Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 254: What is the Holy Court up to?

Boom!

The green axe light struck the black barrier, shattering it instantly, but the attack was weakened. At that moment, Crane's blade, burning with fierce black flames, slashed out, splitting the attack in two. Crane was thrown back, crashing into Gemini City's shield.

However, such physical impacts had no effect on him.

The split attacks were intercepted by two liches, successfully neutralizing them.

Defense wasn't Crane's strong suit; it was offense. He had the highest single-target damage among all the kings. While zombies were weak, their king was not.

Of the four race kings, excluding Azure, all were warriors. At the same level, they had no fear of these orc chieftains.

As Crane recovered and looked at the enemy, he saw the orc chieftain fleeing.

The chieftain was retreating rapidly, with only a few ordinary undead in his path, unable to stop him.

"Stop him!" Crane roared, gripping his curved blade and charging after the enemy.

All the Monarch level undead heard Crane's command and saw the fleeing orc chieftain.

Seeing him flee, the other chieftains also wanted to retreat, but they were blocked by more Monarch level undead, leaving them no chance.

On the battlefield, more and more Monarch level orcs were falling, increasing the number of Monarch level undead.

The fleeing orc chieftain gradually broke through the undead encirclement. With fewer undead around him, he swept them aside, seeing a glimmer of hope.

Suddenly, a golden light condensed in front of him, forming a figure that delivered a swift kick to his head, catching him off guard.

The light-element-infused kick sent the orc chieftain flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

In terms of speed, Xiao Mu was the fastest present.

The orc chieftain, enraged, quickly got up and swung his axe at Xiao Mu, but Xiao Mu had already transformed into light and teleported away.

In the brief moment the chieftain was down, Crane and Arthas arrived.

Arthas wielded the frost-emitting Frostmourne, Crane wore black armor and held a long curved blade burning with black flames, and Xiao Mu shone with golden light.

The three surrounded the orc chieftain and attacked simultaneously—two lv3s and one lv4 against a lv6 orc chieftain.

Darkness, light, frost, and bone.

The four powers intertwined, quickly covering the orc chieftain in wounds, with Crane's attacks causing the most damage. The chieftain, focused on escaping and already weakened by the liches, had no will to fight.

Bone Magic and Frost Magic restricted his movements. He swung his axe wildly, but Arthas blocked it, though the force pushed Arthas back several meters.

The orc chieftain exposed a fatal flaw!

A sharp black blade flashed, severing the chieftain's arms, and his axe fell to the ground.

Xiao Mu teleported in, delivering a kick to the chieftain's jaw, a golden light piercing through his head.

Thud!

The orc chieftain's eyes widened, and his massive body, over 9 feet tall, collapsed.

The remaining orcs despaired.

Soon, the chieftain Xiao Mu had killed rose as a lv6 Monarch lich.

The undead, now seemingly unkillable, multiplied, and the orc warriors felt an overwhelming sense of futility. Some orcs even dropped their weapons in despair, but they couldn't escape death.

Dozens of Monarch level undead surrounded the remaining five orc chieftains. Despite having lv6 Monarchs, the orcs were outmatched by the stronger undead.

Several liches combined their spells, creating a giant skeletal serpent that swept across the battlefield. Bone dragons, massive skeletal giants, and skeletal archers were summoned.

These undead, unlike the original ones, were truly unkillable, as their soul flames were controlled by the liches.

Under the liches' command, they attacked the orc chieftains, draining their stamina.

The orc chieftains crushed the undead, turning them to ash, but the liches quickly summoned more, an endless cycle.

The orc chieftains grew exhausted, more orcs fell, and more undead rose.

"WAAAAGH! Orcs never retreat! For eternal glory!" one chieftain shouted, rallying the remaining orcs to charge the undead.

But the other four chieftains looked at him like he was a fool. Some orcs were confused, others bewildered.

One chieftain dropped his weapon and knelt.

"I submit!"

He prostrated himself, trembling, fearing the undead would kill him. The liches paused, looking to Arthas.

Arthas nodded, and the liches turned their attention to the other orc chieftains.

Seeing this, the other orcs quickly surrendered.

"I submit!"

The liches were momentarily confused but followed Arthas's orders, leaving the surrendering orcs and attacking the last chieftain.

The frenzied orc chieftain, shouting "WAAAGH," fought desperately against the undead, unaware that nearly forty Monarch level undead were closing in.

Unsurprisingly, he died, seeing his kneeling, surrendering comrades in his final moments.

His mouth moved, eyes filled with resentment, cursing the surrendering chieftains even in death.

One kneeling chieftain shouted back, "The camp is gone! What glory is there to defend?"

His eyes widened, understanding, and he died peacefully.

"Take them into the city and await the Queen's judgment!" Arthas ordered. The Monarch level undead surrounded the four orcs, escorting them into Undead City.

Creak—

The city gates opened, and the undead began to enter in an orderly fashion. The Silverscale Leviathan landed, collecting the undead.

A portion of the undead remained outside, transporting the orc corpses.

Xiao Mu stopped them, using the system to disassemble and recycle the orc corpses, leaving nothing behind.

Apart from the blood-soaked ground and cracked earth, there was no sign of the battle between the two races.

Meanwhile, when Alex received the update from Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui, the sudden war had already ended.

The number of Monarch level undead in Gemini City had doubled from twenty to forty, and the undead army had grown from sixty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand.

The four race kings each leveled up, and the Death Spirit gained two levels.

The Xiao siblings were nearing their level cap, about to level up.

Although Alex hadn't been on the battlefield, as their leader, she received a significant share of the experience points.

"Enemies that can't defeat me only make me stronger," Alex said softly, looking into the distance.

Gemini City's defenses now rivaled those of Undead City.

However, this meant they needed to strengthen Gemini City's defenses. The orcs' sudden attack had gone undetected by the undead, showing that the orcs weren't entirely incompetent.

It might also be due to their advanced teleportation methods.

Despite no pre-marked coordinates around Gemini City, the orcs had managed to teleport nearby.

"The Orc Empire is merging. It seems we won't need to seek them out," Alex mused. She didn't know what the Orc Empire was planning, but they would undoubtedly attack Gemini City, saving her the trouble of finding them.

The only downside was that this proactive attack meant no resources to loot.

"Wait, the Orc Empire also has templar knights!"

Alex suddenly remembered. The Orc Empire had existed in camp form for hundreds of years. Why merge now?

It was similar to the situation in the elf kingdom.

Alex was almost certain that templar knights were involved in the elf kingdom. The Orc Empire, also on the Arsen continent, was likely influenced by templar knights as well.

After all, Alex had previously encountered their attacks.

"What is the Holy Court up to? Could the Angels be involved too?"