Chapter 2544  Exploration and Cooperation

Tan Shuo and Li Shaoqiang saw the mission hint and instantly felt a shiver run down their spines. They both turned to Fang Heng, their hearts racing with excitement.

Goodness!

An SSS-level mission in the unknown world!

The entire undead faction team would become their allies, helping them explore the death realm!

Fang Heng also took a glance at the mission hint.

There wasn’t much of a problem.

Though the undead faction seemed particularly weak against the Holy Court, they at least wouldn’t do anything to harm their teammates.

Moreover, he had always received care from Teacher Dickey.

He felt reassured about cooperating with them.

Additionally, he was currently being pursued by the Holy Court outside, so teaming up with the undead faction seemed like a better option.

Fang Heng quickly weighed his thoughts.

“Fang Heng, if you have any concerns, feel free to voice them. Exploring the death realm is a matter for our entire undead faction. If there are any difficulties, our undead council will certainly provide full support to help you resolve them.”

“Yes, esteemed council members. My main concern is still about the Holy Court…”

“The matters with the Holy Court have already been discussed with Gu Luo. We’ll handle it,” Georgi said, waving his hand dismissively. “No matter what happened in the past or what other identities you might have, if the Holy Court dares to come after us while we explore the death realm, we will use all the power of the undead faction to protect you.”

Georgi spoke lightly, but to everyone else, it was a significant commitment from the undead faction.

“Thank you, I have no objections. We can start at any time.”

“Great! Fang Heng, this period is the time when the death realm storms around Empress Persephone’s mausoleum are weakest. Exploring the death realm is urgent, and we will start as soon as possible. We still need to conduct some preliminary tests. If all goes well, we can formally begin tomorrow night. For now, we need to stay here to cooperate with some early tests for entering the death realm.”

“Understood.”

Fang Heng nodded slightly.

Georgi was pleased with Fang Heng’s decisiveness and nodded appreciatively. “Fang Heng, rest assured, our undead faction will not shortchange you. Everyone, Fang Heng has agreed to participate in the exploration of the death realm. Let’s all get to work!”

“Yes!”

Soon, several necromancy attendants approached to take him for a mental strength assessment.

Quickly, Fang Heng realized something.

The upper echelons of the undead faction council felt more like a group of academic fanatics!

They were utterly consumed by their research.

They didn’t care about brawling with the Holy Court, but as soon as the opportunity to enter the death realm for study arose, everything changed!

The entire undead faction was mobilized swiftly, working day and night to prepare.

To Fang Heng, their level of action was nothing short of terrifying!

In fact, to ensure the secrecy of their operations and his safety, the entire Miyisca Fortress was completely locked down. Today, all members participating in the council were sealed inside, cut off from any external information flow.

…

Late into the night the next day.

Miyisca Fortress was brightly lit.

Fang Heng, Tan Shuo, and Li Shaoqiang, led by Ji Xiaobo, entered the secret domain beneath the fortress.

“Brother Fang, this is it.”

In less than two days, the death realm passage device, originally located at the headquarters of the high-tier undead world, had been disassembled into tiny parts and then reassembled in the basement of Miyisca Fortress.

The super-sized device nearly filled half of the large basement.

When Fang Heng first saw it, he thought it resembled a train car.

At the center of the device, there was a tiny hole.

If Ji Xiaobo hadn’t informed him in advance, Fang Heng would have mistaken it for the muzzle of some high-tier beam weapon.

In the basement hall, twelve high-tier instructors from the Necromancer Association gathered nearby, all turning their gazes toward Fang Heng and his companions.

Suddenly, Fang Heng noticed that Teacher Gu Luo was among them.

“Greetings, esteemed instructors.”

Li Shaoqiang and Tan Shuo had never seen such a scene before, and they instinctively lowered their heads to bow.

“Ha ha ha! Fang Heng, excellent! You’ve done very well; you’ve brought glory to our undead faction. Once this is all over, we can discuss how to deal with the Holy Court…”

Gu Luo was very pleased with this and laughed heartily as he stepped forward and patted Fang Heng on the shoulder, “There’s nothing to fear about the death realm. Just go for it; the undead faction has your back!”

“Thank you, Instructor!”

“Fang Heng…”

Georgi’s voice came from above the basement hall.

“We are currently located in your upper domain, and we are observing you from all angles through a remote mirror.”

Georgi continued, “What you see in front of you is the death realm passage device. We will activate it shortly to open the passage. With our current capabilities, the death realm passage can only remain open for five minutes at a time, so I need you all to enter quickly once it’s opened—no time to waste.”

“In the past, we entered the death realm through soul projection rituals. The advantage of this method is that even if we encounter danger, the most that can happen is severe damage to the soul. It would only take about a decade or so to recover, but at least our lives would be safe.”

Fang Heng and his companions listened to Georgi’s words, unsure of how to react.

The undead faction members truly seemed…

Casually mentioning a decade like it was nothing.

The long lifespan certainly had its perks.

“There are drawbacks as well. Our strength will be significantly weakened in the death realm, and we are vulnerable to death realm storms and soul-based skills. We also cannot interact with many items that have spirit attributes, and it’s impossible to bring anything back from the death realm.”

Georgi paused for a moment.

Even after nearly a thousand years of life, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.

The greatest advantage Fang Heng and his companions had was that they could not only enter the death realm easily, but they could also manually bring some items back out!

This was extremely important for the research of the entire undead faction!

“Once the passage opens, in addition to you, the twelve necromancy instructors will also accompany you into the death realm through projection. We recently explored the death realm, and the soul strength of those who participated was affected to varying degrees. These twelve instructors currently retain the best strength, and they will do everything in their power to protect you during the exploration of Empress Persephone’s mausoleum.”

The twelve instructors nodded at Fang Heng and his companions in acknowledgment.

“Once you enter the space, we will be able to see you through a locked mirror spell from the outside. However, the connection between the death realm and the outside world is very weak, and we can only communicate with you through some very complicated methods. These three stone slabs are crucial tools for our communication and for locking onto your projections, so you must protect them well.”