Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch - Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Enemy attack
[Night retreats, dawn arrives]

Night quickly fell, and the undead army gradually returned. The original forty Monarch level undead had increased to over fifty, accompanied by a hundred thousand undead troops.

As Alex had expected, there wasn’t much of value among the spoils. The stored, rotting food was useless to anyone.

But it didn’t matter. The experience points, the Invisibility skill, and the Kingdom’s Tear made the trip worthwhile.

While Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui were still downstairs having dinner, Alex had already gone upstairs to rest.

After a bath, Alex slipped naked into bed.

Downstairs, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui continued their banter at the dinner table, while the alchemy warlocks outside the hall worked noisily to turn the retrieved Monarch corpses into pills.

[Night retreats, dawn arrives]

Having gone to bed early, Alex woke up early. She got dressed quickly, putting on her bra and panties, then her top and short skirt, followed by her favorite white over-the-knee socks and a pair of local noble-style leather boots.

After tying her hair and washing up, Alex jumped out of the window, landing gracefully on the ground.

Taking the stairs was too much trouble; this was much faster.

After summoning her troops, Alex began organizing the loading of undead onto the Silverscale Leviathan, which would then travel through the Portal of Transit to Gemini City to aid Arthas.

It’s worth mentioning that after becoming a city, the Portal of Transit’s functionality had greatly improved. It could now project above buildings, like futuristic technology.

This reminded Alex of the sci-fi movies she had seen in her previous life.

This was why the massive Silverscale Leviathan could pass through the Portal of Transit, and the zombie titan was no exception.

“Oh, right, I almost forgot.”

Alex remembered noticing something strange in the ant cave yesterday: the Reaper Guard seemed to have leveled up.

She had intended to ask about it upon returning but had forgotten due to the Ant King Evolution Energy.

Reaper Guards were summoned by Alex herself, and it was unusual for them to level up without their race king being present.

“Could it be due to the Reaper Guard’s unique nature?”

But this was a good thing. Perhaps this lv8 Monarch Reaper Guard would be the first to advance to King level.

Previously, the lv8 Monarch Reaper Guard was the strongest in Alex’s ranks. Now, with Alex herself at lv8, she believed it wouldn’t be long before she reached King level.

Once she conquered the dwarf kingdom and the Orc Empire, Alex was confident she would reach King level.

With a thought, the lv8 Reaper Guard appeared before her.

“Esteemed Queen, at your service.”

“Why can you, who were summoned by me, continue to level up? Your race king hasn’t even appeared yet.”

Alex didn’t expect the Reaper Guard to know, but she asked anyway.

Surprisingly, it did know something.

“Reaper Guards have no king. Our only king is you, the Undead Queen.”

!!!

Wait, Alex thought she understood.

“So, I am your race king?”

“Yes, Esteemed Queen.”

If that was the case, it made sense. The Reaper Guard had no king and only followed Alex. Being summoned by Alex, they could naturally level up.

Moreover, if their king died or disappeared, the Reaper Guard would vanish until the next king appeared to reawaken them.

The previous undead lord was a good example. The Reaper Guard had reformed after dispersing, so they had no memory of the previous king.

To them, Alex was their first and eternal king.

“I see.”

Alex waved her hand, dismissing the Reaper Guard, now understanding her earlier confusion.

The Reaper Guard’s words also reminded Alex that not all undead races had kings. Some undead races were kingless.

The first that came to mind was the zombie titan. Titans, symbols of light and divinity, became undead after death, retaining some of their former abilities. They weren’t originally undead, so it made sense they had no king.

As for bone dragons, though they were dragons in life, their undead form was entirely different from zombie titans. They had completely shed their former abilities, making them true undead. Bone dragons were more like skeletal beasts than dragons.

At least, that’s how Alex analyzed it for now.

She wasn’t sure about other races. After all, even an undead being with only one member in the entire race, like the Death Spirit, could be summoned, so there might be other unique race kings out there.

The undead Barracks hadn’t reached its maximum level yet, so there could still be new troops to unlock.

“Miss Alex, who are we going after today?” Xiao Hui approached, just in time to see Alex dismiss the Reaper Guard.

“No rush. I’ve already sent the undead to clear out the small races to the north. They have a Return Stone with them. Once they reach a suitable location, they’ll notify us.”

The Return Stone was meant to be placed at the destination, not for the undead to return. This way, Alex could teleport directly to the location and build an undead fortress.

“Got it. So, it’s free action time?” Xiao Hui, relieved there was no immediate task, ran towards the dining room, calling out to Xiao Mu.

“Xiao Mu! Let’s go to Gemini City after breakfast!”

After breakfast, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui headed to the Orc Empire.

Gemini City felt like home to them, more so than watching dwarves fight in the dwarf kingdom. Killing orcs was less of a psychological burden.

To Xiao Hui, dwarves were almost human, while orcs were just beasts.

Two Silverscale Leviathans floated above Gemini City, standing still. Inside the city, Arthas and the other five race kings had gathered.

There were no more orc camps nearby. The camps at the intersection of Emerald Hills and White Rock Mountains to the north of Gemini City had been cleared.

To continue attacking the Orc Empire, they would have to move south.

When Xiao Hui and Xiao Mu found Arthas, they saw it interrogating an orc priest, who was barely alive. The Death Spirit then possessed the priest, taking control of its body.

Moments later, the orc priest raised its head, its green eyes now black, surrounded by eerie black mist.

“The orc chieftain will return in three days. The Orc Empire is undergoing a major change, and all camps will migrate to Bloodrock City to merge!”

The Death Spirit, controlling the orc priest, spoke in a raspy, indistinct voice.

After extracting all the information, the black mist around the orc priest surged, and the Death Spirit exited its body. It couldn’t stay possessed for long, as it consumed Mana Points.

Arthas turned to Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui.

“You’re just in time. Please relay the Orc Empire’s intelligence to the Queen.”

Arthas knew they had special communication methods, faster than the Death Spirit possessing an undead to meet Alex.

The siblings had heard the information and immediately sent it to Alex.

The reason for the Orc Empire’s change in governance and merger was still unknown. The orc priest was merely an apostle sent by the royal city to deliver orders and had limited information.

“Wait, if the chieftains are returning to their camps in three days to migrate, it means their mission is complete. We might have been discovered,” Xiao Mu said suddenly. The Orc Empire had gathered all the chieftains, and they would notice the dead orc chieftains, determining the enemy’s location.

“Why couldn’t it be other orc camps killing each other?” Xiao Hui asked, puzzled. They were the first to encounter the orcs and had some understanding of their habits and system.

“If other camps had killed the chieftains, they would have claimed it as an honor, so they wouldn’t hide any information unless the camp had been destroyed by an external force,” Xiao Mu explained. Defeating other camps was a glory for the orcs, and the royal family would reward them.

“You’re right,” Arthas agreed. They needed to be more vigilant.

Boom!

A loud noise interrupted them, and everyone looked up.

Several boulders, like meteors, were crashing towards Gemini City, hitting the transparent shield and creating ripples.

“Enemy attack!”

The Silverscale Leviathans in the sky began to move, their scales flapping, six giant tentacles extending from their sides, glowing with eerie purple light.

The massive zeppelin-like bodies started moving towards the city outskirts.

The siblings and the five race kings flew to the city wall, witnessing the scene outside.

A massive square portal glowed green, with orcs pouring out, attacking Gemini City.

Next to the portal stood four burly orcs, each dressed differently and carrying various weapons. They were clearly the chieftains of four camps.