That's How We Necromancers Do Things

Chapter 152: Chapter 97: Senior Catherine, You Wouldn’t Want..._2

Even Catherine couldn’t help but tremble, her eyes widening in terror and horror. She cried out, "A Purple Zombie?!"

"How is this possible?"

She often dealt with those from the Undead Major, so of course she knew the different tiers of zombies.

Tier One Necromancers could learn the Zombie Resurrection Skill. Afterward, by spending considerable resources and time, they could refine ordinary walking corpses, gradually transforming them into Black Corpses.

During the last academy final exam, she had personally witnessed the ferocity of the two Black Corpses under Amadis’s command. They rampaged about with immense strength, and their defense was comparable to iron armor. The sight had left a deep impression on her.

But Amadis’s Black Corpses were only Tier One. This one, however... with its purplish-black skin, strange purple markings, and an aura of death and power that far surpassed any ordinary Black Corpse... This was clearly a Purple Zombie.

She knew full well that both Tier One and Tier Two were still within the realm of Black Corpses.

A Purple Zombie, on the other hand, was created only when a Black Corpse reached its peak and underwent a metamorphosis. That usually signified a strength of at least Tier Three.

This completely shattered Catherine’s perception.

As far as she knew, this Lynch was just a Necromancer of commoner birth who had promoted to Tier One less than half a year ago.

’How could he possibly have cultivated a Purple Zombie?’

Doing so wouldn’t just require a massive amount of resources, but also an exceptional corpse to serve as the base material—one from an individual who was extremely powerful in life.

Even a noble lady like Amadis could never have achieved this in such a short amount of time without external assistance.

’Just who in the world is this Lynch?!’

However, reality didn’t give Catherine any more time to be shocked or to think.

Just as her mind was reeling, the Purple Zombie, Bloodtooth, let out a deafening roar. Its thick legs slammed into the ground, making the earth tremble slightly, and its massive body charged toward the elite Empire troops surrounding the garrison like an unbridled siege engine.

"Form ranks! Quickly, form ranks! Shield bearers, hold the line! Spearmen, prepare!" an experienced squad leader shouted himself hoarse.

But Bloodtooth’s speed was too great, its power too fierce.

BANG—CRACK!

"AHHH—!!"

The first few shield-bearing Soldiers in its path were sent flying, shields and all, their shields shattering instantly on impact.

Without even pausing, the Purple Zombie plowed into the crowd like a tiger among sheep. Its thick arms swept out, sending two Soldiers flying backward, spitting blood.

A swipe of its sharp claws tore through their fine chainmail as if it were paper, unleashing a spray of blood.

In an instant, the once-orderly formation was thrown into complete disarray.

If it were just a single Tier Three Purple Zombie, it might have been manageable.

The hundred-strong elite battalion under Catherine’s command was composed entirely of battle-hardened veterans. They had perfect coordination, excellent equipment, and even several Tier One officers among them.

If they had set up their formation in advance, they could have used coordinated attacks and the aid of Holy Light to surround and kill it—though not without taking some losses.

But the current situation was far more complicated than just a single Purple Zombie. freewebnøvel.com

Just as Bloodtooth was wreaking havoc and disrupting their formation, four more figures radiating a cold, deathly aura charged out from within the garrison.

They were four more zombies.

Although much smaller than the Purple Zombie, they were similarly knotted with muscle, their skin a deep black or brownish-black. They roared as they pounced on the Soldiers. The one with a particularly ferocious aura had shockingly already reached the level of a Tier Two Black Corpse.

These four Black Corpses were none other than the four Warriors from the special operations squad killed on the way to Lakefront Town.

Lynch had not been idle during this period. In addition to his daily Meditation and cultivation, he had focused on nurturing his subordinates, which was how he’d managed to raise their strength to this level in such a short time.

And that wasn’t all.

CLACK-CLACK-CLACK, CLACKETY-CLACK!

Behind the four Black Corpses, a large number of Skeleton Soldiers poured out from the garrison.

They came in various forms: Skeleton Warriors wielding rusted swords, ranged units with bone bows or Javelins, and even a good number of Skeleton Mages with Magic Staffs mixed in among them.

To the utter horror of Catherine and her subordinates, the air on the street behind their troops suddenly distorted, and a Death Banner with a sinister aura unfurled in the wind.

Immediately after, a dark spatial vortex ripped open.

CLATTER-CLATTER-CLATTER!

Skeleton Soldiers poured from the vortex like a flood bursting through a dam. This was, of course, the Skeleton Corps that Lynch had hidden within his Death Banner.

The moment they appeared, they cut off the retreat path for the Tiger Camp’s Third Battalion, forming a perfect encirclement with the Skeletons swarming from the front.

The Skeleton Soldiers were densely packed, numbering five to six hundred at a glance. Moreover, among them were a number of well-equipped ’elite units,’ with Soul Fire burning in their eye sockets.

"How is this possible... How can this be!?" Beyond her fury, Catherine’s face had turned deathly pale, and a storm of disbelief raged within her.

’This Lynch... how could he possibly possess an Undead Corps of this scale?! This quantity, this quality... It’s even stronger than what Amadis has.’

’If my hundred elites had been able to set up their formation beforehand, they might have stood a chance against these Undead, relying on the quality of the Soldiers and my command. At worst, we would have suffered heavy casualties.’

’But now, we’re completely surrounded.’

’Our formation was shattered in the first moments by the Purple Zombie and the Black Corpses. The Soldiers have been split into small groups, forced to fight on their own.’

’Facing the Sea of Skulls swarming from all directions, and those zombies rampaging through our ranks, the situation is deteriorating at a visible rate.’