After speaking, he strode out of the cave.

……

“Bang!”

Suddenly, a huge change occurred—a massive shadow descended from the sky. It was an enormous foot, shrouded in the aura of death, stomping down from above right onto my newly acknowledged Old Bro, then lifting off again.

On the ground, all that was left was a pile of bones crushed into powder—Old Bro was gone!

Chapter 4: Overturned

“……”

I was completely stunned.

CNNN!!

That was the big bro I just acknowledged!!! I hadn’t even had the chance to follow him and enjoy the good life, and he was already stomped into a pile of dust?

……

Walking out of the cave, I looked up and saw that the one who had stomped the skeleton bro to death was a towering undead giant, at least ten meters tall, wielding a blood-red battle axe, striding off into the distance. He didn’t even spare a glance at the crushed skeleton bro, as if in his eyes, these little skeletons were nothing but ants.

Speechless.

Looking at the pile of broken bones on the ground, I said, “Old Bro, rest in peace…”

At this moment, I carefully observed my surroundings. Outside the cave was a vast world, but everywhere was shrouded in the aura of death, with not a trace of life to be seen. All around were figures of the undead—some skeletons, others of different deathly races: rotting ghost wolves, deathly ironback bears, undead giants, and more, everywhere you looked.

Farther away, a massive furnace was blazing, crackling loudly, and even the wails of wraiths could be heard coming from inside.

“Whoosh…”

Suddenly, it felt as if the air around me had been sealed, and I couldn’t move. Then, a stunning figure broke through the air—a woman in a red long dress, her hair styled beautifully, appeared before me in a flash. Her beautiful eyes sparkled, her red lips were like fire, and she leaned in, her delicate nose sniffing my face, revealing an expression of disbelief.

“No, I clearly sensed a flash of holy aura, but was it not you?”

“Who… who are you?”

I was dumbfounded, being observed at such close range by such a gorgeous woman. Even my ragged heart couldn’t help but pound wildly. She just smiled faintly: “Since it’s not you, never mind.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and left, her figure turning into an afterimage and vanishing into the wind—coming and going without a trace! And throughout, I couldn’t see her name, level, or stats at all, which meant her background must be extraordinary!

Just then, the sound of hooves came from afar. An undead war general riding a skeletal horse and wielding a long halberd approached, growling at me: “You bug, what are you standing around for? We don’t keep idlers in Reincarnation Valley. Report to the Soul Refining Furnace immediately and start working, or else, kid, I’ll chop your head off with one swing!”

I was stunned. Why is this guy so fierce!?

Looking up, I could actually see some data for this NPC—

【Flame Warden】 (Rare-level BOSS)

Level: ???

Description: A junior war general of Reincarnation Valley in the Black Castle, possessing extremely strong fire control abilities. Young adventurer, this kind of Flame Warden always bullies the weak and fears the strong. If you think you can defeat him, go ahead and try.

……

Anyway, there’s no way I can beat this thing. After all, his level is blood-red, while mine… my personal panel currently shows no level at all. I don’t even know what that means, but I’m definitely no match for this Flame Warden. When under someone else’s roof, you have to keep your head down!

“Hm?”

Flame Warden glanced at the skeleton Old Bro’s remains beside him, spat on the ground, and said harshly, “Pah! Trash, finally dead! You brat, what are you waiting for? Move!”

So, I was driven by him to a huge furnace. It felt like being in a sauna—the heat was overwhelming. Looking around, a group of skeletons just like me all wore confused expressions, not knowing what to do.

At that moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky. With a crack of thunder, the clouds split open, and then, as if the upper world was dumping garbage, a huge pile of broken bones and some soul-sealed stones were thrown down, forming a massive heap!

“It’s finally starting.”

A solemn voice came from afar. A black wind condensed into the figure of a middle-aged man. Unlike the monsters present, he was a man in a black robe, carrying a sharp sword on his back. Looking at the rift in the sky, he said, “People from another world have entered the Phantom Moon Continent. The war has begun. According to the agreement between our Black Castle and the Demon Legion, we are responsible for part of the soul conversion work. All undead of Reincarnation Valley, begin working around the Soul Refining Furnace!”

“Yes, sir!”

A group of NPCs bowed their heads.

And in that split second, I caught a glimpse of this middle-aged man’s name—

【Reincarnation Valley Supervisor · Henry Stone】 (Epic-level BOSS)

Level: ???

Description: The chief supervisor of Reincarnation Valley in the Black Castle, possessing immense power. Do not provoke him lightly.

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