Under the heavy, lead-grey storm clouds, the wind and snow intensified...
The mere aftershock of a slumbering colossal dragon's breath was enough to warp the very heavens.
The former coastal district of Donghai City had been entirely absorbed into Xinghuo City's domain.
Save for the central fifty-kilometer radius, transformed into a city by the system's power, the remaining four hundred and fifty kilometers retained their original appearance.
Towering buildings stood sentinel amidst the wind and snow, like silent, unmoving tombstones of civilization.
If human civilization were to perish, nature's might would reclaim human cities within decades.
Except for the concrete structures, which might endure for a long time, all other traces of human life would be gradually erased by nature's overwhelming force.
Thus, these concrete edifices often became magnificent tombstones for humanity's civilization for the next ten million years.
But now, as a layer of greyish-white light continuously expanded, these buildings, capable of withstanding ten million years of wear and tear,
After being stained greyish-white by the light, they collapsed...
The collapsing buildings kicked up flying snowflakes, and from within the snow, a skeletal figure emerged silently...
Within the cities originally built by humanity, the greyish-white light began to spread relentlessly...
Building after building, under this sinister power, could not hold for even a moment before turning into greyish-white ruins...
And amidst the ruins, under the greyish-white light, the undead army marched onward...
The earth gradually turned greyish-white, as if its colors had been stripped away by death.
The city, long devoid of human presence, now welcomed death.
And this death was silent...
In the greyish-white world, the sounds of collapsing buildings, the howling wind and snow, and the clatter of bones all vanished.
The human world had become death, and death was silently advancing towards humanity's last bastion.
But! Rather than passively accepting death, some preferred a more active stance!
The marching undead seemed to sense something, and the skeletal figures raised their heads to look at the sky.
Boom!
Like the sound of a supersonic airliner flying at low altitude!
A faint blue light pierced through the wind and snow at incredible speed, the terrifying sonic boom accompanied by layers of expanding condensation trails, turning the blue light into a fearsome comet!
Within the army of the dead, a pair of icy blue eyes indifferently watched the rapidly approaching comet, a mental wave suddenly transmitting:
"Undead Legion..."
The wildly spreading greyish-white light, as if receiving a command, rapidly retracted.
The dense greyish-white light condensed, almost becoming tangible!
Boom!!!
The greyish-white light collided directly with the blue comet!
Like dragons and tigers battling, the greyish-white power, formed by the convergence of the entire undead army, met the meteor that was Chen Luo head-on!
The terrifying impact instantly pushed back the wind and snow!
When the light dissipated...
The greyish-white light once again covered the entire undead army, and in mid-air, a youth with faint blue wings stood silently...
Drip...
A drop of blood slid from the youth's fingertip, scattering as it hit the ground.
Chen Luo raised his right hand, gazing at his fist, which had begun to bleed from the recoil after his full-power punch.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Luo stuck out his tongue, licking the blood flowing from his right hand, the flames in his golden eyes burning ever brighter:
"Interesting."
[You have observed the Death Knight (Calamity-tier) casting the "Undead Legion" skill]
[Arcane Eye activated, you have grasped partial skill information]
[Undead Legion (S-rank Legion Skill)]
[Effect]: Condenses the power of death. The more undead under its command, the stronger the power of death it can wield, and this power of death will in turn strengthen the combat prowess of its subordinate undead!
As the wind and snow were pushed aside by the impact, the powerful monster behind the Abomination of Flesh and Blood was revealed – the commander of this undead army.
A skeletal horse, five meters tall, was clad in greyish-white metallic armor. And upon this fully armored skeletal steed,
Sat a figure entirely covered in armor. The greyish-white armor encased every inch of the figure's body, and at the eye slits of the helmet, a pair of icy blue lights shone.
Sensing Chen Luo's gaze, the Death Knight abruptly raised its iron sword. A terrifying aura continuously spread outwards, a power far greater than that of the previously encountered Calamity-tier Wolf Grudge.
"Human... Kill!!!"
The iron sword in the knight's hand suddenly slashed down, and the greyish-white light converged once more, charging directly at Chen Luo!
Previously, Chen Luo had met the power of the Undead Legion with his bare body and gained no advantage. Now, the relentless Death Knight intended to crush the human before him with this move!
Chen Luo, with blood smudged on his lips, exuded a captivating, almost demonic aura.
Standing in mid-air, he watched the Death Knight's action, gazing at the rapidly approaching greyish-white power of death, and couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"Are you underestimating me?! Bastard!"
The void suddenly shattered, and a pair of colossal hands reached out fiercely,
Like giant hands forged from pure gold, they firmly blocked the direct impact of the Undead Legion.
But it wasn't over yet!
"A mere Undead Legion?!"
The fingers of the giant palm forcefully dug into the greyish-white light, accompanied by sparks flying in all directions.
The Super-Fusion state Mage Hand, stubbornly inserted itself into the materialized power of the Undead Legion!
The Death Knight's iron sword began to tremble. The power, gathered from hundreds of thousands of undead soldiers under its command, was at this moment, being shaken!
No!
More than just shaken!!
"Open for me!!!!"
With Chen Luo's roar!
The two Super-Fusion Mage Hands, like the splitting of the heavens, forcefully tore apart the materialized power of death!!
The light in the Death Knight's eyes suddenly dimmed. The skill being brute-forced apart had also inflicted some damage upon it.
Chen Luo looked at the power of death, which was gradually dissipating after being torn apart, and casually cast a healing spell to mend the wound on his fist:
"Bones! This is the power of an Arcane Mage!"
"Today, this shall be your burial ground!"
A cold mental wave transmitted again: "Mage...?"
The Death Knight could not equate the man before it with the delicate and frail mages it knew.
However, realizing this did not hinder its next course of action...
"Undead Legion... Disperse!"
The power of death, torn apart by Chen Luo, rapidly spread out.
The greyish-white light began to merge into the bodies of every undead creature. Under the augmentation of the power of death,
Even the weak skeleton soldiers, originally only level 7, now possessed at least double their previous aura!
But every undead creature stood still, like a sculpture.
Until,
From the rear of the undead legion, the Death Knight's helmet suddenly opened.
Its maw, now a desiccated corpse, suddenly gaped open:
"War!!!"
The hundreds of thousands of undead troops seemed to come alive, transforming into a greyish-white tide of death, surging towards Chen Luo!
Chen Luo, looking at the imposing undead army, the golden pupils of his eyes shone with the brilliance of countless stars:
"You wish to fight! Then I shall fight!!"
"Legion! Descend!!!"