Chapter 1861: 24.122 Sixth Violet Star - Fight for Survival

The mercenaries didn’t expect that the undead ruler that would appear in the east would be something as abominable as an Undead King. This is a rare mutation of the undead and said to look closer to humans than zombies. Despite not having the same size as the Undead Warrior, its physical strength is hundred times stronger than it. It can even create undeads with its qi alone and as long as it was not killed it would continue to create more of its kind.

Moreover, the strength of this Undead King was stronger than Mu Liao. He also chose to protect his beasts at the end and suffered from the last attack of the Undead King that’s why he had lost consciousness.

Right now, the soldiers that come to support them have lost half of their original number while the mercenaries he brought with only a quarter of them are left. They are currently running away from the Undead King who was commanding hundreds of undead he just created and is now chasing after them. To hide their scent as the living, they didn’t even hesitate to cover themselves with the scent of undead fluid after they’ve crushed their bodies and poured it all over them.

Though this would give a chance of them being infected, they no longer care. It is better to die trying than to die like a fool. They are now currently hiding in some underground basement of some building. Those who have a bit of medical knowledge are now checking on the unconscious Mu Liao.

"The Boss lost a lot of qi. He had entered deep sleep to recover faster."

"He... should be able to wake in 6 more hours."

"Six hours. Even if we have to lose more of us, that six hours... we must buy time for the boss to wake up."

"He is our last chance of survival!"

"I am willing to make a sacrifice!"

"I am too!"

"Hmp! You younglings should stay. Us old things will take the lead now."

The vice captain of the mercenary group had spoken, "Enough. I know what you have in mind. Though it’s important to buy time, I will not allow you to waste your life at the wrong time."

"You will only move out at the moment I give my command! This is the responsibility I must bear as your acting leader!"

"Also... once everyone from the older generation is gone... It will be my turn next. You cannot stop me by then!"

"Vice-captain~"

The mercenaries looked at their young vice captain. He was chosen as the aide of their boss because of his intelligence. Mu Liao is the type of fighter that goes through it by following his instinct alone. This young vice captain was chosen to hold him back in case he wanted to do something unreasonable. It can be said that he is the brain of their Mercenary Tower. The one who created the rules, punishment and made it so the mercenaries would not be out of control like their head.

No matter for what reason it was, sending your comrade to their deaths is a painful thing for the one who made that command. Now this young vice captain is willing to bear such pain just so they can see the hope for their group to survive.

Hearing the voice of their vice captain, the mercenaries that are older than him by a decade couldn’t help but pat his hands, back and shoulders while laughing joyously. It was as if they didn’t mind sacrificing their lives and following the command of this young vice captain even if this order only had death as an ending.

"Haha~ then we old men will leave it to the brain of our group!"

"Make sure to make a thorough plan. We will definitely follow through with it."

"Also, I don’t want to be an undead. Wrapped a bomb around us, if you are going to send us out!"

"Agreed! I don’t want to be that ugly!"

"Hahaha~ we trust you kid! We will leave it to you to plan through things."

The soldiers also wanted to join the fun but were rejected by the mercenaries. Their leader is not their boss. Do not have the responsibility to sacrifice their lives for them. However, the older general soldiers say otherwise.

"We wanted to be included in that plan too!!"

"Count us in! The more of us there are, the more chances of survival!"

An old mercenary said, "No! You can’t! Your leader is not our boss. You cannot throw your lives for someone who is not a part of your troop. Moreover, we old men are more than enough."

"That’s right, young soldier. You don’t even look like you have a girlfriend to stop fighting for the job these old men want to have. Haha~"

"Who told you I don’t have a girlfriend! I have a wife!" The young soldier retorted.

Another mercenary said, "There you go. There is someone waiting for you. Why do you want to run to your death? It would be a sin to leave a woman to be widowed!"

The young soldiers with family, and wives lowered their heads and felt a bit guilty. Now that they think of their loved ones, their determination to sacrifice themselves has wavered. The young mercenaries also had the same expression.

The vice captain said, "I am an orphan and don’t have a wife. You cannot stop me from doing the same thing!"

This time the old soldiers walked forward and said, "That will only happen if all of us old men had gone. Brother, even if we have families they already had their own families even if we are gone it should be considered an honor instead."

"We will join you brothers on this last journey!"

This time all those from old generations had united. Regardless if one is a mercenary or a soldier, they had one duty to fulfill. Protect the children as they are the future itself. These old guys reaching their forties and fifties all got alone. The Vice captain allowed them to eat and drink as they wished, enjoying the last banquet of their lives.

At the side, the young generation can barely hide their tears as they had to send away these seniors who had taught them many things and protected them all the way to the present.

Only the young vice captain made a vow in his heart.

’No matter what I will try to prevent you from dying no matter how much I grilled my mind to imagine all possible scenarios.’

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Meanwhile in the North...

The Ninetailed Fox Beastmen, Huzi and his group were on their way back to support the command center. However, on their way back, Huzi felt something dangerous coming from the east and halted for a moment leaving his people to stop with him.

"Leader, what’s wrong?"

"Is there something there?"

"That is... East?"

Huzi narrowed his eyes as his fox eyes stared at the direction of the east region and felt a hunch that there is something bad going on to that place right now.

He commanded, "You guys return to the core of the city and meet up with my mate. Listen to his command while I am not around. I am heading east. Something there is making me feel uneasy. Go now!"

"Yes, Leader!"

Under the command of their Race’s leader, all beastmen except for Huzi, had continued their journey to the command center to meet up with the Beast God and protect the survivors. As for Huzi, he immediately left for the east where his intuition told him to go ahead.

"If I am not wrong... the one that head to that place is that stupid brat who seems to try his hardest to hide his hate for me."

He controlled the horse that was lent to them and headed to the east to look for Mu Liao. Even though he is heading there the distance between north and east region would still take hours even if he hurried over.

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On the other hand at the area where the military compound is located.

Hundreds, no... Maybe thousands of undeads had surrounded them. They should be thankful that the terrain of the compound was the type that is almost impossible to attack from the back as the military compound was made to be attached to a mountain hidden within it, while being surrounded by water.

Undeads cannot swim due to their stiff muscles and would only drown themselves if they entered the waters. That’s why even though they had surrounded the military compound there is only one way to reach it and that is only through the connecting bridge between the two lands.

Tirelessly, killing the undeads at the front gates where the only road that leads to the compound is open, a wide bridge that can be lifted up and disconnected to the city is completely drawn down to accept survivors and sent soldiers before. Even though they can control it to disconnect from the other side, the marshal didn’t do so.

As the bridge itself was full of undead and flipping it over would throw in these undead inside the territory which would lead to bigger panic. Moreover there are too many undeads. It is unsure what kind of plan the other side might do in desperation to enter the military compound.

"Fight! Fight until we clean up the bridge so that we can lift the bridge up!" The Marshal shouted as he took the lead to run forward in eliminating the undeads with his beast.

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