Chapter 999 - Hea (1/2)
Everyone looked somber. They all understood that they couldn’t kill all of the Undead: the charging Heaven Rank Ghost Behemoth, the Heaven Rank Death Shaman commanding them, as well as the endless Undead Beastmen. It could be said that this was a perfect line-up.
Perfect enough to crush them. But it now seemed that these enemies wouldn’t let them go. Their spells could easily tear the Undead Beastmen apart into piles of bones.
But everyone clearly understood that the ones who would lose a battle of attrition would ultimately be themselves. There was no living creature in the world that could beat an Undead in terms of endurance. These tireless Undead lifeforms that didn’t need to eat, drink, or sleep could chase them nonstop for a few dozen years.
Making a few dozen trips around this plane wouldn’t change anything; the Undead would still be full of energy, and wouldn’t get fidgety or be in a bad mood. They wouldn’t give up unless they tore their prey to shreds.
However, the ones being chased were living beings. After being chased for long enough, their mana would be exhausted, or they would die from physical exhaustion.
This was why the Undead were so scary. In history, Heaven Mages that died to the Undead had almost always been killed through attrition. There were actually very few cases of a Heaven Rank powerhouse being directly killed by Heaven Rank Undead.
They all had terrible expressions. With so many of the Undead chasing them, it wouldn’t take long before their mana was completely exhausted. If this continued, someone would die within two days.
Dylas looked very pale, but that turned into a sneer as he suddenly looked at the calm Lin Yun. He then suggested, “We can’t keep going like this! We are stuck in a deadlock and can’t escape, we’ll only be chased to death at this rate.
“The Undead have Wolf Riders and Skeletal Wyverns among them. How could we escape their pursuit unless we put enough distance between us and them? If this continues, everyone will die.”
Dylas’ words elicited everyone’s agreement. This was a fact: They would die sooner or later if they couldn’t break away from the Undead.
Dedale calmly waved his hand.
“Sir Dylas, do you have any suggestions? Regardless of what it is, we have to change the situation.”
Dylas sneered before glancing at Lin Yun with a sinister expression.
“The main reason we are in a crisis is that we can’t break away from the pursuit. As long as we break away and don’t let them catch up to us, perhaps by making them unable to detect our location, our crisis will be settled.
“But we first need to put enough distance between us and the Undead. Everyone has to work together. We have to split up and send a group to obstruct the Undead for some time.”
“The Andlusa Kingdom’s people are the weakest, so they are the most suitable to remain behind.”
This instantly angered the Andlusa Kingdom’s side. Lin Yun sneered as he understood what that fool was doing.
“Idiot, how about you f*cking stay behind then?”
Everyone obviously knew that the people remaining behind would be in the most dangerous situation. The people splitting from the group wouldn’t be fighting and retreating… They would be stalling the Undead.
The probability of being surrounded was extremely high, and being surrounded by the Undead was ultimately a dead end.
Those left behind would just be cannon fodder used to attract the attention of the Undead army. The longer they fought, the longer they would stall, and the better the chances of escape would be for the other group.
Based on the nature of the Undead, they would thoroughly eliminate the ones left behind before continuing their pursuit.
No one from the Odin Kingdom opposed Dylas’ suggestion.
They all had strange expressions, but clearly approved of that suggestion. After all, they weren’t the ones that would be used as cannon fodder. They would be able to escape while sending the Andlusa Kingdom’s people to their deaths.
Harren and the others were startled and angry, but they didn’t say anything. They waited for Lin Yun to speak. They were too weak, and their losses had been disastrous. The Andlusa Kingdom had nine living beings here, which was less than half of the Odin Kingdom.
The only one in the Andlusa Kingdom that could speak on the same level as the Odin Kingdom was Lin Yun.
Dylas’ suggestion had been a probe, but seeing that the Odin Kingdom didn’t seem against it, his tone became filled with righteousness.
“You are the weakest, so you should naturally be left behind. We all have our own roles. I can use Shadow Magic and cover everyone’s retreat. Although I can’t erase their aura and the aura of life, I can reduce everyone’s aura to the minimum and hide us from their sight, allowing everyone to escape.
“To escape and find a place to hide, we can only conceal the aura and traces of everyone. This is something only the Sky City can do. If we encounter some danger, we will need Sir Dedale to remove it without slowing us all down.
“The Quicksand Tower is the most suitable candidate when it comes to altering the terrain, and as for the materials needed to arrange an array, only the Henry Family and the royal family can provide everything.
“What can you do? You are still the weakest. What could you do apart from holding the Undeads back?
“If you can’t even bring up the rear, you could only be trash that doesn’t deserve to retreat with us!”
The few people from the Andlusa Kingdom suddenly got angry. Xiuban grinned as he looked at Dylas while Enderfa sneered.
The Odin Kingdom’s royal family sneered and remained silent, the Quicksand Tower also remained silent.
Raphael of the Sky City had an indifferent expression as if he didn’t care who was buying time.
Morgan and Arnaud Henry’s expressions were awkward, but they didn’t say anything.