Currently, a level one necromancer possessing two skills as a standard unit was quite impressive.

Although fundamentally human, they've been endowed with undead traits by the system, allowing them to be undying and imperishable.

Being mages, their ordinary attacks naturally involved casting spells.

However, these spells were not counted as skills within the system.

The primary offensive method of the necromancer was to utilize frost and malevolent elements to inflict damage and they could also fly.

Bayou couldn't shake the feeling that every unit could fly now except for herself.

She recalled that the Blackwater alter possessed a fortifying effect.

Typically, those enhanced by would acquire either a passive or active skill.

Bayou intended for these necromancers to alleviate her summoning burden.

Who else but the queen herself would summon.

She commanded them to enter the Blackwater altar for enhancement.

Noting that the undead previously summoned on the Snowy Mountains were also nearing completion of their enhancements.

Minutes later, upon the completion of the necromancer's enhancement by you, eagerly check their attributes.

Necromancer magic enhancement increases the potency of their magic, allowing various negative attributes to stack.

Raises maximum magic value by 20 points and enhances all attributes by three points.

Although the attribute boost seemed somewhat underwhelming, it must be noted that necromancers relied on magic for combat.

A level one necromancer after enhancement could directly possess 50 points of magic value.

One might say this was indeed rather extraordinary since it pertains to the enhancement of magic.

Bayou once again scrutinized the skills of a necromancer.

The skill ghost form allows for casting spells or attacking while in a spectral state, maintaining the cloak of invisibility.

Bayou felt a surge of joy upon discovering the undead summoning spell, which had advanced to a second tier level, enabling the necromancer to summon two undead, albeit limited to skeletons.

Currently, the skeletons had surpassed their level cap, and with Jon present, even those summoned by the necromancer could still level up.

This made it an unparalleled choice for Bayou to bolster her current strength.

With a smile illuminating her face, Bayou realized that the 1,500 corpses of the Howling Moon Silver Wolves could now all be summoned without her lifting a finger, simply by liberation.

The necromancers within the castle benefited from the bone thrones enhancement, gaining an additional level and a boost of 10 points in magical power, allowing for the summoning of three more undead.

This was indeed the core of her undead army's expansion.

By you promptly organized them into the exhilarating task at hand, as summoning such a vast number of corpses was a significant endeavor that required diligence.

While examining the system panel, Bayou noticed a cluster of red dots indicating notifications, prompting her realization.

Indeed, Arthur had slain numerous units of that lord's army last night, and the system provided kill notifications due to the location beyond the territory.

Enemy unit kills did not trigger pop-up alerts.

Otherwise, it would have been disastrous to receive such notifications mid battle.

Moreover, there was an option to enable do not disturb as Bayu's undead were almost perpetually engaged in combat, causing a barrage of notifications that nearly drove her to distraction, especially during the purge of Cohen's lair.

The notifications were incessant, leading Bayou to activate the do not disturb function.

Opening the system notifications, she read, "Your units have slain vampires.

" Bayou recalled the group she had encountered last night.

Aside from the lord, they were all distinctly European in appearance with sickly pale faces, immense strength, rapid speed, and the ability to fly.

This indeed matched by U's understanding of vampires.

Perhaps she had not considered them as such at the time because she had not witnessed them feeding.

Curse it, the undead lack blood, and the werewolf corpses were likely frozen solid, their blood presumably congealed as well.

By was uncertain if they could even feed on the blood of the werewolves.

However, she was certain that the lord possessed other means of summoning vampires beyond the barracks.

Moreover, it was evident that the lord was not normal and had likely been transformed into a vampire himself, granting him immortality.

This would endow him with the ability to outlive most lords, provided he did not engage in reckless behavior.

Nevertheless, it was impractical as lords were bound to their castles.

While he could flee, he could not escape his stronghold, setting aside other considerations.

The fact that he dared to intercept Bayou meant she had no intention of allowing him to survive.

It was also possible that he shared a similar vampire lineage as Bayou, albeit his transformation seemed to have occurred rather swiftly.

Bayou accessed the leaderboard to examine the IDs of the primary tier lords, seeking any potential leads.

Indeed, she discovered several suspicious candidates.

The three lords are Count of the Ninth, Dracula, and Supreme Blood Clan.

The last one is overly dramatic.

Bayou has decided to dismiss it, leaving the possibility of it being one of the first two.

Bayou has already commanded dozens of gargoyles to commence their search around the Snowy Mountains.

She will not show any mercy in her interception.

Chapter 77.

The vampire lord beyond the frigid snowy mountains lies a desolate plane devoid of life known as the wasteland plane starkly contrasting with the location of the white jade castle nestled between the dark forest and the frigid snowy mountains.

This territory belongs to a human empire yet lies on the fringes where even the empire maintains a respectful distance from the formidable snowy peaks.

Once a village populated by humans thrived here, but now it stands in utter desolation with not a soul in sight.

The castle of Lord Yuang, known as Dracula, is situated not far from this abandoned village.

He is the very lord who clashed with Bayou last night, and his arm has since healed.

The humans of the village cannot be said to be entirely dead.

Instead, they have been granted extended lifespans and peculiar abilities by Yelong.

Indeed, he transformed every human in the village into a vampire, totaling around 2,000.

Given the village's location at the empire's edge, adjacent to the frigid snowy mountains, the disappearance of its population did not attract significant attention from the empire, much to Yuyang's relief.

Upon his arrival, Yilong awakened the bloodline of Dracula, becoming a true vampire, which also inspired the name of his castle.

The barracks naturally house the summoned vampire troops, but only Ulong possesses the ability to transform humans into vampires.

The transformation of over 2,000 vampires nearly left him exhausted.

Vampires require the blood of humans to sustain their prolonged lives and boundless vitality.

However, the human forces of the magical continent, particularly those from Marshall State, are exceedingly potent.

Many weaker vampires lack the opportunity to feed on human blood compounded by human oppression and the threat posed by werewolves.

Consequently, the vampires have resorted to consuming animal blood, which while far less effective, is preferable to starvation.

Yelangs vampires are imbued with game-like attributes.

Not only does slaying enemies enhance their strength, but feeding on blood is also equally beneficial, often yielding faster results.

This necessity for werewolf corpses is precisely why Yil Lyang has summoned them.

Lester, you shall absorb all the blood from these corpses.

Yang instructed the strongest of his vampires within the castle.

The encounter with Bayou last night made Yilong acutely aware of the disparity in their strengths.

Yet, he remained confident, for his elite subordinates were not present at that time.

Yelong commands six elite vampire leaders, one of whom has reached level two, Lester.

With Lester absorbing the blood of the werewolves, his power will undoubtedly experience a qualitative leap, rendering him capable of easily confronting a skeletal dragon or an ice giant dragon.

Eliang's thoughts drifted to by Yu's exquisite visage and flawless form, igniting a primal desire within him to seize her to pierce her neck with his sharp fangs and drink deeply of her blood.

His vampire troops do not possess uniqueness.

Other lords too can summon vampires, and there exist local vampire factions within a magical continent.

Elilong had long yearned to establish contact with them, to join their ranks.

For only there could he access the most esteemed bloodlines and resources, a dream he had persistently pursued.

Sir, there's been a sudden increase in the number of gargoyles patrolling a top the frigid snowcapped mountains.

They appear to be searching for our location.

A vampire returning from a hunt transformed into a fleeting shadow and materialized within the castle.

Reporting to Yuiang about his discoveries on the snowy peaks.

I haven't sought her out yet.

She has come looking for me.

You all should locate her castle and divert those gargoyles.

Yelang<unk>s curiosity was peaked regarding Bayu's troops.

Initially, he had presumed her forces comprise bone dragons.

But with the emergence of so many gargoyles, it seemed implausible that she could summon an entire undead legion.

He also checked the leaderboard and found that none of the lords were associated with the undead, say for a few whose troop types were in disccernible.

Elong speculated that Bayou was among them.

Once the beast tide subsided, he intended to locate her castle and take action, capturing her and bringing her to his fortress to provide him with fresh blood daily.

A sinister smile graced Yang<unk>s lips.

At that moment, Bayou had acquired necromancers, granting her complete liberation.