abnabooks Chapter 263: Attack Large Strongholds, Increase Strength!
Chapter 263: Attack Large Strongholds, Increase Strength!
After meeting with Chen Yu and the two frontline commanders, the frontline army began to dispatch a large number of scouts to the Abyss erosion zone.
And the scope of the investigation is getting larger.
Regardless of the cost of casualties, countless pieces of intelligence, like snowflakes falling in winter, were delivered to Chen Yu's desk.
Just as Chen Yu expected.
He was aware of the deterrent power of the Abyss forces' slaughter of the fallen, but it did not suppress their desire to continue attacking.
The Abyss side contracted their front line and became more cautious, while the fallen in the rear continued to gather and mobilize towards the front.
"Levik City" was once a large city no less than Kele City before being eroded by the Abyss.
It is about 300 kilometers away from Kele City in a straight line.
Now, this former imperial capital has become a frontline stronghold for stockpiling the fallen.
During the more than ten days that Lord Chen Yu repelled the Abyss frontline positions, more than 40 million fallen gathered near Levik City.
This number is still increasing.
300 kilometers may seem distant.
But if marching at full speed, even with the almost non-existent discipline of the fallen, it can be completed in less than two days.
This news has also caused panic among the empire's high-ranking officials.
What is the concept of 40 million fallen?
Enough to completely overwhelm the defenses of Kele City!
And this represents the imminent total attack by the Abyss!
Because, with such a number of fallen, the daily consumption of supplies is astronomical.
The high-ranking officials of the Abyss forces are not fools, they would not keep this group of cannon fodder for nothing.
In a desperate situation, the empire launched an emergency war mobilization order.
Forced conscription began in the rear and troops were sent to the defenses of Kele City.
However, compared to the number of fallen, it is still a drop in the bucket.
Lord Chen Yu had long entered the Abyss erosion zone and was lurking around Levik City.
However, he did not act rashly.
The fallen were concentrated in such a way to prevent him from picking them off one by one.
But the sight of fallen gathering in one place was something he was very happy to see.
A single Levik City cannot accommodate such a huge number of fallen.
Twelve large fallen strongholds have been built around Levik City.
The high-ranking officials of the Abyss forces naturally did not consider the living conditions of the fallen.
The strongholds are no different from large cages.
They are hastily built walls that confine the fallen, preventing them from escaping or getting lost.
Every day, a certain amount of food is distributed at fixed times.
The Abyss, with its low productivity, is quite lacking in supplies.
The food distributed is not enough to sustain the consumption of the cannon fodder fallen.
Hungry fallen engage in cannibalism, and incidents of them feasting on each other occur constantly.
Each fallen stronghold contains two to three million fallen.
Every day, thousands or even tens of thousands of cannon fodder fallen die a miserable death, becoming food for other fallen.
Chen Yu even suspects that this is the management model of the high-ranking officials of the Abyss forces.
Letting things take their course, survival of the fittest.
The stronger fallen become cannon fodder, while the weaker ones become military rations.
Not far from a large fallen stronghold.
Sophia opened a piece of intelligence to read.
This was just sent by the empire's scouts.
"Sir, according to the intelligence, the number of fallen being transferred from the rear to the frontline is gradually decreasing."
"It seems that the moment for the fallen to launch a total attack is approaching."
Chen Yu took the intelligence, glanced at it, and casually threw it away.
These days, he had been intercepting and clearing fallen along the periphery, but he had not attacked any large strongholds.
Now, it was the best time to take action.
He could release thousands of Heart Phantoms to fight at the same time.
But he could only personally control around two hundred of them.
If precisely controlled, 50 is the limit.
In a large stronghold, there are no major issues with two to three million Low Level Fallen.
However, in each large stronghold, there is a Demon Boss.
And there is at least one Rank Seven Bronze Boss, as well as several Rank Seven ordinary Bosses.
These Bosses have the ability to kill Heart Seeds.
Each destroyed Heart Seed will cause Chen Yu a certain amount of mental damage.
If a large number of Heart Seeds die in a short period of time, it may even render Chen Yu unable to fight.
He encountered this problem during the last Potential Trial mission when he was protecting the little Saintess.
This is the drawback of the Heart Seed.
Unless he can accurately retrieve them before the Heart Seeds are killed, it cannot be avoided.
Therefore, in order to attack the Fallen stronghold, the Bosses must be dealt with first.
"Sophia, hide yourself, I'm going to take action."
"Yes, sir."
Sophia immediately retreated.
Chen Yu summoned all the Light Spirits and then replenished them with Thorn Spirits until he reached the maximum summoning quantity.
Then, he ordered an attack on the Demon Bosses' residence.
In front of hundreds of Light Spirits, bright orbs gathered, like small suns.
And the Thorn Spirits simply raised their thorny whips.
In an instant, dazzling light beams, accompanied by densely packed thorns like raindrops, shot towards the Fallen stronghold, the small castle where the Demon Bosses resided.
"Boom—"
A huge sound accompanied a mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
More than twenty disheveled demons flew out from the dust.
"One Rank Seven Bronze Boss, eight Rank Seven ordinary Bosses, four Rank Six Bronze Bosses, nineteen Rank Six ordinary Bosses."
"It seems a bit difficult."
"But we won't know until we fight."
Chen Yu glanced around and immediately made a judgment.
Rank Six ordinary Bosses do not have the ability to kill Heart Seeds and can be ignored.
Rank Six Bronze Bosses can kill Heart Seeds that Chen Yu does not control.
Rank Seven ordinary Bosses pose a greater threat to Heart Seeds.
Rank Seven Bronze Bosses have not fought before, but they are definitely stronger than Rank Seven ordinary Bosses.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Demon Bosses had not reacted yet, Chen Yu once again commanded his plant life to launch an attack.
This time, he targeted a Rank Seven ordinary Boss.
The Thorn Spirits' poisonous thorns shot out like raindrops.
The Demon Boss was startled and quickly dodged.
But what awaited it was the lasers shot by the Light Spirits.
Rank Seven Demon Bosses were on guard and relied on their agile movements to continuously dodge, but they were still hit by a small number of lasers and thorns.
Although the Thorn Spirits and Light Spirits were only Rank Two and their skills were just ordinary innate skills, their attributes were as high as 300,000!
The Thorn Spirits' poisonous thorns could cause a certain amount of damage.
The long-range artillery Light Spirits' attacks were even more powerful, directly burning the hit Demon Bosses to a crisp.
Then, a kilometer-long giant vine rose from the ground,
The tips of the thorny whip were as thick as a water bucket and fiercely lashed at the Demon Bosses.
"Bang—"
The Rank Seven Demon Boss was directly torn apart by the Mo Yun Vine.
Everything happened in just a few seconds.
With just one exchange, the opponent lost one member.
The remaining Demon Bosses noticed Chen Yu's presence and rushed towards him one after another.
"Come on! Let me see how strong I am now!"
Chen Yu's face was filled with excitement.
With a wave of his hand, he retrieved the long-range troops.
At the same time, two hundred majestic Abyss Spirit Heart Seeds appeared around him.
Two towering Mo Yun Vines intertwined in the sky above the battlefield.