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The old man had done this to many people before, and he would often go into the void to grab a few lives and bring them back.

Then, gather everyone together, let the unlucky ones who were caught come forward to claim the things, and criticize them for not paying enough attention to their fate.

"The importance of the Life Knot to us liches is self-evident."

"As long as the life knot is intact, even if the real body is damaged, we will not die. We can be resurrected by rebuilding a new body."

"But if the fate bond is broken, no matter where you are, you will immediately turn into a handful of ashes!"

As Frémont spoke, he stroked his goatee, a sneer appearing on his slightly harsh face.

"Of course, most people wouldn't destroy a lich's life knot immediately after capturing it. After all, making you their slave is the most profitable!"

Ermengarde had never been caught as an example. She was very concerned about her life knot. Not only did she change the storage location frequently, but she also maintained protective measures.

But I haven't offended the teacher recently, nor have I harmed his experimental funds...

There were a few junior students who accidentally blew up the laboratory. The teacher withheld their life knots from them last time. They can't get the life knots back unless they pay back the losses.

But if it weren't for the teacher...

Ermengarde shuddered suddenly and couldn't imagine the consequences.

The silk string on his chest suddenly tugged twice, as if the person opposite was curious about what this thing was.

Miss Lich's face immediately fell and her expression became extremely ugly.

The teacher would never do such a boring thing, so I must have been caught by someone else!

The other party was able to grab the lich's life knot in the void without triggering any protective measures. He must be a strong man of the same level as the teacher, and he has no room for resistance.

Ermengarde hesitated for a moment, intending to initiate contact.

Judging from the other person's appearance, he may have never seen the Life Knot before. Don't crush him out of curiosity.

If this situation really happens, Miss Lich will die with regrets and will be listed as a negative example!

But before she could say anything, the other party's voice came from the other side of the string.

'Good evening, Miss Ermengarde.'

Miss Lich's fingers on the silk strings paused, and the rhythm was completely disrupted.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually knew me?

Which big boss is playing a joke on me? Or is it the teacher's enemy who has come to visit me?

Ermengarde sat up straight without realizing it, lowered her eyes in thought for a few seconds, and gave a very appropriate reply.

"Since you hold the fate knot, you may as well state your needs directly."

Her delicate fingers trembled slightly, and Ermengarde suppressed the panic in her heart and spoke calmly.

"Lich have always valued equal exchange—of course, if you prefer a lose-lose romance, I don't mind composing a dirge for you before I perish."

Your attitude should not be too humble nor too tough.

As long as I can survive and buy enough time, I can find a way to contact Teacher Fremont.

Although the teacher is extremely strict and demanding when teaching, he is also an extremely protective person.

Once he knows that he is in trouble, he will definitely come to rescue him immediately!

If, he wasn't doing an experiment...

"Haha! It seems that what Chen Xiu said is right. Miss Ermengarde is indeed a straightforward person."

Miss Lich raised her eyebrows, feeling that her life was saved for the time being.

After all, she still owed Chen Xiu a lot of potions that had not been finished.

Since the other party knew Chen Xiu, he would not kill her for no reason.

"I'm sorry to contact you in this way. It may scare you a little, but this is the only way I can do."

"That's fine. Your Excellency's unique way of greeting me is quite something." Ermengarde remained calm and composed. "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's get down to business. What do you wish to exchange my life knot for?"

"That's a bit inconvenient, I'd better just pull your consciousness over here."

Miss Lich was stunned when she heard this, her eyes full of disbelief.

Before she could react, she found that the scene before her eyes had suddenly changed drastically.

This seems to be an unknown palace...

Uh, why does the interior look a bit like Leitania?

It's just a little bit retro, the art style favored by the previous generation of the Witch King.

In front of him stood a person with a blurry face and a shining gem on his forehead.

As expected, the one who caught him was a Cyclops. Judging from his strength, he must be an important member of the royal court.

Could it be that the reason why he was able to lock his fate knot was through that unfortunate witchcraft contract?

It's really hard to get money from this kid Chen Xiu, and Ermengarde is already feeling a little regretful.

Miss Lich sighed inwardly and adjusted the witch hat on her head.

"Your majesty's power is awe-inspiring, but as a disciple of the Lord of the Lich King's Court, isn't your sudden invitation a bit rude?"

Ermengarde lowered her head, touched her chest, and bowed to Chen Xiu to show her respect.

"Of course, if you wish to continue the previous deal, I am willing to pledge my life as a bond, offering due respect and honesty."

"My name is Cyclops," Chen Xiu replied in a deep voice. "Miss Ermengarde, I have invited you here for one purpose only. Please help me guard the closed door behind me."

Ermengarde glanced at the palace door and saw a very familiar emblem on it.

Wait, why is it the emblem of the Witch King!?

And there's something wrong with this place. It doesn't seem like the real world...

An absurd guess popped up in Miss Lich's mind, but Chen Xiu immediately resolved her doubts before she could verify it.

"That's right. The person sitting behind the door right now is the Witch King's lingering soul, and this is the Desolate Land."

Chen Xiu casually threw the life knot back to Ermengarde, not worrying that she would take the opportunity to escape.

"Be prepared, the demons are about to rush in, and we cannot afford to lose this battle."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace gate at the end of the corridor was eroded into broken fragments, and evil demons with empty faces rushed in at a rapid speed. Wherever they passed, space and reality were collapsed and distorted into nothingness.

Ermengarde's back was stiff with fear. How could she handle such a situation?

But the Cyclops beside him strode forward, raised his hand and hooked it into the air, and the collapse was stopped immediately.

Miss Lich stared at Chen Xiu with her eyes wide open, not understanding what kind of witchcraft he was using.

It’s true that the Cyclops fought against the evil in Sammy, but I haven’t heard that these guys are so strong now!

The invisible computing power eroded the space and forcibly restored the reality that had been distorted by the evil spirits.

Chen Xiu looked at the collapsed bodies rushing towards him. They were supposed to be shapeless, but now they turned into various familiar-looking shapes, such as polluted bodies, distorted spellcasters and wood-splitting warriors.

With computing power huge enough to make fantasies materialize, Chen Xiu naturally wouldn't be polite to the evil demons. With a wave of his hand, densely packed weapons appeared in the air and shot towards the collapsed bodies.

With just one encounter, the Contaminated Shell and the Distorted Spellcaster were torn to pieces by the rain of swords. The Wood-Splitting Warrior relied on his fighting skills to resist for a while, but was finally torn to pieces.

Ermengarde stared blankly at this almost devastating scene.

I thought to myself, since you are so powerful, why did you capture a junior like me?

However, a figure as black as ink slowly walked in from the broken palace gate, and black snow fell wherever he passed.

Chen Xiu recognized the other party's identity and origin at a glance, the sharp blade of the evil demon!

The out-of-control and corrupted Ursus Internal Guard.

The human heroes who once exploited the evil demons were ultimately unable to withstand the constant invasion day and night.

Before he was on the verge of losing control, he failed to commit suicide in time due to his instinct for survival, which allowed the evil fragments to take advantage of the opportunity and turn him into a puppet.

As the evil demon's sharp blade moved forward, all the collapsed bodies around it rushed towards it.

Soon, this dark guy was like a shameful user of the Shadow Fruit. He greedily absorbed countless evil powers and became extremely terrifying.

The gap between them is probably equivalent to the chasm between N0 and N18.

"Guard the door well and don't let any fish slip through." Chen Xiu said slowly, "I'll go and take care of this guy."

As he spoke, a three-pointed, double-edged sword appeared out of thin air in Chen Xiu's hand, and he was wearing a full set of armor.

Ermengarde hurriedly began to arrange the magic spell, because once the other party started fighting, they would not be able to take care of her.

The evil demon's sharp blade suddenly quickened its pace, and its figure appeared in front of Chen Xiu in an instant. The negative influences of various collapse paradigms rushed towards him all at once, but they were all borne head-on by the high-power Lateran host.

The pitch-black Ursus saber chopped down on his head, but was blocked by Chen Xiu's three-pointed, double-edged sword.

The demon's sharp blade let out a strange roar, and a hollow white light flashed on its face.

Chen Xiu had no intention of wasting time with it, and the third eye on his forehead burst into a brilliant divine light.

The power of prophecy and calculation combined, making all the enemy's actions invisible.

With the support of the host, the evil demon could not shake his cognition and could only rely on physical means to fight.

If the real body was here, then Chen Xiu would really be unable to defeat the other party, but the projection was not in a weak state.

For a moment, the evil demon's sharp blade was beaten back step by step. He could only defend himself without any power to fight back, and roared in rage.

After kicking him out of the palace, Chen Xiu flew to the empty square outside.

With a wave of his hand, a huge axe as big as a mountain appeared.

"You evil demon, you are far less pleasing to me than that fellow Cresson!"

Chen Xiu laughed wildly and smashed his giant axe at the evil demon's sharp blade and the collapsed body gathered around it.

However, Herhunzollon on the throne's face turned dark after sensing the situation outside.

Why does it feel like this guy Cyclopes causes more damage than the demon?

Are you here to help me or to tear down my house?!

Chapter 112 Chen Xiu: Wu King, are you interested in taking on students? (4K)

The thought that Pavillon would have to undergo major renovations after the war gave Herhunzollon a headache.

The main thing is that these jobs can only be done by him alone. Even with the help of Source Stone skills, his work efficiency is not very high. It may take him several years to move bricks and plaster to complete the repairs.

However, with Cyclopes holding back the evil demon, he was able to concentrate on the ensemble ceremony.

As long as he could take the Voice of the World out of Clyde's body, he would be able to free up his hands and drive out all the invading demons in one breath!

The tide has passed, and the sound of the world has come to an end.

Herhunzollen tapped his baton lightly, using the main melody as a guide to attract the fragmented sounds in Clyde's body.

Outside the palace, Ermengarde swung the short staff in his hand, leaving an afterimage. The lich's powerful spellcasting ability was most intuitively demonstrated at this moment, roaring endlessly like a witchcraft turret.

The translucent silk strings formed a dragnet in the corridor, and any evil demons that rushed over would be cut into pieces by the sharp space.

The sinister white light shattered into silver flakes between the sharp claws of the collapsing body. The pointed ears of the lich lady trembled slightly in the trembling of space, and the blue-gray hair hanging under the brim of the witch's hat was lifted by the strong wind.

The slender feet lightly tapped the pillar and flew into the air, and dozens of transparent silk strings suddenly straightened as the staff was waved.

Dozens of collapsed bodies trying to break through from the air crashed into the string net, and their twisted bodies were instantly cut into geometric fragments.

Before the dark filth fell to the ground, Ermengarde flipped his wrist and threw out three witchcraft dice. The hexahedron decomposed in the air into three hexagram magic circles that were large enough to cover the entire hall.

"Permafrost Prism, deploy!"

The ice-blue barrier instantly engulfed the corridor, and the demons' movements suddenly froze.

The Lich Lady tapped the ice surface with the heel of her boot, and countless ice spikes fell from the dome of the barrier like a rainstorm, killing all the evil demons that rushed into the hall.

Seeing that he had withstood this wave of attacks, Ermengarde breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the lich has kept his life knot in the void for many years, his resistance to the collapse paradigm is much stronger than other races.

Therefore, one can exert his full strength in battle without worrying about whether his cognition is affected.