Hearing Liang Lidong's question, the skeleton sighed. "I want to kill myself too, but I can only destroy my own soul. But if my soul disappears, this body made of magic will go out of control, and the disaster won't be limited to these dozens of corpses. The dark magic is already eroding my body and soul. I can't hold on much longer. Fortunately, you came. "
At this time, Emma used Language Proficiency on Liang Lidong. This spell could designate someone as a medium and temporarily share the language skills he knew with nearby companions.
At this time, everyone else could understand the language of the ancestral kingdom.
Hearing this, Kail was moved. This evil looking skeleton contained a noble soul. He stepped forward and said enthusiastically, "A person like you shouldn't die. If possible, we hope to save your soul."
"Soul? My soul has been eroded by dark magic. There's no way to save it. " The skeleton sat back on the ground and continued gnawing on the mummy's arm. "So you should just use light magic to purify me. Before my soul dissipates, I think I can suppress the murderous intent in my heart."
"But I feel that if you really dissipate like this, it would be even more regrettable." Kail tried to persuade him. "Is there anything we can help you with?"
The skeleton hesitated for a moment, but still shook its white head. "Forget it. Although the real world is not bad, it's better for a monster like me to die. At least I can obtain peace."
Seeing the skeleton hesitate for a moment, Kail's eyes lit up. The skeleton's slight hesitation meant that there was another way. He said sincerely, "Mr. Lincoln, please don't give up your 'life.' Although the deaths of these people are indirectly related to you, I believe that you are a kind person. In order to not let the sorrow repeat itself, you have been restraining yourself. I deeply admire you, so I want to save you. "
The skeleton still looked a little hesitant. "But …"
"The world is beautiful right now. If your soul dissipates, everything will be over. " Kail glanced at Liang Lidong and said, "I remember Teacher once said that the soul is also a part of life. A powerful soul can also become a living creature again as long as one has enough strength."
Liang Lidong nodded. When he was lecturing in Reed Village, he had indeed told the children something similar.
"Alright then." The skeleton thought for a moment and said, "Among the objects that were buried with me. There was a black box. It was one of the parts of the coffin and the core of the curse. When the grave robbers opened my coffin, they also stole the item. Unfortunately, they didn't get far before they were cursed and died nearby. If you help me find that thing, I can directly deactivate the curse on the coffin. "
Kail clapped his hands. "That's great, we'll help you get that thing back right away. This quarry isn't big, so I don't think it will take too long. "
The skeleton scratched its skull. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Liang Lidong asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to look for it with us?"
"I can't go far." The skeleton took a few steps forward, but before it could get far, several tentacles made of black fog suddenly appeared from the coffin behind it and pulled it back. "This black energy is the manifestation of the curse. Although I can forcibly break through the restraints of the tentacles, I can't do anything about it. Although I can break through the restraints of those tentacles by force, as long as I go far, the curse on the coffin will immediately erupt with even more exaggerated intensity. By then, there won't be many people left in the nearby city. "
"Why is it like this?" Kyle's heart ached as he watched.
There was a hint of indifference in Lincoln's voice. "Because my father was afraid that my body would be stolen by the grave robbers and abandoned in the wilderness, so he made this magic trap. That way, I could always stay next to the coffin. But he didn't expect that the law of causality he set up would be forcibly broken and transformed into another form of curse. "
"Okay, we'll help you find it now. Wait here." Kail looked at Liang Lidong. "Teacher, should we go now?"
"Why don't you go with Alice? Emma and I will stay behind. " He looked at the pitch-black tunnel behind him. "This quarry isn't big, so you two can quickly search through it. I'll stay here because I have some questions to ask Mr. Lincoln. "
Alice wholeheartedly agreed with Liang Lidong's decision. She couldn't wait to be alone with Kail.
Watching the two of them disappear into the dark passage, Emma cast a Breeze's Breath on herself to purify the air around her. She couldn't stand this stinky environment anymore.
Liang Lidong chatted with the skeleton and asked about the Ancestral Kingdom, such as the political system, military structure, customs, and so on.
Although Liang Lidong wasn't a professional Wanderer, he was still a Divine Noble with the template of a Noble Scholar. The more knowledge he learned and the more local customs he knew, the more EXP he would gain at midnight.
The Ancestral Kingdom had always been a mystery in the game. Even Wanderers didn't know much about this mysterious kingdom from ten thousand years ago.
Now that he had encountered a soul left behind by the Ancestral Kingdom, he naturally wouldn't let it go. At the very least, he had to extract some of its knowledge.
Perhaps because he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, the skeleton also liked to talk to Liang Lidong. He talked about some secrets of the Ancestral Kingdom, all the way to the strange happenings in the marketplace.
The two of them chatted happily, and not long after, Kyle returned with a black box in his hand. Although the box was black, it was emitting a white light, and Link could feel a strong wave of light magic coming from it.
"Is this it?" Kail grabbed the box with one hand and shook it at Lincoln. "This is the most special and eye-catching thing in the entire quarry."
The skeleton stood up and seemed a little happy. "Yes, that's it. Throw it to me. As long as it returns to the coffin, you can turn off the Kori Curse."
"Okay."
Kail raised his hand and was about to throw it, when Liang Lidong suddenly said, "Wait, let me see. The magic array on it looks interesting."
Kail never refused his teacher's words. He handed the black box to Liang Lidong.
And then. Liang Lidong did something that shocked everyone. He actually threw the black box behind him, hitting the stone wall. The box broke into pieces, and the light energy inside flowed out. After a brief flash of light, Liang Lidong's eyes widened. After a brief flash of light, it disappeared without a trace and turned into the most basic colorless magic elements.
Everyone was stunned. Kail's mouth was wide open.
The white bones on the skeleton trembled slightly. After a while, it suddenly yelled in a sharp and angry voice, "Bastard, what did you do?"
"What did I do? I just don't want you to be resurrected." Liang Lidong chuckled. "Kail is still a child and very naive, but I'm the same as you. We're both liars. Liars know liars best. I know exactly what you're planning. "
Although Kail was a little naive, he wasn't stupid. At this time, he heard something. "Teacher, what's going on?"
"Actually, it's very simple. This skeleton is lying to us," Liang Lidong said calmly. "The Kori Curse is his handiwork. He's not a good person. Those corpses were indeed killed by magic to prevent grave robbers. But that was to prevent the skeleton from being artificially awakened, not to preserve its body. "
"Your name is Lincoln. Your father said that you were a pitiful child, not because you were ambushed and killed, but because he had to kill his own child because his child was a monster. "
The skeleton was silent, and Kail was even more confused. "What do you mean? I don't quite understand."
"Generally speaking. Skeletons are all dark creatures. But Mr. Lincoln is an undead creature of the light element. " Liang Lidong pointed at the skeleton in front of him. "Look at it. Isn't it a little different from other skeletons? Normal skeletons are pale yellow and surrounded by dark elements, but you noticed that it's not. The skeleton's entire body was as white as porcelain. Also, the soul fire in its pupils is white. Normal soul fire should be dark purple. "
"The dark magic set up by the coffin, as well as the Law of Confinement, are actually used to suppress Lincoln." Liang Lidong explained, "Light and darkness are two sides of the same coin. They restrain each other, but also depend on each other. Only when there's light can there be darkness, and only when there's darkness can there be light. Since dark magic can create undead creatures, light magic can naturally do so as well. "
Liang Lidong continued, "Dark undead creatures are restrained by light magic, so light undead creatures are naturally restrained by dark magic. That coffin is used to control Lincoln. If I'm not wrong, the box you found should be a tool used to absorb Lincoln's light magic. It's full of his magic. If you return it to him, his strength will greatly increase. "
Kail was very smart. He finally understood. "In other words, if it wasn't for the development of the quarry, Lincoln would have been suppressed in the coffin forever. But the quarry was developed, and the Todd family took away the box, which brought Lincoln back to life. Then he transferred the Law of Confinement to the Todd family members, and he stayed here, relying on eating human flesh to slowly recover his strength. "
"If that's the case, when he said that we should use light magic to purify it, it was actually a lie. If we used light magic, not only would we break the magic formation on the coffin, but it would also increase its strength. Am I right, teacher?"
Liang Lidong nodded. "That's right."
A wave of anger from being deceived and toyed with welled up in Kyle's heart, but he did his best to suppress it. He then asked, "Teacher, since you knew it was a scam from the start, why didn't you warn me earlier?"
"You'll only have a deep impression if you've personally experienced something wrong." Liang Lidong smiled. "This way, even when you're old, you'll still remember what happened today. In the future, before you make a decision, you won't listen to what others say. This world is full of lies, and today's lesson will be enough for you to use for the rest of your life. "
"Indeed." Kail gritted his teeth as he looked at the skeleton in front of him. "Can we kill it now, teacher?"
Alice's eyes widened as she listened. She and Kail both thought that the skeleton was a good person. She couldn't help but walk to Emma's side and gently tug at Emma's clothes. She asked, "I see that you're not surprised at all. Could it be that you also knew that this skeleton wasn't a good person?"
Emma nodded. She was now even more impressed by Liang Lidong. In the prophecy illusion, although Kail had awakened his bloodline power, because of his lack of experience, he often listened to the words of others. Furthermore, he was especially stubborn and didn't like to listen to his own people's advice. He had suffered a lot, and every time, Emma had to clean up for him.
But now, Beta's little trick was enough to make Kail remember it for the rest of his life. Being toyed with by a skeleton like an idiot, he would have to think carefully no matter what he did in the future. This kind of teaching method was truly amazing.
The skeleton looked at the embarrassed Kail and laughed. "You want to kill me, you idiot? No one can kill me without a Legendary-level Dark Magician. "
However, Liang Lidong took out the Pseudo-Emperor Fallen Sword from his spatial bag and threw it at Kail. "Indeed, other than dark magic, it's impossible to kill him with any other magic. But Kail, you can do it. Your bloodline magic can do it. "
A layer of blue flames appeared on Kail's sword. When the skeleton saw this, it actually took two steps back, its voice trembling. "Impossible, it's actually a Phoenix!"
It really was a Phoenix! Liang Lidong confirmed his suspicions. A few days ago, when Kail used his first bloodline magic, he had already guessed this. According to the knowledge he had learned in the game, the only race with a special bloodline that could cast blue flames was the Phoenix.
The Fire Phoenix!
The Fire Phoenix that was said to be able to sweep away all evil in the world.
Whether it was light or darkness, they were just a type of power. There was no such thing as good or evil. Only one's thoughts were good and evil … The Fire Phoenix's blue flames didn't burn good or evil, but evil thoughts.
Uncontrollable Rage, Nimble Movement, Hero's Charge … Kail almost teleported in front of the skeleton, his blue sword directly piercing through the skeleton's head.
Skeleton Lincoln's head emitted an enormous power of light, but his bones quickly turned to ash, and his soul was burned into nothingness by the blue flames.
A notification popped up in Liang Lidong's vision: Elite Quest completed. Reward will be calculated at midnight.
Elite Quests were usually not difficult, but there were many traps. If one tried to use Light Magic to purify Lincoln at the beginning, the Quest would become Nightmare Difficulty, and if one gave him the Light Box, the Quest would become Hell Difficulty.
This was a hellish level of difficulty … The four of them had no other choice but to die.
Fortunately, Liang Lidong was cautious enough.