Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor-Chapter 482 - 256: Conspiracy

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Night.

The silver moonlight spilled over the valley outside Blood Crow Castle, adding an eerie beauty to the decayed battlefield.

The skeleton creatures, fearsome and menacing by day, had lost their vitality, their skulls once enveloped by Undead fire now hollow and scattered everywhere.

Beside them were piles of various bones, some still emitting a faint silver glow.

The soldiers’ footsteps creaked on them as they lifted bodies out from the piles.

Over two thousand silver skeleton creatures were all killed here.

Yet the Noble Alliance Army paid a heavy price.

These silver skeleton creatures were completely unlike ordinary monsters, the difference was greater than that between ordinary people and knights.

They not only did not fear death but also had some combat experience and combat awareness.

The temporarily assembled four hundred-knight regiment alone fell with more than one hundred thirty casualties, and the force meant to attract the skeleton creatures’ attention suffered losses of over a thousand.

If not for the presence of thirty-five high-ranking knights, the losses could have been greater.

Leon dragged his fatigued body towards the campfire.

The armor reflecting the firelight was full of cracks, the emblem on his chest obscured by blood and dirt, and his once clean and tidy face was now covered in sweat stains.

Leon sat heavily on a wooden stump in front of the fire, and thrust his Longsword into the ground beside him.

"Finally, it’s over,"

Leon exhaled a long breath, "Those damned skeleton creatures were fierce. Any other army facing them would have lost at least half!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Lusen slowly opened his eyes, having been resting beside the fire.

"Ordinary people cannot possibly fight against these creatures."

Especially in this era.

Lusen sighed inwardly.

If it were the Ancient Era, even a casual entourage of wizard apprentices could easily slay such skeleton creatures.

The wizard’s Stamina Potion gave the knights extraordinarily long fighting times, combined with sharp Enchanted Longswords, they could easily smash the skeleton creatures’ bones.

Unfortunately, in this era, such a team is extremely rare.

Certainly, these skeleton creatures shouldn’t belong to this era either.

"Lord Commander, I think you should be wary."

Lusen’s voice was low and grave,

"These should just be a part of them."

Leon looked up, his fatigued eyes filled with confusion and shock,

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean just a part?"

Leon frowned.

Lusen sighed and explained,

"A Necromancer capable of strengthening skeleton creatures must be somewhat powerful, at least a high-level necromancer apprentice."

"Such a powerful existence, given enough corpses and souls, he can establish a highly formidable army."

"Though there are many of these skeleton creatures, given time to that Necromancer, definitely more and even stronger Undead Monsters will appear."

Lusen’s voice became more solemn,

"A true Undead Legion is indeed terrifying."

"Thousands upon thousands of skeleton creatures, zombies, stitched giants, even Black Knights."

Leon’s expression grew solemn, his previous lighthearted demeanor vanished instantly.

"You mean tonight was just an appetizer?"

Lusen nodded,

"A probing attack, intended to test our strength and reaction."

The firelight danced on their faces, enveloping the camp in a restless silence.

Soldiers were bandaging wounds, tallying losses, the air heavy with the scent of blood and the aura of death.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Leon lowered his head, rubbed his temples,

"My army has already suffered heavy losses. If there really is a massive undead legion..."

"We should take this seriously, and report to the Empire as soon as possible."

Lusen was extremely serious, speaking in a low voice: "Quickly organize a strong army, especially to deal with these undead monsters."

Additionally, we could ally with our Dawn Society.

The latter thought was Lusen’s inner voice.

He had intended to say it but realized he is just an executor, not a decision-maker, so he ultimately refrained.

"You’re right. We indeed should have such an army."

Leon turned his head, his gaze full of approval, slowly speaking: "Lusen, you are very capable, the spell you cast was quite miraculous."

"Someone like you should serve the Empire, could gain a much broader future, even becoming a noble."

"This..."

Lusen was obviously taken aback, not expecting Leon to directly recruit him.

Before Lusen could respond, urgent footsteps sounded.

Leon turned his head, seeing an aide hurriedly running over,

"Lord Commander, scouts from the east just sent a message!"

The aide knelt on one knee, panting heavily, "A large number of skeleton creatures have been found there!"

Leon suddenly stood up, fatigue in his eyes instantly replaced by a gleam.

"How many? Where are they?"

"Scattered across various villages.

The aide swallowed, "We’re not entirely sure of the numbers... Initially estimated at least several hundred!"

Leon looked at Lusen solemnly,

"What you said was indeed correct."

"The biggest fear is that this is just the beginning."

Lusen, whose prediction proved accurate, looked equally grim.

He wished he had misspoken, "I’ll immediately send a message to the Prophet."

"Good, thank you for your hard work."

Leon unhesitatingly commanded, "Gather the remaining knights, set out immediately, we cannot let them converge!"

"Yes, Lord Commander!"

The aide swiftly got up and ran to the barracks, as the sound of horns soon echoed throughout the night sky.

The knight regiment and army quickly assembled, and without any pause, swiftly headed east.

Only leaving some ordinary soldiers to handle the bodies on the battlefield.

Lusen followed Leon toward the east, a foreboding rising within him.

"I have a bad feeling, there might be an ambush to the east."