Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 118: Alex's support

Lucian naturally recognized the name [Hamburger]. Early on, Hamburger had made a significant impression by selling large quantities of food to many people.

Why is Hamburger messaging me?

In the heat of battle, Lucian had no time for idle chat. He was about to close the interface when a realization struck him.

Hamburger is the undead Lord! Hamburger is Alex!

But the situation was different now. The opponent was from the Starfallen Empire and at Monarch level. Would she take such a risk?

Wait, if they could kill this Monarch level enemy and promise her the corpse, she might agree!

"Hey, you stupid bat! What are you doing? This is no time for chatting! Do you want to die faster? We need you to pierce through!" Samson shouted at Lucian, attacking as he spoke.

"I can try to contact the undead Lord," Lucian replied coldly, ignoring Samson's insults.

Samson's mood lifted at the thought. If Alex could come, they might actually stand a chance against this Monarch level enemy. After all, Alex was the strongest Lord in the vicinity.

"Wait, why would she help us?"

"The corpse," Lucian said, and Samson instantly understood. She could summon from corpses, and a Monarch level corpse was too valuable to refuse unless she was foolish.

"Contact her now!"

In this life-or-death moment, Samson didn't waste any more time on Lucian and turned back to attack Baldwin.

The five had ways to forcibly break free from the domain. With their cooperation, they could hold Baldwin off, even if they couldn't defeat him.

Lucian quickly messaged Alex. If the five died, he wouldn't survive either.

[Dracula]: "We are under attack by the Starfallen Empire. The leader is Monarch level. There are six of us, including the Elemental Alliance, fighting him. We need your help. If you can kill him, the corpse is yours. Location: near my castle at the snowy mountain and plains border."

Lucian sent the message and started counting. If Alex didn't reply within a minute, he would join the battle.

3, 2, 1... At the last moment, Alex saw the message and replied.

[Hamburger]: "Is this for real? Are you sure you can make that call?"

[Dracula]: "I've already discussed it with them."

[Hamburger]: "Just make sure you don't die before I get there."

Lucian closed the chat and charged at Baldwin.

"She agreed!"

Samson smiled, hoping Alex's castle wasn't too far away.

"Everyone, the undead Lord is coming to help. If we kill the enemy, the corpse is hers!" Samson shouted to the others. No one objected; survival was their priority, and the corpse was useless to them.

...

Before Lucian's message, Alex was examining a corpse brought back by a Destroyer from the depths of the snowy mountain. The corpse was unusual, a tiger being.

"Ice Cream, this isn't a race from your snowy mountain, is it?"

Alex had never seen such a creature. The Destroyer had sensed a strong magical fluctuation in the area, which quickly vanished. Investigating, it found the corpse buried under snow and ice, along with werewolf bodies, and reported to Alex.

Alex rode Ice Cream to the site to investigate.

The werewolf bodies were laid out, but there was only one tiger being. Alex noted that the werewolves' wounds were similar, as if they had been instantly killed. The tiger being, however, had many old wounds and seemed like a refugee.

Ice Cream pondered, recalling something its mother had mentioned.

"Arctic Tigerfolk, a race from the northern extreme cold regions. I don't know much about them."

Arctic Tigerfolk?

Alex guessed they had fled from the far northern cold regions to Frostwind snowy mountain.

Just then, Alex received Lucian's private message. Intrigued by the more pressing matter, she stopped questioning Ice Cream about the Arctic Tigerfolk.

"A Monarch level enemy?"

Alex was genuinely surprised. She had never encountered a Monarch level creature. She had thought they would be incredibly powerful, capable of instantly killing Commanding level beings.

But from Lucian's message, it seemed the six Lords could hold their own against the Monarch level enemy, though they couldn't win. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sought her help.

"If we can really kill him, that's a Monarch level corpse. Worth a try."

Alex felt a surge of excitement.

"Ice Cream, let's go!"

Alex mounted Ice Cream and instructed the Destroyer, "Summon all flying units to the Lord's castle at the snowy mountain and plains border."

An imperial expedition wouldn't come without troops, which meant more resources. Most importantly, if they reneged on the deal, Alex alone wouldn't suffice. She needed a large undead force for deterrence.

Ice Cream took flight, heading for the western border of Frostwind snowy mountain.

Ice Cream was the fastest flyer in the snowy mountain, and Alex was starting from the central region, so it wouldn't take long to reach Lucian.

During the flight, Alex formulated a plan. She wouldn't rush in blindly. She would observe the situation first. If it was winnable, she would join the fight; if not, she would retreat.

...

On the battlefield, the five Lords had used up nearly two-thirds of their Mana Points. Lucian, relying on blood attacks, was nearly "anemic."

Even Baldwin hadn't expected the six Lords to put up such a strong fight. He had underestimated them and overestimated himself. If an Monarch level mage had come, these extraterrestrial visitors would be dead.

Baldwin, no longer arrogant, realized he needed a strategy. He decided to eliminate one of them first.

After prolonged combat, Baldwin identified Samson and Ivy as the weakest, followed by Lucian and Boreas, who could fly and were the hardest to kill.

Baldwin targeted the Frost Magic user.

He released his domain, sending Lucian, Cain, and Earl flying. Multiple uses of the domain had taken a toll on Baldwin, and this time the force was weaker, pushing them back less than ten yards.

Using the dust and smoke as cover, Baldwin charged at Samson. Boreas's wind blade was deflected by Baldwin's armor. Eight vines rose, trying to entangle Baldwin, but his domain shattered them instantly. Samson's Frost Magic summoned a giant ice bird for the next attack.

Baldwin's silver sword glowed purple, shattering Samson's magic and slashing at him.

Under the domain's gravity, Samson couldn't turn to snow to dodge. He hastily summoned an ice armor and thick ice wall to block.

It was futile.

Bang!

The ice wall shattered, and Baldwin's gravity-enhanced sword sent Samson flying, crashing to the ground.

"Ugh—"

Samson spat a mouthful of blood. His chest armor cracked, and a deep wound on his chest bled profusely. He used magic to staunch the bleeding.

Samson was out of the fight. Without help, he would die.

In his view appeared a pair of alluring legs and a black pleated skirt. Even lying on the ground, he could smell her faint fragrance.

This girl was stunning. Samson wished he could just lie there and admire her beauty, but this was a battlefield.

"Hey, it's been a few days. Why do you look so pathetic?"