Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 201: The authority of the Skeleton King

In the hobgoblin royal city, inside a palace, the elderly hobgoblin king was trembling with fear. His legs shook uncontrollably.

He had spent years living cautiously, always on edge, and now the first enemy to challenge him wasn't a local superpower but an extraterrestrial visitor. And this enemy was incredibly powerful!

"We must hold them off! Notify the other reinforcements immediately! Open the teleportation gates and have them come to our aid at once!" the elderly hobgoblin king commanded, his voice trembling as he addressed his sons and the kingdom's nobles.

They had goblin allies and guards from other cities. With the combined strength of the entire kingdom, how could they not defeat a single extraterrestrial visitor?

Despite the sudden attack, the hobgoblin king, though panicked, didn't believe his kingdom would fall.

The hobgoblin kingdom had only been established for a few hundred years, making it the youngest and weakest kingdom on the chaotic continent of Eldoria.

He knew a bit about the undead, but not much.

Outside the city, as the tide of undead approached the hobgoblin royal city, the hobgoblins inside finally gathered and launched a counterattack.

Dozens of iron beasts leaped from the walls. Unlike last time, there were not only beast-shaped ones but also towering iron giants and even flying iron beasts.

The addition of these mechanical creatures disrupted the undead army's advance. The iron beasts crushed and shattered swathes of undead, who then slowly revived.

The defensive structures on the walls also began to retaliate against the undead below. Hobgoblins wielded bows and javelins, operated giant ballistae, and several hobgoblin shamans floated in the air.

Hobgoblin berserkers led the charge, wearing makeshift armor, and with the support of iron beasts and city defenses, they managed to hold the undead at bay outside the city gates.

The number of hobgoblins in the royal city was even greater than the siblings had imagined, and most were troops. The hobgoblins charging out now matched the undead in numbers.

"Those iron beasts again!" Xiao Hui exclaimed. These iron beasts were a nightmare for anyone below Monarch level, nearly impossible to kill.

Against these pseudo-Monarch level iron beasts, the undead struggled, falling wherever the iron beasts went.

Xiao Mu thought perhaps only the zombie titan could contend with these iron beasts.

But he soon realized he was wrong.

"Soul Resonance!" Azure's ethereal voice echoed across the battlefield.

All the specters, upon hearing Azure's command, simultaneously launched soul attacks. These attacks intertwined, creating a resonance that greatly amplified their power.

Ding—

The normally silent soul attacks produced a piercing sound.

Several iron beasts piloted by hobgoblins froze in place, ceasing all movement. Undoubtedly, the hobgoblins inside had perished.

However, not all iron beasts were immobilized. The iron giants and flying iron beasts seemed to have more advanced features, equipped with devices to defend against soul attacks.

Even so, the siblings were astonished.

It was clear that only the Race Kings truly understood their race's capabilities. If Xiao Mu were in command, he wouldn't even know what abilities each undead had, let alone coordinate them effectively.

"Holy fuck, aren't these specters supposed to be scouts? How are they this powerful?" Xiao Hui was equally shocked. She had always thought specters were weak.

In the sky, bone dragons pounced on the flying iron beasts, dragging them down to the ground.

Tens of thousands of specters, ghost dragons, and death conquerors attacked the iron beasts. Soul defense was a hobgoblin weakness, and the sheer volume of soul and curse attacks overwhelmed the mechanical limits.

Soon, the iron beasts began to fall under the undead onslaught.

All the Monarch level liches, necromancers, and John simultaneously acted. The fallen hobgoblin corpses turned to bones, and soul flames began to gather in the air.

Countless bones floated towards the soul flames, as if drawn by gravity, and soon a massive skeletal creature, comparable in size to the undead fortress and the hobgoblin royal city, emerged.

The skeletal creature had no legs, its arms were grotesquely long, and its hands were larger than its head. A black mist swirled within its ribcage, enabling its movement, and its eye sockets burned with large red flames.

Though it lacked a domain, its power surpassed that of a typical Monarch level. However, its range of activity was limited, and it couldn't return to Undead City. It would guard the outskirts of the undead city.

John, having reached Monarch level, unlocked the authority of the Skeleton King, making him the core summoner of this creature. The other liches and necromancers merely assisted.

This sight shocked not only the hobgoblin royalty but also Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui.

These mysterious undead, how many more hidden abilities did they have?

Amidst the tens of thousands of undead, the red skeletal creature stood out, its size nearly matching that of a city.

"This is like a battlefield boss!" Xiao Hui was awestruck, and Xiao Mu gave her a light tap on the head.

"Stop gawking. If the undead kill all the enemies, we won't get any experience points!"

The giant skeletal creature was indeed impressive, but summoning it came at a cost—John and three other Monarch levels were nearly drained of Mana Points.

However, with Azure present, the undead weren't too worried. A Race King advancing to Monarch level was far stronger than a typical Monarch level undead.

The giant skeletal creature slowly advancing towards the hobgoblin royal city. It crushed any resisting hobgoblins like ants, and even the iron giants seemed like slightly larger ants to it.

The giant skeletal creature raised its massive hand, and several flaming skulls shot from its head towards the hobgoblin royal city.

This attack was similar to John's skill.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The flaming skulls struck the hobgoblin royal city's shield, causing the entire city to shake violently and creating massive ripples in the shield.

Seeing this, the Monarch level hobgoblins on the wall could no longer sit still. They took to the air, flying down from the wall, knowing the city's shield wouldn't hold for long.

Five Monarch level hobgoblin Shamans summoned a shield, and ghostly blue fire pillars shot towards the skeletal creature.

The skeletal creature opened its mouth, unleashing a massive beam of blue and red light that obliterated the Shamans' attacks.

The beam continued towards the royal city, causing the five Monarch level hobgoblins to panic. This creature was stronger than they had imagined.

The hobgoblin second prince on the wall threw a device in front of the beam, creating a green shield that only held for a moment before shattering. However, it weakened the beam enough for the five Shamans to block it.

This single skeletal creature was enough to break through the hobgoblin defenses, not to mention the tens of thousands of undead.

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui watched, preparing to strike as the Monarch level hobgoblin Shamans fell. They were ready to finish them off and gain the experience needed to advance to Monarch level.