Only after hearing Chen Ping mention his academy's Super Douluo did Nana feel a little more at ease.
In truth, however, Chen Ping had little intention of involving Qian Duoduo unless he had absolutely no other choice.
After all, he really did need to gather a group of trusted subordinates like Nana who would work specifically for him.
What your father or mother had was never as good as having it yourself. That was the principle.
Once Qian Duoduo stepped in, not only would the methods available to Chen Ping be cut in half, but after the job was done, it would be hard to say whether Shrek or Chen Ping deserved the credit for doing it.
With all that in mind, Chen Ping closed his eyes and quietly chanted an incantation. Strange gray runes danced in his hands, and a moment later, the Gate of the Undead opened wide.
"Since you've already signed a Soul Contract with me, I should show you the source of these abilities of mine. It'll give your confidence a little boost, too."
He led Nana through the Gate of the Undead. Faint, hair-raising sounds of muscle rubbing and bones rattling reached them, mixed with the howls of unidentified creatures.
Nana instinctively looked toward the sky, where the noise was loudest. The terrifying sight was one she would never forget for the rest of her life.
What met her eyes was no ordinary sky, but an oppressive, deathly still expanse of leaden gray.
Yet what filled her entire field of vision was the sight below, one that seemed to freeze her very soul.
Mountains. Endless, rolling mountains.
But these "mountains" were not made of rock and soil. They were undead! Endless, countless undead!
Stark white bones piled into mountains, and Soulfires of every color clustered