Chapter 505: Leena’s Considerations

Chapter 505: Leena’s Considerations

Sometimes, the relationship between two adversaries could change in just the blink of an eye.

Moments before, they had been fighting each other, yet now they had become friends.

The skeletal dragon, outwardly only Rank Two but potentially stronger in reality, was thrilled to learn that Leena knew how to return them to the Undead World.

Its excitement was so great that even the two towering plant giants could barely hold it down.

The skeletal dragon was not the only one that would be returning to its homeplane.

Being a considerably powerful creature in the Undead World, it had once ruled over its own territory.

However, several thousand years had passed so it was likely that other undead sovereigns had already claimed its lands.

Creatures of the Undead World were fiercely territorial.

When Sein and his comrades entered the graveyard earlier, they found themselves besieged by an undead horde, led by an undead knight, angered by their intrusion into their domain.

Accustomed to its freedom, the skeletal dragon disliked the idea of serving as a mount for other undead sovereigns but was also equally averse to the thought of aimlessly drifting through the Undead World like a lost ghost.

Given a choice, it would prefer to lead its own band of “minions”, reclaim its territory in the Undead World, and search for golden treasures to decorate its lair.

The undead creatures inhabiting the graveyard differed significantly from the skeletal dragon.

Skeletal dragon, having existed for eons, was a pure creature of the Undead World.

In contrast, the undead creatures within the graveyard were naturally occurring beings after their death, with none older than two thousand years.

Due to the thick necromantic fog in the graveyard, these creatures had evolved naturally.

Due to the innate tendency of the undead to follow the powerful, they had, generation after generation, served the mightiest skeletal dragon here as its loyal subordinates.

Consider the undead knight, for instance, who had existed for more than 1,300 years. The nature of undead creatures enabled them to surpass the typical lifespan limits of Rank One knights and mages in the Magus World, thus making their longevity truly enviable.

Even the recently awakened skeletal dragon could not pinpoint the exact number of the undead creatures in the graveyard but it was estimated between ten to twenty thousand.

The emergence of the skeletal dragon from the Undead World offered Leena a better solution.

The Undead World, a significant vassal of the Magus World, boasted laws that were intricately intertwined and harmoniously developed with those of the Magus World.

The power of laws was a domain that only powerhouses of Rank Four and above in the Magus World contemplate; creatures of Rank Four and below rarely, if ever, engage with it.

For the billions of beings below Rank Four, one privilege they could enjoy was being able to summon undead creatures from the Undead World to the Magus Wold easiercompared to other realms.

This convenience arose directly from established laws.

Moreover, representing the supreme overlords of the Undead World, and acting on behalf of its billions of inhabitants, numerous contracts—both equal and unequal—have been signed with the Magus World, facilitating various forms of cooperation.

Within the Magus World, the black mages of Blackhaven indeed experienced considerable suppression and ostracism from the major divine towers and orders of the knights.

However, this influence waned once they left the Magus World.

The black mages of Blackhaven often initiated interplanar wars, targeting distant, weaker planes.

Due to Blackhaven’s limited resources, these conflicts were typically smaller in scale and commitment compared to those orchestrated by conventional divine towers and knightly orders.

Additionally, the black mages of Blackhaven did not prioritize sustainability in their conquests. Their approach typically involved swift invasions, rampant looting, and swift retreats.

Moreover, Blackhaven’s black mages maintained the right to liaise with the other planes affiliated with the Magus Alliance.

The Undead World, with its intrinsic connection to death, held particular appeal for them.

Not only did these black mages often summon creatures from the Undead World, but they also ventured there to gather essential resources.

While the status and authority of Blackhaven’s black mages might not match those of normal mages within the vassal realms of the Magus Alliance, their presence was generally unchallenged by the members of the alliance.

Leena planned to leverage the skeletal dragon and the access it provided to the Undead World to facilitate more frequent interactions with Sein.

If frequent meetings in the Magus World proved challenging, they could rendezvous in the Undead World.

Fortunately, both Sein and Leena excelled in pyro magic and also possessed certain talent in the umbra magic and necromancy.