Chapter 306: Chapter 241: Blundering into the Castle of the Undead_2

But passing through this dilapidated forest, they paid a heavy price, and many perished.

Zombie wolves are not particularly powerful on their own, but they move in packs, with at least dozens emerging at a time.

The members of the mercenary group were basically able to wipe out these zombie wolves along the way, which wasn’t a big problem.

Among other undead creatures, the only one that caused a reduction in their numbers was a powerful Patchwork Monster.

However, undead creatures were not the greatest threat; the biggest danger came from underground!

The Corpse Spider Monster lurked beneath the surface, always striking unexpectedly and without warning.

This thing was simply unavoidable. Once attacked, it was usually lethal, biting directly at the neck, pulling its prey underground, and then tearing it apart.

In their rush to escape the dilapidated forest, the mercenaries let the crafters lay mines at the cost of lives, barely managing to flee the deadly woods.

“Alright, old turtle, come here.”

If there was a threat from below, then they would not travel on the ground; riding on the Ridgeback Tortoise was the solution.

As for whether the Corpse Spider Monsters buried underground would attack an Epic Boss, Lord Zi felt indifferent about it.

If they weren’t afraid of death, let them attack; it would just give the old turtle a chance to use the Earthquake Technique and collapse the underground space!

You like to lurk underground, do you?

Then taste what it feels like to be buried alive in a landslide!

With a host of Undead Bosses clearing the way, and the Ridgeback Tortoise running, causing the ground to tremble constantly.

From the time they entered the dilapidated forest until they left it, they encountered no attacks.

It can only be said that those Corpse Spider Monsters are quite savvy, knowing better than to mess with the fierce beasts above and thus they never showed up.

As for the undead creatures within the forest, they had no chance to get close to Zi Liyuan and his companions; they were all taken care of by the Undead Bosses.

Even the Patchwork Monsters, amidst being mauled by a gang of Spectral Dragons, were torn apart and ripped to shreds, so much so that they couldn’t be pieced back together even if they returned to the factory.

After leaving the dilapidated forest, a stone-paved road appeared before them.

“This road leads directly to the Necro Castle. However, it won’t be peaceful along the way; there will be Abominations patrolling and if discovered, we’ll be pursued and attacked by them.”

Good grief, there’s a mid-tier Undead creature called Abomination, which is much more powerful than the Patchwork Monster.

But that’s for the average professional. For Zi Liyuan, he could manufacture Abominations himself; it’s just that he had never bothered with it.

After all, with so much Contribution Value, he could directly create higher-level Bone Dragons and Dark Knights, so why bother with a mid-level Undead troop like the Abomination?

Hence, after learning the summoning skill for it, it was just left in a corner gathering dust, and aside from testing the skill and assessing its strength by summoning a few at the beginning, he never summoned them again.

Mainly because the image of the Abomination was a bit unsightly, and they emitted a foul stench.

With a clear path, the group naturally went at full speed, charging down the road.

The Abominations they encountered along the way were dragged into the woods by the side of the road by the Golden Bimons and torn into pieces, then casually discarded.

This thing smelled bad and its corpse was quite disgusting, so it was better to drag it far away to kill it.

After slaying five Abominations, they arrived at the destination of their journey, the Necro Castle.

This was a massive stone castle, built against a mountain, with clusters of dark clouds hovering above, occasionally bringing a cold gust of deathly air.

Gloomy, terrifying, decrepit, desolate… In short, the Necro Castle looked like something that would devour any who approached, sending shivers down one’s spine.

“Daris, do you feel any threats?”

Turning his head to look at Black Dragon Sister at his side, Zi Liyuan directly asked.

“Master, there’s a very strong Dragon Soul presence inside the castle. If I’m not mistaken, there must be a Giant Dragon king inside, most likely a Spectral Dragon King.”

Daris felt a hint of danger as well, although it was not too intense.

“It’s normal to have a Spectral Dragon King in the Necro Realm, the question is just how many there are.”

A few Spectral Dragon Kings on their own weren’t anything to fear; in fact, should they really encounter them, Zi Liyuan would be decidedly thrilled.

This is indeed a living material!

The Spectral Dragon King is an Epic Boss; after extracting the Dragon Soul and collecting the dragon bones, he can summon it again!

Even if it would lower its order, he can use the [Heart of the Lord] to reinforce it back, can’t he?

“Yuer, this ancient castle is immense. Which areas did you explore initially?”

This undead ancient castle is not small, it can even be said to be a huge city with numerous buildings inside.

“This undead ancient castle allows entry but not exit. Once you step inside, the city gates will close, and a barrier will appear to seal it off.

The captain of the mercenary team, a Third Order LV80 warrior, could not shake the barrier in the slightest with his powerful individual skill.”

The outermost part of this ancient castle is made up of ordinary buildings, similar to residential areas.

Inside, there are quite a few undead creatures residing, but their order is generally around the Second Order, so their strength isn’t considered very powerful.

However, as you go deeper, the strength of the undead creatures you encounter also increases.

The strongest undead creature we encountered was a group of Third Order vampires.”

As Fan Yuer spoke, her gaze grew somewhat profound, and her expression turned rather grim.

When they came here initially, these artisans were all wounded. Once they entered this ancient castle, they were cut off from retreat.

One can imagine how desperate these artisans must have felt at that time.

Especially later, when they encountered the vampires, many were captured by them.

As for the consequences, well, none of the people captured managed to escape back when they left the Necro Realm.

“Vampire group? They’re just so-so.”

Vampires have a very strict hierarchy, with the higher orders generally oppressing the lower ones and even commanding them to do anything.

With that in mind, Zi Liyuan glanced at the Blood Race Ghost King among the host of undead BOSSes.

With high-order suppression of the lower orders, with a Blood Race Ghost King at his disposal, why would he fear a group of vampires?

“Let’s go.”

He led his summoned creatures directly past the city gate and into the undead ancient castle.

It was upon entering the gate that a membrane appeared at the back of the gate, and the Power of Death gathered directly, turning into a layer of black ghost fog that covered the gate.

After all the summoned creatures had entered the undead ancient castle, Zi Liyuan, with a somber gaze, waved his Magic Wand at the city gate.

A tremendous Power of Death quickly coalesced in front of him, turning into a grey-white Bone Spear.

Carrying a massive amount of deathly energy, it pierced into the gateway.

A “crack” of fracturing sound came in an instant, and the black silken ghost fog that covered the gateway dissipated into nothingness at that moment.

At the city gate, a breach the size of a human head appeared in the barrier, with cracks densely covering its surroundings.

“Tsk, I thought it was a powerful barrier, but that’s all it is.”

Lord Zi shook his head and no longer paid attention to the barrier blocking the way.

After all, to Zi Liyuan, the strength of such a thing was merely so-so.

If others cannot break it, it only means they are too weak.

If a single Bone Spear could penetrate this barrier, then Lord Zi had many methods that could shatter it outright.

“Let’s move.”

He grabbed Fan Yuer, who seemed somewhat stunned, and continued with the Spectral Dragon leading the way at the forefront, followed by a host of epic colossal beasts guarding the side, while Zi Liyuan, Fan Yuer, and Daris stood in the center position.

The moment he stepped into the undead ancient castle, Zi Liyuan felt a sense of scrutiny, but no matter how he probed with his Spirit, he found no anomalies, which made him extra cautious.

So, upon entering the undead ancient castle, he tested the barrier that blocked the way back and also adjusted the formation of the advancing party.