Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 623: Great Battle
However, Zhao Hai's undead beings were not so easily blocked. Although Zhao Hai had limited the strength of those undead beings and did not allow them to exhibit the power of ninth-level experts, the combat power of undead beings was inherently strong. With a sudden assault, they caught the opponent off guard.
The army of the sea dragon clan had already activated their formation, but when facing these undead beings that knew nothing of death, it was naturally quite exhausting to hold the line. Fortunately, these undead beings were not invincible; as long as their vital points were struck, they would turn into a puff of black gas and disappear.
Of course, this was all part of Zhao Hai's strategy. Any undead being that was hit in a vital point would turn into black gas and return to the space.
This time, Zhao Hai dispatched nearly 500,000 undead beings, all transformed from the sea tribe's sea beasts. He had no intention of letting them retreat from the formation. He wanted these sea beasts to charge continuously within the enemy's ranks until they were all eliminated, though this death would only be a simulated death.
This was precisely where the dark mages were most fearsome. They could attack the enemy in a self-sacrificial manner; even if it cost them their lives, it was worth it as long as the opponent retreated. They could then transform the enemy's corpses into undead beings once more, so the army of undead would remain while the enemy's numbers would significantly decrease.
Now, the sea dragon clan was encountering such a situation. They were faced with the sea beast undead beings, whose attack power was much stronger than that of ordinary sea tribe people. Often, to kill a sea beast undead being, several lives of sea tribe people would need to be sacrificed in exchange. The sea dragon clan’s army could hardly withstand this, leading to some formations beginning to collapse.
The difference between humans and undead beings was here: undead beings were not afraid of death, while humans were. Even the sharpest army could face collapse under such attacks, and that was exactly what was happening with the sea dragon clan.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai had not dispatched too many undead beings this time—only 500,000—while the attacking army of the enemy was around 3 million. Therefore, even though some smaller formations were showing signs of collapse, the larger formations were still intact.
The combat strength of the sea tribe was indeed very strong, especially in the sea; their combat ability was much higher than that of ordinary sea beasts. The 500,000 undead beings Zhao Hai sent out were soon worn down by the sea dragon clan's army, which now dared not stay any longer and quickly retreated, fearing another attack.
Luo Ying and the others watched the entire attack process of the undead beings. In the sea tribe, no one used dark magic, so this was their first time witnessing an undead being attack. If they had to describe it in one word, it would be terrifying—truly terrifying!
In Luo Ying's eyes, the attack power of those undead beings could only be considered average; however, their terrifying aspect lay in the fact that as long as you didn’t strike their vital points, they wouldn’t die. Even if their legs were broken, they would still attack recklessly. This kind of attack would instill fear in anyone.
As a leading general, Luo Ying understood very well how serious the impact on soldiers' morale could be when an army faced such an assault. Now, she truly dared not underestimate Zhao Hai. The number of enemies killed by the undead beings he dispatched was even greater than the number killed in direct combat by her troops, which was incredibly frightening.
Once the sea dragon clan’s army retreated, the battlefield finally quieted down. Zhao Hai turned to Luo Ying and said, “General, I will go handle those corpses now.”
Luo Ying nodded and replied, “Please do, Mr. Zhao Hai. I have some matters to attend to, so I won’t accompany you. Da Shan, you go with Mr. Zhao Hai.” Da Shan agreed and followed Zhao Hai out.