Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

These little devils' escape plunged the once bustling Ghost Town into sudden silence.

Even the ghostly creatures that patrolled the ancient town vanished without a trace.

The silence of the Ghost Town, the oppressive black fog, and the convergence of negative emotions made Zi Liyuan's face, which had just relaxed a bit, tense up once again.

"Indeed, the Secret Realm won't be that simple."

With the Fourth Order BOSS at the West City Gate dead, the black fog enveloping the Ghost Town grew denser, and the negative emotions amassing became even more substantial.

Zi Liyuan felt his own negative feelings being amplified bit by bit, forcing him to become more cautious.

The Ghost Town was up to something, seemingly nurturing some terrifying existence, and the five Fourth Order BOSSes guarding the town appeared to be mere nourishment!?

So now, a question lay before Zi Liyuan.

The remaining four Fourth Order BOSSes—to kill or not to kill?

Not killing meant the brute-force approach of clearing the Secret Realm would no longer work, requiring a massive amount of time to complete the narrative and hidden side quests within the Secret Realm, thus breaking the game and finally taking control of the entire Secret Realm, turning it into a personal resource.

Yes, only by fully conquering the Secret Realm could one control its essence and thus claim it for oneself.

This approach on Blue Star was how to control a Secret Realm. The Great Xia Empire and the Ancient Noble Families used this method to control Secret Realm resources.

On the other hand, brutally slaughtering the rest of the BOSSes within the Secret Realm was a violent way to break through the barriers, killing forcefully to escape. However, the Secret Realm wouldn't be controlled and would await others to come and conquer it, ultimately seizing control of its essence.

The Necro Realm acquired by Zi Liyuan on Blue Star was a special case, as it had an owner who had merely fallen, leaving behind only a remnant spirit.

Lord Zi eliminated the remnant spirit of the former owner and entered the core of the Secret Realm. Then by refining the heart of the Fallen Angel merged with its essence, he took full control of the entire Necro Realm.

Secret Realms and dungeons have a fundamental difference; Secret Realms need to be thoroughly explored, and only after a perfect clear can one truly control their essence and gain the privilege to freely enter and exit.

But dungeons don't require this; any wild dungeon can be brute-forced, killing all the BOSSes inside and shattering the source hall to obtain the dungeon's access rights.

Dungeons can't be opened and closed at will, but the owner can set entry conditions, like creating dungeon entry scrolls. This is why the Great Xia Empire and noble families sell dungeon tickets to outsiders after gaining control of a dungeon, earning Dragon Coins or other resources.

Also different is that Secret Realm locations are fixed, but those who control their essence can designate additional spatial coordinates to enter and exit the Secret Realm.

Dungeon locations are not fixed and can be moved using special methods. On Blue Star, Lord Zi used sealing scrolls to move many dungeons. These sealing and moving scrolls are costly, one costing a hundred million Dragon Coins.

Now was a critical period in Lord Zi's development. If he spent too much time on the Secret Realm, the losses wouldn't be worth it, potentially causing a host of uncertainties to emerge in the struggle for the position of Great Lord.

This was something Zi Liyuan could never accept!

"Hmph, it seems I have no choice but to forcibly break through, even if in the end a Fourth Order Peak rare BOSS is fostered, I'll have to just give it a go," he mused.

Having made up his mind, Zi Liyuan would no longer delay. He led his army of undead straight to the South City Gate.

Proceeding from weakest to strongest, the order remained unchanged; he needed to further assess the specific situation of this Secret Realm.

He also needed to ponder strategies, prepared to respond even if an unexpected event occurred.

He never fought battles he wasn't sure of winning. He preferred the feeling of overwhelming his enemies with absolute power, reducing any resistance to dust.

Entering the Sea of Realms, where his power was sealed, he faced constant surprises, which also caused some ripples in his state of mind. This was why he pondered so much about the Ghost Town: because the realm could amplify the negative emotions in his heart.

Fortunately, he had the strength and means to break the game, thus he could still use the power of Spirit to forcefully suppress the ever-emerging and amplifying negative emotions within him.

The undead stone horses were quick, and the group soon arrived near the South City Gate.

The place was already well-prepared for conflict, with at least three hundred ghost soldiers standing in battle-ready formations.

Without any hesitation, Zi Liyuan raised his hand and summoned more than five thousand Skeleton Minions.

Who else to send to their death if not the Skeleton Cannon Fodder?

If he could summon the Zombie brigade, he certainly would have used them as meat shields first; after all, zombies are known for their thick skin and high endurance.

The Little Skeletons, fragile as they were, surged forward with their bony claws ready.

What is death?

In the concept of undead creatures, there isn't one!

Undead creatures generally don't fear death. Those that do are truly rare breeds, not necessarily powerful but definitely exceptionally intelligent—after all, the heads of undead creatures are generally barren, aren't they?

Watching the Little Skeletons get harvested like wheat, Zi Liyuan didn't let the group of BOSSes beside him charge into battle but instead began to cast Spells himself.

To clear these non-BOSS mobs, simply dropping an AOE Spell would wipe out many.

Even if it hurt the Little Skeletons, it didn't matter. Skeleton Cannon Fodder—there were plenty where they came from. As a Necromancer, he never intended to cultivate high-level Skeletons from the start.

With those resources, why wouldn't he choose powerful Undead with deep origins?