Survival of the Nation: I Can Specify the Items That Will Drop
Chapter 397: Self-Destruction
The Bone Dragon King's HP had dropped to 20%, while the Lich King's HP was still at 35%.
However, the Lich King's Shadow Healing was still active, restoring 300 HP to the Bone Dragon King every five seconds, while the Bone Dragon King's Frost Dragon Breath caused the attackers' attack speed and movement speed to continuously decrease.
Ruan Wenxiong from Annan Country and another level 40 powerhouse were responsible for the main assault on the Lich King, while the remaining seven people ganged up on the Bone Dragon King.
The Bone Dragon King died first. Paul's great axe split its skull, and the Bone Dragon King fell from a height of 300 meters, crashing into the Undead Army Formation outside the South Gate, crushing nearly a hundred Skeleton Soldiers. The air wave raised at the point of impact sent surrounding Undead Warriors flying over a dozen meters away.
The Bone Dragon King's corpse lay across the battlefield outside the South Gate like a white dam, cutting the Undead Army's formation in half.
Lin Feng was about to take Jiang Zhaoyue and Jiang Yelan to fly toward the aerial battle, but the Lich King suddenly put away its staff.
It hovered at a height of 300 meters, its dark gold robe fluttering without wind, and the flames in the eye sockets of the skull on its withered wood staff turned from eerie green to blood red.
Ruan Wenxiong's pupils shrank, and he shouted, "Retreat! It's about to self-destruct!"
The Lich King's body suddenly exploded, and a dark gold shockwave spread in all directions from it, moving so fast that it was almost impossible to track with the naked eye.
Ruan Wenxiong and the other level 40 powerhouse from Annan Country simultaneously raised their shields to protect the two level 39 powerhouses behind them.
Paul also raised a Frost Shield, protecting Ivan and Hamza behind him.
The shockwave swept past, shattering their shields one after another, but its remaining power had been greatly reduced. The seven of them barely managed to withstand the blow.
However, the side from White Elephant Country was not so lucky.
General Rajput activated his life-saving ultimate skill at the critical moment, locking his health bar at the very last point with only one HP left, but he survived.
Colonel Singh and Colonel Kumar did not have time to dodge and were swallowed by the shockwave. They didn't even have time to scream before their bodies turned into ashes and dissipated.
Subsequently, eight clusters of purple light and two clusters of golden light emerged from the ashes; these were the only remaining purple and golden equipment on the two of them, while all blue-quality equipment had been destroyed.
General Rajput stabilized his figure in the air and reached out to retrieve the floating equipment one by one.
His face was livid, his hand holding the scimitar trembling, and he couldn't say a word.
With the death of the Lich King, the Undead Army completely lost its command.
The Skeleton Soldiers ceased their formation, the Undead Warriors stopped obeying orders, and the Undead Archers threw away their short bows and fled, mixing in with the Skeleton Soldiers.
Tens of thousands of Skeleton Soldiers and over ten thousand Undead Army troops ran around like headless flies on the wilderness outside Thang Long City.
Lin Feng kicked off with his feet and dove toward the ground.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Jiang Yelan followed behind him, and the three figures landed in the densest area of the Undead Army.
Lin Feng pierced the chest of an Undead Warrior with one thrust of his spear, causing a pale cyan splash of ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) air waves to explode, and the three Skeleton Soldiers within a three-meter radius simultaneously lost HP.
With the second thrust, another Undead Warrior fell, and the splash of air waves shaved off one-third of the health bars of the five surrounding Skeleton Soldiers.
With the third thrust, Great Air-Wave Diffusion was triggered, and a translucent whirlwind erupted from the point of impact, covering a 50-meter radius.
Hundreds of Skeleton Soldiers and Undead Warriors were blown away, crashing into the city walls, the ground, and each other, with falling damage stacking and bone fragments splattering everywhere.
Jiang Zhaoyue's Silver Moon Spear Radiance pinned an Undead Knight to death, and the splash of air waves knocked back the Undead Warriors within a six-meter radius.
Her Silver Light Cross Slash struck twice in succession; the first thrust pierced the chest of an Undead Warrior, and the second pierced another one behind it. The splash of air waves stacked, causing the Skeleton Soldiers within a six-meter radius to fall in droves.
Jiang Yelan's shadow moon blade wove through the undead crowd, with splashes of air waves constantly exploding.
The three of them slaughtered their way through the Undead Army for an hour, from the South Gate to the West Gate, and from the West Gate to the North Gate.
The sea of skeletons was reduced from 200,000 to less than 50,000, and the Undead Army was reduced from 40,000 to less than 10,000.
The garrison of Thang Long City sallied out from within the city, and the coalition forces surrounded them from outside; the Undead Army was caught in the middle with nowhere to escape.
The last batch of Skeleton Soldiers fell on the wilderness outside the North Gate of Thang Long City under the pursuit of the coalition cavalry.
Piles of broken bones formed small hills, and black blood pooled into small streams. The air was filled with a nauseating mixture of burnt, putrid, and bloody odors.
The coalition soldiers slumped on the piles of broken bones; some were drinking water, some were gnawing on dry rations, and some were hugging their comrades' corpses, weeping silently.
There were still over twenty war elephants, lying on the ground and panting heavily. Most of the arrow towers on their backs were tilted, and the archers lay inside the towers—some still alive, while others had closed their eyes forever.
Lin Feng stood up, putting away his spear, and stood on the pile of bones outside the North Gate, panting heavily.
His zhutian war boots and Shadow-Stepping Windchaser leg guards were covered in black blood, the flames on his Wildfire Spear had completely extinguished, and the spear shaft was full of scratches.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Jiang Yelan stood by his side, equally covered in blood.
There were several deep claw marks on her silver-blue battle armor, and the dark patterns on her shadow strike leather armor were smeared with black blood, making the patterns almost invisible.
Meng Yi walked over from the phalanx of the Great Qin Elite Soldiers. His black armor was covered in bone ash and black blood, and he leaned on his halberd, his every step causing broken bones to crunch and creak.
He walked up to Lin Feng, placed his right fist against his chest, and said in a hoarse voice, "Lord, 1,435 Great Qin Elite Soldiers died, and over 3,100 were injured. Of the eight phalanxes, four can still maintain their full formation, while the other four need reinforcements."
Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Understood. The names of the fallen brothers will be engraved on the Hero Monument at Hangu Pass. Compensation will be issued at the highest standard, and their families will be supported by the territory."
Meng Yi placed his right fist against his chest and turned to leave.
Zhao Hu walked over from the bone piles, covered in blood, the blade of his Vicious Bite axe stained with black blood.
He walked up to Lin Feng and grinned, revealing a mouthful of blood-stained teeth. "Lord, I've reached level 35."
Feng Qingyan also ran over from a distance, her shield wobbling, the Fire Crystal on her staff dim and lusterless.
She ran to Su Yurou, unable to hide the excitement in her tone. "I'm exhausted! But I secretly used Flame Burst to blast the undead in the sky dozens of times from below, got assists, and reached level 38, haha!"
She laughed, but realized no one around her responded, and the atmosphere wasn't quite right.
She looked at Jiang Zhaoyue's slightly red eyes, then at Su Yurou, who was looking down and remaining silent; her smile slowly faded, and she stood aside sheepishly.
Lin Feng's gaze swept across everyone's faces and finally looked toward the north side of Thang Long City, where he saw Deputy City Lord Liu Zhenshan and Counselor Han Cong walking toward them.