Chapter Six Hundred And Thirty-Nine: Thanks to White Bone Big Boss for the Synthetic Beast
The obsidian altar emanated a cold light in the dimness, its surface polished as if by countless亡魂, yet distorted runes appeared in the shadows. These etchings went deep into the altar, their edges shimmering with an ominous dark purple, as if viscous death energy was seeping out from the cracks, condensing into wisps of black mist in the air, slowly coiling around the entire altar.
In the Center of the altar, a jet-black stone coffin was placed, its body entwined with shadow energy like chains. The energy writhed like living creatures, sometimes tightening, sometimes stretching, as if restraining some terrifying existence. The surface of the coffin was covered with ancient incantations, each symbol pulsating, like the heartbeat of a sleeping person.
Four monks, wearing hooded gray robes, stood still around the altar. The sacrifice that had already descended from mid-air proved that the previous sacrifice had been completed, waiting for Kazumi to unlock the reward exclusive to her.
“Lei, what’s the situation with that sacrifice now?” The young woman stopped before the dark altar, not rushing to unlock the rewards within the sacrifice, but turning her gaze to the huge object placed on the empty ground beside the altar. A majestic, massive body lay like a sculpture beside the altar, its purple-black bones emitting a metallic cold light in the dim environment. Every bone joint was perfect, as if meticulously crafted by the most skilled undead artisans. Its skeletal surface was covered with a dense network of dark red blood vessels, which had lost their original rhythm and were only occasionally contracting.
The dragon’s head was held high, and the two spiral-shaped colossal corpses on its sides were complete and sharp. Its three-lobed mouthparts were slightly open, revealing layers of sharp teeth within. Deep in its throat, faint wisps of poisonous green mist and black acid could be seen churning. The bones, composed of the active tissue of a flesh-and-blood monster, were semi-transparent and dark red, covered with countless corpse eyes that were all half-open. The pupils continued to rotate slowly with the flow of energy.
“Chaos Undead Beast, this synthetic undead beast has lost its original consciousness and can now only be forcefully controlled using undead energy.”
Lei’s answer was not much different from what Kazumi had expected. Under White Bone’s undead refinement technique, this synthetic beast composed of three high-level undead had lost its original consciousness and could only be forcefully controlled by the user injecting death energy. This was actually a loss for Kazumi. After all, the combat spirit power that could be allocated in battle was limited, especially for Kazumi’s specialty, large-scale army combat. Undead creatures with self-awareness were the optimal choice when fighting under Kazumi’s command; otherwise, no matter how much micro-management she did, she wouldn’t be able to control so many troops.
However, the strength of the synthetic dragon beast compensated for this drawback. Although the combat power of the synthetic dragon beast was not fully displayed in the battle because Jian Yu Lei directly attacked White Bone’s core, the fact that three high-level undead were used as synthetic materials, and the terrifying aura of the synthetic dragon beast even in its slumber, was enough to prove its inherent strength. As a simple controllable fighter, it should be very useful.
“Mm.” The young woman nodded, acknowledging Lei’s words. She raised her right hand, and the death energy in her territory surged wildly into the dragon beast lying on the ground under Kazumi’s control. Under Kazumi’s death energy infusion, the air around the altar actually solidified. The black wisp of energy suspended in the air surged madly towards the synthetic dragon beast’s body as if summoned.
“Crack—” A crisp bone crack echoed in the silence. The purple-black bones on the dragon beast’s surface suddenly burst with spiderweb-like cracks, and streams of dark red energy gushed out from each fissure. The originally still network of blood vessels suddenly twitched violently, slithering across the bone surface like millions of awakened venomous snakes.
“Roar—!” A deafening roar swept through the entire space. The synthetic dragon beast suddenly raised its head, its three-lobed mouthparts fully open, spewing out dark green flames mixed with poisonous mist and acid. The human faces on its spine simultaneously let out shrill screams, and what spewed from their seven orifices was no longer blood, but materialized death energy. The most terrifying was the corpse eyes on its bone membranes—they all snapped open, their pupils contracting to the size of a pin. With a loud rustle, the bone wings, exceeding twenty meters in span, were fully unfurled, stirring up a vortex of death that swept all the bone ash around the altar into the sky. The dragon beast slowly stood up, its joints emitting a tooth-grinding creak. The shadow cast by its body, tens of meters high, completely enveloped Kazumi, but the young woman calmly looked up and met the gaze of its eye sockets burning with dim blue soul fire.
“Kneel.” A calm command devoid of any emotion came from Kazumi’s mouth, as if the giant dragon before her, large enough to easily crush the girl, didn’t even exist. The synthetic dragon beast’s soul fire solidified, and the dim blue flames in its hollow eye sockets stopped flickering. Its massive body moved without hesitation, its forelimb bones making a muffled impact sound as they heavily smashed onto the ground, kicking up a ring of gray-white bone dust. The bone wings, capable of obscuring the sky, were obediently retracted, the corpse eyes on their membranes lowered, and the ferocity in their pupils completely retracted. Its enormous body pressed directly onto the ground, like the most loyal pet prostrating before its master.
Kazumi walked slowly forward, lightly placing her right hand on the giant dragon’s nasal bone, her pure magic pupils gazing at the suppressed astonishment deep within its eyes. “You’ve really given me a good gift, White Bone.” The surprise given by this single synthetic undead beast was enough for Kazumi. With this level of undead, the young woman would no longer fear any enemies specializing in close-quarters combat. If that Jian Yu Lei appeared before her again, Kazumi guaranteed she would beat his brains out. “Not bad, truly not bad, hahaha.” The sudden release after long suppression made even the usually calm young woman unable to help but laugh out loud. However, Kazumi quickly restrained her smile, the green light flashing in her hand extinguished, and the soul fire in the dragon beast’s eyes dissipated as it fell into slumber again. This was because White Bone, as the biggest shareholder in Kazumi’s growth journey, had invested more than just a little this time! Kazumi turned her gaze back to the dark altar, her obsidian eyes fixed on the sacrificial altar emitting a dense death fluctuation, and finally issued her next command to Lei. “Open it.”
