Negotiation, the Undead Army surrenders. (5000)

Seeing this, Cao Xing immediately withdrew the Forbidden Spell and then asked.

"Now, are you willing to submit?"

The Black Knight did not speak, but instead looked around.

Then, his gaze fell upon all the Ascalon Warriors and that group of Wild Boar Warriors on the field.

The black undead fire on his body flickered slightly.

He said with some uncertainty, "These warriors of yours seem to possess a familiar power…"

Cao Xing was somewhat puzzled, "A familiar power? What do you mean?"

The Black Knight asked in a grave tone, "Before this, these warriors under your command must have used some means to achieve a breakthrough, right?"

"It was likely the borrowed power of some existence."

Cao Xing immediately recalled.

"Are you referring to this altar?"

As he spoke, he took out the altar.

"Clang!"

The heavy altar landed on the ground.

At this moment, the nearly one hundred thousand remaining undead on the field all turned their gazes toward the red altar.

Even though they had lost their consciousness, when facing this altar, their faces still wore an expression of immense reverence!

The flames in the eyes of the Black Knight flared up significantly!

"It is it… the altar of the great God of War!"

"I didn't expect… after experiencing that Eternal War, there are still missing altars of the God of War in this world…"

"And, it was actually obtained by you, an Otherworld Lord!"

Cao Xing asked in confusion, "There should be quite a lot of these altars remaining in the world, right?"

"Is it very rare for me to have obtained one?"

The Black Knight nodded, "There are still quite a few."

"However, this kind of altar cannot be used by just anyone."

"Back then, that one hoped to have more strong individuals in the world, so they created a large number of divine altars to cope with future crises."

"However, these altars can only be used by their followers."

"And since you are not his follower yet you can still use the altar, it means you have already gained his will's approval!"

A look of contemplation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Do you mean that this Gray City is related to Balthazar?"

"Yes."

The Black Knight explained slowly.

"All the undead in this city are followers of Balthazar…"

"He was originally one of the Six True Gods, and also the original God of War."

"But for some reason, the gods started the Eternal War, and the true god Balthazar died in that war."

"And a new true god appeared to take his place."

"And we, Balthazar's followers, were also purged after his death."

"When the gods' punishment descended, we voluntarily accepted the curse, turning into undead to guard this city…"

A look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He had indeed seen the deeds of the God of War's death on the altar.

And so far, he had confirmed the deaths of two true gods.

The Crystal Dragon Krakatoa, and the God of War Balthazar.

This also made Cao Xing realize one thing.

Even the immortal true gods can die.

Moreover, he also knew… there was an even deeper power behind all of this, driving it forward.

The words Krakatoa said to him before disappearing still lingered in his ears.

'The Six True Gods are not enemies, and the Ancient Dragons are not friends; do not trust anyone…'

At the same time, the Black Knight had just mentioned.

After Balthazar died, a new true god appeared to take his place.

In other words, both the Six True Gods and the Ancient Dragons wanted to maintain the balance.

But in the dark, some power was driving all of this, causing these true gods and dragons to constantly fall.

After deducing this, Cao Xing gasped.

He realized that he could not continue thinking about it!

The closer he got to the truth, the more dangerous he became!

Cao Xing said, "I understand."

"However, if you want to continue guarding this Gray City, the way things are now won't work."

"With the passage of time, most of the undead here have lost their consciousness. Only by accepting Duke Baradin's conversion can you continue to exist."

The Black Knight glanced at the undead Duke Baradin beside him.

The Duke also said, "Your undead fire is becoming weaker and weaker."

"Before long, except for you, all the undead will become monsters without any consciousness."

"They won't even listen to your commands."

"Sooner or later, they will fall into a state of total madness, rush out of the underground, and then be killed by the strong outside."

"Now, by being converted by me into Ascalon Warriors, your undead fire can continue, and it is even possible for other undead to regain their consciousness."

Hearing this last sentence, the Black Knight seemed to have made a decision.

"I understand. Since you can use the altar, it means you have already gained the approval of the God of War."

"And this undead has the ability to allow our undead fire to continue to survive."

"Then, I am willing to represent all the undead and agree to your proposal."

Hearing him agree, a strong sense of joy appeared in Cao Xing's heart.

Because this way, he could control this underground city!

And how many undead were in this underground city?

Probably more than one hundred thousand!

Now, this Black Knight agreed to let all the undead on the ancient battlefield be converted into Ascalon Warriors.

And Duke Baradin had sworn to fight to the death for him!

This was equivalent to Cao Xing directly controlling this army of one hundred thousand undead!

Although these undead could not be buffed by his Eternal Power, this was still an extremely terrifying force!

When the time came, under Cao Xing's call, this army of over one hundred thousand undead would sweep away all obstacles for him!

Even when facing the Blood Legion, he would have more self-preservation power!

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"This is a wise choice. After being converted into Ascalon Warriors, everyone can continue to survive."

"At the same time, the Gray City will also be preserved."

The Black Knight's head, encased in a pitch-black war helmet, nodded slightly, "You are right."

"Just as this undead Duke said, in the near future, we will lose our consciousness due to the passage of time."

"Including the remaining undead in other regions, they will all lose control because of this and rush out of the underground."

"And the Gray City will also lose its guardians."

Cao Xing was stunned.

In the near future, the remaining undead in other regions will all lose control…

Does this mean that the undead in those underground cities all over the world will rush out together?

Could it be… that what those silly players said is true?

Is the next expansion pack perhaps really the Undead Scourge?

Or perhaps, the Undead Scourge and the Blood Legion will appear together?

Cao Xing frowned and asked, "Tyrnis, do you know how much time is left until you ancient undead completely lose control?"

The Black Knight shook his head, "I don't know. For now, I can still clearly control all the undead in the entire Gray City."

"As long as my consciousness still exists, all the undead here will be bound by me."

"I am not sure about the undead in other regions, but the situation is likely similar to ours."

Cao Xing nodded slightly.

At this moment, he suddenly had a different thought.

Looking at the Black Knight in front of him, he asked, "Tyrnis, do you know the location of other undead cities?"

Yes, Cao Xing was already thinking about whether he could conquer the undead of other cities, just like he did with the undead in this Gray City!

If he could, wouldn't that be equivalent to intercepting the Scourge?

Or rather, becoming the Scourge himself!

If he could really succeed, he was even prepared to let the Undead Scourge deal with the Blood Legion!

That scene, just thinking about it was exciting!

Of course, this was just a thought.

After all, such undead cities were scattered all over the world, and there weren't many in the entire Ice Crystal Kingdom.

The Black Knight recalled for a moment and shook his head, "The distance between each undead city is extremely far."

"Even I do not know the locations of other cities."

Hearing this answer, Cao Xing nodded slightly.

He did not feel any regret in his heart.

Although Tyrnis didn't know, it didn't mean no one else did.

After all, on that forum post, Cao Xing had seen many silly Survivors say that they had discovered undead cities!

And news of large numbers of undead appearing!

As long as he followed the clues and sent private messages one by one, the locations of these ancient battlefields would not be a secret to Cao Xing at all.

At that point, raising an undead army of millions, or even tens of millions, would be entirely possible!

Thinking of this, Cao Xing became even more excited.

However, this was just a future plan.

The most important thing right now was to first convert all the undead in this Gray City.

Consequently, Cao Xing looked at the Black Knight beside him and said, "Tell them to begin now."

The Black Knight nodded slightly.

Then, he turned around and had all the undead gather.

Under the Black Knight's restraint, these undead stood obediently in place, allowing Duke Baradin to convert them.

The Duke also began his busy state, holding up the Kingdom's Sacred Crown and releasing power to convert the other undead.

Everything began to proceed in an orderly manner.

As batch after batch of undead were converted into Ascalon undead, the undead fire on their bodies became a bit brighter.

They regained their consciousness and then looked at their own bodies and the Black Knight beside them in astonishment.

"Lord Tyrnis… what is this…"

He waved his hand and said, "No need to say more; only in this way can we continue to survive."

Although these undead felt strange, since it was the Black Knight's order, they chose to obey.

However, they felt a bit awkward in their hearts.

After becoming Ascalon undead, their primary loyalty was to Duke Baradin, who held the Kingdom's Sacred Crown.

Yet, in their hearts, they were equally loyal to the Black Knight.

Therefore, this was equivalent to them having to listen to the orders of two leaders.

When the time came, if both leaders gave orders simultaneously, they wouldn't know who to listen to.

Of course, that would depend on their own future arrangements.

Seeing that the conversion of the undead was on the right track, Cao Xing came to the Black Knight's side and said.

"Tyrnis, I would like to know about the Shield of Origin, is that convenient?"

This Black Knight was slightly taken aback, then looked at Cao Xing with surprise.

"You actually know that the Shield of Origin is in our Gray City."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Yes, a mysterious existence told me before."

The Black Knight considered for a moment, then said.

"This shield was originally used by a Legendary powerhouse in our Gray City."

"However, in that battle, his soul was completely annihilated, he lost the qualification to be converted into an undead, and he left this shield in the Gray City."

"At the same time… this is also one of the things we guard."

Cao Xing continued to ask, "Then now, if I want to take this Shield of Origin away, will it have any impact on you all?"

The Black Knight shook his head, "It will have no impact."

"Or rather, this shield is just waiting for the appearance of an existence like you, who has been recognized by the true god Balthazar."

Cao Xing was instantly amused.

If he had known he had this identity, he could have come and taken it a month ago.

However, such things are hard to say.

If he hadn't displayed absolutely powerful combat strength here.

He would likely have been overwhelmed by this group of undead from the beginning.

Not to mention being able to disturb the sleeping Black Knight Tyrnis after successive major battles.

And then using absolutely powerful strength to force him to negotiate with himself.

It can be said that both strength and luck are indispensable.

"Please follow me."

After speaking, this Black Knight turned around and walked towards the direction of the Gray City.

Cao Xing followed behind him.

Very quickly, they passed through the outer battlefield area and arrived inside the city.

Just like what was seen outside, this place was in a state of ruins.

All around were various collapsed buildings; those once sturdy stones and beams were now scattered on the ground, covered in thick dust.

Walking along the street, the paved road underfoot was full of cracks, with withered yellow weeds growing out of the crevices.

On both sides of the street were rows of collapsed buildings as well.

After walking for a while, Cao Xing suddenly saw some strange things beside a pile of ruins.

They looked like a few dust-covered seeds.

"Hmm? What kind of seeds can be preserved for so long?"

"Could it be… seeds of the Ancient Tree of War?"

With a look of doubt, Cao Xing walked over and picked them up directly.

[Obtained: Ancient Tree of War Seed * 3]

…

"Haha! It really is!"

Cao Xing still remembered that the Ancient Tree of War in his territory once said that when it was dormant, it sensed the aura of some other seeds nearby.

Among them were the Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge.

And the place where they were dormant was near this ancient battlefield.

"Not bad, not bad. It seems that this Gray City should have other seeds."

While following the Black Knight, Cao Xing glanced around at some uninhabited corners of the Gray City.

Noticing his gaze.

The Black Knight beside him asked, "You are still interested in these seeds?"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Of course, these kinds of seeds are very helpful to me."

Tyrnis said, "You don't need to look anymore. These ancient tree seeds appeared in our Gray City many years ago."

"Over these years, I have already collected all the seeds from the ancient battlefield together."

"If you want them, I'll give them all to you."

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, "Give them all to me?"

Seeming not to have expected it to be so easy, he appeared somewhat surprised.

Tyrnis shook his head, and the black helmet on his head swayed slightly.

"These seeds are of no use to us."

After speaking, he took out an ancient bag from under his pitch-black armor.

And threw it directly to Cao Xing.

Cao Xing caught it.

[Obtained: Ancient Tree of War Seed * 73]

[Obtained: Ancient Tree of Wind Seed * 12]

[Obtained: Ancient Tree of Knowledge Seed * 1]

…

Seeing this number, a look of shock instantly appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

"Wow, there are actually so many!"

"Doesn't this mean I suddenly have over eighty growable defensive units?"

"This haul is quite satisfying!"

Cao Xing suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.

"Many thanks, Tyrnis."

This Black Knight waved his hand and continued to lead Cao Xing deeper into the Gray City.

A few minutes later, they had already arrived at the very center of the city.

Ahead, there was an ancient statue.

This statue was tall and majestic, standing in the middle of the ruins like a silent guardian.

He stood tall and straight, wearing ancient armor, with a greatsword gripped tightly in his hand, as if ready to plunge into war at any moment!

The statue's face was the same as the altar in Cao Xing's backpack.

Clearly, the other party's identity was already obvious.

The Black Knight said with emotion, "This statue of the God of War is also one of the things we guard."

"This great existence foresaw his own death many years ago."

"Therefore, He bestowed an oracle upon us."

"Let us believers guard the statue well, so that one day in the future, the will of the God of War can continue to endure."

A look of contemplation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again.

The God of War also foresaw his own death, just like the Ancient Dragon Krakatoa.

And these two true god-level creatures seemed to have made the same choice before their deaths…

That was to leave behind their own power and heritage, respectively.

He looked at the statue.

This God of War seemed to be in a state of pre-war preparation.

He held his greatsword high, his gaze fixed firmly ahead.

As if he were a general inspecting his billions of elite soldiers, exuding an aura of being in control of everything.

Cao Xing moved his gaze upward, gradually looking at the statue's eyes.

Because of the entire statue, these eyes were the most special.

It seemed as if they were not carved, but were a pair of real pupils!

Under his gaze, those pupils suddenly shifted downward, looking at Cao Xing with a scrutinizing gaze.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing's heart tightened.

"Holy crap, the statue came to life?"

Before he could react, this huge statue erupted with a vast and mysterious light!

Illuminating the entire ancient battlefield completely.

Under this light, all the undead on the ancient battlefield showed looks of fanaticism on their faces.

They knelt down one after another, worshipping towards the central area of the ancient battlefield!

Even the Black Knight Tyrnis looked at Cao Xing with a shocked expression.

"Unimaginable! This Otherworld Lord actually activated the statue's power!"