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The people from the Silver Frost Brotherhood showed up to cause trouble, which was not beyond Matthew's expectations.

Because he had done his homework beforehand, Matthew didn't think the ash creatures were that troublesome. He deliberately recruited so many people mainly to guard against potential attacks by evil organizations.

So far, the significance of the Mark of the Dead has become obvious.

It is a tentacle of the Lord of the Void, Euclus, and Euclus is the "great being" believed in by the Scourge Order, which is committed to reviving all traces of Euclus in the main material world.

The purpose of the war that Warlock Edson launched against Rolling Stone Town was not to destroy Rolling Stone Town, but to use the war to cause a large number of deaths near the Mark of the Dead.

From this perspective, the purpose of the Calamity Cult has been achieved.

They successfully activated the Mark of the Dead and brought it from the dormant stage into the resuscitation stage. This is a necessary prerequisite for the accelerated expansion of the Mark of the Dead.

This is also the reason why Matthew's extra glance attracted the Ash Lord's revenge.

That war gave Scar of the Dead considerable power.

And the dozens of carts from the Silver Frost Brotherhood just now also played a role in adding fuel to the flames.

"It seems that after the Calamity Order was accidentally damaged, it was the Silver Frost Brotherhood that took over the banner of Euclus."

Matthew was not surprised by this.

Although the Calamity Cult claims to believe in Euclus, the magicians in the sect are actually followers of the demons. They are essentially the followers of the Midnight God.

It is impossible for a believer to serve two great beings at the same time.

Then there are only two possibilities that can explain this -

The first possibility is that Ucruz and the God of Midnight have reached some kind of agreement, and everyone plays the same game as believers.

But this possibility is extremely low.

The sensitivity of the gods to the disloyalty of their believers is unimaginable to outsiders.

Otherwise, Lyra would not have to seek help from Gaelan, the creature of dusk, to escape the wrath of the Midnight God.

Therefore Matthew prefers the second possibility.

That is to say, the power group composed of the God of Midnight and some of the gods from the Tianlun Palace behind him are using the power of Ucrus to disrupt the situation.

Euclus may be aware of this, but He also enjoys it and does not expose it.

What the two parties reached was a superficial tacit understanding.

Matthew remembered very clearly that before Edson launched the war, there were three organizations that signed a letter of challenge.

The Scourge Order, the Silver Frost Brotherhood and the Order of the Blight.

The former is temporarily cool.

The other two sects will definitely be waiting for the opportunity.

Now that the Silver Frost Brotherhood has really emerged again, the Order of Blight will not be too far away.

"The Fallen Druid is very good at covering his tracks. It's a pity that Eli is not here, otherwise his nose will always smell the scent of the Blighted One."

Although Richard went to deal with the people of the Silver Frost Brotherhood.

But Matthew still maintained a high degree of vigilance. He missed the proud ancient tiger a little.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before a lord's guard that Rhaegar mobilized urgently was in place.

Brad mounted his horse and followed Rhaegar's orders to patrol along the Mark of the Dead, sweeping the wastelands, hills and caves on its north and south sides.

Since the invasion of the underground coalition.

Rhaegar set up a sentry in this area. It was originally used to monitor signs of activity of underground creatures. After they blocked the nearby caves, this sentry was used to monitor the increasingly active Mark of the Dead.

The members of the sentry are not from the garrison, but are Rhaegar's personal guards - the Lord's Guard. They are the real elite of Rolling Stone.

There are less than 40 official members of the Lord's Guard in total, but if you add in the followers that each knight brings, this number will swell to nearly 200.

Matthew has actually always been curious.

In a place like Rolling Stone where war rarely occurs, how much does it cost for Lei Jia to raise such an army, and how does he maintain the combat effectiveness of these knights?

Theoretically, if an army has not seen blood for a long time, no matter how well it is trained, it will gradually soften or even deteriorate.

But Matthew did not detect such signs in the knights of the Lord's Guard.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

The sound of horse hooves sounded.

Looking at the retreating figures of the knights, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

A lot of pressure was relieved from his mind. Also, guarding Rolling Stone Town was not his only task.

In this regard, Rhaegar showed an unprecedented positive attitude.

Having just given the death order to the knights, Rhaegar climbed up to the oak tree to observe the situation in the distance despite his lack of physical strength.

If this were in the rain forest, the old man would probably not even open the cap of the sword oil bottle!

"Matthew, that big guy is here!"

Rhaegar shouted from the top of the tree.

Matthew looked up, and he could hear the low, mournful sound of the oak branches, and he shouted:

"Be careful, don't stand too high."

Rega seemed to be holding on to the branches steadily, with a look of disapproval:

"What does this mean? I even climbed the Devil's Tree in Purgatory before!"

Seeing this, Matthew had no choice but to let him go.

His eyes focused on the new big guy who appeared in the Mark of the Dead.

"Ash Warrior".

This thing is two people tall, and its body is more than twice as big as the Ash Pawn. In other aspects, its appearance is similar to that of the Pawn.

He was holding a huge meteor hammer in his hand, and the end of the meteor hammer kept dropping sparks.

This guy is very cunning.

It did not leave the Trace of the Dead immediately, but just walked back and forth near the end.

From time to time, it would wave the meteor hammer in its hand in the air.

That moment.

Sparks and ashes were thrown out in large quantities.

They sank into the nearby earth, and the color of the earth immediately became charred.

After a few times.

That piece of land became part of the Trace of the Dead!

During this period.

The oak tree that Matthew planted closest to the Mark of the Dead was also devoured by the Mark of the Dead.

He watched helplessly as the originally vibrant oak tree turned into a charred mass along with the ground on which it took root.

Indescribable pain in my heart!

Looking at the Ash Warrior.

Matthew's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"You wouldn't want to risk entering the Mark of the Dead and kill this ash creature, would you?"

"This is not a wise move for a living person. I know several people who have entered the Mark of the Dead. Although they were fine at the time due to their age and strong physique, within a few years, they developed attacks.

He suffered from all kinds of strange diseases, and although he did not die, his life was still very painful."

Old Faron suddenly spoke.

Matthew nodded and calmed down a little.

He knew what Old Falon said was right. The Mark of the Dead has a powerful predatory ability, which is a characteristic of the Ashes Domain. Even if they only get along for a short time, some elements in the body may be deprived of them. These elements are the components of human life.

An important puzzle piece, none of which can be missing.

He must not enter the Scar of the Dead unless necessary.

However, the Ash Warrior has been hiding inside and quietly expanding the scope of the Mark of the Dead, which is something Matthew cannot accept.

The distance between the two sides is a bit far, far beyond the casting distance. Even if the spell can hit the Ash Warrior, the effect will be greatly reduced after it exceeds the depletion radius.

Matthew looked at Old Faron:

"Do you have any countermeasures against that big guy?"

Old Faron smiled:

"I'm just a retired veteran. I can't help you with anything, but I seem to have noticed that you have a new undead? It looks very extraordinary."
To be continued...