Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 744 - 484: Hunting the Zombie Lord, Undead Parliament!

This was certainly not a profligate waste of resources. The reason it was only a Lower Bronze Tier Six-armed Snake Demon Warrior was entirely due to Fang Zhou’s current Mana constraints. As his Tier advanced, this Six-armed Snake Demon Warrior would advance alongside him, able to accompany Fang Zhou at least until the Upper Bronze Stage.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhou also successfully cracked the purple space pouch left behind by the Demon Lord. As he had predicted, it contained only a small amount of precious Space Attribute resources, aside from some items for healing wounds and concealing one’s aura. Although the lack of other gains was somewhat disappointing, the purple pouch itself was valuable enough for Fang Zhou to attempt expanding a small Space Storage Capsule on his own. Of course, before that, he needed to practice with some Space Attribute Materials.

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For a time, Fang Zhou returned to his steady, restorative routine in Beast Fighting City. Not only did his Equipment and Marvels undergo a wave of upgrades, but his Skill Proficiency also began to grow rapidly.

However, even as the strength of his main Undead Mage body increased daily, his Corpse Clone was finally met with a long-awaited territorial war.

In the Wasteland of Strife, the Blood Moon shone without light. Unlike his previous passive defenses, this territorial war was initiated by Fang Zhou himself. Previously, a patrol from his Tombyard had discovered signs of Ghost activity at the edge of the Undead Sky Screen. Fang Zhou had ordered Tidamia to press the search and investigate the Ghost Lord. Thanks to Tidamia’s efforts, they had made an unexpected discovery, though the exact location of the Ghost Lord and its Ghost Legion remained unknown. They had found another newly-extended territory belonging to a Zombie Lord.

Compared to the unknown Ghost Lord, this zombie territory is a much softer piece of cartilage to chew and digest. Thus, Fang Zhou seized the opportunity, shifting his focus to scouting and deploying forces against this newly discovered zombie territory.

After a period of reconnaissance, Fang Zhou had grasped the basic situation of this zombie territory. The Zombie Lord was comparable in strength to the Heavy-Armored Zombie Lord he had faced before, both at the Bronze Middle Rank. Moreover, the Undead Legion it possessed was composed entirely of Low-Tier zombies and skeletons. Although they numbered over 100,000, they would be no match for Fang Zhou’s Tombyard Undead Army, which was primarily composed of Corpse Warriors and Corpse Samurai.

After all, through continuous annexation and assimilation, the main strength Attribute of his Corpse Clone was already nearing the critical threshold of 800 points, just one step away from breaking through to Bronze Upper. Meanwhile, its average Four-dimensional Attributes had also risen, approaching 700 points. After mastering the Corpse Authority and establishing the Tombyard, Fang Zhou’s Four-dimensional Attributes no longer just signified his personal level and power; they also determined the upper limit for the expansion of his forces. The number of undead under Fang Zhou’s command had now expanded to over 70,000, a terrifying army he had meticulously cultivated and hand-picked.

After weighing their respective strengths, Fang Zhou decisively ordered a full-scale attack. His army advanced along the scouted path, baring its fangs and claws toward the zombie territory.

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An army of 70,000 undead was a truly mighty force anywhere. Even in the bone-strewn, perpetually lightless Undead Realm, the thundering sound of their simultaneous footsteps roused a sense of exhilaration in Fang Zhou, who sat atop his Yellow Springs Nightmare. This was the pressure and confidence that only a massive legion could impart. Even the mindless, masterless undead in the area grew wise, fleeing the moment they heard the terrifying footsteps from afar. Guided by the previously dispatched Reconnaissance Squads, Fang Zhou and his Tombyard Undead Army soon arrived at the Zombie Lord’s territory.

Compared to Fang Zhou’s Tombyard, this zombie territory presented a different kind of horrifying spectacle. The ground carpeted with bones suddenly vanished, replaced by black earth. This earth was nothing like the fertile black soil of Blue Star; it seemed to be some kind of cursed, incredibly hard substance. The foot-bones of the Corpse Army struck the ground with a rhythmic THUD... THUD...

The moment the Corpse Army stepped into the zombie territory, Fang Zhou sensed a Soul Fire brimming with hostility. Its strength, however, was hardly enough to surprise him. Through his senses, Fang Zhou judged that this undead’s Soul Fire was slightly stronger than that of the Heavy-Armored Zombie Lord he had killed, but only slightly. It still hadn’t surpassed the Bronze Middle Rank.

Faced with this level of power, Fang Zhou felt no hesitation. He ordered his troops to continue their advance, closing his eyes to conserve his energy. He knew the presence provoking him was undoubtedly the Zombie Lord of this territory.

At most, its strength is probably on par with Olaf’s. But standing beside him now wasn’t just Olaf. He also had Sain and Tidamia, who were only slightly less formidable, along with a Personal Guard of 700 Corpse Knights. Under these circumstances, what is there to worry about?

As for the opposing Zombie Lord? Let it muster its troops. In the entire Wasteland of Strife, when it comes to military strategy and command, I have yet to find anyone who can surpass Tidamia.