There were quite a few green-skinned enemies on the other side, and they weren't a single type of unit.
Trolls, Goblin Knights, Goblin Shamans (Chiefs), Orc Spear Throwers, Orc Axe Soldiers, Orc Shield Soldiers, Orc Berserkers.
There are quite a few new units, but information about them can't be found in the information gathering. Liu Nian watched the orcs closing in and began to calculate the advantages and disadvantages.
The street can accommodate about ten people attacking side by side, and this terrain is disadvantageous to us.
After several encounters, Liu Nian knew that the Greenskins' attack power was top-notch. Fighting on such a wide street, the front-line skeleton warriors would be directly defeated by them, and his Skeleton Resurrection spell would not be able to keep up.
We need to find a way to contain it.
The opposing units generally have high defense and high health, so there's really no good solution for the time being; we can only take it one step at a time.
That's not all; the residential buildings on both sides of the street make long-range shooting difficult.
The goblin knights paced back and forth on both sides of the street, waiting for the most favorable conditions to attack.
If we are not careful, they may break through the defenses on both sides and directly threaten the ranged troops and the merchants in the inner circle.
In contrast, the number of their own Tier 1 skeleton warriors has remained stagnant.
Quality... well, let's not even talk about the quality of the undead!
The streets were surrounded by green police cars, making escape impossible. Liu Nian had no choice but to fight.
We can only devise countermeasures based on the opponent's offensive strategy.
After careful counting, it was found that the opposing force consisted of approximately fifty orcs.
If they charge in directly, Liu Nian will definitely be overwhelmed. Their combat power is on a completely different level. This is a gap that technology cannot bridge, a gap that is utterly hopeless.
Unless Liu Nian possesses a magical technique to gather spirits and infinitely revive the undead army, he might be able to put up a fight.
In short, Liu Nian's side currently has the advantage in quantity, but the disadvantage in quality.
With a three-to-one ratio of units, and mostly ranged units, it's enough to make anyone despair.
Forced into a defensive posture, Liu Nian focused intently on his turtle formation.
Now it all depends on how the other side attacks; if there are any loopholes that can be exploited, then we can turn the tide.
Hoping they wouldn't charge in recklessly, Liu Nian couldn't help but begin a pre-battle prayer.
The gods answered his prayers. The goblin shaman on the other side seemed to find the turtle formation a bit too difficult, so he sent a squad of shield-bearing soldiers to advance rapidly in coordination with axe-wielding soldiers, intending to test the ranged units' capabilities first.
"As long as we can engage the enemy, the skeleton warriors on the other side are completely vulnerable," the goblin shaman Grugal thought to himself.
As it predicted, the skeleton warriors were indeed easily defeated, but that was a story after the initial engagement.
However, before engaging the enemy, Liu Nianfang's ranged units began firing in unison. Most of the shots were blocked by the orc shields in the front row, but a small number still managed to hit the two rows of orc soldiers rushing towards them.
The orc soldiers, realizing that the enemy's ranged attacks couldn't even pierce their skin, became excited and roared as they ran quickly toward Liu Nian's side.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were only a few dozen meters apart.
They were too eager to engage the enemy and failed to notice that they were beginning to become separated from the rest of the goblin shaman forces.
Other units, fearing being shot at by long-range units, stayed far away from their firing range.
After all, hundreds of ranged troops standing together in such a dense formation would frighten anyone.
Seeing an opportunity, Liu Nian began casting Evil Song and Amplify Damage, prioritizing the reduction of the opponent's defense.
As for slowing down, it's not the right time yet; let's wait until they take another step forward.
Black, a symbol of curse and death, rained down on the orcs. After their defenses were weakened, the remaining volleys of arrows inflicted considerable damage on them.
In particular, the wooden shields of the front-line shield guards were directly pierced by archers after being weakened by the double attack.
The orc troops on the other side couldn't understand why the arrow barrage had suddenly become so intense, and their morale began to waver.
Seeing this, the orc spearmen on the opposite side also began to provide support with fire, but there were only six or seven of them, and the damage caused by a volley of fire was negligible to Liu Nian.
Skeletons generally have ranged damage reduction, so even if they hit ranged units, they won't do much damage unless they all focus on one target.
As for the ragtag troops, let them be; they are now only good for drawing enemy fire.
Once the orc soldiers in the front row had run to within thirty meters, Liu Nian released the Mass Slow spell.
This distance is too far for them to run over or retreat to; it's an awkward position.
The clay golems stood at the front of the formation, their slowing aura further reducing their already low speed.
The stone golem stood there arrogantly, watching how the ranged attackers on the other side would act. If you destroy it, I can just summon it again. If you don't destroy it, the slowed orc soldiers will all turn into turtles.
As the goblin shaman was pondering the situation, several more volleys of arrows rained down upon him.
The orc soldier was just a few steps away from launching a counterattack, but his speed was ridiculously slow. Frustrated, he uttered some unknown beast language.
Moreover, due to the range, the closer the distance, the more accurate Liu Nian's ranged units were, and the two groups of orc soldiers began to lose health continuously.
Liu Nian stared intently at the goblin shaman opposite him. What should you do?
The goblin shaman never expected to encounter such a formidable opponent. Since establishing his camp, he had defeated human forces within a few rounds.
I thought this time would be the same, and I could easily crush my opponent, but I didn't expect to kick a hornet's nest.
If only we had taken a steady and gradual approach.
The orc soldiers at the front are now caught in a dilemma; if they don't act soon, they will be shot to death by the enemy's ranged units.
Although it was unwilling, it stood on the troll's back and began to cast a spell.
After a short time, as the spell ended, a large swarm of bees began to fly in from all directions, interfering with the vision of ranged undead units.
Swarm Hound, a signature Shaman skill, reduces the hit rate of all units, up to 50%.
Sure enough, after the spell was cast, the enemy's ranged units fell silent.
Liu Nian's ranged units began to constantly drive away the swarms of bees around them, which severely interfered with the ranged units' firing.
Some ranged units ignored the swarm's harassment, and the arrows they managed to fire, despite being so close, would only glide past and hit other places, completely missing their targets.
"Once the orc soldiers get close, I'll attack you from all sides and see how you defend yourself!" Grug thought smugly.
The panel indicated that Liu Nian was affected by natural magic, resulting in a decrease in hit rate.
This spell isn't a damaging spell; it only reduces the target's hit rate, but it lasts for one minute.
With the orc soldiers closing in step by step, it would be too late by the time the opportunity was realized!
Now is the time to counterattack. Since the hit rate has dropped, let's use a wide-area attack!
Upon seeing the orc soldiers about to engage the enemy, Liu Nian blurted out the incantation for the dark magic Death Ripple.
Tiffany also began casting the lich's unique area-of-effect spell, Cloud of Death.
After the previous spells served as a prelude, the wand's passive skill had long since stripped away the orcs' ridiculously low magic resistance; now, the orcs' magic resistance was all negative.
Once the incantation was finished, a magic circle was generated beneath their feet.
Sensing impending doom, the orcs tried to escape the magic circle, but under the combined slowing effects of the stone golem and the Slow spell, they could only watch helplessly as they were swallowed by the black mist.
When the black mist dissipated and Tiffany's death cloud was fully released, the dark green poisonous fog once again covered the terrified faces of the orc soldiers.
If viewed from above the orc soldiers, a skull shape is etched in the center of this dark green poisonous fog.
The successive group magic attacks shattered Grug's smug expression, leaving its face filled with astonishment: "No..."
Seeing the orc soldiers soaked in the poisonous fog, it knew that the orc squad was doomed.
What should we do now?
It stared at the one-eyed mage opposite it with venomous eyes and began to quickly think of a countermeasure.
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