Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 237: Why is there an undead presence?

"Alright, it's done," Alex said, clapping her hands. However, Drake's town was now in shambles.

Drake decisively left the Alliance, returning to being a lone wolf to avoid Raphaela's revenge. Just as he didn't know where Stone Pillar Mountain was, Raphaela didn't know where the Desolate Mountains were, so he didn't need to worry too much for now.

Moreover, knowing that Drake had cooperated with Alex and having fallen back to lv1, Raphaela wouldn't dare to cause trouble again anytime soon if she didn't want to be killed again.

"Keep up the good work. I'm leaving now. You did well this time," Alex said, retrieving the Essence Shard she had given him earlier. She then prepared to return to her city with the Reaper Guards.

After Alex left, Drake used resources to repair his castle and immediately set out with his dragon to continue his conquests. He needed to quickly gain Alex's approval and join her, as it was the fastest way to increase his strength.

Meanwhile, atop Stone Pillar Mountain, in the City of Angels.

Raphaela appeared, her expressionless face betraying her deep anger and helplessness. Her eyes now held a cold glint.

The two angels hadn't reappeared. She knew Alex had used some method to prevent their resurrection.

The drawbacks of angelic resurrection were significant, lowering their growth cap. She would have to cultivate new Monarch-level angels again.

Being tricked by Drake and Alex had reset her experience points and cost her two Monarch-level angels, which was unacceptable.

"Undead Lord!"

Of course, there was another difference: Raphaela had to guard against the Angel race, while Alex didn't need to worry about the undead race.

On her way back to the city, Alex briefly explained the situation to Lilith and Satan. Both were particularly interested, as angels were their mortal enemies.

Satan: "Next time, take me with you. I want to beat up some angels."

Lilith: "We need to find a way to eliminate this threat completely. I'll focus on locating Stone Pillar Mountain."

Alex: "Alright."

After two hours of flying, Alex finally arrived at Grimstone. As soon as she landed, Xiao Hui eagerly asked, "Miss Alex, did you take her down?"

"Piece of cake. She had leveled up quickly to lv3, but now she's back to lv1," Alex replied.

Having flown for two hours, Alex's Mana Points were depleted. With undead guarding Grimstone, she decided to stay in Undead City for the rest of the week. The timing was unfortunate, as the Soul Hunter event made it impossible to act.

"Let's all head back. We'll stay in Undead City for the next few days. With Arthur and Riven here, Grimstone should be fine. The main goal is to rack up points."

The four of them returned to the city, hoping their presence would attract more Soul Hunters.

Currently, Light Alliance had 12 points, Justice Alliance had 9 points, and even the third-place Mythril Alliance had 5 points. Three days had passed, and the gap hadn't widened.

Alex hated events that relied partly on luck.

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends]

That evening, the four of them had dinner together, but no Soul Hunters showed up.

A dark elf seemed to receive a message from the undead outside and approached Alex.

"Master, the Arctic Tigerfolk of Frostwind Snowy Mountain have all retreated," the dark elf reported softly. Alex was surprised. She hadn't been monitoring them; some passing undead had noticed by chance.

"Which direction did they go?"

"North," the dark elf replied, making Alex realize Ruby might be leading her people back to the far north.

In such a hurry to return?

Alex hoped Ruby had a plan. With only Monarch-level strength, overthrowing the entire Arctic Tigerfolk tribe was nearly impossible.

Alex had thought Ruby would at least train to King level before returning. She hadn't expected her to be in such a rush.

"Alright, I understand. Tell the undead to keep an eye on the snowy mountain and report if they return."

Though she said this, Alex doubted Ruby would come back.

"Yes, Master," the dark elf said, leaving to relay the orders to the undead.

Alex changed her clothes, washed up, and went to bed early.

Meanwhile, in Whispering Meadows, a handsome blond man was leisurely walking towards the hobgoblin kingdom.

"The hobgoblin kingdom has been destroyed?"

Arriving at the hobgoblin royal city, he found it nearly deserted, with only a few ragged civilians remaining.

Disgusted, the man walked through the streets, unable to tolerate the stench and complaining incessantly.

"Why bother with such disgusting creatures?"

After wandering around and finding nothing, he decided to question a hobgoblin.

"Hey, what happened here? Where's the royal family?" he asked, kicking a hobgoblin.

"Sir, the royal city moved months ago, leaving us to fend for ourselves," the hobgoblin replied, trembling.

"Where did they go?"

"To the lake on the plains, I heard."

The blond man kicked the hobgoblin again and walked away, thinking.

"Damn it, couldn't you just say you didn't know? Then I could have gone back and reported."

Before coming, he had studied the map. The only lake in Whispering Meadows was the one he knew of. It seemed the real hobgoblin royal city was hidden there.

Soon, he arrived at the lake, pondering the strange sight before him. The lake clearly didn't match the surrounding environment.

He stepped forward, surprised to find his boots sinking into the water.

In the dim light, he couldn't see the details. A holy light appeared in his hand, revealing a magic circle on the lake's surface.

"So that's it."

He examined the magic circle and found the breach Xiao Mu and the others had made. To avoid alerting anyone, he chose to enter through the same gap.

Inside the basin, the sight made his face change. He immediately noticed the massive undead fortress.

"What is that? Why is there an undead presence?"

The blond man also saw the hobgoblin royal city in the distance, sparsely populated and poorly defended.

A huge undead fortress stood opposite the hobgoblin royal city, which had no defenses.

The man smiled, not wanting to alert anyone. He quietly retraced his steps.

"Great, if the hobgoblin kingdom is in disarray, my mission is complete. Let them handle the rest."