Chapter 1: Mythical-grade Talent! Undead Scourge!

Above a desolate land, a giant black eagle soared, flapping its wings and emitting a terrifying aura that brought a sense of intense oppression.

Below where the black eagle swept past, Qin Luo, who had been lying on the ground, woke up from his dizziness, rolled over to stand, and looked around.

It was a village that looked like ruins; not a single building was intact.

Further away lay a boundless, barren land with sand and dust flying. In the distance, the continuous mountain ranges glowed with a deep red light under the sunset's afterglow.

"What kind of hellish place is this?"

Qin Luo was bewildered, completely unable to grasp the situation.

At the same time, a cold, emotionless voice rang out in his mind.

【Welcome to the Chaos Continent!】

【This is a hegemony competition concerning survival and rivalry!】

【Everyone will randomly receive a territory, a barracks building, and a lord talent to plunder resources and develop and grow.】

【In this vast Chaos Continent, there are countless opportunities and challenges!】

【Please, as a lord, protect your territory, develop your forces, lead your combat legions, and embark on the path of hegemony!】

"Chaos Continent? Hegemony battlefield? Territory and troop types?"

Qin Luo frowned slightly, finally understanding that he had transmigrated. And it wasn't just him; billions of people had also transmigrated and descended upon the Chaos Continent to become lords.

Qin Luo quickly accepted reality and began to examine his territory.

"Awoo!"

A loud wolf howl came, making Qin Luo shudder. He looked up and saw, less than fifty meters away, several massive Evil Wolves with sharp fangs appearing. Their fur was a seductive fiery red, and their eyes, glowing with a ghostly green light, were staring straight at him.

Fortunately, there was a white barrier between Qin Luo and the Evil Wolves, and those wolves could not break in; otherwise, Qin Luo would have already become food in their bellies.

【Congratulations on descending to the Chaos Continent -- Barren Land.】

【From now on, you will have a ten-day Novice Protection Period!】

【During this period, your territory will be in an invincible state, cannot be destroyed, cannot be occupied, and you will not die within the territory! If you leave the territory range, you will lose Novice Protection!】

【Ten days later, the Novice Protection Period will disappear, and you and your territory will face the challenge of the first Monster Tide!】

【Please improve your strength as soon as possible, survive in this survival challenge of ten thousand races, and step by step walk the path of the strong!】

【Territory activated!】

The system's cold, mechanical voice rang in Qin Luo's ears again.

The entire ruined village instantly looked brand new; the surrounding broken walls and ruins disappeared, and the land within a ten-meter radius turned into a flat plot of land.

Two majestic buildings rose from the ground.

One was the Castle, the most important core of the territory!

One was the Barracks, the capital for becoming stronger!

【Castle: Unnamed】

【Lord: Qin Luo 131415】

【Level: Ordinary One-Star】

【Territory: Territory range of ten meters in radius (can build residential buildings, camps, city walls, and other structures)】

【Attribute: Daily production of 10 Energy Points】

【Building: Undead Skeleton Camp】

【Troop Type: None】

【Resources: 100 Energy Points】

【Territory Equipment: None】

【Special: Currently in an invincible state!】

【Upgrade Conditions: To upgrade to Ordinary Two-Star, requires 1 Territory Core, 100 Magic Crystals, 100 Energy Points, 100 units of Food, 100 units of Wood, 100 units of Stone】

【Undead Barracks】

【Race: Undead Race】

【Quality: First-Tier Ordinary (can be upgraded; upgrading can unlock recruitment limits and new troop types; next level: Second-Tier Elite)】

【Troop Type: Undead Skeleton Soldier】

【Recruitment Limit: 100 per day (can recruit 100 Undead Skeleton Soldiers for free for the first time)】

【Recruitment Price: 1 Corpse Bone (Ordinary grade) per soldier, 1 Energy Point, 1 unit of Wood, 1 unit of Stone】

【Upgrade Conditions: 10 Barracks Hearts, 1000 units of Food, 1000 units of Wood, 1000 units of Stone】

"These are actually Ordinary-grade Undead Skeleton Soldiers!"

Upon seeing the barracks attributes, Qin Luo couldn't help but show disappointment.

On this Chaos Continent, there were billions of lords. Some lords with heaven-defying luck would even obtain powerful troop types, far ahead of others from the very beginning.

While Skeleton Soldiers belonged to the Undead Race, they were the most ordinary and bottom-tier existence.

However, Qin Luo didn't lose heart; after all, things had come to this, and complaining was useless!

Moreover, the barracks were not immutable; they could be upgraded, turning an Ordinary Barracks into an Elite Barracks.

Not only could it increase the daily recruitment limit, but it could also unlock new troop types.

Also, the first recruitment of the barracks was free; otherwise, Qin Luo wouldn't even be able to recruit a single skeleton soldier.

"Right, I also have a talent!"

Qin Luo muttered.

【Ding, congratulations to the lord for drawing the Mythical-grade talent "Undead Scourge".】

Hearing the system's voice this time made Qin Luo incredibly excited and surprised.

Just a moment ago, he felt his luck was too poor; now, his luck was simply exploding!

Undead Scourge had three powerful effects.

The first was that there was no limit to summoning Undead-type troops!

Under normal circumstances, the number of troops each lord could recruit was limited and closely related to the barracks level.

Like an ordinary Undead Camp, it could only recruit one hundred Undead Skeleton Soldiers per day.

But now, as long as there were resources, let alone one hundred, even one thousand or ten thousand could be recruited.

This effect alone crushed other lords.

Even if other lords possessed more powerful Elite troops or Rare troops, so what? He possessed countless Undead Skeleton Soldiers; when the quantity reached a certain level, it was enough to cause a terrifying qualitative change!

What if the troop quality was low?

What if the troop strength was weak!

Under Qin Luo's ocean of Undead, it was enough to drown any territory!

Just ask, when other lords see Qin Luo's Undead Army, will they panic?

The second effect was Infinite Growth. All Undead Race troops under Qin Luo's command gained the attribute of infinite growth and could break through original level bottlenecks.

In other words, the growth limit of originally Ordinary-quality Undead Skeleton Soldiers was at most Ordinary-grade; after reaching Ordinary Three-Star, they couldn't continue to improve!

Now, they could break through the bottleneck and promote to Black Iron-grade, Bronze-grade, or even higher realms!

The reason Ordinary troops were weak, besides quality, was most crucially their low level, making them no match for high-level troops.

The third effect was Devour Evolution!

Undead troops could obtain rapid improvement through battle by absorbing or splicing bones. During battle, when nearby Undead troops died, their Undead Power would be devoured by other Undead troops; the devourer would become stronger and have a chance to evolve!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 2 =====