Based on their status, strength, and power, standing at the front were 10 Death Knights, followed by nearly 20 Abominations, 20 Gargoyles, 20 Liches, etc. Further back were Large Skeletons, three times the size of ordinary skeletons, numbering 30.
In addition, there were Elite Bone Skeletons, numbering over 200.
Originally, the number of these skeletons was 1000. After attacking Impel Down, it reached 1200, but most of them were killed later. Now, only 200 have returned in response to the summons.
This didn't matter. He could get as many of these low-level skeletons as he wanted. Vladimir didn't feel any pain.
At this moment, the undead stood straight, and seeing Vladimir walking up to them, they all bent over and knelt on one knee.
"King, what are your orders?"
Hearing this, Vladimir nodded, saying, "You, you, and you, you... you will each serve as the captain of a small team."
He pointed to several undead in a row, dividing them into Death Knight Squads, Abomination Squads, Gargoyle Squads, Lich Squads, and Skeleton Legions.
"Yes, King!"
No one dared to have any objections. The Lich King's orders were the supreme command for them.
After counting the battle losses, Vladimir nodded with satisfaction, saying, "You did well this time, successfully completing the mission. Rewards and punishments will be given later."
After some arrangement, the Ice Dragon Queen and the bald man returned.
"Sir, investigation completed."
As soon as he returned to the deck, the bald man said respectfully, "There are people living on that island, but there are no towns, just a small village. Outside the village, there is a mountain with a castle on top."
Hearing this, Vladimir nodded. This target island was very good. It wasn't an uninhabited island, where everything had to be built from scratch, nor was it a town or an island belonging to a certain country, which would be inconvenient to attack. All in all, it was very suitable as a base for the undead army.
"Full speed ahead!"
Just as he gave the order, Doflamingo walked over, saying in a deep voice, "Since you've decided to choose this place, I'll go prepare the necessary materials. And now, the Navy is probably furious, so I must go back and oversee the Donquixote Family."
"As you wish."
Vladimir was noncommittal.
"Fufufu... The trouble has just begun, Lich King. If you don't want to go to war with the Navy head-on, you should prepare early."
Leaving these words, Doflamingo jumped off the ship.
He had invisible threads projected into the sky, hanging on the clouds. At this moment, he was walking on air, using Geppo, and flying away quickly.
Vladimir didn't care about his words. The Navy couldn't do anything to him. At most, the Shichibukai status of the Nine-Tailed Fox would collapse, and everything would return to the starting point.
However, this didn't cause him any substantial losses.
He had originally gotten the title of Shichibukai to make it easier to capture Caesar Clown. Now that the goal had been achieved, the identity of Shichibukai was dispensable.
Just as he was thinking, Vladimir softly called out, "Banshee!"
"King!"
A voice, as if from the void, sounded, and an old woman, seemingly transparent, floated over.
"Your ability is only mind control?" Vladimir asked.
"Yes."
"What level of people can you control?"
"This, I'm not sure yet. The stronger the willpower, the harder they are to control."
"How about this? Come with me later, and we'll do an experiment." After thinking about it, Vladimir decided to try it out.
The ghost ship quietly approached the island, landing on the side of the island covered in trees.
Then, the group headed towards the mountaintop castle in a mighty manner.
It was a house full of medieval European style, occupying a large area, but it looked dilapidated. The iron gate was in disrepair, and the walls of the house were covered with various plants and vines.
Of course, it wasn't really uninhabited.
Although it looked like a ghost palace from afar, after getting closer, Vladimir could still sense that there were indeed human auras in the house.
Walking all the way, Vladimir led his subordinates straight in, and anyone they saw was first subdued and knocked unconscious.
Many servants fainted just seeing the animated skeletons, so Vladimir and the others didn't encounter any resistance.
Finally, the owner of the castle was caught in the dining room, enjoying breakfast.
In just five minutes, the entire castle had been controlled by the undead army.
"Reporting, King, a total of 29 people have been captured!" A knight reported.
"Lock them up first."
Vladimir waved his hand, walking to the owner of the castle and quietly staring at him.
This person was in his forties, pot-bellied, and at this moment was full of horror. While he was enjoying a good breakfast, a group of robbers had broken in.
He was trembling, swallowed, and said, "L-Lord... spare my life. If you want money, I can give you money!"
"Hmm... Banshee."
Vladimir instructed.
Immediately, a Banshee-like ghostly figure floated out from behind Vladimir.
"Can you control him?"
"Just this guy... no problem at all!"
The Banshee let out an unpleasant laugh, and then moved, directly entering into the castle owner's body.
The pot-bellied man's face twisted, as if he was suffering some great terror. He rolled around on the ground, and after a while, he quieted down.
"Hoo..."
Exhaling, the man grinned, kneeling respectfully, saying, "King, I have taken control of this body."
Without waiting for Vladimir to speak, the man took the initiative to say, "I have obtained some of his memories. His name is Earl, the owner of this castle. He used to be a nobleman, but years ago, he seemed to have offended someone, so he hid here. He has a fleet under his command, engaged in commercial business activities. Other than that, he doesn't seem to have any offspring."
After hearing this, Vladimir understood, asking, "Was it difficult to control this guy?"
"Not difficult at all," Earl said. "The reason it took some time was to obtain the memories. If it was just control, it could be done in an instant."
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