We Can Fight!
To the northeast of the Outer Sea Continent lies a land covered in ice and snow, inhabited by the most cold-resistant race on the continent.
Others.
As the servants of the Frost King, the White Walkers are an exploitative class state where the upper class exploits the lower class.
Each layer of exploitation is a stepping stone, with the White Walkers above growing stronger and stronger, while those below are also growing stronger by stepping on new White Walkers.
This cycle repeats itself, creating a pyramid-shaped class chain.
Their empire was called the Land of Eternal Night.
Because this land is never in daylight, white frost relentlessly sweeps across the entire territory, and dark clouds shroud the whole empire.
The Frost King has ten cities under his control, consisting of nine outer cities and one inner city.
Among the White Walkers, the highest rank is undoubtedly the king, who, as a member of the White Walker's retinue, is the greatest exploiter.
He has squeezed the power of all the White Walkers, and has already reached the middle level of the fourth rank, or even approaching the upper level.
Below the king are sixteen dukes, who are the second level of exploiters, each possessing the strength of a lower-level fourth rank.
Anything below that level is not even in the fourth order, so it's not worth mentioning.
Of the sixteen dukes, nine governed the outer city, while the remaining seven resided in the inner city, assisting the king in implementing centralized governance and consolidating the social hierarchy.
The inner city is called Comet City because it was once a huge meteorite crater.
They built the first city on the crater, so it was called Comet City.
When 009 summoned troops from the Outer Sea Continent to the Central Continent, the Frost King did not send any troops, or even make any move.
His silence drew the attention of four nations: Li Yuan, the Lord of the Red Flow, Orochi, and 003.
The person who spearheaded this was undoubtedly Li Yuan.
Surprisingly, when Li Yuan launched his war against the Frost King, 009 sent troops to his aid.
Led by Nairasojin, he brought five divisions equipped with heavy firearms to assist the Frost King.
The Frost King remained silent, and the Duke guarding the city accepted the aid, joining forces with Nairasojin to fight against the ocean alliance.
Meanwhile, in the central region, several dukes and the king were discussing strategies to repel the enemy.
"The Empire never does anything that doesn't benefit them. The fact that they're providing us with support for free suggests they have a bigger scheme in mind."
"Agreed."
"The Empire will do anything for profit, and has helped us many times regardless of cost. I would never believe it if you said they had no ulterior motives."
"But we do need their assistance right now, that cannot be denied."
"That's true, but we're afraid of letting wolves into the house. If we open the city gates wide and let them in, the consequences could be unimaginable if they turn against us."
The king sat high on his throne, his skin was pale, his eyes were blue, his white hair was loose, and his golden crown shone brightly on his head.
With his strength approaching that of a mid-fourth-tier king, and nearing the upper fourth-tier, the Frost King's king was comparable to Li Yuan's king.
How many troops does the enemy have?
Upon hearing the king speak, a duke stepped forward. "Four countries have already shown up, with the largest number of the Ocean Army, totaling nearly 600,000."
"The combined forces of the remaining three countries total 300,000."
The king fell into deep thought. "Even by a conservative estimate, the enemy's forces number at least 900,000, which is no small number."
Keep in mind that there are fewer than 800,000 White Walkers in total.
This refers to population, not military strength. The military force they can mobilize is only half of the total population, and it is distributed across nine cities.
On average, each of the nine cities had only 40,000 to 50,000 troops.
Even if we urgently mobilize troops from several cities now, it will only amount to 200,000.
"Two hundred thousand men against nine hundred thousand, what is the enemy's overall strength and high-end combat power?"
Another duke stepped forward, "They are generally third-tier, and fourth-tier dukes have not been found yet. In terms of quality, we seem to have the upper hand."
"Moreover, the enemy's technology is backward, and most of their equipment consists of cold weapons. At the same time, their soldiers are clearly not good at land combat."
"Of course, their soldiers aren't very resistant to the cold either."
This place is freezing cold, and almost no creature can survive here except for Otherworlders. Even third-tier marine life cannot withstand the cold of the frost for long.
Note that the white frost is not ordinary snow, but a supernatural substance.
Its temperature is -120 degrees Celsius. Ordinary organisms will freeze to dryness in no time, and the white frost will not dissipate, making it a permanent substance.
The White Walkers can create two substances: frost and ice crystals, which are poison to other life forms.
In addition to being cold in the traditional sense, the White Walkers also carry a contagious disease called Frozen Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
People infected with this disease will experience a continuous drop in body temperature, eventually becoming a stiff corpse.
The reason why the Frost King has been able to live so long without fear is precisely because of this land covered by white frost.
Especially after the White Walkers advanced, the temperature of the White Frost dropped drastically.
The closer you get to Comet City, the lower the temperature becomes, and the white frost created by the king can freeze most third-tier life forms to death.
In terms of growth rate, the White Walkers may not be as fast as the Morning Star Dependent of the Starry Sky Principal, but in terms of creating advantageous terrain, the White Walkers are in a class of their own.
After much deliberation, the king made the final decision. "We can fight."
"We are never worried about having too few people. Our military strength will not decrease with the war, but will only increase with the war."
A duke chimed in, "That's right, those who died were ours."
The fact that the White Walkers are transformed from corpses, rather than from living beings, is quite terrifying.
Their forces may seem small, but they can lift up the corpses of the enemy, and if the war continues for a while, they can turn the tide of the war.
Many people know this, and they all agree that the Resurrected Soul is just a fake necromancer.
But the Frost King is the true necromancer.
Meanwhile, Li Yuan had already launched a siege.
They had previously engaged in several skirmishes with 009, resulting in the deaths of approximately 100,000 people, but overall it was insignificant.
Li Yuan's military strength was truly unbelievable.
What he has sent out so far is just a drop in the ocean.
In the ocean, Li Yuan's army numbered over eight million; if they were all mobilized, they could easily sweep across the continent.
But only the Frost King caused Li Yuan to run into a wall.
Taking advantage of the terrain, the White Walkers defeated the first wave of attacks with fewer troops, and their forces were also increased by 10%.
Li Yuan was mentally prepared for this.
"The Frost King is arguably one of the most troublesome sequences on the Outer Sea Continent. The further the plan progresses, the more difficult it becomes to advance."
However, if we don't get rid of the Frost King now, the situation will be unpredictable once he's gone.
Absolute Freeze is arguably the strongest Absolute Trait.
Therefore, Li Yuan is only finding it difficult to fight the Frost King now, but once the Frost King leaves the battlefield, it will be completely impossible to fight him.