Flesh and Blood Puppets

Chapter 135 Flesh and Blood Puppets

Although there was a solution, unfortunately Luo Xuan couldn't implement it.

First, he did not purchase any anti-magic potions, and second, he did not have any units with skills such as dispel.

Therefore, this is also why Luo Xuan advised Azathoth not to venture deep into the battlefield.

Located on the edge of the battlefield, it allows for timely evacuation should danger arise.

However, if you get stuck deep in the battlefield, it won't be easy to retreat.

And so, for the next few days, Luo Xuan led Azathoth and Lilith in fighting on the front lines.

And on the second day, I used the battle merits from the kills to exchange for a bottle of anti-magic potion, which provided some protection.

Like most lords, Luo Xuan stood at the rear, directing his troops in battle.

Looking up, in front of the defensive line not far away, countless low-level undead troops surged forward like a gray tide.

One wave after another, never tiring, never ending.

Midway through, Luo Xuan also requested to be relieved and went back to rest for a while.

Originally, it was thought that the battle lines would remain deadlocked until reinforcements from the Empire arrived. However, unexpectedly, in the second...

The situation changed that night.

Lords also kept watch at night, and according to He Qianchang's unified allocation, all lords were divided into four shifts, according to the morning, afternoon, evening, and night shifts.

A comfortable schedule of lunch, dinner, and rest ensures the stability of the front line.

Luo Xuan worked the afternoon shift, staying on duty from 4 PM until midnight.

Just as he and the successor lord finished their shift change and were about to log off to rest, an unexpected event occurred.

In the darkness in the distance, a loud sound could be faintly heard approaching.

However, because the distance was still quite far and they had not yet come within the range of the defenders' lighting, they could not see very clearly.

However, this unusual situation was quickly reported to He Qianchang.

After arriving, the other party quickly assessed the situation after a brief observation.

"Attention everyone! The enemy has deployed high-tier Flesh Golems. Those on the middle shift, do not retreat! Also, notify those on the morning shift and those on rest to hold their ground with all their might!"

He Qianchang's words echoed through the night sky.

The middle-shift and night-shift lords, who were already on site, dared not delay and immediately acted according to the instructions.

The lords on the early shift and those on rest day also sent people to inform them.

The lords who had just handed over their night shifts had taken over the defense line and deployed their troops to the front line.

The lords who had just been relieved of their posts, including Luo Xuan, were ordered not to retreat, so they became reserve forces, ready to provide support at any time.

As the outline gradually became clearer in the darkness in the distance, Luo Xuan frowned.

Although he had never personally faced a flesh golem, he had seen them on forums many times.

Flesh Golems are high-tier main combat units in the undead army. They have high health and defense, and also possess small-area AOE skills such as spreading plague, making them difficult to deal with when the army's strength is insufficient.

Fortunately, with the Imperial Guards holding the line, they should be able to stop the advance of the flesh and blood puppets.

Time passed slowly under Luo Xuan's watchful eye.

The number of lords in the surrounding area gradually increased, clearly indicating that lords on the early shift and those on rest were also coming to provide support one after another.

Finally, the figures in the distance broke through the cover of darkness and revealed their true forms.

One by one, these "giants," each five or six meters tall, slowly advanced towards the defensive line—these were flesh and blood puppets.

Their bodies are pieced together from countless pieces of rotting flesh and bone fragments, and due to the slight differences in the materials, each flesh puppet is slightly different.

The flesh puppet slowly moved forward, its body constantly oozing a light green, foul-smelling corpse fluid.

With each step the flesh puppets took forward, a pus-filled footprint was left on the ground, and wisps of dark green gas slowly rose and spread outwards.

Even before the battle began, a terrifying sense of oppression was already emanating from them.

Around each of the flesh golems, there were many low-level undead soldiers, like guards protecting a king, advancing alongside the flesh golems.

"Hey, what's this about infantry-tank coordination?"

Upon seeing the flesh puppet and the hordes of soldiers surrounding it, this was Luo Xuan's first thought.

Soon, the enemy entered the range of long-range firepower, and the first wave of long-range attacks flew towards the enemy.

Arrows, spears, and magical attacks rained down on the enemy.

The minions surrounding the flesh golems suffered heavy casualties, but the golems themselves were not significantly damaged.

Although their large size increased their vulnerability to attack, the thick layer of rotting flesh acted like a sturdy armor, firmly protecting them.

Numerous arrows and spears pierced the flesh golem, causing negligible damage.

Due to their size, the arrows and spears stuck into the flesh golem were like toothpicks stuck into a giant.

Magic attacks are slightly better.

The fireball blasted a wound open on the flesh golem, sending tiny bits of flesh flying.

The lightning bolts struck continuously, charring the flesh golem's wounds.

Frost spells primarily target the flesh golem's legs, affecting its movement speed.

The flesh puppets endured the damage and continued to advance, soon entering the range of even more attacks.

More powerful weapons, such as catapults and crossbows, began to prove their worth.

Huge crossbow bolts were fired simultaneously by the ballistae that had been set up in advance.

A series of dull thuds rang out, and the flesh puppets, which had previously been able to ignore arrows and spears, were now staggered and forced to take a few steps back by the crossbow bolts.

Some unlucky individuals were even nailed to the ground.

Then, stones the size of millstones whistled through the night sky and crashed into the flesh puppet, producing sounds of flesh flying and bones breaking.

"oh oh!"

"Haha, kill them all!"

Seeing the tremendous success achieved by the ballistae and catapults, many lords cheered with joy, and Luo Xuan nodded in relief.

"It's not that simple. Ballistae and catapults require reloading time and cannot be used as the main fighting force."

A composed lord spoke up from the side.

Upon hearing this, many people were taken aback for a moment, and then began to observe carefully.

Sure enough, apart from a few unlucky ones who were knocked down, most of the flesh puppets regained their footing after taking a few steps back, and then continued forward, quickly overcoming the previous footprints and moving on.

While catapults were more powerful, they were also less accurate.

Unless you hit the flesh golem directly, it's a wasted attack.

And so, with the flesh golems drawing fire, the rest of the undead forces followed behind and pressed towards the defensive line.

"withstand!"

"Don't be afraid, reinforcements are on their way!"

As the battle was about to begin, the defenders at the front encouraged each other.

Meanwhile, He Qianchang, the commander of the war zone, stared intently at the darkness behind the flesh puppet, where numerous shadows loomed closer and closer.

Soon, the remaining flesh and blood puppets finally reached the defensive line.

Although almost all of them were injured, the damage they caused was still quite exaggerated.

Each attack from the flesh golems tore a gap in the defense line.

Meanwhile, the lower-tier troops following around took the opportunity to pour in through the gap, attempting to tear the breach open.

Fortunately, the Imperial garrison at the front was also very elite. Although they were not able to fight against the flesh golems, they could easily handle some low-level undead.

However, the most troublesome thing is the infectious plague carried by the flesh golems, which will constantly erode the surrounding guards.

The plague not only causes damage, but also applies a debuff, comprehensively reducing the attributes of the defending troops.

The casualties of the Imperial defenders began to rise sharply after the first wave of infected troops were killed.

Many of the lords' troops have also been affected by the plague, and some have even suffered casualties.

The combat effectiveness of these troops affected by the plague has been greatly reduced, forcing them to withdraw from the battlefield prematurely.

Some lords gritted their teeth and committed all their troops to try and stop the advance of the flesh golems.

The war immediately entered a white-hot stage.

"No, if we keep going like this, we'll be worn down sooner or later, and our defenses will be breached eventually," a lord shouted.

"Don't worry, everyone, this plague can be compounded!"

He Qianchang had been keeping a close eye on the battlefield situation, his face grim as he looked at the flesh and blood puppets on the battlefield.

He knew the predicament he was in; the flesh golem was already difficult to kill, but what was even more troublesome was that it also carried the ability to spread plague.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out, probably at the very front of Luo Xuan.

Amidst the cacophony of noise, Luo Xuan finally learned the reason.

It turned out that a flesh puppet had smashed through the defensive line with its fist, allowing a large number of low-level troops to pour in.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan no longer hesitated and immediately joined the battle.

"Lilith, provide remote support from the rear. Azathoth, prepare for battle."

While giving instructions, Luo Xuan took out the anti-magic potion he had exchanged and had Azathoth use it directly.

Luo Xuan understood that this was definitely not the time to save money; they should save where they could and spend where they could. The anti-magic potion was meant to be used in such a critical moment.

After Azathoth used the anti-magic potion, a dark green, semi-transparent shield appeared above his neck, enveloping him.

This is the anti-magic potion. While the green shield is still active, Azathoth is immune to magical attacks and control.

However, magic attacks will also quickly deplete the shield value of the magic resistance potion. The shield will gradually thin until it disappears completely, which means that the magic resistance potion's effect has expired.

Azathoth charged into the battlefield, his eyes fixed on the magical shield. By this time, many lords had already sent reinforcements to arrive.

The surrounding enemies of the flesh and blood golem have been cleared away, and a dozen or so troops are now fiercely attacking it.

Azathoth also began using water bullets for ranged attacks, and because the distance was relatively far and safe, Azathoth also used elemental conversion to convert all physical attack, physical defense, and magic defense attributes into magic attack.

Therefore, each of Azathoth's attacks can inflict considerable damage on the flesh golem.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of explosions rang out on the flesh and blood golem as the water bullet spell, carrying violent elemental power, slammed heavily into its body.

Each hit blasts away large chunks of rotten flesh from the flesh golem.

The flesh golem roared, its heavy body suddenly spinning with force, its huge arms sweeping across the other melee units surrounding it.

Several units reacted a beat too slow and were not able to dodge, and were directly swept away.

Further away, Lilith was not idle either; she kept summoning exploding spiders to attack the flesh golem's lower limbs.

Lilith discovered that although the flesh golem had strong physical defense, its lower limbs seemed to have a defect and had not been uniformly strengthened.

The legs of the enormous, muscular flesh golem appear much "smaller" in comparison.

Lilith planned to start with the lower limbs. She believed that by repeatedly attacking the weak points of the joints, she could effectively disable the flesh puppet's ability to move.

Luo Xuan was somewhat surprised to receive Lilith's idea, but upon closer examination, it seemed to make some sense.

Therefore, after checking that Azathoth and Lilith were not in danger, he quickly ran towards He Qianchang's direction.

Soon, Luo Xuan met He Qianchang, who was directing operations on the front lines, and told him about his findings.

"Oh? The flesh puppet's base is unstable?" He Qianchang asked in surprise, as he hadn't really paid attention to this issue.

"Someone come here," He Qianchang said. He didn't simply believe Luo Xuan's one-sided story and was preparing to send someone to verify it. Perhaps the situation Luo Xuan encountered was special?

Time passed slowly, and soon the person sent to verify returned, bringing back information consistent with Luo Xuan's description.

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"Ha! That's great!" Upon hearing this, He Qianchang's solemn expression lightened somewhat.

"Pass the order: prioritize attacking the flesh golems' lower limbs to paralyze their mobility!"

He Qianchang decisively gave the order.

Once these flesh golems are dealt with, the undead army behind them won't be so troublesome.

On Azathoth's side, thanks to Lilith's continuous efforts and Azathoth's cooperation, the flesh golem's lower limbs were no longer sufficient to support its body.

Therefore, just as the flesh golem raised its foot to take another step forward, its supporting leg, which was left on the ground, was hit by two consecutive water bullets from Azathoth!

"Snap!"

A clear cracking sound rang out, and the flesh puppet, caught off guard, collapsed onto the battlefield.

The surrounding troops gave it no chance to struggle and swarmed in to attack.

The flesh and blood puppet that fell to the ground lost its oppressive aura and became like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

"Even the plague around us seems to have lost its strength."

Luo Xuan, who had just returned from He Qianchang's place, happened to witness this scene and felt a pang of emotion.

Turning around, I saw two priests healing and dispelling evil spirits at the edge of the battlefield.

Luo Xuan felt a little embarrassed, but thankfully he only thought about it in his mind and didn't say it out loud.

With the priest's addition, the outcome of the battle was practically a foregone conclusion.

Before long, the flesh and blood puppet was dealt with.

Luo Xuan knew that this was just the beginning, and soon the flesh and blood puppets on the battlefield would be eliminated one by one.

Just as he was thinking this, a dozen dotted lines flew out from the darkness behind the flesh puppet, accurately connecting with the units attacking the flesh puppet.