Chapter 141: Plague of the Undead! [Seeking Recommendation Votes]
2016-10-05
Author: Floating Tower
Blood dyed the earth red.
Eugene trudged forward with heavy footsteps, behind him was a tall, brawny half-orc with dark red skin. He was the current leader of the Fireblade Clan, the seventh generation Fireblade Sword Saint, and also Eugene’s right-hand man, the Ascendant.
Surrounding Eugene were piles of white bones and many half-orc corpses, the power of the deities suppressed evil, and before them lay a shattered corpse, the resurrected Fireblade Sword Saint, a powerful being who had once slain a Lesser Demon Lord alone. In this battle, the losses for the half-orcs were severe; to eliminate these revived undead, Eugene personally participated in the fight, nearly three thousand elites of the half-orc army died, which was a heavy blow for the clan. However, Eugene had no other options; he absolutely could not allow these undead to spread, as the very survival of the entire half-orc population would be severely threatened.
“Burn the bodies of these warriors!”
Eugene’s expression was exceptionally weary; even after his investiture, he still maintained an elderly appearance. He did not wish to deliberately change anything because in the half-orc faith, he was viewed as an elder akin to their fathers and ancestors. He slowly said, “Have the shaman prepare the soul summoning ritual; the souls of these warriors must rest in the land of their ancestors!”
The King of the Dead, Klanvor, was in trouble, making the souls of all races in the Material Plane unsafe.
Eugene looked up towards the direction of Leaffall City, where he could faintly see flickers of fire, imagining the kind of predicament Leaffall City would face after losing the Domain of Eternal Sleep.
This city had already fallen into total decay.
In the darkness, ghouls finally revealed their fangs; with the arrival of the Plague, Leaffall City could become history at any moment.
A similar scene was also happening in Amber City, where a large number of ghosts caused many civilians to flee in panic, yet the Saint’s Cataclysm left them nowhere to go. The City of Wealth also erupted in undead turmoil, but fortunately, Lady Wealth’s divine power had recovered considerably, and the turmoil was quelled after just one night.
Modo.
As the dark night descended, a sharp alarm suddenly rang out.
Soren’s figure appeared at the top of the tower, standing beside him was Gloria.
“My lord!”
A shadow materialized behind Soren, kneeling on one knee, saying, “Undead have appeared in the south and north of Modo Island. To the west, some resurrected skeletal creatures have emerged.”
“The temple’s guard squad has already set out.”
Soren nodded, indicating he understood, then he looked towards the city walls; this time he did not plan to intervene. Modo City already possessed enough strength, and the army was sufficient to quell such a disturbance.
Troops rushed out from the military camp.
At the Grand Temple, the priests were also gathering under Milan’s arrangement. Modo Island had already experienced many battles, and this time the ones resurrected were indigenous people that Soren had previously cleared out. As for the other skeletal creatures, they were dangerous monsters that had been killed; the vast majority of undead were relatively easy to deal with, except for the resurrected bipedal wyverns.
Or rather, the substandard bone dragons!
Modo City was originally the habitat of bipedal wyverns, and to prevent them from harming civilians, Soren had killed off most of the wild, untamable bipedal wyverns. Now some of these bipedal wyverns had been resurrected; they had turned into undead creatures. Although they had lost their ability to fly, they still posed a significant threat.
Approximately five thousand soldiers quickly rallied to the location of the undead.
The priest squad followed behind the army, casting spells. The entire battle process was very swift; under the lead of giants, Modo City’s army took less than three hours to eliminate all the undead. Additionally, because Soren’s divine power was abundant, with the priests’ healing, Modo City’s army suffered only a dozen casualties. This loss was relatively minor compared to other places. In just the past two days, many casualties had occurred in Taro Port, Fury Sand Island, Snake Island, and other locations.
In the wilderness.
A mighty undead army gathered, seemingly summoned by some terrifying force, coalescing in the southern region.
However!
What surprised Soren immensely was that the first target of this undead army would actually be his old foe, the Duchess of Red Dragon, who he had previously fought!
The undead army was advancing on the Rosad Duchy.
………………
The mood of the Duchess of Red Dragon was very bad.
It could be said that she even doubted whether she had been cursed by the Goddess of Misfortune!
From the moment she encountered Soren and fell into a hostile relationship, all her plans turned notably unsuccessful. She even died at Soren’s hands, although she was resurrected through a spell clone due to the ‘Life Hiding Technique.’ However, as a result, her original power diminished significantly, dropping from nearly high-level legend to legendary level. Although she later regained much strength with the help of the Lust Demon Queen, her days became even more difficult. Because Soren’s power was growing stronger by the day, Modo City had leapfrogged to become the most powerful force overseas.
During that time, the Duchess of Red Dragon was constantly on edge!
Fortunately, Soren was far too busy with his own affairs to have time to deal with her. But this did not mean the end of her misfortunes; she did not know when her collusion with the demons was leaked, angering many gods of the Good Faction, and even the Church of the Lord of Radiance condemned her as an evil being.
Soon after, a rebellion broke out!
The entire rebellion drained most of the Duchess of Red Dragon’s energy, and even to this day she had not fully quelled it.
Demons are cunning.
They provided the Duchess of Red Dragon power but also demanded greater rewards.
Even the Lust Demon Queen, who had a close relationship with her, understood that the other party ultimately coveted her soul, desiring to obtain her soul and transform it into a Lust Demon.
Cunning demons only contributed half, but when taking benefits, they never held back.
The Rosad Duchy was originally a relatively fertile realm in the south, but now it had seen a severe decline in population. Continuous wars had reduced the population of the Rosad Duchy by more than thirty percent, and now, upon learning that a large number of undead were gathering and preparing to attack the Rosad Duchy, the Duchess became increasingly distressed.
Clearly!
The undead were preparing to turn the Rosad Duchy into an undead nation on the ground.
Considering all the people already dead from the wars, it would be easy for them to become fodder for the dead. If the undead army breached the defenses of the Rosad Duchy, the entire realm would soon turn into a paradise for the undead.
Within the castle.
The Duchess of Red Dragon sat on the throne, her appearance still beautiful and enchanting, but her expression was exceptionally weary. Before her was a twisting phantom, obviously not a human being.
“Can you send troops to assist me in repelling the undead?”
The Duchess of Red Dragon’s expression carried anger as she said in a deep voice, “During this time, the demons have plundered quite a number of souls. If the entire Rosad Duchy is overrun by undead, then in the future you will get nothing.”
From the twisting shadow came a voice that was neither male nor female, slowly replying, “Do not be anxious.”
“After all, the Material Plane is the domain of the gods; even the demon lords dare not provoke them recklessly! The undead army will not breach the kingdom so soon; you just need to wait patiently.”
Upon hearing this, the Duchess of Red Dragon grew even angrier, saying sharply, “Wait?”
“How much longer do I need to wait?”
“There are already three cities and over twenty towns destroyed in the southern region, and my army has suffered over ten thousand casualties! Yet the number of undead has not decreased at all; in fact, it has increased.”
“What are we waiting for?”
“Do you have to wait until the undead army surrounds the royal city before you are willing to take action?”
The twisting shadow paused, and after a moment, said, “I will relay the message to His Grace the Duke as soon as possible! Please, Your Grace, be patient!”
After speaking, it vanished.
Bang!
The furious Duchess of Red Dragon smashed a nearby porcelain piece, her ample **rapidly rising and falling; after a long while, it finally calmed down, muttering, “Damn demons! Cunning demons!”
“Since you are unwilling to act, don’t blame me for seeking my own way out.”
Calming down, the Duchess of Red Dragon began to ponder who else could save the Rosad Duchy at this time. Looking across the entire Material Plane, few existed who could accomplish this feat.
She first thought of the elves.
But it was impossible for the elves to help her; those hypocrites would be pleased to kill her.
Then she thought of the Church of the Lord of Radiance.
However, she had already colluded with the demons, and the Church of the Lord of Radiance absolutely could not tolerate her; she also could not accept them.
However.
Aside from these two factions, there were very few capable of helping the Rosad Duchy out of its predicament.
Arendelle was far away in the Frozen Kingdom, and she had no dealings with the Princess; so nearby the Rosad Duchy, there was only one entity able to help them resolve this crisis.
That is—Modo City!
As if recalling some terrifying existence, the Duchess of Red Dragon shuddered slightly.
However, she then bit down on her scarlet lips, hesitating and struggling as if contemplating the possibilities, muttering, “There are no eternal enemies; only eternal interests! He is an entity of Lawful Evil, and as long as there is sufficient incentive, getting him to assist me is not impossible!”
“But how much will I have to pay for this?”
At the border of the Rosad Duchy, many refugees were already dead, and the undead army had exceeded a scale of over a million; if this continued, the scale would only grow larger!
Only Modo City had the capability to defuse this crisis.
But the Duchess of Red Dragon did not know how to persuade the legendary Lord Soren, especially with the two sides maintaining a hostile relationship and having fought each other before. She had few chips to bargain with, and even fewer to offer in exchange. Yet if the Rosad Duchy fell, she would not only lose all her power but also, as someone with no more utilization value, even if she could escape the revenge of her enemies, it would be hard to break free from the demons’ control.
It must be noted that the Lust Demon Queen had been eyeing her soul for a long time!
……………… (To be continued~^~)
