Death Vines (1)

The four Holy Crusaders were grateful they had read the situation quickly and held back. Otherwise, their corpses would already be cold. They were also more curious than ever: where had the Anomalies Bureau found this harbinger of doom? Had the commotion in Landon City alerted the Kingdom's higher-ups, who had sent an expert from the Royal Capital? Or was he someone who had been hiding in Northwest Province?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through the four Holy Crusaders' minds, but they agreed on one thing: unless someone of a bishop's rank came, they must not cross this young Necromancer.

Green, meanwhile, had become a spectator. When he heard the commotion below, he had meant to go down and help, but the squad of Skeleton Soldiers had unexpectedly fought beyond their limits and crushed the mercenaries despite being outnumbered. Even Green was surprised that a group of individually capable mercenaries could fall so easily. Perhaps that was the difference between a well-trained force and a ragtag mob.

Seeing that the fight was over, Green took his time. He was about to go back and deal with Peter Pan's corpse when, with a sudden bang, the door to the room where Penny had fought burst outward. A green blur shot through and reached Green in the blink of an eye.

Green looked closer. The green blur was an enormous vine, with a ring-shaped maw full of serrated fangs at one end. It lunged at him with savage ferocity.

"Devil Vine!"

Green recognized the thick vine at once as a supernatural plant. Peter Pan had used the Nature Church's methods to implant Devil Vine in his body and gain a longer life.

Necromancers also had a way to use Devil Vine. They did not implant it in their bodies, though; they tamed