Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch - Chapter 360

Chapter 360: Return of the Necromancer King
Dark Forest, the Undead Imperial Capital.

It was the day of the weekly meeting, but everyone’s faces were filled with worry. Ever since Alex summoned the Reaper Guard last time, they had completely lost contact with her. It had been a whole month.

Fortunately, Xiao Hui was now part of the undead race, and she could clearly sense that Alex was still alive.

Moreover, there had been no sign of a large number of undead dying in the city recently, which also indicated that Alex was currently safe.

As the acting leader, Xiao Hui had to stabilize the morale of the army and prevent everyone from panicking because of Alex’s departure.

“Death Spirit, report the situation of the last time you saw the leader.”

The Death Spirit possessed a specter, and its ethereal voice echoed through the hall.

“The last time I saw the Queen was in a coastal cliff area. There was an undead aura in the cave at the bottom. I was responsible for going in to check for danger for the Queen. Since then, the Queen has never summoned me again.”

“Undead aura? Are there other surviving undead?”

Drake asked with some doubt. He had always thought that Alex ruled all the undead. He didn’t expect that there were other undead.

Sophie kindly explained it to him. Through her explanation, Drake quickly understood.

“Everyone, don’t worry too much. Maybe our leader is in the Mage Guild and doesn’t have time to use the system. What’s more, we can judge Alex’s current level by observing the Death Spirit’s level.”

Xiao Hui said. The order in the city was normal, and everyone was performing their duties.

“That’s right. We should continue to expand our power and seize the time to gain experience points.”

“By the way, how is Ruby doing?”

Xiao Hui remembered that she hadn’t paid attention to the situation in the Arctic Tigerfolk kingdom for a while. Ruby hadn’t returned for a long time, which made her a little worried.

The Beastman Empire was a big problem, but Ruby was also a friend to them. If a war really broke out, they wouldn’t dare to make a decision without Alex.

After all, a slight misstep could destroy the entire newly established Undead Empire.

Since it was a long distance, the Death Spirit was naturally responsible for contacting them. A moment later, the Death Spirit Clone over there inquired about the specific situation.

“The situation is not optimistic. The Beastman Empire has been pressing forward step by step. But recently, one of their subjugated races offended the human race. Although they abandoned that subjugated race without hesitation, they were still held accountable by the human race. The human race and the beastman race are currently in conflict and are in the process of mediation, which gives Ruby a breather.”

Hearing this information, everyone was a little worried. The Beastman Empire had gone too far.

In the Eldoria continent, if they wanted to unify the north, the Beastman Empire would be the first powerful enemy the Undead Empire would face.

Not only that, there were also the Mage Guild, the Holy Court, and the angels in the central region; and the werewolves and vampires in the south.

Any one of these forces alone would make the Beastman Empire afraid. Now, the Undead Empire was still very weak and didn’t want to face the behemoth that was the Beastman Empire.

“If there’s no way to avoid it, then fight!”

Xiao Hui slammed the table and stood up. Everyone looked at her in surprise.

“They are the enemies we will have to face sooner or later. If it were Alex, do you think she would sacrifice Ruby in exchange for the peaceful development of the undead? I believe she would definitely choose to go to war. Our leader will never abandon her allies.”

Xiao Hui’s eyes were firm as she scanned the crowd. Everyone fell silent and expressed their approval of Xiao Hui’s suggestion.

Up to now, none of them were afraid of death. If they abandoned their companions now, what about next time? Who should they abandon next time?

As for the undead, they were even less afraid of death. As long as it was beneficial to their Queen, they would do anything.

“One more thing, there are more and more Sea Races on the edge of the far north. Even Monarch level Sea Race creatures have begun to appear. I think we can mobilize a group of undead to go over and kill them.”

The Death Spirit said emotionlessly. This was the information that its clone had just received from the Arctic Tigerfolk.

If it was only below the Monarch level, the Arctic Tigerfolk could still handle it with ease. Once a Monarch appeared, it would be different. It would cause considerable casualties to those Arctic Tigerfolk living on the edge of their territory.

“Yes, we can’t let go of even a single experience point now. Alex has important things to attend to and probably doesn’t have time to level up, so we can only rely on the undead to kill enemies and gain experience points.”

Soon, the meeting ended, and everyone dispersed, preparing to return to their palaces to rest.

Just then, Lilith, who had just asked Xiao Hui for help some time ago, came to the Undead Imperial Capital again, in the middle of the night.

She knew that Alex was not there, so she came in person whenever something happened.

Although Xiao Hui couldn’t see the system prompt, she happened to see Lilith coming out of the Portal of Transit when she walked out of the palace to return to her own palace. Their eyes met.

Everyone also looked at each other in confusion and gathered in the hall again.

“What’s the matter?”

Xiao Hui, as the leader, was the first to ask.

“My subjects, the lord in the Valoria continent, he encountered a creature that looks like an undead!”

Lilith said in an incredulous tone. She and Drake shared the same understanding that Alex ruled all the undead.

But she clearly remembered that after the last demon incident, all the undead had returned. How could they encounter undead there?

This also stunned everyone, but then they understood.

Lilith might have encountered the remnants of the former Undead Lord’s forces, but they tacitly didn’t say it.

Xiao Hui was the first to look at the Death Spirit, because in the previous meeting, they had learned that Alex’s last contact was lost in that cave with the undead.

There might be some connection between the two.

“Is your subject dead?”

“No, the undead was killed by my troops stationed there. It was a Ghoul. I remember that Alex’s troops seemed to have this kind of creature.”

As soon as Lilith finished speaking, the Death Spirit immediately relayed the message. Soon, a Ghoul arrived in the hall.

The Ghoul’s rotten flesh emitted a disgusting smell. Its sharp claws gleamed with a blood-colored cold light, and its red eyes stared at everyone present.

The Ghoul prostrated itself on the ground, showing respect. Their intelligence was very low, and Standard level Ghouls couldn’t even speak.

“Yes, that’s the creature, exactly the same.”

Lilith said in an extremely certain tone.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

“Death Spirit, go and check out the situation. If possible, subdue them.”

Xiao Hui was very cautious. If the other party was a remnant of the previous Undead Lord’s forces, how could they be a match for them after so many years? It was safest to let the Death Spirit go and investigate the situation.

Meanwhile, outside the Dark Forest, a figure in a black robe finally arrived. Its eyes were bright, and there was even a hint of excitement when it looked in the direction of the Dark Forest.

“Great, I’ve finally found it.”

Torin stepped into the Dark Forest. As the Necromancer Race King, he knew these Grimface Trees responsible for reconnaissance like the back of his hand.

Soon, he arrived at the depths of the Dark Forest and looked at the spatial distortions in front of him with a surprised expression.

The sealing of this spatial distortion was very interesting. Even at his current level, he couldn’t break it unless he was at his peak.

“This power gives me a sense of familiarity, like the work of that person.”

He didn’t try to enter. Instead, he waited quietly at the edge.

The necromancers who followed behind him showed puzzled expressions.

“King, why don’t we go in?”

“No need. There will be undead coming out to see us. Even if we go in, we won’t find the Undead Empire.”

Torin signaled the necromancers to be patient and wait for a moment.

Inside the palace of the Undead Imperial Capital, Lilith was still here, waiting for the Death Spirit to return with news.

But the Death Spirit, who had just left, reappeared in the palace. Everyone stood up and looked at the Death Spirit, thinking that it had returned with news so quickly.

“A group of undead has come outside the Dark Forest. They are all King level, and I can’t see the specific strength of the leader. They are waiting there, and they are here for us.”

The Death Spirit’s words shocked everyone.

“What’s going on? We just found out that undead appeared in the Valoria continent, and now a group of unknown undead has come outside the Dark Forest?”

“This is too much of a coincidence.”

“Death Spirit, you said they are waiting there. Are they waiting for us to show up and meet them?”

Everyone started talking at once. Lilith, on the other hand, was not only clueless but also confused.

“Don’t be rash. Even the Death Spirit can’t sense their strength…”

Xiao Hui’s expression was a little grave. The Death Spirit was the highest level among them. If even it couldn’t sense the other party’s strength, then there was a high probability that it was Emperor level!

Although Xiao Hui didn’t finish her sentence, everyone felt the seriousness of the matter.

“No matter what, since the other party has come to our doorstep, Death Spirit, you go and communicate with them first, and then everyone else be ready to escape at any time!”

Xiao Hui immediately gave the order, and everyone started to move. Facing the undead, whose intentions were unknown, they had to be prepared for anything.

The Death Spirit quietly followed everyone. It had already sent another clone to the periphery. Leaving a clone here was also to better convey information.

Even Lilith sensed that something was wrong. She also realized that Alex didn’t rule all the undead.

Those undead were like native races who came knocking on their door. Now that the native races had found the extraterrestrial visitors, no one knew what would happen!

Lilith sighed. She didn’t expect that even the powerful Alex would face such a big problem.

She secretly clenched her fists and prayed that her fallen angels would never be discovered by the native fallen angels!

On the other side, at the edge of the Dark Forest, Torin suddenly looked to the side.

A dark shadow slowly appeared in front of him. Torin was a little puzzled. He could sense that the Death Spirit was undead, but he had never seen this kind before.

“I am Torin, the Necromancer King, one of the seven Race Kings of the Undead Lord. After learning about the rebuilding of the Undead Empire, I came here with my old troops to pledge my allegiance.”

Without waiting for the Death Spirit to speak, Torin introduced himself and showed his sincerity.

Torin’s words surprised the Death Spirit. It had never thought that the other party would come to pledge allegiance to the Undead Queen.

“Our Queen is not in the Undead Empire. We have no right to make a decision on this matter.”

The Death Spirit rejected Torin.

Torin was too strong. How could they let him enter the Undead Imperial Capital so easily?

Now that the Undead Queen was not here, it was up to them to assess the other party’s attitude.

Torin was also a little surprised to hear this. He didn’t expect that the current Undead Lord was not only a woman, but she was not even in the Undead Empire.

“May I know your name and your position in the Empire?”

Torin was not angry. He knew that the Undead Empire had just been established and the Lord’s strength was still very weak. Of course, she wouldn’t let an Emperor level like him enter so easily.

“Same as you, one of the Race Kings, Death Spirit.”

The Death Spirit said emotionlessly, its ethereal voice echoing from the specter it possessed.

Meanwhile, the Death Spirit’s clone in the Valoria continent had also found out information about the Ghoul.

And now, the Torin in front of it was the best chance to understand the other party.

“Do you know if there are any other old troops like you?”

“Zarvox, like me, is the Ghoul King, one of the seven Race Kings. He escaped to the Valoria continent when the Undead Empire collapsed. His current whereabouts are unknown.

But I have to remind you that Zarvox is violent and unpredictable. He has lost most of his humanity. He may not come to pledge allegiance to the Queen like me. He may even become our enemy.”

Torin didn’t hide anything about this. He and Zarvox were just former colleagues. They had almost no friendship to speak of.

“I see. Your guess is right. He has indeed made his stance clear to us. My clone was just killed by his subordinates.”

Seeing that Torin was not hiding anything, the Death Spirit also told him the truth.

“He has come to the Eldoria continent?”

Torin was a little surprised. Necromancers were not good at fighting, not to mention that he was still injured. If he fought Zarvox, he would definitely lose.

But then he looked at the spatial distortions in front of him. This thing could at least trap that idiot Zarvox for more than ten days.

“No, he is in the Valoria continent. As for whether he has the means to cross continents, we don’t know.”

The Death Spirit’s words shocked Torin even more. The Undead Empire actually had the means to cross continents?

How was this possible?!

“Is the place where you are hiding located in a cave at the bottom of a cliff?”

The Death Spirit suddenly remembered the cave that Alex had entered before. The undead hiding there was most likely the Torin in front of it.

“Yes, how do you know that?”

Torin found that this newly established Undead Empire had brought him a lot of surprises, including the ability to cross continents and the brand new undead race.

Especially the Death Spirit in front of him. Although its level was not high at the moment, its various abilities were simply too practical.

“The Queen and I have been to that cave,” the Death Spirit said lightly.