However, the situation in the Ascatla Cemetery District is more complicated.

As early as the Shane Dynasty, this was the place where nobles buried themselves and their relatives. There were many floors built up and down, and there were also mechanisms and magic traps to prevent tomb robberies.

It is said that the deepest level has long been occupied by the resurrected undead.

In addition, there was a tradition of using slaves for burial, so it was common to encounter skeletons, zombies, mummies, ghouls, demons and other undead spirits.

Regarding this point, the guys in the Shadow Thieves Guild who specialize in tomb robbing should have the most say.

Every month, several unlucky thieves are accidentally surrounded by the undead and never come back alive.

Of course, Zuo Si doesn't care about the lives of these thieves.

He didn't even pay attention to the men in black who were trying to pry open the door of a tomb not far away, but stood quietly and waited.

After a while, a woman with short black hair and pale skin walked out of the shadows.

She put one hand on her chest, bowed deeply, and said proactively: "Please come with me. The hostess has been waiting for a long time."

"A vampire spawn?" Vanessa looked at the other person with interest.

As an archmage who specializes in the necromancy system, his favorite thing is to study, create and transform various undead creatures. Naturally, it is impossible not to be curious about vampires, which are advanced undead with independent consciousness.

"My name is Weilan, and I am the master's servant." The female vampire spawn cautiously took the initiative to announce her name.

Because she had been warned when she came here, she knew that neither the person nor the lich in front of her could be provoked by her.

"Interesting. Can you tell me any changes in your thinking, consciousness and living habits before and after you were transformed into a derivative?" Vanessa continued to ask.

Weilan obviously hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a tone that even he was unsure of: "I...I don't know. But serving the mistress and obeying every order she gave really made me feel...

Extremely satisfied.

It feels like a moth eager for light will perish in the sea of ​​fire without hesitation.

I once longed for freedom, but later I found that it was just a heavy burden.

Because thinking makes me confused, but I don’t need to have any doubts or scruples when obeying orders.

I long for fighting, longing for killing, longing for blood, but after it ends, I feel extremely empty."

After hearing these words, Vanessa nodded with satisfaction: "Great answer. Thank you. Now I have a deeper understanding of vampires. Now lead the way, don't keep your mistress waiting.

”

"As you wish."

Weilan took the lead and walked into the door of a very hidden tomb without saying anything.

Passing through the stairs and tunnels covered with spider webs and a thick layer of dust, the group of three people soon arrived at a very ancient-looking hall located hundreds of meters underground.

Judging from the reliefs and patterns on the stone pillars and walls, this is probably the tomb of a governor from the Shane Dynasty.

But now it has been completely transformed by the vampires into their own paradise.

As soon as he entered the door, the first thing Zuo Si smelled was the pungent smell of blood.

If you walk a little further, you will see groups of vampires sitting next to a huge blood pool fountain, bathing in blood, drinking plasma, and performing some unspeakable debauchery.

Since becoming undead, these guys seem to have completely released their last restraints, revealing the desires and dark sides in their hearts without any blind spots.

But when they saw Zuo Si, especially the Day Star hanging from Zuo Si's waist, they immediately showed panic expressions, and some were so frightened that they fell directly into the blood pool.

"I really want to have a sunburst here."

Zuo Si gently pressed his hand on the hilt of the Day Star, and his whole body exuded an aura that made the vampires feel uneasy and frightened.

"Forget it. This place is too small, there is no room to dodge, and I don't want you to kill me too." Vanessa persuaded in a half-joking tone.

You must know that the Day Star does not distinguish between friend and foe, as long as it is an undead creature within the attack range, it will be instantly burned by sunlight and strong positive energy.

"That's right, it's more important to do business."

Zuo Si loosened his hand on the hilt of the Day Star sword and walked straight through the room and disappeared at the end of the stairs leading to the lower level of Vampire Queen Badi's secret chamber.

As soon as he walked away with his front legs, the vampire present on his back legs breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the men who had just been transformed couldn't help but ask: "Who was that young man just now? Why when he looked at me, I felt like my whole body was stiff and I couldn't move at all?"

"His name is Soth. He is the double chosen of the goddess of poison and disease and the goddess of magic. He just defeated and sealed a secondary demon lord not long ago, and then defeated Manson and several Zhentarim in Luskan.

The chief red-robed mage. Especially that sword, he once killed more than 40 descendants of the queen in a battle. If he had taken action just now, we would have had no chance of surviving. So don't provoke him, then follow

There is no difference between seeking death."

Another older female vampire gave the answer with lingering fear.

"Damn! It sounds terrible. I really don't understand why the Queen would cooperate with such a dangerous person."

A vampire who looked like a young man in his twenties couldn't help but complained in a low voice.

But soon he was warned by other vampires.

Because Badi is the supreme queen here, no one can disobey or question her decision.

On the other side, when Zuo Si and Vanessa came to the underground secret room, they immediately saw Badi lying on the bed unable to move.

The reason why she said she couldn't move was because her lower abdomen had swelled into a huge meat ball with a diameter of more than two meters.

Let alone moving, even turning over has become impossible.

And if the vampire's body is completely supported by negative energy, so the physical strength is infinitely higher than that of humans, otherwise it would have exploded long ago.

"Thank God! You're finally here!" Badi turned his head and showed a hint of relief in his eyes.

Obviously, this huge flesh ball on her body brought her unimaginable pain and inconvenience.

If there wasn't any better way, she would even want to cut it off.

"How did it become like this?" Zuo Si asked with a slightly curious tone.

He remembered clearly that the last time they met, his lower abdomen was only slightly bulging.

Badi sighed helplessly: "I don't know. This situation started suddenly after I had a terrible nightmare three days ago. And it almost sucked away all my strength, and it was also continuously drawing energy from the surrounding people.

Extract energy from the Shadow Magic Network to strengthen yourself."

"Shadow Weave?"

Hearing this word, Zuo Si's heart instantly sounded alarm bells.

As we all know, there was only one magic network in Faerûn at first, and that was the first-generation magic goddess who was born from the battle between the twin goddesses of light and darkness, Shar and Selun.

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In other words, the goddess of magic and the magic network were formed by tearing off part of the power of the two creation goddesses.

As a representative of light and kindness, the moon goddess Suellen was obviously very happy about the birth of this daughter and quickly established a good alliance with her.

The first-generation magic goddess also tends to help this kind mother fight against another evil mother who always wants to kill herself and return everything to darkness and chaos.

In order to regain the power that originally belonged to him, Shar secretly established a very secretive shadow magic network behind the gods' back, but it was completely controlled by himself.

It is an incomplete copy of the original magic network. Since the main body is filled with negative energy, it greatly strengthens the power of enchantment, necromancy and illusion magic, but it will reduce the power of evocation, transformation and some positive energy spells.

Power.

Moreover, in some dead magic areas and chaotic magic areas where the genuine magic network cannot be used, the shadow magic network can operate normally.

By allowing more spellcasters to use the Shadow Weave, the Goddess of Night wants to weaken the number and influence of the Goddess of Magic's followers, eventually reducing them to medium or even weak divine power like their mortal enemy Suellen.

In this way, she can easily force the opponent to surrender, or even kill him once and for all, becoming the goddess of magic herself.

When a mage begins to come into contact with the Shadow Weave, he will gradually become farther and farther away from the real Weave.

However, the Shadow Weave has a fatal flaw. It is not neutral, but is 100% controlled by Shar.

If you connect without authorization without the guidance of the goddess, not only will it cause permanent damage to the brain, but you may also be "disconnected" at a critical moment at any time.

Therefore, all conspiracies related to the Shadow Web will, without exception, have Shar's shadow behind them.

"Yes, it's the Shadow Magic Network. I can feel that this thing is getting stronger and stronger. When it breaks out of the cocoon, it might be the time when I lose my life. So if you still want Ari

Nikas’s research progress, it’s best to act quickly. Otherwise, if I die, you will get nothing.”

When saying these words, Badi's face was filled with tension and anxiety.

She doesn't want to die, especially she doesn't want to become the victim of a huge conspiracy.

"Vanessa, what do you think?"

Zuo Si ignored the vampire queen's indifferent threats and turned around to look at his men.

After the latter pondered for a moment, he immediately responded: "I think we should first confirm what this thing is, and then decide how to deal with it. If it really involves the goddess, I think it is better to be more cautious."<

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"It makes sense."

With uncontrollable strong curiosity, Zuo Si stepped forward and observed through multiple magical visions such as [True Knowledge], [Eye of Knowledge], [Eye of Secret Magic], etc., and quickly discovered that there was a person in the center of the meat ball.

A living thing about thirty centimeters long.

All around it is the negative energy drawn from the Shadow Magic Network, which is almost so rich that it exists in the form of a liquid.
To be continued...