1: Chapter 1: Idealistic Undead Catastrophe, Reality: All Weaklings?

"Welcome to the Endless Continent, brave Lord!"

"Please select your starting race!"

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

Xu Qin opened his eyes and found himself standing in a pure white space.

Before him, three massive light gates stood side by side, with images constantly shifting within them.

"Hmm? Wasn't I taking a nap in the dorm?"

But the next second, when he saw the scene inside the light gates, all questions were instantly cast to the back of his mind.

The left light gate...

A deafening roar, wrapped in the strong aroma of ale, rushed toward him.

A phantom of a Dwarf Race member holding a steam musket roared, with a towering war bastion forged of steel behind him, covered in gears and steam pipes.

[ Dwarf Race: Technology specialization, skilled craftsmen, invincible in the late game! ]

The middle light gate...

The fragrance of nature and the vitality of life intertwined and surged out.

A phantom of an elegant Elf Race female Archer stood with a drawn bow.

Her clothing was light and thin, revealing her exquisite figure.

Thousands of arrows rose behind her, streaking across the sky like brilliant meteors.

[ Elf Race: Natural affinity, extraordinary archery, the face of the team! ]

The right light gate...

Complete silence.

Inside the black light gate, only cold, chilling winds howled.

An Acolyte draped in a black robe hung his head low, with five emaciated Skeleton Soldier phantoms standing beside him.

The rusty blades in their hands were thinner than paper.

"Snap!"

The jaw of one of the Skeleton Soldiers suddenly fell off, hitting its own foot.

It lowered its head to pick it up, then its lumbar spine went "snap" again...

Clatter!

The Skeleton Soldier fell apart into a pile of bone fragments.

[ Undead Race: ... Uh, feel despair! ]

To this, Xu Qin only glanced at the Dwarf and the alluring female Elf.

Afterward, his eyes locked straight onto the black light gate on the far right.

In his mind, an image exploded...

The Lich King sat upon the Frozen Throne, fingers lifting slightly, and behind him, a sky-blocking Undead Army poured out like a tide, submerging everything.

"Holy sh*t!!! This is the Undead Scourge!!!"

The next second, that mechanical voice he heard when he woke up automatically echoed in his ears...

Starting race, Endless Continent, Lord!

"Did I transmigrate into a Lord world?"

Thinking of this, Xu Qin's spirit jolted.

What? You ask why Xu Qin didn't follow the procedure and panic or feel confused first?

Panic, my ass!

As a reader with two and a half years of reading time on Tomato Novels, he had fantasized about this day countless times in the dead of night.

Transmigration, that's quite normal.

The thing to consider right now isn't figuring out how he got here, but how to get things done!

"Select a starting race?"

Xu Qin crossed his arms over his chest, the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably, "What else is there to choose?"

One hundred percent, Undead!

That's right!

Men are boys until they die!

Being cool is a lifelong commitment!

What Dwarf Race? What Elf Race?

A bunch of flashy sluts, get out of the way!

Whether in novels or games, the Undead Race is always a bug-level existence.

The Lich King of back then is the eternal god in the hearts of so many boys.

Xu Qin took a deep breath, his burning gaze fixed on that black light gate permeated with the aura of death, an aura of kingly dominance rising...

"Real men choose the Undead Race!"

"I... am the Scourge!"

He strode into the black light gate.

In Tomato Novels, the Undead Race is the standard equipment for the protagonist.

And I am the protagonist!

"Tremble, world! Your King... has arrived!!!"

[ Lord 'Xu Qin', has selected the starting race, 'Undead Race'! ]

[ Wishing you, invincibility! ]

[ Transmission starting... ]

Thud!

The light gate closed heavily, and white light swallowed everything.

...

When his vision cleared again, Xu Qin found himself standing on a grayish-yellow desert.

The cracked earth extended in all directions; there was no grass.

As far as the eye could see, there was only sand, gravel, and a few scattered dead trees.

The sky was a hazy leaden color, and the sun was nowhere to be seen.

The wind carried fine sand and a dry, decaying smell.

Two meters in front of him, a dilapidated stone building stood.

It was less of a building and more of a half-collapsed burial pit...

The gray stone bricks inside were covered in black moss.

On the crooked tombstone, blurry runes were carved.

[ Primary Crypt ].

The headquarters, the lair, the lifeline of Xu "Lord of the Scourge" Qin.

Xu Qin looked up at the sky and discovered a golden, semi-transparent shield enclosing him and the Crypt, approximately twenty meters in diameter, glowing slightly.

Within his field of vision, several system prompts popped up one after another...

[ Transmission complete. ]

[ Novice protection period has been activated. ]

[ Protection period duration: 72:00:00 (Countdown: 71 hours 59 minutes 48 seconds) ]

[ During the protection period, the Lord and units are in a non-combat state and will not be attacked by other Lords. Note: Wild monsters are not subject to this restriction. ]

[ The following functions have been unlocked: Inventory (32 slots), Human Communication Channel, Regional Map, Building List, Item List, command panel ]

"Novice protection period, three days."

Xu Qin looked at the countdown and shrugged, "Standard, nothing new."

"Ahem... Come! Where is my army!"

He cleared his throat, his aura instantly changing, revealing the majesty of a Lord of the Scourge.

He then turned around, preparing to review his Undead Army.

And then...

Five Skeleton Soldiers, one Acolyte.

They just stood there quietly, their hollow eye sockets staring at him in unison.

The wind blew, and the ribs of one Skeleton Soldier made a "creak" sound.

Xu Qin suppressed his inner excitement, opened the command panel, and went straight to the unit information...

--

Skeleton Soldier

Attack: 5 (Physical - Slash)

Defense: 1

HP: 10/10

Status: Normal

Loyalty: 100/100 (Eternally Loyal)

Description: Undead units have no independent will or emotions; their existence is for the purpose of obeying the Creator. This value is constant at 100 and will never decrease.

Morale: None

Description: Undead units have no emotions like fear or fatigue; the concept of morale does not exist. They will execute any command given by the Lord 100%, until complete destruction.

...

Attack 5.

Defense 1.

HP 10.

The smile on Xu Qin's face stiffened, and he hurriedly switched to the Acolyte's panel...

--

Acolyte

Attack: 2 (Magic - Shadow)

Defense: 2

HP: 15/15

Status: Normal

Loyalty: 100/100 (Eternally Loyal)

Morale: None

Skill List:

Undead Construction (Production): Can build and upgrade Undead-type buildings.

Skeleton Resurrection (Combat): Reassembles and resurrects destroyed Skeleton Soldiers from their bones. Prerequisite... the skeleton must be largely intact. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Bone Healing (Combat): Continuously heals the target Skeleton Soldier, slowly repairing damaged bones. Recovery rate: Recovers 1 HP every 5 seconds.

--

The smile on Xu Qin's face completely froze.

Attack... 2?

If this thing went to the battlefield, it would probably lose to a mouse.

But it doesn't matter if it's low.

By the time it's the peasant's turn to go to the battlefield, the base would probably have exploded already.

After reading these, Xu Qin clicked on his own Lord panel...

--

Xu Qin

Level: 1 (0/50)

Attack: 8 (Physical - Slash)

Defense: 3

HP: 30/30

Talent: Multi-Harvest (After winning a battle, resource acquisition in this battle increases by 1%)

--

Good grief.

The Lord's attack is 8?

Higher than all the units under his command?

What kind of concept is this?

Is the boss better at fighting than the employees?

"This, this isn't right, is it?"

The corners of Xu Qin's mouth twitched, "How did the Undead Race's stats become so pathetic?"

He suddenly had a bad premonition.