The army of the dead wandering in Tartarus was terrifying to look at.
No, perhaps it should not be called an 'army'. Because Hades, who once ruled this hell, was dead, and the Undead under his rule had also lost control. They were originally an army, but after losing their supreme leader, the countless Undead creatures had become leaderless wanderers. They wandered aimlessly on the collapsing wastelands of Tartarus like ants crawling around blindly.
However, it didn't mean that the danger level of the undead army had decreased after losing their leader. On the contrary, it was precisely because they had lost their unified commander that the land was filled with scattered undead creatures. The paths that could have been safely traversed were now occupied by wandering corpses.
Hao Ren and his team looked down from a high ground. They saw the plain leading to the copper palace was full of wobbly skeletons and carrion zombies, as well as translucent phantoms of souls. These seemingly fragile creatures were enough to make people with trypophobia commit suicide on the spot. Hao Ren had no doubt that as soon as one of the undead fell, millions more would come. If they were to force their way out, they would probably be able to do so, but it would undoubtedly consume a lot of energy and stamina. They had not even seen the gate of Mount Olympus, so it was not wise to sacrifice themselves in Tartarus.
"Didn't you demon hunters sweep this place once?" Hessiana looked at Hasse with a little dissatisfaction. "You even rushed into the copper palace and killed Hades. Why didn't you get rid of the skeletons on the plain?"
"No, my compatriots killed all the undead creatures they encountered." Hasse could not make an expression on his face, but there seemed to be some helplessness in his eyes. "It's just that half of the undead that were killed got up again."
Hao Ren also noticed some details of the undead: almost all of them were injured, some were missing arms and legs, some only had half of their bodies crawling on the ground, and some did not even have a head, just a headless corpse swaying on the ground. Many of the skeletons were simply pieced together. Their bones were of different sizes and were crooked. If it were not for the dark forces that forcibly connected the limbs together, these joints would have fallen apart.
This was an army that had been wiped out once and stood up again.
The demon hunters' sacred magic had excellent lethality against the undead dark creatures, and the undead that were burned to death by the sacred flame could never be resurrected. But the main mission of the demon hunters who attacked Tartarus was to kill Hades, so they focused all their energy on the copper palace. They did not waste precious holy water and magic power on the undead on the plain. They only killed them with silver weapons. As a result, about half of the corpses on the battlefield of Tartarus rose again after the demon hunters left.
The corpses on the plain outside the copper palace were just a small problem. The bigger problem was inside the copper palace, where there were higher-quality undead.
The palace of the underworld of Hades had three layers of walls. Outside the walls was the plain of corpses, and inside the walls was the real residence of the lord of the underworld. As the home of the Olympian gods, this dimension was a failure. But as a "graveyard" for experimenting with necromancy and collecting soul power, it was a success. Hades was sent to guard this out-of-control laboratory, so he naturally had his own way of killing time. For thousands of years, he had been studying his forbidden spells in the copper palace day and night. The corpses and souls of various creatures were his experimental materials. He had created countless powerful and disgusting undead creatures, and then used these monsters as guards and placed them everywhere in his palace.
Outside the three layers of walls were the ordinary undead, but inside the walls were the "experimental subjects" that Hades had created himself.
Even if those experimental subjects had been killed by the demon hunters once, they were still quite powerful.
But this was still the best way to the divine realm of Olympus.
"I can use blood magic to temporarily hide the breath of the living," Hessiana said as she looked at everyone. "So that we can at least hide from the ordinary undead on the plain. Once we enter the copper palace, the undead on the plain outside will not be a concern. They will not dare to enter the Temple of Hades, even if Hades is dead. "
"Good idea, but there's still a problem." Hao Ren spread out his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Try casting blood magic on me."
Hessiana did not know what Hao Ren was trying to do, but she was very happy to oblige. She condensed a non-lethal blood ball in her hand and smashed it on Hao Ren's face. "You asked me to … Huh?"
The blood ball did not even touch Hao Ren's face before it dissipated in the air.
Little Bat was shocked. "Your face is enchanted?"
Hao Ren almost choked on a mouthful of blood. "Your face is enchanted! I'm just physically immune to magic. At least I'm immune to Vivian's magic. Not to mention your blood magic, even Vivian's ultimate spell is useless against me. So far, the only thing that I can't completely resist is the crimson moon. Magic below the crimson moon is useless against me. "
Little Bat was dumbfounded. "Where did this Son of the Realm come from?"
Hao Ren had an innocent look on his face. "I was born with this talent, and you're blaming me?"
Hessiana was at a loss. "Then we can only rush through the sea of undead. Maybe we will have a chance if we charge ahead."
However, Hao Ren thought for a moment and had another plan. "No, I have a better plan."
Suddenly, little Hessiana, who had been obediently following the adults, looked at Hao Ren curiously.
"You use shadowy magic as a cover and sneak into the copper palace. I can't hide anyway, so I will run directly to the plains to attract the attention of the undead and zombies. Then, we will meet at the main entrance of the copper palace."
Hessiana did not expect that Hao Ren would come up with such a plan. Her eyes widened as she looked at Hao Ren as if he was an alien. "You still have such spirit?"
Hao Ren rolled his eyes at Little Bat's words. But Lily still had some conscience. "No, Mr. Landlord, it's too dangerous! You alone are no match for so many undead. Even if they swarm you, you will be defeated! "
Hao Ren laughed and waved his hand. "Don't worry, I have a plan."
Seeing that Lily was still worried, Hao Ren had to explain with a serious expression, "I do have a way to break through, but I can't do it with you. I'll be frank with you. If I were to cross this plain alone, it would be as easy as entering an uninhabited land. However, you might not be able to handle my method … "
Looking at the confident expression on Hao Ren's face, Lily and Hasse could not help but believe him. Hessiana, however, curled her lips. "Pfft, you sound like you are telling the truth."
Although she said so, the expression on Little Bat's face showed that she believed Hao Ren.
And so, the plan was finalized.
Hasse, Hessiana, and the rest were ready. The four of them gathered together, and Little Bat chanted a spell. A layer of black and red light suddenly rose out of thin air and shrouded the four of them. Then, the light gradually disappeared.
Nothing seemed to have changed, but in Hao Ren's perception, everyone's heartbeat, body temperature, and breathing had disappeared without a trace. Even the inexplicable breath of life had become ethereal.
He shuddered. It was still okay when his companions were standing beside him, but now all four of them had become "fake undead". He closed his eyes and felt as if he was standing in a morgue …
"How is it?" Hessiana glanced at Hao Ren smugly.
Hao Ren nodded, convinced. "Dead."
Hessiana was speechless.
Under the cover of blood magic, the four of them carefully walked down the high ground and headed for the plain full of undead.
Under Hao Ren's nervous gaze, the undead ignored the few "living" people walking beside them and let Hessiana and her companions swagger through the territory of skeletons and zombies.
Hao Ren nodded, took a deep breath, turned his head, and looked in another direction. At the same time, he took out two plasma hand cannons from his dimensional pocket.
Looking at the dark world full of skeletons, which represented the end of the Mythological Era, Hao Ren sighed.
"Bastards!"
* Boom! *
Hearing the earth-shattering explosion coming from behind, the four of them under the cover of the Blood Curtain could not help but stop. Hessiana looked back in the direction from which they came, only to see a small mushroom cloud rising into the air. The mushroom cloud was mixed with countless rotten limbs and bone fragments.
The entire sea of undead on the plain was alarmed by the sudden commotion. After a moment, countless groups of undead gathered and began to charge in the direction of the explosion.
Hessiana frowned. She had never been on good terms with Hao Ren, but at this time, she could not help but worry. Perhaps Hao Ren's heroic act of baiting the enemy alone had touched the paranoid little bat. "Are you sure that guy is okay?" she asked.
This time, Lily was not worried at all. "It's okay. Mr. Landlord is awesome."
"Then why did you stop him just now?"
"Oh, but Mr. Landlord said it's okay, so it must be okay."
Hessiana was stunned speechless by the husky's simple and straightforward thought process.
Simple-minded people are really lucky.
Hessiana put aside her thoughts and focused on the matter at hand. She carefully maintained the effect of the Blood Curtain and led the team to the bronze palace standing at the highest point of Tartarus.
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