These freshly revived skeletons had pitiful combat strength; most could be killed by an orc in a single blow. But there were simply too many of them.
And Undead Cataclysm did more than merely revive these skeletons.
Over the course of these recent battles, the orcs had suffered casualties as well.
Under the magic of Undead Cataclysm, these corpses were gradually steeped in death magic.
The bodies of dead orcs still lay scattered across the ground.
With the battle so fierce, no one had the spare energy to gather the bodies of their fallen comrades.
An orc who had been dead for quite some time suddenly had his eyes turn grayish white. The blood in his corpse had long stopped flowing, and his heart had ceased beating.
A faint soul fire ignited within the corpse's skull, swiftly burning away the brain tissue. The soul fire flowed through the blood vessels toward the rest of the body.
These soul fires took the place of blood. The soul power within the corpse, along with the death magic in the surroundings, provided the body with ample nourishment.
The corpse slowly began to move. The dead body was still somewhat stiff, but under the effect of the soul fire, it became capable of movement.
The corpse had turned into a zombie.
Zombies were subordinate units of Dark Warriors. Their combat strength was greater than that of skeletons, and their defense was stronger, but they lacked agility.
An orc charged forward with his shield raised.
Thud!
A short spear thrown by a Skeleton Warrior slammed viciously into his raised shield. The orc sneered and swung his saber, chopping the short spear off the shield.
He rammed his shield into the Skeleton Warrior before him. The erupting battle aura sent the Skeleton Warrior staggering, and his