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"The King of the White Walkers... the King of the Uncanny..."

As Xiao Yun watched the three terrifying figures slowly rise, his crimson-gold eyes trembled wildly.

Although he had learned about the terror of the King of the Dead from the trailers and various rumors, Xiao Yun realized that he had underestimated the King of the Dead when he actually faced him.

The moment the three Kings of the Dead were born, a chilling cold swept over them, and white mist mixed with ice and snow particles fell on them, even suppressing the flames of [Eternal Blood].

Three humanoid creatures slowly emerged from the white mist.

At the forefront, two White Walker Kings stood side by side, their bodies covered in eerie blue ice crystals, each wearing a bone-white crown. Their deep blue eyes were devoid of joy or sorrow; a single glance between them was enough to freeze one's spirit.

They walked slowly, and wherever they passed, the air froze into frost, leaving a crystal-clear path of death on the ground.

Behind them, the King of the Unseen was even larger, standing three stories tall, its body wrapped in black chains, and each step it took produced a sickening metallic scraping sound.

The chains were covered with barbs that pierced their own flesh, but beneath the flesh was not blood, but wisps of constantly twisting black mist. Within the black mist, countless pained faces appeared and disappeared, emitting silent screams.

"Based solely on my spiritual perception, the threat posed by these three Kings of the Dead exceeds the combined threat of the six King-level monsters from before!"

"Even the Myriad Manifestations True Explanation couldn't analyze their flaws!"

Xiao Yun's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

Fear surged like a tide, and Xiao Yun felt as if he had returned to the time when he had just transmigrated, so weak that he could hardly defeat the Long-tailed Rabbit, but suddenly he was facing the Whisperer of the Eighth Sequence.

"This is... the king of the dead..."

Ji Mingyu's face was pale, and the magic instrument in his hand flickered wildly, but he still did not make a move.

"The abyssal power released by the yellow-robed priest just now resonated within me. If I were to attack now, not only would I fail to defeat these three Kings of the Dead, but I myself would be devoured by the abyss..."

Zhong Mo, leaning on the wolf-headed hammer, knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

His amethyst armor was mostly shattered, revealing his scarred skin underneath.

"Brother Yun... I can't hold on much longer..."

He had exhausted too much strength and didn't even have the strength to stand up.

"Cough cough... Brother Yun, I... failed."

Wang Tianyuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, tears of blood streaming from his eyes, and collapsed to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Brother Yun, I'm too weak to reverse their time."

"Ah Yun!"

Xiao Yun was startled and hurriedly helped him up.

After sensing it, Xiao Yun was shocked to discover that Wang Tianyuan had become almost an empty shell due to overuse of his talent.

Even more seriously, under the influence of the deceased, his mind is becoming lost, and death is slowly consuming him.

This phenomenon is not unique to Wang Tianyuan.

In order to quickly deal with the King-level monsters and the beast tide, everyone in Ideal Country had used all their trump cards, and they could barely stand.

Under the influence of the King of the Dead, some professionals with slightly weaker mental states on the outermost edge have begun to be eroded by that crazy power, their eyes have become empty, and their bodies are gradually swallowed by frost.

"We can't let this drag on any longer!"

Xiao Yun made a decision instantly, without hesitation, and activated all the buffs.

[Eternal Burning Blood]!

Harmony between humanity and nature!

[Star State]!

Xiao Yun's aura surged, and the blazing crimson flames forcefully suppressed the influence of the dead.

"【Emptiness - Annihilation】!"

Xiao Yun raised his hand and flicked out a small, jet-black dot with his finger.

Rumble!

The heavens and earth roared, and the scattered magical power, as if summoned, surged wildly toward the small dot.

Under the immense gravitational pull of [Annihilation], the three White Walker kings froze, and even the eerie energy they emitted was drawn towards [Annihilation].

"ah!!!"

The three Kings of the Dead roared in fury, struggling and even using their skills to try to counteract the power of [Annihilation].

Click—click—

[Extinction] let out a mournful cry of unbearable pressure. The three White Walker Kings joined forces, and the immense pressure instantly made Xiao Yun unable to breathe.

Overwhelmed by mental strain, Xiao Yun shed a tear of blood and nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Just...just a little bit more! Die!"

Xiao Yun roared, and the blood on his body burst through his blood vessels, exploding and turning into flames that instantly blotted out the sky.

Then, a pair of crimson-gold vertical pupils opened, and a dragon's roar resounded through the sky.

"【Candle Dragon】!"

The heavens and earth were burned black and white by the high temperature, and all things were silenced.

Under Xiao Yun's all-out attack with [Candle Dragon], the frost around the King of the Others was instantly evaporated, and the black mist of the King of the Unseen was burned into ashes.

The three Kings of the Dead let out a mournful roar, and their massive bodies crashed to the ground.

"It's a success!"

The crowd gasped in surprise, but Xiao Yun's expression was unusually grim.

"No, they're not dead!"

The three kings of the dead struggled on the ground, and were slowly trying to get up!

"Could it be... that their fatal weakness is there?"

Xiao Yun had a guess in his mind, and in less than a second, he confirmed his guess with the preview information.

Within the King of the Dead lies a structure called the 'Core of the Dead,' the source of their power and the secret to the immortality of the dead...

"The Core of the Dead!"

The moment he reached the conclusion, Xiao Yun no longer hesitated, and his body instantly disappeared from the spot.

The next instant, the sword light pierced the air, cleaving through the void in one strike!

[Defeat Dong Lei (King of the White Walkers), 100% combat contribution, attribute points gained...]

[Defeat Song Qishu (King of the Others), 100% battle contribution, attribute points gained...]

[Defeat Liu Feier (King of the Uncanny), 100% combat contribution, attribute points gained...]

[The True Understanding of the All-Encompassing Talent has been activated; benefit analysis in progress...]

The kill notification rang in their ears, and at the same time, everyone else cheered with relief at surviving.

"Great, it's finally over!"

The pressure from the King-level figure receded like a receding tide, but Xiao Yun felt no joy whatsoever; in fact, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"I know all three of these people..."

One was the deputy captain of the Wu'an Department's exploration team, whose life he had saved on the night of the full moon; another was his fellow disciple, the second senior brother; and the third was the captain of the security team for Building 7...

"Why? Why is this happening? Are they the dead, or are they human?"

Xiao Yun knelt on the ground, looking at their lifeless bodies, and was driven almost mad with pain.

The crimson flames burned silently, and the three bodies quickly turned to ashes, which scattered in the wind.

Only three shattered gray crystals remained, lying dimly among the ashes...

"This is the core of the dead. The system says it contains the secret to the immortality of the dead?"

He glanced at the analysis results subconsciously, but suddenly froze.

The structure of that core was extremely similar to the fire seed condensed by the [Blood Pact of Fire Transfer]!

Its function is to grant users extraordinary power, but it is also a shackle and a prison, controlling the user's life, death, and destiny.

Xiao Yun's pupils suddenly contracted.

He suddenly remembered something.

Although I didn't look closely when I killed the Lost Ones and the White Walkers before, now that I think about it, there seemed to be something similar inside them, only it didn't form such a pure core.

This might be the difference between King-level and below, but what they have in common is that the kill notification given by the system is exactly the same as killing a normal human.

This means that, in the system's view, those who are transformed into the dead are still "humans" and not "monsters"!

"So, the reason humans can transform into the dead is because of this core? If I remove it, can I...?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Xiao Yun's mind.

He had a vague feeling that he had touched upon the secret the system had mentioned.

But just as Xiao Yun was about to continue his research, another unexpected event occurred.

The [Core of the Dead] on the ground instantly dimmed, and an invisible force surged into the bodies of the dead who were undergoing transformation. One of them began to rise wildly, reaching the King level in the blink of an eye!

In less than a minute, three new Kings of the Dead reappeared before us!