Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 196 The fight begins

"Hellrank City" was greatly shocked. The rebellion of "Obsidian City" caused an uproar, and the high priest was also very angry.

"Slako, Zandata, what on earth do you want to do?!"

In the temple of "Hellrank City", the high priest Zacharias had an angry look on his face. He was an old lizard man wearing very gorgeous clothes, holding a staff in his hand, hunched over, and did not look majestic at all.

But his anger still frightened the other green lizards. Zacharias did not become the high priest of "Hellrank City" by force. He was a formal graduate from the "Holy City" Hestaza. He was bathed in the glory of the "Holy Spirit of the Magic Toad". The lizard people respected him very much.

"Kuzan! Go and get them back."

Zacharias roared, calling over a temple guard.

"Bang bang bang."

A lizardman, who was strong and much more terrifying than the average lizardman, came to Zacharias. He knelt on one knee and accepted the task.

"Do you want to catch him alive?"

Kuzan spoke up and said that as the guard of the temple of "Helank City", he possessed extraordinary strength and was the most powerful warrior in "Helank City", the kind that was invincible in the whole city.

"Live."

Zacharias nodded and decided to interrogate the two traitors personally.

"As ordered."

Kuzan stood up and left with a serious look on his face. It was much harder to capture them alive than to kill them all.

Seeing Kuzan take the order and leave directly, the lizardmen were shocked. High Priest Zacharias actually asked Kuzan to go to war directly. It seemed that he was really angry.

As the captain of the temple guards, Kuzan is a well-known figure in the entire "Hellrank City". He generally does not take action easily and spends most of his time guarding the temple.

Now, the rebellion in the "Obsidian Mine" has even led to the dispatch of Kuzan, which is enough to show the importance that High Priest Zacharias attaches to it.

Kuzan left the temple and issued a call directly. He selected 3,000 lizardmen, 200 giant lizards, 1,500 green lizards, and 200 chameleons, a total of 4,900 people.

There are more than 15,000 lizardmen, which is the permanent population of "Helank City", but there are definitely more than just these lizardmen in the entire "Greater Helank City".

There are also many nomadic tribes around the "City of Helank", and all of these tribes are dependent on the "City of Helank".

When a battle breaks out, "Hellrank City" will also summon them. Among Kuzan's nearly 5,000 lizardmen warriors, many were summoned from the surrounding nomadic tribes.

Gathering everyone here naturally requires taking care of their meals, which has put a certain amount of pressure on the "City of Hellrank", but there is still some food reserves, which is at least enough to support this expedition.

After taking down the target, they can also plunder it. "Obsidian City" can gather more than 3,000 lizardmen, so they must have some savings. After looting, everyone can get a lot of money.

"set off!"

Within a few days, Kuzan had assembled his army, and nearly five thousand lizardmen marched towards the "Obsidian City" in a mighty force.

The Chameleon Scouts lead the way, followed closely by the Green Lizard Vanguards. Their duty is to clear the way and harass the enemy.

These chameleons and green lizards are actually quite difficult to deal with, especially for human armies. They only need to sneak up on them and shoot out darts and javelins to cause considerable casualties and create considerable chaos.

In the dense forest, the infantry could not catch up, and the cavalry was also difficult to pursue, so they could only let them come and go freely.

But unfortunately, the enemies that "Hellrank City" faced this time were "their own people". They were all taught by the same master and had the same moves. It was impossible to break their moves, so there was no way to launch a sneak attack.

The chameleon scouts and green lizards on the "Obsidian City" side did not do much, just gathered information. After all, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so there was no need to take the initiative to attack, they only needed to passively defend, and there were very few collisions between the scouts of both sides.

Kuzan led the lizardman army and easily killed his way to the "Obsidian Mine", which is now the "Obsidian City". Then he was dumbfounded, because in front of the "Obsidian City" was a wide open space, which was obviously deliberately cleared by felling.

The two armies were facing each other in the open field. Looking at the dark mass of people, the smell of the lizardmen alone was strong enough.

"What does it mean?"

Kuzan thought that the lizardmen were very good at fighting in the forest. The forest was their home ground. Even if they fought in groups, the forest would not be an obstacle.

Chameleon scouts and green lizard hunters can shoot blowguns and javelins from trees to deal a fatal blow to the enemy. They are the best helpers for lizardmen warriors.

The lizardmen warriors are very simple. They just rush forward with weapons and shields, without even carrying javelins. They mainly charge and attack fiercely. The long-range work is handled by the green lizards and chameleons.

Kuzan couldn't understand it. They were all lizardmen, and the forest was their home ground. Why did they have to clean up the battlefield like this?

"Do you think we have too many green lizards and chameleons?"

If one had to think of a reason, this was probably the only one Kuzan could come up with. They had a large number of green lizards and chameleons, so they would indeed have an advantage in the forest.

However, they also have a large number of lizardmen warriors. In this open space, if they face each other head-on, "Obsidian City" will not gain any advantage. No one knows what they are thinking.

Kuzan stepped forward, and the leader of the opposing army also came closer, obviously ready to talk, but the two sides did not get too close, still maintaining a relatively safe distance.

"Surrender now and you can spare your lives."

Kuzan spoke first. His eyes swept over the green lizard priest in front of him, and he felt that he was very strange. He did not know this guy.

"I will return these words to you intact."

Slaco spoke up and said that although Kuzan didn't know him, he knew Kuzan, the captain of the temple guard of "Helank City", who was known as the first warrior of "Helank City".

Slako was a little surprised that Kuzan would lead the troops. It seemed that High Priest Zacharias was indeed very angry. "Then there's no need to say more."

Kuzan turned around and left, returning to the formation. He didn't think that communication could solve the problem, so he had to defeat these people first.

"Kuzan, oh Kuzan, you will pay the price for your arrogance."

Looking at Kuzan who was going back, Slako was not angry. This guy Kuzan obviously did not take them seriously. This guy thought he could easily take them down.

But Kuzan would soon realize the price of arrogance.

The reason why Slaco said Kuzan was arrogant was mainly because Kuzan did not send many people to investigate their background.

After the chameleon scouts sent at the beginning failed, Kuzan did not send anyone again. He seemed to think that there was no way to deal with "Obsidian City". It was nothing more than a group of rebellious lizardmen. The army could just overwhelm them and be done with it without going through so much trouble.

But the fact is, "Obsidian City" really has some tricks up its sleeve, and there are some reinforcements and backup plans that Kuzan could never have imagined.

Kuzan's arrogance made all the anti-reconnaissance measures arranged by Zandata and Slako in vain. They even guarded against possible scouts from the sky, but Kuzan did not send anyone.

In this case, the reinforcements from "Wangbo Port" and "Yinye Port" no longer had to hide. They came directly to the rear of the Lizardman troops, ready to rush out and give the Lizardmen of "Helank City" a surprise. The large open space on the battlefield was actually cleared for humans and high elves.

"Herod!"

Okanina pulled the warhorse, and behind her was a unit of high elf cavalry, with more than 300 cavalrymen, all fully armed.

The High Elf knights wear silver armor and silver helmets, hold silver shields and silver spears, and even the elven war horses are covered with silver armor. This is the Silver Helm Knights, the most elite knight combat group of the High Elves. Every Silver Helm Knight is a combat master with superb martial arts skills.

In addition to the Silver Helm Knights, there is also the Iseng Tritons led by Isaacs. This is Iseng's most iconic warband, with a total of one thousand people, all of whom are elite warriors.

The High Elves took this battle very seriously. They sent out more than 300 Silver-Helmed Knights, 1,000 Isern Sea Guards, and 500 White-Crown Archers, a total of 1,800 people.

Bow and arrow is almost a necessary skill for a high elf, and archer is also the first profession for a high elf militia after joining the army.

The High Elves are a nation of soldiers. Every elf, no matter if they are craftsmen, artists, or merchants in peacetime, will become a determined warrior when the flames of war break out in the High Elf Islands.

The military training of the High Elves initially began with the use of swordsmanship and bows and arrows, which were essential skills for an archer. Swordsmanship was a countermeasure after being approached by someone.

Once a High Elf becomes a master of blade and longbow, he will be formally inducted into the Legion as a White Crown Archer, and only then will he be considered to have shed his militia status.

Therefore, even these white-crowned archers were carefully selected, and not just anyone could do the job.

A White Crown Archer usually has to serve for decades or even longer, until he can prove his worth and stand out among countless White Crown Archers. Only then will he be called to the Spear Legion and become the real backbone of the force.

The Spear Legion, known as the "Mobile Fortress", is the undisputed core of the High Elf Army. Their spears and strong shields can block any enemy and buy time for their companions to harvest.

They are not cannon fodder. These elven spearmen are true combat masters and veterans who have served for dozens or even hundreds of years.

In battle, every move they make is like a carefully choreographed dance, and they cooperate with each other in perfect harmony. The shields provide protection, and the spears reap lives, like the white god of death.

Countless battles of the High Elves were won with these longbows and spears.

The Isengan Sea Guards go a step further. They will only be absorbed into the Isengan Sea Guards after serving in the Spear Legion for decades or even hundreds of years. Spears, shields, and longbows are all their weapons, and they have become part of their lives.

Time is the advantage of the immortal species. Although the lives of most immortal species seem to be a waste of time in the eyes of short-lived species, those who can make good use of time can do things that are almost impossible for short-lived species.

"This is the first time we're fighting alongside the High Elves. We can't let them look down on us. Cheer up!"

On the other side of the High Elf Corps is the human Corps of "Port Wangbo". The main force is naturally the Magrath cavalry led by Hellion. At least they are all real professional soldiers. There are also more than 300 people. This is the human cavalry force of "Port Wangbo".

As for the infantry, they were led by Kevin and Trevor. Compared with the cavalry, they were a little immature, and even more incomparable to the high elf warriors. There were not many real veterans among them, and those who had trained for the longest time had probably only trained for one-fifth of a Kun year.

The "Stranger Regiment" composed of players is also among the infantry. Kevin has high hopes for them and can only rely on them.

In addition to the high elves and humans, the undead army is more eye-catching. Werner came to the battlefield with the vampire mages, followed by the undead knight troops led by Tantalus and Forbucts, as well as ordinary undead warriors, undead lizardmen, undead giant lizards, corrupted crabs, and zombie giants.

This time, although the forces under Karen could not be said to be fully mobilized, it could be said that the main force was dispatched. Including the Lizardmen of "Obsidian City", a total of six to seven thousand troops were gathered, which in turn crushed Kuzan's Lizardman Legion in terms of numbers.

"kill!"

Kuzan waved the obsidian blade in his hand and gave the order to attack. The Lizardmen did not have so many tactics in battle. They could just charge forward and the fight would be over. At most, they would coordinate melee, ranged, air force and cavalry, which was already a high-end tactic.

"boom!"

The lizardmen warriors marched forward, roaring and charging. The green lizards and chameleons made a slight detour, trying to shoot from the flank. Some cavalrymen riding cold lizards were on standby, waiting for the opportunity to attack the enemy's weak points.

The cold lizard is a creature similar to the Deinonychus, slightly larger than a warhorse, covered with scales, with sharp teeth and claws. It is a super predator in the forest, moving in groups, and there is no creature they dare not attack, even those super-large predators.

It took the Lizardmen a lot of effort to tame the Cold Lizards, and only the most elite Lizardmen warriors could become a Cold Lizard Knight.

"Gah!"

Above the sky, pterodactyls were circling in the air, and the green lizards were riding the pterodactyls, holding javelins and slings, ready to go. They were the best aerial scouts of the lizardmen, and what Slako and Zandatta had been guarding against.

In addition to pterodactyls, there are also many beaked dragons in the sky. The green lizards wear helmets and hold shields and spears. They will swoop down with the beaked dragons and attack the enemy back and forth.

Obviously, there are quite a few animal tamers in "Hellrank City", and now both humans and high elves have seen it.

(End of this chapter)