Chapter 25.2 - The Resurgence of a New Evil Force in Needham Plain (Part 2) (1/2)

Ximengsi Continent’s southern part, the vicinity of Steinbeck Fief, outskirts of Needham Plains

Above the wasteland outside the lost Murman Regal Pyramid, dark clouds shrouded the horizon. In the sky where lightning flashed and thunder roared, unusual-shaped figures soared. At this moment, Clyde remembered his own identity; he seemed to have summoned a disastrous creature.

Fortunately, Clyde and the ancient Demon King Andrisno had stopped the ritual in time. If they had continued, they might have summoned Clyde’s companions, the other Great Old Ones. Fortunately, after they halted their summoning, the sky returned to normal, and the storm stopped. However, those rolling dark clouds didn’t dissipate.

In a mysterious space, as several terrifying shadows were about to step into a teleportation gate, it closed. Standing in front of the gate, they could only awkwardly look at the already closed gate. Grimacing, they anguished at how near they had been to passing through and arriving in a new world before their companion had temporarily closed the gate.

“What is that fellow Hastur doing? He actually closed the teleportation gate, truly is not a trustworthy guy.”

“Cthulhu, don’t be impulsive! Wait for a suitable opportunity, just being able to confirm a path is enough.”

Now, the resentful spirits fluttering about Murman Regal Pyramid were not as insolent as before. After sensing an even more terrifying evil energy, those resentful spirits quieted. Although the ritual ended early, the recruitment of an undead legion had successfully completed. Looking around, undead soldiers stood as far as the eye could see.

These undead soldiers were different from the undead resurrected during the undead calamity. Those initial zombies had had very low combat power, but the corpses buried here for several thousand years had kept their own equipment and preserved their combat powers from before their deaths. According to the Dark Demonic Creatures’ List, undead and zombies were classified according to how long they had cultivated: above one hundred years was a Corpse General, over a thousand years was a Corpse King, above five thousand years was a Corpse Emperor, and above ten thousand years was a Corpse God.

The weakest undead of Murman Regal Pyramid ranked at Corpse General. Those who had cultivated for over one thousand years, Corpse Kings, automatically walked towards the front position, presenting themselves for Clyde’s inspection. In the midst of the Corpse Kings, a tall Corpse Emperor emitted a terrifying dark aura. Wearing a sparkling and crystal-clear bone imperial crown, it seemed to rule over the lesser undead surrounding it. Other than its closed eyes, it greatly resembled a living person. A legendary Corpse God existence could achieve the same state as a living person.

“Lord Evil God, thank you for summoning me. Please issue an order.”

“First, consolidate the undead under your leadership; I will issue some orders afterward.”

Clyde was not good at commanding soldiers, so he simply delegated the authority to that Corpse Emperor. With this dark summoning, he had recruited several hundred undead to form a legion. All these creatures were at least at the Corpse General level, and there were about a dozen Corpse Kings and one Corpse Emperor. There was no Corpse God. According to Andrisno, the corpses that met the requirements of becoming a Corpse God were in that main coffin chamber from before. Those golden pharaoh coffins buried beside Lafania contained existences on the level of a Corpse God.

Although small in number, these several hundred Corpse Generals had a sufficient combat power. Each Corpse General could summon many undead by themselves; in addition, the enemies killed by them had a certain probability to transform into a footman-level undead, quickly enlarging the horde. Thus, Clyde didn’t need to worry about manpower.

The skeleton army needed completely decayed corpses, so the mummies here were not suitable; therefore, Clyde had decisively chosen to summon undead. Although he could forcibly summon skeleton soldiers, their combat power would be inferior. Such summons were not cost-effective.