97: Chapter 97 Plague Legion? How about my psionic cannon?

When the second wave of the Undead Legion struck, everyone could clearly feel that it was different from the first!

The first wave was a Skeleton Army, entirely made up of cannon fodder.

They were just a bunch of bone frames holding blades, spears, and bows; they felt like mere grunts that any Necromancer could summon.

However, as the second wave of the offensive arrived, everyone could see it.

The first row of monsters walking out of the Gate of White Bone was entirely composed of Rotten Corpses!

Rotten Corpses were equivalent to low-level zombies; their physical bodies were extremely rigid, making it very difficult for ordinary swords to cut through them.

Interspersed among the Rotten Corpses was a group of Floating Corpses.

The Floating Corpses were swollen all over, looking like highly decomposed bodies that had been soaking in water for dozens of days, forming a 'Giant View' effect; the sight was beyond disgusting.

Even before the fighting began, people were already revolted by these soldiers of the Undead Legion.

In the back row, a group of Plague Mages appeared, the staves in their hands flowing with green plague energy.

At the same time, within this unit, there were ten Undead Elites—headless Death Knights clad in heavy armor and riding skeletal horses.

Looking at those headless Death Knights, Xing Tian touched his own neck: "Hmm, I kind of miss the time when my head was cut off; my neck felt so light and relaxed."

Hearing Xing Tian say this, Chi You frowned: "Is having a head not good?"

“No, I've actually never had a head. Didn't you know that, Big Brother Chi You?"

As he spoke, Xing Tian pulled off his own head, scaring the nearby soldiers senseless.

Wait, what?

Chi You's eyes widened: "You... hahaha, interesting! I didn't expect you, kid, to be wearing a fake head all this time."

Xing Tian chuckled softly: "I was afraid of scaring the King, and also afraid of scaring others, so I've always used this fake head to speak. Now that Lei Zhenzi is here, he's even scarier than me."

At the mention of his name, Lei Zhenzi snorted through his nostrils: "Hmph, it's hard to say who's scarier than whom."

On one side was the headless Xing Tian, and on the other was the six-meter-tall, green-skinned Lei Zhenzi.

The scariness of these two was about equal.

Turning focus back to the battlefield, the Undead Legion had already begun their charge, led by the ten headless knights, slaughtering their way toward the human positions.

The impact of this scene was shocking; the billions of lords worldwide watching the live stream couldn't help but gasp.

Not to mention the other lords present on the scene.

Miyamoto Takeshi was already starting to get cold feet.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "How can we even fight this? Re... retreat."

Jack from the United States also felt an unprecedented pressure; ahead were Rotten Corpses more terrifying than zombies, howling as they rushed forward.

Moreover, these Undead Legions carried a plague, and there were Plague Mages present.

Once disease began to spread through the crowd, their entire army would be finished.

At this moment, a lord from a small nation screamed: "I don't care anymore, I'm retreating first!!"

With that, this person actually led his troops away, abandoning the position without looking back and fleeing the battlefield.

In front of everyone, that man slipped into a gap in the teleportation gate, taking his army away from the Death Plateau.

[Global Announcement: Lord Kena of the Shatuo Kingdom has fled the battlefield; he is the shame of the human race!]

With the first lord fleeing, other lords also began to waver.

Mainly, this plague was just too terrifying!

Everyone could fight and face terrifying enemies, but a magical attack like a plague truly threatened their lives!

At this time, even within Great Xia, many people were wavering.

Li Fei bit his thumb, watching the gradually approaching Plague Legion.

"We... we should still retreat. How do we even fight this plague?"

Another person expressed disagreement: "If we retreat, the Undead Scourge will appear in every region of the Lord Continent. We cannot retreat!"

"Are you crazy? Are you suggesting we use our mortal bodies to withstand the plague?"

"Are we just going to retreat like this? If we run now, what we'll have to face later is the Undead Scourge ravaging the entire world, and by then, even more undead troops will appear in your territories!"

As the crowd argued heatedly, Zhou Wu looked up at the Floating Island above.

He said only one thing: "I don't care about anything else. If Xu Xuan retreats, I retreat. If Xu Xuan doesn't leave, I will continue to hold the line! I believe in his strength."

When Zhou Wu said this, everyone else fell silent.

It was true; Xu Xuan was their pillar of stability.

If this powerhouse didn't leave, then he must have a way.

What no one knew at this moment was that Xu Xuan was having his soldiers push forward the cannons.

Under the laborious dragging of the Orcs, eleven psionic cannons had been pushed onto the earthen walls and were fully set up.

"Don't be afraid! Don't be nervous. I know this is your first time firing a cannon, but with this King here, you have nothing to worry about."

Xu Xuan glanced at the soldiers operating the cannons. To be honest, these soldiers had never fired a cannon before and didn't know if the things were safe or how powerful they were.

Xu Xuan simply gave the command: "Begin charging!"

The soldiers immediately opened the valves on top, letting spiritual energy pour into them.

Through the crystal, one could see a gaseous cannonball condensed from spiritual energy forming inside.

Charging took 30 seconds; these artillerymen were still a bit green and unpracticed.

However, Xu Xuan didn't blame them. As long as these soldiers fired a few more times, they would slowly get the hang of it.

"Do you see those headless knights? Aim the muzzles at them. Fire!"

The soldiers pushed the cannons with all their might, aiming the muzzles at the advancing Death Knights.

While aiming, they pulled the cords to trigger the runes.

Boom!

The psionic cannons glowed blue all over, ejecting deep blue spheres that smashed toward a target four kilometers away at extreme speed.

The ten Death Knights leading the troops saw the Floating Island in the distance light up with blue light, as if some spheres were flying over.

They hadn't yet realized the gravity of the situation, and as the headless Death Knights continued to advance...

Boom!

With eleven psionic projectiles, almost every Death Knight got one to themselves.

These Death Knights, spread out in a line, were instantly hit by the fire support from the Floating Island.

Rumble!

Blue light exploded, and the headless Death Knights were blown hundreds of meters away. The Rotten Corpses following behind the knights were instantly torn apart by the shockwave of the explosions!

With one shot, green blood mixed with rock fragments flew everywhere.

What do you call a meat grinder?

One shot, and the flesh was juiced; the scene was simply too satisfying.

Everyone who saw this scene was dumbfounded on the spot.

Miyamoto Takeshi, Li Shunyao, Jack, and the others who were prepared to retreat saw the light rising in the distance.

"Ah!?"

"What is that thing?"

"Is that... a magic cannon?"

Before the crowd could even react, the 30 seconds were up, and the second round of cannonballs was fired in a volley!

Thump, thump, thump!

Those headless Death Knights who had been blown away hadn't even climbed back up before they took another round of bombardment!

Xu Xuan's eleven cannons were aimed at those Death Knights, blasting them relentlessly! He didn't give these Death Knights a single chance to get back on their feet.