Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 31: Geographical Advantages and Human Harmony (2)
Before the army of corpse wizards approached Wu Zetian's territory, it had already arrived with a large number of its subordinates. With its joining, it not only meant that more ghost royal families and ghost kings participated in the attack on the corpse wizards, but also it was not known whether it was the unique ability of it as the strongest, or the result of it taking the lead and the joint efforts of its ghost royal families and ghost kings, the wind in the "Yinfeng Valley" suddenly became stronger, and the small whirlpools mixed in the cold wind were spinning more rapidly. The "Yinfeng Valley" that was originally only able to trap the enemy but not kill people actually added an extremely strong killing effect. As long as the corpse witch completely loses his strength and collapses on the ground, he will most likely be swept into the "wind vortex" that is spinning around. Those "wind vortices" that were originally moving irregularly seem to have eyes suddenly, driving the corpse witch trapped in it, or flying high into the sky, and then suddenly dispersing, letting the corpse witch who has lost support fall to the ground and smash into pieces, or hit the nearby mountain wall or stone pillar hard, and then fall to the ground. The fragile corpse witch often suffers serious injuries even if he does not die. The powerful Wu Zetian took advantage of the geographical advantage of the "Yinfeng Valley" and was able to play a role that was beyond our imagination. It was not just a temporary loss of combat effectiveness, but also caused a large number of casualties to the corpse witch.
Although Wu Zetian's appearance increased our losses, it was exactly what we hoped for. After all, the purpose of launching this "Undead War" was not to kill a certain number of Devouring Ghosts. According to Aristotle, the four forbidden areas were controlled by the three "chief judges". If we went too far and endangered the existence of the Devouring Ghosts, with our current strength and status, as long as we randomly provoked one of them, we would definitely be in trouble. Instead, we intended to control the "Yinfeng Valley", or at least gain a foothold in the "Yinfeng Valley" and become the most powerful force, so that we could gain control or use the holy land "Wind Cave" and allow the "Demon Spirit" and Xiaobai, the "aliens" who were forcibly expelled, to return to the "Yinfeng Valley". According to the information Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing got from the two senior "demon spirits" who had survived for thousands of years, "Yinfeng Valley" was not like "Hell Volcano", where Hades, the Nether Dragon King, was the supreme ruler. Wu Zetian was only the most powerful ghost royal family among them, enjoying the highest power, and no one dared to provoke her. However, she did not have a subordinate relationship with other ghost royal families that did not submit to her, and they were all relatively independent. However, according to the relevant provisions of the "Law of the Dead", as long as Wu Zetian, the most powerful one, was defeated and replaced, she would be recognized by the Devouring Ghost Clan, and at least obtain permanent residence in "Yinfeng Valley", thus ending this "Undead War".
We immediately readjusted the deployment of troops, gradually separating Wu Zetian and her group from other Devouring Ghost forces, and even sent out a number of Corpse Witch Kings to lead the assault. The Devouring Ghosts suffered from the fact that they were not under the command of each other and could not unite to fight the enemy. They could only take care of their own business, and we slowly isolated Wu Zetian and her group.
The two emperor skills of "Banshee's Howl" and "Wind Breaks the Sky", plus the help of the Yin Wind, the "Wind Vortex" flies around wantonly, and it is doubly difficult to approach Wu Zetian and the others' command center. Every step forward requires the lives of many corpse witches as the price. In this contest between large armies, the other side has the advantage of terrain. If Khufu, Taotao and other strong subordinates had not consumed too much in the battle with Aristotle, they might have been sent over to rush. Now they can only fight each other and use corpse witches to fight them head-on. At most, we rely on our timely and clever command to gain a little advantage at the tactical level. Even if I have "Blood Bat Transformation" and two artifacts, I dare not run to the front line to participate in the battle - under the Yin Wind, there is no escape. Once the physical strength is exhausted, the taste of being swept up to the sky by the "Wind Vortex" is definitely not pleasant. The two "demon spirits" might be as powerful as Wu Zetian, but now they are dying and have little fighting power left. Xiaobai is inexperienced and has not been tempered by the cold wind for a long time, so his strength has not improved much. He is simply unable to compete with Wu Zetian and the others in such a complicated situation. He can only hide in the back and watch teams of corpse wizards rush to the front line to work for them.
However, as the war continued, after we gradually gained the upper hand and suppressed the counterattack of Wu Zetian and the others, I took Xiaobai, the blood bat couple, Guben, Hader and other subordinates who had not suffered much damage in the battle against Aristotle, and began to rush to the front line, ready to take advantage of the current chaotic situation, before the results of the battle were divided, to seize Wu Zetian and the ghost royals under her command. The basic mental power has been increased by 15%, which should increase the chance of conquering these ghost royals. Even if these emperor-level undead are "determined and would rather die than surrender", they can still be provided to Xiaobai for swallowing and tonic, so that he can strive to be "alienated" into "demon spirits" as soon as possible, so as not to let Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing get the advantage. The two "demon spirits" who signed a contract with them might also be planning to target the ghost royals. The early bird catches the worm, and the opportunity will not wait for anyone. It all depends on yourself to fight for it. If you act too late, the benefits may be taken away by them.
Wu Zetian is too powerful and is surrounded by many strong men, so she is not easy to deal with. With Xiaobai's strength, it would be more reliable to deal with the other ghost royals first. Anyway, according to the reconnaissance during this period, in addition to the seven ghost wind demons directly under him, there are another four or five ghost royals gathered around them and joining the battle. They are obviously forces affiliated with Wu Zetian, so there is no shortage of targets to attack.
Although his ability was limited and he could not control the activities of the Yin Feng driven by Wu Zetian, Xiao Bai was still able to protect the safety of Hades and me without being directly attacked by the Ghost Royal Family. He commanded the Corpse Witches under my direct command to clear the way, and sent a team of Corpse Witch Kings under Hades' leadership to launch an assault, approaching a Ghost Wind Demon and isolating it, leaving only a few Ghost King guards around it.
I activated the "Touch of Death", and the weapon was equipped with a longer range, so I easily entangled the ghost wind demon. Before it could struggle or launch a counterattack against us, I immediately used 40% of my mental power and launched a "mental attack". Even though it was an emperor-level strongman, it was shaken by my heavy blow, and even the "Wind Cracked Sky" magic that was being cast was interrupted. At the same time, the blood bat couple spewed a large amount of blood mist to prevent other devouring ghosts from supporting the ghost wind demon. Gu Ben rushed forward directly, waving a long spear, and launched a series of attacks. The spear was accompanied by fire magic damage, which was not a pure physical attack. It also had a considerable killing effect on the ghost wind demon, making it unable to breathe under the continuous blows and unable to regroup and launch a counterattack.
Taking this opportunity, Xiaobai rushed forward quickly. Although they were both members of the ghost royal family, the effects of his skill attacks were not obvious. I don't know if it was because he had gained more experience by following me in battles, but he actually gave up the traditional tactics and started a "hand-to-hand fight" with the ghost wind demon. The human and the demon against the wind demon, hugging, tearing and digging each other, their fighting style was unique and quite novel. If the outcome of the battle had not been undecided and there was no time to wait, I would really like to see if they could determine the winner in this way.
The ghost kings were weak and could not help much. We had an absolute advantage with many against one. Although the ghost wind demon fought desperately, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and it was quickly defeated it was really difficult to subdue the undead of the royal family. With my high mental strength, I still failed to perform the "Soul Contract" by force. It seemed that even if there was hope of success, it would not be achieved in a short time. It was important to snatch the fruits of victory. I didn't have so much time to spend on a tree, so I let Xiaobai eat it directly.
Then he did the same thing. Three wind demons and two banshees became Xiaobai's "tonics" one after another. Although forcibly devouring so many royal family members was equivalent to swallowing a whole apple, it did not directly transform into his own strength and it would take some time to absorb it. However, only in this state of war would he have the opportunity to openly devour so many royal family members, laying a solid foundation for future development. As long as he could successfully defeat Wu Zetian and obtain the right of residence and the right to temper in the holy land "Wind Cave", the hope of transforming into a "demon spirit" should not be too small.
