Chapter 2190: Chapter 2190: The Time to Unify the East Has Arrived
"How... how did you get here?" A city lord looked at the surrounding enemies in horror. Three eighth-tier Undead Creatures, stronger than himself, had surrounded him.
A barrier was also set up around him, making it impossible to escape or send any information out.
"Of course, it was while you were fighting among yourselves. You are truly interesting, killing your own people so fiercely that our obstacles have lessened," an Undead spoke calmly.
These Undead, though entirely obedient, were not without their own thoughts.
On the contrary, Du You left most of their thinking intact. Without thought, their power wouldn’t be effectively utilized. The higher the level, the worse their combat effectiveness if they fight on instinct alone.
"I hate it." Hearing this, the person was filled with anger and regret.
He was among those who participated in the assassination back then, feeling proud of eliminating one of his enemies. Even if it meant having to deal with others later, it was worth it.
He used to think that as long as he could hold his opponent in check, he could continuously weaken their strength, and all he needed to do was protect himself. But he never expected things to escalate like this.
Now, surrounded, he finally understood the consequences of his actions.
This was self-destruction. Why was he dismantling internal unity when there was a strong enemy nearby? It was too late for regrets.
In fact, many others were full of regret at this moment.
The entire Western Alliance, except for those few who left in despair, mostly stayed and were taken down by Du You. Even if they couldn’t be surrounded all at once, they could be sealed off one by one.
"Enough with the nonsense. We have many targets to deal with. Take him out, then move on to the others."
A Bone Dragon in the back spoke calmly. The other two Undead Creatures nodded slightly, and then the fight began. How could a city lord, who was no match for one opponent, handle the combined attack of two Undead?
Indeed, it was just two of them, as the Bone Dragon only held the line without engaging. Though the Bone Dragon was the strongest, it wasn’t necessary for it to interfere, as the others were quite capable.
A Zombie released a gray death aura, wrapping around the target. The aura formed a net, ensnaring the enemy.
The nearby skeleton seized the opportunity, thrusting a bone sword. Piercing the city lord’s defensive barrier at the same spot three times, it broke through. Injured, his combat ability was maxed out even at the eighth tier.
Under a series of attacks, he couldn’t even release a decent skill, and his final desperate attempt was easily blocked by the Zombie’s staunch defense.
The result left the Zombie with just a few scars on its arm, nothing more.
"Hmph, such a waste could injure you. I seem to have overestimated you."
The Zombie remained silent, knowing its performance was lacking. But the Bone Dragon’s opinion didn’t matter to it; what mattered was Du You’s view.
"Alright, let’s proceed to the next target. We need to clear this place out completely today."
Yes, one day was the time given by Du You. Thus, the Undead set off again. Meanwhile, in other locations, siege battles erupted as well.
The operations were swift and secretive, so no one noticed what was happening here.
By the end of the day, all the eighth-tier powers here were exterminated. No eighth-tier expert remained. Even eighth-tier Magical Beasts living in the wild weren’t spared by Du You.
There might be hidden ones elsewhere, but they must be deeply concealed and not easily found.
By the time the outside world discovered the Western Alliance had been wiped out, a day had already passed. Du You had largely completed the defense arrangements here. Of course, none of the defenses involved eighth-tier powers.
This meant that even if others captured this place, they couldn’t truly harm Du You’s efforts. Conversely, any scattered forces would find Du You’s counterattack very troublesome.
The Northern and Southern Alliances were terrified by Du You’s swift action; they never thought the strongest Western Alliance could be obliterated in just one day, and so completely.
They couldn’t even estimate the losses to the Life Empire in this battle.
Maybe there were none, or minimal at best.
But now wasn’t the time to dwell on it, as the powerful figures gathering at the border weren’t targeting the West but them. The powerful Undead Creatures that had ambushed the West earlier had already regrouped on the battlefield. Du You had directly split the Northern and Southern Alliances in two.
Without enough forces, they’d face attacks from both sides, but with enough, they’d be in a different situation.
"It’s time to unify the entire East. Begin the battle; eliminate these two alliances in the shortest time possible."
Once these two alliances were wiped out, other regions would be isolated. Forming alliances would be easy, but forming such a large alliance again would be almost impossible.
The Eastern region was directly cut in half by Du You. When the two alliances were exterminated, it would be divided into four parts.
At that point, no one would be a match, and unifying the East would just be a matter of time.
As long as the core areas remain untouched, nothing unexpected would happen. As for the core areas, Du You had learned that those people were too arrogant to bother with him, not even if he could unite the East.
They looked down on him, so they wouldn’t report the information. Those reclusive ninth-tier experts, who seemed to hide somewhere undefined, might not even be aware of such a powerful force arising.
After all, every retreat or slumber they take is counted in centuries, if not longer.
Many ninth-tier experts are just mental symbols, unreachable in reality.
With one command from Du You, the battle against the Northern and Southern Alliances began. This time, it wasn’t an ambush but a direct battle. And Du You introduced a new tactic that had never been used before.
The Undead Curse was used on a large scale on the battlefield for the first time.
