Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 191: The Destroyer's charged strike

"Blah blah blah!" Xiao Hui stuck her tongue out at Xiao Mu.

Arthur and Riven quickly caught on to the iron beasts' weakness. With this knowledge, taking them down became much easier.

Arthur unleashed his skill, Withering Space. A transparent diamond-shaped barrier enveloped the iron beast, draining the life force of the hobgoblins inside. This was a continuous skill, and Arthur's only task was to prevent the enemies from breaking the barrier and escaping.

With Arthur's massive body blocking the iron beast, it didn't take long for the beast to stop moving entirely. The six hobgoblins inside perished from excessive life force loss.

Riven should have been the nemesis of these iron beasts, but since she hadn't reached Commanding level, her damage was low, only able to kill the Standard level hobgoblin pilots. Even so, this left many iron beasts severely hampered.

In the sky, two hobgoblin Shamans were battling the two Destroyers. One of them was Snazzle, who had appeared on the snowy mountain.

The hobgoblin kingdom had limited Monarch level beings, so even though Snazzle was still injured, he had to join the fight. As a Shaman, who didn't rely on equipment, his combat power was stronger than the average hobgoblin, making him highly valued by the hobgoblin king.

Of course, this was relative to other Monarch level hobgoblins. The hobgoblins' life cap was Monarch level, and to advance further, they had to rely on technology.

A Monarch level hobgoblin Shaman was no match for a Destroyer, especially since Destroyers could ignore and be immune to most magic.

Snazzle was already exhausted, his soul power and Mana Points severely depleted, while his opponent remained in peak condition.

The other hobgoblin Shaman, uninjured and clearly stronger, rushed to the forefront of the battlefield to earn the hobgoblin king's favor. But he was met with a barrage of dazzling magic bullets, forcing him to use a shamanic barrier to defend and counterattack with blue waves of light against the Destroyer.

The Shaman's counterattack, imbued with soul damage, should have been effective against all undead. But against the Destroyer, the attack dissipated before reaching its target.

Initially, the Shaman thought this was some defensive ability of the Destroyer. It wasn't until now that he realized it was the Destroyer's domain.

The Destroyer's domain was invisible, undetectable by most creatures. Its domain ability was a simple amplification of its own powers. Below Monarch level, the Destroyer had to physically block magical attacks to absorb them. At Monarch level, the Destroyer only needed to release its domain, and any magic within that area would be absorbed into its body.

This ability was something the hobgoblin Shaman had never seen or heard of. But he believed one thing: nothing was eternal. There were no immortal beings, and the Destroyer couldn't absorb magic indefinitely. Once it reached its limit, it could be defeated.

In fact, the Shaman was half right. The Destroyer's Mana Points had indeed reached their limit, fully charged.

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted. The hobgoblin Shaman at the forefront didn't even have time to react. His first thought was that the Destroyer had exploded from too much mana, but the explosion came from beside him.

The Shaman's brain momentarily froze. He was blasted against the wall by the explosion, dying instantly.

The Destroyer's charged attack was so powerful that even the ground and the hobgoblins on the wall felt the tremor.

Xiao Mu could hardly believe the Destroyer could unleash such a powerful attack, instantly killing a Monarch level hobgoblin Shaman. He had thought the Destroyer was unimpressive aside from its magic immunity and had worried whether it could defeat the hobgoblin Shamans. Clearly, he had underestimated it.

Snazzle was stunned. As a Monarch level being, he realized that if he had been at the forefront, he might have been the one to die.

No wonder the Destroyer's attacks had seemed weak; it had been charging up!

How could they fight this? These undead were unbeatable!

Snazzle turned to flee without hesitation, but the other Destroyer blocked his path, trapping him.

"Leaders, could you spare my life?" Snazzle pleaded.

The two Destroyers ignored him and charged.

Snazzle felt foolish for trying to reason with these undead. How could they possibly talk?

He attempted to fight back but was unsurprisingly captured alive by the two Destroyers.

Oddly, Snazzle felt a glimmer of hope. Being captured alive meant he might still have a chance to survive.

The other Destroyer returned to the battlefield once again, releasing all the Mana Points it had absorbed, instantly destroying all the remaining iron beasts. Though this attack was less powerful than the first due to not being fully charged, its destructive force was still immense.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but marvel at the power of Monarch level beings. They were leagues above Commanding level.

He had struggled to kill one iron beast, while the Destroyers wiped them out with a single attack.

"Leaders, I intended to capture the enemy alive, but they were too weak, and I accidentally killed one. I apologize for failing your trust," one of the Destroyers said in a raspy voice, holding Snazzle.

The reason for capturing them alive was, of course, for experience points. It was the queen's order to help Xiao Mu and the others advance to Monarch level.

Snazzle's eyes widened in disbelief. These bird-like undead could talk; they just didn't want to talk to him.

"No worries, it's not your fault. They were just too weak," Xiao Mu said nonchalantly.

What kind of statement was that? Try taking one of those attacks yourself! Snazzle cursed the human a hundred times over in his mind. Humans were truly despicable.

"Wow, hobgoblins are so ugly. Gross," Xiao Hui couldn't help but comment.

Snazzle: Humans are despicable and hateful.

Xiao Mu felt there was no useful information to be gained. It was clear the hobgoblin kingdom had discovered their movements and set up an ambush here. They just didn't know who their enemy was or where they came from.

"Any movements from the hobgoblin kingdom?" Xiao Mu asked Snazzle, not expecting an honest answer, given Muckmire's precedent.

"No movements. We were just ordered to defend here. The king suspects it's the work of some major power and doesn't dare to act rashly."

Losing a son and still swallowing their pride, these hobgoblins were really cowardly.

"Where is the hobgoblin kingdom?" Xiao Mu asked again, verifying the truth of Snazzle's words.

"Under a lake to the north. The lake is actually a barrier created by hobgoblin technology. The real hobgoblin kingdom is beneath it," Snazzle answered truthfully. Unlike Muckmire, he wasn't willing to die for the kingdom. Cooperation was his best chance at survival.

Xiao Mu was surprised by the honesty. Since Snazzle was so cooperative, they would take him back and let Alex decide his fate.