Chapter 172 The oldest goddess(1/2)
The so-called immortal spellcasters generally refer to lichs.
This kind of undead creature transformed by a powerful mage has a guaranteed level of 50, and since the combat power above and below level 50 are basically two concepts, if it was really a lich, ten Pei Renli would have been killed by now.
Already.
Zombie Mage, this wonderful combination has never been seen in the monster manual, and Pei Renli didn't know what level this guy was, what his shortcomings were, etc. So he could only slowly collect information on the opponent while fighting, and find a way.
counterattack.
But no matter how you think about it, there is no way that the corpse witch can withstand being crushed by a 10-meter-high Ferris wheel.
From the battle just now, Pei Renli keenly discovered that the Corpse Witch rarely moves. Even if its spells have a long range, sometimes it is obviously more advantageous to keep a suitable distance, but the Corpse Witch did not do this.
This is equivalent to telling Pei Renli that the corpse witch is not good at mobile combat, and it is probably the zombie's body that is holding him back.
So on the one hand, Pei Renli formulated the strategy of attacking closely, and on the other hand, he also made secondary preparations, asking the maid golem lurking nearby to remove the support of the Ferris wheel, and then Pei Renli lured it over.
So people who play tactics have a dirty mind, and they will act like crazy matryoshka dolls like you when fighting. I don’t know if Pei Renli is a bad learner.
Made by dwarves, the pure steel Ferris wheel rolled over with a roar, smashed into another wall, and then fell to the ground because it lost its balance.
The Corpse Witch was not good at moving, and it was calculated mentally but not intentionally. It was too close and there was no time to avoid it. Pei Renli watched with his own eyes as it was run over by the Ferris wheel, and all the magic shields on its body were crushed like brittle glass.
Facts have proved that in the face of absolute weight, it is useless no matter how much armor you stack.
If you have a high level, you are just a fool. If you have no brains and only know how to fight hard, why don't you still drink from me?
Pei Renli was very proud to stand up again. He felt that the matter was stable, and when others asked about it later, he could even boast about it for a year and a half.
However, we all know that the word "stable" is often a flag.
In the settling smoke, a black, mud-like gelatinous object rose up from the ground again. In Pei Renli's shocked eyes, the Corpse Witch took shape again. In addition to the fact that the magic shield was gone, this
The guy didn't seem to be hurt at all, his clothes weren't even damaged, and he raised his hand and fired a vibrating sound beam.
The powerful sound wave spell plowed the soil on the ground into a deep ravine about one meter wide. Fortunately, Pei Renli reacted quickly and the attack range of the trembling sound beam was relatively narrow. He managed to avoid being hit directly by running out with a single arrow.
"What the fuck is this?"
Normally, even a lich would not be injured if it was run over by a 10-meter-high Ferris wheel, and it would not be impossible to crush the lich's bones.
The corpse witch is obviously not as good at fighting as the lich, but it doesn't seem to be a problem at all.
No wonder the corpse witch is not good at mobile warfare, but it doesn't make up for it at all. It's hard to beat them to death!
Suddenly, Pei Renli remembered that the Corpse Witch appeared from a bone ring. There must be something wrong with this guy's existence, and he was definitely not a summoned creature.
Could it be that they are bound by a contract, similar to the existence of earth-bound spirits?
In this case, the corpse witch itself is just a superficial appearance. It cannot destroy the foundation of its existence and can be reborn repeatedly no matter how hard it is beaten.
In fact, the lich is similar. Even if you can defeat the lich, if you don't destroy its phylactery, it will be resurrected again.
Pei Renli only hopes that the corpse witch is simply immune to physical damage, rather than having weird settings.
Regardless of why it couldn't be killed, Pei Renli had little time to make a careful judgment now.
The corpse witch's magic shield was gone, but it felt like its casting speed was faster. Pei Renli barely held up a shield of the dead, and then moved around with the snake skin.
Countless evocation spells blasted him all the way like a saturation bombing. There were traces of fire, frost and lightning left everywhere on the ground. From time to time, some strong acid was thrown out in an attempt to disfigure Pei Renli.
This was not only due to the slow casting speed of rune magic, which made it difficult for Pei Renli to seize the opportunity to counterattack, but also because the casting speed of the corpse witch's grandson was too fast.
Normally, a spell that takes three or four seconds to cast, Corpse Witch is almost instantaneous, and the total amount of magic power is terrifyingly large. The continuous bombardment of energy evocation spells shows no sign of slowing down. It is very doubtful that there is something else provided to him.
It consumes magic power.
It should be said that Pei Renli is still alive instead of being directly blown up. This is largely because the Corpse Witch's aim is not good. But he has no way to fight back and can only be beaten passively. No matter how bad his aim is, he will still get hit.
As the temporary shield of the dead collapsed, Pei Renli really had no other option.
In fact, for him, he has already played quite well. The Corpse Witch is actually around level 40, and Pei Renli is only at level 23. According to the common sense that it is extremely difficult to win after level 10, being killed instantly is not a surprise.
Fortunately, he still has insurance.
At the critical moment, the shadow under Pei Renli's feet began to squirm, and Ravna, who couldn't bear to see the danger, emerged from the shadow and punched the flame bead shot by the corpse witch.
It was obviously a bead of flame that could even melt steel, but it exploded like a candy ball, and even the flying fire powder was blown away by the shock wave of this punch.
This was the first time Pei Renli saw Ravna actually take action, and it was indeed as exaggerated as he imagined.
The reason why the Flame Orb did not cause damage to Ravna is simple. The corpse witch's caster level is not enough, and the level of the spell is not enough, so it cannot penetrate Ravna's spell resistance.
Perrenli breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that someone might discover Ravna, but at least after Ravna came out, the corpse witch shouldn't be a problem.
"Your Majesty the Demon King! Be careful!"
But just when he relaxed, he heard Ravna's exclamation.
The Corpse Witch doesn't seem to care at all about the sudden addition of someone, because the order it received is to kill Pei Renli, so no matter what happens, the goal will not change.
It raised its right hand towards Pei Renli from a distance, and a cloud of black smoke emerged from its rotten hand, turning into a peach-like shape.
Heart Mastery!
This is an advanced instant death spell of the necromancy school.
When it saw the corpse witch casting a spell, its fingers quickly closed together, and the peach-shaped black smoke was crushed into pieces.
At the same time, Pei Renli felt as if his heart had been pinched hard by someone. The strong desire to vomit and dizziness made him unable to stand at all.
The taste of rusty metal filled his mouth, and this taste inexplicably awakened a strong anger.
Pei Renli himself found it incredible. This kind of anger was so clear, as if it was rising from the bottom of his heart, as if he had been strongly offended.
Anger was aimed at the Corpse Witch, as if a voice was roaring furiously in Pei Renli's heart:
This low-level undead creature dares to offend death with a weak spell. That maggot must be crushed!
Ravna seemed to be supporting him, but Perenli's senses became very hazy and blurred, and all the living sensations faded away in an instant.
He tried hard to regain consciousness, to prevent himself from being pulled into the abyss of death by the instant death spell, and to prevent himself from being dominated by the inexplicable rage...
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Pei Renli's consciousness became very strange. He felt that he was walking forward on a road full of fog, but when he looked down, he saw that he was retreating step by step.
The thick fog seemed to swallow him and his consciousness together. From left to right, top to bottom, nothing else could be seen.
Time passes in such an incredible way that it can even be said that there is some doubt as to whether there is any concept of time.
It’s hard to say how long this hazy feeling lasts, it could be a moment, a few minutes, a few hours or even decades.
When Pei Renli regained consciousness, the first thing that caught his eye was the seemingly endless bright galaxy.
The huge nebula echoes with the twinkling stars dotted in the dark cosmic background. The distance is so close that it seems that you can reach it with just one hand.
Lowering his head slightly, Pei Renli saw the beige walls and floors. He was standing on a gorgeous red carpet with gold edges. If he looked to both sides, he would see a huge hollow. There was also only the Milky Way below.
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Pei Renli felt a little pain in his forehead. He didn't know how he got here, and he couldn't remember what happened. He could only walk forward in a daze, as if being pushed by a driving force.
The surroundings were as quiet as a tomb, with only the sound of Pei Renli's footsteps and the thunk of the staff poking on the red carpet echoing in his ears.
Until Perenli felt his vision blurred, he saw a huge and gorgeous throne, and a strange woman sitting on it, as big as a hill.
She was wearing a solemn robe that could only be seen at a funeral. Her blue skin was like that of a dead person, and her fine silver hair was scattered randomly. She was so huge that one of her toes was probably bigger than Pei Renli.
As if his mind had reconnected, Pei Renli looked around, straightened his clothes, and solemnly performed a mage salute:
"Greetings, Lady Grave."
Then he said with a little regret and confusion:
"Am I...dead?"
Grave Lady, Mother of Souls, Gray Lady, Pharasma is the goddess who controls death and rebirth.
The souls of all the dead will first come to the top of Pharasma's tower in the endless void along the long river of souls to accept her judgment and decide where the soul should go.
Time has no meaning here. As long as Pharasma is willing, she can trap the soul here for ten thousand years, while the outside world only passes for a moment. She is also the only god who has mastered the secret of the soul, and the Lady of the Grave has always kept this secret secret.
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Here, lying and concealment are neither necessary nor possible. Lady Grave can see through all lies and the facts that you least want to touch and face.
Normally, no memory will be left behind when the soul is judged here. Pharasma will decide whether you should ascend to heaven, fall into the abyss, or enter the underworld, the sanctuary of death, waiting to be plunged into the multiverse world again.
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Therefore, when Pei Renli saw her, his first reaction was that he was dead.
The goddess tilted her head slightly, held her head with one hand, and closed her eyes tightly, as if she was dozing.
Pei Renli looked back on his life. Except for time travel, it was nothing spectacular. He was neither a good person nor a bad person.
Taking a deep breath, Pei Renli continued very bachelorly:
"Please pronounce the verdict, I'm ready."
"The laws of the universe have existed for thousands of years. They are indisputable, but even so, the arbiter of fate allows a certain degree of interference in the judgment."
She obviously didn't speak, but her voice echoed around Pei Renli.
To be continued...