Global Awakening: Apocalypse Ender's Chronicle Chapter 1133: Captured Fortress

Then, Asad smashed the staff down into the earth!

Whom!

A fiercer surge of dark energy and deathly essence erupted outward, energizing his undead army!

No longer was it simply a Title Effect or Aura Effect from his Survivor Skills...

Now, the Necromancer’s Staff gripped in his hands had triggered it!

[ Necroma Staff (Legendary): A staff made of spines of ancient liches and bound with soul‑crystals. It radiates pure deathly essence, amplifying necromantic control and empowering summoned undead beyond mortal limits. Each strike releases deathly energy. ]

Effects:

+40% Undead Summon Strength

+25% Summoned Creature Defense

+20% Dark Magic Damage

+15% Aura Radius for Necromancer Skills

Special Effects:

Deathly Surge (Active): Slams the staff into the ground, releasing a wave of dark energy that invigorates all summoned undead within 50 meters. Boosts their attack speed and resilience by 30% for 60 seconds. SP Cost: 150. Cooldown: 90 seconds.

Soul Resonance (Passive): Each undead creature under the wielder’s command gains +5% combat effectiveness per other high‑tier undead present (Doom Knights, Skeleton Kings, Wraith Queen, Mummy Lords, etc.).

Grave Dominion (Passive): The staff emits a constant aura of dread, reducing enemy morale and accuracy by 10% within a 20‑meter radius.

Eternal Binding (Passive): Summoned undead cannot be dispelled or banished by ordinary magic. Only Legendary‑tier purification can sever their link to the wielder. ]

With that, Deathly Surge activated, draining 150 Spirit Points from his pool.

Quickly, the lesser undead surged with speed and power, their dark eyes igniting red!

"Hahaha! Bring it on!" Asad roared in laughter.

For ages, he hadn’t unleashed such overwhelming might!

Crunch... Crunch... Crunch...

Asad observed his undead horde scaling the walls, engulfing the defenders, overpowering archers and snipers, and yanking them down screaming into the filth!

Yet, Phoenix Phalanx members wouldn’t yield so readily!

They’d endured countless battles and system events, securing lifesaving treasures and ascending to greater levels!

Swarmed though they were, they struck back fiercely!

A Zombie King burst from the Mummy Lords’ restraints and barreled toward Asad.

"Graahhh!"

Poison coated its claws, set to shred him to pieces.

But the Skeleton Kings blocked the path, blades clashing in a flash.

Clang!

The Zombie King reeled, its chest torn wide. Black ichor and gore soon gushed onto the dirt.

Another King hefted its club, pounding a Doom Knight into the soil.

Yet the toppled knight climbed back up!

Armor fractured, but such damage wouldn’t end it.

With a bellow, it plunged its blade into the King’s knee, toppling it!

Thud!

Meanwhile, the Wraith Queen soared overhead, unleashing shrieks.

Screech~

Her wail fractured the minds of defenders close by, driving them to flee in horror.

Though their armor and barriers offered solid physical protection, this sonic assault blindsided them!

Screamer Zombies were scarce in these parts, after all!

Thus, the Queen swooped once more! Talons impaled a sniper’s skull, then hauled the body into shadowy depths!

"Hihihihih!"

The Wraith Queen’s maniacal cackle filled the defenders with dread!

In that instant, Asad lifted his hand!

"Arise!"

At his word, fallen defenders’ corpses lurched upright, merging into his ranks.

Unlike before, this stemmed from his own Skill, not an item effect!

[ Corpse Reanimation Lv10 (Max): A necromancy skill that allows the user to reanimate fallen corpses on the battlefield, binding them as loyal undead. The revived creatures retain fragments of their former combat abilities, influenced by deathly essence to serve their master.

It grants the following benefits:

+50% efficiency when reanimating fresh corpses

+30% durability of reanimated undead

+20% combat effectiveness retained from the corpse’s original profession

+15% resistance to purification or banishment effects ]

Even as foes dispatched more warriors, Asad conjured his own reinforcements!

Zombie Kings raged in combat, yet numbers overwhelmed them.

Doom Knights barreled forward like indomitable tanks! Their steel-cleaving blades left Zombie Kings clinging desperately!

Skeleton Kings now charged in! Fresh from slaying defenders, these two geared up to hack limbs and smash Zombie King skulls!

But the Wraith Queen plummeted onto the final Zombie King.

Claws stabbed its chest; shrieking, she wrenched out its heart!

"Hihihihi!"

That failed to finish the Zombie King, so a leg sweep decapitated it!

Thud!

The beast met its end at last, its corpse crashing lifelessly onto the ground!

[ You have eliminated a Modified Smoker King Zombie. ]

"So that thing's a Smoker King? It's transformed so drastically..." Asad whispered to himself, having taken down several Smoker Kings earlier. Unlike them, this one didn't spew toxic fumes but merely thick black clouds that obscured vision...

Regardless, the shelter's mightiest guardian had been vanquished.

Right then, he noticed the walls strewn with countless bodies.

While his undead pressed forward relentlessly, he watched numerous Survivors flee, employing all sorts of skills, gadgets, and enigmatic abilities to vanish or evade detection...

Such a sight didn't bother him one bit. A total slaughter wasn't necessary.

These fighters, stripped of their battle spirit, posed no threat to him anymore...

Asad stepped into the fortress, burning with curiosity about the secrets hidden inside.

"Aww... I should've snagged one for questioning." Asad grumbled while activating his Life Detection Skill to scan for any remaining survivors...

Much to his astonishment, three humans still breathed within the shelter...

Yet their life signs were so weak that they might be on the brink of death... or maybe just kids. "Hmmm?"

Asad's brow furrowed upon that realization, and he instantly deployed Shadow Step to bridge the gap.

Within moments, he stood before the origin of the detected presence.

True to his worst suspicions, three children huddled in a cage, their eyes wide with sheer terror as they gazed at him.