Chapter 342: Chapter 259: Familiar Architectural Names, “Heroes of Might and Magic” from Hometown Memories_2

The special buildings of the Undead Race, such as the Soul Recruiting Tower, can capture Spirit from the outside world, and then inject it into the energy core of the Castle of the Undead, transforming it into the Power of Death, which in turn induces the production of various troop types.

Common buildings include taverns and markets. The former is used for recruiting hero unit followers, while the latter can link to the Sea of Realms area where it is located, allowing for trade in materials with others.

Thinking of the market, Zi Liyuan glanced around and noticed a resource warehouse, which is the manifestation of the Undead castle’s market introduced by Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One just now.

“Let’s go check out the market first,” he said.

The Castle of the Undead is a product of the Sea of Realms, and this entire Necro Realm was formed after it was separated from the Sea of Realms.

He wanted to see if he could use this market to access some resource information from the Sea of Realms!

As a group of Undead BOSSes led the way, they encountered no monsters and arrived at the front of a huge resource warehouse door.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard the gold Behemoth tried, even attacking the warehouse door only left claw marks on what looked like a wooden door but couldn’t open it to let them inside.

What made them speechless was that any damage done to either the door or warehouse walls would recover instantly within one second.

“The whole Castle of the Undead is integrated, which means, if we want to destroy these buildings, we would have to demolish the entire Castle of the Undead,” he realized.

Feeling the Power of Death running continuously through the ground and repairing the shape of the warehouse, Zi Liyuan could only helplessly give up.

“It seems I need to find the previous owner and take him down before I can truly control this Castle of the Undead,” he thought.

If he could really get his hands on a Castle of the Undead from the Sea of Realms, he would be able to move unhindered on Blue Star.

Once he reached the Sea of Realms, it would give him an unparalleled advantage in the early stages.

So, Mage Andrew, you have chosen the path to your death!

At this moment, Zi Liyuan’s intent to kill was activated; it was the first time he so desperately wanted to kill someone!

“Mage Andrew in life loved to conduct experiments on living beings the most, I think it’s most likely that he is in one of the Castles of the Undead’s laboratories, but as there are three laboratories, I don’t know which one,” said Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One as he pointed in the direction of the laboratories.

These were three massive factory buildings standing shoulder to shoulder, with exteriors that gave no indication that they were laboratories.

“No sense of beauty at all, completely not our Dwarf style, these were built by Andrew himself using magic,” Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One said with a shrug, his words tinged with dissatisfaction.

For Dwarves, their craftsmanship is sacred.

For instance, they love forging various weapons and armors, and they treat each forged item with two hundred percent devotion and care.

“In that case, let’s scout out the path first,” he decided.

He directed the hundreds of summoned Vulture Skeletons to fly straight towards the laboratories.

However, these Vulture Skeletons, having just taken off, rather abruptly turned into a pile of bones, scattering across the ground from the sky, crashing down in a splintered mess everywhere.

“The Undead shroud, an upgraded version of the dark shroud. Anyone who flies over the Castle of the Undead without the Lord’s permission will be strangled by the Power of Death from the Undead shroud,” explained Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One, spreading his hands.

“That’s not right, when we broke through the death barrier of the Undead temple, we also flew out from the sky, why weren’t we strangled by the Power of Death?” Zi Liyuan asked with a frown.

“Can the resistance of Lord Bosses and Epic Bosses be compared with these Vulture Skeletons?” Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One said lightly, causing Zi Liyuan to blush a bit.

Vulture Skeletons are very convenient scouts, but they are fragile; killing them is too easy. Facing the Power of Death released by the death shroud, they didn’t have the slightest resistance and were killed almost instantly.

And the Power of Death, trying to strangle a boss-level monster, could only erode it continuously, requiring no small amount of time.

In the end, the Canopy of Death was just a type of protective construction, its main function was not to kill, but to conceal, hide, and shield.

“Since that’s the case, let the Spirits and Vampires go check it out.”

Suddenly summoning about fifty Spirits and ten Vampires to fill the gap left by the Vulture Skeletons, the rest of the people or Undead slowly approached the laboratory.

“We must first find the remnants of the Undead Mage Andrew’s spirit and then kill him, otherwise, we can’t enter the fifth floor’s energy core, nor can we control this Castle of the Undead.”

When the energy core was initially built, it was engraved with a contract inscription. Whoever completed the contract successfully became the master; only the master could open the permissions to pass through the protective barrier.

To force entry, there were only two methods: either the master gave up authority or the contract was dissolved, or the contract holder was completely dead. Otherwise, the protective barrier outside couldn’t be opened.

As for a violent entry, unless you could destroy the entire Castle of the Undead and disperse the Power of Death that filled it, the protective barrier around the energy core would not shatter.

“Ah—!”

A shrill scream suddenly rang out, coming from the direction of the laboratory.

Zi Liyuan even felt that several dozen links of the summoning contract he had established suddenly dissipated into nothing.

“Be on guard!”

Three bony shields instantly appeared around him, also encompassing Fan Yuer within their protection.

And the horde of Undead bosses encircling the area all started to guard the perimeter without a second word.

“Intruders, die!”

A massive black fog appeared abruptly, engulfing the laboratory within it, and a vast expanse of corrosive gas attacked Zi Liyuan and his group.

“Hydra Monster, give us a burst of Holy Light Purification!”

Watching the corrosive rain approaching, Zi Liyuan immediately issued a command to the three-headed Hydra Monster at his side.

“Roar!”

Amidst the roar of the beast, three beams of Holy Light, like flowers breaking free from the darkness, illuminated the surroundings with unmatched clarity.

The sound of “sizzling” was continuous to the ear; under the collision of the corrosive rain and the holy brilliance, the deathly aura was purified into nothingness.

Let alone the corrosive rain assaulting Zi Liyuan and his group, it didn’t even come within a hundred meters before being utterly eradicated.

“Frost Giant, direct your Freezing Skill towards the direction of the laboratory! Golden Behemoth, Charge straight in and kill the bastard!”

The effect of the corrosive rain was indeed not weak, but it also didn’t exceed expectations by too much.

This boss hiding in the laboratory could at most be an Epic Boss template, and even Lord Zi felt that more powerful Lord Bosses could release such formidable magic power.

Immense frost powers created a big chill within the desolate Castle of the Undead, resulting in frozen ice on the ground.

The entire exterior of the laboratory was directly covered with a layer of frost, with temperatures plummeting below zero inside.

“Roar—!”

The three-headed Golden Behemoth, like enraged bulls, initiated a Charge, causing the whole earth to tremble beneath their run.

Just then, massive Bone Walls broke through the frozen earth, rising up and blocking the path of the Golden Behemoth’s Charge.

In the sound of a thunderous crash, using their terrifying brute strength, the Golden Behemoth shattered the Bone Walls into pieces, bones flying everywhere as they continued their onslaught without any pause.

In just a few hundred meters, they shattered ten Bone Walls before reaching the laboratory, though the initial momentum of their Charge had already been substantially slowed down by these walls.

Before the Golden Behemoth could smash into the laboratory’s door, a massive wave of the Power of Death transformed into a colossal shockwave, shattering the surrounding frost and striking the chest of the three-headed Golden Behemoth with a vast force of death.