Undead Commando Squad (Two-in-One Chapter)

Charge!...

Awooooo!

Amidst shouts, roars, and all sorts of strange and terrifying screams, the first wave of Undead troops surged towards the city walls like a tidal wave. Of course, it was impossible for them to rush directly onto the city walls; they all crowded at the foot of the walls, numbering in the thousands.

These Undead are basically cannon fodder used to draw enemy fire; they're all the lowest-level skeletons and zombies.

Interspersed among them were a small number of elite skeleton archers. As soon as they approached the city walls, the skeleton archers began to shoot arrows at the walls, while the defenders and adventurers on the walls had already begun to unleash their firepower on the area below.

Because the Undead below were so densely packed, there was almost no possibility of firing through them. Moreover, because of their terrifying presence, the defenders on the city walls were so frightened that they desperately fired arrows and cast spells.

Almost every adventurer carries a crossbow; even Warrior and Priest usually keep a ranged weapon in their inventory.

At this moment, arrows rained down.

However, the defenders soon discovered that arrows seemed to have very limited effect on the Undead. Undead and Undead were almost immune to arrows, and unless they were hit in the head, they were basically unaffected.

The spells that could truly inflict effective damage were those of mages and Priest. However, spellcasters have very limited spell slots, and their spells often become ineffective after only two or three hits. Once they run out of spell slots, they can only leave the battle and recover through meditation, or by shooting with arrows. Therefore, after killing only two or three thousand cannon fodder Undead, the firepower on the city walls thinned out.

"Don't waste your energy, use your spell slots sparingly. These trash Undead are just cannon fodder to draw fire!" Some experienced players on the city wall had already realized something was wrong.

However, it was too late. Most of the spellcasters had used up most of their spell slots, and the Undead army was not going to stand idly by.

At this point, the second wave of attacks began.

The first thing Andrew did was summon dark clouds to cover the sky above the battlefield.

While sunlight cannot kill the Undead, it can weaken Undead power, especially ghostly Undead, which are terrified of sunlight. However, if dark clouds block out the sunlight, the situation changes.

Andrew is a level 10 necromancer, a level 8 God of Death's Chosen, and has a total of 18 spellcaster levels (spellcaster levels of the same type can be stacked), allowing him to use up to level 9 magic.

At this moment, Andrew made his move with a powerful attack.

Level 7 spell - Boundless Darkness!

As he raised the white bone staff in his hand, a black sphere of light appeared above him. The sphere of light continued to expand, and thick black clouds seemed to appear out of thin air, swirling in the sky. The area grew larger and larger, slowly blocking out the sunlight and bringing a sense of gloom to the adventurers defending the city walls.

The humans who were fighting suddenly felt the light around them dim. When they looked up, they found that a dark sky had somehow blocked out the sun's light.

Immediately afterwards, ghosts flew up to the city wall in the dim light. These ghosts, who had been weakly hiding in the back, now unleashed their power. The evil spirits used possession skills to try to control the defenders on the city wall and make them kill each other. The demons used Curse to exhaust the defenders and weaken their limbs. The ghosts roamed around, releasing Cloud of Darkness on the city wall, creating illusions and eerie sounds, stirring up chaos on the city wall.

The guards futilely swung their swords at the translucent ghosts, unable to cut anything. Only the spells of some mages and Priest could cause some damage, but because they had already exhausted too much energy, they were helpless against so many ghosts.

However, although the ghosts threw the defending troops into chaos, they were incorporeal and unable to inflict effective damage. At this moment, the third wave of troops was also dispatched.

"On the catapult!"

At Emperor Odyssey's command, dozens of catapults were set up outside the city. As expected of professionals, only Emperor Odyssey's Rhine Legion could handle such siege weapons.

Although the Undead under his command were all dead, they worked more efficiently than the living and were completely tireless. So they had long ago built all kinds of siege weapons, which were now lined up and firing at the catapults and ballistae on the city walls.

However, this is not all the tricks.

"On the siege engine!"

More than twenty huge engineering vehicles were slowly pushed out from the army and approached the city wall. These siege vehicles were exceptionally tall, almost as tall as the city wall, and had a huge ramp, like a ramp. Once the top of the siege vehicle was close to the city wall, the Undead below could use this ramp to rush directly to the top of the city wall.

The defenders on the city walls also discovered a new threat, but due to the interference of the ghosts, they were unable to mount an effective firepower to stop it.

As the siege engines slowly approached the city wall, propelled by hundreds of zombie giants and skeletal giants, the Undead below the wall surged up the ramps of the siege engines like a tidal wave.

Unfortunately, there were still too few siege engines. The ramp on a siege engine could only allow three or four skeleton Warrior to walk side by side at most. As a result, often only a few dozen soldiers were needed to guard the entrance of a siege engine.

Those trashy Undead cannon fodder were simply unable to break through the defensive line formed by the swords.

At this point, it would be necessary for elite high-ranking Undead to break through the breach.

"Ragus, lead the soldiers and charge!"

Emperor Odyssey gave another command, and a skeleton general stepped forward, leading a group of skeleton warriors to charge towards the city wall.

These skeleton warriors are all evolved from skeleton Warrior and are the strongest among the skeleton monsters. Each of them is covered in bone armor and wields huge bone equipment, such as bone swords, bone shields, scythes, and warhammers, making them look extremely powerful.

They pushed aside the cannon fodder Undead and charged towards the soldiers guarding the breach. Soon, several breaches were breached in the city wall. As the breaches opened, more and more Undead rushed onto the city wall and fought with the defending soldiers.

The Undead Andrew also dispatched his troops to join the battle.

The adventurers rushed forward to fight, but they weren't very enthusiastic. Everyone knew that the strongest bosses would appear later in the battle, and the best loot would only appear then, so everyone was conserving their strength.

The Undead players were the same. Xiao Yu basically didn't send out any troops. There were two siege engines on the section of the wall he was in charge of, but he only deployed a few hundred Undead players, using some forcibly recruited cannon fodder to make a show of it. He didn't even manage to breach the city walls.

This siege is unlike any other siege in previous games, where you can respawn and die infinitely.

The siege battles in this game have a limit on the number of players on the battlefield. Once a player dies, they are kicked out of the battlefield and cannot rejoin. Therefore, in this battle, whether it is adventurers or monsters, every death reduces the number of players available.

This game design is also an improvement made by the game company to avoid players being too overpowered. In many previous story missions, because players were too unstoppable and could resurrect infinitely, no matter how powerful the story boss or hero was, they would often die under endless attacks.

But things are different now. Although players can be resurrected, they can only fight once in the same story campaign. Players aren't stupid; they certainly can't just throw their lives away in this situation.

Therefore, the NPCs on both sides fought fiercely, while the players on both sides conserved their strength.

However, the Undead players were more anxious and willing to put in more effort, since they would be out of luck once the three hours were up.

At this moment, the fighting on the city walls is escalating, with more and more soldiers joining the battle. Both sides are suffering heavy casualties. However, in terms of the exchange ratio, although the ratio between the defenders and the Undead is roughly 1:5, it is clear that the defenders will be at a disadvantage if the fighting continues indefinitely, since the number of Undead is more than ten times that of the defenders. However, the defenders do have reinforcements, which is a fatal flaw.

"My King's Return, Lord Andrew asks why you haven't yet breached the city walls."

A skeleton knight approached Xiao Yu's position and asked him a question.

Don't worry, I have a way.

After dismissing the skeleton knight who had come to question him, Xiao Yu thought it was time. Sure enough, at that moment, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yu, followed by a second, a third, and in no time, a total of fifty or sixty shadows appeared in front of him.

These were all players who were Xiao Yu's subordinates sent to scout the city.

"How's it going? Have you all completed your tasks?"

"Don't worry, boss, we've completely figured out Fang Citadel," You Can't See Me said confidently. He had been appointed Shadow Captain by Xiao Yu, responsible for leading dozens of Shadow players.

"Very well, then send me all the footage you've gathered."

The shadows have a skill that allows them to transmit images they've detected and seen to other players' minds, making them visible to other players. At this moment, these fifty shadows surrounded Xiao Yu and began transmitting images to him.

Previously, Xiao Yu had assigned them their respective reconnaissance areas, which covered the entire Fang Fortress. Now, with all fifty shadows using the Viewpoint Sharing function, a three-dimensional map of the entire Fang Fortress immediately appeared in Xiao Yu's mind. More than 90% of the terrain of the Fang Fortress appeared very clearly in his mind.

"Hahaha, I'm so smart! Such a clear city map, that's what you call knowing yourself and your enemy! Huh, what's that fog of war thing?" There was no image in the middle of the city.

"That's where those Priest summon the messengers of God."

"I see," Xiao Yu said, and began to examine the map to see where to start.

Suddenly, a place caught his attention.

"Hmm, this is a place we could try attacking."

This Fang Fortress, with its treacherous terrain, seemed to be the only way to attack it. However, through the 3D map, Xiao Yu discovered a small path and a back door on the other side of the fortress.

The back door was very narrow and not suitable for deploying troops, so only a small unit of fifty men guarded it.

In a normal ancient war, it would be impossible to conquer, but against an army of Undead, it is still possible.

Xiao Yu's mind raced, and he came up with a plan.

"Assemble three thousand men and prepare in the woods next to the back gate of Fang Fortress. Chenghong Moli, find your Demon Squad; we have things to attend to."

Xiao Yu's plan was simple: let Chenghong Moli lead hundreds of evil spirits in, control the soldiers, open the back door, and then he could lead his troops in through the back door.

However, to achieve this, a sufficiently powerful demon army is required. A few days ago, he wasn't entirely confident, but now he feels quite certain.

"Chenghong Moli, it's all up to you this time."

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

As Chenghong Moli spoke, she led a group of evil spirits and set off, while Xiao Yu left a few hundred players behind as cannon fodder, and led the main force around to the rear of Fang Fortress.

At this moment, the main gate of Fang Fortress was fiercely attacked, but the back was very quiet. Because of the narrow terrain, it was impossible to deploy troops, so there were not many troops defending the area.

"Hey, what are we doing here? Why don't we go up ahead and get reinforcements?"

"Hmph, all the soldiers are concentrated on the city wall now, a few of us won't make a difference. Just focus on doing our jobs."

"By the way, do you think the general and his men can hold off those Undead?"

"Who knows? But as long as we hold out until reinforcements arrive, it'll be fine. Even if they attack from the main gate, it'll take them at least half a day to get here, by which time the reinforcements will have already arrived."

Several soldiers were chatting among themselves.

A bearded knight clad in full plate armor emerged from a room.

"Shut up, all of you! This is wartime, so get yourselves together!"

Isaac, a foot knight, is a low-ranking officer in the army of King Kern.

He was also the officer in charge of this small unit. The knight shouted loudly. Isaac was still quite frustrated. He didn't have the chance to go to the battlefield in such an important battle. Wouldn't the credit be stolen by others?

He was still somewhat ambitious and quite unhappy about not being able to go to the battlefield. However, he knew that this back door had to be guarded. Although he thought it was unlikely that the Undead would discover it or attack it, he figured he might as well shout a few times since he was just idling around. He was thinking about what to do.

Suddenly, he felt dizzy and his vision went black. Isaac found himself in complete darkness, and a woman appeared before him.

"Who are you? Where am I? -- You're Undead! Damn it, get out of my brain!"

As he thought this, he brandished his longsword and charged forward, but before he could even touch his opponent, he felt a tremendous force holding him back.

In battles between souls, there are no techniques involved; it's purely a clash of strength.

The two of them pushed and shoved each other, each trying to squeeze the other out of their minds.

However, the Mind Flayer's power was indeed strong. After a brief stalemate, Isaac was finally brought under control. However, the soul was still struggling. Chenghong Moli knew that she couldn't maintain this state indefinitely, but controlling it for a few minutes shouldn't be a problem.

She checked the attributes of the NPC she was controlling.

Isaac (Level 8 Foot Knight), 42 Health Points.

Skills: Cleave, Arc Slash, Shield Slam, Block Specialization, One-Handed Weapon Specialization, Basic Leadership, Basic Inspire.

The attributes aren't bad at all.

However, it's unlikely that one person could take down all these soldiers in front of him, but thankfully, he wasn't alone.

"All soldiers, come here! I have something to say. Oh, and you lot, put out all your torches. Are you trying to let the enemy know there are people here? Damn it, get to it, or I'll kick your asses."

Chenghong Moli tried her best to act very rudely and curse, but suddenly felt a little ashamed.

The soldiers exchanged glances, wondering if their commander had lost his mind or what, suddenly becoming so strange. However, they did as he said. As the torches were extinguished, the surroundings were plunged into darkness. Chenghong Moli gathered everyone together. The soldiers were all looking at him, completely unaware that some ghosts were emerging from the shadows behind them and creeping up to them.

Right now, with a low shout from Chenghong Moli, more than a dozen evil spirits burrowed into the bodies of the soldiers.

Then, under Chenghong Moli's command, it burrowed into the bodies of the soldiers on the city wall.

One by one, the soldiers were all brought under control. When more than thirty soldiers had been captured, some finally realized something was wrong, but it was too late. Faced with the siege of the soldiers led by Chenghong Moli, the few who sensed danger were no match for them.

Shield Slam! With a thud, the last soldier was also knocked unconscious by Chenghong Moli.

"Hehe, having combat skills is really fun, much better than being a ghost hiding in the shadows and doing nothing." Chenghong Moli thought to herself as she swung her longsword with remarkable skill.

In the past, when she was a demon, controlling these humans felt like wearing ill-fitting clothes—very awkward. But now, she felt completely at ease.

"Open the door immediately!"

"Understood, Captain," several soldiers controlled by the demons said, pulling up the gate of the back door. As the back door opened, a dense horde of skeleton Warrior and skeleton swordsmen rushed out of the woods behind the Fang Fortress and into the city walls.

A new round of battle has begun.