At the edge of the underworld, the River Styx has become extremely thin, and the tide of the undead is not always heading towards the fortress, most of them are heading directly towards the River Styx.

Driven by the Undead Monarch and even the Grim Reaper himself, these spirits threw themselves into the River Styx, where the spirits melted into sand and their bodies turned into steam and smoke.

Layers of sand and gravel are piling up, condensing into Stygian stones, and billions of undead are blocking the River Styx like a filler, with the ultimate goal of cutting it off.

They also have to break through the nets of fire from the River Styx before they can throw themselves into the River Styx.

Ships made of stygian stone and covered in magical metal cruised through the River Styx, firing a dense barrage of grenades from rapid-fire cannons. The shredded grenade carried more than twice the power of pain, causing groups of undead bones to shatter and melt rotten flesh, piling up tall mountains of bones on the banks of the River Styx.

The high-energy rays of the blast cannon strafed back and forth, and the blood-red rays turned the skeletal mountains into pieces of fly ash, sweeping out the vast firing range. The dark gold rays swiped hundreds of millions of shadows in the group of undead, causing the group of undead souls to break free from the shackles of the power of death, and they were as bright as torches.

The smaller Stygian Boat cruised back and forth close to the riverbank, and countless mechanical arms poked out from the boat, and the lattice cube at the end resembled an insect trap, covering the souls of the dead who had not disintegrated under the divine power of pain and justice, and still glowing brightly, and sent back to the ship.

These revenants have either awakened under the divine power of pain and justice, or they have been sacrificed crimson warriors, and the undead have been forcibly captured by the god of death.

The battle between the Red Union and the Grim Reaper in the Underworld was not the first day, and the battle had already begun when Otto and Mins led the Crimson Heroic Spirit into the Underworld and built a fortress with their backs to the River Styx and the Necropolis.

The scale of the previous battle was not so large, a few days ago the New World was shattered, the Old World and even the entire main plane were devastated, and the dead were counted in the hundreds of millions. The Grim Reaper was well resourced and finally launched a general attack.

Backed by the Demon Steel Smelting Base of the Homecoming Fort, plus a considerable number of part-time "river workers" of the Heroic Spirits, the Crimson Heroic Spirits quickly built a strong fortress. The endless Immortal Stone as the base, millions of tons of magic steel as the table, and the enchantment dominated by the powerful red net force field make the fortress impregnable.

The fort was named "The Castle of the Living Dead", which is a very straightforward reference to the words of the cardinal when he paid his condolences to the Crimson Heroes.

"Some people are alive, but they are dead. ”

"Some are dead, but they are alive. ”

"They are still fighting, they are still fighting for the cause of liberation, until the moment before the soul dissipates. ”

"They fight the enemy and the force of death, and their souls are extremely strong. ”

"They see their suffering as a kind of glory, but we who are alive cannot take it for granted. ”

"We want them to have a reputation that matches the glory, but also to reduce the pain and share the softness, warmth, sweetness and joy with the living to the greatest extent. ”

"So we want them, that is, you, to be able to fight as living and live as living. ”

The Fort of Return is the core hub of the Red Union in the Hell Plane, and will not be exclusive to the Heroic Spirits, so this fortress that towers in the underworld and will become the home of the Crimson Undead is named the "Citadel of the Living Dead".

By the way, later Otto found out that there was a setting of "refuge for the living dead" in the fantasy drama "The One-armed Heavy Swordsman and the White Dragon Princess", and he also negotiated with the author of the fantasy play, believing that it was a blasphemy against the Crimson Heroic Spirit. When he knew that the original author of the script was Xiaohong, he stopped stupidly.

In short, the Fortress of the Living Dead is designed to be both a strong fortress and a place to provide a comfortable life for the Crimson Heroes, and it is natural that the Undead will be transformed into Crimson Spirits and the team of Heroes will continue to grow.

In the early battle, it was by relying on the assembly-like transformation line of filtration, incubation, strengthening, and stabilization that Otto and Mins, the crimson heroic spirits, not only held on steadily until the initial completion of the Keep of the Living Dead, but also grew from less than 100,000 to nearly 300,000 now.

However, the current situation is not as calm as before, and hundreds of millions of undead are blocking the River Styx. Once the River Styx is cut off, it will not only lose its smooth channels for the transportation of people and materials, but also lose the River's ability to dissolve the power of death. The Fortress of the Living Dead became an isolated stronghold and was completely suppressed by the forces of death.

Blocking the River Styx is just a trick from the Grim Reaper Nairo, and on the frontal battlefield, his undead monarchs are all in action. These undead monarchs are no longer the meat kings of the previous zombie kings, the ghost kings, or the two-five boys of the Skeletron King, nor are they the huge variables of his predecessor, the Knight King, but the loyal demigod generals who were carefully cultivated after he took full control of the underworld.

At this moment, on the periphery of the Castle of the Living Dead, there were more than a dozen mountains on the skyline that reached the canopy of the underworld, and they were not peaks, but more than a dozen undead monarchs.

They are thousands of meters or even tens of thousands of meters tall, and each of them has tens of millions of undead in their hands, and they are using their great power to drive the undead to launch endless impacts. According to their different forms, the Red Union gave them titles such as the King of Abomination, the King of Rotten Bones, the King of Flame Bones, the King of Poisonous Corpses, the King of Bursts, and the King of Flying Heads.

These undead monarchs have already stormed the fortress in turn, and they can still pose a major threat under the suppression of the Red Net Force Field. Even the improved Scavenger and Butcher mechs are as fragile as toys in front of them. Fortunately, relying on a number of ninety-eight high-energy shock guns and the 800 mm electromagnetic cannon that had just been equipped, plus Otto led the elite into battle in person, he was able to repel the opponent.

Up to now, the Grim Reaper's general attack has lasted for five days, and the number of Heroic Spirits on the Red Alliance's side is still growing, and on average, about seven Heroic Spirits will be harvested for every 10,000 undead killed. The total number of "Liberated Heroic Souls" is close to 20,000, and the number of undead killed is terrifying.

But the undead who attacked the Fortress of the Living Dead did not show a significant decrease, and the supplies were somewhat unable to keep up. The Styx fleet, which is mainly composed of Stygian ships, is difficult to take care of all sections of the river, making the Styx blocked in many places, and the flow of portals is limited.

"Just rely on you as a demigod, don't want to resist my resistance......"

The black cloud face that obscured the sky was still saying, "And your master is still exhausted in the main plane and the outer plane, and he is powerless to support you. Even Her Majesty Alisanne, who was supposed to be standing here to protect the River Styx, did not appear, and you and your undead are already outcasts. ”

"I sincerely suggest that you join me, and I will set aside a seat for you to serve God, but I have not yet come from God, and you will be the first. ”

"This glory should have belonged to Skeletron, but he made a foolish choice, and I believe you wouldn't be so unwise. ”

The god of death, Nairo, was actually patiently persuading: "Think about your side, your master Fengshen has never looked at ability, but at the distance and distance of relatives. ”

"There are already several witches over there who have become gods, and Alishan, the goddess of the River Styx, has ascended directly from a humble and insignificant mortal to the throne of God by virtue of the relationship created by Richie Prell herself. ”

"This does not seem to be in line with the standards you preach, and no real mortal has become a god yet, let alone you, the undead who are no longer alive. ”

The Grim Reaper's thoughts pierced through the barrier and were sent directly into Otto's thoughts.

Crimson Heroic Spirits are still undead in nature, but their souls in the state of the undead are protected by the red net, and the Grim Reaper cannot directly drive them through the power of death, and it is still possible to send messages at a fixed point.

In order to prevent the Grim Reaper from using divine thoughts to engage in information bombardment day and night, the Crimson Heroic Spirit's portable void spirits have strengthened the defense of the power of death, and can directly block information. However, when the Grim Reaper appeared in a projection, Otto temporarily turned on the information switch, and he knew that the Grim Reaper would say something.

Just persuading this is really beyond his expectations.

As he was thinking about how to respond more imposingly, Mins's thoughts were suddenly sent back directly through him.

"Whether we become gods or not, not just for personal strength, not only for personal needs, but for the needs of the people!"

"We, the Red Union Gods, want to serve the people, don't compare us to you, a puppet who has lost the will of mortals!"

"If the people need it, the right people among us will naturally become gods!"

"If you don't believe it, just wait!"

Otto's heart swelled with warmth, worthy of the Minsy associated with his soul, and every word he said was his heart's voice.

This Nairo, the primordial knight Roland that the chief cardinal talked about, is really not the same thing at all.

He didn't understand the difference between the gods and mortals in the Red Alliance, and he didn't understand the essence of the Crimson gods who were actually supergods. Or even if you know, you don't believe that such an existence exists.

The reason why the witches became gods first is because they are the hub nodes of the red web, and each of them carries the power of the faith of the primordial gods, and then constitutes the current red web. All the Crimson believers, who believe in the path of Cosmopolitanism, are the practice of these pivotal nodes. And as the practice deepens, new branches of faith will continue to emerge. After precipitation and integration, those branches will become new hub nodes, allowing the red web to continue to expand, and at the same time become more resilient because of more dimensional associations.

In the words of the cardinal, this is the world of universalism in which those who become gods first lead to become gods, and finally realize the universality of everyone who can become gods. Moreover, the first gods do not block the later gods, because the more the later gods, the richer and more solid the branches of faith that the first gods present.

The cardinal also used the analogy of the apple, saying that it is like creating a virtual apple in a mirage with the simplest dots, lines, and planes. The more dots, lines, and surfaces, the rounder and more realistic the apple will be.

He speaks of the soul again, and the soul of the one who conjures is an illusory apple, no matter how many dots, lines, and surfaces, it is no longer a real soul. However, within a scale, the more points, lines, and surfaces, the higher the similarity with the real soul, and the higher the divine power bonus that can be provided to the gods.

Otto was a little distracted, remembering that he had asked the cardinal if the Wisdom Spirit was the soul of the Prayer Seeker who had broken through this scale.

The cardinal replied yes, but to break through this scale, it is not a simple quantitative accumulation. Rather, at a certain point, the soul disintegrates, changing from the original state of the invoker to another state, and forms a stable structure. In this way, the soul breaks through the scale, from a simulated low-energy movement to a real high-energy movement, and the soul is reborn.

At that time, the cardinal said a few more words: "From mortals to gods, this should be the process. However, we Crimson Deities, with the Red Net, ensure the independence of the soul, and in the process of becoming gods, suppress the heart of the god that should devour the hearts of mortals, and force it to accept the dominance of the hearts of mortals......"

So, from mortal to god, does the soul have to go through a disintegration?

Thinking so, Otto suddenly felt a hot current in his soul, and a strange power rose up, as if it was about to tear himself apart.

Not now, no......

Otto hurriedly suppressed this force, this power has surged many times, because he faintly felt that if he didn't suppress it, he would undergo uncontrollable changes, and even lose his original will, and he always suppressed it as soon as possible.

At this time, the Grim Reaper also responded to Mins: "What an incomprehensible soul, for mortals, even if they are not gods, gaining great power is the highest goal, but you have to mention something...... People, have you lost yourself?"

Mins's response was very sharp: "Poor worm who has been turned into a slave by a powerful force, and doesn't even know what he is doing, is embarrassed to say anything about losing himself, I really didn't expect you to be so powerful in blackening yourself!"

Death snorted coldly: "Very good, I already know that you are irretrievable, this is just an ultimatum." ”

The black clouds on the horizon stretched to the ground like a hurricane, engulfing countless undead spirits, and quickly condensed into tall figures.

Death descended on a doppelganger......

At the same time, orange flames erupted on the skyline, pouring down like magma from the sky and pouring into the earth. Pieces of the undead were reduced to charred ashes in the fireworks, but the ashes stood up wrapped in flames.

It was the undead of Purgatory, and after Nairo swept the third layer of Purgatory and eliminated Karuza, the corresponding power was gained by him.

Thousands of fiery undead converged into lava on the ground and surged towards the Citadel of the Living Dead, and above this burning torrent, an undead monarch appeared with his wings outstretched and galloping.

It was a slender figure, and the eyebrows in the fireworks helmet were faintly visible, and it turned out to be Camilla......

"Say what to save Camilla from the will of purgatory......"

Otto snorted disdainfully: "It's just that the power of death has replaced the will of purgatory, and the remnant of Camilla's soul still has to accept eternal slavery." If the real Roland knew that this would be the case, he would definitely regret sitting on the throne of death in the first place. ”

Minss jumped onto his shoulder, screaming, and sent through the soul link: "This is troublesome, this undead is a mixture of death and purgatory, and our enchantment is very difficult to suppress. ”

Otto patted his shoulder, confirmed that the heroic spirit was armed, and then lifted his power greatsword, touched Minsi's head, the skeleton was expressionless, but his mind was full of heroism: "To deal with a strong enemy, we rely on ourselves, and we don't expect enchantment." ”

Otto was gathering elite warriors when the entire fortress shook violently.

The section of the River Styx, where the fortress is located, was suddenly completely blocked!

Seeing that what blocked the River Styx was millions, even billions of tombstones, Otto sighed: "It's really time for this guy to choose to take sides." ”

Persequis, the Lord of the Dying, the administrator of the Necropolis, holds the gates of mortal souls to the River Styx and ultimately to the underworld after death.

In the past, he had always refused to choose between the Grim Reaper and the Red Union on the grounds that he was just a gatekeeper and that the changes in the underworld behind the door had nothing to do with him.

Of course, this is nonsense, when King Slanhorn, that is, the King of the Giants, made trouble, and Persequiz did not stay idle. Through the church and the Holy Maiden Alissa, he found Li Qi, who had just established himself on the Godfall Plateau, and this led to Li Qi's trip to the underworld.

Naturally, the Red Federation was happy to see that this "Gate of the Dead" remained neutral, and it was a little unusual for the Grim Reaper to accept it tacitly.

At that time, I thought that if the god of death might think that the Lord of the Dead would defect directly to him, the gods of the Red Federation would eradicate it, and he might not be able to save it, and it would be very troublesome to open another door to death at that time.

Now I know that the Grim Reaper has long done the work of the Lord of the End, just waiting for the right time.

"In your eyes, my Grim Reaper seems to be the best bully......"

The plan came true, and the god of death was also a little proud, and the clone standing on the edge of the sky sent another message to Otto.

"In contrast, my experience of taking charge of the throne was indeed the most difficult, and the name of God was the least visible, but it also made me patient and cautious. ”

"The current result is worthy of my efforts. ”

"Resist, undead, for it will only give me a more beautiful tribute. ”

Camilla led the flaming undead in front, and the Necropolis priests to whom Persequis belonged also flooded in the rear, and the Fortress of the Living Dead was surrounded on all sides.

In the eyes of Otto's skull, the dark golden light grew brighter and brighter, and finally erupted and burned like fireworks.

"Good, I have a reason to ......"

Otto let go of his oppression and let the power that was restless in the depths of his soul surge.

One last thought flashed through his mind before he lost consciousness.

"Give up on yourself ......"