Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Although the enemy at Tiger Suppression Fortress retreated due to excessive losses, the Beastman army besieging other fortresses has not withdrawn.

Their battles continue, and Fang Zhou can obtain the latest war situation through the Communication Array daily.

Fighting in Beast Fighting City and against the Beastmen remains exceptionally fierce, and the support of the Glory Mages can no longer be as timely as before.

The Beastman Tribe also received new reinforcements, a Glory Tier Abyssal Warlock.

After the arrival of this Glory Tier Abyssal Warlock, the Beastmen launched a massive attack.

The Glory Mage’s magic support is consistently dispelled by the Beastmen’s Glory Warlock and Glory Shaman.

Fortunately, these two super-strong Beastmen dare not actively attack the fortress at the border of Beast Fighting City.

They also fear exhausting their mana excessively, enabling human Glory Mages to use magic from the Magic Tower for a direct decapitation strike.

For the moment, the top forces of Beast Fighting City and the Beastman Tribe are locked in a stalemate.

As for why the Longxia Federation Military Department has not sent more Glory Champion Strongmen to the Beast Fighting City battlefield to thoroughly destroy the Beastman Tribe’s army, Fang Zhou and Shen Zhongyun, as Silver-ranked officers, cannot know this.

However, reflecting on the Abyssal Demon projections summoned by the Beastman Shamans during the previous siege of Tiger Suppression Fortress, Fang Zhou felt a vague suspicion.

Any inexplicable change is undoubtedly due to these Abyssal Demons causing trouble.

Due to the high power levels involved, Fang Zhou is also uncertain about the shifts in circumstances, focusing solely on improving his own strength, and acting increasingly cautiously.

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The Northern Wilderness of Beast Fighting City has now become a battlefield akin to a meat grinder.

Without the influence of High Tier forces, the Middle and Low Tier powers of humans and Beastmen are engaging in intense slaughter.

In just half a month, the Beastmen have removed five small fortresses along the border, rendering the entire defense line precarious.

This has made Fang Zhou and Shen Zhongyun at Tiger Suppression Fortress anxious every day.

Although they repelled the enemy, it was more of a strategic trick.

If their Glory Mage hadn’t thrown a Thunderous Bomb remotely beforehand, the previous battle might have continued.

It wasn’t long before reinforcements arrived at the fortress.

It seems Beast Fighting City has indeed mobilized on a larger scale.

The leaders of the top ten military academies and Beast Fighting City seem to have reached some cooperative agreement, treating this Beastman surge as a rare opportunity to hone the trainees in real combat.

Many Black Iron Tier trainees and those who have graduated but haven’t joined the army for various reasons have received summon orders from the military academies.

For those not yet graduated, the order is compulsory recruitment.

While for graduates, it is a summon that can be refused.

However, the summon has made the military merit rewards of Beast Fighting City more abundant, so many have chosen to comply with the summon and join the Beast Fighting City army.

For reinforcements to Tiger Suppression Fortress, a team of regulars totaling one thousand has arrived.

It includes fifty Bronze Tier professionals, plus ten Silver Lower Rank Combat Professionals as officers, and their temporary commander is a Silver Middle Rank Mage.

This counts as another enhancement of the forces defending Tiger Suppression Fortress.

However, compared to the reinforcements sent to other fortresses, it is still somewhat lacking.

This is because Beast Fighting City fully trusts the combat power of Shen Zhongyun and Fang Zhou.

Shen Zhongyun, a powerful Summoner, alone can outperform a dozen ordinary Silver-ranked Combat Professionals.

Fang Zhou, a genius Undead Mage, is simply a prodigy among prodigies.

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"Fang Zhou, the reinforcement troops have arrived.

Go to settle them and bring their commander to see me."

Even with reinforcements outside the city, the defenders stationed at Tiger Suppression Fortress dare not casually open the city gates without orders.

"Do we need to verify identities?" Fang Zhou inquired.

"No need, I just checked with mana, and there are acquaintances of ours inside. Go and bring them up." Shen Zhongyun said while busying his hands.

"Understood!"

Fang Zhou turned and left, soon reaching the wall.

...

Soldiers and professionals outside the city who had come as reinforcements had already lined up neatly; though kept outside, they showed no trace of complaint.

They had already seen the surrounding environment.

The lingering bloodstains, shattered armor and weapons, and terrain affected by battle.

These scenes all indicated that a fierce battle took place here, and the city’s defenders still held the fortress.

"Captain, I’ve heard that the officer of this fortress is someone you know?"

A Bronze Lower Tier Combat Professional following the caster squad leader asked in a low voice.

These reinforcements to Tiger Suppression Fortress weren’t all trainees from the top ten military academies.

Many included Adventurer Group members registered under the Adventurer Association in Beast Fighting City.

"Indeed, the officer here is an old friend of mine." The caster squad leader nodded formally.

"Then we’re in luck!

Judging from this battle scene, the officer’s strength is indeed impressive; he actually repelled the Beastmen!" marveled the Combat Professional.

"Since the Beastmen were repelled here, they likely won’t be coming back anytime soon.

Consider yourselves lucky to be following me. If I hadn’t maneuvered things a bit, you wouldn’t have accompanied me to such a safe place." The caster squad leader expressed with pride.