Chapter 1034 - 628: Bloodbath at the Ascension Ritual, Special Ops Infiltration Mission_2

Chapter 1034: Chapter 628: Bloodbath at the Ascension Ritual, Special Ops Infiltration Mission_2

This growth process will last for several hours, and the advancement of some high-tier demons can even take several days.

Finally, these fortunate zombies successfully advanced.

They have advanced from Bronze-tier advanced zombies to Bronze-tier ghosts.

Their task will be the same as the earlier batch of skeleton bats advanced, to collect skeletons for Hecarim.

After hosting the advancement ritual, Hecarim appeared much weaker.

This weakened state will last for several days.

He will only escape this weakness once he has absorbed enough soul power and death energy.

Not far away, Fang Zhou observed the advancement of the undead carefully.

He held a large crystal ball, documenting the entire scene.

The unique advancement data of these Blood War Furnaces have a special purpose, at least enriching Fang Zhou’s knowledge reserve, useful for both his body and clone.

.......

After clearing the battlefield and commending efforts, the Tusk City undead established a frontline at the entrance of Funeral Bell Ranch.

Though some demons attempted to rush out, the final result was just turning into mere corpses.

The Mage Corps of Tusk City set up perception and restriction array in the fortress, sealing the entire surrounding area securely.

This way, even if the demons below wanted to use teleportation skills to flee, they now have no hope.

Under the lead of a vampire quartermaster, Fang Zhou received his battle spoils from this fight.

Twenty Golden Tier demon corpses, along with five hundred Silver Tier corpses.

As for Black Iron and Bronze tiers, he could claim them anytime if he found them useful.

These are the spoils allocated to Fang Zhou this time.

Hecarim maintained his usual stinginess towards Fang Zhou.

In this battle, Fang Zhou lost five Golden Level Blood Spirit Knights.

As for various Silver Level Blood Spirit species, he lost over 300.

If Fang Zhou were just an ordinary lower realm undead lord, Hecarim’s allocation of these spoils would barely make up for his losses, with occasional leftover undead creatures.

After all, the demon heart cores and valuable materials from these bodies have already been extracted, leaving Fang Zhou with nothing but skinned cadavers.

Looking at these bloodied corpses, Fang Zhou couldn’t help but sigh.

These bodies can’t be properly utilized, attempting to directly convert them into Golden Tier Blood Spirit Knights would likely have a low success rate.

It’s better to use the elite Silver Tier Blood Spirit Knights under his command as a foundation, fully leveraging the power of these Golden demon corpses, and see if more Golden Level undead can be created.

With attribute panel and tomb authority enhancement, his success rate would certainly be higher than an ordinary lower realm undead lord, capable of scraping some benefits.

In this battle, Fang Zhou also discovered shortcomings in combat.

Among the six major units he currently commands - Blood Spirit Knights, Blood Spirit Warriors, Blood Spirit Mages, Blood Spirit Assassins, Blood Spirit Hatreds, and Blood Spirit Giant Bats - the most powerful in combat are naturally the Blood Spirit Knights made from Fang Zhou’s own template.

Blood Spirit Mages excel with their comprehensive functionality and diverse magic output.

However, creating Blood Spirit Mages requires fusion with caster corpses and spending many rare resources to increase soul fire intensity. It’s not as cost-effective as Blood Spirit Knights.

Now that Fang Zhou has recently entered the Golden Tier, rather than pursuing the comprehensiveness of high-tier units, it’s crucial to quickly expand the number of Golden Tier undead and form a capable fighting force as soon as possible.

Thus, in the coming period, Fang Zhou began busying himself with summoning the tomb undead that have reached Silver Limit under his command.

Allowing them to absorb these Golden Tier demon corpses, thus evolving into elite Golden Tier undead.

........

The days left for Fang Zhou to comfortably accumulate power didn’t last long.

A month later, in Hell Pit Fortress.

"Hongfu, are all the battle groups ready to engage?" Major General Ning Danxin asked.

"Commander, according to your battle plan, everything is ready!"

"Good, the northern reinforcements of Calamity Sun Demon Country will find no advantage under our prepared guard.

You issue orders to the five battle groups stationed at the northern fortress cluster, no matter how the enemy taunts, they must not engage. First, let them attack the fortress.

After this period of repairs, the northern fortress cluster can completely withstand them.

They could never have expected, I’ve already dispatched Major General Dian Feiyu to secretly deploy forces from Hell Pit.

Once Dian Feiyu cuts off their northern reinforcements’ retreat, we can thoroughly deal with the active forces of Calamity Sun Demon Country!"

Major General Ning Danxin spoke confidently.

"Commander, once we eliminate the reinforcements from Calamity Sun Demon Country, the scattered remnants outside the fortress won’t stand a chance against our army.

Then, when you march south, you can cleanse the demonic atmosphere for the Federation!" Excited by Ning Danxin’s plan, Li Hongfu, the staff officer, spoke to him.

"Indeed, the Federation has waited so many years, finally seizing the strategic window of Admiral Zhu Rong’s legendary advancement to press down the demonic tide.

This time, we must not miss it!"

"As the vanguard of the Dawn Legion, achieving such results will indeed please the generals of the military department!" Li Hongfu replied.

Seeing Major General Ning Danxin returning to his study of the battle map, she paid her respects and prepared to leave.

"By the way, has the order for the Calamity Special Operations Team been issued?

My army requires several small elite forces to maneuver behind the northern reinforcements of Calamity Sun Demon Country, with opportunities to cut off their logistics and supply lines.

The enemy’s powerhouses are all concentrated at the front line, Fang Zhou’s combat capability and command level should suffice for this task."

"Commander, the order was issued yesterday.

Judging by the time, Colonel Fang Zhou should have received the order.

So long as we proceed with caution, the overall strength of the Calamity Special Operations Team shouldn’t face any major issues."

Ning Danxin nodded, continuing to immerse himself in the battle map, meticulously planning the upcoming military maneuvers.

Meanwhile, Li Hongfu, the staff officer, carefully adjusted the lighting in the command center slightly brighter, before bowing and exiting the command center.

............

Simultaneously, within Washing Horse City Fortress.

Fang Zhou, Leng Feng, and Zhuo Yue looked at the military orders in their hands.

"Convene the elite forces of the Calamity Special Operations Team within a day, and infiltrate the area behind the northern reinforcements of Calamity Sun Demon Country southward from Washing Horse City Fortress.

On the premise of preserving oneself, intercept the enemy’s transportation and logistics lines when possible."

Zhuo Yue read the command order word by word.

Leng Feng sharply inhaled and softly said, "Captain, this task isn’t simple.

Although the military orders indicate the powerhouses of Calamity Sun Demon Country’s reinforcements are contained at the front line, overlooking even one Golden Powerhouse would pose significant trouble for us.

Captain, what should we do?"

"What can we do? Orders are supreme, cannot be defied.

As for the enemy’s Golden Powerhouses, I have ways to deal with them.

However, as you said, this mission is extremely dangerous.

Leng Feng, arrange the personnel, select warriors of Bronze-tier and above to join this covert operation task.

Other Black Iron-tier warriors, as per military orders, should return to Hell Pit Fortress for deployment."

As the commander of the Calamity Special Operations Team, Fang Zhou made his decision; Leng Feng and Zhuo Yue naturally voiced no objections.

After accepting the orders, they promptly began organizing troops for deployment.

Fang Zhou viewed the scene of the sunset in the distance, taking a deep breath.

The clone just stabilized after assisting Hecarim’s Terror Knights in attacking Funeral Bell Ranch.

Now, the main body received another significant special ops task.

Indeed, a contentious era!

.........

Within the territory of Calamity Sun Demon Country, an army of less than a thousand concealed themselves amidst a forest.

Dark red blood stains flickered faintly on their weapons and armor.

These hundreds were infantrymen, radiating an intense aura of murder, their eyes slightly red, yet restrained themselves vigorously.

The only dozen mounts had thick cloth wrapped around their mouths and feet; the oppressive atmosphere in the forest was suffocating.