The Ebony Spiders and Peacock Deer were actually quite evenly matched in combat strength.
Both sides had their own specialties, as well as their own weaknesses.
When the two sides fought, they were practically trading life for life.
Most importantly, neither side cared about its own life.
The Ebony Spiders were undead, while the Peacock Deer had their minds controlled. They never considered Life-Death, and when they fought their enemies, they truly fought to the death.
Thus, amid the melee, large numbers of Ebony Spiders and Peacock Deer died every minute.
The losses on both sides were roughly exchanged at a one-to-one ratio.
Moreover, the longer they fought, the crazier both sides became.
At first, the Undead Eye Musicians following Gu Xi only cast Joyful Song on the Ebony Spiders. Later, when they realized something was wrong, they began casting dirges on the Peacock Deer as well.
They even used the Battle Song they had only recently developed.
This Battle Song had been specially created for the Undead Army.
Because undead had no morale, they also lacked much fighting spirit.
When undead fought, they always charged straight ahead, raised their weapons, and hacked wildly at their enemies.
They did not care about being hit, nor did they care if they failed to hit anyone.
That kind of mindset was not particularly good in battle.
But the Undead Eye Musicians' Battle Song was like granting the undead soaring morale. When the undead fought, it was as though they had been pumped full of adrenaline. Everyone became excited, and their attack speed noticeably increased.
Over the next stretch of time, the Ebony Spiders gradually gained an advantage, and the battle loss ratio slowly shifted in their favor.
At that moment, all the Peacock Deer were slain, and the Peacock Deer Hero failed