Green stared expressionlessly at Modi's body on the ground. When the Nightmare Kingdom failed to claim his soul, Green knew the man was not truly dead, just like Sebolutes. He had expected as much and was not particularly shocked.
If he could not get the soul, he could at least study the body Modi had left behind. Perhaps it would yield some interesting information.
For a Necromancer, a corpse often spoke more clearly than a living person.
But before Green could get close, the already aged body began to shrivel before his eyes. Wisps of black smoke rose from it, bringing a foul, fishy stench.
Green frowned and immediately stepped back. The body dissolved into a puddle of pus, exposing the stark white skeleton within. Black fluid spread across the ground, staining everything it touched. Every animal and plant in its path died, along with even the microorganisms and bacteria. It had turned that small patch of ground into a cursed, lifeless place.
"What vicious corpse poison!" Green had not expected Modi's body to produce such potent poison after death. The skeleton was unusual too: its bones had the soft luster of jade.
Just then, the Skeleton Lord stirred nearby and sent a long string of messages through their Soul Link, all expressing hunger.
"Hm? You want to eat it?" Green glanced back at the Skeleton Lord. He had intended to take Modi's skeleton back and study it, to see whether he could make an undead creature similar to the Skeleton Lord. But Modi had been able to use Holy Light Psychic Energy, which meant the skeleton had probably been infused with Holy Light. The chances of success were slim, and Green had not pinned much hope on it. He mostly wanted to examine it and give the idea a