[As expected... Impressive, very impressive.]

"You're too kind."

Lee Shin-Woo was meeting with Count Nellopa—or former Count Nellopa—in a reception room. The lord of the satellite city Kadinan looked like a mummy, all skin and bones but no flesh. Upon inspection, he was revealed to be a [Lv6 Undead Commander].

Lee Shin-Woo was already well aware that the higher leveled the undead, the more likely they were to not be bound by the form of a mere skeleton or zombie, so he wasn't very surprised by how the lord looked. At the same time, he could easily tell that the lord's intellect was higher than that of a normal undead as well.

[Ahem... Is Marquis Setapen...doing well?]

"I have not been in contact with him, as it has been some time since he left his estate, but there are trustworthy knights by his side."

[Marquis Setapen's knights...are renowned for their valor. Indeed. I had thought he would pass on all of his forces along with his estate, but to think that he’s kept people like you by his side; what a sly old fox... Ahem, he's a powerful man.]

The undead truly worked in mysterious ways. When thrust into a battle, several undead would recklessly throw themselves into the fight...