Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 189: Defeat of the Orc leader

"For the glory of the orcs!"

The orcs, clad in tattered beast hides, raised their weapons and charged towards the two castles.

As natives of Arsen Continent, they had no concept of what undead were.

To them, the skeletal, diminutive undead were weaklings.

Sss—

Just as the orcs were about to reach the castle gates, the surrounding ice froze several orcs in place. Arthas swiftly cut them down, instantly leveling up from lv7 Standard to lv8.

Among the four Race Kings, John and Azure had the highest levels, making their battles the easiest.

John raised his broad sword, and countless flaming red skulls rained down, causing massive casualties among the orcs.

Not to be outdone, Azure summoned a blue orb above its head, which then split into numerous beams, striking the orcs below.

The orcs felt a sharp pain in their hearts before succumbing to curses and dying.

Crane's attacks were the simplest, with no flashy effects. He wielded a long sword wreathed in black flames, cutting down any orc that approached.

The orcs, fearless of death, continued their charge. The two Commanding-level orcs watched from the rear, showing no signs of retreat even as their warriors were slaughtered.

The orcs trampled over their fallen comrades, pressing forward. John and Azure fought effortlessly, their high Commanding levels and infinite stamina making the orcs no challenge.

But Arthas and Crane, still at Standard level, were at risk of injury or death.

A Commanding-level orc warrior smashed Crane with a hammer, sending him flying. Instantly, countless orcs swarmed Crane.

No matter how they attacked Crane, his wounds healed instantly. A burly orc tried to tear Crane apart but found it impossible and was instead killed by Crane.

"He's immortal!"

A one-eyed Commanding level orc shouted in horror. Despite Crane being only Standard level, their attacks couldn't kill him.

After suffering heavy losses, the orcs reached a terrifying conclusion.

The one-eyed orc's shout caught the attention of the two orc leaders. Observing closely, they realized these small enemies were indeed unkillable!

"What are these strange creatures?!"

"Use shamanic attacks!"

Without needing a reminder, the orcs understood. They pulled teeth from their bone necklaces and crushed them, releasing green mist.

The green mist spread quickly, but the leaders were shocked to see it had no effect on the strange creatures.

Did they lack life force?

As Crane killed more enemies, he broke through his bottleneck and reached Commanding level.

With his level up, Crane's power surged.

A black ring of energy slashed out, cutting nearby orcs in half. Crane broke through the encirclement and continued his assault.

"These are evil creatures! But orcs never retreat!"

If 4,000 orc warriors couldn't defeat these four strange beings, their camps' honor would plummet in the Orc Empire.

For the sake of their camps' honor, the pseudo Monarch level orc leader didn't retreat. He charged at Crane with a massive bone hammer.

He needed to prove his courage and defend his camp's honor. He also didn't believe in the existence of immortal beings. If other orcs couldn't kill them, it was because they weren't strong enough, not because he couldn't.

The orc leader swung his giant bone hammer at Crane, finding him the most bizarre.

As the hammer was about to strike Crane, a broad sword blocked it.

"Your opponent is me!"

John, having leveled up to lv9 Commanding level from his earlier area attack, was now capable of fighting a pseudo Monarch level.

The two clashed fiercely, creating a spectacle that left Standard-level orcs no chance to intervene. They gave their leader space to fight.

The remaining orcs didn't stop. They swarmed the other three undead.

To the orcs, killing the enemy was the priority. Destroying the castle was secondary.

As the battle dragged on, nearly two hours passed.

The other orc leader, who hadn't joined the fight, realized something was wrong. Even if these evil creatures couldn't be killed, they should have exhausted their stamina by now.

The orc leader fighting John was losing strength, his combat ability halved. He used a berserk potion from the orc shamans to recover somewhat.

Seeing the growing number of orc corpses, the other orc leader decided to retreat.

This leader was more rational. While orc warriors were brave and fearless, they couldn't make meaningless sacrifices.

But they couldn't leave empty-handed. They couldn't return and tell their leaders they were defeated by four strange undead.

Moreover, the enemy had no Monarch level, only four Commanding levels.

The orc leader eyed the siblings' castle, forming a plan. If they couldn't kill the undead, they could at least destroy the extraterrestrial visitors' castle.

He decided to destroy the castle and then retreat, avoiding further entanglement with the strange beings.

The four undead saw the orc leader running towards the castle.

"Azure, go."

Azure understood. The queen's task was for them to reach Monarch level, and Azure was the closest, already at lv9 Commanding level before coming here.

Azure flew into the sky and headed towards the castle.

The orc leader saw the empty castle guarded only by a small mage with a staff. He charged at the necromancer without hesitation.

He imagined the mage's head being smashed.

"Roar!"

The sound of bones piercing flesh echoed. The orc leader's charge halted, and he let out a pained scream.

Before he could react, more bone spikes pierced his limbs, pinning him in place. He writhed in agony, each movement causing immense pain.

The unfortunate orc leader didn't have time to be shocked by the presence of a Monarch level. A transparent, eerie attack from behind pierced his body.

His mind exploded, and he lost consciousness, dying without feeling pain.

At that moment, Azure's form became more solid, its soul stronger. The curse energy around it grew denser.

Azure had reached Monarch level.

Azure left the battlefield, leaving the experience for the other three undead. Unless John killed all the remaining orcs, he wouldn't reach Monarch level.

Knowing their leader was dead, the orcs would likely flee. Azure hovered in the sky, ready to prevent their escape.

The three undead saw Azure stop fighting and realized it had reached Monarch level. John was now lv9 Commanding, and Crane and Arthas were around lv3-4 Commanding.

The orc leader fighting John, his berserk potion wearing off, regained some clarity. Seeing the other leader head to the castle but not destroy it, and Azure emerging instead, he knew something was wrong.

The orc leader likely was dead.