Chapter 91
In this moment, steeped in an eerie atmosphere tinged with awkwardness, Ye Bai found himself inappropriately reminded of a hellish joke.
Was the mood of a demigod lich, faced with a soulless creature that couldn’t even draw out the flames of the soul, akin to that of a zombie encountering a brainless person?
Of course, he thought this, but Ye Bai quickly pulled a high-level magic protection scroll, 【Elemental Aegis】, from his backpack and rolled swiftly to the side.
The other undead were nothing but mindless brutes, and Ye Bai could continue to play the fool. But the lich was a high-level boss, wise and knowledgeable, a mage in life who surely could guess what kind of disguise he was using.
“Boom!”
Sure enough, the very spot where Ye Bai had stood just a moment ago erupted in a thunderous explosion, the already shattered remains of the undead instantly turning to pale ash, struck by the second-tier necromancy spell, 【Death Ray】.
Having narrowly dodged that attack, Ye Bai heard a sigh of relief from the paper figure in his hand: “You finally let me out! I sensed the Codex—it’s right there in the hands of that demigod lich… uh?”
The paper figure clearly hadn’t expected to be released from the ‘little black room’ only to find himself in such a dire situation.
“Where did that rat come from?!”
The dragonborn lich, taken aback by the miss, felt the flames of the soul surge in its eyes and let out a furious roar. It waved its hand, and three dark red, sickle-shaped arcs of light flew toward Ye Bai as if they had eyes of their own.
Targeted skill!
Ye Bai knew he couldn’t evade this. His mind raced through various powerful necromancy spells before he made his choice.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
‘-658’, ‘-632’, ‘-632’
Each of the 【Reaper’s Scythe】 attacks from this level 80 demigod lich dealt over a thousand damage. Thanks to the Crocodile King’s bracers, which reduced the damage by 500, Ye Bai, with his level 22 health of 700, braced himself against the remaining damage and leveled up three times.
“Still not dead?”
The demigod lich retracted its hand, only to find that this little mouse, which should have been crushed by a single finger, was still alive. While continuing to manipulate the flames of the soul, it flicked its finger, sending a wisp of gray mist flying from its fingertip—another unavoidable targeted skill.
This was a damage-over-time skill, 【Mind Plague】.
Once infected, it would cause a continuous loss of health at a rate of ten percent per second. Even a tank wouldn’t be able to withstand that.
This was also why Ye Bai had chosen a magic-based profession; with so many options at his disposal, even if he dodged one skill, there was always another that would suit him.
In response to this skill, Ye Bai activated the 【Elemental Aegis】 in his hand while sprinting. A cascade of colorful elemental light formed a barrier, shielding him from the ominous gray mist.
However, in blocking this casual attack, Ye Bai’s precious high-level scroll vanished in a flash of light.
He had no choice but to pull out another life-saving scroll from his backpack.
“Ha… you can’t escape.”
The lich sneered coldly, glancing at the soul flames gathered from other dragonborn undead that filled the void. It turned a page in the pitch-black Codex, and a beam of black light shot forth from it.
Then, after issuing a command to the more distant undead, the lich turned its attention entirely to the ritual, ignoring Ye Bai.
“Watch your step!”
The paper figure’s voice rang out again. After using the last scroll, it had also vanished, but when Ye Bai pulled out another scroll, it reappeared.
In the next moment, Ye Bai felt the ground beneath him suddenly soften, transforming into a treacherous, sinking mire of white bones.
Thanks to the agility granted by his Feather Cloak, Ye Bai managed to escape by stepping onto the relatively solid skulls of the undead.
But this was just the beginning. Suddenly, the ground erupted with a cacophony of sounds as countless skeletal hands reached up, desperately trying to grasp everything on the surface.
Ye Bai’s scalp tingled as he recognized this as the legendary necromancy spell, 【Bone Domain】.
He felt like crying; this was too much! The dragonborn lich was being overly cautious! Was it really necessary to use a cannon to shoot a mosquito against someone who was only level 25?
Legendary magic represented the pinnacle of spells, and those who mastered it earned the title of ‘Legendary Mage.’
A legendary mage was undoubtedly a demigod, but not all demigods were legendary mages, which showed just how valuable this title was.
Meanwhile, under the lich’s command, more distant dragonborn undead began to close in on Ye Bai, unaffected by the Bone Domain.
“Crack…”
Even with the Feather effect, Ye Bai couldn’t find a place to stand. Before he could run ten meters, a pair of skeletal hands seized him tightly.
Within the Bone Domain, Ye Bai’s elemental magic was rendered ineffective, and all necromancy spells received a significant boost.
He could still use some physical attacks, but the physical damage of Ye Bai’s snow-white sword… better left unmentioned.
Just when things couldn’t get worse, the altar began to rumble ominously.
With the reassembled flames of the undead, the massive corpse of the ancient dragon lit up. The once-dull scales began to undergo a strange transformation, taking on a decayed hue, and ghostly flames flickered from its wounds.
“Boom!”
The soul fire fully merged with the ancient dragon’s pitch-black eyes, like ink dropped into water, instantly dyeing them the unique color of the soul fire.
“Rumble…”
Accompanied by the sound of stones rolling, the deceased ancient dragon slowly raised its body, standing up again in a terrifyingly eerie posture.
Its tattered wings unfurled, sharp bone spines sprouting from them. Though it was underground, one could easily imagine it once roaring in the sky. The ancient dragon opened its mouth, letting out a long, mournful cry filled with the stench of decay.
“Roar…”
In that moment, time seemed to stand still.
Under the immense pressure from this being at the pinnacle of the divine realm, the Bone Domain, which sought to drag Ye Bai down, became subdued and calm, and the other approaching undead halted in their tracks.
Even with the damage from the donkey, after consuming a large number of dragonborn undead, the dragonborn lich’s transformation ritual was still completed.
“Hahaha…” The dragonborn lich let out a shrill laugh, akin to fingers scraping against wood. Finally free from the ritual, it floated in the air, clutching the dark Codex, and looked down at Ye Bai, trapped in the Bone Domain.
Following the lich’s gaze, the creature now referred to as the Bone Dragon also turned its attention toward Ye Bai.
A health bar as wide as the two wings of the dragon behind it appeared before Ye Bai’s eyes.
The dragonborn lich chuckled, “Thank the great Lord Zelus. I shall grant you a glorious end, allowing you to die in the jaws of the Bone Dragon!”
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**Chapter 65**
【Bone Dragon】
Level: ???
Health: ????????/????????
Skills: Dragon Breath, ????, ????
Weakness: ??
Ye Bai swallowed hard. The Bone Dragon before him was even more powerful than the dragonborn lich, a divine-level creature above level 100. Even in its undead form, its strength hadn’t diminished much; otherwise, the dragonborn lich wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to perform the ritual.
Was this where she would meet her first death?
After death, items wouldn’t drop, but experience points would be lost. Ye Bai had no idea what would happen to her spiritual essence in reality if she were harmed.
Was there any other way out?
As the dragonborn lich slowly approached, Ye Bai, trapped in this situation, found his mind unnaturally calm. In this brief moment, the remaining options available to him flashed through his mind, and he pondered how to break the deadlock.
Potions, Crocodile King’s blood, skills, spell scrolls, Bone Dragon, donkey, lich, paper figure…
Finally, Ye Bai’s gaze fixed on the dark Codex in the lich’s hand.
He immediately asked the paper figure on the magic scroll, “If the Codex isn’t in my hands, can you enter it?”
The paper figure paused for a moment before quickly responding, “Yes, but the distance isn’t enough. Don’t worry about my recovery right now…”
The paper figure thought Ye Bai was suggesting sending him into the Codex. But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly stopped, realizing something, his eyes widening: “...Do you mean?”
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