Traps for Both Sides

The core idea of Earl of Monte Cristo's plan is that when two birds with one stone fight, a third party benefits. The so-called "crane and clam" naturally refer to the two big bosses Light God Envoy and the Undead Andrew, who are on opposite sides of the conflict.

Once the Light God Envoy is summoned, he/she will not disappear after the battle. It should be noted that summoning a Light God Envoy requires a high-ranking Priest as a vessel. Such a powerful character summoned through such consumption must be used to its fullest potential.

Moreover, the Kern Kingdom has begun to pay attention to the Undead in the Burying Ground and will inevitably take Undead Burying Ground a period of time. At that time, the Light God Envoy will be able to play a role.

Therefore, after consultation among the high-ranking officials of the Fang Fortress, it was decided that the Light God Envoy would assist the army of the Kern Kingdom in attacking the Burying Ground next Saturday to completely eliminate the threat of the Undead.

At that time, the entire army of the Kern Kingdom will be mobilized, Church of Light will also join the effort, determined to succeed in one fell swoop.

As the fourth prince of the Kern Kingdom, the Earl of Monte Cristo was naturally aware of this matter. At that time, there would inevitably be a fierce battle between the Light God Envoy and the Undead, and that would be the opportunity for Xiao Yu and the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo.

The Earl of Monte Cristo: "As long as those two fight, regardless of who wins or loses, they will both be severely injured in the end, at the very least exhausting a large number of spell slots. When that time comes, we will lead our respective subordinates to attack, kill the Light God Envoy and the Undead separately, and each of us will get what we need in terms of equipment, skills, and Blasphemy Index. Naturally, everyone will benefit."

The King's Return: "The plan sounds good, but will things go so smoothly? The battlefield is so chaotic."

The Earl of Monte Cristo: "The key is that we must make these two fight, and try to keep other people out of it. I can persuade the generals of the Kern Kingdom not to send reinforcements to the Light God Envoy, but only if there are no other bosses around the Undead Andrew. After all, we can't be too obvious in harming our teammates. If the Undead has many powerful people around him, then we will have to support the Light God Envoy as well."

So this is something I need you to do.

Xiao Yu thought about it and felt confident that he could do it.

King's Return: "Don't worry, I'll take care of the Undead side. However, we need to level up as quickly as possible this week before we begin this operation."

The Earl of Monte Cristo: "Of course, then it's a deal."

The two of them had their plan settled.

Next, Xiao Yu immediately began organizing the guild members to start leveling up.

Because reaching level ten would allow an Undead player to advance to a high-level Undead, significantly boosting their strength, Xiao Yu naturally couldn't let this opportunity pass him by.

Although he could use intrigue and trickery to persuade others not to participate, dealing with the Light God Envoy still relied on real strength. Moreover, he didn't quite trust the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo. The basis for cooperation was that their strengths were similar. If his side was too weak, the other side might just take them all. At least if he found that the Count of Earl of Monte Cristo's army was weak, he wouldn't mind doing so.

So for the next week, the Underworld Dynasty guild spent its time frantically leveling up.

Xiao Yu divided the guild members into dozens of teams to level up together. This not only allowed them to level up faster, but also enabled them to practice tactics and improve their teamwork.

In the Death Wilderness, there were also many players leveling up, including quite a few members of the Avengers Alliance. They were also leveling up in groups, and for the past week, both sides tacitly avoided attacking each other, instead targeting individual players.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. During this week, Xiao Yu leveled up again, and he is now a level 4 Skeleton General and a level 7 Blasphemous Priest.

As his level increased, his equipment was completely upgraded. Now, he was covered in heavy black armor, with only his joints and head bones showing, making him look quite imposing.

He already has quite the presence of a boss.

Most importantly, he can now use level four divine magic.

The power of a fourth-level divine spell is already quite considerable.

After trying out several divine spells in the Temple of God of Death, Xiao Yu successfully summoned a few very powerful divine spells.

Level Four Summon Undead, Bone Rebirth, Wither, Ghoul Reincarnation, Vampiric Touch, etc.

Meanwhile, the players under his command are also leveling up very quickly, with many of them already reaching the level ten milestone, totaling more than five hundred.

However, even if one worships the Naraku, God of Death, and wants to advance from a mid-level Undead to a high-level Undead, one still needs to complete a task. Of course, the difficulty of these tasks is not very high, not as exaggerated as Xiao Yu's task of awakening Emperor Odyssey, but it is not so easy for ordinary people to complete.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu now has members of a guild. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Under Xiao Yu's coordination, these people have basically completed their advancement tasks.

After completing their advancement with the Undead Andrew, these Undead players experienced a significant increase in strength.

Skeleton Knights, Skeleton Warriors, Ghost Assassins, Demon Wizards, Ghoul Warrior, and Stitches—the various high-level Undead gave Xiao Yu much more confidence.

These high-level Undead are not afraid of adventurers of the same level at all.

Amidst the atmosphere of both sides actively preparing for the battle, the second Saturday finally arrived. On this day, Xiao Yu got up early.

Upon entering the game, the players of the Underworld Dynasty were quickly assembled.

Everyone received advance notice from the game's official team that there would be a large-scale siege event today. However, this time, the attackers would be the soldiers and adventurers of the Kern Kingdom, while the monsters would be the defenders.

Standing on a high platform above a tomb, Xiao Yu glanced at the Undead below.

"Alright everyone, today is the day of the event. As you all know, there will be a great battle today. Therefore, I have a very grand plan to carry out. If it can be realized, our Underworld Dynasty can even become the master of the Burying Ground. However, to achieve this goal, you need to cooperate with me very seriously."

Our goal is to kill the Light God Envoy. I know everyone is intimidated by this girl and thinks we can't beat her at all. But that's okay. Even if we can't beat her, we can use NPCs to deal with her.

Today's tactics are simple: let the Undead Andrew fight the Light God Envoy, and when both sides are exhausted, we'll rush in and surround the Light God Envoy.

Once the deed is done, the loot Light God Envoy will be distributed according to the players' contributions. Now, I will give the orders.

Xiao Yu quickly disseminated the prepared plan, and the players of the Xiao Yu Underworld Dynasty were all eager to get to work after hearing it.

At 9:00 AM sharp, the war officially began.

First, the Undead wandering in the Death Wilderness were slaughtered by the army of the Kern Kingdom. After these Undead retreated to their Burying Ground, they also brought back news of the war.

Emperor Odyssey's Undead Legion, the Undead Andrew's Undead army, and the forces of several Undead Warlord gathered like a tide outside the Burying Ground. The Undead were not good at building, so there were no decent defensive structures in the entire Burying Ground. Therefore, Andrew had no intention of holding out and simply formed ranks outside.

A massive army of hundreds of thousands of Undead filled the entire wilderness.

Seeing Emperor Odyssey and his Skeleton Knights, Andrew smiled slightly, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come."

"Hmph, I haven't settled my score with the Kern Kingdom yet, how can we fight today?"

"It's simple, we'll win by numbers. If they were hiding in the Fang Fortress, I might not be able to do much against them, but they actually came out. The enemy is so arrogant as to want to fight me in the open field, how foolish! Without the protection of the walls, we can surround them at will."

As Andrew spoke, he first summoned several of his Undead Warlord.

Andar, you lead 30,000 Undead Legion to flank from the left. Druck, you lead 30,000 Undead Legion to flank from the right.

Emperor Odyssey, you lead your skeleton Legion, and I will give you an additional 20,000 Undead Legion to lead the main force from the center to meet the invading enemy head-on.

I will personally lead Undead Legion to provide cover behind you.

Blood Raven, lead your 30,000 Undead Legion to outflank the enemy and block their retreat. Attack from the rear, surround them from all sides, and plunge them into a vast ocean of our Undead army to annihilate them completely. Once they are all wiped out, my lord will become the sole master of this land.

Andrew's plan fully utilized the sheer number of the Undead army, leaving Odyssey speechless.

"That's a good plan. It seems you have some talent for military strategy. I'll hold off the enemy's attacks head-on," Emperor Odyssey said, before leaving with his men.

He had only gone a short distance from the Burying Ground when a group of Undead appeared before him, blocking his path.

"Your Majesty, hello."

"Hmm, The King's Return, what are you doing here?" Odyssey asked, somewhat surprised.

"I just happened to overhear your conversation. I have to say, Lord Andrew is quite wary of you. He placed your troops in the middle, seemingly entrusting you with an important task, but think about it, your troops are on all sides, and you have to face the enemy's frontal attack. He's basically using you as cannon fodder."

Moreover, he said that once he wins, he will become the sole master of this land. So, Your Majesty, what will become of you then?

"What do you want to say? Just say it," Emperor Odyssey asked calmly.

"Haha, you're certainly forthright. Well then, I won't waste any more words. You and I both know very well that the relationship between you and Andrew is somewhat tense. You both want to use each other, but in the end, he still holds an absolute advantage because God of Death is on his side. Once the enemy is defeated, Andrew will lose his enemy, and that will be the time when you lose your usefulness. You have to make plans for that as soon as possible."

Odyssey was taken aback. "I thought you'd sided with Andrew."

Xiao Yu shook his head. "Haha, how could that be? As a citizen of the Rhine Empire, I naturally have to consider His Majesty's interests. I have already come up with a plan that will allow you to completely control the Burying Ground —as long as Andrew dies."

Emperor Odyssey shook his head. "How could this be? God of Death couldn't possibly be—"

"God of Death is not the problem. I think you should know what the gods are doing right now. What they want is to gain more believers and more Power of Faith, so they want to expand their territory. Andrew is just a pawn. Whether he is Chosen or a divine messenger, he is just a pawn. Do you think God of Death cares about Andrew's life or death? Andrew was able to become Chosen because he could bring faith to God of Death."

"And if you kill him, you can then bring faith to God of Death. God of Death, in order to gain more Power of Faith, won't care whether Andrew lives or dies; he's not a fool."

Emperor Odyssey seemed somewhat tempted, but said, "I have already said that I will not submit to the gods."

"I didn't say you had to defect. You can think of it as a partnership. It's just changing your partner. Isn't it simpler to cooperate directly with God of Death, bypassing the middleman? And you won't have to worry about being betrayed at any time—it's better to strike first than to be betrayed later. Do you really want to be betrayed again?"

This last sentence struck a nerve with Emperor Odyssey; having been betrayed once before, he never wanted to experience that feeling again.

What should I do?

Xiao Yu smiled slightly, "It's very simple. You just need to create an opening in the middle and let one of the enemy's troops rush through. You don't need to take the initiative at all. Just don't go to help when Andrew is under attack. Once Andrew is dead, you can go and regroup his troops."

Emperor Odyssey gave Xiao Yu a cold look. "Young man, I must say, you're playing a very dangerous game."

"So, we've reached an agreement?" Xiao Yu said without changing his expression.

"That's right, it's settled."

Meanwhile, a similar scene was unfolding within the army of the Kern Kingdom.

"What? Why would we do this? Aren't we allies with the Light God Envoy?"

The general of the Kern Kingdom looked at the Earl of Monte Cristo with astonishment.

"There are no permanent allies, only permanent interests. We worship the God of Order, but now the God of Light has overstepped his bounds. We must settle this matter. Of course, we cannot act personally, as that might displease some high-ranking figures."

The Earl of Monte Cristo said, pointing to the sky, "But if it's not us who killed the Light God Envoy, then it's different."

So I have a little suggestion: when the Light God Envoy and her Priest confront the God of Death's Chosen, we should not go to them, but instead clear their obstacles and block the enemy's reinforcements.

I will create an opportunity and persuade the Light God Envoy directly attack the God of Death's Chosen's main camp. Once the God of Death's Chosen are defeated, the Undead army will naturally be defeated without a fight.

"I understand, I know what to do."

"Very well," said the Earl of Monte Cristo. "Let them decide the victor. If the Light God Envoy truly that powerful, he will surely win. If he doesn't have that kind of strength—hmph, we don't need to worry."

Five minutes later, the Earl of Monte Cristo arrived at the army of the Church of Light. The Church of Light, as an allied force, was small in number, with only a little over a thousand men, but it had a considerable number of elites, including hundreds of paladins and Priest.

"The enemy's forces are extremely strong. Your Highness, do you have any plans for the upcoming war?" the Archbishop of Light asked.

The Earl of Monte Cristo said, "I have come up with a brilliant plan. I will lead my Avengers Alliance to create a gap in the enemy's main force. Then, the elite Mad Lion Knights of the Kern Kingdom will break through the gap and attack the enemy's main camp. However, to deal with a powerful enemy like the God of Death's Chosen, the Knights alone may not be enough."

Therefore, I hope that the bishop and the Light God Envoy lend me a hand when the time comes. As long as we kill the Undead Andrew, we can easily win this battle.

Otherwise, facing an siege of over ten thousand Undead, we simply wouldn't be able to outlast them."

The Archbishop of Light thought for a moment, then glanced at the Light God Envoy beside him.

The Light God Envoy nodded slightly. "This plan is excellent. I will kill Andrew myself."