Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 459 The Cunning Undead

This siege was quite large, with at least tens of thousands of skeletons, led by heroes with special unit types.

For heroes specializing in the Necropolis faction, using Necromancy to snowball and accumulate skeletons is a basic tactic. Once they enter human territory, they can indiscriminately kill civilians, resulting in a remarkably high conversion rate.

Previously, the Soul Tower in the ancient ruins was sealed and its effect was not very good. Now, as the seal is gradually broken, the undead heroes can achieve a nearly 100% soul conversion rate, which is terrifying.

The skeleton army consists of several special baptismal units, including the Earth Elemental Baptismal Night Mist Skeleton, which excels at stealth; the Frost Night Skeleton, which can survive to the extreme; and the newly added Fire Elemental Baptismal Netherfire Skeleton.

Surrounded by terrifying, eerie green flames, these skeletons wreaked havoc on the battlefield, instilling fear. They wielded burning bone swords, brandishing flames and igniting flesh and blood.

【Netherfire Skeleton (Graveyard Tier 1, Tier 2 Unit, Fire Elemental Baptism): Attack 8, Defense 6, Damage 2-5, Health 7, Speed ​​5, Medium Size.

Element: Fire.

Hellfire Strike: Ignites enemies with hellfire, with a 20% chance to cause them to burn continuously. If the enemy moves more than a certain distance while burning, they will be stunned and take damage.

Compared to other elemental units, the Netherfire Skeletons are primarily blessed with fire. This Netherfire is like a persistent, insidious poison; if the opponent stops to resist the flames, it will quickly dissipate. However, if they move rapidly, they will immediately suffer the curse of the underworld, experiencing a unique stun.

Although it can be dispelled, forcing the enemy hero to waste an exorcism spell is already of great strategic value.

The enemy could also stay put and fight them head-on, but that would mean being completely surrounded by a sea of ​​skeletons, which would be a losing proposition.

Of course, the more Netherfire it covers, the stronger the restriction on movement will be. Generally speaking, as long as it is not a large-scale battlefield relocation, there will not be much damage.

The undead originally intended to use the Netherfire Skeletons to restrict the defenders of Longlet Castle and prevent them from leaving the city walls, but after Orin arrived, these skeleton soldiers had no chance to perform their duties.

When the Gold Elemental and the Arcane Prayer launched their attack, the entire battlefield was immediately filled with arrows. Skeleton soldiers fell in droves at the breach in the city wall. Only the Night Skeleton could barely withstand one attack before being killed by the high-level air elemental undead slayer.

Thousands upon thousands of skeletons were shot down, and the area outside Longlet Castle was almost a graveyard.

The defending army, which had already made up its mind to live and die with the city, suddenly saw the dawn of a reversal.

"It's the City Lord! The Duchess has come to our rescue!"

"I knew we wouldn't be abandoned!"

Although Su Mu brought only a few hundred reinforcements, they were all elites among elites. Each of them could fight against a hundred, instantly boosting the morale of the human camp, and the spearmen fought even more bravely.

The castle's advantage lies in its high morale and powerful ranged units, making it very effective in siege battles. It also has a full range of arrow towers, and Arcane Prayers and Gold Elementals can make perfect use of the town's defensive buildings to shoot at enemies at a greater distance.

On the ground, the strongest swordsman stood guard at the breach, making it difficult for any enemy force to enter.

Just when everyone thought they had it all under control, a blood-soaked knight force suddenly emerged from the mist and charged straight at the strongest swordsman.

Although there were only a few dozen Death Knights, the pressure they exerted was immense. They took down several of the strongest swordsmen the moment they made contact, fortunately Ivan's defensive skills were strong enough to withstand it. However, the Death Knights' scythes turned dark, triggering a dark attack that ignored defensive spells, inflicting extremely high damage on the strongest swordsmen.

"Enemy attack!"

The strongest swordsman immediately organized a counterattack, but the enemy had two thick earth-type divine shields on him. Even after breaking the shields, the enemy still had strong defensive capabilities. It was only because the strongest swordsman could ignore the defense that he was able to deal any damage to the enemy.

After the ring strike shattered several Death Knights, their blood and bones, scattered in the soil, miraculously resurrected and once again clashed with the swordsmen, proving extremely troublesome. "Ouling, take care of these Dark Knights first!"

Orling naturally noticed this group of powerful Death Knights. He initially thought that with Ivan handling them, it would be a piece of cake, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome. He immediately ordered the Gold Elementalist and the Arcane Prayer to aim at the enemy and fire brilliant golden arrows and spell cannonballs.

The Golden Arrow has a 30% chance of turning enemies into gold. Even though Death Knights can resist various types of magic, they are powerless against this unique skill. A group of them were sealed in the air, like golden sculptures, unable to move.

Then came the elemental attack from the Arcane Prayer. Since the opponent also had defensive spells, the elemental attack was used directly. Combined with the superb explosive power of the Soul Arrow, the Death Knight's second life was destroyed, turning into shattered gilded stone blocks that fell to the ground.

Ivan was searching for the enemy's commander, but he found no undead heroes; they were still the cannon fodder liches from the previous battle.

"Hiding your head and tail, sneaking around like a coward, what kind of hero are you? If you've got the guts, come out and fight!"

Although undead heroes and dungeon heroes are known for their stealth and camouflage, it's a bit unreasonable that someone who commands such powerful Death Knights wouldn't dare to show their face, as they must be the enemy's commander.

Su Mu was also observing the battlefield. He learned through intelligence that the enemy's commander was Rhodes, the former successor of Salman, who had become ruthless and caused numerous disasters on the border since becoming undead.

During Ivan's last raid on the ancient ruins, he clashed with the other party. It is said that he also possesses a special and terrifying thieving skill.

When facing such an enemy, Su Mu's strategy has always been to kill them with one blow, leaving them no chance.

After all, the reason Kuraki's heroes are so powerful is because of the Governance skill bonus. Although the opponent will have difficulty using the Governance skill without special buildings to complement it, Orin and his team will also lose the bonus, and then the situation will become very ugly.

Su Mu constantly used his Qi Observation Technique to observe the battlefield, trying to find the enemy's movements. The enemy's method of concealment was unique and indeed not easy to find, but if the enemy used magic, then there would be clues to follow.

Unfortunately, until the very end, no one used earth elemental magic to revive the God of Life and Death, and the massive undead army was retreating.

Kuraki's troops then held back, launching their most powerful attack to annihilate the besieging undead army, leaving no survivors.

Su Mu approached the bodies of the slain strongest swordsmen, hoping to revive them through reincarnation, only to find they were empty shells, their souls stolen. Left with no other option, he had Maggie set fire to the warriors' bodies, burning them to ashes.

"That bastard, I'll chase him down and chop him into pieces!"

Ivan also had a fiery temper. The strongest swordsman was killed and could not be resurrected, and the opponent was hiding. This instantly made him furious, and he immediately wanted to lead his team to chase after the group of fleeing undead.

Maggie was slightly worried. This siege seemed to be all bark and no bite. It looked like the tens of thousands of undead troops were mostly skeletons, and the only truly high-level troops were the Death Knights. It didn't seem like they were going to break through the city at all.

Of course, if it weren't for the timely support of Kuraki's troops, Longlit Castle probably wouldn't have been able to hold out either, but the enemy seemed to be overly cautious.

Ivan didn't care about any of that. He led his strongest swordsman and began the pursuit, heading towards the ghost and vampire forces. He had to leave behind some high-level troops; he wasn't happy with just skeletons.

His figure quickly disappeared from the battlefield, entering the desolate mountains with the routed undead army.

Maggie wanted to give a reminder, but then she saw Su Mu whisper to Wayne, and then the bandit disappeared into the shadows. She instantly understood.

Even if Ivan was impulsive, he wouldn't dare ignore the Duke's thoughts; it seems they had planned this all along.

Dealing with the deceptive artifact and its chosen cunning hero certainly requires some acting skills.

(End of this chapter)