91: Chapter 91 Rejection

On the Combat Readiness Platform, the three-layered bone ramps descended.

One thousand freshly produced +20 Stitched Bone Beasts, nearly five meters tall, were the first to march out of the city.

They lined up in a row, blocking the front.

An orange halo enveloped them, casting a faint glow from head to toe.

Following them were the melee phalanxes—Sand Jackal, Minotaur, and Orc phalanxes—surging out like a dark tide.

On the front lines, five main forces deployed simultaneously, each rushing toward their marked directions.

...

Inside the Oasis.

The lines of the Allied Lords immediately fell into chaos.

Several lords reacted quickly, immediately ordering their Archers and Musketeers to focus fire on the charging Bone Beast phalanxes.

A dense barrage of arrows and bullets rained down upon them.

Clang, clang, clatter.

-3, -2, -1, -4...

Damage numbers floated up, all in the single digits.

Among them were countless zeros.

Tanton, the Stone Spirit Clan lord, stared blankly at the battle damage data fed back into his panel.

The enemy Bone Beasts had already withstood over seven hundred attacks, yet their HP... showed no significant change?

"What is this thing?"

The hero beside him didn't speak, just watching the orange-glowing Bone Beasts continue to push forward without even slowing down.

As for the Bone Beasts, they only knew the orders issued by Xu Qin.

That was to move forward and attack anyone they collided with.

Boom!

The Minotaur hero led the melee phalanx, charging straight into the enemy formation.

War Stomp!

Bang!

Within a thirteen-meter radius, seven or eight Stone Spirit Clan warriors were launched into the air and stunned upon landing.

The Minotaurs and Sand Jackals behind them trampled over, directly crushing them underfoot.

Tanton · Stone Spirit Clan (Alliance Channel): "Victor, I can't deal any damage, I can't deal any at all."

Krenda · Dwarf Race: "Same here, the opponent doesn't even care. My most elite hundred-man squad has used all their skills, but the opponent's HP doesn't seem to have moved..."

Gerald · Thunder Lizard Clan: "What is that orange light? Do they have a shield?"

Flame Bird Lord · Flame Bird Clan: "Yes, my explosive Flame Birds cannot break through it."

The channel fell into instant silence.

Chen Ge · Murloc Clan: "Then what do we do? Should we retreat?"

No one responded to him.

On the other side, Krenda's defensive line had already been overrun.

The bullets from the elite Musketeers only bounced off the Bone Beasts.

Crack!

The Bone Beasts smashed through the fences, marching together into the interior of the territory.

A Bone Beast raised its front claw and swiped down onto the front of a Dwarf mechanical chariot.

Bang!

The metallic skeletal claw pierced directly through the chassis, then flipped it over with force!

Rumble!

The entire chariot flipped onto its side.

The Dwarf operator inside rolled out, and before he could even stand steady, he was trampled underfoot by the following Minotaurs.

Krenda's defensive line collapsed completely within three minutes.

...

On Victor's side, the situation was slightly better.

Five thousand elite humans, chariots in rows, phalanxes in strict formation.

He stood in front of the ruins of the main hall, commanding with a solemn expression.

"Armor-piercers to the front, focus fire on the joints of those Bone Beasts in the front row! Archers, switch to fire arrows!"

Although half of the Lord's Hall had collapsed, he was still alive.

This meant the territory still had the capability to counterattack.

The soldiers tried their best to execute the orders; the armor-piercers rushed up, specifically targeting the bone joints of the Bone Beasts.

The Bone Beasts' HP finally began to drop, but the speed...

Was still slow.

Victor looked at the chat channel and found that other allies were either asking for reinforcements or reporting the collapse of their defenses.

The whole thing boiled down to three words.

"What to do?"

Victor understood his current situation.

His territory was sealed off by the Undead Army.

The best window for escape had already passed.

Since he couldn't win even if he kept fighting...

Then...

He opened the chat panel and switched to the main channel.

Before he could finish typing, he heard a loud explosion erupt from the east side of the camp.

Crack!

Dozens of Bone Beasts broke through the flank defense and charged into the territory.

Victor · Human (Main Channel): "@Xu Qin · Undead Race, Undead Lord, please stop! I can negotiate terms."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Terms? Speak, I am listening."

Victor · Human: "We are willing to hand over all resources within the territory, and you may take any bone troops you wish, but please spare my Lord Core building."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Oh? Such good terms? It seems you know the Undead Race quite well..."

Victor · Human: "Ah, this... we..."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Speaking of which, I have a question as well."

Victor · Human: "Huh? Please go ahead."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Have you encountered the Undead Race before?"

Victor was stumped by this question.

If he answered no, it would obviously be a lie!

But if he said yes...

Then, where was that Undead Race lord?

Victor fell into a dilemma.

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "It seems you have."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Since that is the case, there is no need for me to agree to your terms."

Victor · Human: "No, please listen to my explanation. He is him, and you are you; it is different."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Explanation? No need. Regardless, once I wipe you out, the resources will be mine anyway, so why would I keep you alive?"

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Also, I am not concerned about the Undead Race."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "After all... they are them, and I am me."

After typing this, Xu Qin directly closed the chat channel.

...

On the other side, the situation of several lords had become critical.

Sylvia felt that the situation was not right, so without a word, she took her main force and ran deep into the forest, hoping to use the terrain to shake off the Undead Army.

But she had only run about three hundred meters.

Rumble!

The ground suddenly exploded.

Hundreds of +60 Skeleton Sand Rats burst out from the soil, surging up directly from beneath their feet.

The speed of their sand-tunneling was inherently faster than her running.

With this encirclement, the Elven Archers in the front row were immediately tripped.

Those behind didn't have time to stop and stepped right on them.

The entire formation was instantly broken.

Immediately after, the Vultures in the sky dove down.

The +60 reinforced Skeleton Vultures triggered their Dive Hunt, with +50% damage on the first strike.

Ding, ding, ding!!!

The Elven Archers' HP bars dropped significantly within a second.

Sylvia had originally thought she could take advantage of the chaos to retreat.

At least she could save her main force to make a comeback.

But she hadn't expected this.

Just as she exited the encirclement, she was intercepted by the ambushing Undead Army units.

Flame Bird Lord was in the same situation.

The Flame Bird Clan flew fast, but the Skeleton Vultures intercepted them even faster in the sky.

A round of diving by the Skeleton Vultures directly scattered the vanguard of the flying units.

Most helplessly, even when the suicide birds exploded, they couldn't damage the Skeleton Vultures.

As for Tao Zhuo, who had led the Wolf Riders out...

He ran the most decisively, but he was also the unluckiest.

Over a thousand Skeleton Sand Rats burst out from underground, weaving back and forth through the middle of the Wolf Rider formation.

The mounts immediately fell into a panic and began to run around in disorder.

The flanks were overtaken by Sand Jackals and eliminated on the spot.

...

Inside the Watchtower of the Floating City, Xu Qin rested his chin on his hand, watching the summary of the battle situation from various locations on the map.

The settlement notifications that were being transmitted back had already begun to pop up in a list on the right side.

He didn't look at the detailed data, but instead looked at the few lords on the map who were trying to run away.

Want to run?

It's too late.

But honestly.

If they had abandoned their main territorial forces and retreated the moment he approached...

He might not have been able to intercept them all.

Surely a few would have gotten away.

Although tens of thousands of troops could intercept a portion,

if they ran in a dozen directions at once, even if the Sand Jackals pursued with all their might, they might not be able to stop them all.

Fortunately, these lords were reluctant to part with their assets, only choosing to abandon their territory and run at the very end.

Just for that bit of family fortune, they wanted to gamble on luck.

This was the truly fatal part.

Xu Qin sat on the bone throne and let out a long breath.

Fortunately... you all have attachments.