CHAPTER 110: NECROMANCER

The Magic Banana is similar to an ordinary banana but is slightly larger, with magical energy swirling inside. Just by getting closer, one can feel the surging mana.

Consuming this Magic Banana directly offers considerable benefits to humans, and eating it over time provides significant aid in cultivation.

Amelia softly said, "In the outside world, Magic Bananas can only be successfully grown in very few places, requiring extremely high environmental conditions. I never expected there to be so many here in Sky Island."

Ahead, besides the Magic Bananas, there were also many Red-Eyed Demon Apes.

These Red-Eyed Demon Apes stood under the Magic Banana trees, their crimson eyes watching this way. They didn’t come out to fight because they were left behind to protect these Magic Bananas.

Carlotta didn’t waste any words and charged forward.

Amelia quickly followed behind.

The Red-Eyed Demon Apes left behind were generally stronger than the previous ones, but not by much, and there were no Listeners among them. In front of Carlotta, they couldn’t cause any trouble.

In no time, all the Red-Eyed Demon Apes were dealing with, their bright red blood staining the ground.

Then Amelia began to act, storing a large number of Magic Bananas into the Ten-Heart Pearl. These Magic Bananas could serve as snacks for her and Carlotta for a long time.

By the time Amelia had collected all the Magic Bananas from the trees, Mia was dumbfounded. She could tell Amelia had a spatial tool, but she never expected it to be so vast. So many Magic Bananas could fill several rooms, yet they all fit inside!

Since Mia was already controlled by the Soldier Roster, Amelia didn’t need to hide anything from her.

After collecting the Magic Bananas, Carlotta and Amelia continued to explore various places, encountering many more monsters along the way.

Most of the monsters they could handle, and even Listeners weren’t beyond their capabilities, but sometimes they encountered opponents they couldn’t resist at all.

"Roar!"

In the air ahead, a giant bear with purple fur floating, surrounded by lightning, roared at the moon. Its terrifying aura spread out, making all the monsters in a large area afraid to approach.

When Carlotta and the others accidentally arrived and saw the bear, they turned around and left cautiously, fearing to draw its attention.

This was the Thunder Bear, with an aura so terrifying it surpassed that of Listeners, reaching the level of Resonators.

Resonators, whose mana can permeate every cell, achieve a state of magical transformation, can unleash extremely fearsome combat power. Flight is just an additional ability for beings of this level.

Carlotta and the others quickly distanced themselves without attracting the Thunder Bear’s attention, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

After silently highlighting this location, they began to explore in other directions.

Unconsciously, it was already early morning.

When they arrived at the mouth of a valley, Carlotta excused herself to rest, sitting on a large rock, and silently called up the information panel to take a look.

[ 1: There is a treasure trove on Sky Island. Once, an adventurer gathered treasures for a long time and stored them there, but accidentally died outside. Due to various accidents, the treasures in the trove have not been retrieved to this day. It’s a great place for a good harvest (a map).]

The first piece of information made Carlotta’s eyes light up.

The treasure trove that Ves mentioned was actually real, which made Carlotta look forward to it, and she took out the map to look at it.

She quickly determined her current location, and the treasure trove was a bit of a distance from where she was, but heading towards it wasn’t a problem.

’There should be quite a few similar treasure troves, right?’

Carlotta thought to herself.

Not everyone possesses a spatial tool. Those without one, after obtaining too many things on Sky Island, can’t carry them all and have to find a place they deem safe to hide them, planning to retrieve them at the last moment.

Sky Island gives a warning when it’s about to "eject" people, letting them know it’s time to go back and collect their harvests.

But accidents always happen, and some people don’t get to retrieve their things in time.

[ 2: The Thunder Bear is very angry because someone has stolen its Thunder Spirit Fruit within its territory. From now on, anyone who dares to enter its territory will be smashed to death. However, the Thunder Bear has vision problems; if someone remains still, it might mistake them for a rock or a tree.]

Carlotta was taken aback. She had only glanced at the Thunder Bear from afar, yet she got information about it?

Reading the content, Carlotta couldn’t help but show a subtle expression.

The Thunder Bear is fierce, unstoppable, but... does it have vision problems?

If she could exploit this weakness, wouldn’t she have a chance to snatch the Thunder Spirit Fruit?

She had never heard of the Thunder Spirit Fruit before, but it must be valuable, considering it’s something a Resonator-level Thunder Bear cares about.

However, after some thought, Carlotta dismissed the idea.

It’s too dangerous. One wrong move, and neither she nor Amelia would be a match for the Thunder Bear. Even bringing out the Moonlight wouldn’t help; it can’t deal with Resonator-level opponents.

Carlotta continued to the next piece of information.

[ 3: Although not rare, Tri-Colored Fish are not common on Sky Island. A fish pond is home to many Tri-Colored Fish (a map).]

Carlotta’s eyes lit up again. She was very interested in Tri-Colored Fish. Not only do they taste exquisite, but they also aid in cultivation. Who wouldn’t like that?

She looked at the map and compared it with the one leading to the treasure trove, smiling with satisfaction. The routes didn’t conflict; she could stop by the Tri-Colored Fish pond on the way to the treasure trove.

[ 4: Amelia feels that Carlotta has been somewhat different lately. She can’t pinpoint what’s different, but she doesn’t dislike it.]

Carlotta’s spirits lifted, and she sneakily lifted at Amelia.

Recently, she and Amelia had quite a bit of physical contact, like holding hands and hugging. The difference Amelia felt must be related to these.

Seeing Carlotta’s gaze, Amelia looked over, "What’s up?"

Carlotta shook her head, "Nothing. I’ve rested enough. Let’s move."

As she spoke, her eyes scanned the last piece of information.

[ 5: Sky Island is divided into outer and inner regions. Explorers of Resonator level and above can only stay in the more dangerous inner region and cannot reach the outer region. However, explorers in the outer region can volunteer to enter the inner region to compete if they wish.]

The fifth piece of information made Carlotta ponder. It turned out that Sky Island was divided into internal and external areas. In the external area, one wouldn’t encounter Resonators... or rather, one wouldn’t encounter Resonators among the explorers. As for magical creatures, that was another story.

Not long ago, she had seen a Thunder Bear of Resonator level. It was clear that magical creatures were not bound by such rules.

’Does the internal area hold even more astonishing rewards? What a pity...’

Carlotta felt a bit regretful.

Even though she was always confident, she knew that at her current stage, the internal area was out of her reach. She was only an eighth-tier apprentice, and there was no way she could compete with Resonators.

For now, it was better to focus on exploring the external area.

The three of them passed through the canyon. Halfway through, they stopped because there were campfires and tents ahead, with many people resting there.

Mia also detected the activity there using her Wave Magic and whispered, "There are twelve people."

"Can you determine their tiers?" Carlotta asked.

Mia shook her head, "I can’t."

"Let’s go take a look."

Carlotta still walked over. Knowing that she wouldn’t encounter Resonator-level explorers, she felt much more at ease when facing other explorers.

This valley was the only passage through this area. If they didn’t take this valley, they would have to detour over the mountains on either side, which was too far, and there would be more magical creatures in the mountains. This was indeed the only way.

As Carlotta and her companions approached, the people in the tents noticed them in advance. Several people came out of the tents, holding weapons and cautiously watching the trio’s approach.

"Stop! What do you want by approaching our camp?"

Someone asked, a tall young man holding an alchemical staff, with surging magical power around him, clearly a ninth-tier apprentice.

The others were also not low in tier, all above the sixth tier.

Carlotta glanced at them and said, "We mean no harm, we’re just passing through."

"Passing through? Then stay away from us."

The young man spoke again.

"How can I stay away? There’s only one path here."

"You can choose to go over the mountains."

"I think it’s more convenient to just pass through."

Carlotta directly pulled the Rose Cross from her necklace, looking unfriendly at the person in front of her.

This was a necessary path, and she believed these people knew it. Yet, they still told her to detour, which was very problematic.

Their tents were even pitched right in the center of the valley, not against the mountain wall. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like they were deliberately blocking the way.

"Are you looking for a fight?"

The young man narrowed his eyes, a playful smile appeared on his face.

He stood in front of the tent with a group of people, calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.

Carlotta stepped forward, "You’re the ones causing trouble, blocking our way."

Amelia and Mia quickly followed, and the distance between the two sides kept closing, the atmosphere instantly tense.

Suddenly, Carlotta felt a slight vibration on the ground and sensed the young man’s magical power surging, he was casting a spell.

The next moment...

"Poof!"

A pale hand emerged from the soil, then pressed on the ground, supporting itself as a head appeared, followed by the entire body, standing there unsteadily.

It was the body of a man, with deep, bone-exposing wounds, the blood already dried. No matter how you looked at it, it was a corpse. Yet, it stood there, its white eyes staring ahead.

On the ground around, similar corpses crawled out one after another.

Besides human corpses, there were also magical creature corpses, emerging one after another, quickly surrounding Carlotta and her companions.

This scene made Mia’s face pale, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

Carlotta and Amelia’s expressions also changed slightly.

"Necromancy? Are you from the Meyer Adventure Group?"

Carlotta couldn’t help but ask.

She had previously learned about the information of many famous adventure groups around Pine Town from the intelligence, those were groups with Listeners. She knew the composition and strength of these groups.

Necromancy, she had only seen in the intelligence about the Meyer Adventure Group. This was a group led by a man named Victor Meyer, who himself practiced Necromancy. Besides him, there was also a nephew of Victor’s, Jay Meyer, who practiced Necromancy.

The young man was indeed Jay Meyer. He smiled and said, "It seems our reputation is not low. Since you know our background, leave something behind."

As he spoke, his magical power surged again, and the surrounding corpses roared, charging fiercely towards Carlotta and her companions.

It was a terrifying scene because they were all corpses, yet they were approaching, making Mia’s face lose all color.

Carlotta was not afraid of these corpses, nor was she worried about Jay’s threats. What she was worried about was Victor’s presence!

At this moment, she quickly glanced at the intelligence about the major adventure groups, taking another look at the information about the Meyer Adventure Group, and became thoughtful.

The Meyer Adventure Group had three Listeners: one was the leader, Victor Meyer, a peak Listener.

There were also two Deputy leaders, one a middle tier Listener, and the other an early tier Listener.

Such a lineup was definitely not something they could handle. However... were those three Listeners here?

At this moment, besides Jay and a few others, there were still some people in the tents who hadn’t come out. Who could they be?

"Be careful, they might have Listeners."

Carlotta whispered a reminder.

Amelia nodded.

At this moment, the surrounding corpses had already reached them. Carlotta quickly took action, her figure flashing past, and two charging corpses were cut in half and fell to the ground.

However, even after being cut in half, the corpses still moved. Even with only the upper body, they crawled back to continue attacking Carlotta.

This was undoubtedly an extremely horrifying scene. Many people would be scared to death just by seeing this, let alone fight.

Carlotta also felt a chill in her heart, but she showed no fear on her face. She continued to charge towards Jay, holding back a bit, not using her full strength, quietly preparing.

Amelia was also holding back, using her Memory Magic to create a hammer and swinging it to knock away the approaching corpses.

Mia, however, dared not hold back. She fully unleashed her Wave Magic, constantly vibrating the surroundings, causing the corpses to shatter one after another.