The little demon in its murmurs had eyes filled with terror.
Noticing her expression, Chen Yu was quite surprised. After all, the little demon had once been an outstanding great demon king in the underground caves. From what she said, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he could tell that she must have held a very high status in the past.
To make her so shocked.
This city…
"Chen Yu, are you really sure you want to attack this city?" Before Chen Yu could ask, the little demon suddenly turned its head and looked at him, her eyes filled with gravity.
"Is there something wrong with this city?" Chen Yu asked, confused.
No matter how they joked around usually, Chen Yu could give the little demon his absolute trust. Her questioning so seriously clearly had its reasons.
However, the little demon remained silent for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yu pressed, his eyes filled with confusion. The little demon, however, frowned and muttered to herself, "Can it be that that city isn't on the same plane as the underground caves?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing~"
The little demon shook her hands, shrugging.
"I must have been mistaken. This city-state shouldn't be the city I'm thinking of. I was foolish. The scale of this city-state isn't even one percent of that city. I can't believe there are also city-states in the underground caves that have been slaughtered. I never knew."
"Huh?!"
Seeing the little demon go back and forth like this, Chen Yu became even more bewildered.
"Oh, it's nothing now." The little demon waved her hands. "You can take this city. Just put your mind at ease and be your lord."
"Isn't this a dead city? It's full of gloomy energy," Chen Yu whispered.
"Tch~"
Hearing this, the little demon immediately pouted with disdain.
"Where did you get so many excuses? If it's really that bad, have Sona purify it for you. Isn't she holy class? Isn't she a great holy mage of the holy class? What are you worried about with her around?"
"Moreover, how beneficial is a dead city to you!"
"Isn't your little rat subordinate now transferred to the undead class? Cultivating in a dead city like this will be twice as effective with half the effort. Your skeleton warriors' meals have also arrived."
That's right!
Chen Yu couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.
Besides, even if it was a dead city, so what? He, a proud and well-educated young man of the new era who advocated science, could still be afraid of these things?
Undead?!
They would all have to work for him.
After conquering the city-state, he would have Kuka bring out all the undead here. Those willing to work would stay, and those unwilling would be chopped.
To be devoured by the skeleton warriors.
At this moment—
The battle within the city was still raging. Even from an observer's perspective, it was clear that Harry and his son were likely to lose.
The necromancer was like Chen Yu in the Tomb of the Dead.
The summoned skeletons seemed endless.
The ground was covered in white bones, yet the skeleton warriors were not all eliminated. On the other hand, the city soldiers, unlike the undead, did not fear pain. Clad in armor, they were covered in wounds. Their combat power was sharply declining.
"Dad~" Hachi, after cutting down a few skeleton warriors, leaned against Harry's back and whispered, "These skeletons are simply endless."
"Damn it, wasn't his necromancer staff lost? How can he still summon so many undead?" Harry gritted his teeth hatefully.
The long saber in his hand was already chipped, yet he couldn't see any glimmer of victory.
"Dad, what do we do now?" Hachi whispered. "Our casualties are heavy. If this continues, both of us will lose all our capital here."
"Retreat!" Harry's face turned ashen, his fists clenched and trembling.
"Retreat now, leave the city directly?" Harry's expression changed drastically. "Then what about our camp's reserve supplies and combat funds?"
"We can't afford to worry about that anymore." Harry lowered his voice and gritted his teeth. "I misjudged this necromancer. I underestimated him. Abandon all supplies. It's already good enough to keep our lives."
With that, Hachi shouted with red eyes, "Retreat!"
After issuing the order to retreat, Harry and Hachi, the father and son, didn't even spare a glance at their subordinates and desperately fought their way out. At this point, they couldn't care about anything else; whether they could escape depended on their own abilities.
"Lord, they're trying to escape!" the guards cried out, noticing this scene. The necromancer, however, remained silent, quietly watching Harry and Hachi break through the encirclement.
With their leader fleeing, the city soldiers also scattered like a fallen tree. The defeat was sealed!
"In the end, the father and son managed to escape. I thought they might have some trump cards." Chen Yu propped up his chin and whispered. The little demon shrugged beside him. "Actually, it's quite good. If this weren't a dead city, and the necromancer had an advantage here, the ownership of this city-state would really be uncertain."
"That's not right." Chen Yu turned to the little demon and smiled. "The ownership of the city-state is certain."
Ownership? Of course, it would belong to Chen Yu. Whether the necromancer or the father-son duo of Harry and Hachi won, Chen Yu, like a mantis stalking a cicada, would ultimately reap the benefits. Chen Yu sighed inwardly. Fortunately! He didn't rashly attack the city. If he hadn't entered the city to scout the situation and had directly charged in from the outside, he would have suffered a terrible defeat in such a chaotic and complex situation. He might have even lost his life here.
"Boss~" Hei Dou whispered from the rooftop. "The city soldiers have been defeated, but the undead army is still here. Can we still conquer the city?"
"You don't actually think that second chair can maintain this undead army forever, do you?" Chen Yu chuckled. "Don't be fooled by his imposing undead army now. In reality, he's already at the end of his rope. Otherwise, do you think he would have let Harry and Hachi run?"
Perhaps Harry and Hachi didn't understand the undead class. Chen Yu did. During his time in the Tomb of the Dead, Chen Yu had personally fought the necromancer. Back then, his undead also poured out endlessly. But— it was all built upon his magic energy. Once his magic energy was depleted, the undead army could no longer be sustained. Such a massive undead army could only engage in short, intense battles. If Harry and Hachi had held on for even a quarter of an hour longer, they would have been victorious.
Unfortunately, they missed their chance!
"Cough~" Almost as soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, the necromancer coughed violently and then slumped to the ground. His already pale face turned even more ghastly. The skeleton warriors maintaining their presence in the city-state seemed to have lost their souls. *Crack.* They turned into a pile of white bones.
"Lord~!" The guards' cries were incessant. Seeing this, Chen Yu's eyes showed a smile. "See? Was I wrong?"
"Let's go~" Chen Yu, sitting on the eaves, stretched lazily. "Let's go and greet our benefactor. As a person, one should be grateful to their benefactors."