Tomb Survival: Evolve from Skeleton

The military of the Kingdom of Fritz relies too much on the war mercenaries.

The long-term cooperation agreement with [Cold Iron] not only caused a lot of wealth to pass away for no reason, but also caused the army of the Fritz Kingdom to fight for a long time and become weaker and weaker.

These are what Rubia Fritz wants to correct.

And Kieran Wade's gradual expulsion from the center of the Fritz royal family is what she is willing to see.

After all, the current royal family of Fritz is still reluctant to directly tear their skins open with the war monster [Cold Iron].

Rubia Fritz wants to build a huge Fritz kingdom.

Her goal is by no means limited to the current stable kingdom.

Kress knew what the eyes of a man with wolfish ambitions looked like, and it matched Rubia Fritz's secretly revealed eyes.

Rubia Fritz.

She wouldn't just be the [bronze-level adventurer] cute newcomer who always followed Kress's side in Hesmu City and was harmless to humans and animals.

She is now the only princess who controls one of the most prosperous countries in mankind.

……

"Unexpectedly, you have become the Lord of the Kingdom, Mr. Kress."

A low and vicissitudes male voice suddenly came from the darkness.

Kress wasn't surprised at all, but seemed very relaxed...

"Edett's chief guard... No, I should call you Mr. Edot now."

Following Kress' words, looking for the reputation, it was Edette in pitch-black leather armor who appeared from the dark place of the dormitory.

The discarded pawn of Jeske Horton who was surrounded and killed by the "Eight Claws" noble soldiers.

Kress confronted Edette directly in the face of his own skeleton, because they already knew each other's identity...

Edette received a reminder from Kress, and after being surrounded and ambushed by the "Eight Claws", even if he had dealt with it in advance, he could not escape.

Necromancer Modal is determined to protect himself and will not risk his life to break out with Edette.

In the end, without exception, they died at the hands of the "Eight Claws" chasing soldiers.

but……

It also successfully completed Jeske Horton's original plan, causing the "Eight Claws" warriors to dispatch, and made great progress for Jesker Horton's army in Yayu City.

Edette's death, although it was a pity for Jeske Holden, was worth it.

And Edot also fulfilled his oath of allegiance to the Jeskesk family——

"...until death."

Now that he has died once, naturally he no longer needs to be loyal to the Jesk family, and his oath has been fulfilled.

But now, what Edette is even more curious about is the existence in front of him that gave him a second life...

"Mr. Kress, why did you save me?"

"It wasn't me who saved you..."

Kress answered Edette's question lightly. As if he had expected it, he continued to add to Edette's puzzled eyes——

"It's the [Necro Orb]. Perhaps, my presupposition was reflected on the [Necro Orb], and it guided me to find your corpse."

"So... I became an undead?"

"more or less."

Kress simply answered Edot's words. The latter didn't seem to be disgusted with his new racial identity, and slightly looked at his zombie body, which was stronger than ever.

Suddenly, Edot raised his head and asked with a trace of hostility——

"Then, Mr. Kress, when did you become undead? Or..."

"Yes."

Kress understood Edette's question, "...I have always been an undead."

As soon as Kress' words came out, Edot's pupils shrank slightly.

Kress is not a simple existence...

Edot has always been so aware and vigilant.

Ever since Jesc Horton invited Kress, Lancer and others to the dinner, Edt, who was hiding in the dark, knew that the other party was thinking like a sea.

It's just that Edot didn't notice at all that the other party...is not human!
Suddenly, Edot seemed to think of the woman who had been following Kress, the illusionist from the Eastern Empire...

"Illusion?"

"Yes."

Kress didn't deny it.

Edot didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He himself doesn't have much prejudice against undead, human beings, or even other demihumans and alien races.

Every race has its advantages and disadvantages.

Even individuals within a race can vary from person to person.

Edot has seen the most evil human beings, and also the kindest demihumans...

Therefore, Edot didn't show too much hostility or dissatisfaction towards Kress's undead status, but he was slightly surprised that he was deceived by Kress for so long.

In a trance, Edot wondered——

"What about your companions? Do they know your identity? Are they also undead?"

"Yes, but she's not."

Kress said, he only wanted Dilly by default.After a moment, Kress went on to add——

"Of course, they don't seem to be human..."

This time, Kress suddenly remembered Lancer who had just joined his [Dawn] team, and he hadn't confessed his identity to him yet.

However, Kress also knew that she and Dilly were not just human beings.

Edett took a long breath...

At least, not a group of undead.

"So……"

Edot began to look serious and continued——

"...I am very grateful to you, Mr. Kress, for giving me the chance to live again."

"Mr. Kress, I believe that there is no such thing as a free lunch, so what do you need me for? Except for the few [Phantoms] you dealt with before."

Kress also got up formally, slightly stretched out a hand bone with well-defined joints, and said——

"Mr. Edett, I am going to build a legion, and I need you to join me."

"Legion?"

Edette was a little surprised.

On the one hand, he was surprised by Kress's ambition to build a legion, and on the other hand, he was surprised why Kress invited him.

Although he served as Jeske Horton's chief guard, even at his peak, he could not command a thousand people. Why did Kress think that he could perfectly command an army of tens of thousands of people?

"Mr. Kress, I'm afraid, I'm not strong enough to do the job..."

"Mr. Edot, please rest assured that an army composed of undead is far easier to command than humans."

Kress saw the surprise and worry in Edette's heart at a glance, and interrupted Edette's refusal directly.

Edette chuckled silently for a moment.

After a while, Edette slowly raised his head, his eyes were filled with white, he looked directly at the bloody flames in Kress's pupils, and said——

"Mr. Kress, I can promise you. But... I want to know, what do you want to do?"

Kress listened quietly to Edot's question.

He knew that this was a question that determined what Edette would do for himself in the future.

For this reason, Kress decided to give an answer that no one could refuse——

"The world!"

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