Undead True Body
Marquez then tried to summon his senses again, and the result further confirmed his conjecture.
Indeed, the skeletal warriors' soul fire has been completely extinguished, leaving no possibility of regeneration.
In an instant, his face contorted with rage and immense heartache.
He doesn't care if his Undead Summoning die, or even if their bodies are completely damaged, since they can always be restored or even resurrected through Undead Summoning.
But these soulfires were the wealth he had collected one by one, and also the greatest reliance of all necromancers.
The hundreds of thousands of soul flames he currently possesses are the wealth he accumulated during the massacre of his own civilization.
The result was utter silence; they came up and wiped out most of his accumulated wealth.
At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Lister, and under his control, the army surged towards him in a targeted manner.
"Attack: Robust Soul has taken effect. The difference in soul rank is too great. The mortal soul fire has been extinguished and cannot be revived."
"Attack: Thrive..."
A series of prompts and experience points flooded the screen.
Lister then realized that he had a natural resistance to undead creatures, or rather, to this kind of necromancer profession.
Especially with the true damage boosted by Robust Soul, the soul's judgment level is extremely high, and undead creatures pose no threat to him at all.
After the Starbuck Warriors were all wiped out, the battle between the two sides within the entire hexagram suddenly became evenly matched.
Of course, there are still quite a few elite high-level undead creatures, and the number of core warriors of the Silver Mutual Aid Society far exceeds expectations.
It's no wonder that the Federation Military District issued a conscription order, with the Central Army leading the attack.
This rebel organization has amassed such a large following and continuously absorbed anti- Galactic Federation members in this Chaotic Star Region.
If Marquez continues to develop for a while longer, and even if he really has the opportunity to become a true Hegemon in the Fourth Advancement, the Galactic Federation's regime might really change!
"Roar~ Hiss~!"
An extremely hoarse roar emanated from the undead bone dragon in front of them.
Its massive body was comparable to that of a Federation medium-sized ship. The eerie green soul fire flickered silently in its sunken eye sockets. A few pieces of grayish-brown scales remained on its bone wings, and with each flap of its wings, it shook off a flurry of bone dust. Its enormous spine extended outwards with dense barbs.
At that moment, as it raised its skull and roared at him, a surge of black ghostly fire rose from its throat.
It was a completely locked attack; the next moment, the Netherfire spontaneously ignited on Lister's body.
The soldiers around them spontaneously combusted.
Ah~!
The piercing screams continued, but the ghostly flames burned slowly, seemingly impossible to extinguish or stop.
Even the healing potions could only barely delay death; the soldiers could only watch helplessly as they were consumed by this ghostly fire.
Lister, however, quietly felt the ghostly fire within his body.
The fire felt cool, almost like it could scorch the soul, yet it warmed him and felt very comfortable.
"Attacked: Suffered a Soul Flame attack. The Robust Soul' effect has been activated. The enemy's soul level is too low; damage is negligible!"
Under the judgment of the Robust Soul, the soul flames quickly extinguished on its body, eventually disappearing without a trace.
Instead, a red beam of light rose up from beneath his feet.
Despite sensing the Killing Intent Wave the beam of light, it seemed to pose no threat.
"Notification: You have received the Superior Star-Pointing Aspect Guardian Blessing, increasing your health and defense by 240%."
[Health Points: 2,422,944/2,422,944 (Regeneration speed is increasing)]
With a base health of one million, it has now been pushed to two million four hundred thousand.
Lister's most direct feeling was one of fullness, a vitality that emanated from the depths of his heart, and an enhanced aura throughout his body.
His gaze involuntarily drifted towards Lieutenant Colonel Weiss was not far away.
It's obvious that this is an aura buff that the other side gave him.
Even though he himself was not affected by the soul flame, Lister was quite satisfied with the other party's intervention to save him this time.
The focus has now shifted back to the overall war situation.
The pause button on the battlefield has been turned off, replaced by an even more desperate attack.
The undead bone dragon in front of him was also attacking relentlessly. Seeing that the Soul Flame was ineffective, it was now slapping Lister with a claw.
Unfortunately, they still failed.
Lister flashed to the spot and was already at the head of the bone dragon.
He slashed horizontally forward with the Shadowless Blade in his hand.
An irresistible sense of power filled the hearts of all the Silver Mutual Aid Society warriors nearby.
The bone dragon was naturally unable to resist; the silver-black blade light instantly sliced through its skull.
As if slicing tofu, it cut straight through, and the skull was flattened.
The green soul flame deep within his eye sockets also extinguished instantly.
The blade's power remained undiminished, extending further backward, and the other two bone dragons were also annihilated.
With just one strike, the pressure on the senior military officers was greatly reduced once again.
With Lister's arrival, the scales of victory have finally tipped, now overwhelmingly favoring the Federation Military District.
This made Marquez, who was commanding the undead army from the heart of the enemy forces, look even more grim.
Her cheeks trembled slightly, and finally, as if she had made up her mind.
A powerful surge of energy coursed through the staff in his hand.
Seeing this, Lister didn't have time to think and quickly Flash to get closer.
Unfortunately, although his Flash wasn't as restricted within the formation as Lieutenant Colonel Weiss's, the distance he could move was still short.
Especially in this space environment, a series of afterimages appear during the Flash and displacement.
Even at extremely high speed, it was still too late to stop the opponent's release.
On the battlefield, countless pieces of dead flesh and blood began to coalesce.
Whether they were members of the Central Army or the Silver Mutual Aid Society, or even life forms completely annihilated by the earliest starburst, a ghostly green soul fire energy appeared in the area where they died.
A gigantic humanoid skeleton gradually emerged from behind Marquez.
By the time Lister got close, a skeleton several times larger than the bone dragon had completely enveloped Marquez, protecting him.
In the withered, skeletal hand, a gigantic, eerie green energy sword appeared out of thin air.
Without a word, he slashed at him with his sword as he approached.
Without a word, Lister drew his sword and delivered an upward slash.
The two are vastly different in size, so even the size of their blades is incomparable.
But when the sword and the blade clashed, the greatsword was instantly severed in two by Lister's seemingly insignificant, Shadowless Blade.
At the same time, the silver-black blade's power remained undiminished, hurtling straight towards Marquez.
Even with its massive skeleton and eerie green energy defenses, it was still ineffective.
The blade's edge pierced directly through the skeleton's green energy shield, ultimately striking his chest.
"Attack: Deals 131 damage, 43349 points of damage to all defenses (opponent's current damage reduction is 70%), and 479939 points of true damage."
[Target: Marquez]
[Health Points: 3,460,993/3,984,412 (Undead True Body, Health is rapidly regenerating)]
[Undead True Body effect ongoing: Huge increase in HP (currently an additional 3.3 million), huge increase in defense, 70% damage reduction, and immunity to all negative effects (Note: below S rank)]
The attack deals an additional 15% true damage. (Note: This skill's effectiveness is directly proportional to the number of living beings that die within a certain timeframe.)
These are indeed World-Ending Level skills; each effect is more powerful than the last.
No wonder Marquez stopped using this ultimate move at first; he probably wanted to intensify the melee between the two sides.
The undead army itself was not his absolute reliance in this battle.
It mostly just depletes the health of both sides.
The same applies to creating a starburst using a "catalyst." As long as enough life forms die in the explosion, it's always time for Marquez to prepare for a decisive battle.
The more people who die in a single battle, the stronger the Undead True Body becomes.
The greater Marquez's skill and control over the battle, the better!