an hour later.
Alan left the underground secret room with the magic mirror that had shrunk to the size of a palm.
Next, he is going to do an experiment.
Let’s try and see if the rules of soul trading are really as fair as Andrews said.
The first batch of sacrifices chosen by Allen were the ten deserters who had just been captured yesterday.
This group of cowardly dog-headed people must have heard these rumors from somewhere.
Thinking that Orlando Castle was about to be besieged by the drow elves and the undead, he planned to escape in advance.
Alan sent out his loyal Minotaur Guards to capture the Kobold and put him in the dungeon.
Now, it's time to put these deserters to use.
After killing ten dog-headed men, Alan held the magic mirror and chanted a spell in front of the corpses.
At the same time, the 10 points of magic power in Allen's body were drawn away by the magic mirror.
Then, a pale halo appeared on the mirror, sucking the soul of the dog-headed man into the mirror and sealing it up.
Alan followed Anzus' instructions and sacrificed these souls.
A table then appeared in the magic mirror, listing the demon mercenaries available for exchange.
Kobolds are one of the weakest creatures in the Underdark and can barely be considered first-level soldiers.
What can be exchanged are only the first-level troops of the Burning Legion.
There are two candidates, the Demon Child and the Suicide Demon.
The Devil Boy is a mutant devil with poor combat ability, but he can become invisible and absorb the enemy's magic power remotely.
The suicide demon, which Allen had seen in Sonia's meditation world.
A true "self-propelled bomb", a literal cannon fodder!
Since we have already seen the Suicide Demon, there is no need to summon it.
Ten kobold souls, all used to exchange for the demon child.
After Alan sacrificed his soul, the magic mirror shot out a red beam of light.
Projected onto the ground, it automatically generates a summoning circle to communicate with the abyss.
Accompanied by a burst of laughter, ten red-skinned monsters were collectively teleported in front of Alan.
The demon children looked like a group of naughty kids about six or seven years old, with dark red skin.
Naked body, little arms and legs.
On the neck, there is a big round head.
When they laugh, they show their mouths full of sharp teeth, revealing their ferocious nature.
Behind the demon boy, there is a pair of short wings, which cannot support long-distance flight, but can assist in jumping and short-distance gliding.
Ten demon children stood in a row in front of Alan, standing at attention.
If you don't mind their playful nature, they are quite well-behaved.
Alan walked forward, put his hand on the forehead of a demon boy, and pretended to cast a spell.
In fact, he secretly turned on the "telepathy" to detect the demon boy's thoughts, and used the system to check his physical attributes.
The demon boy's mind is full of mischievous ideas.
Their evil lies in their lack of sympathy and the fact that they build their happiness on the embarrassment of others, which is purely harmful to others and does not benefit themselves!
But to say it’s too bad…not really.
The main reason is that the demon boy is too weak and not qualified to be a villain.
The demon boy's attributes are seriously biased!
Physical 7, Agility 16, Spirit 16
Good agility and spirit, but weak physique!
The "童" in "魔童" means that they have the physique of a child.
With such a small body, he can't even be a competent cannon fodder.
The demon boy's strengths lie in two supernatural talents.
"I heard that you can steal magic power? Let's test it now."
Alan hooked his finger at the demon boy at the front of the line, asking him to use this trick on him.
The devil boy is really heartless and has no respect for elders.
He has no respect for his boss.
Alan asked him to steal, and he started stealing with a smile on his face!
With a wave of her little hand, a ball of light rose from her palm, locking onto Allen and forming an invisible magic siphon pipeline.
Alan felt a slight dizziness that quickly subsided.
Open the system page to check the changes in your magic value.
Sure enough, there is a point of magic missing!
There was a little red spot of light inside the white light ball in the hand of the demon boy opposite.
It means he successfully absorbed 1 point of magic power.
"Can I only draw 1 point of magic power?" Allen frowned and complained, "This is too useless!"
After some in-depth testing, coupled with mental communication with the demon boy, Alan finally figured it out.
The magic boy's special ability "Magic Siphon" can be used 3 times a day.
Any magical creature that appears in the magic boy's field of vision, including warlocks, can be used as a target for theft.
How much magic can be stolen at one time?
There is no fixed number.
Mainly depends on the target's mental resistance.
If the target's spiritual attribute is much higher than that of the demon boy, at least 1 point of magic power can be stolen, so he will not return empty-handed.
This was the case with the tests Allen conducted himself.
In addition, when the demon child successfully steals magic power, he can use it to perform invisibility stunts.
Every time you consume 1 point of magic, you will become invisible for one minute.
When the cumulative amount of stolen magic power reaches 5 points, the demon boy can use the genuine 2nd level "Invisibility" - it lasts longer and can bless others!
All in all, the stunts of the demon boy are pretty good.
Especially when there are enough magic children , hundreds of them steal magic power together, even Alan can't bear it and is sucked dry in a few strokes!
"It seems that it is necessary to exchange for more demon children."
Alan turned his head and looked out the window at the kobold camp.
There was a flash of coldness in his eyes.
The dog-headed man’s individual combat capability is slightly stronger than that of the demon boy.
Taking into account the "magic absorption" and "invisibility" skills of the demon boy, the kobold is far behind.
However, in addition to fighting, the ogres can also mine and do hard labor, but the demon children cannot do such rough work.
Moreover, slaughtering his own men for no reason would have a huge impact on the morale of the troops. If the subordinates learned of this, it would be strange if they did not desert.
Alan shook his head slightly and gave up the idea of ​​attacking his own people.
So, are there any other channels that can quickly and massively obtain souls for sacrifice?
After a little thought, Alan came up with a good idea to reap the benefits.
30 miles north of Orlando Castle, there is a magic stone mine, which was originally Alan's property, but is now occupied by dark elves.
The Undead also coveted the rich magic stone mine and mobilized a large army to capture it.
The leaders were the necromancers William and Spencer.
William is a sissy, feminine and handsome man who likes to put on makeup and wear bright red robes. At first glance, he looks like a sorceress.
His junior fellow student and good friend Spencer has a completely different painting style.
A two-meter-tall burly man with a bald head covered with tattoos, wearing armor and carrying a huge sword as wide as a door panel at his shoulder.
He is obviously a necromancer, but he looks like a barbarian.
As you can imagine, Spencer is better at close combat than spellcasting.
The two necromancers are determined to take over the magic stone mine.
Troops of levels 1 to 4 were dispatched, with a total of 2,000 people!
The vast majority of them are level 1 soldiers, skeletons and zombies, pure cannon fodder and meat shields, and consumables on the battlefield.
Among the skeletons and zombies, there is occasionally a nimble figure flashing by.
These humanoid monsters crawling on the ground are the Undead’s second-level troops, the “Ghouls”.
Ghoul, high attack power and agile movement.
The toxins secreted from its claws can also paralyze the injured.
Its overall strength is excellent among the second-level troops, and it is the core combat force of the Undead.
Above the dark army of undead, pale vengeful spirits were floating.
This kind of incorporeal undead is the level 3 soldier of the undead race.
The vengeful spirits are the souls of those who died suddenly, which are polluted by negative energy and transformed.
Floating in the air, appearing and disappearing, unpredictable.
A vengeful spirit, without flesh and blood entity.
Physical attacks launched against it have at least a 50% chance of being avoided.
Finally, there is the level 4 troop in the back row of the Undead Army - the Corpse Wizard!
A corpse wizard is a variant of a corpse demon, transformed from the corpse of a spellcaster.
The corpse wizard has lost most of his memories in life, including the ability to cast spells, but still retains his magic pool.
The corpse wizard's magic pool was contaminated by negative energy and mutated.
You can spend mana to release the "Death Cloud".
"Death Cloud" looks very similar to the 3rd level "Poison Cloud", and it spreads out over a large area.
In addition to the toxins that cause humans to rot, the "Death Cloud" also contains a high concentration of negative energy. It is harmless to the undead, but will cause vicious eclipse damage to living things.
The bodies of those killed by the "cloud of death" must be disposed of as soon as possible.
If you have the conditions, purify it with holy water. If you don’t have the conditions, just burn it.
Otherwise, within a few days, the contaminated corpse will turn into a zombie!
Compared with the powerful Undead Army, the Dark Elves guarding the mine were clearly an order of magnitude smaller in strength.
There are two main types of dark elves' level 1 soldiers.
There is no need to talk about the ogres, they are just weaklings in combat.
Troglodytes, commonly known as "caveman", are good at digging holes and have stronger combat power than kobolds.
Level 2 soldiers, bugbears, giant spiders and dire bats.
Level 3 soldiers: Drow Warrior, Drow Assassin and Phase Spider.
These arms are considered elite, but unfortunately their numbers are too small.
Faced with the surging sea of ​​the undead, the only fate is to be drowned!
The battle continued into the night, the resistance of the Zhuoer side became weaker and weaker, and the change of ownership of the mine was a foregone conclusion.
The drow warlock guarding the mine had to fight his way out with the remaining troops and flee towards the dungeon.
William and Spencer left some troops behind to clean up the mess.
He led the elite troops to hunt down the dark elves.
On the bloody and messy battlefield, neither the attacker nor the defender noticed that an invisible man was watching in secret.
“It’s been a good harvest today.”
Alan stood in the shadows, holding the magic mirror, with the corners of his lips slightly raised .