Necromantic Sacrifice

Bai Xiaowen almost thought she had traveled through time.

Isn't that a line from the Lich King?

Okay, actually Goliya was referring to "the warriors of the Death Kingdom," but Bai Xiaowen had a preconceived notion and had a slight hearing problem...

Wisps of chilling energy emanated from the tip of the Skeleton Greatsword, seeping into the group of corpses lying on the ground.

Amidst the wailing and howling of ghosts, corpses rose to their feet, eventually transforming into mindless Corpse Demonfolk monsters— the Zombie.

Bai Xiaowen examined the information on these Zombie.

These Zombie are unique. Their attributes are similar to those they had in life, but their spirit and agility are lower, while their strength and physique are improved. However, their skills are rather weak, possessing only one passive skill called "Corpse Poison," which allows them to stack poison on living beings.

These Zombie possess attributes equivalent to Elite Tier creatures but skills weaker than ordinary creatures. They can be seen as incomplete versions of Elite Tier creatures; in a one-on-one fight, they can defeat Standard Template creatures due to their attribute advantages, but they are no match for Elite Tier of the same level.

But considering that these Zombie are permanent servants transformed from Goliya, they didn't consume any resources, so it's perfectly acceptable.

Bai Xiaowen chose to submit the task.

Spirit Realm Rules Message:

"Rank B Elite Tier Mission: The First Sacrifice Submitted"

"Your reputation with the Death Kingdom faction has increased. Current reputation level: Honored (unchanged)."

Further notifications indicated that Goliya's Affection Level had increased, but remained at the friend level, while the Imperial Army's reputation had decreased, and the Affection Level of Boss Tier like Glandis had declined...

Bai Xiaowen ignored all these prompts; what truly invigorated him were the last two messages:

"You have gained 750 merit points (Death Kingdom)."

"Black Knight Goliya has mastered the combat skill: Necromantic Sacrifice. Based on your innate Insight, you can view a brief overview of the Necromantic Sacrifice skill."

[Necromantic Sacrifice: Goliya sacrifices undead servants, she strengthens allies, including herself, by granting them buffs. The more servants sacrificed and the stronger they are, the stronger the buffs gained.]

Although detailed information was unavailable, Bai Xiaowen could tell that Necromantic Sacrifice was a Legion skill, specifically designed for wealthy individuals like Goliya who had no shortage of undead servants.

As for the merit points in the Death Kingdom, Bai Xiaowen looked up how to use them, and the result left him speechless.

The Death Kingdom faction is currently in its early stages, and there isn't even a quartermaster yet! Merit points are just a string of numbers, and there's nowhere to spend them.

Bai Xiaowen estimated that the way to exchange merit points would only be available after the Death Kingdom faction had its own territory.

A dozen or so newly transformed Elite Zombie marched forward in formation under Goliya's command.

"This Grand Mausoleum contains many spirits, most of whom are mindless derivatives. Without the Yin energy emanating from the Death God's Hand Bone, they would only decay here. Instinctively, they are drawn to me and willingly become my servants," Goliya said.

Bai Xiaowen inwardly cursed the world: what is a protagonist template, what is a protagonist halo? Just look at Goliya and you'll know...

"You said that the vast majority of derivative beings will submit to you, but what about the other Leader Tier powerhouses who have their own wisdom? What will they do?" Bai Xiaowen asked this question that concerned him.

As Goliya led the group forward, she said, "After the incantation on the Sealed Holy Coffer dissipated, those Leader Tier undead fled. I can sense that there are no longer Leader Tier undead presences within this Grand Mausoleum."

Bai Xiaowen suddenly realized, "That makes sense."

The undead creatures have been sealed in this Grand Mausoleum for hundreds of years. Now that the seal has been broken, the mindless derivative undead don't know how to run away, but the intelligent undead Boss Tier will definitely leave this prison as soon as possible.

"What a pity," Bai Xiaowen clicked her tongue.

"You want to kill those undead Boss Tier?" Goliya keenly noticed Bai Xiaowen's ulterior motives.

"No, no, I just feel it's a pity... If those undead Boss Tier could join your ranks, it would greatly enhance the strength of the Death Kingdom," Bai Xiaowen denied.

"Snort."

Goliya didn't continue on that topic, instead saying, "I can sense many chaotic life forms above us."

"It should be the Imperial Army stationed outside the Monastery, brought by that imposter Richard," Bai Xiaowen said. "It seems that the teleportation item Glandis used had a random landing point, and the final landing point was very far away, so she didn't have time to come back and take these Imperial Army soldiers away."

If Glandis could control the teleportation point, she would likely choose a location very close to North County Monastery, and then launch a surprise attack. At the very least, she would likely abduct the battalion of soldiers brought by the fake Richard—after all, it was a force of several hundred men, Glandis, currently commanding alone, certainly wouldn't want to let them go.

Upon hearing Richard's name, Goliya's icy blue eyes flashed with hatred, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop considerably.

"Kill them all! Make them my slaves. When I find that outsider named Richard, I will turn him into the lowest of undead laborers until his Soul Fire is extinguished!"

Goliya was right; she seemed to have an attraction for the undead creatures in the Grand Mausoleum. Every time she passed through an area, the nearby creatures were automatically drawn to her.

Two hours later, the White Phoenix Squad and Goliya walked out of the spiral staircase on the first floor of the Grand Mausoleum and returned to the surface.

At this moment, several hundred undead monsters were following behind Goliya. Apart from a dozen or so Zombie that were transformed during the "The First Sacrifice" quest, the rest were mindless derivative undead sealed in the Grand Mausoleum.

Without exception, they are all genuine Elite Template! And they are not the incomplete versions of transformed Zombie that cannot use skills.

Aside from a lack of intelligence, he has no flaws.

It should be noted that when several undead Boss Tier fled, they also took some of their follower undead clones with them; these few hundred are just the ones that remained.

The sheer number of derivative undead in the Grand Mausoleum is truly terrifying.

Soon, the Undead Legion of the Death Kingdom arrived at the Monastery gates and launched an attack on the Imperial Army!

Goliya's method of manipulating these mindless undead was very simple and brutal. She pointed her Skeleton Greatsword, let out a low roar, and the undead attacked.

The real A past.

The White Phoenix Squad couldn't even get involved; they could only follow behind the Undead Legion and pick up scraps.

There's more.