Just as Patrina and the others followed "fate" and fought Haas, Zayen began to actively prepare for battle in Passus.
Although Zayen's men were getting stronger and stronger after such a long period of torment, he knew very well that in terms of combat power, he was no match for his other four siblings.
It wasn't just a difference in individual strength, but also a difference in group strength.
In terms of combat power, Jenn and Tinidale were the strongest among Jenn's subordinates.
Next were Pattilina, Reemilia, and Frandolu. They were only slightly weaker than Jenn and Tinidale, but in certain areas, there wasn't much of a difference.
Below them were Enoya, Elise, and Sophina. Their common point was that their combat power wasn't outstanding. Whether it was Enoya, Elise, or the Red Dragon Princess, they were more like support than output by Jenn's side.
As for Tilly, Ina, and Orfin, who had been turned into succubi dependents by Zayen, they had no combat power to speak of. They were only slightly stronger than ordinary humans at the moment. They could barely hold their ground against a high-level combatant, but if the opponent was any stronger, they would have no choice but to flee.
Jenn's original definition of his race wasn't to fight, so it wasn't a big problem in this aspect.
This was only for individual units. In terms of group units, Jenn's strongest subordinate was still the Disciple, which was a godly defensive card in the Western Wilderness.
Jenn could guarantee that even if the Nine Saints descended to the mortal world and entered the range of the Disciple, they would only be dead.
However, the Disciple's flaw was obvious. It was a defensive card and couldn't move around like a normal army.
It was a big problem to use it to launch attacks. The only way was to expand the range of the Disciple and passively launch defensive attacks.
However, this card required a lot of Mana from the Dungeon. If the range was too large, it would not be worth it.
Other than the [Disciples], Jenn's second trump card was the [Aliens]. After a long period of nurturing, the number of [Aliens] had reached 15,000. It could be said that this was Jenn's most numerous unit.
But it was a pity that Xenomorph's appearance was too evil, so there was no way for it to come out and meet people.
Up until now, Jenn's subordinates were still lurking in the caves of Parsus, hiding in the shadows and patrolling the borders.
From Zayen's point of view, these Xenomorphs would be an ambush. But unless he and the Church of Holy See had fallen out, it would be better for these impure monsters like Xenomorphs to remain hidden as much as possible.
As for the Giant Dragon Army, there was no doubt about their strength, but the problem was that they were too few in number, so it was difficult for them to use their advantage in numbers to achieve their goals.
In fact, the few times Jenn had used the Colossal Dragon Army, he had always been able to catch the enemy off guard.
During the confrontation with the Undead Army at the Chaos Coast, he had never summoned the Giant Dragon Army to assist him.
Of course, others might think that he didn't do so because it was unnecessary.
But in fact, only Jenn knew that if he were to deploy the Giant Dragon Army, there would be a high possibility of losses, which would affect his reputation.
Before this, Zayen's Giant Dragon Army was a symbol of strength. At least through two raids on a country's capital, they had successfully established their position.
This kind of deterrence could only be strengthened and not weakened. If Zayen's Giant Dragon Army suffered losses in the battle against the Undead Creatures, it would weaken the deterrence, which Zayen naturally didn't want to see.
In fact, no one dared to provoke Passus anymore, largely because of the deterrence of the Dragon Army. Zayen was certainly not stupid enough to do something that would destroy his own reputation.
But that was all.
From this perspective alone, the strength of Zayen's subordinates was still a far cry from his brothers and sisters.
Tinidale was the only one with the highest combat power, but Klein had three other subordinates who were on par with her.
Not only that, but the Undead Army was superior to Jenn's Firmament Army in terms of quantity and quality. Even if Jenn relied on Alien, he wouldn't have much of a chance of victory.
After all, Alien was a threat to living creatures, but it wasn't as advantageous against the Undead Creatures.
Vivian's Black Dragon Legion was also a big problem. If compared to Zayen's dungeon system, it was equivalent to thousands of Gold-ranked SR-ranked to SSR-ranked combat units, and among Zayen's subordinates, only Elise, Reemilia, Flandre, and a few others had such levels.
The disparity in strength between both sides was apparent.
The [Celestial Legion] and [Alien] were the only two legions under Zayen's command. The number of the [Magical Equip Knights] was smaller than the [Celestial Legion], and these female knights were mostly responsible for maintaining law and order in Passus and protecting the monastery.
As for Alice, she was used by Jenn as a maid in the manor, so she wouldn't be on the battlefield.
As for the [Rorollia Dimensional Chamber of Commerce] that Zayen summoned for Tilly and Ina, there was no need to even mention it — just from the name, it was obvious that these people would not bring weapons to the battlefield.
The development of the Dungeon was almost complete. Among the six attributes of the Dungeon, Alien occupied the position of "Abnormality", Magic Equip Legion occupied the position of "Humanoid", Disciple occupied the position of "Darkness", Blue Dome Legion occupied the position of "Holiness", Alice occupied the position of "Nature", and the remaining attributes were …
At this thought, Zayen looked at the "Necromancy" attribute again. This was the only attribute unit in Zayen's Dungeon Panel that was pathetically few in number. This was because there was a pitiful unit in the "Necromancy" attribute, and that was [Banshee Guard (10)].
Speaking of the [Banshee Guards], their fate was indeed tragic. They were the first combat unit summoned by Zayen, but they were basically not of much use.
In the early stages, they could still assist Zayen in disguising as a necromancer. In the end, after Zayen transformed Elyse and was able to use her spells, the Banshee Guards were not even qualified to be used as background actors for disguises. They could only wander around pitifully in the wilderness all day long.
Jenn didn't mind and treated them as a mobile sentry.
It wasn't that Jenn was discriminating against Banshees, but with his current status, he couldn't summon the Undead Army to show off.
Regardless of status, as long as they were related to the Undead Creatures, they would be doomed.
To Jenn, who had infiltrated the enemy's territory, it was a more serious problem.
Jenn knew that the "Necromancy" didn't only consist of terrifying creatures. There were also some Undead creatures whose race couldn't be determined based on their appearance.
But the problem was that these creatures were unusual. Even if they couldn't be identified as Undead Creatures, they would still arouse suspicion.
What's more, almost all the undead creatures' weakness was divine energy, which made it impossible for Zayen to summon an army of undead creatures to help.
After all, he had a close relationship with the Holy Church. If someone discovered a group of Undead Creatures around him, it would be hard to say.
Of course, Jenn could also summon combat units of other attributes, but he had to balance the population.
The population of the Dungeon System was rather complicated.
Generally, the number of summoned units was fixed in the initial stage. For example, a Silver Card had 50 units, so it would occupy 50 population.
If there were 500 population units in this attribute, then it would occupy 50 population units out of 500.
However, every combat unit would level up, and after leveling up, their strength would increase, and their population would increase.
There were many cards that would double in size. For example, at level 1, the population would be 100.
However, when the Dungeon System was broken, it would become 500, and when it was maxed out, the population could reach 10,000.
However, when the Dungeon System was upgraded to level 5, the gamers could summon and maintain combat units of the same attribute, which was troublesome.
According to the Dungeon's population, the number of people occupied by each level of the card was limited, and the consumption of the number of people occupied by the card was different according to the level.
For example, for the highest specification Flash Card, if there were 300 population in a attribute, and a gamer had two Flash Card levels of summoning units, then the system would automatically divide the 300 population equally, giving each Flash Card 150 population units.
This wasn't calculated according to the number of units of the Flash Card itself, but according to the level consumption of the card.
Normally, unless it was a special card, the population of five Silver Cards was equivalent to one Gold Card, and the population of three Gold Cards was equivalent to one Gold Flash Card.
Hence, if a gamer had one Gold Flash Card and three Gold Cards, the 300 population would automatically be divided among the 150 Gold Flash Card, and the three Gold Cards would equally divide the remaining half.
In addition, the gamer had to consider the number of people occupied by the upgraded card, which was a rather troublesome problem.
If there was a situation where the number of people was insufficient after the upgrade, the card itself wouldn't be able to be used, and it would be very frustrating.
Though the official explanation was to prevent the gamer from cheating by using the high-level units to use the Human Wave Tactic, many gamers were still dissatisfied.
Of course, there were some special cards that weren't subject to this restriction.
For example, Jenn's Alien was such a card. It could occupy all the population of its type unscrupulously, leaving no room for other cards.
Even if the gamers wanted to summon new cards to balance the numbers, they wouldn't be able to do so.
That was because the system would cruelly remind him, "Insufficient remaining population, unable to summon …"
Unless he completely cleared the Alien card, he could only cry himself to death on the streets.
If Jenn wanted to have an army like the Alien, it would be best if it was a combat unit with exclusive attributes like the Alien.
The problem was that the only vacant "Necromancy" attribute was the one that Jenn couldn't use.
As for the other combat units, Jenn didn't even need to think about them.
After all, the combat units that he summoned had their own uses and he couldn't spare any time for them.
Moreover, after such a long period of training, most of them had reached the stage of advancement. Disbanding the Battle Cards that they were currently using in order to summon a large group of unknown units was obviously a rather foolish thing to do.
This was basically a gamble. Even Jenn could only determine a rough range and it was another matter if it was what he needed.
To Jenn, the only solution was to increase the EXP of one of his combat units in one of his attributes as quickly as possible and force them to level up. As long as the level was maxed out, it wouldn't be a problem for a combat unit to have a few thousand members.
Jenn was initially distressed about who to bring to level up. However, after Pattilina informed Jenn that they had come into contact with the Undead Army, an idea popped up in Jenn's mind.