Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 115: Tiger beings

The portal emitted a flickering orange-yellow light as Alex and Chi-Chi emerged from the Portal of Transit.

"I'm a bit tired and need to rest," Alex said, feeling a headache coming on.

Chi-Chi, still bent over and retching, understood that Alex was likely exhausted from the battle.

"Miss Alex, go ahead. Don't worry about me," Chi-Chi said with a cheerful smile.

Her beasts were in the Time Chamber, accelerating their leveling up, and she had enough food for a day, so she had nothing to worry about.

The only downside was that she had to go hunting periodically for food, and she wasn't gaining any experience herself, meaning she couldn't level up.

With nothing else to do, Chi-Chi wandered around Alex's castle, occasionally chatting with other Lords on World Chat.

Alex headed to the bathroom, stripped off her clothes, and took a shower.

After her shower, she wrapped herself in a towel and walked barefoot to her bedroom, picking up her clothes from the bathroom floor on the way.

She tossed her clothes into the wardrobe and slipped under the covers, discarding the towel.

Time: 15:00

Alex slept for four to five hours, waking up feeling refreshed and full of energy.

It was already afternoon when she woke up. The first thing she did was check the system for the time.

She also checked her personal dashboard. After the battle with the dwarves, she had leveled up to lv6 Commanding level, with slight improvements in her attributes, though the changes weren't significant.

She felt that unless the level difference was substantial, a single spell or piece of equipment could provide a greater boost than leveling up.

Alex got out of bed, walked to her wardrobe, and dressed. This time, she wore a white short-sleeved shirt, a khaki vest, a red tie, a black pleated skirt, black stockings, and small leather shoes.

She looked in the mirror.

Hmm, the only good thing about shirts is that they make your chest look bigger. Even if you're a C cup, it looks like a C+.

Alex let her hair down and left the bedroom. She noticed that Chi-Chi was still in the castle, now angrily arguing on World Chat, clearly bored.

Seeing Alex, Chi-Chi closed World Chat.

"Miss Alex, you're awake! Wow, you look so pretty!"

"Has Sophie come back?" Alex asked.

"No, that old woman is probably having fun with the dwarves," Chi-Chi replied.

Ignoring Chi-Chi's nonsense, Alex opened her Warehouse and saw that some resources were missing, likely used by Sophie to build those special structures.

There were still fifteen thousand iron ingots left, just enough for Alex to upgrade her town.

Might as well upgrade the Barracks too.

[Upgrade requirements: 80k wood, 40k stone, 12k iron ingots.]

"Upgrade!"

Chi-Chi watched as Alex upgraded the town.

A flash of light, and the town upgrade was complete. There were no significant changes, just a deeper glow around the castle.

[town level: lv2]

[Health Points: 100k]

[town area: 2 square miles]

[Territory Area: 6 square miles]

[Feature: Within the territory, the Lord has the power to see everything, as well as to Disassemble and recycle at the Warehouse.]

[Special structures: Maiden's Wardrobe, Blackwater Altar, Bone Throne, Maiden's Bedroom, Specter Chandelier, Magic Stone Pillar, defense tower, wall, Energy Cannon]

[Upgrade requirements: 100k wood, 50k stone, 14k iron ingots.]

Aside from increased health, there were no other changes. The territory and town area remained the same.

Alex glanced at it and moved on to upgrading the Barracks.

[undead crystal: lv14 (unique Barracks)]

[Ninth-level Barracks can summon: skeleton, zombie, specter, death conqueror, gargoyle, bone dragon, ghost dragon, zombie titan, necromancer, liches, Destroyer, Ghoul (randomly thirty units), with a very low chance of summoning a Race King. Summoned troops' base level increased to lv5.]

[Unlock special fixed unit: Acolyte]

[Upgrade requirements: 30k magic crystals, 300 Essence Shards.]

No significant changes...

Alex was a bit disappointed. The Barracks only increased the base level of troops from lv3 to lv5.

Chi-Chi was stunned, watching in awe. Alex glanced at her and gave her a light smack on the head.

"Hurry up and upgrade. My Barracks level is higher than yours!"

"Got it, Miss Alex. I won't hold you back!" Chi-Chi said, holding her head.

"By the way, your beasts should be in that special building, right? I'll give you some food."

Seeing the tens of thousands of food portions in her Warehouse, Alex decided to give some to Chi-Chi.

Chi-Chi watched in amazement as Alex sent her fifty thousand portions of food and another hundred thousand to Sophie, clearing out her Warehouse of ordinary food.

"Wow, Miss Alex, that's a lot!" Chi-Chi exclaimed, shocked by Alex's generosity.

Chi-Chi understood that Sophie had more dwarves to feed than she had beasts, so most of the food went to Sophie. She didn't mind.

But Chi-Chi was deeply touched that Miss Alex remembered her.

"There are also some Commanding level equipment. If you can use them, take them. If not, sell them," Alex said, organizing her cluttered Warehouse and giving the items to Chi-Chi.

Commanding level equipment was a huge deal for Chi-Chi, who was only lv4 Standard.

These items were outdated for Alex. Now that she was in the latter half of the Commanding level, only Monarch level items caught her interest.

With greater power came easier access to resources.

Take the dwarf fortress, for example. In just one battle, she had gained twenty thousand magic crystals, equivalent to twenty Commanding level items.

"Thank you, Miss Alex!"

"By the way, Miss Alex, are we going back?" Chi-Chi asked, sensing that Alex had left something unfinished.

"Why go back? Didn't you say she's having fun with the dwarves? Why disturb her?" Alex replied, rolling her eyes.

...

While feeding Ice Cream, Alex noticed Arthur flying back from the snowy mountain. Arthur usually didn't return to the castle, so it must have been important information.

Arthur's massive form landed in the town, kicking up dust.

"Your Majesty, Arthur has information to report."

Alex turned to Arthur, listening to his report about the battle with the vampire Lord and the other four Lords.

"You saw the snow maidens Lord among them?" Alex asked, puzzled.

"Yes, Your Majesty. There were four of them, with the flame Lord and rock Lord being the strongest, on par with the vampire Lord."

Alex realized that the Lord who had disappeared from the snowy mountain was likely Samson. They were an Alliance, and Samson must have used the Alliance token to relocate.

But it seemed his new territory wasn't far from Frostwind snowy mountain, just on the Barren Plains.

Alex knew Lucian's castle was at the border of Frostwind snowy mountain and Barren Plains. If it weren't for the long travel time across the snowy mountain, she would have dealt with him already.

Now it seemed the vampire Lord had escaped her wrath only to face a new problem.

But Alex was just gathering information. It didn't concern her directly.

"Let them fight. The more intense, the better. It has nothing to do with me," Alex said, feeling indifferent.

"Wait, Miss Alex, isn't this the part where you usually say, 'I'm going to take them down'?" Chi-Chi asked, surprised by Alex's uncharacteristic response.

"There are five of them. What if they team up against me? Didn't you hear Arthur? At least three of them are top-tier Lords. Do I look like a fool?" Alex replied.

"But we have three people too," Chi-Chi said, confused. Three against four didn't seem too bad.

"Your combined combat power is too weak!" Alex sighed. Even the weakest among them, Samson, could easily defeat Chi-Chi and Sophie.

Chi-Chi felt a bit ashamed, knowing Miss Alex thought she was weak. Sophie could at least provide minerals, but Chi-Chi felt she wasn't much help to Miss Alex.

Feeling dejected, Chi-Chi quickly cheered herself up.

"I'll work hard and get stronger!"

Chi-Chi summoned her Flying Nimbus and stood on it.

"Miss Alex, I'm heading back. I'll work hard to get stronger. Next time you see me, I'll be stronger than that old woman!"

With that, Chi-Chi left.

"Huh? Why did she leave so suddenly?"

"Arthur, continue upgrading and have the undead keep an eye on the snowy mountain and those Lords," Alex instructed.

Meanwhile, in the southern part of Frostwind snowy mountain.

A pack of black wolves was racing through the snow, heading deeper into the mountain.

They moved swiftly, like shadows, reaching the depths of Frostwind snowy mountain in no time.

They were sent to investigate the battle between the angel and the frost dragon. The Moon Silver Wolf, their eyes in the snowy mountain, had been mysteriously wiped out, and they needed to find out why.

In the depths of the snowy mountain, another force was already investigating.

These beings had tiger heads but human bodies, standing around 8 feet tall, with bulging muscles and large tiger claws. Their white fur had black stripes.

They resembled werewolves but were more tiger-like.

When the wolves arrived, they noticed the tiger beings, who also turned to look at the wolves.

The reactions were starkly different. The tiger beings showed a hint of concern but no fear, as they weren't sure if the wolves were a threat.

The wolves, on the other hand, didn't regard the tiger beings as a threat at all.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here. This isn't a place for refugees!" one wolf snarled, baring its teeth.

The tiger beings exchanged glances, looking to their leader.

"Young one, I advise you to know your place. Frostwind snowy mountain isn't Skyreach Mountains!" the tiger leader warned, indicating that this wasn't the wolves' territory.

"Do you think you can compare to Skyreach Mountains? Kill them!" the wolf, feeling provoked, recognized the race. While individually strong, their background was nothing compared to Skyreach Mountains.

The wolves' bodies began to swell, transforming into werewolf form, and they charged at the tiger beings.

The tiger beings outnumbered the werewolves, but their leader was only lv7 Commanding level, while the werewolf leader was lv8.

Werewolves had terrifying self-healing and bloodlust abilities, making them superior in close combat.

Just as the werewolf leader was about to reach the tiger beings, a little girl stepped out from among them.

She wore a princess dress, clearly human attire, with long white hair and animal ears, indicating she wasn't human.

Her pupils contracted, becoming needle-thin, and a surge of spatial power surrounded her.

The charging wolves were frozen in place, and massive claw marks appeared on each of them.

As the spatial power dissipated, the werewolves were torn apart and flung away, howling in pain and bleeding profusely.

The girl, knowing the werewolves' self-healing abilities, froze them before they could recover.

Only the werewolf leader, heavily injured, escaped the freezing, glaring at the girl from a distance.

"Damn it, you'll pay for this!" he snarled before transforming back into a wolf and disappearing.

The girl buried the frozen werewolves in the snow, then collapsed from exhaustion.

The tiger leader caught her and addressed the others.

"The queen has fallen asleep again to save us. It's confirmed that the frost dragon is dead. Find a hiding place quickly!"