Chapter 344
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Anfey had been in Mormatch more than two weeks, but no new mercenaries arrived after that . Alice theorized that it was getting too dangerous to travel and the Transverse Mountains had been lost to necromancers . This left Moramatch surrounded by enemies .
Immediately after Alice told him her theory, Blavi hurried in and told them about the presence of creatures of death around the town .
The mages in Moramatch would regularly use Eye of the Sky to patrol the area surrounding the town . If a lone zombie wandered too close to the city, the mages might miss it . However, they would not miss large hordes of zombies .
Anfey arrived at the mage tower and was soon joined by Alice and Suzanna . Christian and Elizabeth were chatting with intently . Christian turned and waved at Anfey as he approached . "Come here and look at this," Christian said .
Next to Christian were a few mages scanning the area with Eye of the Sky . One of the Eyes was following a few strange zombies . Normally, a zombie’s body should be rotting and falling apart . These zombies, however, looked strong and complete . If it weren’t for the strange copper shade of their skin, they could be mistaken as living humans . The zombies were huddled together as if they were discussing something . It was widely known that zombies did not have the ability to talk . Zombies communicated with each other with basic telepathy, not spoken words . This defied the rules of nature .
"How many are there?" Anfey asked .
"About three thousand," Christian said .
As soon as enemy combatants were discovered, the mages could band together and discover how many enemies there were and their location . This was one of the benefits of having a group of mages . Of course, even Eye of the Sky could not discover everything about their enemies .
"They’re talking?" Suzanna asked incredulously .
"Yes," Christian said with a deep frown . "It seems like these zombies are more… evolved, in a sense . " He turned and glanced at the Eye of the Sky and shook his head . "This is not good . Not good at all . We could win the wars past because of the necromancers’ arrogance and the zombies’ inability to communicate . If the zombies are now intelligent… this war just got a lot more difficult . "
"My lords, look!" Elizabeth suddenly called .
The zombies seemed to have reached an agreement and split up . In Eye of the Sky, a group of around three hundred zombies were moving slowly towards Moramatch .
A battle was inevitable . Anfey and Alice turned and glanced at each other . The two of them were both very analytical . They knew themselves and their limits very well . Anfey could coordinate small-scale fights, but a battle against three hundred zombies was beyond his power . Alice, on the other hand, knew nothing about coordinating battles . There was only one person here that could command an army .
"Kumaraghosha, what do you think we should do?" Anfey asked .
Kumaraghosha frowned and looked at the Eye of the Sky . Suddenly, the zombies started running towards Moramatch . Soon, those in the city could hear the clamor of the zombies .
Christian used a levitation spell and headed towards the mage tower .
"Wait!" Kumaraghosha called hurriedly .
"What is it?"
"Wait . Don’t reveal how powerful we are yet," Kumaraghosha said . "Get some mages and stop them with magic . "
"What? Why?"
"Those zombies are just testing us," Kumaraghosha said . "If we reveal too much, it would be disadvantageous . "
"But if we let the zombies…"
"This is war, my lord," Kumaraghosha said coolly . "Casualties are unavoidable . Listen to me, or you will increase your casualties tenfold!"
Christian sighed and nodded .
"Who are the people camping out there?" Kumaraghosha asked .
"Shinbella’s . "
"Then we are set," Kumaraghosha said . "They would last the longest against the zombies . "
One of the mages called out in terror . The zombies had already reached the first barrier . Shinbella appeared in the Eye of the Sky . She stood on top of the barrier and waved her lance, ordering her men to attack . Normally, Shinbella and her men could hold off zombies for days like this . However, the zombies suddenly increased their speed and, even though they were slowed by the magic raining down on them, reached the barrier in no time .
The barrier was about five feet wide and was made of heavy logs and very durable . The zombies did not know how to use fire magic, and it was thought that it would take longer for them to break through the barrier . The zombies lunged at the barrier, clawing at the wood with their sharp nails . They opened their mouths and squirted dark pus onto the barrier .
The Eye of the Sky was vertically above the battle, but it wasn’t hard figuring out what the zombies were doing .
A zombie had broken through the barrier and appeared on the other side . It opened its mouth and screeched . Shinbella jumped off the barrier and sliced through the zombie with her sword .
More zombies began streaming through the hole to get beyond the barrier . Another group of around four hundred zombies headed in that direction as backup to the first group . Shinbella fought valiantly but could not hold off the zombies and was forced to retreat with her men .
Anfey glanced at Kumaraghosha, who shook his head . Blavi frowned and turned to Suzanna, "He doesn’t have a vendetta against Shinbella, does he?"
"I don’t think so," Suzanna whispered back .
More and more zombies broke through the barrier . Christian led the mages in engaging the zombies with magic, but there were too many zombies and too few mages . Shinbella was forced to retreat into the town .
"Are you sure about this?" Alice asked .
"There are thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of zombies in Transverse Mountains, my lady," Kumaraghosha said . "This is only the first step . It’s less of a battle and more a skirmish, really . It’s only going to get harder from here . "
"You just said that Shinbella can last a long time against these things," Alice said, not convinced .
"No one told me that those zombies can use magic . "
"We’ve seen those things before," Blavi whispered . "They are the leaders of normal zombies . If we kill these things, the other zombies would be a lot easier to kill . "
"They are not the leaders," Kumaraghosha said . "The ones that were talking are the leaders . We need to assess how intelligent these things are before we can fight them . "
"So this is your assessment?" Alice asked, frowning . She needed to know because she did not want to see anyone questioning Kumaraghosha’s abilities .
"I’m sure they have follow up plans," Kumaraghosha said . He suddenly stopped, his eyes wide . More zombies appeared in the Eye of the Sky, marching towards Moramatch . According to the mages, there were three thousand zombies . This should be all of them .
"Search the surrounding areas," Kumaraghosha said . "See if any zombies are hiding nearby . "
Blavi nodded . He turned and barked an order at the mages .
There were about forty mages left on the tower . All of them released the Eye of the Sky and saw that there were no other zombies except for the ones heading towards them .
"I overestimated them," Kumaraghosha said, visibly relaxing . "They don’t even have a plan . "
"Does that mean we can engage?"
Kumaraghosha hesitated for a moment, then nodded .
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