Chapter 389 Chapter 284 Situational Analysis
Shikigami VS High-tier Undead Team! Find exclusive stories on empire
The battle between the two sides was fierce, with the Shikigami holding the advantage in rank and numbers.
The High-tier Undead Team's advantage lay in their Boss template and their massed Mage groups.
The slaughter that ensued could only be described as extremely brutal.
Zi Liyuan had the Undead Army attack the Dog Emperor's palace precisely to draw away the palace's defenders and then deliver a fatal blow using the high-tier undead.
Capture the leader first; knowing that the Dog Emperor and the top officials of his sticky nation were holed up in the palace, how could he not take the opportunity to kill a few?
Unfortunately, despite drawing out most of the powerhouses, the palace's defenses had become extremely weak.
Nevertheless, the attack did not go smoothly.
First, the elite Wokou Army intercepted them; after they were scattered and annihilated, the Army of Shikigami obstructed them.
The combat power of these Shikigami was significantly greater than that of the earlier Wokou forces, and their number was truly vast.
In a short time, the count that had just surpassed a thousand increased as the battle went on, and it had now reached three thousand.
With the increase in rank, the boost in strength was not trivial; otherwise, how could these ferocious Shikigami withstand such powerful Boss creatures like the epic beasts?
Zi Liyuan, hiding in the basement, summoned the Spider Queen and Lao Tie as his guards. Then he focused on spreading his Spirit to monitor the battlefield outside, commanding it at crucial moments.
Regrettably, the battle was not that simple. Even with thorough preparation, the High-tier Undead Team was still unable to break into the palace; instead, they were encircled by the Shikigami in a small plaza just over two hundred meters from the palace.
The two-hundred-meter distance was like a chasm in the sky, and every meter advanced was incredibly difficult.
Even though the Wraith Mage team unleashed various strengthened joint-cast death spells, they still couldn't break through the cordon of Shikigami.
After three attempts at concentrated attacks, the golden Behemoth still couldn't tear open a crack and charge into the palace for a massacre.
"Still lacking in strength. If the epic beasts and the high-tier undead under my command were all at the Fourth Order Peak, how could the palace, with so little defensive force left, withstand my army?"
With a helpless sigh, Zi Liyuan muttered to himself, his face showing a trace of unwillingness but no solution at hand.
When he first summoned this batch of high-tier undead to head for the palace, his Spirit sensed an intense, lethal crisis.
If he set foot in the Dog Emperor's palace even for a moment, he would undoubtedly die.
Therefore, after summoning the human-faced Demon Spider, he decisively used a Teleportation Scroll to flee and took refuge, leaving the two strongest cards in his hand to guard him.
Otherwise, if he had joined the high-level undead in their assault on the palace, those Shikigami definitely wouldn't have been able to stop the high-tier undead's breakthrough.
Ever heard of the Fourth Order Holy Light Scrolls?
Although the trip to the Necro Realm had consumed an enormous amount of scroll resources, Lord Zi still had a little inventory left, including Holy Light Scrolls that could purify thousands of Shikigami and allow for an escape.
But unfortunately, there were no 'ifs'. He chose to fight for survival.
After all, nothing in the world is more important than one's own life.
He was only 18 this life, with plenty of youthful years ahead and a whole forest to explore and conquer. How could he risk his life just to eliminate a few Wokou dogs?
It would have been a loss!
To take down the Wokou, would it really be that difficult when his strength improved and he could bring a group of like-minded friends?
He was only Third Order, but merely by starting a small undead plague, he was able to roam free in the sticky nation for over ten days.
The undead plague had destroyed several large cities and killed countless little ghosts.
If the Undead Army at his command became even stronger, with each of them at least at the Lord Boss level, what then?
"This time, when I get back, I must complete the highest level Fourth Order advancement quest! Then I'll focus on massively boosting my forces and come back to destroy this sticky nation!"
Taking a deep breath, Lord Zi cut off the contract summoning strength within the palace, dispersing all the Undead Bosses back to the Netherworld.
"It's time to leave. It's just a pity I didn't get to see the live-action version of the love battle my teachers fought in the last life."
Without a glimmer of sentiment, Lord Zi took out another random space Teleportation Scroll.
"Home sweet home~! Edward, tell the Undead Bosses, it's time for a full retreat!"
Having issued his final order, Lord Zi was enveloped in pale blue light amidst the ripping sound, and the next moment he appeared outside Tokyo City.
One by one, he tore through random space Teleportation Scrolls.
Teleportation after teleportation, continuously moving Lord Zi in the direction of a small valley.
"Damn, that was thrilling. We could do this again next time but we'll need to bring more hands."
Arriving in the small valley, Lord Zi went straight into the gate leading to the Secret Realm of the Undead.
Then, connecting to the Castle of the Undead and using the flow of the Power of Death, he was teleported inside to the Temple of the Dead.
"Li Yuan, you're back? We've struck it rich! Ahahaha..."
Fan Yuer, who was initially handling a corpse in her gruesome work, saw an array of assorted items drop out next to the body almost instantly.
When she looked up, she saw Zi Liyuan's arrival and immediately leaped up with excitement, hanging onto Lord Zi with joy.