Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Xu Shu was a decisive person; once he made a decision, he immediately began preparations.

Despite Xu Shu's deliberate cover-up, the undead still noticed some clues.

"They've started calling for reinforcements?" Kel'Thuzad looked at the intelligence report, unfolded a magical map, and the undead fire in his eye sockets flickered.

"We must destroy their portal!"

Kel'Thuzad looked up at Sylvanas and the dreadlord Mal'Ganis before him.

"The Crypt Lord has opened an underground passage. You lead the undead army to attack this place, while I will launch a frontal offensive to draw their attention!"

“Excuse my bluntness, but this plan is far too risky; it could be a trap!” Sylvanas frowned.

Her instincts told her that this was not a good choice.

"You are afraid, Banshee. Even if we fail, how much will it cost us?" Kel'Thuzad stared coldly at Sylvanas.

"Or are you questioning my decision?"

Sylvanas fell silent. She was a banshee who had been killed and resurrected by the Lich King, and was merely a general in the Scourge. Kel'Thuzad, on the other hand, was the true commander-in-chief, the supreme commander who led the Scourge in place of the Lich King.

"Go and carry out the order!" Kel'Thuzad coldly commanded.

He was confident in his own wisdom and believed he had seen through Xu Shu's plan, listing the teleportation portal as the first landmark to be destroyed.

He had considered Sylvanas's proposal, but the Scourge didn't need any more voices, so the order had to be carried out.

Even if we fail, what does it matter? The dead will always come back.

As long as the Frozen Throne remains intact and the Lich King is not destroyed, the Scourge will never disappear.

A few minor losses are nothing to the Scourge.

Meanwhile, as the undead were rapidly traversing the underground passages and crossing the Star Han army, Star Han's reinforcements also arrived on the battlefield.

"Yuanzhi, I'm here to support you!" Gan Ning, piloting the Sihai warship, laughed as he crossed the portal and arrived above the battlefield.

"That thing is our target?"

Gan Ning spotted the undead war fortress within the undead sky at a glance and immediately shouted excitedly.

"Men, prepare to fire! Shoot that thing down!"

"Xingba, calm down!" Pang Tong grabbed Gan Ning, looking somewhat distraught.

Gan Ning is still the same as always; when he gets excited, he becomes a complete madman.

Pang Tong had to persuade Gan Ning to give up the idea of ​​directly overwhelming the enemy with his army and trying to gain the upper hand against the undead war fortress.

Pang Tong pressed his temples, realizing that assisting Gan Ning was truly taking a toll on him.

Gan Ning is like an overly excited husky; the moment he lets go, Gan Ning rushes out and causes chaos.

Elsewhere, Gan Ning, as the supreme commander, could do as he pleased, and no one could stop him; Pang Tong could only offer advice.

But this place is different. Xu Shu is the official commander-in-chief of the three armies, which explicitly includes their air force.

Therefore, they needed to greet Xu Shu and follow his orders.

Although Gan Ning was somewhat dissatisfied, after Pang Tong explained the advantages and disadvantages, Gan Ning abandoned the plan to launch a surprise attack and led Pang Tong into the camp to meet Xu Shu.

"Xingba, Shiyuan, you've come at the perfect time!" Xu Shu was delighted. With Gan Ning there, they no longer needed to worry about the flying fortress on the other side.

It must be said that the fortress put a lot of pressure on them.

The undead are expanding almost recklessly. They are wary of the flying fortress and have not dared to stop them much. Their battle lines are constantly retreating, and they have even lost a large area of ​​resource zones.

Xu Shu was also anxious, but he knew very well that once they clashed, they might even lose their rule over the entire world.

Therefore, they could only let the undead expand, and the undead took advantage of this threat and advanced little by little.

Like a frog being slowly boiled in water, they gradually expanded their territory.

In this strange standoff, both sides kept testing each other's bottom line.

However, due to the objective existence of the Undead War Fortress, Xu Shu's side could only swallow their anger and carry out the fake portal plan while trading space for time.

"Marshal, give the order! Tell me what to do!"

After understanding the general situation, Gan Ning immediately stood up and stepped forward to ask for permission.

He couldn't wait to have a thrilling aerial duel with the undead.

In his view, everything would be fine once the massive war fortress on the other side was destroyed and air superiority was regained.

"Is the situation really that bad?" Pang Tong, however, saw something much deeper.

"At one point, I thought the best solution was to immediately abandon this world and retreat back to our homeland!" Xu Shu sighed.

Guo Jia was a jinx, and he really didn't want to discuss things with him too much, as that would only push the situation further into a downward spiral.

Moreover, Guo Jia also had to deal with situations in other worlds, so he simply couldn't spare that much time to discuss the situation with him.

Offering him advice occasionally was already the limit of what Guo Jia could do.

Pang Tong's arrival brought Xu Shu a real sense of relief.

At least we have someone to discuss things with now. Ju Yi and Zhang Xiu are good at carrying out orders and charging into battle, but asking them for advice is simply asking the impossible.

Ju Yi spends all his time thinking about how to explode against the undead on the other side.

Zhang Xiu was so obsessed with his research that he became completely obsessed. If it weren't for military orders, he might have already ventured into the depths of the undead realm alone.

In Zhang Xiu's words, a miracle is about doing what others cannot. He pushed his way through, killed the King of the Dead, and everything was fine. He was sure he could also achieve a miracle.

Xu Shu felt utterly exhausted by these remarks. He shouldn't have talked to Zhang Xiu so much; who would have thought Zhang Xiu would go to such extremes?

He specifically asked Xu Huang to keep an eye on Zhang Xiu, fearing that Zhang Xiu might suddenly lose his mind and lead his troops into battle.

According to Xu Shu's estimate, Zhang Xiu could only sprint for a maximum of fifty li before being worn down and killed.

Even if a willpower attack can kill an undead in one hit, it will inevitably consume energy upon collision, and this energy consumption cannot be replenished by external force.

The probability of Zhang Xiu and his group being worn down by the undead is 100%.

Miracles certainly require doing what others cannot, but there must be a glimmer of hope for them to happen.

Doing something completely hopeless is not creating a miracle, it's sending yourself to your death.

Therefore, Xu Shu remained completely unmoved by Gan Ning's statement that he wanted to destroy the Undead Fortress.

Whether it's one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's all the same; they're all problem children, and he's already used to it.

"Is the situation really that dire?" Pang Tong frowned, sensing that Xu Shu's demeanor was somewhat off.

Or rather, everyone on Xinghan's side seemed a bit off.

Pang Tong pondered for a moment, then directly unleashed his mental energy.

At close range, Xu Shu's mind went completely blank, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer.

He was completely unprepared for Pang Tong's attack and was caught off guard.

"Pang Shiyuan, have you gone mad?" Xu Shu drew his sword, ready to kill Pang Tong with a single blow if Pang Tong didn't give him an explanation. "Don't get agitated, calm down and think it through!"

Pang Tong used his mental power to soothe Xu Shu's emotions. Although he himself was bleeding from all seven orifices, he felt it was worth it.

"So? Do you still think we should retreat?" Pang Tong scrutinized Xu Shu, ready to unleash his mental power on him at any moment.

"Pang Shiyuan, you idiot! Can't you use a secret method to determine if I have any problems?" Xu Shu roared, grabbing Pang Tong's collar.

The mental shock was very painful, and he was caught off guard by Pang Tong, so he took a full hit.

He also experienced the same headache as Guo Jia.

"Are you alright?" Pang Tong chuckled and shrank back.

He had initially thought that Xu Shu had been ambushed by something, but now Xu Shu seemed normal, and it was he who was becoming paranoid.

"A little, but not as much as you think!" Xu Shu covered his head, his mind did become a little clearer after Pang Tong's remark.

“From a rational perspective, the optimal solution is still to retreat!” Xu Shu explained to Pang Tong, pressing his temples.

"Our biggest problem right now is that there is no benefit to defeating these undead. We are losing money from the start to the end of this war!"

"Overall, the resources of this world are insufficient for us to commit a large army to determine the victor!"

Xu Shu presented a series of data to Pang Tong, who quickly read it and then closed his eyes to deduce the results in his mind.

In the end, it turned out that Xu Shu was right; the gains did not outweigh the losses. Winning would bring no benefit, while losing would result in a huge loss.

Either choice will lead to the same result: their losses will be irreparable.

"Then why did you call us over?" Pang Tong frowned.

"I'm trying to analyze the energy of the dead. Maybe we can also master this energy. In the end, they should also be a kind of rule."

Xu Shu succinctly pointed out the key point: they were not currently making any gains, but if he could analyze and utilize the energy of the dead, the benefits would be astonishing.

"However, I did underestimate this rule. The deeper I analyzed it, the more I was unconsciously infected by this power!"

As Xu Shu spoke, he solemnly bowed to Pang Tong. If Pang Tong hadn't acted decisively, he might have made a mistake in the future.

“There are fragments of the rules of order in Luoyang. Perhaps you can use the power of those fragments to make adjustments?” Pang Tong thought of a new idea.

"Excellent!" Xu Shu's eyes lit up. Using the undead to fight the undead, and using hymns to fight hymns, this was the Empire's consistent approach.

"Shiyuan is indeed incredibly meticulous!" Xu Shu thought about it more and more and felt that Pang Tong was right, praising him without reservation.

"Your talent is indeed several times greater than mine. No wonder you were once known as the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, alongside Zhuge Liang!"

Upon hearing Xu Shu's praise, Pang Tong couldn't help but smile.

He was tired of hearing ordinary people praise him, but when Xu Shu praised him, he couldn't stop smiling.

However, upon hearing that he was being compared to Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong's expression immediately fell.

This was the last thing he wanted to hear. The two, once known as the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, were now one of them hovering high in the sky, steering the entire empire's voyage.

He was indeed high in the sky, but he was only the deputy commander of the air force.

Above him is Gan Ning, and above Gan Ning is the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies, while Zhuge Liang oversees both civil and military affairs on behalf of the Emperor.

He's several levels below Zhuge Liang.

Xu Shu realized he had said the wrong thing, coughed twice, and began to change the subject.

"Now that Brother Shiyuan is here, why don't you take charge of everything on my behalf, so I can focus on solving the mystery of the dead? What do you say?"

"Leave it to me!"

Pang Tong readily agreed to Xu Shu's request.

After all, the biggest problem right now isn't whether we can defeat the undead.

The question is, what's the point of fighting the undead?

If Xu Shu can unravel the mystery of the dead and find enough value, then the rear area will definitely not mind robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If Xu Shu can't figure it out, then they should give up early and head home.

Although giving up a resource world is a bit painful, they have many other worlds to explore, so there's no need to fight to the death with these undead over a single resource world.

Having a way out always makes it harder to muster the ruthlessness to go all in.

"Then I'll leave it to Brother Lao Shiyuan!"

Xu Shu gave a greeting, handed over the authority to Pang Tong, then dusted himself off and led a group of guards to the Netherworld Canopy to analyze the mystery of the dead.

"Shiyuan, can I go and take that thing down now?" Gan Ning excitedly jumped around Pang Tong.

Pang Tong went directly from being his deputy to being his superior, but Gan Ning didn't find it difficult to adjust.

In terms of the air force, Pang Tong was in charge of everything; he was just a mascot.

"You take your men and prepare to head to the portal to surround and annihilate those undead!"

After Pang Tong took over the task, he quickly understood what they needed to do.

The first task is to deal with the undead army that Xu Shu and Guo Jia have attracted through their scheme.

Fighting the undead is certainly not beneficial, but since the undead have come to their doorstep, they can't simply back down.

Moreover, this was in itself a trap set for them.

Since we're here, let's give them a good beating.

Pang Tong spent a quarter of an hour devising a complete plan to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

Gan Ning was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't attack the war fortress, but when he heard about the new task Pang Tong assigned him, he immediately ran out happily.

The flight caused quite a stir, and Kel'Thuzad quickly learned of it.

“My decision was correct; the portal is indeed humanity’s Achilles’ heel.” Kel'Thuzad felt he understood everything.

"The undead army is ready to attack!"

Kel'Thuzad kept his promise to Sylvanas and put pressure on Pang Tong by amassing troops on the front lines.

Pang Tong immediately mobilized all his soldiers and prepared them for battle.

In reality, Pang Tong never intended to fight Kel'Thuzad; he was just putting on an act.

If the undead army really attacks, he will immediately lead his army to retreat.

Their most important task right now is to trade space for time.

With defensive towers everywhere in the undead realm, it's simply unrealistic to rush in and kill the Lich King.

So rather than fighting these undead to the death, it's better to retreat.

By controlling the undead's step-by-step advance strategy, they gain the initiative on the battlefield and can launch a counterattack at any time. (End of Chapter)