"Cut the wood into the shape of a wand, and then draw an alchemy array..."

"Put in the core material of the wand, the nerves of the Python... make it possible for the wand to cast magic..."

"Finally, put in the magic array drawn with the blood of a magical animal. Inject the power of death, and make the body of the wand and the core of the wand become one. Put in the Magic Crucible..."

Looking at the [ Necromancer, Research Notes ] in my mind, I was going through the procedure step by step to make a magic wand for Regulus.

I realized that I had underestimated the difficulty of making a magic wand, and this was already my thirtieth attempt to make one.

The materials for the core of the magic wand were already used, and the Python's nerves were almost used up.

As for the Bone Spirit Holly, the only material left was the root.

I carefully operated the half-finished magic wand that was lying in the magic cauldron. I knew that if I failed this time, there wouldn't be enough materials left.

"Rumble Rumble..."

With a series of rumbling sounds, the alchemy materials in the cauldron were gradually absorbed by the magic wand.

I knew that I had finally succeeded in refining the magic wand this time.

I picked up the magic wand and waved it around. It was very smooth.

Then I looked at Regulus, who was lying in the magic array undergoing transformation.

I thought to myself, 'Now I just need the owner of the magic wand to try it out.'

Seven days had already passed since I had taken the materials for the core of the magic wand.

During these seven days, not only did I continuously create the magic wand, but I also officially started the transformation plan on Regulus' body.

I took out the materials that I had gathered in the forest a while ago and began to draw the transformation array.

Regulus' body was completely transformed into the body of a Lich's assistant.

The Lich was the iconic undead assistant of a necromancer.

As the predecessor of the Lich, the method to create the Lich's assistant could naturally be found in the [ Necromancer, Research Notes ].

The Lich's assistant was placed in a magic array carved with various alchemy materials and the blood of magical animals. He would chant a spell to open the entrance to the underworld, allowing the power of the underworld to transform his body.

The Lich's body was transformed into its iconic half-dead state.

Such a ritual required seven days, and today was the last day.

As long as the Lich's assistant could withstand the power of the underworld at the last moment, he could become the immortal and undying Lich, the predecessor of the Lich's assistant.

Of course, it was also possible for the Lich's assistant to evolve into a high-level undead Lich in the future.

Finally...

The last moment of Regulus's transformation… It was also the easiest stage where many undead mages fail in creating a Lich.

Using the alchemy array to open a crack in the Underworld, the power of the Underworld that was originally calm suddenly turned violent.

A large amount of the power of the Underworld flowed out of the crack, pouring onto Regulus' body.

"Ha ha ho—"

As a result, Regulus also began to scream in pain because of this.

However, as the power of the Underworld was poured in, his broken body started to slowly recover.

The cracked skull started to heal, and the internal organs that had been hollowed out started to grow back...

Even the festering skin began to slowly cover his body again.

In the end, I even had the feeling of Regulus being resurrected.

As Regulus' body became more and more complete, the ritual gradually neared its completion.

"Roar!"

Finally, with Regulus' furious roar, the ritual finally ended.

I had successfully transformed him into a Lich's assistant.

Now, it was time to test the combination of magic and zombies and see what kind of sparks would be produced.

I stuffed the magic wand that I had prepared in my hand into the hands of Regulus.

I brought him outside the small hut, wanting to test the results of this transformation.

I scanned the surroundings, wanting to find a suitable target to cast the spell.

Suddenly, a huge piece of wood appeared in my eyes.

It was the remaining material of the mace that was used to make the Knight King's weapon.

The wood of the Iron Birch tree was very hard.

It was very suitable to be used as a test target.

I immediately called Regulus over and asked him to pick up the magic wand in his hand.

Cast the spell!

I saw Regulus wave the magic wand in his hand, and a Fireball appeared in the air.

He then pointed the magic staff in the direction of the Iron Birch, and the fireball immediately flew out.

"Boom—"

There was a loud sound.

I noticed that a hole had suddenly appeared on the Iron Birch in front of me. I could see the other side from this side.

The Fireball had penetrated a hole in the Iron Birch.

"Hiss—"

I sucked in a breath of cold air. I was somewhat surprised by the power of this Fireball.

After all, Iron Birch was the hardest wood in the world, apart from some mystical species. But now, a hole had been pierced through by Regulus' Fireball!

Wasn't this power a little too great?

I was extremely satisfied with the power of Regulus' Fireball. In fact, I was even a little surprised.

That was because, after having the Knight King, a perfect heavy-armored warrior, I had obtained an undead that could attack from a distance. Furthermore, it seemed that its attack power was quite strong.

However, just as I was happily thinking about this, I suddenly froze and thought of another question.

Wasn't Regulus a zombie that had turned into a Lich's assistant?

Why couldn't I see any characteristics of a zombie at all?

The powerful Fireball spell was probably because Regulus had been a magician when he was alive.

However, I couldn't see anything related to zombies.

Did the experiment fail?

Were zombies incompatible with the magic of this world and couldn't coexist?

Just when I thought that the experiment had failed, I suddenly remembered something. The characteristic of zombies was infection. As long as one bit or touched the other party's wound, they could be infected into zombies.

The wood was dead, so naturally, there was no way for it to turn into a zombie.

If I wanted to see if the characteristics of zombies were preserved, I would need to use live animals to do research.

...

"Boom!"

After a loud bang, I looked at the 'rabbit' on the ground, which had turned into a piece of charcoal. I couldn't see its shape, so I shook my head.

"It's already in this state. I don't think I can see anything anymore."

"I still need to find an animal with strong defense to give it a try." I extended my index finger and turned to point at Regulus beside me. "Tell me, can't you control your strength a little?"

Thirty minutes later.

"Boom—"

Another loud sound rang out. A Wild Boar also turned into a piece of charcoal under Regulus' Fireball.

"You..." I, who was pointing at Regulus, didn't know what to say.

"Sigh—"

I sighed and had no choice but to look for a suitable target again.

"Boom..."

"Sigh..."

"..."

Just when I was about to find a suitable animal to experiment on, Regulus finally stopped burning his experimental subject into charcoal.

Looking at the crocodile in front of me that was about to be roasted dry...

I nodded my head in satisfaction.

At the very least, it didn't turn into a piece of charcoal like before.

"Kacha..."

Just as I was still rejoicing that Regulus had finally learned how to control it, the crocodile lying on the ground suddenly made some sounds.

After that, it staggered and stood up on all fours.

"This is..."

The sudden change surprised me. After all, it took time for a zombie to transform. Even Regulus took a long time to turn into a zombie.

This crocodile had actually turned into a Zombie Crocodile in less than five minutes!

Wasn't this too fast?

Could it be that the magic in this world had become so powerful after combining with the zombie virus?

The time of infection had changed so quickly?

Could it be that I remembered the wrong time?

In order to verify this result, I decided to find another animal to try.

* Boom! *

I looked at the Zombie Boar that had stood up in less than five minutes.

Two thoughts appeared in my mind.

After the combination of the zombie virus and magic, there were more ways to get infected, and the time for the infection to take effect became faster.

Also... It wasn't that Regulus had learned how to control the power of his magic, but the power of his magic was slowly becoming less powerful.