owlsbooks Chapter 1379: Unstoppable and Unexpected
Chapter 1379: Unstoppable and Unexpected
Chapter 1379: Unstoppable and Unexpected
The extremely fierce sound of weapons clashing still echoed on the battlefield, and the energy fluctuations surging from all directions rose and fell one after another, just like a sudden rain falling to the ground. The momentum was comparable to the salvo of magic cannons, which was enough to shake the heavens and the earth.
Unlike the first and second level human soldiers, the life-and-death battle between the stronger third level and above soldiers is undoubtedly much more intense.
What they competed on was mainly their own use of energy and the attack skills they had mastered. The former could allow soldiers to fight more persistently, while the latter could inflict more powerful damage.
With thousands of powerful energies colliding, it is not surprising that such an extremely fierce battle occurs.
Of course, no matter which one it is, the battle formation formed by the soldiers is indispensable. The huge legion-level battle formation can make the soldiers unstoppable in the initial front battlefield and exert a force far beyond their own.
If the battlefield enters a fierce melee, the test will naturally be the small-scale team battle formation. No matter whether it is a squad or a squadron, as long as they cooperate properly, they will be able to exert more powerful combat effectiveness.
It is obvious that in most cases where the strength difference is not big, the well-organized legion-level battle formation can undoubtedly crush the scattered team-level battle formation. This is the consensus of almost all generals of the ten thousand races.
At present, the dark elves, who have defeated several undead legions and are engaged in a melee, are clearly adopting a team battle formation. Only the magic force in the rear where Lei Xiao is still maintaining a relatively complete formation.
The undead forces led by the Scarred Lich, which have not yet come into direct contact with us and even their defensive barrier has not been broken, naturally adopt a legion-level battle formation. This is also the confidence of the Scarred Lich.
As for the other undead still struggling on the battlefield, the Scarred Lich didn't take them seriously at all, otherwise he would not have launched such intensive long-range attacks just now.
"With such a complete battle formation, it will be easy to sweep away these rabble!"
The sinister smile on the Scarred Lich's shriveled face became more intense, and he began to command the Skeleton Mage Corps to further add various enhancement spells to the undead legions under his command.
All of a sudden, various magical lights such as black, blood, and gray began to appear one after another in the army of undead.
The heavily armored skeletons in the front, the lightly armored skeleton infantry and skeleton archers in the back, and even the skeleton knights on both sides, all glowed with dark light. The empty eye sockets on their skulls, which were either covered with cracks or wearing helmets, all showed more violent aura.
Especially the heavily armored skeletons in the front, most of them are nearly three meters tall, with extremely thick white skeletons. They are obviously the product of some force that is extremely good at close combat.
Moreover, the strength of all the heavily armored skeletons is above the fourth level, and there are even many fifth-level warriors mixed in. They are so densely packed that it is difficult to see the end at a glance, especially the ones who hold a heavy shield in one hand and a heavy hammer in the other, swaying in unison. The momentum is extremely shocking.
Judging from the momentum of a single heavy-armored skeleton, it is enough to rival those dark elf miners.
"The night is our world of the undead. I want to see how you can defeat my army of undead!"
The scarred lich's face was full of murderous intent and ferocity, and he was commanding the undead until he was very close to the battlefield of the dark elves!
On the other side of the battlefield, Lei Xiao obviously noticed the opponent's intention at the first moment and frowned tightly.
The dark elf force led by himself and Lianna consisted of only three fourth-level legions, and did not have much advantage in overall combat power.
In addition, the Undead army is extremely good at fighting at night and can even get a considerable strength bonus. In this case, once the enemy attacks with a legion-level battle formation, we obviously will not be able to gain any advantage.
As the saying goes, delay leads to sudden changes. Once our attack is blocked and we lose the effect of catching the enemy off guard, the battle will come to a stalemate or even be counterattacked by the opponent. Then other opponents who have reacted will undoubtedly have more room to operate. By then, the battle situation that has just been turned around may take a sharp turn for the worse again.
After all, although we were unstoppable just now, some dark elves were still smashed like golems and puppets. These dark elves are entities condensed from energy and can also be attacked. They are not invincible.
"Don't worry, sir. They are no match for us. Don't give up. We are dark elves. We have advantages in the dark, not just these skeletons."
Lianna's fair and heroic face showed a look of ease. She first nodded woodenly at Lei Xiao, and then raised her staff high, obviously giving orders through her mind.
After receiving Lianna's instructions, changes immediately occurred on the battlefield.
The dark elf miners began to move forward in large numbers, directly facing the enemy's neat and orderly army formation, while the miners of other affiliated tribes began to retreat and clean up the other undead remaining in the surroundings.
"You actually dared to come forward, you really don't know how to live or die!"
The scarred lich began to laugh crazily with a sinister look on his face. The heavily armored skeletons at the front of the army raised their sledgehammers high, easily crossed the barrier wall, and slammed down on the oncoming dark elves.
However, due to the barrier of the opponent's absolute defense barrier, the attacks of the dark elves were completely ineffective and they were clearly at an absolute disadvantage.
Just as the giant hammers that stirred up deadly gusts of wind were about to smash into thousands of dark elves, something unexpected happened.
Under the deep moonlit night, all the dark elf miners on the battlefield suddenly disappeared from the spot, as if they had never appeared, causing countless attacks from giant hammers to miss and have no effect.
This sudden scene not only caused the heavily armored undead who had lost their targets to slow down, but even Lei Xiao on the other side of the battlefield opened his eyes wide involuntarily.
After being stunned for a moment, Lei Xiao finally reacted and looked enlightened. The dark elves did not use illusion or teleportation, but they really disappeared from the spot in an instant.
As for how they did it, Lei Xiao had actually seen Therese do it a long time ago. That was to escape into the shadows and wander in the gap between the real space and the virtual space!
"But as far as I know, even among the dark elves, only a small number of shadow mages and shadow assassination masters who have mastered the corresponding skills can do this. For example, Erza, who is an illusionist, cannot escape into the shadows. Why can all these ordinary dark elf miners do this?"
"In any case, the dark elves have apparently escaped their opponent's fatal attack!"
While he was confused, a hint of excitement appeared on Lei Xiao's face.
"Sir, you seem a little confused."
Liana turned her head stiffly, obviously noticing Lei Xiao's confusion, and explained: "This is the power that comes with our blood. Everyone can do it."
"So that's how it is. It seems that compared to the ancient dark elves, the modern dark elves that survived the blank era have even lost some of the power in their blood."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
"Could it be that all these dark elves of unknown origin have fled into the shadows? How is this possible? I have never heard of ordinary dark elves being able to do this! What's more, they are holding mining drafts and shovels!"
Among the vast army of undead, the scarred lich's hideous and withered face was also filled with surprise, and the murderous intent that was so powerful just now suddenly dissipated for the most part.
But before the Scarred Lich could react, the absolute defense barrier covered by his undead army suddenly began to roar and vibrate violently, obviously under a strong attack.
In surprise, the Scarred Lich moved his empty eye sockets that were flashing scarlet light, and suddenly looked around. He did not see any attackers, but the intensity of the attacks on the barrier was getting more and more severe, and even cracks began to appear.
At this moment, the murderous intent on the Scarred Lich's face was gone, and an obvious panic began to emerge.
Because he soon realized the source of the attack, that is, the dark elves who escaped into the shadows were attacking in the cracks of space, and the attack was at the weakest part of the absolute defense barrier, the bottom! This is a part that no ordinary attack can reach!
Crash.
A crisp shattering sound soon rang out, and the entire absolute defense barrier collapsed and dissipated into the deep night sky.
Before the astonished Scar Lich could react, groups of Dark Elf miners reappeared out of thin air.
This time, they did not return to their original position, but appeared directly in the camps of the Skeleton Mage and Archer Corps, where the Undead Army was most vulnerable!
Thousands of mining picks and shovels were waving wildly, and a fierce gale was stirred up.
Under the dark elf miners' devastating attack, the thin skeleton mages and archers quickly fell to the ground in droves, with shattered skulls, broken ribs, and bone fragments flying everywhere, leaving the entire battlefield in a mess.
The fallen bones creaked under the feet of leather boots. The dark elf miners' attack became more and more fierce, and soon they reached the area where the scarred lich was.
Seeing that his most valuable skeleton mages suffered heavy losses in the blink of an eye, the Scarred Lich roared, and while commanding the Undead Infantry to return for support, he was prepared to make an extreme one-for-one exchange, and commanded the Undead Knights on both sides to attack the Dark Elf Magician Corps where Lei Xiao was.
The sound of the undead horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth. The bone spears flashed cold light under the moon. These two battalions of undead knights were all at the fourth level. Their momentum was overwhelming and shocking.
Facing an opponent that was coming like a landslide or tsunami, Lianna and the Dark Elf Magician Corps were obviously well prepared. As they waved their staffs, one dark gravity storm after another swept out and headed straight towards the opponent.
The moment they came into contact with the gravity storm, the high-speed moving Death Knights seemed to have lost their direction, falling all over the place, and some were even swept into the air.
After the Death Knights in the front row suddenly stopped, the Death Knights in the back row were caught off guard and directly crashed into them. For a moment, a large number of Death Knights were thrown off the skeleton horses, and then trampled to pieces by the Death Knights that arrived later.
"Asshole, don't think you can defeat me like this!"
After the attack failed, seeing that the dark elves were about to attack closely, the scarred lich knew that the game was over and was furious. He had no choice but to command his undead to retreat in an attempt to lure our side to continue the attack.
The Scarred Lich clearly understood that it was the Undead flank that was under attack, and he was coming to support from the front army, which meant that there was an even larger Undead rear army that had not yet joined the battlefield.
As long as the dark elves pursue the victory and wait for the Undead rear army to come to their rescue, they will inevitably be attacked from both sides and be surrounded by the Undead army.
By then, no matter how powerful these dark elves are, they will not be able to escape the fate of destruction!
Even though these shabby dark elves can escape into the shadows, it is well known that escaping into the shadows cannot be done continuously. This is something everyone knows!
It is not difficult to kill all the dark elves while they are unable to escape into the shadows!
Thinking of this in his mind, the Scarred Lich's dry face was once again filled with hideousness and madness, and he began to laugh eerily.
Just as he thought, the dark elves did not give up their unstoppable momentum and immediately began to chase the fleeing undead.
And in the deep darkness, an even more powerful undead force is quietly and rapidly approaching from the rear. It is the undead rearguard that the Scarred Lich has been thinking about!
"These dark elves are doomed to die this time!"
Seeing the Undead rearguard appearing from behind the Dark Elves where they were defenseless, the Scarred Lich almost laughed out loud, he felt so happy.
But before he could enjoy himself for even a second, something strange happened again.
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing from the rear of the Undead army that came to support, and the shouts became more and more intense. It was obvious that they had also encountered an unexpected attack.
After being attacked unexpectedly, the Undead rear army that was originally preparing to encircle our dark elves had to change direction and start dealing with the threat from behind.
"How could this happen? Where did this power come from?!"
Upon seeing this, the smile on the Scarred Lich's face froze instantly, and he felt hopeless.
He never imagined that there was a force hiding behind the Undead rear army, quietly waiting for an opportunity to stab him in the back!
Just when the Scarred Lich was stunned, under the attack of our dark elves, the Undead army under his command almost collapsed completely. There was no longer any strict legion formation as at the beginning. They had been beaten to pieces in the process of retreat, and only futile resistance was left.
Behind the scarred lich, a tall figure quietly emerged. It was Lei Xiao, holding a sword and a staff in his hands.
"Lich, it's time to defeat you once and for all."