This Lich Requests More Remuneration-Chapter 196 - 183 Deceiving the King of the Fury Tide

Chapter 196: Chapter 183 Deceiving the King of the Fury Tide

Chapter 196 -183 Deceiving the King of the Fury Tide

How formidable was the Founding Emperor of Laine?

The poems and historical records that have spread throughout the world cannot make it clear, for no one witnessed the last battle where he slain the Magic Dragon Tyrant. It is only known that he walked into the gold and glittering Dragon Palace alone, and then he emerged, drenched in blood, dragging a gigantic dragon’s head out of the palace.

According to the historical records, half of the Dragon Palace was reduced to ruins. This was a huge palace completely cast in gold, where the Holy Light and the dragon’s breath melted the gold into rivers that watered the entire mountain peak.

But since no one saw the actual combat, details are elusive, and people can only exaggerate.

But now, Amberser had witnessed it.

Aige appeared, unleashing dark magic power like a tsunami toward Arthur Laine, which he easily split with his insubstantial longsword.

The Holy Light split the giant wave like a reef, itself unwavering.

The dark wave split by the Holy Light spread, turning an entire two-kilometer area into a death zone.

The direction swept by the dark wave was a dense forest, but now it was completely turned to dead black ashes, devoid of any trace of life, and even the land was contaminated by the presence of the undead.

But this move was not a waste of effort, for as Amberser’s perception swept over this wasteland, countless skeletons rose from the ashes.

A forest that had existed for who knows how many years and contained the remains of countless beasts, some bones were completely merged with the soil, but many were merely asleep.

Under Amberser’s command, dried bones assembled into strange forms, amalgamating into a large undead army that charged toward Arthur Laine.

These rank-and-file skeletons were originally just cannon fodder, but when Aige raised her right hand, the phantom image of a colossal ship appeared in the sky.

Within the scope of the phantom ship, all the undead were covered with a layer of pale flame, Amberser included.

“Speed up, enhance defense, flame attachment, regeneration…”

Amberser couldn’t even count how many effects had been bestowed upon him. The ordinary cannon fodder skeletons were instantly transformed into elite undead, hurling themselves fearlessly at Arthur Laine.

This Paladin simply swung his longsword calmly, and with each swing, the undead in front of him were slashed into pieces. His sword strokes were clearly not fast, yet each move was precisely on point. As hundreds of undead attacked at once, none could pose the slightest threat.

Arthur Laine simply maintained his rhythm of sword swings, and the undead under Amberser’s command kept crumbling apart.

He was like the center of a funnel; no matter how violent the undead tide, once it converged to the center, it quickly vanished.

Despite being endowed with regenerative effects, the undead that were struck by his Holy Light Longsword saw all their attached effects disappear.

Even Aige couldn’t help but exclaim, “Such formidable Holy Light! Is this Arthur Laine?”

When Arthur Laine had slain the Magic Dragon, Aige was still just an ordinary Ghost Ship, sailing through the depths of the ocean, hunting fish packs by instinct. By the time Aige gained consciousness and could take on human form, Arthur Laine had long been deceased, and they had no chance to clash.

Now, one had become a Heroic Spirit, and the other had traveled far from her original form, both in weakened states; Aige’s fighting spirit was thus aroused.

Aige said to Amberser, “Leave this to me. Go deal with those humans from the Fury Tide Kingdom.”

After speaking, Aige turned into a beam of grey light, merging into the phantom ship above.

The massive warship fell straight down, its bow striking hard at Arthur Laine.

Aige was a Ghost Ship, without many fancy abilities. Beyond her seafaring power, the remaining were straightforward and heavy-hitting moves. Born in an era before the widespread use of Magic Conduction Cannons, ramming, ramming, and then more ramming was her mode of combat.

Holy Light and Dark Magic Power collided, emitting a thunderous noise that shook the earth, even causing Amberser to be knocked back a hundred meters.

The area where the two fought was completely obscured by dust; the fierce explosions continued to sound, causing the ground to split like a spider web.

Such outrageous combat power. Is this what demigods are capable of? Each strike equaled the devastation of a ninth-ring Spell.

This was not a place for a “feeble Mage” like him to linger. Amberser completely withdrew from the battlefield, ready to confront a group of soldiers from the Fury Tide Kingdom that had come due to the noise.

Amberser, wearing the guise of Monger Greyriver, approached the group of soldiers with an arrogant and defiant expression.

From the memories Amberser had seen, this was roughly how Monger Greyriver treated those of lower status—it was more in keeping with his true character.

True enough, with such a boisterous demeanor, the soldiers immediately became flustered and began to salute, some even half-kneeling on the ground.

Boldly taking initiative, Amberser demanded, “What are you doing here?”

The leading soldier pointed toward the direction of the battlefield and answered, “Lord Greyriver, we heard an explosion over there…”

In just a matter of seconds, those two had collided countless times, and the massive cloud of dust had already risen dozens of meters into the sky, visible even from a great distance.

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Amberser snorted coldly and said in a stern tone, “Don’t ask about things you shouldn’t. That’s military secrecy, not something you little soldiers should concern yourselves with.”

The soldiers all jumped in fright, quickly lowering their heads and responding, “Yes, sir.”

“Convey my order, this square is to be closed off… No, make that a ten-kilometer radius, evacuate everyone, no one is allowed near, got it?”

“Ten kilometers? But this area…” The team-leading soldier started to explain, but Amberser cut him off, insisting, “No excuses, I find even ten kilometers too small, evacuate urgently if you don’t want to die!”

The soldiers didn’t dare defy Amberser’s order and quickly went to carry it out.

Amberser didn’t sit idle either, with such a huge commotion now, people from the Fury Tide Kingdom were bound to notice, he had to think of another way to buy Aige some time.

In the entire Fury Tide Kingdom, only the King and the Princess had status above Monger Greyriver. If he could stabilize these two, he should be able to temporarily declare this battle zone a restricted area.

Without hesitation, Amberser immediately headed towards the Royal Palace.

As the kingdom’s highest ranking military official, it wasn’t difficult for Monger Greyriver to see the King, but upon entering the palace, he saw that it was a hive of activity.

After casually questioning a maid, Amberser learned that the King was about to duel with the Princess, and that if the Princess won, she could inherit the throne.

What kind of mess was this? Amberser truly couldn’t understand the thought process of this father and daughter. Was this really the time to be fighting for succession?

With a sense of absurdity, Amberser soon met with the King.

However, to Amberser’s surprise, the King wasn’t busy lifting weights and getting ready for the duel, but rather sat solemnly on his throne, flanked by three long-robed mages.

Amberser hurriedly recalled Monger Greyriver’s memories and knew that these three were the court mages hired by the Fury Tide Kingdom, serving as magic advisors, only their services cost much more than the magic advisors hired by the nobility.

From the atmosphere, it seemed that the King was having an argument with these three.

Amberser paid no mind to what those court mages were arguing about with the King and hurriedly approached him, saying, “Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to report.”

The King asked in a grave voice, “Is it about the battle outside?”

The sounds of the fierce battle could be clearly heard inside the Royal Palace, so there was no way for Amberser to hide it. He thought of another excuse instead.

Amberser quickly said, “You are correct, Your Majesty. One of those fighting in the eastern square right now is the leader of the Silent Night Pirate Group, a very powerful undead.”

“What did you say?!”

The King became agitated, asking loudly, “The Silent Night Pirates have invaded?!”

“No, Your Majesty, please calm down, everything is within my plan,” Amberser stated confidently.

The King appeared impatient and roared, “What on earth is going on? Tell me at once!”

Amberser quickly said, “I lured the leader of the Silent Night Pirate Group out. It’s not a full-scale invasion by the Pirate Gang; only the leader is present. Moreover, I’ve set a trap, and she has already fallen into it. Your Majesty, we now have the opportunity to make preparations, as planned before. Let the Fury Tide Legion get ready; that undead will be trapped there for several days.”

The King, upon hearing this, was visibly pleased and asked, “Really, how did you manage that? To lure out their leader all by yourself.”

“It’s simple, I discovered the real purpose behind those undead invaders; it’s all for an ancient seal that contains an artifact of great importance to them. I don’t have time to go into the details now, but the leader of the Silent Night Pirates has been trapped by the guardians of the seal. Your Majesty, we have much to do. First, we need to evacuate the nearby residents, and then get the Fury Tide Legion ready for battle. Once that undead creature has been drained of most of her power, we can eradicate this major threat once and for all.”

Amberser had no details to share, he could only cobble together a rough story before moving the topic along.

To prepare for battle, the Fury Tide Legion needed to construct an expansive magic array, which would take a day or two. With that much time, surely Aige and Arthur Laine would have determined the winner, right?

If Aige won, Amberser was confident she would have already left with the Divine Artifact, and all he’d need to do was to find a way to rendezvous with her. If Aige lost, then he’d harness the power of the Fury Tide Kingdom to let Arthur Laine experience a taste of group magic from seventeen centuries later, and then use his identity to take possession of the Artifact for himself.

The plan was perfect, provided that no one dug too deep.

Yet it was always the case of fearing what might come to pass; the court mages, having listened to Amberser, all had a change in expression. One of them took the initiative and said, “This sounds very strange, Lord Greyriver; you previously reported all your plans in advance, and each time you went to sea, we provided you with magical tools. Why did this plan suddenly exclude everyone, and only you know the details?”

Upon hearing this, the King also looked at Amberser with a skeptical eye.