Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

The war has officially begun.

Leading the charge were the Tiger Warriors, wielding swords and shields, charging forward and blocking the undead army like a dam.

Some of the smaller skeletons were struck by the shield, their bones shattering into pieces and scattering into a pile of white bones.

Changshui Camp used explosive arrows to clear out the ghouls trying to flank, while simultaneously limiting the undead army in front.

A loathsome creature crashed into the Tiger Legion. Its body, stitched together from six or seven corpses, was muscular and its rusty chains and hooks were as heavy as heavy weapons.

It roared and swung its huge iron hook, which was made from a ship's anchor, at the nearest Tiger Warrior soldier.

The wind howled as the iron hook slammed down with terrifying force.

The chosen Tiger Guardian's pupils constricted sharply, and he immediately raised his shield to block.

"clang--"

A metallic clang, loud enough to shatter eardrums.

The ground beneath the Tiger Guardian's feet instantly exploded into a large crater, and the Tiger Guardian was so forcefully slammed to his knees by the brute force that he almost collapsed to the ground.

Even though the shield blocked the attack, he used his elite talent to deflect the force to the maximum extent. The Tiger Guardian's arms were still numb, and he almost vomited blood.

"Damn it, this thing is too powerful!"

The Tiger Guards had seen powerful individuals before, but only those elite soldiers with exceptional strength possessed such exaggerated power.

Their parrying and deflecting techniques have long been honed into skills sufficient to deal with the vast majority of enemies.

However, this abomination had almost reached the point where its internal energy left its body, and the Tiger Guards were completely unable to withstand it.

Just as the abomination was about to launch a second attack.

Several long arrows struck the abomination's head with pinpoint accuracy, shattering it almost instantly and causing its massive body to crash to the ground.

The sharpshooter, assigned to Xu Shu's squad, immediately began searching for his next target upon seeing the fallen Abomination.

Xu Shu separated them into a group because he hoped they could leverage their marksmanship to eliminate some troublesome targets by focusing fire. To this end, Xu Shu used cloud energy to fully enhance their attack power.

The explosive arrows are even as powerful as heavy crossbows, and a single shot is enough to shatter undead creatures such as ghouls.

The simultaneous explosion of several bullets could instantly kill a monster like the Abomination, which had almost reached the level of internal energy separation.

Among a group of undead, the Abomination was still too large, making it an easy target for sharpshooters.

Around Changshui Camp, a group of cave demons broke out and rushed towards the soldiers of Changshui Camp.

"We've been waiting for you!"

Xu Shu sneered. When he saw the cave demon earlier, he had guessed that it had such a move, so he immediately ordered the Shooting Sound Battalion to stand by.

The instant the Crypt Demon burst from the ground, the Shooting Sound Battalion, relying on the Will Mark, launched a violent attack that blasted through the Crypt Demon's body.

Hundreds of frost dragons hovering in the air began to advance towards the Changshui Camp and the Shooting Camp. Like bombers, they formed neat ranks and began to spew frost dragon breath.

Xu Shu had no good solution to this, so he could only mobilize the army's cloud energy to build defensive barriers point by point, intercepting the frost dragon's breath in mid-air.

Then he ordered all archers except for the sharpshooters to suppress the sky.

Ju Yi stared at the frost dragon and gargoyles circling in the sky; these guys were indeed difficult to deal with.

However, they have a good countermeasure against the first-hand forces.

Similar to the method used by the Shooting Battalion, the intention is first marked to lock onto the target, and then the intention is guided to hit the opponent.

However, compared to the Shooting Battalion, which can only fire one arrow, the Vanguard Death Squad can fire ten arrows in an instant.

The massive torrent of arrows tore dozens of frost dragons to shreds in an instant, but soon all the frost dragons were covered with a layer of ice, which directly blocked the torrent of arrows.

The sheer number of arrows that relied on sheer numbers proved quite ineffective against the ice armor. Arrows could only penetrate the ice up to the tip of the arrowhead, while the ice armor was three arrowheads thick.

Ju Yi frowned, channeled his military spirit power to wrap around the arrow, and pulled the trigger. A scarlet arrow pierced the air, directly shattering the Frost Dragon. The extra ice armor was meaningless in the face of absolute damage.

"The increase in defense is a bit too much!"

Ju Yi's brows were filled with gloom. A heavy armored figure suddenly appeared on the opposite side. The vanguard's shooting relied on numbers to win, and the damage per shot was not high, even when using the power of the military spirit.

Facing these heavily armored units will inevitably be somewhat difficult.

Xu Shu received Ju Yi's report and used his spiritual talent to analyze the source of the Frost Dragon's ice armor.

"Some kind of powerful secret technique? With such a strong effect, it must have a time limit!" Xu Shu quickly came to a fairly accurate conclusion.

However, this had no impact on the battlefield situation.

The undead side did not only have a numerical advantage. Amidst the chaos of the undead, a squad of death knights charged out like the wind, attempting to destroy the Tiger Guards' defenses from the flank.

"Don't even think about getting past!" Zhang Xiu led his troops directly to the front.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Zhang Xiu coughed up blood as his saber slammed heavily into the Death Knight before him. The Death Knight fought back fiercely, using his heavy armor to forcefully block Zhang Xiu's attack.

The purple light burst forth from the sword, and the undead fire within the Death Knight's swallow's nest, which was barely holding on, was instantly extinguished, scattering on the ground like broken pieces of trash.

"Hehehe, my luck is finally turning around!" Zhang Xiu revealed a sinister smile.

These death knights were very strong, almost possessing the strength of the three-talent Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Their defensive capabilities were incredibly powerful. Even when he was weak, he was still a Transcendent Realm expert. Yet, his slash was blocked by an ordinary death knight.

Moreover, compared to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Death Knights are slightly better in terms of mobility.

However, these Death Knights have a weakness that cannot be ignored: their divine will is weak, or rather, their very existence depends on the divine will to sustain them.

This makes external intervention almost fatal for them.

Zhang Xiu's main force possessed precisely such means.

A foot-long purple streak extends from the weapon; even if the attack is parried, the purple streak will still strike down along its original trajectory.

This move isn't very powerful; against an opponent of the same level, it might only dazzle them. But against a Death Knight, it's an absolute killing blow.

With a single strike, a purple streak of light swept past the Death Knight, instantly turning him into shattered pieces.

Legions capable of using willpower attacks will find it relatively easy to deal with Death Knights, but for a legion like Zhang Xiu's main force, which can outwardly manifest willpower attacks, dealing with a Death Knight legion is nothing short of a massacre. "Useless resistance, the shadow of the Scourge will utterly destroy you!"

The cave lord emitted a buzzing mockery, its voice mixed with the sound of its limbs rubbing together, piercing everyone's eardrums. Standing within the dark green magic circle, it was brimming with power.

The next moment, the huge slit on its back suddenly opened to both sides, and the honeycomb-like inner cavity began to wriggle.

Powered by abundant magical energy, it unleashed its deadly attack.

Tens of thousands of insects roared out of the cavity. These insects were only the size of a normal person's fist, their compound eyes flashing with a vicious light, and their bodies exuding a strong stench of plague and rotting corpses.

They were like a black storm, quickly seeping into the entire battlefield.

These insects instinctively gather on the corpses on the ground, sucking the remaining life force from the bodies. The corpses that are bitten quickly have their skin shriveled and their eyeballs sunken, turning into skin and bones in just a few breaths.

The surviving soldiers who were bitten only felt their strength rapidly draining away. After the insects had their fill, they would begin to swell and evolve, growing from the size of a fist to the size of a human head, and then automatically split into more insects that rushed forward.

The terror of the Scourge lies not in the individual combat power, but in their despair-inducing numbers and their inexhaustible means of replenishment; the lives of their enemies are their best source of sustenance.

"Beat the drums! Use sonic vibrations!" Xu Shu immediately revealed a trump card, a wide-area weapon developed by the Dijiang Legion to target insects.

After experiencing the Zerg catastrophe, the people on the Star River side have accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with the Zerg.

The Crypt Lord's once-unstoppable insect swarm attacks have encountered unprecedented resistance.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Large numbers of insects were killed by the shockwave in mid-air and fell like raindrops, with the gaps quickly filled by more of their kind.

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had brought this with him before setting off; otherwise, they would have had a hard time dealing with such a small but numerous enemy.

"Change the player!" Kel'Thuzad coldly surveyed the battlefield.

The Crypt Lord's invincible methods have been countered, and it's time for him to take the stage. While he may not be as efficient as the Crypt Lord in dealing with life, he is still remarkably efficient.

Replacing the Crypt Lord, Kel'Thuzad was surrounded by hundreds of obsidian mana statues in the center, his hands raised high, eerie ripples emanating from them.

Black ripples swept over the bodies of the undead and crashed into the Tiger Legion. Dozens of wounded soldiers who were retreating suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, barely alive.

Death Ripple, a major arcane technique developed by Kel'Thuzad, has only one effect: to steal life force.

The more wounded the soldiers are, the more terrifying the damage they will suffer from this attack. Those soldiers who were already on the verge of death were swept by the ripples and died on the spot without even a chance to be treated.

In an instant, the casualty rate of Xinghan soldiers increased dramatically.

The probability of dying from injuries in the Star Han Empire was originally very low, with almost 90% of soldiers recovering. This was also the reason why the Star Han Empire had a large number of veterans, as logistical support and medical care were adequate, and even the most serious injuries could be treated.

If conventional medical methods are ineffective, then we'll resort to willpower distortion of reality. As long as the patient doesn't die on the spot, they can usually be saved.

"Isolate the battle formation! Keep all of these things outside!"

Xu Shu was alarmed. This was a matter of life and death for Xinghan. They were not afraid of war, and their super medical logistics could minimize their casualty rate.

But if they all died on the spot like that, then even a miracle wouldn't save them.

On the other side, after sensing that the Star River army was enveloped by some kind of barrier and that the death ripples could no longer penetrate, Kel'Thuzad also stopped guiding.

This was the first time they had encountered such strong resistance, and all the methods that had worked for them in the past had become meaningless.

"Should we postpone the attack?" Sylvanas broke the silence and asked.

"We should probably adjust our offensive tactics!"

Kel'Thuzad remained silent. They had already destroyed countless worlds, large and small, and conquered countless living beings. Why would they stop here?

"Retreat, but have the catapults hurl the plague zombies out, let the shadow of death engulf them!"

After a moment's thought, Kel'Thuzad chose a completely new offensive strategy.

This was also the method they used to destroy a kingdom: spreading a plague on a large scale, and before their army could even attack, the enemy was in complete chaos.

Although it will take a little time, time is the last thing the undead have.

The tide of the dead receded, but Xu Shu showed no sign of happiness.

Research within the institute has shown that soldiers with internal energy have four to five times the resistance of ordinary people, and ordinary plagues and viruses are no match for them.

But this time it's different. The plague specially created by the undead seems to be mixed with the power of idealism, and the infection rate among soldiers with internal energy is astonishingly high.

Even Zhang Xiu was infected by the plague when he was caught off guard. Although he easily dispelled the plague by using the power of breaking the boundary.

But the fact that even those who break through boundaries can be infected is enough to show how severe this plague is.

The soldiers who contracted the disease vomited and had diarrhea. They were so sick that they could not even go to the battlefield and seemed to be about to faint on the spot.

Xu Shu could only separate everyone and pace anxiously inside the tent.

This is completely outside his area of ​​expertise, and no amount of brilliant wisdom would help him. He has only a superficial understanding of medicine, so even with his mental talent activated, it wouldn't be of much use.

They could only watch helplessly as their soldiers were tormented by the plague.

Xu Shu knew very well that if things continued at this pace, the undead would collapse on their own without them having to do anything.

"Reporting, Marshal, Physician Hua has arrived!"

Xu Shu hurriedly followed the guards to the ward to find Hua Tuo.

When they found Hua Tuo, he was feeding medicine into the mouths of soldiers.

After administering a series of injections to more than a dozen soldiers without any improvement in their complexion, Hua Tuo stepped forward to observe the soldiers' reactions.

"Well, miracle doctor, is there any way to cure him?"

"It's a bit tricky. We can only achieve a temporary cure, but we can't eradicate it. The principle behind this plague is very strange. It's more contagious than any plague before. However, individuals with internal energy at the Gang stage or above are immune!"

Hua Tuo stroked his beard, his expression somewhat solemn. This was the first time he had ever seen such a strange plague.

"Send someone to bring Zhang Zhongjing over as well. The two of us can study together, which should speed things up!" Hua Tuo knew that war was something that couldn't be delayed, so he immediately started calling for reinforcements.

He wasn't confident he could handle the plague alone in a short time. (End of Chapter)