Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 199 Take the initiative
The battle was over and everyone began to clean up the battlefield.

The large-scale melee involving nearly 10,000 people naturally resulted in a high number of casualties. The Lizardmen from "Obsidian City" lost more than 700 people.

As the main anti-line force, they withstood the first wave of enemy attacks and naturally suffered heavy losses. However, the situation quickly reversed, so that they only bore the losses of the first wave. After the situation was reversed, they just suppressed the enemy.

On the side of Karen's forces, the only one that suffered heavy losses was "Obsidian City", while the others only suffered minor losses.

The combined casualties on the "Wangbo Port" and "Yinye Port" sides were less than a hundred, with only more than forty deaths. It can be said that they won the victory with a huge advantage.

The number of casualties in "Hellrank City" is close to half, so it is no wonder that it collapsed directly. The losses are really serious.

It is no wonder that Karen was able to pull up more than two thousand undead lizardmen at once. Except for those that were torn to pieces, all those whose bodies were still intact were pulled up by him.

In addition to the two thousand undead lizardmen who were recruited, there were more than four hundred who surrendered. After these more than four hundred lizardmen surrendered and joined "Obsidian City", the loss of "Obsidian City" became easier to accept.

After such a great battle, we defended "Obsidian City" at the cost of only 300 people, which is definitely satisfactory.

After all, if Karen didn't exist, if the humans of "Wangbo Port" and the high elves of "Silver Leaf Port" didn't come to support them, then their "Obsidian City" would definitely not be able to fight against "Hellrank City".

Of course, if Karen had not existed, Zandata and Slako would not have reached their current situation. No matter how ambitious Zandata was, she could not escape the shackles of the Lizardman Empire.

For the current Zandata, she is certainly satisfied with her current life. Not only has she gained greater power, but her status has also greatly improved. What is there to be dissatisfied with?
In the Lizardman Empire, under the priest system of the "Holy Spirit of the Magic Toad", Zandata was only the person in charge of the "Obsidian Mine", managing the nomadic tribes on the border, and was only responsible for conveying some information.

Compared with the current "Obsidian City", the previous life was indeed predictable. Zandata did not think that she could really be promoted to a higher position. There were too many priests who were better than her. In fact, she was only slightly better than Slako and others before, and could not be compared with those priests serving in major cities.

Therefore, even if she had not transformed into a vampire, Zandatta would still stand on the side of the "Blood King". On the side of the "Blood King", she could obtain power and status that she would never get in the Lizardman Empire.

"What's the next step?"

The battle was over and the battlefield was cleaned up. Slaco, Zandata, Werner, Okanina, Isaacs, Lyle, Kevin, Hellion, Motrio and others gathered together and began to consider what to do next. The battle was won, but the war with "Hellrank City" was not over yet.

Everyone has learned about the general situation of "Hellrank City" through Zandata and Slako. This defeat is definitely a blow to "Hellrank City", but it is probably not enough to make them completely surrender.

"That's right. High Priest Zacharias will never give up."

Zandata confirmed this. Based on her understanding of the high priest, this defeat would only make High Priest Zacharias even more angry, and he would probably send out all his forces next time.

That high priest was not someone to be trifled with. What happened in "Obsidian City" was absolutely something that High Priest Zacharias could not tolerate.

"He won't give up, and neither will we. Since the fight has already begun, let's just go all out and attack that Hellrank City directly and kill that high priest!"

Kevin made a very radical suggestion. He believed that it was not a good idea to just keep defending. They had to take the initiative and give those lizardmen from "Hellrank City" a hard blow.

If possible, it would be possible to directly control the "Hellrank City" to avoid having an enemy always watching over us.

"No, this will definitely arouse the high vigilance of the entire Lizardman Empire. If the city of Hellrank falls, the Lizardmen in other places may unite to attack us."

Zandata shook her head. She had also thought about this possibility, but the result would only attract the attention of the entire Lizardman Empire.

Now they are definitely unable to withstand the wrath of the entire Lizardman Empire. The "Blood King" is very powerful, but the "Demon Toad Holy Spirit" is not bad either. The two kings are fighting against each other. If the "Blood King" cannot quickly get rid of the "Demon Toad Holy Spirit", then the people under them will definitely be crushed by the Lizardman Empire.

The Lizardman Empire's level of organization is indeed very low. Perhaps they will not be able to react in the beginning and may be defeated one by one, but as long as the matter attracts the attention of the "Magic Toad Holy Spirit", the entire Lizardman Empire can still be coordinated and mobilized.

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Everyone understood what Zandata said. Their strength was still too weak, at least not comparable to the Lizardman Empire that had occupied the "New World" for many years. If they faced the entire Lizardman Empire, the "Blood King" might win, but they would definitely lose.

Although everyone has confidence in the "Blood King", the "Magic Toad Holy Spirit" is, after all, a powerful figure who controls such a huge Lizardman Empire. Even if he is defeated, he will definitely not be defeated too quickly. This period of time is enough for the Lizardman army to destroy them.

"But after we occupied Hellrank City, we can still pretend to be affiliated with the Lizardman Empire. Didn't you say before that the management of the entire Lizardman Empire was quite lax?"

Hellion proposed a different idea. He believed that even if they occupied the "Hellrank City", they would not necessarily confront the Lizardman Empire.

Because after occupying "Hellrank City", it will definitely be the Lizardmen like Slako and Zandata who will be responsible for ruling and managing it. In this case, Slako and Zandata can still pretend to surrender to the Lizardman Empire.

Just like the previous "Obsidian Mine", if it weren't for Slaco and Zandata's inflated ambitions, causing trouble and being discovered, resulting in a conflict of interest between them and "Helank City", then "Helank City" would not have discovered that there was a problem here.

Therefore, as long as "Helank City" continues to fulfill its obligations to the Lizardman Empire after occupying "Helank City", the Lizardman Empire may not necessarily realize that there is a problem here.

"Hellrank City" is essentially a border town. The Lizardman Empire may not be able to figure out the situation there.

"This method has a certain degree of feasibility."

Zandata agreed with this. After thinking about it, she felt that this was actually possible, because High Priest Zacharias was already very old. If Zacharias was asked to step down and then pass the position to her, Zandata, it would be reasonable. She only needed to report to the "Holy City" Hestaza.

"Is it settled then? Let's just strike first?" After hearing what Zandata said, everyone looked at each other, and finally looked at Hellion and Okanina together. One of them was the military commander of "Wangbo Port" and the other was the military commander of "Yinye Port". Their opinions were crucial.

"I don't think there's a problem."

Hellion spoke first and expressed his support for the plan.

So everyone's eyes turned to Okanina. Whether the high elves participated was still a very important factor affecting the entire plan.

Because no one can deny that these high elves are indeed very powerful. Their combat skills and abilities are very strong. Even with 1,800 people, they will not lose when facing enemies that are several times their number.

In this battle, the High Elves suffered almost zero losses, with only a few Isengen Sea Guards who charged too fiercely being injured.

They are well-equipped and have high combat skills. Without the participation of these high elves, the combat effectiveness of their coalition will be greatly reduced.

"We will cooperate with the operation."

Facing everyone's gaze, Okanina gave her answer. She agreed to the plan and did not disappoint everyone.

"Then we must act quickly. Time waits for no one. If those defeated soldiers flee back, our surprise attack will turn into a violent assault."

Werner spoke, watching everyone's decision coldly without interrupting. As a member of "Wangbo Port", he was under the management of Hellion, but that was only because he did not fight for this position, otherwise he would be very competitive.

Here, Werner felt that he was just playing a supervisory role. He represented the eyes of the "Blood King". He would keep an eye on these people for the "Blood King" to ensure their loyalty.

In Werner's view, the "Blood King" handed over all the undead troops to him for management, which was a trust in him, and he would never let the "Blood King" down.

"That's right, we have to act quickly!"

After hearing Werner's words, everyone's last worries were put to rest.

Okanina represents the high elves of "Silverleaf Port", Hellion represents the humans of "Wangbo Port", and Werner naturally represents the will of the "Blood King". After all, all the undead are handed over to Werner for management.

Look at Tantalus, Forbukts and Kuzan standing behind Werner, which already represents the trust of the "Blood King" in him.

Especially the newly resurrected captain of the "Hellrank City" temple guard, Kuzan, and the addition of two thousand lizardmen undead have once again made the undead army stronger. This is a force that cannot be ignored, and even the strongest force in "Wangbo Port".

The number of the undead army is now approaching 4,000, and the quality is not low. Not only are their individual combat capabilities very strong, but they also execute orders meticulously. In other words, after becoming undead, the lizardmen are actually stronger because they can now be commanded.

Although these lizardman undead are still very stupid compared to human undead, it can be said that they basically have no intelligence.

However, just "obeying orders" is enough to bring a lot of improvement to the Lizardmen, which is better than rushing forward in a swarm.

"Then set off immediately!"

Everyone immediately stood up and went back to mobilize the troops. They could not rest any longer and had to hurry to "Helank City".

Although according to Slako and Zandata, the scattered lizardmen would probably scatter in the forest for a while, they couldn't take any gamble. If someone ran back first, "Helank City" would be more alert.

In this situation, if they directly raided "Hellrank City", the other party would be very surprised and caught off guard, because High Priest Zacharias would never have thought that Kuzan would be defeated, and defeated so miserably.

Of the nearly 5,000 lizardmen army, more than half were killed. Although Karen only resurrected 2,000, most of them were lizardmen. The green lizards and chameleons died even more miserably. After being attacked by the undead cavalry, few of them had their bodies intact.

If you really count, out of the 5,000 lizardmen in "Helank City", only a few hundred escaped. It was indeed a disastrous defeat. The fact that so many of them escaped was thanks to the dense rainforest, otherwise they would have been wiped out.

For the coalition forces of "Obsidian City", the dense rainforest is still a big obstacle. They cannot easily travel through the rainforest like the Lizardmen, and they have to cut through thorns and bushes along the way.

The lizardmen of "Obsidian City" walked very easily, after all, they had long been accustomed to life in the rainforest.

They led the way in front, pointing out the direction for the humans and high elves behind, and also helped deal with various plants, poisonous insects, and ferocious beasts, which greatly improved the efficiency of the march.

Karen did not express any objection to this proactive attack. From the very beginning, he handed over the initiative of the war with "Helank City" to his subordinates, meaning that he did not care and let them handle it however they wanted.

How to fight and to what extent are all decided by themselves. If problems arise, they must have the ability to deal with them. We cannot expect them to make decisions and handle everything.

What Karen wants to do is to be a "Blood God", not a nanny or a housekeeper. He will not interfere in everything, as that would only bring trouble to himself.

Karen has decentralized power. If the people below are not capable of doing the job well, then someone else will do it. What this world lacks most is people who crave power. If you want to hold power, you must have the corresponding ability, otherwise you will be replaced.

Karen believed that he had provided enough help to the people below him. The combat power provided by those undead was crucial. Of course, there was also the confidence he provided by standing behind them. These were all practical help he gave to his subordinates.

It is precisely because he is standing behind them that these people can make the current decision and have the courage to actively attack "Helank City".

(End of this chapter)