Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 130 The Fall of the Empire

Agreed then used the Undead Resurrection spell on the orc swordsman's corpse. Soulfire instantly ignited within the orc swordsman's body, transforming him into the headless knight common among the undead. The orc swordsman stood up, retrieved the head, and placed it back on his own head, then used his own battle aura to connect the head to the torso.

Here, it's necessary to explain that headless riders are actually a very common type of undead. Besides headless riders, there are also legless riders, armless riders, and so on. However, undead with physical disabilities generally have very weak survival abilities and cannot survive. Headless riders, on the other hand, are a type that does not affect combat ability and looks particularly eerie, so they have become well-known among them. Therefore, they have always appeared in human-made stories with a very mysterious and powerful image, leading people to understand them as a higher type of undead that has evolved over a long period of time.

But that's not the case. The reason you see headless riders as very strong is simply because the undead's internal devouring makes the weaker and more physically disabled undead the first to die. This means that only the strong survive, which is why this rumor has spread so widely and become so believable, because it does seem to be true. However, in reality, headless riders are just a very basic type of undead.

Incidentally, the truly advanced types of undead are 'necromancer', 'lich', 'corpse', and 'spellcaster spirit', among which necromancer needs no explanation;

Liches are like the orc swordsmen of today, who become undead after death, retaining most of their physical strength and overcoming the inherent weakness of undead. They are high-level undead with undead abilities. Basically, these undead actively transform themselves into undead before they die, and they are born with a higher starting point than other undead.

As for lich, they are special mutants with the ability to manipulate resentment. When affected by resentment, the dead around them will involuntarily turn into undead. Moreover, they are pure undead who can use resentment to make special curses. They can only be naturally generated in places with extremely heavy resentment, so they are the rarest kind. Even Agred only had one under his command, which he encountered by sheer luck in the western swamp.

Cursed spirits are easier to explain: they are special ghosts formed from bodies destroyed but souls still harboring extreme and terrifying obsessions. These ghosts are born with the ability to infect and control other ghosts through their own obsessions, allowing them to effortlessly advance by devouring their own kind. They also possess unique innate abilities. The status of cursed spirits among the undead is akin to the sudden appearance of humans with superpowers. However… in the world of the undead, these superpowers can be plundered! Therefore, cursed spirits are usually hunted down by other undead as soon as they are discovered. Many undead lords have risen to power by devouring them. Strictly speaking, they are both lucky and pitiful, because cursed spirits are generally regarded as a rare treasure among their own kind.

Getting back to the main story, after being transformed into a headless knight, the orc swordsman immediately charged into the undead army and began to devour his own kind based on instinct. In a very short time, he instantly evolved into a lich and gained intelligence. After gaining consciousness, the orc swordsman immediately knelt down in front of Agred and said, "My father, your humble child pays his respects to you. Please give me a name so that I can better follow you."

At this point, the Orc Blademaster is actually a new life. Because the Orc Blademaster's soul desperately refused to be turned into an undead, resulting in his soul being scattered, he is now just a new life created by Agred himself, possessing some of the Orc Blademaster's memories.

So Agreed named him, "Then you shall be called 'Kasa'. The owner of this name once taught me. I hope you can make a name for yourself with this name. Go with the two of them into the royal city and kill everyone except the orc emperor. This is my first task for you, my mighty child. Show me your loyalty."

With that, Agreed turned to Lester and the other man and ordered, "Bring the Orc Emperor to me. I have some things to say to you later. This war has shown me many of your shortcomings."

Lester and his companion hurriedly replied, "We will certainly not disappoint you again. We will bring the orc emperor out unharmed for your judgment." After saying that, the two of them instantly turned into shadows and disappeared into the imperial city. At the same time, Kasa followed suit, not to be outdone, and jumped into the imperial city as well.

Having lost all their top-tier combat power, the orcs were naturally powerless to resist the attack of three legendary-level experts. Moreover, after absorbing the bloodline of the Blood Ancestor, Lester and Brecel's strength was now even half a level higher than that of a legendary figure, faintly possessing the power of a demigod. Therefore, in less than five minutes, the royal city was completely wiped out. Lester and Brecel brought the orc emperor, who was bound tightly, to Agred. After placing the orc emperor on the ground and ensuring that he knelt before Agred, the two respectfully withdrew and waited for Agred to punish the orc emperor.

Agreed casually waved his hand, and all the ropes binding the orc emperor snapped. Then, Agreed proposed to the orc emperor, "I have a question that has been puzzling me, and I want to ask you about it. If you give me a satisfactory answer, I will spare your life. How about it?"

The orc emperor watched him slowly stand up, then replied, "Ask away. If I know the answer, I can answer it."

Seeing this, Lester roared, "Insolence! Who told you to stand up!" He then activated shadow magic, preparing to press the orc emperor to the ground again.

Agreed waved his hand lightly, and Lester's shadow magic instantly dissipated. At the same time, Agreed called out, "It's alright. I'm willing to give this last emperor of the orcish empire some dignity. Lester, just behave yourself and don't bother me."

Lester immediately knelt on the ground and hurriedly replied, "Yes, sir, I understand. Please forgive me."

Argreed ignored Lester and turned to the orc emperor, asking, "You already have plenty of food, so why do you want more land? You have enough to eat, so why are the elderly orcs still being sent to the border suicide squad towns?"

The orc emperor scoffed and said disdainfully, "So that's the problem. You are indeed a rare and powerful figure, but you are not a good emperor."

Upon hearing this, Lester, Kasa, and Brecel immediately glared fiercely at the orc emperor. If it weren't for Agreed's presence, they would have already rushed up and torn this arrogant guy to shreds.

However, Agreed didn't care about the orc emperor's tone and simply asked, "Oh? How do you know? Tell me."

The orc emperor looked at him and continued, "Orcs have an extremely high fertility rate. As a ruler, you cannot allow your subjects to support useless old people. The more useless people you have to support, the more your entire race will be dragged down and eventually stagnate. This is a problem that all nations and civilizations inevitably face."