As an individual, Many had to be a bystander in such a huge battle. He didn't have the ability to instantly destroy a large number of zombies like Salia, but as a lord, he had many things to do.
What was the weakness of the undead?
Why did they split into different camps?
Why did they devour hearts?
Also, where did this endless stream of zombies come from?
Many needed answers to these questions because this information often meant whether his territory could respond perfectly to the same situation again!
He was no longer a mercenary who could live a carefree life after eating and drinking to his heart's content. He had to constantly think about how to develop his run-down territory. That was the problem he had to worry about now.
Athena sprinted quickly, leaving behind a series of afterimages on the wide street. There were squads of soldiers running by the side of the street. They were all wearing standard silver armor, but their footsteps were filled with a hint of panic.
The howls of the undead could be faintly heard across the tall city walls. This made the soldiers feel a sense of fear from the bottom of their hearts. They weren't afraid of fighting against things they knew, but fighting against the rumored undead monsters made them feel a sense of fear from the bottom of their hearts.
The last war against the undead happened 300 years ago. In this city, only two Royal Guards who were resting had fought against these monsters.
One was Her Royal Highness, and the other was Prince Stu.
None of the other armies had ever come into contact with these horrifying monsters!
Although the commanding officers constantly reminded these soldiers before the battle that these "undead" monsters could only be killed by chopping off their heads, the soldiers' morale still couldn't be raised.
Facing the unknown, humans had the greatest fear.
Many leaped off the horse's back and patted Athena lightly. Athena swept her ponytail and obediently hid in an alley, away from the soldiers' sight.
Looking up at a protruding tower on the city wall, Many quickly entered stealth mode and went up the stairs, avoiding the passing soldiers.
Not long after, Many arrived at the roof of the tower. Looking down from there, the scene of Sith facing the zombies was unobstructed.
The weather was gloomy, and the air was damp and cold. Sith, who had already entered the late autumn, was already showing signs of winter.
Many sniffed the air, and the putrid smell of the zombies hit them in the face. When tens of thousands of zombies gathered together, the smell became even more nauseating.
Many people looked down and saw that the zombies were less than two thousand meters away from Sith's palace. The zombies were like a black blanket covering the originally green ground.
The low wailing was like a death knell, sending chills down people's spines. There were tens of thousands of zombies, and their formation looked like a phalanx!
The distinct formations that Many had seen before were gone, and the entire formation was surprisingly unified. In fact, it wasn't exactly neat, but compared to the mentally retarded zombies that only knew how to charge, they seemed to have a vague resemblance to an army.
The soldiers on the city wall were already in position, facing the battlements. Pots of hot oil that were used to deal with the attacking soldiers were bubbling. The archers stood in a few rows under the command of their commanding officer. Their arrows were already in their hands, and their longbows were hanging low, ready to fire.
Below the city wall were reserve troops, and nearly a hundred tall catapults. It was Many's first time seeing the large-scale military equipment of this world up close.
It had to be said that the military facilities of Sith's palace were on point. They had everything they wanted. Compared to this place, Oditore was poorer than a fart.
Bundles of arrows were continuously sent up the city wall, and logs were piled up at the base of the city wall. Teams of soldiers were in position, waiting to transport the supplies to the top of the city wall.
The zombies in the distance moved slowly. They looked slow, but through the scopes of their rifles, they could see that they were moving extremely fast. They were even faster than a human running!
What was surprising was that they were able to maintain their formation while running. This was something that had never been seen before in previous wars!
When they were about 800 meters away from the city wall, a portion of the zombies split off to continue charging, while the remaining 40 percent stopped and stood still!
This was their reserve troop!
At the same time, a team slowly emerged from the advancing zombies. Their footsteps were slower than the zombies beside them. When the zombies were within 500 meters of the city wall, this team had completely separated themselves from the zombies running in front of them!
They wore dark robes and hoods, and the black magic staffs in their hands emanated an unstable magical wave. They were actually a group of Necromancers!
"Fire!"
Behind them came the creaking sound of wood being twisted, followed by a series of crashing sounds!
It was a catapult!
Most of them did not turn their heads around. Instead, they raised their eyelids slightly and looked at the stone bullets whizzing through the air not far above their heads. These stone bullets drew a large arc with great inertia. After flying for five to six seconds, they all crashed into the zombies that were charging in front of them!
500 meters!
This was the range of the catapult's visual estimation!
Moreover, its accuracy wasn't low. Almost half of the first wave of attack that was used for adjustment hit the zombies!
The black mass of the Undead Army was like a dirty pond that had a few stones thrown into it. The stone bullets weighing at least 25 kilograms smashed the unlucky zombies into meat paste!
Their bodies were completely destroyed by this force!
Along with the seven or eight zombies that were charging behind them, every stone bullet smashed the bodies of nearly ten zombies in an instant!
Broken limbs flew everywhere, but they were quickly drowned in the horde of zombies, as if nothing had happened.
The number of stone bullets was too little. The hundreds of catapults were attacking in two batches, but they could only cause some damage within a fixed range.
The zombies charged past the 300-meter warning line!
"Fire!"
The archers on the city wall took advantage of the height advantage and launched their arrows into the sky!
The long arrows were like a dark cloud under the volley of more than a thousand archers. Then, they suddenly nailed into the advancing zombies!
A gap suddenly appeared in the orderly formation!
The long arrows pierced through the thin leather armor of the zombies and nailed them to the ground!
The arrows that were launched from a high position were more than 20% more powerful than normal shots!
After three volleys of arrows and catapults, almost a quarter of the zombies were killed. However, the remaining zombies still howled and rushed to the city wall!
Are they going to attack the city with their bare hands?!
The soldiers looked at the zombies who did not have any siege weapons in shock. They were a little stunned. The city wall of Sith Court was more than 30 meters tall!
This height gave them absolute control of the high ground. Arrows and black wood could cause great damage to the targets below the city wall. Even a stone thrown down from the city wall could kill people!
Are they crazy?!
However, before they could react, everyone suddenly felt as if the sky suddenly became bright!
"Boom boom boom!"
A row of huge fireballs shot out from the team of sorcerers and hit the top of the city wall!
"Ah!
— — "
In an instant, dozens of soldiers were blasted away by the huge shockwave that was wrapped in a heatwave!
They flew backward and fell to the bottom of the inner city wall before they could even make a sound!
The fireballs actually blasted a sizable hole on the battlements of the city wall!
The flying debris injured many people, but in an instant, the soldiers who were originally full of confidence felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave!
Sorcerers!
Hundreds of sorcerers!
Damn it!
Are they going to use sorcerers to attack the city?
"Attack!
Those who are not dead, stand up! "
Many of the captains who were stationed at the towers shouted out orders. He was knocked down by the shockwave from the attack just now, and his left arm was dislocated by the flying rocks. However, this veteran still persisted in his duty, rushing over to pull up the soldiers one by one, and quickly giving out orders.
"Fire the arrows!"
"Swish swish swish — —"
"Infantry, attack freely!
Archers! "
"In position!
Fire the arrows! "
Orders were issued one after another. After entering a battle state, the soldiers instinctively adapted to the situation. The strict daily training came into play. They began to execute the orders strictly according to their superiors' orders.
Through many scopes, the hundreds of sorcerers stood in a row and released huge fireballs at the same time. They were like a siege catapult attacking the city wall of Sith Court!
Their fireballs didn't cause any significant damage when they hit the thick city wall. They only blasted a few scars and couldn't break the thick wall.
But that seemed to be their goal — —
Many looked down the city wall and saw that the zombies who had rushed to the bottom of the city wall were actually using their hands to climb!
They had extraordinary strength and agility. Their fingers grabbed the edge of the pit that was smashed by the fireball, and they actually climbed up at an incredible speed!
Many of them frowned tightly.
These zombies were too powerful!
Their average strength was at the fifth grade!
If all the zombies were at this level, then Sith Court was in danger!
The average strength of the defending soldiers of Sith Court was around the third grade. Sergeants and officers with higher ranks were stronger, but only a few of them were at the advanced level. However, the sorcerers were at least at the sixth grade!
This difference in strength caused many people to be a little worried!
The huge Sith Court was taken down by over ten thousand zombies with their bare hands?
It didn't seem realistic. But what if the average strength of the zombies was two to three times that of the defending soldiers?
In the Undead War 300 years ago, the average strength of the zombies and skeletons didn't exceed the third grade!
They relied purely on their numbers to win the war!
But today, the undead, who were known for their overwhelming numbers in the history books, suddenly gave the humans a huge "surprise"!
Black Wood threw down more than 30 meters of the city wall one after another, smashing the zombies who were trying to climb up the city wall back down!
But the support of the undead sorcerers in the distance was endless. Soldiers were blown away by the fireballs on the city wall from time to time, but they were immediately replaced by more soldiers.
The reserve team soon began to rotate.
Many quietly observed, but didn't have any intention of taking action.
In such a large-scale battle, unless it was a super powerful person like Madam Vasaki, it was wishful thinking to rely on a single person to change the outcome of the battle!
Sith Court was only a large city in the Empire of Saint Reims. There were only three sorcerers stationed in the city, and none of them were above the eighth grade!
Moreover, these sorcerers were treated like treasures every day. To get the support of a sorcerer, one had to apply to Sir Count Garr of Sith Court and get his approval!
No matter where it was, Mages were a scarce resource. A situation where nearly a hundred Necromancers stood together to cast spells was unheard of and unseen!
Sorcerers weren't cabbages!
Fortunately, although the zombies were strong, it still took a lot of effort to climb up the high city wall. The heavy weight of the black wood made it impossible for the zombies to resist. After the zombies touched the city wall for such a long time, the soldiers didn't let a single zombie climb more than half the distance!
This situation immediately gave the soldiers, who had just lost their morale, a sense of hope. You get what you pay for after spending a lot of money to build the city. The 30-meter drop gave the soldiers a strong sense of security.
There were more black wood!
Smash as many as you can!
The soldiers began to shout. They seemed to have adapted to the battle atmosphere.
* * *
"Thank you, sorcerers."
Stu nodded to the two sorcerers who had successfully restrained the army of the undead and gave the order to help defend the city.
The two sorcerers bowed and turned to leave the tower of Pajal Palace. There weren't many undead, only a little more than 10,000. The two sorcerers were full of confidence after successfully stopping the undead and didn't care about the army that wasn't considered a "large number".
However, after they left, Stu sat in his armchair and began to think.
According to the military report, these undead were extraordinarily strong. This situation shouldn't have happened. Since Stu entered the Khlim Forest, the undead's overall strength had increased greatly in less than a month. It had reached a level that even Prince Stu secretly frowned!
About 10,000 undead was not a large number, but now Stu had to consider whether to send all the military forces of the Sith Court!
It was just one side of the city wall. Although there were no records of zombies climbing over the city wall, this side of the city wall had killed more than 300 people in half a day because of the continuous attacks of the necromancers!
The range of the catapults wasn't enough to attack the sorcerers!
Stu was shocked when he heard that there were nearly a hundred necromancers on the other side.
But now the prince understood a lot. These sorcerers seemed to have some kind of restriction. They could only release one kind of fireball. They had never seen them release other spells.
After the first batch of undead was killed by the soldiers, the second batch came!
This time, their attacks were even more powerful than the first wave!
Stepping on the corpses of their companions, they continued to climb towards the same place with all their might. The Necromancers also launched huge fireballs at the soldiers on the city walls as if they didn't care about their own lives. In such a large city like the Sistine City, the Undead actually climbed up with their own hands!
"Damn undead!"
Stu cursed.
"Count Jared, it seems that your cavalry needs to be trained."
He turned his head and looked at Count who had been sitting quietly in the corner.
"As you wish. The First Cavalry Regiment of Sith Court is more glorious because of you."
Jared seemed to have been waiting for this sentence. He stood up and bowed slightly. In fact, during the battle, His Royal Highness fully assumed the responsibility of the commander. Count Jared couldn't interfere in any way. At this time, His Royal Highness' suggestion was just a formality to show his respect to this Count.
Did Sith Court only have the troops on the city wall?
If an important city of the Empire only had this kind of strength, who knew how many people would laugh their heads off if word got out.
His Royal Highness' strategy was to defend the city to the death. But according to the current situation, this kind of battle that could kill more than 300 people just by relying on the city wall was really unnecessary.
The cavalry's charge on the plain could directly eliminate this undead army that only had infantry!
Sith Court always had three knight regiments. Two of them were light knights and one was heavy knights!
Apart from the sorcerers, the heavy cavalry was the most expensive to build. But for this kind of trump card, Sith Court actually had two whole regiments, a total of more than 8,000 people!
It should be known that Sith Court had a total of nine cavalry regiments, a total of more than 40,000 people. Among them, there were only 15,000 heavy cavalrymen!
But for a single Sith Court to have such a strong military force, it was completely unreasonable!