1417 Return the Favor! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
It was like waking up from a dream; a nightmarish scene that was sending chills down one's spine was immediately replaced by familiar surroundings. Everything in the mind had suddenly vanished.
The Great Pyramid of Giza had disappeared. The Squaretrek Plain had returned to normal… well, not exactly normal, since it was ravaged beyond recognition.
The undead of the Ancient Capital were slowly retreating. They had obtained an outstanding victory. They did not have to celebrate it here in the living world. They could celebrate as long as they wished after returning to their territory!
The King of Undead returned to the Mountain Zombie's shoulder. The Mountain Zombie seemed unsatisfied. He kept roaring in the direction the Pyramid had disappeared in, like he was calling the Sphinx a cowardly dog.
The Sphinx was most likely about to explode in rage. If he had not wasted too much time and energy fighting Demon Mo Fan, how could he possibly lose to the clumsy Mountain Zombie!?
”My king, everyone has been waiting for too long. If they could satisfy their lust through battle, I believe many of the violent ones will be willing to stay put for some time,” the Netherworld Queen said to the King of Undead in human language.
”Violent ones?” Mo Fan asked, confused.
The Netherworld Queen rolled her eyes. She was as seductive as a living human, or even more alluring. She said, ”The world of the dead is bigger than you could ever imagine. Not every ruler of the undead is willing to swear loyalty to our king. Some of the undead Rulers who enjoy slaughtering the humans are already complaining. The truth is, it is unacceptable that the undead are forbidden from entering the living world. The dead cannot satisfy their desires for food and other things like humans. If they can't even satisfy their lust to kill, it will be no different than erasing their nature.”
The King of Undead turned around and stared at the Netherworld Queen.
The Netherworld Queen realized she had said something wrong. She quickly dropped to her knees and lowered her head.
”Keep going, I'm listening,” the King of Undead.
”I don't dare to.”
”Say it!” the King of Undead snapped coldly.
The Netherworld Queen hesitated for a moment. She waited for her King to calm down a little before saying, ”The different tribes of undead have been fighting one another, since they are forbidden to invade the living world. However, if all they are killing are just other undead, they will eventually doubt the purpose of being forbidden to invade the human world. Killing is the undead's only purpose to exist. If my king has granted the land to the living humans and decided not to interfere with their lives, we have to find a way to satisfy our people's desire to kill, like this battle… I believe you have felt it too, the respect and glory that your people have given you after claiming the victory.”
The King of Undead did not respond, but one could easily tell the answer from his emotion.
”They are like your children; they respect you and treat you as their father, but it's hard not to hold a grudge if you are forcing them to act against their nature. It will allow the enemy to provoke them to rebel against you. They might move to another Underworld where they can satisfy their lust to kill. Therefore, isn't it better for us to find a way to satisfy their lust instead? If my king doesn't want to slaughter the living, we can declare war against the entire Underworld. The Underworld only needs one king, and I believe you are the only one worthy of the role!” the Netherworld Queen finished.
Khufu was already on the move. His army was massacring humans mainly to strengthen his kingdom. Killing had always been the most effective way for the undead to obtain more power!
The two strongest kingdoms of undead in the world were in China and Egypt. Regardless of how the wheel of fortune was spinning, the two kingdoms would eventually have to fight one another, and the Battle of Squaretrek Plain had served as the fuse!
The Red Skeleton Ruler stood to the side. He also desired to go to war, just like the Queen of the Netherworld. He wanted to kill! Even though he did not participate in the battle this time, the smell of blood lingering in the air was like fresh air energizing him!
”Do you think I'm the kind of person that is satisfied just by giving invaders a single slap to the face and calling it a day?” the King of Undead said.
The Netherworld Queen gasped in disbelief.
Only the Ancient King would describe killing hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the enemy's army as a slap to the face!
”It seems that my king has already planned to return the favor. Pardon me for talking too much!” the Netherworld Queen smiled.
”Kill them all, kill them all!” the Mountain Zombie roared with excitement and utter stubbornness.