Tauren Overlord

However, these carefully trained people can only be used once. After they are made into magic props, they need to be trained again.

This results in the empire being able to produce only a dozen or so magic items of this type per year on average.

Even with the Empire's nearly 30 troops outside the city of Cat-Ear Glade, the entire army only had less than 200 such magic items.

If the Empire had not conquered the Kingdom of Taimenia, and there were a large number of talented human children who could be sacrificed, the production of such magic items would have been even lower.

Except for some magic defense barrier items that must be left on the generals and Marshal Selron, the rest would be barely enough if they were all given to the fierce demons.

However, this precious item cannot protect against rune bombs. Once it is blown up, one less item will be needed... This usage is really too extravagant!

But when he thought about what the Emperor of God said, that this was the final decisive battle, Selron gritted his teeth and agreed to this opinion.

All the fierce demons stopped temporarily, and the Empire specially dispatched a group of Imperial Whip Hunters to open the magic defense barrier for them all.

But this also takes a certain amount of time, which prevents them from crossing the outer city wall and taking the inner city in one go.

The Cat-Eared Glade defenders, including Lu Heng, finally had a chance to catch their breath.

Taking advantage of the break in the war, Lu Heng used his landing point vision to discover the Bone Dragon Sandro and the Black Knight Tamika heading northeast.

He opened the illusion directly, and was confronted with questions from the two ghosts:

"Why did you leave the battlefield?"

Even though Lu Heng's "small account" knew them, that was Woziki Shuode's business. What did it have to do with him, the Tauren Overlord?

At this moment, Sandro and Tamika were also in deep entanglement.

Not long after they flew out of the camp, they discovered that the Undead Army behind them had been beaten into a mess by the Empire.

Is it really necessary to continue Degal's mission at this time?

As for the Minotaur Overlord... Sandro and Tamika also knew to some extent that the Vampire King had some secret cooperation with him.

When the Kingdom of Volachia suffered a surprise attack and suffered heavy losses, this minotaur was the only foreign aid that the Kingdom of Volachia could rely on.

After thinking this through, Tamika asked for instructions from the Minotaur Overlord:

"We were ordered by the Vampire King to scout the north, but now it seems that this order is no longer important."

"Respected Tauren Lord, we know that you have always had a secret alliance with our Kingdom of Volachia. We are not enemies."

"So what do you want us to do as allies?"

Since they asked sincerely, Lu Heng also pointed out a clear way:

"You should integrate the remaining undead troops as quickly as possible, bring them back to Volachia, and continue to fight against the Empire."

It would certainly be a good thing for Lu Heng if the Undead Legion, which has been betrayed by the Empire, could continue to fight.

Moreover, Volachia itself has not suffered any blow from the Empire, and the Undead Legion has every possibility of recovering a certain level of strength.

As long as they exist, they are a force sufficient to contain the Empire—or at least serve as a human shield.

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Author's words: Thanks to [盖了帽了] for the coin ww

324. New Relationships with the Undead

Sandro and Tamika originally thought that the Tauren Overlord would ask them to reorganize their troops immediately and fight a decisive battle with the Empire outside the city.

This was in his best interest - even if he couldn't rescue Cat-Eared Glade, at least he could alleviate the crisis of the city's imminent fall.

The Tauren Lord did not make such a request, but instead asked them to evacuate eastward, which obviously also took into account the interests of the Kingdom of Volachia.

Under normal circumstances, even if the strength of this undead army is weaker than that of Serlon's troops, it can at least defeat the Imperial Marines.

But with Selron's beheading of Volachia's top brass, the Undead Legion's chain of command has completely collapsed.

Several vampire counts stepped forward in an attempt to reorganize the situation, but were all killed by Serlun one after another.

Even the most powerful vampire king Degal among the Undead Legion seemed to have perished.

This resulted in a lot of undead catapults being left unattended, as the necromancers who controlled them were fleeing in all directions;

The zombies still besieging the city wall don't know whether to withdraw from the battle because they have not received any new instructions.

Without a unified battle command, the entire Undead Army was unable to display its full strength.

The Ghost Dragon and Bone Dragon Legions, which were the most powerful and mobile, successfully "broke through" in the first place.

After all, the Empire didn't use its main army to encircle and suppress the Undead, so they could naturally leave unhindered.

But once they left, the remaining undead lost their most important source of combat power.

Then, the strongest Death Knight in the Undead Legion also "broke through" with an "unstoppable" momentum.

Without these heavily armored cavalry, the remaining undead would be even less combat-effective.

Now that the most elite troops had already fled, the remaining flying units such as ghosts and vampires, of course, also rushed towards the east.

This results in the skeletons, zombies and ghouls, which make up the largest number of the "population", as well as some necromancers, becoming the "soft meat" left behind.

On the contrary, the more capable you are of fighting against the empire's elite, the farther you are from the battlefield at this moment.

Although there are still a large number of middle-level cadres left on the battlefield, such as Sandro and Tamika.

But they lacked sufficient prestige to reorganize the Undead Army.

It is even more impossible for them to immediately rally the entire legion to engage in a decisive battle with the Empire.

The best strategy is exactly as Lu Heng said, to withdraw to the homeland as soon as possible and regroup the troops, so that there is still a glimmer of hope.

But even if the remaining undead successfully escaped back to Volachia, they would not be able to solve a fundamental problem:

Even if they elect a new vampire king, how can they defend against Selron's decapitation operation?

A magic defense barrier?

That is impossible because this world has not yet invented an intelligent magic defense barrier that can automatically identify friend and foe.

Once all magic is blocked, the first thing that will happen is that the connection between the necromancer and his undead servants will be severed.

Therefore, the Necromancer is the spellcaster least likely to activate the magic defense barrier at will.

There was no way to defend against Selron, which meant that even if they had a new leader, they would only be killed by Selron again and again.

To a large extent, it was this strategic passivity that led Degar to hope to delay the conflict between the Kingdom of Volachia and the Empire, even at the cost of betraying the Sea Alliance.

This desire to make peace with the Empire has always been the mainstream opinion within the kingdom, and vampire counts like Shant are the real minority.

But the reality is that the vampires of Volachia beg to be friends with the Empire, but the Empire is determined to kill them all.

In the end, the Volachians still had to consider how to avoid being wiped out by the empire.

To achieve this, they must have a chain of command with a figure who can survive being beheaded by Selron.

Otherwise, the Kingdom of Volachia would only become more and more chaotic, and even lead to a civil war due to mutual disobedience, and eventually be completely destroyed by the empire.

But who can withstand Selron's beheading?

There is no such ghost in the entire undead army.

Even the ghosts that seemed to have no form were unable to do the job, because Selron's Death Scythe carried a powerful magical burn that could burn all ghosts.

Unless they seek answers from outside the Undead Legion.

For example... the Tauren Overlord in front of him?

He can open the illusion at any time, and can also retreat into the portal in time when in danger, just in time to avoid being beheaded by Selron.

If he were to coordinate the command and dispatch of the Undead Legion, it would undoubtedly make possible the survival of Volachia.

Even if we have to give up some political interests in exchange for the help of the Tauren Overlord, it is better than losing it directly.

In fact, a country's internal politics are often influenced by external forces, which is completely normal in international politics.

Especially when a country is on the brink of life and death, seeking support from external forces is a completely necessary operation.

Sandro and Tamika also need a big banner to enhance their authority, otherwise they will never be able to integrate the remaining remnants of the army.

So Tamika made a solemn request to Lu Heng:

"Dear Tauren Overlord, we are very eager to reorganize the Undead Army and spare no effort to promote the unlimited friendship between the kingdom and you."

"But as soon as someone takes the lead, the Empire's Celron will behead the new leader."

"If you can use your might to bring more necromancers into this space, we can lead them to make deployments here and then act together."

"As long as none of us look like the new leader, Selron may not be able to kill us accurately... This way our success rate will be higher."

Lu Heng was also very clear that Selron would not use all of his spiritual energy to hunt down every undead.

That demon must have stored up a large amount of spiritual energy, waiting for Cat-Eared Glade's magic defense barrier to be destroyed so that he can engage in a decisive battle with him.

In this case, Lu Heng really needs a few spokespersons to help him manage the Undead Legion.

After all, he doesn't have much energy to deal with these necromancers at the moment, so having helpers like Sandro and Tamika is just right.

So Lu Heng also nodded slightly to them and said:

"As long as you continue to accept my advice, I can protect you within the appropriate scope."

"You two might as well recruit some like-minded people from within the Undead Legion so that you can better restore your strength and eventually fight against the Empire."

"For the sake of our friendship, I can also provide you with 300 communicators to make your communication smoother..."

Then, Lu Heng dragged as many necromancers as possible into the illusion.

Anyway, the flow of time in the illusion is different from that in reality, so it won’t waste too much time.

Sandro and Tamika also took the opportunity to develop their followers, and developed the Skeleton Swordmaster Gadlan, who was familiar with them before, into their core layer.

More necromancers became leaders - they might be unfamiliar with the Tauren Overlord, but at the moment, they had no better choice.

After some coordination, the undead army quickly became orderly after the illusion was lifted, and they went from collapse to an organized retreat.

The relationship between Lu Heng and the Kingdom of Volachia was also closer than during the Degar period.

It can be said that Degar and Lu Heng were using each other.

The remaining little ghosts of the Undead Legion can only regard the Minotaur Overlord as the only life-saving straw they can grasp.

But even though Lu Heng's relationship with these dead ghosts had improved substantially, he was still at a huge disadvantage.

The Imperial Whipmen under Selron's command are constantly installing magic defense barrier generators on the fierce demons.

With Lu Heng's current rune bomb reserves, he certainly cannot blow them all up.

Once these monsters, powerful enough to tear apart city walls with their bare hands, destroy the inner walls of Cat-Eared Glade, the city’s magical defense barrier will also be destroyed by them.

However, whether they are the fierce demons or the imperial whippersnappers, they are just regular troops of the empire.

The more elite soldiers of the Emperor and the succubus army have not yet been dispatched. They will only be stronger than the fierce demons and the imperial whippersnappers.

The most elite forces of the empire, such as Selron himself, must have grasped their sickles tightly, ready for the final decisive battle at any time.

A level four versus a level five, or a particularly strong level five, this is bound to be a tough battle.

Just when Lu Heng was getting a little nervous about the duel, he suddenly felt a growing warmth in his body...

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Author's words: Thanks to [盖了帽了] for the coin ww

325. Water Control Master

At the critical moment before the decisive battle, whether it is fever or madness, it is possible to make the most critical changes to history like a butterfly flapping its wings.