The God of Death's Invitation

Thinking this, he walked towards the bearded Warrior.

The two men slowly approached each other. The bearded man was clearly more confident and swung his hammer directly at the other man.

Xiao Yu dared not be hit. The nail-headed hammer was a blunt weapon, and it would be terrible if it broke his bones.

With a snap, the longsword blocked the hammer blow. The bearded man pressed the hammer down hard, and Xiao Yu's arm bones creaked as if they were about to break.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This is bad. I don't think I can beat him." At that moment, Ribs suddenly rushed forward, leaping directly at the bearded man's face. The bearded man was startled and hurriedly swung his hammer, smashing Ribs, who was in mid-air, away. In an instant, Ribs was killed.

However, this gave Xiao Yu an opportunity.

Consecutive Sword Strikes!

Xiao Yu thrust out his two long swords in quick succession, relentlessly stabbing at the bearded man's body.

The bearded man barely dodged two swords, but was stabbed in the chest by the third. However, the sword was blocked by his breastplate, making a screeching sound, and then slid away.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Real games are really tough. If it were the Sky World, even if I didn't break through their defenses, I'd at least have to take 1 point of their health."

The bearded bald man seemed a bit surprised, not expecting a skeleton soldier to be so powerful.

He abruptly took a step back and suddenly pulled a golden disc from his waist—a holy emblem of the God of Order.

Immediately afterwards, a divine light flashed in his hand.

"Rest in peace, departed one. Let go of your inner obsessions and return to where you belong." -- The Let the Dead Return to Death!

The white light that Deliver the Undead of the dead suddenly fell upon Xiao Yu, and he felt a warm sensation all over his body, as if all the coldness and burdens had disappeared. Then he turned into a pile of bone fragments on the ground.

(What the hell?) Floating in mid-air, looking at his own Play Dead on the ground, Xiao Yu thought in surprise.

Damn it, isn't this guy Warrior? How come he can use magic? Is he Paladin?

But then the bearded man, who looked like Warrior, carefully rummaged through the bone fragments on the ground, and immediately looked annoyed. "Damn it, nothing fell." As he spoke, he raised his torch and continued forward.

With a flash of white light, Xiao Yu found himself in a cemetery, the Great Tomb of the Burying Ground, which was also the gathering area for Undead players in this region.

All around, you can see white skeletons, rotting corpses, and ghosts floating in the sky. I didn't expect there to be so many players playing the Undead.

Upon reviving, Xiao Yu first checked the battle logs.

Combat Log: (Sniper) Feralas attacked you, but you successfully dodged the attack.

Combat Log: You used [Consecutive Sword Strikes] on (Sniper) Feralas, but the attack was ineffective, dealing 0 damage.

Combat Log: (Sniper) Feralas used [Let the Dead Return to Death] on you, the check was successful, you are dead.

Xiao Yu was quite puzzled. This guy really was a Priest. Xiao Yu had read the job description; the Demon Slayer was an advanced class of Priest. But weren't Priest usually dressed in robes and carrying staves? Why was this guy in heavy armor and carrying a hammer? The difference in style was too great.

They were instantly killed, but there was nothing that could be done; level 1 skeletons were just experience points against Priest.

The only saving grace was that although he was killed, he not only suffered no losses, but also escaped the predicament of being lost, which was an unexpected bonus.

It's not that nothing was lost; the experience points displayed were -20.

Each time a monster dies, the adventurer loses 10 experience points. Since nothing was placed in the loot sequence, an additional 10 experience points are lost.

I didn't expect to get negative experience points before even killing a single monster.

Just as I was feeling down, a sinister voice rang in my ears.

"Xiao Yu, why did you kill me? I'll haunt you even as a ghost! Waaaaaah!"

Xiao Yu around and saw a cool breeze blowing from behind him, and a semi-transparent figure appeared in front of him.

It was Chenghong Moli. Even as a ghost, she had a pretty face. She didn't seem scared at all and even had the energy to joke around. Xiao Yu had been worried that the little girl would be too timid to play with the Undead and get frightened, but now he didn't have to worry.

"Boss, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for ages," said a highly decomposed zombie next to the female ghost. It must be Big Water Cunt; her appearance was indeed disgusting.

"Boss, how about I play as a skeleton too? These zombies are disgusting."

Xiao Yu said, "What are you afraid of? You can just advance to a zombie or a dried corpse later. Let's hang in there for now. We'll level up by killing a couple of adventurers later."

"Why bother with adventurers? I've figured it out. Monsters are no match for adventurers. I just encountered one and he was instantly killed. That guy was wearing plate armor and could still unleash Holy Light. It's outrageous!"

Chenghong Moli said, "I wasn't instantly killed, but I did see some snipers near the Burying Ground. By the way, are they players? The game has only just begun; there's no reason for players to be this powerful, right?"

Xiao Yu thought to himself that it made sense; shouldn't adventurer players still be doing beginner quests? However, he didn't dwell on the matter any further.

"That is indeed a problem, but it doesn't matter, we outnumber each other, we can just team up to level up, but before that, let's go and accept the advanced quest first."

Currently, all three are at the lowest level of monsters: skeleton soldiers, zombies, and ghosts, with combat power almost zero. To improve their strength, they naturally need to advance. At least according to the guide, the first advancement quest should be relatively simple.

The ruler of the Burying Ground is the Undead Sandru. According to the story, Sandru is a follower of the Naraku, God of Death. He wants to build a huge Undead army centered on the Burying Ground and create his own Undead empire.

However, his influence is currently limited to the Death Wilderness area.

The Kern Kingdom in the south has defeated the Rhine Empire and become the overlord of the southern part of the continent. It has built Fang Castle to enhance its dominance in the area, where one hundred Mad Lion Knights and three thousand guards are stationed.

This is Sandru's main enemy at present, in addition to the ever-present adventurers.

Around the Burying Ground, countless skeletons, zombies, and ghosts have been awakened by Sandru's Undead, numbering in the thousands. Although numerous, low-level Undead creatures are typical cannon fodder and trash troops; a significant numerical advantage is necessary for victory. To attack Fang Castle, even more troops are needed, and the quality of those troops must be improved.

Therefore, Sandru dispatched his Undead apprentice Andar to oversee the reinforcement of his forces.

The three approached Andar young-looking man with a very pale face, dressed in a black robe. He was sitting beside a coffin, thoughtfully fiddling with a skeleton.

Upon seeing the three approach, Andar immediately put down the bone he was holding.

Andar: "Oh dear, even more Undead have been awakened by the voice of my Lord. And it seems that you are not like those mindless creatures; you still retain some of your former consciousness. How delightful!"

The Undead that Andar mentioned, retaining their consciousness from their previous lives, were clearly the players like Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point, asking, "We want to improve our strength, but we don't know how."

Andar: "Generally speaking, humans always experience some discomfort after becoming Undead. Are you sure you've accepted your fate as Undead?"

"Okay, okay, so hurry up and tell us how to improve our strength!"

Andar was taken aback, thinking to himself that these resurrected Undead lately seemed rather strange.

"Oh, I see. You want to increase your strength, right? My death magic can indeed increase your strength, but why should I do that? If you want to receive my lord's grace, you must pay a price."

The simplest way is to join my lord's army, swear allegiance to him, and I will use magic to enhance your strength so that you can better serve my lord.

[System prompt: The Undead Andar invites you to become a follower of the Naraku, God of Death. Do you accept? Yes/No]

Note: Once you join a god's faction, you cannot change it.