Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1797 The Ultimate Means

The heavy wooden log rolled down the hillside, felling all the undead soldiers along the way.

Li Ce truly experienced firsthand what it means for a classic weapon to never go out of style when it comes to the wooden baton, a defensive weapon!
It is no exaggeration to say that, judging from the current situation, a wooden mallet is more effective than a box of hand grenades.

The only drawback is that the logs are too big, taking up too much space and making them difficult to store. Not to mention the limited space of the mountain camps, even the defensive fortresses on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not use them on a large scale. They were basically used up after a few rounds.

This is also why Li Ce hadn't used the wooden mallet before. This move was a trump card he saved for them to relieve pressure at critical moments. Once he used it, the effect was outstanding!

However, this move is clearly not limited to that.

After all, times are progressing, and wooden clappers naturally need to be upgraded as well.

It's too late, but it's soon.

At that moment, Li Ce, who was in the campsite halfway up the mountain, heard a loud 'boom' coming from the foot of the mountain!
The first log to roll down suddenly exploded!

With the impact of the explosion, splinters of wood mixed with highly concentrated kerosene were scattered in all directions, engulfing the surrounding undead forces!
Even the necromancer's position on the other side was affected to some extent.

"Tsk!"

However, Li Ce was clearly not satisfied with this result.

For him, the best scenario would be to smash directly into the enemy necromancer's territory and explode.

Unfortunately, the number of undead piled up at the foot of the mountain was too large. After the wooden log rolled down to the foot of the mountain, it crushed the undead and was quickly stopped, which made Li Ce feel very regretful.

Meanwhile, the Undying General, who was stationed at the rear of the position, felt the impact of the explosions coming from the front and the damage they caused to the troops at the foot of the mountain. Although he remained motionless throughout, the leaping deep blue soul fire proved that his heart was not at peace.

The opponent before him was far more troublesome than he had anticipated.

The more undead soldiers are destroyed, the greater the pressure on the necromancers to cast spells, which is equivalent to increasing their own energy expenditure.

As the commander-in-chief of the undead army before him, the Undead General was undoubtedly under pressure.

But they started this war of attrition. Given the current situation, does he really have any room to back down?

The attack has now entered its fourth day; let's see how long your flesh and blood can hold out!

The Undying General couldn't possibly be unaware that the longer the attack lasted, the greater their advantage would be. Now that the battle had reached this critical juncture, there was absolutely no way he would change his tactics.

Under the combined spells of the necromancers, the undead soldiers, whose bones had been torn apart by the wooden bombs, quickly reformed with a series of cracking sounds and then advanced towards the Great Zhou's mountain camp, as if the previous offensive had not shaken them in the slightest.

While the wooden bean bombs deployed did deflect the undead army's offensive and ease the pressure on them, they could not change the fact that their condition was steadily declining over time.

Especially the dwarven bombardiers who bear a heavy responsibility in this defensive battle, their physical fitness is definitely good, but now they all feel like their arms are about to break.

The overall decline in the condition of the Great Zhou garrison forces has led to the undead forces attacking the third warning line more and more frequently.

It's important to understand that before yesterday, the undead forces had never successfully breached the third line of defense even once. Now, in just one day, they have repeatedly attacked the third line of defense, which has directly led to a significant increase in the frequency of using log bombs.

It's easy to use, but the rate at which it runs out of power is just too fast.

Limited inventory is dwindling at a visible rate.

The battle raged into the dead of night after five days. As the Great Zhou forces were exhausted, the undead forces' advantage of being unaffected by the darkness was being amplified.

In order to effectively curb the undead army's offensive, the equipment consumption of the garrison troops has become increasingly severe.

The log bombs were quickly depleted due to their frequent use, which was undoubtedly bad news for the Great Zhou. Upon confirming this news, Li Ce's heart sank, and his expression became even more solemn.

As mentioned before, when deploying the tactical plan, he drew four warning lines, and when the undead forces rushed into the fourth warning line, he naturally made arrangements as well.

Once it reaches this point, the two sides will basically have to engage in close combat.

This is their last resort, but it's not a good option. Li Ce would rather avoid this situation than face it if he had any chance to do so.

However, the reality is that their third line of defense is now in grave danger.

Even in that short time, a rapid alarm sounded...

"Line 4! The enemy has stormed Line 4!!"

Upon hearing the sound and confirming the situation, Wojnarowski, who had been waiting in the shadows, took a deep breath.

"Now is the time to make a name for yourself and achieve great things!"

Under the cover of night, Vol'jin unleashed a blood-curdling battle cry!

"Brothers, charge with me!!"

With a roar, Vol'jin, wielding the ancestral Dwarven King's Warhammer of their Bronzeforest royal family, led the charge.

Vol'jin and his boar riders had been lying in wait in the shadows since the first day the undead forces launched their offensive.

This preserved their overall condition to a great extent, making this the perfect time for them to unleash their full combat power!
As a heavily armored cavalry unit capable of running swiftly across steep mountain terrain, each boar rider at this moment seemed to transform into an armored vehicle speeding across the mountains, smashing all the undead soldiers to pieces wherever they went!

The addition of this fighting force immediately alerted the Undying General.

What was originally a sure-fire offensive was completely wiped out by the special cavalry that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind!

At this moment, with the home advantage, the Boar Riders, led by Wojnarowski, are displaying their might!

In terms of individual numbers, the undead army, which outnumbered them by more than ten times, couldn't even put up a slight resistance against the boar riders!
After several charges by the boar riders, the undead forces, which had already advanced to the fourth alert line, were completely swept off the mountain!
Seeing this, Li Ce breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly signaled the messenger beside him to give a signal to remind Woking.

They were afraid that Vol'jin would go berserk and lose control, leading his boar riders straight to the Undead's mountain foothold, which would be disastrous!
(End of this chapter)