"Damn it, human, I curse your soul, you will..."

The gold-level evil spirit standing in front couldn't finish its last words before it was pinned to the ground by a gold-glowing long spear.

Golden energy twisted through its black mist form, burning through and turning it into black gas that floated upwards and disappeared.

"Already dead, and still rambling before dying."

Kane said, waving away the black smoke in front of him.

He then turned his head and asked YooYoo beside him.

"YooYoo, how many have we taken down?"

Upon hearing Kane's question, YooYoo replied, "Master, among the gold targets, 29 have already been eliminated.

For silver targets, yesterday's count showed 153 taken down."

After hearing YooYoo's answer, Kane nodded.

It seems the gains these past ten days have not been bad.

Since Kane and his team wiped out the undead army attacking them at the frontline, it has been over ten days.

After dealing with the undead they faced, they immediately began to support other fortresses.

Their goal was to liberate the entire frontline and then counterattack the undead forces.

Until all attacking undead armies were completely wiped out.

Then they began their counterattack against the undead.

The main army was composed of those from the Holy Light Alliance faction, and Kane's troops became a sharp spearhead.

With the sea trade routes stabilized, several large ships continuously traveled, transporting refugees and various supplies.

In just over ten days, the port where the ships dock became the largest trading hub in the area.

Since Kane and his team have pushed the defenses forward and even begun reclaiming lands once inhabited by intelligent life.

This led to the rear becoming completely safe, allowing civil life to begin recovering.

No matter the faction, commerce is a necessity, and merchants quickly returned to vitality.

Under these circumstances, for goods shipped by Kane and his team, they were almost fully booked before the ships docked.

Several major forces became the primary buyers.

Each time, they would bring large quantities of weaponry, and many forces witnessed the power and simplicity of these weapons in the undead battlefield.

Now, weaponry became Kane's main source of funding.

Making profit also enhanced the combat power of Holy Light Alliance soldiers from all dimensions.

This, in turn, eased the pressure on Kane and his team.

So right now, there are a total of three armies counterattacking the undead.

The largest group, gathered by Kane, numbers around 50,000.

It is the strongest and tackles the hardest targets.

The other two are each about 30,000.

The reason they could deploy so much force is that after starting the counterattack, Kane's diplomatic team and nearly all factions in the Holy Light Alliance signed a series of treaties.

The most critical one related to the ownership of territories post-counterattack.

Since Kane did not want too many enclaves here, most reclaimed territories would be handed to factions from the Holy Light.

He couldn't occupy them and develop them, so it's better to gain favors elsewhere.

To exchange for more benefits.

Kane plans to control only key coastal areas, which will eventually link into a line allowing his sea trade routes to reach farther destinations.

The Holy Light Alliance certainly favored this request.

But Kane wouldn't be so generous without conditions; various clauses and key resources in these lands are required to have some ownership by Kane's team, with other parts having certain shares.

For this reason, they formed a group with the Holy Light Alliance.

Each contributing members, dividing revenue based on profit.

These resources will be managed by this group.

Since Holy Light Alliance comprises forces from different worlds with varying civilization levels.

Some wholeheartedly agreed, while others struggled to understand.

Regardless of their stance, the group ultimately formed.

With such benefits, influential figures beneath these factions sent out their hidden troops.

The contribution to the war determined future profit share.

This army of over 100,000 attacking undead forces comprises carefully selected combat-ready soldiers.

But these are not led by Kane; instead, his subordinates and guild members lead them.

Also, forces dispatched by Bihai Empire.

Kane's team has now detached from the main troop, targeting specifically the gold-level undead listed in Contract Book using intelligence.

These are Kane's key targets.

As for those not in the book, newly emerged gold-level undead over the year, they were left to guild members and other gold-level commanders.

They typically have slightly lower strength.

And the silver copper ranked undead naturally goes to the main troop, even those listed in the Contract Book are handed to guild members.

For them to target.

After all, these are contributions; clearly, they couldn't take all the contribution for themselves, which is unwise.

Consuming only what they can chew enhances efficiency.

The guild's bulletin board daily posts intelligence gathered from various places.

This intelligence points to undead targets still alive but listed in the Contract Book.

Each time one is taken down, they report to YooYoo.

After all, undead that appear in the Contract Book have distinct external and strength characteristics.

To avoid unnecessary casualties, these Undead are certainly easier to be left to the Guild's Explorers.

Whether it's a group fight or a solo duel, the Explorers are professionals.

Especially when given a target and some intelligence, they will themselves devise the perfect plan to minimize casualties.

"Cross off that Rotwalker as well." Kane looked at the information on the pager in his hand and said to Yoyo. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The information on the pager comes from Kreya, who had just taken out the golden-class Undead Kane mentioned.

Now, the number of named golden-level Undead eliminated had reached 30.

A significant step forward towards the target.

Yoyo nodded lightly and then said, "Master, the intelligence meeting is about to start."

Hearing this, Kane remembered and nodded before finding a good spot and disappearing from his original location.

Due to Meizike's special nature, he had been continually following the main force.

Also with the main force was Longbei, whose role was significant on the front battlefield.

On the front line, there were also quite a few named Undead.

Only Kane, relying on his powerful maneuverability, roamed on the outskirts of the army.

Acting similarly to Kane was Raphael's squad, along with the Dragonfolk and Funa.

When Kane returned to the Guild Hall, he proceeded to a meeting room on the second floor.

Upon Kane pushing open the door, the room was already filled with people.

It was a small meeting room, and there were not many people—three Ghost Maids and two Dark Servants in total.

Kreya was supposed to be there too.

Due to Kreya's actions in the past ten days, she simply couldn't leave her place to return to the Guild Hall.

Because at any given moment, some Undead wanted to take her life and were acting upon it, she remained constantly in so-called danger.

Though Kreya didn't feel these Undead posed any threat to her, she couldn't help it; this was the rule for entering the Guild Hall.

Once Kane sat down, he said, "Alright, let's discuss the important intelligence gathered during this stage."

Upon hearing Kane's words, the few individuals nodded.

First came the Ghost Maids, who due to their special nature could almost entirely infiltrate the Undead Influence.

Not only the Undead Influence that Kane and his team were currently attacking but two others as well.

Those that hadn't yet bordered on Kane's forces included other Undead.

Judging by the recent assessments, rather than being divided into three, the Undead Influence consisted of three most powerful individuals.

Other Undead respectively obeyed these three mighty beings, hence split into three factions.

If further divided, nearly every Undead Lord represented a different influence.

Due to geographical conditions, they obeyed different kings.

These Undead Lords would often fight among themselves, engaging in mutual slaughter.

If they deemed an opportunity present in another territory, without the specific orders from the king above them, they might privately lead their forces over.

For instance, among those Undead that Kane's team had previously eliminated were quite a few who came from other places.

Then, the Ghost Maid belonging to the area currently engaged in battle with Kane's team spoke.

"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we have gathered, the three most powerful Kings of the Undead have not appeared for a long time."

"Not appeared for a long time? No wonder."

Upon hearing the Ghost Maid's words, Kane muttered.

Ever since they had eliminated the frontline units, something felt especially strange.

Because after that, their forces swept through like a hot knife through butter.

Instead of fighting large Undead armies, they faced various Undead Spirit Lords or several surrounding Undead Lords—collaborating to form troops to block these forces.

If during battles a couple of Undead Lords inadvertently encounter Kane and his team and get eliminated, the assault will become much easier.

After all, most Undead Lords are known figures.

As long as they target the Undead Lords, committing errors is unlikely.

Apparently, this situation resulted from the inactivity of the Kings of the Undead.

They seemed to have relinquished frontline command to the Witch Demon and did not manage further.

Why are all three Kings of the Undead inactive? Could it be related to Facundo's corpse?

Kane considered it might be related to Facundo's corpse.

But now isn't the time to ponder; better seize the opportunity to eliminate more Undead.

Finally, there was the exchange of other intelligence.

Because the information that Kane's side of intelligent races had suddenly begun their counterattack had reached the two other Undead Influences.

Hence quite a few from other regions, along with their forces, were coming.

To these Undead, territory wasn't important, nor were other Undead.

Only the blood, flesh, and souls of living beings, the strong ones, were what they needed.

Since these intelligent creatures had begun their counterattack, and the Kings of the Undead seemed absent.

Certainly, there was nobody to control them.

Naturally, they would join this carnival.

Whether it's the westernmost Undead Influence or the northern Undead Influence, expansion space had nearly vanished.

Only here they remained.

Yet, knowing this intelligence suited Kane's purpose.

Given the Undead-occupied areas were too vast, finding the targets from the Contract Book was proving challenging.

Because these Undead ceaselessly moved, each pursuing their own requirements and lives.

Since they all gathered, eliminating them would become easier, hastening the mission's completion.