After being transford into an undead creature by the Codex of Death, the sensations were vastly different from those of a living human.
All sense of sll and taste had vanished, replaced instead by an acute perception of living beings—or rather, souls.
Everything stemd from the fact that Ye Bai now wielded the one-of-a-kind divine artifact in all realms—the [Codex of Death].
[Codex of Death]
Rank: Mythic
Focus: 5000
Effect - Soul Scorch: All attacks deal triple soul damage.
Effect - Undead Sovereign: All undead creatures below Level 80 beco allied units with unshakable 100% loyalty.
Effect - Servant Reanimation: Consus spiritual energy and health to convert corpses into undead minions. Conversion cost scales with level difference, max level gap of 20.
Effect - Decree of Death: Prohibits the use of non-necromantic spells. Grants mastery over all necromancy, eliminating cast ti for all non-legendary undead magic.
Effect - Bone Domain: Enables casting the legendary spell [Bone Domain]—within its range, no other magic can be used. Undead units deal 300% damage, all necromantic spells deal 500% damage. Base radius: 100 ters, expandable via spell power. Cooldown: 12 hours. Drains 1% spiritual energy per second.
Trait - Dragon’s Mark: A relic marked by the Ancient Dragons. Any thief foolish enough to steal it will face their eternal wrath.
Trait - Curse of the Reaper: Forces the wielder to beco undead.
Requirent: Level 60 .
Description: Whoever lifts this codex shall beco the new God of Death.
Under the Decree of Death, Ye Bai mastered all necromantic arts but could no longer cast any other spells. Yet, the Codex’s 5000 Focus granted overwhelming spell potency and penetration, and with [Soul Scorch], she obliterated siege monsters in a single strike—only the tanky third-tier Kodo Beasts could withstand a few seconds.
Now, through the Codex’s [Servant Reanimation] and [Undead Sovereign], every monster slain by Ye Bai rose as her undead thrall, controlled via a psychic link.
Had her spirit been weaker, micromanaging hundreds of units would’ve been impossible—movents would’ve been stiff and robotic. But with her heightened ntal prowess, commanding this undead legion felt as natural as breathing.
"Thud-thud-thud..."
The undead gryphons, their eyes ablaze with soulfire, soared with silver-gray feathers where gold once shone. Though their chests bore gaping holes from death rays, it didn’t stop them from diving into the player encirclent on Ye Bai’s left flank.
"Click-click-click..." The reanimated elental scorpions, the most nurous of her forces, scuttled toward the rear, their stingers dripping with pale necrotic venom.
"Boom..." The Kodo Beast boss, now a lumbering war chariot of undeath, shook its skull and charged toward the right wing.
And Ye Bai herself—alone atop Autofis—galloped straight into the heart of the enemy vanguard.
"How is this possible? What kind of... resurrection is this?"
The commanders, poised for battle, reeled from the sudden turn of events.
Undead were taboo in the realms, erased from history books—they weren’t ant to appear until the Celestial Expansion. And in the real world, interstellar civilizations had long abandoned superstitions like "ghosts" or "necromancy."
Even if so parasitic virus mimicked "revival," this instantaneous conversion overloaded the strategists’ ntal processors, forcing them to revise Ye Bai’s dossier again and again.
On the battlefield, commanders had no ti for shock. They scrambled to counter the very monsters Ye Bai had just slaughtered—
"CRASH!"
The Kodo Beast, once sluggish against Ye Bai, now plowed through player ranks, obliterating health bars with every stomp.
Spells and skills rained down on the undead behemoth, yet its health bar barely flickered.
As an undead, the Kodo Beast retained its stats but lost all pain and fear. Even dismbered limbs beca weapons; its weaknesses shrank to nothing.
The other flanks fared no better. The gryphons swooped, snatching players mid-air before dropping them from lethal heights, while the scorpion swarm flooded through formations like a toxic tide.
But the western commander bore the heaviest dread.
While undead hordes split toward three fronts, his sector faced only one foe: Ye Bai and her mount.
Her assassin’s robes billowed, wreathed in eerie soulfire that blurred between reality and illusion. Even Autofis, the once-comical donkey, now seed sinister under the ghostly glow.
"Battle formations!" The western commander barked through the ntal link.
"Whoosh!" Arrows and spells blitzed toward Ye Bai before she even entered range.
Autofis didn’t slow—it accelerated at her command.
"Thunk-thunk-thunk!"
A wall of bone erupted, intercepting the barrage as Autofis leaped clear of the impact zone.
Fifty ters from the frontlines, Ye Bai watched the player army shift, coils of their formation tightening around her. Another volley lood.
"Ye Bai is surrounded!" The western commander exulted in the link, though unease prickled beneath his triumph.
"Swish-swish-swish..."
Ye Bai struck back, unleashing upon the players the sa spells that had once decimated monsters.
The crimson 【Scythe of Death】 and the 【Death Ray】 capable of clearing a straight path—each release emptied players' health bars just as they had against monsters before, even warriors were no exception.
Yet, despite the nurous players falling, the commander's expression relaxed.
The player army was simply too vast. Over twenty thousand players had joined this operation, and they were fearless, battle-hardened agents. In such a scenario, even if it ca down to attrition, they could exhaust Ye Bai’s health and mana reserves.
And it wasn’t just this front—the other three battlefields had also stabilized in the commanders' eyes.
The sudden resurrection and ambush by the monsters had caused casualties, but their numbers were no match for nearly half the players from the Blue Star server. Under the commanders' orders, these players were far from a disorganized mob. With tactical coordination, it was only a matter of ti before the undead monsters were overwheld.
If Ye Bai had led her undead monster army to attack them head-on, she might have seized the initiative on this front. But instead, she chose to divide her forces at the very mont she should have concentrated them—was the top player of this ga now blinded by arrogance?
As the commanders exchanged thoughts, amidst the crowd, Ye Bai continued attacking while maneuvering through the encircling players. From above, her movents resembled a brushstroke gliding across a dark canvas of player silhouettes, leaving trails of corpses in her wake before being swallowed again by the tide of reinforcents.
"Almost there."
Ye Bai tallied the number of players she had slain with necromancy and suddenly halted.
Then, her gaze fell upon the thick layers of player corpses she had left in her wake.
Corpses—yes.
Under the unique properties of the 【To of Death】, players killed by Ye Bai still suffered ntal damage and entered a death state, but instead of vanishing into white light, their bodies remained, preserved by the higher-priority 【Servant Resurrection】.
A golden glow, visible only to her, flashed—Ye Bai’s health and mana bars instantly refilled.
With the 【Sea God’s Nurturer】 effect active, even without leveling or grinding for half an in-ga month since her return, Ye Bai had accumulated experience at a pace far surpassing other players. Combined with her gains from the Divine Realm, her experience pool was now enough to reach Level 67, yet she had only leveled up to 63 so far.
Once her depleted mana was restored, 【Servant Resurrection】 activated across the battlefield.
"Who’s grabbing ?!"
A player, following his squad’s orders mid-charge, suddenly felt a hand clamp onto his leg. Angrily, he looked down—only to et the hollow, green-glowing sockets of a reanimated corpse.
"Ah—!"
Screams erupted sporadically across the player ranks. The once-orderly battle formations began to crumble from within.
The darkness of night and the chaos of combat had kept players from questioning why the fallen didn’t dissolve into white light as usual. Now, they realized with horror that the corpses of their comrades—slain by Ye Bai—were rising again, just like the resurrected monsters.
The commanders’ blood rushed to their heads as they broke free from their assumptions. Now, they understood why Ye Bai had charged alone into their ranks—she could turn the dead into her own forces.
The reason the 【Undead Calamity】 was called a "calamity" lay in its ability to spread like a plague.
After a quick cost-benefit analysis, the commanders swiftly voted.
"Retreat!"
Recognizing the terror of the Undead Calamity, the order was given. This was no longer a war of attrition but one where their losses only strengthened the enemy. Continuing the fight would be a waste of manpower.
"You ca all this way, and now you want to leave?"
Sensing the encirclent loosening, Ye Bai glanced at her pale hand, where the 【To of Death】 flipped open on its own. "I’m in my ‘corrupted’ state now..."
Ye Bai wasn’t without anger, but most of her fury wasn’t directed at the Star Alliance’s provocations—it stemd from the "small actions" of certain players during the plague outbreak in her territory while she was away.
Infected residents knew to visit the herbalists and wouldn’t recklessly spread the disease. If not for players deliberately infecting the refugee camp and then entering the territory to spread it, the plague in White Night Town would never have spread so rapidly or widely.
After a chant, pulses of gray-white light radiated from Ye Bai’s feet.
The ground twisted. Enhanced by her spell potency, the area of effect nearly covered all of White Night Town. Every undead creature—whether resurrected monsters or the ever-growing legion of undead players—received another boost.
A legendary spell—【Bone Domain】.
Players attempting to flee with teleportation skills found them useless, forced to run on foot. Worse, most players were magic-based due to real-world ntal conditioning, rendering them powerless within the domain.
The earth writhed like a living thing. Pale hands clawed out, dragging helpless players underground. Monts later, they erged—reborn as new undead.
The sudden shift in the battle exceeded all commanders’ expectations. Several had already fallen, and orders were no longer being relayed efficiently. Chaos reigned.
The Western District commander, aided by a few second-tier agents, managed to escape while issuing a final directive: "Those on the outskirts, if not in combat—log out imdiately!"
A commander must remain calm. The crushing defeat was inevitable; minimizing losses was now the priority.
Logging out—the fastest retreat option exclusive to players.
Yet, feedback from the rear ranks made the commander freeze mid-step.
"We can’t disengage. The beasts… We’re being attacked by the creatures drawn by White Night Town’s territory upgrade."
These beasts would’ve been trivial for the player army under normal circumstances, easily dealt with. But now, during the critical retreat, they were a death sentence.
Players in combat couldn’t log out. Forcing a disconnect via ntal suppressors in the real world would cause irreversible damage to their psyches—far worse than an in-ga death.
The Western commander stiffly turned, staring at the distant figure in black robes, standing like a deity—or a demon. A chill ran through him, colder than the undead surrounding them. Only now did they grasp why Ye Bai had chosen this mont to upgrade her territory.
So even this was part of Bai Ye's calculations...
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