Published: March 11, 2025
Chapter 64: Recruitment
Just when everyone thought the undead mercenary group had no chance of turning things around, the last dark mage of the group actually used his remaining life force to unleash ten times the magical power, transforming the other seven deceased dark mages into advanced undead beings. As he was dying, he commanded those seven undead beings to use dark magic to turn him into an undead being as well.
It is known that when a dark mage transforms someone into an undead being, that person becomes his slave. Generally, low-level undead beings possess little intelligence and low strength, but advanced undead beings have strong combat capabilities and high intelligence. If the dark mage dies, the person he transformed into an undead being will become a free undead being, no longer bound by any constraints.
Of course, creating an advanced undead being requires immense magical power, and it isnāt just about the magic; it also costs life force. Even a powerful level 8 dark mage, if he creates twenty advanced undead beings, will have his life come to an end. This is why most dark mages do not attempt to create advanced undead beings.
Moreover, artificially created undead beings cannot level up like naturally occurring ones. They remain at the same strength they had when created; they cannot improve further.
The dark mage himself was already gravely injured and near death, so he naturally didnāt fear wasting his life force. Using secret techniques to enhance his magical power tenfold, he successfully created those seven advanced undead dark mages, and in his dying moments, commanded them to transform him into an advanced undead being as well.
This plan was truly reckless. He turned the seven into dark mages, but he died, meaning they became free undead beings, no longer obliged to follow him. Whether those seven would transform him into an advanced undead being was hard to say. Even if his plan succeeded and they transformed him, he would subsequently only exist as an undead being, unable to eat, sleep, or enjoy lifeāthings that bring meaning to human existence would hold no significance for him anymore. Was this worth it?
No one could answer. Only the members of the undead mercenary group could, but they wouldnāt respond. After his plan succeeded, the seven partners he turned into undead beings reversed the situation and transformed him into an undead being. Thus, the undead mercenary group became truly notorious.
With a mercenary group composed of eight undead dark mages, what good could come of it? The answer was none; these eight guys could only engage in further misdeeds, becoming the most infamous band of thieves on the continent.
However, under normal circumstances, they did not dare provoke the major families. Although the eight had turned into undead beings, their strength had somewhat diminished. If they provoked the major families again, they could face extermination.
Although undead beings are called "undead," that only holds true when not attacked. If they were pursued by experts, they would easily be sent scattering.
The mercenary groupās insane actions also instilled fear in the major families. To the families, the members of the undead mercenary group appeared to be madmen, so they wouldnāt easily provoke them.
Technically, since they had all turned into undead beings, they should have lost all desires and ceased their robberies. However, the undead mercenary group was different; they not only continued to rob but became even fiercer than before. This left people perplexed, yet no one dared to question them. The major families on the continent were unwilling to provoke them, leaving the situation to drag on, while the undead mercenary group remained at large.
Because of various reasons, the undead mercenary group became famous on the continent, a group no one wanted to provoke.
Zhao Hai, of course, had heard of the undead mercenary group's āreputation,ā and it was precisely because of this that his expression turned so grim.