Chapter 726 - Unsteady, Snowy Night (1/2)

Chapter 726: Unsteady, Snowy Night

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Snow fluttered

Pure white snowflakes descended and landed in the silent fortress Apart fro sentry duty above the city walls, the rest had returned home or headed to pubs and enjoyed alcohol by the warm bonfire But the peaceful atmosphere couldn’t conceal their nervousness They knew that the sinister, large-scale Undead Army would launch their attacks anytime It was due to this that the soldiers appreciated such tranquility because this ossip, chat idly with their companions, whistle at flirtatious dancers, or accompany their families and loved ones

However, the war had already begun for some

“The skeletons are insane They sent five scout squads in three days”

Rhode tossed the report on the table and shrugged The enely quicker and their range widened But it was a pity that they had lost the instant they stepped into Rhode’s territory Rhode definitely wouldn’t deal with every single scout by himself The reason why he took the initiative the first time was because he wanted Bayer and his men to witness hoerful the Undead Creatures were and he didn’t need to worry about them thereafter Mini Bubble Guh to eliminate them

But Rhode was resentful that perhaps he had used too er sent high-level creatures like the Liches or Vampires Instead, the enemies dispatched low-level Skeleton Cavalry their advantage in quantity for their intelligence gathering and avoiding leaking crucial information to Rhode Rhode was left with no choice Spirit Extraction was a precious technique and there wasn’t any value in capturing low-level Undead Creatures without much wisdom and information Besides, they held low attribute values and weren’t comparable to a Zoh Sara appeared as respectful as a lowly Undead Creature, she was at least level 45, which was higher than Marlene and Serena Although she was grooe that she held such strength But Rhode thought about it and realized that apart from Mini Bubble Gum and Canary ere basically ‘cheat codes’ in this world, only Marlene and Serena were level 40 while the external Mages a the nobles and armies were around level 35 On the other hand, Sara was a Zoe There were at least ten of such Zombie Puppets around each Liches If it wasn’t for Mini Bubble Guuaranteed that his side would be devastated in terms of spell casters

The only flaw about Sara was that even though her level was higher, her skills were rather uniform She learned undead spells, some alchemy skills, and minimal elemental spells, but they were only low-level spells like the lightning chain and fireball However, Rhode was surprised that Sara’s alche from a player’s point of view, her alchemy skill had reached an advanced level, which was the standard of an Elite Alchemist But it was inevitable since a Zombie Puppet’s duty was to serve the Lich and Lich didn’t need food, water, sleep, or mate The Zoement of spells and production of alchehly by the Lich to become a Zombie Puppet and was even chosen to become the experimental product of a Zo in her work If not, the Lich wouldn’t have chosen her for such an important experiment

Another surprised came about As Cullen’s trusted aide, Sara knew his potion research, recipes, and techniques inside out It ithout saying that the Undead Creatures were expert in undead spells On the other hand, it was the technique and essence of their poison that Rhode valued highly Undead Creatures had nohuathered data through cruel experiments on humans to perfect their potion concoction and process Even though some fallen Liches and Necromancers had also done this, they were the minority, after all Besides, it was reprehensible and they would be doomed if they were found However, it was different in the Country of Darkness Research on living creatures was officially permitted Liches could publicly dissect their slaves and even if they chopped and sewed theh such bloody and cruel means, the Undead Creatures had invented unique techniques such as the ‘Flesh Cream’, where a small amount of herb would be refined and produced an alche as one asn’t gravely injured applied the medicine on one’s wound, one could recover in a short period of time Thispotions by almost half Rhode kne useful this medicine would be for the army And ironically, this medicine was only a sub product which Cullen had conveniently invented while experi spell

Almost every alcheh the sacrifice of thousands of lives Of course, Rhode felt no psychological stress on this since the ones trapped in the poison gas cha dissected weren’t him Besides, literarily, those who died were also hus that benefited other humans, so they weren’t sacrificed in vain Rhode copied every recipe and handed the Whereas for the poison and other recipes that would leave Lapis blushi+ng in embarrassment, Rhode didn’t pass them to her

In fact, he also had the intentions of building a group of alchemists around Sara There were no doubts with her abilities and she was pure and kind-hearted, after all, which was a good and bad thing There were s that alchemy potions could achieve Besides, he also knew that the Behermes Family had several dark, evil alchemy techniques and one of the‘blood alchein and the reason why alchemical elves and other elves parted ways The Behermes Family was the foremost expert in bodyabout that No matter what, she was the final heir to all the wisdom of her family and it would be ridiculous if she didn’t know the core secrets of the alche and had never applied them Since she opposed them, Rhode didn’t find it nice to force her to use them

On the other hand, Sara was different Thanks to the Lich, she lacked the slightest ht Mainland and Rhode needed such a subordinate Those who grew up in the Light Mainland had uidance from humans, and unless they hated humans to the core, even there would be days where barbaric bandits discover their conscience It was impossible for Rhode to appoint any hus But he also knew that this was essential Just like when Christie was attacked in the Midsummer Festival, perhaps the situation wouldn’t have ended that easily if Rhode didn’t kidnap the opposition leader’s son Every force had their bright and dark sides, where even Lydia also had a team of secret spies Of course, this team wasn’t her direct subordinates, but she knehat they were up to She wouldn’t do sos personally, but this didn’t mean that others wouldn’t Just like when Rhode lit the entire plain into conflagration during the internal battle and slaughtered thousands of people Lydia definitely knew that it was his doing

Rhode are that such conflicts existed even in his team Marlene and Anne weren’t supportive of the use of such methods, but they didn’t oppose either Lize and Lapis felt uneasy while Marfa and Randolf weren’t in the right position to criticize their leader Sol and Joey were born in poor conditions and didn’t take it to heart after witnessing the nice and ugly sides of huular professional training found it hard to accept

But Rhode knew that his enemies weren’t only the Undead Army He was almost convinced that this preparation wasn’t for the war between theht would erupt sooner or later When that happened, he would use soaame for the players and NPCs were eventually NPCs They wouldn’t feel guilty no htered and cared more for the reward, reputation, and missions Rhode led his arht and burned down every inhabited land, including player territories and NPC residences Rhode’s popularity took a huge hit in the Country of Light and fell froaining back his popularity He led his player arht and re world Then, the ‘Hostile’ popularity in his data column instantly disappeared

Of course, that was killing to their hearts’ content from the players’ point of view, but it was complete hell for the NPCs The places where Rhode and his iven him a nickname: Destroyer

Rhode was the only one who received a title fro reputation

He had no doubts that Marlene and the others would stay by his side and do the cruel work But they were natives, after all, and multiple attempts would destroy their trust and relationshi+ps He met some players with stubborn opinions, which eventually led to rebellion All in all, his subordinates couldn’t accept their honorable leader’s moral values

A subordinate like Sara who lacked the ‘mainstream moral values’ was even more precious She fit Rhode’s requirement and as a Zombie Puppet, he restrained her every movement, which hy he kept her for some unscrupulous activities But it was a pity that he couldn’t take actions as the Battle Angel Army was distributed all around the fortress He wasn’t interested in starting a second war in his fortress

Rhode let out a sneer, sat on the chair, and gazed out of theat the snowy scene

“It see soon Any concerns to raise?”

“All we can do is to strengthen our defense now”

Marlene knitted her brows, pondered for a moment, and replied softly On the other hand, Lize nodded In this hugeroom, apart from Rhode’s close companions, Bayer, Frederick, Serena, and their men were also present Of course, representatives froel Army was also present

Everyone discussed softly after hearing Rhode’s question Rhode looked at everyone and felt a slight sense of accomplishment as an overlord Now he finally understood why real world rulers often organized reat

“But Sir Overlord, the intelligence we received is incomplete If we rely solely on that… We are still unable to accurately judge the ene lady’s report”