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Chapter 25
Amid the excited shouting of the undead and the bewildered expressions of Xiao Zhi and the others, the crisp sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and the sound got closer and closer, and a group of armored undead knights appeared in front of everyone.
With their arrival, the originally noisy venue returned to calm, and a pair of dead eyes stared at the comers, looking forward to the upcoming selection.
The leader was a black-haired, gentle-looking undead knight commander. He rode a white-boned horse to the only high platform, then looked around the undead present, and bowed slightly.
"Welcome all of you to participate in the selection of the clerk of Hesse, I am Dean the Knight Commander."
The voice fell, and the undead below cheered one after another. This was their way of expressing their respect for the strong.
Losing the shackles of life, the undead have returned to the law of respect for the strong. Therefore, in the world of the undead, power, fame, and wealth are not as important as pure power. The knight commanders of Hesse are all people who are qualified to stand by the lord's side, which is synonymous with the strong.
Dean motioned to be quiet below, and he continued to speak: "The person who has passed the selection will become the secretary of Hesse, and enter the White Bone Hall to obtain the opportunity to assist the Lord Lord. Officially because of this, the first selection condition is the undead text. and proficiency in Common, and hopefully—”
Before he finished speaking, the undead below heard the word "Lord" and rejoiced again.
This time, they were roaring hoarsely, looking crazy, and it sounded like a thousand ghosts crying together. If they were heard by an adventurer who accidentally passed by, they might think that something big was going to happen in Hessen.
Xiao Zhi felt that his ears were about to go deaf. He looked at the teachers and senior brothers beside him, and found that they also had expressions of pain and entanglement. They can't cover their ears yet, because there are only a few people in the crowd who don't scream, and covering their ears will make them even more out of place.
On the high stage, Dean raised his volume: "The level is divided into three, which are—"
"Kill! For the lord!!"
"I will definitely win!!"
"you wanna die!"
"I'm afraid of you! I'm already dead!!"
Dean: "..."
Dean couldn't go on, and he guessed that few people would be interested in what he said next. However, such a situation is still within his expectations. After all, the undead are not like this for a day or two. This belongs to traditional arts, and those who are crazy and crazy will get used to it.
Forget it, let's get started.
Dean raised his voice again and shouted with a volume strong enough to overwhelm everyone's screams: "In the first level, you need to grab the dominoes in the Bone Forest and pass the portal, and in the subsequent levels, you need to find your own way to leave "
"Now, the selection begins—"
As his voice fell, a huge magic circle suddenly lit up at the feet of everyone, and the magic circle included the entire area except the positions occupied by the undead knights.
In the next moment, all the people in the magic circle were teleported away, all the noise disappeared, and the place returned to the original silence.
Dean tidied up the slightly messy collar due to the action just now. Next time, let someone else do this kind of physical work. It's too tired, and it makes him feel like he's alive.
Xiao Zhi only felt a flower in front of him, and the world within his sight changed.
Here is a miserable white forest, from the soil to the trees are all white.
This white is not pure snow-white, but a kind of gray-white that is withered and decadent. The texture of the trees is rigid, and white ashes from unknown sources are floating in the air, making the atmosphere even more deadly.
He remembered that Dean, the knight commander just now, mentioned the word "Bone Forest", which must be here, but it is very appropriate to the name.
Li Daye and several people were still by his side, and they were not scattered by teleportation.
The originally crowded crowd also appeared nearby, and everyone stared at each other with vigilant eyes. After all, from this moment on, they were competitors.
Li Daye whispered to his students: "The future is up to you."
Einstein and Vidi nodded calmly at him.
Xiao Zhi felt a little weird. He thought that Li Daye would definitely say "Let's see me next", "I am the life mentor who leads the chosen sons to victory" and so on. He didn't expect it to be so... normal , it doesn't seem to be very normal.
Einstein whispered: "According to convention, in this kind of melee situation, the teacher usually lays down within five minutes of the beginning, and the gods can't save it."
Vidi: "The fastest record is 45 seconds."
Xiao Zhi: "..."
So he said the final exit line in advance? really skilled...
At this moment, countless dominoes suddenly appeared in the air. The dominoes were round and bigger than coins. Sen Bai's dominoes slowly fell from mid-air. It seemed that the number was not small, but it was obviously much less than the undead who were staring at them below.
That's what they need to snatch in the first level.
I don't know who made the first move, and there was no time to wait for the dominoes to fall, and countless undead rushed towards the air one after another.
An undead rushes to the front with the advantage of being light, and the undead behind is obviously not willing to be preempted by him. Raising his hand is a wind of the undead thrown over, smashing the undead in front, and taking the lead.
The next moment, the lich behind him froze and beat down the victorious undead.
But he couldn't get close to the domino, because the skeletons and zombies below joined forces to pull him back to the ground.
In this situation of hurting each other, everyone started a fight.
After turning into an undead, Einstein was so fast that he turned several turns in the air without being hit by the attack below. At the same time, he swung the dagger in his hand and sent several competitors back to the ground.
Ahead, the dominoes are already close at hand.
Einstein stretched out his hand, ready to pocket it.
"boom"
A bullet grazed Einstein's ear and hit the domino with precision. The domino is not a hard thing. Under this blow, it shattered into bone fragments. The bone fragments scattered and fell like this. Go down, it is obviously broken.
Einstein turned his head suddenly and looked at the guy who dared to harm him.
A skeleton with bat wings growing on his back was holding a gun, his jaws opened and closed, and the clicking sound from his upper and lower teeth seemed to be provocative and very flat.
Anyway, the dominoes are gone, Einstein withdrew his hand, picked up the dagger and rushed towards the opposite side.
The skeleton was about to run away, but Einstein's dagger was already in front of him, and two slashes cut off his wings. The skeleton that lost its wings suddenly fell and fell on the ground into a pile of scattered bones. It is estimated that it will not be able to get up in a short time.
Einstein chuckled and retracted the dagger, turning to look for the next target.
"boom"
Another shot, this one was much more ruthless, hitting him directly in the lower back.
Einstein clutched his waist and turned his head fiercely, only to see Vidi who had not had time to retract the gun.
Einstein: "..."
Vidi: "..."
This is embarrassing.
Einstein asked faintly, "Where are you an undercover agent?"
Wei Di looked incredulous: "I am clearly aiming at the resentful soul behind you..."
Einstein, who was devastated by strong winds and waves, was still very calm: "I have wanted to ask for a long time, why do you have to choose a firearms expert with the same sunset red marksmanship as your teacher?"
Wei Di seemed to have a dark cloud on his head: "After my analysis, if I choose melee combat, I will die, if I choose support, your opponent will become stronger, and if you choose a career with high damage such as heavy artillery, you will die. So damage Not high, and being a long-range professional firearms expert is my best choice..."
Einstein: "..."
It really makes sense.
After watching Wei Di's marksmanship, Xiao Zhi suddenly rejoiced that he was a long-range and would not face the threat of being shot in the back by his senior brother. Moreover, the undead had the air superiority, making Xiao Zhi feel happier throwing fireballs.
He glanced at Li Daye's place by the way, and found that it was already empty. don't know when, Li Daye has been sent back to the realm of Asanasi.
Today's teachers are still very stable.
As the dominoes got closer and closer to the bottom, the competition became more intense.
A domino came close to Xiao Zhi, and the surrounding undead rushed towards him, with the attitude of tearing him to pieces.
Xiao Zhi looked very calm, and still cast spells firmly in his hands.
In the next moment, a turquoise fire tornado suddenly rose from his surroundings. All the undead who rushed over did not dare to resist such a fire, and could only retreat collectively. Even if they took a step back, it wasn't enough, the flames became more violent with the blessing of the Soul Chaser, and abruptly swept out an open space around Xiao Zhi.
Taking advantage of this short opportunity, Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand at the center of the flames and easily got the domino.
The surrounding undead still did not give up, they waited, waiting for the flames to disappear, so as to seize the opportunity to kick this hateful competitor out.
After a few blinks of an eye, the flames that protected Xiao Zhi finally disappeared, and the undead swarmed in unison. Magic, swords, claws… all greeted Xiao Zhi.
Xiao Zhi's body turned into a little green flame the moment he was attacked, and disappeared from their shocked eyes.
All that was left was the flame illusion. Xiao Zhi's body had long since left the place to support his brothers.
the other side.
I saw Xiao Zhi, like a high-altitude artillery battery, constantly firing the fire of the undead around, while Einstein kept flashing and shuttled among the many contenders, like the sharpest knife.
And Wei Di, Einstein told him not to do it, first, and secretly searched for the location of the portal.
The two dominoes fell not far from Einstein at the same time, and in addition to him, several other pairs of eyes were also fixed on this side.
Einstein looked at Xiao Zhi, who nodded slightly at him.
Einstein's figure suddenly disappeared, and in the next instant he appeared in front of the dominoes, reaching out and grabbing the dominoes.
How could the surrounding undead let him succeed like this, almost all of them rushed towards this side, but before they could get close, a series of undead fires had already approached.
The fireballs in Xiao Zhi’s hand kept firing, intertwined into a line of fire, which was blocked in front of Einstein.
Seeing that Einstein succeeded, Xiao Zhi immediately retreated, and the figures of the two quickly disappeared from the battle.
Wei Di was working as a mushroom in the corner when he saw his brother and sister suddenly appear in front of him. Einstein threw a domino into Wei Di's arms and pulled him up: "Go."
Xiao Zhi asked, "Senior Brother Sixteen, have you found the location of the portal?"
Wei Di nodded while floating. He pointed in a direction: "Over there. I have observed that those who grabbed the dominoes, as long as they went in that direction, never returned, and the portal must be there."
The two of them didn't doubt his judgment, and they quickly passed over there with the help of the speed of the undead.
At this time, most of the dominoes in the air had masters, and only a few were still in contention. The undead found their traces behind them, and some of them shouted in order to disperse their pressure: "They all have dominoes on them! Catch them!"
This sentence is almost like the supermarket has started a half-price sale, and countless pairs of dead eyes stared at the three of Xiao Zhi.
Wei Di felt bad: "It's over, it's over..."
Einstein glanced at the undead who followed closely behind him: "Go ahead, we run faster."
Before long, a light blue portal could be seen standing quietly ahead.
"They're going to run!"
"Catch it!! For the dominoes!!"
"The lord is mine!!!"
The undead behind them screamed wildly, and the speed became faster and faster, and some even threw their weapons directly over in excitement, showing no distress at all.
Xiao Zhi dodged the hammer thrown at him, and looked at the distance between himself and behind him. It's a bit bad. If things go on like this, they will be caught up when they are not far from the portal, and it will be troublesome to melee when that happens.
He thought for a while and opened his backpack.
The next moment, the undead who were chasing after them saw a person in front suddenly turned around, threw a thing at the skeletal archer chasing behind, and shouted: "Here it is, I want to go to the next level. Just run with us!"
The voice was very clear, and the undead present could hear it clearly.
There was a distance, and the thing was a little small, so couldn't see what it was for a while, but the color really looked like a domino.
The skeleton archer who caught the thing was a little stunned. He didn't actually see what it was, but he subconsciously clenched the thing in his hand and hid it inside.
This time, the atmosphere around him was instantly wrong.
The Skeleton Archer is the closest to this thing, and the only one who has a chance to see what it is. In the eyes of others, this action is equivalent to tacitly accepting that he is holding dominoes.
"Dominos!" shouted a wraith whose brain was overwhelmed, and swooped on him with both hands and feet.
Stimulated by his actions, the people around him couldn't help but join the fight, and they fought hard for a while. In fact, they don't know if that thing is a domino, but everyone grabbed it, what if they missed it? Thanks for that.
Once you have this kind of mind, more and more people will participate in the competition.
There are also those who have been skeptical about this, but the scrambled crowd blocks their progress, making them have to bypass the group of idiots before they can continue, thus delaying their pursuit.
In just a few seconds, the three figures of Xiao Zhi had disappeared from the portal.
The battle at the door continued, and everyone punched and kicked sparks.
At this time, the thing they were fighting for rolled out from the crowd, and rolled on the ground for a few laps before finally stopping. Losing their target, everyone had to pause and look over there.
Although the things that fell on the ground were also white in color, they were shiny, hard, and round, and they were obviously not bone.
Where is this domino, it is clearly a gold shell with a denomination of 10,000. If you look closely, this white is actually a metallic color, in order to distinguish it from other denominations of gold shells.
Everyone glared angrily at the resentful soul who rushed up first. They all blamed this guy for being blind to the rhythm. After his brain was opened, he would not be smart after death.
The resentful soul whose brain was opened: "..."
Blame him.
After passing through the portal, the first thing Xiao Zhi felt was the soft touch under his feet.
The next moment, a gorgeous hall with a Gothic style appeared in front of him, with a high dome, exquisite stained glass, and dark colors, revealing a luxurious and cold feeling.
In the center of the hall is a dark blue velvet sofa, on which sits a white-haired girl with a delicate appearance and an inhuman beauty. The girl was wearing a black Lolita dress with beautiful decorations all over her body. Her eyes were closed and she seemed to be asleep.
Xiao Zhi could see at a glance that this girl was indeed not a human being, but a doll with exquisite craftsmanship.
He looked around, except for the three of them in the hall, there were no other figures in sight, and he didn't know where the other people who passed the first level went.
Suddenly, the girl's eyes opened, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes, and her pale skin and white hair matched the style of the entire building.
The girl looked at Xiao Zhi and the three of them, stood up and bowed: "Dear guests, welcome to the Grey Mist Pavilion, I'm Nita, I'm honored to serve you."
Her voice was rigid, like a synthesized voice, and it didn't sound alive at all.
The three exchanged glances, not quite understanding what the second level was about to test them.
Nita walked towards the three of them: "The master is not at home for the time being, but he told Nita that he must treat all the distinguished guests well. Nita has prepared a banquet for you. Do you want to go now?"
Xiao Zhi didn't answer immediately, he asked another question: "Who is your master?"
Nita: "Nita can't tell you for now."
Wei Di also asked tentatively: "Do you know how to get out of here?"
Nita: "Nita can't tell you for now."
Upon seeing this, several people felt that the situation was not right. This puppet seemed to be very mechanical and could only answer questions within the range.
Einstein did not speak. He took out the address book to signal the two of them. Xiao Zhi and Wei Di understood and also opened the address book. The three of them stood here blatantly chatting because the NPC couldn't see the content of their communication.
Nita remained motionless in her previous position, and would not move on without further instructions.
Fifteen: What do you think of the banquet she mentioned?
Sixteen: According to the routine of traditional ghost stories, this banquet must have hidden dangers, such as discovering that the food I ate has long since rotted, or the food is actually insects, mice, etc.
Seventeen: It may also be a branch of the plot. After eating the things here, there will be a strange development, or it may be fine at the time, but it is possible that you can't leave this place until you finally clear the customs.
Fifteen: Forget it. Actually, I'm still a little curious about what she's going to give us.
Sixteen: Don't waver, if all three of us hang here, what do you think will happen to the teacher?
Seventeen: The teenagers who shoulder the mission have fallen, and the future of mankind is dark!
Fifteen: Damn! Is this an irresistible fate? Still got it wrong...
The three of them spared no effort in complaining about their teacher.
After Sao said, Xiao Zhi put away the address book and said to Nita, "We feel very tired today, I wonder if we can go to rest first?"
He wanted to see if he could open up a development direction other than the banquet.
This time, Nita finally had a different reaction: "Guest, want to rest... Nita will take you to the room."
Einstein and Wei Di secretly gave Xiao Zhi a thumbs up, the meaning is very clear - little junior brother is amazing.
Hesse, Hall of Bones.
Lance walked down the corridor with a large stack of papers.
He is the tallest among the knight commanders, and he is a lot taller than ordinary people, but the documents he is holding are even higher, and Lance's height almost touches the ceiling of the corridor.
"knock knock"
Lance knocked on the lord's door.
"What's the matter?" A calm and indifferent voice came from inside.
"Lord, I gave you the documents that I have recently accumulated, and I haven't dealt with them for several months," Lance said.
"Put it at the Government Affairs Office, I will deal with it when I have time."
"But... there's already..." Lance tried to persuade his boss not to slack off.
"Let it go."
Lance waited for a while, but there was still no other sound coming from behind the door, showing that the Hessian Lord's determination not to work is very firm.
After scratching his head, he finally turned around and walked towards the other side of the corridor with the document in his hand.
Lance looked up at the documents that could barely be seen at the top, and didn't know if the remaining space in the government affairs hall could be filled with these?
He silently mourned for the coming clerk in his heart.