Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 625 - 426: Queen Bilodis, Relics of the Naraku Civilization

Zhang Wu, who was standing to the side, felt his breath catch in his throat. Beneath Queen Bilodis’s white robe, countless black and red scars and pustules were horrifically revealed.

"Is this... Undead Corrosive Poison?" he blurted out.

"Impossible!" Zhang Wu exclaimed, his eyes wide with disbelief. "Flower Elves are the darlings of nature. They shouldn’t be able to contract any disease!"

"Your eyes do not deceive you. I, like other natural creatures, have been infected by the undead plague," Queen Bilodis said, lowering her collar to conceal her ravaged body. It was only then that Fang Zhou clearly saw the alarming red glow on the elderly queen’s face, a sign of a high fever.

"Your Majesty, are the Priests’ Healing Skills ineffective on you?" Fang Zhou asked in surprise, glancing at the silent human Priests behind her. These Priests were clearly Professionals dispatched from the Sea City Military Academy, who had been stationed with the Queen’s Tribe to provide services to their Natural Allies. For common illnesses, or even the terrifying Corrosive Poison spawned by Undead Energy, these Priests’ Healing Skills should have been quite effective.

Queen Bilodis shook her head wearily. "It is only thanks to the treatment from these Priest allies that I have managed to cling to life this long. However, the undead plague I have contracted is far from ordinary. The Healing Skills only provide some relief. In the words of your Longxia Federation, it treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Whenever my condition improves slightly, the subsequent relapse is even more violent, and the pain grows more severe."

As she spoke, the queen’s voice suddenly trailed off. Miliou, who had led them here, worriedly touched the queen’s sweat-drenched forehead and gently urged, "Your Majesty, you are too exhausted today. Please, rest for a while."

"No, time is precious... no..." Queen Bilodis muttered, her voice like the delirious ramblings of a fever patient.

The waiting human Priests exchanged a glance before stepping forward to cast Healing Skills like the Song of Comfort and the Wind of Comfort. After their efforts, the queen regained a bit of energy, though she was still extremely weak.

She leaned back against a soft pillow and spoke with difficulty to Fang Zhou and Zhang Wu. "Zhang Wu, you are right. No ordinary disease can threaten the Flower Elves. Only a Curse can... a Curse from a Demon that has mastered Death Power. If this Curse had fallen only upon me, I would not fear death.

"However, I can feel that this Curse is targeting my Flower Elf bloodline. For now, I can sustain my life by relying on the Priests’ healing and the nourishment of the Moonlight Spring. But if I die, the Undead Curse devouring the source of my Flower Elf bloodline within me will become even more terrifying.

"It will spread unchecked throughout the entire Flower Elf Race in the Forest of Nature. When that happens, all natural creatures living in the Forest of Nature’s Spatial Fragment—and even your human allies—will face a great Calamity."

Taking a few heavy breaths, Queen Bilodis looked at Fang Zhou and Zhang Wu with pleading eyes. "Now, I have a request. Would the two of you... be willing to eliminate the source of this Curse for the sake of the Flower Elves and all the creatures of the Forest of Nature?"

Zhang Wu instinctively glanced at Fang Zhou, who agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course. As a Natural Ally, I am willing to serve you," he said, his voice firm and his eyes glinting with unshakeable resolve. "Besides, it’s rare to run into another of my kind. I’d like to test its mettle."

A grim yet relieved smile appeared on Queen Bilodis’s face. "There is only one way to end this dreadful plague: you must eliminate the Undead Demon spreading the Curse."

Inspired by Fang Zhou’s attitude, Queen Bilodis’s spirits clearly lifted. She took several deep breaths and explained, "We haven’t just been sitting here waiting to die. Through the desperate reconnaissance of our allies, we have discovered the target’s approximate location. During the last Energy Level transition, a shattered Undead Tomb fell from the sky tens of kilometers east of our tribe. Upon inspection, it was identified as a terrifying relic of the Naraku Civilization. We originally intended to destroy or seal it, but a swarm of Demons surged in, repelled our vanguard, and occupied the Undead Tomb."

"Didn’t you try to send forces to reclaim the ruins?" Zhang Wu asked with a grim expression.

Queen Bilodis shook her head. "Due to the spatial turbulence, most of the support forces from our Sea City Military Academy allies withdrew from the Forest of Nature. Without your help, the Natural Alliance alone can hardly contend with those evil Demons that flooded in with the spatial currents. We made several attempts but suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat empty-handed.

"I can feel the will of nature’s warning," she continued. "After those evil Demons occupied the Undead Ruins, they must have conducted extensive experiments and modifications. Using the bodies of our fallen, left behind after our defeat, they cast this terrifying Curse that specifically targets natural creatures."

Upon hearing this, a Flower Elf attendant standing nearby shivered, as if trying to suppress the horrifying memory. Fang Zhou, however, just shook his head slightly.

In his eyes, the combat power of these natural creatures is truly pathetic. They already struggle to fight ordinary evil Demons, let alone an intelligent group that has occupied Undead Ruins from the Naraku Civilization.

But despite the enemy’s strength, Fang Zhou only grew more excited.

Even if it weren’t for lifting the Undead Corrosive Poison Curse from the Flower Elves, the Naraku Civilization’s Undead Ruins alone were enough to pique his interest.

At that moment, Miliou stepped forward. "There are still some natural creatures in the tribe with fighting capability. We are willing to serve as your vanguard and follow your commands, Lord Ark. If you have any other requests, we will do our best to fulfill them."

Fang Zhou nodded. "In that case, I have no objections. However, we’ll need to rest and reorganize for a bit. If it’s convenient, I would also like to study this Undead Corrosive Poison Curse and see if there is a way to break it or protect against it. Please ask Her Majesty to arrange for some Warriors with experience fighting these Undead Demons to share their knowledge with us."

Queen Bilodis replied weakly, "Of course, that is no problem. Furthermore, since you are a Black Iron Lower Undead Mage, you may find some use in our tribe’s storeroom. We have some accumulated resources, and I recall there are some with the Undead Attribute.

"Unfortunately," she sighed, "we previously possessed an Undead Attribute Heavenly and Earthly Treasure called the Breath of Decay. However, during the campaign against those Undead Demons, it was brought to the battlefield for its protective properties against Undead Energy. After our defeat, what little remained of the Breath of Decay was also taken by them."

A glint flashed in Fang Zhou’s eyes when he heard the name Breath of Decay, and his interest was immediately piqued. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

This is perfect! I need an important Undead Attribute Heavenly and Earthly Treasure like the Breath of Decay to combine with the Bone-Eroding Blood Spring that Master Sandro gave me. With both, I can create the Potential Potion for a Black Iron-level Undead Attribute Professional!

It’s a classic case of searching high and low for something, only to have it fall right into your lap. Who would have thought that in the vibrant Forest of Nature, this group of Flower Elves would have hoarded rare materials related to decay and death? However, according to Queen Bilodis, the Breath of Decay was taken by those Undead Demons. If they absorb and use it, I’ll miss this golden opportunity.

At that thought, Fang Zhou’s heart began to race with anticipation.