Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 399: If you're reading this, I may already be dead

Alex quickly determined that Knight City was nothing but a pile of rubble. There were no hidden magic circles or anything of the sort.

Moreover, she was incredibly sensitive to light magic. If they had left any traps behind, she would have sensed them immediately.

"It seems they've completely abandoned this place."

Alex decided to have the undead search the rest of the Arsen continent later. There was no guarantee that they hadn't left something behind.

President Faelan remained silent, lost in thought.

Constructing a transcontinental teleportation array was a costly endeavor for the Holy Court, both in terms of resources and manpower. They wouldn't simply abandon it, would they?

As the two men watched, Alex retrieved a Fortress Essence Shard and tossed it onto the rubble. Moments later, a massive fortress rose from the ground.

"Let's go. I'll take you out of here."

Alex entered the undead fortress, and the two men quickly followed, stepping into the teleportation array.

The world spun around them, and when their vision cleared, they found themselves inside the massive main fortress. It was pitch black, with black mist swirling across the floor. The only light came from a strange rune glowing on a distant wall. In the center of the room stood a massive portal, its destination unknown.

Alex didn't give them time to observe their surroundings. She set the coordinates to the northwestern region of the Eldoria continent, the closest fortress to Hurricane City.

She wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the locations of her other fortresses. Everyone knew that the north belonged to the undead empire now. Exposing one fortress wouldn't make a difference.

"Gentlemen, this way. The portal leads to the Eldoria continent."

Alex gestured towards the portal with a smile.

"We are eternally grateful for your assistance. We will remember your words."

President Faelan spoke respectfully before stepping into the teleportation array.

Alex ignored them and walked out of the main fortress, heading towards the plaza in the city center.

She had two Sovereign level souls in her possession. She was contemplating whether to combine them and summon a death angel or attempt to fuse a Death Dragon.

But if the fusion failed, she wouldn't be able to summon a death angel with the remaining soul.

Thanks to her summoning sphere, as long as she held the souls in her hand, they wouldn't dissipate.

But she couldn't hold them forever. At least she had some time to think.

"To fuse a Sovereign level undead, the newly created Death Dragon needs to be at least max level Emperor level. Then, by using the soul to master a sphere, there might be a chance for it to ascend to Sovereign level..."

Alex pondered the challenge.

Moreover, she was currently at Emperor level. She couldn't directly summon two Sovereign level undead.

Although the Death Dragon had a Sovereign level cap, it only meant that its maximum level was first-stage Sovereign level.

After all, the path to godhood began at the second stage. Strictly speaking, they were no longer considered Sovereign level beings.

Excluding the second and third stages and above, mastering a sphere to perfection was the pinnacle for those below Divine level.

After some deliberation, Alex decided to fuse a Death Dragon.

She immediately instructed Death Spirit to summon all the King level bone dragons and ghost dragons.

The fusion process was smooth. She had already mastered the technique. The challenge lay in integrating the Sovereign level soul at the final stage.

As a massive black cloud rose into the sky, a colossal dragon began to take shape within the magic circle. Alex decisively fused one of the Sovereign level souls into it. The Death Dragon's aura surged, breaking through King level and reaching Emperor level.

It was simply grafting another Sovereign level being's sphere, so mastering it initially was relatively quick. However, the Death Dragon's level stalled at lv6 Emperor level.

"What's going on?"

Alex was puzzled. Was its mastery of the sphere insufficient?

Logically, a single Sovereign level soul should have been enough to push it to lv9 Emperor level. Why was it stuck at high Emperor level?

As the Death Dragon's fusion neared completion, Alex glanced at the remaining Sovereign level soul in her hand. She decided to go all in, tossing it into the magic circle.

With the second soul integrated, the Death Dragon's level surged once more, reaching lv9 Emperor level. Powerful sphere energy swirled within the magic circle.

As the two spheres fully merged with the Death Dragon, it broke through lv9 Emperor level, reaching first-stage Sovereign level!

Alex sighed in relief. She seemed to understand the problem.

Perhaps because the Death Dragon was fused from two troop types with an Emperor level cap, it required two souls.

Although the fusion was successful, she wasn't entirely happy.

She had concluded that summoning an Emperor level Death Dragon, like a Death Angel, required two souls.

And it also required sacrificing two King level Bone Dragons and Ghost Dragons.

"It seems I can't mass-produce Sovereign level units after all. Two souls are required."

Alex also had to consider how to preserve a single Sovereign level soul if she encountered an odd number. She couldn't just hold it in her hand indefinitely.

"Well, it's better than nothing."

At least she could summon Sovereign level units now. Otherwise, she would have to wait for her race kings to break through, which could take a long time.

By then, the era crisis might be over.

"Death Dragon, go support the fallen angels' city."

After issuing the command, Alex decided to check on Xiao Mu.

But as she passed by the warehouse, she sensed a faint magical fluctuation emanating from within.

"What's causing that?"

She entered the warehouse, her gaze sweeping across the room. She spotted a dusty scroll in the corner, glowing with a white light.

"It's that scroll. There's writing on it?"

Alex approached the scroll, picking it up from the floor. She remembered Edgar giving it to her before he left, saying it contained important information.

If not for the magical aura it had just emitted, she would have forgotten about it.

"I'm Edgar. If you're reading this, I may already be dead."