《Safeguarded the Borders for a Hundred Years, My Clan Was Burnt at the Stake》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio A hundred years! Hall had been defending Tumala for a hundred years, waiting for the invasion of darkness. Standing on the city wall, Hall felt very proud when he saw that the army of the undead was sparse in the distance. ¡°I¡¯ve worked hard for a hundred years! I¡¯ve finally weakened the dark army to a level that ordinary humans can resist.¡± Just as he was being happy, he spat out a mouthful of blood. In order to not let his subordinates worry, he quickly reached out and used his sleeve to wipe away the blood. However, this scene did not escape the vice-general¡¯s eyes. He had been investigating Hall for a long time. The more he investigated, the more shocked he became. He never thought that Hall would actually get corroded by darkness. It would not be long before Hall would become an undead creature. However, Hall himself did not mention this matter, so he reported this matter to the Castellan¡¯s mansion. After learning about this, the Castellan of Tumala immediately sent this news back to the empire. Returning to his room, Hall sat on the ground and began to use magic to check the situation of his body. He found that his magical core had already been corrupted by the power of darkness, only 5% of it was left normal. ¡°There¡¯s not much time left!¡± ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ve already guaranteed the stability of the empire. Even if I die, humans now already have enough power to resist darkness!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to worry about anymore!¡± Hall closed his eyes quietly. Just as he was about to use magic to destroy his magical core, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate. Such a strange feeling. What was this feeling? After a few minutes of hard thinking, Hall suddenly remembered. ¡°I still have my family!¡± ¡°This palpitating feeling, could it be that something has happened to my family members?¡± Hall, who was about to end his own life, stood up. He glanced at the night sky outside the window and made up his mind. ¡°Before I die, I¡¯ll go back once.¡± ¡°After I die, I¡¯ll have my clansmen bury my body in the family cemetery.¡± After saying that, Hall walked towards the camp¡¯s stable and brought out a luxurious carriage with two horses. Using magic, he summoned an elemental creature to drive the carriage and bring him west. The Castellan looked at the departing carriage from the window and could only shake his head helplessly. The news regarding Hall had already been sent back to the empire for a week, but he had yet to receive any reply. ¡°In any case, I have already done my duty. Everything else has nothing to do with me!¡± This piece of news that had been sent back was received by the Imperial Military Secretary very quickly due to some coincidences. After reading it, he made a shocking decision, which was to burn all the members of the Hall clansmen to death! After that, he returned to the palace in the imperial capital and prepared to report this matter to the King. However, at this time, the palace was having a banquet full of alcohol and food. The entire hall was filled with beautiful women, fine wine, and fine food. All the ministers in the imperial court were all in the palace, doing all sorts of things with women in there. When the Imperial Military Secretary saw this scene, he did not feel any sort of disappointment or unhappiness. Instead, he took off his armor and joined in. Thus, the matter regarding Hall was put on hold. At this time, Hall had already traveled along the official road, heading south for half a day. He estimated that he would reach Asuma City by nightfall! However, in the few seconds he lost his concentration, a group of mountain bandits had surrounded him. These mountain bandits were unusually rampant. They kept patting the carriage with their hands to stop him. After being woken up by the sound of patting on his window, Hall raised his hand and cast a spell on the surrounding bandits. All of them fell to the ground instantly. At this time, Hall did not stop his carriage. Instead, he continued to drive towards Asuma City. However, not long after, another group of bandits rushed over. Along the way, Hall had to deal with three different groups of bandits before he could regain his peace. ¡°What¡¯s going on? When did the Fergus Empire become so lawless?¡± After thinking about this for a bit, Hall shifted his attention to suppressing the dark power in his body. The sky turned dark, and his carriage finally arrived outside the city walls of Asuma. Hall stopped the carriage, got down from inside, and took a look at the city. He realized that the city walls of Asuma City appeared even older than before. Even the city guards¡¯ equipment was defective! Soon, these starving soldiers heard the commotion. When they saw the luxurious carriage, they immediately stood up. ¡°Who are you? What¡¯s your name?¡± Hearing this, Hall¡¯s expression changed for the worse. What had happened to the Fergus Empire? The once glorious Asuma City had actually turned into such a mess! Walking forward, Hall took out his token. The two guards immediately let him into the city. Rather than saying that he was let in, it was better to say that he could just enter directly. This was because the chain of the city gate had long been broken, and the gate could not be closed at all. The moat had also long become a dry barren stretch of dirt. After walking for a few meters, Hall found that the city was filled with smoke. The streets were filled with garbage and dilapidated houses, and the city was like a slum. ¡°What happened?!¡± ¡°I have been resisting the source of darkness and preventing the invasion of the undead army. Why did the city still become like this?!¡± Confused, Hall came to a hotel. When the owner saw the luxurious carriage, he immediately came over to welcome him personally. ¡°Sir, are you staying here or just eating?¡± Hall glanced at the hotel. It was relatively clean, but there was no one in it. ¡°I¡¯ll be doing both!¡± After saying that, he turned around and walked in. He found a seat by the side and sat down. Opening the menu, he found some problems. Although the dishes here were very cheap, they were all dried food! So Hall raised his hand and called the owner, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Why are there no normal dishes?¡± Hearing this, the owner hurriedly whispered in his ear, ¡°Sir, I¡¯m really sorry!¡± ¡°Asuma has long abandoned agriculture. It¡¯s already pretty good to have these dry rations to eat!¡± ¡°Abandoned agriculture?!¡± Hearing this, Hall¡¯s adrenaline pumped through his body, but he quickly used magic to suppress the surging magic in his body. ¡°I¡¯m already a dying man. It¡¯s useless to think about these things now!¡± ¡°Give me a portion of dried food and some water!¡± After eating, Hall went into the room. He took off his shirt and looked in the mirror. He found that his body was gradually rotting. ¡°There¡¯s not much time left for me!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got to head back early before the darkness completely transforms me!¡± After saying that, he used magic to do some sealing treatment and fell asleep on the bed.. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The next day, Hall woke up before dawn. It was not because he wanted to wake up, but because the power of darkness in his body had been somewhat getting stronger, so much so that his eyes had begun to turn black. There was nothing he could do. He could only take advantage of the dark surroundings, quickly paying the bill, and continue driving the carriage. After leaving Asuma, he headed northeast. It would take about half a day¡¯s journey to reach the territory of the Earl of Langford. That was Hall¡¯s hometown! ¡®After so many years, I wonder if my descendants have received more rewards and jobs!¡¯ This beautiful thought in his mind made Hall¡¯s body recover a little. After walking to the official road, Hall entered a road to the east. There were only a few hours left from this road to his territory. His home was right in front of him. He could not help but look forward to it again. The power of darkness in his body was suppressed by his anticipation and did not move at all. However, Hall soon discovered a problem. He passed by several villages along the way and only took a few glances at them. The people in these villages were all skin and bones, and their eyes were dim. They had been wandering around the villages since early in the morning. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± What exactly happened in the Empire? All of this made him very confused and very uncomfortable. He had suppressed the darkness for a hundred years, but why was the empire¡¯s territory getting worse in condition? ¡°Is it a coincidence?¡± With this doubt in mind, Hall sped up the carriage and sped toward his own territory. Within the empire, after a few days and nights, the banquet of alcohol and food had finally ended. Because the people present were all very tired, they all went to rest in the guest rooms of the Imperial Palace. Emperor Fergus Nielson listened as he held his belly and walked from the palace to his own room. He was prepared to sit in front of his desk and rest. When he saw the letter sent by the Imperial Military Secretary on his desk, he opened it and took a look. After reading the contents, Emperor Fergus suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Only now did he realize that the Imperial Military Secretary had made a wrong decision! After thinking calmly for a few seconds, there was a knock on the door. The female slave who had made the appointment quickly walked in from outside. Emperor Fergus stared at the letter and thought for a few seconds. Then, he crumpled it into a pile of waste paper and threw it into the trash bin at the side. ¡°You¡¯re just a little mage! Without you, there would still be someone guarding Tumala!¡± Then, he turned around and picked up a half-orc. He forcefully brought her to the bed and started raping her. He didn¡¯t even bother to do the follow-up because he felt that a person who was almost infected by the darkness only needed his subordinates to do it. He didn¡¯t even need to use his brain for these things. After waking up, the Imperial Military Secretary sat up and remembered that he still had things to do. It was about the empire¡¯s mage, Hall. So he quickly put on his clothes and prepared to go to Emperor Fergus¡¯ room to discuss this matter. He pushed open the door and asked the old butler at the door, ¡°Is Emperor Fergus in his room now?¡± ¡°His Majesty the Emperor has just selected a few of his servants to sleep with him in his room!¡± ¡°If possible, it¡¯s better not to disturb him!¡± Hearing this, the Imperial Military Secretary could not help but frown and think, the banquet has just ended, and here it is starting again!¡¯ So he left the room and walked towards Emperor Fergus¡¯ room. When he reached the door, he pushed open the locked door and took a look inside. He found a lump of white meat sitting on a big bed thrusting, and a woman under him wailing. Closing the door, the Imperial Military Secretary turned around and sighed. ¡°Forget it. It seems that I¡¯ll have to handle this matter personally!¡± Shaking his head, he walked out of the palace. Hall had already returned to his hometown. The first thing he saw was the houses around him that had been burned to ashes. Seeing all this, his mind was filled with anger. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Why did it become like this!¡± With that, Hall jumped out of the carriage and took out his magic staff to cast a flying spell on himself. After flying around, he found that all the houses around him had been burned down, and there was no life in the entire territory. So he flew to the square in front of the manor. When he was high in the sky, he did not notice anything unusual in the manor square. When he got closer, he found that the entire square was nailed to the ground with wooden stakes. The number of wooden stakes had reached thousands. In other words, there were thousands of people being burned at the same time right there! Anger, sadness, pain¡­ All kinds of emotions were circulating endlessly in Hall¡¯s mind! ¡°Why! Why!¡± In order to find the answer, Hall found a few perfect corpses on the racks where they were burned. He found that their foreheads were all marked with grief. A skull-shaped mark, which meant that all the people here were regarded as dark races! In order to understand the specific details, Hall used magic to extract part of the memories of the corpses in his hands. In the memory¡­ Many soldiers suddenly appeared in the village. The first thing these people did when they entered the village was to set fire. All the villagers took them out from their burning houses, ready to see what had happened. However, as soon as they walked into the open space, they were all captured by the soldiers in the imperial army uniforms. A few people who wanted to resist were directly killed on the spot. At this time, some people who felt aggrieved began to ask what exactly had happened! ¡°Why are you arresting us?¡± ¡°We are the subjects of the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory. Even the Empire¡¯s army does not have the right to slaughter us as they please!¡± Hearing this, the leading soldier laughed loudly. ¡°Hahahaha!¡± ¡°The Earl of Langford can¡¯t even protect himself now. Do you think that he can still protect you? Are you tired of living?!¡± However, after thinking for a while, the leader pulled out the weapon on his waist and slashed at the man in front of him. The knife cut through his neck, directly splitting his neck into two. In an instant, blood gushed out, and his head rolled to the side under the force. ¡°They are all about to die, and yet they¡¯re still spouting so much nonsense!¡± ¡°Guys! Brand all of them with the mark of a dark race!¡± ¡°Bring all the women to the side and let us enjoy them!¡± As he said that, he revealed an evil expression. Then, all the men in the village had their heads branded with the symbol of a skull! Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio As the memories of the person in his hands kept playing in his mind, Hall¡¯s heart fell into turmoil. The origin of darkness, which could initially be sealed off, could no longer be controlled! He had roughly understood everything through the memories of this villager. Everyone from the entire land of the Earl of Langford had been executed just because Hall had been tainted by the origin of darkness! This anger continued to swell within him, causing the origin of darkness to keep surging in his body. ¡°I no longer need to suppress this!¡± ¡°From this moment on, I am darkness itself!¡± Hall, who had the strength of a supreme mage, began to undergo great physical changes after lifting the seal on the origin of darkness. The origin of darkness fused with his magical core, making him the Supreme High Lord of Undead! Although his internal cavity was now empty of all organs, there was still an additional origin of darkness within! Feeling the endless magic power in his body, Hall raised the wand in his hand and cast an undead recovery spell. The dust on the ground started turning into people, who started to condense from fine sand, all of them turning into heroic skeleton soldiers! Standing in front of the skeleton soldiers standing neatly, Hall raised his hand and shouted at them, ¡°Let¡¯s kill these hypocrites together and rebuild the world!¡± Hearing the call, the skeleton soldiers raised their weapons and waved them behind Hall. After forming the undead army, Hall did not rush to attack the surrounding towns. Instead, he got the knights to go out and search for the surrounding mass graves. He then turned all the people who had died because of injustices and turned them into undead creatures. At the same time, he also obtained more dark energy from them. After finishing this, he began to plan to attack the surrounding towns! The first step was to build an undead fortress first. This was because undead creatures were unable to go under the sun. What they needed was a dark magical instrument, that could blot out the sky and cover the sun. An instrument of this magnitude needed more than 10,000 people to be sacrificed before it could be created! Only with this could Hall truly launch an attack on the empire itself! In the wreckage, Hall found an old map and used it to understand the cities within the Fergus Empire. The Earl of Langford¡¯s territory was located on the east side of the empire, at the junction connecting it to the peninsula. There were two towns on the peninsula, one was Mehionnes and the other was Mediarudy! If they wanted to get living people to sacrifice, they had to go all the way to the east and invade Mehionnes. A hundred years ago, this town had a population of more than 100,000. Its development till this point was unknown. In any case, these towns were no longer in good shape because of the corrupt empire. As Hall was now part of the darkness, he no longer felt bad about killing people. The night quickly passed, and all the skeleton soldiers were very busy that night. They first dug out all the tools that could be used from the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory and then proceeded to dig in the mountains to the east. In this one night alone, because there was a large number of skeleton soldiers working, a huge mountain had been hollowed out. When the first ray of sunlight rose, all the undead creatures got into the mountain. On the other side, after the general returned to his residence, he hurriedly sent soldiers to the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory to investigate. At this time, Hall had already left Tumala for three days. He should have already reached there by now. An army of a thousand men set off from Bader City, which was located in the northeast of the empire. They then started marching toward the territory of the Earl of Langford. This was an elite army of the empire. The leader of this army was a Grand Magister and a Holy Knight. (Knight levels: Knight, Grand Knight, Knight Commander, Royal Knight, Knight of the Holy Light, Holy War Knight, Sacred Knight, Royal Knight Commander, Scared Knight, there are a total of nine levels.) At the front of the thousand-man team, two men on top of warhorses were talking. As a knight, Giles Landel respected Hall a lot. He did not expect to have to personally attack him. Feeling uneasy, he could not help but ask Max Walker beside him, ¡°Hall has guarded the border for a hundred years, he should know what¡¯s best for him, right?¡± Hearing this, Walker¡¯s lips curled into a disdainful smile. ¡°He¡¯s just been guarding the border for a hundred years, just because of this you think he is the most powerful in the world?¡± ¡°Without the empire, could he have achieved what he has today?¡± ¡°Without the empire, he would never have had the opportunity to hold such a powerful position at the border!¡± ¡°But if he were to get tainted by the origin of darkness, he would have to commit suicide!¡± ¡°There is no need for him to return to his home from so far away!¡± ¡°So there is only one possibility, and that is that Hall has betrayed the empire and has embraced the origin of darkness!¡± As one of the main murderers of the Hall family, Walker fabricated everything and made it all sound very reasonable. Landel knew all this as well. As a knight, he would not associate himself with this kind of person. But now that the Holy Court was completely subservient to the empire, he had no choice but to obey the empire¡¯s orders. The army moved along very quickly. On the night of the fifth day, they had arrived at the land of the Earl of Langford. Standing on the high ground, at a glance, all the buildings in the entire territory had been overturned. There were no traces left on the wide square as if the executions by fire had never happened. After seeing all this, Walker realized something and began to search through the square desperately. Not a single trace of ash was left behind! Seeing his strange behavior, Giles quickly stood up and came to his side, asking, ¡°What happened?¡± Walker kept mumbling, ¡°It¡¯s all gone. The bodies that have been burned to ashes here are all gone!¡± ¡°Let the soldiers continue checking around for a while more!¡± ¡°See if there are any traces of people left behind!¡± As the soldiers searched, they soon found footprints, but they were not human. Because only bones could leave prints that looked like this! Hearing this, Giles quickly rushed over and cast a holy light spell on the footprints. Under the illumination of the spell, the footprints on the ground immediately emitted black smoke. From this, he could confirm that these footprints were those of undead creatures! ¡°It seems that the people who died in the village have all become undead creatures!¡± ¡°Under the illumination of the holy light, the bit of the origin of darkness which has been left become has been purified, causing black smoke to be emitted!¡± After hearing Giles¡¯ words, Walker could not help but lower his head and ponder! Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio When the thousand-man army reached the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory, Hall could see them from the mountain. However, because the sun was still high up in the sky, he did not do anything. He had been observing their every move from the cave at the top of the mountain. ¡°A Holy War Knight and a Grand Magister!¡± Seeing these two people, Hall felt very uncomfortable. He did not expect the empire to treat him like this. He originally still had a sliver of hope for the humans, but after seeing this, he no longer held any compassion for them. His two eye sockets started to emit red flames. ¡°Since you¡¯re already here, you will stay here forever then!¡± ¡°All of you will form the foundation for me to conquer the Fergus Empire!¡± The sky quickly turned dark. Landel and Walker immediately built a camp in the open space of the square, preparing to rest there for the night. Tomorrow morning, they would lead the troops to the mountains in the east to find Hall¡¯s hiding place. Originally, Walker had not been in such a hurry, but because everyone in the village had been killed by him, he was very worried that Hall would find out and take revenge on him! After all, Hall was still the strongest mage in the empire, and there was no one who could challenge him! Not long after the sun had set, the skeleton soldiers in the mountains began to move. They did not have any real weapons. All of them were armed with farming tools that had been dug out from the ruins. However, their lives were not important. As long as Hall did not die, these skeleton soldiers could be reborn indefinitely! At eight o¡¯clock, Hall had already planned out the actions that the 1,500 skeleton soldiers under him will take. The patrolling soldiers in the camp patrolled the perimeter of the camp in groups. Because they had not eaten yet, they were not really in the mood to patrol properly. After just a few steps, they extinguished the lanterns in their hands and found a flat place to sit down, waiting for the next shift of soldiers to come and take over. Just a hundred meters behind them, a few hundred skeleton soldiers were waiting there. If they had just taken a few more steps forward, they would have noticed them, but they did not. Time passed quickly. At midnight, there was no more movement in the camp. After handing over the shift, the patrolling soldiers found a place to sleep. Only the bonfire in the camp was still burning! Hall then flew over and cast a hypnosis spell on the camp, hypnotizing all the soldiers. At this moment, all the more than 1,500 skeleton soldiers around them began to move. The first team of 500 skeletons charged into the camp first, snatching the weapons of the soldiers. The thousand or so skeleton soldiers behind them then picked up the ropes they had prepared beforehand and tied up all the soldiers in the camp. Walker and Landel felt a wave of inexplicable sleepiness not long after they fell asleep and then fell into a deep sleep. However, due to his willpower, Landel still felt that something was wrong. After sleeping for fifteen minutes, he forcefully woke himself up. When he opened his eyes, he found that there were skeleton soldiers surrounding him. Moreover, his body had already been treated with a special magic, and he had no way to break free. Soon, a person with a strong black aura approached him! The reason why Landel knew that he was still human was that he could still feel that the person was not completely corroded by the darkness. He could still feel a trace of humanity within the figure. After struggling for a while, he said to Hall, who was no longer in human form, ¡°You¡¯re Lord Hall!¡± Upon hearing this name, Hall turned his skeleton head around and looked at him. His throat, which had long rotted away, could only make a sound due to the effect of magic. ¡°You know me?¡± ¡°I am Giles Landel of the Holy Court. You¡¯ve been to the Holy Court to teach us a very long time ago!¡± ¡°Why did you become like this?¡± Hearing Landel¡¯s question, Hall opened his big mouth, which was only left with bones, and laughed loudly. ¡°Hahaha!¡± The voice was as unpleasant as it could be. ¡°Why? Don¡¯t you know?¡± ¡°My family members were all accused of being dark creatures. They have all been burned to death. No one was left behind!¡± ¡°Why are you asking me?¡± Hearing this, Landel¡¯s face became very ugly. He had never thought that such a thing would happen! ¡°Impossible! Emperor Fergus would not do such a thing¡­¡± but as he thought about it, his voice became softer and softer. Because it was not completely impossible. In the past few years, the entire empire had become infested with bandits. All the nobles had become abnormally decadent. The glory of the cities had all but disappeared! ¡°I¡¯m very sorry! I had no idea that something like this had happened.¡± After saying this, Landel fell into silence. At this time, Walker, who was beside him, woke up. He did not open his eyes because his head was a little dizzy, but he heard the conversation between the two throughout the whole process. After opening his eyes, he yelled at Hall with a ferocious face, ¡°As expected, just like what the Imperial Military Secretary had said!¡± ¡°You really did become a dark creature. The Imperial Military Secretary had done the right thing!¡± ¡°Everyone in the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory had been executed in advance!¡± Hearing this, the flames in Hall¡¯s eyes burned even brighter. He turned around and asked, ¡°You know what happened here?!¡± Hearing this, Walker became complacent. ¡°Of course! Everyone here was burned to death by me!¡± ¡°I even personally tasted your granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law¡¯s meat!¡± Walker¡¯s words completely infuriated hall. His eyes that were burning with red flames could not wait to kill the person in front of him right now! But Hall wouldn¡¯t let him die so easily. Walker¡¯s main goal was to stall for time. In his eyes, Hall had already become undead and was no longer a threat to him! After breaking free from the restraints on his hands, he took out a magical instrument from his sleeve, expelling the dark energy that was restricting him from using his magical powers. He was prepared to use this opportunity to escape. ¡°You think you can trap me like this? You are too naive!¡± After saying that, he stood up and prepared to use the weapon of light he had hidden in his pocket to kill Hall. A white light flashed, and many of the skeletons around him disintegrated completely. However, Walker¡¯s hand was instantly grabbed by a skeleton. Soon, the weapon in his hand got crushed by this boney hand. ¡°Ah! It hurts!¡± ¡°You bastard, what did you just do to me?!¡± Seeing Walker rolling on the ground in pain, Hall decided not to let him off so easily! Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After tying up Walker, in order to prevent him from escaping, Hall tore both of his hamstrings. He then turned and walked over to Landel. ¡°So? Do you wish to escape as well?¡± Landel shook his head and said to Hall with a calm face, ¡°I never would have thought that they would do something so evil!¡± ¡°Because I had come here with them, I no longer intend to escape, Lord Hall can do to me as he wishes!¡± ¡°As a knight, I know what to do and what not to do!¡± Hearing Landel¡¯s words, Hall was very surprised. He did not expect there to be such a decent person in the Fergus Empire. A person with such a personality would definitely be useful. Therefore, he did not do anything to him and just brought him back. For this reason, Hall specially made a cell for him and provided him with food so that he would not starve to death. Although the mastermind behind the burning and killings was not Walker, what he said just now had completely angered Hall. A huge space had been dug out in the cave, and there was a huge pit in the middle. Hall hung him directly above the pit. The skeletons at the side were busy tying the human soldiers up, hanging them upside down above the empty mouth. Then, they used the weapons of the humans themselves to cut open everyone¡¯s neck, allowing the blood of these soldiers to flow into the pit. After a busy night, all the thousand soldiers captured have bled dry. The huge pit on the ground was also filled with the blood of these soldiers! At this time, Hall, who had been waiting for a long time, walked over and threw the bones of his son and grandson into the blood pool. Raising his wand, Hall chanted, and the blood pool was immediately covered by a huge magical array. The blood in the pool immediately started boiling. Hall then raised his hand and cut the rope holding up Maxwell, letting him fall into the blood pool. When he initially fell in, he was still floating at the top of the blood pool, but not long after, he felt something grab his feet from beneath. A sense of fear came over him. Even after killing countless people with his own hands, this inexplicable fear was enough to make him shout out loud. ¡°Spare me! Please spare me!¡± ¡°I still have my children and parents at home to feed¡­¡± Without waiting for him to finish, Hall walked to the side of the blood pool and poked his head with his wand. ¡°You still have the guts to beg for mercy?¡± ¡°When my family asked for mercy while you were killing them, did you spare them?¡± ¡°It¡¯s too late to beg for mercy now!¡± After saying that, he pressed Walker into the blood pool with his wand. The bones in the blood pool were then filled with Hall¡¯s magical power, and they immediately imbued Walker¡¯s body with dark attributes. As these bones had just woken up, they were very hungry. After sensing fresh meat around them, they immediately swam over. The two grabbed Walker¡¯s feet and split him directly in half. Realizing that the person under the wand had lost his life, Hall shook the wand in his hand and went back to his throne made of giant stones. After the blood pool churned, all the blood in it was quickly absorbed. Two naked and very flirtatious-looking men appeared before Hall¡¯s eyes. Although their bodies have been saved by Hall, the two of them had completely lost their memories of the past. The two of them knelt in front of Hall on one knee. ¡°Supreme Lord, thank you for summoning us here!¡± ¡°We will always serve the Supreme Lord!¡± Looking at the two people who looked exactly like his son and grandson, Hall gave his first order. ¡°Cover your faces with masks!¡± Hearing this, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and then they took out masks to cover their faces. ¡°You can use the 1,000 corpses in front of you, and all 1,500 skeleton soldiers are at your disposal.¡± ¡°In a week¡¯s time, take down the city of Mehionnes in the East.¡± ¡°I need a living sacrifice to create a sky-covering cover!¡± After the two heard this, they immediately accepted the order and began to move. After handing everything in his hands to his subordinates, Hall went directly to the prison cell where Landel was being held. Hearing the approaching footsteps, Landel, who was sitting there meditating, opened his eyes. He glanced outside the cell and found Hall standing in front of him. Although he did not see him kill, he could feel that countless lives were being taken. Doubting that he would remain alive, he asked, ¡°You¡¯ve killed everyone else. Why did you keep me here?¡± ¡°Let me repent with them in the next world!¡± Hearing this, Hall opened his mouth and laughed. ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡°I have high hopes for you. Do you want to become my knight?¡± ¡°After all, the Fergus Empire has been corrupted to such a state. It¡¯s better to follow me.¡± Hearing this, Landel was very hesitant. No matter what, he was still a knight. It was impossible for him to return to the darkness. Seeing his conflicted expression, Hall turned around and said, ¡°I will keep you here until you come to your senses!¡± Seeing Hall leave, Landel could not help but sit on the ground with his hands spread out. ¡°My God! What should I do?¡± ¡°When humans have become even eviler than demons, should I become part of the darkness and fight them?¡± After a night of hard work, more than a thousand dead soldiers were all turned into high-level zombies by Hall. In front of the huge throne, two people were half-kneeling. ¡°Supreme Lord! There are 2,500 soldiers available to attack Mehionnes as of tonight!¡± ¡°In three days, we will be able to help you, Supreme Lord, complete the creation of the sky-covering dark veil!¡± Upon hearing the two¡¯s words, Hall waved his hand and told them to leave. He was in a very bad mood. He had thought that revenge would bring him great pleasure. After Walker died, there was not a single ripple in his heart. After becoming the Supreme High Lord of Undead, his emotions were slowly dissipating. Although Hall did not know whether this was a good thing or not, there was no problem with his ability to think. His goal for revenge did not change at all. ¡°Forget it, forget it! It has already become like this. I don¡¯t need to think about these problems anymore!¡± ¡°People have nothing to do with me anymore!¡± ¡°I am now the Supreme Lord of the undead!¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At the end of the day, the guards of Mehionnes immediately closed the city gates. After confirming that nothing was amiss, they returned to the office in peace. As a vassal of Fergus, Mehiounes was not completely under the control of the empire. This town was developing faster and better than any town within the empire. The entire town already had a population of more than 100,000 people. Late at night, after midnight, the moon in the sky was brighter than usual. On the plains to the west of Mehionnes, a group of soldiers dressed in imperial attire appeared. Seeing this, the soldiers were prepared to report back to the duty room. The moment they turned around, two black shadows flashed in the sky and landed on the city wall. Before they could even react, their heads had already fallen to the ground. These two were the Undead Evil Lords that Hall had summoned through the sacrifice of living humans through the magical array. Their names were Hymin and Gerard. They were very agile, and they both had powers that surpassed that of a Grand Magister. The ordinary soldiers on the city wall were no match for the two of them. They did not stop because the soldiers on the city wall were already dead. They only stopped after they had killed everyone on their way to the garrison camp and opened the city gate at the west. The abnormality was soon discovered, and the city immediately sounded off the invasion alarm. In the middle of the night, the entire Mehionnes was filled with sirens announcing an attack, but it did not last long before the alarm stopped. It only took a few hours, and all the soldiers in the city had died at the hands of the zombies and skeleton soldiers before dawn. After this, the number of undead troops increased dramatically, from 2,500 to about 10,000. Time was of the essence. After Hall received the signal, he immediately flew towards Mehionnes. Before sunrise, a huge circle was set up in the middle of the square. Then, the remaining 10,000 soldiers in the city were all pushed into it. Along with many screams, black smoke rose from the center of the circle. Even after the sun appeared, a layer of black smoke covered the sky. Sunlight could not penetrate it. When the people in the city saw the black smoke, they felt uncomfortable because they had been hiding in their homes since the alarm. They did not know what had happened. After doing all this, Hall went to the Castellan¡¯s mansion and transformed it into a dark castle. Then, he used a magical instrument to announce to all the citizens in the city, ¡°From today onwards, Mehionnes has become the territory of the Supreme Lord Hall!¡± ¡°All the humans in the territory, please wait quietly at home after hearing this news!¡± ¡°If you step out of your home without permission, there will be consequences!¡± The alarm kept playing in the city. All the citizens in the city were hiding in their rooms. No one dared to appear outside. In the castle, the two Undead Evil Lords spat out all the fresh blood they had collected into the pool of blood that had just been dug out in the middle of the hall. Looking at the wide pool of blood, Hall felt an indescribable sense of joy. It was as if he could see the imperial army division struggling in the pool of blood. ¡°Bring Giles Landel to me!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to turn him into a Dark Knight today!¡± After receiving the order, Hymin immediately drove the carriage in the city and rushed towards the cave located in the mountains. Somewhere in the city, the Castellan was hiding in an underground cave with his subordinates. Lord Willis exclaimed, ¡°What exactly just happened last night?!¡± ¡°Mehionnes has fallen in a single night!¡± Vice Castellan Warren replied, ¡°Castellan, we know this through the intelligence agents still hiding in the city.¡± ¡°The entire city of Mehionnes is filled with zombies and skeleton soldiers!¡± ¡°And these skeleton soldiers and zombies all have intelligence, all under the control of their superiors!¡± Hearing this, Willis fell silent, thinking for a while but still could not figure out what had happened. ¡°Could it be that the Grand Magister Hall has already died?¡± ¡°Has Tumala completely fallen?¡± Hearing this, Yamane, who was beside him, stood up and said, ¡°Father, according to the news a few days ago, Tumala has not fallen!¡± ¡°Even if it has fallen in the past few days, the undead army should be attacking Fergus right now. It¡¯s impossible for them to come to Mehionnes just like that!¡± Willis calmed down after receiving news from multiple sources. He started thinking hard, waiting for news from the spies lurking in the city. After completing the cover-up, the area within a radius of dozens of kilometers no longer needed to worry about the invasion of the sun. Hall, who was sitting in the seat of the Castellan, had completely lost his patience. This was because the Castellan had not appeared since last night, which made him very unhappy. ¡°Gerard!¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t they been found yet?¡± Hearing Hall¡¯s words, Gerard immediately knelt in front of him. ¡°Supreme Lord, please calm down. I have been working very hard to find where they are hiding!¡± ¡°So far, we have found quite a few intelligence agents hiding in the city. I think we will be able to find their hiding place soon!¡± All of this was not because Gerard was not good at doing things, because the way these people communicated was too special. All of the captured intelligence agents did not know where the Castellan¡¯s people were hiding. They were all communicating through special magic communication devices. Moreover, they were all communicating with a one-way system. Even if they found the secret agents in the city and extracted their memories, they would not be able to find the Castellan¡¯s hiding place. Time passed by very slowly, and Gerard started sweating profusely. For some reason, three hours had passed, but they were still unable to find these people. Hall¡¯s only remaining finger was constantly tapping on the handle of the chair from the very beginning, constantly making sounds. This sound was very rhythmic, but to Gerard, it was like a death alarm. He was deeply afraid that this sound would stop. This person who was sitting on the chair was already impatient, and the supreme undead monarch was asking for his forgiveness. Gerard¡¯s luck was very good today! At this time, Hymin brought Landel over from the mountains. ¡°Supreme Lord, I have brought over Landel!¡± Landel looked at the huge blood pool in the hall, and Hall, who was sitting on the chair without any emotions. His heart was no longer in a daze. He had made his final choice! Instead of being sacrificed as an undead creature, it was better for him to take the initiative and become an undead creature while retaining his own consciousness. At the very least, he would be able to redeem some of his sins! Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Looking at Landel¡¯s determined gaze, Hall seemed to have understood something. ¡°I¡¯ve thought it through!¡± Landel immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Hall. ¡°Ever since I listened to your lecture when I was young, I¡¯ve always looked up to you. I¡¯ve always dreamed of fighting alongside you.¡± ¡°Now that the opportunity has come, there¡¯s no reason for me to reject it!¡± Hearing this, Hall was very surprised and laughed loudly. ¡°If I were still a human, I would be very touched upon hearing this. Unfortunately, I¡¯ve already become the darkness!¡± ¡°Go in, we¡¯ll begin the ceremony now!¡± He raised his hand and pointed at the blood pool in the hall. Landel¡¯s will was very firm. He immediately walked towards the blood pool and down the stairs into the pool, only stopping when the blood had reached his neck. At this time, Hall had already arrived behind him. He raised the wand in his hand and black light started to spread from it. A complicated transformation magical array then appeared around the blood pool. The blood pool surged under the effect of the magical array. All the blood in the blood pool then entered Landel¡¯s body. His skin, which originally appeared alive, immediately turned light blue with the blood and Hall¡¯s magic. After completing the transformation, Landel had become a member of Hall¡¯s undead army. He turned around and knelt down on one knee towards Hall. ¡°Supreme Lord! Dark Knight Landel will be at your service from now on!¡± Hall raised his hand and cast a spell, drawing a sharp and sturdy longsword from the wall of the Castellan¡¯s residence. He walked to Landel¡¯s side and handed the sword to him. ¡°Take this sword and find all the henchmen from the Castellan¡¯s mansion!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to kill all of them. I still have some use for them!¡± ¡°Yes, sir! I¡¯ll do so right away.¡± Hymin and Gerard were extremely envious of Landel. They were both jealous of the fact that Landel had received a huge reward after having just transformed! As their leader, Hall quickly understood what they were thinking through their expressions. ¡°You two go and rest first. We might have to start a war with the neighboring countries soon!¡± ¡°When the next war is over, I will continue to strengthen you with more sacrifices!¡± Upon hearing this, the two of them immediately walked out of the Castellan¡¯s mansion happily. In the past, Hall did not understand why these undead generals were willing to fight so ferociously for him. However, after this, he finally understood how loyal these generals were towards him. Wearing the armor of a Dark Knight, Landel hung his sword by his waist and came to the city. After asking his compatriots in the city, he quickly found some clues. Not long after, he arrived at the largest tavern in the middle of the town. After everything, the first floor of the tavern was already in ruins. All the wine bottles on the shelves had been smashed to pieces on the ground. Even now, the smell of wine could still be picked in the tavern. It was precisely because of this wine that the undead soldiers in the city could not find the humans. He looked around through the ruins and found a few bottles of cheap wine on the shelves. He walked over, picked up one of the bottles, and broke the bottle with his hand. He then finished the wine in one gulp. ¡°Ah!¡± ¡°Is this what wine tastes like?¡± ¡°It¡¯s awesome!¡± After finishing the wine, he threw the bottle far away, and then finished the other two bottles on the shelf. After drinking all this wine, a hint of redness appeared on his skin. ¡°Enough of alcohol for now!¡± ¡°It¡¯s time to dig out these rats hiding underground!¡± After saying that, he went behind the counter, removed the debris on the floor, and started smashing the floor with his bare hands. A tunnel leading underground appeared before his eyes. Although the tunnel was completely pitch black, this did not affect his movements. After walking down the tunnel for about ten minutes, it became very spacious. Continuing to walk along the dark passage, he saw many doors after a few minutes. When he opened the first one, he found that a room for storing wine with no one inside. The next one was also a storage room. After searching for a while, he finally found a spacious room among the last few doors. There were also a few people left in the room who were discussing something. When they heard the door open, the few people at the table all stood up and picked up the long swords hanging on the chairs. Landel glanced around and realized that these people were really weak physically. Without even lifting his hand, he said to the few people in the room, ¡°Before I lose my temper, you¡¯d better put away the weapons in your hands!¡± ¡°I¡¯m only here to carry out a mission, not to kill you!¡± Hearing this, Willis laughed out loud. ¡°All the soldiers in the city have already been killed. Do you think I¡¯ll believe you?¡± Looking at the man who spoke first, Landel realized that this man was the Castellan, because the people around him were either very young or were doing things according to his orders. ¡°Hey! If you weren¡¯t the Castellan, you might have been the first to die!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have much patience right now. Please try to cooperate with me.¡± Hearing this, Willis was very unhappy and immediately attacked. Landel did not even bother to pull out his weapon. He directly crushed the sword in Willis¡¯ hand with his bare hands. In a flash, he appeared in front of him, grabbed his neck, and pushed him away. ¡°I¡¯ve already told you!¡± ¡°Why won¡¯t you listen?¡± ¡°Can you put down your weapons now?¡± Seeing this, the other four people in the room immediately put down their weapons, because Landel was now emitting a terrifying aura. Seeing the four people put down their weapons, he put down Willis, who decided not to struggle anymore. ¡°Follow me obediently. Don¡¯t even think of escaping.¡± ¡°There are zombie patrols everywhere in the city now. If you want to become food for my subordinates, you can go ahead and just run!¡± After Willis sat down, he could clearly see Landel¡¯s face through the light of the candle. Although his skin had undergone a huge change, his face was still the same as before. Willis stood up and took two steps back. ¡°You are the Sacred Knight Giles Landel!¡± Hearing this, Landel became unhappy. ¡°I am no longer Landel of the Holy Court, but the Dark Knight Landel, who is the subordinate of the Supreme High Lord of Undead!¡± ¡°Please be careful with your words. I do not want to associate myself with those hypocritical humans now!¡± Hearing this, Willis¡¯ heart turned cold.. He had never thought that the famous Knight Landel would end up like this! Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Why did you betray the humans?¡± ¡°Why did you betray your own beliefs and become a lackey of the darkness?!¡± Hearing this, Landel pulled out the sword at his waist and placed it on Willis¡¯ neck. ¡°Watch your words.¡± ¡°If the other two Undead Evil Lords hear what you have just said, even I won¡¯t be able to save your lives!¡± ¡®Undead Evil Lords!¡¯ ¡®Supreme Lord?¡¯ These names kept appearing in Willis¡¯ mind. Could it be that the Fergus Empire had already fallen? ¡°Why? Could it be that the Fergus Empire has already fallen?¡± Landel put away his longsword and said to him, ¡°Not yet, but it won¡¯t be long before it does, into the hands of the Supreme Lord!¡± ¡°Stop talking so much. Hurry up and follow me!¡± After hearing Landel¡¯s words, the five of them all threw their weapons on the ground and walked out of the door behind him. The few of them followed the tunnel back up. Willis looked up at the black smoke that blotted out the sky. The town he had been managing had become a world of dark creatures. Despair and disappointment instantly surged in his heart, but he had no way to resist them now. Zombies patrolled the streets and they did not patrol normally like human soldiers. Instead, they were all scattered around the place. As soon as a living creature appeared on the streets, they would mercilessly tear whatever it was into pieces. Because of Landel¡¯s existence, these zombies would simply glance at them before leaving, consciously making way for them. After walking for a short while, they arrived at the castle. In the hall, there was a dried-up blood pool. The seat of the Castellan had been replaced by a huge chair made of bones. On the chair, there was a man who was emitting dark energy. The five of them came before Hall and kneeled down unconsciously because of his power. Hall turned to look at them. ¡°Oh! Seems like you¡¯re quite familiar with this procedure!¡± ¡°Landel, thank you for your hard work. Stand at the side and wait for a while!¡± Hearing Hall¡¯s words, Landel walked aside and stared at the people kneeling on the ground. ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for you so hard that I¡¯ve even thought of threatening you to come out!¡± Hearing this, Willis felt that he still had a chance of surviving. After all, he was still alive and breathing. ¡°What orders do you have for us, Supreme Lord?¡± Hall shook off the rotten flesh on his hand and started rubbing his chin with his bony hand out of habit. After realizing that he no longer had a beard, he put down his hand. ¡°It¡¯s not anything too important.¡± ¡°I just want you to take good care of the over 100,000 civilians in the city.¡± ¡°After all, you¡¯re the Castellan. You¡¯ll be much better at giving orders to them than I am.¡± Hearing this, Willis was overjoyed. He didn¡¯t expect the Supreme High Lord of Undead in front of him to make such a request. ¡®Looks like I still have a chance to resist!¡¯ The idea was good, but it would not take long for Willis to realize how foolish it was! ¡°I have already chosen a new area for the humans to relocate to, and it is currently under construction.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t be long before you can bring people there.¡± ¡°But in order for me to let you continue being the Castellan, I have a small request, and I hope that you can satisfy it.¡± Willis lowered his head and did not dare to continue staring at Hall. ¡°What is it? Just tell me. I will do my best to fulfill it!¡± ¡°I want one of your sons to become my subordinate, and I want your daughter to live in this castle.¡± Hearing this, Willis did not want to heed it, but he had no way to resist. His heart was in great pain and suffering. He could not bear to have one of his two sons become a dark creature. Seeing his father in such pain, as the eldest son, Yamane felt that this was the time for him to stand up. He immediately crawled a few steps forward and prostrated himself in front of Hall. ¡°Supreme Lord, please let me become a dark creature!¡± Behind him, his younger brother Jim and sister Hilary had already begun to cry, but they did not cry out loud. They simply shed tears silently. Seeing Yamane, Hall looked up at him. ¡°Hmm, judging by your age, you must be the eldest brother.¡± ¡°An admirably responsible man! You remind me of my son, who has already been turned into a dark creature.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯ve already decided, Landel, bring them to the room in the back to rest!¡± Hearing the order, Landel immediately brought the five of them into the guest room of the castle. He separated all of them and locked them in separate rooms. The first thing Willis did when he returned to the room was to open the window to check the situation outside. Not looking would have left him with a sliver of hope. After taking a look, he found that the castle was full of undead creatures, so full that they were densely packed. ¡°Why! Why did this happen!¡± After giving his orders, Landel turned around and left, returning to the hall to wait for Hall¡¯s orders. ¡°Landel, go and pick some old and weak people to come over. Bring over about 1,500 people!¡± ¡°Yes, sir! I¡¯ll do so right away.¡± After saying that, he left the castle without looking back. When Landel was still a human knight, he hated doing such things. But now that he had a core of darkness, doing these things would bring him pleasure instead. Walking out of the castle, he used the magic communication device and announced the orders he had been given. After all the people in the city heard the broadcast, the elderly people consciously walked out in order not to implicate their families. 1,500 people were quickly gathered. Hymin and Gerrard, who had just finished their work, soon arrived back in the castle. Seeing the people standing outside the courtyard, they immediately came to Hall. They knew that they had something to do again, so they became more active in wanting to get more favor from the supreme ruler. ¡°Supreme Lord, is there anything we can do?¡± Hall stretched out his finger and pointed at the empty space outside the courtyard. ¡°Dig out a blood pool there. I plan to transform a subordinate tonight!¡± ¡°There are too many things happening in the city. If there weren¡¯t so many other subordinates helping out, the two of you wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it!¡± Hearing this, the two of them were instantly moved because they had never rested since they came here. Although they were not human anymore, there were still times when they got tired from working non-stop. ¡°Thank you, Supreme Lord. We will do so right away!¡± Hall was already used to giving out orders.. Being in a position of power felt really good! Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Digging a large hole in the earth was an easy task for the skeleton soldiers. They could easily complete the excavation even without using any tools. With such a large number of tools, they were able to work at an even quicker pace. Everything was completed very quickly. More than 1,800 people from the city had gathered at the edge of the blood pool. They were like poultry queuing up waiting to be mounted on the hanger for their blood to be let out. Although some of them wanted to escape, the place was filled with zombies. They could only walk a few meters before getting pushed back by the zombies on the side. After a few hours, everything was completed. The corpses by the side of the pit had already piled up like a hill. Seeing this scene downstairs, Willis knew that the time had come for him to lose his son. Under Landel¡¯s lead, Yamane came to the blood pool. The two Undead Evil Lords glanced at him. This was their future partner, of course, they had to get to know each other! After everything was ready, Hall walked out of the castle. He came in front of Yamane, pointed his wand at the blood pool, and said, ¡°Go in!¡± ¡°You can stop when the blood reaches your neck!¡± Seeing the blood pool surging in front of him, Yamane was very hesitant. He looked up at his father and sister-in-law, who were looking around with tears in their eyes, and resolutely stepped forward. All the conditions have been met. Hall then raised the magical scepter in his hand, which had turned pitch-black, and cast a spell on the blood pool. The blood quickly started surging even more violently and flowed into Yamane¡¯s body. In about fifteen minutes, he had turned into a Dark Evil Spirit. He still had a human body and his skin became very seductive and white. Feeling the endless power in his body, he surrounded himself with black fog and instantly disappeared from everyone¡¯s sight. He then instantly appeared in front of Hall and knelt on the ground. ¡°Supreme Lord, from today onwards, I, Yamane, will be at your disposal!¡± After taking a closer look at Yamane, he discovered that the sacrifice this time had triggered a mutation, directly turning Yamane into a Dark Evil Spirit. This was a dark creature that was one level higher than the Undead Evil Lords and was as powerful as Landel. Landel was powerful because he used to be a very powerful Holy Knight. Meanwhile, Yamane had been transformed with blood, and so it was very rare for Yamane to be so powerful. Seeing Yamane kneeling in front of him, Hall gave him his first mission. ¡°From today onwards, you will manage the humans together with Willis.¡± ¡°You will also be responsible for the security of this town!¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord.¡± After saying that, he turned into a black fog and disappeared before Hall¡¯s eyes. He then went to busy himself with the construction and supervision of the residential area for the humans. The castle of Mehionnes was located in the north of the city. The entire town was controlled by the city. The north and south were completely separated. Everyone in the city had rushed to the south of the city. They were still living the same life as before. They were farming the land and doing the work. The only difference was that they were now under the management of the Supreme Lord, Hall. In a large house in the southern human residential area, Yamane was busy planning the future of the human residences in the city. Willis knocked on the door and walked in. He realized that Yamane was no longer his son! He had tested him countless times and finally came to a conclusion. The person in front of him was no longer his son, but a dark creature with his son¡¯s memories! ¡°Lord Yamane, the matter has been settled!¡± ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Yamane raised his hand and pointed at his brother Jim, who was tied up very tightly. ¡°Take him back and discipline him well. If he comes to harass me again, I won¡¯t let him off so easily!¡± After seeing at his second son, who could not even move after being beaten, Willis said to the stranger, who used to be his eldest son, ¡°Thank you for showing mercy, Lord Yamane!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take this unfilial son back and teach him a lesson!¡± After saying that, he carried Jim on his shoulder and trotted out of the big house. When he returned home, Willis immediately untied the rope on Jim¡¯s body. ¡°What were you planning on doing in the first place?¡± ¡°He¡¯s no longer your brother Yamane!¡± Willis roared at Jim who was lying on the ground. Hearing this, Jim immediately cried out in grief. ¡°Why! Why did this happen?!¡± Hearing Jim¡¯s words, Willis could not help but shed tears. The two hugged each other and wailed at each other, using their tears to berate the injustice of this world. Hall, who was very free, used the remaining blood in the blood pool to summon a few undead liches. He then assigned these liches to his most loyal subordinates to help them complete their work. As the days passed, the news of the fall of Mehionnes quickly spread. This news was not leaked from the city itself but had been found out because of the black clouds in the sky above Mehionnes which never dispersed. This scene was just like the sky of the Dark Eternal Domain in the north. It was forever shrouded in darkness, never seeing the light of day. The Castellan of Mediarudy, who lived to the west of the city, soon received news about their neighboring city. He had already sent several investigation teams to approach Mehionnes, but these people had no way to enter the city. This was because the city was surrounded by undead creatures which formed a big circle around the city. On the other hand, the Fergus Empire only realized that something was amiss after their thousand-man army had disappeared. The Imperial Investigation Team sent by the Imperial Military Secretary soon arrived in the territory of the Earl of Langford to investigate. However, they discovered that the mountains in the east were shrouded in darkness. The sky and the sun were all covered. The entire area had become a paradise for the undead. As they did not know what had happened, they quickly returned to Bader City to report the situation to the Imperial Military Secretary. As there were too many uncertainties, the Imperial Military Secretary immediately dispatched 10,000 imperial soldiers to the territory of the Earl of Langford to construct a defensive fortress. But as it involved many people and a lot of movement, it was difficult for Hall to not notice anything. Thus, he immediately dispatched the Dark Knight Landel and brought 10,000 undead soldiers to the mountains to set up camp. After setting up camp, Landel then left alone. Taking advantage of the darkness, he brought the two liches and came to the vicinity of the human¡¯s fortress to investigate. The night provided a huge advantage for them. Even after the three of them had finished counting the number of people in the human camp, they were not discovered. Armed with information regarding the number of troops, equipment, and generals, Landel returned to Mehionnes and told Supreme Lord Hall everything.. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It was a very quiet night. The soldiers of the Tumala defense line were stationed on the city walls as usual. However, they did not notice a very serious problem. The dark veil that covered the sky in the North was moving. The Undead Lord of the Dark Eternal Domain had long noticed that Hall had disappeared from Tumala! Although there were other mages from Tumala, they were all too weak. In the eyes of the Undead Lord, they were just flies. At midnight, the army of the undead was ready to move out. The Undead Lord stood at the front of the army, raised the magic staff in his hand, and shouted to the troops behind him, ¡°The Grand Magister who had stopped us from attacking all this time has finally disappeared from Tumala!¡± ¡°Today is the day we will take down the humans!¡± ¡°Let us march toward Tumala, break through this wall, and rule this world!¡± After the Undead Lord finished his declaration, the undead soldiers behind him began to roar. The sound was so loud that it could be heard from the city walls of Tumala. After hearing the terrifying roar, the Castellan of Tumala immediately woke up and went to the scout tower to take a look. When he realized that the sky-covering veil had completely covered Tumala, he immediately rang the bell on the tower. At the same time, he lit up the red signal rod on the tower. After seeing the red fog, the headquarters in the city began to sound the war alarm. A piercing sound spread throughout the entire Tumala. All the sleeping soldiers had woken up. Nervously and orderly, they put on their equipment and went outside the camp to prepare for the war! After seeing that the soldiers were ready, the Castellan hurriedly returned to the command of the city. A few high-level adventurers who were stationed here had been waiting for a long time. After entering the camp, he began to tell them about the news of the undead army. Castellan Bishop: ¡°The undead army is still half a day¡¯s journey away from the defense line of Tumala. All of you, hurry up and get ready!¡± Hearing this, Benedict Smith, the hero, said disdainfully, ¡°It¡¯s just an Undead Lord. There¡¯s no need to be so nervous!¡± Hearing the hero¡¯s words, the four members of the adventurer team all laughed. The heavy cannoneer used his broad hand to pat Bishop¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°In the past, the Great Mage Hall alone could suppress the entire undead army!¡± ¡°Now, there are five of us, and even the hero himself has come. What¡¯s there to be worried about?¡± Seeing the appearance of these five people, Bishop had already come to a realization. ¡®Looks like Tumala will definitely fall this time!¡¯ Since the five of them were no longer in the mood to listen, Bishop turned around and left the command of the city, leaving them alone. Not long after he left, Smith spat on the ground loudly. ¡°This guy is really useless. He doesn¡¯t even know to prepare some good wine for us!¡± After Bishop left, Deputy Castellan Gary also followed behind him and left the camp. ¡°Lord Bishop, are you really not going to discuss our plans with them?¡± Hearing this, Bishop stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said to Deputy Castellan Gary, ¡°Whatever, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°The Bravehearts are already here, we have nothing to worry about!¡± ¡°Go prepare some good wine and food, and treat them well before the war.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go back to Tumala city to arrange for the movement of some supplies, I¡¯ll leave everything here to you!¡± Deputy Castellan Gary thought that Bishop would be angry, but when he saw his calm expression, he felt relieved and went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients. After Bishop separated from Gary, he quickened his pace. He got into the carriage and told the butler to move quickly. He quickly sped off South. In the carriage, Bishop¡¯s expression was very bad. He did not expect the soldiers to be so arrogant. What kind of childhood did this soldier who wielded the Demon Slayer Sword have?! The entire team did not even have a person who was stronger than a Grand Magister, yet they still had the face to boast. If it were not for their attitude, Bishop might have stayed all the way to the start of the battle. But after seeing their roguish appearance, he was completely disappointed in them! Thinking back to Hall, he was a legendary magister since a hundred years ago and had poured his blood and sweat into every battle for the past hundred years. Bishop was already regretting it. This was the most wrong thing he had done in his generation. He regretted telling the Imperial Military Secretary that Hall had been corrupted by the \ origin of darkness. While he was still in a daze in the carriage, the carriage had already entered the main city of Tumala. ¡°My Lord! We¡¯ve arrived!¡± The old butler and Lord Bishop prepared to get off the carriage and return to their rooms to rest. They then prepared to park the carriage in the stable. When Bishop saw this scene, he hurriedly shouted, ¡°Go to the stable and get two of the best horses!¡± ¡°Today, we¡¯ll be leaving Tumala and going to the farthest place from here, my father-in-law, William Bay¡¯s house!¡± The old Butler was very puzzled. ¡°Lord Bishop, why, if I may ask?¡± Bishop did not reply to him. He simply said, ¡°Set off quickly!¡± ¡°Remember not to make too much noise. We¡¯ll be traveling overnight!¡± ¡°Everything will be going on as per normal!¡± After arranging this, Bishop quickly went into the room and packed everything valuable that he had in a wooden box. Looking at the pile of copper and silver coins in the room, he shook his head regretfully. Then, he picked out all the most valuable things in the room. With his wife, he waited till sunset and headed North. At this time, the undead troops outside Tumala had already attacked, but Deputy Castellan Gary still did not receive the order to perform a counterattack. At the same time, the magic communication device in his hand was also unable to contact the Castellan, Bishop. Helpless, he could only sit back and let the drunk adventurer team prepare to attack. Because Gary treated them very well, after receiving the order to attack, the few of them quickly prepared together. The war began, tens of thousands of soldiers in the city rushed out. Benedict Smith led his S-rank adventurer team and charged at the front of the team. As Deputy Castellan, Gary watched everything from the watchtower. The first stop was very smooth, and the adventurer team was very brave. They broke through the undead army at high speed and created an opening for the human soldiers. All the soldiers rushed through the gap, and soon, the tens of thousands of undead creatures in front of them were defeated. However, the battle did not stop right there, because there were undead creatures constantly advancing from behind. After advancing less than twenty meters, the human army was met with another massive group of undead soldiers and couldn¡¯t advance anymore.. Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio On the open ground to the North of the Tumala Fortress, the war was going smoothly at first, but soon, Bruce Gary, who was on top of the reconnaissance tower, realized that something was wrong. No matter how hard the army tried, they could not advance even half a step! ¡°This! I have to consult Lord Bishop about this!¡± He took out the magic communication device on his waist and waited for a few minutes before it was connected! ¡°Hello! Is this Lord Bishop?¡± Bishop, who had already escaped to Asuma in the carriage, pointed the magic communication device at his face. ¡°I am Bishop!¡± ¡°How is the situation at Tumala?¡± Gary immediately pointed the magic communication device in his hand at the battlefield. Through the magic communication device, Bishop found that the human soldiers were already retreating in defeat. The adventurer squad was also being held back by the high-level undead creatures. Turning the communication device, Gary waited for Bishop¡¯s next instruction. After a moment of silence, Bishop said to Gary, ¡°For the sake of your loyalty to me for so many years!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell you what to do next!¡± ¡°Come down from the watchtower now and find a two-horse carriage, it¡¯s time to run for your life!¡± Hearing this, Gary was stunned. At this moment, due to the weak connection between the magical devices, the magic communication was cut off. Gary climbed down from the watchtower and came to the stable panting. He could not be bothered to care about anyone else. He found a double carriage and drove the carriage out of the camp himself. He was running for his life! Originally, as Tumala had Gary commanding it, the soldiers were still in good order. However, there were suddenly no new orders from the combat camp. These soldiers were all dumbfounded! Facing the endless undead army before them, these soldiers who had lost their command began to rampage like headless flies. In just an hour, the situation of this war had been reversed. The undead army used this opening to break through the human army. They advanced with great speed until they reached Tumala City. As there was no way to stop the undead army, all the soldiers who still had the strength quickly fled. Seeing this scene, the hero, Benedict Smith, took his remaining two squad members and fled in a hurry as well. Because of Benedict Smith¡¯s outstanding performance on the battlefield, he had been targeted by the high-level undead. In the previous battle, if not for the Demon Slayer Sword, all five members of their team might have died on the battlefield. Now, only three members of their team had escaped, and the remaining two had fallen before the undead. While escaping, the heavy gunner, Oliver, became very unhappy. He shouted at Benedict Smith, ¡°We just ran away!¡± ¡°What about Tumala City?¡± ¡°What about the city?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you see it just now?¡± ¡°The Undead Lord didn¡¯t even appear himself, and we¡¯re already in such a sorry state!¡± ¡°If we didn¡¯t escape quickly just now, the three of us wouldn¡¯t even be alive!¡± After saying that, Smith put the Demon Slayer Sword on his shoulder and turned around to cast a support spell to escape to the south. The two people behind him exchanged glances and quickly left the fortress of Tumala. Not long after the three of them left the fortress, the entire Tumala started burning up. This was the last defensive measure that Hall had left in the fortress, which was to set the entire camp on fire once the undead got in. However, it was now completely useless, because the Sky-covering Dark Curtain had already covered the entire defense line of Tumala, even the flames had no effect on the undead. The undead soldiers did not stop there. They entered the city and killed the remaining soldiers who did not manage to escape. News of the defeat of Tumala quickly spread to the Fergus Empire. When Emperor Fergus Nielson heard the news, he was so scared that he almost sh*t himself. The first thing that big-headed Nielson thought of was to run away, towards Alex City, which was furthest away from the Undead Army. Not long after Emperor Nielson escaped, he was killed on the way by the subordinates of the Imperial Military Secretary, who had been waiting for a long time, disguised as bandits. Having expected all of this, the Imperial Military Secretary, Garcia Alberta, suppressed the Senate of Fergus as soon as Emperor Nielson died. On the same day, he cleared out everything in the castle and became the new emperor of Fergus. The first thing Alberta did when he ascended the throne was to send all the elite soldiers that he had prepared for many years to Asuma to build a new defense line in the North of the city. The second thing he did was to ask for help from the headquarters of the Holy Court in the center of the capital city of the Duchy of St. Margaret on the side. Everything was in order. The Undead Army that had attacked from the North was completely blocked outside the northern defensive line of Asuma. Because they were focused on fighting against the undead army from the North, more than half of Hall¡¯s ten thousand troops had been sent away. In the courtyard of the palace in St. Margaret, Mavis was strolling around, admiring the beautiful flowers in the courtyard. The sound of hurried footsteps came from behind her. Mavis turned around and took a look. It was the commander of the palace¡¯s guards. He was holding a black envelope in his hand. When he came to Mavis, he knelt down on one knee and handed over the envelope in his hand. ¡°Your Majesty! This is a letter from the new emperor of Fergus, Alberta.¡± She had initially thought that the Fergus Empire had already perished. She did not expect the Fergus Empire to have a new emperor. Taking the black envelope, he opened the seal, took out the letter inside, and began to read it carefully. In the beginning, it was filled with words of admiration from Alberta. The Queen did not show any emotion on her face. However, when she saw the end, her beautiful face became gloomy and uncertain. After she finished reading, she turned around and instructed, ¡°Invite the Archbishop of the palace, the members of the Senate, and all the nobles to the castle!¡± Hearing this, the leader of the guards was very confused. He did not know what had happened. However, what he could do now was to carry out what the Queen had told him. Before he left, he continued to ask, ¡°Your Majesty, what kind of reason do you want to use to invite them?¡± Mavis looked up at the distant sky and thought for a while. ¡°The Duchy is about to be destroyed, get everyone to the banquet hall of the castle before dark!¡± Hearing this, the captain of the guards immediately stood up and ran off quickly. Seeing her subordinates leave, Queen Mavis could not help but mutter to the eastern sky, ¡°What the heck just happened in Fergus?!¡± ¡°Even the greatest mage of mankind, Hall, has failed!¡± After tossing and turning, she called her closest sister, Melissa, and asked her to head to the Fergus Empire with her men to investigate Hall.. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Hall didn¡¯t stop when Tumala was broken. He sent two Undead Evil Lords to the mountains to the east of the Earl of Langford¡¯s territory. Hymin and Gerard weren¡¯t the only ones who came to this mountain. There were also eight high-level undead subordinates following the two of them. ¡°Hymin, why did the Supreme Lord kill all the magical beasts in this mountain?¡± ¡°Look at these little ones, they¡¯re quite cute!¡± Hymin rolled his eyes. He really didn¡¯t want to bother with Gerard. ¡®He¡¯s normally so cruel!¡¯ ¡®But now he¡¯s pitying the magical beasts in the mountain range?¡¯ Obviously, that wasn¡¯t what he meant, because Gerard was a heavy magical beast enthusiast. In the few days he had been here, he had already secretly slept with several magical beasts. ¡°Hymin! You¡¯re in a daze again!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear what I said just now?¡± Looking at the unforgiving Gerard, Hymin had no choice but to poke him in the face. ¡°Whatever!¡± ¡°Put those thoughts away!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll bring you female beasts of your taste!¡± Hearing this, Gerard revealed a happy expression, and the teeth in his mouth that looked like sawteeth also appeared. ¡°You¡¯re the best!¡± ¡°What type of human are you interested in? Just let me know.¡± Hymin put away the weapon in his hand and stood on the spot as he thought about this question. Although Hymin and Gerard were both Undead Evil Lords, Hymin also liked humans. It was just that at this stage, he had yet to find one that he liked. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this later!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pick out some myself when we attack Mediarudy!¡± Hearing this, Gerard could not help but tease, ¡°So you still like humans!¡± ¡°You actually have a stronger taste than me!¡± Just as the two of them were chatting happily, the Dark Knight Landel came to their side. He asked in a very low voice, ¡°How¡¯s the matter going?¡± ¡°It¡¯s already half done!¡± ¡°It hasn¡¯t been such a long time, and all the magical beasts in this mountain range have already been transformed into good and hardworking soldiers!¡± After being startled by this voice, Gerard hurriedly replied to Landel. Landel stood behind the two of them and patted their shoulders with both of his hands at the same time. Then, he turned into a black light and disappeared behind them. ¡°Phew! I was scared to death!¡± ¡°Hymin, we have to hurry!¡± After Landel¡¯s questioning, the two of them stopped chatting and lowered their heads to work hard. In the castle of Mehionnes, Willis had come to visit his daughter Hilary as usual. ¡°Supreme Lord, I have completed everything that you asked me to do!¡± ¡°Please return my daughter to me.¡± ¡°I have made up my mind to serve you forever. Please fulfill my little wish, Supreme Lord!¡± Hall, who was looking out of the window, lowered his head to look at Willis, who was kneeling in front of him. He raised his head again, feeling very bored. After a moment of silence, he made a decision! ¡°It¡¯s not that I can¡¯t let your daughter go, but you need to do something for me to show your loyalty!¡± Hearing this, Willis became happy and immediately asked, ¡°Supreme Lord, please tell me your orders!¡± ¡°During this period of time, I want to attack Mediarudy, but I don¡¯t have enough soldiers.¡± ¡°I hope that you can bring some soldiers into Mediarudy and help me spread some false news to them!¡± Hearing this, Willis froze on the spot. The Supreme Lord wanted him to completely betray humanity! But now, he had no other choice. The only thing he could do was to continue living before the supreme monarch had the intention to kill him. ¡°I¡¯ll go and make preparations now!¡± Initially, Hall did not intend to make things difficult for him, but when he thought that he was being attacked from both sides, he was very worried that he would fall into a dilemma. Therefore, he decided to let Willis and his men spread false news over there. After they fell into the trap, they would launch an all-out attack! It did not matter if it was a thousand soldiers. Even if it was a hundred of them falling into the trap, Hall would be able to obtain a new army. Recently, he had already gone through all the mass graves in the surrounding area. In total, he had only collected less than 2,500 skeleton soldiers. Then, there were some villages that had no hope. There were only about a dozen villages, with a total of more than 5,000 additional zombie troops. Currently, he had less than 40,000 soldiers. Even if all the magical beasts in the mountains were successfully converted, he still had less than 60,000 soldiers. Facing the huge Fergus Empire, their combat strength was still insufficient, not to mention the Duchy of St. Margaret in the west and the all spirits army in the dark eternal domain in the north. After taking down Mediarudy, Hall did not plan to leave anyone alive. He was prepared to turn the hundred thousand citizens in the city into undead creatures this time. At the same time, he would use these people to sacrifice to increase the number of dark generals. He had to reach the number of dark generals of the twelve eternal undead lords in order to completely stabilize his position on this continent. After receiving Hall¡¯s order, Dark Evil Spirit Yamane had already prepared a thousand-man army. These one thousand soldiers had all been forced to leave their homes. Now, they could be used as the fuse for the defeat of Mediarudy. Everything was arranged in a tight schedule. The next morning, after sunrise. Willis rode on his warhorse and led this thousand-man army to escape from the village near Mehiounes towards Mediarudy. In order to make this escape more realistic, Yamane had also sent thousands of undead zombie troops to chase after them. Soon, Willie brought his thousand-man army to the border of Mediarudy. The watchtower in the border camp soon noticed them, and at the same time also noticed the zombies chasing after them. After understanding everything, the soldiers on the watchtower immediately sounded the alarm. When the alarm of the enemy attack sounded, the soldiers in the camp were all ready to go. Willis ran away in panic. It was not that they wanted to run, but because the zombies behind them were actually slaughtering them! There were less than 900 people left in the 1,000-man army. Those who ran too slowly behind them had all become food for the zombies! ¡®This is just a show! Do you have to take it so seriously?¡¯ Willis thought as he brought his remaining troops to meet the soldiers in front of him. When they arrived at the gate of the camp, the soldiers quickly opened the gate of the city for them. After a period of resistance, the zombies outside quickly fled to the surrounding woods because of the sun. Willis, who entered the camp, was soon surrounded by soldiers. They immediately put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender.. Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just as everyone put down their weapons, the commander of the camp came to the front of this less than 1,000 man team. ¡°Yo! Who do we have here?!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this Willis, the Castellan of Mehionnes?¡± ¡°Why are you in such a sorry state!¡± The two of them were enemies. Peters Joe was originally a centurion from Mehionnes, but because of some minor mistakes he committed, he was chased out of the town by Willis. Willis did not expect to see him here at all. Looking at him, he seemed to be doing well. ¡°It¡¯s Peters Joe, long time no see!¡± ¡°Can you help inform the Castellan of Mediarudy?¡± ¡°The entire Mehionnes has fallen!¡± ¡°The situation is very urgent!¡± Before he could finish, some of the soldiers behind him who had been bitten by the zombies began to mutate. But they were quickly stabbed to death by the soldiers in the city. Seeing Willis in such a sorry state, Joe was very happy. But this didn¡¯t satisfy him. He immediately stood in front of Willis and stepped on a big rock. ¡°I can¡¯t help you!¡± ¡°But I need to trouble you with something!¡± Joe pointed at his crotch and said, ¡°Come on!¡± ¡°Go through here and bark like a dog!¡± ¡°If it makes me happy, I¡¯ll use the magic communication device to contact the Castellan!¡± Hearing this, Willis was furious. His hand was already on the hilt of his sword. Seeing this, Joe said arrogantly, ¡°Come on!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you stab me in the neck!¡± With that, he kicked Willis in the stomach. ¡°Why don¡¯t you see what state you are in now!¡± ¡°The entire Mehionnes has fallen!¡± ¡°You are no longer the Castellan, while I am the person in charge of the entire camp!¡± ¡°I will give you another chance!¡± Joe pointed at his crotch arrogantly. He did not notice that the soldiers around him did not seem to care about this at all. Their eyes were filled with despair. Joe thought that all of this had been caused by the fall of the city of Mehionnes. He never thought that Willis would come here as a spy. Seeing the scene in front of him, Willis laughed in his heart. At first, he still felt a little guilty. But after Peters Joe¡¯s teasing, Willis had decided to completely submit to the darkness. ¡®Since I can¡¯t turn back, I going to take a step into the darkness!¡¯ After everything was settled, he directly lay on his stomach, barked a few times like a dog, and then crawled under Joe¡¯s crotch. Seeing that Willis had done all this, Peters Joe was unusually satisfied. He immediately turned around and returned to the command camp. He reported everything about Willis to the Castellan of Mediarudy. After receiving the news, the Castellan immediately let Willis enter the city alone. After leaving the camp, he headed East. In the evening, Willis had arrived at the Castellan¡¯s mansion in the city of Mediarudy. He successfully reported all the fake news about Mehionnes to the Castellan. Then, of course, he checked into a very luxurious tavern. After having eaten and drank his fill, sunset had arrived. Willis then climbed out of the window. He followed a small path to the west gate of the city and threw a magic coin he had hidden on his body on the ground. A black light flashed and Yamane walked over from the other end of the magical portal through the coin. The first thing he did when he came out was to walk to Willis¡¯ side and pat him on the shoulder. ¡°Well done!¡± ¡°From now on, everything that happens has nothing to do with you!¡± ¡°You just need to rest well in the hotel and have a good night¡¯s rest!¡± After saying all this, Yamane turned around and flew away from the darkness. Looking at his estranged eldest son, Willis turned around and left, returning to his luxurious hotel to rest in peace. Not long after he slept on the bed, an alarm sounded in the city. Because of the fall of Mehionnes, the hotel did not have much business, so when the alarm sounded in the city, the hotel owner immediately ran away with his money. Willis could no longer sleep, so he went to the first floor of the hotel and took a few bottles of good wine from the shelf, and placed them on the dining table. Then he found some food that had already been prepared from the kitchen and brought them to the table. He ate and drank alone in the hotel. The pace of everyone in the city was very fast that night, and the streets were full of people who were fleeing for their lives. When they passed by the hotel, they all turned their heads to look at Willis who was eating and drinking. Willis raised the wine glass in his hand at them and drank it in one gulp. He felt very good. After drinking a lot of alcohol, he started to mutter to the people on the street, ¡°Run! Run quickly! If you don¡¯t run now, none of you will survive!¡± ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Another two hours passed, and the undead army had already covered every corner of the city. All the soldiers in the city had been slaughtered. Only this small hotel was still lit up. The surrounding zombies glanced at the hotel. When they realized that it was Willis, and they immediately turned around and left. After everything was over, Yamane went to the hotel and found Willis. He found that he was already drunk. He shook his head at his, and then his two subordinates carried him on a stretcher out of Mediarudy. Because there was still an hour before dawn, Hall had to let the entire city fall into an eternal night before dawn. A black figure flew toward Mediarudy from the sky. Soon, they arrived at the west gate of the city. Yamane had been waiting there for a long time. ¡°What¡¯s the situation now?¡± ¡°Supreme Lord, the city is now under control!¡± ¡°Very good, go and bring Landel, Hymin, and Gerard to me!¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord!¡± With that, he turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared in front of Hall. Seeing Willis, who was lying on the ground and reeking of alcohol, Hall raised his hand and sucked out all the alcohol in his body. Willis, who had just woken up, immediately knelt in front of Hall. ¡°Get up! I have something to ask you.¡± ¡°Supreme Lord!¡± ¡°After following me for so long, have you ever wanted to complete the transformation like your eldest son, so that you can have eternal life?¡± Hearing this, Willis was very hesitant, but the humiliation during the day still lingered in his heart. If he could have supreme strength, that would not have happened, but he also had his son and daughter in mind. Seeing the hesitant Willis, Hall said to him, ¡°I have already made plans for your son and daughter!¡± ¡°If they are willing to become part of the darkness in the future, I will fulfill all their wishes.¡± ¡°If they are not willing, I will let them rule the remaining humans forever.¡± Hearing this, Willis no longer had any reason to refuse. He immediately prostrated himself in front of Hall. ¡°I will follow the Supreme Lord¡¯s arrangements!¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Because time was of the essence, Hall first flew high into the sky. After locking onto 10,000 people, he began to gather them all together. Then, he condensed a huge magical array at the center of the city and threw all 10,000 lives into it. Under the erosion of the magical array, these people quickly turned into a wisp of black smoke and floated into the sky of the town. By sunrise, the Sky-covering Dark Curtain had been successfully created, blocking the rising sun. As time went by, the Sky-covering Dark Curtain of Mehionnes continued to expand by combining with the curtain over Mediarudy. It covered the entire eastern continent. The soldiers at the defensive Earl of Langford¡¯s building immediately reported this anomaly to the new emperor. Looking at the secret letter that was sent back, he frowned. ¡°The Dark Eternal Domain is located in the North. Since when was there a path leading there in the East?¡± However, in this situation, the Fergus Empire was in the most danger, so he had to do something to guard against it. He sent another thousand empire soldiers to the territory of the Earl of Langford. In the city of Mediarudy, Hymin and Gerard worked hard to dig a huge pit. Today, they worked harder than ever because they knew that today was the day for their second advancement! Ever since they were transformed, they have been constantly surpassed by the people who were transformed after them, so they felt extremely uncomfortable. Today¡¯s opportunity finally came. Of course, they had to work hard and dig the pit big enough so that they could get better rewards. Half an hour later, a pit with a diameter of 20 meters appeared on the ground. Hall stood on it and waved at the two of them. ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you today. Leave the rest to me!¡± Not long after, Yamane brought groups of humans to the edge of the pit. To save time, Hall raised his hand, and thousands of people turned into meat paste and fell into the pit. Hymin and Gerard were unusually happy to see this scene. They thought that it was for them, but Hall stopped Hymin just as he was about to jump in. ¡°This is not for you!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t rush, one at a time!¡± Under Hall¡¯s instructions, Willis walked down to the blood pool without hesitation. When the minced meat liquid reached his neck, he stopped. Hall used the human bone in his hand to form a magic wand and cast a spell on the pit. The minced meat liquid all flowed into Willis¡¯ body. After fifteen minutes in the pool, Willis transformed into an undead creature. He had a wide and long body, four thick legs, and an extremely strong upper body. ¡°Haha! Willis, you¡¯re so lucky to be able to transform into an Abyss Lord on your first try.¡± ¡°From today onwards, I¡¯ll hand over Mehionnes to you!¡± Hearing this, Willis immediately knelt down with his two front legs. ¡°Yes, Supreme Lord!¡± After saying that, he controlled the pair of huge black wings on his waist and flew towards Mehionnes. From this moment on, he returned to his own Castellan¡¯s residence. This feeling of returning to a high position made him extremely excited. He even forgot that his daughter was still trapped in the room. In the city of Mediarudy, the huge blood pool continued to operate. ¡°Hymin, it¡¯s your turn!¡± Hearing the Supreme Lord shout his name, he immediately walked into the blood pool. With a flash of light, Hymin had advanced from being an Undead Evil Lord to becoming a Dark Evil Lord. It was obvious that the creatures summoned from the dark were much more difficult to improve compared to humans. The number of people in the blood pool was the same as that when Willis got in, but Hymin did not get much improvement in comparison! After continuous testing, Hall found a pattern, which was that when humans fell into the darkness for the first time, they would greatly increase their powers. Hall himself was a legendary mage. After slowly being corrupted for a long time, he had directly transformed into a Supreme Lord of the dead. Levels: Undead Lord, Undead Supreme Lord, Supreme High Lord of Undead, Supreme High Lord of Darkness. Because no living creature had ever achieved power beyond that of a Supreme High Lord of Darkness, no one knew what lay ahead. After a period of continuous sacrifice, his origin of darkness had already roughly touched the level of a Supreme High Lord of Darkness. Gerard and Hymin also used the same number of people as Willis, and the two only leveled up to Dark Evil Lord. After completing the advancement of the two, Hall turned his head and asked Landel and Yamane on the side, ¡°Do you two want to continue advancing while there are still enough people?¡± Hearing this, the two were stunned for a moment, but considering the current situation, they still needed to use a large number of troops. Both of them rejected Hall¡¯s proposal. ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°When we take down Bader City, I¡¯ll give the two of you an advancement ceremony!¡± ¡°You can continue with what you¡¯re doing!¡± ¡°Next, I¡¯ll refine some weapons to ensure that you have enough strength to resist the power of the Holy Court!¡± The few of them nodded and turned into a ray of black light, disappearing from the city. After they all left, Hall raised the wand in his hand and enveloped the entire city. After the first hesitation, he no longer had any hesitation towards humans. The more than 100,000 people in the city quickly turned into all kinds of undead creatures under his refining. Willis was deployed in the city of Mehionnes to attack the territory of the Earl of Langford. Although the enemy only had more than 10,000 soldiers, these soldiers were all elite fighters. Even though he also had more than 60,000 soldiers in his hands, he still treated the human army with caution. In the castle, because Yamane was very busy with the management of the remaining humans, only Hymin, Gerard, and Landel were waiting for Willis¡¯ orders. Recently, Willis had also noticed something strange about the black sky in the northwest. It was the same dark power as them. ¡°It seems that Tumala has fallen!¡± ¡°Landel!¡± ¡°Lord Willis, I¡¯m here!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the only one who¡¯s been to Tumala. I can¡¯t leave right now, so this mission will be assigned to you, go to Tumala to investigate the situation there!¡± ¡°Your most important mission is to investigate the military strength of the army that has occupied the Dark Eternal Domain in Tumala!¡± After hearing Lord Willis¡¯ words, Landel immediately stood up and flew out of the castle in a flash of black light. ¡°Yes, my Lord, I will head to Tumala to investigate!¡± With just these words, he disappeared without a trace. At this moment, Willis deeply felt the thrill of possessing the power of darkness! These people who could have killed him with a wave of their hands were now obedient under his absolute power. Hymin and Gerard could not help but feel a chill when they saw Willis¡¯ evil smile. They were glad that they hadn¡¯t done anything too cruel to Willis when he was still human.. Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After receiving the order, Landel bypassed the human defense line by traveling over the sea to the East of Mehionnes. After moving Northwest from there, he arrived at the eastern coastline of Tumala. After arriving here, Landel clearly felt the dark and deep oppression in the city of Tumala. So he did not dare to continue flying around Tumala. Instead, he walked into the city of Tumala. He walked along the coastline to the west. On the way, he passed by several mountains. From the bottom of the mountains, Landel could feel that there were still humans living in the mountains. He smiled wickedly at the mountains in front of him. He did not take the next step. Instead, he restrained his bloodthirsty desire and left. Ever since the advancement ceremony at Mehionnes, he had been craving blood. However, Landel did not drink or kill on purpose. Instead, he relied entirely on his willpower to resist the bloodthirsty impulse. After leaving the mountains, he walked westward for about two days. He saw countless villages that had turned into ashes on the road, and there were still some corpses that had not rotted. ¡°The entire Tumala!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the entire Tumala to fall within a month after Lord Hall left!¡± ¡°In the end, humans still paid the price for their evil!¡± ¡°But this payback has only just begun!¡± After walking for half a day to the west, Landel soon saw Tumala City. The city was originally prosperous and beautiful, but its city walls were now covered with corpses. These people had all hanged themselves from the city wall. The surrounding of the city was also surrounded by all kinds of undead creatures. They glanced at Landel and found that he also had a dark aura, so they turned around and continued to patrol. Landel used his identity as a dark knight to quickly arrive in Tumala. After arriving here, he found a problem. These undead creatures from the Dark Eternal Domain actually had their own lives. These undead creatures were completely different from Lord Hall. All the undead had their own consciousness and will. They didn¡¯t rely on contracts and the undead lords here to live. Just like human society, every undead creature had its own things to do. They also drank and gambled. So the dark creatures here knew a lot more than just fighting and dying. After arriving in the city, he walked into a tavern. Seeing this stranger, the dark creatures in the tavern all turned to look at him. Then, they turned their heads away in boredom, because these dark creatures found that they really could not be compared to the Dark Knight in front of them. Landel found a quiet corner and sat down. He did not order anything. He just sat there quietly and watched what the dark creatures were doing. These people used dark minerals and dark attribute magic stones as currency. They could buy some human blood to make blood wine, and they could also find some dark or undead creatures here that looked okay to have some undead intercourse. Landel did not know how it worked because he still had a humanoid body. And all his organs were still functioning normally. He could still eat and drink and do whatever a human could do. After working for more than an hour, he had thoroughly understood the operation of the bar and heard a lot of information about the Dark Eternal Domain from the customers. So he stood up, went to the bar counter, and ordered a glass of wine mixed with fresh blood. Throwing down a small piece of dark attribute magic stone, the strange-looking bartender at the bar counter quickly put the magic stone into the money box. Then he began to chat with Landel. ¡°Sir, I¡¯ve been here for a long time, and you look very unfamiliar!¡± ¡°Are you the Dark Hero who had just come from the Dark Eternal Domain?¡± Hearing this, Landel laughed. So Dark Knights were known as Dark Heroes in the Dark Eternal Domain?! ¡°Hahaha! Indeed!¡± Hearing Landel¡¯s hearty laughter, the bartender brought out an even stronger glass of blood wine from the counter. ¡°This one is for you. Congratulations to the Dark Hero for his victory!¡± Landel finished the wine in one gulp, stood up, and left the tavern. After leaving the door, Landel, who had just drunk blood after such a long time, was unusually excited. After the blood entered his body, all the organs in his body seemed to be reborn. ¡°So this is the delicious taste of blood!¡± After saying that, he could not help but lick his lips. He wanted more. After leaving the tavern, he walked around the streets of Tumala City. The original streets did not change much. The only thing that changed was that they were more gloomy and shabby than before. However, Landel liked the feeling in the city now. After walking around for a few rounds, he did not obtain any information. He came to the Castellan¡¯s mansion in the city. This was an extremely large castle. The original color of the walls seemed to have been specially treated, and the walls were already covered in a layer of red. Through his sensitive sense of smell, Landel discovered that this was human blood, and not burning fuel. ¡®How extravagant!¡¯ Just as he walked to the entrance of the Castellan¡¯s residence, a Dark Knight dressed in the same clothes as he appeared in front of him and stopped. ¡°Yo! Where have you come from!¡± ¡°Do you want to have an exciting duel with me?¡± Hearing this, Landel, who was about to leave, stopped and turned around to look at him. ¡°I¡¯m Landel. May I know if there are rewards for dueling with you?¡± Hearing this, he laughed loudly. ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡°What an interesting Dark Hero. You¡¯re not from the Dark Eternal Domain!¡± Hearing this, Landel was stunned. He did not expect to be exposed so easily. Just as he was about to escape, the other party continued, ¡°We¡¯re all Dark Knights. It doesn¡¯t matter where you¡¯re from!¡± ¡°I take back what I said about the duel just now. Why don¡¯t you just have a drink with me?¡± At this moment, even though Landel¡¯s heart refused, he was afraid of revealing his identity, so he could only follow behind the other knight and return to the small tavern. In a private room, the other party ordered a table full of blood wine. ¡°My name is Rowan. It¡¯s my honor to meet you, a fellow Dark Knight!¡± ¡°I know that you want to know why I can tell at a glance that you¡¯re not from the Dark Eternal Domain.¡± ¡°But I can¡¯t let you know because this is the rule of the Dark Eternal Domain.¡± ¡°What I can tell you is that the strength of dark creatures is respected, so you don¡¯t have to worry about being ostracized in this city!¡± After hearing Rowan¡¯s words, Landel raised the wine glass in his hand and clinked glasses with him. The two of them had met by accident and chatted for a long time before parting reluctantly. They had similar life experiences, so it was easy for them to understand and make friends with each other. With Rowan¡¯s help, Landel gained access to a lot of information.. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The new emperor of the Fergus Empire had already sent the black letter for three days, but there was still no reply from the Duchy of St. Margaret. Alberta kept pacing back and forth in front of the throne as if he was on a hot pan. Not long after, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard. A messenger in purple arrived at the palace. ¡°Your Majesty, there¡¯s a letter from the Duchy of St. Margaret!¡± Alberta immediately walked down and took the red envelope from the purple-clothed soldier. He opened the envelope and carefully read the contents. In just a few seconds, Alberta¡¯s expression turned ugly. Before he got angry, he waved at the messenger and told him to leave. After he left and there was no one in the palace, Alberta took up a flower vase and threw it on the ground. However, this did not make him feel better. He then started smashing everything in the room! The minister, William Geoffrey, heard the sound of smashing from the room and walked out. ¡°Your Majesty, what¡¯s going on?¡± Alberta ignored him and only shouted angrily, ¡°The Queen of the Duchy of St. Margaret, is not willing to send reinforcements over!¡± ¡°And she¡¯s even mocking me!¡± Hearing this, Geoffrey covered his face and laughed lightly. He came to Alberta¡¯s side and whispered in his ear, ¡°Your Majesty, there¡¯s no need to be anxious. The 300,000 troops under William Bay will arrive in a few days!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry too much!¡± ¡°Since the Duchy of St. Margaret isn¡¯t willing to send out troops, we can still think of other ways to let the Undead Army attack West!¡± After listening to William Geoffrey¡¯s words, Alberta¡¯s mood improved a lot. ¡®That¡¯s right! There¡¯s no need for me to worry about this at all.¡¯ Over the past few years, Alberta had calculated all the traps and schemed to execute a few nobles in the northern part of the Empire who had a good relationship with the old Emperor Nielson. All the nobles in Gabi, Asuma, and Bader had died as a result. In fact, Alberta already knew that Hall was tainted with the origin of darkness. However, this was not the main reason why he slaughtered the land of the Earl of Langford. Instead, it was because of the two cities, Mehionnes and Mediarudy, that he slaughtered all the people in the Earl of Langford. They were preparing to take over the two towns in the east that had a lot of lands. At that time, Alberta gave an order to Hall¡¯s grandson, but it was quickly rejected. This caused his plan to be delayed for a few years. However, because Hall was the most powerful mage in the Empire, Alberta was still a little afraid, so he had been waiting for this opportunity. During the few years that he had been waiting for this opportunity, he did not stop the butcher knife in his hand. He had slaughtered all the nobles in Gabi, Asuma, and Bader with all kinds of crimes. Finally, more than a month ago, he received the news that Hall¡¯s body was no longer working. At that time, he was so happy that he jumped. The plan that he had been planning for so many years could finally be put into action. Therefore, in the half a month before Hall returned, he slaughtered all the people in the land of the Earl of Langford. However, he did not expect Hall to actually leave the defense of Tumala at the end of his life, return to his own territory and discover everything he had done. Thus, he sent the Grand Magisters Walker and Landel to lead a thousand troops to search for Hall, who did not have much time left. But in the end, he did not expect Hall to accept the darkness and become an Undead Lord. Up until now, Alberta had always thought that Hall was just an Undead Lord. He never expected Hall to be a Supreme Lord. Fortunately, in order to attack Mehionnes and Mediarudy, Alberta had built Bader City perfectly. Otherwise, they might not even be able to protect Asuma city. There were a total of six cities in the empire, and Tumala had already fallen. Of the remaining five cities, three were completely under Alberta¡¯s control. Among them were William Bay and Alex, two of the most fertile coastal cities in the southernmost part of the Seville continent. These two cities were respectively controlled by the two oldest nobles in Fergus, and these two nobles were all partners of Alberta. William Bay and Alex had been coveting the entire Empire for a long time, but things did not turn out like this in the end. After discussing with William Geoffrey, Alberta calmed down. Since the William family had already sent out troops, then Alex¡¯s reinforcements should also be in preparation. ¡®These two families already have 300,000 soldiers in the first wave, so the total number of soldiers should be at least a million!¡¯ ¡®it seems like I have to properly reduce the strength of these two families in this war!¡¯ Otherwise, when the war with the undead ended, Alberta would have to start another civil war. Based on the current situation, it would be very difficult for the dark army to resist the entire north. If they did not make good use of this opportunity, Alberta would eventually become the second Fergus Nielson! After the Duchy of St. Margaret received the news that Tumala had fallen, they immediately established a new line of defense at the border with the Fergus Empire. This was because the northeastern part of Kejins City, which was not far from the border, was a very wide plain. Even Asuma was able to defend against the attacks of the undead army, there would still be undead creatures that would cross this plain and attack Kejins City. The other line of defense was toward the Southeast. This was because during this time, the Queen of St. Margaret had completely broken off relations with the Fergus Empire. Therefore, while she was in the local undead army, Queen Mavis was also on guard against the Fergus Empire. In the banquet hall of the capital city of the Duchy of St. Margaret, all the high and powerful people of the duchy were seated inside. Even the generals and ministers were not qualified to participate in this banquet. Mavis walked into the room from the side room. Countless pairs of eyes were staring at her with greedy eyes. These people were not worried that their rudeness would bring about any bad influence. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Queen Mavis walked directly to the front of the long table. Sitting opposite her was the Archbishop of the Holy Court, Ulysses Aidan. This seemingly ordinary old man controlled the strongest combat power in the entire continent. He had a total of four Sacred Knights, twelve Royal Knight Commanders, and a hundred Sacred Knights. There were also countless Holy War Knights and lower-ranking knights below them. Ordinary people would not know how powerful these knights were, but Mavis knew it clearly. In terms of power, a single Knight had the combat power of ten ordinary soldiers, a Grand Knights had that of tens, a Knight Commander had that of hundreds, and a Knight of the Holy Light had the combat power of a thousand soldiers. This was not the end. There were five more levels of knights above even the Knight of the Holy Light. Anyone could tell how powerful the Holy Court was! Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After sitting down, Queen Mavis glanced to her right. The three people in front of her were the three most important elders apart from her. They were Dominique Cadaver, Dolores Cook, and Abigail Campbell. All three of them were dressed the same, and all of them were over a hundred years old. As for how strong they were, even Queen Mavis herself did not know. Because these people had been around since the rule of the last Queen. It was because of these people that the archbishop and the other nobles did not dare to touch Queen Mavis. On the right were the four largest noble families of the Duchy of St. Margaret, William Sledge, Adams Jerry, Rodney Gregory, and Corkin Leo. Although all four of them were just Castellans, they, in reality, ranked only one level below the Queen. Therefore, their attitude toward the queen was very bad. If it were not for the three elders and the archbishop, they would have already started provoking Mavis. After everyone was present, Mavis proceeded to tell them everything that had happened in Fergus. After listening, the archbishop touched his goatee. ¡°Hmm, I didn¡¯t expect the grand mage Hall to be gone!¡± ¡°This mage has protected the peace of the entire Seville continent for close to a hundred years.¡± After the exclamation, he began to talk about the main issue at hand. ¡°Since it has already come to this, I will dispatch a Sacred Knight to Kejins.¡± ¡°I will also send three Royal Knight Commanders and about a thousand Knights along with him.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t worry too much, Queen Mavis!¡± ¡°Even if the Fergus Empire and the Dark Eternal Domain attack at the same time, you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± After hearing the archbishop¡¯s words, the four nobles were no longer calm. The Holy Court had already sent so many people over to assist the Queen. They could not lose face either. As the two most stable and prosperous families in the duchy, the Sledge and Adams families definitely had to show their commitment to the duchy as well. Thus, William Sledge immediately said, ¡°Since the archbishop is so generous, the Sledge family won¡¯t be so perfunctory as well!¡± ¡°We will send 250,000 elite soldiers, 10,000 heavy cavalry and 40,000 light cavalry for Queen Mavis!¡± Although he was actually being generous, 300,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses would also require a large number of rations. Of course, the Sledge family could not bear such a burden. Thus, he decided to hand over all of his troops to Queen Mavis to command. However, Queen Mavis already knew what he was thinking. She immediately expressed her gratitude, ¡°Thank you so much for the Sledge family¡¯s generosity!¡± ¡°Since you have sent out so many soldiers, as the Queen of the Duchy of St. Margaret, can I also borrow some provisions and military supplies from you?¡± Hearing these words, William could feel his heart aching. However, since the other party had already spoken, he could not refuse. On the other side, there were also three elders staring at him. William was very helpless, so he bargained, ¡°Currently, the Sledge family does not have so much provisions to spare!¡± ¡°Half, I can only spare half of the 300,000 soldiers¡¯ supplies and provisions!¡± ¡°I have to leave something for myself!¡± After hearing his words, although Mavis was not satisfied, it was enough. If she continued to push her luck, she might not even be able to get his hands on any supplies. Then, she turned to look at Adams Jerry. After feeling the Queen¡¯s gaze, Jerry volunteered, ¡°Since the Sledge family has already sent so many soldiers, the Jerry family believes that we have to send some as well.¡± ¡°I will offer 300,000 troops, 50,000 light and heavy cavalry, 25,000 each, and an additional 50,000 slaves!¡± ¡°The Jerry family will naturally be more generous than the Sledge family. I will provide 60% of the military equipment and provisions!¡± After saying that, he sat down. This was already the limit, so Queen Mavis and he did not have any more room for negotiation. ¡°Then I will first thank the Adams family for supporting the Duchy of St. Margaret!¡± These two families had already completely mobilized everything they could to help. The only ones left were Rodney and Cozier. Because the battlefield was right beside Cozier, the Leo family would definitely go all out. However, Cozier Leo was very dissatisfied with the reinforcements sent by the other two families! ¡®two old foxes! They each have a town with a population of several million. It¡¯s not enough for them to contribute so little!¡¯ When everyone¡¯s eyes fell onto the head of the Rodney family, Rodney Gregory felt very embarrassed. The total number of people in his town was less than 500,000. It was impossible for him to have an army of several hundred thousand. It was incredible for him to have even 100,000 elite soldiers. Therefore, he could only replenish supplies for the other soldiers sent by the other families. Because the Gregory family was surrounded by plains, and there were seas to their North and South, they had enough supplies to last for decades of war. ¡°You know the Gregory family. Even if I forced half of my people to serve in the army, I could only gather 200,000 soldiers!¡± ¡°That is the reason I¡¯m not sending soldiers over!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take care of all the food and supplies that the army lacks!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll also send 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers to the front line as reinforcements!¡± ¡°But I¡¯ll never join the war myself!¡± After Rodney finished speaking, the people around him didn¡¯t have too many opinions because he had already tried his best! Since the previous generations of the Gregory family had betrayed him, the development of the entire Gregory family had lagged behind the development of the surrounding areas for many years. After hearing these people¡¯s words, the happiest person was Cozier Leo. As long as he accepted these soldiers, he would become the most powerful family in the duchy. While he was secretly happy, Queen Mavis¡¯ words made him feel a bucket of ice water had just been doused on his head. ¡°Since all the families have done their best, I, Queen Margaret Mavis, naturally can not live peacefully in the capital.¡± ¡°This time, I will personally lead an army of about a million to the Leo family!¡± ¡°I would like Duke Cozier Leo to make arrangements for this in the city!¡± Although he really wanted to refuse, there was no reason for him to say it out loud. ¡°Yes! I will obey Her Majesty¡¯s orders. I, Cozier Leo, will take the lead!¡± Hearing that the Queen was leaving St. Margaret, the happiest person was none other than Archbishop Ulysses Aidan. Because once the Queen left, other than the three other members of the Senate, he would have the greatest authority in the entire duchy. At that time, he would be able to do whatever he wanted, and he would no longer need to be afraid of anyone. Thinking of this, he already had a plan to bring down the three other elders of the Senate.. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After a few days of investigation, Landel returned to Mediarudy armed with information about Tumala. As soon as he returned to the city, he found that the entire place had been reduced to ashes. All the buildings around him had been corroded by the power of darkness. Only one castle was left standing alone in the East. Looking at everything in front of him, Landel was very calm. Even if there were to be broken limbs everywhere, it would not be much of a shock to him. Walking along the road, he quickly arrived at the castle. When the high-level undead guarding the gate saw Landel, he immediately opened the gate of the castle and welcomed him in. When he came to the main hall, Hall was sitting there in a daze. Approaching him, he knelt down on one knee and told him all the information that he had obtained about Tumala. ¡°Is that so! So the darkness and undead creatures also have their own lives!¡± ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you during this period of time!¡± ¡°In the next few days, I will personally go to Tumala, so you can stay in the castle for the time being!¡± ¡°Yes, sir! I will follow the orders of the Supreme Lord.¡± Before leaving, Hall handed a Dark Origin Sword to him. He also instructed, ¡°This is a weapon I spent a lot of money creating, you can have it!¡± ¡°When you encounter an undefeatable enemy, you can take it out and use it!¡± ¡°It¡¯s similar to the Demon Slayer Sword. On the contrary, it should be called the Light Slayer Blade!¡± ¡°Because it can counter light!¡± Holding the bone sword in his hand, Landel immediately felt the countless undead wailing within the sword. There were tens of thousands of them! After receiving the weapon, Landel turned around and returned to the castle with a banshee leading the way to rest. When the hall quieted down again, Hall sat down on a large chair made of countless human bones. He continued to stare at the distant sky. So far, he had received enough information. The Undead Lords of Tumala were planning to attack Asuma. Of course, Hall couldn¡¯t agree to such a thing, because he had to be the one to destroy the Fergus Empire. From the information gathered by Yamane, the Duchy of St. Margaret had already set up a defensive barrier in the East of Kejins City. They had also given up on their alliance with Fergus, preparing to fight against the Fergus Empire and the undead army at the same time. All this information was working around in Hall¡¯s mind. Right now, his target was Fergus, while the Undead Lords¡¯ target was the entire continent. The only thing he could do in the future was to lead the Undead Lords from the Dark Eternal Domain to the Duchy of St. Margaret. ¡°Looks like I¡¯ll have to go face them personally!¡± ¡°Coincidentally, I¡¯ve also already forged six cursed weapons. With the power of these weapons, I should be able to make these Undead Lords change their minds!¡± After thinking about this, Hall waved at the banshee beside him. ¡°Go and shout for Willis, Hymin, Gerard, and Yamane to come here!¡± The banshee prostrated on the ground and turned to leave the castle. A few hours later, Hall¡¯s most powerful subordinates all came to the castle. After looking down at them, he said, ¡°In the near future, we¡¯ll all have to go to Tumala!¡± Then, he took out the weapons that he had made for them. ¡°In order to let them know how strong we are, I have prepared a total of six cursed weapons!¡± ¡°According to the information that Landel brought back, we¡¯ll be up against more than seven Undead Lords this time. All of them are as strong as Willis.¡± ¡°So when the time comes, please restrain your impulses and don¡¯t reveal your weaknesses because of their provocation.¡± After hearing these words, the five people here all knelt down on one knee in front of Hall. ¡°Now follow me and let¡¯s set off!¡± With a wave of his hand, Hall moved the entire huge castle. Under the effect of magic, the entire castle started flying. Bringing with it all the people in the castle, they majestically crossed the Northern Sea and flew towards Tumala. Because of the huge movement, all the Undead Lords in Tumala noticed Hall¡¯s group. The huge black castle landed a few hundred meters East of Tumala. Not long after, the higher-ups of the Undead Lords in Tumala flew out and came to the castle to investigate. Hall directly opened the castle door and shouted at them, ¡°Compared to you, you should be very familiar with me!¡± ¡°After all, we are enemies who have been fighting for a hundred years!¡± The seven Undead Lords glanced into the castle and were all surprised when they saw Hall sitting on the throne. They did not expect that their mortal enemy to have now become one of them. However, they soon calmed down because they were all from the same darkness, and they were now all of the same nature compared to before. They were no longer enemies. Everyone¡¯s target had become the humans of the Seville continent. The seven Undead Lords then entered Hall¡¯s castle with ease. After a short exchange, they told him their identities. Then, they talked about the distribution of the continent. After all, their purpose here was to rule this continent, and Hall, who had suddenly appeared, was originally a human. ¡°Actually, the matter is very simple. The main purpose of me looking for you is not to make excessive demands!¡± ¡°Because all of my enemies are within the Fergus Empire, I would like to ask you to transfer your troops to attack the Duchy of St. Margaret in the East of the continent!¡± Hearing this, the seven of them began to discuss amongst themselves. They had worked so hard to take down Tumala just so that they could obtain the Fergus Empire. Now, they were being asked to transfer their troops to attack another even more powerful duchy! One of the undead lords named Tommy was extremely displeased. ¡°We¡¯ve worked so hard to come here, yet you¡¯re not willing to pay us anything, instead just asking us to transfer our troops.¡± Willis, who was on the same llevel of power as them, immediately stood up when he heard this. ¡°What right do you have to say such things to the Supreme Lord?¡± ¡°Have you not recognized the power he wields clearly yet?!¡± From the very beginning, Hall had been very nice to them, causing them to forget Hall¡¯s true strength. ¡°Supreme Lord?¡± He turned his head and glanced at Hall. When he saw the surging origin of darkness in Hall¡¯s body, he immediately prostrated himself. He never thought that Hall would be so polite to them while being so powerful. After all, in the Dark Eternal Domain, strength was always respected. As long as someone stronger than them appeared, they could only lower their heads and listen to the instructions they were given. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for what I said just now. I have no opinion on your proposal!¡± ¡°The seven of us will go back and target the Duchy of St. Margaret this war. All of Fergus will be under the Supreme Lord!¡± After saying that, the seven Undead Lords bowed to Hall and left the castle in a hurry.. Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The Undead Army that had already moved out from the northern defensive line of Asuma instantly retreated back to the city of Tumala. Seeing that the undead army was retreating, the soldiers in Asuma City immediately sent this news back. The new emperor, Garcia Alberta, was very confused. He had no idea what was going on. ¡°Retreat? What does that mean? Could it be that the undead army is having an internal conflict?¡± With this doubt in mind, Alberta sent the three members of the Bravehearts team to the frontlines to conduct an investigation. The Bravehearts team, which originally had five members, now had three members. They did not plan to increase the number of teammates in the short term. Because they were now an S-rank adventurer team, it was very difficult to find teammates of the same rank as them. It was even more difficult to find people who were compatible with their personalities. Although adventurer Benedict Smith was not as strong as Hall, he was still the fastest-growing adventurer in the Fergus Empire. Upon receiving the order, Smith immediately brought the two other members of his team to Asuma. To prevent any other member of their team from dying, Benedict Smith came up with a new plan this time! He left the other two members of his team in the city before starting his investigation. He came to the battlefield alone and spied on the movements of the undead army from afar. After these large armies left the northern front of Asuma, they all headed southwest under the lead of the undead general. It seemed that their target was the Duchy of St. Margaret. ¡®I really didn¡¯t expect the undead army to actually change their target!¡¯ After receiving this news, Benedict immediately turned around and left the ruins, quickly returning to Asuma City. Along with his two teammates, he immediately rushed towards the capital of Fergus, preparing to report this information. After all, after the Battle of Tumala, people had already started losing faith in him. If he did not perform well after that, he would most likely get sacked by Alberta. On the other side, the Supreme Lord Hall had already brought his subordinates back to the city of Mediarudy. As there was no longer any threat from the undead army, the first thing Hall did after returning to the city was to send Willis to lead Hymin and Gerard¡¯s army. He brought with him a cover that could cover the sky and cover the darkness, heading towards the territory of the Earl of Langford. This time, Hall had already prepared 100,000 troops for Willis for this attack. He would not give any enemy a chance to breathe. Looking at the army behind him and Willis in front of them, Hymin and Gerard were extremely excited. Once the war started, they would be able to charge into the battlefield and collect more blood of the right type. That blood, along with a little magic from the Supreme Lord, would allow them to be able to advance again and have the strength of an Abyss Lord like Willis! In just three days, the army of 100,000 had arrived at the Eastern Mountains of the territory of the Earl of Langford. At this time, the people at the territory of Langford from the Fox Empire had not noticed anything unusual. However, when night fell, the soldiers in the city noticed that the sky was darker than usual that night. Thinking that the dark clouds in the sky were dispersing, they did not realize that darkness had already enveloped them. After the moon had been shielded from view, all the undead creatures were as excited as if they had been injected with stimulants. This was because the moon reflected light from the sun, and thus would weaken ordinary undead creatures to a certain extent. However, this did not affect the strength of the powerful dark creatures and abyssal creatures. Among them, Landel was the most peculiar. He was not scared of sunlight one bit. Even while under the sunlight, he would not lose even the slightest bit of strength. When everything was ready, the entire eastern side of the town was filled with undead troops. They were just waiting for the time to hit midnight. This was the time when humans were the most tired. This would allow them to preserve more of their strength! The patrolling soldiers on the wooden fence of the inner city were already feeling sleepy at this point. But because the undead had disappeared unusually early today, they had a feeling that it was almost dawn. Not long after, the soldiers on the wooden fence in the city noticed something strange! Countless undead creatures suddenly appeared below, and these creatures had already smashed open the gates of the city. The alarm was only sounded after the undead broke into the city. However, it was already too late, because more than 20,000 undead soldiers had already swarmed into the city. These skeleton soldiers and zombies started killing everything they saw as soon as they entered the city. They did not give the soldiers who had just woken up any chance at all. In less than three hours, Willis easily won the first battle. Hymin and Gerard, who were ready to show off their skills, looked at each other. They were only assigned simple tasks from the beginning. The two of them flew into the city together, found the device to open the gate of the city, and then put the gate down. The army soon entered the city. The two of them didn¡¯t even take out the weapons hanging on their backs before winning the battle. ¡°This is too boring!¡± Hymin complained. ¡°Lord Willis is indeed a god. He took down the defensive city with no effort!¡± Gerard, on the other hand, was more pragmatic and immediately started to flatter them. Looking at the two of them, Willis shook his head and turned around to start rebuilding the city. From today onwards, the territory of the Earl of Langford had become their defensive line. Although Willis really did not want to do this, he had too few soldiers on hand and did not have the strength to challenge the Fergus Empire. As such, he could only take it one step at a time. Step by step, he could increase the number of his troops by conquering city by city. One day, he would be able to gather enough soldiers and directly attack the capital of the Fergus Empire! The news of the defeat did not spread out, because more and more black clouds were gathering in the sky. The clouds were so thick that the rising sun could not be seen at Bader City, even though it was already past ten in the morning there. This meant that the power of the undead was getting stronger and stronger and that they were getting closer to the Fergus Empire. After realizing this, the City Lord of Bader City immediately sent out an investigation team and found that the entire city of Langford had been destroyed. After finding this out, the scouts quickly brought this news to Bader City. A few hours later, the news was sent to Alberta from the magic signal tower in Bader City. Looking at the urgent news on hand, Alberta frowned.. He had never thought that these 15,000 elite soldiers of the empire would all be wiped out so easily! Chapter 20 - The Battle of Langford Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Everything had happened too suddenly, and Alberta was caught off guard. He could no longer ignore the undead army under Hall. ¡°Jeffrey, Evelyn, come to my office!¡± ¡°It seems that our enemies are not just the undead army from the Dark Eternal Domain in the North.¡± ¡°From today onwards, we will need to strengthen our defense against the undead army under Hall in the East as well!¡± Back in the office. ¡°We don¡¯t know anything about the undead forces in the East, so do you have any way to obtain information about them?¡± This question stopped the two of them because there was no way to investigate the situation in the East at all. During this period of time, due to the invasion of the undead army from the North, they had been extremely busy. They did not expect Mehionnes and Mediarudy to fall so quickly. This was because the total population around the two cities was only around 600,000. The number of soldiers that had fallen was estimated to have reached 100,000. If it were not for the fact that the two cities had already fallen, the undead army from the East would not have a chance to attack the territory of the Earl of Langford at all. After concluding their deductions, the three of them began to assemble and dispatch soldiers for the East. Previously, the North had relied entirely on the soldiers of the Alberta and William family. This time, Alex Evelyn finally had no excuse to refuse. He immediately mobilized 200,000 soldiers from the Southeast directly to the territory of the Alex Family! The total number of soldiers including those under Alberta was now around 400,000. However, Alex¡¯s actions made the new emperor, Alberta, feel very uncomfortable! ¡°With the 400,000 soldiers you¡¯ve sent, there¡¯s no way you can resist the undead army in the East!¡± ¡°You have to know that the two towns have a total population of over 600,000.¡± ¡°If all these people all get converted, then we¡¯ll have to face over 500,000 undead!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way we can fight against them with just these 400,000 soldiers!¡± Alberta became more and more agitated as he spoke. He kept slapping the table and shouting at Alex. However, Alex wasn¡¯t listening to all these at all. He did not plan on sending more troops. After all, their enemies were not only coming from the East and the North. Even the Duchy of St. Margaret in the West was no longer providing them with assistance. Therefore, Alex Evelyn could only try his best to preserve his troops. In this chaotic situation in the future, he could ensure that his city would not be invaded. ¡°What can I do?¡± ¡°You know the Fergus Empire as well. As well as the other five cities that had originally belonged to the Fergus Empire.¡± ¡°They haven¡¯t developed well in the past hundred years at all!¡± ¡°The total number of people in these five cities is just as many as the number of people in my family who manage the cities!¡± ¡°If we have already used up all the troops in our hands now, no one knows what we will face in the future!¡± ¡°So now I will try my best to maintain my military might!¡± After listening to Alex¡¯s words, Alberta completely understood one thing. This person had never considered the future of the empire. He was just a chess piece in his hands! Helpless, Alberta could only drop the soldiers from the northern defense line to the East and gather a total of 600,000 soldiers. Only then did the general of the Empire lead these soldiers to attack the territory of the Earl of Langford in the East of the empire. Seeing the numerous and mighty human soldiers not far from the city, Willis immediately realized that something was wrong. He quickly sent the news of the approaching human army to Hall. ¡°600,000?¡± ¡°What a huge number!¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be able to fight back at all previously!¡± ¡°But the situation is different now!¡± Hall¡¯s undead army numbered around 200,000 soldiers. The reason it was so small was that Hall had used the lives of about 150,000 humans to create a cursed weapon! He had also strengthened his generals and created a few barriers to block out the sun. After thinking, Hall quickly asked a banshee next to him to call Landel over. Landers immediately came to Hall. ¡°Supreme Lord, do you have any orders for me?¡± ¡°The territory of the Earl of Langford in the East had been conquered by Willis some time ago.¡± ¡°He has also finished building a defensive fortress there.¡± ¡°But the biggest problem now is that we only have a total of over 200,000 troops, while the general and emperor has already sent out 600,000 human soldiers!¡± ¡°In order to reduce the pressure on Willis, from today onwards, you will head West to Langford to help out Willis!¡± After hearing Hall¡¯s words, Landel immediately turned into a beam of black light and disappeared from the castle. However, Hall was not at ease at this time. After all, the Fergus Empire had sent so many soldiers. Thus, he took over total control of his castle and flew the entire castle towards the mountains to the West of Blue Orchid Fox City, just in case any accidents happened during the war. All the undead armies were working closely. In just a few days, 200,000 undead soldiers had arrived at the western defensive city. This time, the undead armies were different from before. All the armies were fully equipped. There were also fireballs, cannons, and other defensive weapons on top of the city walls. These weapons came from the people of Mehionnes. Although these humans had become prisoners, Yamane, who was also a human, knew that the humans could do many things that skeleton soldiers and zombies could not. With the help of his younger brother and sister, Yamane started managing the 100,000 people in Mehionnes in an orderly manner. In just a month¡¯s time, the entire undead army was outfitted with perfect military equipment. There was no longer a need to fight for equipment from the enemy. The adventurer Benedict Smith had just returned to the imperial capital of Fox City. It was not long before he sent the news to Alberta. However, he was immediately scolded by the new emperor for not using Asuma¡¯s magic communication device to report this matter! After receiving the information, Alberta was relieved. He mobilized another 100,000 soldiers from the Asuma defense line and set off towards the East. He wanted to use his absolute strength to take down the entire Eastern continent! Only then would he have enough power to fight against the William family and the Alex family after this war! However, he had underestimated how powerful Hall¡¯s undead army was.. Even if they had sent out 700,000 elite soldiers, all they would do is provide more soldiers for the undead! Chapter 21 - St. Margaret’s Secret Army Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It had been three days since they arrived in Gabi City. During these three days, Melissa had not been able to sleep well. The five-man team had come here to gather information but had instead found the entire city lifeless. There was not even a normal restaurant to eat at, let alone a hotel to stay in. ¡°Lord Melissa, I remember that Gabi City has always been a very prosperous town!¡± ¡°Why has it become like this!¡± Melissa looked around to make sure that there was no one around before she stopped. ¡°I can¡¯t answer you as well!¡± ¡°I only come here once every few years. And when I came the previous time, Gabi was a city with a population of one million!¡± ¡°It¡¯s only been a few years, and now the entire city has become a slum!¡± In the middle of the city, they finally found a place for five people to live. Pushing the door open, a cloud of dust flew into the air. ¡°Cough cough!¡± ¡°What on Earth happened in this ghost city?!¡± The five people in the team immediately cleaned the room, because, from that day onwards, they would need to stay here for a long period of time. They did not finish cleaning until the sun went down. By then, the entire room was finally clean. Melissa, who was standing on the second floor, observed the entire street. There were zombies-like humans wandering on the street. From time to time, there would also be people dying. After confirming that these people were no longer breathing, the people around would drag them into the alleys on the side and cut them up into pieces. Giles walked up from the first floor and did not make a sound. Instead, he stood beside Melissa and watched the scene in front of him. ¡°Giles, what did a powerful empire go through to become like this?!¡± This question was too difficult for Giles as well, as he only knew how to wield a weapon! He had no choice but to spread his hands. ¡°I can¡¯t answer you as well!¡± ¡°Maybe that¡¯s why I like St. Margaret!¡± ¡°Although the nobles and archbishops have many ideas and suggestions as to how to improve the duchy, Queen Mavis has always insisted on her beliefs!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why the people of St. Margaret are so happy!¡± Hearing this, Melissa sighed. ¡°This is the fate of the Fergus Empire!¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s no longer the Fergus Empire, but the Garcia Empire now!¡± ¡°After a few days of investigation, we know the reason for the decline.¡± ¡°But that¡¯s not what we need to know!¡± ¡°Our main goal is to find out what happened to the Grand Wizard Hall!¡± ¡°Giles, let¡¯s leave here tomorrow!¡± ¡°Nothing will happen if we continue to stay here.¡± Hearing this, Giles immediately jumped up. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Leave tomorrow?¡± ¡°We just moved in today!¡± ¡°Did we spend half a day cleaning just to stay here for one night?¡± When the three people who had just walked up the stairs heard this, they could only hold on to Giles¡¯ shoulders and bring him down. Among them, the assassin Elton whispered in Giles¡¯ ear, ¡°It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know Lord Melissa¡¯s character. She¡¯s always been like this!¡± ¡°Just do as you¡¯re told!¡± The night quickly passed. The five of them then boarded the carriage and headed East. Around noon, they arrived in Bader city. When they arrived, the first thing they discovered was the dark cloud in the sky. This dark cloud made the place even darker than the Dark Eternal Domain did in the North. Seeing this scene, Melissa, who was driving the carriage, immediately turned her head and said to the team members in the carriage behind her, ¡°Have you received any news about the dark cloud in Bader?¡± The four people in the carriage immediately spread their hands, indicating that they knew nothing. ¡°After the four of you arrive in Bader, stay there to investigate. I will head East to investigate alone!¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t come back in half a month, then the four of you can leave without me!¡± Although Giles had been dissatisfied with Melissa for a long time, he was the one who cared about her the most. ¡°Why do you have to go to such a dangerous place?¡± ¡°We can investigate it in the Fergus Empire!¡± ¡°Why do you have to go to the territory of the undead?¡± At this moment, Melissa revealed a shocking piece of information, ¡°I was born in Mehionnes!¡± As soon as she said this, everyone in the car fell into silence. They had no reason to stop her anymore. Although Melissa served Queen Mavis, she was born right there. The place she grew up in had become like this. She couldn¡¯t just ignore it! ¡®Even if there¡¯s nothing I can do, it¡¯s still good to go back and take a look to make myself give up,¡¯ this was what Melissa thought. The carriage soon entered Bader City. They had just arrived from Gabi, and they were just as surprised as before! The four people on the carriage looked at each other. They did not understand what the Fergus Empire was doing. Only old man Giles said helplessly, ¡°This city is simply gorgeous.¡± After disembarking at an ordinary hotel, Melissa took off her horse from the carriage, put on a set of riding equipment, and walked along the street to the Eastern gate. She was in a very unstable mood because her parents had lived in Mehionnes. They finally arrived at the territory of the Earl of Langford in the evening. She put her horse far away from the defense line to protect it. She then walked along the giant rock belt on the coast and made her way to the city. When it was dark, she finally reached the city. Looking at the skeleton soldiers on the wall of the city, she immediately cast a spell and transformed into a zombie. She then started climbing up the wall. She was very skilled in acting like a zombie. The skeleton soldiers who saw her were only confused for a moment before they turned around and continued to patrol. However, Melissa did not notice that her actions had already attracted the attention of many. When she had just climbed up, she had already sensed the difference between the souls of Willis and that of the undead. However, in order not to alarm the other party, Willis did not let the skeleton soldiers take action. In the distance, Hall, who was sitting on top of the mountain, was looking at the city from afar. Suddenly, he noticed that there was an unusual life form in the city. However, within a few minutes, this life form had turned into a zombie, which made him very interested. Even though he had heard of this kind of innate magical talent before, but this kind of human was very rare, and he had never come across one before. ¡°Landel!¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord!¡± ¡°Do you see that human?¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord!¡± ¡°Follow her and see what she wants to do.¡± ¡°After she finishes her business, invite her over. I want to meet her.¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord..¡± Chapter 22 - A Hometown That No Longer Existed Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It had been two days since she had passed through the mountains to the east of Langford and arrived at Mehionnes. She looked at the countless undead soldiers standing on the city wall and felt extremely uncomfortable. She had returned to the city with a sorrowful heart and found that the city was not as dilapidated as she had imagined. The entire town was split in half from the middle. She found a quiet place and used the rope hidden on her body to climb up. She found that the entire isolated area was filled with humans. ¡°How is that possible?¡± ¡°Can the undead do things like raising humans in captivity?¡± With this confusion, she came to the residential area of the humans. There were traces of living people in all the rooms. Because it was daytime now, other than having a mother, almost all the people who could work in the residential area had gone out. Walking along the street, she soon found a huge factory in the center of the city. Looking through the window, she could see that the people inside were working hard. ¡°The undead actually enslave humans?¡± ¡°This is really strange!¡± As she continued to explore deeper, she soon found the manager of the humans in this area. ¡°Jim! The second son of City Lord Willis?¡± Jim appeared to be extremely tired. He sat back on the chair, seemingly not wanting to do anything at all. After a while, a woman who was slightly younger than him walked over and gave him some tea and snacks. ¡°Jim! If you continue like this, you¡¯ll anger the Supreme Lord!¡± Hearing this, Jim immediately stood up and roared at her, ¡°So what if I anger him?!¡± ¡°My elder brother and father have both been turned into monsters by him!¡± ¡°In this closed environment, we have no hope at all. There¡¯s no point in living like this!¡± Seeing that her brother had become like this, Hilary sighed and turned to leave. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Melissa followed her all the way to a desolate place and stopped her. Facing the zombie that had stopped her, Hilary got a little scared, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Hearing the shout, Melissa immediately walked to his side and covered her mouth, returning to her original appearance. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, I¡¯m a human!¡± ¡°I came here to ask you some questions!¡± Seeing that Melissa was indeed a human, she immediately let out a sigh of relief. Then, she raised her head and looked around, then brought her back to her house. After closing the door, she brought Melissa into her own room. ¡°Where are you from?¡± She was from St. Margaret, therefore she could not reveal this fact. ¡°I came from Bader City!¡± ¡°I was originally an adventurer, then suddenly found out that my hometown had become like this!¡± ¡°So I had come all the way through Langford to come to this city!¡± After knowing the other party¡¯s identity, Hilary let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Did you come back to find your family?¡± Melissa nodded. Hilary opened the door and brought her to her office. ¡°What is the name of your family? I might be able to help you!¡± ¡°But it¡¯s best not to have too much hope!¡± ¡°Because only half of the city¡¯s population is left. The rest have long become sacrifices!¡± Looking at Hilary, Melissa was surprised. The third child of the City Lord seemed to be used to the rule of the undead. So she asked, ¡°Haven¡¯t you guys thought about resisting?¡± Hearing this, Hilary showed a helpless expression. ¡°Resist? With what?¡± But then she thought of something and suddenly understood. ¡°Oh! You just entered this city, so you might not know.¡± ¡°The two cities of Mehionnes and Mediarudy, they both have a ruler at the level of an undead Lord!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know how strong the other one is!¡± ¡°He can turn humans into undead Lords through human sacrifices!¡± After saying that, she became dejected. Looking at Hilary before her, Melissa seemed to know something and did not continue asking. ¡°My father¡¯s name is Tyler Hank!¡± After confirming the name, Hilary began to flip through the name list in her hands and quickly found her father through his initials. ¡°You¡¯re so lucky. Tyler Hank is a blacksmith. He¡¯s working in the weapons factory now!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take care of him for you!¡± ¡°But now, you¡¯d better not move, because the ones in power are already outside the door!¡± Hearing this, Melissa was stunned! ¡°You!¡± Hilary waved her hand and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t send the message. I just have super perception!¡± ¡°The only thing I can do now is to let your family live a better life!¡± Looking at Hilary¡¯s serious face, Melissa knew that she was not lying. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I won¡¯t surrender just like this!¡± Hilary shook her head and explained to Melissa, ¡°The one who came this time is the Dark Knight, Lord Landel. You have no chance of escaping at all!¡± Hearing the name, Melissa turned around and tried to escape through the window. But right at this time, Landel, who was dressed in black armor, appeared in front of her. He said in a very low voice, ¡°I suggest you don¡¯t move!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know your strength. I might end up killing you directly!¡± The dark energy on Landel¡¯s body was very imposing, causing all the hair on Melissa¡¯s body to stand on end. In order to ensure her own life, she could only choose to surrender. ¡°If I surrender, do I have a chance of surviving?¡± ¡°There initially wasn¡¯t, but because the Supreme Lord Hall is very interested in you, I don¡¯t intend to kill you!¡± After hearing these words, Melissa¡¯s heart sank, because at the very least, she had her final trump card, the big Lord behind it all. The other party wouldn¡¯t kill her so easily. Hearing the name Hall, Melissa had a new idea. So she pulled out the short knife at her waist and tried to fight. Seeing the opponent¡¯s move, Landel pulled out the ordinary longsword at his waist and blocked her attack. ¡°I suggest you be more honest. Even if I kill you, I will only receive a small punishment!¡± ¡°I am currently in a very bad mood. Please have some self-respect!¡± The exchange of blows between experts only lasted for an instant. When Landel drew his sword to defend, the victor had already been decided. Melissa immediately threw down the dagger in her hand and raised both of her hands. ¡°I surrender!¡± ¡°I hope your temper isn¡¯t that bad!¡± Seeing that the other party had already raised his hand, Landel tied up Hilary. He then grabbed onto Melissa¡¯s shoulder and turned into a streak of black light that flew out from the side of the small room. After seeing Landel fly away, Hilary let out a sigh of relief! The only thing she could do now was to silently pray for Melissa! ¡°I hope something good will happen to you!¡± She would only end up being assimilated or get used as a sacrifice, there was no third possibility.. Chapter 23 - Once a Human Hero Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio High in the sky, Landel was holding onto Melissa¡¯s waist and flying. From the conversation just now, when Melissa heard the word ¡°Hall,¡± she was very confused. She then asked Landel, ¡°This Hall you¡¯re talking about, could it be that human hero from Tumala?¡± Hearing this, Landel slowed down his flying speed. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s none other than Langford Hall, who was once a human hero!¡± After receiving this information, Melissa roughly understood why the entire eastern region had become like this. ¡°Can you tell me, why Lord Hall has become like this?¡± Landel was stunned for a moment, then said, ¡°If you want to know why, go and ask the Lord yourself!¡± ¡°If he can tell you himself, that would be the best!¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t recommend you ask him that, because Teacher Hall¡¯s personality has changed a lot since he was a human!¡± After hearing Landel¡¯s address, Melissa was even more shocked. The man who was holding her was actually Hall¡¯s student! ¡°Since you can¡¯t tell me about your teacher, can you tell me why you became a Dark Knight?¡± This reason was very simple, so Landel immediately answered her, ¡°Because I¡¯m willing to.¡± ¡®Willing? Why would there be people willing to become dark creatures?!¡¯ While the two of them were talking, Landel had already brought Melissa to a very large cave entrance. The cave was pitch-black and there was no light at all. Landel directly carried her on his shoulder and walked in. ¡°You really don¡¯t care about women at all!¡± Landel ignored her and walked straight to Hall¡¯s throne. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they soon stopped in a wide room. Through the soul bone fire on the side, she could vaguely see a creature filled with a dangerous aura sitting in the east. Hall looked up at Melissa in front of him and realized that she could not see him at all. He immediately snapped his fingers, and flames lit up around him. Landel then put her down, bowed, and left the room. After sizing her up for a while, Hall said to Melissa, ¡°You¡¯re an interesting human.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no fear in you when you see me.¡± For Melissa, as long as she wasn¡¯t dead, she had a chance. Since the target was herself, she had some conditions she could use to her advantage. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry for bringing you here so suddenly.¡± ¡°Can you explain to me why you entered this territory through the defensive wall of the Langford Castle?¡± Hearing the other party speaking in a human tone, Melissa could already confirm that the Supreme Lord of Darkness in front of her must have been a human before! Thus, she decided to give it a try, ¡°I just want to search for my family in Mehionnes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve confirmed their safety through Hilary.¡± Hall was not surprised to hear that. Her family¡¯s safety was all worth the risk. After all, he had become like this because of his family. After thinking about it, his attitude became more amiable. ¡°Is that so?¡± Knowing the whole story, Hall decided not to beat around the bush with her. He said directly, ¡°The reason I asked you to come here is because of your innate magical talent. You can directly transform into a creature of a different race!¡± ¡°But what you don¡¯t know is that all the skeleton soldiers and zombies in the city are controlled by souls.¡± ¡°So, after you entered the city, you were exposed immediately.¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for my orders, you would have become a corpse by now!¡± Hearing Hall¡¯s words, Melissa finally understood how much of a failure her disguise was. She had even thought that it was perfect previously. She had no idea how undead soldiers worked. ¡°Is that so? That¡¯s really sloppy of me!¡± ¡°Is there any chance of me surviving then?!¡± Upon hearing this, Hall laughed. There was no more flesh on his throat, and he was simply relying on the breath of his soul to speak. Therefore, the sound was as unpleasant as it could be. Seeing Melissa kneeling on the ground with one foot, Hall stopped whispering, ¡°I¡¯m sorry! This might be the funniest thing I¡¯ve heard in recent times.¡± Seeing that the other party did not have the intention to kill her, Melissa decided to give it a try and ask about the other party¡¯s identity. ¡°Before I die, you can fulfill a small request of mine!¡± Hall reached out his bony hand and pinched his already fleshless chin. After thinking for a moment, he said to Melissa, ¡°Alright. What do you want to ask? I¡¯ll try my best to answer you.¡± ¡°Are you really the human hero, Grand Mage Hall?¡± Hearing this, Hall was very surprised. He did not expect that someone would still remember him. He was a little touched. ¡°Hero? Hahahaha, no way!¡± ¡°I¡¯m Langford Hall, the guardian of the border. After coming back, I found that my whole family had been burned to death in the territory!¡±He said self-deprecatingly. ¡°In this world, how could the family of a hero be burned to death by the government that he was serving!¡± The more he spoke, the angrier he got. Red and black flames were already burning within his eyes. After hearing Hall¡¯s words, Melissa could not help but curse in her heart, ¡®the Fergus Empire really should be destroyed!¡¯ ¡®to actually do such a thing, it¡¯s no wonder the Grand Mage Hall would become like this!¡¯ Having obtained her own answer, Melissa no longer had any regrets. It was because she had greatly admired Hall that she had taken the initiative to lead her own team to the Fergus Empire to investigate when Queen Mavis mentioned this name. After obtaining this answer, she slumped to the ground and muttered to herself, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it to be like this. What a surprise!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any more questions to ask. Please kill me quickly!¡± ¡°This is also another small desire!¡± ¡°Pain is what I fear most in my life, so please try not to torture me too much!¡± Hearing this, Hall was unusually happy. It had been a long time since he had seen such a person who was so ready to die. Everyone panicked in the face of death, but yet Melissa was so calm. This made Hall feel a sense of love for talent. After thinking for a moment, she asked Melissa, who was sitting on the ground, ¡°Actually, you don¡¯t have to die. Do you want to be my subordinate?¡± ¡°I like your character very much!¡± ¡°You can also say that I admire you very much!¡± Hearing this, Melissa rejected Hall without hesitation. ¡°As a human, how can I be associated with the darkness? You¡¯d better kill me!¡± Hall scratched his head and explained to Melissa, ¡°Even if I kill you now, I will still use your corpse to make a soldier!¡± ¡°Then you will have to die again!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you just agree to the transformation? You can even reduce the pain that you will have to undergo!¡± Hearing this, Melissa was stunned. Could this be true? After some consideration, she still nodded and agreed to the transformation.. Since there was no other way, why not accept it?! Chapter 24 - The Dark Female Warrior Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Melissa, who had accepted her fate, followed Hall to a separate room. The huge blood pool began to boil under Hall¡¯s magic. ¡°Get in! Walk down until the blood reaches your neck and wait.¡± After listening to Hall¡¯s words, Melissa walked down from the steps on the side, feeling the tenderness of the blood and taking in the thick smell of the blood. As Hall kept adding magic into the pool with the scepter in his hand, the blood in the pool began to roll abnormally, pouring into Melissa¡¯s body. Not long after, the blood in the pool had all been used up, and Melissa¡¯s skin had undergone an abnormal change. It did not change into another color, but became abnormally white, like white paint. After completing the ceremony, Hall learned about Melissa¡¯s life through the soul contract. From a young age, Melissa had lived a very happy life, and then because of the clan of adventurers in the city, she began to love adventure. After becoming an adventurer, in an unexpected time, he met Queen Mavis of the Duchy of St. Margaret. Because the two of them were of similar age, they quickly became friends. The two of them experienced many twists and turns in their lives, and in the end, Melissa and Queen Mavis became one. One was in a high position, and the other was a professional doing all kinds of things in the dark. Until recently, she came to the Fergus Empire to investigate Langford Hall. All of this was due to her worship of Hall! Because in the Duchy of St. Margaret, many textbooks contained legends about Hall the Grand Mage. This hero who had guarded the darkness for a hundred years was a hero in the hearts of everyone in the Duchy of St. Margaret. After reading all of this, Hall¡¯s heart was a little shaken. He could not help but think that if his family were all in the Duchy of St. Margaret, perhaps he would have already passed away! ¡°Supreme Lord, Melissa here will serve you from today onwards!¡± Because his emotions were very complicated right then, he could no longer continue to talk to Melissa, so he arranged, ¡°Go to Lord Willis!¡± ¡°He should have something for you to do!¡± After saying that, Hall turned around and left the room, returning to his throne. After returning to his favorite seat, Hall started to stare blankly at one of the seats. He couldn¡¯t help but sigh at the fickleness of the world. In the Fergus Empire, he was just a piece of trash. And in the neighboring Duchy of St. Margaret, he was actually a hero in their textbooks. If he had known about this earlier, he might not have found out about the current situation. But at this time, there was no such thing as medicine for regret! After leaving the cave, Melissa immediately went to the fort at Langford. After entering the camp, she found Willis. She immediately knelt down on one knee. ¡°Lord Willis! I¡¯m Melissa. I¡¯ve just completed my transformation. Please take care of me in the future!¡± Willis looked up at the woman in front of him and immediately realized the woman¡¯s identity. A few days ago, the human woman who had barged into the fortress had turned into a dark female warrior after only a few days. Moreover, she was also a dark female warrior who had a special ability. ¡°Recently, Bader City has gathered a large number of soldiers.¡± ¡°It just so happens that your special ability can be used there.¡± ¡°Go to Bader City now to investigate the strength of the human army there.¡± ¡°Find out more about the army.¡± After receiving the order, Melissa immediately lowered her head. ¡°Yes, Lord Willis!¡± She turned into a cloud of black fog and flew west. She did not fly far. Instead, she came to the place where she released her horse and found it. From now on, Melissa had completely gained a new life. She would not be twisted by her previous memories. However, her personality was very different from before. The only person she was loyal to was the Supreme Lord Hall. Therefore, from the moment she transformed, she had become a member of the dark faction. Riding on the horse, she used her special ability and became just as before. Then, using her memory, she entered the city and found the other four teammates. Seeing Melissa enter the room, Giles was very happy and immediately gave her a warm hug. But he was immediately pushed aside by Melissa. She now felt that her body could only belong to Hall, no one else could get close to her. She did a shoulder throw to Giles who was coming at her. Seeing this scene, the other four people laughed. They had already expected this. ¡°I¡¯m telling you now, this is different!¡± Everyone beside smiled and bent down. Because Melissa still needed to make use of these people, she reached out her hand and helped Giles up. ¡°Don¡¯t come so close to me next time, or I won¡¯t be doing just a shoulder throw!¡± She warned him coldly. Hearing this, Giles was not angry. Instead, he smiled and pushed her hand aside. After this incident, Giles found some problems with Melissa. The personality of the person in front of him had changed a lot from before. However, there was nothing explicitly unusual about Melissa. ¡®Is it my imagination?¡¯ ¡®Or did something happen to Melissa when she went back?¡¯ Before he could figure it out, Melissa brought a few people into the meeting room. After that, Melissa started to talk about Mehionnes. To create a false feeling of security, Melissa told them many real things. As for the number of undead soldiers in the city, she did not mention anything important. Hearing this, the archer Abel could not help but sigh, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Mehionnes and Mediarudy to have already fallen!¡± ¡°What about the source of the darkness?¡± Because this matter was not a secret, Melissa directly said, ¡°Langford Hall, the original human hero!¡± ¡°Because of the Fergus Empire, his entire family was burned at the stake in the territory of the Earl of Langford!¡± ¡°That¡¯s all I know!¡± ¡°What other information did you gather in Bader City?¡± Everyone unloaded all the information in paper form and then left the room. Melissa picked up the information in her hands and looked at it. First, there was the news about Bader City. On the surface, it seemed to be developing very well, but behind the scenes, these people were already infected with a drug. Half of the people in the city were already waiting to die. On the other hand, there were about 600,000 to 700,000 troops stationed in Bader City. These troops were all human soldiers who were attacking the territory of the Earl of Langford. They were prepared to take down the entire eastern continent in one fell swoop. ¡­ ¡°Is that so! It seems like I have to send these back earlier so that Lord Willis can prepare in advance.¡± After saying that, she looked up at the sky outside the window. When she realized that it was already nighttime, she opened the window and flew out.. Chapter 25 - A Shocked Queen Mavis Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After Melissa left the hut, she never returned to this place. His four teammates were very shocked. They never thought that Melissa would actually become a member of the dark side. Far away in the Duchy of St. Margaret, the Queen suddenly saw the magic jade pendant hanging on her waist. It was filled with the power of the source of darkness. Mavis immediately took off the jade pendant hanging on her waist. After sensing it in her hand, he found that the source of Melissa¡¯s life had completely disappeared. What replaced it was the power of darkness in the jade pendant. ¡°Even Melissa has left me!¡± Queen Mavis stood on the wall of the fort in Kejins City and looked toward the east. ¡°What happened?!¡± ¡°I will investigate the cause of your death no matter what!¡± After saying this, she walked down the wall and returned to the camp. Not long after, the team that did not wait for Melissa arrived at the fort and looked for Queen Mavis. As the vice-captain, Giles immediately reported about Melissa¡¯s childhood. Mavis immediately explained to Giles, ¡°Melissa will never come back!¡± ¡°Because a few days ago, her life force had completely dissipated.¡± ¡°What replaced it was darkness!¡± With that said, he took out the jade pendant. ¡°This is the jade pendant that formed a life contract with Melissa. If something were to happen to her, I can detect it immediately.¡± ¡°But now, the power that originally belonged to Melissa in this jade pendant has all disappeared!¡± ¡°It has all turned into darkness attribute energy!¡± ¡°This means that Melissa has met with an accident and has become one of them!¡± Although she really wanted to prove that Melissa did not betray them, the jade pendant in her hand was not broken, so the remaining possibility was that Melissa had betrayed them! However, Queen Mavis did not tell them this news. Even if she knew the details, she did not want to wake up and find out that Melissa would betray them. Moreover, she had joined the dark faction! ¡®Melissa, what did you experience when you fell to the ground that made you make such a choice?!¡¯ The four people who left the fortress, except for the camp, were all in pain and suffering. When they saw the jade pendant in the Queen¡¯s hand, they knew that Melissa had betrayed them. This was because this magic was not a secret spell, but very traditional magic. It could let the people they trusted confirm that they were still alive. Vice-captain Giles squatted down by the roadside and cried, ¡°Why? Why did this happen?¡± ¡°Melissa actually betrayed St. Margaret!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it!¡± Giles¡¯ words directly attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. Elton and Abel immediately left with Giles in their arms. In a private room in a tavern, the table was already filled with empty wine glasses. Giles, who had already drunk, finally spoke his true thoughts. ¡°I had even planned to propose to Melissa after this war!¡± ¡°Why! Why did this happen!¡± With that, he threw the cup in his hand on the ground, and this loud noise directly alerted the waiter outside the door. But with Abel¡¯s explanation, the waiter took a tip and went out, not bothering them anymore. ¡°Giles, calm down!¡± ¡°Melissa is not dead now. She has just been eroded by the darkness. We still have a chance of getting her back!¡± Hearing this, Giles stood up and grabbed Abel by the collar. ¡°A chance?¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen the transformation of the undead?¡± ¡°A person who has been transformed into a dark creature can not be restored to a human again!¡± Abel looked at Giles, who had lost his mind, and punched him in the face. ¡°Didn¡¯t you see Queen Mavis¡¯ jade pendant?!¡± ¡°The jade pendant didn¡¯t break, which means that Melissa didn¡¯t die!¡± ¡°Normally, transformation into undead is the transformation of someone who¡¯s already dead, but Melissa was transformed while she was still living, so we still have a chance!¡± After hearing Abel¡¯s words, Giles seemed to have some thoughts in his mind. These thoughts only lasted for a while before he fainted due to alcohol. Looking at the few people who were already drunk in the room, Abel did not want to move. Just as Giles said, Melissa had been completely transformed into a dark creature. Even if he was a living being, there was nothing he could do. So all of this was just wishful thinking. Thinking of this, Abel could not help but cover his face and cry. In the camp at Langford, Melissa had already returned to Willis. She told him everything she knew about Bader. ¡°An army of 600,000 to 700,000 men?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to deal with, but it¡¯s not that hard!¡± ¡°Looks like I¡¯ll have to make some preparations!¡± She turned around and left the room, preparing to make arrangements for the war. Before she could leave the room, she remembered that Melissa was still waiting for orders. So they said to her, ¡°Come with me!¡± ¡°Lord Hall doesn¡¯t have many warriors around him, so you all will definitely have a chance to fight in this war!¡± ¡°Perform well, and you will get a chance to become stronger!¡± Hearing this, Melissa smiled slightly. ¡°Yes! I will follow your orders, my Lord.¡± Within the undead, the thing that everyone wanted the most was to have their skills improved by Hall. That was because only after their strength increased would they be able to become the Supreme Lord Hall¡¯s capable subordinates. After the seven undead Lords of the north changed their goals, they had a meeting to discuss their war plans. Because through various investigations, they had already learned about all of St. Margaret¡¯s combat strength. The sources of this information were all sent by Hall. Although Hall could use his own strength to suppress the seven Lords, this was still a violent method. This time, they, who were of the dark race, hated it. Therefore, after obtaining Melissa¡¯s memories, Hall told them about St Margaret¡¯s military might. However, Hall did not tell them the true combat strength because St Margaret¡¯s army was a little too powerful, having close to a million soldiers. Hall only told them they had about half of the number, and that was enough for the seven Lords to start preparing. Because they had to fight an army of close to 500,000, the seven undead Lords would definitely need to prepare close to a million reserve soldiers. Hall¡¯s main goal was to eliminate St. Margaret and the undead creatures from the Dark Eternal Domain. This way, he would have enough time to prepare for the final reunification of the Fergus Empire. Even if they were of the same race, Hall would not allow these undead creatures from other worlds to occupy his own world. He must become the King! Chapter 26 - On the Eve of the Great War Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In order to facilitate this war, the Supreme Lord, Hall, had made ample preparations. Due to the threat of the seven undead lords in the North, the entire Fergus Empire had remained silent. However, Hall¡¯s 200,000 men army was not enough to attack Bader! Thus, Hall had no choice but to inform the seven undead lords of the information he had obtained from Melissa. After receiving Hall¡¯s message, they learned about the entire combat strength of St. Mariga, but they did not completely trust Hall. That was because they had also noticed one thing ¡ª they were all from another world. They were of the same origin as Hall, but they did not come from the same place. There was no other way to deal with Hall now, because the difference in strength was simply too great. However, they had already come up with a plan. As long as they could obtain the Energy of Life from 500,000 soldiers, they would be able to increase the strength of the passage to the Dark Eternal Domain. The four factions continuously prepared their armies. A week later, the undead lords began their battle against St. Mariga. On the first day, because they did not know each other¡¯s background, all of the soldiers who went on stage were ordinary soldiers. The number of soldiers on both sides had already reached 300,000. The entire Southwest defence line had completely became the battleground for the humans and the undead army. Although it was only a test, more than 24 Dark Warriors had appeared in this war. In half a day¡¯s time, nearly 150,000 lives had been taken. Seeing that the lives of the soldiers were continuously being lost, Empress Mavis directly dispatched the Royal Knight Commander to lead the two Sacred Knights of the town to join in the war. When the army of less than two people entered the battlefield, a huge tremor erupted in the center of the occupied city. The Castellan of Asuma City was at a distance and could clearly feel the aftershock of the battle. An overwhelming amount of light and dark elemental energy splattered across the entire battlefield. No matter where the energy waves fell, the undead soldiers and human soldiers in this place would disintegrate into powder and have no chance of recovering at all. Seeing the troop of knights advancing, Queen Mavis¡¯ tightly knitted brows relaxed a lot. At this time, a huge crater was thrown at her from the sky. However, Queen Mavis did not flinch at all. She did not care about the crater, which was several times harder than an elephant. A golden light in a shape of an ¡°X¡± emitted from a sword flashed past. It was directed at that crater and caused it to explode into pieces. The scattered rocks did not stop and continued to smash towards Empress Mavis. A knight suddenly appeared beside her. The Knight stabbed the broadsword in his hand into the ground. Holy Power surged out and a huge protective shield appeared in front of Empress Mavis. All the rocks were blocked by the huge Shield of Light. ¡°Empress Mavis, the battlefield is too dangerous!¡± ¡°If possible, please move to a safe place in the camp and wait for the outcome of the war!¡± Hearing this, Mavis did not answer him. She only said, ¡°I have already came to the battlefield. If I don¡¯t witness this war myself, then what¡¯s the point of me coming?¡± Hearing this, the old knight knelt down on one knee beside her. ¡°Your Majesty, I¡¯m really sorry. Donald was really rude!¡± At this time, Mavis turned around and helped the Holy Knight, Donald, who was kneeling on the ground, up. ¡°No need to be so polite!¡± ¡°My character is just a little strong-willed!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to trouble you to protect me from now on!¡± After saying that, she turned around and looked at the battlefield in a distance. Soon, the sky brightened up. Queen Mavis seemed to have predicted the outcome of the war, so she turned around and left the wall of the city. Looking at her receding figure, the Holy Knight Donald couldn¡¯t help but smile. His expression was like an old father looking at his own daughter. Donald had been responsible for the security of the Gongado City since the generation of Mavis¡¯ mother. He had basically watched Mavis grow up, but he was later transferred back to the Holy Court because of the archbishop. It was not until the beginning of the war that he was once again sent back to Mavis¡¯ side. He could not help but feel proud from the bottom of his heart when he saw that the little girl, who had not been seen for so many years, had grown up to be an excellent Empress. It was obvious that the people of St. Mariga were thriving under the leadership of two generations of the Empress. Therefore, as a knight, he knew the greatness of Mavis and her mother. After the war of St Mariga began, the Fergus Empire began to march, and all the armies headed east from Bader. They were prepared to take down the entire eastern continent with the help of the two forces. Although Mehiounes and Mediarrudy had fallen, the Eastern continent had a lot of mineral resources and arable land. The Fergus Empire lacked the most things right now, so the new emperor of Garcia Alberta had to seize this region! On the second day of the Fergus Empire¡¯s military operation, Hall saw the army in the distance from the high mountains. They had long been prepared and were waiting patiently in the city walls, ready to give the human army in front of them a big surprise. Before the start of the battle, Hall personally came to the camp. Willis, Hymin, Gerard, Randall, Alman, Melissa, and the others were all in the camp. This was already the highest combat strength in Hall¡¯s camp. ¡°The army is already coming this way. Are you all ready?¡± ¡°We have all the plans arranged.¡± ¡°Melissa, as the most important part, please don¡¯t have too much pressure!¡± Saying that, she took out two cursed daggers, stood up, and handed the weapons to Melissa. ¡°Although I¡¯m a little anxious, I still rushed to produce these weapons!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s shine in this war!¡± After everything was arranged, everyone returned to their respective positions. Melissa¡¯s role was very simple. When the army arrived at the camp, she would disguise herself and enter the camp, disrupting the order of the camp. This plan was very bold, even Hall himself had participated in it. After all, they were facing a real army of 600,000 humans. If they did not launch a surprise attack and slowly lose their strength, it was highly likely that they would lose. After successfully disrupting the order of the enemy¡¯s camp, Melissa released the sky-covering darkness that the city had brought. Taking advantage of the chaos, all the undead soldiers and generals went out in full force and launched a surprise attack on the human army. If they succeeded this time, the 600,000 men army would definitely be scattered. In the end, they relied on the super endurance of the undead soldiers to continuously massacre and directly create a blood pool in the middle of the army. They used this blood pool to continuously convert the dead undead soldiers.. Chapter 27 - A Surprise Attack Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio This time, the Fergus Army had drawn seven generals from the empire, as well as the branch of the Sacred Court of the Fergus Empire and the brave men. Each general was in charge of a hundred thousand men, and all of them were led by the Grand Marshal of the Eastern expedition. They had already marched for three days, and finally reached somewhere near the East of the city, as they did not take many rest throughout the journey. So the first thing they did when they came here was to set up camp. Because the soldiers were too dispersed, Melissa quickly disguised herself as a cook in the camp. Because the camp had not been built yet, there was no time to cook. Until that it was almost dark, the camp was finally built, and it was time for the cook to start cooking. Melissa, who had blended in, put the laxatives that she had brought from the city into the pot. Because of the special concoction, the poison would not take effect immediately after ingesting it. Only when the creator had triggered the magic would the abnormality occur. It took Melissa more than three hours to sprinkle the laxative in all the pots and drinking water in the camp. When it was meal time, the soldiers lined up to collect their food. After disguising themselves, Melissa was helping to serve food to the soldiers. They worked for a few hours until late at night, when everyone fell asleep peacefully. Melissa woke up from the camp. She took out the magic communication on her waist and glanced at it. She found that the soldiers in the city had already set off. She went to the empty space in the center of the camp and threw the magic tools that she had prepared beforehand. She directly created a huge hole in the ground. After all this was done, no one noticed. After looking around, Melissa threw the Sky-covering Dark Curtain into the hole. A huge puff of smoke filled the air. Because it was night time, the people around only thought that it was because of the weather and did not find it unusual. However, the black smoke was a guiding light in the eyes of the undead. The black smoke appeared in the sky, and Hall raised the bone stake in his hand to activate the laxative. The soldiers who had fallen asleep in the camp began to suffer from diarrhea. Almost half of the 600,000 soldiers reacted. These people immediately left the camp and looked for a quiet place to resolve this urgent matter. But they soon discovered a problem, and that was that outside the camp, it was filled with people suffering from diarrhoea. This matter quickly alarmed the Grand Marshal of the Eastern expedition and the brave men. Because the Grand Marshal and the brave men were proficient in magic, they soon saw the black smoke in the sky. They prepared to go to the middle of the camp to investigate this matter. Before they had time to search, they found soldiers all over the mountains having diarrhoea and the entire camp was covered in a strong stench. ¡°What¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°Get out here, General!¡± A soldier carrying a lone soldier passed by the Grand Marshal. When he heard this, he answered, ¡°The General is also suffering from diarrhea. I don¡¯t know where he is!¡± Grand Marshal Austen¡¯s face immediately frowned when he heard this. He realized there was something was amiss, but he could not do anything about it. Just as he was trying to think of a solution, screams of fear came from the city again. At this time, Melissa had successfully killed a general in the camp. Then, she wrapped herself in a black cloth and escaped. Someone shouted, ¡°help! The general died in the camp!¡± The people around them all rushed out of the camp. The shouting did not stop. It continued, but no one knew who was the person who shouted. In the entire camp, the people with diarrhoea and the soldiers who had woken up by the shouting all collided. Seeing this scene, Melissa laughed. She had never thought that she would be able to carry the plan out so smoothly. However, this chaos had come too early. The troops from the walled city had not arrived yet. Thus, Melissa immediately started to create other chaos. She first went to the Easternmost part of the camp and then found another General. She observed his every move from the dark. After finding that none of the soldiers in the camp had been poisoned, she disguised into a patrolling soldier. She followed behind the patrolling soldiers and walked to a place with fewer people. Melissa immediately killed all the ten-man teams that were patrolling. Then, she used death magic to transform these soldiers into zombies, and then sent them to the camp. She chose the camp of some ordinary soldiers, and let them go in and kill people crazily. Soon, screams came from many of the camps. Melissa, who was hiding in the dark, never had enough tents in the warehouse to watch all of this. Because of the fear of the unknown, these soldiers were completely terrified. The entire camp was thrown into chaos. Taking advantage of the chaos, Melissa went to the water storage room in the barracks and destroyed all the buckets of drinking water. Then, she set fire to all the barracks that stored grains. After doing all this, Melissa left the Western camp and returned to the East. She realise that they had not found a solution for the diarrhoea. So, Melissa transformed into the dead general again and stood in the middle of the barracks. The commanders of the soldiers who did not know the truth rushed to the West to save her. More and more things were happening. Grand Marshal Austen was already in a mess. He could only wait for everything to recover in his command camp. Even the soldiers around him had forgotten about it. The Undead Army in the East was already after all. They looked at the camp that was already in chaos. Hall directly gave orders to Hymin, Gerard, Landel, and Yamane to start slaughtering from all directions. ¡°Leave the main battle to me and Willis. All you need to do is continue to cause chaos!¡± After the mission was completed, everyone performed their own duties, and the human camp in front of them became even more chaotic. Screams continued to ring out, because it was completely impossible to determine where the enemy came from. Austen could only issue such perfunctory orders to meet the enemy head-on. At this time, Hall¡¯s army had already arrived at the campsite a few hundred meters away. They were all prostrating on the plains not far from the campsite. After a few hours of struggle, the campsite finally calmed down. All the soldiers had just finished marching, and the first night of rest had already exhausted them. The soldiers who had just prepared to rest had just laid down to rest for a few minutes when Hall led an army of nearly 200,000 Undead to launch an attack. The Austen Army had just sat down on the chairs. Before they could even warm their butts, they were startled by a series of shouts. He quickly arrived outside the command camp and bumped into Hall, who was leading an army of Undead. ¡°You!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± ¡°Damned Undead!¡± Chapter 28 - Massacre, Not a Single Survivor Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio When the chaos started, the brave Benedict Smith felt a sense of foreboding. He could clearly feel the presence of the Undead, but he could not find its existence. Helpless, the brave warrior could only retreat from the camp and head to the highlands to the West. From this high point, he looked into the camp. Not long after he and his team reached the highlands, the hundreds of thousands of Undead soldiers on the East side stood up. He was so scared that he immediately led his two teammates and fled to the West without looking back. Being brave now had no meaning to him. The Undead soldiers swarmed into the military camp and began to slaughter endlessly. They cut down everything that they encountered that could move. Grand Marshal Austen, who was controlled by Hall, could not move at all. He shouted at Hall, ¡°you damned dark creature!¡± ¡°I want to die with you!¡± After saying that, he began to channel the magic power in his body, ready to self-destruct. However, within a few seconds, the magic power in his body was sucked away. At this time, Melissa had already arrived behind him and stabbed her dagger into his body. ¡°Where¡¯s my magic power?¡± ¡°Why!¡± Looking at the panic-stricken Austen, Hall directly opened his mouth and laughed out loud with the voice of his soul. ¡°Hahahaha!¡± This voice was especially horrifying in the dark night. ¡°Austen, you actually forgot to grasp it!¡± ¡°You really disappoint me!¡± Hearing the other party call his name, he felt that the meaning was familiar, but he really did not recognize this dark creature in front of him. In desperation, Hall could only introduce himself. ¡°Lanfax Hall!¡± ¡°A person who had died!¡± Hearing this name, Austen was immediately stunned! ¡°You! Why, why haven¡¯t you died completely!¡± ¡°Why did you become the ruler of the Undead?¡± Hearing the question, Hall did not answer him. Instead, he asked seriously, ¡°do you want to live?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance!¡± Upon hearing this, Austen hesitated for a moment and shook his head. However, he immediately nodded. Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Hall immediately walked to his side and pinched his chin with his hand. ¡°Do you want to live, or do you want to die!¡± Facing Hall, who had already turned into a dark creature, Austen was so scared that he had lost his mind. Because he knew a lot of things about the Lanfex territory, he deeply understood why Hall had become like this in the end. Everything that had happened just now had been an act in the heat of the moment, to see if he could find a chance to live! But when Hall approached, he was already scared to death by the power of darkness in his body! His started to urinate and defecate uncontrollably, and a strong smell immediately spread out. Seeing this scene, Hall was very surprised, but deep down, his soul was abnormally comfortable. After all, this person in front of him was one of the main culprits that had caused the death of his family. ¡°You also have this day. As the Grand Marshal of the Empire, you actually turned a blind eye to things that are against morality. You¡¯re not worthy of anyone¡¯s sympathy at all!¡± After saying that, he turned around and threw Austen to the ground. Before leaving, he instructed, ¡°Melissa, keep an eye on him. We¡¯ll deal with him when we get back!¡± Hearing Hall¡¯s words, Melissa immediately found a very thick rope and tied Austen up. To be safe, Melissa inserted her cursed dagger directly into his palm and pierced it through both of his hands. Then, she used her dark energy to control the cursed weapon, allowing it to continuously absorb the magic power from Austen¡¯s body. This could effectively suppress the magic power in his body. After leaving the command camp, Hall floated high into the sky and looked around. He found that the brave warrior had actually disappeared with the Demon Slayer Sword! According to Melissa¡¯s information, the brave warrior was clearly seen in the command camp with the Demon Slayer Sword. At this time, there was no sign of him in the entire battlefield. ¡°Did he escape? Then there¡¯s nothing we can do!¡± Fortunately, the brave warrior was lucky enough to come to the West highlands to observe the situation, which allowed him to escape death this time! At this time, the few of them had already sprinted from the military camp to a distance of dozens of kilometers away. In the camp, it only took three hours for the entire camp to fall into dead silence. Hall cast a spell on the remains, turning all 400,000 of them into Undead soldiers. Then, he power-up the 400,000 Undead soldiers twice, turning them into high-level Undead soldiers. Hall refined the other 200,000 soldiers, and he absorbed 100,000 of them all into his bone stake. The bone stake in his hand had been upgraded from a cursed holy weapon to a legendary cursed magic stake. All of this was to prepare for the later stages of the war. After the failure of this war, the Fergus Empire would definitely fight to the death with him. The next war would definitely not be so easy! After all, William Bay and Alex City were huge coastal towns! This time, all the soldiers had lost their lives. Then, the entire Fergus Empire would gather all their combat power to Bader City. Up until now, the entire Fergus Empire¡¯s Sacred Court had not take any action. This made Hall very confused. Because he knew clearly that the power of the Sacred Court was only a branch, with an Archbishop and a Holy Knight. Most people would think that the Holy Knight was the ultimate power of the sacred court, but they did not know that the Archbishop was the strongest combat power. Not only was he the strongest of the Sacred Court, but he was also one of the most cunning people on the continent! A day later, the wreckage of the entire battlefield was quickly cleaned up. The number of Undead soldiers increased from the original 200,000 soldiers to 400,000. There were also 200,000 high-level Undead soldiers among them. This army was equivalent to the fighting force of one million people, measured by the fighting force of the human soldiers. Because Undead creatures were extremely indestructible, without light and with the blessing of the sky-covering darkness, all the Undead could rest for a long time! Furthermore, without any weapons, the Undead would not die so easily. After this battle was completed, Hall directly moved the castle that he had obtained to the land of Lanfex. This land was supposed to allow his descendants to prosper. After completing all of this, Hall had Willis cast the defensive borderline of the city. Because there were more than 400,000 undead army, the construction work was very fast. In less than a week, a huge black wall appeared within the visible range of Bader. The darkness in the sky had also spread to the sky above Bader City. The hearts of the people in the city had long been dead, and the dead fish eyes saw the dark clouds in the sky and laughed loudly instead.. Chapter 29 - Advancement Once Again Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After completing all the defensive facilities, Hall began his new advancement. He now needed to store up the general and ultimate strength for attacking Bader! This time, Hall directly promoted the hearts of the five generals under him, except for Willis! Hymin, Gerard, Landel, Yamane, and Melissa. Hymin and Gerard had directly upgraded to become the Abyssal Evil Lord. The original human body form had finally disappeared, turning into a completely dark energy body. This time, after Landel had upgraded, a huge change had occurred. The doctor¡¯s Black Armor had directly turned into a legendary cursed artifact under his constant upgrading. He had also directly upgraded to the Abyssal Nightmare Knight because of the Power of the Sacrificial Ritual. When he walked, he would be surrounded by a group of Undead. Furthermore, this power could directly take away any human life that came close to him! Following behind him was Yamane. He had advanced from the Dark Evil Spirit to the Abyssal Evil Spirit Lord! This was a very unexpected advancement. He had directly surpassed Willis and became Hall¡¯s strongest subordinate. With the Evil Spirit Lord being passive, evil spirits would form around him for no reason! Moreover, there was no limit to the number of these evil spirits. Yamane was now an army all by himself. The last one to advance was Melissa. After she entered the blood pool, she immediately waited for Hall¡¯s magic. After the entire blood pool boiled, all the energy gathered in her body. Because a part of her soul was missing, it caused her to be stuck at a bottleneck. Hall, who had already obtained Melissa, naturally knew the reason. ¡°A contract? !¡± ¡°Let me help you break this restriction!¡± Raising the bone stake in his hand, he shot a stream of energy into the sky. A black energy pillar pierced through the distance of nearly 1,000 kilometers. It directly shot towards Empress Mavis¡¯ waist, who was in the camp. Donald, who sensed this evil energy, immediately unleashed all of his energy and cast a huge shield. However, this was not of much use. The evil energy pillar directly pierced through his golden shield and concentrated on the jade pendant on Empress Mavis¡¯ waist. A stream of soul power flew out from the jade pendant and was directly brought back to Hall by this evil energy. With a raise of his hand, this wisp of remnant soul entered Melissa¡¯s body. The other half of the blood in the blood pool immediately boiled and poured into his body. Melissa made a breakthrough in one fell swoop. She advanced from a Dark Female Warrior to an Abyssal Undead Warrior. The advancement did not make her lose her original body. Instead, it allowed her body to split into countless bodies. Her body could split into hundreds of times. Moreover, every single body that split out had the ability to transform. In other words, from now on, Melissa alone was a scout army. After everyone¡¯s ritual was completed, Hall threw the bodies of the seven generals in the camp into the blood pool in front of him. He extracted the corpses of ten thousand people, crushed them, and threw them into the blood pool. After completing all of this, he began to cast the Undead transformation spell. However, something happened that prevented him from coming. He originally thought that the seven generals would turn into seven dark warriors, but these seven people actually directly turned into fusion monsters in the blood pool! A fusion monster with a huge body and seven faces. After standing up, the monster¡¯s entire body was covered with stitching marks, as if they were seven different people who were sewed up together. After returning to normal, this four-meter-tall big guy directly knelt in front of hall, ¡°Supreme Monarch!¡± ¡°Please grant me a name! From now on, I will always be your servant!¡± Chek¡¯s head made a sound at the same time, and after saying that, he prostrated his huge body. ¡°A name?¡± ¡°You shall be called Lelis! From today onwards, you shall be the seventh general of the Undead Army!¡± After a thorough investigation, Hall finally understood what species Lelis was. These monsters were not the Undead, but were creatures that evolved from the black mud in the abyss. Abyssal Fusion Monsters! They were a species that the abyss devoured. They could constantly devour things to become stronger, and they could also resist the nine great elements of magic! After everything was done, the black curtain above the castle became even denser. The power of the dark origin had already connected to the territory of the seven great Undead in Tumala. Through the power of darkness on Hall¡¯s side, they could feel a deep fear! Even from hundreds of kilometers away, they could feel the terrifying energy coming from the bodies of the seven generals on Hall¡¯s side. At the same time, he could feel that not only the seven Undead lords, but all the cities and towns in the Fergus Empire could also feel this evil power. The Archbishop in the Fergus Holy Court opened his eyes. He had never expect Fergus City to be in this state, after only being in seclusion and retreat for a few years. Through this evil power, he could feel the origin power of an old acquaintance! ¡°It¡¯s Hall. It¡¯s only been a few years, and my teacher has become like this!¡± ¡°It seems that I should go and have a good talk with him!¡± After saying that, he pushed open the two doors that were dozens of meters high and walked out of the seclusion place. The Knights outside the door had been waiting for a long time. They all knelt down on one knee at the door. The moment he walked out of the door, all the Knights shouted at the same time, ¡°Welcome back, Archbishop Cameron!¡± After returning to his room, the first thing Cameron did when he came out was to open the pile of documents in front of him. After a few days and nights of continuous inspection, he finally understood what had happened in the Fergus Empire. Although Cameron sympathized with his teacher, Hall, he was still a human and had to help the human to uphold justice. Therefore, he could not help the teacher, Hall, who had fallen into darkness. ¡°How is the preparation of the Alvar Knights?¡± A knight dressed in platinum-colored clothes knelt in front of him and answered, ¡± Archbishop, we are ready. We can set off at any time!¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s go to Fergus City to take a look first!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see what our new Emperor is doing!¡± After saying that, he flew up from the gate and flew towards the palace of Fergus City. The two of them only spent less than ten minutes to arrive at the city. After landing, Alberta immediately walked out of the palace actively and slowly. When he saw the person who had landed, he immediately greeted him warmly, ¡°Archbishop Cameron!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve finally come out of seclusion!¡± After welcoming him into the palace, Alberta immediately told the Archbishop about the 600,000 soldiers being completely annihilated. Hearing this, the Archbishop did not take all of this to heart. What he wanted to know the most now was why Alberta would do such a vicious thing. During this peaceful period, he had made the empire a mess, and even caused the successful invasion of the Dark Eternal Domain.. Chapter 30 - Expose and Criticize Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio No matter how passionate Alberta was, it did not make Archbishop Cameron happy. After a short rest, Cameron began to speak, ¡°I did not come here today to listen to what you have to say!¡± ¡°It¡¯s because of what happened to Hall and why the Empire has become so dilapidated.¡± ¡°I already know everything that has happened!¡± ¡°What I want to hear the most now is how you are going to find excuses in front of me!¡± ¡°From now on, in half an hour¡¯s time, if you are unable to successfully convince me, then I am sorry that you will become the first Emperor to be killed by the Archbishop today.¡± Hearing this, Alberta¡¯s expression darkened. ¡®Heh, you are here to settle the score with me?¡¯ ¡°You¡¯re just an Archbishop of a branch of the Holy Court. What right do you have to settle the score with me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m now the Emperor of the Empire!¡± But Alberta did not dare to say these words. So he could only try his luck and asked, ¡°regarding Hall, it¡¯s all because of him!¡± ¡°Ninety-five percent of the magic power source in his body has been corroded by the Darkness!¡± ¡°But he didn¡¯t commit suicide to salvage the situation. He even left the defence line of Tumala without permission, he left his post!¡± ¡°So, I first executed his family on the crime of being of the race of darkness!¡± Hearing that Alberta didn¡¯t blush after saying such shameless words, Cameron couldn¡¯t help but applaud for him. ¡°You¡¯re spouting nonsense with an innocent look on your face. I¡¯ve never seen such a shameless person like you in all these years.¡± ¡°Continue, you still have 25 minutes!¡± ¡°Next is about the three cities within the Empire, Asuma, Gabi, and Bader. What was the purpose of your actions?¡± ¡°These three cities were already big cities with a population of a million people. I don¡¯t need to describe what these cities have became under your leadership right?¡± After saying that, Archbishop Cameron took a sip of the tea in his hand. ¡°I¡¯m even more innocent regarding the happens in these three cities!¡± ¡°William and Alex, these two big families, control the entire lifeblood of Fergus in their hands.¡± ¡°Before I became the Emperor, I was still an Imperial Military Secretary. I didn¡¯t give these orders, I merely executed them.¡± ¡°So in the end, I couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. I killed Fergus Nielsen, this corrupt and incompetent ruler!¡± ¡°Then, I took control of half of the Empire!¡± Before Alberta could finish speaking, the Archbishop clapped his hands. More than half of these things were made up by him. The only ones that were true were the part on the William and Alex families. Even if Alberta did not rise to the throne, these two families would still carry out the same order and the same thing would happen. Seeing him explain so desperately, the Archbishop decided that this was not the time for him to be calculative. He would first stabilize the situation of the entire empire! ¡°Alright, your words have touched me!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve decided not to be calculative about the past with you!¡± ¡°But from now on, William and Alex will no longer exist.¡± ¡°From now on, send your people to take over the two families!¡± ¡°I think by the time they reach there, the people of these two families will no longer exist.¡± Originally, Archbishop Cameron wanted to personally manage the entire empire, but looking at the person in front of him, he still decided to treat Alberta as a puppet. This way, he could control everything from behind the scene and not have to show his face in public. This way, he could avoid a lot of gossip. After chatting, Cameron gave Alberta a necklace and helped him wear it around his neck. The necklace was made of gold and gemstones from the outside. It looked very luxurious, and it went well with Alberta¡¯s clothes. However, it was just a life-threatening necklace. As long as one wore it, they would never be able to take it off. Before Cameron left, he told him everything about the necklace. Then, he turned around and flew away with his knights. After they left, Alberta regretfully threw the things in the room. ¡°Bastard! You old bastard, how dare you look down on me!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do anything to you now, but don¡¯t be complacent. As long as I¡¯m alive, I¡¯ll think of a way to deal with you!¡± After saying this, he went to arrange for his subordinates to takeover the two largest cities of the Fergus Empire. Under the intervention of Archbishop Cameron, the entire Eastern residential area regained its stability. All the soldiers from the two towns of William and Alex were not in a hurry to attack. They were all training at the back of Bader City in an orderly manner, and each of them had weapons with light elements in their hands. Of course, all of this could not escape Hall¡¯s eyes, through the energy and magic circles on these weapons. He understood why everything had become like this! ¡°Cameron? ! That man who used to be a little kid, has he become so powerful now?¡± ¡°But that¡¯s not enough!¡± ¡°I¡¯m your teacher. This line-up is far from enough to bring me down!¡± This war had already lasted for a week at the Eastern defense line of Kejins City. With the support of the offensive knights, their casualties had been reduced to 50,000 infantrymen per battle. But even so, St. Mariga Duchy had lost 500,000 soldiers in this week. They had killed less than 200,000 local soldiers. These Undead soldiers were only obtained after the Knights had entered the battlefield. After understanding the situation on the battlefield, Queen Mavis began to come up with a new idea. She now had to think of a way for ordinary soldiers to kill the Undead easily. Seeing Queen Mavis¡¯ worried face in the room, the Sacred Knight Donald immediately asked, ¡°Your Majesty, what do you need?¡± ¡°Maybe I can help you!¡± Mavis looked up at Conrad and remembered the weapons and equipment on him. He immediately understood! ¡°I really need your help this time!¡± After a whole conversation, Queen Mavis suddenly found the reason why she had been failing all this time. It turned out that the Archbishop of the Holy Court had long known that humans could not kill the Undead easily. They had to use special weapons. Because she had never fought against the Undead soldiers, Queen Mavis did not know about these things at all. Coupled with the fact that these people had joined forces to hide it, she only discover this information so long after the war had started. She could not help but sigh alone in the room. ¡°Sigh!¡± ¡°If only Melissa was by my side!¡± ¡°As long as I let her take a look at the battlefield, I would be able to discover this problem as early as the second battle!¡± Chapter 31 - The Third Commander of Darkness Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the Dark Eternal Domain ¡°Maggie! If you don¡¯t start running, you¡¯ll be devoured by the Undead behind you!¡± Andrew turned around and said. ¡°I don¡¯t need you to remind me!¡± ¡°Such a big Undead dragon, It won¡¯t end up well to be devoured!¡± ¡°And you¡¯re just a little faster than me. Can you please not talk so much nonsense while you¡¯re running for your life!¡± Maggie was very helpless behind him. Because Andrew was blocking the path in front of her, so she didn¡¯t increase her speed at all. The remaining people of the Dark Eternal Domain were all children of darkness when they spoke. Everyone viewed darkness as their faith, their God. They were similar to the demons, but at the same time they were completely different. After they reached adulthood, everyone would undergo a transformation ritual, becoming all kinds of Undead creatures! Then, high-level Undead creatures would continuously devour each other, then level up again and become Undead Lords. Along the way, their bodies would eventually reach the apex and become the Destruction God of Darkness. God is the highest-level of existence in their world, but there hadn¡¯t been any God in the past tens of thousands of years. Moreover, after these Gods appear, they would unify the entire Dark Eternal Domain and disappear from this world. No one knew where these gods went, but after they left, they left behind everything except themselves. The unknown drove the entire Race of Darkness forward. But later on, they discovered a problem ¡ª it was very difficult to break through the level of the Undead Supreme Lord in this Dark Eternal Domain. Then, they began to delve deeper into the secrets of these forerunners¡¯growth. Finally, they discovered the Dark Eternal Domain contains the path that led to the universe. As long as they followed the manual left behind by the forerunners, they could connect the Dark Eternal Domain to any world they wanted. Then, they could obtain fresh blood from the creatures of these worlds, and finally, through the fresh blood, they could level up. There was a paragraph in the manual that said: ¡°After collecting the blood of 500,000 humans, one can transform to become a Supreme Undead Lord.¡± ¡°After collecting the blood of 1,000,000 humans, one can become a Supreme High Lord of Undead.¡± ¡°After collecting the blood of 2,000,000 humans, one can become the Supreme High Lord of Darkness.¡± ¡°After collecting the blood of 5,000,000 humans, one can become the Destruction God of Darkness!¡± This was the reason why the Race of Darkness of the Eternal Domain of Darkness had fought so hard to come to the human world. After receiving this news, they forgot one thing ¡ª this tunnel could not only allow the Race of Darkness to descend to the human world. At the same time, it could also allow humans and other races to enter the Dark Eternal Domain. However, because the Dark Eternal Domain was too big, it had endless Undead creatures. Therefore, when this tunnel appeared on the continent, only one human had entered it. That person was the great human wizard, Hall, when he was at his peak. It was precisely because he had entered the Dark Eternal Domain that Hall had been eroded by the Dark Energy. This Dark Energy had been spreading in Hall¡¯s body for fifty years before it slowly eroded him completely. And now, Maggie and Andrew were two of the seven Undead Lords. They had already forgotten about the follow-up to the passageway. That was why even if an Undead creature as powerful as Hall had appeared, they still did not fully understand how humans had become such powerful Undead creatures. This was also the main reason why Hall had not been discovered by the strongest experts of the Dark Eternal Domain after becoming a God. Instead, he had gone to their world to become the overlord of a region. The battle between St. Mariga and the Undead army was extremely intense! In half a month¡¯s time, both sides had lost over a million soldiers. Queen Mavis of St. Mariga had never expected that the Undead army would actually have such a large number. No matter how many were killed, they would appear like locusts. Up until now, humans had yet to understand how powerful the Race of Darkness was. Because the Dark Eternal Domain was endless, the Undead of all dead creatures would enter this world. The number of living creatures in the entire universe is endless every day. Therefore, it was impossible for the humans of the Seville Continent to fight against the Dark Eternal Domain alone. Right now, the only thing that limited the Dark Eternal Domain was the passageway from the Dark Eternal Domain to the Seville Continent. At this time, the seven undead lords had already completed the collection of the blood of 500,000 humans. The seven undead lords once again expanded the width and carrying capacity of the passageway. After this upgrade, they could directly summon more powerful Undead creatures and dark creatures above the level of Undead Lords from the Dark Eternal Domain. This passageway was also related to their future, because if they could not make the passageway more advanced, then they would not be able to return after surpassing the level of Undead Lords! The Undead Army in the Eastern region of Hall had stopped fighting for half a month since the last battle. Hall had already moved his headquarters to the mountains in the Eastern region of Lanfex. On this day, he suddenly felt something unusual happening in the sky in the Northwest direction. The black smoke in the sky became even denser. Through this scene, Hall could feel a deeper darkness. This was not the first time he had seen this scene. The first time was when the passageway to the Dark Eternal Domain in the North had just opened, and these Undead creatures emerged from the passage. At that time, there were only some high-level Undead. But at that time, the human¡¯s combat power was still lower. Just by relying on these high-level undead creatures, the human¡¯s resistance was already very difficult. At that time, Hall was still at the level of a Holy Magic Teachers. Later, because the monsters in the tunnel had been suppressed by the human army, no Undead dared to rashly pass through this tunnel. A month later, suddenly, a puff of black smoke rose from the tunnel. As the smoke became thicker, the entire tunnel became wider. Not long after, some higher-level Undead creatures appeared in the tunnel. These Undead creatures already had a leader. It didn¡¯t take long for them to repel all the human armies around them. After completing all of this, they didn¡¯t stop. They came to the coastal city that was originally at the Northernmost edge of the Dark Eternal Domain. They sacrificed all 200,000 people in the entire city, making the passageway of the Dark Eternal Domain even wider. Through these changes, Hall completely understood the reason. He didn¡¯t expect to see such a situation again after so many years. He couldn¡¯t help but sigh, ¡°the St. Mariga Dukedom is stronger than I imagined!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the Undead Lord with endless undead soldiers wouldn¡¯t be able to fight against it!¡± Not long after, a terrifying energy was emitted from the Dark Eternal Domain. Even from a few hundred kilometers away, Hall could clearly sense its existence. However, this dark creature could not threaten Hall, because the two of them wanted to surpass two levels. ¡°An Undead Supreme Lord? Looks like this world is getting more and more interesting!¡± Chapter 32 - Another Meeting Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After all the Undead creatures in the North had completed the upgrade of the passageway, three Undead Supreme Lords had come from the Dark Eternal Domain. They had brought over ten Undead Lords from another world. The Undead Lords who had been fighting for decades on the Seville Continent became their subordinates. Although the seven who had been fighting for many years were unwilling, there was nothing they could do. The first was that they had been in this world for decades, long past the time they had promised in the Dark Eternal Domain. The second was that they really had no other way! Hall alone was sufficient to counter their attacks. He was finally dead and now there came a country with weapons and an army of knights. They had no other way, and could only let the new Undead commander-in-chief use this method to atone for his sins. After the three Undead supreme commanders-in-chief reorganized the entire northern land¡¯s soldiers. Then, they added the seven undead lords into their own team. At first, they thought that things would become easier in the future. But they didn¡¯t expect that the three Undead Supreme Lords would despise the seven of them for wasting so many years. They treated them all as cannon fodder and used them to test the specific combat strength of the several countries on this continent. The three Undead Supreme Lords immediately attacked from all directions. In the Eastern Camp of Hall¡¯s dark forces, Willis was controlling these high-level Undead creatures to repair the city walls. However, he soon found out through the sentry tower that Asuma had started a war. After receiving this news, Willis immediately stopped what he was doing and went to Hall¡¯s castle. After flying to the castle¡¯s entrance, Willis immediately ran into the castle upon landing. When he arrived before Hall¡¯s throne, he immediately knelt down with his two front legs. ¡°Supreme Monarch!¡± ¡°The Undead army in the North has already violated their contract with the Supreme Monarch and is currently attacking Asuma!¡± Upon hearing this, Hall raised his head, the fury in his eyes was becoming stronger. ¡°I thought that they had summoned powerful individuals and were prepared to go all out against St. Mariga!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this to happen!¡± ¡°Help me summon everyone to the castle. I¡¯m prepared to have a good talk with their new leader!¡± After hearing Hall¡¯s instructions, Willis immediately stood up and rushed out. At this moment, the undead army had already arrived at the city gates. They were not far from Asuma and were preparing to attack. When the city lord saw this scene, he immediately sent the news to the new emperor, Alberta. Alberta, who was in the middle of a meeting in the city, immediately stopped the meeting when he saw this news. He called all the Generals and Holy Knights into the meeting room. ¡°Everyone! Please listen to me. Now is not the time to discuss development!¡± ¡°The Dark Army in the North has already begun to attack Asuma!¡± ¡°That is to say, not only do we have to face the pressure from the Dark Army of the East Now!¡± ¡°We also have to fight against the Dark Army of the north at the same time!¡± After listening to Alberta¡¯s words, these newly appointed people all frowned! After hearing the news, Sacred Knight Alvar immediately used his magic communication to send a message to Archbishop Cameron. Soon, he received a specific reply: ¡°Alvar, lead three armies to come resist the Undead Army from the North!¡± ¡°I will personally fight against the Undead army from the East!¡± After receiving this message, Alvar immediately stood up and went to Alberta¡¯s side. He whispered in his ear, ¡°it¡¯s like this!¡± ¡°The Archbishop told you not to worry too much!¡± ¡°From now on, I will lead the three armies to defend against the undead army in the north.¡± Hearing this, Alberta immediately heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°I am glad that you are in charge of the Northern battlefield! ¡° ¡°Then, I will go to the Eastern Battlefield?¡± ¡°No, you will stay and manage the Imperial City.¡± ¡°The Archbishop will go to the Eastern battlefield personally!¡± Hearing these words, Alberta became unhappy. His plan was to get control of a large number of soldiers during this Eastern Crusade. He did not expect Archbishop Cameron to personally come and fight the battle. This made his little plans impossible to achieve! After hearing Alvar¡¯s words, he directly sat down on the chair. He no longer had any other thoughts. After the deployment was completed, the Northern Expedition army was assembled once again. This time, they were no longer ordinary human soldiers. Instead, they were an army made up of Holy Knights, and every member of the army was equipped with anti-undead weapons. Before the war began, Hall controlled his castle to fly to a place not far east of Tumala. After arriving, there was no longer any useless Undead creatures lying around in the city. Instead, three Undead Supreme Lords flew out of the castle one after another. As they had long known about Hall, they generously entered the castle. The first thing they saw was an Epidemic Master. All of them were high-level Undead Generals with similar strength as themselves. In the end, they finally noticed Hall, who was sitting on a bone throne. The leading Undead Supreme Lord, Abigail, immediately greeted Hall, ¡°Sir, I¡¯m really sorry!¡± ¡°I wonder why you¡¯ve come this time?¡± Upon hearing this, the fury in Hall¡¯s eyes began to burn. He had never thought that the Undead creature in front of him would be so cunning. He had clearly recognized him from his subordinates, yet he still acted in defiance. After seeing him, he even tried to probe him. Hall, who had sensed everything, could not help but pat his forehead, which was full of bones. After a few minutes of calming down, he said to the three people in front of him, ¡°although I really don¡¯t want to say the same thing twice!¡± ¡°But you are all new here, so I will tell you one more time!¡± ¡°I hope you don¡¯t interfere with the business in Fergus Empire!¡± ¡°Or else, when Asuma falls, it¡¯ll be the start of the war between us!¡± The three Undead Supreme Lords froze on the spot when they heard this, but they soon realized how powerful Hall was. Feeling that they couldn¡¯t fight back, the three of them whispered to each other for a while to discuss. Then, Abigail, who was leading them, answered, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know much about this incident!¡± ¡°But from this moment on, I¡¯ll heed your advice!¡± ¡°We¡¯ll retreat now!¡± After saying that, Abigail took the two people behind her and left the castle which gave them a bizarre feeling. Back in the city. ¡°This is the human! I didn¡¯t expect that the human would become such a powerful existence!¡± Harrison sounded very helpless. Claude shook his head, ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do about it!¡± ¡°From what I know, the human was a human powerhouse who suppressed us for 100 years before he became state!¡± ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect him to become so powerful!¡± Chapter 33 - Heros Stranger Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Since the last war, Asuma had been resting for three days. The castellan suddenly realized that the Undead soldiers in front of him had retreated again. Holy Knight Alvar confirmed it again and again before returning to the Imperial City to report this matter to Archbishop Cameron. In a room in the castle, Cameron was actually sitting in a room to rest when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He raised his head to look at the door and realized that it was Alva who had returned. ¡°Come in!¡± ¡°The war went so smoothly? It took less than a week to complete?¡± Alvar immediately told the Archbishop all the news from the battlefield. ¡°Is that so!¡± ¡°Teacher Hall is a very particular person. He must personally destroy us in order to complete his revenge!¡± Hearing this name, Alvar was very confused. He did not understand what had happened at all. Although he vaguely knew that the Undead army in the east was related to the human archmage, he did not understand the overall situation of the battle. ¡°You go down and make some preparations. During this period of time, we will go to the Holy Court headquarters in the Duchy of St. Mariga¡± ¡°I have something to discuss with Aidan!¡± After Alvar left, Cameron leaned against him and could not help but sigh. ¡°Teacher, you¡¯ve already become an Undead. Why can¡¯t you be like a dark creature completely!¡± ¡°Why do you have to personally take revenge for yourself!¡± ¡°Do you know! If you do this, you are making things very difficult for me as a disciple!¡± After saying that, he shook his head. The next day, Archbishop Cameron brought the Holy Knights to the headquarters of Holy Court of the Duchy of St. Mariga. Before he left, Aidan, who was in the Holy Court, had already sensed their movements. Walking out of the door, he immediately shouted at Cameron who was walking towards him, ¡°Yo! I haven¡¯t seen you, my junior, for many years. How come you have time to come to my place!¡± Seeing his senior who was already old, Cameron immediately said to him, ¡°senior, sensory ability is still so good. I just arrived and you already came out to welcome me!¡± ¡°This time, of course, I¡¯m here to discuss with you about the Dark Eternal Domain in the North and about our teacher Hall!¡± After hearing this name, Aidan¡¯s face changed a little, as if he was very concerned about this name. Seeing that his junior came so anxiously, he had guessed some things. In a very secretive room, only the two of them were left inside. ¡°Since you¡¯re already here, there¡¯s no need to be so restrained!¡± ¡°If there¡¯s anything, just say it directly. After all, I am your senior, so we can discuss anything.¡± As the director here, Aidan had a preconceived idea. ¡°Oh! Is that so?¡± ¡°If you had been so open-minded a few years ago, perhaps I wouldn¡¯t have come here today!¡± Seeing the unhappy Cameron, Aidan could not help but explain, ¡°this is something that can not be helped!¡± ¡°You were the Archbishop of the Fergus Empire, and I am the Archbishop of St. Mariga¡± ¡°Although we are of the same origin, we still do not belong to the same country!¡± Hearing this, Cameron became even angrier. He immediately stood up and pointed at him, wanting to say something. ¡°Forget it, forget it!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not here to argue with you today!¡± ¡°Do you know about Teacher Hall?¡± Because he had been fighting against the Undead army, he had no time to investigate this matter. But Aidan still had some respect for Teacher Hall in his heart. He knew Hall¡¯s personality. Even if he made a move, he wouldn¡¯t be able to change his teacher¡¯s stubbornness. If he could change things, Hall wouldn¡¯t have guarded the passageway to the Dark Eternal Domain for a hundred years. ¡°Him! Did something happen?¡± Cameron immediately told him about Hall becoming the Supreme High Lord of Darkness. ¡°At first, I sensed an honest aura. He was only the Supreme High Lord of Undead!¡± ¡°But during this period of time, he had already advanced to the Supreme High Lord of Darkness!¡± ¡°During the last period of my seclusion, he had already slaughtered over a million humans!¡± After hearing this news, Aidan could not help but take a few steps back and leaned against his very luxurious chair. ¡°Can you tell me the reason?¡± ¡°What exactly is the reason that caused him to become like this!¡± Then, Cameron told him everything that had happened. Upon hearing this, Aidan directly smashed the chair next to him into pieces. ¡°You!¡± ¡°You know that it was Garcia Alberta who did this!¡± ¡°And you still assisted him!¡± Seeing Aidan like this, Cameron laughed out loud. ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡°You¡¯re telling me this now!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think that in this matter is similar to what happened to you many years ago!¡± ¡°If you were willing to cooperate with me at that time, the entire St. Mariga and Fergus Empire would have long driven the Undead creatures out of Seville Continent!¡± ¡°It wouldn¡¯t have turned into such a situation!¡± Aidan couldn¡¯t help but glare angrily at Cameron and said, ¡°then why did you come!¡± ¡°Just to use this matter to make me angry?¡± Seeing that Aidan was ready to make a big fuss, Cameron didn¡¯t continue to provoke him. ¡°Let¡¯s put this matter aside for now!¡± ¡°The main purpose of my coming here is to send Teacher Hall away!¡± ¡°The human hero who was supposed to protect mankind for a hundred years is a hero no matter what. Let¡¯s let him live up to his name!¡± ¡°If we let him go on like this, when the people from the Land of Sullivan come, there will be no end to this!¡± ¡°Because the passageway to the Dark Eternal Domain has expanded again!¡± ¡°I think it won¡¯t be long before those people from the Land of Sullivan come here to look for you because of this matter!¡± ¡°Before they arrive, let¡¯s get rid of Teacher Hall first!¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll send all the Undead back to the Dark Eternal Domain!¡± Hearing this, Aidan turned around and began to consider the plan seriously, because during this period of time, he had already received letters from the Land of Sullivan. It was to ask about the Dark Eternal Domain and the Undead Supreme Lord in the Wast. After a few minutes of silence, Aidan turned around and said to Cameron, ¡°Fine! Fine!¡± ¡°This time, let¡¯s work together to send Hall away!¡± ¡°Let him be a human hero again!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll probably need three days to prepare. When that time comes, I¡¯ll meet you in Bader City!¡±! After saying that, he sent Cameron out of his room. After the two of them had completely disappeared from the Holy Court, Cameron picked up the treasures in front of the mirror and smashed them on the ground. ¡°You bastard!¡± ¡°It was all your fault, yet you let me clean up after problems!¡± ¡°You just wait and see.. I won¡¯t let you go so smoothly!¡± Chapter 34 - The Spear of Victory Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Since they had already agreed to fight with Cameron against his master in three days, the most important thing now was to stabilize the situation in the Northern battlefield. Because of fighting against the unknown power of darkness, no one knew what would happen. So before heading to Bader, Aidan came to the frontline of Kejins city ahead of schedule. Queen Mavis was very surprised by Archbishop Aidan¡¯s arrival. ¡°Archbishop, how did you find the time to come to the frontlines of Kejins!¡± Aidan smashed the Golden Spear of Victory in his hand. ¡°Recently, I heard that the Undead Army is unusually aggressive. St. Mariga has already lost close to a million soldiers.¡± ¡°This makes me very uneasy. That¡¯s why I¡¯m helping you today!¡± Hearing this, Empress Mavis immediately beamed with joy and said, ¡°then I¡¯ll have to trouble you, Archbishop!¡± The initially chaotic battlefield was abnormally quiet today. The Undead Army of one million had already arrived at the city wall where Kejins had laid down the line. This time, the ones leading the army were Maggie and Andrew. Before they arrived at Kejins, they hadn¡¯t felt anything unusual. But after arriving here, they felt a sense of danger coming from their souls! ¡°What¡¯s going on! Why are all the human soldiers of Kejins missing for hours today?¡± Andrew was very puzzled and asked Maggie who was beside him. ¡°My sixth sense tells me that something strange will happen today. Andrew, be careful!¡± ¡°Take out the cursed artifact!¡± Maggie¡¯s expression was unusually vigilant as she kept her eyes fixed on the wall of the city. Not long after, an old man who was emitting golden light walked up the wall. He wore a luxurious robe with golden patterns and held a golden spear in his hand. The light shot straight to the clouds, and the sky-covering darkness was affected. ¡°This! This¡­ Andrew, take out the cursed artifact!¡± ¡°Now is the time!¡± The old man who was emitting golden light slowly moved, and his movements were not superfluous. Shuangzhou grabbed the tail of the spear and pointed the entire spearhead in the direction of their army. A strong holy power emerged from the spearhead! The light became wider and stronger after it was shot out, and it directly shot from Kejins City to the defense line of Tumala City. All the darkness along the way was reduced to ashes by this attack. The Undead Army was cleansed, not even a single black fragment was left behind. Maggie and Andrew each had a weapon that they had just received from the Undead Supreme Lord. However, these two weapons did not allow them to escape this calamity. Their figures completely disappeared into the golden light. Seeing that the battlefield was empty, Archbishop Aidan finally put away the Spear of Victory in his hand! ¡°How weak. This kind of trash actually caused St. Mariga to lose close to a million soldiers!¡± After leaving the city wall, the surrounding city guards immediately walked up. One second ago, they had seen a million undead army. The next second, there was only an empty plain. Everyone was shocked. How could this happen? Was this really something that could be done by humans? The news quickly reached Queen Mavis¡¯ ears, and she immediately came to the city wall. Before she went up, she found that the city wall was already filled with soldiers. When these people saw the Queen¡¯s arrival, they immediately consciously made way for her. They walked to the top of the city walls and looked towards the northeast. The entire plain was empty, there was nothing left on it. Even the layers of hills on the ground had disappeared without a trace! ¡°Is this the power of the Archbishop!¡± ¡°With just a simple attack, the entire plain has changed its appearance!¡± This could not help but let Mavis guess what Archbishop Aidan¡¯s motive was. ¡®Just to lend a helping hand because the human soldiers were seriously injured?¡¯ However, this was impossible. If the other party really wanted to lend a helping hand, he would have done so long ago when the 500,000 human soldiers were dead. There was no need for that! ¡®He must be doing something else!¡¯ After thinking about all this, Mavis decided to observe Aidan¡¯s subsequent movements in secret. Back in the camp, Archbishop Aidan was already sitting in the command camp to rest. ¡°Archbishop, is there anything you need to do recently?¡± Mavis carefully probed after entering the camp. There was nothing to hide about this matter. After all, he was going to kill Hall, the former hero of the humans. ¡°So this is the situation!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go to Bader in two days!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you know about the dark army in the East.¡± ¡°Do you know who the leader of the Undead Army is?¡± Although the investigation was not thorough, Mavis already knew that it was Hall. ¡°Hall, the heroic Archmage of St. Mariga?¡± Hearing this, Aidan couldn¡¯t help but laugh. He originally thought that Mavis hadn¡¯t found out. He didn¡¯t expect the news to reach her so soon. As expected of St. Mariga¡¯s empress. Although Aidan didn¡¯t like her, it was a very good thing for a country to have such an amazing empress. This would make him feel very relieved. ¡°Right!¡± ¡°I think you should know a lot about Teacher Hall.¡± ¡°But this time, I have no choice but to personally make him leave!¡± ¡°After my dear teacher lost his family, he completely lost his mind. So far, he has massacred over a million people.¡± ¡°So this time, the Holy Court has no choice but to act!¡± ¡°Before I leave, this is my parting gift to you!¡± ¡°I believe that after this, the Undead Army in the North will no longer need to go through so much trouble!¡± Although Archbishop Aidan did not finish his sentence, Empress Mavis had already guessed a few things. Aidan¡¯s trip to Bader this time was extremely dangerous. Otherwise, he would definitely not have helped the Duchy of St. Mariga in advance. The last time he had aided was a long time ago. That was when the Fergus Empire and the Duchy of St. Mariga were at war. When he was at war with his younger brother, he had put pressure on the Duchy of St. Mariga to put an end to the pressure of a million soldiers. One strike pierced through Gabi and Bader, directly causing the millions of ordinary citizens in these two cities to be turned into ashes on the spot. It seemed that this time, he had no confidence in his teacher, and he will be waging war with him in Bader City. If her speculation was correct, Aidan and Archbishop Cameron must have joined hands in this battle. Because a few days ago, Melissa obtained information about Archbishop Cameron through the Holy Knight Donald. So through these deductions, Queen Mavis concluded that Aidan¡¯s action this time was very risky.. Chapter 35 - Countermeasures Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After this failure, the entire undead army in the north stopped what they were doing. This was because they had suffered the greatest blow in history. A million soldiers and many undead soldiers were all reduced to ashes by this blow. In the Castellan¡¯s meeting room. The three Undead Supreme Lord had been discussing this for a long time. They had never seen something like this happen before. ¡°The losses this time are too severe!¡± Harrison kept slapping the table to express his dissatisfaction. Abigail, who was the strongest among them, kept flashing the blue flames in her eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that after so many years, we still couldn¡¯t clearly grasp the combat ability of this world!¡± ¡°From today onwards, defend Tumala to the death, and do not start a war for the time being!¡± ¡°From this period onwards, I need a large number of agents to thoroughly understand everything in this world!¡± ¡°Only then can we have a way to deal with it!¡± The other two were very angry, but there was nothing they could do. Because of their strength, they did not have any right to speak. Soon, the intelligence officer training plan began. They would capture all kinds of humans from the wilderness. Through some secret methods, they would hide some contracts in the depths of their souls. Then, they would give these people a lot of gold coins and resources. After that, they would develop and become rich merchants and so on. This operation covered different industries and involved people from all walks of life. Abigail was determined to rule this continent by all means. After the war at St. Mariga, Hall clearly saw the power of that attack from the East. Through this move, he sensed a familiar existence. ¡°Was it Aidan?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the little guy who used to call me teacher!¡± ¡°Has now became the Archbishop of the Holy Court!¡± ¡°No wonder the entire St. Mariga regards me as a hero. So this is the reason!¡± Through this attack, Hall had obtained a lot of information. He knew that in the near future, they would come to his city. If this had happened a month ago, Hall might have died under Aidan¡¯s hands. At that time, Hall only had some simple equipment and a few low-level subordinates. But now, everything was completely different! Through the sacrifice of the blood of living people, Hall already had a legendary-level cursed weapon. Ten thousand people massacre, cursed staff of the vengeful spirit. The resentment of more than 100,000 souls gathered in it. After being refined with a special method, all of the resentment and the essence of the human body were gathered together. Although this weapon was not as powerful as the Spear of Victory, it was sufficient for Hall to block more than ten full-force attacks from the Spear of Victory. At the beginning, Hall was preparing to create a Cursed Weapon that was the same as the Spear of Victory. However, he realized that the humans in his hands were not enough. However, if he gave up like this, Hall would sooner or later die at the hands of his disciples. In order to prevent this from happening, Hall created an even worse Cursed Weapon. It made more than 100,000 people sink into fear, constantly creating fear and constantly extracting these emotions. This situation lasted for more than a month, until the 100,000 people could no longer bear to kill themselves. Although this could unleash the greatest power of the curse, it had a very big weakness, which was that every time it was used, it would exhaust one-tenth of their endurance. However, due to the current situation, there was no other way, so Hall could only resist the attacks from his two dear disciples this way. During these few days, Hall received a message from the three northern commanders. He took a glance at the letter and burned it to ashes with the netherworld fire. The content of the letter was the news of the destruction of the million-strong army, as well as the fact that they were preparing to move to the Fergus Empire. After receiving this news, Hall wrote a very secretive letter to Landel. Soon, he received a reply. Hall¡¯s letter was about this war, telling them not to go to the Fergus Empire. He also clearly told them that during this period of time, he would personally take care of the main culprit behind the destruction of the million-strong army. The three commanders who received this letter did not believe it, but they did not dare to disobey Hall¡¯s attributes. This was because they discovered a huge problem. Hall had already advanced to the Supreme High Lord of Darkness. This power was not something they could resist! When they were still the Supreme High Lord of Undead, the three supreme lords still could resist, but now they had advanced to Darkness! This meant that he was not far from the Destruction God of Darkness! There were not many experts with such power even in theDark Eternal Domain, let alone those who had already appeared in this plane. Thus, they all remained silent and waited for the past few days to pass before they once again considered the matter of the war. After everything was arranged, Hall moved his throne made of human bones to a high mountain and opened the gates of his own stronghold, waiting for the arrival of the two. In Bader City, Aidan didn¡¯t bring anyone with him. He went to Cameron¡¯s residence alone. At this time, Cameron had just walked out of the huge bath in the castle. ¡°You¡¯re here so early?¡± ¡°The war will only start tomorrow, and you¡¯re already making preparations today?¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t your style, right?¡± Hearing this, Aidan couldn¡¯t help but frown. After so many years, this junior still actually didn¡¯t know how strong Teacher Hall was. ¡°At this time, you still have the mood to take a bath?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know where you get your confidence from.¡± ¡°The strength of Teacher Hall, do you really not know?¡± After hearing Aidan¡¯s words, Cameron ignored him and walked to the side to put on his robe. ¡°Initially when I was weaker than you, I would definitely be more careful than you.¡± ¡°But now it¡¯s different!¡± ¡°After the last battle, my strength has advanced to another level!¡± ¡°So I¡¯m no longer afraid of the power of darkness.¡± Cameron said with a smile, as if he did not care about Hall. Seeing this scene, Aidan could not help but have a thought. ¡®it seems that the big problem in this battle is not my teacher, but this self-righteous man in front of me!¡¯ ¡°Since you look down on him so much, let¡¯s think about how powerful he is now.¡± Hearing this, the corners of Cameron¡¯s mouth could not help but curl up slightly, as if he was somewhat disdainful of Cameron¡¯s overly cautious attitude. But now there was nothing to do, so he reluctantly sat in front of the stone table and calculated Hall¡¯s overall strength for the past 100 years.. Chapter 36 - The Eve of the Duel Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The next morning, Cameron and Aidan were fully armed. Both of them put on their best magic robes and put on their strongest weapons. Aidan held a spear in one hand and wore a gold-patterned red Archbishop¡¯s magic robe. It was said that this robe was made of rare magic beasts. Cameron held a halberd in his hand, and it was a double-edged blade. He was wearing a black robe with golden patterns. The two of them, one red and one black, looked very compatible. Because this battle was very special, the two of them did not bring any knights with them. During the flight, Aidan could not help but ask Cameron who was in front of him, ¡°you look nervous. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Hearing this, Cameron did not argue with him anymore, because through yesterday¡¯s calculation, he found that it was too difficult for the two of them to fight against Hall! ¡°I just thought of yesterday¡¯s calculation and could not accept it for a moment!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect our teacher to become so powerful!¡± Hearing Cameron¡¯s timidity, Aidan¡¯s mood improved. At the very least, he fears, so no matter what happened next, his alertness would double. In fact, this was Aidan¡¯s ultimate goal! A lion would still use its full strength to hunt a rabbit, not to mention that their target was a lion! ¡°I¡¯m already happy enough that you¡¯re able to be spirited!¡± ¡°With the state that we met yesterday, one of us will definitely be left here today!¡± Although Cameron agreed with Aidan¡¯s calculation, his heart was still so lonely and proud. He did not believe that his teacher, who could not even suppress the darkness in his own body, could be so strong! After all, the main reason why the Holy Court had not removed the Dark Eternal Domain for so many years was to let the Dark Eternal Domain suppress the king of this continent! Because once the human empire did not have any enemies, they would begin to fight internally and consolidate their position. And the Holy Court, the most powerful organization on the continent, would be the first group to be targeted. Therefore, in order to prevent the human countries from leaving the control of the Holy Court, the Dark Eternal Domain had been left aside. ¡°Hahaha! You¡¯re the one who has been left aside!¡± ¡°Aidan, aren¡¯t you making a big fuss out of nothing by being so cautious?¡± Aidan was silent for a while before he replied, ¡°If only Teacher Hall was that easy to deal with.¡± ¡°Then we wouldn¡¯t have been unable to defeat him before he turned into an Undead!¡± ¡°Have you forgotten why Teacher Hall¡¯s dark energy is spreading so rapidly?¡± ¡°He¡¯s been fighting us with all his might while being injured every five years!¡± ¡°And in these forty-five years, we¡¯ve never won once!¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for us, his achievements would have been much higher, and he wouldn¡¯t have been eroded by the power of darkness.¡± Hearing this, Cameron was already very uncomfortable. Just as Aidan had said, it had indeed been like this for the past forty-five years, but the last time was only a few years ago. It had caused Cameron to enter closed-door cultivation for many years, breaking through from the death disaster to the position of Holy Archmage. ¡°Enough, let¡¯s not talk about the past anymore!¡± ¡°I have to admit that when Teacher was still a human, no one could achieve anything.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s different now. He has become an Undead creature, and can no longer be compared to the past!¡± After saying that, Cameron sped up his flying speed and flew quickly toward the mountains to the East of Lanfax. As soon as they set off, Hall had already surpassed their existence. Staring at the two people in the sky, Hall was filled with emotion. He did not expect his two most outstanding disciples to come and attack him for the sake of the humans at this time. Since the humans had already arrived, Hall naturally could not lose his dignity. He immediately controlled his magic and the entire sky shook. ¡°Voice of the soul, Space Shake!¡± A ripple that penetrated through space swept through the entire mountain range, and the entire mountain range began to turn upside down. The two people in the sky immediately stopped flying after they felt a violent ripple and stabilized their bodies, hoping that they would not be affected by this ripple. But this was simply impossible! This was because this was a high-level spell that came from the depths of Hall¡¯s soul. If they did not use some effort, there was no way to dodge it! Seeing that Hall was not holding back, Cameron immediately raised the double-faced halberd in his hand and immediately poured magic into it. He slashed at Hall, who was on the top of the mountain. A huge magic fluctuation spread out. This hundred-meter tall mountain was cut in half by this slash. Hall had already left the mountain when the attack was launched and was floating in the air. He was confronting the two people in front of him! Cameron, who had arrived first, paid his respects to Hall, who had turned into a skeleton. ¡°Long time no see, Teacher Hall!¡± ¡°Although I want to be the same as before, we have now become two different camps.¡± When he heard the first half of the sentence, Hall was a little touched. After all, Cameron was his disciple. But the last sentence immediately exposed his true nature. During this period of investigation, Hall had many suspicion. By piecing evidence together, he found that they had a huge part to play in him becoming like this. ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that after I taught you all, we would meet in such a way in the end.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to pursue the past with you at all!¡± ¡°Before the battle, I still have one thing to clarify.¡± ¡°That is, there are only the three of us in this battle!¡± ¡°If I lose, then I basically have nothing left.¡± ¡°If you lose, then the situation will become a different situation!¡± ¡°I hope that many of you can consider it and seal the passageway to the Dark Eternal Domain as soon as possible.¡± Hearing this, Cameron and Aidan, who had just arrived, laughed. This was simply impossible, because sealing the Dark Eternal Domain was equivalent to sending the entire Holy Court to the edge of a knife. Once the Undead Army stopped invading, the countries of the world would definitely send the Holy Court to the guillotine. And for the Holy Court to continue to thrive, so what if they sacrificed a few civilians? The deaths of millions or tens of millions of people would only make their positions more stable. After the two of them heard what Hall said, no one answered. They immediately separated and began to attack hall from different directions. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, I won¡¯t use human means to fight with you.¡± ¡°Take this!¡± After saying that, he took out his ¡®Thousand Death, Vengeful Cursed Staff¡¯ from his back.. Chapter 37 - Movement of Mountains and Rivers Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing the bone staff in teacher Hall¡¯s hand, the two immediately felt that something was wrong. They immediately moved to the distance, and a terrifying darkness origin power surged out from the cursed staff. It swept towards the two of them. Seeing this scene, the two of them raised their weapons to block, but when they came into contact with this black energy wave. The two of them sensed that something was wrong, because this black magic wave was full of vengeful spirits. The moment they came into contact, it began to coil around their weapons. In the blink of an eye, the halberd in Cameron¡¯s hand was directly turned into a piece of rusty broken iron because of the vengeful spirits. ¡°How is this possible!¡± On the other side, Aidan was slightly better. The Spear of Victory in his hand was of a higher level, so it only suffered a little damage and did not affect its power. Sensing that one of the weapons, Cameron, had been destroyed, Hall raised his hand and continued to cast spells. Another wave of soul-absorbing power immediately appeared. Dark magic immediately surged towards Cameron. This attack made Cameron spit blood out and fly backwards. Under such circumstances, Hall no longer cared about the injured one. He seriously confronted Aidan in front of him because the weapon in his hand was too powerful. He had already used the vengeful spirits of 50,000 people, which only caused some external damage to the weapon. ¡°Aidan!¡± ¡°We haven¡¯t talked for many years, and now you don¡¯t even want to greet your teacher?¡± Aidan was stunned when he heard this. He was about to do something when he saw hall rushing in front of him. ¡°Teacher is a teacher after all. We know our weaknesses very well!¡± ¡°Compared to previously, I like the way you look now!¡± After saying that, he used the Spear of Victory in his hand to block the attack. ¡°Previously, teacher, you were the hero of mankind. This made us two disciples very uncomfortable.¡± ¡°Because teacher was the hero, we didn¡¯t dare to touch too much darkness, for fear of bringing harm to your reputation.¡± ¡°But later on, people still couldn¡¯t overcome their desires!¡± ¡°If I was as great as our teacher, perhaps you wouldn¡¯t have encountered such a situation now!¡± ¡°That battle five years ago was too great!¡± ¡°Not only did it change our personalities, it also made us clearly understand that you, teacher, are an unsurpassable existence!¡± ¡°A person like you is indeed the most suitable to be a hero, but why don¡¯t you die!¡± ¡°Only then can we greatly promote you!¡± ¡°Now that you are alive, you are a thorn in our hearts!¡± After saying that, he pointed the spear of victory in his hand at Hall. After pouring a huge spell into it, the Spear of Victory began to flicker. A huge golden light flashed, and an intense beam of light charged toward hall. Seeing how outstanding the student before him was, Hall could not help but feel extremely proud. But he could not die just like that! He raised the bone staff in his hand and blocked the beam of light that had yet to reach him. After completely blocking it, Hall raised his hand and cast a ¡®wail of death¡¯on Aidan! A huge wraith cry sounded in unison and hit Aidan right in the face. Because of the Spear of Victory and the defence of the Archbishop¡¯s robe, Aidan felt a little better. But in the end, he still spat out blood. His condition was much better than Cameron, who had crashed into the mountain not far away. Looking at the two still immature people in front of him, Hall was very disappointed. He did not expect these two people to still be so immature after so many years! The combat strength of these two people would be top-notch in this continent, but in front of Hall, they were still a piece of bread. All of this was taught by Hall, so these attacks could not hurt him at all. Seeing the two people not far away, Hall still did not stop. He immediately released a bunch of vengeful spirits. He was ready to plant all this vengeful spirit power into the two people¡¯s physical strength, thus reducing their energy. Because at this time, Hall¡¯s staff of the vengeful spirit curse had been used up and was in a state where it could not be replenished. Countless vengeful spirits swept through the sky and rushed toward the two of them. Although the two lying on the ground were very uncomfortable, they did not dare to stop what they were doing. They immediately began to defend. The two of them simultaneously used the light shield spell, and a golden light barrier appeared in front of them. However, this kind of temporary defense was too low. Even the dumbest would not be able to stop the invasion of the vengeful spirits. The golden barrier was broken, and tens of thousands of vengeful spirits immediately surged into their bodies. However, there were only a few hundred of them. They immediately stood up from the ground and cast different degrees of seals on their bodies. Cameron was very unconvinced and immediately flew up to attack hall. The golden light energy fluctuation on his body collided directly with Hall¡¯s dark energy fluctuation. Soon, the outcome of the battle was decided because the magic in Hall¡¯s dark origin was endless. The Magic in Cameron¡¯s body was on a completely different level from Hall¡¯s. After a series of collisions, Cameron completely lost consciousness and crashed into the ground from a high altitude. It created a few meters deep pit on the ground. At this moment, Aidan, who had been preparing for a long time, pointed his Spear of Victory, which had been filled with a large amount of magic, at the sky. A beam of energy shot through the sky without any warning, and Hall¡¯s figure completely disappeared in the golden light. Aidan, who was on the ground, thought that his attack would be able to take Hall away, but he soon froze on the spot. A huge hole had been pierced through the sky-covering darkness, and the black clouds could no longer be condensed. But Hall was completely fine. Other than the tattered magic robe on his body that had dissipated, he was not injured at all. Seeing that his attack couldn¡¯t hurt him, Aidan could only carry the Spear of Victory and flee to the West. Because there was still Cameron in front of him, Hall didn¡¯t chase after him and just let him escape. Hall cast a spell on the unconscious Cameron on the ground and sealed all the magic in his body. After that, Willis forced him into the prison. Hall heaved a sigh of relief when the battle ended. Actually, he did not have much confidence in this battle, because both of them were his dearest students whom had raised since young. Their combined combat abilities had already surpassed that of the Undead Supreme Lord. However, Hall was now the Supreme High Lord of Darkness, a level higher than his original level. And the combined strength of a Supreme High Lord of Darkness was ten times that of a Undead Supreme Lord.. Chapter 38 - The Eighth High Priest of the Abyss Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the cave, in the cage where Landel was originally imprisoned. Hall walked to the entrance of the prison and asked Cameron, who had already woken up inside, ¡°do you have any thoughts now?¡± He looked up and then laughed evilly. ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡°Teacher Hall, don¡¯t you feel that you¡¯re very miserable now?¡± Hall raised his hand and glanced at his body, which had completely turned into bones. ¡°Yes! Other than some of the useful organs disappearing, the rest are still okay!¡± ¡°Many times, bones are more useful than the body.¡± After listening to his teacher¡¯s words, Cameron realized a problem. Hall had already given up everything when he was guarding the border for fifty years, becoming the supreme existence of Archmage. Therefore, everything in his body was not useless to him, but inconvenient for him to use. In order to continue to stimulate Hall¡¯s spirit, Cameron continued to say, ¡°then you really don¡¯t want to know why your family died?¡± If it was a month ago, Hall might have been a little interested, but all of this was already very obvious. Hall had indirectly killed all the members of the Hall family, so he didn¡¯t want to pursue the matter anymore. Now that the culprit had appeared in front of him, it was meaningless to pursue the matter any further. ¡°The result doesn¡¯t mean much to me now. What I can do now is to let the hatred disappear and end.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll go rule this continent.¡± ¡°Although I don¡¯t know why you want to provoke me, you have to know one thing!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve completely turned into a dark creature now, so the emotions that humans have are completely lacking.¡± Hearing this, Cameron¡¯s face had already darkened. ¡°The main reason I came here is to give you the last way out.¡± ¡°Way out?¡± Hearing this, Cameron was very confused, but the next sentence made him understand what Hall meant. ¡°Do you want me to kill you and turn you into an Undead creature, or do you want me to turn you into an Undead creature?¡± Hearing this, Cameron¡¯s expression became interesting, because both choices were dead, there was no way out. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to let me live? What does this mean?¡± ¡°This was exactly what I said!¡± ¡°Directly becoming an Undead creature. At the very least, you still have your memories.¡± ¡°If I kill you and then transform again, then you¡¯ll be a new undead creature!¡± ¡°Am I not giving you a way to live?¡± These words reminded Cameron of the past, when he was arguing with Aidan. He did not expect to be reduced to this state. Death was already unavoidable, but before he died, he still had some things he wanted to know. ¡°Regardless, I will still die. but I still have some things to figure out!¡± Seeing Cameron¡¯s hopeless expression, Hall raised his hand. ¡°Speak!¡± ¡°Teacher Hall, for so many years, you clearly knew what we had done, why didn¡¯t you stop us?¡± ¡°You clearly knew that our final target was you, and yet you were unmoved by the erosion of the darkness origin. You even guarded the Northern border for a hundred years!¡± Hearing this, Hall fell into deep thought. After a while, he sorted out everything in his memory. Then he said to Cameron, ¡°actually, more than a month ago, I was ready to commit suicide and leave everything to the two of you.¡± ¡°But when people die, they need to return to their roots. That¡¯s why I went back once when I couldn¡¯t suppress the darkness origin.¡± ¡°In the end, you were one step faster and killed all my people.¡± ¡°The darkness origin that could not be suppressed began to spread.¡± ¡°Thus, I took advantage of this opportunity to transform into darkness!¡± ¡°After gaining new powers, I decided not to hand this continent over to you!¡± ¡°I can completely rely on my current powers to unify the entire Seville continent.¡± Hearing these words, Cameron was extremely unconvinced. ¡°How is that possible? With your strength, didn¡¯t you sacrifice more than a million people to advance?¡± Hall clapped his hands and summoned all of his subordinates. ¡°There are a total of seven generals here, and eight cursed devices. How do you think I advanced?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already killed about two million people for them, and there are still more than 100,000 people alive in Mehionnes.¡± ¡°Perhaps they feel that it¡¯s very hard for them to live, but they don¡¯t understand one thing.¡± ¡°That is, if they follow the empire, they might all die at any time ¡°But in my area, I can guarantee that everyone will work normally every day and live a good life without any illness or pain.¡± ¡°When I rule this world, they will understand why I did it.¡± Seeing this scene, Cameron excitedly broke free of the rope on his body, opened the cell door, and used his hand to grab Hall¡¯s clothes. The seven generals on the side raised their weapons, ready to attack at any time. Hall raised his hand to stop them. ¡°This is between me and my disciple, don¡¯t interfere.¡± The seven people then put down the weapons in their hands. ¡°You actually want to replace the humans and make Seville a permanently pure land!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t do it!¡± ¡°Because all of this is impossible!¡± ¡°If even we humans can¡¯t do it, how can a Dark creature like you do it!¡± After saying these words, Cameron had already sat down on the ground. Hall turned around and said to himself, ¡°whether it¡¯s humans or dark creatures, they all have all kinds of desires.¡± ¡°But in the end, only their skin is different!¡± After saying this, the seven generals carried Cameron to the Hall and pushed him down into a huge pool of blood. Having understood everything, Cameron no longer struggled and allowed himself to float in the pool of blood. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡± ¡°Teacher Hall, have you already reached such a realm? !¡± A black light flashed, and the blood in the blood pool began to boil, pouring into Cameron¡¯s body. After a long time, a dark power spread out, and a creature at the level of an Supreme High Lord of Undead appeared in the pool. Hall looked up and could not help but praise, ¡°As expected of my disciple. The first time he completed the transformation, he already reached the same strength as the first time I transformed.¡± Hearing this, Cameron immediately knelt in front of hall, ¡°I, Cameron, will obey teacher¡¯s orders!¡± ¡°From today onwards, I will assist teacher Hall to fulfill your lifelong wish!¡± Chapter 39 - Severely Injured Aidan Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Aidan fled all the way until he entered the Kejins City. Only then did Aidan land. His clothes were already tattered, and the Spear of Victory in his hand was also 60% corroded. Sensing the presence of the Archbishop, the Holy Knight Donald, immediately rushed out of the camp. Because he sensed that the Archbishop, Aidan, was abnormal, his current fluctuations were very unstable. After supporting Aidan, he asked, ¡°Archbishop, are you alright?¡± Aidan was initially so frightened that he straightened his body. He turned his head and saw that it was Donald. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. ¡°Phew, it¡¯s Donald!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a big problem. The most important thing is that his mental damage is a little more serious.¡± ¡°Help me arrange a place to stay. I need to rest for a period of time.¡± After arranging for Archbishop Aidan to stay, Donald had some thoughts and went to Empress Mavis¡¯ house. ¡°Your Majesty, Archbishop Aidan has returned to the camp today.¡± ¡°Heavily injured!¡± These last two words were specially emphasized by Donald. Looking at Donald¡¯s conflicted expression, Mavis knew what he was thinking. But as the Queen of St. Mariga, if she used such a dishonourable means at this time. Then the country¡¯s culture and luck would be exhausted in an instant. Even if she completely controlled the entire St. Mariga, Mavis would continue to use bloody and violent means without end! This was not what she wanted, and it was also what he did not expect to happen. However, there was still one thing he could do now, and that was to fight for more authority through the third elder of the Senate. Thinking of this, she immediately stood up and walked to the desk to write a letter. ¡°Archbishop Aidan is here these few days, so you don¡¯t need to worry too much about my comfort. Help me send this letter back to the Senate.¡± After receiving the letter, Donald arranged for Two Holy Knight commanders to stay by Mavis¡¯ side before leaving the Eastern City of Kejins with peace of mind. The letter would soon arrive at the Duchy of St. Mariga. When the three elders learned about Aidan¡¯s serious injury, the three of them immediately took action. In their words, ¡°this kind of opportunity rarely comes once every ten years. If we don¡¯t take action now, when will we?¡± While Aidan was still in the defense line of Kejins, the third elder had completely taken control of the entire Holy Court, but he did not kill them all. A few days later, Aidan recovered and returned to the Holy Court. He was not surprised to find that everything had changed in the Holy Court. It was even within his expectations. After all, he was not a good person. Sooner or later, he would have to pay for his mistakes. After the deputy bishop of the sacred court greeted him, Aidan went into seclusion. This was also something that could not be helped, because this battle had directly corroded Aidan¡¯s body by the darkness origin. If he did not completely remove it during this period of time, he would become the second Hall. Until this moment, Aidan did not understand why his teacher did not pursue him in the end. Empress Mavis controlled 60% of the Holy Court¡¯s knights and immediately summoned all of them to Kejin¡¯s defense. However, the entire Undead army in the northeast direction did not make any movements, which made her very confused. The third commander, who had been waiting for news from the Dark Eternity Domain, did not believe that Hall¡¯s side would fulfil their promise in the beginning. After three days, they found that there was a magical change in the Southeast direction. The three commanders in the castle could feel the pressure from Hall even though they were hundreds of kilometers away. At this time, they were already considering whether to report this to the Dark Eternal Domain. But after thinking about it, they remembered that Hall was the same Undead creature as them. Thus, they didn¡¯t bother about these things. To Undead creatures, anyone who was higher in rank than them would be respected. Therefore, reporting this matter to the Dark Eternity Domain, in their hearts, was telling a superior and provoking another superior at the same time. In their hearts, they had already recognized Hall as another feudal lord, and they were nobles behind the feudal lord, so they would definitely judge their actions based on the combined strength of both sides. Feeling the greatest threat disappear, the third commander-in-chief was not in a hurry to start a war. Instead, he continued to collect information on the humans. Because this time, they did not want to exhaust the enemy to death through endless battles like before. On the other side, after Hall completed the conversion ceremony, he obtained the strongest military Cameron. Through the contract, Hall obtained Cameron¡¯s complete memory, and all the doubts that lingered around him were slowly solved. The death of his family was indeed caused by him. Because Hall was too powerful at that time, and he had the help of the emperor of Fergus. That was why Cameron used very dark methods to lure Garcia Alberta to make the Empire so weak. As the imperial army division, Alberta acted in defiance of the old emperor and instigated the war between the Empire and the Duchy of St. Mariga When Aidan heard about this, he was very angry. Facing the million-strong army that attacked Kejins, he directly destroyed them with the spear of victory. This attack not only killed the entire army, but also directly penetrated Gabi and Bader city. In this battle, many people were lost. The emperor of Fergus died, and Asuma, Gabi, and Bader City Castellan, the great nobles, also died. Cameron was seriously injured in this battle. Before he went into seclusion, Cameron gave everything to Alberta, telling them not to touch hall as much as possible. But Alberta thought that Cameron was injured and would definitely die in the seclusion, so he began to do as he pleased. First, he trained the new emperor of Fergus into a puppet, only knowing how to throw banquets and sleep with women all day long. Then, he began to impose taxes on the other three cities. He did not want to develop the livelihood of the people in these cities, and he ruled them in the most violent way. However, this was not enough for him to rule the entire empire, because in the southernmost area, there were still two largest cities, William Bay and Alex. Moreover, the number of troops stationed in the two cities had already reached a million. This made it impossible for him to wage war against the two cities. This was because the three cities around the imperial capital added together could not form an army of 500,000 soldiers. Since there was no way to target the south, he would start from the north! He first recruited soldiers from Lanfex, which was the territory of Hall¡¯s descendants, and then began to investigate hall throughout his life. After obtaining a lot of information, he decided to eliminate this person who was the most famous in the empire. Only then could it take over the position of Emperor as a matter of course. Otherwise, when his new king suddenly became the ruler of Fergus, the people below would definitely not be satisfied. But in the end, one wrong step, one wrong step, there was no room for redemption.. Chapter 40 - The Dusk of the Fergus Empire Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After the last war, the mountains East of Lanfex had undergone great changes. Many of the mountains had disappeared from this world forever. Hall was still sitting on the highest peak of the mountains, looking at the distant city of Bard. Hall had prepared nearly 500,000 troops to attack bard. Because once this war started, Hall decided to attack from Bader all the way to Fergus¡¯ imperial capital. This time, Willis was the commander, but the command of the army was all in Cameron¡¯s hands. Before the war started, Hall specially gathered everyone in the castle. ¡°Regarding this war, do you have anything you want to ask?¡± After a moment of silence, Cameron stood up first. ¡°Regarding the three cities, Bader, Asuma, and Gabi, do we need to keep them alive?¡± In Cameron¡¯s heart, he had already completely accepted all of Hall¡¯s theories, so he was very doubtful about the choice of life. ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough to have the humans of Mehiones.¡± ¡°As for the people of these three cities, I can clearly feel some despair from their bodies.¡± ¡°The people of these three cities no longer have any hope of survival. Even if they are saved, they will always stop and have no thoughts of moving forward.¡± After hearing Hall¡¯s words, everyone present no longer had any doubts, because they had been driven by Hall¡¯s will from the very beginning. Even if Hall himself didn¡¯t say what he wanted to do, they could still feel Hall¡¯s thoughts. Through these thoughts, these people could completely determine what they should do and how to do it correctly. This ability was something that all undead creatures did not have. It was something that Hall had comprehended when he became the strongest mage of mankind. However, this ability could not be used on humans. This would become easy spiritual control. However, the undead were different. Most of the undead only had bloodthirsty violence and greed in their minds. Hence, when this ability was used on them, it would allow them to have complete command. On this day, the dark clouds that blocked the sunlight covered the entire sky of Bard. The citizens who had gone crazy in the city seemed to feel that they could finally be freed. As such, they all ran to the streets to perform their final madness. When the city Lord saw all this, he sent an army to suppress them, but it was not of much use. If one was killed, the other few would become even more crazed because of the blood of this person. In half a day, the entire Bader City was in chaos, not to mention paying attention to the undead army that was approaching from afar. Half a day passed quickly. The crazed citizens in the city sensed a terrifying aura and began to flee to their homes. The eastern city gate could not withstand a single blow and was destroyed by Cameron in a single strike. All the soldiers in the city saw the collapse of the eastern city wall. Not far to the east of the city wall. ¡°Not good, not good. The power I used was too much!¡± Cameron shook his head helplessly. Wells, who was beside him, patted his shoulder. ¡°That¡¯s not important!¡± ¡°We¡¯re slaughtering the city. It¡¯s just destroying a city wall. It¡¯s no longer important.¡± The Undead Army behind them began to surge, all of them rushing into the ruins of the city wall. Although the number of soldiers was very large, it took an entire day to completely wipe out everyone in the city. Cameron used soul sharing to count the number of humans. A total of 157,893 people died in this war. ¡°The huge Bader City actually only has so little soldiers left. Alberta, you really know how to do things!¡± ¡°When I was recuperating, I told you to develop the entire empire well. Is this how you developed it for me?¡± ¡°It seems that we should settle the score between us!¡± After saying this, he went to the city lord¡¯s residence to rest for a period of time. He cleaned up the city and created the sky-covering dark curtain before leaving. The news of Bader¡¯s fall quickly spread to the capital of the Fergus Empire. At first, Alberta was happy because of the addition of the Knights of the Holy Court. But soon, he was no longer happy because the army of the undead was too large. Bader had already fallen before he could even resist. In order to stop the Undead Army, Alberta immediately called William and the head of the Alex family over. In the meeting room, there were five people. Two Holy Knights, William and the head of the Alex family. Albert, who was sitting in the North, told them about the fall of Bader. After listening to the rest, all of them frowned. ¡°Even if you say so, my William family can¡¯t help you!¡± ¡°The last time, 300,000 soldiers were all killed in the eastern battlefield not long after you were given the time.¡± ¡°How many people do we have in William Bay?¡± When the head of the William family, Jeffrey, finished speaking, Alex Evelyn, who was by the side, also said, ¡°our city doesn¡¯t have many soldiers to begin with!¡± ¡°Providing numbers is already the limit, and Alex family is unable to assist you!¡± After saying that, he left the Fox Empire under the protection of his family. Seeing the two of them behaving in such a manner, Alberta had no other choice. Because the cities in his hands now had less than a million people in total. Not to mention all the people were soldiers, it was already a good thing that one-third of the people alive could charge! The culprit behind all this was Alberta, so he knew all of this clearly. Looking at the less than 10,000 knights and 200,000 soldiers in his hands,. Helpless, Alberta wrote a black letter and sent it to St. Mariga to continue asking for help. At this time, St. Mariga¡¯s Queen Mavis was still staying at the Kejins defence line, but she did not have the time to care about the Fergus Empire. After a period of observation, the undead army began to launch a very fierce attack on the East. This time, the attack was different from the previous ones! Because the third undead commander controlled the habits of the humans, he imprinted all the information into the minds of the undead soldiers. The humans seemed to be very brave in this war, but the number of deads who entered the battlefield reached an astonishing 60% . These undead completely understood the various weaknesses of the humans, and they also grasped the combat techniques of the humans. The Undead soldiers equipped with weapons were more dangerous than they had imagined. Therefore, this gave Queen Mavis of St. Mariga a huge headache. Such a situation was completely out of her expectations! After all, it was much easier to fight against a group of Undead that had all sorts of combat techniques compared to a group of undead that had killed their enemies..