Noon the next day. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Kane hadn't yet received any moves or news of the undead attack, but he did welcome the army of the Bihai Empire along with the crown prince.

They rushed all the way from the port to the fortress.

According to the agreement with Kane, they came together to deal with these undead forces.

This was one of the previous collaboration projects.

Since they had already shown their faces at the port, the Holy Light Alliance was aware of the existence of such a massive force.

So along the way, these members of the Holy Light Alliance and cities did not trouble this race with various fish tails for their lower halves.

The higher-ups of the Holy Light Alliance were forcing themselves to adapt to the rules of the Mist World.

The first adaptation was to the seemingly dangerous but actually harmless alien races.

Like that devil walking back and forth within the fortress.

The Bishop had not yet adapted to the fact that this devil was a comrade fighting alongside them.

For this, Kafka strongly criticized, lamenting the ignorance of these World Ring people.

But fortunately, since entering the World Ring, he had started to get used to it.

Although it was forced adaptation.

The sight returned.

Looking at the ground, like waves on the sea rolling forward, the water continuously surged ahead.

A whole large area, carrying Miralina and the troops she brought.

The troops behind her numbered a total of 1000, each with Silver Peak level power.

All dressed in equipment radiating a silver glow.

These pieces of equipment certainly didn't come from the dungeon, so they must have been crafted by themselves.

This troop was orderly, using uniform weapons and equipment, indicating they were a cohesive unit.

At least matching one level of the Lantern Knight Order, a top elite unit.

It was the first time Kane saw in other forces a unit that could rival the Lantern Knight Order.

It somewhat caught his attention.

Additionally, he also saw behind Miralina, six golden-level merfolk.

These ocean-dwelling merfolk, the men handsome, the women beautiful.

No wonder they're called the ocean's elves.

They almost caught the glance of all the soldiers on the fortress walls.

Kane jumped directly down from the wall and went to greet them.

"Miralina, I've been waiting for you for a while."

The Bishop, who followed Kane over, also nodded to Miralina.

"Miss Miralina."

He did not know that this unique race standing before him was a princess, so he followed Kane's manner of address.

However, this seemed to anger one following Miralina, a mermaid female general in aqua blue armor.

"How presumptuous, is Princess Miralina someone you can address directly?"

She's the future Empress of the Empire.

Upon hearing the female general's words, the Bishop realized his blunder.

He hurriedly saluted and apologized, "Sorry, I didn't know beforehand that Miralina was a princess. I apologize for my previous rudeness."

As for why Kane could address her freely.

That's because Kane is the King of Lantern Territory, existing on equal footing not only with Miralina but also in others' eyes.

Even the proud female general who just admonished the Bishop needed to salute respectfully before Kane.

After all, they were allies now.

"No need for excessive courtesy," Miralina waved her hand and said.

Then she turned to Kane, "King Kane, I assume I'm not late?"

"Of course not; rather, you've arrived just in time."

"Tonight is the time when the undead plan to launch a major assault. Your timing is just right."

Upon hearing Kane's words, Miralina chuckled with her hand over her mouth, "Looks like I have pretty good luck."

Finally, everyone walked into the fortress.

Kane led Miralina and the golden-power merfolk behind her around the fortress.

By the way, he explained the current battle situation to them.

After listening to Kane's explanation of the current situation.

Miralina nodded and then said seriously, "When we counterattack the undead later, I hope we can prioritize attacking in this direction."

Saying this, she gestured to a direction on the map nearby.

Kane looked at the map on the side, and the direction Miralina indicated was diagonally eastward from the fortress.

The end of that path was a bay within the undead forces, the only coastal place in the undead's territory.

They were, after all, an ocean race, so they needed to rest and live at sea regularly.

Even though these troops had strong power, relying on some magic effects, they were able to live on land for extended periods.

But without the ocean to rest, their strength would inevitably diminish significantly over time.

Kane could, of course, understand the situation.

He immediately nodded and said, "Of course, this request is fine, as it is to preserve your combat power."

"Then thank you, King Kane."

After strolling for a while, everyone began to prepare for the night battle.

The sun slowly set on the horizon.

Soon it completely disappeared below the horizon from dusk, and a cold night arrived not long after.

"Hmm~~~"

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of horns and war drums were already resounding.

Representing the undead influence launching an attack on them.

And according to the news from Raphael and the others.

At dusk, defenses in other locations had already begun to face attacks.

Standing on the fortress.

Kane watched the various low-level undead swarm forward like a tide.

A dense white bone tide, accompanied by various walking dead and cannibal ghosts at the rear.

Almost no high-level undead were seen, not even the stronger zombies and Frankenstein.

It was all sorts of low-level undead attacking in the first wave.

Kane and the others did not have the soldiers on the walls launch ranged attacks to clear these undead.

Instead, Kane directly entered the Divine Power state of Radiant Balance, then conjured a massive magic ball in his hand and hurled it into the sky.

A patch of dark clouds gathered under the cover of night over the battlefield.

In the rear of the battlefield, the lich observed this situation.

"A warning? How naive these living beings are. Let me see how much magic power you have, let me see how long you can hold on."

Watching the dark clouds in the sky, the last time this cost them greatly.

This time, the fight began with this move, seemingly as a warning against their offensive.

As time passed.

Before the skeletons in the forefront could reach the front of the fortress.

The energy of the dark cloud reached a certain level.

A dazzling light descended, instantly illuminating the entire battlefield as if it were daytime.

The flash of light was accompanied by deafening thunderous roars.

Bolts of celestial punishment, mixed with holy light and lightning, continuously struck the undead ranks.

Due to the dense clustering of these low-level undead, and the strong retribution attribute of the holy light lightning.

Each bolt of punishment shattered large swathes of undead into dust.

Even those at the outermost edge were affected, with soul fire flickering uncertainly in their skulls, the weaker ones collapsing on the spot.

As the dark clouds dissipated, the celestial punishment concluded its assault.

The first wave of low-level cannon fodder on the battlefield was nearly completely wiped out, with just a few scattered groups of skeletons still charging towards the fortress.

These were subsequently taken down by the soldiers on the fortress, using round after round of holy light bullets.

At this point, Kane was no longer visible on the fortress, nor was Longbei.

Only Meizike remained stationed in the fortress.

Having demonstrated capabilities once before, Meizike alone could provide tremendous combat power and morale to the entire fortress.

As long as these soldiers were alive and breathing, they believed Meizike could revive them.

They didn't fear getting injured.

And that previous celestial punishment not only served as a warning but also primarily informed the lich that Kane was still within the fortress.

Preventing any suspicion from arising and detecting anything amiss.

Meanwhile, Kane and his companion had already used the flying device crafted by Kane to draw a large arc in the sky, reaching the rear of the undead's attack camp.

They intended to locate the site where the lich hid their soul box.

Currently, at the rear of the battlefield, near the location of the lich's bone war chariot.

The lich, observing the battlefield where the undead cannon fodder was wiped out instantly, showed no surprise.

Knowing Kane and the others were still in the fortress, he hadn't planned to capture this fortress any time soon.

Opting to take it slow, seeking breakthrough points from other locations.

Then he raised his dry arm and waved: "Continue, let the second unit advance, don't let these creatures in the fortress rest."

With his orders, an ear-piercing banshee shriek echoed across the battlefield.

The second prepared undead unit began advancing towards the fortress.

This time, the main force was still those skeletons with little combat value, followed by various weak low-level undead.

However, this time, several unique silver-powered undead could be seen amidst them.

Yet they were still merely a type of cannon fodder.

This time, it wasn't Kane who acted directly. When the undead reached a certain range, round after round of shells descended from the sky.

Each explosion radiated holy light, causing significant casualties among the undead.

These holy light shells were carried by the soldiers under Kane's command as part of their ranged armament.

In recent months, various individual pieces of equipment began development and were scheduled for deployment.

Some simple ones had long been integrated into Kane's forces.

Paired with specialized holy light attributes aimed at the undead, seeking to eliminate more undead this time.

The undead passing through artillery fire were met by those soldiers of the Holy Light Alliance who had previously guarded the fortress.

In their hands were weapons shipped over by Kane and the others a few days ago.

Boxes upon boxes of holy light energy cores were placed nearby, used as ammunition.

Whether considering cost or the energy cores, these weapons were seen as excellent and affordable selections by the forces of the Holy Light Alliance.

After all, the cost to make a few cold weapons like longswords could rival that of a magic launcher.

A swath of golden firepower barrage kept all escapees outside the range.

So far, the undead influence hadn't shown any noteworthy performance.

Following the first round of shelling, about half of the cannon fodder undead of the second wave remained on the battlefield.

At this moment, soldiers atop the fortress began freely attacking, reaping the lives of these fragile undead.

Meanwhile, Kane and his accomplice had reached their target location.

They compared the map while scanning from the sky, preparing to find a suitable and concealed landing spot.

After all, this time they were essentially on an assassination mission, it's best to remain unseen if possible.

Soon Kane found a good spot, guided the flying device downward.

Only after landing did he dispel the flying device.