Lord of the Oasis - Chapter 355

Chapter 355: Enemies of the Dead

The black fog swept over from the horizon in the north.

An evil and cold aura had yet to approach, but it was already palpable in the air. Even with a temperature-regulating solar disk above their heads, they could still sense a chill.

It was the wind.

A breeze came from the black fog.

It carried a chill, and there were even tiny snowflakes in the wind that fluttered, frozen.

Although there was only a slight breeze, and with temperature control of the sun’s disk, the cold was barely sensible–even the tiny snowflakes in the wind instantly dissipated into water vapor–it was bone-chilling.

That’s right, a bone-chilling cold. One could sense it with their soul by mere sight.

At the castle on the top of the mountain.

The archers on the city wall were already on standby.

The civilians still working outside were also prepared. They quickly walked up the ramp in an orderly manner and returned to the protection of the city wall. They entered the defense points of the city wall and waited for the battle orders.

However, more people began to boil hot water and oil or move various military supplies.

The city defense entered the martial law stage.

Because the enemy had arrived!

Council Hall.

Inside the hall, Kant was sitting in his own seat.

Bandake and Manide were sitting on both sides of the long table, looking at Kant with solemn faces. As the only commander in the castle, they were also waiting for orders.

The enemy had arrived, and now they had to unite as a whole!

This included the troop class.

50 Royal Knights, 30 Lion Knights, 18 great mages and 20 mage apprentices.

These were the troop class that Kant currently had, and these were enough. If Kant wanted, he could also recruit more extraordinary troop classes with strong combat abilities. This was because his castle had the king’s sword and the lion knights’ encampment, as well as the mage apprentice quartet, which were the recruitment requirements for these extraordinary troop classes.

Sitting in his seat, Kant’s expression was calm. He had long anticipated the attack of the undead, but he did not expect that the undead would appear in less than two months, whereas he was anticipating them to take six.

The salt mine posthouse had already fallen, and the undead army was closing in on the Oasis Lookout.

“This is a disgrace.”

Kant narrowed his eyes. His expression was calm, but there was anger in his eyes.

Looking at the solemn expressions of the people in front of him, he slowly said, “In this battle, I am hoping for a spectacular win and an epic-level victory. I don’t want to be left with nothing, and I also don’t want any accidents that would lead to our defeat.”

“We will do our best!”

Everyone said in unison.

“Alright.”

Kant nodded slowly.

Although he didn’t know how many undead troops there were, he could still use his morale.

The right time, place, and people were all on his side.

Kant didn’t believe that he would lose.

It was impossible for him to lose.

If Kant’s troops really lost the battle and were defeated or broken through by the undead army, then it meant that this place, the most important Oasis Lookout in the Nahrin Desert, would be lost to the enemy, just like the posthouse in the salt mine in the north.

At that time, not to mention the castle, even Kant himself would be unable to escape!

The undead army was approaching.

This already meant that it was time to fight for the supremacy of the Nahrin Desert.

If Kant lost the Oasis Lookout and the Drondheim Castle, the consequences would be unimaginable.

By that time, even the “Aaron” city in the Senwaya Range, which had just been built and was not as well-equipped as the military facilities here, would be easily conquered!

“Go down and set up your defenses!”

Kant waved his hand.

“Yes!” Everyone immediately stood up, bowed respectfully, and left swiftly.

The castle’s defenses had already been arranged beforehand.

Manide and Bandake were responsible for the two city gates on the southeast side. They had many archers and light infantrymen under their command, including the lion knights who were good at close combat and melee combat at each city gate. They sent out 15 people as their high-end combat force.

Kant would be the backup.

In the Council Hall, the royal knights, knights, and heavy cavalry were all stationed there.

They were the reserve forces. If there was an emergency at any city defense location, as long as they sent the desert bandits and light cavalry over to convey the message, these top-notch heavy cavalry troops would quickly rush over to deal with it.

Riding on warhorses, they had a lot of mobility. Furthermore, they were wearing heavy armor, so their ability to fight on foot wasn’t weak either!

However, the probability of the city gate being broken through was extremely low.

One had to know that compared to the other 20-meter steep walls, the two sloped city gates were the easiest places to break through. It was also the only place that could be broken through other than the airspace!

As for the rock layer below the castle, that was even more impossible.

In fact, the thick and heavy rock layer formed by the rules was way more than the 10-meter height exposed to the surface.

Just below the desert, the entire layer of rock penetrated directly into the underground layer of rock. Not only did it penetrate deep into the sand layer, even the layer of soil and gravel at the bottom of the desert had been broken through. It was the underground bedrock that rose up.

This was the workmanship of nature. It was the direct embodiment of the power of the rules!

Not to mention the ordinary people.

Even if the extraordinary troop class used weapons of the mystical class to excavate, it would an extremely difficult task.

No one would be that stupid. As for the undead, the top-level undead generals that had some sense in them would not attempt to break through the bedrock. Most importantly, the weapons in the hands of the undead were already rotten. Their arms were all bones, and they were naturally lacking in strength.

Normal digging was already difficult, let alone directly destroying and excavating an entire layer of rock!

However, Kant was not at ease with this.

He muttered to himself.

As his thoughts swept through his mind, cards flashed with a golden light. He had already made a decision in his heart.

“Vickia Shooting Range, ranger camp, and apprentice dormitory use [ increment recruitment (random!)]”

Kant gave the order.

The data box in front of him immediately popped up.

[ ding… system prompt ]

[ Victoria shooting range use [ increment recruitment ] , randomly obtain 20 people. Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 30 people ]

[ ranger camp uses [ incremental recruitment ] to randomly obtain 40 people. Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 50]

[ apprentice dormitory uses [ incremental recruitment ] to randomly obtain 8 people. Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 10]

On the dialog box, the data column was clear.

The effect of the special gift pack [ incremental recruitment ] was itself random.

Kant narrowed his eyes. The number of random people this time was not bad. It basically met his psychological expectations. Although the biggest special effect was absorbed by the ranger camp and obtained a random quota of 40 people, the Victoria shooting range and the apprentice dormitory were also decent additions.

Because he still had the follow-up special gift pack!

“Desert bandits camp, Victoria shooting range, apprentice dormitory use [ double recruitment (constant)] !”

Kant spoke.

He directly chose the three recruitment buildings of the current Drondheim Castle.

Right now, this castle was the first to face the enemy. Therefore, far away in Aaron City in the Senwaya range, it was fine to use only a few Ravenston rangers as long-range archers, but here, this was still the most important place to hold.

Perhaps this castle would not be able to withstand it and Kant would retreat into the complex Senwaya range to defend.

But there was still hope.

Most importantly, Kant’s rule over this place could not be shaken by the undead!

[ ding… system prompt ]

[ desert bandits’camp [ double recruitment ] . Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 120 people. ]

[ Wikipedia shooting range uses [ double recruitment ] . Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 60 people. ]

[ apprentice dormitory uses [ double recruitment ] . Currently, the weekly recruitment quota is: 20 people. ]

The system gave a notification.

Kant said calmly, “Immediately recruit additional troop class!”

Outside the council hall, in three buildings, the troop class that could still be recruited this week suddenly walked out. As they were informed of the current situation, they quickly walked to where they should go.

Veruga archers and mage apprentices headed towards the arrow tower.

As for the desert bandits, there were more of them.

The place where they gathered was the main road behind the city gates on both sides of the southeast.

If necessary, they would rush out of the castle. As the light cavalry with extremely high mobility, they would spread out and break into small groups. They would wantonly attack the undead troops near the castle or harass them, breaking the siege.

Even if the death curtain in the outside world might affect them, it didn’t matter.

They still had short-range pilum.

And they were part of the long-range troop class!

These short-range pilum that were extremely powerful at close range, when thrown, were enough to pierce through the human body. Even the skeletons of the undead would be directly destroyed, causing the army formed by these skeletons to scatter in all directions and scatter into bones that should have dissipated.

The astonishing number of desert bandits was the rapid reaction force in the castle.

Their role had always been like this.

They had many tactical functions. Although they weren’t considered elites individually, they could still temporarily handle the situation.

Of course, if they couldn’t handle it, Kant, who was the reserve force, would send an extraordinary troop class to lead the knights and heavy cavalry to handle any abnormal situations.

This was Kant’s trump card.

It was also his last trump card.

Looking at the royal knights and knights who were in charge of guarding the council hall, Kant’s expression was solemn.

With a slight sigh, Kant stood up and walked quickly to the outside of the council hall. He planned to go to the city wall to see how the enemies coming from the north were doing. He wanted to see for himself.

“Lord Kant.”

On the northern city wall, Bandake was observing.

Kant nodded and asked, “Yes, how is the situation?”

“Not good.”

Ban Dake frowned. “The situation is not good.” His tone was grave. “The curtain of death has formed an impenetrable smoke screen, but according to my senses, there are countless undead gathering inside the curtain!”

“That’s indeed not so good.”

Kant also frowned.

He raised his head and looked outside. It was getting closer and closer to the north, blocking out the sky and the sun, blocking out the thick black fog in the desert.

That was the most famous curtain of death of the undead.

And right inside, Kant could also use the power of a king and divine power to sense the incomparably dense evil within. Moreover, their number was huge. It was as if they were truly coming from all directions, like an evil tide that erupted from the depths of the Nahrin desert, about to completely engulf this castle!

Kant could not help but clench his fists. He said in a deep voice, “We have go all in for this battle.”