Chapter1219:TheReturnoftheKing

Atthatmoment,alleyeswerefocusedonthefigureslowlydescendingfromtheBabylonSkyTower.

Thatwasthestrongestlegendofthedivineera.

Itwasakingwhosebrilliancecouldnotbeextinguished,evenifburiedintheshadowsofhistorybyhumans.

Theonlyonerecognizedbythedragonrace,holderofthecontinentalcrown.

Onceuponatime,allthekingsfromthedivineerahaddreamsofbecomingtherecognizedrulerofauniquecontinent.

Hedidn’tclaimthetitleofking,nokingdaredtocallthemselvestherulerofthecontinent.Eventhepowerfulred-robedmagesonlyformedacouncilandneverdeclaredthemselvesthekingofthecontinent.

Becausethesymboloftheabsoluteruler,thecontinentalcrown,hasalwaysbeenkeptintheUndergroundCemetery.Itistheonlyfantasymanifestationinthisworldthatgivestheconceptofcontinentrulership,proofofthecrown’sstatus.

Atthismoment,thatcrownisplacedontopofthatfigure’shead,releasingthelong-awaitedauraofaking.

TheKingofUndead.

Therulerofcountlessimmortalarmies,thestrongestkingeverrecordedinthehistoryofthecontinent.

Warlock？

Mage?

GoldenHuman?

Heavenlybeings?

Hisidentityhasmanymysteriousaspects,butwiththeresurrectionoftheUndergroundCemetery,thegreatachievementsheaccomplishedareonceagainknowntomankind.

Defeatedtheimmortalkingofthedragonrace.

TheeternalandimmortalrulerofNetherworld’smagic.

Countlessyearshavepassed,eventhedragonracehasdisappearedduringtheeraofdecliningmagicaltides,butthismostpowerfulimmortalkingisbornagainfromtheUndergroundCemetery.

TheTowerofBabelinBabylonrisesfromtheground,proudlystandinginthecenterofthemountains,asifgoingtopiercethesteelskyofthisworld.

Thisisthebirthplaceofhumanity,thecenterofthecontinent,andthecradleofallcivilizationsinSia’sworld.

EvenLudwigXII,theruleroftheLeviathanEmpire,thestrongestmilitarypoweronthecontinent,couldn’thelpbuttremblewhenhesawthatdarkfigure.

Itwastheinstinctualfearandtremorinthefaceofanimmortalkingwhosepowerfarexceededimagination.

"Thisisthemysteriousside...thestrongest..."ImperialSagePoincarétookadeepbreath.

Impossibletowin,evenifallthetitledmachinesoftheEmpirearestillthere,andattacktogether,theyarenomatchforthisdarkfigure.

Thestaircaseformedbycondensedwhitebonessymbolizesthemysteriouspoweratthehighestpointofthisworld,carryingtheuniqueauraoftheUnderworld,surpassingthelimitsoflifeanddeath.

Withoutwitnessingthispowerfirsthand,onecannotunderstandthegreatnessofTheKingofUndead.

Onlysuchastrongindividualcanmakethedragonclan,whichonceruledthecontinentfromthetopoftheworldpyramid,relinquishitsdominance.

Undeadlicheswearingredrobesfloatedintheair,automaticallyarrangingthemselvesbelowthebonestaircase.

Stretchingtheirlong-decayedhands,thespellsfromtheNetherworldechoedintheair.

"HeadingtowardstherealmoftheUnderworld..."

"ButterfliesoftheUnderworlddance..."

"Welcome...thearrivalofourking..."

Thegroundshookviolentlyasabrandnewbonealtaremergedfromtheground,castingshadowsfromanotherworld.Thebonesthatformedthealtarbelongedtohumans,giants,andeventhetoweringdragonrace.

Thethrone,constructedfrombones,stoodempty,waitingforitsrightfulownertoarrive.

"Ah...it’sreallyugly..."El’phyllis,walkingupthestairs,couldn’thelpbutcriticizethehorriblybadaestheticofthethrone.Whycouldn’ttheyhaveafairy-stylealtaradornedwithflowersandjewels?

EventhoughtheUndergroundCemeteryhadtheseresources,whydidtheyhavetousethisbonealtarthatwassobone-chillingtolookat?

"Thiswasalreadyarranged...GreatKing..."Kingdom’sShieldfurrowedhisbrowsaswell,butthiswasthearrangementmadebythelateKingofUndead.

El’phylliswantedtoarrangethingsthewayshewanted,withgemstonesandflowers.Adreamyfairy-stylealtarcouldalsobedone,butnoweveryresourceintheUndergroundCemeterywasbeingusedforsurvival.Ontopofthat,thisbonealtarcostthelateKingofUndeadagreatdealofeffort.Itwouldbeawastenottouseit.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😋)

"Thepreviousgeneration...reallyhadafondnessforthemeofdeath..."El’phyllisfoundthelateKingofUndead’shobbiestobequiteniche.

AsanEndlessGod’sDomainandatoparchitectanddesigner,TenLeavesAlliance’selitewascapableofindependentlycompletingamiracle-levelstructureliketheBabylonSkyTower.Yet,theirpersonalpreferencewassohorrifying.

Hestartedbuildinghisowngravewhilehewasstillalive.Thisobsessionisbeyondhelp.

Eventhoughheisalive,hepretendstobedeadallday.ThiscursedarmorcalledTheKingofUndeadcannotbetakenoffwithoutaspecialcommand.Whathasthisarchitectencounteredinthisworld?

"Onemusthavegreatrespectfordeathinordertocontrolit."ComparedtoEl’phyllis,Kingdom’sShield,thehighestmilitaryleaderoftheUndergroundCemetery,knewthepersonalityofthepreviousKingofUndeadbetter.

Hewasaperfectscholar,apoliteandrighteousgentleman,especiallyfocusedonthestudyofmagic.

Ifitweren’tforthewarbetweenhumansandthedragonclanoverthecontrolofthecontinent,hecouldhavespenthiswholelifeinhisundergroundlaboratory.

Forthemilitaryattackplanagainstthedragonclan,theblackirongiantwassenttochargehead-on,whiletheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastharassedandattackedtheenemy’slogisticalsupplylinesintherearseaarea.TheOperaHousePhantomusedtheiruniqueabilitiestoexpandtheundeadarmyandcrushthemoraleofthedragonclan.

AlltheseplanscamefromthehandsofKingdom’sShield.

Onlyshe,whocouldcontroltheRiftSpaceDragonandflytensofthousandsofmetershigh,couldlayoutsuchaprecisestrategyontheentirecontinent.SheaccumulateddecisiveadvantagesfromsmallvictoriesandultimatelydefeatedthepowerfulLeviathanfaction.

Intheend,thedragonclandidn’tknowwheretheylost.

Ofcourse,allofthiswasbuiltuponthepreviousKingofUndead’suseofthepowerofdeath.ItwashiscreationofthefourGuardiansoftheUndergroundCemeterythatmadeitpossibleforthehumanracetoturnthetables.

WithouttheKingofUndead’stechnologyandpower,evenwithKingdom’sShield’sstrategiesandplans,theywouldbemeaningless.

Thedragonracehasalwaysruledtheworldwithabsolutepoweratthetopofthisworld’spyramid,ratherthanstrategiesandplans.

So-calledtacticscanonlycompensatefordisadvantages,butcannotovercomeabsoluteadvantages.

Theemergenceoffourancientweaponsthattranscendtimeisthemostimportantfactorinhumanspushingbackthedragonrace,andamongthem,thepoweroftheRiftSpaceDragonandtheOperaHousePhantomisthemostvital.

TheRiftSpaceDragon,soaringtensofthousandsofmetersabove,canobserveallthemilitaryarrangementsontheentirecontinent.

TheOperaHousePhantom,causingourownarmytoincreaseinnumberwitheachbattle,setsthetonefortheentirewar.

"Thismoment...thisworldhasbeenwaitingforalongtime."

"Ourking...stepontothestage..."