Chapter 64: Recruiting Them

Just when everyone thought the Undying Mercenary Group had no chance of turning things around, the last black mage of the group actually used his last bit of life force to unleash ten times his magic power, transforming the other seven already deceased black mages into high-level undead creatures. Before he died, he gave orders to the seven undead creatures to use black magic to transform him into an undead creature as well.

It's important to know that when a black mage turns someone into an undead creature, that person becomes their slave. Ordinary low-level undead creatures have little intelligence and low strength, but high-level undead creatures are very powerful and highly intelligent. If the black mage dies, the person they turned into an undead creature becomes a free undead, no longer bound by any constraints.

Of course, for a black mage to create a high-level undead creature, they need a great deal of magic power. If it were just about magic power, it wouldn't be a big issue, but the main requirement is to pay with life force. Even a powerful eighth-level black mage would reach the end of their life after creating twenty high-level undead creatures. Therefore, most black mages do not create high-level undead creatures.

Moreover, artificially created undead creatures cannot level up like naturally generated ones. When you create them, their strength is fixed and cannot be improved.

The black mage was already mortally wounded and naturally didn't fear wasting his life force. Using a secret technique to unleash ten times his magic power, he successfully created the seven high-level undead black mages. Before he died, he gave them orders to transform him into a high-level undead creature.

This plan was incredibly insane. By turning the seven people into undead black mages, he died, meaning they became free undead and no longer had to obey him. Whether they would transform him into a high-level undead creature was uncertain. Even if his plan succeeded and they transformed him, he would only be an undead creature, unable to eat, sleep, or enjoy anything that humans can. Was it really worth it?

No one could answer that question. Perhaps only the members of the Undying Mercenary Group could, but they wouldn't. His plan succeeded, and the seven partners he turned into undead creatures then transformed him into an undead creature, making the Undying Mercenary Group truly deserving of their name.

What could a mercenary group of eight undead black mages do? The answer is nothing good. These eight would only become more notorious, becoming the most infamous band of thieves on the continent.

However, they generally didn't dare to offend the major families anymore. Although they had become undead creatures, their strength had somewhat declined. If they offended the major families again, they might be destroyed.

Undead creatures, despite their name, are not truly invincible. Without being attacked, they can last, but if pursued by experts, they would be annihilated.

The Undying Mercenary Group's insane actions also terrified the major families. To them, the members of the Undying Mercenary Group were a bunch of lunatics, so they wouldn't easily provoke them.

One might think that, having become undead creatures, they would have no desires and thus stop robbing. However, the Undying Mercenary Group was different. They not only continued to rob but did so more aggressively, which was very puzzling. No one could ask them, and the major families on the continent didn't want to provoke them, so the situation dragged on, and the Undying Mercenary Group remained at large.

Due to these reasons, the Undying Mercenary Group was very famous on the continent, and no one wanted to offend them.

Given their notorious reputation, Green had naturally heard of them. That's why his expression turned so grim.

To be honest, he didn't want to offend the Undying Mercenary Group. They were a bunch of lunatics, and if he really offended them, it could bring catastrophic consequences to the Budar family.

Green glanced at the flag. It was indeed the flag of the Undying Mercenary Group. By planting it there, they were warning passersby that the Undying Mercenary Group was handling business ahead and not to interfere, or they would be considered enemies.

Green turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, let's retreat. I have something to tell you."

Zhao Hai, who was watching the battle, immediately nodded and ordered the aliens to retreat. The aliens silently withdrew from the hill, and no one on the battlefield seemed to notice them.

After retreating from the hill, Green pointed to the nearby forest. Zhao Hai nodded and directed the aliens to crawl into the forest, finding a hidden spot. Then, he and Merlin entered the space with the others.

Once inside the space, Green called Zhao Hai and Merlin into the house and briefly explained the situation with the Undying Mercenary Group.

Merlin had some knowledge about the Undying Mercenary Group, but Wood, Stone, and Meg didn't know much, as they had grown up in the capital and never left.

Zhao Hai listened calmly to Green's explanation. He hadn't expected the Undying Mercenary Group to be so insane, but when he heard that all eight of them had become undead creatures, his eyes lit up.

After Green finished, Zhao Hai stood up and slowly paced around the room, rubbing his forehead. After a while, he stopped, slammed the table, and muttered, "Let's do it. We'll take this risk."

Green and the others looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. Zhao Hai turned to Green with a smile and said, "Grandpa Green, you said the eight members of the Undying Mercenary Group all became undead creatures?"

Green nodded, and Zhao Hai chuckled, "Do you remember what happens when undead creatures enter the space?"

Zhao Hai's words made Green pause, then his eyes lit up, and he slammed the table, "Right, turn them into our allies!"

Merlin and the others also realized what Zhao Hai meant. They had captured over a thousand undead creatures, and all of them had been transformed into their allies by the space, just like the aliens. The eight members of the Undying Mercenary Group were also undead creatures. Could they capture them and have the space transform them into allies?

Thinking of this, Merlin and the others couldn't help but get excited. While they had captured many undead creatures, most were beast-like, and there were few human-like ones. Even if there were, they were mostly low-level and lacked intelligence, so they couldn't help much.

However, the undead black mages of the Undying Mercenary Group were different. They were high-level undead creatures with high intelligence and retained their memories from life. If they could be turned into allies of the Budar family, it would be a significant help.

The Budar family currently lacked military strength. If they could recruit the Undying Mercenary Group, they would have a powerful armed force, making it much harder for others to challenge them.

Thinking of this, everyone became excited. Zhao Hai smiled and said, "And we can also help the Makider family, which will be very beneficial for our future actions."

Hearing this, Green immediately calmed down and understood. Helping the Makider family would indeed be very beneficial.

The Makider Trading Company was one of the famous large trading companies on the continent. If they could establish a relationship with them, it would bring unimaginable benefits to the Budar family. A large trading company could provide not only a vast amount of gold but also a complete intelligence network.

Green nodded and stood up, "Young Master, let's go now. If we wait, I'm afraid the Makider people won't be able to hold on."

Zhao Hai nodded, "Alright, Wood, Stone, you two stay in the space and take care of the slaves. You two are too conspicuous, so don't go out. Grandpa Green, let's go." With that, the four of them left the space.

Once out of the space, Zhao Hai immediately released all the undead creatures they had captured. There were 1,357 in total, a number Zhao Hai didn't specifically check but was recorded in the space's inventory for convenience.

Releasing these undead creatures created a grand scene. The undead creatures Zhao Hai had captured were all large, with the smallest being human-like and insect-like undead creatures, though these were the least common. More common were alien-like and large rat-like undead creatures, which were very large. When released, they formed a massive undead army, far more impressive than what the Undying Mercenary Group had created.

Zhao Hai sat on an alien, with Meg beside him and Merlin and Green on the alien's head. Zhao Hai waved, and the massive undead army charged toward the hill.

Earlier, Zhao Hai and the others had seen that the Undying Mercenary Group had brought a massive undead army of over 3,000, including undead dogs, chickens, sheep, cows, and pigs. It seemed they had massacred many villages to create this undead army.