Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch - Chapter 287

Chapter 287: The mysterious man’s plea for help
[Congratulations on successfully fusing four types of the same race’s Tear, upgrading to Kingdom’s Tear, and obtaining an Auxiliary Barrack and Dragon Quintessence.]

As night fell, Drake, who had been busy all day, needed rest and returned to his city alone.

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends.]

Back in the city, Drake immediately absorbed the Dragon Quintessence. His body trembled, and soon his level reached lv5, matching the Xiao siblings. He then checked the Auxiliary Barrack. As for the Kingdom’s Tear, he didn’t know its use and decided to leave it to Alex.

[Auxiliary Barrack: Dragon Lizard]

[Description: Automatically summons one Dragon Lizard daily. Current summoning level: lv2 Monarch.]

“Dragon Lizard?”

So the special change after fusion was just removing their prefixes?

Drake didn’t mind; as long as he got the reward, it was fine. He then built the Auxiliary Barrack. Alex had previously said he could handle the Auxiliary Barracks he obtained from conquered races as he saw fit, either building them himself or handing them over to her.

Drake chose to build it himself, making it the first Auxiliary Barrack he constructed here. Once the Barrack was completed, a lv2 Dragon Lizard was summoned.

Seeing the Dragon Lizard, Drake’s mouth twitched.

This Dragon Lizard wasn’t much different in size from the previous four types, except it had wings. The front claws were gone, replaced by wing tips like a bat’s wings. But its wings had feathers, and combined with its bipedal stance, it looked more like a…

“Holy shit, it’s just a chicken!”

Drake couldn’t help but curse, then checked the Dragon Lizard’s attributes. Unlike the previous four types with different attributes, this one had all four attributes, could fly, and had a domain. In terms of abilities, it completely surpassed the four different lizards, as those Monarch-level lizards didn’t have domains.

Though it was still a Monarch, Drake could accept it. Sub-dragons came in various shapes and forms, many of them bizarre.

“Sigh, if the dragons don’t hurry up and level up, the Auxiliary Barrack troops will surpass them.”

Sometimes Drake felt helpless. Alex’s leveling speed was too fast. She had just reached Lv1 King level not long ago and was already Lv2.

Back in the palace, Drake started preparing his dinner. He casually took a Rock Dragon Lizard’s corpse and divided it into several pieces.

Due to his dragon bloodline, he had developed a preference for meat. As his strength grew, he found more parts of his body could transform into dragon form. From his hands to wings and tail, it wouldn’t be long before he could perfectly switch between human and dragon forms.

“So dragons can also take human form?”

Based on his abilities, he speculated that powerful dragons might have a way to transform into human form. He just didn’t know if this was based on strength or bloodline awakening.

Drake placed a large plate of roasted Dragon Lizard meat on the table and began feasting. While eating, he reported the day’s strange events to Alex, mainly to remind her about the Kingdom’s Tear in the Warehouse. Otherwise, Drake seriously doubted Alex would notice it for days…

Meanwhile, in Undead City, Alex was having dinner with the three others when she received Drake’s message. She put down her knife and fork, listening to Drake’s account.

Alex: “Four Auxiliary Barracks fused to summon a chicken?”

Drake: “Correction, it’s a Dragon Lizard, not a Chicken. This fusion Barrack feature is new to me, so I thought I’d let you know.”

Alex: “I’ve never seen it either, but it’s not important. The important thing is getting the reward.”

Drake: “Also, the four race’s Tears fused into a Kingdom’s Tear. I already put it in the Warehouse.”

Alex: “Yeah, I noticed.”

It was indeed strange. Normally, it should only give one race’s Tear. Clearly, these four lizards belonged to the same race. Maybe they were once part of the same kingdom and later split up. Anyway, the rewards improved, so why overthink it?

Alex took out two Kingdom’s Tears from the Warehouse. If Drake hadn’t mentioned it, she might not have noticed. But as their leader, could she admit that? Of course not.

Seeing the suddenly appearing Kingdom’s Tears, everyone looked over in confusion.

“Drake got them,” Alex explained, then began absorbing them.

[Kingdom’s Tear current upgrade progress: 31/100]

It increased by 4 points, bringing her closer to upgrading to Empire’s Tear.

“How did he manage to conquer a kingdom in just a few days?” Xiao Hui was surprised by Drake’s speed.

“It’s normal. His troops are dragons, very powerful,” Xiao Mu explained. The races near them had been cleared out, so their situation was different.

“No, it’s four race’s Tears fused into one,” Alex explained to the three, who were equally astonished.

“Maybe it was originally one Kingdom’s Tear that split,” Xiao Mu analyzed, which made sense to Alex. Otherwise, it wouldn’t explain why they could fuse, and each Dragon Lizard had one.

As night fell, everyone dispersed and returned to their palaces. They had to fight enemies during the day, so these evening chats were their most relaxing moments.

At dawn, unnoticed by anyone, a black energy beam shot into the sky from the center of the Dark Forest, then quickly disappeared. The mysterious figure meditating at the center had a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and his aura weakened.

“Sigh, maybe it’s time to bring her to the Dark Forest…”

[Night retreats, dawn arrives.]

Dim light filtered into the room, and Alex groggily opened her eyes, got out of bed, and started her usual morning routine. As she bent down to put on her white thigh-high stockings, a system prompt suddenly appeared, making her pupils contract.

[Your territory is under enemy invasion!]

Alex immediately jumped out the window, grabbing her scythe mid-air and flying rapidly towards the city outskirts. An invasion of the city could only mean a King-level enemy!

“Detect invading creature information!”

[Enemy strength: lv3 King-level Troll, quantity: 1]

As Alex wondered where this Troll came from, she reached the city edge and saw the creature outside the walls. The others had also responded, and the city’s defenses were now exceptionally tight after the last King-level templar knights’ invasion.

Four gargoyles awakened and flew over the outer city; the bone piles on the walls shattered into a giant skeletal creature exuding King-level aura!

The Death Spirit clone swapped places with the main body, appearing beside Alex, along with several Reaper Guards. The siblings and Sophie arrived last.

“Wait!”

Just as the King-level undead were about to swarm, Alex stopped them. She recognized this Troll as the one that attacked her when she first entered the Dark Forest. She didn’t expect it to be King-level. The Troll stood quietly outside the city gate, not even holding its weapon, with no killing intent. Considering its position deep in the Dark Forest and its possible connection to the mysterious figure, it might be here because the mysterious figure wanted to see her.

Alex jumped off the wall. The Troll’s strength wasn’t enough to kill her instantly, especially on undead territory.

“Does the one in the Dark Forest want to see me?”

Alex asked, looking at the Troll’s towering figure.

“Yes, my leader wants to see you. Follow me,” the Troll’s rough voice replied, looking down at Alex before turning towards the Dark Forest.

“Wait a minute!”

Alex called out, and the Troll turned back, puzzled.

“I need to put on my shoes first.”

With that, Alex flew back to the city, and the Troll noticed she was wearing only socks. The Troll thought for a moment, realizing its leader also wore shoes, and quickly understood.

Back on the wall, the siblings were the first to ask.

“What happened? Isn’t it an enemy?”

“No, I need to go to the Dark Forest. You all carry on with your tasks.”

With Alex’s order, the undead began to disperse.

“Will it be dangerous?” Xiao Mu asked, worried.

“He saved me before. It should be safe. Don’t worry,” Alex reassured them, and they had no choice but to let it go. Alex then flew to her palace bedroom.

Within minutes, Alex, now wearing shoes, reappeared before the Troll.

“Let’s go.”

Alex called out, and the Troll silently led the way into the Dark Forest. Entering the outskirts, Alex felt a bit embarrassed seeing the dead trees felled by skeletons.

As she wondered why the Troll was walking so slowly, it suddenly stopped. A white magic circle appeared under its feet.

With her knowledge of high-level magic, Alex recognized it as a spatial teleportation circle. She finally understood the Troll’s strange ability to appear instantly during the attack—it involved spatial magic.

But could a Troll, seemingly clumsy and not very smart, use magic? Alex had seen the Troll Lord before and remembered his transformation ability, with no trace of magic.

The Troll looked at Alex, clearly indicating she should stand in the magic circle. Without hesitation, Alex stood beside the Troll in the teleportation array. With a flash of white light, they disappeared from the Dark Forest outskirts.

After a moment of disorientation, Alex opened her eyes to observe her surroundings. The uneven terrain, towering pines and firs, and the faint sound of flowing water.

Not far ahead, an elderly man with disheveled hair sat cross-legged on a boulder. His hair was shoulder-length, as if it hadn’t been groomed for years. When Alex saw his shoes, she was shocked.

“You’re a Lord?!!”

The white shoes bore a three-stripe logo, impossible to be from Eldoria.

Hearing Alex’s exclamation, the mysterious man slowly opened his eyes, unsurprised by her reaction, as he had anticipated it.

“Lord? I haven’t heard that title in many years,” the mysterious man spoke slowly. His voice, mismatched with his appearance, sounded like a thirty-year-old despite looking ninety.

Alex’s mind was in turmoil. This mysterious man couldn’t be from her batch of Lords. There had been another batch of Lords before they crossed over!

This was shocking.

The mysterious man didn’t rush to speak, giving Alex time to process. The Troll silently left after delivering Alex.

Alex had many questions but didn’t know where to start. After a moment, the mysterious man broke the silence.

“My name is Edgar. It’s been so long I can barely remember. I know you have many questions, but I’m here to ask for your help. I’ll answer your questions afterward.”

“What kind of help does someone as powerful as you need from me?” Alex asked humbly. After all, the mysterious man had saved her, but she needed to know the situation before agreeing to help.

“There is some risk, but it should be manageable for you. If successful, you should receive a system reward,” Edgar said calmly, waiting for Alex’s response.