Chapter 325 171: War Begins Today

"Ugh... god... I can't... I can't do it anymore... I don't have a shred of strength left~"

Inside the Gopher Fortress, Li Ziyu was slumped on the ground, his back against a wall. He let out a series of groans. He had really overestimated himself. Launching Meteor Soul four times in one night had completely drained him. He was weak all over, his body temperature was rising with signs of a fever, and his head throbbed with a buzzing pain.

He didn't even know where the last Meteor Soul had landed, or if it had even hit the enemy's main camp. He had just randomly picked a direction. He was even carried back to the Gopher Fortress by the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors.

He never expected the side effects of using Meteor Soul to be this severe. It had nearly killed him.

"Boss, are you all right?" Zhang Peng came to his side, crouched down, and asked in a low voice.

"I'm... I'm not okay. Jeez, this is awful..." Li Ziyu struggled to open his mouth. His lips were pale and chapped, and his throat felt like it was on fire, as if someone was scraping it with a small knife.

The corner of Zhang Peng's mouth twitched. He silently backed away. 'He can still talk, so it's not too serious. He's probably not going to die.'

At a time like this, it was best to stay away from Li Ziyu. He was in agony, and Zhang Peng had no desire to go over and get cussed out.

The Gopher Fortress traveled smoothly along the tunnels and returned to the Undead Fortress. As the fortress emerged from the cavern, the first light of dawn was breaking on the horizon. A new day had begun.

"Hey, you're back... Huh? Boss! Boss, what happened to you? How did you end up like this?! Boss, you can't die! If you die, what are we going to do?!" Seeing Zhang Peng return, Liu Xingxing, who had been worried all night, immediately ran over to greet him. But then he saw Li Ziyu being carried by the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors and couldn't help but start wailing.

Liu Xingxing's caterwauling made Li Ziyu's head hurt even more. He beckoned to Liu Xingxing, who quickly approached.

"Boss, if you have any last words, just say them. I'll definitely fulfill them for you," Liu Xingxing said, wiping his tears.

"What the fuck are you talking about? *Cough, cough.* I'm full of Spirit! Like hell I'm dying!" Li Ziyu's eyes went wide as he cursed out Liu Xingxing.

"Uh..." Liu Xingxing was stunned. His tears stopped, and he just stared blankly at Li Ziyu.

'He really is full of Spirit. He can still curse people out.'

Zhang Peng raised an eyebrow from the side. 'I knew it. I just knew this would happen. Li Ziyu is in so much pain, he's definitely not feeling good. Whoever gets close right now is asking for it. And this blockhead Liu Xingxing just ran right up to offer himself as a sacrifice.'

'Hmm, this is actually a good thing. Now that Li Ziyu has vented, it won't be a big problem. He won't be as short-tempered as he was a moment ago.'

"Zhang Peng, keep an eye on Xingxing. The guy has a screw loose. I need to rest. If the enemy attacks the fortress, come and get me," Li Ziyu ordered weakly, then had the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors carry him toward the main tower.

He needed to get some proper sleep and build up his Spirit before the battle began.

"Boss, get some good rest. Leave things here to me for now," Zhang Peng said quickly.

Only after Li Ziyu was carried far away did he turn to Liu Xingxing and suddenly say, "Congratulations. You just earned yourself a thorough chewing out."

"Can you blame me? The Boss was carried back! Who knew he'd still have so much Spirit?" Liu Xingxing scratched his head and said with a bitter smile.

But Zhang Peng ignored him and turned to handle other matters. He had to send Gophers into the underground tunnels to check them, lest the Alliance Army try to cause trouble by coming through them.

Last night, Li Ziyu had used the underground tunnels to launch Meteor Soul four times. The Alliance Army's scouts already knew about the tunnels, so he had to be careful.

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「Cancerous Tumor Alliance Camp—temporary meeting room.」

"Grand Marshal, we can't attack today! The Warriors didn't rest well last night. We've traveled a long way to get here. If we start a battle like this, we'll have no advantage," a general said urgently.

"That's right, Grand Marshal. We must let the Warriors rest for a day," another Clan Leader chimed in.

The attack launched by the Undead last night hadn't been very strong, and the damage wasn't great, but people still died. Besides, no one slept well. They were already exhausted from the long journey, and adding a sleepless night on top of that meant the Warriors were not in good condition.

They had assumed Palamede would let them rest during the day. They never expected him to call a meeting only to propose an attack.

This was just absurd. Even if they were just natives of the Otherworld, they still understood the principle that a weary army should not launch an attack.

Nearly all the generals and Clan Leaders hoped Palamede would agree to let them rest for a day. The Warriors needed to recover their strength to be at their best in combat.

"Rest? Are you certain that if we rest during the day, the enemy won't come over and attack us just like last night?" Palamede asked in a deep voice, scrutinizing the generals and Clan Leaders.

His question silenced the others.

Who could possibly guarantee that? It wasn't like they had a spy among the Undead.

The scouts' reports had already been delivered. They had all seen them. Although they still didn't know what kind of Weapon the Undead had used to attack them, they knew that this large-scale attack Weapon could be deployed by a very small number of people.

This meant the enemy was extremely stealthy, making it very difficult to catch them beforehand. After all, a small group makes for a small target. Scout patrols also took time, and a moment's carelessness was all it took for the enemy to slip through the cracks.