Chapter 170 War, Breaking the City

At some point, a large number of skeleton warriors had already been prepared in the border city of the empire.

As soon as the war started, dark magicians drove hundreds of thousands of skeleton warriors to sweep in. The sky and the ground were covered with skeleton warriors, all of whom were at least mid-level extraordinary beings.

Among them there are also many skeleton commanders from the [River of the Dead]. They possess high-level combat capabilities and extraordinary wisdom, and can give some simple commands to the skeleton warriors.

Of course, if it were just this, the warriors of the Hundred Nations Alliance would not be too devastated.

It is true that they do not want to fight, but it is also true that they have rehearsed countless times and are always prepared for war.

They had imagined countless scenarios of invasion by the Eternal Night Empire and had long been prepared for war.

Although it was a bit strange as to when the Eternal Night Empire brought the Skeleton Army here, they were prepared to deal with it.

As we all know, the two attributes of light and darkness are mutually reinforcing and counteracting, so the Hundred Nations Alliance has prepared a large number of light-related props.

But the premise of all this is that they are facing an ordinary army of skeletons.

When the border city's garrison commander used a holy-level light scroll, Bright Sun, to illuminate the entire battlefield, he was devastated when he saw the fully armored skeleton warriors.

Giving the skeleton warrior a full set of equipment, and it was gold-level equipment, let alone seeing it, he had never even heard of it.

This is too arrogant.

Even if the Hundred Nations Alliance is very rich, it is impossible for them to be so tyrannical. Providing complete weapons and equipment to ordinary regular soldiers is already their limit.

And this is because they have been under too much pressure recently.

Otherwise, according to the nature of those noble lords, it would be good enough to be given a knife.

Armor?

Find a way yourself.

"emission."

At a command from the general defending the city, dozens of magic towers of light were activated instantly. Bright pillars of holy light shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire world. The high-level magicians in the magic towers suddenly became more powerful.

Large-scale strikes of light elements covered the entire battlefield.

A dazzling beam of light swept past, and under the illumination of light magic, the skeleton warrior's body only resisted for a short while before beginning to quickly disintegrate.

The fire of the soul was extinguished, the body was scattered all over the ground, and turned into ordinary bones again.

With just one round of attacks, tens of thousands of skeleton warriors fell to the ground.

"put!"

On the city wall, one magic cannon after another lit up with golden light, and the next second, hundreds of luminous energy cannons were fired.

Boom boom boom——

There was an explosion.

In the center of the skeleton army, small suns lit up, and the surrounding skeleton warriors were instantly purified and turned directly into ashes.

"Kill, fight for my lord!" The undead leader riding on a tall skeleton warhorse waved a huge halberd, roared, and the soul fire in his eyes flashed wildly.

The skeleton army roared and let out hoarse roars, stepping over the remains of their companions and continuing forward.

At the same time, behind the skeleton army, countless dark energy beams rose up and the sky changed again.

The light disappears and darkness returns.

The skeleton warrior roared madly, and dark inscriptions lit up on his body.

The magic cannons continued to fire, blasting the skeleton army with luminous energy cannons. Each round of shooting caused considerable casualties.

The magic tower was also constantly attacked by light elements.

However, even such a fierce attack could not stop the advance of the skeleton army.

As undead creatures, they do not have the emotion of fear in their hearts.

After suffering tens of thousands of casualties, the skeleton army arrived at the city.

Then the Skeleton Suicide Squad rushed forward and rushed directly to the city gate.

Undead blast!

next second...

Boom boom boom————

Under the dual power of the energy bomb and the undead explosion, a big hole was blown in the sturdy city gate with only a few hundred sixth-level skeleton warriors and three seventh-level super undead.

At the same time, above the sky, countless giant flying skeletons of beasts attacked in overwhelming numbers. Skeleton warriors jumped off their backs and landed directly on the city wall, fighting with the soldiers defending the city on the wall.

"kill!"

A bloody battle began. The warriors of the Hundred Nations Alliance were very brave. Even when the city gates were blown open, they did not retreat and continued to resist stubbornly.

After all, they need to garrison in the border city, and they may be attacked by the Eternal Night Empire at any time, so they have to be strong.

An army capable of undertaking such a mission would be considered an elite force even in the Alliance of Hundred Nations.

However, it was of no use. The number of the Undead Army was several times theirs. They were not afraid of death and would self-destruct from time to time. Even though these warriors were rare elite soldiers, after resisting for a while, they were still overwhelmed by the Skeleton Army.

A night of fierce fighting.

This nearest border city fell completely, and of course the Undead Army also suffered the loss of nearly 130,000 skeleton warriors.

The Hundred Nations Alliance was not much better off, suffering as many as 70,000 casualties. In the end, the general defending the city broke through with less than 20,000 remaining soldiers and escaped.

"Clean up the battlefield and keep your men under control. Do not disturb the residents in the city. Also, have someone inform the entire city that this city belongs to the Eternal Night Empire. Everyone can live their lives as usual, but they are not allowed to leave the city in the near future."

The Undead Leader rode a skeleton warhorse and slowly walked into the city. The first thing he did was to issue a few orders.

"Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes, General." A group of seventh-level undead leaders replied respectfully with green light flashing in their eyes.

The Undead had a stricter hierarchy, with those in higher positions having almost absolute control over those below them.

The residents of the city all stayed indoors. The attack by the Eternal Night Empire was so sudden that except for that army, everyone else was trapped here.

They hid in the room, listening to the noise outside and trembling. Some of the braver ones secretly looked through the window and carefully observed the situation outside.

When they learned that the city had fallen and that the invaders were an army of Undead, they all looked ashen and felt that the future was dark.

At least we can still reason with the human race. The worst result is just enslavement.

Although becoming a slave is miserable, at least you are still alive and there may be a chance to escape in the future.

If they were the Undead, they would probably be turned into the same race...

As the residents of the city anxiously awaited death, the Undead Leader's announcement quickly spread throughout the city, giving the already desperate residents a glimmer of hope.

It’s not that they believe the words of the Undead Leader, but they have no choice but to believe them.

Although the increase in the concentration of spiritual energy has enabled these residents to generally become extraordinary warriors, it is really too much to think that they can use this to resist the undead army.

……

In addition to this border city, the Eternal Night Empire also launched fierce offensives in several other places.

The territory of the Eternal Night Empire is vast, and the border with the Hundred Nations Alliance is ridiculously long. Now that a war has begun, it is naturally impossible to focus on just one city.

Soko City is also a city located on the border, but its location is relatively close to the northern continent.

It covers a large area and the buildings in the city are well-arranged. Before the war, it had always been the main city for trade between the two sides and had developed quite prosperously.

Compared with the cities on the Eternal Night Empire side, that is the main city.

The border cities around it were all built around it.

In fact, the rise of Soko City and its development into its current prosperity is largely due to the Eternal Night Empire.

The first is trade. If merchants from both sides want to go to each other, they need to pass through the city of Soko, which is undoubtedly a huge source of income.

The other is the support of the Alliance of Hundred Nations. With the emergence of the Eternal Night Empire, no matter what the Alliance of Hundred Nations thinks, the construction of the border line is inevitable.

They needed a wall, a "wall" that could withstand the attack of the Eternal Night Empire and buy them time to react.

There is no doubt that Soco City is this "wall", so in the construction of Soco City, all parties have contributed their strength and money.

In just a few years, Soko City was built into a first-class main city, and its prosperity was even not inferior to that of some small countries' capitals.

As a main city located on the border, its importance can be imagined.

In other words, if the Eternal Night Empire wants to enter the Northern Continent, it must capture this city.

Therefore, when the war broke out in other places, Soko City also faced its opponent, the headquarters army of the Eternal Night Empire.

Eighty thousand regular troops, along with nearly three hundred thousand servant soldiers, surrounded the entire city of Soko tightly.

Then he launched an attack directly.

Giant beasts slowly walked out from the rear, with magic cannons mounted on their bodies, followed by bursts of cannon fire.

The black-armored army adopted the same fighting method as a tiger leading a pack of wolves. An elite soldier, with several servants, pounced directly on the enemy with great ferocity.

In preparation for today's attack, the Eternal Night Empire has been preparing for a long time and is fully equipped with all kinds of special props.

On the other hand, regarding Soko City, they had not even received any relevant intelligence before this.

Prepare, always prepare.

But their preparations were based on the standards of the Eternal Night Empire more than 20 years ago.

The strength displayed by the Eternal Night Empire at this moment far exceeded their expectations. Hundreds of magic cannons fired at the same time, making it almost impossible for the gunners on the city walls to raise their heads.

They do have magic cannons, but both their power and range are inferior to those of the Eternal Night Empire.

After years of research and development, the research institute of the Eternal Night Empire has even developed a holy-level magic cannon, which is a super cannon that, in theory, has an ordinary strike of level eight and an ultra-limited strike of level nine.

Although there are still many defects now, it is undeniable that they have indeed figured it out.

However, although it has been updated to the Saint level, the cannons of the Eternal Night Empire are still mainly of the epic level.

It’s not that they haven’t fully mastered the legendary technology, but the empire has also found itself in the same predicament as those players back then: lack of money.

The legendary cannon has expensive forging materials and high operating costs, so it is really unaffordable to use it.

So they chose a more simple approach and updated the epic level. Today, the epic cannon has been updated to version 4.0.

Although it is not as good as the legendary level, its strength is far superior to the epic level.

Normal shooting has reached the standard of weak level seven, and the super-limit strike has also been increased to twelve shots. If it is fully bloomed, it can even launch an eighth-level strike. Although there is only one shot, it is powerful enough.

Under the dark sky, cannons roared, flashing dazzling light. The horrific artillery fire hit the energy shield supported by the city wall, making a dull thud.

The energy shield was shaking under the bombardment and even cracked, but it was repaired in a blink of an eye.

"What a fierce bombardment. Only a few hundred guns can produce such a terrifying blow."

The commander of the city defense on the city wall was shocked when he saw this. He did not expect the artillery fire from the Eternal Night Empire to be so terrifying. He immediately ordered: "Increase energy output and do not save resources."

The magicians in the city did not hesitate. They gritted their teeth and immediately increased their output. A large amount of elemental crystals were thrown into it, burning the elemental crystals in an almost luxurious way.

"Continue the attack." The commander of the Eternal Night Army remained calm and ordered the gunners to continue bombarding and suppress the enemy.

At this moment, both sides perfectly demonstrated the saying, "Every second of war is burning money."

Whether it was the bombardment of the Eternal Night Empire or the elemental shield of Soko City, the resources burned every minute and every second were enough to make people collapse.

And when the two sides come to blows, it becomes even more terrifying.

The intention of the Eternal Night Empire was simple, which was to send its warriors to the bottom of the city wall, then open the city gates and engage in close combat with the defenders of Soko City.

In Soco City, they had no intention of doing anything. The fierce bombardment made it impossible for them to fight back. They could only watch the black-armored warriors below getting closer and closer until they arrived under the city wall.

"Earthquake." The magician legion's staffs fell to the ground, and the earth began to tremble, rising and falling, and moving towards the city wall like waves. The black-armored warriors in front seemed to have been prepared and immediately hid on both sides.

However, when it came to a distance of about 100 meters from the city wall, the "wave" was stopped as if it had hit something hard.

The black-armored warrior who was waiting nearby was stunned.

Where is the road?

"Oh, that's it. I thought you had some other tricks. I have already buried the 'Pillars of the Earth' around the city. You still want to raise a slope? Dream on!" Looking at the black-armored army below, the general defending the city sneered with disdain.

Then in the next second, countless black shadows fell from the sky like a downpour.

While the soldiers defending the city focused their attention on the ground troops, a legion had already arrived above the city with the help of flying monsters.

Holding special spears, they jumped off the backs of flying monsters.

Puff puff--

The spear made by the research institute, which was specially designed to break the energy shield, pierced into the energy shield. In an instant, countless large holes appeared in the energy shield, and cracks spread in all directions.

"Increase output and restore the city's defense shield!" The generals defending the city were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats. The magicians tried their best to squeeze the elemental power and input it continuously, but they could not keep up.

The speed of destruction was much faster than the speed of repair. After a while, the energy shield was completely shattered.

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