Chapter1176:TheWaroftheSongstress

"Invitations?"

"Haveyouallbeenreadyforalongtime?"YunXicuriouslylookedatthepersonwhoclaimedtobethehighestmilitaryleaderoftheUndergroundCemetery,Kingdom’sShield.

IfwhatPassedPrincesssaidiscorrect,theGuardiansofthefifthandsixthlevelshaveyettobecompleted,andastheGuardianofthefourthleveloftheUndergroundCemetery,sheisindeedeveryone’sleader.

Theidentityofbeingthenumberoneknightinthecontinentduringhislifetime,aswellashisstrategicvision,alsomakeshimunparalleledintheentireUndergroundCemetery.

"Yes,itisaninvitationthatcannotberefused."Kingdom’sShieldshruggedandtoldYunXithatthisinvitationisonethatnocountrycanreject.

BecauseitisaninvitationsentbytheOperaHousePhantom.

.........

"Wuwuwuwu!"

"Gagagagaga!"

Theboundlessandunimaginablevastarmyisadvancing.

TherearemoresoldiersthantheentireLeviathanEmpire’spermanentarmycombined.

Thelevelisatruedivineeralevel,eveninthelaterstagesofthedivineera,therehasneverbeensuchalargearmygatheredtogether.

Invadingwithalargearmyisnotassimpleasjustassemblingtroops.Itrequiresmorethantentimesthelogisticalsupportinmanpowerandresourcesforalegionofovertenthousandtomarch.

Havingalegionofoveronemillionmeansthattherearrequireslogisticalsupportfromtenmillionhumans,whichisahugeburdenforanycountryasitinvolvesgivingupproduction.

Inhistory,therehavebeenafewlegionsmobilizedbyhumansclaimingtohaveamillionsoldiers.Butthetruthis,boastingaside,havingfiftythousandtroopsavailableforcombatisalreadyveryimpressive.

However,thearmyadvancingontheLeviathanEmpire’sterritoryatthismomentisatruemillion-stronglegion.

Becausetheydon’tneedlogisticalsupport.

Theydon’tneedfood.

Theydon’tneedwater.

Themerchantdidn’tfollowthegroup.

Theymovedforwardsilently,andthevastwhitelandscapegavethemchills.

Withbonesinadreadfulcolorandcoldsouls,thisisamillion-strongarmythatonlyexistsinmythologicalstories,composedofthedeceased.

ThemainforceoftheUndergroundCemetery’sarmy,ledbytheOperaHousePhantom,theUndeadArmy,emergedfromtheireternalrestaftertheendofthedivineeraandthewarwiththedragons,proclaimingthereturnoftheKingofUndeadtotheentireworld.

Themillion-strongUndeadArmyismostlymadeupofhumanskeletons,withaboutone-fifthconsistingofcorpsesbelongingtotheLeviathanfactioncreatures.

Amongthem,thereareoverahundredeliteDeathKnights,aroundsixtylichesservingasspellcasters,andseventeenskeletaldragonsflyingabovetheUndeadArmy.

ThisisnottheentiretyoftheforcesoftheUndergroundCemetery,norisitthemaximumtheOperaHousePhantomcancommand.Itisprobablyonlyaboutone-fifthoftheforcesfromthedivineerawar,withmanypowerfulundeadwhohavebeenmodifiednotyetdispatched.

Despitethis,theintimidatingpowerofthisarmyhasbeenenoughtocausepanicevenintheLeviathanEmpire.Theknights,whopossessstrongwills,havechosentoretreatanddefendforthefirsttime,asnoonedarestoengageinactivecombat.

Eventhemightymagicarmorcanonlytakeastepbackwhenfacingthismillion-strongarmy.

Ifit’sjusttheregularSkeletonSoldiers,it’snottoobad,butthisUndeadArmyalsohaspowerfultroopslikeDeathKnights,liches,andskeletaldragons.

Intheinitialbattle,themagicarmoroncetooktheinitiativeanddefeatedoverathousandSkeletonSoldiers.Butundertheliches’reanimationmagic,theseSkeletonSoldiers,turnedintobonescraps,quicklystoodupagain.

Asforthefewmagicarmorsthatattacked,theirfatewasbeingcaughtbyskeletaldragonsdescendingfromtheskyandbecomingtrophiesoftheUndergroundCemetery.

Emergingfromthemountains,theUndeadArmyswiftlysurroundedthecapitaloftheLeviathanEmpire,achievingcompletestrategicdomination.

Atthismoment,EmperorLudwigXIIoftheLeviathanEmpire,thestrongestmilitarypowerinthecontinent,lookedattheoverwhelmingUndeadArmywithabittergaze.

"Teacher,canwestillwin?"

"Impossible."Thistime,ImperialSagePoincar茅gaveaclearanddecisiveanswer.

Withthesituationdevelopingtothisextent,eveniftheempireutilizesitsultimatemeasures,itcanonlyeliminatethemillion-strongarmybeforetheireyesonce.

Theproblemis,basedonPoincar茅’sunderstandingofcreatureslikelichesandskeletaldragons,eveniftheyarereducedtoashes,theywon’tbecompletelydestroyed.TheywillquicklyreturnfromtheNetherworld.

TheKingofUndeadintheUndergroundCemeterypossessessuchpowerthatgoesbeyondlifeanddeath.

Otherwise,thedragontribewouldn’thavebeenunabletocontinuethefight,wasitnotbecausemoreandmoreenemieskeptcoming!

"Coulditbethattodayisthedayoftheempire’sdownfall?"LudwigXIIgnashedhisteethinfrustrationandstartedconsideringsomeorganizationthathadapproachedhimrecently.

"No,thewarhastemporarilyended."Poincar茅shookhishead,leavingLudwigXIIcompletelybewildered.

"Theyhavecometonegotiate."Poincar茅couldn’texplaintohisdisciplewhyhecouldcomeupwithsuchananswer,afterall,hehimselfwasjustaslightlybravermonkey.

Thesamescenealsooccurrednearthecapitalsofothercountries.

AlthoughnotasterrifyinginnumbersasthelegionsurroundingtheLeviathanEmpire’scapital,itwasstillaformidablearmythatmadethesecountriesdesperate.

Inthedivineera,humansovercamethedragontribe,whowereoncesuperior,andtheUndeadArmybecamehumanity’senemy.

Aftercompletingthesiegeofthecapitalofallhumankind,thepreviouslysilentskyabovetheUndeadArmywasfilledwithsong.

Thatwasatimidwhisper,likegivingoneselfencouragement,itwasasongthatoncemadethedragonclantrembleandevenwanttorunaway.

"Youareamazing."

"Youareverytalented."

"Justkeepbeinglikethis,youareagoodchild."

"It’sokay,don’tbeafraid.Thisiswhatyoushoulddo."

"Youmusthaveworkedhard.It’sokaytocrywhenyoufeellikeit."

"Youarealovelysongstress,everyone’sfavoriteidol."

"Youarelovedbyeveryone,aone-of-a-kindtreasureintheworld."

Thegentlemelodyechoedacrosstheland,itwasthewhisperofthedead,itwasapoemsungbytheOperaHousePhantom,expressingthebeautifulsongstress’sconfusionandnostalgiaforherlife.

Then,theDeathKnightsstartcharging.

Thelicheslifttheirownstaffsandlockontotheirhiddentreasures.

Theskeletaldragons,soaringinthesky,emitasoul-shatteringdeathlyroarastheydivetowardstheground.

Thestrongestlegionofthedivineeragoesintobattle!

Withinaday,apartfromtheSiaKingdomcapitalthatisprotectedbymagicalbarriersandspeciallyguardedbythehighestmilitaryleaderoftheUndergroundCemetery,allotherroyalcitiesofdifferentcountrieshavebeenconquered.

Eventhefully-equippedscientificdefensesystemoftheLeviathanEmpire,armedtotheteeth,onlywithstandsforlessthantwelvehoursagainstthechargeoftheDeathKnights,theincantationsoftheliches,andtheaerialstrikesoftheskeletaldragons.

BythetimeYunXi,whoarrivedalittlelateafternegotiatingwiththeKingdom’sShield,returnstothecontinent,theemblemoftheUndergroundCemeteryhasalreadybeenplantedeverywhereonthecontinent.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槣)