134: Chapter 134 The Immortal Soul

Xu Qin sat upright on his bone throne.

Now, his intention for keeping these fifteen lords alive was clear.

They were free security.

These lords had been crouching at the ruin entrance for forty-three days, had rich experience fighting monsters, and had the ability to maintain the current defensive line.

If he left, these guys would continue to crouch there.

Because they had no other choice.

Monsters would respawn, and not defending meant death.

Therefore, they hoped Xu Qin would stay.

The idea they wanted to use against Xu Qin was exactly what Xu Qin had grasped.

Thus, he could leave whenever he wanted and return whenever he pleased; as long as the ruins were here, the security had to keep guard.

Furthermore, the energy of these fifteen families would be tied up by the monsters, leaving them no spare capacity to do anything else.

It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

"Very well, let's do that."

Xu Qin opened the command panel and switched to the regional communication interface.

He sent a message to Lord Ta Lun.

[ Xu Qin · Undead Race: I will stay for at most two days. ]

Short and unquestionable.

After sending the message, Xu Qin closed the panel.

"Tian Ming."

"I am here."

"Notify the entire army to stand by. When the next wave of monsters respawns, follow the same tactic as last time."

"Bone Beast in the front row, Ranged Troops follow up, and the Troglodyte are responsible for loading."

"Yes."

"Also..." Xu Qin thought for a moment, "Release all the Sand Rat. Scatter them underground near the territories of those fifteen families."

"Does Master intend to monitor them?"

"Correct. Listen to what they are chatting about in private."

"As you command."

Half an hour later.

Lord Ta Lun's territory, inside the Lords Hall.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

After all fifteen lords arrived, not a word was spoken.

Lord Ta Lun stood in the center, the few withered leaves on its branches swaying without wind.

"Lord Xu Qin has replied; he will stay for at most two days."

As soon as the words fell, several long sighs of relief echoed in the hall.

It's good that he's leaving, it's good that he's leaving~

Tie Ge sat in the corner, looking at the circle of relieved lords around him, and couldn't help asking: "Then what about after he leaves? What should we do?"

The whole hall was silent; not a single lord answered.

A few seconds later, the Lizardman lord Cijia spoke slowly.

"Do you still not see it?"

Tie Ge turned to look at it.

"This Undead Race lord has no intention of occupying the ruins at all."

"He is using us."

The assembly hall was silent again.

Lord Ta Lun did not refute.

Cijia continued: "His Floating City came from afar and passed by this place."

"Seeing us blocking the door, he helped out as a convenience."

"Then he chatted with us just to figure out the situation of the ruins."

Tie Ge scratched his head.

"Right, now he is leaving."

"Why keep us alive instead of killing us?"

Cijia sneered.

"Because we can help him guard the door."

Tie Ge: "..."

Lord Ta Lun finally spoke:

"Cijia is right. In his eyes, we are just free guards."

Its voice sank.

"But that is not important."

"What is important is that we are still alive."

Beside them, a Cave Dog leader asked timidly: "Then what should we do?"

"What to do?"

Lord Ta Lun looked at it,

"Of course, survive. Continue to maintain the defensive line, continue to grind monsters, accumulate resources, and develop military strength."

"Second... be prepared."

Tie Ge pressed: "What kind of preparation?"

Cijia answered for Lord Ta Lun.

"You idiot, of course, preparations to escape."

Its vertical pupils half-closed.

"Do you think the Undead Lord won't return after he leaves? He just doesn't need these ruins right now. When he needs them one day..."

Although it didn't finish the sentence, all the lords in the hall understood.

Tie Ge clenched his fists, veins bulging, but couldn't say a word.

Lord Ta Lun's expression was calm.

"Starting today, I ask all lords to develop with full effort."

"Upgrade buildings that can be upgraded immediately, and recruit troops that can be recruited quickly."

"We only have two endings."

"Die at the hands of that Undead Race lord."

"Or... die under the sharp claws of the monsters."

"But living one day is living one day."

"Everyone should understand, running is useless..."

"Once the monsters from these ruins are released, our fate is death, no matter how far we run..."

The meeting in the hall adjourned.

The fifteen lords filed out, each returning to their own homes.

Floating City, Lords Hall.

Xu Qin listened to the conversation in Lord Ta Lun's assembly hall through the reconnaissance report sent back by the Sand Rat.

"Not bad, as expected, the lords who can survive are not stupid."

Especially that lizardman, who saw the problem quite accurately.

Unfortunately, what can accuracy do?

Even if they know they are being used, they can only honestly be used.

If they don't even have the value of being used, then they can only die.

This is the absolute right to speak brought by the gap in strength.

Xu Qin closed the reconnaissance report and switched to the regional map.

According to Lord Ta Lun, the next wave of monsters would respawn in about four or five hours.

Perfect.

Rest for a while.

Four hours and thirty minutes later.

Ding!

[ Abnormal fluctuation detected in the ruins! Monster wave is about to respawn! Estimated scale: 4000 to 5000 units. ]

Xu Qin woke up from his nap.

"Attack."

Tian Ming received the order and led the Bone Beast forward.

The Ranged Troops lined up and followed.

The Troglodyte pushed the transport vehicles and followed behind.

Rumble!

The monsters surged out of the purple mist of the ruins, and over four thousand Void Rift Demon rushed towards the defensive line.

The Bone Beast lined up to intercept.

The Ranged Troops fired in unison.

Bang!

- 178! - 1242! - 1355! - 1188! - 1301...

Twelve minutes later, the battle ended.

Ding!

[ Battle Victory! ]

[ Kill Target: Void Rift Demon (Level 3) × 4389 ]

[ Talent "War Gift" (Level 19) triggered! All loot quantity × 20! ]

[ Battle Rating: B ]

[ Upgrade Progress: 100%! ]

Ding!

[ Conditions met! Talent level increased! ]

[ War Gift: Level 19 → Level 20! ]

[ Effect Update: Upon battle settlement, all loot acquisition quantity × 21. ]

[ New function unlocked: Undead Immortality (Undead Race Mastery) ]

[ Undead Immortality (Undead Race Mastery): After each battle settlement, friendly Undead Race units destroyed in this battle have a 50% chance to automatically reorganize and resurrect (returning to the roster at full health status). No extra resource consumption. ]

Xu Qin's eyes widened instantly.

"What the hell?"

Although he knew that every 10 levels of talent would unlock a new function, he didn't expect that the one unlocked at level 20 was not a general function.

Destroyed Undead Race units have a 50% chance to resurrect for free?

"That is to say, after my troops die in battle, they will first trigger [Undead Fury]."

"Then, there is a 50% chance to have [Undead Immortality]?"

"Good heavens, these two skills combined..."

"Isn't that too bugged?"

Xu Qin paced back and forth.

Previously, using self-destruct tactics, although profitable, was somewhat painful for the troops.

After all, bones could not regenerate.

Although doubling resources could make up for it, conversion required time and operation.

One must know that after exploding, one had to use Ore Spirit to strengthen them.

Strengthening also counts as time.

So now, the cost has plummeted.

After fighting a battle, the fallen ones might be replenished.

Moreover, this 50% probability description actually has a lot of implications.

What if, with good luck, all members trigger the 50% reorganization?

It means he will have an infinite legion in the true sense.