When I received the latest report that the Bardi Empire's Rainy Night Fortress was being viciously attacked by the undead army, I wasn't surprised at all. After all, this was within my expectations from the very start. When the demon wave truly arrived, that would mean that the Holy War's preliminary and probing battles would come to an end. What would come next would be a true, direct battle.
But when I heard that five Undead Emperors had appeared on the battlefield, everyone sucked in a cold breath.
After all, there had only been one Undead Emperor known to the world for so many years. However, the Yongye Calamity from back in the day had directly affected the entire world's population, causing all the undying and leaders of every species to remember this Undead Emperor's name.
The more a high-level existence understood undead magic, the more they would understand what it meant to become an Undead Emperor.
The undead were born with incomplete souls, making it nearly impossible for them to reach the level of "Level 4". The most critical step would be to gather their own souls into a unique form of light. However, if even their souls were incomplete, it would theoretically be impossible for them to reach the Level 4.
And yet, there would always be some people capable of making the impossible possible …
"… Five Yongye level existences all at once?"
From a certain standpoint, this wasn't an overestimation, but rather an underestimation.
In terms of pure power level on paper, I would be utterly defeated by any Undead Emperor. That was because I had the shortest amount of experience out of all the Undead Emperors. I was only a fraction of the other Undead Emperors.
To determine an undead mage's power level, one would need to consider both the undead mage's army and the undead mage's personal combat strength. Even if these ancient Undead Emperors weren't the rulers of an entire Undead Plane, they would at least have occupied an entire Undead Plane. Their undead armies would be countless.
If Aso led his army in a direct confrontation, it would be impossible for Roland to win. If Conservation hadn't been in a hurry to enter the mortal plane and instead waited for the Holy War to begin, Roland would still have been unable to defeat Aso. Actually, even if Conservation was by herself, Roland would still have been unable to defeat Aso's army if it weren't for the fact that she was restricted by her personal bug world.
Due to the incomplete soul, it was probably the most difficult for the undead to reach the level of Level 4. But, breaking through to Level 4 would mean that the undead would no longer be restricted by nature. In certain aspects, they would surpass the Creator Goddesses, so it would be impossible for them to not be strong.
Roland was an expert at dissecting souls. Conservation had the unique understanding of energy fields in this world. Aso … hadn't had a chance to use his expertise yet. However, these Undead Emperors were foundationally different from ordinary Undead Lords. They all had miraculous powers capable of turning the impossible into the possible.
They did not choose to add fuel to the fire to gradually put pressure on the human frontline. Instead, they put in all their effort from the very beginning, appearing in the battle of Nightrain Fortress at the same time.
The end result … was that the Bardi military suffered a major defeat. The Nightrain Fortress was lost, and the twelve dragons and their Dragon Knight all died in one go. Currently, there were still several dozen newborn bone dragons hovering in the sky above Nightrain Fortress.
The Undead Emperors still had the temperament of ancient Undead Lords. They had no habit of treating the living as their own kind. During the battle, they used many incredibly evil biochemical miasma, undead enslavement, and summoning spells. Then, they unhesitatingly used the forbidden spell Undead Calamity right after Nightrain Fortress fell, transforming a large number of civilians and captives into undead. The undead swarmed towards the next battlefield like a tidal wave.
This was the undead's true headache-inducing undead tactic. Although the undead hadn't put much thought into this tactic over the past millennia … it was fine as long as it was useful. There really wasn't any good way to deal with such a massive undead sea.
Due to a certain Undead Emperor's interference, the Bardi people's physiques were generally inclined towards negative energy. Not only were they highly suitable for cultivating undead magic, they were also excellent undead resources. Many high-level undead and elite undead troops with intelligence appeared during the Undead Calamity, greatly increasing the undead army's quality.
The Undead Planes were constantly sending reinforcements to the Bardi Empire. Whenever the next fortress fell, it would snowball, and the number of undead would naturally double. This instantly worsened situation shocked the entire Bardi Empire. Not only that, the five Undead Emperors all appeared together in a magnificent formation, causing everyone to tremble in fear.
Undead Calamities were something that would only increase in number and strength the more they fought, and the more difficult it would be to deal with. When the Undead Emperors truly gathered enough undead armies, the tremendous number of low-level undead would create a sufficient number of elite undead commanders. A sufficient number of undead would also mean that the Undead Emperors would have enough cannon fodder and experimental materials. Stronger undead creations would gradually appear, and the foundational undead would also be replaced. As the entire undead army "evolved," it would be only natural for the situation to develop to a certain extent and sweep across the entire world.
In the first month of the Holy War, the Bardi Empire was about to face its fiercest challenge. However, Bardi's situation wasn't the only one.
San Antonio's frontlines against the ogres and demons had also suffered tremendous setbacks. However, the ancient ogres' leader, Great Chieftain Murkin, had defeated the Holy Church and San Antonio's allied defensive line.
Voodoo's spears directly caused the entire city to sink into a light-green swamp. The four-meter-tall troll hero single-handedly destroyed the Holy Church's angel squadron and human rangers. Not a single one of them could stop him. Not only was he able to stand up to thousands by himself, many powerful individuals and countries that had underestimated the trolls were greatly astonished, and they also reevaluated the trolls' combat potential.
Modern people might have already forgotten this name, but Murkin had once been a hero of the ancient ogre empire. After the strength he displayed was recorded, the fairies temporarily evaluated him as a seventeen-star superhuman. That was to say, even if this didn't prove that he was a Main God, he was definitely not far from it.
The ogres, who had allied themselves with the demons, also revealed their true strength. Unlike the exquisite elven magic, the ogres used their fervent will to summon the power of the elements. Large numbers of corrupted elemental creatures appeared on the battlefield, but the ogres were actually able to fuse with them, transforming into abnormal half-elemental half-creature monsters that didn't know fatigue, fear death, or pain. They were living meat grinders on the battlefield.
It was obvious that the ogres' witchcraft and demonic magic had their own unique aspects that couldn't be understood by the current magical system. The ogres' attack also displayed the ogres' determination and foundational strength. They had the power to challenge the new generation's rulers and reclaim their past glory.
However, the ogres' and undead's battles weren't the only battles. In the first month of the demon wave's arrival, all the powerful countries in Eich met their own opponents. Several hundred battles simultaneously broke out, and countless ancient artifacts crawled out from the trash heap of history. Meanwhile, the battles that were already in progress were even more intense. Battle reports arrived like snowflakes. It was as if the entire world had been set ablaze with the flames of war overnight.
"Then, did the Bardi Empire request reinforcements?"
Renée was becoming more and more outrageous. She was sending all sorts of government matters to me. Still, I was indeed rather interested in military matters. This would save me the trouble of searching for information myself.
"No, no. Halent is incredibly stubborn. Requesting reinforcements right from the start isn't the style of a major country. Besides, he has a lot of foundational strength. He won't lose so easily. His envoy just arrived. Would you like to have a chat with him? "
Just thinking about the Bardi Empire's frighteningly large territory and combat potential made it obvious that there would be plenty of time for this battle to take place. There was no need to be in such a hurry. Bardi's neighboring country was the Mage Country, which also had wood spirits. Even if the wood spirits requested reinforcements, they wouldn't come to the far north.
Right, there was also the Southern Sect. They would be the true nemesis of the undead once they entered the battlefield. There would be no need for Bardi to request reinforcements at all.
However, the Southern Sect had voluntarily sent a battle report and even sent an envoy to inform Bardi. They were acting like a model ally. This wasn't the style of a mega empire that was used to being domineering. They definitely had something they wanted from Bardi.
"That envoy mentioned the mystical Holy Light spell you used in the Sala Dukedom. He mentioned it twice, and it seemed to be intentional."
"… Holy Light spell? He's a priest from the Southern Sect? "
"Yes."
"Ha, I understand now."
Forbidden spells were far too powerful. An improved version of the "Seed of Holy Light" wouldn't be able to escape the eyes and ears of the major empires. The Southern Sect was the original creator of this spell, but it was impossible for them to use such a powerful spell. Right now, this spell was indeed quite effective against the undead. It was time for them to change their method of obtaining assistance from me.
"It doesn't matter if I give them the spell model since it's a prototype I obtained from them in the first place. They'll be able to create something similar if they spend some time. However, there are many reasons why my Seed of Holy Light is so powerful. I have the elves' ancient tree of life as the medium for casting the spell, the mage towers' buffs, archmages who are used to casting forbidden spells, and the God of Holy Light from the Land of Hades and his God Equipment. Apart from the mage towers and forbidden spell mages, the Southern Sect probably doesn't have anything else …"
Although I said that, it was only a convenient favor, so I had no intentions of refusing. As for what the Southern Sect ended up doing in the end, that didn't really matter to me.
At a time like this, favors from major countries were quite valuable. Since the Southern Sect didn't intend to use official channels to embarrass themselves, the hush money would be quite expensive … I casually wrote down a list and gave it to the Southern Sect's ambassador. The courier would probably arrive soon, which would be even more convenient than online shopping.
"By the way, why haven't I seen those two women of yours in the past two days?"
I found it quite strange. Previously, whenever I saw Renée, there would always be at least one woman by her side, and she would always look at me strangely. I wasn't quite used to it now that I hadn't seen them for two days.
"Helen's been quite anxious for her country to meet with such great trouble. I'm telling her to go out and relax. As for Ivy … Ivy's been dealt quite a blow by you, so she's probably working overtime in the government office."
"Dealt a blow? Oh. "
I paused in surprise for a moment before I understood.
Even San Antonio was being attacked by Main Gods, Great Gods, and demons. Their food production would definitely be affected. Not only that, they had received several hundred battle reports in just a few days. This directly shattered the Southern Sect's advisors' optimism about the future. They probably didn't even have the time to regret their decision. Right now, they were all busy looking for ways to collect food.
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