Chapter 1540 Chapter 1372: The Zombie Puppet
Alex's original goal was to capture the lich's soul like he did for that necromancer few days prior, unfortunately he failed because of something unexpected.
In fact, it wasn't a Lich. It was a dead human instead. Even though Liches were also dead, there were significant differences between them.
It was a corpse of a young lady laid who appeared to be 19 years old and with an adorable face. It seemed as though due to malnourishment, she had become sickly in appearance and her ashen, stiff body proved that she was dead for a long time. Strangely enough, she didn't rot and her corpse was still in perfect condition. At this moment, everyone crowded around and was astonished.
"Sir Overlord, is this a… Lich?"
Selena asked hesitantly. It wasn't surprising for her to raise this doubt because Undead Creatures were mostly fleshless and only structured with skeletons. Apart from the Abominations, the Undead Creatures were basically bones and this was no exception to the Liches. It could also be said that as a magical body, Liches had removed all their flesh and even stronger-tiered Liches didn't even need a human body as they roamed about in their naked, skeleton body. On the other hand, apart from appearing a little malnourished, this corpse seemed like an ordinary human.
"Should we kill her?"
Fred scratched his head and said in uncertainty. He thought that a Lich was a terrifying-looking creature, but felt that something was wrong after witnessing a young lady.
Alex shook his head slightly after communicating with Silveria.
"No, she's already dead. It was only her corpse that was fighting us."
He knelt down and stripped her clothes in a single tug. Selena shrieked, but before she said anything, she was stumped. A black crystal was embedded in the middle of her chest. Blood vines-like presences were deeply rooted into her skin and spread around it. The black crystal was lifeless and dull like an unremarkable stone.
"What a pity."
Scarlett skipped toward Alex from the other side. She knelt down and poked the corpse's cheek.
"Ah, it is so hard and cold, my Lord. Do you want me to heat it up for you to have a go?"
"What are you talking about? Do you think that I'm such a person?"
Alex shot a deadly look at her.
"You must at least clean and disinfect her first."
"I knew it. My Lord, you're always attentive to the details."
"Alright, cut the crap."
Alex accepted Scarlett 'praise', stood up, and scanned the corpse with puckered brows. If he wasn't mistaken, this corpse should be a 'Zombie Puppet', which was a manipulation technique that the Liches had come up with. Simply speaking, the Liches used the 'Life stone' to connect their spirits with the corpses before manipulating them as puppets. However, this wasn't all that rare because there were countless manipulation spells that the Liches were capable of.
Not only could the 'Zombie Puppets' serve as 'scouts', but they could also inherit and utilize all the Lich's abilities within a short period of time like clones with similar powers. When the clone was destroyed, the Lich wouldn't be harmed because the Lich had targeted the clone to receive all damages on their behalf.
"How cruel."
Selena must the evil Undead Creatures use such a method?"
"Even though they're the Undead Creatures, they aren't truly 'undead'. It is the same even for Liches who possess a phylactery."
Alex heaved a heavy sigh before beginning his explanation.
"Indeed. If we don't destroy the actual Vampire and Lich, they could revive, albeit requiring processes and some time. Besides, no matter what, they will also be hurt from battles and the damages are on a spiritual level, which won't fade quickly. On the other hand, the Undead Creatures don't only have us as their enemies. I guess you're aware of this, Miss Selena. The internal struggles for authority among the Undead Creatures has always been serious. If any of the Liches are killed by us, perhaps their positions will be snatched instantly while they used the phylactery powers to revive themselves. This is why they created the 'Zombie Puppet'. They choose the victims who have the closest spiritual undulations with them as vessels and carve the 'Life stone' on them. This way, the victims will become their clone and they can manipulate it to release its powers. Whereas for being attacked…" Alex gestured. "
''Just like this. The Lich can use the victim's spirit as a shield while it remains in its sanctuary. When this happens, it will simply lose a puppet while ensuring that its safety, which is a reasonable trade to the Undead Creatures."
If Alex recalled correctly, it was during the late war when the Zombie Puppets first appeared. Back then, the the Valkyries Army and the others held similar techniques to directly deal damage to the spirits of the troublesome Liches and other presences, which eventually prompted the Undead Creatures to create this 'Zombie Puppet' technique. They were disgusted because Zombie Puppets could possess all the Lich's powers in a short period of time. Therefore, many them met these creatures when they headed into the underground city.
But no matter how disgusting they were, they weren't comparable to the humans shamelessness. The only flaw that the Zombie Puppets had was that when they were activated, the Lich's spirit had to be inside their bodies. Even though the Zombie Puppets possessed the Lich's strength, they lacked the magical and physical resistance which the Lich had. During this process, the Lich was unconscious, which was why the players didn't bother to fight the Zombie Puppets. They simply cast entrapment spells like the ice cage to capture the Lich's consciousness inside the Zombie Puppet. Then, if they were lucky, they would charge their way to the Lich and slaughter it before it broke out from the entrapment spell and regained its conscious. Even though the Lich might regain its conscious before the players arrived, the latter merely treated it as an ordinary BOSS fight. After all, no matter how godly the Lich was, it couldn't possibly manipulate Zombie Puppets and resist the others simultaneously.
Alex let out a snort. If he didn't guess it wrongly, the manipulator of this Zombie Puppet would be the inventor and it was apparent that the inventor had used this chance to experiment. Based on this situation, Alex and his men had become its perfect testers, but it was fine too since the Lich would continue its development after being successful this round. Of course. It wasn't aware that he had ways to deal with its genius invention and he wouldn't mind teaching it a lifelong lesson.
"What should we do now, Mr. Alex?"
Alice was bewildered. She revealed uncertainties in her expression. He shook his head and threw his thoughts to the back of his head temporarily. He looked at everyone and said.
"Bring her back with us."
"B-Bring her…?"
Fred shrieked and stared at Alex with widened eyes.
"But, Sir Overlord, she's… already dead, isn't it?"
"That's right."
Alex nodded.
"Sometimes, the things that we can get from the dead aren't anywhere less than from those alive."
He inwardly chuckled, that line feel like that of a coroner, it was a sentence he borrowed from famous show back on Earth, he hadn't thought he would come in handy and like he had said, the answers you can get from the dead aren't less than that of those alive. Dead's body has history to share. The only issue is whether you're competent to listen and make them talk.
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