Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 226 Change
It cannot be said that there was anything wrong with Hellion's cautious behavior, but he did miss a good opportunity, because after a period of time, the army of the Lizardman Empire finally calmed down.

"Maybe we should try it."

Seeing that the riots on the Lizardman Empire's side were gradually subsiding, Hellion himself felt a little regretful. Maybe he should have been more radical.

"You're definitely more cautious now."

Motrio, the adjutant, spoke up and said that they were old colleagues. They were colleagues when they were in the "Magrath Province" and they continued to work together after coming to the [Blood Oath Covenant].

So, Motriou felt that he knew Hellion quite well, and naturally, he could also keenly notice the changes in Hellion.

If it was the old Hellion, then when he saw the Lizardman Empire's army fall into chaos, this guy would definitely lead the charge without hesitation, or even lead the entire army to launch a charge together. That would be in line with Hellion's usual style of doing things.

After hearing what Motrio said, Hellion fell silent. After a moment of silence, Hellion sighed and admitted it.

"You're right, Morteo, I have become more conservative."

Why was Hellion so melancholy? In fact, he knew very well that it was because of his position as commander-in-chief, because he could now command more and more people.

If it were in the past, if he was still leading only a few thousand men, he would definitely charge into battle without hesitation and would definitely seize every opportunity.

But now, he didn't dare to gamble. What he held in his hands was more than half of the entire [Blood Oath Alliance's] manpower. If something went wrong, everything would be ruined.

Even if Lord Karen could come out and turn the tide and reduce the losses, he, as the "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces", would also be to blame.

how to say?

After winning several battles and becoming an "invincible general", Hellion started to feel a bit like an idol. He now cares a little about his winning rate and his ratings.

"There's nothing wrong with this actually. It's a prudent move, and no one can say anything about it."

Seeing Hellion's melancholy face, Motriou comforted his old colleague, saying that they were from the same hometown after all, and during the period of the [Blood Oath Covenant], they had written off all the previous grievances and re-established a good relationship.

The most important thing is, the war is still going on. What if Hellion, the "commander-in-chief of the entire army," suddenly loses his temper? How can we fight further? Will he still be able to make rational decisions?
Now it was Morteo's turn to feel a little regretful. He regretted why he had said that extra word just now. It would have been fine if he had just said something to comfort him, but why did he have to point out Hellion's changes?
"Now that things have come to this, let's wait and see what happens."

However, Hellion quickly adjusted his mindset. He felt that there was nothing wrong with what he did. The situation was different now. He naturally could not act as he pleased. He had more things to consider.

"Okay, I'll keep everyone alert."

Motriou nodded. Since he had already decided to defend, he would stick to it and see the opponent's strength before deciding on the next step.

Of course, defending does not mean defending all the time, but they have to see the strength of the opponent first. If the opponent's strength is average, then they can naturally change their strategy and attack.

If the opponent is very strong, they will hold on. In comparison, the defenders will definitely have more advantages, and the attackers will have to pay more sacrifices than the defenders.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

On the city wall, the high elves continued to rain down arrows. Their range was really long. Those lizardmen had obviously only advanced a short distance and were still some distance away from "Hellrank City", but they had already entered the effective range of the high elf archers.

Let’s put it this way, the existence of these high elf archers is one of the important reasons why Hellion chose to defend the city.

There is no other way. The range advantage of the High Elf archers and the lethality of their bows are too great. It would be a waste not to defend the city. If they go out of the city to fight in the field, they will have much less room to play.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The high elf archers enjoyed shooting very much. The lizardmen were like living targets. They could easily shoot one with just a bow and arrow. If they were lucky, they might even kill one directly.

Of course, the lizardmen also have shields. They hold up their shields and move forward under the rain of arrows, but their shields are obviously not strong enough. Sometimes they will be shot and exploded after blocking only a few arrows.

Moreover, their shields were not large ones, but mostly small ones, which could hardly protect the whole body. Even if they held up their shields together and formed a shield formation, they would still be hit by arrows.

Before they even reached the city of "Hellrank", the Lizardman Empire's army had already suffered heavy losses, with piles of corpses lying on the ground. What was even more terrifying was that these corpses would stand up again and attack their former compatriots.

These resurrected undead rushed left and right, their main purpose being to destroy the formation, making it impossible for the Lizardman Empire's troops to raise their shields to block their shots. This approach was very clever, as it could effectively increase the killing efficiency of the High Elf archers.

This is much more efficient than relying on these undead to kill people themselves.

As arrows continued to fall, more and more lizardmen warriors fell down, and soon more and more lizardmen stood up. The companions who had just died stood up and began to attack their own people, which dealt a heavy blow to the lizardmen.

In the end, this group of lizardmen were quickly defeated. They couldn't even reach the city of "Hellrank City". It can be said that they failed miserably. They even sent some soldiers to Karen. It didn't seem like they were here to attack the city, but to bring warmth.

"These guys are too unreliable. What kind of tactics are these?"

Hellion, who was standing on the city wall, was puzzled. If they were going to attack, they should have sent people up to support them as soon as possible. How could they just watch those people being shot and defeated?
Now, is it time to use up their arrows? But would that really work? "Hellrank City" has a large reserve of weapons, and arrows and the like won't be used up in a short time. Besides, they can always make more after they're used up.

Of course, the speed of reconstruction is a bit slow, but "Hellrank City" is so small that it is naturally impossible for everyone to go to the front line. So we can naturally pick some to help with the construction, and we can pick some soldiers to become the reserve army to serve everyone.

"Perhaps they haven't actually reached unity yet. Perhaps after that riot, their internal situation has become even more chaotic."

Lyle put forward his opinion, and it seems that this is the explanation for today's situation.

Because the lizardmen were still in chaos, everyone acted on their own. Although they were a coalition force and everyone gathered together to target one city, they were actually unable to reach a consensus on cooperation and were still fighting each other.

"That would be great."

Hellion patted the battlements of the city wall. If this was true, it would be a great thing for them. It would be very easy to defend the "City of Hellrank". It would be hard work for the high elf archers, as their hands were about to be broken.

"Don't worry, they're fine. Every High Elf warrior is a skilled archer. The number of arrows they shot today is incomparable to the number they shot during their previous training. Don't worry."

Florian Silverleaf spoke up and said there was no need to worry about the high elves, as they would definitely not make any mistakes in this regard.

"The High Elves are so reliable."

Hellion lamented that humans, drawing their bows at such high intensity, would surely have to slow down. However, the High Elves, acting as if nothing had happened, continued to fight. In fact, some of the best human archers could match the range and frequency of the High Elves, but after a few shots, they would gradually lose their endurance, clearly lacking in endurance.

There's no way around it, this is purely a difference in physical talent, but if you think about it carefully, they've lived and practiced for so many years, so it's quite normal to have this kind of gap.

Some high elf archers may have been using bows and arrows for longer than human archers. There is really nothing to say about this, and human archers have accepted this gap.

Soon, the newly resurrected undead arrived at the foot of the city. Hellion looked at Werner on the side with a questioning look in his eyes.

"More than three thousand five hundred."

Werner answered, knowing what Hellion wanted to ask.

"I think so."

Hellion nodded. He estimated that there were about three thousand lizardmen undead under the city wall. Counting the previous ones, they suddenly had nearly five thousand more forces, while the enemy had more than five thousand fewer.

This back and forth directly widened the gap of 10,000 people!
"Hellion! Look! What are those guys doing?!"

Just as Hellion was becoming more and more confident of victory, Lyle's shout brought his attention back.

Hellion looked in the direction Lyle pointed, and he saw a group of giant lizards rushing towards him, each holding a large stone in their hands. They ran madly, and then threw the huge stones in their hands directly towards the "City of Hellrank".

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The huge rock roared, drew parabolas in the air, and finally hit the city wall.

Of course, since it was the first time they threw the boulders, the giant lizards didn't control the distance well, and not many of the boulders actually hit the city wall.

"boom!"

Although not much hit the city wall, and none hit the parapets, this still made the people on the city wall agitated. They couldn't let the giant lizards continue to hit.

"These lizardmen have some brains. The one who came up with this trick is really a genius. Isn't this a catapult?"

Seeing this scene, the players on the city wall were also talking about it.

"Now that this is going on, is it time to go out of the city and fight?"

[The Cutting Woodcutter]'s eyes lit up, and he felt that he should not continue to defend the city. After all, the enemy had already launched the "trebuchet". Wouldn't it be just waiting to be smashed if he continued to defend?
"Is this true? Can we go out of the city and have a wild fight?!"

The words of [The Cutting Lumberjack] immediately surprised the players.

Defending the city was really boring, mainly because they had no chance to show their skills. Those lizardmen couldn't even get close to the city walls, so those of them who were preparing for hand-to-hand combat on top of the walls were of course useless.

"Field battles are great! The High Elves are so crazy! Defending the city is all about watching them shoot arrows and clear out the soldiers. While it's quite relaxing to watch, it's definitely not as exciting as just charging in yourself!"

[Chosen of Khorne] shouted, this guy really did not make a mistake in choosing his ID as he could use High Elf archery to clear soldiers as a stress relief activity.

The players were discussing the matter, and Hellion and his team were also discussing how to deal with it.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

While everyone was discussing, the high elf archers began to shoot arrows again, because the giant lizards rushed into their range this time.

The last time they threw stones, these giant lizards did not enter the high elves' shooting range, so the boulders basically did not hit the target. Even if a few of them hit the city wall, they were the last resort and did not cause much damage to the wall.

So, this time they all started rushing forward, directly into the shooting range of the high elf archers, and the high elf archers would definitely not show mercy to them.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Faced with the overwhelming rain of arrows, the giant lizards threw away the boulders in their hands.

"Puff puff!"

Many monitor lizards were shot into sieves and fell to the ground. They didn't even throw stones, and the stones hit themselves. Some monitor lizards that threw stones were not much better off. Although the flying stones helped them knock away some arrows, they could not avoid the second wave after dodging the first wave.

After a wave of stones were thrown, only a few monitor lizards escaped from the shooting area.

"Boom boom boom!"

However, this time their sacrifice was obviously meaningful, because this time there were obviously more boulders that successfully hit the city wall.

So much so that everyone on the city wall felt as if they were unable to stand steadily, which forced them to make a decision quickly.

"Hiss! Let's throw too, and see who can throw higher!"

Slaco spoke angrily. He was indeed very angry. After all, it was the "Hellrank City" that was destroyed, and they were responsible for repairing it. The reinforcements would definitely not stay to help them repair the city walls.

"It's not impossible."

Hellion nodded. If they could smash it, then of course they could use it. Then they could smash each other and see who could not bear it first.

The giant lizards of the Lizardman Empire will be shot by the High Elf archers as soon as they enter the shooting area. They will definitely not be able to defeat the giant lizards on the side of "Helank City" because there is no interference here and they can play freely and do whatever they want.

"If we continue to consume them, we'll be able to fight them and decide the outcome."

Hellion made a decision. They now had such a huge advantage in numbers that they could let the undead hold the line and fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)