CHAPTER 36: UNDEAD KING

"Sorry, Lady Selena, 2K isn’t enough," Liam replied.

He wasn’t being greedy—but this was about getting a fair price.

2K, to him, still didn’t match the task.

Selena could only furrow her brows after hearing his firm answer.

Before she could say anything, Liam added, "It has to be 3K—not a single point less."

He suspected the woman wanted to raise the payment but only slightly above 2K. There was no way he would agree to that.

Seeing the look on his face, the woman fell silent for quite a while.

"I’ll pay 2K now, the rest after we get there," she said at last.

As a top-level executive, she usually never gave in during negotiations, but this was a personal matter—and she couldn’t find a replacement for Liam.

Liam thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"If you pay 3K now, I can use it to buy items that will increase my strength. That would raise our chances of actually making it to your home," he said.

He imagined buying Mana or Strength Pills as he spoke.

Even without leveling up, if his attributes increased drastically, what could be better?

Liam couldn’t help but smile as he waited for Selena’s response.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a thunderous rumble came from outside.

Selena’s eyes visibly trembled upon hearing it.

"That’s him—the Undead King," she said.

Hearing that, Liam couldn’t help but walk to the glass facade to look outside.

He was stunned when he saw a massive undead figure over 8 meters tall, holding a staff and wearing a cloak that covered everything except its face—which showed nothing but a skull with terrifying glowing red eyes.

What was even scarier: it was floating in the air despite having no wings.

(Undead King – Level 8!)

(Notification: The Undead King is a unique being that cannot be killed, for he is death itself. You may only avoid him—or, if capable, capture him.)

Liam received a System notification just from seeing it from a distance.

He could only gape at the description, which clearly said the creature couldn’t be killed.

"How can something be unkillable?" he wondered aloud.

"Even if the System tells you the Undead King can be captured—if you’re capable—it’s not as simple as it sounds. The Undead King can turn his body into darkness that cannot be touched," Selena explained.

Liam frowned at this, thinking, "Is this like Milo, who can turn into shadows? Still, it’s useless if this thing can’t die."

If he used light magic to attack it, once the light ran out, the Undead King would likely return.

Of course, Liam couldn’t be sure what would happen if he used Infinite Attack against it.

That skill created an infinite loop of the same strike—without him needing to keep attacking.

"Do you still think we can leave now?" Selena asked.

"I’d be more confident if you transferred those 3K System Points now," Liam replied.

Just then, he saw the Undead King point its staff toward a group of students.

A dark light beamed out of the staff and transformed into floating dark phantoms.

When one of the phantoms hit a student, it entered his body—and his flesh began to rot until only bones remained.

The other students could only stare in horror.

They tried to run as fast as they could, but it wasn’t easy because there were too many undead surrounding them. Melly, with her rabbit-like figure, was the only one who could avoid the encirclement by jumping high, but wherever she landed, she was surrounded again.

"Coming here was a huge mistake. And that brat intentionally hid this fact from us," Liam thought bitterly.

DING!

(You’ve received 3K System Points!)

(System Points: 3390)

Liam was shocked by the sudden notification.

He turned toward Selena, who said, "We have to move fast. Once everyone escapes, the Undead King will come for us!"

Liam nodded and reopened his System Store.

He navigated to the Pill Menu without hesitation.

Life Pill Tier 1 50 Points

Life Pill Tier 2 200 Points

Life Pill Tier 3 750 Points

Life Pill Tier 4 3300 Points

Strength Pill Tier 1 500

Defense Pill Tier 1 500

Agility Pill Tier 1 500

Stamina Pill Tier 1 500

Vitality Pill Tier 1 500

Mana Pill Tier 1 600

A list of items appeared, and Liam couldn’t help but be surprised that only one new item had been added.

He didn’t see any higher-tier attribute pills—meaning their prices were likely far above his current points.

Still, Tier 1 pills were fine.

"What should I buy?"

He wondered, still unsure of which attribute to prioritize.

"Just Mana? No—I’ll need stamina too if I’m using a lot of Mana," he decided.

Knowing he didn’t have time to overthink it, he made his choice on the spot.

He bought three Stamina Pills and three Mana Pills.

DING!

(You have purchased three Tier-1 Stamina Pills and three Tier-1 Mana Pills for 3300 System Points. You can retrieve these items from your Inventory.)

(System Points: 90)

After receiving the notification, Liam immediately pulled the pills from his Inventory, and six pills appeared on his palm.

They were identical in shape but different in color—three were blue, and the other three red.

Naturally, the red ones were the Stamina Pills, as Liam had already seen what Mana Pills looked like.

They glowed in their respective colors.

When Selena saw the pills, she didn’t look surprised.

She had probably bought similar items before.

Liam quickly swallowed all the pills, letting them dissolve in his mouth.

Soon after, he saw his stats change:

(Stamina: 7.7) +3

(Mana: 9.3) +3

It wasn’t just a number change—he truly felt a dramatic improvement in his stamina and mana.

"Let’s go," said Liam.

He was tempted to ask Selena for even more System Points—because the feeling of growing stronger so easily was addictive—but he figured the woman would blow up on him if he did.

Selena followed him quickly, running as he sprinted down the stairs.

Fortunately, she had leveled up and seemed used to physical exercise, so descending the stairs wasn’t difficult for her.

They quickly reached the ground floor—where they were met by a group of undead ignoring Simba and Milo.

"Clear them out!" Liam ordered.

"Leave it to me, Master!"

Milo dashed into the crowd of undead and with a single sweep, sent them all flying onto the street.

Liam then leaped onto Simba’s back, motioning for Selena to get on as well.