Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 175: Only the victors were remembered

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends]

The sky darkened as the battle in the southern swamp concluded. Alex handed over three captured Monarch-level beings to Lilith as a token of gratitude for her assistance.

As for Satan, Alex gave him two thousand corpses. While he didn't need Monarch-level bodies, Commanding-level cannon fodder was still quite useful to him.

Regarding the loot from the slain Lords, Alex had killed the most and wanted to share some with Satan and Lilith, but they insisted on declining, so she let it go.

Alex divided the remaining Monarch-level corpses, summoning various undead: two bone dragons, two zombie titans, two ghost dragons, and more.

Alex's Monarch-level strength now totaled fourteen, a significant advantage. As an undead Lord, war only made her stronger.

Seeing this, even Lilith and Satan felt a twinge of envy. With the undead's unique trait, Alex's power growth was undoubtedly the fastest among all Lords.

For the remaining Commanding-level troops, Alex used summoning to bolster her ranks with various high-level undead. Although she had a 65K-strong undead army, most were weaker undead. The powerful ones were too few.

High-level undead couldn't be double-summoned, but Alex could now specify what undead she wanted to summon.

The battlefield was quickly cleared by the undead, and Alex disassembled all the corpses, not wasting any resources.

She busied herself on the battlefield, as the undead couldn't help with disassembly. So, Alex had to do it herself.

Satan's eye twitched. This woman was incredibly frugal, not even sparing the corpses.

These corpses only provided basic materials, and all combined, they weren't as valuable as the loot from a single slain Lord.

For example, stone giants, thunderbirds, and unicorns didn't have weapons in life, so they wouldn't drop Monarch-level equipment in death.

"All done," Alex said, walking over after disassembling all the corpses.

Suddenly, Alex remembered something and quickly asked Ruby. Learning that Ruby hadn't checked the loot after killing the Lords, Alex immediately sent undead to see if the resources were still there.

Nearly twenty Lords' worth of loot was a significant fortune.

But Alex suspected the resources were already gone. The Justice Alliance had fled, and it was reasonable to assume they took the loot with them.

If Alex were in their shoes, she would have done the same.

The undead army had suffered losses in this battle. Some troops were highly effective against Standard-level undead. Though many Standard-level undead had perished, it was worth it.

Through the corpses, Alex's undead army numbered close to 66K, with fourteen Monarch-level beings. Seeing this formidable lineup, Alex felt a surge of excitement.

To hell with the Silverbeard Clan and the hobgoblin kingdom—she was going to crush them!

Alex's next goal was clear: to clear out all surrounding forces for better development, except for the Dark Forest.

"It's getting dark, and everything's settled here. Why don't you all stay for dinner at my castle? Let's celebrate," Alex suggested.

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All day, the Lords in the World Chat had been waiting for news.

Though they hadn't participated in the attack on Alex, they were eager to see the outcome.

In the morning, many Lords had boasted in the World Chat about their plans to defeat the undead Lord.

A day had passed with no updates.

Soon, some Lords noticed something odd.

The leaderboard was still up, and seeing the blacked-out names of first and second-tier Lords, while Alex's ID remained green, the battle's outcome was clear.

[CerealKiller]: "Shocking!! The Lord Alliance couldn't defeat the undead Lord!"

[PurrfectStorm]: "Holy fuck! It's true? How did they lose?"

[SofaKingCool]: "Wow, that's so cool. This is a true powerhouse. Miss Alex, do you need more undead? I'm willing to offer my summoned troops daily for you to transform into undead. Please take me as your subject!"

[Boggle]: "Bunch of idiots. That undead Lord isn't worth a hobgoblin kingdom's toe!"

[WombRaider]: "Traitors, fuck off!"

...

On another continent, in a desert wasteland, five castles stood.

Chi-Chi, having received confirmation of Alex's victory, was overjoyed. Initially, hearing that Alex hadn't fled but chose to fight had made Chi-Chi anxious.

After all, facing such overwhelming odds seemed impossible.

"I told you Miss Alex is amazing. Those Lords are just trash!" Chi-Chi sighed in relief, and Luca and Chi-Chi's father shared a knowing smile.

They had worried that Chi-Chi's submission to another Lord meant putting their lives in someone else's hands. But given the circumstances, it was the only way to survive.

Chi-Chi's submission to Alex had turned out to be a blessing. Alex was incredibly powerful.

Submitting to her meant gaining her protection, greatly increasing Chi-Chi's chances of survival.

Now, with Alex displaying such overwhelming strength, many Lords would be vying to submit to her, but they wouldn't have the chance.

With Alex's Alliance defeating over a hundred Lords, the negative talk about undead in the World Chat had mysteriously vanished. Now, there was only fear of Alex.

In this world, strength was everything.

In the castle, Alex personally cooked for the three of them. While her cooking wasn't exceptional, she considered it decent.

Soon, a variety of dishes made from strange vegetables and meats were served.

Due to their bloodline' influence, none of them could eat much. Lilith elegantly used a knife and fork, taking small bites.

Satan ate quietly, saying nothing.

As for Ruby, being a native race of this world, she didn't know human etiquette and simply grabbed the food with her hands.

Most of the food was eaten by Ruby. Despite her small size, she had the biggest appetite.

"Mmm... so good! This is a hundred, no, a thousand times better than raw meat!" Ruby said, patting her stomach with satisfaction.

"The negative talk in the World Chat has disappeared," Lilith said, wiping her mouth with a napkin and looking at the World Chat.

The other two checked and saw that the discussions were now focused on Alex's strength. Only the victors were remembered.

"What? What are you talking about? What negative talk disappeared?" Ruby asked, confused, seeing the three of them tapping the air.

"It's the system," Satan explained, glancing at Ruby.

But what Ruby heard was,

"It's ** (system)."

"Huh?" Ruby was even more confused.

Native races couldn't see or hear anything about the system.

"Oh, I almost forgot, you're not a Lord," Alex said, standing up and clearing the plates. "You can think of it as a special ability among extraterrestrial visitors."

"Our troops have been exposed," Satan said, seeing the discussions in the World Chat. The Lords knew that Alex and two other powerful Lords had formed an Alliance to defeat the enemy, and that the other two Lords had demon and fallen angel troops.

"You two are famous now," Alex said with a smile. It was obvious that the escaped Lords had spread the word. Alex decided to use their own tactics against them.

"What troops do those escaped Lords have?" Alex asked. They hadn't brought their troops, so it was hard to tell.

Raphaela was obvious, and she was likely dead.

Alex knew Titus's troops were titans, similar to zombie titans but more versatile.

As for Magnus, Alex couldn't identify him, and Drake had revealed too little.

"Behemoths," Satan said. He had seen these beasts before. They had no special abilities but possessed high physical attack and armor-piercing capabilities.

"The other one's troops should be rock dragons. He used earth elements, so it must be Rock Dragons."

The fallen angels' battle with Drake had revealed enough to deduce this.

Ruby also described the abilities of the Lord guarding the castle, and Satan guessed they were likely trolls.

Alex and Lilith looked at Satan in surprise, and he shrugged.

"I've seen these creatures before. I've killed many of the weaker ones, so I recognize them."

The three then shared information about their castle surroundings, planning to be long-term allies and needing to understand each other's situations.

After hearing each other's stories, they fell silent. No wonder they were top-tier Lords; their experiences were rich and varied.

Each had thought they were the first or only Monarch-level, but they were wrong.

Lilith had developed by stealing resources from sea and elf races.

Satan was in a high-risk, high-reward abyss.

His original demons were only twelve, but they developed the fastest, with base levels different from other Lords' troops.

The twelve demons started at lv5 Standard, accelerating Satan's early development.

The abyss was filled with powerful races but had few inhabitants, requiring careful progress.

All three had grown rapidly under high pressure, combined with their strong troops, to reach their current strength.