On the day the Human Central Empire's army officially arrived at the Ice and Snow Kingdom, dark clouds filled the sky, as if a torrential downpour was imminent, and amidst those thick clouds, faint flashes of lightning could be seen.

The movements of the Central Empire's legion did not require much observation; this legion did not hide its tracks, advancing openly in this direction.

"Oh~ what an extravagant display!"

The dark mass of the legion seemed endless, even more daunting than the gloomy sky.

"Even if they were all lined up there for me to cut down, it would take a while, let alone the fact that these things can fight back..." Elf stood on the city wall, looking at the dark legion, sighing, "The Ice and Snow Kingdom has only a few cities, and there's basically no room for maneuver. If you make any move, the enemy will be directly at your doorstep."

The smallness of this land made it impossible to make the decision to trade space for time, forcing a head-on confrontation with the Human Central Empire.

"So, are you sure you don't need to capture soldiers? The Ice and Snow Kingdom can still muster tens of thousands of troops, right?"

The raven in her palm "kindly" offered an opinion: "You captured the Ice and Snow Kingdom in a blitz-like manner, thanks to which many of its resources remain undamaged; you've got plenty to utilize here, right? Using the kingdom's own troops to plug the line doesn't seem like a bad choice, does it?"

"If I weren't afraid of a mutiny... Since we conquered this country and became its ruler, I need to regard everything this country possesses as a true king would. I can leverage the power of these troops, but I can't treat them as cannon fodder. Sacrificing them frivolously would only lead to being abandoned by my own army."

"What's the harm~? You're doomed to lose anyway. If it were me, I'd suggest abandoning this kingdom and depleting its living forces. Once the Human Central Empire withdraws, you can fight again — do this repeatedly, and the Human Central Empire should eventually dispatch troops, unless they directly build a war fortress here."

This suggestion isn't very good.

If one merely wanted to occupy such a territory, it could be done. But this would be detrimental to ruling, depleting the Ice and Snow Kingdom's potential. At least Elf wasn't willing to do such a thing. Her purpose in attacking this kingdom wasn't just to find a place to settle down.

Under normal circumstances, when two legions are about to engage in battle, they would send out envoys to make a final communication.

However, the Human Central Empire had no such intentions. When they descended upon the city, the brilliance of magic was already flickering within their legion. The mages within the legion jointly unleashed a kind of magic that could connect together, and the dazzling brilliance rushed forth like waves.

The magic patterns appeared on the city walls, resisting the enemy's attack.

"The Thunder Emperor is truly arrogant~ He doesn't even want to talk first; he strikes directly. This is much more violent than I imagined," Elf couldn't help but sigh. The climate of the Human Central Empire was indeed terrifying; they didn't need to explain to anyone, acting with the sole purpose of destruction.

"So what trump card do you have? Those magic arrays you're using, were they given by the Mage Union? They can't stop the Human Central Empire," the raven observed the glowing magic array. "These things can at most only buy you some time."

"Being able to buy time is already quite good."

Elf looked towards the sky: "The Thunder Emperor, three Great Elemental Tutor-level mages, two warriors almost reaching Saint-level but lacking Sacred Names — isn't this lineup a bit too luxurious?"

"Aren't you considered a Saint-level being as well?"

"But I don't have a Sacred Name."

A Sacred Name is a difficult thing to obtain and is usually related to one's background. A being like Elf would find it exceedingly hard to gain a Sacred Name. Of course, she wasn't too bothered by this; at this point, her expression was more one of helplessness.

"I'm curious, among the entire Snow Elf people, I'm currently the only one at this level. Even if I'm considered Saint-level, there are three with combat power similar to mine, and three who are just a tier below me. I don't quite understand how to fight this battle. Miss Demon King, do you have any advice?"

"You're asking me? I'm just a raven~"

Saying this, she cawed twice.

This person was completely unreliable. What was she doing here? If the Demon King didn't want to meddle, Elf didn't believe it. But seeing her like this made it unclear what her exact intentions were. Ultimately, Elf felt she could only rely on herself.

She saw that the legion outside the city had already started bombarding in turns.

A round of magic, a round of archers' salvos, a round of alchemy items bombing.

Then the cycle repeated, as if magic power, arrows, and alchemy items were free, and though there was no real rain from the sky, the falling attacks were far more frightening than raindrops.

They couldn't hold out for long.

"You, as the Demon King, should know that there is a group in this world."

"What?"

"Forbidden Magic Researchers."

The raven was momentarily stunned, and a bizarre smile appeared on its face: "Haha~ Hahaha~"

"What are you laughing at?"

"No~ Haha~ Sorry, I couldn't hold back for a moment~" The crow was not very polite, "Do you know? Every time I hear humans talk about taboos and such, I find it amusing. In the realm of magic, where is there anything truly taboo? It's merely because your human research isn't deep enough, your understanding not thorough enough, that you fear the unknown and describe it as taboo."

Seeing the smile on the crow's face, Elf felt a bit understanding. After all... she couldn't use magic. She had been wondering before, does all magic mean taboo to those who cannot use it? No matter what magic it was, it seemed so amazing and special to her, making it really difficult to distinguish between so-called forbidden magic and ordinary magic.

But the Demon King said, "When humans talk about taboos, it amused her."

Although she didn't understand magic, Elf suddenly found it funny too.

"You may indeed not admit it, but the Mage Union recognizes it, the magic related to taboo."

Mohe, although saying it's "funny," actually understood what so-called forbidden magic truly was.

Simply put, "orthodox" magic, the safe kind, can lead all the way to Saint-level magic—is monopolized by the nobles among humans. Typically, you can only have the qualification to study such magic by joining the army, risking your life to achieve merits, and make a class leap. But not to mention the risk of doing so, even if you join the army, you might not have the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds.

Of course, there are also some more unconventional methods, such as seeking the patronage of certain nobles, which might earn you favor, though undoubtedly, the success rate is extremely low.

However, this world doesn't lack outstanding talent, nor does it lack strange phenomena.

Someone will always find a different path.

Among the powers symbolized by the Demon King, there is one called "undead."

In the past, there was a terrifying regiment made up of the undead in the Demon King's army. Those were entities that swore allegiance to the Demon King, handing over their souls to the Demon King after death, once making the Hero and his companions fall into a bitter battle—of course, some people emulated this school.

Regarding undead magic, there are two very basic spells, one is soul extraction, the other is soul implantation.

Extracting souls, implanting souls.

Derived from these two basic magics, there's also one called "undead control."

These three form the fundamental system of undead magic.

And the level of these three magics is actually very low.

Most people can learn them.

Even if you can't learn them—just knowing there's such a thing, with patience and research, it's not impossible to create similar magic.

Relying on this foundation, undead magic showcases its differences from other magic.

Some mages discovered—

It seems there's no need to learn more advanced undead magic anymore! Can't I just keep increasing the number of undead?

Unlike other magic, like when using the Fireball Technique if you want to cast two at the same time, you need to consume the magic power for two Fireball Techniques—in undead magic, once you control the undead, you only need to pay a minimal amount of magic power for manipulation, and the magic power consumed during the control process can slowly recover. So—it's a very suitable school for "accumulating power."

Thus, shortly after the Demon King's death, there was indeed a vigorous "grave robbing movement."

This movement was quickly suppressed because the impact was extremely negative—after all, apart from finding those dead people, another method of acquiring undead was to directly create dead people.

It was disastrous for the stability of the world.

Therefore, the Wise King immediately reached a consensus with the rulers of various major races, listing undead magic as "forbidden magic." Anyone practicing it would be severely dealt with. Although only a decade or so has passed, the concept of taboo has become deeply entrenched, and undead magic is that kind of thing.

And now.

From beneath the ground, countless skeleton hands reached out, grabbing the ankles of the Human Central Empire soldiers, pulling them to the ground, causing chaos.

"Large-scale undead magic, Hand of the Yearning Dead?"

The crow looked at the battlefield with confusion: "Did Adriana protect... or should I say, confine those hunted necromancers and teach them my former undead magic?"

She already knew a lot.

"What are you talking about? I don't know. I was sought refuge by these necromancers, and now, I can only rely on their strength. What you said about Adriana, I don't know."

Elf was pretending to be ignorant here.

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