[Night retreats, dawn arrives]
Night quickly fell, and the undead army gradually returned. The original forty Monarch level undead had increased to over fifty, accompanied by a hundred thousand undead troops.
As Alex had expected, there wasn't much of value among the spoils. The stored, rotting food was useless to anyone.
But it didn't matter. The experience points, the Invisibility skill, and the Kingdom's Tear made the trip worthwhile.
While Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui were still downstairs having dinner, Alex had already gone upstairs to rest.
After a bath, Alex slipped naked into bed.
Downstairs, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui continued their banter at the dinner table, while the alchemy warlocks outside the hall worked noisily to turn the retrieved Monarch corpses into pills.
[Night retreats, dawn arrives]
Having gone to bed early, Alex woke up early. She got dressed quickly, putting on her bra and panties, then her top and short skirt, followed by her favorite white over-the-knee socks and a pair of local noble-style leather boots.
After tying her hair and washing up, Alex jumped out of the window, landing gracefully on the ground.
Taking the stairs was too much trouble; this was much faster.
After summoning her troops, Alex began organizing the loading of undead onto the Silverscale Leviathan, which would then travel through the Portal of Transit to Gemini City to aid Arthas.
It's worth ntioning that after becoming a city, the Portal of Transit's functionality had greatly improved. It could now project above buildings, like futuristic technology.
This reminded Alex of the sci-fi movies she had seen in her previous life.
This was why the massive Silverscale Leviathan could pass through the Portal of Transit, and the zombie titan was no exception.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot."
Alex rembered noticing sothing strange in the ant cave yesterday: the Reaper Guard seed to have leveled up.
She had intended to ask about it upon returning but had forgotten due to the Ant King Evolution Energy.
Reaper Guards were summoned by Alex herself, and it was unusual for them to level up without their race king being present.
"Could it be due to the Reaper Guard's unique nature?"
But this was a good thing. Perhaps this lv8 Monarch Reaper Guard would be the first to advance to King level.
Previously, the lv8 Monarch Reaper Guard was the strongest in Alex's ranks. Now, with Alex herself at lv8, she believed it wouldn't be long before she reached King level.
Once she conquered the dwarf kingdom and the Orc Empire, Alex was confident she would reach King level.
With a thought, the lv8 Reaper Guard appeared before her.
"Esteed Queen, at your service."
"Why can you, who were summoned by , continue to level up? Your race king hasn't even appeared yet."
Alex didn't expect the Reaper Guard to know, but she asked anyway.
Surprisingly, it did know sothing.
"Reaper Guards have no king. Our only king is you, the Undead Queen."
!!!
Wait, Alex thought she understood.
"So, I am your race king?"
"Yes, Esteed Queen."
If that was the case, it made sense. The Reaper Guard had no king and only followed Alex. Being summoned by Alex, they could naturally level up.
Moreover, if their king died or disappeared, the Reaper Guard would vanish until the next king appeared to reawaken them.
The previous undead lord was a good example. The Reaper Guard had reford after dispersing, so they had no mory of the previous king.
To them, Alex was their first and eternal king.
"I see."
Alex waved her hand, dismissing the Reaper Guard, now understanding her earlier confusion.
The Reaper Guard's words also reminded Alex that not all undead races had kings. So undead races were kingless.
The first that ca to mind was the zombie titan. Titans, symbols of light and divinity, beca undead after death, retaining so of their forr abilities. They weren't originally undead, so it made sense they had no king.
As for bone dragons, though they were dragons in life, their undead form was entirely different from zombie titans. They had completely shed their forr abilities, making them true undead. Bone dragons were more like skeletal beasts than dragons.
At least, that's how Alex analyzed it for now.
She wasn't sure about other races. After all, even an undead being with only one mber in the entire race, like the Death Spirit, could be summoned, so there might be other unique race kings out there.
The undead Barracks hadn't reached its maximum level yet, so there could still be new troops to unlock.
"Miss Alex, what are our plans after this?" Xiao Hui approached, just in ti to see Alex dismiss the Reaper Guard.
"No rush. I've already sent the undead to clear out the small races to the north. They have a Return Stone with them. Once they reach a suitable location, they'll notify us."
The Return Stone was ant to be placed at the destination, not for the undead to return. This way, Alex could teleport directly to the location and build an undead fortress.
"Got it. So, it's free action ti?" Xiao Hui, relieved there was no imdiate task, ran towards the dining room, calling out to Xiao Mu.
"Xiao Mu! Let's go to Gemini City after breakfast!"
After breakfast, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui headed to the Orc Empire.
Gemini City felt like ho to them, more so than watching dwarves fight in the dwarf kingdom. Killing orcs was less of a psychological burden.
To Xiao Hui, dwarves were almost human, while orcs were just beasts.
Two Silverscale Leviathans floated above Gemini City, standing still. Inside the city, Arthas and the other five race kings had gathered.
There were no more orc camps nearby. The camps at the intersection of Erald Hills and White Rock Mountains to the north of Gemini City had been cleared.
To continue attacking the Orc Empire, they would have to move south.
When Xiao Hui and Xiao Mu found Arthas, they saw it interrogating an orc priest, who was barely alive. The Death Spirit then possessed the priest, taking control of its body.
Monts later, the orc priest raised its head, its green eyes now black, surrounded by eerie black mist.
"The orc chieftain will return in three days. The Orc Empire is undergoing a major change, and all camps will migrate to Bloodrock City to rge!"
The Death Spirit, controlling the orc priest, spoke in a raspy, indistinct voice.
After extracting all the information, the black mist around the orc priest surged, and the Death Spirit exited its body. It couldn't stay possessed for long, as it consud Mana Points.
Arthas turned to Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui.
"You're just in ti. Please relay the Orc Empire's intelligence to the Queen."
Arthas knew they had special communication thods, faster than the Death Spirit possessing an undead to et Alex.
The siblings had heard the information and imdiately sent it to Alex.
The reason for the Orc Empire's change in governance and rger was still unknown. The orc priest was rely an apostle sent by the royal city to deliver orders and had limited information.
"Wait, if the chieftains are returning to their camps in three days to migrate, it ans their mission is complete. We might have been discovered," Xiao Mu said suddenly. The Orc Empire had gathered all the chieftains, and they would notice the dead orc chieftains, determining the enemy's location.
"Why couldn't it be other orc camps killing each other?" Xiao Hui asked, puzzled. They were the first to encounter the orcs and had so understanding of their habits and system.
"If other camps had killed the chieftains, they would have claid it as an honor, so they wouldn't hide any information unless the camp had been destroyed by an external force," Xiao Mu explained. Defeating other camps was a glory for the orcs, and the royal family would reward them.
"You're right," Arthas agreed. They needed to be more vigilant.
Boom!
A loud noise interrupted them, and everyone looked up.
Several boulders, like teors, were crashing towards Gemini City, hitting the transparent shield and creating ripples.
"Enemy attack!"
The Silverscale Leviathans in the sky began to move, their scales flapping, six giant tentacles extending from their sides, glowing with eerie purple light.
The massive zeppelin-like bodies started moving towards the city outskirts.
The siblings and the five race kings flew to the city wall, witnessing the scene outside.
A massive square portal glowed green, with orcs pouring out, attacking Gemini City.
Next to the portal stood four burly orcs, each dressed differently and carrying various weapons. They were clearly the chieftains of four camps.
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