"When fighting against the undead, especially against the Calamity Army led by an Undead Lord, you can never rely on so-called 'common sense.' They can easily ambush you at a time and place you've never expected. Great rivers and oceans are their natural cover. Snowy mountains, which are forbidden to all living creatures, are completely useless against them. Sandstorms in the desert will only affect their performance. Sigh, you're quite right. "
"That strategist said that?"
"Yep, the great strategist Roland said it. It's from my diary from three hundred years ago."
This was still human territory. It would seem that not only had information been leaked, but the undead had also prepared a trap.
Ear-piercing screams still echoed in my ears. The mages who had taken off their clothes and boots were all in a chaotic mess. It was understandable that everyone else was panicking. Being ambushed by an enemy ambush in the middle of a torrential downpour would be quite a bad situation.
However, only Harloys and I continued to leisurely drink our hot coffee and chat. We had no intention of leaving our comfortable horse carriage.
This wasn't because we were confident in our ability to remain unharmed under the undead's ambush. It was because we were one of the few undead mages here, so we had more or less figured out the enemy's military strength.
No matter how the undead had managed to fool our senses and scouts, it was impossible for them to hide their army's strength once they truly attacked. Low-level undead would be unable to escape from an Undead Emperor's Soul Eye. Since mid-level and high-level undead would be able to command low-level undead through their souls, it would be a basic skill for any Undead Lord to figure out how strong the enemy's army was.
The moment an Undead Lord entered battle, the soul network he used to command his subordinates would instantly expose his location.
Of course, he could also choose to hide, but the undead army's power level would greatly decrease without him controlling it.
"Six Undead Lords. Three are in the air, two are following behind, and only one is charging at the front. There's less than twenty thousand Undead Lords in total. More than seventy percent of them are skeletons and ghouls that have just recently been transformed. Isn't it too obvious that they're trying to test us?"
The undead army's numbers were always quite frightening. Other species would go bankrupt trying to gather an army of a hundred thousand or even a million, but the undead could easily gather several million.
But in comparison, low-level undead were incredibly weak. A sea of skeletons without a mid-level commander would only be pure cannon fodder that could only exhaust the enemy's stamina and mana. It would be best to bring more than ten times the number of undead to challenge another species' army.
"… The heavy rain still affected your senses. There's another one underground."
Hearing Harloys say this, I felt that it was rather funny. I had already sensed it long ago, but I hadn't considered it as an enemy.
"That one should be something like a Death Lurker Spider. Although burying himself first and waiting for others to come to him before floating up to launch a sneak attack is indeed a good strategy, it seems like his luck isn't too good …"
After hearing my words, Harloys continued to perceive the Divine Light with a skeptical look before sighing subtly.
The place where the ambusher was buried wasn't far away from us. It was the place where the dragon knights had just passed by. The hole that the ambusher had dug had been trampled on, and the rainwater and mud had poured in. Then, it had been repeatedly crushed by the infantry squads that were acting like road rollers. It was likely that the ambusher would never be able to come out again.
And why do we know this?
"What a spineless junior. The battle hasn't even begun yet, and he's already screaming for help."
The undead's unique soul waves were spreading. The Undead Lord level ambusher that had been trampled on was screaming for help. It probably hadn't expected that while it was digging a hole to hide itself, it would encounter a troop of road rollers passing by. Not only that, it had to wait for its companions to surround it. It could only forcefully endure the pain as it watched the undead above its head trample on it.
It was likely that its emotions were quite complex at the time.
Even though we were in a state of war, our side was still rather relaxed.
The rain outside was far too heavy. The sound of water droplets hitting the ground echoed throughout the city. Apart from the occasional sound of explosions, there wasn't even the sound of weapons clashing or the angry shouts of the commanders.
The rain was far too heavy. Visibility was less than fifty meters, and it was difficult to hear anything clearly. At this time, it was impossible to count on the commanders. It was all up to the individual soldiers.
From a certain standpoint, it was fortunate that our enemies were the undead army, which was quite easy to distinguish. Otherwise, it was quite likely that we would accidentally kill our allies. But from another standpoint, if our enemies weren't the undead, they wouldn't have chosen this time to attack us.
Our ears and eyes were blocked, and our command system was crippled. No matter how organized the undead army was, they could only fight on their own.
Meanwhile, most undead didn't even use their five senses to sense the world. Their command system was based on the soul language, so they wouldn't be affected by the rain at all.
I could sense that the royal dragon knights on the frontlines were already fighting against the undead army. However, the rain blocked all senses. Unless we went closer to investigate the situation, we could only passively wait for the result.
The "soundless" battle was currently going on. The archmages in our luxurious carriage all exchanged glances. In the end, they all sat down. Not a single one of them intended to go out by themselves to save the undead.
The heavy rain would also be troublesome for mages. It was possible for them to make mistakes in casting spells and casting spells. But the worst part would be that their senses would be greatly reduced. Since they were ambushed, the danger level would skyrocket.
Worrying that the heavy rain would give the assassins an opportunity to take advantage of was one thing. The main reason was that they didn't want to volunteer to work for Emperor Bardi and risk their lives.
Every country had their own ways of using mages. However, in normal situations, mages wouldn't be in charge of military affairs. Even if they were in charge of troops, they would have a full-time military officer assigned to them.
Only when they needed the assistance of magic power would they "request the assistance of an archmage." This was a clear indication of the difference in power between the two sides.
Not only that, the Mage Country and I were both guest armies. Attacking first without the host's permission would be a violation of the unwritten rules of alliance warfare.
Right now, it was likely that the Bardi Empire would have to personally send someone to ask the Mage Country's archmages to help out. However, it was one thing for the Bardi Empire to send someone over. It was also quite possible that the Bardi Empire didn't want to lose face by asking an ally to help out.
The chaotic battle outside was still going on. I was still doing my best to sense the situation outside. The mages continued playing around and doing whatever they were doing.
However, this time, they obediently put on their mage robes and picked up their staffs, ready to join the battle at any moment.
"One's missing."
Soon, I sensed that a gargoyle lord in the air had become a thing of the past after a magical explosion.
"Dragon breath? It's just a bunch of skeletons. The Bardi Empire has already sent out multiple Dragon Knight warriors? "
I was rather worried as I looked at the heavy rain outside. If such a perfect timing for an ambush wasn't a coincidence, then there really was a huge problem here.
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