"What brings you to this land, traveler?"

Neither of the two parties held a grudge against the other which made their conversation less likely to end up in a dispute or a battle.

"Let me introduce myself first."

Arthur bowed again and said:

"Arthur MoonStar."

The Lich King listened to his guest without saying a word. As for Arthur, he collected his thoughts then started speaking:

"I came here seeking your help. I'm in need of a good commander, someone who can help me win a war."

In response, Aborak let out a chilling laugh before replying:

"Me? A good commander? I don't know who told you that but that's completely wrong. Furthermore, I'm in no position to involve myself in a war."

Arthur didn't give up yet, he smiled at the undead lord and stated:

"Perhaps you'll change your mind if you hear what I have to offer."

"Your trip was futile, I can't help yo-"

Arthur interrupted the Lich King by saying

"Three hundred and sixty million undead and it's still growing. That's how big the army I need you to command is."

Such a number, even for the Lich King, was outrageous because if you combine all the undead in the Underworld, they'll barely reach fifty million. That number is constant, more or less, because necromancers from many worlds are summoning undead day and night, causing the number to plummet then rise.

Aborak studied Arthur's expression, quickly discovering that he didn't like a person who was joking. After a long silence, the Lich asked:

"How did you get your hands on such a big army?"

Arthur answered by raising his hand and summoning a normal skeleton warrior which sprung from a bottomless hole that appeared on the ground.

"You see, I'm a Necromancer and…"

A red light emanated from Arthur before a silhouette exited his consciousness and appeared before the Lich King. Feeling the thick Death Energy emanating from the figure before him, Aborak was truly shocked.

"A creature of death?"

"The name is Radolf."

The red-haired youth bowed his head to the Lich King before he faced the motionless skeleton warrior. A red fog was released from the tip of the youth's index, it enveloped the undead for a few seconds before it disappeared.

Not only did the undead's appearance change, it became much stronger, equaling a person at the Heavenly Realm. The skeleton was clad in blood-red armor and it seemed to be more sentient.

"Radolf? The Mythical death creature?"

Seeing Aborak's expression, Arthur's smile widened. A few seconds later, another youth appeared next to Radolf, his appearance was similar to the creature of death but the aura around him was totally different.

Midolf felt pretty uncomfortable in this death infested castle but he still held himself from cursing outloud.

"If you accept my offer, these two will be your direct subordinates until the war is over. I'll also hand half of the remaining Undead to you."

For a long time, the Lich King maintained his silence and glanced at Arthur and the two youths. He seemed to be pondering about something.

"With almost four hundred million undead and two mythical creatures, just who are you planning to face?"

There was no need to hide the truth from a potential ally so Arthur spilled the beans the moment that question was asked.

"My main target is the White Specter Clan but there's a strong chance many other powers will join in."

"What?"

As if he couldn't believe what he heard, Aborak spent some time processing what he just heard before he sighed and said:

"I can see that you're determined to begin this war but even if it was only the White Specter Clan, it won't be possible to defeat them. An advantage in number won't do you any good against Overgods."

The Lich King paused for a slight second before resuming:

"Even if you stand a chance, no one will tolerate the presence of such a huge army of death in the Divine Planet. I doubt even Death will tolerate your actions. You're asking me to wage war against the whole world…"

"Yes, I am but… you don't have anything to lose, after all, they won't dare attack the Underworld."

Hearing this, Aborak flinched, focused his eerie gaze on Arthur while chuckling

"Hohoho it seems you know a few things. While it may be true that I have nothing to lose, I also have nothing to gain."

"I told you I'll give you half of the remaining undead army."

"That is still not enough for all the trouble I'll have to go through. The enemies I'll make will surely cause trouble in here, one way or another."

"Then, what do you want?"

"Why don't you tell me the reason behind this large-scale war?"

Aborak dodged Arthur's question by switching the topic, choosing to know about the whole matter before giving a definitive answer.

"I just want to get my wife back."

"And I presume she's the woman who was with you last time? If you only care about getting her back, there are many easier solutions…a war is a bit too extreme."

"Unless you get rid of the root of the problem, it'll last forever."-Arthur

After that, the Lich King spent a while thoroughly thinking about everything while taking into consideration the pros and cons of Arthur's offer.

…

The very next day, the Lich King of the Underworld left his castle and headed to Astria along with Arthur. No one but his closest confidants knew about his abrupt departure.

"You better manage things properly when I leave."

A middle-aged man caressed a large creature's head. Upon a closer look, this creature had an enormous body and a purple skin, it was none other than the legendary Void Behemoth, a mysterious and extremely powerful that is constantly hibernating in the Underworld, never interfering with the conflicts and silently watching from the sidelines.

Everything that happened between Aborak and Arthur was seen by the middle-aged man, who was interested in Arthur, or more precisely, something inside of him.

He stared at an illusory image which showed a grey-haired man opening a Spatial Tunnel and getting ready to enter it along with the Lich King.

The middle-aged man was able to see through everything so his gaze was focused on an almost non-existent violet light leaking out of Arthur's consciousness.

"It's almost satiated… its reaction will occur soon enough."

******

As he came faced the sea of undead, Lich King Aborak was left speechless. He expected to see an army of normal skeletons but the countless bone dragons ruling the sky and the innumerable kinds of Undead roaming the desolate land left him flabbergasted.

The whole Itas Continent was overflowed with Undead, furthermore, more than a thousand ghost ships were on the Western coast of the continent, each one filled with Death Knights and Bone Demons.

To facilitate his control over the army of the dead, Arthur summoned to Lesser Lich Kings that will loyally follow Aborak's orders.

As the Lich King began his job and emitted an archaic power that enveloped all of Astria, Arthur secluded himself in an underground cave and started readying himself.

Ever since he woke up from that long and vivid dream, there have been many changes that occurred to some of his powers.

The first, most noticeable thing is Dark Magic, which drastically changed, becoming more easily accessible. Perhaps witnessing Leiu's use of Darkness affected Arthur's Dark Magic, slightly changing its effects.

Thanks to spending a couple of years with The Nameless Knight, Arthur gained a skill the moment he woke up.

[Deceptive Of Darkness] is an area of effect skill that can only be used by Dark Magic-users. It basically festers everything around him with Dark Magic, corrupting every obstacle and sucking the energy of the environment. What's fascinating about this skill is that it replenishes a third of his Mental Power in an instant. He also got a title called 'Brotherhood' which boosts his stats by 20% if he fights with either Wolfram or Leiu.

Another pleasant change was a decent increase in his stats, which were further boosted when he possessed the lifeless Divine Beast that Radolf brought from another world.

He obtained [Dragon Breath], [Divine Dragon Breath] and the most helpful skill for a humanoid body was a movement skill called [Azure Step] which not only creates copies of himself to fool the enemy but it also grants him a significant increase to his movement speed and evasion.

The last piece of Arthur's plan is the divine body of a leader Black Turtle. With four leader Divine Bodies in his possession, along with his knowledge about formations, he'll create an unstoppable force that'll act as a vanguard for the undead army.

Of course, the Elemental Wheel formation will be used to facilitate the flow of energies between the soon-to-be revived Divine Beasts.

4 Divine Beasts, 2 Mythical Creatures, 400,000,000 Undead, 3 Lich Kings and last not but least, a plethora of Mini-Nuclear Bombs, that is what Arthur intends to use against the White Specter Clan.

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Information about the Undead Army: (ARK CALCULATION)

18,501 Bone Dragons (Peak Deity Realm-3rd Grade Immortal Realm)

85,997 Death Knights (Peak Deity Realm)

5,167 Bone Demons (1st Grade Immortal Realm-1st Grade Divine Realm)

13,652 Skeleton Lords (Peak Deity Realm)

500 Zombie Kings (Peak Immortal Realm)

350,458,920 Skeletons (Spirit Realm)

2,818,141 Blood Skeletons (Peak Spirit Realm-Peak Deity Realm)

1,007,972 Wraiths (Mortal Realm)

2 Lesser Lich King (Peak Divine Realm)

1 Lich King [Commander] (Peak God Realm)

Radolf (No Cultivation) (Mythical Creature (Death)

Midolf (No Cultivation (Mythical Creature (Life)

150,000 Zombies enhanced by miniature Elemental Wheels (Peak Immortal Realm)

4 Divine Beasts enhanced by a formation… Estimated strength: (Overgod Realm)

Quad-Spirit (Fire, Death, Dark, Earth) (God Monarch Realm)

Arthur MoonStar (Realm: 1-Star God Monarch)