Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.
91. Skeleton Knight
Luo Xuan searched the battlefield, hoping to find the commander of this undead army.
Luo Xuan's gaze swept quickly across the battlefield, while his mind rapidly weighed the pros and cons.
Blackrock Territory is clearly at a disadvantage and is now caught in a war of attrition waged by the undead.
If things continue like this, defeat is inevitable; it's only a matter of time before the city falls and everyone dies.
Once Blackrock Territory is breached, other nearby territories will face even greater pressure, such as Moonfall Territory.
Although Luo Xuan didn't know the current state of Luoyue Territory, he figured it probably wasn't good either.
If more undead troops join the attack on Moonfall Territory, it will undoubtedly worsen Moonfall Territory's situation.
Blackstone Territory is not close to Luo Xuan's territory; there is still some distance between them.
Even disregarding the winding roads between them, the straight-line distance is not short.
Luo Xuan also had to consider whether the undead forces here would head directly towards Luo Xuan's territory after attacking Blackrock Territory.
Moreover, Luo Xuan had not forgotten the special skeleton soldiers he had encountered in the Falling Moon Mountains behind him. Who knew if there were any other arrangements of the undead legion in the mountains?
It can be said that helping Blackstone Territory was Luo Xuan's way of saving himself.
Everyone understands the simple truth that "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."
However, the undead forces here are far more numerous than those in the undead stronghold that Luo Xuan and Zhou Fa wiped out together.
He only has Lilith by his side now, and facing such a large undead army is extremely risky and a drop in the ocean.
Luo Xuan clenched his fists tightly, caught in a dilemma.
He wanted to help because if Blackrock Territory fell, the risk to his own territory would increase significantly.
However, Luo Xuan wanted to help but didn't have enough strength.
Just as Luo Xuan was struggling with his decision, the undead forces on the battlefield continued their fierce offensive.
A large number of low-level undead troops charged forward, compressing the protective shield to a position close to the city wall.
The base of the wall was piled high with the corpses of undead troops, and countless low-ranking troops were slowly climbing up the wall, stepping on the corpses.
The Blackstone Territory defenders stationed on the city walls attacked fiercely, shoving away the skeleton soldiers who tried to climb the walls.
The shoved skeleton fell from the height, rolled a few times, and quickly disappeared into the surging tide of undead.
Seeing that the siege was not effective, the undead army changed its formation, sending faster and smaller ghouls into the charge.
Compared to the somewhat sluggish and stiff skeletons, ghouls are undoubtedly much more agile, and unlike the skeleton soldiers, they are not rigid and only know how to charge upwards.
The ghouls used their mobility to roam around the city walls, constantly probing.
If you get injured, retreat to the pile of corpses and feast; you'll recover quickly.
Although eight or nine out of ten corpses on the battlefield belonged to the undead forces, the Blackrock Territory garrison suffered virtually no casualties.
However, this is because of the protective shield, and the undead are using low-tier units to wear down the defenders' stamina.
If even a small gap appears in Blackrock Territory's defenses, the entire defenses could collapse in a very short time.
Suddenly, Luo Xuan noticed that behind the undead army, tall skeletal knights were slowly lining up and forming a formation.
"Oh no, the undead army is about to launch a full-scale attack." Luo Xuan felt a surge of worry.
It appears that the commander of the undead forces has gathered enough information to believe the time is ripe.
The skeleton knights got ready, and then, under the command of their leader, they all began their charge.
Indeed, within the undead army's formation, these skeletal knights completely disregarded the lives of the lower-tier undead units.
The skeletal warhorse, its pupils burning with dark green flames, smashed through the several skeleton soldiers blocking its path.
Then, undeterred, he stomped on a ghoul that was feeding on and recovering.
"Watch out! The skeletal knights are charging! Mage, prepare the Ice Wall! Hurry!"
The commander on the city wall roared fiercely.
The Skeleton Knights' charge was simply too fast, and the commander never expected that they would charge directly by stepping on the corpses of their own kind, which was completely different from the battles of other races on the continent of Aetheran.
Neither humans, orcs, nor elves would make the decision to have their cavalry charge within their own formation; they would generally position their cavalry units on the outer perimeter or the very edge of their formation.
So, when the commander of Blackrock Territory first saw the undead arranging the skeletal knights directly in their formation, he found it somewhat amusing.
But now he didn't find it funny at all; he just felt cold all over.
For the first time, he sensed the fundamental difference between the enemy before him and the others.
They disregard life, not only their enemies but also their own kind, and even their own lives.
The thought of the deadly charges of skeletons, rotting corpses, and ghouls before, and the sight of the skeletal knights charging directly into several formations, sent chills down the spine of this young commander who had never fought against the undead before.
The mage troops behind the territory began preparing spells the moment their commander gave the order.
A thick wall of ice appeared out of nowhere, blocking the path of the skeletal knights' charge.
Seeing this, the skeletal knights showed no intention of dodging. They simply lowered their heads, laid their long bone lances flat, and then charged straight at the enemy without wavering.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
The continuous and rapid sounds of impact rang out.
Ten, twenty, one hundred, two hundred...
After countless skeletal knights crashed into the ice wall, cracks finally appeared, which then rapidly widened and collapsed.
Fortunately, the ice wall delayed the skeletal knights for a while, giving Blackrock Territory a very valuable preparation time.
After the ice wall collapsed, the skeletal knights were faced with a road covered in thick frost.
On such an ice surface, let alone charging, even walking would easily result in a fall.
Meanwhile, on the outermost layer of the city wall, another layer of ice wall has been erected, tightly attached to the city wall.
However, faced with such an unfavorable situation, the leader of the Skeleton Knights did not hesitate at all and led his men to attack the city wall.
This is the order he received, so as long as it can still move, he will carry it out without fail.
Negative emotions such as fear, apprehension, and hesitation are impossible to experience.
Looking at these skeletal knights, for some reason Luo Xuan inexplicably thought of the little skeletons working in his own territory.
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