Free Web NovelChapter 2443: Chapter 1080: Triple Encirclement (Part 3)
The Howling Peaks in the north have fallen into the hands of their instigator, an invader from the Material Plane. ƒreewebɳovel.com
He continuously channels the Undead Slaughter Power from the Bone Plane, eroding and altering the nature of this place.
Moreover, he uses the captured Godhood Incarnation of the King of the Jackalweres as a tool, absorbing and converting Berserk Divine Power at an alarming speed.
The three parties, coincidentally, have made the same choice.
Sweep through.
They will mercilessly slaughter all the Jackalweres they encounter along the way.
Of course, it’s only those they come across.
The expanse of the Jackalweres Territory is at least as large as the Bone Plane, with a radius no less than a thousand kilometers. If small-scale Jackalweres intentionally avoid them, they are indeed hard to find.
Even though Gaven’s side possesses the Reconnaissance Divine Artifact—the Shadow Flyer.
Hundreds of Shadow Flyers scattered over such a vast area are still a drop in the ocean, unable to cover it completely.
The Jackalweres’ worship of traits like berserk and barbarism inevitably means they will only engage in destruction and slaughter, not construction.
Not to mention cities, even larger camps are extremely rare, leaving no key targets for attack.
Yenogu’s Siege and the Gathering Gate are two points that the King of the Jackalweres must defend.
Now, those Godhood Incarnations of the King of the Jackalweres have cleverly moved Yenogu’s Siege to the Gathering Gate, making it so the enemy doesn’t need to split forces, can mass their superior troops, and then swarm forward.
Though Gaven’s Undead Slaughter Army entered Yenogu’s Realm after the Enchanting Demon Queen’s Enchanting Demon Army, they arrived first due to the sleepless nature of the undead, presenting a never-ending formation of undead, exuding a sense of endless massacre.
The Undead Slaughter Army didn’t attack immediately but stationed themselves ten kilometers away, adopting a posture of patient waiting.
The waiting was, of course, not for anyone else but the Enchanting Demon Queen’s Enchanting Demon Army and the Ghoul King’s Ghoul Army. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
This time, however, the strategic and tactical goals differ from before.
Gaven no longer seeks to leverage their power but instead wants to prevent his army from fierce battles with the Jackalweres, with the risk of them stabbing him in the back at a crucial moment.
Such things are all too common among demons, done in pursuit of greater benefits.
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"He is indeed worthy of being the Chosen of the Lady Strategy; such a military formation is probably unique in the entire Bottomless Abyss; not even the Undead Emperor Okas can make the undead reach this level," praised the Enchanting Demon Queen.
She is now situated in the skies directly above the Undead Slaughter Army, with the King of the Jackalweres’ Godhood Incarnation, tame as a hound, to her left, and the Ghoul King to her right.
Below, the Undead Slaughter Army is perfectly aligned in rows and columns, not only distinct between corps but also between types of troops, moving as if a single entity.
"What’s terrifying about this army is not just their formation, but the inter-coordination between troop types. Their fearsome long-range firepower would cause the enemy heavy losses before they can even fully approach."
Adding to their undead and slaughter traits, they have immense resilience, which means you can only completely kill them, not rout them, allowing them to withstand attacks from triple, no, at least five times the number of enemy troops on the battlefield."
The Ghoul King is deeply aware of the power of the Undead Slaughter Army, as he had experienced it personally, not just once.
In the previous decapitation tactics, not only the King of the Jackalweres suffered losses.
To cooperate with this tactic, he deployed the Sea of Ghouls tactic.
He roused all the ghouls in the entire God Kingdom to launch a full-scale assault on the Undead Slaughter Territory, aiming to tie down their regular forces.
On the surface, he did seem to have the upper hand, pushing nearly a hundred kilometers toward the Undead Slaughter Territory.
In reality, he suffered significant losses as this was achieved by forcibly accumulating soul energy, paying a heavy toll for each advancement.
Fortunately, ghouls are undead, so there’s no issue of morale.
Otherwise, such a heavy price would cause a morale collapse.
After rough post-battle statistics, he had lost as much as twenty million soul energy in this fight, taking up a tenth of the God Kingdom’s energy.
Fortunately, he later backstabbed the King of the Jackalweres, harvesting a large amount of Jackalwere souls, preventing his hastily formed Six Godhood from dropping.
"Living next to such an existence, your days will likely remain challenging. Though he shifted focus from the Bone Plane, he has already mastered the collective teleportation ability of the Howling Peaks. He can deploy his army back anytime, like Yenogu..." The Enchanting Demon Queen kindly reminded.
The Ghoul King immediately understood and said, "I am willing to form an alliance with Her Majesty. Shendilawell’s Ghoul Army can remain and serve Her Majesty."
His game of divide and balance is quite skilled.
He initially used this method to balance the King of the Jackalweres, only showing the unique function of his ghouls against the Enchanting Demons.
The King of the Jackalweres, thus, wouldn’t fully annex him, but slavishly employed those ghouls for his use.
On the sly, he would inform the Enchanting Demon Queen and the King of the Minotaurs, especially the former, ensuring no fatal attack was directed against her.
Because only by ensuring the Enchanting Demon Queen’s strength did he have utility against the King of the Jackalweres.
Now, he merely adjusted slightly, with the target becoming this invader, thus achieving a balance.
