Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 100: Things were not as simple as they seemed

On the continent of Arsen, 100 miles north of the White Rock Mountains, there lies a castle. The lord of this castle is named Sienna, and fittingly, the castle bears her name as well.

Sienna is extremely cautious. She waited until the beast tide had ended before daring to venture out from her castle to expand her territory.

Tonight, she discovered the location of Sophie's castle. Upon realizing that Sophie's troops consisted only of dwarves, she didn't hesitate to launch an attack.

Her troops are griffins, which have a distinct advantage in the terrain of the White Rock Mountains. But that's not all; she also possesses a weapon that can control and influence some lower-level wild beasts, compelling them to act.

Currently, Sienna is atop a mountain, with a griffin crouching beside her. She plays a flute that drives the beasts below into a frenzy, furiously attacking Sophie's castle.

Sienna intended to use the beast tide to deplete the enemy castle's main forces, then send in the griffins to finish the job. The tactic was flawless, but the first step encountered a problem.

The beasts she had driven were completely ineffective. From somewhere within the castle below, a group of flying creatures emerged, and with their abilities, they slaughtered the beast tide.

While Sienna was still puzzled above, she was unaware that the commotion she caused had already been detected by nearby dwarves.

The dwarves of the Silverbeard Clan had orders to scout the White Rock Mountains for extraterrestrial visitors, and the beast tide Sienna created was too conspicuous.

Given the geographical environment of the White Rock Mountains, where wild beasts are relatively scarce, the sudden appearance of a beast tide was highly unusual.

At this moment, several patrolling dwarves at the top of a mountain peak were using binoculars to observe the direction of Sophie's castle, faintly spotting a glimmer of light. The circling black eagles also relayed the observed information back, making the dwarves even more certain of their suspicions.

The dwarves immediately descended the mountain, quickly relaying the information back to their clan.

Meanwhile, Alex and Sophie had just stepped through the portal again.

"Ugh—"

Alex immediately moved away from Sophie, knowing she was about to vomit.

"I just had dinner, wuu wuu wuu..."

"Forget about your dinner, your castle might be gone soon."

Saying this, Alex walked outside. It was just some beast tide, and of course, the undead could handle it.

But she knew very well that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Initially, Alex suspected that Sophie's castle might have been discovered by the guards of the dwarf kingdom, which had led to this trouble.

Upon arriving here, however, Alex realized that the beast tide was too weak, even for the Skeleton Warriors she had sent as workers, who couldn't be defeated by them.

Sophie's town had no walls to block the beasts rampaging outside the castle. Except for the Portal of Transit, all buildings were damaged to varying degrees.

The Portal of Transit, a crucial structure connecting two places, was protected by the undead and therefore remained undamaged.

The grand doors of the Portal of Transit were open, and the orange-red light emitted from the portal suddenly became blinding, naturally attracting the attention of Sienna on the mountain top.

"Someone is coming through the Portal of Transit, is it his ally?"

Alex began to survey the surroundings. This beast tide was too weak, clearly man-made, and felt different from those controlled by the system.

Woo~ Woo~

Alex heard a melodious sound, barely distinguishable unless listened to carefully.

"Is that the sound of a musical instrument?"

Alex stood still, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound, but it seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to discern the location.

Sophie stood by, not disturbing her, knowing Alex might have sensed something. Truly a Big Shot, incredibly impressive!

At that moment, a necromancer flew over to Alex.

"My Queen, there is a sound-based magic on the battlefield controlling these beasts."

Trust a necromancer to be so knowledgeable.

"Can you locate this person?"

Alex asked the nearby necromancer. If they could find the location, that would be great. She wasn't concerned about the beasts; such a level of beast tide could never breach Sophie's castle.

The main thing was to find the person behind this, which was crucial.

"My Queen, you could have the gargoyles spread out in all directions. They are very sensitive to magic and will quickly locate the source of this magic."

The necromancer suggested to Alex, who agreed with this point. Gargoyles and Destroyers, these two troops, were like magic detectors, easily capable of finding the enemy when dispersed.

Alex immediately ordered the gargoyles to stop fighting and spread out in all directions. Even with just the skeletons and specters, they could easily defeat the group of beasts.

Alex didn't let the dwarves join the battle; they were her excellent workers, and she couldn't afford to lose any.

The dwarves hiding in the castle were stunned by the combat capabilities of the undead. In their view, some of the dangerous beasts were easily handled by the undead, who were also very numerous, not fewer in number than the beasts.

For the first time, the dwarves felt that their new lord was incredibly powerful.

Atop the mountain, Sienna continued to play her flute, intending to exhaust all the beasts before commanding the griffins to raid Sophie's castle. At this moment, Sienna was still observing the defensive capabilities of Sophie's castle.

If the beasts couldn't inflict significant damage on Sophie's castle, she planned to lead her griffins in a raid and then retreat. After all, griffins could fly, and in these continuous mountains, ground forces had no ability to catch up with her.

Of course, it would be best to annihilate the castle in front of her.

At this moment, a gargoyle in the sky sensed stronger magical fluctuations here than in other locations and immediately flew towards this spot.

Sienna looked up and suddenly noticed a winged creature diving towards her.

Startled, Sienna was about to stop playing and counterattack the gargoyle when the griffin beside her reacted first, soaring into the sky to attack the gargoyle.

The griffin beside Sienna was at Commanding level, while the gargoyle that had discovered Sienna was only a lv5 Standard, no match for the griffin.

The gargoyle's wings were torn apart, and its stone and metal body was shattered by the griffin, falling towards the ground.

Sienna breathed a sigh of relief. If she had stopped playing, the beasts would have regained their senses and scattered. However, Sienna knew her location had been discovered and that she needed to make a quick decision.