Chapter 340: Chapter 258: Entering the Fourth Level—Castle of the Undead_2

But there are no ifs in battle; the reason the Undead Dwarf Race could establish themselves within the underground labyrinth, with ample defense but limited offense, is simply due to the scarcity of warriors in their ranks.

Of over three hundred Undead Dwarves, there are only about forty warriors, with a mere five who have become templates for the Lord Boss.

With such power, they would only flee when facing an Epic Boss outside; how could they dare to enter the stronghold of a Necromancer?

However, now, all these problems will no longer exist, for Zi Liyuan’s strength is simply too formidable!

“Alright, who shall scout ahead?”

Zi Liyuan’s gaze swept from left to right and finally settled on the old turtle.

“Old Turtle is unmatched in defense and has an incredibly thick pool of health. You are chosen for this scouting mission! Go, Old Turtle!”

A look of affirmation made the old turtle’s massive legs tremble with emotion, then it firmly stepped out and immediately lost balance, tumbling headfirst into the lava well.

All eyes were focused intently on the old turtle as it plunged into the lava well.

Just as its shell was about to come into contact with the molten lava at the bottom of the well, a layer of pale blue spatial gate unfolded within the magma flow, rapidly expanding to accommodate the size of the old turtle and engulfing it.

“Look, the teleportation circle has been successfully triggered, and this huge turtle has been successfully transported to the fourth-level space underground.”

Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One spread his skeletal hands, and the soul fire in his dark eye sockets conveyed sound.

“You bunch of Undead Dwarves are really awesome!”

He gave a thumbs-up to the guide and then turned back to indicate to a group of Undead Bosses.

Instantly all Undead Bosses competed to jump into the lava well, activating the teleport and entering the fourth-level underground space.

Feeling the intense heat, Zi Liyuan, holding Fan Yuer and Dailisi on either side, followed behind the Hydra Monster and leaped down too.

There was no dizziness caused by teleportation, nor the discomfort of space spinning, it felt like they had passed through an extremely fragile door in the blink of an eye, and then they were in a temple.

“This is the Temple of the Undead, the former stronghold of the Necromancer Andrew.”

Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One closely followed behind Zi Liyuan, starting to introduce the basic situation of the temple.

But before he could finish, a barrier made of death energy enveloped the entire hall, forming a huge cage that trapped them all inside.

“Copperbeard, what is this thing?”

“We’ve just activated the mechanism of the Temple of the Undead, creating a death barrier. But it’s alright, the death barrier is harmless to undead creatures and only erodes the living.”

Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One said lightly, but his words made Zi Liyuan, Fan Yuer, and Dailisi’s faces drop.

Damn it!

The barrier might not affect undead creatures, but within their group, excluding the resurrected epic beasts and Spider Queen, Lord Zi, Fan Yuer, and Dailisi are all genuine living beings!

Zi Liyuan is a Necromancer, indeed, capable of wielding the power of death, but he still couldn’t withstand the constant erosion of death energy.

As for Fan Yuer, an Alchemist by profession, it’s even harder for her to resist the erosion of death energy.

Dailisi, the Black Dragon King, with her exceptional resistance and innate affinity for darkness, couldn’t be eroded by death energy, but being in that environment for a long time would still affect her Spirit somehow.

The same goes for the resurrected epic beasts and Spider Queen; they too could rely on their own strength to resist like the Black Dragon Sister.

“Copperbeard, how do we shut down this death barrier? Or how do we destroy it?”

Feeling the power of death in the barrier growing denser, Zi Liyuan looked helplessly at the unreliable Undead Dwarf beside him.

“Sorry, this thing wasn’t engraved by us Undead Dwarves; I don’t know how to shut down or destroy the death barrier?”

Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One gave the classic shrug, the jaw of his skull clattering as the soul fire transmitted his voice.

Lord Zi took a deep breath and looked intently at Copperbeard’s sturdy ribs, forcibly suppressing the urge to snap off a few aged bones to make a soup. After exhaling, his head turned towards the Hydra Monster.

“Let’s have a lasting display of Holy Light fireworks, try to deplete as much Power of Death as possible,” he said.

“Roar~!”

The three-headed Hydra Monster, with twenty-seven heads in total, roared in unison. Then, massive Holy Light Power burst forth, spewing from the gaping maws of the heads associated with light.

Three pillars of Holy Light shot up into the sky, striking the ceiling of the Castle of the Undead, where they were met by a thin barrier of the Power of Death.

The collision between Holy Light and the Power of Death did not result in an explosion but was slowly suppressed and ultimately extinguished by the vast Power of Death.

“The speed of gathering the Power of Death is so fast, well then, let’s try out the Holy Light Judgement!” he declared.

He pulled out five scrolls radiating divine light all at once, infused them with his Spiritual Power to activate them, and then gently tore them.

Suddenly, the enormous Power of Holy Light transformed into five gigantic Swords of Holy Light, descending from the sky to cleave at the Castle of the Undead.

It was an attack using Fourth Order powerful Holy Light Magic, launched in a five-fold barrage, each strike targeting the same spot on the barrier of Death.

A slight “crack” was heard, and the barrier of Death over the Castle of the Undead was pierced, leaving a gap dozens of meters wide.

“Go!”

Without any hesitation, Zi Liyuan wrapped one arm around Fan Yuer beside him and grasped Copperbeard’s bald skeletal head with the other. He squatted and leaped up, shooting through the broken gap in the barrier like a cannonball.

Dailisi followed immediately, leaping into the air and instantly transforming into the true form of the Black Dragon King. With her wings spread, she soared into the sky, and upon reaching the fractured gap, she exhaled a breath of Black Dragon fire directly at the barrier of Death.

The immense Power of Death, which had just started to mend the breach in the barrier, was significantly eroded away by the dragon’s fiery breath.

Next, one Spectral Dragon after another took to the sky. Each time one reached the gap in the barrier of Death, it unleashed a breath of Dead Spirit.

Doing so greatly delayed the automatic repair of the barrier, creating an opportunity for the Undead army behind to break free.

However, Lord Zi didn’t wait for his troops; he landed directly on the broad back of the Black Dragon Sister, signaling for her to fly towards the outskirts of the Castle of the Undead, before descending to the ground.

The moment he landed, Zi Liyuan used the power of the contract to disperse all the contract Epic Bosses that were still in the Castle of the Undead back to the Netherworld.

Waves of powerful Spiritual Power erupted from the magic wand in his hand, and one Array after another appeared around him.

One by one, the Undead Bosses were summoned back, and a host of Epic Beasts roared as they emerged, standing guard beside him.

It wasn’t until he reached the limits of his Spirit that Zi Liyuan ceased summoning and began to survey their surroundings.

Encircled by the Undead army, they were in the midst of a colossal Castle of the Undead, right outside the central Death Temple.

“Copperbeard, was this Castle of the Undead also built by your Dwarf Race?”

It was a castle constructed from various bones and crystals of Death, emanating a tremendous Power of Death, with a great cloud of death shrouding it.

“Sort of,” Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One nodded its skeletal head before continuing.

“This castle was built using the ribs of ten legendary monsters as pillars, along with various bones from Epic creatures. It was originally a true Bone Castle. It was only later altered by the Necromancer Andrew,” Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One said, recalling the past.

The bones remained unchanged, though they were infused with Death Energy and laden with immense Undead power.

However, the crystals of Death on the walls were a later addition.

They were the deathly crystals created by the Necromancer Andrew, who utilized the vast Power of Death to form them. They greatly enhanced the might of the Bone Castle and provided its master with an endless supply of the Power of Death.