Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 186: I promised not to kill you, but I didn't say I'd protect you

Mary's face was filled with panic as Muckmire leaped out of the carriage upon hearing the commotion.

All the hobgoblin riders on their flying mounts were dead, their charred bodies falling to the ground, emitting the smell of roasted meat.

A bone dragon and a ghost dragon surrounded Muckmire and Mary from the front and back.

Muckmire didn't panic. Despite losing all his guards in an instant, as the eldest son of the hobgoblin king and a member of the royal family, he possessed Monarch-level strength.

Had he not been preoccupied with Mary, he wouldn't have been caught off guard so easily.

Xiao Mu stepped out from beside the bone dragon, his expression cold as he looked at Muckmire and the carriage behind him.

"The woman in the carriage, stop hiding. You must be [Boggle]."

Mary, hearing this, lifted the curtain and saw the man standing opposite.

"Lord!"

"Mary, don't be afraid. I'll protect you. It's just two undead."

Muckmire still hadn't realized that the "just two undead" he dismissed were both Monarch-level.

In his mind, as long as he confirmed the opponent was an extraterrestrial visitor, they couldn't possibly have Monarch-level troops. His brain rarely engaged in deep thought.

"Undead?! Are you the undead Lord?!!"

Mary was terrified. She knew the undead Lord's power well from the World Chat. She had thought she was far from the undead Lord and hadn't mentioned it to Muckmire.

But here they were, encountering them just days later.

"Attack!"

Xiao Mu didn't waste words. As long as they didn't kill them, it was fine.

The bone dragon's flaming domain expanded instantly, and it lowered its head to unleash a breath of dragon fire at Muckmire.

???

Muckmire was stunned. How could this be a Monarch level? He turned to see the ghost dragon's domain spreading and a Death Ray coming straight at him.

This was also a Monarch level!!!

Boom!

The combined attacks of the two dragons hit Muckmire. They didn't use their full strength, fearing they might accidentally kill him. The initial attack was just a test.

But Muckmire didn't dodge at all.

In reality, Muckmire, like Baldwin and the dwarves, relied heavily on equipment for combat despite being a Monarch level.

Today, he thought it was just a sweet outing with Mary, so he hadn't brought his equipment. According to intelligence, there were no significant forces nearby.

This made him let his guard down.

He never expected extraterrestrial visitors to have Monarch-level troops, which contradicted his understanding.

In Muckmire's mind, the opponent should be Commanding level, allowing him to elegantly defeat them and make Mary admire him more.

Bang!

Xiao Mu kicked the heavily injured Muckmire several meters away, bringing him back to reality.

"If you're not dead, move."

"And you, do I have to invite you personally?"

Xiao Mu looked at the trembling, bewildered Mary.

"I am the crown prince of the hobgoblin kingdom. I advise you to think carefully!"

Muckmire struggled to stand, glaring at Xiao Mu.

"Who cares about your status? Take them away!"

Xiao Mu leaped onto the bone dragon's back. The bone dragon grabbed Muckmire and Mary with its claws and flew north.

The ghost dragon spewed blue dragon breath on the ground, incinerating everything before taking off to follow the bone dragon.

Muckmire, held in the bone dragon's massive claw, felt humiliated and kept cursing, trying to regain his lost dignity.

Mary, in the other claw, was pale with despair. She knew she was doomed.

Just days ago, she had slandered the undead Lord in the World Chat. As a Traitor, the undead Lord had every reason to kill her.

She had thought herself invincible under the hobgoblin kingdom's protection, but now, facing the undead Lord, she no longer dared to think so.

The hobgoblin kingdom was among the lowest of the intelligent races, facing one of the top lords.

Who would win? The outcome was clear.

Soon, Mary and Muckmire saw a grand, black city.

They had entered Alex's territory, and the Specter Chandelier's effect had vanished. To them, the city seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"Why is there a city here?!"

Muckmire couldn't believe his eyes. Inside and outside the city, on the ground and in the sky, undead were everywhere. Could an extraterrestrial visitor achieve this?

Mary was equally stunned. Her castle hadn't even upgraded to a town, and she didn't know castles could become cities. But the undead everywhere proved this was the undead Lord's stronghold.

"Has the undead Lord developed to such an OP level?!"

In Mary's shocked gaze, they were taken to a palace.

"Leader, I've brought them."

Xiao Mu threw Muckmire and Mary to the ground.

They trembled in fear, not daring to resist.

Alex saw the hobgoblin and the Traitor and approached.

"Are you [Boggle]?"

"No, no... I'm not!"

"Huh?"

"Okay, I am, I am..."

Seeing her admit it, Alex lost interest. The hunt ranking was over, and the Traitor wasn't important. She was more interested in hobgoblin kingdom intelligence.

"Tell me about the hobgoblin kingdom."

Muckmire, seeing the palace and realizing there were no undead, only Alex and Xiao Mu, thought of resisting. But sensing Alex's aura, he realized she might also be a Monarch level.

Muckmire looked at the terrified Mary, who frantically signaled him to cooperate and not provoke them.

Even the hobgoblin king might not be a match for this undead Lord.

"Extraterrestrial visitor, you're making an enemy of the entire hobgoblin kingdom. State your terms, and we can negotiate. I can overlook today's actions."

"What makes you think the hobgoblin kingdom can threaten me?"

Alex's eyes grew cold as she stepped forward, exuding killing intent. If he wouldn't cooperate, she would kill him.

She still had Mary, the Traitor, who surely knew the kingdom's location.

"Muckmire, please, I don't want to die. She's different from ordinary extraterrestrial visitors!"

Mary was on the verge of tears, unable to understand Muckmire's misplaced confidence.

Alex sensed something unusual about their relationship. Xiao Mu informed her that Muckmire was the hobgoblin king's eldest son.

Such a high status?

"Mary, you're too naive. With her castle so hidden, we won't leave here alive."

Muckmire was firm, reminding Mary that with such a powerful opponent targeting the hobgoblin kingdom, he wouldn't cooperate even if it meant death.

As a hobgoblin royal, his insight was different from the brainless hobgoblins.

"Quite clever. What about you? Do you think the same?"

Alex turned to Mary, knowing this Lord from the Earth wouldn't have such a strong mindset.

"By the way, if the hobgoblin kingdom is destroyed, you could shed your Traitor status. I promise not to kill you if you cooperate."

Alex's words were like a ray of hope in the darkness for Mary.

"I'll talk, I'll cooperate, just don't kill me!"

As expected, Mary quickly gave in.

"Mary! Are you betraying the hobgoblin kingdom?"

Before Muckmire could finish, Alex kicked him aside.

"Fuck off."

Alex approached Mary, who looked at her in fear.

"What's your relationship with him?"

"I'm his wife."

"Willingly?"

Mary hesitated, then shook her head. Muckmire's face turned even uglier.

"Oh, I see. No human would willingly love an ugly hobgoblin. If you were forced, it makes sense."

Alex's words seemed to be aimed at provoking Muckmire.

Under Alex's questioning, Mary revealed all the information she knew.

Her status in the hobgoblin kingdom was special, giving her access to the power center and a wealth of information.

"One last question. What's the hobgoblin king's strength? Is he King level?"

Alex turned her back to Mary.

Mary thought back, recalling what Muckmire had told her.

"I don't know the exact level, but he's definitely not King level."

As soon as Mary finished speaking, Muckmire, who had been gathering strength, suddenly attacked. With Alex's back turned and Xiao Mu distracted, no one could react in time.

Muckmire punched through Mary's chest, unwilling to let a kingdom traitor live.

Alex and Xiao Mu "belatedly" reacted.

Mary's life was slipping away. She looked at Alex with pleading eyes.

"I promised not to kill you, but I didn't say I'd protect you."

Alex said with a faint smile.