Li Ran traveled under the stars at night. The farther northeast he traveled, the lighter the fog became.
After trudging through a valley with undead spiders, Li Ran saw the city he was looking for.
Starwind City stood quietly in the wilderness like a pale giant beast.
On the castle tower, the broken flag of the Griffin Principality was flying.
A human capital city!
Ness! I won’t die here in vain!
Li Ran came to the front of Starwind City.
There is a fierce siege going on here. Skeleton soldiers and archers under the leadership of corpse witches attack the city gate, and powerful crossbow arrows are fired from the city wall in response from time to time.
Sure enough, there are still people in the castle!
Li Ran was hiding far away. When he saw the city gate open, he immediately stood on tiptoes to watch.
The defenders organized a ground force to counterattack!
After seeing the troops leaving the city, Li Ran was stunned.
Why not human?
What came out of the city to meet them was a group of zombies with shriveled bodies and wearing human armor!
Has Starwind City fallen?
Is it another group of undead occupying this place?
Salina's information is obviously out of date!
Li Ran turned around and ran away, and was surprised to find a zombie warrior behind him, holding a war hammer and laughing.
Li Ran's eyes darkened.
...
"Are you awake?"
A gentle voice woke up Li Ran.
"A living person, where did you come from?"
Li Ran opened his eyes and found that he was imprisoned.
A female knight is interrogating him.
She has beautiful scarlet eyes and faded blond hair scattered on her pale neck.
There is a huge ruby pendant on her chest, and bursts of sacred aura emanate from it.
"Hello ma'am, I mean...what should I call you?"
"I am Eureka, the inspector of the third garrison company of Starwind City. Since we were transformed into undead, we call ourselves the Undead Chapter."
A middle-aged man with a wizened face walked into the prison.
"Ms. Eureka, is he awake?"
"Yes, Captain Evan. After the fall of the whole territory, he was the first living person to arrive in Starwind City."
"I ask again, where are you from?"
Li Ran swallowed: "I set off from the Bull Principality..."
Captain Evan interrupted: "The Bull Principality is thousands of miles away, and no one can get here through the many blockades, unless you are a lackey who surrenders to the Starbreaker."
Li Ran immediately changed his tune: "I was kidnapped here by an evil dragon, and I escaped with a narrow escape. It's not safe outside, so I can only come to the city to seek help!"
Captain Evan raised his eyebrows, seeming to believe Li Ran's words.
"You...are not undead?"
Eureka sighed softly and said: "The Necromancer cast a natural disaster-level curse, and the Wind Spirit Plain became a forbidden area of life. Only a small number of soldiers and I relied on the sacred effect of the Heart of the Griffin to retain the human mind.
But the body was still unable to escape the curse and became undead."
Eureka inquired about the situation in the empire:
"Has the southern pioneering area begun to counterattack northward?"
Seeing Li Ran shake his head, Captain Evan immediately said angrily:
"These damn traitors, all the elites of the empire have perished, the queen was martyred in Jorvik, and they bought precious time, but they did nothing!"
"Eureka, can't you see clearly? We have been abandoned! I have told you that those falcons and wolves are unreliable!"
Captain Evan left the prison angrily.
Eureka opened the cell door.
"You are too weak to help us. Take care of yourself in the city."
“Also remember, don’t go to Central Street at night.”
After Eureka left, Li Ran was the only one left in the prison.
Li Ran was extremely lucky that he met a group of reasonable undead, and their souls still belonged to the human camp.
He left the cell, climbed the spiral stairs, passed through the deserted jailer's duty room, and came to the main street of Starwind City.
Those giant buildings built of limestone can vaguely feel the glory of this city in those days.
These giant buildings and neatly planned streets are no longer inhabited by people, and ordinary people and warriors with insufficient strength have been transformed into undead.
Li Ran was walking on the street.
Disturbing sights and whispers came from those empty rooms.
Before the discomfort became unbearable, he reached the central square.
In the center of the city is the cathedral of Elrath, the god of light. The spire is covered with dim holy light.
On the left side of the church is a gray space-time gate, which obviously cannot be used to teleport to other cities.
On the right was the city lord's palace, and Li Ran watched for a long time.
If you want to occupy a city, you must occupy the "Heart of the Castle" in the city lord's palace.
When can I have my own castle?
If he wants to forcefully occupy Starwind City, he must kill the city lord Eureka and other defenders. He can't challenge a level 6 dark knight and her army, right?
Li Ran reluctantly left here.
On another street, Li Ran found a military building - the garrison.
Surprisingly, this turned out to be a divine building!
Li Ran pushed open the dusty door.
The training hall was deserted and dilapidated, with equipment, equipment, and pieces of armor scattered on the ground.
At the end of the hall, a continuously fluctuating light group emitted a shimmering light.
That was the garrison's recruiting drive.
Li Ran stepped forward slowly to check the building's information.
【The Cursed Garrison】
[God Building/Heart of Recruitment]
[Recruitable Creatures: Skeleton Soldiers]
[Currently available number of recruits: 12]
【Weekly output: 12】
Surprisingly, human garrisons can recruit skeleton soldiers.
"It seems that Starwind City has been deeply polluted by the curse, and is essentially more like a city of the undead."
Below the Heart of Recruitment is a solemn and solemn stone platform.
This was Li Ran's first opportunity to come into contact with the altar of gods.
He took out the remaining gold coins and placed them on the altar.
A burst of dazzling light scatters from the sphere above!
Li Ran couldn't help but reach out to cover his eyes. Under the effect of the gods' altar, the surrounding space surged with powerful spiritual energy.
The strong light dissipated, and two guys with green lights on their heads stood in front of Li Ran.
【Skeleton Soldier】
[Level 1 Undead Creature/God’s Chosen Warrior]
[Attribute rating: strength d agility e magic power e physical strength e]
[Attribute rating: Strength d Agility d Magic power e Physical strength d]
[Price: 30 gold coins]
Damn it?
He actually recruited a named skeleton warrior!
Normally, the chosen warriors are just dull mechanical AIs that only know how to obey instructions.
Those with names are all special divinely chosen warriors who can only be recruited with a very small probability.
The named warriors chosen by God all have their own personality and thinking ability, and are of infinite value.
While the skeleton soldier was still stunned in place, the skeleton warrior Hart knelt down half-kneeling, put his right hand on his chest and performed the knight's salute.
Hart said in a low voice:
"It was you who summoned me, Warrior Hart, to offer my loyalty to the Adventer."
"Hart, I believe you are a powerful warrior."
Li Ran said seriously, and the soul fire in Hart's eyes beat slightly and seemed to be a little brighter.
"We will fight side by side in the future and experience many cruel battles together. I will definitely give full play to your talents."
"Hart's sword is at your disposal."
Hart lowered his head deeply.
Hart is not a hero chosen by God, he is just an advanced skeleton soldier with his own thinking, but for Li Ran now, it is nothing more than giving someone timely help——
Hart's fighting ability is much stronger than Li Ran.