Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

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The Hydra Monster's varied magic attacks, although not breaking the defense barrier erected by the Wokou quartet, still left them scrambling in a frenzy.

Forced to be on the offense, the four could hardly hold their breath and focus, too busy to attack the Wraith Mage's Death Guard Barrier fiercely.

At the same time, the Frost Giants weren't idle either; they conjured and hurled ice spears one after another, wielding them with massive claws, their targets solely the Wokou.

The power of frost coupled with the giants' strength made the ice spear attacks exceptionally violent.

To avoid being struck by these ice spears, the Wokou had no choice but to keep shifting their positions in the air.

Overall, the battle on both sides remained at a stalemate where neither could get the better of the other.

Lord Zi, hiding behind the old turtle, eyes glinting with a shrewd light, was waiting for an opportunity to take a potshot.

Unfortunately, these Wokou were not foolish, never staying in one place, making it difficult for him to lock on to a target.

However, he had begun to notice something odd about the attitudes of the 12 Wokou warriors, giving him the impression they weren't giving their all.

Certainly, using single-target attacks would create an opening in the Death Guard Barrier more quickly, allowing them to break in, but curiously, these fellows were bent on using AOE skills to slowly drain their opponents.

As for single-target skills, what single-target skills? Did they even have single-target offensive skills?

Why should they, amid the undead scourge causing chaos in Tokyo City, bother to come out and toil away, to track down the forces that were bombarding and destroying villas or the bases of major families?

If others dared to do so, they must be backed by some confidence; these 12 rashly tackling the issue would be simply joking with their own lives.

Thus, these 12 Wokou warriors were also harboring their own calculations, somewhat sandbagging and intentionally dragging out the fight.

Why delay when attacking Zi Liyuan?

Of course, it's because they've seen the situation at the military base.

With Epic Bosses and Legendary Bosses cropping up in droves, who knows what astonishing trump cards the people in charge beneath might hold.

Nobody feels they've lived long enough; naturally, they wouldn't want to go down there and test if the other side could kill them.

With both sides wearing each other down, Li Yuan was quite content with the situation.

If these 12 Wokou at the Fourth Order Peak truly engaged in a fight, he wasn't sure he could win with the forces currently at his command.

Since both parties could reach some non-aggression understanding, it couldn't be any better.

After all, his sole purpose was to loot the military base; so long as he could empty the storage, that would suffice.

For a full half hour, both parties stayed in a mutual consumption phase, with no one getting hurt.

"Master, the storage has been evacuated, and the corpses of the Wokou inside the military base have all been packed up; we're ready to retreat strategically at any time."

Edward had appeared behind Li Yuan at some point, whispering his report.

"It's finally done? Then let's go."

Any further attachment would be a disservice to oneself.

This military base raid, with the appearance of the Epic Beasts and the Undead Sorceress's group, had clearly exposed Li Yuan's identity.

Even if the 12 Wokou outside appeared to be holding back, they had undoubtedly gathered all the intelligence they needed.

Given Li Yuan's reputation within the Great Xia Empire, it's certain there would be a file on him within the Coalition of Nations, with guaranteed real-time updates.

Once these Wokou reported back, they could easily lock onto his profile, and by then, they would surely connect him to the undead scourge.

Next would come attempts to intercept and capture him, and even going to great lengths by high-ranking officials to court him to their side. If not persuaded, they would likely resort to drastic measures to slay him within their territory.

This was the standard approach used by the Coalition of Nations against the talents of the Great Xia Empire.

Therefore, Lord Zi dares not to continue stirring up trouble; instead, he planned to wrap things up with a big final move, then make a decisive escape.

Glancing at the Wokou warriors still languidly attacking in the air, Lord Zi took out a scroll and immediately activated it.

A pale blue glow enveloped him, and as space rippled, he vanished from the military base the next instant.

"Phew, this location is the closest safe spot to the Dog Emperor's palace; it's time for a full-scale assault."

The final battle couldn't begin immediately; it all depended on the progress of the undead scourge.

Li Yuan first dismissed the Epic Beasts and Edward along with the seven Undead Commanders, and lastly sent back the Wraith Mage and his group to the Netherworld.

As the Wraith Mage's group departed, the Death Guard Barrier they had erected, bereft of further magical energy, lasted barely a minute before shattering into countless black specks amidst a sky filled with fiery meteors.

"Gone?"

"Yes, gone, and this military base has been completely looted."

"That Necromancer is really powerful and also has so many top-tier summons."

"Luckily, only Third Order Level 80; if it were Fourth Order Level 100, we would have been in danger."

"Let's go, enough talk, just report this information up the chain and it won't be our problem anymore."

"Weren't we here to investigate the rebels bombing those bigwigs' strongholds? We're just leaving like this?"

"Why wouldn't we leave? Or should we wait for someone else to come and take us down?"

"Right, it's likely this undead scourge is related to the Necromancer we just encountered."

"Exactly, it's very possible he led the undead scourge here."

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