The moonlight is beautiful tonight, its soft glow illuminating the earth, seemingly out of place with the story that is about to unfold.
The field of vision is excellent, making it a good time to engage; the timing is right for me!
As for geographical advantage, being surrounded on three sides, what geographical advantage is there?
Monsters are attacking from both sides of the street and from the air.
This is not good, but there's nothing we can do. We were forced to choose our battlefield, so we have to give it our all.
The consequence of failure is simply the end!
Such a rushed ending would get me killed by the readers!!
Enough of this digression, let's get back to the main topic.
Before the formation was fully deployed, the Mass Slow spell was cast first, and all the night monsters on the road were indiscriminately bound by the Slow spell.
This gave Liu Nian ample time to adjust the formation. Moreover, the different types of monsters had different speeds, and the slowed-down state disrupted their speed chain, widening the gap between the charging monsters.
This difference is very important now, as it allows us to capitalize on a time gap.
The few scattered demons that were gnawing on the street in front of Liu Nian were the first to suffer. They were first slowed down by the Slowing Spell, and then bound to the spot by the spider web.
Then they were immersed in a barrage of arrows and energy blasts of all colors. After being surrounded and attacked from all sides by subsequent melee summons, they quickly died on the spot.
After the formation was adjusted, the faster monsters had already rushed in front of them, while monsters some distance away were charging towards them. This was the consequence of the speed chain being broken, and the front and rear could not support each other.
Unfortunately, Liu Nian doesn't have many capable troops at his disposal right now, and the time he gains isn't enough to eliminate these monsters.
The monsters swarmed in, densely packed together, and began to attack Liu Nian's skeleton warriors.
At the same time, the flight units also began to use their air superiority to disrupt the central army's long-range forces.
The simultaneous engagement from three sides put Liu Nian in a very passive defensive position.
Fortunately, Liu Nian had the Cave Demon, a control unit. The Cave Demon's webs prioritized attacking flying units, while the other summoned creatures could attack freely.
With the aid of the Slow spell, flying monsters that are interfering with ranged units can be easily caught in the spider web.
He was then killed by the black-clad warriors and vampires guarding Liu Nian.
After a few rounds of attacks, and with over a dozen flying units dead, the flying units dared not come down to interfere, allowing the ranged units to concentrate their firepower on the melee units approaching the enemy.
Despite the support of ranged units, the situation in melee combat remains precarious.
The skeleton warrior who was about to engage was instantly knocked away by the monster; the earth-walking monster's attack power was far stronger than Liu Nian had imagined.
Fortunately, the ghoul legion guarded the second line of defense, barely managing to halt the enemy's offensive.
Being attacked from three sides is not easy to defend against!
There's nothing we can do about this terrain; it's just that terrible!
On one side are skeleton warriors and fanged ghouls, and on the other side is a defensive line composed of skeleton warriors, zombies, and demon children.
Darth Vader and Cerberus are positioned in the center, ready to fill in any gaps as needed, while also guarding against harassment from flying units.
The middle section consists of Liu Nian, Tiffany, and various ranged units.
Fortunately, after several waves of air raids were thwarted by the cave-dwelling demons, the flying monsters are now quite wary of disrupting the central army, which has bought Liu Nian valuable time.
Despite having the Slowing spell, their numbers and quality were inferior, and their defenses were like duckweed in the rain under the onslaught of the land monsters, ready to be washed away at any moment.
Especially on the mixed forces side, the first wave of attacks from the night monsters completely crushed the demon child.
Fortunately, the undead army lacked morale; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The zombies, which Liu Nian had always despised, had poor attack capabilities, but their defense was quite good, barely holding the last line of defense and preventing them from reaching ranged units.
As a second-tier summon, the level 10 zombie successfully upheld its dignity.
With the help of the spider silk of the cave-dwelling demons, the defense of the entire front line was barely maintained.
There are no tactics to speak of now; it's a contest of whoever suffers the most casualties first, causing a snowball effect.
Cerberus and two Black Knights were sent to guard the side where hell and the undead were mixed, to prevent the central army's ranged forces from being threatened.
With them in charge of defense, the rear was temporarily safe, and Liu Nian began to concentrate his firepower to deal with the pressure from the front.
The first line of defense formed by the skeleton warriors had been breached by the monsters, and they were forced to squeeze into the corner, where they were slowly devoured by the subsequent charging monsters.
The main force of the defense now consists of the Fanged Ghoul Legion and the Last Dark Knight.
Members on both sides were constantly being killed. Liu Nian not only had to act as a damage dealer, but also had to keep an eye on the number of summoned creatures on the field and use Skeleton Resurrection and Summoning Magic in a timely manner to recover from the numerical disadvantage.
He was exhausted from multitasking, but with his life at stake, he dared not be careless.
Fortunately, with the Punisher template as a boost, his focus reached an unprecedented level.
All skills have reached level 10, reaching their current peak, so the number of summons that can be restored each time is gradually increasing; otherwise, it would be impossible to cope with the attrition in team battles.
Tiffany and Liu Nian are now facing opposite sides, and the group magic Death Cloud and Death Ripple have high lethality under these circumstances.
Liu Nian also used his trump card, the Scroll of Fireballs, because the Fanged Ghoul Legion couldn't defeat these monsters head-on, so Liu Nian had to use it to reverse the situation.
The barrage of fireballs not only damaged the monsters in the area, but also briefly created a sea of fire, deterring any subsequent monsters from advancing.
If Liu Nian hadn't had too much magic power, he probably would have been defeated by the monster long ago.
All the perseverance along the way paid off; the east was gradually turning a pale white, and dawn was breaking!
The night-stalking monsters fled the battlefield. Once the amplification effects on the monsters in combat disappeared, they were no match for the Black Knight and were all killed on the spot.
Looking at the chaotic street, Liu Nian let out a bitter laugh.
This battle resulted in heavy losses for Liu Nian. Not only were two Black Warriors killed, but all of the Hellhounds were also wiped out, and even three of the Cave Demons were killed.
After all the Dark Knights were dispatched, the flying units began to harass again, so the cave demons were not spared either.
Fortunately, Liu Nian could use his skill to summon another Black Knight. Losing one Black Knight was acceptable, but it still pained Liu Nian.
The high-end combat capability has been severely damaged, and it is unknown when it will recover.
The advantage is that Liu Nian has now leveled up to level 21, more than halfway through, and his soul power and temporary soul power have been fully replenished.
A little soul power was also replenished in the shrine; it's unknown how much the caravan lost.
The boss's corpse stored in the space was secretly taken out to replenish the ranks of the cave demons, causing their numbers to increase rather than decrease, reaching twelve cave demons.
At this point, all the boss corpses stored in the space had been used up, freeing up a lot of space to store other supplies.
Liu Nian currently has over 60 points of temporary soul power left. He hasn't used the soul power he replenished by leveling up yet, and his total soul power is over 650 points, which is still a bit far from enough to recruit a sixth-tier cavalryman.
There was no time to take stock of the spoils the ravens had brought over, as people began to appear on the street.
After taking stock of the battle losses, the results were mixed!
The high-level forces suffered heavy losses, while the ordinary first-level combat forces began to grow stronger.
The battle that night showed that Liu Nian's strength was not enough to gain the initiative at night.
After clearly understanding the combat strength of the night-walking monsters, Liu Nian decided to continue to play it safe!
Just as they were about to pack their bags and set off again, a series of curses came from the house next door.
Upon hearing the conversation, Liu Nian's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
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