Chapter 631
630 almost won
Chapter 631, page 630: Almost Won
Outside the auxiliary space, the workers of the mushroom castle were directing the oxen and horses to move away the various experimental jars that Lin Jun had transferred out, while also transporting a large amount of ritual materials.
Ultimately, Lin Jun went to great lengths to move this secondary space here so that she could indulge in... researching dangerous abyssal magic.
As for the information blocks inside, they were just an unexpected bonus.
Moreover, while it may be called a gain, there weren't many substantial benefits; at most, it only supplemented my historical knowledge.
To truly utilize this information, we'll have to wait until Lin Jun retracts the Blood Calamity.
While his subordinates were busy preparing for the Abyss Magic Laboratory, Lin Jun found the perfect place to train his [Touch of the Soul] – the area sacrificed by the Hand of the Dead!
Countless souls, now separated from their bodies, now wander there.
Lin Jun discovered that these wandering souls were the perfect source of experience for the [Touch of Souls] skill he was honing.
Just when they were worried about not having enough D-level personnel, these undead were like free experience points!
What's even more remarkable is that, because the area was teeming with the spirits of the dead, the imperial army, after wiping out the remnants of the cult, no longer ventured into the area on its own initiative, but instead set up guard posts on the perimeter.
Therefore, Lin Jun's puffs didn't need to be carefully hidden; she only needed to focus on waving her tentacles to poke the approaching undead.
It was somewhat of a reluctant assignment for me to act as a cleaner for the empire's environment.
Finally, there was the Duke named Eugene.
He originally planned to overwhelm the fungus fortress, but the red dragon disrupted his plans.
He was extremely worried that his massive army marching across the open northern border would make it a conspicuous prey in the eyes of that sky overlord, and therefore he hesitated to send troops.
Now, more than a month has passed, and the Red Dragon shows no sign of returning by the same route. This seems to have given Eugene some confidence. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally launched a formal attack!
Of course, he did not send out his entire force. The first unit he dispatched was an advance force of 1,500 demon soldiers.
This force was well-equipped and commanded by his experienced generals.
In fact, he felt that this vanguard force alone was enough.
He was aware that the imperial envoy had once rallied two tribes to attack the demon tribe, and that the tribal army of several thousand men had been utterly routed. Duke Dean of the demon tribe had shared this information with him.
However, that was back then.
Since the cold wave that swept across the North, even his territory was severely damaged, and life on this land was almost nonexistent.
Even if the few remaining tribes manage to band together for warmth, how much of their combined strength can they possibly retain?
Moreover, the vanguard force I have dispatched this time is not comparable to the rabble of those tribes.
Behind this vanguard, Eugene himself and his ally Dean led a combined main force of up to six thousand men, ready for battle.
Eugene could be said to have disregarded the North.
The reason for sending so many troops was mainly to provide manpower for later small teams to search various areas of the entire northern border.
As for those tribes blocking the road, since they dared to capture our scouts before, we might as well run them over if we happen to run them over.
Amidst the soldiers' hushed complaints, the vanguard set off.
Almost immediately, Lin Jun noticed the movements of the Empire's vanguard force.
Faced with this group of somewhat late guests, Lin Jun decided to proceed according to the original plan, displaying a level playing field, blocking their advance without posing too much of a threat.
Of course, things are different now. Lin Jun no longer needs to personally participate in these minor skirmishes.
After transferring the real-time monitoring of the Imperial Vanguard directly into the pig's brain, Lin Jun focused her attention on practicing her skills by attacking the undead.
"It's finally here!" In the command room of the mushroom castle, the little pig, receiving the live feed, had an excited glint in its eyes and lightly tapped the wooden table.
She's been waiting for the empire to come for so long she's practically gone moldy!
Although we need to hold back this time, having an opponent is better than having no opponent at all! Under Little Pig's arrangement, a thousand-strong Fungus Fortress army set off from Fungus Fortress only three hours later than Eugene's vanguard.
It's said to be a thousand people, but if you include Puji, the actual number exceeds twenty thousand.
From the air, or from a high altitude, this formation looks like a moving sea of mushrooms.
Of course, this large army was soon split into five units by the pig, each guarding a key path leading from the North to Fungus Keep.
In this way, no matter which route the empire's vanguard chooses, it will inevitably encounter at least a blocking force consisting of more than four thousand Puji.
The number four thousand was also carefully calculated.
Although the number of Puji is large, the individual strength of Puji commanded by ordinary soldiers is definitely no match for that of the Imperial regular army.
As expected, the number four thousand was just right—enough to cause trouble for this vanguard force, yet also put them at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, if they misjudged the strength of this imperial vanguard and the four thousand Puji were quickly wiped out, other nearby squads could arrive to provide support in a short time.
It can be said that they have made thorough preparations.
However, on the battlefield, unexpected events always occur.
……
An ordinary melee fighter is locked in combat with a fully armed demon soldier who is charging forward with a roar.
The soldier's longsword slashed down with a whooshing sound, but Puji nimbly dodged left and right, perfectly parrying the heavy blade just as the soldier made a powerful downward slash.
Immediately afterwards, with a quick leap, it parted ways with the soldier, its tentacle blade slicing through the gaps in the demon soldier's armor from a tricky angle, inflicting a severe blow.
The wounded soldier knelt on the ground. The next moment, a self-destructing puji rolled out from the crowd and came into close contact with him, who was unable to move easily.
boom!
The little pig, watching this scene through the mushroom net, couldn't help but lick its slightly dry lips.
Keep in mind, that was just an ordinary elite melee fighter!
As for the demon soldier on the opposing side, in Little Pig's opinion, he was a fully qualified member of the Imperial regular army.
Two Pooji killed it?!
The eldest brother couldn't resist coming to play himself?
The possibility had barely crossed his mind when Little Pig immediately dismissed it.
Regardless of whether the leader possesses such skill and agility, this phenomenon is not an isolated case, but rather it is playing out across the entire battlefield.
Four thousand elite soldiers routed the one thousand five thousand vanguard troops.
Realizing something was wrong, the little pig hurriedly gave the order to retreat.
We can't fight anymore! If we continue, this vanguard of the empire will be wiped out!
The little pig even ordered his soldiers to deliberately send a wave of enemies to allow the enemy to achieve more kills, so that the casualty ratio in the post-battle statistics wouldn't look too bad.
Even so, it can only be considered a "remedy".
"How could this be? How could these four thousand Puji be so strong?" Faced with his command error, Little Pig was anxious to find out the reason.
Lin Jun: "Um... could it be because of my newly added [Battle Intuition]?"
(End of this chapter)