Raphael had made his preparations in the Dark Hut. The instant the Evernight Goddess's power withdrew from the corpse of Bradel, the Giant King's youngest son, he plunged one hand into the Source of Curses and swept the other over Bradel, easily stripping away the Ancient Sun God's curse.
At the same time, Bradel's corpse immediately showed signs of collapse, and Raphael hurried to complete the transformation.
Things went more smoothly than he had imagined. With the Dark Hut's power bolstering him, Bradel's corpse became a zombie almost instantaneously.
Then, somewhat excited, Raphael quickly ordered the zombie to leave the battlefield before it could be stolen.
Fortunately, Amon had no interest in the zombie and allowed the towering corpse, dozens of meters tall, to leave.
The Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Thud... thud... thud...
Zed, the priest of Sorn City, was kneeling on the ground when he heard heavy footsteps approaching from afar.
He looked up and saw the Giant King's youngest son!
He-he was running!
Zed had never heard that this enormous corpse could actually run.
Then he realized that the god had succeeded! He had taken control of this monster at the level of an angel!
"Let's go!" Zed said to the guard captain nearby.
The guard captain first put on a crystal monocle, then smiled. "All right."
As he spoke, he came over to help Zed up.
Zed frowned. He did not remember this guard captain ever wearing glasses.
Inside the Dark Hut, Raphael opened a separate passage for Bradel's zombie, connecting it to the outside world so he could command it from the Dark Hut at any time.
Outside, the zombie, dozens of meters tall, continued running. Inside the Dark Hut, Raphael withdrew the hand he had plunged into the Source of Curses.
A black crystal