Chapter 37: Chapter37-Devouring the Undead Army
The situation was still worsening.
John’s expression turned extremely grim. He realized that aside from the low-level undead attacking one another, a portion of the A-rank high-level undead actually possessed wills of their own.
After noticing the battle situation deteriorating, these undead quickly retreated and hid in the rear.
Some of them even began ordering the surrounding low-level undead to avoid battle as well.
Even worse, no matter how John commanded them, these undead completely ignored him and acted only according to their own will.
As his commands failed, piercing warning sounds rang beside John’s ears.
[Warning: You lack the class core "Undead Legion Will"!]
[Warning: You lack the class core "Soul Contract Suppression"!]
[Current summoned unit loyalty has decreased by 10%!]
John’s face darkened.
So this was the drawback of not having the Necromancer class?
At present, he only had the skill Summon Undead, but not the corresponding class.
These undead were essentially in an ownerless state and could not truly obey his orders.
Naturally, John had no real control over them.
It seemed choosing to prioritize the All-Class Magus class had been the correct decision. Otherwise, even if he devoured and obtained more skills, it would be meaningless.
Roar!
A large number of Skeleton Knights, lacking any organized command, directly abandoned defense and charged toward the main trunk of the Meteorite Corpse Tree.
But before they could even get close, black vines tightly wrapped around them, leaving them completely unable to move.
The Necro Popes did not hesitate at all. They detonated the skeletal soldiers following behind the Skeleton Knights, blasting them into clumps of soul residue in an attempt to devour them and strengthen themselves.
The Wraith Archers, meanwhile, were bewitched and corrupted by the undead whispers of the Meteorite Corpse Tree. They directly turned their bows toward the Necro Popes and fired their arrows.
The three types of undead creatures fell into complete chaos, attacking one another with no organization left at all.
"Kekekeke!"
The Meteorite Corpse Tree let out a mocking laugh.
"Lowly creatures like these dare show off before me?
"You cannot even control the undead you summoned yourself, yet you still dare put on an act!"
"Watch closely. This is what it truly means to command the undead."
As soon as its words fell, the stone tree erupted with an obscure undead incantation.
A warning instantly sounded beside John’s ears.
[Warning: Your Summon Undead units have been affected by high-level undead domination. Loyalty has decreased by 90%!]
The next moment, the pupils of every undead John had summoned changed.
They all turned their weapons around and began charging back toward John.
These undead creatures had all betrayed him!
The Meteorite Corpse Tree sneered.
"See that? Even the undead you summoned have betrayed you.
"Adventurer, your so-called summoning is nothing more than forcibly dragging things that do not belong to you onto the battlefield.
"Only I am their true master!"
John remained expressionless. His figure constantly shifted through space as he dodged the attacks of the undead army.
He looked down at the massive undead force that had betrayed him, while system prompts continued appearing one after another.
[Warning: Your Summon Undead units have broken free from their temporary contracts!]
[Current target classification changed: hostile undead units!]
[Current target status: dead entity. Devouring sacrifice is available!]
Seeing this, the corner of John’s mouth curled upward.
"So that’s how it is. In terms of Summon Undead, you are indeed stronger than me.
"But your understanding of me is still far from enough!"
The Meteorite Corpse Tree snorted coldly.
"Still running your mouth? Kill him!"
Under its command, all the undead below launched a full-scale attack.
Countless bone arrows and undead spells blanketed the sky, sweeping toward John.
But this time, John did not dodge.
He merely raised his hand slowly and lightly pressed downward toward the undead legion below, which surged like a tide.
"Devour!"
His system ability activated instantly.
The next moment, the entire battlefield fell silent for a brief instant.
Deep-blue flames suddenly ignited inside every undead charging toward John.
Yet these flames did not burn them to ash. Instead, they rapidly dismantled and devoured their bodies.
[You have devoured lv.30 Necro Pope. Free attribute points +50!]
[You have devoured lv.15 Skeleton Knight. Free attribute points +15!]
[You have devoured...]
The undead army that the Meteorite Corpse Tree had just seized was devoured by John by more than half in the blink of an eye.
A huge vacuum zone instantly appeared across the battlefield.
Seeing this, the face on the Meteorite Corpse Tree froze.
For the first time, it showed a look of panic.
"This is impossible! What ability is this?
"You are clearly not a Summon Undead user... Why can you devour death energy?"
John said calmly, "Keep summoning. The more you summon, the more thoroughly I will devour them."
After this round of devouring, John’s attribute points directly increased by more than fifty thousand.
At this moment, the Meteorite Corpse Tree had completely panicked.
It had never expected John to possess such an ability. The undead army that had once been able to crush any human army had now been rendered completely useless.
It immediately changed its method of attack. Instead of summoning more undead, it thrust all of its roots outward at once.
Tens of thousands of black roots shot into the sky.
The entire ground was torn apart as the roots stabbed toward John like countless tentacles.
But John merely flashed aside and easily dodged them.
His figure kept flickering. Even when hundreds of roots sealed off his path at the same time, none of them managed to touch even the corner of his clothes.
The roots of the Meteorite Corpse Tree had completely sealed off the entire sky, forming a stone forest that grew upward in reverse.
But with his extremely high Agility and the power of spatial authority, John continuously weaved through the narrow gaps between the roots.
The Meteorite Corpse Tree roared. Its black canopy suddenly trembled.
In an instant, hundreds of branches snapped off and transformed into gigantic stone spears that rained down from the sky.
Each stone spear tore through the air like a siege javelin, completely sealing off John’s position.
But this time, John did not dodge.
Instead, he activated Heat Ray.
Wherever his gaze swept, crimson beams shot out, sweeping across like cutting lines.
Large numbers of stone spears were sliced in half in midair before they could even land on him.
Seeing that all of its physical attacks had failed, the Meteorite Corpse Tree immediately changed tactics again.
Dense clusters of pale flowers rapidly bloomed across its countless branches.
The flowers released massive amounts of spores, forming a domain in midair like thick fog.
[Death Domain]
[Effect]: Living beings corroded by death spores will have their health recovery reduced by 20%.
At the same time, their souls will suffer corrosion, forcing the target to experience death hallucinations!
Within the Death Domain, the speed of all flying entities is reduced by 20%!
...
Large amounts of spores poured down.
In a daze, John saw an image of himself being dissected by undead.
However, under the support of his Spirit attribute, he quickly regained consciousness.
"These spores..."
John’s expression darkened. A fragment of spatial authority immediately appeared in his palm.
"Open!"
The next moment, silver light flashed.
A small section of space was forcibly severed and folded down, covering the area around him.
Within this isolated space, no spores could enter.
The death hallucinations before his eyes vanished, and everything returned to normal.
The Death Domain had completely lost its effect on John.
