ushernet Chapter 18: The Great Battle!
Chapter 18: The Great Battle!
The changes on the parchmt signified that the war betwe the Overlords and the dark creatures had tered a critical phase for the first time.
It was also the first time that the Overlords witnessed the cruelty and horror of the Contint of Overlord.
After all, in the days before, as long as one wasn't lazy and had a bit of courage, life was quite manageable.
But the Crimson Tide was differt. If an Overlord did not have good relations with their minions or lacked the necessary strgth, they were destined to be buried in this cataclysm targeting the Overlords.
"Catherine, instruct the Toxic Banelings to form a poison curtain AOE, let our Zerg warriors test the waters." Charles calmly analyzed as the eerie dark creatures approached closer.
It's always a good idea to probe with long-range attacks first.
Upon hearing this, Catherine immediately used her powerful mtal abilities for micro-managemt, directing the tire group of Toxic Banelings to use their poison-spitting skill, creating a thick barrier of toxic attributes.
As the barrier was being assembled, Medusa, with her imperial might, casually waved her sleeve, sding the slowly advancing poison curtain rushing towards the group of dark creatures.
The poison corroded their bodies deeply, like a bone-deep wound.
Some of those closer to the poison curtain were directly turned into a pool of pus.
However, of the three prest were satisfied with this result.
Catherine looked grimly at the increasingly twisted dark creatures, her face darked as she said, "Master, this time the Toxic Banelings might not be as effective. These dark creatures are clearly not flesh-and-blood beings but a bunch of rotting souls!"
Indeed, although on the surface it appeared that these eerie creatures were fearlessly charging, the root cause was the corrupted and fall souls driving them.
Otherwise, these creatures would just be heaps of rott flesh, long dead.
Charles nodded upon hearing this and th coldly instructed, "Have all the Toxic Banelings self-destruct. From what I've se, these creatures can still be affected by physical damage to some extt."
"The chain reaction of the Toxic Banelings' explosions should be ough to wipe out this wave of dark creatures."
In reality, it was also a way to clear out these Toxic Banelings that had no future prospects, they were taking up too much of the food supply.
Ever since acquiring the Arms Evolution template, Charles hadn't be too concerned about the consumption of these low-tier units. Those Toxic Banelings were merely trash that hadn't brok through the first tier, perfect for clearing out.
"Yes, my master."
Catherine did not refuse. In the eyes of both the Overlord and the Que, Zerg units were merely expdables unless they had significant pottial or were Zerg heroes.
But ev as expdables, the poison explosion of the hanced Toxic Banelings was an incredibly formidable large-scale AOE attack.
After all, a mid-tier level one Toxic Baneling's self-destruction could severely injure or ev kill a low-tier level two emy. Now, with the added hancemt of toxic magic attributes, they were ev more formidable!
Thus, a dazzling display of gre fireworks blossomed before the eyes of the three, quickly obliterating all the invading foes.
Medusa, watching this sce with a hint of trepidation, couldn't help but praise, "Dear sister, I underestimated you before. It seems I was truly short-sighted."
"Not to mtion the reactor that allows Zerg to use magic, just the Toxic Baneling alone is a perfect biological weapon!"
At first, he wasn't as meticulous as she was, but after a few Zerg deaths, his command abilities quickly surpassed Catherine's, ev leading by a significant margin.
The Zerg moved with an eerie precision, greatly accelerating the slaughter.
Watching her master and sister command the Zerg soldiers with such deadly efficicy, Medusa wore a look of vy. Her own mtal and heroic attributes didn't allow her to command such a large number of Zerg.
Catherine, on the other hand, possessed exceptionally strong mtal abilities, making her a hero unit capable of micro-managing through the information network to dominate the battlefield—a strategist unit. Medusa was the top-tier combatant, the geral who led the charge. As for Charles, he was the marshal, the leader who controlled the tire situation.
Gerals cannot command all the troops. They can only lead elite units.
...
Two hours later, this wave of dark creatures was finally completely repelled.
A a thousand Zerg troops had be reduced to about eight hundred. A thousand kills with two hundred losses was a dect outcome.
The most important thing was that the Zerg had overall ascded a tier, all breaking through the threshold of level two.
Among them were Zerg prodigies who had directly jumped from mid-tier level one to low-tier level two, significantly boosting the combat prowess of the squad.
Charles was very satisfied with this developmt. There were ev signs that some of the Zerg were on the verge of breaking through to high-tier level two. Another intse battle might complete the initial step of evolving local Zerg heroes.
Such anticipation!
However, the excitemt was short-lived. A dazzling black spear suddly pierced through the body of a Zergling poised to break into high-tier level two, ding its pottial.
Charles's face darked like the bottom of a pot. He stared angrily at the headless knight slowly emerging from the red mist; it was the one who had thrown the spear!
[Undead Knight]
[Race: Undead]
[Combat Power: High-tier Level Two]
[Description: A fall soul tainted by sin, now returned once more.]
This thing killed my Zerg hero seed?
Charles's expression was grim as the Overlord's Spear began to coalesce.
The abyssal power emanating from him made Medusa reflect with awe. Although training up to level four was indeed relatively straightforward, her master's growth rate was astonishingly rapid.
She recalled that just a week ago, her mid-tier level three strgth was ough to overpower him, now, she could only kneel and await his whims.
Had she become weaker?
Seeing her master's guine rage, Catherine used the information network to pull the Zerg away from the area.
The Overlord's Spear plunged fiercely into the knight's body, reducing the knight to ashes in an instant.
Subsequtly, a chain reaction of explosions, similar to those of Toxic Banelings, sued, clearing out a small wave of monsters!