Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

The Vampire Lord watched as the number of his army dwindled, and if it weren’t for the fact that Undead Creatures lacked morale, his forces would have already fled in defeat.

Yet, he still refrained from sending out his Vampire Guards; instead, he continued to strategically deploy his troops with methodical precision.

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Wars in the Undead Realm require no pre-battle mobilization nor any supply or rest considerations.

The reasons for war become even less significant.

Devouring and evolving are the ultimate purposes for the existence of Undead Creatures in the Undead Realm.

The warfare cannot be described as anything but fierce.

With the boost of the Ark Halo and the increased recovery speed from the Revival Altar, combined with the tactical advantages of Tidamia’s battle array, the Tombyard Corpse Warriors, already far stronger than regular Skeleton Warriors and Zombies, unleashed terrifying power in an instant.

Fang Zhou fully adopted a posture of decisive battle, seemingly charging aggressively without any rational restraint, presenting an image of recklessness.

Some might be deceived by this; some might not.

The Vampire Lord was one of those not deceived by appearances.

What he felt was only confusion.

As a mighty vampire with the hope of advancing in ranks, possibly the most powerful vampire in the Wasteland of Strife, the Vampire Lord’s stature was far taller than any of his kin.

Clad in heavy black armor, he wore a helmet with a skull mask, topped with a crown-like decoration.

Moreover, he possessed the intelligence befitting the title of a Lord.

He was puzzled as to why these peculiar Undead Creatures wielded such powerful combat capabilities, yet had never shown them before.

How could they so accurately seize the opportunity to launch such a fierce and comprehensive war when he and his territory were basking in the glow of a great victory from a recent battle, at the weakest moment of digesting the spoils?

The Vampire Lord had long known of the existence of a small Undead Territory nearby.

However, due to his perennial battles with the Resentful Soul Lord, his nemesis, he hadn’t the resources to manage such a "trivial" threat.

After fighting tooth and nail, paying a huge cost to finally slay the Resentful Soul Lord, the Vampire Lord was engulfed in great ecstasy.

Initially, he planned to finish digesting the gains from that battle, then mobilize his forces to eradicate the nearby small Undead Territory.

Yet now, the situation took a sudden turn for the worse.

The war commenced sooner than he anticipated.

No matter the confusion and resentment lingering in the Vampire Lord’s heart, he could not possibly say something stupid like asking the opponent to pause the battle and answer his questions before continuing.

Face the arriving troops with matching resistance, counter water with earth.

Fang Zhou’s fortified Tombyard Undead Army clashed with the forces under the Vampire Lord’s command, resembling a Verdun meat grinder, now in the Undead Realm.

Throughout the prolonged engagement, the Vampire Lord had already discerned the differences among these low-level Undead.

The Skeletons weren’t just Skeletons, nor were Zombies merely Zombies, and beneath their feet was a halo emitting a dim color, slightly boosting their strength, speed, and recovery capabilities.

Although these low-level Undead still couldn’t thwart his advance, their prowess slightly surpassed his ordinary Skeletons and Zombies.

These halos evidently enhanced the power of these low-level Undead.

But still, what of it, even if their strength was augmented?!

If they thought such strength could defeat him, then it’s utterly ludicrous!

The adversary isn’t even qualified to be his opponent.

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Meanwhile, the war’s intensity elicited a touch of excitement in Fang Zhou, who was already accustomed to warfare.

Once Undead Creatures are incited by a Lord, it’s easy for them to lose their own thoughts, transforming into fearless, relentless killing machines.

The war became deadlocked, a situation Fang Zhou had anticipated.

The more deadlocked it became, the more anxious both sides would feel.

Unless they had reserved some means that could reverse the situation.

Fang Zhou himself naturally retained such means, and he believed that the Vampire Lord on the opposing side must still harbor a reserve solution.

Therefore, he waited.

Awaiting the moment when the Vampire Lord could no longer withhold his hand, that instant would become the deciding moment for victory or defeat.

Tidamia, the strongest among all commanders, stood behind Fang Zhou, while Leblanc and Karsas were by his side.

"Tidamia, command Apache to lead the Spiritual Remains Giant Bats into action.

Leblanc, instruct the Resentful Spirit Assassins to cooperate with the Spiritual Remains Giant Bats to assassinate the enemy commander."

Observing the deadlocked battlefield, Fang Zhou issued his orders.

In an instant, the hundreds of Silver-Tier Spiritual Remains Giant Bats, previously waiting at the back of the battle array, took to the skies, forcefully joining the fray.

Fang Zhou directly issued a lethal command to these Spiritual Remains Giant Bats, forbidding any entanglement, instructing them to target the weaker commanders within the vampire ranks.

Strike-and-leave tactics, absolutely no lingering.

Fang Zhou’s strategy was very straightforward: if you, Vampire Lord, prefer to endure, then continue enduring.

The Spiritual Remains Giant Bats might not be able to deal with the Vampire Lord, but for the ordinary vampires with just Silver Lower Rank strength, a few of them converging together for an ambush suffices.

In addition, with the Silver-Tier Resentful Spirit Assassins hidden within the battle group assisting, the enemy vampire commanders couldn’t mount effective resistance, suffering extremely serious losses.

These Spiritual Remains Giant Bats would shred them apart with a single swipe, their tails transforming them into a puddle of meat paste.

Simple, effortless, and swift.

The speed of the Spiritual Remains Giant Bats was exceptionally swift, and being airborne further enhanced it.

For vampires who, although faster, couldn’t fly at high altitudes, evading the attacks of the Spiritual Remains Giant Bats was no easy task.

Aren’t you, Vampire Lord, quite formidable?

Fine then, I won’t waste words with you.

I’ll have my forces bypass you, isn’t that enough?

Once bypassing you and your elite troops, in the face of Spiritual Remains Giant Bats and Resentful Spirit Assassins who have reached Silver-tier combat effectiveness, those ordinary vampire commanders are merely fish ready for butchering.

After these small fries are eliminated, only the Vampire Lord and his elite troops remain, a sumptuous course.

No matter how exquisite this dish is, without a variety of courses, it’s never a feast.

At that point, Fang Zhou could choose to devour him or simply toss him out to the dogs, as he pleased.

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Seeing the Spiritual Remains Giant Bats causing havoc within the entire vampire camp with an unstoppable force, Fang Zhou smiled slightly.

Clearly, the Vampire Lord would no longer be able to bear it.

The war grew more intense, and the scales of victory began tipping towards Fang Zhou’s side due to the sudden entry of Spiritual Remains Giant Bats and their extraordinary actions.

Fang Zhou couldn’t believe that under such circumstances, the Vampire Lord could still keep his calm.

In this kind of combat where each side keeps their trump cards, whoever loses their composure first loses half the battle.

Roar!

The Vampire Lord felt an unparalleled rage.

In the war within the Wasteland of Strife, vampires are indisputably high-end undead.

At the Silver Tier, only Resentful Spirits can barely spar with vampires.

In the past, his army’s vampire commanders were snugly protected within their own undead ranks, exceedingly powerful with no concerns of being beheaded.

But now, the enemy’s peculiar Undead have burst forth with many highly skilled, sinister Resentful Spirit Assassins, and numerous unknown flying undead units.

In a brief lapse of judgment, the vampire commanders of his Undead Army suffered massive losses.

With power erupting, the Vampire Lord swung his crimson warhammer fiercely at a Spiritual Remains Giant Bat that had just swooped down and hadn’t yet ascended back into the sky.

Although the Spiritual Remains Giant Bat managed to narrowly avoid the heavy strike due to its rapid retreat,

the overflowing power of the Vampire Lord struck the ground heavily, instantly pulverizing all undead within a radius of dozens of meters into dust.