Chapter 165: Dragon Witch Sect! [Request for Recommendation Vote]
2016-11-06
Author: Floating Tower of All Beings
Under the cover of night,
a concealed camp is hidden among the mountains, gathering a group of somber-looking wizards.
They bear a special insignia on their chests and disguise themselves with various means, as their true identity is that of members of the Dragon Witch Sect, an ancient and evil organization founded by Samaster, a believer of the Goddess of Magic, who had connections with Ilminster and clashed with Aelastor, the lord of Silver Moon City. Notably, the former lord of Silver Moon City was also his lover. This terrible wizard ultimately succumbed to madness; after his death, he was resurrected as a lich. To eliminate this frightening being, hundreds of priests of the Dawn God (the former Lord of Radiance) ambushed Samaster as he emerged, but they were driven into a corner by his immense power. In desperation, the priests sacrificed their own lives to pray for the arrival of Loshanda. The Dawn God answered their prayers and sent his avatar to eliminate Samaster.
Samaster’s full-scale attack merely broke the surface of the temporary avatar constructed by Loshanda, but he himself was obliterated in an instant.
An entity comparable to a demigod lich was thus erased by the former Lord of Radiance.
However, the organization he created persisted and continued to thrive, giving rise to the Dragon Witch Sect and the Dragon Worship Sect.
Over time, the members of this organization gradually aligned with the Lich God and maintained some connection with the God of Death – Naraku. They are also a truly terrifying aspect of the Undead Plague, as their mission is to resurrect the Dragon Lich!
An evil aura permeates this mountainous area.
Members of the Dragon Witch Sect worship giant dragons, but not the living ones; they revere those who have transformed into dragon liches after death.
Samaster recorded the secrets of creating dragon liches in his work “The Tome of the Dragon,” and copies of this book circulate among the members of the Dragon Witch Sect. The rituals usually involve the cooperation of evil dragons and the wizards of the Dragon Witch Sect, but it is said that particularly powerful dragons of the sect can even force evil dragons to undergo this transformation.
At this moment,
deep within the mountains, an aging blue dragon has been placed within a massive magic circle.
The transformation into a dragon lich is an intricate process that requires many magical tools and expensive items. After the transformation, the dragon lich enters into a cooperative relationship with the members of the Dragon Witch Sect, and they act together to fight against their enemies.
A hazy shadow arrives here.
Soren’s avatar appears in the mountains as he quietly passes through the guarded traps and approaches the Dragon Witch Sect’s camp.
“It has indeed begun.”
The initial impact of the Undead Plague relied on a vast sea of people tactics to wear down the living, but merely having ghouls and skeleton soldiers cannot truly threaten the gods. To ensure that his plan is perfect, the God of Death – Naraku has supported the members of the Dragon Witch Sect in secret, in addition to the Undead Lord.
He dispatched his priests to join them, secretly teaching them necromantic spells to resurrect dragon liches and bone dragons.
This mountain range is the domain of blue dragons.
The number of giant dragons in the Material Plane is not large, but there should be hundreds combined. The blue dragon occupies this land, as a gem mine attracts more than ten blue dragons to the area due to its proximity to the desert region.
Disorderly goblins scatter on the outskirts.
The elderly blue dragon commands these goblins, using the bear goblins as guards to protect the perimeter of its lair, controlling them to mine the gems.
The aura of death gradually converges.
At the top of a mountain, evil magic is taking effect. Amidst a deep chant, a member of the Dragon Witch Sect in a black robe brings a strange potion before the blue dragon.
This is a vial of deadly poison.
It will quickly kill an adult giant dragon!
At the moment the potion kills the giant dragon, the magic circle will automatically activate, and the dragon’s soul will be injected into the soul container. The birth of a dragon lich is terrifying, with a challenge level of 23 or higher, and ordinary Balroth fire demons may not even be able to defeat them.
“Believers! Rejoice!”
The leader-like member of the Dragon Witch Sect exclaimed with excitement, “Welcome our friend back! The powerful dragon lich – Dorgas!”
As the blue dragon swallowed the potion, its vitality rapidly diminished.
Subsequently, the magic circle on the ground emitted a dazzling light. In Soren’s line of sight, the soul of a giant dragon materialized and then entered the soul container.
The power of death converges.
The blue dragon’s body decayed at a visible rate, morphing rapidly into a half-skeletal dragon. Flesh and blood dissipated with the magic, and this aged blue dragon successfully transformed into a dragon lich, a flicker of soul fire appearing in its huge eye sockets.
“It seems they have become quite skilled at transforming dragon liches.”
Soren silently observed everything, concurrently calculating the intensity of the final waves of the Undead Plague’s impact based on what he saw.
The current outbreak of the Undead Plague was merely a prelude.
So far, only low-level undead and the refugees who starved to death during the Saint’s Cataclysm have been resurrected, mostly transforming into skeleton warriors and ghouls. However, the God of Death – Naraku’s objective is not limited to these; as the first wave of the Undead Plague concludes, more powerful undead will gradually emerge, with dragon liches being the most critical piece.
At present!
Members of the Dragon Witch Sect are dispersed throughout the Material Plane, using either coercion or forced transformation to control giant dragons and turn them into dragon liches.
Naraku’s death deity servants assist these individuals.
Dragon liches are not solely created from pureblood dragons. According to Soren’s past memories, the God of Death – Naraku taught the Dragon Witch Sect other methods, enabling even mixed-blood variant dragons such as age-advanced wyverns, bipedal dragons, and hybrid white dragons to be transformed into dragon liches.
Currently, members of the Dragon Witch Sect are mainly distributed in the eastern and northern regions.
Evil blue dragons reside in the eastern desert, while numerous bipedal dragons and white dragons are in the cold northern areas. Naraku’s church controls a number of necromancers, using initial undead to draw attention, and have already begun quietly preparing to resurrect the giant dragons.
“The Dragon War should be starting soon.”
Soren’s gaze lingered on the aging blue dragon as it completely transformed into a dragon lich. He had no intention of intervening, for this action was not aimed at a single dragon lich.
He was here to search for the Lich God!
The Dragon War will erupt in the latter stages of the Undead Plague, primarily concerning the Dragon Witch Sect, as many pureblood dragons, especially those of the good faction, cannot tolerate the resurrection of dragon liches, blaspheming against the eternal rest of the giant dragons.
Thus, even dragons from other worlds’ Dragon Islands have joined the fight.
However, the main force in this battle remains the good faction’s golden and silver dragons, most of whom reside near the Elf Kingdom.
This battle ultimately attracted legendary dragons.
Among the three legendary dragon types is the strength dragon, which confronted the God of Death – Naraku head-on and escaped merely wounded, having not perished.
Soren waited quietly.
According to the intelligence he searched, the Lich God recently encountered the ‘God of Death and the Goddess of Magic’ who destroyed his physical body once. Although he recreated a body to be revived, his power would certainly be affected.
Intelligence collected in Modo City reveals that his core believers have appeared here.
And this camp before him is a gathering place for the Dragon Witch Sect, formerly a large dungeon where many perished, with a chance of encountering the Lich God.
Soren assesses that there is a 30% chance the opponent will appear here.
This camp currently hosts about three dragon liches, a legendary death priest, two legendary Dragon Witch Sect wizards, and over a hundred Dragon Witch Sect members. The strongest is the recently transformed blue dragon lich; the other two are dragon liches transformed from aged variant dragons.
“Eh?”
Just as Soren was secretly observing everything, a sudden movement caught his attention.
Then, within Soren’s perception, a beautiful mature woman with silver hair appeared outside the camp. She stealthily approached, seemingly planning to probe the situation of this dragon lich camp.
“Is this her?”
Soren seemed to recall something, and a smirk of amusement appeared at the corner of his mouth. He did not expect to encounter an acquaintance from his past life here, especially someone who had chased him for quite some time. The incident had occurred after Soren emerged from the Underdark; needing some money, he had stolen valuable items from her lair.
The silver-haired mature woman used magic to conceal her presence and quietly circled around the guarding bear goblins.
She was unaware that Soren was observing her from the shadows. She cautiously approached, as her current form was unsuitable for combat and would not allow her to exert her full power.
“This evil aura!”
The mature, alluring woman observed the camp and seemed to sense something, muttering, “It really is a dragon lich!”
“These evil beings are actually creating dragon liches!”
“This cannot stand.”
“This matter must be reported to others!”
A faint mist swirled around.
The silver-haired woman quickly disappeared from sight, gradually retreating outside the camp.
However,
at that moment, a chilling voice suddenly sounded, “Since you’re here, don’t be in such a hurry to leave, right?”
“What do you think I saw?”
“A sneaky little silver dragon! How dare it secretly sneak into our territory!”
An ominous aura.
A figure gripping a bone staff appeared, gazing at the woman before him with a mocking expression, and playfully said, “Looks like we have another addition to our materials.”
This is the camp of the Dragon Witch Sect.
A large-scale battle with a challenge level around 25, where thousands of adventurers have perished.
… (To be continued ~^~)
