Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 261: Lilith's plea

[Night retreats, dawn arrives]

The experience bar for lv9 Monarch felt like a bottomless pit, making Alex wonder when she would finally reach King level.

Now that the dwarf kingdom was unified and the Orc Empire was off-limits due to the Holy Court, it seemed Alex had no more places to expand.

Alex didn't want to take unnecessary risks by confronting the Orc Empire's King level prematurely. Even if she reached King level, she might not be a match for the Orc King, who could be higher than lv1.

To continue developing, Alex had two options: head north or go to the Mossvale Continent. These were the best choices for now.

Alex took stock of her current forces.

She had 70 Monarch undead, including one lv8, two lv7, and ten lv6.

Her undead army totaled over 360,000.

She also had seven race kings: Arthur, Riven, and Arthas were lv5, Death Spirit was lv8, and the other three were still lv3.

Among her subjects, the Xiao siblings were lv4 Monarch, Drake was lv3 Monarch, and Sophie was lv2 Monarch.

The dwarf troops that had submitted included over twenty Monarch levels. The Xiao siblings' troops had four Monarch levels combined, and Drake had six Rock Dragons at Monarch level.

This was Alex's current strength.

At first glance, over a hundred Monarchs seemed formidable.

But against true powerhouses, it was insignificant.

Undead City needed its own King level!

After summoning her troops, Alex pondered her next move.

"Although it's not the best choice, it seems we have no option but to attack the Orc Empire. Anyway, I don't need to be on the battlefield myself."

Alex stood up from the steps and walked towards the palace. Fortune favors the bold. Maybe by the time they reached Bloodrock City, she would have ascended to King level.

The main thing was that the Orc Empire was now a pawn of the Holy Court and angels. If they wanted to make her life difficult, she would return the favor.

"Notify Arthur and Riven to start attacking the Orc Empire with the other four race kings." Alex instructed the Death Spirit beside her.

"Xiao Mu, Xiao Hui, take the undead and clear out the small races north of Undead City."

It was time to clear them out and push northward, the only direction left for development on the Eldoria continent.

As for Sophie, once the dwarves recovered, the small races around the dwarf kingdom wouldn't be spared either.

"As you command."

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui left the palace immediately.

At this stage, Alex needed a lot of experience to level up, so the best strategy was to stay in the palace, enjoy the 1.5x experience boost, and quickly reach King level.

Ding!

[You have a new private message!]

"Huh?"

Alex opened the system and saw it was from Lilith.

Lilith: "The progress in the forest elves kingdom has reached a critical point. I need your help."

Alex: "Okay."

"I thought I could stay in the castle, but now I have to go out again."

Alex sighed. She owed Lilith a favor for helping her before, so she couldn't ignore this request. Besides, sending only undead would be too dismissive.

Alex grabbed two liches and set off, hoping to resolve the matter quickly and return.

On the Arsen continent, in the city of the fallen angels.

As soon as Alex stepped out of the Portal of Transit, she noticed something unusual.

In just a few days, Lilith's town had upgraded to a city.

A black statue of a fallen angel stood in the central plaza, and many more fallen angels flew around the city compared to her last visit.

Alex walked up the steps towards the palace. Lilith, having received the notification, came out to greet her, and they quickly entered the palace together.

"What do you need me to do?"

The surroundings of Lilith's city looked secure, so it couldn't be for city defense.

"To infiltrate the forest elves kingdom and kill the forest elves king."

The forest elves king's level was much higher than Lilith's, beyond her control. The best solution was to kill him and install a puppet elf, secretly making the kingdom a vassal of Lilith.

Lilith had already chosen the puppet, a lv3 Monarch female elf, the highest level she could control.

"What level is the elf king?"

Alex asked curiously.

"Lv7 Monarch, with several high-level Monarch guards. Their bodies will be your reward."

Lilith explained, watching Alex's expression. Seeing Alex remain indifferent, she felt relieved, knowing the forest elves king wasn't a threat to Alex.

Lilith was also curious about Alex's current strength.

Alex thought, just a lv7 small fry, not even as strong as the liches behind her.

Both liches were lv7 Monarch.

As for the bodies, Lilith had to give them to Alex because she couldn't control dead bodies, and living elves were beyond her power.

Alex then learned more about the forest elves kingdom's situation and formed a plan.

When Lilith controlled the sea race to attack the forest elves, the elf king couldn't ignore the threat and sent a large force. They found the sea race was just a bluff, posing no real danger.

This led to the near-total annihilation of the sea race controlled by Lilith, but the goal was achieved, drawing out the forest elves' main force.

Now, the forest elves' royal city was left with Lilith's puppets, poorly defended. A staged assassination of the elf king by the puppets would allow Lilith's puppet to take the throne.

The puppet was a royal bloodline. With the elf king's authority, Lilith could quickly transform the high-ranking elves into puppets, making them her vassal troops.

It wasn't easy, but it was a clever plan because Lilith wasn't as powerful as Alex at the moment. If it were Alex, she would have wiped out the forest elves before the templar knights could consolidate the elf kingdom.

After all, the elf kingdoms weren't all adjacent. Some were far apart. For example, the forest elves' kingdom was on the continent's edge. Even if they were wiped out, no one would know for half a month.

But Alex kept these thoughts to herself.

"No time to waste, let's set off immediately."

Alex didn't want to delay. Repaying the favor and gaining some bodies was a good deal.

"Wait a moment, I need to prepare."

Lilith stood up and left the hall. Alex leaned back in her chair, resting.