In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

Lothar frowned and walked in the bad-smelling corridor.

It was much more spacious than he had imagined.

Only when we first went down the well, the passage was relatively narrow. The deeper we went, the wider it became. It was like a huge underground world.

Although Lothar had long known that there was an underground palace in Constantinople, and he also played a significant role when the Ottomans besieged Constantinople.

But the underground palace here was different from what he imagined.

What exactly are we going to face next?

Lothar raised his head, stepped over a muddy puddle, and asked, Are they just a bunch of rats?

Anna held a flame for lighting in her hand. After hearing this, she shook her head and said, They are rats, but there are more than one group. What we want to solve is the source of these rats.

They carry the Black Death?

The Black Death?

Anna was slightly startled, and then thought that many of the people who died in Justinian's Great Plague had black skin and were covered with abscesses. The name Black Death was indeed quite appropriate.

I don't know, but according to Liena, their bodies are covered with abscesses. They are definitely not healthy mice, and they are quite aggressive.

Lothar frowned. He was not worried that he would get sick. On the one hand, his physical attributes were relatively high. On the other hand, after possessing the dragon bloodline, he was almost immune to all diseases.

During the Great Plague of Justinian, were there so many rats raging?

There are indeed a lot of rats. According to records, they are overrun, but it is different from the current situation.

Lothar breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just a rat plague, although it was difficult, there was still a way to solve it, and the destructive power was relatively limited.

The Black Death was beyond his reach.

Even if martial law is declared, those rats and their fleas will still spread deadly bacteria to every corner of the civilized world.

Can you still contact Liena?

No more.

The three of them fell into a brief silence.

No matter what era, losing contact is never a good sign.

Lothar comforted: Maybe she is busy fighting and has no time to reply to your message.

Maybe, who knows.

Anna had an ominous premonition in her heart. She would not tell her that even when Liena was fighting fiercely with a man on the bed, she still would not forget to describe to her that this man's skills were really bad and he could only attack savagely. .

Liena is a loose woman, but she is also a good and trustworthy companion, and their friendship has lasted for many years.

The reason why she invited her to Constantinople was because she really lacked manpower, which was to fill the vacancy left by Nisaya being stationed in Jerusalem.

Maybe I should listen to her and let her contact some witchers.

she thought.

Before my eyes, it suddenly became clear.

They came to an open passage with an underground river flowing through it.

All kinds of semi-dried filth occupied the exposed muddy river bed, emitting a pungent stench.

Lothar took a careful look at the flame in Anna's hand and found that it had no tendency to explode, so she felt a little relieved.

At the very least, the methane gas here is not so strong that Lothar had to worry about it exploding even if she lit a cigarette in the toilet in her previous school life.

That is?

Lothar pointed to a pale skeleton not far away. His eyes were so bad that he could not open them due to the bad smell.

They came closer and took a closer look, and Anna said: Obviously, this is the body of a water ghost. It was chewed clean. It is most likely done by the kind of rat Liena said.

There are still some jagged tooth marks on the skull.

If the bones of water ghosts and ghouls weren't so hard, they would definitely eat them clean.

Anna, I have a question. There are so many rats in this underground palace. What do they usually eat?

Isn't it already obvious? These monsters living underground will wait until they are eaten up, and then these rats will head towards the surface.

Are there so many monsters living underground in Constantinople?

Lothar frowned: Where did these mice come from?

Who knows, maybe it's the arrogant work of some self-righteous evil wizard.

Anna's tone was dull: There are so many monsters under Constantinople. It is normal for some wizards to come here to conduct their evil research.

She looked at Lothar, with a slightly sarcastic smile on her face: Actually, the world doesn't know all about wizards who have long noses, sit in a corner, and do crazy experiments. It’s a misunderstanding, even in my opinion, most wizards are not good people.”

Are you considered that small part?

What do you think?

Of course it counts.

Thanks.

The group of people walked and talked.

The deeper you go, the worse the smell in the air becomes. Many places are completely covered in filth, like walking through a swamp - everything here is terrible. Lothar feels that Liena is right. , this kind of work should be left to those poor demon hunters. For this, he was willing to pay a high price of 500 Suludes.

Anna, if...I mean if, these rats really carry the Black Death, what should we do?

Find the source of the plague and cut off their lives from the source.

Lothar frowned: Is there such a thing?

If it's a magical creation, there will be. If not...

Anna didn't say any more, but silently crossed herself in front of her.

The atmosphere became a little depressing, and the three of them continued on their way.

It is worth mentioning that although Eve has average physical strength, she masters a kind of levitation technique, which allows her to isolate herself from the dirt while maintaining the speed of following the two people.

This made Lothar very envious.

Levitation is not an easy spell to master. It is slightly less difficult than Transfiguration. However, after mastering it, you can only levitate less than one meter at most. The price-performance ratio is actually quite average.

This shows that Eve, a homebody who has been bored in the Imperial Library for so many years, is definitely not in vain.

Ahead, there was suddenly a rapid sound of flapping wings.

A huge bat-like monster flew out of the darkness and quickly rushed towards the group of people.

This is a night ghost.

Anna explained: There is no need to rush to take action. The night ghost is one of the smarter low-level monsters. You may be able to get some information from its mouth.

The target of this night ghost is obviously not Lothar and his party, and its human-like face is full of fear.

Let, get out of the way!

The night ghost uttered rapid and lame human speech. Although this monster looked ugly and resembled a big bat wearing a gray scarf, its voice was particularly pleasant.

It is said that night ghosts often disguise themselves as injured boys and girls, and use their moving voices to attract people returning in the evening.

Anna asked: What's in front?

Quick, run!

Although the night ghost is a low-level monster, it can still feel the powerful magic power of Anna and Eve, as well as the strong dragon aura conveyed from Lothar, so it can't even think of resisting.

There are rats, lots of them, eating meat.

It was obviously frightened.

You go.

Anna frowned, turned sideways, and signaled Lothar to make way for a passage.

Just let it go?

From Lothar's point of view, it's okay if you don't encounter this kind of monster. Now that you encounter it, you should deal with it easily. Who knows how many people it will eat in the future.

Don't worry, this night ghost is most likely the descendant of the night ghost I captured and threw here before.

Lothar: Huh?

Anna explained: Don't look at me like a perverted wizard who feeds monsters. Night ghosts not only eat people, but also monsters. I put a curse in their blood, and they and their descendants are not allowed to leave the underground palace. Half a step.”

They are coming, Lothar, protect Eve.

Anna warned.

While he was talking, rustling sounds began to sound in the distance.

Groups of rats, densely packed, like endless rats, rushed out from the other end of the passage.

Getting a little closer, Lothar finally saw the full picture of these rats. Each of them was the size of a fist, their wet hair was covered with sewer filth, and their skin was covered with black abscesses.

Under the scarlet eyes are two rows of front teeth as sharp as knives.

Anna clasped her hands together and recited a spell in a low voice. The terrifying magic storm lifted her body up, and the magic aura reflected colorful brilliance around her.

burst!

boom--

The terrifying magic turned into a shock wave and spread suddenly. Wherever it passed, all the rats were flying with flesh and blood, and their remaining limbs and internal organs formed a rain of filth, falling on the barrier held up by Eve.

The smell, got worse.

for a long time.

The swarm of rats that had been rushing forward was finally cleared away, and Anna slowly landed on the ground. She let out a light breath. In terms of the total amount of mental power and magic power, she had already stepped into the realm of legend with half a foot.

In the entire wizarding world, he is considered the top powerhouse.

Cleaning up the rat swarm didn't take much of her energy.

Anna's face became a little more relaxed: These mice have a faint magical aura, which means they are the creation of magic. Destroying the source of their magic can eliminate this disaster.