Chapter 1560: Undead Crisis

"In the past, it wasn't as if I hadn't encountered this situation before. I remember once excavating an ancient tomb from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The tomb owner was a prince, and inside his tomb were thousands of leather figurines—sewn from human skin and imbued with the Evil Spirit Curse. Once those things were resurrected, they were impervious to blades and spears," Qishu recalled.

"The worst part was that my old partner accidentally triggered the curse, causing a pile of leather figurines to rush out, intent on tearing us apart," Qishu said with some helplessness.

"How was that crisis resolved?" Chen Yu asked.

"Fortunately, the figurines were merely burial objects filled with resentment. One of my partners used his spirit to communicate with them repeatedly, which finally calmed their resentment and resolved the crisis. Otherwise, that time would have been truly troublesome," Qishu sighed slightly; even now, mentioning this matter, he still felt a lingering fear.

"That time, you were truly lucky, but the undead here are different from the resentful spirits we dealt with back then," Chen Yu shook his head slightly. "These undead of theirs have no emotions or grievances to speak of; they are simply controlled by the final person."

"Therefore, this time, even if your old partner came, I suspect he wouldn't be able to reform them."

"Then what should we do?" Qishu felt a pang of regret; he truly regretted coming here.

Although Ye Er had forced him to come, he had ways to decline if he hadn't wanted to, but due to his profession, he always had a desire to try his hand at such things.

So, he came half-willingly, but he never imagined that this time, he might lose his own life here. Even if he regretted it now, it was likely too late; he could never go back.

"When you encounter ruthless people, you only need to do one thing: be even more ruthless than them," Chen Yu said calmly. "The tough fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don't fear death. There isn't much logic in this world; the law of the jungle is the survival rule that fits most."

"But they possess an entire Undead Legion now, and these things are simply unkillable. I only have some Talismans and black donkey hooves; dealing with two or three is certainly no problem, but if I really have to deal with such a massive Undead Legion... I'm afraid I can't," Qishu said with a bitter taste in his mouth.

To him, even if the law of the jungle applied to most situations, he still had no way to resolve this matter, because this law favored the strong. Since he was currently the weak one, there was nothing to be said; he was just there to be slaughtered.

"Power, absolute power is the only thing that can resolve the current situation," Chen Yu smiled faintly. "Since Honghou has appeared, let's go over and meet her."

"You... you want to confront her head-on?" Qishu was startled, looking at Chen Yu in disbelief. Should he say Chen Yu was crazy, or that he was confident?

"The one before us is Honghou. The resurrected Honghou may not be the strongest existence in this world, but with a wave of her hand, every living creature before her will become a part of her Undead Legion."

"I know, her contract with the Demon is like that, but now, do you have a better way?" Chen Yu smiled. "Let's go. Even if we die, we should die with some dignity, shouldn't we?"

"Fine." Qishu gritted his teeth. He had no other choice now; what Chen Yu said was actually correct. Even if he were to die, he wanted to die with some dignity.

He stood up, followed cautiously behind Chen Yu, and walked forward with him.

The previously impassioned Ye Er calmed down. He raised his head and looked at Qishu, a cold sneer appearing on his rotting face.

Qishu's heart skipped a beat. Although the Ye Er before him had a rotting face, he could still be identified by his attire.

"General Ye'er, what... what has happened to you?" Qishu asked cautiously.

"Heh heh, what happened? Power, do you understand?" Ye Er said with a chuckle. "The former me was indeed a bit conceited. I possessed an army, and I thought weapons were absolute power."

"But now I realize I was wrong, and wrong to an outrageous degree." He clenched his fists. "True power is something you control in your own hands. These things come at a call; this... is true power. I have found my power; shouldn't you congratulate me?"

"This... congratulations, General Ye'er." Qishu laughed dryly a few times.

"Is he your friend?" Behind them, Honghou slowly opened her eyes.

Honghou had just awakened and was digesting the essence and spirit she had just absorbed. Seeing someone arrive, she opened her eyes with some curiosity.

She called herself the Goddess of Death, representing death, yet someone had actually come to her side without fearing death, which made her feel it was inconceivable.

"It is him who guided me to come here." Ye Er pointed at Qishu. "I think Master could turn him into a part of our Death Army."

"No, no, no, thank you for the kind intention, General Ye'er, but I'll pass." Qishu was startled. This joke couldn't be made lightly; he was living perfectly well, why would he seek his own death?

"Are you afraid of me?" Honghou said with a smile. "Actually, I am not as terrifying as you imagine."

"Of course not, it's just that I haven't lived enough and haven't enjoyed enough, so I will respectfully decline the Queen's kindness." Qishu shook his head hurriedly and subconsciously hid behind Chen Yu.

Qishu was an old hand; by subconsciously hiding behind Chen Yu, he essentially shifted all the conflict onto Chen Yu.

Sure enough, Honghou's gaze fell upon Chen Yu. She smiled. "You seem to be somewhat different."

"Is that so? Can I take that as a compliment?" Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"It is not a compliment, just saying you are different from ordinary people. Your eyes can look directly into the human heart." Honghou laughed. "And he subconsciously hid behind you, which shows your strength is greater than his."

"I am indeed stronger than him." Chen Yu glanced at Honghou. "The famous Honghou is truly worthy of her reputation; just after awakening, you have already built a Death Army for yourself. Are you planning to kill your way back?"

"Haha, this is my first Undead Legion. I want to take them and kill my way back, occupy the throne, and then use the throne as a foundation to conquer the world." Honghou was very excited when mentioning this.

"The throne you desire no longer exists," Chen Yu shook his head. "So this Undead Legion you've built is meaningless. Disperse them."