I told you to plant peas, and you summon Mordekaiser?

Above the sky, the battle between the stone monkey phantom and Fiddlesticks intensified.

As the enormous fist clashed with the dark scythe, the energy released tore through the sky and slammed into the earth.

The ground of the royal city was covered with cracks, spreading out like a spider web. The buildings were reduced to ruins by the shockwave, and the entire city seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Like the arrival of apocalyptic catastrophe, golden light and darkness intertwine, and this battle has transcended the realm of mortal comprehension.

Standing atop the city wall, Chen Yang's gaze was fixed on the two enormous shadows. After a moment of silence, he asked the two people beside him, "What exactly is the corpse plague?"

His tone was low, yet carried a hint of unease.

Although Chen Yang already had a guess in his mind, he believed that the so-called "corpse plague" was most likely "runes", just with a different name, but he still needed a definite answer.

Upon hearing this, Soren did not answer directly, but turned to Isabella beside him and raised his chin: "She is the queen of the Yuanmin, and she knows these things best."

Isabella paused for a moment, then frowned slightly and glared at Soren with a hint of anger.

Chen Yang keenly caught the emotion in their eyes; it seemed that the two were old acquaintances.

Isabella's expression became complicated. She lowered her head in thought, clearly hesitating whether to tell Chen Yang, an outsider, the truth.

Seeing this, Soren broke the silence: "At a time like this, it won't hurt to tell him. It's not a secret anyway."

Isabella sighed, as if she had finally made a decision, and looked up at Chen Yang.

“Actually, I don’t fully understand the zombie plague either,” she said slowly, her voice tinged with weariness. “I only learned of its existence when the leader of the Corpse Cult found me and wanted to make a deal with me using this power.”

"At the time, I thought the zombie plague was just a simple power system used to enhance the abilities of living beings."

Isabella recalled in a low voice, "But the power it granted was so immense that I was initially very puzzled as to why such power would be in the hands of the Corpse Cult Leader."

She paused, then continued, "I began to investigate the source of this power and discovered that it did not appear out of thin air."

“In some hidden historical records, a force similar to the plague has appeared many times, and each appearance has a common feature.”

"What do they have in common?"

Chen Yang pressed for an answer, his gaze fixed intently on Isabella.

“A family.” Isabella’s voice lowered, but carried a strange weight. “Behind every outbreak of the plague, there is the shadow of a family, David.”

"The David family?" Chen Yang was stunned for a moment.

The surname was completely unfamiliar to him, and he had no related clues in his mind.

Chen Yang repeated it to himself, a deep look of confusion in his eyes.

"If I mention a first name, you might recognize the surname."

Soren waved his hand, explaining the situation to Chen Yang.

"Crystor David, he is usually known by another name - Crazy Dave."

"Crazy Dave?"

Upon hearing this title, Chen Yang understood.

Isabella noticed Chen Yang's expression, nodded slightly, and continued, "That's right. After discovering that the appearance of the zombie plague was related to the surname David, I suspected that Crazy Dave was not only directly related to all of this, but might even be the instigator."

Her tone lowered slightly as she continued, "So I began investigating history from a thousand years ago, but I discovered a very strange phenomenon—"

"History at that time seems to have been deliberately altered. There are almost no other records about Dave, except for the heroic legends that glorify him for leading humanity to fight against zombies."

"So you suspect he's not just a hero, but has some other, more secretive identity?"

Chen Yang asked, his gaze sharply fixed on Isabella.

"That's right, that's what I've always thought."

Isabella nodded and sighed. "For the past few years, I've been secretly exploring the true history of that period, but unfortunately, those things have been kept too well hidden."

Chen Yang pondered: "But aren't you the queen of the Yuan people? How come even you can't find the true history?"

Isabella gave a self-deprecating smile: "The Queen of the Yuanmin is nothing but a figurehead, a puppet without real power."

"Real power is in the hands of Parliament, and seats in Parliament are hereditary, so outsiders are not allowed to interfere."

"However, although I was unable to uncover the truth of history, I inadvertently discovered another clue."

"Oh? What did you find?" Soren immediately leaned closer, his face full of curiosity. "You've never mentioned this to me before."

Isabella rolled her eyes at him: "You're getting too close to the Corpse Cult. If I had told you earlier, you probably would have been killed to silence you."

"And it's related to the Corpse Cult?" Soren raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued.

Isabella nodded slightly, a hint of seriousness in her eyes: "Do you know? Two hundred years ago, the parliament originally had thirteen seats. But now, the parliament only has twelve seats."

Chen Yang frowned: "Thirteen seats? What happened?"

Isabella looked at Chen Yang and said slowly, "A coup two hundred years ago swept the David family out of Parliament."

"And it was during that period that the Corpse Cult began to emerge on the historical stage."

Chen Yang and Soren were both taken aback.

"You mean..." Soren's tone was tinged with shock, "The Corpse Cult is the work of the David family?"

“That’s right.” Isabella nodded slowly. “The descendants of Crazy Dave are very likely the founders of the Corpse Cult.”

"So, according to you, the David family was expelled from the council, which is why they founded the Corpse Cult to seek revenge on the Yuanmin?" Chen Yang asked, frowning, his tone full of doubt.

“No,” Isabella shook her head, her voice low and firm, “I think it’s quite the opposite. It was because the David family touched the power of the Corpse Cult that the Council expelled them.”

“That makes sense.” Soren nodded and took over to explain to Chen Yang: “Don’t forget, there is a technology in this world that Dave first used and has always been controlled by the David family. Unless absolutely necessary, the council should not dare to expel the David family.”

"What technology?" Chen Yang's gaze sharpened slightly.

“Space technology,” Soren said slowly, “a technology beyond human imagination, a true miracle.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately pictured the Tower of Ascension at sea.

Humans from all different planes were drawn to this world by that enormous Tower of Ascension.

Soren raised his hand and pointed to a tall tower in the northernmost part of the royal city: "Do you see that tower?"

Following Soren's direction, Chen Yang looked up and his gaze fell on the enormous and incredible tower.

In fact, he had noticed the tower long ago, but since arriving in the capital, he had been busy dealing with the crisis and had no time to think about it in detail.

At this moment, the battle between the stone monkey and Fiddlesticks has torn the entire royal city apart, leaving almost nothing intact except for the tower, which remains unscathed as if protected by some mysterious force.

Chen Yang stared at the tower, and a bold guess suddenly popped into his mind.

“That’s right,” Soren seemed to see through his thoughts and nodded, “That is the mother tower of the Tower of Ascension, and the source of its power, the Eternal Tower, Etanity.”

"Only the David family knows how to use the power of that tower."

Isabella added from the side, her expression complicated.

The rest is self-evident: the most important power of the Corpse Cult, the Corpse Plague, which is the runes, most likely originated from that tower.

Amidst the earth-shattering, deafening roar, Chen Yang, Soren, and Isabella fell silent for a moment.

But at that moment, a faint yet piercing sound pierced through the noise, like a mosquito buzzing in your ear, intermittent yet becoming clearer and clearer.

Chen Yang frowned; the buzzing in his ears seemed to be getting worse.

He instinctively looked around, trying to find the source of the sound.

Isabella was the first to react, whispering, "Did you hear that? Something's not right."

Soren also stopped, looking alert, and tilted his ear slightly toward the direction of the sound.

As the hum grew louder, they finally made out the noise—it wasn't the sound of the wind, but the roar of some kind of engine!

"Behind us!" Chen Yang suddenly turned around, his gaze sweeping warily toward the sky.

A huge black shadow rapidly approached the royal city from the horizon.

The shadowy figure drew closer, and its details gradually became clearer.

Chen Yang's pupils suddenly contracted.

It was a giant zombie made of metal!

Just then, the mechanical zombie's huge head turned slightly, and a pair of red eyes swept over the three of them like searchlights.

Four words instantly flashed into Chen Yang's mind, echoing like an alarm bell—Dr. Zombie King.

"Edgar?"

Soren spoke in a low voice, letting the split garlic cloves protect Isabella.

Chen Yang's palms were already slightly sweaty. After spotting the three of them, the giant mechanical zombie in the air was clearly flying towards them.

The mechanical zombie's mouth opened slightly, and a raucous voice boomed from the giant loudspeaker:

"Hehehehe, don't be afraid, children, I'm here to save you!"