Chapter 269
When it comes to the city suspended in the sky, Ye Bai immediately thinks of the Sky City of the ancient dragons. However, the architecture of that Sky City is distinctly rugged, suited to the size of dragons. At this moment, even from a distance, it is clear that the architectural style of the city in the sky is worlds apart from that of the dragon race.
"Is this the city built by the God King?" Ye Bai couldn't help but ask.
"Perhaps. The city is still some distance away, and I can't 'see' the information, but I can confirm that the God King's treasure vault is hidden within it." The tone of the paper figure on the leaves of the Tree of Life was subtly different from usual; Ye Bai could sense the excitement he was trying to suppress. "The other key is nearby. If we enter the city and get close enough, I should be able to sense its exact location."
Ye Bai nodded in response. The paper figure had mentioned before that among the three keys, the first two were crucial, while the last one needed to be obtained at the end. It turned out that the last key was right at the 'door' of the treasure vault.
Suddenly, the paper figure spoke again, "There are undead approaching."
"Undead?"
In the next moment, Ye Bai's keen hearing picked up the sound of hooves drawing closer.
If she equipped the Codex of Death now, with the 'Undead Lord' trait, Ye Bai would be able to control the incoming undead. However, she remembered that when the queen had helped her escape from the dream, she mentioned the appearance of a tracker infused with death energy and light.
Now, with the commotion surrounding the treasure vault so loud, the entire city descending from the sky was visible not just to Ye Bai but also to those unknown enemies. The undead appearing here were clearly related to the trackers from that time.
If she brought out the Codex of Death, even if she could control the undead here, it would be like broadcasting her coordinates to the trackers in real-time.
With the God King's treasure vault about to descend and the need to obtain the last key, it would be a grave mistake to delay because of dealing with enemies.
Moreover, when facing the undead, Ye Bai didn't necessarily have to use the Codex of Death.
Amidst the faint mist, a tall knight suddenly appeared, riding a nightmare steed wreathed in black smoke. The knight was clad in armor, with only the two flickering flames of soul fire in his eye sockets standing out.
The **Undead Knight**, a high-tier undead creature of levels 60 to 70, is one of the most powerful units in the undead army. Its strength after transformation is determined by its living power, but it is at least an elite template, with excellent physical and magical resistance, high mobility, and mastery of various powerful aura-type spells.
Undead creatures are weakened during the day, but for those who have truly reached high tiers, this slight weakening does not affect their activities.
About ten meters away, the Undead Knight halted, quietly observing Ye Bai, who was riding a donkey.
Ye Bai, wearing the **Perfect Mask**, remained still, and Ottofis, whose magical presence was easily overlooked, also did not move. The paper figure on the leaves of the Tree of Life was unnoticed by anyone.
"…"
"…"
After a brief silence, the flames of the knight's soul flickered, and he seemed to abandon his curiosity about why this fellow undead's nightmare steed was so small. Instead, he gestured slightly toward Ye Bai, conveying some kind of mental command known only to the undead.
Ye Bai couldn't hear this mental command, but she could roughly understand it. So, she reached out and touched Ottofis's neck.
Ottofis blinked, instantly understanding, and with a quick twist of his rear, he took off with Ye Bai to the side.
The Undead Knight sat quietly on his nightmare steed, the flames in his eyes flickering again. He finally gave up trying to comprehend why this fellow undead was so foolish, unable even to recognize the right direction, and instead pulled on the reins to continue his patrol in another area.
Having encountered a Death Knight before, Ye Bai, while running and glancing at the sky where a city larger than today's Baiye City loomed, had a new thought: "If I move, will it move with me?"
"…" This question momentarily stunned the paper figure; he had never considered the idea of dragging the treasure vault around.
After a pause, the paper figure came to his senses and understood Ye Bai's meaning. "Perhaps… it really will. Short-distance movement probably won't have much effect. Why not look for a nearby teleportation array?"
"That's what I was thinking." Ye Bai replied, her gaze sweeping over the two sets of 40 rare energy crystals in her backpack.
…
Three days ago, in Saint Roli Fortress, a fully armed army set out from the fortress.
This troop crossed the drawbridge, walked through the trenches of war, passed through the parched farmlands, and moved through the dilapidated shantytowns, where a pair of fearful yet curious eyes occasionally peeked out from the low huts.
Under the watchful eyes, Kodos led the way, flanked by silver-armored paladins, sorcerers cloaked in red robes, and over twenty enormous crates whose contents were unknown.
The strongest army of the human race on this continent was heading toward the giant city in the sky, seemingly about to embark on a heroic campaign.
However, just as this troop had been following the giant city in the sky for three days, about to enter just as it fully descended—
"Kodos, sir… that city suddenly moved!"
Hadn't it always been moving?
Upon hearing his subordinate's exclamation, Kodos's first reaction was confusion. Then he looked up, his face suddenly stiffening.
The city had been steadily enlarging in a regular manner, and they could even roughly estimate when it would land. But now, right before his eyes, Kodos saw the city in the sky suddenly shift to another part of the sky in an incredibly short time.
Such a noticeable change meant it had moved at least several thousand miles from its original landing point.
What was going on? Kodos was bewildered. Long before their ancestors discovered the God King's relic, they had stationed numerous Undead Knights in that area to patrol, leaving no living being unchecked. Had they not noticed the city's abnormality?
"Heh heh…"
At that moment, a nonchalant cold laugh echoed from one of the enormous crates surrounded by the protective troop.
A power of light mixed with a chilling death aura emanated from the crate, distorting the surrounding space, and a massive magic circle appeared on the ground beneath the troop.
"Everyone, hold your positions!" Hearing the voice of his ancestor, Kodos immediately commanded.
In the next moment, the space beneath their feet shifted, and the entire troop was teleported to another location.
When they looked up again, they saw that the distance to the city in the sky had returned to what they had just seen.
The sudden shift of the airborne city had been caught up with by the ancestor's spatial teleportation.
Kodos exhaled, instructing those around him, "Continue forward."
"Yes!"
The soldiers of the army snapped back to reality from the teleportation, responding in unison while trying to suppress their curious gazes from drifting toward those enormous crates.
But just as the troop was preparing to move forward again—
"Sir—" A series of gasps echoed, as the city in the sky once again shifted like a canvas being moved, suddenly appearing in another direction.
If one looked closely, it was the position it had occupied before the last shift.
It looked as if the giant city had briefly moved to another part of the sky and then quickly returned.
"Hmph…"
After a brief silence, accompanied by a cold snort, the ground beneath the army once again revealed a magic circle, the power of space shifting, and they were teleported back to their previous position.
At the same time, Ye Bai was stepping out of a teleportation array, having consumed one energy crystal's worth of energy during the two long-distance teleports, but she still had thirty-nine of the same quality left in her backpack.
"Luck really is on my side; I found a well-preserved two-way teleportation array."
Ye Bai looked at the unfamiliar ruins and sighed, "Wuming, can you help me check if there are any other teleportation arrays nearby? I wonder if I can use up ten energy crystals in the next two days; that should be enough to shake off those trackers, right?"
…
"Damn thieves, how did they evade the sweep of the Undead Knights without using the Death Artifacts?!"
"Useless! Just a bunch of useless fools!"
In the darkness, Kodos stood alone before the massive wooden crate, hearing the hoarse roar of his ancestor echoing from within, causing the lid of the coffin to tremble and reverberate, making him wonder if at some point, the ancestor would rise from the coffin.
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