Chapter 195 - 30: Necromancer
Chapter 195 - 30: Necromancer
Kingdom, Laputa River.
A multitude of camps built amidst the puddles, where sticky-skinned, fish-headed humanoid monsters roam.
There are strong, green-skinned fish people about the same height as ordinary humans, holding fishing spear weapons. There are also short and thin blue-skinned fish people, one meter three or four in height, holding coral magic staffs.
This place is the frontier territory of Sha Hua Fishman Duke Babakar.
The Sha Hua Fishman society is familial, with a strict hierarchy. Every Sha Hua Fishman knows their place in society. A Sha Hua Fishman village camp is often ruled by a noble, following a nobility system similar to humans and many intelligent races.
Baron, Viscount, Count, Marquis, Duke, Prince Sha Hua, Sha Hua Fishman King...
For the strictly hierarchical Sha Hua Fishman, a title represents not only status and bloodline but also power.
A Sha Hua Fishman Duke is certainly a master-level powerhouse!
In the center of this marshland, stands a camp tens of meters high.
At the camp gate, two green-skinned Sha Hua Fishman Guards, reaching a height of 2.5 meters, stand with four arms, exuding a strong life aura.
They are the close guards of Duke Babakar, possessing the strength of advanced fishman warriors, their veins flowing with the noble Sha Hua Fishman bloodline. — Four arms are the manifestation of their noble lineage.
If they wish, with their strength, they could easily become nobles ruling over thousands of Sha Hua Fishman civilians.
Inside the camp.
Two fish people sit opposite each other. One green-skinned, six arms, standing three meters tall. One blue-skinned, frail, less than one meter three, draped in a gray magic robe.
On the wooden table between them lies a group of naked, eyes-closed human children, in deep slumber.
The six-armed green-skinned fishman casually picked up a human child from the table, placed it directly into its mouth, chewing with a face filled with ecstatic expression,
"The taste of human children is simply delightful, no matter how much I eat, I never tire... Mage Aimu, aren’t you going to eat?"
"Duke, must you be so careless about your image." The blue-skinned frail fishman mage sighed at the six-armed green-skinned fishman’s terrifying eating manner.
The magic staff in his hand slightly gleamed, gray magic power flowing, causing two human children to float from the wooden table, their once peaceful sleeping faces now filled with terror and distortion, as if encountering some inhuman torment in a dream.
Finally, the two human children compressed and collapsed into two thumb-sized flesh and blood pearls, strangely, within the pearls, the souls of the two young human children could be clearly seen.
Under the control of the Sha Hua Fishman Mage, one flew towards Duke Babakar, the other was swallowed by the mage.
Mixed with the shrill wails of souls.
"Is this the legendary flesh and blood soul pearl?" Babakar curiously glanced at the pearl floating before him, then grabbed it, sending it into his mouth.
Accompanied by a gulp, also mixed with a shrill soul wail.
Babakar tasted it carefully, finally his eyes lit up, "Spiritual Power and Blood Qi both increased slightly, worthy of the legendary flesh and blood soul pearl, having such miraculous effects.
Mage Aimu, please transform all these food into flesh and blood soul pearls."
The blue-skinned gray-robed fishman mage smiled slightly, waved his magic staff, gray magic power like tendrils enveloping the remaining dozen children on the wooden table, and after repeating the previous operation, a dozen thumb-sized flesh and blood soul pearls were born.
"We each take half, Mage Aimu, please." Although Duke Babakar greedily wanted to consume all the flesh and blood soul pearls, Mage Aimu’s emotions had to be cared for.
This is a powerful necromancer among the Sha Hua Fishman Clan, titled ’Wailing Soul’, even though Duke Babakar feels his power surpasses the opponent, now the opponent is a guest, he still needs to win him over, so naturally must be courteous.
Otherwise, the tyrannical Duke Babakar would not behave this way.
The two fishman powerhouses contently split and consumed the flesh and blood soul pearls.
"If there were a million flesh and blood soul pearls, even a legendary might find it easy to step in, but alas, that is impossible." Aimu Fishman Mage mused, intentionally or unintentionally.
These words made Duke Babakar pause slightly, unable to resist probing further,
"Why impossible? Just a million lives, though plenty, but alone our Sha Hua Fishman Clan has more than ten million..."
"Hehe." Aimu shook his head with a smile, said, "If it were that simple, how could I still be just a master-level?
The raw material for flesh and blood soul pearls must be children, a million children, gathering them.... the difficulty is too great."
"Indeed a considerable difficulty..." Babakar thought deeply. Of course, being a Sha Hua Fishman Duke, having lived for over a century, he couldn’t fully believe Aimu’s words.
However, the effects of the flesh and blood soul pearls consumed just now were undeniably real, that can’t be faked.
Babakar remembered this well. But now the main matter hasn’t been done.
"Mage Aimu, now that our snack is done, I’ll be straight. Soon, I plan to lead an army to attack Lucerne Canyon, help me, you can name any request!" Saying this, Babakar gaze directly at Mage Aimu.
Facing the straightforward Babakar, Aimu replied candidly, "I accepted your invitation to come here, naturally with this thought.... Since you’re so direct, I’ll state my request then...
I want ’Kross’ soul and all souls from those perished in battle."
Truly without reservation.
Babakar’s mouth twitched.
But he isn’t a necromancer nor able to utilize soul power, so this deal is a win-win.
"I can agree to your second request, but regarding the first one.... I cannot assure you. I’ve fought Kross, his strength is robust, not beneath mine." Babakar contemplated.
Kross, a powerhouse of the Human Kingdom guarding Lucerne Canyon, a Level 19 Berserker, exceedingly formidable.
It was him who led the kingdom’s army, locking nearly a million fishman army east of Lucerne Canyon, preventing Sha Hua Fishman Army from advancing.
Of course, it also relates to the Sha Hua Fishman Army’s dread of the legendary powerhouse, long vanished from the kingdom, constantly hesitant for a full-scale confrontation.
But that’s past.
Over years of probing, witnessing the waning defenses of the kingdom, with continuous defensive posture, Sha Hua Fishman side began losing patience.
"Rest assured, I will support you fully, the duke, killing Kross, undoubtedly in death under our joint force." Aimu slyly smiled.
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