Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong
Chapter 1152 - Chapter 1152 Chapter 699 Unraveling the Mystery in the Mist_2

Chapter 1152: Chapter 699: Unraveling the Mystery in the Mist_2 Chapter 1152: Chapter 699: Unraveling the Mystery in the Mist_2 At this moment, Leo Ray understood clearly.

Just as he had thought earlier, if the Nightmare Knight were to transform all the people in the square into undead, the consequences would undoubtedly be devastating.

“Indeed, it’s unfathomable.”

Anxiously looking at the innocent civilians surrounded by the clay soldiers and undead, Ariel Watson’s heart was already in her throat, her brows furrowed in confusion, “What is that despicable Nightmare Knight scheming?”

“My lord, I know what the Nightmare Knight is doing…”

Lina seemed to have thought of something, involuntarily swallowing her saliva while panicking, “The Nightmare Knight is collecting ‘despair’!”

“Collecting despair?”

Leo Ray was startled, nodding with furrowed brows.

He had already learned before this.

The important component of the “Controller of Humans” Necromancer’s cultivation was not only death energy but also the fear and despair of their “materials.”

There is no doubt: the stronger the negative emotions of the “materials” are, the more beneficial they are to the “Controller of Humans” Necromancer.

“It can be imagined that this dark fog filled environment itself is enough to make most people feel uncomfortable and uneasy, both mentally and physically, giving a sense of despair of being trapped in darkness.”

Looking at the terrible environment filled with death energy, Leo Ray’s expression became even more solemn.

“In a situation where one’s life could be threatened at any moment, along with the infinitely resurrecting clay soldiers and visually impactful skeleton soldiers, it can undoubtedly further exacerbate despair.”

As his gaze shifted, Leo Ray looked at the frightened civilians in the square, continuing to ponder.

“Seeing so many powerful Tier 3 powerhouses, and even Tier 4 powerhouses being helpless against these enemies, how great an impact will this have on the hearts of ordinary residents and soldiers? After all, these powerful people are figures they look up to and can be regarded as protective gods.”

“And the emotion of despair will slowly ferment in this endless cycle of viewing battles, eventually being stimulated to the extreme… Is this the true reason why the Nightmare Knight has not attacked and instead ‘toyed’ with the likes of Joshua and other powerful individuals?”

After figuring out the situation at hand, Leo Ray’s face showed a trace of confusion, frowning, “But why does the Nightmare Knight want to collect despair at this time?”

“My lord, you don’t know.”

Lina’s wheat-colored face was already occupied by anxiety, and she quickly explained, “As I said not long ago, the condition for triggering an undead storm in the Domain of Absolute Death is the high concentration of death energy within the domain.”

“The fastest way to reach the critical point of death energy is not only by increasing the proportion of undead in the city but also through a more straightforward and ruthless way: to plunge the target into utter despair and then turn them into undead. In doing so, the death energy obtained will multiply.”

Upon saying this, Lina glanced at the crowd in the square, then dully said, “And if so many people fall into despair all at once and are then transformed into the undead, it would be enough to trigger an undead storm sweeping the entire city directly, turning the whole city into the world of the dead.”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, Ariel Watson practically jumped up, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, “No wonder the previous series of actions in the city have gone smoothly, and the Nightmare Knight even avoided intervening. I didn’t expect the trap was set here! This cunning and treacherous fiend!”

After listening to Ariel Watson’s angry and somewhat uneasy words, Leo Ray pondered and nodded.

At this point, all his previous questions had been answered.

As everything became clear, a cold sweat began to seep from Leo Ray’s forehead.

Faced with these infinitely resurrecting clay soldiers, even if he were to put all his strength into it, he would not be able to change the current situation.

Meanwhile, while he was pondering, the undead storm sweeping the entire city could no doubt break out at any moment.By then, including himself, everyone in the city would perish in this terrible storm and be turned into undead puppets of the Nightmare Knight.

Just as Leo Ray thought of this.

Lina’s extremely uneasy voice was heard again.

“Reporting to Lord, this subordinate has just discovered that with the increasing despair in the square, the concentration of death energy here has become off the charts. Even for a necromancer like myself, it will be impossible to leave the mist safely…”

“…Understood.”

Gazing at the black fog around him, Leo Ray’s brain began to work rapidly.

He remembered that Mason Banks had mentioned not long ago that he got lost multiple times in the black fog during the process of assisting the City Lord Mansion, and the fog surrounding the City Lord Mansion is not as dense as it is here. In contrast, it can be seen that,

Before this, Leo Ray and his group were only able to smoothly reach this location because Lina was leading the way. Even the Tier 5 powerhouse, Ariel Watson, could not do this.

After all, as the caster, the Nightmare Knight has reached the level of a Tier 5 senior powerhouse, which is stronger than Ariel Watson, who is at Tier 5 Second Star.

If even Lina, who is well-versed in necromancy, reached the point where she could no longer escape the black fog, the situation was naturally self-evident.

Also, although the Returning Crystal and the Teleportation Crystal he currently possesses are in a usable state,

they cannot be used because the surrounding conditions that dictate no direct subordinate is allowed to fight has not been met.

Even if they reached the conditions for use, the Nightmare Knight would not just stand by and watch them leave. After all, the whole Domain of Absolute Death is already under his control.

“So, what I have to face next is a race against the Grim Reaper?”

“Is it me defeating the Nightmare Knight first or him launching the Undead Storm first…”

Thinking of this, Leo Ray took a deep breath, trying to calm down his shocked emotions.

As the Otherworldly Lord, since coming to this world, this has undoubtedly been the closest he has ever been to death, without exception.

At the same time, the powerhouses beside Leo Ray all wore solemn expressions.

Facing this perilous situation, although they were extremely uneasy in their hearts, as long as their Lord was by their side, they would brazenly charge forward even if they faced insurmountable odds!

“Everyone, we still have so many determined companions here, gritting their teeth and holding on, waiting for the dawn to come.”

“And the only ones who can bring hope are us. Since we stepped into Cyan Town, we had no other choice. Since there’s no way back, let’s fight with our backs against the wall.”

With a solemn expression, Leo Ray held the Nature Staff in his hand, which immediately transformed into the dazzling Rolanddel: “The place with the thickest black fog must be where the Nightmare Knight and the Formation Eye are. All we can do is to charge in without hesitation!”

“Yes, sir! This subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for you, Lord!”

All the subordinates saluted and unanimously spoke with unwavering determination.

“Hehehe, a good show of spirit.”

As they were talking, along with the surging black fog, the undead illusion of the Nightmare Knight appeared again not far away.

He said mockingly in his heavily disguised and unnatural voice, “Lord of Cyan City, it seems that you have figured out the current situation. That’s right, when the intoxicating despair in the square swells further, it won’t be long before this city becomes a complete necropolis.”

“In other words, you don’t have much time left.”

Talking so, the Nightmare Knight leisurely jeered, “However, even so, reaching the Formation Eye Area where I am would not be an easy task. I fear you would be too late before you even get there, hehehe.”