'Even without those sealed abilities, she is far more powerful than any other first-tier necromancers or mages. I also feel something weird about her title.' He pondered for a moment and soon concluded.
'She had already used Life Suction, Soul Control, and Death Evasion spells. If I play my cards safely, I can kill Neil and escape.'
As for those two divine spells, I don't have to worry about those.' Abium thought for a moment before blinking and reappearing behind Neil. Due to the sudden death of the brown-haired necromancer, the 'death's guard' spell had lost its effect, and only a thin layer of the dark shield protected Neil.
While Neil was in a trance, Abium's short sword directly tore through the 'death's guard' spell and pierced through his chest. But Abium didn't stop there as he quietly placed the cursed pendant on his back and captured his soul.
Following that, he took a step back and blinked once again. A second later, his figure reappeared 200 meters away from the Ghoul Lady and looked at her warily.
'Azolla, what should I do with Neil's soul?' Abium asked with a pale face. He had already used most of his mana and felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
'You already used most of your mana, so run.'
'Got it.' Abium didn't hesitate and started running towards the direction where the Royal Captial was located.
While running, he looked behind and asked.
'What about that Ghoul Queen? Will it chase after me?'
'Yes. If not, Ghoul Queen will be forced out of the plane within the next few hours. If you hadn't captured his soul earlier, she would have used Neil's soul to form a master-servant contract and stayed in this plane for a long time. But now, she has no choice but to chase after you. Otherwise, Will of Easica Plane will destroy her soul once the time limit ends.' Azolla said calmly.
'You planned this?' Abium couldn't help but get surprised.
Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong and asked with a frown.
'But why isn't she chasing after me?'
'I also have no idea. Anyway, you should use this opportunity and escape. Whether she survives or dies has nothing to do with you, right?' Upon hearing Azolla's words, Abium nodded his head and agreed.
At that moment, Ghoul Queen turned her bloody face towards the direction where Abium was running and began to chant with a wicked smile.
But soon, she stiffened up as she sensed a dense, chaotic aura suddenly appearing around her ghostly body and restricting her movements.
She slowly turned her pale wrinkleless bloody face towards her back and took a few steps while trembling.
"This is getting more interesting. I didn't expect that a mere first-tier necromancer would be able to summon a hybrid Ghoul Queen." A calm male voice echoed as the surrounding withered trees lit up in a dark red fire.
Soon, a 6.4 feet tall, muscular guy with short auburn hair walked out of the woods and showed his appearance to Ghoul Queen. He had hooded brown eyes, triangular eyebrows, and bronze, and he wore leather boots, a regular linen shirt, and pants.
Next to him was a short deep blue-haired girl, around 20 years old. She wore black leather armor and had black eyes, low-arched thick eyebrows, a high-nose bridge, and olive skin.
Meanwhile, the Ghoul Queen identified the aura that appeared around Ulzez's body and instantly got terrified. Without even waiting for a second, she knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.
"Spare me, Abyssal lord!"
Upon hearing Ghoul Queen's begging tone, Aliza was perplexed!
At that moment, she understood that this high and mighty Ghoul Queen was frightened by Ulzez and became more curious about his origin.
Meanwhile, a low chuckle came out from Ulzez as he heard those words and soon said with a smile.
"It's been a while since someone called me that title." He paused for a moment and continued while pointing his finger at Aliza.
"If you become her contracted pet, I will spare your life."
Ghoul Queen got startled as she heard those words and began to hesitate.
It was not that she was unwilling to sign a contract; it was because she saw the aura of death looming over Aliza's head.
"Her death is already nearing, My Lord. She will die within twenty years, and her soul might return to eternal sleep!"
"Have you already managed to grasp the power of Death law power at level one? Impressive. But you don't have to worry about the aura of death on her soul. I have already found a clue to save her from her miserable fate." Ulzez said with a mysterious smile and turned his gaze towards Aliza.
"She will be your future pet, Aliza. Although her soul is damaged a little, I can easily repair it." Ulzez said calmly and quickly took a pitch-black colored scroll from his spatial ring.
Meanwhile, Aliza got stunned by his words and hurriedly asked,
"Why do I need a companion now?"
"Silly girl, once I take care of that Blood Child, I won't stay in this plane. I must return to the Abyss to take care of some personal matters. But you must stay on this plane and take care of your business. I can already feel the seed of hatred in your heart, which means trouble will follow you in the future. How can you face those unknown troubles without help from others? She will be a good companion and help you in many ways." He paused for a moment and continued, patting her shoulder.
"If possible, make a good tie with that black-haired kid. His fate is constantly changing, and the possibility of altering your fate lies in his hand."
Upon hearing Ulzez's words, Aliza's black eyes widened.
She understood the seriousness of the situation and nodded her head.
"Good girl. Now, both put a single drop of your blood on this scroll." Ulzez said as he opened the black scroll and presented it to both.
Meanwhile, Aliza and Ghoul Queen didn't say a word, and each dropped their blood into the scroll.
The next instant, the surroundings turned dark reddish and gave off an evil aura. Aliza and even the Ghost Queen were scared by the sudden change in the surrounding aura and looked around anxiously.
Meanwhile, Ulzez tossed the black scroll into the air and began to mutter a few words in an ancient abyssal language,
"I now summon the will of the Abyss in the name of Abyssal lord to be the arbitrator of the contracted pet agreement.
Rule number 1: …
Rule number 2: …
…."
As Ulzez began talking, the black scroll started to hover in the air and began to emit dark red light everywhere. For an hour, he continued to mutter in the ancient Abyssal language and finally ended his speech.
The next moment, the dense evil aura disappeared from the surroundings and returned to normal. At the same time, Aliza felt a strong connection that appeared in the depth of her soul and got startled.
After a small probe, she realized she could control the Ghoul Queen's soul with a simple thought and got baffled.
'It's more powerful than my soul-slaving spell. Even If I were transported to a faraway place, I could feel this Ghoul's presence.' She muttered inwardly and asked the Ghoul Queen with a soft smile.
"What's your name, miss?"
Although Aliza asked casually, Ghoul Queen felt those words like a divine order from the god.
"My name is Mira, Master." She replied hurriedly.
Nodding her head, Aliza began asking more questions about Ghoul Queen and gathering information about the Underworld.
On the other hand, Ulzez turned his head toward where Abium had gone earlier and frowned.
"That lad sure is full of surprises."
Without wasting time, he made a small crack in the space, took a red gem-embedded ring from the void, and gave it to Aliza.
"Aliza, you can use this ring to hide her from others. It's called Dimensional Ring and can store living organisms inside. Although the space inside this ring is only a kilometer radius, it would be more than enough for her to stay."
Aliza's face froze for a moment and soon turned into disbelief.
'I once read that even a Master-level Rune mage would find it hard to create a ring with 500 cubic meters of space! But this ring's space surpassed that one!'
'He must be a powerful Pseudo legendary mage.' She thought.
Without minding her disbelief gaze, Ulzez quietly turned around and started walking towards the royal capital.
Meanwhile, Aliza recovered from the shock and soon imprinted the ring with her spiritual power. After that, she let her consciousness enter the Dimensional Ring and soon noticed a sizeable palace floating inside the void.
'A palace? It is a legendary treasure!' She exclaimed in shock and soon transported Mira into the crimson palace with a simple thought. Then, she let out a heavy sigh and followed after Ulzez with hurried footsteps.