Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 198: Alex vs Two-Winged Angel

Alex currently had four necromancers stationed in Rockhammer City, Emerald Hills, White Rock Mountains at Sophie's castle, and with Chi-Chi.

Emerald Hills and Sophie's location were secure, and Alex would receive immediate updates from them. Chi-Chi had mentioned that her area was a desert and very safe. Could it be Rockhammer City? But why would there be angels in Rockhammer City?

A sense of foreboding washed over Alex. Sure enough, the system's voice chimed in again, confirming her fears.

[Big Boobs]: "Big Shot, please help Chi-Chi! We're under attack by a powerful enemy!"

Alex immediately flew towards the Portal of Transit, sending an Alliance invitation to Luca and replying.

[Hamburger]: "Where's Chi-Chi? Why didn't she contact me herself?"

Luca quickly accepted the Alliance invitation and responded.

[Big Boobs]: "She was worried the enemy was too strong and didn't want to risk your safety. She refused to ask for help, so I..."

Luca's message abruptly ended. The siblings saw Alex flying towards the Portal of Transit.

"Miss Alex, where are you going?" Xiao Hui asked, puzzled. Weren't they supposed to attack the hobgoblin kingdom?

Alex took ten seconds to briefly explain the situation to them before turning back to the Portal of Transit.

"Leader, wait! This is too unusual. She didn't contact you herself, but had someone else do it. Could she be captured, and the enemy is luring you into a trap?" Xiao Mu cautioned Alex.

Alex considered it for a moment but deemed it unlikely. Luca had previously helped her gather intelligence for Chi-Chi, and they were family. Betraying Alex would mean betraying Chi-Chi. Besides, Alex had the Life Link passive skill, making her nearly invincible. Xiao Mu didn't know this, which was why he tried to stop her.

"Take this," Alex said, tossing the charged fortress Essence Shard to Xiao Mu.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Stick to the original plan and attack the hobgoblin kingdom. I'll be back soon!" Alex's figure disappeared into the Portal of Transit.

When Alex reappeared, the scene before her left her stunned. She was in a vast desert, barren and devoid of greenery.

The night air was cold, and even Alex felt a chill. She didn't know the name of this place or which continent it was on, as she had never asked Luca.

Alex quickly flew out of the Portal of Transit, finding herself amidst ruins. Except for the castle before her, everything else had collapsed.

A holy, two-winged angel hovered in the night sky, radiating a sacred golden light. He looked at Alex as she emerged from the Portal of Transit. Below, a group of Templar Knights battled the undead, likely summoned by the necromancer. But the undead were no match for the Templar Knights and were nearly wiped out.

Where were Luca and Chi-Chi?

Alex scanned the area but saw no sign of them.

"Are you looking for them?" a Templar Knight sneered, holding an unconscious Chi-Chi and a severely injured Luca. He threw them to the ground and stepped on Luca.

The Templar Knight gripped his cross sword, ready to kill Luca. The angel in the sky ignored Alex and flew towards the castle's top floor, clearly well-informed about the extraterrestrial visitors.

Fuck!

Alex's eyes glowed red and blue, and she vanished from her spot. She reappeared before the Templar Knight, swinging a black scythe and decapitating him in one swift motion. The knight didn't even have time to react before he was dead.

In the brief moment Alex saved Luca, the angel was already looking down at her from above, holding a red crystal—Luca's castle crystal!

Before Alex could move, the angel crushed the crystal without hesitation.

"Save... save Chi-Chi..." Luca, on the brink of death, pleaded with Alex to take Chi-Chi away. As the castle began to shake, Luca's life force faded completely.

Alex's face darkened as she glared at the angel above. The surrounding Templar Knights encircled her.

Alex unleashed her Death Domain, instantly killing all the Commanding level Templar Knights around her. The angel's expression turned cold upon seeing Alex's domain, and he launched an attack.

Alex, wielding her scythe, charged at the angel. Holy Light Domain clashed with Death Domain, light and dark intertwining.

Alex could feel that the angel's strength was on par with hers, if not higher. Their battle created a vortex, sending sand flying.

As Alex was pushed back, her left eye flashed black, and several invisible curse spells shot towards the angel. The angel, seemingly able to see the attacks, enveloped himself in golden light, dispelling the curses.

The angel's holy light could purify Alex's curse and plague magics, rendering them ineffective. He then spread his wings, raised his holy sword, and gathered all the golden light into the blade, forming a beam that reached the sky.

The angel swung his holy sword at Alex. She didn't choose to defend; only her dark magic could counter the holy light. Alex spun her scythe, creating a massive arc of black flames, like a crescent moon, and met the angel's attack head-on.

However, the angel's attack wasn't completely nullified, only dimmed. In contrast, Alex's attack was cut through, forcing her to use Dark Barrier to block the remaining force.

Alex couldn't believe that an angel a few levels higher could be this powerful, even with her scythe's attribute boost. She decided to change her strategy. Several massive ice dragons appeared behind her, and with a wave of her left hand, they shot towards the angel.

The angel dodged the ice dragons with ease, shattering them with a single swing of his sword. To him, elemental magic was no match for holy light.

But as the ice dragons shattered, they turned into countless ice crystals, slowing the angel's movements. He tried to dispel them with holy light but found it slower than dispelling darkness.

Alex noticed this. It seemed the angel's holy light wasn't omnipotent.

Her right eye turned icy blue, and numerous magic circles appeared around the angel. As he dodged an ice dragon, a blue magic circle behind him released an ice chain. The angel dodged again, only to find another magic circle above him. He teleported away, escaping the attack range.

The angel, cold-faced, was about to relax when magic circles appeared on all sides, completely surrounding him. Ice chains shot out from every circle, threatening to freeze him instantly. The magic circles were interconnected, preventing him from using holy light to escape.

A golden transparent barrier appeared, enveloping the angel. The ice chains struck relentlessly, the air thick with ice elements, assaulting the angel's barrier.

Inside, the angel's holy light was rapidly depleting. At this point, it was a battle of Mana Points. But the angel couldn't dispel the ice elements as fast as Alex could generate them.

Suddenly, all the magic circles stopped attacking and merged into a single blue sphere, rapidly shrinking.

Not good!

The angel's pupils contracted.

Boom!

A muffled explosion sent a blue shockwave outward, and the angel was completely frozen. Alex summoned countless ice pillars to reinforce the seal.

"Hu..." Alex panted heavily, her head aching. She released her grip on her left arm.

This angel excelled in close combat, and his holy light magic was stronger than Alex's dark magic, putting her at a disadvantage. But if her dark magic were stronger, she would have had the upper hand.

Unexpectedly, high-level Frost Magic proved to be very powerful, even more so than her current dark magic, with the added ability to seal.

"It's just too mana-intensive. Now I understand why mages are so strong," Alex mused.

For a Monarch level, casting high-level magic consumes too much mana, which is far beyond what a Monarch level can withstand.

The angel, connected to the ice pillars, remained suspended in mid-air, sealed. Alex didn't pay him any more attention and flew down to the unconscious Chi-Chi.