While Timlad was forced to use a summoning spell to summon the furious reinforcements, Starwood City became busy.
Everyone knew that the Undead Calamity would never tire and would only grow in numbers. The standard strategy to deal with the Undead Calamity was to kill the leader of the undead army. Only by concentrating our elite forces to kill the leader of the undead army would we be able to end the battle before the Undead Calamity became unstoppable.
Although it seemed that I had used all sorts of underhanded methods to successfully kill the leader of the undead army, that didn't mean that I had won.
Legendary stories always ended with a certain hero slaying a certain monster or a certain giant dragon. However, there was no record of when the war came to an end, when the demon king's subordinates began to flee, and when the giant dragon's subordinates lost control of the monsters, that was the beginning of the most dangerous phase.
"As expected, the undead army is beginning to collapse … This is the worst development of all."
The scattered undead army was not easy to deal with. Perhaps a mid-level vampire was just cannon fodder that could survive a little longer on the battlefield, but if it was hidden in a city with towering city walls, it would be a dangerous serial killer. If it was in a small village with only militia, it would be a disaster.
In most areas of Eich, a single mid-level undead would be difficult enough to deal with. High-level undead with intelligence could even create death cities, death towns, and other types of forbidden zones for all life.
There were now countless mid-level undead scattered on the battlefield. The undead that were being chased by the wood spirits' aerial knights were mostly liches and death knights. Even the Undead Lords and Undead Lords didn't care about their image at all as they ran for their lives like drowning dogs.
These high-level, Legend-level, and top-level undead had all come through teleportation portals. High-level undead had far more intelligence than ordinary people, so they wouldn't voluntarily go through a one-way teleportation portal. They were running away to the side of Starwood City, where the vast plains were.
As for me, even if I wanted to surround and kill them, it would be impossible. Although we had the advantage of the sky and the advantage of victory, a battle of annihilation would still be fought on the ground. The Sky Knight could fight for the advantage and control the sky, but the defeated army would still have to be killed one by one, and we didn't have enough troops on the ground.
Have the wood spirits descend to the ground and engage in a cruel battle? The more desperate the situation, the more vicious a mad dog would be. It would be far too cruel for the wood spirits, who already had weak physical bodies, to engage in a large-scale battle without any time to set up defenses.
Even if we win, we'll have to make a huge sacrifice … Amelia shook her head.
"I can do my best in the pursuit."
Hunting them down was fine, but attacking them head-on was out of the question. The wood spirits' Mother Empress refused to allow her own species to make too many sacrifices for another country.
I knew Amelia's personality. Since she had already made a "concession", there was no need to mention anything else.
Right in front of us, the Undead Lords voluntarily dispelled their control over the low-level undead. They simply gave the order to flee. The undead that didn't know fatigue scattered further and further as they ran, as if they had split into countless lines. These Undead Lords under the direct command of the Undead Emperors were all elite troops. If they were allowed to become bandits or take over the mountains, this country would be completely doomed.
And the only solution, yes, I've thought of a solution, but it's a little dangerous.
"Looks like I'll have to negotiate with Conservation …"
The Undead Emperors controlled the Undead Lords, the Undead Lords controlled the high-level undead, the high-level undead controlled the mid-level and low-level undead, and the mid-level undead controlled the cannon fodder. This made the Undead Emperors the greatest weakness of the undead army. And if I wanted to stop the defeated undead army from fleeing, negotiating with the Undead Emperors was perhaps the only option.
I took a deep breath and stepped forward, causing the entire world to transform into pitch-black Hades … And then, not far away from me, an ice lily blotted out the sky. Numerous ice petals floated in the air, but then shattered. The countless flower petals transformed into countless meteors, and before I could even react, everything before me turned white!
"Come out!"
I regained my senses and returned to that clear sky with white clouds. Meanwhile, the golden-haired elf was holding my hand with a worried expression … Why did I feel so awkward seeing Harloys like this!? As expected, I should find an excuse to have her act like a cat.
"What was that just now?"
I let go of my hand while lightly coughing.
"You don't recognize it? Wasn't that one of the foundational theories for your Ice Aeon spell? "
Harloys' question was indeed quite reasonable. As an ice archmage, I naturally recognized the spell I just used. In fact, I had even spent a great deal of effort in researching it. However, it was precisely because I recognized this forbidden spell that I had such doubts.
"If we're not mistaken, that really was Selsna's Flower of Blessing?"
"Yes, it's the super forbidden spell that theoretically requires ten SemiGod mages to simultaneously supply mana to it."
The three mages present all fell silent. The spell formula for this forbidden spell was no secret. However, nobody in history had ever been able to use it. That was because it required far too much mana, to the point where even the entire Truth Symposium wouldn't be able to supply such a large amount of mana.
Yet, a forbidden spell that was viewed as purely theoretical was right in front of us. It could only be said that Conservation was indeed quite amazing. Also, she had noticed that something was wrong with the situation.
"There are only two possibilities for me to run into a forbidden spell the moment I entered. Either I was unlucky enough to run into a forbidden spell, or she's constantly tossing out forbidden spells in an attempt to smash a hole in that world …"
"Will she be able to come out?"
"I don't know. But theoretically speaking, she's already become a part of that world … Say, what do you think will happen to a goldfish that destroys her own fish tank?"
"Is the best-case scenario that she dies together with Conservation? Do you think she knows? "
"Of course. Don't underestimate any Undead Emperor. High-level mages at least have some understanding of space. At the Undead Emperor's level, falling into a trap might be a temporary mistake, but if she's still confused after falling into a trap, that's a natural idiot."
"She'd rather die together with Conservation than become a prisoner … what a fierce personality."
While I was exclaiming at Conservation's fierce personality, it was obviously impossible to ask her to help me suppress the undead. She had already declared that she would rather die than be free. What else could I possibly use to threaten her?
Since "Conservation" had already decided to sacrifice her own life, it would be difficult to discuss anything else with her. The only bargaining chip that Conservation would take a liking to was her freedom. But, even if I wanted to release her, I wouldn't be able to do so. Not only that …
"There's no room for discussion. No matter if it's because of her grudge against you or the possibility of breaking out of her prison, she'll definitely attack you the moment she sees you. Are you confident that you'll be able to survive that forbidden spell? "
"… I'm confident that I'll be instantly killed."
I recalled the general principles behind that forbidden spell. One of them was to lower the surrounding temperature and create a zone of extreme cold, using the constant low temperature to kill. Although my Ice Aeon was also capable of creating a similar effect, I doubted that the extremely low temperature would be able to save me.
If I still had my Frigidwinter Earth, I could create the "coldest ice" to try and resist the extreme cold. But right now, the difference in power level was far too great. It would be impossible for me to survive the forbidden spell.
Harloys and I stared at each other, but neither of us could come up with a solution.
I watched as the undead scattered more and more, yet there was nothing I could do. At this moment, I felt more and more powerless than ever.
"If only I could use Ice Aeon like Conservation …"
However, there were no "ifs" in this world. Perhaps a certain evil Goddess had once tried to sell regret pills to me. But, apart from the fact that it tasted incredibly bitter, it didn't change anything.
Suddenly, someone blocked the path of the fleeing undead. This person even used his own physical body to form a defensive line.
"That's … the God of Discipline and Justice's Holy Church Knight squadron? Are they intending to die? "
"No, that bishop is intending to perform a God's Descent!"
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