Mount & Blade War Chronicles
Chapter 349

The Man in the Tomb

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Li Ang After closing his eyes, he never opened them again.

But he can still walk like a normal person, and can even clearly detect where there are obstacles and ravines - he can even detect where there is dry soil and thin mud on the road.

The two women didn't bring torches or anything like that - they were going to the cemetery to do civil engineering work, and this kind of work wouldn't be exposed to the light...

It was midnight, and although the moon was bright, it was difficult to see the mud puddles and puddles on the road. Baudess and her female companion were walking one foot deep and one foot shallow, but they were surprised to find that Li Ang could always avoid the mud and water accurately with her eyes closed.

Although Li Ang does not seem to be in good health at the moment, with many small wounds on his body that have been soaked white by the lake water, and he feels that he may collapse at any time. But his strange performance still makes Baudess feel deeply in awe - he is very similar to some legendary prophets who have "opened their eyes in the sky".

After walking for a short distance, Li Ang felt that the army in front was about to arrive, so Baudess avoided the road and helped Li Ang to hide behind an abandoned low wall on the side of the road.

But the female warrior under Baudess didn't want to get too close to Li Ang - she probably despised all men, just like many nobles despised low-status criminals.

After taking Li Ang out of the lake, she even threw away her gloves...

So, she hid alone behind another broken thatched shed.

The recent war has been chaotic, and almost all the houses on both sides of the road have been destroyed - most of the troops these days are no different from bandits.

When bandits rob, they can occasionally leave some food rations for nearby farmers, but when an army passes by, they are likely to leave nothing behind.

This is also the reason why Li Ang and Baudess want to avoid the troops - when Li Ang and Sarah went to Long River Town together, they also hurriedly avoided it when they heard the sound of horse hooves.

Li Ang could sense that this was a force of about 500 people, but it was very different from the team that went to the cemetery before. This troop was very strange in Li Ang's perception - he always felt that this troop was not normal, but he couldn't tell what was abnormal.

After all, this kind of perception is not directly seen. Many things still have to rely on the eyes and ears.

It wasn't until the troops got closer that Li Ang understood the reason for the abnormality.

The troops did not use any lighting tools - no lanterns or torches.

Moreover, except for the sound of footsteps, this army did not make any sound.

Not even the sound of breathing!

Li Ang can be sure that this troop is not a living person - after getting close, he can easily detect whether there is breathing and heartbeat.

However, from the outside, this troop is no different from ordinary people - this is not Fallen One, this is the undead!

"Lord Li Ang, this unit looks strange... Are they planning to sneak attack Baranli Town at night?"

Baudess also whispered. After all, she had been Queen for more than ten years and was considered an experienced leader. Of course, she also felt that it seemed wrong to march at night without starting a fire. However, she did not think in a non-human direction.

"Shh... they are not alive... don't talk..."

Li Ang raised his finger.

He didn't want to alert an undead army at this time...

Although his perception ability is now strong, his combat effectiveness is basically zero - the 'void' has given him powerful perception, but it has not healed his injuries. Now he can't walk fast, and he will definitely not be able to run away if he is discovered.

Baudess's eyes widened in horror, and he swallowed, but did not make a sound. He cooperated and slowly squatted down and retracted his head.

Of course Queen now believes in Li Ang's judgment. After all, Li Ang has successfully predicted it twice, and no matter what kind of army it is, Baudess doesn't want to mess with it.

Li Ang stopped watching and sat down behind the low wall to listen carefully.

But sometimes people are unlucky enough to drink cold water and stuff their teeth. Li Ang and Baudess were quiet, but the female warrior under Baudess accidentally made some noise...

"Uh...King Ulrich?! Mom..."

The woman screamed again and started running away quickly...

Baudess was shocked and tried to get up, but Li Ang covered her mouth.

Although Li Ang's hand was weak at this time, Baudess actually calmed down under the cover. She pushed Li Ang's hand away, took a deep breath, and then leaned on the wall and looked over carefully.

Li Ang also made the same move...

Then, the scene that appeared in front of him made Li Ang a little doubtful about life.

The army happened to pass in front of them at this time, and the female warrior ran screaming and howling, causing a group of cavalry to pursue her, but that was not the point.

The point is, in the center of that army, there is a very conspicuous guy riding a tall horse, wearing a crown helmet on his head, and golden armor on his body...

That really is Ulrich!

The set of golden armor and the crown helmet were the burial objects arranged by Li Ang personally for Ulrich. This is the custom after the death of a king or a nobleman - letting the deceased wear his favorite armor for burial!

In order to maintain a decent appearance for the king, a delicate silk scarf was tied around his neck to cover the wounds on his neck.

At this time, the silk scarf was still around his neck.

At this time, Ulrich's face was covered with blue-gray color - in order to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, the body was filled with mercury and antiseptic agents were applied on it. After being buried for a long time, the skin will turn blue-grey.

Li Ang swallowed.

No wonder Ulrich's tomb is empty...

When did this guy escape?

Ulrich himself definitely doesn't have this ability... Who is borrowing corpses to bring back souls?

"No! Ahh... help... ah!"

In the distance, the female warrior's howling sounds suddenly stopped.

Next to her, Baudess desperately covered her mouth, and a line of tears silently flowed from the corner of her eyes.

It seems that she has a deep relationship with this female warrior - if she can accompany Queen, who has lost her throne, to Pendor, he must be loyal to her and should still be her lover.

Ficavia's culture is like this. Lovers or mistresses have nothing to do with men. Men are just daily necessities that match pillows and sheets.

However, even though his heart was in great pain, Baudess still did not make any sound.

People who have been Queen are indeed more rational.

It wasn't until Li Ang was sure that the group of undead had gone far that Baudess came out from behind the low wall and rushed to where the female warrior fell.

The woman was already dead, her entire body had been chopped off at the waist, and not even a whole body was left behind.

Baudess hugged the body and cried loudly, blood and filth staining her body.

Early morning.

The shovel originally used to rob tombs came in handy again.

However, this time it is not for tomb robbing.

Next to the Sava River, a brand new grave bag appeared. On a wooden sign, several symbols that Li Ang couldn't understand were burned out by fire, and then they were embedded horizontally on the grave.

This is the burial method of Ficavian.

"Have you seen Ulrich before?"

Li Ang stood on the grave and saluted, then asked Baudess, who had swollen eyes.

"Five years ago, we met Ulrich at Lion City... I planned to implement reforms at that time and was looking for allies everywhere, but he did not help me at that time..."

Baudess stopped crying at this time, but her voice became extremely hoarse.

Li Ang lowered his head and sighed, "Ulrich is actually a poor person."

Baudess turned back with fierce eyes. "He is my enemy now!"

"Baudess, that guy last night was not Ulrich himself... it was an evil soul that took over his body - Ulrich died in front of me, and I know where his soul is!"

Li Ang explained very seriously.

"Has the body been taken over by evil spirits?"

Baudess was stunned for a moment, then stared at Li Ang: "Who is that evil spirit?"

"It should be Three Prophets. If nothing else, there is an evil spirit named Anna in the body of Ulrich."

Only these three Spirit Body have the ability to resurrect corpses.

Li Ang feels that Ulrich should be Anna - after Anna jumped off Magic Suppression Tower, her body and Ulrich's body stayed together in the same morgue.

But the tomb of Ulrich is empty.

In addition, Li Ang and Media said before that Anna was in Ulrich's grave - Anna might have been rescued by Media.

Fallen One, who suddenly appeared in front of Cliff Bay when the battle was at its most intense, was probably caused by Media.

However, Media then met Aigrem, lost his body and returned to Abyssal Gate - but Li Ang gave Media a chance to survive in order to kill Aigrem, and also gave her a chance to rescue the other two prophets.

Originally, it was difficult for Anna to come out on his own from the tomb. Cersi was strictly supervised in Lion City prison - the prison was near the Noble Council tower and within the forbidden area of magic. Cersi probably couldn't escape by himself.

If Media is not given a chance, then Anna and Cersi should not be able to get out of trouble so easily.

But now...

This is actually a disaster caused by Li Ang himself, but the lord did not expect that he would be delayed in the void for a whole year...

"Three Prophets... are they the three witches in the legend who can make women stay young forever? I swear on my kingdom that I must kill them..."

Baudess gritted his teeth and swore.

It seems that most female nobles have indeed heard the rumors about Three Prophets.

"If you look at Ulrich's appearance, you should be able to realize what the so-called eternal youth is about..."

Li Ang glanced at Baudess: "You don't have to go to them alone, they are also my enemies."

Baudess looked at Li Ang, nodded, and bowed to Li Ang: "Duke Li Ang, I, Baudess, ask for your help... I hope you can support me in arming an army! Before killing Three Prophets, I am willing to follow you and fight for you!"

This time, she did not call herself Queen, but regarded herself as a warrior, using the method of a knight to ask for support from the great lord.

'Baudess joined your team'.

"Let's get two horses first... As long as we can return to Long River Town, everything can be solved."

Li Ang nodded. He is not afraid of Three Prophets. In fact, he will not be afraid of any enemy now - since all the gods can no longer come to the earth, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Except for Kavala and Li Ang, no one is empty now.

Lion City is now quite chaotic. A large number of refugees or mobs have poured into the city. It seems that some small nobles are trying to maintain order, but they are completely unable to restrain the mobs.

The mobs who entered Lion City were occupying the houses that originally belonged to the dignitaries, making chaos everywhere.

From time to time, you can see many people fighting in groups, probably to compete for territory or something.

Amy suddenly moved the capital, leaving behind an empty city. Both the armies of various countries and the mob were probably caught off guard. If nothing else, Lion City would soon become a battlefield.

So the two of them did not enter Lion City, but went straight to Yalagar.

Li Ang bought two horses from Yalagar.

Yalagar was the horse breeding land originally set up by Ulrich, but now there are not many people there. When Amy moved the capital a few days ago, the people of Yalagar also moved away.

However, there are still some old people in the village who are unwilling to leave their hometown. They sold Li Ang two old traveling horses for five hundred dinars, which is five Golden Griffin.

This price seems very cheap under the current situation. The magic gold coin Baudess obtained from Li Ang still maintains its original value, and it can also be used in Yalagar, which makes Li Ang very happy.

--It seems that his disappearance for so long has not caused Pande Bank to have a credit crisis, and even magic gold coins have become popular.

This can only be done by Amy.

Li Ang is also here to fully understand the current situation.

Amy may indeed not be good at fighting, and the situation related to the war is very bad. In fact, Amy should have moved the capital long ago.

But those places in Lion Territory that did not face direct war, although they were all depressed, did not experience inflation.

This shows that Amy has been successfully maintaining the rear economy. It is just a decline in national strength, but it has not completely collapsed.

At least, the eastern region and Northern Bay are basically stable, and the population of the eastern region should have more than doubled - a large number of people fleeing the war went to the relatively peaceful east.

This gave Li Ang a lot of peace of mind - he was not afraid of a corrupt war situation, he was only worried about economic collapse.

An unfavorable battle situation can be quickly reversed through strategy and several successful combat operations.

But if the overall economy collapses, it means it has really collapsed, and it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time...

At present, Lionheart Kingdom is indeed impoverished, but poverty is not terrible, as long as the economic order is maintained - Li Ang actually only took one or two years to go from being penniless to being one of the richest people in Pende.

Besides, the current Li Ang is not the unknown little character back then. As long as Li Ang comes back to the world and shows his name, many people will invest in him...

The two of them started heading towards Long River Town non-stop.

Not long after they left, groups of troops appeared in the area.

There are them in every country.

General Agason of the Bacchus Empire comes from the north and joins General Clerion under Lion City.

Khalifa Tahir of Duchy of Dexia appeared south of Balanli with many Desha lords.

Fieltzwe's army group appeared to the west of Balanli, and the leader was King Vidis himself.

In addition, another unit entered Deerheart Lake...

Yes, they entered the lake and entered the water from the place where Li Ang was rescued.

The leader of this force seems to be King Ulrich.

Under his feet were corpses all over the ground.

He just wiped out another army in the cemetery.

Before walking into the lake, 'Ulrich' looked back at his own graveyard - the grave had been dug up and not reburied.

A mocking smile appeared on his face.

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