Commodus chose to increase his troops!
His three lieutenants, Steiner, Wink, and Busey, were Paladins, Priests, and Demon Hunters of extraordinary ranks respectively. Each of them sent their direct Beyonders to join the battle, greatly increasing the power of the attack.
Griffith's troops also suffered heavy losses and needed time to regroup. Therefore, the undead creatures seemed to have completely given up on frontal confrontation along the way, and could only use terrain cover to launch continuous small-scale attacks to delay the legion.
However, the advancement speed of Commodus Army was much slower than before. While the soldiers destroyed the crystal towers along the way to restrict the black mud, they would stop every time they advanced a certain distance and wait for the artillery behind them to catch up.
"The power of the artillery team is indeed impressive, but its deployment and deployment are also extremely time-consuming," Busey shook his head. "The legion's advance is too conservative. The hesitant movement will only give the death knights time to reorganize their troops and outflank us."
Steiner felt that these words were questioning his commanding ability, and he immediately protested: "If you can guarantee that my boys will not be blown into the sky by the self-destructing ball that suddenly appeared, I will take the town immediately!"
Busey shrugged and said: "As long as the priests can protect the safety of the demon hunters, I can make all the self-destructing balls disappear into ashes."
Everyone turned to look at Wink. The high-ranking cleric looked at Commodus cautiously: "If your majesty supports our spiritual power..."
Commodus nodded palely and agreed: "We cannot let Griffith kill the troll lord outside Zul'Haka. After breaking through the defense line, you will immediately start chasing me!"
He withdrew the will that enveloped the legion, leaving his precious spiritual energy for the upcoming gladiatorial battle, watching his army advance like a mortal general.
After receiving the promise of protection from the clergy, several demon hunters mixed in with the skirmishers and continued to advance after the artillery prepared fire. After advancing less than a hundred meters, a group of self-destructing balls suddenly rolled out of the alley. They relied on the terrain to escape the previous bombardment, and were about to roll into the face of the legionnaires.
A demon hunter flashed out from the line of skirmishers, raised his hand and fired an ice-spinning spear. The spear thrust hit the self-destructing ball at the front, and when it let out a loud explosion, the biting cold air also vented out, freezing the self-destructing balls coming from behind into pieces.
Before the musketeer beside him could take action, the demon hunter fired his second shot. This throwing gun was hung with a ignited grenade, which flew over the self-destructing ball and exploded in the air.
"boom--!"
Fine fragments rained down. None of the incoming self-destructing balls were left, and they were all blown up on the spot.
The demon hunters directly under Busey are the vanguard of fire strikes. Their powerful perception can quickly capture high-threat targets such as self-destructing balls, and use spiritually enhanced weapons to annihilate them as soon as possible. However, like all demon hunters, these Beyonders have weak resistance and survivability.
In order for these powerful and cautious Extraordinaries to appear at the forefront, the shield and blessing of the clergy are essential. If you suddenly encounter an enemy of the Hand of God level, the demon hunter's hope of survival depends on being able to hold on for a short period of time without being killed instantly, and then he can hide in the legion's battle line!
After a set of combos was successful, there was no trace of complacency on the demon hunter's face. Instead, he retreated to the skirmish line with great caution and skill to hide himself.
At this moment, the three-headed suture monster suddenly emerged from the shadow of the building and threw bone chains at the demon hunter in the skirmish line from different directions.
The demon hunter who was attacked was also a veteran. He ducked sideways to avoid the first bone chain and quickly retreated. However, the second bone chain blocked his retreat path and directly pierced his thigh. Drag out the crowd.
The priests who were covering nearby immediately provided various shields and prayers to the demon hunter, but they still could not prevent him from being dragged into the tide of corpses by the powerful brute force. The two wild beasts surrounded them from left to right amid miserable cries for help, blocking the reinforcements with their huge bodies.
This is another ability of Stitch Monster besides serving as a human shield. Stitches powered by Griffith can capture enemy light units and drag them into the undead horde. The thrown bone chain may miss or be blocked by obstacles, but enough suture monsters can always guarantee a certain probability of hitting. In positional battles, the combination with ghouls and wild beasts can achieve amazing results.
Seeing their teammates meet such a miserable end, the other demon hunters were terrified. They followed Commodus, but not all of them were soldiers, and not all of them were willing to risk their lives, and the speed of the attack slowed down further.
…
The zombie hordes occupy towns, tombs, and fortresses, fighting with legions in maze-like streets. The Beyonders lingered, and the legionnaires occupied a position and were still waiting for the cannon to be hauled up.
"My army can buy enough time." Griffith waved his hand to summon the skeleton horses and looked at the mountain road where the trolls fled. "At this stage of the battle, the bonus of the command art has also been greatly weakened. The two armies The confrontation turned from a surprise attack to a protracted war of attrition, we...what are you doing?"
Erza walked out of the meditation room next to her. She put on a troll hunter's leather armor and carried three bloody spears on her back. Her backpack was bulging with stuff. It seemed that she had taken the time to plunder the pyramid's treasure house and found a lot of equipment. and supplies.
"Look what I found for you-!"
She got on her horse, raised her hand and threw a small sparkling object into Griffith's hand.
This is a round stone wrapped in a flaming blue light. Like the egg of something, the weak pulse seems to be gestating something. If he holds it in his hand, Griffith can feel himself surrounded by an overflowing and soft invisible energy field, and vitality will almost burst out of his chest. The dizziness and exhaustion caused by his spiritual energy drying up when commanding the undead gradually dissipated, and he could even absorb this gem to restore his spiritual energy to its peak state.
This is a magic stone!
This powerful gem will definitely come in handy in the ensuing chase... Griffith thought for a moment, then took out the troll gold coin he was carrying and threw it to Erza.
"Is this a tribute used by the Troll Empire to sacrifice to the ancient gods?" Erza immediately noticed the ominous aura on the gold coin. "I vaguely feel that it connects the planes of life and death."
"Hold it to transform into undead in the moonlight."
“Interesting~”
Erza accepted the gold coin. She had a feeling that Griffith had taken back his will and the battle of the undead army was becoming chaotic.
"Without your presence, the undead army in the town cannot resist Commodus for long."
"It's just as hard to resist with me here," Griffith answered honestly, "My past combat experience has taught me that a war of attrition has its limits.
"With just this improvised army, it was impossible to defeat Commodus' army in a face-to-face positional battle.
"I am the least interested in tactics that have no technical content."
Erza nodded appreciatively:
"Then let's engage in a very technical war of attrition!
"First, make a gesture of conquering Zul'Haka and seizing the Eternal Stairs and mythical creatures there.
“The more pressure we put on the troll lords, the sooner Commodus will abandon his army.
"only……"
Erza looked at the magnificent Zulhaka Wall in the distance. In the dark, she heard vague murmurs, as if a voice was calling her.
"I feel an aura that is comparable to the hand of God. The explorers of Bijeran have been in this land for many years... They may have discovered something."
"If you are worried that there is a third force watching, then I can confirm your feeling now," Griffith said, "Bishop Horus Osiris of the Holy Light Church, the Juggernaut of MI7 Lancenis has been deliberately directing my attention, and there is even a winged humanoid monster cooperating with them.
"Some existence is very eager to lead me here to find the secrets of the Eternal Staircase and the Ancient Egg."
"These people you mentioned here are all related to the death path and the monster path," Erza pondered. "In the Krista incident, the behavior of some people in the Holy Light Church was full of unexplainable irrationality." and Chaos, their motives seem to be more than just wanting to rebel to the Weave of Life in the Void Realm.
"It's more like looking forward to the conflict between the righteous gods and the outer gods."
"There are many monsters in the rebel army," Griffith responded. "The gold coin I gave you comes from the believers of the Creator."
The two of them talked while walking on their way. A select group of ghouls followed, trying to keep up with their pace.
Erza's eyes flashed with confusion and thinking from time to time, trying to connect many clues:
“Some organization, some being, was watching you a long time ago.
"Griffith, someone wants you to know some secrets and come here earlier. They were already tempting you during the incident in Hepu Town.
"If you are not strong enough to get involved in these secrets..."
In this vast area of rainforest, showers are constant and create unbearable humidity. A silent ripple that seemed to have direction and intention came quietly from the distant towering cliffs and domes, along the faintly twinkling moonlight on the dark forest sea.
Suddenly, twisted corpses appeared one after another on the road ahead.
All the corpses were grinning, their gums were even exposed, and the skin all over their bodies was extremely gray. The deep bite marks came from some kind of giant beast, giving people an indescribable horror.
However, the fatal wounds on these corpses did not come from bites. There is a large rolled hole near the throat or heart, from where all their life essence is sucked out.
After walking for a while, Griffith saw the ghoul he sent. They were also torn into pieces, leaving only decayed remains.
Griffith immediately called his suture monster Gulatoni. This powerful rotten corpse was sent by him to intercept the high-level priest Venosis. With its strength, even if it could not defeat the opponent, it could still delay it for a long time.
However, he did not receive a response, and could only barely detect a faint trace of spiritual energy.
"Prepare for battle!"
Erza left the skeleton army horse and occupied the high ground from the side. Griffith put on a shield for himself and searched forward.
After running a hundred or two hundred meters on the chaotic path, a pungent fishy smell hit our face. Then, he saw a tyrannosaurus in the darkness in the distance, frantically gnawing at a pile of carrion on the ground.
Griffith was about to take action when suddenly a troll dressed as an elder emerged from the darkness on the side, threw himself at Griffith's feet, knelt on the ground with a plop, and shouted in human language:
"Mighty Lord Apostle, your loyal servant, at your service, sent!"
Um? who?
Griffith almost shot him with Conviction. After a few seconds, he remembered a name that was difficult to pronounce: "Are you the elder Jilapakasa from the underground of Tulan Swamp? I remember you."
"That's right, it's true. Your humble servant, your current name is the magician Kilaka." Kilaka knelt down carefully. "The oracle guides me. The humble and weak Kilaka, here. Welcome to your visit,
"High Priest Venosis has absorbed the evil power of the ancient god. He has turned into a monster, trying to deny your will."
I'm here for this. Griffith signaled to Erza, who was taking a roundabout way, and prepared to fight, killing a high-ranking priest here.
Suddenly, Griffith saw a flash of black shadow in front of his eyes, and the Tyrannosaurus rex dozens of meters away had already jumped in front of him. There was a sharp sound of wind, and gravel was scattered in all directions. Griffith hurriedly took out Han Guang to block, and his whole body flew backwards under the impact of huge power.
The holy sword seemed to have hit hundreds of tons of steel, sparks flying everywhere. Even Griffith's strength-type extraordinary person couldn't resist it, and he crashed into the mountain wall behind.
"Be careful, Your Excellency Apostle!" Kiraka ran backwards holding something in his arms, shouting as he ran, "It contains the essence of the ancient gods!"
(End of chapter)
