Boom!
In a flash, Ludwig's five splayed fingers immediately clenched into a fist.
And just then, the Skeleton that had been scattered all over the ground around them suddenly seemed to undergo some change, reassembling with a clatter, gathering again on the east city wall to form a third ramp.
Moreover, this third ramp was completely merged with the previous two, forming a massive ramp about 30 meters wide and 20 meters long.
A huge ramp that could allow even more Skeleton to charge up!
Then, the Skeleton that had been extremely crowded below seemed to have found a new point of attack, swarming forward with a rush, beginning a more ferocious assault on Deherim.
"Hold them! Hold them! Hold them!"
Fatis was still rapidly moving behind the Mount & Blade Soldiers responsible for defense, stretching out his hand to vigorously pat the shoulders of the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, Swadian Sergeant, and Swadian Infantry, encouraging them to put up a stronger resistance.
Fatis had considerable trust in these city-defending Soldiers.
The reason for his inner apprehension was not doubt about the fighting strength of these Mount & Blade Soldiers, but rather concern that the Skeleton outside were simply too numerous; if a war of attrition began and these Mount & Blade Soldiers did not get sufficient rest, they would not be able to quickly recover their stamina.
If the Skeleton were to seize the opportunity to break through the city wall's defenses, then that would truly be disastrous.
This was what Fatis was worried about.
Looking ahead, whether it was the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers or the Swadian Kingdom's Infantry, they were all wielding their weapons, be they long spears or serrated pikes.
They turned any Skeleton daring to approach the city wall back into scattered bone fragments clattering down.
In terms of actual combat power,
these Skeleton were really not very strong.
In fact, even the Spiritual Realm Lord who once occupied various places mostly held a disdainful attitude towards the Undead Monster under the death spirit rules.
The reason was that the individual combat power of Undead Monster was truly very poor, it was only because Blue Star Humans had not yet mastered the power of spirit world rules in the past.
Therefore, every time they encountered Undead Monster, the outcome was always tragic.
But once that was reversed,
as long as Blue Star Humans mastered the power of spirit world rules, even if it was just a crude wooden club or stick imbued with spirit world rules, when encountering these Skeleton Soldiers, whether low-level or high-level, including Ghoul, or even Little Devil, Imp, and other Abyssal Demons or Hell Devil,
they would all possess the ability to resist or kill them.
If one mastered true Spiritual Realm weapons, or even the inheritance of Spiritual Realm Commander, then even an ordinary Blue Star Human could easily eliminate many low-level Undead Monster.
As for possessing Spiritual Realm Follower, those true followers of Spiritual Realm creatures,
Blue Star Humans who became Spiritual Realm Commander.
They essentially had these low-level Undead Monster in the palm of their hand; they could easily have their followers and themselves deal with these Undead Monster.
And they could also occupy a small area, making it their base.
As for the Spiritual Realm Lord who could directly summon Spiritual Realm buildings and Spiritual Realm Follower, it was even easier. As long as they could resist the continuous attacks of the Undead Monster, they could live a worry-free and safe life within their territory.
But back to the point, why are Undead Monster so terrifying?
Firstly, it's because the death spirit rules they possess are a dimensionality-reducing strike against the blue star rules.
And secondly, the number of Undead Monster is simply too vast.
Even if they dealt with the Undead Monster emanating from the death spirit rules today, after nightfall, or rather, when darkness descends and gray mist appears, and death spirit rules quietly reappear in the Blue Star World, even more Undead Monster would emerge within it.
This is something that simply cannot be resolved.
Once the number of Undead Monster reaches its limit, then quantitative change will lead to qualitative change, and at that time, everyone will have to seriously consider whether they can withstand the surging numbers and the extremely numerous attacks of the Undead Monster.
Therefore, what Fatis was most worried about was not whether these Undead Monster were strong or not.
Rather, it was when the Undead Monster's attack would finally cease.
"If it truly is a continuous assault throughout the entire night, an unceasing 12 hours, then the pressure on these Soldiers on the city wall will be immense."
Fatis's brows furrowed tightly.
There was no other way; it was indeed the case. After all, this battle, lasting an entire night and 12 hours, was truly all battle, with no phased ceasefires or retreats to allow these Mount & Blade Soldiers on the city wall to get a brief rest.
After all, as long as these Undead Monster launched an attack, they would continuously come in an endless stream. For these defending Soldiers, every swing of their weapon required the expenditure of strength.
If this continued, and they truly became utterly exhausted, unable to even lift their weapons, wouldn't they all eventually become vengeful spirits under the butcher's knife of these Undead Monster?
This was what Fatis did not want to see.
Thinking of this, Fatis also turned his head to glance in the direction of the Castle District. He had already noticed many ranged archers on the city wall in the Castle District, firing into the Castle District itself.
His heart grew even heavier.
"It seems there are special assault troops appearing inside the Castle District, but with Lord Shen Mu's arrangements, perhaps those assault troops are now being utterly defeated inside the Castle District."
Fatis pursed his lips.
Although his heart was indeed heavy at the moment, he still had considerable faith in Lord Shen Mu's arrangements and the defensive measures within the Castle District.
As the primary person in charge of the east city wall, Fatis clearly understood that his task was simply to hold the east city wall. After all, the west city wall was Lezalit's responsibility, and Lord Shen Mu himself was personally in command within the Castle District.
As long as each of them firmly held their post according to the division of labor arranged by Lord Shen Mu earlier,
then everything would be fine.
After all, as a knight from a noble family, Fatis was well aware that if something went wrong or a mistake occurred at a critical moment, leading to a loophole in his original division of labor or assigned tasks, it would have a significant impact on the entire battle.
Therefore, simply holding one's post step by step was a progressive, gradually improving overall strategy for the entire battle.
Thinking of this, Fatis said no more and continued to move along the city wall. He was now very meticulous, continuing to encourage the Swadian and Lake Rat Gang Soldiers before him to hold this city wall.
He also specifically considered that the three ramps had merged into one super-large ramp, and the number of Undead Monster pouring over it was simply too great, to the point where their forces were insufficient.
In his mind, Fatis also turned his head to glance at the Swadian Light Infantry, Swadian Militia, and some Swadian Recruit waiting below the city wall as reserve troops.
If it truly came to that, he would directly order these low-level Soldiers to come up to the city wall to assist in the defense.
Therefore, while the combat power of these low-level Soldiers was certainly not as strong as that of the high-level Soldiers, being able to hold on for a while was still something. Allowing the high-level Soldiers to withdraw, rest well, and recover some stamina—that would be the greatest contribution of these low-level Soldiers.
Fatis had received formal military education and thus understood that one should be decisive when necessary.
If the lives of these low-level Soldiers could be exchanged for the stamina recovery of high-level Soldiers, it was not an issue, or rather, it was quite common in Calradia.
High-level Soldiers were the greatest trump card of a Lord, or rather, a commander.
With high-level Soldiers, a Lord or commander had the confidence to speak. Without high-level Soldiers, even if there were many low-level Soldiers, their words would lack authority.
After all, high-level Soldiers represented combat power and an absolutely reliable reliance. For them to simply die in a city wall assault was simply a joke.
Fatis would not do such a foolish thing.
"All the reserve Soldiers below, come up now and take over the combat positions of these Soldiers." Thinking of this, Fatis directly gestured for the low-level Soldiers of the reserve forces below to come up to the city wall and begin rotating with the high-level Soldiers.
However, even with rotation, it was actually these low-level Soldiers assisting the high-level Soldiers by their side.
If he were to truly pull the high-level Soldiers back and let these low-level Soldiers hold the city wall, Fatis truly didn't trust them much, so having them pair with these high-level Soldiers for defense would suffice.
So, at Fatis's command, the Swadian Light Infantry, Swadian Militia, and Swadian Recruit below all came up to the city wall.
They joined the defense of the city wall.
At this time, some Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, Swadian Sergeant, and Swadian Infantry also withdrew. They said nothing, simply squatting in the corner, rapidly recovering their stamina.
The waves of attacks just now had indeed left them drenched in sweat. Although each of them could be said to have eliminated hundreds of Skeleton,
there were truly too many Undead Monster. Even if their group eliminated tens of thousands of Skeleton,
tens of thousands more Undead Monster would surge in from behind.
So much so that by just now, these Mount & Blade Soldiers' eyes were filled with solemnity, no longer holding the eager excitement from before. Instead, they had already experienced the cruelty of the battlefield and the cruelty of these Undead Monster.
"Come, everyone, first drink some water with honey. Here's also some freshly cooked porridge and freshly baked bread slices."
As these Mount & Blade Soldiers rested, in a corner, a group of Swadian Recruit walked over, carrying several wooden barrels. Piled in the corner were also many collected wooden bowls, which they distributed to the high-level Soldiers who were resting.
This was something Fatis had arranged earlier, instructing these Swadian Recruit to bring over a batch of supplies from the warehouse. It was considered an extra meal for the Soldiers engaged in the fierce city defense battle, a means to help them quickly replenish their stamina.
After all, after intense combat and physical exertion, being able to eat something, especially high-sugar foods like honey, and high-starch, high-carbohydrate foods,
was indeed excellent for stamina recovery.
Fatis understood all of this.
These were also common occurrences in Calradia, some of the most basic military knowledge.
The Mount & Blade Soldiers who had retreated from the city knew this well. They all took the bowls, quickly drinking bowl after bowl of honey water with plenty of honey. Then they took the bread slices, which were baked crispy on the outside and topped with sliced cured sausage and stewed cabbage, and ate heartily.
However, after they finished eating, they simply leaned against the city wall in their armor, closing their eyes to rest.
Waiting for the next command.
This was also the advantage of high-level Soldiers; they didn't need extra instructions, they clearly understood what they needed to do on the current battlefield.
They were all quite self-aware.
Fatis nodded slightly as he saw this scene.
He felt even more satisfied with these high-level Soldiers from the bottom of his heart.
However, just then, Fatis turned his head to glance at the west city gate, which was Lezalit's responsibility.
His brow furrowed slightly: "Is that reinforcements?"
Because Fatis now saw that the west city gate had been completely opened, and outside the gate, an increasingly clear rumbling sound was coming.
It was as if a floodgate had opened.
But Fatis, of course, knew that this rumbling sound was not a flood from a lagoon at all; it must be a large group of cavalry.
And at this moment, he was astonished to see the source of the rumbling sound rapidly charging in from the west city gate: it was the familiar attire of the Holy Tree Knight Order!
"Reinforcements from the Holy Tree Knight Order." Behind Fatis, ten Holy Tree Knight responsible for his safety all looked towards the west city gate, their eyes filled with pleasant surprise, because they had already seen the standard uniform equipment belonging to the Holy Tree Knight Order from a great distance.
It was indeed the equipment of the Holy Tree Knight Order, which they were extremely familiar with!
And at this moment, they also understood: "This is the strength of an entire Holy Tree Knight Order combat detachment!" (End of Chapter)