Zhen Nantian placed his hand on the hilt of the Blade of Supervision, and his voice, amplified by the array, became even clearer and louder.
"All guards, listen to my command! Anyone who retreats even one step will be executed! Anyone who delays the battle will be executed! Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed!"
The wind in the canyon blew against the city wall, and Zhen Nantian's red cloak fluttered behind him.
Looking at the warriors on the city wall, their fighting spirit soaring, the archers and mages in formation, and the priests in the rear formation, each one radiant with health.
Hundreds of giant cannons and crossbows on the city walls are also ready to be used, under the skillful control of the soldiers.
Just as Jiang Hao had predicted, the Iron-grade skeleton monsters were indeed quite vulnerable against the city wall guards, who were mostly Iron and Bronze-grade. Even though most of the skeleton monsters had regained consciousness and started jumping onto the city wall, they appeared somewhat chaotic and disorganized, failing to put much pressure on the guards.
The guards on the city wall worked together seamlessly, clearly seasoned veterans. The front-line defenders gripped their shields in one hand and their broadswords in the other. Whenever a skeletal monster leaped up, before it could even grasp the wall, its broadsword was already cleaving its head. Simultaneously, the broadswords of several comrades beside the defender, the spears of the spearmen behind them, and the arrows of the archers behind them all struck the monster almost at the same time. Even though the soldiers' individual attacks weren't particularly powerful, their perfect teamwork allowed them to easily and instantly kill the monsters that leaped onto the wall.
Seeing the outstanding performance of the soldiers he had trained, Zhen Nantian's face was full of pride.
"Order all archers and mages to conserve their strength."
At this moment, Zhen Nantian's hand did not touch the hilt of the Blade of Supervision. Therefore, his voice could not carry far, but messengers had already waved their battle flags a few times in the air. Subsequently, messengers on the high platforms on both sides of the city wall also began to wave small flags of the same color in the air.
Then it was seen that the mages and archers on the city wall did not help deal with the skeleton monsters that had jumped onto the city wall. Instead, they focused their attacks on the monsters below the wall. However, their attacks were not scattered. Often, an archer's attack would hit a monster below the wall first, followed by dozens of arrows arriving simultaneously. Before the monster could react, its health bar would be empty, and its bones would scatter on the ground. The mages on the side also put aside their urgency and followed the archers' attack method, casting fireballs and ice hammers at the monsters below the wall.
The most idle people on the battlefield were the priests standing at the very back. Since no one was injured, they didn't need to lift a finger. Besides them, the giant cannons and crossbows on the city walls, and the soldiers responsible for operating them, were all equally idle.
All the pre-battle preparations have been completed, and the people of Fearless Fortress and Northern Might Fortress have all come down from the city walls and are now resting at the base of the walls.
Jiang Hao glanced at the relatively mild battle raging on the city wall below. It seemed his help wasn't needed, so he continued leveling up. At the same time, he began to ponder how to recapture the fortified pass.
Jiang Hao initially thought that, relying on the little skeleton's taming talent, coupled with the enhancement of his own talent, the little skeleton could quickly recruit a large number of subordinates. Then, its subordinates would help the little skeleton fight, helping it recruit even more subordinates, thus snowballing its growth until it could contend with the skeleton army on the front lines, and finally subdue the entire skeleton army.
It's likely that after revealing the little skeleton's talent to the city lord of Jinling, he had the same plan.
Otherwise, he would never have exchanged the Grand Mage's skill book for Jiang Hao's help in recapturing the front pass.
However, when Jiang Hao pushed the snowball with high hopes, it collapsed on its own.
The little skeleton's minions were like idiots, always sticking close to each other.
Where is there even the slightest trace of a fight?
Jiang Hao wanted to curse as soon as he thought about it.
If all else fails, there is another option, but it's not very reliable.
That is...
The ropes on the walkway began to sway, interrupting Jiang Hao's thoughts. Jiang Hao quickly turned his head to look in the direction from which the force was coming.
It's Little Skull's side that's up to this!
It's been so long, I wonder how many subordinates it has recruited?
Jiang Hao was a little curious, so he turned around and walked over there.
A white object fell down, and Jiang Hao quickly looked down and saw a skeleton monster land on the ground and immediately attack the skeleton monster next to it.
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A white damage indicator appeared above the head of the slapped skeleton monster. With a single claw strike, the skeleton's health bar was emptied. Then, the red border of the slapped skeleton's health bar turned green, and the empty health bar was instantly replenished.
Jiang Hao finally saw the scene he wanted to see, and immediately became so excited that his face turned red.
At the same time, the first skeleton to jump off the walkway was immediately surrounded and attacked by more than a dozen skeleton monsters. However, it paid no heed, taking the blows while patting three of the skeleton monsters on the back. Finally, the skeleton was overwhelmed and killed, its skeleton scattering unwillingly across the ground.
As Jiang Hao's summoned creature, the little skeleton inherits the perfect stun effect of Jiang Hao's [Mercy of Stun] talent, as well as a 60% damage bonus. The little skeleton's subjugated minions perfectly inherit all the talent effects that the little skeleton can enjoy. Jiang Hao, at a near-maximum speed of nearly 8 strikes per second, wielded his staff for over 40 minutes, killing almost 100 monsters. At this point, his talent damage had reached an astonishing 2.5 million. Therefore, against these Black Iron-level skeleton monsters with only 40,000 to 50,000 HP, each attack from the little skeleton's minions would inevitably subjugate one of them.
The little skeleton's henchman sacrificed his life to subdue four new minions for the skeleton. These four new minions, while attacking the surrounding wild monsters, were also besieged by the surrounding skeleton monsters. However, they possessed extremely high innate damage bonuses, allowing them to subdue a new minion with each attack. Although the surrounding skeleton monsters were numerous, they couldn't kill them instantly. This situation gave them the opportunity to expand their ranks.
On this walkway, the little skeleton's minions began leaping downwards one by one. Each time one jumped, the ropes on the walkway would tremble. Meanwhile, on the battlefield below, the number of skeleton minions with green health bars increased from 1 to 4, then from 4 to 16, and then to 64...
The number of skeleton minions with green health bars increased, and the area they occupied grew larger and larger. In no time, they had taken over a large area.
Jiang Hao felt relieved and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
At this rate of development, it probably won't take long for him to take over the entire valley.
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