Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 322 Returning Carnage

As night falls and the mountains take a break, an army of skeletons is making its way through the forest passages toward the distant cliffs.

The densely packed skeleton soldiers moved stealthily, shrouded in night mist, making them extremely difficult to detect.

Commanding this legion is Katherine, who has traveled to many battlefields and has already gathered tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers, most of whom have undergone elemental baptism. Combined with his skeleton specialties, this will be the most powerful legion in the ancient ruins at present.

Although Nightmare Knights are individually very strong, they are no match for a large army of skeletons.

"This Liliana is indeed cautious. After flying for so long, she chose to rest on a cliff, which is advantageous for vampires in combat. Even if attacked, she can escape quickly."

There are actually differences in the flying ability of flying units. The higher the speed and level, the higher they can fly and the greater their endurance. For example, why are dragons the top units in the world of heroes? Because they can ascend to thousands of meters in the air and launch surprise attacks on enemies from the clouds.

Ordinary ghosts, poison flies, and sprites only have a flight distance of a few hundred meters, and if they continue to fly at high altitudes, they need to rest every now and then.

Liliana led the vampires on a rapid march, not daring to land, and her stamina was quickly depleted.

Normally, given the opponent's speed, even if he led his skeleton soldiers to run themselves ragged, they wouldn't be able to catch up. But with special tracking methods, he could send a large army to surround them in advance, and Katherine could simply ride his personal mount to give orders.

"It seems she thought she was safe. She's been quiet for so long, thinking we wouldn't find out? How naive."

Katherine looked at the towering cliffs and a sinister smile appeared on her face.

When Fao Alves intercepted them in the special zone, Liliana should have sensed something was amiss. However, putting herself in his shoes, if she were the leader of the vampires, she wouldn't have considered that the most stable source blood power would be a weakness.

It's like the skeleton soldiers betrayed him; it's truly unbelievable.

"Let's go, surround them!"

With a wave of his hand, he commanded the skeleton army to surround the mountainous area and simultaneously activated the War Shackles. This treasure, retrieved from ancient ruins, was specifically chosen to capture the enemy's flying legion, completely blocking their escape routes.

I had originally planned to wait a few more days before closing in, but the shackles of war hadn't been in place yet.

However, the Bastion Legion was drawn away by the Flame Wisdom Stone, which lured Liliana into action, forcing them to launch their attack earlier than planned. Had they been given more time, these vampires would have had no chance of escaping.

"This time you won't be able to escape!"

The dark sky shrouded the mountains like a lid, making it impossible for anyone to easily escape the battlefield.

Skeleton monsters swarmed up the mountain paths, some accidentally falling into the canyons, their echoes fading only after a long time. Katherine paid them no heed; these skeletons were merely his resources, he could have as many as he wanted, and he didn't care how many died.

On the contrary, Liliana, the Night Queen, is extremely rare. If we can capture her and bring her back to the ancient ruins, the Undead Grand Duke will surely reward her with extraordinary treasures.

When Katherine surrounded the cliff with his army, he did not rush to charge, which he found strange.

"It's too quiet! Liliana couldn't possibly not have noticed by now. Is she trying to hide it with special magic? But she doesn't seem to have that kind of magic."

Once the shackles of war were lifted, the commotion should have been immense, and even if Liliana was slow to react, she should have done so. However, even after being surrounded, no vampires appeared from the cliffs.

"No, rush in and find it for me!"

A large number of skeletons rushed to the top of the cliff and entered the cave where the enemy was taking refuge, only to find it empty. The vampires had already left and disappeared without a trace.

Furthermore, the influx of skeleton soldiers into the cave generated unique gravitational waves that destroyed the thin rock face. Many skeletons, caught off guard, plummeted from hundreds of meters in the air, instantly shattering into pieces upon impact.

Katherine followed the cliff face into the cave and found an arm wrapped in a white cloth at the very back. It was soaked in blood, but not a single drop of blood flowed out. The decaying flesh made a faint murmur, as if it were saying, "We've been tricked!"

"Bang!" Katherine swung her knife and chopped the vampire's arm into pieces, her anger blazing.

He took out the tracking scroll given to him by the ancient ruins. It contained traces of source blood, which appeared as small black dots on the map.

Just moments before, it was displayed on the cliff, seemingly triggering some kind of restriction. Dozens of black dots began to move on the map, scattered across the plains and hills, and were moving at high speed.

Catherine realized he'd been tricked, but he couldn't understand why the other party had done this—was it just to play a trick on him? To show off their superior wisdom?

He felt that Liliana wouldn't be so superficial; there must be other reasons.

Katherine stared at the map and discovered that the scattered black dots were actually on the road they had come from.

"Damn it, Liliana didn't run away, she led her troops back! We need to inform Fao and Uli!"

Faol had pursued them for a while, but with Katherine flanking them from the rear, he stopped. Uri, on the other hand, was the general who had previously entered the Valley of Wisdom to ambush Isildur's army. He was leading the ghostly army on a special mission.

If Liliana launches a counterattack, she'll most likely encounter Faol, who has hundreds of Nightmare Knights, a strong counter to vampires. However, if Uri is ambushed, things will be much worse.

Katherine immediately used special magic to send a message and lifted the shackles of war, returning the way she had come.

What puzzled him most was that even though Liliana retreated, he didn't find any trace of her. That didn't make sense. Could it be that another hero came to help?

……

Katherine's guess was correct. Su Mu activated his disguise and used Disguise to completely conceal himself. The enemy was only focused on hunting down the vampire army and never expected them to return.

"Since you have the Fire Wisdom Stone, how can you not take a look? It's a key item for improving your Fire Element Mastery."

Seeing the lord's confident face, Liliana also felt more confident.

No matter what enemy he faced, Su Mu seemed to be able to handle it with ease.

Indeed, to some extent, Su Mu alone is equivalent to eight super-powerful heroes. He can use any skill according to different battlefield situations, making him a super all-rounder. Of course, he has full confidence.

This time, Liliana will still be the main general, with Su Mu as the deputy general to assist.

Although he was wearing the Titan's Arrow, the magic was too obvious and easily recognizable, so there was no need to reveal his identity.

The other party only suspects that Liliana is working for Su Mu, but the outcome is still uncertain.

The water needs to be stirred up a bit to make it easier for the wood to boil.

"Let's go! Let's enter the valley!"

The vampire army obeyed the order, transformed into bats, and flew into the valley, where they happened to encounter a wizard conducting an evil experiment.

The fortified troops were not entirely killed; approximately seven hundred men fell into a deep coma.

The wizard set up a large cauldron on the ground, boiling a viscous green liquid that bubbled constantly, with occasional glimpses of bone fragments. Combined with concentrated fire elemental power, it was undergoing a special evolution.

Uri, who had been focused on his task, was instantly dumbfounded when he saw the large group of vampires returning.

(End of this chapter)