Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Gargoyle
Alex strolled through the castle under the moonlight, and soon it was midnight.

She immediately went to the Barracks to choose summoning.

However, she didn’t hold much hope for summoning a creature as powerful as Arthur, because a level two Barracks could only summon skeletons, specters, zombies, and death knights. The chance of summoning other high-level troops was extremely low—lower than winning a lottery jackpot.

Alex didn’t believe her luck would be that good, but there was one advantage: the ten native troops she summoned could be upgraded, which was the main difference from the troops she summoned herself.

[Undead Crystal fully charged, summon now?]

Alex pinched her breast, hoping this gesture would bring her luck, and then she pressed the summon button.

Instantly, the Undead Crystal emitted a ghostly green light, illuminating the entire room. As the light gradually faded, ten blurry figures appeared.

“No way, another golden legend!”

Alex noticed that one of the figures was larger than the others, about ten feet tall, but that wasn’t the key point—the figure had wings! It was clearly a high-level troop.

Alex was thrilled. As the figure became clearer, she could finally see what it was.

It had a wide mouth, a bald head, and two pointed ears—clearly not a human head—but it had a humanoid body with strong limbs, long sharp claws on its hands and feet, resembling a beast. It also had a long tail.

Most of its body was gray, composed of stone and metal, with two wings spread out behind it, similar to those of a bat.

Upon seeing Alex, it immediately prostrated itself on the ground, lowering its head in submission to her.

As for the remaining nine undead, they weren’t so lucky—all were ordinary undead creatures, perhaps because Alex had only pinched her breast once.

The nine undead were all ordinary undead from level one and two Barracks: two skeletons, three specters, three zombies, and one death knight.

Since summoning the gargoyle, Alex’s aerial strength had increased once again. Alex had realized that all the powerful troops could fly, so she wondered when she herself would be able to fly.

Alex first checked the attributes of her new troops.

[Gargoyle]

[Race: undead race]

[Loyalty: 100% (Never Betray)]

[Life Tier: Standard level]

[Level: lv1 (can be upgraded by killing enemies)]

[Health Points: Undead trait, immortal as long as the soul fire burns]

[Mana Points: 0]

[Strength: 8]

[Stamina: ∞]

[Agility: 7]

[Growth Limit: King level]

[Unique Passive: Magic Immunity (depends on the magic level and its own level)]

Seeing the gargoyle’s attributes, Alex was very pleased.

The gargoyle’s base attributes were significantly higher than those of other troops, and its growth limit reached King level. Moreover, it was born with a skill—magic immunity.

It was practically a magic terminator. Although Alex knew that very strong magic could still kill the gargoyle, at this novice stage, there was almost no magic that could harm it.

Although the gargoyle was a high-level troop, it lacked intelligence.

Well, not exactly—it had some intelligence, just not much. Here, Alex generally considered creatures that couldn’t speak as lacking intelligence.

Now, Alex’s air force included Arthur, the gargoyle (although there was only one), specters, and phantoms, which could be considered her highest combat power at the moment.

Her ground forces consisted of death knights, skeletons, and zombies. Although not very strong, they had strength in numbers.

“Go hunting, all of you. You, focus on leveling up!” Alex instructed the surrounding undead, assigning the gargoyle the main task of leveling up.

Being able to fly was a significant advantage, and with such strong attributes, it would be a waste not to utilize the long night.

“Alright, finally time to sleep!”

Alex was already looking forward to tomorrow’s gains. With double drops at night, plus the 1.5x experience boost from the Bone Throne, she could earn triple the experience overnight.

After her bath, Alex went to bed feeling refreshed.

The night passed, and light dispelled the darkness over the continent of Eldoria, though the sun was obscured by clouds, making even the daytime seem dim and gloomy.

A thick fog enveloped the distance, with only the snowy mountains faintly visible. Beyond the castle’s domain, the view was quickly swallowed up by the mist.

[Night retreats, dawn arrives.]

It was Alex’s third day in the land of Eldoria.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Alex threw off the covers and got out of bed.

Standing naked, Alex began searching for clothes in her wardrobe. Now that she had become a girl, she couldn’t be as casual as before.

She chose a pair of pink strawberry bear panties and a black sports bra—why wear a matching set? Nobody does that.

For her outfit, Alex selected a white pleated skirt and wore a white semi-transparent blouse over her sports bra, revealing it underneath. She paired these with white over-the-knee socks and white sneakers.

With her long white hair, Alex looked like a white elf. After getting dressed, she realized how enjoyable the process was, and the fact that she didn’t have to wash clothes every day was incredibly convenient.

After freshening up, Alex appeared in the castle courtyard, full of energy.

“Let’s check my attributes.”

[Lord: Alex]

[Strength: lv7 Standard level (can be upgraded by personal and troops’ kills)]

[Domain Level: lv9 Initial Castle]

[Troops: undead race]

[Equipment: Grim Reaper’s Scythe]

[Health Points: 180]

[Mana Points: 60]

[Strength: 35]

[Stamina: 34]

[Agility: 35]

“Not bad, my Mana Points increased by ten, now I can cast an extra skill!”

Overnight, the Blackwater Altar had accumulated more of the dark water, forming a small pool in the middle.

It was definitely enough for summoning undead, though the process might be slower. However, that was fine as the undead summoned would be enhanced by the Blackwater Altar.

After a morning’s effort, Alex had enhanced all the previously summoned, unenhanced undead, and all the bodies had been summoned.

“Another major project completed!”

Alex successfully summoned 90 undead ranging from levels 1 to 3, including four different types.

The summoning was based on the level of the Barracks. Even though she managed to summon a gargoyle through the Barracks by chance, using Undead Summoning Magic wouldn’t summon a gargoyle unless the Barracks level had unlocked it.

Alex then proceeded to disassemble all these resources.

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 30 wild boar carcasses, obtaining 1200 units of food, 120 wild boar tusks, 60 wild boar hides, and 45 magic crystals (double).]

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 40 wild rabbit carcasses, obtaining 800 units of food, 80 rabbit hides, and 65 magic crystals (double).]

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 20 antelope carcasses, obtaining 800 units of food, 40 antelope hides, and 30 magic crystals (double).]

In total, that’s 2800 units of food and 155 magic crystals. The rest are miscellaneous items with no significant value.

Since these basic wild creatures were essentially easy prey and none were above level 5, Alex didn’t obtain any Essence Shards.

Now, her hopes were pinned on Arthur.