Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 75 Work-Life Balance

Two or three hundred people, and as the fighting went on, they grew to more than a thousand.

By using piecemeal tactics at their doorstep, they completely demoralized the defending troops.

The Cuckoo Legion retreated, with some of the assassins following in pursuit. The monarch's army retreated to higher ground, putting up a desperate resistance for a while. After confirming that Li Wei would not exterminate them all, the remaining troops surrendered.

The remaining people are only a few dozen, most of whom are partially disabled.

They confiscated the equipment and weapons, and then directed the prisoners to begin dismantling the catapults and ballistae. After all, during a siege, it's always good to avoid losing even one or two people.

But Li Wei felt that these bastards were just stalling for time, waiting for the other side to gather its troops for a large-scale battle.

After all, who would finish a war and then flock to the original noodle shop, raising their glasses in twos and threes, admiring the scenery, chatting and joking around, like elementary school students on a spring outing?

Serlian can't have the elemental soup, but he can still have canned fruit.

Overly sweet desserts are a welcome treat in a post-apocalyptic world with low productivity. Eating sweets can make people feel happy, relax their nerves, and provide a bit of comfort.

If it weren't for the fact that the Undead have a diminished sense of taste, this might be one of the most popular products.

Even now, sugar syrup made from boiled white sugar is still very popular. It's just that Li Wei can't stand seeing these guys pickle something edible with salt, add some small chili peppers, and then coat it with a layer of sugar syrup.

In Li Wei's eyes, this was no longer just an ordinary heresy.

Serian made up his mind to curry favor with a powerful figure and very consciously took on the role, starting to ask Li Wei for advice and suggestions.

For example, in terms of battlefield classification, each class is capable of fighting, but they each fight their own battles. In the early stages, they can set up formations, but once the fighting starts, it becomes a complete mess.

But Li Wei said, rather annoyed, that not to worry about it; the group casting a spell and then charging forward was already being generous enough.

Li Wei also wanted to break down these killing forces into smaller units: shield cavalry in front, greatswordsmen forming assault teams, spearmen guarding the flanks, faith warriors providing support in the center, and mages and priests casting spells from behind.

But souls! Mages wear knight armor and have mastered excellent movement and staff skills, all so they can rush in, smash someone's skull, and collect their soul.

Letting them watch from behind is worse than killing them, so I don't want to be stared at with those resentful eyes of theirs, so I'll just leave it at that.

Anyway, there's no morale issue, and there are advantages to fighting a messy battle. Even elite troops on the other side will be killed by all sorts of methods. It's just that the scene is a bit chaotic.

............

The reaction to the Legion's operation was different from that of Ah Tui sneaking in alone to cause trouble. The other side directly implemented a scorched earth policy, pulling everyone outside into the city.

The city walls were filled with soldiers and mages, the magic tower was activated, the city was activated by a protective barrier, and the bridge at the entrance was filled with puppet soldiers and small gargoyles.

The magic academy is built on a cliff, so the only way to break in is through direct confrontation.

Faced with the enemy's overwhelming firepower in the assault, the assassins were unable to take it down quickly and could only resort to a war of attrition.

The camp was set up two miles away. Li Wei observed the battle situation through binoculars, while a group of assassins in front of the camp were firing their guns in bursts.

The catapults were pushed to a distance of 300 meters and bombarded the city continuously, but the effect was minimal.

The front line was in complete chaos, but since there was only one road, a hundred or two people squeezed together, raised their shields and charged up, or carried guns and sprayed bullets to suppress the city wall, and fought back and forth for the bridge while enduring magical bombardment.

This battle is entirely about whose logistics can't hold up first, making the importance of support staff infinitely greater.

"Based on my understanding of them, if they maintain the current intensity of their attack, they should be able to breach the city within a month. If they can break through the city's shields, they can do so in ten days."

Li Wei put down the binoculars and turned to look at his teacher. She had obviously come up with a solution for the shield.

Li Wei understood to some extent that it was simply a matter of finding that arch-enemy mage in Lani's possession and conspiring to make a deal with the dermatitis.

But since Li Wei was already planning to forcibly seize the Great Rune, he naturally wouldn't give Lani any face.

He refused outright.

"There's no need to contact the royal family, we can just infiltrate. We're not short of time anyway, and they seem to be having a lot of fun."

As he spoke, he looked towards the bustling camp. The group of killers were not only attacking the city, but many of them were also running around everywhere.

The sacrificial site now has another dragon head, and quite a few shrimp kings are already stewing in the pot.

Moreover, they brought back quite a few "Platinum Sons," mostly elderly men and women, but they weren't picky.

The magic academy provides protection for these Platinum Sons in order to extract their blood for materials, but Levi can also provide them with protection and feed them well.

"No, I'm worried that other forces will try to take advantage of the situation."

"Just fight back."

The border area was in complete chaos. Li Weicai didn't believe that they could really muster an army that could suppress them. He thought that if the entire border area, including civilians, could have a population of one million, that would be considered a large number.

After being rejected, Seren did not force the issue. He spent his days teaching Li Wei, giving him physical examinations, and frantically taking notes.

"Boss, we found a teleportation array inside a pavilion! It can teleport you to the city wall of a large city. Although the road is blocked, we can build a road using building materials."

Li Wei knew where that was, the royal city, but he had already offended two forces, and he hadn't even taken down the academy yet. Why would he go and offend the royal city as well?

"Alright, stop trying to cause trouble all the time. Have you explored all the hidden locations? This area is still not enough for you to play around in."

After kicking the people out, Li Wei suddenly felt that he should go out for a walk. It is very important to balance work and rest. His brain was almost numb from memorizing books all day long.

Anyway, with the spiral sword stuck here, these killers don't need anyone to control them.

Li Wei reached into his tent, changed into a set of Pinduoduo armor, and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at his gear.

Now please call me Ash. The Faded One.

However, when Li Wei sneaked out, the streets outside were mostly populated by his own people, and the area was very clean; he didn't see a single ghost.

By the time Li Wei walked along the main road to the major checkpoint, dozens of people were already following behind him.

Don't get me wrong, this is on the way. After all, there's nothing left to kill around here, so we can only head out.

He wandered aimlessly, looking around, when suddenly he saw a large group of people ahead. When he went over, he found that they were dozens of blood-covered killers.

They walked towards the camp with a lost knight carrying a blind girl on his back and some retreating soldiers.

One of the assassins was carrying a Moen City specialty, the Greatsword of the Skull.

Li Wei's face fell. Damn it, his chance to be a hero and save the damsel in distress was gone.

These killers don't want to give themselves even the slightest chance to prove themselves.

The curry sticks given by the eldest prince were completely useless, even though I had specifically increased my faith to sixty.