Evan and others finally arrive at Alainstein's territory. It was after ten days since every kings and representative finally arrived at neutral zone. Three more days till they arrived at Omunda mountain.

"Alainstein... rumored to be where the Undead king is hiding. Theo, do you wish to meet the Undead king directly?" Paldus asked.

"No, my goal is to get my comrade back. Besides, it is your job, the Union to clear the Undead king, not mine." Evan didn't think much about it. Not with his current strength, if he wanted to be confident, he at least had 60% power. He also got Death book and it will be his great weapon. As long as he possessed the book, he could command millions of Undead at once with his eighty percent power.

"Your comrade, who is he to be exact?"

"Secret, I wouldn't tell you about him."

Paldus didn't ask further, he is not someone that asking again and again till he gets the answer he wanted.

"Paldus, you better send a message to the Union."

"I'll do that even without you telling."

"Good." Evan wanted to use the Union as a cover. If the Union gained the upper hand against the new Undead king, this will beneficial for Evan to let the Union taking care the undead. His only goal is to get back Kolan and rebuild their own place to live.

Three days passed and they finally arrived in Omuna mountain.

"I'll go alone, you guys proceed following the road."

"Isn't dangerous?" Erona asked with worry.

"Don't worry. I'm safer with the undead. I'll be back soon, just proceeding slowly."

Without waiting further, Evan left them and entering the forest. His movement faster because using the wind to lift and pushed him. He spread out his vision and hunts down undead in the mountain. He needs death force to converge them with life force in order to get his power back.

Evan killed the undead swiftly, he could felt that the weak undead is being commanded by a death knight or a lich. He couldn't stop them from noticing that a lot of undead were defeated. Eventually, Evan encountered them and killed them instantly. Death knight possessed high physical power and slightly lower magic than lich, for current Evan. The death knight is nothing. But the lich is crafty undead and relying on magic, summoning more undead and causing a ruckus for Evan. But they are only low ranks and easily defeated.

As Evan proceeding, the carriage also got attacked by undead but with Paldus there, none of the undead manages to harm it. Paldus single-handled all undead, as for the girls, they are having a hard time especially Erona. Her magic spirit is couldn't defeat an undead which has no soul. She tried to possess the undead but her influence is too weak. Najie fighting the undead well but lacked experience, thus slowing down her speed.

Almost at the top of the mountain. Paldus saw a balloon ship coming with Union symbol. A slight smile on his face but he dares not to relax.

"Let's go to the main place, they are waiting." Evan suddenly appeared and shocked three of them.

"Who are waiting?" Najie asked.

"Kamna, Undead king's servant. He is with several thousand-undead hidings in the ground."

"Good, let's go." Paldus held no objection and agreed immediately.

"Really?! Thousand undead?!" Najie got shocked and expressed both girls' feelings right now. Thousand undead made them trembling in fear.

They're moving together to the main location and spying on it. They could see a lot of undead moving around guarding a cave. Evan is sure that Kolan is inside that cave but he didn't see any sign of Kamna.

From afar, Evan killed one of the undead and alarmed the others. They start organizing themselves and slowly spread out.

"Go." Evan ordered. At once, Paldus rushed towards the undead with Najie who hesitated for a moment. Erona staying behind with Evan since she couldn't help for a moment. She bit her lips and frustrated for not being able to help. Evan noticed this and pat her head.

"Diligently training, you will be able to use your magic spirit to control undead or even manifest a physical form."

"Yes." Erona nodded. Ever since she accepted Evan's power and able to see with magic vision. She is really grateful and wanted to repay but doesn't know how to do it aside obeying Evan.

Near seventy undead are fighting against Paldus and Najie. Just like before, Paldus is the one who defeated them the most. Once more undead appearing, Paldus raised his sword to the sky and dark red pillar shot out to the sky. It was a signal for the Union.

"Let's go." Evan spoke and took Erona hastily to inside the cave. Inside the cave was guarded by a lot of undead but they instantly died. As he venturing deeper, undead is becoming stronger and stronger.

Meanwhile, on the outside, Union's balloon ship stopped above and Union's soldiers descending down with a woman wearing middleweight white armor with ocean blue cloak. Her eyes are green and her blonde hair tied to a bun. On her arms, there is a helmet and a spear.

"Everyone! Listen! Slay every undead on your sight!"

"Yes, commander!"

With her order, the soldiers moving in unison and in an organized manner. They formed small group consisted five people and attacking in synchro.

Paldus and Najie starting to retreat and heading towards the woman.

"Paldus! You have been well!" The woman smiled happily.

"Lady Risilia, good timing." Paldus bowed for a moment and returned to combat stance.

"If it weren't for your information, we wouldn't have been here. Good job, leave the rest to us."

"Yes, also, if you found a man and a girl. Do not attack them, they are my comrades."

"Comrades?" Risilia has disbelief and glancing at Najie for few times. "Really? To think the lonely Paldus would have a friend, Laiya would be very happy."

Paldus didn't speak and turned his head towards the undead. But he didn't move and just watching the fight. Najie did the same, she is only watching but also worrying about Evan and Erona. Later, several death knights and liches appearing and increasing the undead's strength.

"Seems like you have to participate," Risilia spoke.

"You too."

"Of course." She wore her helmet and rushing towards the undead. Paldus also did the same leaving Najie alone in panic, thinking of joining the fight or not.

Inside the cave. Evan and Erona arrived in a wide place, not ordinary place because it has polished floor made of bronze, the wall of bronze with pipes and light came from crystals made everything visible.

In front of them, stood several high ranks undead with Kamna behind them. Kamna has elderly appearance wearing a black robe and a sinister staff made of rare materials. His eyes flashed like a snake.

"Rude intruders, but your skills are good to arrive in this place already. I didn't expect it." Kamna spoke.

"Actually I must kill you. But it is a waste to kill you both, why don't you-"

A strong wind coming to Kamna and the undead. The undead quickly raised their defenses and didn't get injured by the wind.

"Impudent! I shall kill you!" Kamna enraged and ordered the undead to charge at them. He also cast several snakes to appear.

"Theo, what should we do?" Erona asked while clinging to him

"Just take it easy." Evan smiled and speaks with a heavy tone, "Kolan."

In instant, a golem made of bronze appeared in front of Evan and swings a hammer towards the undead. Kolan stood mightily with two giant hammers. His empty eyes showing blue radiance and glaring at Kamna.

"Kolan! You showing yourself?! But why now?"

But Kolan didn't answer and turned his body to Evan and kneeled. "Master, welcome back, and congratulations."

Welcome back because he returned to this world and congratulations because he obtained a human body. Evan smiled and told Kolan to raise up.

Kamna felt something is fishy and couldn't help but racking his brain to understand Kolan's behavior till he realizes that Evan is the old Undead king, yet, he is still doubting it.

"Kolan, if you mind. Clear them all."

"Obviously." Kolan spoke in heavy yet joyous tone. He starts rampaging against the undead. His bronze skin is impenetrable and not undead could make damage against him.

"You! Who are you?! Are you the old Undead king?" Kamna pointed at Evan. He is enraged because Kolan starts rampaging and oppose him. Originally, he was sent here to recruit Kolan but unable to meet him because Kolan is hiding all the time. But now, Kolan appeared in front of him and became his enemy. Furthermore, the man in front of him, without doubt, is the old Undead king. Who else could command the old Undead king’s servant were if it not for the king himself.

"Seven snakes of sins!" Kamna summoned seven heads snake and attacking Kolan. It tried to entangle Kolan and crush its body. But who expects that the place itself is the one which crushing the snake.

Kamna had an ugly face and tried to retreat, but Erona already interfered with him by attacking him relentlessly with her magic spirits.

"Insolence!" Kamna fought back and heavily injured Erona's spiritual and caused her to cough out a blood

"Heal." Evan recovered Erona's spiritual but she couldn't fight back temporally. Luckily for Erona that she manages to hold on against the attack and survived.

"I'll crush you!" Kamna cast an unknown magic and the ground heavily shaking. His body transformed into a huge serpent with black scale and red eyes. Four legs coming out and the claws penetrated the bronze floor as if only penetrating a paper.

Kamna moving ferociously destroying the surrounding and circling around Kolan. Kamna narrowed the circling and eventually sizing up Kolan. Kolan was unable to fight back and lost in strength thus being crushed.

However, it was not the end, Kolan is melted and the bronze spreading around Kamna's scale. Kamna could felt that the melted bronze is hardened and trying to crush him, but Kamna didn't afraid of it and his body suddenly getting bigger. It roared and charging towards Evan.

Evan put up a magic barrier and grabs Erona. Both of them pushed away till thrown to the outside of the cave. He and Erona flew in the sky, watching the black serpent coming at them.

"So much death force." Evan muttered, he absorbed many death force thanks to many undead being eliminated. But the balance of life force and death force is weighing to death force.

'But it's enough.'

At once, Evan combined the death force and life force as one. Leaving some death forces inside. His power instantly surging and expanding. His power increased by 8% and it was in his expectation. With low life force, he couldn't balance out and get more power.

Back to reality, Kamna is coming at him and almost tried to devour him. Yet, with one swing his staff, Kamna was thrown away to the ground as if being hit by a meteor.

Risilia and Paldus were watching from below. Both of them shivered once saw the black serpent but more scared once saw the black serpent being thrown away to the ground. They looking at Evan whom slowly descending down with a relaxed manner.

"Is that your comrade? Who is he?"

Paldus hesitated to answer but says, "Theo the wild mage." He won't tell Risilia that Evan is a necromancer. He knows that the Union wouldn't tolerate a necromancer and afraid that Evan will kill them. Although he knows that Evan is not someone who kill without reason, he is aware of Evan's strength.

"You should recruit him to Union." Risilia spoke. Having another great person in Union would help them established more power to fight against Undead. Paldus didn't answer and only watching Evan coming at them.

"Take care of her." Evan spoke while pushing Erona to them. He turned towards Kamna and launch a telepathy to Kolan.

"Kolan, retreat to your place and prepare for leaving. I suppose you need to prepare for our return."

"Very well, master. I'm sorry for taking this guy too lightly."

"Doesn't matter."

Kolan who became a melted bronze moving and disappear into the cave once again. Kamna straightens its body and looking at Evan with murderous intent. Yet Evan didn't waver and only glancing at him for once before suddenly Kamna is pressed down into the ground.

He glanced at the undead and noticed that they are moving towards Kamna in unison. Evan let them go and then Kamna starts devouring them. Each devours, sinister aura coming out from Kamna and his body beginning to transform. His black scale slowly peeled off and replaced with gray scale. A pair of wings sprouted out and allow him to fly like a dragon.

"Kill!!" Kamna enraged in madness. He descended towards Evan at high speed. Attacking Evan with his claw that destroys the ground yet missed the target. But he moved very fast and already moving towards Evan once again.

Kamna is like a demonic beast, strong and sinister. In this era, the demonic beast is rare to see. Most of them hiding in the deepest out of normal people's range. There are also few books regarding demonic beast. However, Evan whom experienced fighting against demonic beast knows it well. Yet, he doesn't know what kind of species Kamna is. He understands that Kamna is a human that could turn into a demonic serpent. A black demonic serpent is uncommon but rare in this era. Kamna transformed into gray one and it may be a new variant which produced by devouring undead. Still, evolution couldn't happen that quickly, in just a few minutes, Kamna finished his evolution but there is a huge setback. Kamna has lost his sanity. He could utter words but can't think, controlled by instinct to kill and devour.

Waiting Kamna to come at him, Evan already cast a wind magic. He shot the magic when Kamna was about to eat him. The wind magic he shot entering Kamna's body and shredding his body from inside. Powerless, Kamna fell to the ground and not moving anymore.

Evan walks to him and touched his head. He slowly absorbing Kamna's life force and makes his body begin to decay. Once he finished, he turned towards Paldus and Risilia. Both of them have alert faces. The Union soldiers also in high alert.

"This is where we part away." Evan spoke and using his magic to pull Erona and Najie towards him. Then wind gathering around them like a tornado and they are disappeared.

"Paldus... he is not an ordinary wild mage. What did he use?" Risilia glared at Paldus. She knew that something sinister happened when Evan absorbed Kamna's life force.

"He....he is a necromancer."

"Necromancer?!" She couldn't believe it. To her, a necromancer is an ally of the Undead king. She was about to get angry before she thought why would the necromancer helped them.

"Let's talk later, you better tell me the full story of it."

"Of course."

Meanwhile. Evan and the girls arrived inside Kolan's hideout. A big hideout with unknown inventions. In front of them, there is a small golem made of iron, making something.

"Master, welcome to my place." Kolan spoke and walks to Evan. He bowed and then glanced at the girls.

"Who are they?"

"Your comrades in the covenant?"

"Ahh, your new servants." At once, Najie had ugly expression while Erona only twitched her mouth.

"But they are weak. Far weaker than us when we became your servants. What's the point of having them?" His words full of scorn towards the girls. Kolan is a loyalist even without the covenant. He would scorn weak people that tried to become his master's servant.

"What can be done? The World has changed and I'm changed. I'm not undead anymore, I'm human. Others might dislike me, so I need more."

"That's certainly true. Anyway, master, what will you do now? I know that Romue is within the fake Undead king's service. I know about your arrival sign and do you wish to reign again?"

"Not now. You just need to find new hideout along with Najie and Erona. Develop that hideout to a hidden fortress?"

"Good thinking master. You two." Kolan glared at Najie and Erona, "Time for work."

"Please wait! Evan! What's the meaning of 'servants'?!" Najie spoke loudly.

"Acceptance of my power is also you two willing to become my servants."

"Who are you actually? You're not a wild mage, not an ordinary necromancer. Please tell us." She looks being betrayed, it's because she didn't know that Evan is a necromancer and then it was another lie too, she wanted to know who he is, not even single lie uttered.

"I'm an Undead king. The old king." Evan took off his mask and showing the white and black ice appeared.

"Undead king... you..." Najie fell to the ground in disbelief, her eyes showing that she wouldn't believe the truth. In her mind, the Undead king is dreadful and heartless being, the creator of nightmare and enemy of everyone. Yet, the man who helped her is the Undead king. She doesn't understand why would he helped her back then, why would they care about them. Reaching conclusion that he is just using them, not actually care. But then, do they have any value?

"Kolan, I leave them to you. I have matters to do."

"Of course master."

"Master, wait!" Erona pulled his robe. Her way of speaking changed from respectful to more respectful. No fear in her eyes, only loyalty.

"Can I come with you?"

"No, you can't." He replied without hesitation. Erona had sad face and lowering her head. "Aside i can't protect you all the time. I'm doing something dangerous." Evan wore his mask again.

"I'm-"

"No, it's an order."

Evan suddenly disappeared and appeared outside where the Union is still investigating the surrounding. They at once in fight stance when saw Evan suddenly appear. Only Paldus who remain calm and looking at Evan without hostility.

"Union, take me to the neutral zone."

"Why would we?" Risilia answered with her spear aiming at him.

"Because you need my assistance. The Undead king won't stop here. Especially when he knows that you guys are here. He is already spread out his undead across the land and waiting to for destruction. On top of that, the old king is somewhere. Who knows if they are going to cooperate."

"You speaks that, but yourself are a necromancer. What's the reason so we can believe in you?"

"They said... an eye for an eye. I raise undead for undead, an evil for an evil. I'll become the greater evil if I have to."

Risilia glaring at him and then lowering her spear. She understands what Evan means. To defeat evil, another evil is necessary. Rather defeat undead with holiness, better choose undead too.

"Union must act on the spotlight. I'm necessary just like Paldus who did the dirty work." Evan took off his mask and showing a stranger's face. He changed his face which becomes more mature and had upright bringing. His hair is same but his eyes are different, they changed to green jade colors.

"Theo, where are they? Erona, Najie, and your comrade?" Paldus asked.

"In a safe place. I don't want them to be involved."

'At least not now.'

"Fine then, come with us. You shall speak with our elders." Risilia spoke and commanded the soldiers to get back on the balloon ship.

"Any insurance of me going home alive?"

"Haa... what do you wish? A contract by magic?"

"Good for me."

After finished the contract. Evan rides on the balloon ship and heading to the neutral zone. He stood near the edge and looking at the scenery. He remembered his first-time ride on the balloon ship.

'I hope there is no more hijacking.'

Sighed. Evan returned to the guest room and resting. While lying on the bed, he connected his telepathy to Kolan.

"Kolan, once you find the best place for us. Tell me the location."

"Of course master. But... what would you like? The fortress I mean."

"Anything good, so long it is strong. Also, make the automata. We need tireless people."

"As you wish."

Afterward, he connected to Romue.

"How's the situation there?"

"The fake already noticed that Kamna is dead. He also saw Union balloon ship and but didn't take any action."

"Of course he didn't, anyway, do you know what he is planning now?"

"Full attack to Union. The fake already gathering thousand undead and hide them across the land. With the help of underworld too, he gained strong army. Unfortunately, the fake still not really trust me."

"That's fine, just keep helping him."

He disconnected the telepathy and close his eyes. Went into a deep slumber where he stood alone.

"False alarm it seems. Osion isn't death."

"How so?"

"That old dragon really clever to fool us. Now he is inside someone, nurturing himself. If he reborn once again, the world will be in danger."

"Just how crazy the world is going to be." Evan didn't expect it. Osion the Dragon king before Rivaz is still alive and fooled them. But Evan also in disbelief if Osion would be dead right away, who could beat him in this era? Osion even if injured or not in full power still manage to destroy a country by himself.

"If I encounter him, I'll be dead." He is fine meeting with Rivaz or others, but no with Osion. Asides he is the strongest dragon long ago, the green fire is very sinister.

A few days later, they finally arrived at neutral zone. Evan followed Paldus and Risilia to Union tower and waiting there for a moment with Paldus while Risilia speaks with the elders or the council.

"They wanted to meet you, please come with me. Paldus, you too." Risilia spoke. They were led to the basement floor three. There, five people sit next to each other. Two women and the rest are men. They are coming from different races. Human, Elf, Daemon, Beastman, and Dwarf. All of them are elderly people, though the elf and the daemon looks young.

"Risilia greets the elders."

"Paldus greets the elders." Both Risilia and Paldus knelt down in front of these people. Evan didn't kneel stating that his position isn't lower than the elders.

"Stand." The human elder spoke.

"Paldus, Risilia, you two have done well pushing back the Undead king. We will reward you two soon." The female elf spoke.

"Thank you, elders." Both of them spoke at the same time. The elders then shifted their gazes to Evan.

"Theo the necromancer. From what I heard, you are the one who led Paldus to the location. You have done great contribution but as you know, we couldn't possibly trust you and grant you anything." The human elder spoke with a heavy tone.

"Thought so." Evan shrugged his shoulders. "But I don't wish anything from you people. I'm a necromancer but my action didn't support the Undead king."

"Yes, we aware of that. But how could we trust you? You might be the spy of the Undead king. The Undead king maybe planned everything and sent you here as a spy. Who knows if your intention is true or not?" The daemon elder spoke calmly.

"There is a way to gain our trust. You will allow us to read your mind." The female beastman elder spoke.

Evan frowned instantly. It is too excessive for asking to read his mind.

"Seems like you people won't trust me. I guess our deal is over." Evan sneered and turned his body away to leave the place. Suddenly, everything went black and heavy atmosphere comes from the daemon elder.

"Do you think you could leave so easily."

"... I do." Evan instantly appeared in front of him and his hand placed on the daemon elder's forehead.

"Read." The daemon elder's memories instantly became an open book. The other elders, Risilia and Paldus was unable to act and didn't expect for Evan to move that fast.

"Break." The black surrounding cracked like glass and everything turned to normal. Evan retracted his hand from the daemon elder and glanced at the elders.

"Consider this is a compensation for trying to harm me. I obtained a lot of information. If you tried to stop me, please do not think of it." Evan walks away and left the room.

The daemon elder shook his body and tremble in fear. He couldn't believe that his cage was broken so easy and no one able to react with Evan's speed. On top of that, Evan already knew everything he had experienced.

"Paldus, can we kill him?" The human elder asked.

"I'm afraid not. I tried to kill him but he didn't die. Possibly his body already turned undead or there is a certain weakness to kill him."

"I see... it was our mistake to underestimate him." He sighed and leaned in the chair. Thanks to their mistake, Evan now holds their secret. Such strong person was not found in their range.

'The Union is far lacking.'