A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1864: 517 The Path to Degradation and the Fateful Encounter

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Camela's words had no sooner fallen.

Lorraine's expression immediately became serious:

"You're talking about the 'Fallen Road'?"

Camela nodded:

"Some people call that path the 'Stairway to Admiration', but in my opinion, they're one and the same."

"It's a matter of whether you fall or look up, depending on your perspective..."

"Of course, I admit that the path is indeed a bit steep, most sections are steps that are nearly 90 degrees."

Unable to resist, Lorraine quipped:

"Everyone knows about that road."

"Everyone also knows that the tombs between those giant steps might be harboring the past Lords of the Nine Hells."

"But the issue is, aside from the past Lords of the Nine Hells, no other powerful beings from any corner of the Multiverse who set foot on that road has ever returned alive!"

"Even the Calamity Mage was so powerful, yet even she did not dare to easily challenge the Fallen Road!"

Camela shook her head:

"That's an exaggeration."

"If the Calamity Mage could beat Barthor and Death to pieces, what problem would she have with a mere path?"

"She just wasn't interested, that's all."

Lorraine spread his hands:

"Even so, it doesn't mean that the path poses no risk to us."

"I'll say it again, except for the Lord of the Nine Hells, no one can survive that road."

Camela said calmly:

"So, you're saying, as long as we can make it out alive, we'd automatically become the new Lord of the Nine Hells?"

Lorraine fell silent, speechless.

Matthew had heard a thing or two about the infamous Fallen Road—

He knew Lorraine's concerns were not unfounded.

In the advice given internally to spellcasters in the Alliance, several forbidden areas of the outer planes were mentioned.

Among them, the Fallen Road carried the highest level of warning!

Leave it to the legendary mages.

Even beings like the Alliance Seven Saints haven't explored it.

They would rather traverse the Bloodbath Plains or other planes swarming with demons when going to purgatory than take the rarely trodden Fallen Road, which shows just how dangerous the pitfall mentioned by Camela was.

Matthew coughed slightly, diplomatically saying:

"I, too, am quite interested in the Fallen Road."

"But I have more pressing matters at hand."

"Besides, that kind of place is something I should probably wait to tackle until after I have become legendary, right?"

Camela looked bewilderedly at Matthew:

"Haven't you become legendary yet?"

This time it was Matthew's turn to spread his hands.

The bald priest looked even more puzzled:

"Then how come you fight so well?"

Matthew smiled slightly:

"Should I take that as a compliment?"

He then recounted his experiences on the planet Storluk and the matter with Rheager.

"So, I am currently facing a dual pressure from both the space undead and the Demoness of Desire."

"In this situation, I feel that continuing to be passive will only lead to a dead end; it's better to take the initiative for once."

"I also want to take this opportunity to rescue my friend from the hands of the Demoness of Desire..."

Matthew quickly outlined his thoughts to his companions.

Upon hearing this, Lorraine pondered:

"Stealing or snatching a soul from the hands of the Demoness of Desire is no simple feat."

Matthew said firmly:

"If it were simple, I wouldn't have come to you guys; I could handle it myself."

Camela said straightforwardly:

"You'll need at least three legendary thieves."

Matthew asked in surprise:

"Why three?"

Camela answered:

"Because a legendary thief's stealing skills are greatly influenced by the fluctuations of luck on the day, if you only bring one or two thieves, it's very likely you'll encounter a completely unsuccessful attempt, and you'd waste a good opportunity."

"Generally speaking, three is safer—if all three legendary thieves are affected, there's a high probability they've been hit by a curse, which is not difficult to deal with."

Lorraine immediately gave a thumbs up:

"Professional."

Camela said calmly:

"I can introduce you to a Beastman Thief; he's one of the few friends I can make on Feilai Island."

Matthew nodded:

"I'll handle the other two myself."

Richard was definitely going.

As for the other...

Sener?

"I wonder if he survived Galan's pursuit, I hope he's... well."

Matthew thought somewhat unsympathetically.

If that old fox was alive, dealing with him could easily lead to a Backstab;

It was only in death and resurrection in Lost Paradise that Matthew would feel more at ease to cooperate.

After all,

In a sense, those resurrected in Lost Paradise were effectively Matthew's servants.

They would be entirely subject to Matthew.

How they fared would depend entirely on Matthew's mood.

Although Matthew seldom mentioned this point, all beings revived in Lost Paradise were acutely aware of it.

The group then discussed some details about the trip to purgatory.

After laying out a preliminary plan,

The spirits of everyone finally relaxed.

They talked more about the various things they had encountered recently.

During the casual conversation,

Camela unreservedly stretched out her hand towards Matthew:

"May I feel your Lost Paradise?"

Matthew pinched his nose.

After all, these days everyone knew Lost Paradise was in his hands; there was no point in hiding it any longer.

He simply showed the part of Lost Paradise anchored in the material world.

Lorraine and Camela both moved forward to explore.

Even Claire's eyes were filled with curiosity.

However, after looking around the gates of Lost Paradise for a long time, they couldn't make heads or tails of it.