It is precisely because of this characteristic of the undead that both undead necromancers and the Wizard Wraiths, which are mages of various kinds transformed at the moment of death, are very eager to wage war.

And those undead creatures trapped by Zachary in the Cave were precisely in this awkward state where they could not die nor had any replenishment of death energy.

It is for this reason that Zachary, who had no understanding of undead creatures, came to realize the essence of these beings.

Although Zachary had been continuously feeding livestock, these animals, while having souls, possessed such low spiritual wisdom that the souls within them were too scarce. Though not completely devoid of them, it could only be said to be better than nothing.

However, Zachary was not a bloodthirsty person. Even though he would occasionally take action, he only killed the opponent’s body, without intending to completely annihilate their soul.

Of course, it can’t be said that Zachary had a saintly compassion—due to the rarity of death energy in the Realm of the Undead, the majority of the undead creatures had fallen into slumber.

Moreover, with the end of the Undead Disaster and the lack of practical research results, Zachary handed over the task of feeding to Walker Violet and then stopped inquiring about it, eventually forgetting it as time passed.

Had it not been for the sudden recollection of the existence of the Realm of the Undead within his Cave, Zachary likely wouldn’t have been struck with curiosity and considered conducting human experiments directly.

Having experienced transmigration and rebirth, Zachary came to trust the abilities of mystics, and after becoming a cultivator, he began to be cautious about the concept of karma.

Being attacked by others and killing in self-defense would not increase one’s karmic burden. Below the status of a Saint, all are considered as mere straws for dogs; karma under the heavens is quite simple, without any true sense of right or wrong. If someone harbors the intent to harm you, regardless of whether they act on it, the afflicted party is justified to retaliate immediately.

Karma differs from the law.

The law is material; it demands solid and reliable evidence.

Karma is a matter of the heart; as long as you harbor evil thoughts, others can preemptively strike and will not accrue karmic retribution.

Those tails following Zachary not only harbored malicious thoughts towards him but had already put them into action.

Situations having reached this point, Zachary saw nothing excessive about scattering their souls.

Karma is a matter of the heart; what truly needs to be scrutinized is one’s own heart. Cultivation is about understanding one’s own thoughts and desires.

As Zachary moved farther from Magic City’s Base One, the number of ships around him gradually thinned, and the tails following him became increasingly apparent.

Perhaps it was the attraction of like-minded individuals; they recognized each other. Seeing others with the same goal did not surprise them; instead, they tacitly existed in harmony.

In fact, it’s also possible that those tails were all scout soldiers, possessing little combat strength, and their main job being to follow Zachary. Even when they noticed other tailers, they chose not to act.

After a while, except for those tails, there were no other ships around.

Just when Zachary thought that this matter would end without consequence and was about to allow the Companion Spiritual Treasure to return to its normal size, not to tease them any longer, and simply dive and leave, several speedboats approached rapidly from not too far away.

The speedboats were just the vanguard, aimed at constantly harassing Zachary to slow down or even prevent him from leaving, with the real battle likely depending on the warships that would follow.

In fact, naval combat was at a rather awkward stage during this period.

The strongest naval force was unquestionably the water warships built before the disaster. Although electromagnetic pulses had damaged all the electronic equipment on board,

wit the repairs by those professionals, despite some parts and components requiring numerical control devices for precision manufacturing, as the senior technicians became martial artists, they were astonishingly able to craft some mechanical parts and components by hand.

Warships, being possessions either directly under the Imperial Court or controlled by local magnates, were restored at great expense by the forces that owned them, all without exception going to great lengths.

When the flood disaster struck, they were able to let go of the anxiety they had harbored; the money they had spent was not in vain, as the warships became the formidable armament of nations during the catastrophe. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Though the firepower of these warships was incredibly strong, they were, after all, ordinary items built before the disaster; once built, their combat power was fixed unless they were upgraded without regard to cost.

Aside from their non-progressive combat power, the most important factor was actually their maneuverability. As martial artists improved their cultivation level, they could still not withstand the bombardment from the warship guns.

Yet, agile martial artists facing artillery fire would not stand still and take the hit; instead, they would dive into the trees and quickly approach the warships.

If there were no enemies on the ship capable of battling them, then the martial artist who boarded could wreak havoc on the warship.

Although according to this theory martial artists are strong, the reality is that even Zachary would not dare to withstand the warship missiles without any protection.