Infected individuals without brains are naturally the first to be sacrificed as cannon fodder.
The infected individuals are not yet able to board the four-story-high shipping container directly, giving everyone time to prioritize dealing with the Night Demon's attack.
As the only unit capable of harming the defenders at this stage, the Night Demons flew into the city en masse to launch their attack.
Having experienced the last city defense, Liu Nian felt that this Night Demon army was similar to the previous situation.
Without further ado, skeletons, ghouls, and wraiths were summoned by Liu Nian as a vanguard force, mainly to guard him.
Not to mention the fragile nature of mage units, interrupting spellcasting is really annoying!
The ghosts mainly patrolled the escalator outside the stairwell next to Liu Nian to prevent him from being grabbed by the Night Demon's claws and dragged downstairs.
A fall from a four-story building would result in death or serious injury!
After arranging the summoned creatures, ignoring the surprised looks from the others in the hallway, he began to cast the spell Death Ripple.
Are all the mage units sent to guard the city gates? Is the city lord being that generous? The other professionals guarding the corridors were completely bewildered.
The attribute requirements for job change are there, and like in medieval fantasy novels, mage units make up a very small percentage of the entire game.
Liu Nian began to cast Death Ripple. The infected, being undead units, were unaffected by the skill, but all the others were non-undead units.
The other units isolated under the container by the infected person suffered the consequences. They were attacked before they even got upstairs. No unit in the entire area escaped Liu Nian's clutches.
Before Liu Nian's night demons even entered the city, they were hit by a death ripple. Some night demons, thinking they were better drivers, tried to escape the range of the death ripple, but ended up colliding with other night demons and crashing to the city gates, where they were trampled into a bloody pulp.
The Night Demon behind him, who hadn't been affected by the Death Ripple, fared no better. Taking advantage of the gaps in the Death Ripple's effect, Liu Nian inflicted a curse that amplified its damage.
The Amplify Damage and Slow spells landed on the Night Demon horde, and the Night Demons, whose speed was drastically reduced, were immediately riddled with arrows by the archers and struggled to fall into the city.
Gradually, the Night Demons wisely attacked from the other three sides, making the defense on this side much easier.
The area-of-effect attack with death ripples created a rare, brief vacuum under the containers, which was quickly filled by the remaining members of the zombie horde.
Knowing that a powerful mage force was assisting them, the morale of the guards on this side was unexpectedly boosted.
The pressure from the Night Demon was directed at the other three city walls, and any stragglers that occasionally flew into the city were quickly shot down by the patrol teams.
Unlike the other three sides of the city wall, where casualties were beginning to fall, the front-line spearmen here had no pressure from above and leisurely began to deal with the ever-growing horde of infected.
The archers in the back row had no pressure and could fire freely. Soon, the situation was noticed by the patrol officers and reported to the city lord through the ranks.
"A mage dressed entirely in black?" The city lord looked at Chen Ling with great interest upon hearing this.
Seeing the city lord's questioning gaze, Chen Ling thought for a moment and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Could it be someone with many summoned creatures around them?"
The messenger recalled for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's right, it's said to be similar to an undead unit."
“Then there’s no doubt that this person is Liu Nian.” Chen Ling revealed an expression that said, “I knew it.”
"Liu Nian? The one who was absent today?" The city lord became interested upon hearing this.
"Yes, I heard she went back to sleep." Chen Ling had her own sources of information.
The receptionists laughed and said that the owner of that room was snoring like a man who could snor the heavens.
"He's an interesting person. I suppose I'll have the chance to meet him someday." Upon hearing this, the city lord thought to himself that this person was quite intriguing.
"Coincidentally, the person who ranked second last week was also named Liu Nian. I wonder if it's the same person?" He Zhi suddenly thought of this.
If it really is that person, then the thought of gathering both the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Fledgling at the same time fills He Zhi with excitement.
"It's better to be wrong than to let it go." With that thought in mind, he ordered the messenger to bring Liu Nian over.
I suppose he's almost used up his mana, so it's good that he's back to rest for a while.
Even with Liu Nian here, the zombie horde gradually filled in the open space under the containers. Now the front row has started melee combat, while the archers in the back row have already retreated and been replaced by shield-wielding soldiers in the front row and spearmen in the back row.
Liu Nian used the "Damage Amplification" spell during a brief interval to assist the front-line personnel in combat.
Lickers and Bursters are directly cursed and weakened to negative defense.
The good thing is that, after all this fighting, Night Demon has been relegated to the sidelines.
If they were to form a mixed force to work with the Lickers to disrupt formations, that would be a disaster!
Driven by Liu Nian's death ripples, the monsters that hadn't even moved forward were already hit, and after fighting the front-line people, they were further damaged and continued to be poisoned.
Despite the repeated attacks and the resulting casualties, this side firmly held its ground.
Unlike the other three sides, where the tongues of the lickers constantly entangled their own people, those entangled were pulled away before they could wait for rescue.
Upon hearing that the messenger wanted to transfer Liu Nian back, the commander immediately objected.
It's rare to have one section of the city wall that doesn't require much attention, allowing us to confidently allocate manpower to support the other three sections.
Well, you just wave your hand and say you'll take it!
"I'm not letting him go no matter what! If you're not happy, call the city lord!" The commander threw the communicator aside, slammed his hands on the table, and was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged.
"Guards! This is a command post, no unauthorized personnel allowed!" Seeing the commander's anger, the staff officer tactfully spoke up.
Who are these irrelevant people? Aren't they talking about me?
Are you trying to bully me? You just wait!
As the city lord's messenger, he had seen smiles all the time and had never suffered such humiliation.
Very well, I've really made you look bad!
A true man can bend and stretch; if he were to stubbornly confront that stroke victim now, he would really face military law.
The messenger glared at the commander and was slunk away by the soldiers.
After riding back at top speed, the city lord saw the wronged messenger embellishing the story of the commander's disgraceful behavior, and smiled knowingly.
He recruited the commander himself, how could he not know his level?
He's capable, but he also has a bad temper. However, his loyalty is the most important thing.
That's only 30% believable, but one thing is certain: that mage is indeed the real deal, the kind that even the arrogant commander would protect like a precious gem.
They're willing to anger their own guards so much to keep him here; it seems that the mage named Liu Nian is quite capable.
Fine, let him shine on the front lines!
There's no rush to see him.
The city lord picked up his teacup and took a sip.
It's no wonder the commander was anxious. Urban warfare had already begun on the other three battlefields, and the regional commanders on those three sides could only yell that they were short of manpower over the radio. It was incredibly annoying!
Meanwhile, the container on this side remained impregnable. The regional commander on this side had declared that no matter if you gave it to the wrong person or what, if you dare to remove someone, I will give up!
It was clear that this mage was indeed too powerful; the other soldiers temporarily conscripted to guard the corridor beside him had long been transferred to other battlefields.
The guards around the mage are now the personal guards of the regional commander, specifically to prevent any interference with his spellcasting.
Transferring people? I'm not dead yet! You wish!
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