8mi Chapter 282 Special Units: A Strength Showdown with the Necromancer?
Chapter 282 Special Units: A Strength Showdown with the Necromancer?
Chapter 282 Special Forces: A Battle of Strength Against Necromancers?
The Flame Demon leader narrowed his eyes, trying to pierce the darkness and assess the size and fighting strength of the skeleton army.
Then it uttered a vicious curse.
The fighting power of this suddenly appearing army of skeletons far exceeded its expectations.
Faced with the terrifying range of those archers, the Flame Demons, known as the bane of archers, appeared surprisingly vulnerable.
Just then, another rain of arrows fell from the sky.
Despite the demons' preparations and defensive measures, they were still unable to withstand the precise strikes from the skeleton archers.
Arrows rained down, hitting several lesser demons.
They swayed and fell down, their bodies twitching a few times before they stopped moving.
Even worse, a strong horned demon was struck by an arrow that pierced his heart.
It let out a piercing scream, and blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the surrounding land red. Finally, it collapsed helplessly to the ground, unable to continue fighting.
"Flame Demon! You cowardly coward who only knows how to play with fire from behind!"
The Horned Demon Overlord's voice echoed across the battlefield, filled with rage and despair: "The skeleton infantry are coming! Let your abyssal flames burn them all!"
As it roared, it used its massive fists and iron hooves to drive its horned demons and lesser demons, trying to get them to form a battle formation.
However, although demons are known for their brutality and ferocity, they also show fear in the face of death. The simulated battlefield system realistically simulates the morale of humans and demons under normal circumstances.
Although these melee demons managed to form a battle formation, each demon's eyes darted around, searching for a possible escape route.
The fireball spell of the Flame Demon race should have been their glorious ultimate skill, capable of turning the tide of battle and destroying all enemy formations.
However, the Flame Demon leader had no intention of risking being pierced through the heart by throwing fireballs at those seemingly elite skeletons.
Two-thirds of the archers remained still throughout, instead vigilantly watching the movements on the hill under the guidance of several elite skeletons.
Actually, the real reason is that ordinary skeleton archers don't have the Death Coronation skill, so their range isn't that far.
The Ark was merely putting on a show of feigned weakness, adapting to the circumstances, but the Flame Demon leader was unaware of this.
It secretly calculated that, after the arrow attack, only a few of its Flame Demons remained.
If we use fireball now, even if we manage to fire one round, it will definitely reveal our hiding place.
At that time, there were dozens of skeleton archers on the other side ready.
One can imagine that a torrential rain of arrows will fall down, turning all the Flame Demons, including himself, into pincushions.
Being a hedgehog is not the ending the Flame Demon leader wants.
With this in mind, the Flame Demon leader had the idea of retreating and letting those foolish horned demons draw some fire first.
Just then, the situation on the battlefield underwent a subtle change.
A series of ear-piercing scraping sounds broke the stalemate on the battlefield.
From the shadows of the spear-wielding skull formation, a group of melee skeletons wielding various weapons charged out.
Behind these melee skeletons, and behind them, strode a person dressed in a magnificent robe, holding a crystal ball, and wearing a pointed hat with the insignia of a mage.
This is naturally the Ark and his main force.
With the appearance of Fang Zhou, a human mage who looked like a formidable opponent, a restless commotion immediately arose within the demon camp.
Those hound demons who had initially tried to intimidate their enemies with roars and howls now abandoned their arrogance and retreated in fear. Seeing the instability of his troops, the horned demon overseer let out a thunderous roar.
Its massive, scarred arm swung violently, pointing at the ark, and issued a deafening command.
"Kill him!"
As the Horned Demon Overlord's roar subsided, two swift figures suddenly appeared behind its massive body.
Those were also two horned demons, but they seemed quite different from their counterparts around them.
These two horned demons were rather thin, which contrasted sharply with the robust and muscular appearance of the other horned demons.
Their bodies are not covered with hard, thick armor, but their hind limbs are exceptionally thick, with muscles and veins intertwined, as if every muscle is poised to unleash astonishing power at any moment.
Their long, twisted, drooping horns exuded a deep, dark aura, seemingly containing some kind of evil magic.
With a piercing shriek that tore through the air, the two horned demons suddenly bent their hind limbs and their muscles contracted violently, like a taut bowstring being released in an instant, making a "thud" sound.
Immediately afterwards, they rose into the air like two giant cannonballs, soaring dozens of meters through the air.
This is the special unit of the Horned Demon race, the [Jumping Horned Demon].
These two leaping horned demons, with their amazing jumping ability, jumped directly in front of the spear-wielding skeleton formation.
Seeing the two terrifying demons descending from the sky, the skeletons standing in the front row showed no fear whatsoever.
Under Olaf's command, they suddenly lowered their gleaming spears, pointing them diagonally upwards and forwards, thus providing tight protection for the top of the phalanx.
This formation can not only effectively defend against attacks from the ground, but also counter threats from the air.
If these two horned demons dare to descend rashly, they will be met with countless sharp spear tips, enough to turn any challenger into a hedgehog.
However, these two guys weren't targeting the spear formation in the first place.
A deafening roar rang out again, and then the two horned demons pushed off with their hind legs and soared into the air once more, flying directly over the spear formation!
Their target was none other than the ark that had just emerged from the dense forest!
Ark's position was originally very safe, as he was standing behind the spear formation, protected by numerous melee skeletons.
However, with the sudden attack of the two leaping horned demons, he suddenly found himself in an extremely dangerous situation.
The melee-deficient necromancer apprentice, without any protection, will face two terrifying demons descending from the sky!
Seeing the two leaping horned demons about to pounce on the human mage, the horned demon overlord let out an excited roar.
The Flame Demon leader's attention was also drawn to the Leaping Horned Demon's leaping attack.
It knew the power of the Leaping Horned Demon well and secretly looked forward to the impending massacre.
However, what puzzled the Flame Demon leader was that the human necromancer did not panic and retreat. Instead, he stood still and calmly watched the two leaping horned demons descend from the sky.
With a soft shout, Fang Zhou raised his hand and made a gesture toward the leaping horned demon that was about to pounce on him.
As he finished speaking, five dazzling, pale white chains shot out from his fingertips, slicing through the void side by side and hitting the two leaping horned demons in mid-air with perfect accuracy.
During the banquet, a deep and continuous booming sound exploded in the air, which was the resonance generated when the Bone Lock was activated.
The Leaping Horned Demons' bodies trembled violently from the sudden restraint, emitting painful and terrified roars. Their voices no longer held any ferocity or arrogance, but were replaced by deep fear and helplessness.
With a muffled thud, the two leaping horned demons crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
However, a loud shout followed immediately.
These two demons didn't die from the fall; instead, they struggled to their feet.
Although the leaping horned demons are more slender than ordinary horned demons, they still have a height of over two meters and a strong muscular build of about 150 pounds.
Even without the advantage of leaping to launch a surprise attack, his physique still far surpasses that of an ordinary necromancer.
The control effect of the skeleton lock caused them to fall from a great height.
If it were an ordinary human being, after experiencing such a violent impact, they would probably have already lost consciousness, or even died.
However, the two leaping horned demons seemed to have been aroused with an even deeper fighting spirit.
They stood up, bared their mouths full of sharp teeth, and let out a deafening roar, and then nothing more.
Two pale white skeletal spears flew from Ark's hand, spinning as they flew toward the two leaping horned demons.
It trailed a long, powerful energy tail, making it appear quite formidable.
The Leaping Horned Demon didn't pay much attention.
The skeletal spears flew at an extremely fast speed, and it would be impossible to dodge them using their incredibly powerful jumping ability. Therefore, the two leaping horned demons simply used their arms to cover their vital areas and bent over to prepare to take the damage from the skeletal spears head-on.
The Flame Demon leader, who was located on the hill, suddenly changed his expression.
The Horned Demon Overlord and his horned demon minions, with their dulled senses and minds focused solely on muscles, naturally could not discern the power of the skeletal spears released by the Ark.
However, as someone who was also proficient in magic, even though they were a great distance apart, the Flame Demon Lord was still able to keenly sense the terrifying deathly power hidden within the two bone spears.
It is a power that can erode the soul and rob life, enough to make any living being struggle in despair and ultimately return to nothingness.
Unfortunately, it didn't have time to react.
A deafening roar, like the tolling of the Last Judgment bells, echoed across the battlefield.
The skeletal spears struck their targets with pinpoint accuracy, and the bodies of the two leaping horned demons were instantly swallowed by a gray-white cloud of death. This cloud of death was formed from pure death energy, and wherever it went, life was destroyed and all things withered.
"Hold on! Leaping Horned Demon! Charge and kill him!"
The roar of the Horned Demon Overlord echoed across the battlefield, its voice filled with resentment and madness.
However, it immediately heard a sound like ghosts wailing and wolves howling in its ears.
It's a Leaping Horned Demon!
Their voices no longer held any trace of triumph, but were filled with desperate screams as their bodies stumbled and rolled on the ground, enveloped in the energy of death.
The Horned Demon Overseer felt his body enveloped in an icy chill.
It glanced at the ark, then at the slowly approaching array of spearmen, and a feeling of irresistible force welled up inside it.
Another volley of skeletal arrows rained down.
Several lesser demons screamed, rolled over and fell to the ground, motionless.
On the other side, a flash of silver light appeared, and the head of a horned demon exploded, its scalding brain matter splattering all over the horned demon overlord's body.
However, Ark had already entered its casting range and began to use the Bone Spear skill to kill the powerful horned demons in the demon warband one by one.
More and more archers carrying longbows appeared on the hill.
They gathered in twos and threes, forming chilling lines. As they moved, the longbows were slowly drawn back, the bowstrings taut, like the scythe of death hanging in the air, ready to reap lives at any moment.
On the right side of the hill, the once-fortified shelter is now nothing but piles of broken ruins.
This was the survivors' last line of defense, but now it has become a battlefield where goblins and shelter guards clash fiercely. Although the goblins are numerous, their advantage is gradually disappearing when facing the well-trained and determined shelter guards.
When the last goblin was slain, the guards roared in fury.
Although they were all covered in blood and looked seriously injured, their high fighting spirit sustained them.
These valiant warriors roared as they surrounded the demonic chapter.
"kill!"
The Horned Demon Overlord hesitated for a moment, then let out a strange cry and charged towards the skeleton army of the Ark like lightning.
With its combat awareness, it could naturally see that the key to the problem was not the remnants of the refugees surrounding it.
The key issue lies in the massive army of skeletons closing in from behind them.
The warlord's actions immediately caused a stir among the demon legions.
The little imps frantically flapped their fragile wings, trying to keep up with the overseer's pace.
The canine demons, driven more by fear, tucked their tails between their legs and fled hastily into the nearby dense forest, leaving behind a scene of chaos.
As for the massive, muscular horned demons, after a brief moment of stunned silence, they finally came to their senses and, with deafening roars, followed closely behind the warlord, joining the fierce battle.
In this chaotic situation, the remaining Flame Demons, under the command of their leader, began to gather the fire energy that had been accumulating within them for a long time, preparing for a barrage of fireballs.
With its current strength, Ark naturally has no fear of a direct confrontation with the Demon Legion.
To shorten the time required to clear the level as much as possible and reduce casualties among the shelter guards and refugees, the best approach is to use a large army as the main force and engage in a head-on battle against this well-equipped demon warband.
At this moment, Fangzhou, who was observing all of this from the rear, felt a strange sensation welling up inside him.
As if time had reversed, he returned to that familiar virtual battlefield—the strategy game sandbox of "Total War: Demon Extermination".
That familiar strategic layout, that confident mastery of planning, filled Fangzhou with strength.
Immediately, his confidence soared.