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Wanqi only summoned skeletons from corpses, which is already considered a very merciful necromancer. If he had encountered a truly ruthless character from the Path of Flesh and Blood, those corpses would have been pieced together into chimeras—an advanced version of abominations. That would be truly disgusting.

Imagine a scene where someone has the head of your loved one sewn on, calling out "Big Brother" in a voice you knew well from when they were alive, and then charging at you with their bloodied and mangled body. That would be pure mental pollution, and even if they won, it would leave them with severe psychological trauma.

But if it's a skeleton, you definitely won't recognize who it is. Even though you know these skeletons are your former comrades and companions, you'll feel much less guilty when you attack them.

There's just one small problem: the undead skeletons Wan Qi created are too tough.

While others use summoning, he combines summoning with alchemy. Skeletons are merely the basic units; the subsequent alchemy transforms them into physical, solid entities.

Normally, ordinary undead skeletons do not have this kind of carrying capacity, but after the undead bacteria devoured enough flesh and blood, they transformed into another form. The microscopic muscles attached to the undead skeleton, combined with the pulling and driving effects of necromancy, and the undead consciousness shaped from soul fragments, have surpassed the original body's strength and speed in terms of power and speed.

Of course, there are costs involved. The requirements for necromancers are extremely high, and the consumption is enormous. Furthermore, so far, only Wan Qi has been cultivating the necromancer bacteria. Without his power supply, these necromancer bacteria born in the Red Sea world will instantly turn to ashes, without even giving you time to collect samples.

Even if you obtain the necromantic bacteria, they will still be reduced to ashes without the energy supply from the Red Sea world. Besides, you can't even complete the first extraction step, so how can you talk about research?

Moreover, even research is not something a small team can handle. After all, it's equivalent to reverse engineering, and you need a mature technical team. The Reunion Movement didn't have any of that. They had never even seen necromancy before, putting them at a complete disadvantage in terms of intelligence.

Of course, Wan Qi didn't know enough about Originium Arts either, but the opponent's Originium Arts were obviously not so overpowered that he couldn't understand them. Based on numerical superiority, he could do much more than the opponent, and could even use this battle to gather relevant information about Originium Arts.

After all, when necromancers truly exert their power, they lead thousands of troops. Therefore, an excellent necromancer must not lack command and intelligence gathering abilities. So even if Wan Qi is just a commander from now on, as time goes by, the more battlefield intelligence he collects, the more targeted the necromancer units will become, until they finally seize the enemy's fatal weakness and completely secure victory.

Wan Qi was a little excited as it was his first time controlling the undead army in battle.

For Talulah and her group, the objective was very direct: to board and decapitate.

The necromancer is the absolute command center of the undead creatures; once he is eliminated, the battle will end immediately.

That's true, but the question is, can you even reach it?

Talulah's flames swept in, pulverizing and annihilating all the skeletons in its path, but finally stopped a hundred meters in front of Wanqi, where the difference in strength between the two was obvious.

It's just a bone wall, but no one says there can't be some reinforced concrete or something inside a bone wall.

When Wan Qi first used alchemy to arm the skeleton army, he discovered that the city's structure was enormous, with artificial structures extending downwards for over a hundred meters, and even transmission structures.

In other words, this massive city can move on its own?

Holy crap, a mobile city?!

What a sci-fi concept! The last time I saw a similar concept was in Harbin Moving Castle and Steel City Jim Raynor (lol), both of which are ancient animated works.

However, this also means that Wanqi's alchemy can directly obtain materials locally, and there is an abundance of artificial materials.

These materials are of good quality and very light. I'll take them back and analyze them later.

Wanqi still has time to collect samples and then equip his undead skeletons with better conditions.

Who says necromancer units only wield melee weapons? Check out the enchanted skeleton archers and skeleton suicide bombers. The complex energy structure of ether magic combined with the suicide attacks of necromancer skeletons makes them incredibly difficult to defend against.

Talulah has now encountered a powerful necromancer who commands a million-strong army, yet she cannot defeat him despite her best efforts.

There's definitely no million-strong army, but there are certainly tens of thousands, not to mention that Wan Qi still has trump cards up his sleeve.

Once a sufficient number of undead troops have gathered, the necromancer, depending on his magical characteristics, can also summon Skeleton King, Ghost Lord, and Flesh King within the Exorcism Dead Zone.

This kind of summoning isn't about dragging a powerful figure from another world; it's about creating a giant undead creature by absorbing the power of death to its fullest extent—the kind that can slap away half a football field with a single blow.

Damn it, how could this happen!

Talulah was completely bewildered. She simply couldn't understand why her plans had turned out this way, why...

Wait, a plan? What plan? Hold on, me?!

Due to the excessive depletion of her power, Talulah suddenly had thoughts of looking outward, and then she discovered the problem.

I... no, I'm completely wrong, even nine-tenths wrong. These plans don't seem like mine at all...

"Is waking up at this time a blessing or a curse?"

A voice rang in Talulah's mind, instantly alerting the dragon girl.

"Black Snake, you really are alive!"

"But if this continues, you're definitely going to die, Talulah. Want to make a deal?"

"What deal?"

"I will give you greater power, and you will carry out my plan."

"Dream on!"

"Then you can only watch your companions die. What a pity. Since you don't accept me, the power I provide can only save you. My lovely Talulah, you don't want to see that kind of scene, do you?"

"You despicable bastard!"

"The other side of baseness is wisdom; I really like your description."

Talulah gripped her longsword tightly. A moment of clarity was of no use to her now, for what she needed was power.

"I accept."

"Open your mind and body, and I will grant you great power."

"Um? "

Wan Qi noticed that something seemed to have appeared on Talulah's body, and then, centered on this point, a huge power quickly surged up.

Is this... the boss has reached the second phase?

It's a bit like a divine intervention.

Wan Qi recalled the "divine descent" used by priests in the necromancer's memories. Through summoning or praying, the power of other powerful individuals would be attached to oneself, creating an effect similar to possession and enhancing combat power for a short period of time.

The priests claim that their divine intervention is the summoning of gods, but in reality, they are merely concentrating the collective power into an individual with greater capacity and deeply exploring their own potential. The gods they speak of do not actually exist; they are simply faith energy bodies condensed through imagination. It is another way of utilizing one's own potential, similar to using great pain to temporarily enhance mental strength and thus unleash more powerful magic.

The above research results come from the order side of magicians, but the faith side will definitely not recognize them and regard them as blasphemy. However, the faith side is indeed no match for the order side, especially after the development of magic technology. The faith side's system is completely outmatched. Even the Pope was defeated by Louis XVI.

Therefore, in the necromancer's memory, the faith side had declined to a pitiful state. If it weren't for the fact that faith has a special effect of strengthening unity and order, and can easily gather the power of mortals through false idols, they would have been completely eliminated long ago. At present, they are only used as a supplement to the management of a few countries, and the number of priests is also decreasing.

But these are the rules of the magical world where the necromancer lives. Who knows if someone in this world called Terra might shout "Blood sacrifice to Xuanyuan, skull offered to Kong Nue" and instantly become a valiant man with the six arts of a gentleman, carrying the city gate.

Wanqi is indeed curious, so Talulah has now become a very good observation sample, similar to the faith side.

Soon, Talulah completed her deal with the Black Serpent, becoming its puppet at the cost of losing herself, but in doing so, she gained immense power.

Or rather, her body can withstand a tremendous amount of power.

A black hole-like fissure spread out around Talulah, resembling the wings of a dragon. In reality, it was a high-energy area formed by highly condensed energy. If the opponent's mental strength was strong enough, that energy could be used like an arm.

That's why they say a strong person is a weapon from head to toe.

In Wanqi's perception, this was at least half of Arcana's power.

At that moment, Talulah raised her hand, and then, a raging inferno swept straight toward Wanqi. This time, the bone wall alone could not stop it.

But the Skeleton King can.

A gigantic bone claw descended from the sky, blocking Wan Qi's path. Talulah's black flames collided with it, triggering a terrifying explosion. However, when the smoke cleared, Wan Qi was unharmed, and the gigantic bone claw was also completely undamaged. In Talulah and the others' vision, a gigantic skull wearing a crown slowly appeared, and hundreds of gigantic bone claws simultaneously appeared in the sky.

Furthermore, these bone claws are imbued with different elemental powers, meaning they can do more than just launch physical attacks.

"Not bad, not bad, this is more interesting. Although it only has half the power of Arcana, it is still very strong."

Wanqi's words displeased Talulah. She didn't know who Arcana was, but her dragon pride wouldn't allow her to bow her head.

You will pay the price for your arrogance!

"Alright, then you come on, get started!"

The sky above the Spirit Exorcising Dead Zone was instantly illuminated, and a pillar of light composed of five elements of magic crashed down, instantly engulfing Talulah and the others.

Wan Qi didn't hold back. Although he admired White Rabbit, an enemy is an enemy. You can't blame me if you die. This is a battlefield. I did hold back a bit, but that doesn't mean I'll be restrained.

This attack was aimed at reaping kills. Wan Qi was even considering whether he could try to preserve Froststar's soul after her death and create a necromancer or something similar.

He hasn't tried the relevant technology yet, and he's itching to get his hands on it.

But at that moment, someone suddenly broke into the exorcism zone.

That's nothing. In order to maintain its operation, the Spirit Exorcising Dead Zone only allows entry to foreign life forms, not exit. It's not difficult to break in. But the opponent is not just one person, but many people, and they are well-equipped and have group magic similar to joint defense. They actually withstood my barrage and died.

The opponent's strength is at least half that of Arcana.

No... isn't the fluctuation in the combat power of your Reunion Movement a bit too outrageous? How can it be so polarized?

When the attack ended, Wan Qi's first sight was a row of thick shields so neatly arranged they could form a city wall, and an incredibly massive, imposing figure. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that Space Marines had appeared on the other side.

The opponent's equipment emanated the fluctuations of Originium Arts, but it seemed different from the Originium Arts used by the previous people. Wan Qi felt that the Originium Arts used by that big guy were more in harmony with himself, forming a perfect cycle effect. This was the "cycle of circles" realm that most mages could only dream of.

The entire system is seamless and ever-evolving, making it astonishing in both offense and defense.

This requires not only hard work, but also talent—the one percent of talent that gives meaning to ninety-nine percent of the effort—absolutely top-tier magical talent.

The two systems are indeed different, but they are similar in some aspects, as long as their basic templates are roughly the same.

To put it more bluntly, they are the same kind from another world without reproductive isolation.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

The giant said, enunciating each word clearly: "Patriot."

Section 31: The Old Man's Sharp Crack

(One more chapter to come (?一▽—)?)

Upon hearing the word "Patriot," Wan Qi's first reaction was, "Have the Americans lost another missile?"

It's not surprising, they even dropped nuclear bombs.

He then realized that this must be the other party's code name, not their real name.

It doesn't matter, as long as I know your name.

At this moment, Talulah and the others obediently shrank behind the shield guards. With Patriots there, these shield guards were like mobile walls, and the strongest backbone of the Reunion Movement at this stage.

Look at their aura, and then look at those Reunion Movement thugs. This group is clearly not right.

There's a sense of incongruity, like Yue Fei's army suddenly emerging from a group of thieves and convicts.

"Your way of speaking is quite unique."

Patriot's intermittent yet crystal-clear pronunciation gave his words a wonderful rhythm, making Wan Qi want to add a beat and background music to his speech.

It's a shame not to send it to Bilibili for a rap performance.

"Originium...affected...my...voice...but...it won't affect...my advance!"

"It's a very solid method, but it's just a paper shell replaced with a layer of paper."

Now Wan Qi is the boss in that Miyazaki old scoundrel's game, but the opponent only has one life to try and fail.

The giant skull in mid-air opened its lower bone, and terrifying ethereal magic began to gather.

Simply put, it involves condensing a large amount of mixed magical power without distinguishing between elemental types, and then releasing it.

It's a very simple and straightforward way to use it, but you can't help how easy it is to use.

"Death... Formation!"

Patriot's racial talent made him extremely sensitive to death, and he immediately realized that a tough battle was about to begin. So, as he ordered the formation to be completed, he began to whisper incantations belonging only to the ancient Sarkaz race. Then, Wanqi was surprised to find that his undead units were subject to some restrictions.

The opponent's domain of death power overlaps with mine, thus affecting the undead creatures.

But those are undead creatures under normal circumstances. Wan Qi's undead creatures are driven by undead bacteria, which are essentially bioengineered robots. The struggle for control of undead usually only targets the soul fragments of undead units. Therefore, Wan Qi can take countermeasures that other necromancers cannot take, and directly recover the soul fragments.

This is like you interfering with my communications, but I just shout through a loudspeaker that there's a landline to resolve the issue.

However, there is no need to do so at the moment, because Patriot's spell is clearly only to influence and interfere, not to seize and destroy. The two effects are very different. Wan Qi only needs to increase his efforts slightly to directly cover up the opponent's interference effect.

The blood-red crystals formed a peculiar altar. For a moment, Wan Qi mistook that illusion for crystals formed from the Red Sea, but then realized that it had nothing to do with the Red Sea. Instead, it was some kind of ritual effect similar to a necromancer altar.

The opponent also has a power system related to life and death, and is much stronger than the undead (herd) of the previous little devil.

The altar enhanced the Shield Guards' combat capabilities in all aspects, but primarily in defense, as they were about to face the Skeleton Lord's ethereal bombardment.

But at that moment, Talulah and Patriot suddenly charged at Vanchi. In their view, since the enemy had chosen to charge up their attack, they certainly couldn't make any rash moves now.

This is an excellent opportunity for a surprise attack.

If the opponent makes a sudden move, the charging up will be interrupted, and everyone will be safe—a win-win situation.

The idea is good, but the only problem is that Wan Qi's power-up has nothing to do with him personally. It's the Skeleton Lord's skill, and he's just watching the show. He's neither the manipulator nor the leader; it's an automatic script running.

So when Patriot and Talulah charged forward, Wanqi immediately swung his bone scythe and killed them.

The two immediately realized that their judgment was wrong!