The undead couldn't breathe, so they wouldn't drown.
But the flood wasn't a swimming pool, and its destructive power wasn't limited to simply "drowning" other creatures. After the five dammed lakes burst, the mud, gravel, branches, and even giant trees were washed away, turning the entire flood into a giant blender. The strong current carried all sorts of debris, and could practically tear apart anything that fell into the water.
The water around Tellak Castle grew deeper and deeper. Because it flowed so quickly, it reached five to six meters in less than half an hour. At this moment, the undead creatures summoned by the necromancer were basically useless. After being drawn into the water, their originally weak bodies were quickly torn apart by the undercurrent. Most of the things floating on the surface of the water were the 'spare parts' of the skeleton soldiers.
Many of the undead that had been "awakened" from the dead were still struggling in the water.
But their struggles were futile. Many of the undead were clearly only four to five meters away from the shore, but the undercurrent beneath the surface of the water was like an invisible wall that separated them. They paddled with all their might, but there was no air in their lungs since they could not breathe. Not to mention that they were all wearing heavy armor that had great resistance. No matter how much strength they had, they would sink to the bottom after a few minutes of paddling.
The mud and countless impurities at the bottom of the flood slammed into their bodies, and the strength was no different from a weapon's attack. The exhausted undead had no way to defend themselves, and just like that, they were gradually buried.
The "Earth-sinking Formation" caused the five dammed lakes to release an uncountable amount of water. Although Roddy's goal was to kill the undead, he clearly didn't have the means to accurately calculate how much water would be enough. So even after the entire undead army was submerged, the converging water didn't seem to have any signs of slowing down. The water level continued to rise, rising from four to seven meters, and soon covered the original gates of Tellak City.
The people in the castle immediately began to move all sorts of resources from all over to block the gates. Most of the population also began to move to the higher parts of the inner city. In the end, there were even thousands of people standing on the inner and outer walls of Tellak City to avoid the flood.
After an hour, the rising water finally slowed down and stopped. Thanks to the strength of the wooden and bronze gates, the flood that reached more than three meters above the gates was blocked by the desperate efforts of seven to eight low-ranked mages and thousands of people.
Of course, the water that had leaked into the city was already knee-deep.
Kulka and Dusko breathed a sigh of relief as the water gradually receded. But when Dusko glanced at the 'lake' that had turned into a vast body of water, he immediately noticed hundreds of undead soldiers who were lucky enough to escape because they were close to the shore.
These undead had basically exhausted their stamina in the flood. After they reached the shore, most of them were sprawled on the ground. Only a few of them were still standing. They looked around blankly. Caster's army had collapsed like a collapsing mountain. He, who had lost his will to fight, had long fled to somewhere unknown. Hence, the soldiers who had lost their backbone were completely 'abandoned'.
Dusko did not relent. He immediately sent a signal to the Awakened who were hiding in the distance. He only had one order: Kill all the surviving Undead soldiers!
The Awakened cavalrymen who had preserved their combat strength immediately began to deal the finishing blow and harvest. With them clearing out the remaining soldiers in circles, even the undead that crawled out from the bottom of the flood wouldn't be able to escape death.
However, compared to these Undead Souls that had been hacked to death, the corpses that had been buried at the bottom of the lake would probably only be able to see the light of day after several years.
In this battle, only 3,200 out of the 20,000 undead main force had managed to escape. The 80,000 undead creatures and more than 16,000 soldiers that had been summoned had all perished in the flood!
For the Awakened, Kulka, and the other surviving humans, this battle had completely reversed their passive situation. It could even be said that it had laid an exceptionally solid foundation for their future survival in Tasman.
Half of the Undead army of 40,000 had been killed. Putting aside the blow to morale, as long as the nobles in the parliament were sane, there was a 99% chance that the remaining 20,000 would not send troops to cause trouble for the 'rebel army.'
As for how Tasman's parliament would deal with the 'rebel army' … The most likely outcome would be 'appeasement.' This was because Augustine first had to deal with the condemnation of the nobles, and then he had to gamble with the old bones on whether or not the remaining 20,000 soldiers would be sent to Cullen.
In conclusion, this was a great victory that had completely changed the structure of Tasman.
Kulka, who did not have much political experience, had yet to realize this outcome. Dusko, who had betrayed his own class, only had a vague judgment. However, the Dragons, who were used to looking down on the structure of the continent, could see it more clearly than anyone else. Because of this, they approved of Roddy's next arrangements even more. They could not wait to return to Teflin's village and begin their next preparations.
Roddy, on the other hand, beamed with joy as he looked at his experience bar that had increased by more than three million. Not only had he obtained a large amount of experience, but all the soldiers and mages who had participated in the mission had also benefited from this great victory. On average, their advanced levels had jumped seven levels!
In terms of strength, this was a complete qualitative transformation. If they were given equipment that matched their level, their combat power would more than double!
Roddy's [Quest Panel] also had a new line of words:
[Judgment of the Bone Throne]
"You used an unexpected scheme to thwart Emperor Augustine's plans! But this does not mean the end, but the beginning of the real nightmare! "
The mission reward panel had changed. The EXP reward for the entire mission had suddenly increased from 2.17 million to 4.55 million. This must have something to do with him killing the undead army. However, the "orange-yellow" text that previously displayed the mission had suddenly turned into a dark red color.
This meant that the mission was "difficult to complete."
However, Roddy did not care about the so-called difficulty at all. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he tightened his rain-proof cloak. Together with Merlinsera, he rode on the Keda Duck and flew to the village …
There, he still had the last mission of this trip.
*****
In the middle of the night, in Oldmantius' study, Augustine, who was in a terrible mood, was frowning and thinking hard at his desk.
It had been five days since he had lost contact with Yogersa. Augustine was almost certain that something had happened to him, but he could not tell what exactly had happened. As a direct descendant whom he had high hopes for, Yogersa naturally had a lot of good stuff up his sleeve. His soul fire had also maintained a certain connection with him. If Yogersa had suffered a fatal attack, this connection would have provided Augustine with some clues.
But now that Yogersa was not dead, he did not even have this clue.
Because the blood of the last "mutant" had been used up, he could not use the "Great Tracking Spell" to locate Teflin a second time. Now, he could not use it to confirm Teflin's location. To Augustine, there seemed to be no other choice but to wait.
Although he had powerful knights under him, powerful mages who specialized in different spells, and resourceful tacticians, this was the only thing that no one could participate in …
But the laboratory had been invaded, and his experiment notes had been flipped through. Augustine realized that his long-kept secret experiment had probably been leaked. However, the overall experiment had already entered the final step of verification, and it was only one step away from completion. Rather than worrying about whether someone would come looking for him, Augustine wanted to complete the entire experiment as soon as possible and achieve his goal.
He did not want to send any more subordinates to search for Teflin, because that would very likely lead to the same result as Yogersa. But if he went looking for Teflin himself, the council would not be able to do anything, and it would be very inefficient. Teflin could just change his location, and it would be like a blind cat running into a mouse.
"Should I take the risk or not …?"
There was only one way left for Augustine to confirm Teflin's location, which wasn't really a solution. His gaze involuntarily shifted to the black tome placed on the desk …
"Book of Demons" was what Augustine called it.
When the "incarnation" was destroyed, it brought the information that Roddy was a "witcher". Because he knew what "witcher" meant, Augustine immediately sped up his research on this tome. It was through deciphering and studying the contents of the tome that he had almost completed the magic circle.
The content of the book was obscure and abstruse. Even though Augustine was a genius, it was still very difficult for him to understand most of it. However, his hard research also allowed him to gradually master the magic system of the demons. If the theory was correct, he could forcibly cast a detection spell called 'Demon Awakening' to find all creatures with demonic blood.
Teflin was one of them.
But this spell was incomplete, and the key points had not been deciphered. If he wanted to forcibly cast it, even with Augustine's level and strength, he would have to pay a huge price. It was possible that he would fail and get injured.
So after hesitating for a while, he finally moved his eyes away from the cover of the tome.
"One more day," Augustine said to himself.
Augustine muttered to himself. Suddenly, a figure barged into the courtyard, causing him to furrow his brows. There shouldn't be any soldiers reporting in the middle of the night, but it was obvious that there was an emergency at this time. Augustine suddenly had a bad premonition. He stood up, waited for the servant to pass him the letter, and hurriedly read it …
The next moment, this shrewd emperor suddenly slammed his fist on the desk beside him!
"Bang!"
Intense mana fluctuations rippled out, and the entire desk was pulverized by the vibrations. Everything in the study shook violently, and the guards kneeling in front of Augustine were sent flying on the spot, falling to the ground unconscious.
It had been many years since Augustine had been this angry, but the news in the letter made him want to tear Oldmanxius to the ground. Twenty thousand elite undead, eighty thousand undead, and only three thousand escaped!
Is this a joke?
Even though he was agitated, Augustine did not lose his rationality. On the contrary, after quickly weighing the pros and cons of the political situation, he made a decision. After dismissing his subordinates, Augustine picked up the black tome and used magic to draw the hexagonal mark of a demon, using it to construct the magic formation.
Details were completed one by one, and Augustine, who was trying to cast a spell for the first time, used all of his magic to chant the cryptic incantation. At the same time, he suddenly broke off his pinky, and used it as a sacrificial object to maintain the spell!
* Hum! * A cryptic fluctuation suddenly swept out, but one of the details was missing a part of the runic structure, and it lasted for two seconds before the spell collapsed on the spot!
"Cough!"
Augustine coughed violently and took three steps back from the intense magic backlash. His face seemed to age by more than ten years, but he still used his powerful magic to resist the backlash.
This was an unsuccessful spell, and although it failed in the end, the short two seconds of fluctuation allowed Augustine to pry into too much information that he did not know.
"So … it's here."
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