Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 195 Undead Legion
Su Mu finally returned with his army, but the logistics department of his administration in Wayne remained silent for a long time.

To expedite the return journey, rapid acceleration measures were continuously applied to the entire army.

Having traveled only halfway, Su Mu reconnected with the logistics buff, significantly increasing the speed of the entire unit.

This indicates that Wayne is still alive and is gradually recovering.

This situation only shows that Orin is intelligent enough to understand the key points of the war, and he is doing his best to help Wayne and provide logistical support.

Later, they received special intelligence from Ouling, which explained in detail the enemy's commander and the characteristics of the Forgotten skill.

It has to be said that the leader of the Dread Knights, who possesses the Forgetfulness skill, is practically invincible. However, the opponent's Forgetfulness skill likely has certain limitations; aside from the upper limit of their spell power, they can probably only forget one person in a short period of time.

Since Ouling has endured this technique, there is no need to worry about him forgetting Su Mu.

So Su Mu led the Gale Griffins back to Bear Fortress ahead of time, inheriting Ivan's defensive abilities, to support Orling.

Gale took the lead, circling Bear Keep and creating a storm that acted as a shield around the walls. The Wings of the Sky prevented the enemy from crossing this area. Since the walls remained intact, neither ground nor air forces could enter Bear Keep for the time being, giving the crumbling forces inside the city a much-needed respite.

However, the real trouble came from the terrifying knights within the city. These monsters were far superior to ordinary troops in both attack and defense. Even with the Gale Griffin army's extremely high physical immunity, they could only barely hold them off.

The Advanced Bone Storm grants Dread Knights unique elemental damage, allowing them to easily take down a Gale Griffin with a single blow, given their overwhelming offensive capabilities. Furthermore, with Ullr's buff, the probability of a Dread Knight landing a fatal blow is astonishingly high.

If the fighting continues like this, no amount of Gale Griffins can stop the enemy.

Su Mu could only use his ultimate weapon against the undead, the Undead Slayer.

He wore Titan armor, his spell power exceeded 20, and he inherited Orling's advanced air elemental mastery (allowing him to use swift acceleration when traveling). With the added enhancement of intermediate combined spell power, his undead killer was extremely terrifying.

The clouds transformed into sharp swords, descending straight down from the sky, piercing through the dark clouds, and slashing at all the dead on the battlefield.

The vampire count, still inside the city, had no time to react before being sliced ​​into ashes by the swift wind of the blade and vanished into thin air.

The worst sight was the massive numbers of skeleton soldiers, who fell in droves like wheat. Centered on Bear Fortress, the surrounding two hundred meters seemed to have been purified, piled high with bone dust, turning the earth a grayish-white color.

If we're talking about the most resilient unit, it has to be the Dread Knights. Even with Su Mu's powerful undead slaying ability, he only managed to kill four knights. Although the rest also suffered some losses, it didn't affect their killing spree at all.

A team of fifty knights effortlessly navigated the encirclement of hundreds of Gale Griffins, charging in and out with incredible skill—it was simply monstrous.

However, the current situation is already within an acceptable range.

The Dread Knight was entangled with the Gale Griffin and unable to deal with ranged units, freeing up the remaining dozens of Arcane Prayers to increase their output.

Thanks to the castle and the Skywing's blockade, the enemy is temporarily unable to break in, allowing them to focus on dealing with the Dread Knight.

Su Mu first used Undead Slayer to clear the area, and then naturally used a more powerful area-of-effect spell, Meteor Shower.

He directed the griffin force to retreat.

Su Mu waved his hands, and the top of the sky suddenly became bright. A fire hole was burned in the dark clouds, and a super-giant meteorite fell from the sky, instantly crashing into the ranks of the terrifying knights.

"Boom!"

Upon impact with the earth, the meteorite exploded, scattering into numerous fragments that ignited the land within a several-hundred-meter radius, turning it into scorched earth. Compared to battlefield magic, the meteor shower had a more concentrated range and far greater power. Enhanced by intermediate-level combined magic, it was virtually world-destroying.

For the first time, the Dread Knight wiped out a team of more than ten people. Due to the damage caused by the Undead Slayer, the impact was even more widespread, with many falling and the once invincible Dread Knight finally suffering a fatal blow.

This is what makes the Dread Knights so formidable. If it were ordinary skeletons, at least a thousand would have died, which also reflects the power of level 6 units. Although they appear to be mortal units, they are actually close to the top, especially the level 6 units in the Necropolis, which are almost as powerful as level 7 units.

But in any case, the soldiers of Bear Fort finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Previously, they had no way to deal with this group of undead from the underworld, but now with the Meteor Shower, they could at least cause enough damage, and the myth of the invincible Terror Knight was gradually shattered.

As Ouling watched Su Mu's entrance and the shift in the battlefield's momentum, he felt immense admiration. For a hero, magic was the most powerful asset. When his soldiers couldn't solve a problem, he used the most primal and destructive magical power as the answer.

Su Mu's answer was to use Meteor Shower to fight against these terrifying knights.

Thanks to the bonus from Advanced Earth Elemental Mastery, the Meteor Shower's earth erodes the Dread Knights' defenses, causing them to suffer additional earth elemental magic damage.

"Arcane Prayer, unleash your full power and hold these brats back!"

Ouling now simply commands the Arcane Prayer to activate special magic to assist in restricting the Dread Knight's movements and buy time for Su Mu.

Su Mu raised his hands and summoned meteors from the sky, unleashing another shower of meteors that crashed into the terrifying knight formation weakened by the Slowing Spell.

As the number of Dread Knights decreased, the power of the area-of-effect magic weakened, but it still managed to kill 10 enemies, thus quickly reducing the enemy's numbers to half.

Since he was casting a group-damage spell, Su Mu had the griffin army avoid it early on, and he also controlled the range of the spell while casting it, only hitting the enemy.

With Su Mu's knowledge attributes, he wouldn't be afraid even if he used it a dozen or more times.

If this tactic works, keep using it. The battlefield is often that simple and straightforward. As long as the opponent can't crack it, you can accumulate experience and eventually win.

Moreover, Ivan was leading his northern troops back, rapidly approaching the north gate. Because Uller had planned for the routed army to flee north, he hadn't intercepted them from the north, so Ivan and his army encountered little resistance at this point.

If we can hold out until Ivan enters the city, the Fearless Swordsmen, with their 50% defense-ignoring skill, can become a vital force in the fight against the Dread Knights, giving us an even greater advantage.

Everything seemed to be going in a good direction, but Su Mu felt a growing unease.

Uller was too calm. Even after the Dread Knight suffered a devastating blow, he remained unmoved, indicating that he must have a backup plan.

As expected, Ullr commanded the remaining Dread Knights and the Lich King to intercept Ivan, while he himself plunged his longsword into the earth, igniting a dark array of soulfire.

"Terrifying knights from the underworld, you have been resurrected by the Lord of Souls. The magic of gathering spirits will condense new bodies for you, and the corrosive cursed earth will clothe you in armor against demons."

"Undead Legion, go forth and slaughter the living, spread fear!"

As Ullr finished chanting, the ghostly flames seemed to connect with the underworld, summoning back the souls that had just vanished, and forming new bodies from magically incandescent earth.

The Dread Knights have been resurrected, an astonishing 14 in number, and have also gained considerable magic resistance.

Ullr is actually a hero with a magical talent, and what's more, it's the magic of gathering spirits. This is troublesome!

(End of this chapter)