Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 139: Death Domain

The ground around Alex turned a desolate gray, vegetation withered, stones crumbled into dust, and the air filled with a dry, metallic scent. In areas shrouded by darkness, objects that couldn't be corroded ignited with black flames.

Within Alex's domain stood a dead tree. Instead of burning, it underwent a transformation. The tree was imbued with a soul, its branches twisted, roots pulled from the ground, and a ghostly face formed on its trunk, eerie and sinister.

This was a new undead, transformed by Alex's domain, which combined all her undead magics—curse, plague, dark, summoning, and alchemy.

The Death Domain repelled all living things, resembling a hellish landscape.

Count Nocturne and the werewolf were within Alex's Death Domain, feeling their healing abilities significantly reduced.

The mage, at a distance, was horrified by Alex's domain. This was unlike anything recorded in the association's magic books, utterly bewildering.

Lucian, further away, was stunned. He had initially thought Alex's ability to fight Monarch levels was a fluke. But when she released her domain, he realized she had somehow ascended to Monarch level.

The Death Domain consumed Mana Points at nearly twice the rate of the Frost Domain, so Alex needed to end this quickly.

Surrounded by dense dark elements, Alex merely glanced at Count Nocturne, and he was instantly engulfed in black flames.

Count Nocturne transformed into countless bats, but Alex's dark elements formed thousands of arrows, piercing every bat.

Count Nocturne reformed into a massive red shadow, covered in blood, transforming into a creature made entirely of blood.

He lunged at Alex, while the werewolf controlled his wolf shadow to strike at her as well.

Alex vanished, reappearing in mid-air to confront Count Nocturne, avoiding simultaneous attacks from the werewolf and the vampire.

With one slash, Alex tore Count Nocturne's form apart. His body split into blood, attempting to envelop Alex in mid-air.

But countless black flame spikes erupted outward, breaking through Count Nocturne's defense, corroding his blood and emitting white smoke.

The blood reformed into Count Nocturne's shape at a distance, looking weak and bleeding from the mouth.

Dark magic could completely corrode his blood; he was no match for Alex.

Alex landed, and countless undead swarmed the werewolf, preventing him from attacking her.

As time passed, the werewolf's bloodlust would fade, leading to his demise. Her undead army was fully capable of killing him, so Alex didn't focus on him.

The vampire and mage, who could fly, were the most likely to escape. The werewolf was already sentenced to death.

Alex noticed that the werewolf and vampire lacked domains, or their domains differed from other Monarch levels.

Their domains seemed to be enhancement types, unable to project outward, making them vulnerable to Alex's domain.

The mage's wind domain clashed with Alex's Death Domain. Dark magic burned away other elemental forces, making the mage's domain no match for Alex's, slowly being eroded.

However, the mage's immediate surroundings were within his domain, protecting him from Alex's plague and curse magics.

The mage was frustrated that his elemental attacks couldn't even reach Alex, dissipating before hitting her.

Count Nocturne was severely injured, the mage couldn't exert his full power, and the werewolf couldn't touch Alex.

They had been fighting since the snowy mountain, worn down by the undead. Facing Alex, they couldn't use their full strength.

They were trapped, unable to advance or retreat. Advancing meant facing Alex, retreating meant being surrounded by undead.

The mage didn't hesitate, turning to flee. He valued his life over the Godhead.

Count Nocturne saw the mage fleeing and chose to escape as well. Even if they obtained the Godhead, surviving to take it back seemed impossible.

As for the werewolf, he was left to his fate.

"Stop them!" Alex commanded, and the undead attacked the vampire and mage.

Alex vanished, reappearing near the mage instead of the closer vampire.

She had two reasons: the mage association was a powerful force, and mages were easier to kill.

Alex teleported, closing most of the distance. A black vortex appeared before the mage, forcing him to change direction. In that moment, Alex teleported again, appearing beside him.

Enhanced dark magic shortened teleport intervals, extended distances, and reduced mana consumption, making it a comprehensive upgrade.

The mage conjured a lava wind blade with his left hand and an ice wind blade with his right, hurling them at Alex.

He didn't expect the wind blades to harm Alex, just to knock her back and buy time to escape.

Alex shattered the wind blades with her scythe, the wind blowing her hair. Her left eye glowed as she stared at the mage.

Alex floated in the air, not falling.

The mage panicked. She could fly!

Alex had planned to hide this ability, using it to severely injure or kill one of them. But with the Monarch levels fleeing, she had to act.

The mage transformed into wind, distancing himself from Alex. A highly compressed wind blade formed before him.

The massive wind blade sliced through the air, heading for Alex.

Gargoyles, Destroyers, and bone dragons were cut in half, falling to the ground.

Alex raised her left hand, summoning Dark Barrier. She also cast a soul curse on the mage.

The wind blade struck Dark Barrier, depleting a hundred Mana Points, but Alex remained unharmed.

The mage's head emitted black smoke, blood streaming from his eyes, nose, and mouth. He fell, his wind domain dissipating.

Alex ignored the mage, knowing from her system dashboard if he was dead.

[Congratulations, Lord, for successfully killing lv1 Monarch level mage association mage, gaining 300 experience points.]

Alex turned to Count Nocturne, who was severely injured and entangled by undead, unable to escape.

Count Nocturne's bat transformation consumed blood, weakening him with each use.

Each transformation resulted in many bats being killed, significantly affecting him.

In his current state, another transformation would be fatal, even without Alex's intervention.

Count Nocturne saw Alex approaching after killing the mage. Panicking, he transformed into bats again, trying to flee.

But Alex's teleportation was swift, and her Death Domain enveloped the bats.

The bats ignited, turning to ash.

Count Nocturne reverted to human form, looking old and frail, his skin wrinkled and covered in black spots, his self-healing greatly diminished, and his body rotting from plague magic.

"Blood, I need blood!" Count Nocturne raved. Alex approached and sliced him in half, dark magic corroding his body and soul, killing him.

Alex extinguished the flames on Count Nocturne's corpse, preserving it.

[Congratulations, Lord, for successfully killing lv1 blood clan vampire count, gaining 300 experience points.]