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Necromancer Sovereign: Rise of the Dead Spirit Overlord (Web Novel) - Chapter 251: Outwitted, Taking the Fall for the Military! Black Dragon’s Nest Strategy (2)
Chapter 251: Outwitted, Taking the Fall for the Military! Black Dragon’s Nest Strategy (2)
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The Black Dragon Swarm, plunging from the sky and still a kilometer away from Zi Liyuan, was intercepted by the Bone Dragon Army.At the same time, the Sub-Dragon Beasts capable of flight closely followed the Black Dragons, launching attacks and crashing into the midst of the Bone Dragon Army to help their leader break free from the Bone Dragons’ entanglement.
The total number of the Bone Dragon Army was 320, while the opposing side had significantly fewer flying Giant Dragons and Sub-Dragon Beasts, numbering only 103.
With a three-to-one advantage in numbers, it appeared that the Bone Dragon Army had the upper hand, but the reality was that they were being pressured. Whether it was the Black Dragon BOSS or the Sub-Dragon Beasts, they were all of BOSS-level, while the majority of the Bone Dragons were merely of the normal hero template.
Even with a three-on-one strategy, they were still being taught a lesson by the BOSS creatures, hammered fiercely in midair.
The situation in the sky was far from optimistic, yet it was all within Zi Liyuan’s expectations; he had never anticipated that these Bone Dragons would be able to hold off the Black Dragon Swarm and the Sub-Dragon Beasts.
Under his control, the Bone Dragon Army gradually decreased their altitude, focusing on distraction and evasion when facing the Black Dragon BOSS, looking for ways to drag the Black Dragons to the ground.
Of course, it was crucial to halt the Black Dragons’ diving momentum; otherwise, if those creatures managed to dive close to the ground and unleash a Black Dragon Breath, the fun would truly begin.
Perhaps Wraith Mages or other higher Undead species could withstand a direct Black Dragon Breath attack, but the Zombie army certainly could not.
It was estimated that a single Black Dragon Breath would cause massive death and injury among the Zombies. Forget any undying attributes they might have; their corpses would likely be turned to black ash by a single breath, truly scattering them to the winds.
Despite the Undead army holding a considerable advantage on the ground, it relied on the strength of the Legendary and Epic BOSS creatures.
Without the frontlines being held by these high-end forces, clashing invincibly between the Dragon Beasts and Sub-Dragon Beasts, the Zombie army would have long since been routed.
These low-grade Zombies, facing off against high-grade Dragon Beasts, could not bridge the vast chasm in strength.
Even a hero BOSS-level Zombie King, when facing a Sub-Dragon Beast of a lower tier, would be outmatched and pressured.
Thus, in this battle, the role of the Zombie army was singular and constant: to serve as cannon fodder, to stall for time, and to secure killing opportunities for the Bone Dragons and the numerous Undead BOSS creatures.
Actually, the most frustrated was Zi Liyuan himself. After entering the battlefield, he had nearly exhausted all manners of de-buffing Magic and curses.
The Dragon Blood Warriors and Sub-Dragon Beasts were manageable, with resistance not as high as the Black Dragons, but the negative BUFF effects of the weakening Magic and curses on them were greatly reduced, and their duration was only half.
It goes without saying for the Black Dragons; the efficacy of all negative BUFF effects applied to them was not even one-third, and their duration had decayed to less than 5 seconds.
This was tantamount to saying that his weakening and curse-type Spells were essentially rendered useless against these Giant Dragons and Dragon Blood descendants.
Therefore, in this extermination war against the Black Dragon Nest, he himself mainly took on the role of a damage dealer.
Armed with his powerful offensive Spells, the average rare BOSS-level Dragon Beast couldn’t withstand a single spell from him.
Not to mention the Ice Behemoth and the Golden Behemoth, who effortlessly tore through young dragons and easily overturned scores.
Especially the Golden Behemoth, with its innate Dragon-slaying aura, it was a natural nemesis to the Dragon Blood descendants. Every clash was light work for it, essentially acting as a tearing machine on the battlefield.
Wherever the Golden Behemoth passed, only blood and flesh remained, with enemies shredded into pieces by the two Behemoths.
This forced Zi Liyuan to issue an order to the two Behemoths not to tear the corpses apart—after all, he still wanted to collect these bodies!
The corpses of the Dragon Blood descendants were quite valuable, many of which could be used as materials for crafting various items, while their flesh could be made into temporary attribute-boosting delicacies.
If you tear them to shreds, how great would the loss be?
As for the loot dropped by those BOSS creatures after being slain, Zi Liyuan was not as interested; currently, most of those killed were the hero BOSS Dragon Blood Warriors and the rare BOSS Sub-Dragon Beasts.
The highest quality of their dropped items was silver hero gear, and it was all Level 100 equipment.
Not only was it unwearable at the moment, but to Zi Liyuan, even the silver gear was somewhat inconsequential, given that he had seen the complete sets of gold Lord Grade equipment in the Dragon Academy’s Treasure Vault.
Besides, within the Black Dragon Nest, the true high-quality drops were from the Black Dragons flying above!
And at that moment, the battlefield was split into two sections.
In the sky, the Black Dragons sought to plunge down, breathe fire, and harvest the ground forces.
Yet they were relentlessly encircled by the Bone Dragon Swarm, completely unable to attack the Undead army below.
And while the Bone Dragon Swarm aimed to force the Black Dragons to land, it was not so simple. Aside from the sight of the Epic Giant Dragon BOSS on the ground, the threat from the Necromancers alone was substantial.
Should they be forced to land, wouldn’t they be brutally beaten to death by a group of the ferociously mighty BOSS creatures?
The Black Dragons were not foolish, so all the aggressive mobbing by the Bone Dragon Swarm, even attempts to forcefully drag them to the ground, were shrugged off at a certain cost.
The battle on the ground was simpler: the horde of Undead BOSS creatures unleashed their might, slaughtering incessantly, invincible, and easily overpowering the Dragon Blood descendants.
But the number of Undead BOSS creatures was limited after all, and they could not entirely pause the battle.
The Zombie army, meanwhile, was scattered and ravaged by the numerous Dragon Blood Warriors and Sub-Dragon Beasts, leading to heavy casualties.
