Outside the capital, the Themisphere army was still pinning the Liguritudum army with the aid of the demon horde coming out of Balgadur.
John must admit, even without Linda controlling the Liguritudum army, that army was still formidable. They stubbornly hung on and refused to be defeated.
This persistence should be credited to Master, who continued to revive the dead to refill his army's rank. The battle had gone on for so ti and there were plenty of corpses for his Necronomicon. At the sa ti, he sacrificed the zombie soldiers that were near death to reduce his spells' cooldown ti. This allowed him to summon more minions.
Even so, he was only one person. His effort was comndable but the rate by which he revived the dead was not fast enough to cover the ones killed by the Themisphere army and the demon horde.
It was only a matter of ti before the Liguritudum army collapsed.
John was fully aware of this so he also persisted. He couldn't be careless and let the enemy have an opportunity to turn the situation around.
As he worked on the war table, he saw a large group of white triangles appearing from the edge of his projection screen.
He had sent scouts all over the territories surrounding the battlefield. This was so he was aware when a new force appeared, just like what happened now. The war table only projected things perceived by the troops it was registered to. If no one from the Themisphere army saw this new force, it wouldn't appear on the projection.
This group ca from behind Mount Sedgebare, opposite where the two armies were battling.
"Huh…?" John was not sure what to make of this.
Even if there was a party crasher, he expected it to co from the opposite side, from the direction of Num Maldur pass.
He expected Linda to send a ssage to the players who oversaw the troops they left behind to guard the supply lines, instructing them to bring these troops and co here as reinforcents. But even so, these reinforcents would take days to arrive. Plus, if this group was from Liguritudum, they would color red, not white. These newcors were white because they were considered neutral.
A possibility ca into his mind. Could this be the Cult of Phobos? This thought worried John. The Cult of Phobos was filled with strong combatants. They had experienced the cult's prowess during the war in Hydrurond. That last ti, the Council of Virtus ca to their rescue. They had no support from that council this ti.
John made an estimate of this new force based on the number of triangles on the screen.
"It is around 100,000," John muttered.
He was slightly relieved. It shouldn't be the Cult of Phobos. The last ti, the cult attacked with a force of 20,000 troops. Although the mbers were all very strong, the divine faction boasted a limited number. 100,000 was too large. This was another force.
This force was encroaching fast. Their speed was unusual for a force as large as them.
Too bad he couldn't send a ssage to the native scouts who saw this new force. He couldn't ask them what they had seen.
John was still unsure of what to do. Were they foes? He would have to adjust his army's formation if they were. He didn't want this force to hit his army from the back. But if he adjusted the formation, he would give the Liguritudum army an opening.
He decided to see this force's movent first. He should be able to guess their intention once they ca near. He would adjust his tactic then.
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On the battlefield, Master had the Necronomicon in one hand while his other hand had the magic staff, casting spells non-stop.
Unfortunately, he couldn't revive the demons. These demons ca from a disaster item. They weren't natives like the real underworld demons. They were considered monsters. Their bodies evaporated once they died. They left no traces of their corpses. Thus, they couldn't be revived.
Master could only revive his soldiers and the Themisphere soldiers his army had slain. These supplies were abundant but they were scattered throughout the battlefield. He had to roam around the battlefield, searching for corpses to revive. The process was exhausting and ti-consuming, and it was not fast enough to let them turn the situation around.
This frustrated Master.
At this ti, he received a report from Linda which was even more upsetting. Boron's force had lost. Their army inside the capital had been routed. Sizhad survived but he had to flee the capital. They had failed to take down the president and the throne.
The invasion had failed. Their plan was to hold the Themisphere army until Boron's army took down the capital. Even if they waited out the disaster item's duration, they wouldn't be able to conquer the palace with the Themisphere army holding them down.
"F*CKKK…!!!" Master cursed loudly, which startled his guild mbers nearby. Rarely did their leader curse like this. Master had always been calm and collected.
Master took a deep breath. There was no need to get upset. It would only lead to mistakes.
As he thought of a solution, he heard another commotion.
"The defensive formation on our flank has been breached." He heard another report from Linda.
"Who? The Themisphere army or the demon horde?" He asked.
"Neither… We are still unsure. The players on that side said they couldn't get a clear look at the enemies. The enemies are very fast. They only see shadows and mists."
"Shadows and mists…?" Master looked up. It was still nightti.
He gritted his teeth. He then issued the order, "Retreat! Call everyone to retreat! We are falling back!"
Linda got Master's ssage. She didn't object. She had been thinking about how to phrase her words to advise Master to retreat. She was glad Master ca to this conclusion by himself.
As they were pinned from the front and back, the Liguritudum army could only move from their flanks. They punched through the flank opposite from the one that was assaulted by the new force.
Master ordered his zombie soldiers to cover their escape. The zombie soldiers carried out the command faithfully. They didn't mind being sacrificed as at shields. They had no minds.
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