Chapter 12： Zul

"What is the Rasma priest?"

accepted Isandra's commission, and Ethan with the letter has been thinking about this problem all the way. His understanding of the dark world is only a superficial, he has no idea what kind of existence this Rasma religion is.

According to the clues provided by Isandra, after leaving the camp, Ethan searched along a small road to the north.

said it was a small road, in fact, because there were more people walking, the slightly smoother path was stepped out, and it also played a role in guiding the direction.

In this world with underdeveloped technology, after getting lost in the wild, the most reliable way is to find such a road, and then choose any direction along the road to go straight, and you can always see the town.

Another advantage of walking along the road is that there are relatively fewer monsters. Especially the Wire-haired Mouse and Sinking Demon that made Ethan very jealous, these two monsters rarely appear on the road. Slow-moving zombies are the most encountered, and the number is still very small. Even if I encounter a few, Ethan's current ability is sufficient to deal with it.

"According to Ishandrola, I walked north along this road for about three days and I was able to see that priest. If I did not meet, I can go straight back. Now two days have passed, don’t say anything. The priest of the Rasma cult, I haven't even seen a personal figure."

At the same time, the dark forces are eroding more and more severely. Compared to when Ethan first came to this world, even during the day, the entire sky was gloomy and there was not much sunlight in sight, and the air was still full of An energy that makes Ethan's body uncomfortable.

After staying in this environment for a long time, as his mental power gradually improves, he always has an impulse to absorb energy into his body and transform it into magic power.

"Although for the mage, as long as it is energy, it can be used as magic power... But this powerful negative energy will definitely have a considerable impact." Ethan carefully recalled the temptation of those who could not stand the powerful force, and used some The miserable end of the negative energy mage tried his best to control his impulse: "Uncontrollable power, no matter how strong it is, it doesn't belong to me."

Ethan took a deep breath, and then exhaled it all, as if he was using this method to strengthen his heart.

Just as he was about to move forward, Ethan suddenly noticed a few skeletons wandering not far ahead.

"Skeleton soldier?"

These skeletons all carried bony long knives, and then three or two gathered together, swimming back and forth according to a specific pattern.

"It's a bit strange..."

Ethan approached cautiously, and then found more skeleton soldiers swimming at the end of his line of sight.

"There are a lot of them, and I rushed over to find a dead end."

Retreat decisively. In order to avoid being noticed by the skeleton soldiers, Ethan slowed down and retreated bit by bit, while observing what shelters around him were suitable for hiding.

There is an open area near 　　, and there is no dead tree with all its leaves missing.

Just when Ethan was secretly cursing unlucky in his heart, the skeleton soldiers discovered his existence. The strange thing is that the skeleton soldiers did not swarm over, but quickly concentrated on one place.

What surprised him even more was that one of the skeleton soldiers closest to him did not move, but instead waved at him.

"Um...that should be beckoning, right?"

Ethan was a little dazed, did he run into a wise skeleton soldier? Can't you meet someone who crosses into a skeleton?

Ethan, who was hesitating whether to leave or to observe and observe again, soon no longer need to struggle. A man wearing black and white color matching clothes slowly appeared in Ethan's sight.

And with a gesture from the man, the skeleton beckoning to himself instantly dispersed, and then slowly disappeared.

"Necromancer?"

This style of Ethan is too familiar, as one of the five major optional occupations in the Diablo 2 world, Ethan has also played this occupation.

"Those skeletons are his summons!"

No wonder the actions of these skeletons are so ‘weird’. They should have been on guard just now to protect the resting necromancer.

Since he is a necromancer, he should be trusted... right?

There is no way. Although the Necromancer is very popular among game fans, if it is put in the real world, such a wizard who plays with corpses and souls will be irrelevant to the justice camp.

It doesn't seem appropriate to turn his head and run. Who makes him remember that there is a Necromancer in the game's initial career? According to the official plot, it is also one of the heroes who saved the world. So we still have to make some contacts to make judgments, but we need to stay vigilant.

"Hello, young traveler, I am the priest Zul of the Rasma Cult. I feel the breath of an acquaintance from you. Did she ask you to come to me?"

With a period of study and mental power, Ethan's memory has been greatly strengthened. Now although he can only use some words and short sentences, he can't talk with people in long and long paragraphs, but his listening ability has been greatly improved. , Most of the dialogue can be understood without barriers.

The content of 　　's words made him stunned for a moment, only then realized that the necromancer in front of him was actually the priest he was looking for.

"There is nothing wrong with this, right?"

Still not loosening the hilt of the sword, Ethan took out the letter in his arms with his left hand: "Are you a priest of Rasma? Ishandra's friend?"

Hearing Isandra’s name, Zul nodded first, but then shook his head again: "I just met Ishandra and we are not friends. But we now have a common goal, so we reluctantly It can be called a partner. We previously agreed that if someone finds a clue and cannot notify the other party in person, we will send a letter with their own spiritual imprint."

Hearing this, Ethan handed over the letter he was holding in his hand. He really didn't expect the Necromancer to be that priest, he always felt that this style of painting was not right.

Seemingly aware of his doubt, Zul read the letter Ishandrola wrote to himself and explained his identity at the same time—he had encountered similar misunderstandings many times, and he didn't care about it, and even publicized it. The teachings of Rasma.

It turns out that the Necromancer in this world is very different from the Necromancer Ethan originally knew.

They are a sect that a few people believe in, and the core doctrine is to seek the balance of everything.

From a doctrinal point of view, they belong to the absolutely neutral camp.

The magic used by the priests of Rasma is not an evil force, but is based on the energy that exists in all things. The original magic used by the priests is based on the original magic. In fact, there are many sects or ethnic groups that use this energy in this world. A typical example is Amazon. warrior.

Using the original magic and chasing the power to find the balance between life and death, Rasma taught priests to have the ability to manipulate undead creatures. It is for this reason that most people generally have prejudices against them and use them. Many spells are classified as'black' magic.

"In fact, this is not right, and it is not rigorous."

The Necromancer, who was still very cold, immediately turned into a chatter when he mentioned his beliefs, and spread a lot of Rasma teachings to Isen, and kept complaining that the magic they used was simple and rude. Classified as black magic.

"We can discuss this matter later, Ishandrola asked me to take you to Camp Rogge."

Speaking of business affairs, Zul finally stopped his nagging, and then put Ishandrola’s letter away properly: "The letter said that she got some clues at Camp Rogge, the skyrocketing dark power and a The mysterious people are related, and at the same time, a large number of dark creatures gathered in the blood wasteland. Even Andariel occupied the fortress and blocked the road to the east."

Zul paused, and seemed to be a little headache from the information: "No matter how you look at it, I need to go to Camp Rogge."

turned his head and looked at Ethan: "Young man, Isandra said that you are trying to improve your mental power in order to become a mage?"

"Yes." In fact, Ethan himself doesn't know whether he can successfully become a mage, but the various ‘learning materials’ he has collected now. Uukanshu.com is all in the direction of the mage.

"Should you consider joining the Rasma Church?"

After a while, Zul started preaching again. It's a pity that he has lost interest in this profession since he learned that the Necromancers in the dark world are actually a group of Puritan ascetic ‘god sticks’.

"No, I think it's better to walk firmly on the road I chose, and swinging left and right will not have any future."

I didn't expect such a sentence to attract Zul's praise instead.

"That's right, young apprentice mage, if you can have such an idea, I think the day when you become an official mage is not far away."

then looked at Ethan's thin body.

"However, in the current dangerous environment, you need to improve your self-protection ability as soon as possible, otherwise you may not stick to the day when you become a mage. Now that your mental power can't improve quickly, you can consider improving your own fighting ability."

Ethan nodded, but then he realized that there seemed to be something wrong? Why is this priest disgusted with fighting against the five scums, and wants to give some guidance on his posture?

Did he think he was also a member of the squad against the dark demons? And what the **** is not pointing magic but pointing melee? Sure enough, to become a mage, the first element is to become a melee master first?

"Well, are you telling me to fight close?"

"Why? Do you think I can't point you?" Ethan only felt that there was a flower in front of him. Zul, who was two steps away from him, was already standing in front of him. At the same time, a cold dagger was tightly attached Around his neck: "You know, as a priest of the Rasma religion, melee combat is a required course."

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