Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 159: Dark alchemy warlock

Watching the undead below gradually turn into bones deeply impacted Blonde, making him forget his pain.

Who is she, really?

Alex turned her gaze to the alchemy warlocks. They were humans, likely Blonde's original troops.

"Dark alchemy warlocks?"

Alex suddenly understood why they could create undead. Dark alchemy magic was a branch of undead magic.

Alex herself had mid-level alchemy magic, but it was more for support and features, not combat, so she rarely used it.

Alex walked closer, observing the alchemy warlocks and skeletons up close, noticing the flaws.

"I see. The craftsmanship is so crude, no wonder the undead created are so flawed and weak."

Alex also noticed the hidden formation at the edge of Blonde's castle. She picked up an enchanted stone from the ground. As the dark green light flickered, Alex re-energized the stone and placed it back into the magic circle.

The magic circle rewove itself, and the cracks in the shield disappeared instantly.

Blonde and the surrounding dark alchemy warlocks were astonished. It would take three of them at least half an hour to repair it, yet she did it in an instant.

Such alchemy magic could only be achieved at mid-level. Blonde couldn't believe this girl had such high alchemy magic proficiency. His tricks were like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs in front of her.

"Alright, I forgive you. I'll give you a chance to pledge your loyalty."

Alex addressed the skeletons. By the time she finished examining the formation, over half of the thousand undead had already perished. Hearing the Queen's voice, they stopped their self-destruction and knelt motionless.

Alex ignored them and entered the castle. It was even lower level than she thought, only lv4. Combined with the formation traces around the territory, Alex understood.

This Lord had been hiding using alchemy magic. Alex's undead didn't understand alchemy magic, and she hadn't personally visited, so he remained hidden until now.

Upgrading the castle expanded its range, touching the formation and causing it to break, leading to the undead discovering it.

Inside the castle, Alex first checked the Warehouse. The reserves were pitifully low. Besides alchemy materials and bones, there was some food. Magic crystals and Essence Shards were scarce. There was some wood and stone.

Wait, why are there iron ingots? And so many, about 10K?

Alex, familiar with upgrading castles, quickly estimated the resources. She found enough to upgrade a lv4 castle to a town, with nothing left after building a Portal of Transit.

This was proof. He couldn't have gathered so many resources alone; other Lords must have helped.

"Stop playing dumb. Beat him until he talks!"

"I..."

Blonde tried to speak but was interrupted by the Destroyer. The Queen was angry, so he had to endure a beating first.

Blonde's wails echoed outside the castle. Every time he tried to speak, the Destroyer punched his stomach, making him howl in pain, unable to talk.

The surrounding alchemy warlocks trembled in fear, finding the scene brutal.

The castle was small and poor. Its total resources were worth less than what other Lords gave him to upgrade to a town.

Alex had seen enough and walked to the castle entrance. Seeing her, the Destroyer stopped.

Blonde seized the chance to speak.

"I'll talk, I'll talk. Please stop hitting me."

Blonde quickly confessed everything. He had only planned to lure the Alliance Lords here and hadn't done anything else.

He didn't even know if Alex was the undead Lord they were hunting until today.

As for information, he knew nothing, having never left his castle.

At this point, he had no reason to lie. The resources were given by a Lord named [Holy Wing], but they hadn't moved in immediately.

After hearing Blonde, Alex pondered. The information wasn't leaked by him; there was someone else.

Combining [Holy Wing] Lord's actions, Blonde seemed like a backup plan.

Who was it? Was there another Lord nearby?

Alex felt she was being watched, an unsettling feeling.

The enemy might not know her exact location but knew the general area.

Could it be the Elemental Alliance?

Samson knew her castle was outside the snowy mountain, but they shouldn't know her exact strength. It didn't make sense.

"Once this is over, I'll clear out all the nearby Lords."

Alex flew back to her castle.

Blonde was overjoyed, thinking Alex would spare him. But as he was about to celebrate, the Destroyer grabbed him and snapped his neck, killing him instantly.

For enemies, unless the Queen said otherwise, they were to be killed.

The alchemy warlocks were also killed by the Destroyer. The remaining five hundred skeletons returned to Alex's castle with the Destroyer and gargoyles.

[Detected Dark Alchemy Warlock Barracks (absorbable). Absorb now?]

What's this?

Alex didn't understand but knew it had to be beneficial, so she chose to absorb it.

She looked at the Barracks, noticing a change.

[Unlocked special fixed unit: Dark Alchemy Warlock]

[Note: Summoning troops daily will include ten of these, not occupying other summoning slots. They cannot be summoned by other means.]

Unlocked a special fixed unit like the Acolyte?

What a pleasant surprise. Alex turned to the Barracks, seeing ten Dark Alchemy Warlocks emerge.

Like Acolytes, they were humans who sacrificed their souls to join the undead.

They weren't direct combat units but had support roles.

Equivalent exchange was the principle of alchemy.

Dark Alchemy Warlocks could craft dark items, enchant equipment, and more. With enough of them, Alex could fully arm her undead army, enhancing even low-level skeletons.

Alex then looked at the undead created by the Dark Alchemy Warlocks.

She didn't know their potential, but they were all Standard and couldn't level up. Even John couldn't raise their limits.

These skeletons had many flaws compared to true skeletons, essentially defective products.

But Alex wasn't discouraged and sent them to the Blackwater Altar, which indeed caused a change. The undead's level restrictions were lifted, making them no different from regular Skeleton Soldiers.

Alex discovered the Blackwater Altar could repair flawed undead.

"This isn't bad. It was worth bringing you back."