Chapter 87: I Am Peggy!
Matthew tried to be as tactful as possible as he looked at Eli’s eager gaze.
"Peggy is indeed a woman with a pure heart, but sometimes, keeping a trace of mystery may be a better way to get along.”
Eli understood Matthew’s meaning.
He was a little dissatisfied.
"I thought that after these days together, even if you and I are not friends, at least not strangers.”
Matthew hurriedly smiled and said,
“As long as you agree, Eli, we will be friends forever.”
Eli’s expression softened.
"Since we’re friends, why did you stop me from seeing Peggy?” As he spoke, he suddenly revealed an expression of realization. “Could it be that Peggy is your lover?
"Then I’m indeed a little rude but don’t worry. I just want to see her. I definitely have no intention of snatching her away! After all, I’ve been there before. I know how painful that feeling is. I won’t let you suffer that kind of pain.”
The smile on Matthew’s face froze.
“No, no, Peggy is not my lover, and I’m not stopping you from seeing her out of selfish desires.”
Eli was surprised. “Then why are you so unwilling to let me see Peggy?
Matthew was about to explain when a tall figure suddenly walked over in a hurry.
"Matthew! Hurry up and look at my chest! ” Come, come, touch! Did I lose some bones?”
The Tauran Skeleton walked over casually.
Taking advantage of the situation, he forcefully pushed Eli to the side.
Eli looked displeased, but before he could say anything, the strange skeleton shouted at him,
“Little kitty, don’t look so unhappy. I heard you secretly talking about me behind my back!”
Eli was amused.
He was just about to say that he was talking about Miss Peggy.
But in the next second.
He heard Matthews helpless voice. “Alright, Peggy, stop fooling around.
"Didn’t I check for you the other day? It’S just a few broken ribs, but I’ve already helped you reattach them. With your physique, you’ll be able to recover in a while.”
Peggy obviously didn’t believe it.
She covered her chest with one hand and reached under her ribs with the other. After a while, she shook her head and said, ” Alright, even if the ribs have been reattached, I still feel my butt hurting. Hurry up and help me check it.. ”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The dumbfounded Eli finally reacted.
He asked, tongue-tied, “She’s Peggy..
The Tauren skeleton said proudly,
“I am Peggy!”
Matthew had a hint of pity on his face.
“Yes. Meet Peggy.”
Underdark, Blood Light Pool.
The location of the Order of Calamity’s Sanctuary.
In front of the door of an ordinary white house, there was a burning brazier on both sides of the house. The brazier was burning without any substance, and occasionally, a painful and twisted face would flash in the fire.
On the steps.
A golden-haired man with a genial smile was facing the Drow Warrior with a vigilant face.
He gently opened his arms to the Drow Warrior, and there was a power in his voice that could move people’s hearts.
"Welcome back to the Holy Church, my daughter Lara.”
As he spoke, he leaned his arms forward, signalling Lara to come over and hug him.
Lara’s eyelids twitched slightly. She reluctantly walked over and hugged the man gently before separating.
Her body movements were full of resistance, and there was even a deep fear in the depths of her pupils.
” Father, this operation has failed. Mehdis and Banwen have died in the enemy’s hands, and Sinwak is suspected to have been captured. I followed Father’s orders and only brought back Anderson’s head.”
As she spoke.
She held her head tightly in her arms and respectfully handed it over.
"Only the head?”
Lara’s body trembled. She hurriedly lowered her head and said, ” That group of people is keeping a close eye on them. The strength of Rolling Stone Town is above our estimation. That Necromancer is very cunning. Anderson was unable to counter his spells, nor did he have the chance to banish his bone dragon. They have a lot of people, and they’re guarding the place closely. I can’t bring back Anderson’s corpse, so I can only settle for the next best option.
"I’m sorry, this defeat is unavoidable. Even if I were to intervene, I wouldn’t be able to change the situation.”
The golden-haired man shook his head.
"We did not fail.”
Lara looked up in surprise and saw a sincere smile on his face.
“My Lord said that he was very happy and that his initial goal had been achieved.”
Lara was confused.
"But we were indeed defeated.”
The golden-haired man smiled and said,
"A temporary victory or defeat is just fleeting. More importantly, war is only a means, not an end.
"We have to hurry up and prepare for the next mission. This is the best way to repay our Lord’s generous grace.”
Lara heaved a sigh of relief and quickly said obediently,
“I see. I’ll go to the Black Dragon City to persuade them.”
"No rush.”
The golden-haired man smiled.
"Everyone is dead, and you are the only one left alive. Although this is my order to you, you still have to be punished. Not for me, but for your dead companions.”
Lara suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with fear and unwillingness.
Pearl-like beads of sweat instantly appeared on her forehead.
"Father…”
She moaned softly.
‘What, are you unwilling?”
The golden-haired man was still smiling. Under the light of the fire, his shadow was stretched infinitely, forming a ferocious and terrifying outline on the stone wall.
"No, I’m willing.”
Lara gritted her teeth for a long time and finally said.
"Come, let’s go in. ”
The blond man gently held her hand.
The two of them walked into the wooden house that was painted white.
Very quickly.
An extremely shrill female voice came from the house.
Vaguely.
One could even hear the blond man’s gentle teachings.
“You should be happy, Lara. It’s a father’s love.”
"You should be happy. The present is a gift from our Lord.”
"Laugh! Laugh loudly! Otherwise, I can’t guarantee that I can stuff this spine into your body in time..
Very quickly.
Outside the wooden house.
The mournful voice turned into a faint laughter.
An underground squirrel passed by in a daze.
It curiously leaned on the window of the wooden house and looked around.
There was a crisp sound.
A ferocious tentacle extended from an unknown place.
When the sticky tentacle disappeared.
There was only a shallow blood stain on the window.
The hysterical laughter in the room.
It continued.
Northeast of the oak forest.
Matthew stood near a marker stone with a serious expression.
Behind him were a few guards with shocked expressions.
The group was actually still some distance away from the marker stone, but they did not dare to approach it anymore.
This was because they felt a terrifying destructive power!
"The Scar of the Dead has spread, and it’s spreading abnormally. It’s stronger than before!”
Matthew’s eyes were solemn.
At the time of the incident, he was building a temporary cemetery in the cave with a few teammates.
Sllddenly_ he sensed an evil movement
When he followed his senses to this place, he discovered that the Scar of the Dead had not only spread to the southwest, but the activity of a certain existence within it had also increased significantly.
The oak tree that Matthew had planted here was originally 30 to 40 meters away from the Scar of the Dead.
But now.
The tree was almost stuck to the scorched earth of the Scar of the Dead!
Under the influence of destructive power.
The oak tree was already showing signs of decay.
Although it would not die immediately, it would definitely be difficult for it to survive over time.
"What the hell? Why did the Scar of the Dead spread out of nowhere?”
Matthew’s mind was full of doubts.
Then he remembered a strange thing that he had encountered while cleaning up the corpses over the past few days. Matthew realized that the more than 300 corpses, whether they were gnolls, kobolds, imps, or imps, all looked more like dried corpses.
There was no water and no blood.
When Matthew first discovered the anomaly, he thought it had something to do with the evil spells the Order of Calamity had cast on the underground creatures.
But now it seems that it might not be the case.
"Could it be that the Scar of the Dead has absorbed the blood of those who died in the war? Oh, right, I used Elementary Spirit Vision to check the condition of the spirit bodies and found that the number of spirit bodies after the battle was also on the low side. I thought that my spirit vision had weakened…”
Matthew’s heart was pounding.
Was the destruction of Rolling Stone Town not the ultimate goal of the Order of Calamity?
The Scar of the Dead was!
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
At the edge of the scorched earth, a giant hand that seemed to be made of countless pieces of paper and ashes broke out of the ground and attacked Matthew aggressively.
Matthew was extremely calm as he took three steps back. Soldier had already taken his place.
In a flash, the two short knives crossed each other, and the hand instantly turned into ashes.
[Hint: You have eliminated a ” Hand of Ashes “, and your Nature Affinity has increased slightly.
You have obtained a new main mission-
[Main Mission 2: Exterminate the Scar of the Dead!]
[Description: The Scar of the Dead is expanding without restraint. It has even threatened the oak forest that you have painstakingly planted. It is time to pull out the tumour of this land!]
[Primary objective: Stop the Scar of the Dead and prevent it from spreading further to the southwest.]
[Basic reward: Demigod Power (including Domain) and a large amount of XP]
Matthew’s eyelids twitched.
"As expected, the main mission is connected to the Scar of the Dead.” Even though he had already expected it in the depths of his heart.
However, the mission content and generous rewards still surprised him.
A demigod with a domain?
This meant that as long as Matthew reached the fourth rank, with the support of his demigod power and domain, he would be invincible before non-legendary enemies.
If he was a demigod in his third-tier state, he still had the ability to challenge people two tiers above him.
This also reflected the difficulty of the task.
At the very least, no one knew how to stop the Scar of the Dead from spreading.
The elves of Jade Court did not manage to do so.
The Druids of the Guardian Highland also failed to do so.
Matthew could only rely on his own strength to explore. This was a rather difficult task.
But he had to do it because if he did not stop the Scar of the Dead, the oak forest that he had painstakingly planted would very likely be destroyed.
At that time, his Path of Nature would be completely sealed, and there would be no way for him to advance any further!
"Let’s go and report to the lord. We need to set up a new marker stone.” Matthew took a deep look at the scorched earth in front of him.
Then, he turned around and left with his men.
At night.
Matthew, who couldn’t sleep, stood in the north of the oak forest and looked at the Scar of the Dead.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this thing was a huge earthworm.
After watching for a long time.
Matthew even had the illusion that this thing could twist.
"Matthew.”
A familiar voice sounded behind him.
Matthew looked back.
But the next second, he could not help but blurt out,
“No, you’re not Ella!”
Under the moonlight.
Miss Owl flapped her wings elegantly and holily.
There was a sense of majesty and holiness that she did not usually have.
"You’re very sharp. Hello, Matthew. Nice to meet you. I’m Assia, The Goddess of Moonlight.”
The owl chuckled.
She flew to a rock and stood still. Then, she looked at Matthew kindly.
"The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”
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