Unas would never believe in the idea of turning over a new leaf after laying down one's butcher's knife. He only knew that human nature was difficult to change, and that Gunsel was a ruthless devil who could not be changed overnight.
"Very well, you say you want to save the world, then start with your old subordinates."
"My old subordinates?"
"King Kong, that Tauren Centaur is still alive. Try to revive him first. Second, restore Rosebane Sunstrider to her original state."
Who is Rosebayne?
"Don't play dumb with me. You haven't forgotten that female Elf whose lower body you turned into a spider, have you? You're going to restore her to her original form!"
"This... is almost impossible. Don't be fooled by her upper body's appearance as a High Elf; her internal organs have all mutated, and some parts are still firmly extended into her lower spider body. I'm afraid..."
"You've set your sights on even reversing death and reincarnation, this little thing is probably no problem for you," Unas interrupted him again. "This is a prerequisite; otherwise, everything you said before is off the table. I don't have time to go looking for that 'gate' or some kind of gem."
"I will do my best," Gunsel quickly agreed, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "I would like to make a small request."
"Speak." Unas had long anticipated that the Lich wouldn't be so selfless, so the fact that the lich made a request actually put his mind at ease.
"If I'm lucky enough to find the Menmarri Gem, I want to be the first test subject for a fusion spell."
It turned out he was taking a gamble. Unas asked, "With only this much of your soul left, you can still be resurrected as a human?"
"My body seems to still be in the hands of adults; I hope you can help me preserve it."
Unas remembered that he had impaled the Lich's corpse on a spear to intimidate the monster guards, and now that corpse should be in the hands of Marcus's hundred men.
"I will preserve your body, but I cannot grant your request to be the first test subject."
"If that's the case, why keep my body? Why not burn it!" Rejected, Gunsel was somewhat desperate, and his respectful tone changed.
"Don't rush, I haven't finished speaking. If you can truly help me achieve the art of reversing death and resurrection, I will eventually resurrect you, but that will be after I have resurrected all the victims of the Scourge."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vowed not to become a Buddha until hell is emptied. Unas's promise and Ksitigarbha's great vow are similar in spirit, both being things that are almost impossible to achieve.
"The Scourge may have nearly a million troops; to resurrect them all... how is that possible?"
"That depends on your skill. Only by minimizing the resources consumed by this spell can it benefit the general public. Moreover, the Scourge's units such as Abominations, Flesh Golems, and Gargoyles cannot be resurrected. The actual targets are not as many as you imagine."
"But there should be several hundred thousand. If one person is resurrected every day, it would still take nearly a thousand years..."
"So what if it's a thousand years? Merlin waited for over a thousand years, can't you?"
"But sir, you..."
"You mean I won't live a thousand years? No problem, I'll find a successor," Unas hadn't really thought that far ahead, he was just giving a casual reply, "Besides, if you can improve the spell, you can resurrect a hundred people a day, wouldn't that be enough in ten years? I said, it all depends on your abilities."
Gunsel was speechless for a moment; the difficulty was equivalent to inventing another Rebirth Spell.
Unas, taking this as tacit agreement and not wanting to continue the conversation, said, "It's decided then. Now I'll take you to the dungeon to see King Kong."
Holding the silent Lich, Unas made his way to the dungeon where he had been imprisoned. A stench emanated from the cells filled with corpses; the dozen or so monster bodies had already begun to rot.
Having fought many battles, the Paladin was immune to corpses and the stench, and he jumped down, landing beside the fallen Tauren Centaur.
King Kong's majestic chest rose and fell slightly, proving he wasn't completely dead. Unas had the Lich examine King Kong's injuries.
Gunsel pondered for a moment and said, "It's the strongest of all the experimental subjects I've created. It can recover slowly even without treatment. However, I will prepare a Potions to stimulate its recovery. With enough food, it can be fully healed in a week."
King Kong has a hard, stone-like skin. Although Unas inflicted nearly a hundred wounds on him, the real reason he collapsed was due to excessive blood loss. The extent of the injuries was not as large as it appeared, which is why he was able to heal so quickly.
Unas nodded and said, "Let's do it your way. By the way, how do you control it? The Charm Crystal?"
"Yes."
"Take it out."
Gunsel's tiny soul hurriedly waved his hand, "My lord, I'm afraid that won't work. It's a mad bull, completely irrational. You should be able to tell that it was created by combining Tauren and Centaur. Both races are intelligent beings, but an accident occurred during the experiment, reducing its intelligence to that of a seven or eight-year-old human child. Its memory is confused, and it has mental problems. Without the suppression of the Charm Crystal, it will attack anyone around it as soon as it can move."
Although both are spliced monsters, King Kong and Rosebayne's situations are so different. Thinking about it, the Beautiful Spider is really lucky to have retained her memories and sanity.
Unas had no choice but to say, "Then let's change the owner of the Charm Crystal to me."
"This requires a part of your body."
"Is it a hairstyle?"
"It must be flesh and blood."
"Another bloodletting is needed," Unas sighed. "No problem, let's get started. Also, come with me upstairs later and change the Charm Crystal inside the Seven-Headed Lizard to mine."
"Yes."
The Lich had no choice but to agree; his own fate was entirely in the hands of the Paladins, and naturally, he couldn't protect his former subordinates.
At Gunsel's instruction, Unas cut open an old scar on the back of the King Kong's head, revealing a crystal the size of a thumb. After a series of Lich incantations and a few drops of blood, the Tauren Centaur's master was replaced by Paladin.
Unas was quite pleased to have gained a powerful subordinate and didn't want it to stay in this stinking dungeon any longer.
However, King Kong was too heavy and injured to move, so he went to the front and called over a few soldiers to help him throw all the corpses out of the cell. Then he cleaned up a bit to give the Tauren Centaur a more comfortable environment to recuperate.
After dealing with these matters, he swam ashore with the black box and found the sleeping Seven-Headed Lizard. The Swamp Lord's injuries were healing quickly, and it seemed that it could already move slowly.
The process was the same: find the crystal, have the Lich cast a spell to convert the Seven-Headed Lizard to another power. The only difference was that Unas took out several Charm Crystals he had captured and implanted them all into the Seven-Headed Lizard's head to strengthen his control over the Swamp Lord.