Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 442 The remnants of the Naraku civilization, promoted to lieutenant!

Chapter 442 The remnants of the Naraku civilization, promoted to lieutenant!

Some of them, like Vladimir's high-ranking necromancers, relied on their profound understanding of the soul to abandon their fragile physical bodies and eke out a living existence in various ruins in the form of souls.

They naturally hoped that one day they could use the contingency plans they left behind to possess and be reborn in the bodies of their successors, living out another life.

In addition, some even more powerful high-level professionals acted with even greater decisiveness.

They not only abandoned their physical bodies, but also gave up most of their soul power. Then, using the divine power of the guardian god of the Naraku civilization, they crossed the dimensional gap and teleported to the Netherworld, where they became a group of cold and ruthless undead creatures.

The last small group consisted of racial traitors from the Naraku civilization.

They are like the demonic rebels of the Blue Star's Sun-Destroying Demon Kingdom, the most despicable racial traitors.

Neither their strength nor their cultural heritage is worth a second glance.

Fangzhou took a soft breath.

He had never imagined that there would be immigrants from the Naraku civilization in the Netherworld.

I wonder where these lost souls are now, barely clinging to life?

I wonder if the skeletal clones will have a chance to meet them and obtain some of the necromancer's profound knowledge from them?

After letting his mind wander, Fang Zhou took out his personal terminal and carefully photographed the scattered magic array patterns in front of him, intending to take them back for detailed study with Master Sandru and Instructor Su Xinyan.

Although these scattered magic circle patterns have lost most of their effectiveness, it is still possible for the Ark to decipher other skills by combining them with Vladimir's soul memories.

By this time, the expedition members had already collected the soulless bodies of their companions.

After collecting the spoils, Fangzhou looked up at the red vortex floating in the center of the burial hall. It was getting smaller and smaller and gradually disappearing into nothingness. So he said, "Alright, comrades."

I have just successfully broken the curse energy.

It will no longer pose any threat here.

"Thank you, big human!"

"Praise be to nature!"

"That human kid is reliable!"

"Thank you, the Queen's tribe is saved!"

Just as everyone's cheers began, Fang Zhou's voice, which sounded somewhat embarrassed, was heard again.

"However, a small problem has also arisen."

This energy was bound to the bone altar, and now the altar's structure is collapsing.

And the altar of bones is inextricably linked to this burial site, so—”

"Run! This place is going to collapse!"

Leader Guna was the first to realize what was happening. Like a groundhog whose tail had been stepped on, she jumped up and scrambled down the spiraling stone steps.

The others exchanged glances, let out a shout, and rushed toward the steps as fast as they could.

The group practically tumbled and crawled as they scrambled down the spiral stone steps.

Of course, Ark is not that unreliable.

His calculations had ample margin.

The ceiling above and the steps below were shaking violently, with gravel and dust falling down in a flurry.

From the outside, the burial site appears to be trembling violently.

Large chunks of the outer wall, mixed with black frost, collapsed with a deafening roar as they crashed onto the frozen ground.

"We won! Awooo!"

Outside the tomb, the werewolf leader howled to the sky.

The crumbling burial site then emitted an exceptionally loud cracking sound, breaking into several pieces that crushed and collapsed as they rolled and collided with each other.

The earth was shaking violently, making everyone feel unsteady on their feet.

Immediately afterwards, the dust and smoke spread in all directions, quickly engulfing everything in the surrounding area in a dim, dusty haze.

"Cough cough, ptooey ptooey ptooey!"

"Awoo, here, here! Chief Gunara, has the matter of the undead been resolved?"

Although the leader of the Gunara tribe was just as disheveled and covered in dust, she still couldn't hide the smug smile on her ugly face.

"With me in charge, that guy will definitely be taken care of!"

Seeing the werewolf leader's worshipful gaze, Gunara suddenly felt that what she had said might have gone a bit too far.

So she turned her face slightly to the side and continued, "Hmm—these allies were a great help, especially that human kid who was leading them."

As the masters of the withered swamp, we can't let our allies leave empty-handed, can we?

Although somewhat puzzled, the straightforward werewolf leader nodded and replied, "It's only right. We should find a way to make up for the loss of our human allies."

What awaited the Ark and the Nature Expedition was a grand feast and baptism from the native inhabitants of the withered swamp.

Although the cadets at Haicheng Military Academy were reluctant to eat the delicacies of the werewolves and snake people, a warm campfire and comforting hot soup were always something everyone needed.

After a good hour of rest, everyone recovered from the aftereffects of the soul storm.

It was only then that the wise and intelligent leader of the Mud Springs, Guna, revealed her true intentions.

She had her eye on the various resources carried by the members of the Nature Expedition and wanted to use the celebratory banquet after the victory to make a deal with them.

Fangzhou was naturally pleased with this outcome.

After all, the withered swamp also harbors all sorts of useful resources.

However, for the natural allies, the idea of ​​driving out these large numbers of indigenous people and taking over this withered swamp is simply wishful thinking.

As a lawful good faction, Haicheng Military Academy did not want to mobilize troops and shed blood for this.

If we can conduct peaceful exchanges and share resources through trade, that would naturally be a win-win situation.

And Fangzhou also got what he wanted from this natural trade fair.

Those were the remains of various monsters that the swamp native tribe had preserved for a long time, as well as some raw materials that were rare in the outside world.

These raw materials are very useful for both gold refining and medicine making.

Even without further processing, reselling them to students at the Haicheng Military Academy who need their help would yield a considerable profit from the price difference.

As for those monster corpses, they were naturally the materials the Ark needed to create artificial undead.

The apprentice-level artificial undead are not worth Fang Zhou's attention, and he hasn't spent much effort on them.

However, even a Black Iron-level artificial undead would be a considerable fighting force for him.

He had been training in the Forest of Nature for a long time.

It is believed that during this period, Master Sandru and Instructor Su Xinyan will definitely make some progress in the skill breakthrough of artificial undead.

As the price for this transaction, Fangzhou only gave up some magic stones and the mutated swamp frog he was riding. Swamp frogs are monsters from the swamp.

During this period of training, Ark has discovered that it is not very useful in terrains outside of swamps.

Even in terms of speed, it was far inferior to the skeletal warhorse he summoned at will.

Ark patted the broad back of the mutated swamp frog reassuringly, drank a glass of berry juice handed to him by Chief Guna, and happily accepted all the materials collected by the natives.

Judging from the leader of the Gunara tribe's wide smile, this was clearly another win-win deal.

After this celebratory feast, Fangzhou led the energetic Nature Expedition back to the Queen's Village without stopping.

The culprit who spread the undead plague has been eliminated, and the crisis for the Queen's tribe should now be largely resolved.

The next step is to remove the lingering plague poison from the flower fairies, and the crisis will be completely resolved.

As the sun began to set, Fangzhou and the others urged their mounts on, galloping along a road controlled only by the native inhabitants of the withered swamp.

Compared to the path that our guide, Kai, was familiar with, this road was not only wider, but also less muddy and dangerous.

There is only one thing preventing this road from becoming a smooth passage through the withered swamp: the dozens of large and small indigenous tribes along the way.

Without the scouts sent by Chief Gunara, this road would certainly be more difficult to traverse than that path.

As Ark led the rapid march, the shadow of death that had shrouded the Queen's tribe had receded.

Although the tribe had been ravaged by the plague for a month, it was severely weakened.

But when those patients who were on the verge of death suddenly began to recover, and the priest's medical skills began to work, joy still appeared on the faces of every survivor.

The faint sound of rapid hoofbeats drew the attention of the guards.

They all looked up and peered ahead, and soon one of the guards with the best eyesight shouted, "It's them! The heroes who saved the Queen's tribe have returned!"

The sound immediately caused a commotion in front of the sentry post.

Whether it was the guards on duty or the priests in white robes, whether it was the adorable bear monster or the graceful flower and butterfly maiden, everyone put down what they were doing and gathered around, eager to see the triumphant heroes.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ark led the spirited Nature Expedition back to the Queen's Tribe.

Things proceeded as Fangzhou had predicted.

The only drawback was that after lifting the curse from Queen Beyondis, she faced death with a look of relief on her face.

In the Queen's palace, Fangzhou looked at the kind-faced Queen Beyond with a heavy expression and sighed with some emotion.

"If this is your choice, then may your soul rest in peace."

Upon hearing this, Queen Beyoncé's withered face suddenly revealed a sly smile, and she said, "No, I will no longer have a soul."

An old elf like myself, who has lived for a very long time, can choose to merge my soul into the Moon Spring to give birth to new flower fairies.

Of course, if I live long enough, I'll have another option.

Fang Zhou looked puzzled and asked, "What choice?"

Queen Beyoncé took a deep breath and said with some difficulty, "I heard that you obtained a Soul-Binding Skull in that Tomb of the Dead."

It can purify the soul, transforming it into a nascent form.

Our Flower Fairy clan actually possesses a secret, inherited technique that is extremely difficult to master, yields enormous rewards, and has an extremely low success rate.

As long as the flower fairy sincerely approves, she can undergo a primal transformation of her soul through this ritual, form a fusion contract with other creatures, and reverse her own energy attributes.

You should know that we are born with the nature attribute, and can only provide buffs to professions with the nature attribute.

Only through this secret method can we have the opportunity to establish bonds with other classes of the same attribute, providing them with massive buffs.

Having said that, Fangzhou understood.

He said with some surprise, "Does Your Majesty mean that this Soul-Binding Skull I obtained can assist you in completing this ritual?"

Queen Beyoncé smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right."

Now that the Forest of Nature has arrived on Earth, it means that our Flower Fairy race has entered a new era.

Let me, a remnant of the old era, contribute my last bit of energy and try to perform this ritual.

In my long life, you are the human boy who has surprised me the most.

I see boundless potential and a bright future in you.

Although the soul that has undergone the baptismal ceremony is separated from me, it is definitely not me.

It is a newborn life.

Hopefully, this special death spirit will help you grow stronger.

Fang Zhou nodded and solemnly saluted the dying Queen Beyondis.

"I will not disappoint you, Your Majesty."

Queen Beyoncé nodded laboriously and beckoned to her successor, Princess Stella, who had been standing by her side, to begin preparations.

Following the Flower Fairy's instructions, Fangzhou took out the Soul-Binding Skull.

The rest is entirely in Princess Stella's hands.

This transformation ritual required Queen Beyondis's full participation and a large amount of purified Moon Spring water for nourishment, so the Ark did not watch from the sidelines.

He has much more to do.

That means going to the Flower Fairy's Treasure Vault to exchange for the rewards from this victorious expedition to the Tomb of the Dead.

Half an hour later.

Fang Zhou walked out of the treasure vault with a relaxed expression.

This time, in addition to enough purified Moon Spring water for his entire Black Iron rank, he also chose a [Moon Spring Essence].

This rare natural resource can greatly promote the growth and development of living organisms.

The Ark is already quite large, so it naturally doesn't need to grow and develop. It was prepared for the Black Gem Dragon Egg that was sleeping and growing in the necromancer's laboratory.

With this Moon Spring Essence, the dragon egg, which has been dormant for a long time under the nourishment of undead attribute materials, should be able to hatch soon.

And Ark will also have its first destined spirit pet.

I checked the time; Princess Stella hadn't appeared yet.

It seems that the soul transformation ritual is not so simple.

Fangzhou wasn't in a hurry. He went to the supply depot of the Haicheng Military Academy located in the Flower Elf Tribe and began to calculate his merits from this experience in the Forest of Nature.

During this time, Ark has been busy eliminating invading monsters, subduing other creatures, and resolving the life-or-death crisis of the Flower Fairy Queen's tribe.

The military merits Fangzhou had accumulated during this period were enough to promote him from the original sergeant rank to the second lieutenant rank.

His contribution points also increased by as much as 3000 points.