Chapter 320 - 169: Action Tonight (2)

"Gentlemen, the Undead have grown stronger than before. We cannot afford any complacency; we must eliminate them as quickly as possible!" Palamede concluded.

For the most part, everyone had already reached a consensus on how to fight the Undead.

They must engage the Undead during the day. The Undead were significantly weaker in daylight than at night, while the Alliance Army’s Warriors were unaffected. This was their advantage.

While the Cancerous Tumor Alliance Army was analyzing the reasons for their Vanguard Army’s defeat, Li Ziyu was also studying how to deal with the approaching Alliance Army.

Li Ziyu didn’t even have to guess. He knew the enemy would attack during the day. To prevent another sneak attack, the Alliance Army would likely make camp relatively far away, rest and reorganize for a night, and then launch their assault the next day.

Liu Xingxing had built a sand table, which now sat in the center of the main hall of the Undead Fortress. Li Ziyu, Zhang Peng, and Liu Xingxing circled it, pondering how to deal with the enemy.

"I have a feeling they’ll set up camp about ten kilometers out, so somewhere in this area." Zhang Peng gestured, tracing a circle over the sand table.

"Are there any tunnels that lead there?" Li Ziyu asked, looking at the sand table. The area Zhang Peng had indicated was a stretch of flat terrain, with few hills around.

"There is, but the location is a little off. What are you planning?" Zhang Peng considered for a moment before looking up to ask.

His Gopher Fortress could travel underground, but it had limited transport capacity—three to five thousand troops at most. Furthermore, it couldn’t carry units like the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors. Relying on a few thousand soldiers to raid a camp of several hundred thousand was clearly not a good option.

Not only would it be a one-way trip, but the results would be pitiful.

And at a distance of ten kilometers, even trying to send Skeleton Beasts like he did against the Vanguard Army was unrealistic. This wasn’t the Vanguard Army, but the main force, and their security was countless times stronger. The Skeleton Beasts would probably be spotted long before they even arrived.

"It’s fine. A little deviation is even better. You just need to escort me over there," Li Ziyu said, raising an eyebrow.

"Sure, no problem." Seeing that Li Ziyu was being secretive and didn’t want to elaborate, Zhang Peng didn’t press the matter. He would just do as Li Ziyu said.

After circling the map a few more times, the trio came up with several backup plans. But they weren’t professionals; all three of them were amateurs. When it came to strategy and tactics, Li Ziyu was the most experienced simply because he liked real-time strategy games. The other two didn’t even play those, so the ideas they could come up with were naturally limited.

Fortunately, they had been in the Wraith Mountain Range for a long time, and Liu Xingxing and Zhang Peng often went out exploring, so they were quite familiar with the nearby terrain. And indeed, the enemy stopped ten li out to make camp. The intelligence report was quickly delivered to Li Ziyu’s hands.

The Alliance Army had arrived in the afternoon. After a busy afternoon, their sprawling camp was established. This time, things appeared much more orderly. The tents were arranged in a relatively neat fashion, with the Headhunter Race and Lizardman tents in the center. On the periphery were the scattered goblins, meant to act as a buffer against Undead raids.

Just as Li Ziyu had predicted, a large number of scouts were sent out, some even reaching the vicinity of the Undead Fortress. However, the sight of the neatly arranged phalanxes of the Skeleton Undead Corps in front of the fortress made them dare not advance any further.

Facing the Cancerous Tumor Alliance Army, Li Ziyu had deployed the forces of five Skeleton Undead Corps. They were arranged in neat phalanxes, each with ten thousand units. Though their combat effectiveness was somewhat lacking, their sheer numbers and orderly arrangement were quite intimidating.

The Alliance Army set up camp and began to cook. They weren’t Undead; after marching such a long way, attacking immediately without a proper rest was impossible. They were living creatures that got tired and hungry. The earliest they would attack would be the next day.

Palamede held a meeting with the Alliance Army’s generals and the various Clan Leaders, ordering them to be extremely vigilant that night. The disaster that befell the Vanguard Army could not, under any circumstances, be allowed to happen again.

In truth, even without Palamede’s reminder, the generals and Clan Leaders were well aware that their nighttime defenses had to be solid. Who didn’t know that the Undead were nocturnal creatures, far more active at night than during the day?

Time passed, bit by bit. Night fell. The sky twinkled with countless stars, and bright Moonlight shone down upon the Wasteland.

The camp of the Alliance Army was bustling with the shouts of men and the neighing of horses. In stark contrast, the Undead side was utterly silent—frighteningly so. If not for the twinkling dots of their Soul Fires, no one would have guessed that it was the Undead’s domain.

There was a mission tonight. Li Ziyu waited calmly in the fortress through the first half of the night, only rising in the early hours of the morning.

"Let’s go. It’s time to head out."

"Boss, are you sure one hundred Heavy Hammer Warriors will be enough?"

Before they departed, Zhang Peng couldn’t hold back any longer. When Li Ziyu had told him he was only bringing 100 Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors, Zhang Peng had objected. This wasn’t a raid on the enemy camp—it was a suicide mission!

No matter how strong one hundred Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors were, what could they possibly do? That was a camp of over 300,000 troops! Forget one hundred Heavy Hammer Warriors—even if you sent one hundred Giant Dragons to charge a camp of over 300,000 soldiers, they’d still find a way to kill them.