Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 629: Interesting Things (Request for Subscription)
In fact, the method of breaking the formation that Lily had thought of was already known to the sea tribe people. They had been using the magic cube formation for many years, so how could they not know its weaknesses? The four edges were the supporting structure of the magic formation; how could they possibly overlook that?
Previously, someone had tried to break the magic cube formation in this way, but the sea tribe quickly found countermeasures. This method was quite simple, actually. It involved gathering a group of elite individuals at the four edges to ensure they were not easily breached, and they invented another defensive formation called the group formation.
This group formation was the formation currently used by Adam. It centered around the commander in the formation, creating a constantly rotating sphere. This sphere had layers that turned in opposite directions, like a grinding machine with interlocking teeth. Anyone entering this formation would almost certainly be ground to pieces.
Aside from these two methods, this method of breaking formations also had a significant drawback: it required high command capabilities for the four small squads. Their actions had to be swift and uniformly commanded, and the requirements for their own formation were also very strict. This was because once these four small squads were dispatched, the four edges of their main formation would have certain flaws, which could easily cause chaos in their own formation. Because of this, gradually, this method of breaking formations fell out of use, and the sea tribe continued to rely primarily on the magic cube formation for battle.
While the group formation was an excellent defensive formation, it was indeed quite good for defending against enemies attacking from all sides. However, it was not as effective against large formations like the cone formation, and it was also very unfavorable during a counterattack and difficult to change formation. Therefore, this group formation was not the first choice for defense. It could be said that both this method of breaking formations and the group formation had been eliminated by the sea tribe, and no one used them anymore.
Lily and her companions, of course, were unaware of all these complications. However, they did not have to worry about issues like formation chaos, as they were commanding undead beings.
But when Adam revealed the group formation, Zhao Hai and his team’s attack turned out to be in vain. Although the group formation was indeed lacking in offensive capabilities, it was unbeatable in defense, especially against smaller formation attacks, yielding surprisingly good results. The four small squads of undead beings sent out by Zhao Hai were quickly crushed.
Zhao Hai was not anxious; he simply ordered the undead beings to retreat and reassemble into a magic cube formation, slowly pulling back.
At this moment, Adam did not dare to pursue. The last encounter had nearly scared him to death, and he certainly did not want to chase now. Adam never expected that Zhao Hai and his team would suddenly employ this method of breaking formations. He understood that this method had not been used by the sea tribe for many years. If not for the fact that his subordinates were all elite and quick to respond, they would have been in danger this time.
Adam was somewhat puzzled about what the enemy was trying to do. They were clearly using undead beings, which could still be controlled even if they fell. However, they commanded these undead beings as if they were leading an army. The moment they suffered some losses, they immediately retreated, which was not at all typical of a dark mage’s style.
Adam and his sea dragon clan had been in contact with dragon clans for a while, which made them well aware of dark mages. They understood that while dark mages might command many undead beings during an attack, they usually did not organize them into formations. Instead, they would let the undead beings rush forward en masse, allowing them to conserve mana and mental energy.