“Did the previous undead lord save your life? Just a word from a vanished person is enough for you to help me like this?” Alex asked, finding it hard to believe.

“Not just that. Without his help, I wouldn’t be who I am today. This is the only request he ever made of me in all the years we knew each other,” Eldrin said meaningfully.

“So, I shouldn’t thank you but thank him?” Alex asked.

“Interesting logic,” Eldrin chuckled, then continued, “Thunder City has a teleportation array to Hurricane City on the continent of Eldoria. I can send you back. Just give me some time to coordinate with the branch there.”

Finally, a way back. It seemed coming to Thunder City was the right choice.

“Alright,” Alex nodded, placing Chi-Chi’s body into her ring. She planned to bury her properly once she returned to Undead City.

With her new attire, Alex could now walk openly in human cities without any issues.

Following Eldrin, Alex navigated through the city center’s castle, bypassing numerous guards and checkpoints, until they reached the teleportation array.

The room was spacious, with a large magic circle on the floor emitting a dense spatial energy. The walls were covered in runes, and elemental stones were arranged around the teleportation array.

Unlike the Portal of Transit, this teleportation array was entirely constructed with spatial magic.

“Is your castle far from Hurricane City?” Eldrin asked openly in the room.

“Hurricane City is in the Starfallen Empire, right? If so, it’s not far,” Alex replied, knowing that Starfallen Empire was the only human empire she was aware of on the continent of Eldoria.

Eldrin nodded, confirming that Hurricane City was indeed a city in the Starfallen Empire.

A piece of paper and a pen floated in front of Eldrin, writing quickly on its own.

“I’ll notify their branch. Hand this letter to their president,” Eldrin said, giving the letter to a mage who had accompanied them, likely his disciple.

Soon, the magic circle was ready. With a flash of white light, the mage disappeared, taking Eldrin’s letter to the continent of Eldoria.

Alex and Eldrin waited for about half an hour before the mage returned.

“Mentor, I delivered the message and handed the letter to their branch president,” the mage reported.

Eldrin nodded slightly, then turned to Alex. “It’s ready.”

Alex stepped into the teleportation array, and Eldrin’s disciple began adjusting the magic circle.

As the white light around her intensified and the spatial energy grew stronger, Alex said, “Thank you for your help. I will remember this.”

Whoosh—

With that, Alex’s figure vanished from the room.

“I hope one day you can lead the undead race to the pinnacle of all races,” Eldrin murmured to himself.

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends]

After a dizzying whirl, Alex found herself in another room.

Two mage apprentices were already waiting. Alex looked around, confirming she was no longer in the previous room.

“Honorable mage, we are honored to have you here. We have prepared dinner for you,” one apprentice said, gesturing politely.

“Due to recent unrest at the Empire’s borders and tensions between the Mage Association and the Temple, the city has been under lockdown. You won’t be able to leave until morning. Please allow us to host you,” the other apprentice explained.

Alex wanted to leave immediately, but with Hurricane City under lockdown, she couldn’t force her way out without raising suspicion. Even as a Monarch level mage, she couldn’t act recklessly.

“Thank you,” Alex replied courteously. Eldrin had already paved the way for her, so she wasn’t worried about being exposed.

“May we know your name?” one apprentice asked as they led Alex, trying to be polite.

After a moment’s thought, Alex replied, “Alyssa.”

…

Meanwhile, on Tara Plain, a group of mages heading to the hobgoblin kingdom suddenly stopped.

“The president wants us to return. An Honorary mage has been assigned here,” the leading wind mage informed his two companions, followed by a group of Novice Mages.

“It’s been years since we’ve had an Honorary mage. Which branch are they from?” one mage asked.

“The president said they’re from Thunder City, a four-star,” the wind mage replied.

“A four-star lightning mage? The president should have told us earlier. Now the city is locked down. How do we get back?” the female mage in the group complained.

“We’ll have to stay at the border outpost for the night,” the wind mage suggested.

“Looks like it,” the female mage agreed.

The group of mages left, heading towards the Empire’s border, leaving the quiet and desolate Tara Plain behind.

At the same time, within the hobgoblin kingdom, all hobgoblins had retreated into the city, activating a green barrier around the hobgoblin royal city.

This barrier couldn’t be broken by the undead alone, and all the Monarch levels were exhausted from a day’s battle, having depleted their mana and unable to use their skills.

The undead had also retreated to their fortress, with the hobgoblin royal city and the undead fortress facing off, the plaza between them littered with hobgoblin corpses and bones.

The attack hadn’t gone as smoothly as expected, which was why Xiao Mu decided to halt the assault.

Another reason was that at night, hobgoblins below Monarch level temporarily gained enhanced attributes.

Arthas and Crane, who had arrived as reinforcements, had also advanced to Monarch level. Including the newly advanced Arthur and Riven, the siblings Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui, and the giant skeletal creature summoned by Arthur, the undead had twenty Monarch levels in total.

The hobgoblins, after losing three Monarch levels, still had twenty-seven left.

It was a balanced battle, and by dusk, the undead had killed six more Monarch level hobgoblins, losing two of their own, and the situation looked promising.

But then, the elderly hobgoblin king, who had been hiding on the wall, suddenly attacked. With the undead’s Mana Points nearly depleted, the hobgoblin king’s powerful wave attack killed tens of thousands of undead and five Monarch levels.

Facing such a formidable foe, Xiao Mu and the undead chose to retreat. The hobgoblin king didn’t pursue but activated the royal city’s protective magic circle.

The undead suffered heavy losses. The hobgoblin king’s attack left them with only thirteen Monarch levels, including six Race Kings, the siblings, and the giant skeletal creature.

Even with twenty-one remaining Monarch level hobgoblins, the undead weren’t overly concerned. The real problem was the hobgoblin king, who, despite his age, was incredibly powerful in magic.

“Miss Alex isn’t here. Otherwise, we could summon seven more Monarch levels,” Xiao Hui said, looking at the seven hobgoblin corpses piled up on the undead fortress’s bone wall. These were brought back by the undead.

Without Alex, they couldn’t generate high-level undead and could only summon cannon fodder from the corpses.

“Monarch level corpses have a preservation limit of twenty-four hours. After that, their souls dissipate, and they can’t be summoned,” Arthas explained.

“So, if Alex doesn’t return by noon tomorrow, these corpses will be useless?” Xiao Hui asked, realizing the time constraint.

“The stronger the soul, the faster it dissipates, and the shorter the summoning window,” Arthas confirmed.

Everyone hoped that Alex would return as soon as possible.

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