Chen Xu and Wu Guoyuan traveled swiftly and soon arrived inside the Akhan dungeon.
The Yinglun main city was located not far from Daxia City No. 1, only a few minutes' journey away.
When they reached the gates of the Yinglun main city, Hack Nicholas was already there waiting for them.
"Your Excellencies, please follow me."
Under Hack's lead, the two passed through the dungeon entrance of the main city and arrived in the Kingdom of Yinglun.
Stepping through the portal, they found themselves on the streets of London.
The streets at this time appeared dilapidated and cluttered. Household items were scattered all over the ground.
"Gentlemen, please come with me. London is the large city closest to the coast. To deal with the sea race, we have just completed an evacuation. I will take you both to the operations center."
Following Hack, the two arrived at the London Frontline.
Though called an operations center, it was actually just several modified large RVs.
From this vantage point, they could see the dense clusters of the sea race covering the coastline.
Those charging at the very front were mostly low-tier naga and merfolk. These types of sea race had almost zero spellcasting ability and relied purely on brute force to fight.
Interspersed among them were a small number of high-tier naga and merfolk. Each of them held tridents and wore jewelry, radiating a rich magical aura. Even after being weakened by being on land, they were not to be underestimated.
This was the first time Chen Xu had seen an enemy's assault that so closely resembled his own undead army.
In the past, he was always the one overwhelming others with numbers. Today, he finally saw how someone else used numbers to crush their foes.
Looking along the coastal defense line, Chen Xu asked Hack, "Lord Hack, why can I not see any of Yinglun's defensive fortifications? I have not seen a single mana cannon, laser tower, or mage tower."
Hack sighed and said helplessly, "There were originally many mage towers right along the coast. Although Yinglun cannot compete with Daxia in other classes, we still possess considerable strength in the Mage class."
"Our mage towers could even radiate up to two kilometers from the shore, striking the sea race in the water. However, the sea race used those low-tier naga to soak up the firepower of the towers, taking the opportunity to build those evil altars in the sea."
"Those altars serve to purify elements, and all our mage towers were interfered with by them. This caused the original magical rituals to be damaged and rendered unusable."
While the three were talking, others emerged from the RVs.
Leading them was a lady.
"Lord Chen Xu, thank you for being willing to come and help Yinglun. Yinglun will forever remember your kindness."
"This is the Queen of Yinglun, Elizabeth VI."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite. All humans of the Blue Star are one. Facing the sea race is my duty."
Chen Xu spoke with righteous indignation, absolutely devoid of any ulterior motives. This was purely out of justice and had nothing to do with the rare space fragments in the Yinglun treasury.
After the pleasantries were exchanged, Hale stepped forward and produced a map of Yinglun.
"Lord Chen Xu, the red dots on the map are the locations of the evil altars we have currently scouted—what you call the divine sacrificial vessel."
Chen Xu took the map and looked. Good grief, these were not just red dots; they were practically a solid red line.
"As for the altars on land, we could potentially launch a counter-offensive to destroy them if we concentrated our strength. However, we found that there are also many altars in the sea. As long as the sea altars remain, the sea race can quickly rebuild the land altars."
"We tried to clear the altars in the sea, but the closest one is 1.5 kilometers out. To go that deep, we would have to face the sea race at their full strength."
"During our first attempt, although there were no casualties, we had to use many life-saving items just to escape back to shore."
Chen Xu caught Hale's meaning: "So, you want me to clear the altars along the Yinglun coastline?"
"Yes. If the sea altars are gone, we in Yinglun can immediately clear the land altars."
"Furthermore, the new anti-interference spell developed by Lord Adolf is complete. Once the altars are cleared, we can raise the modified mage towers along the coast once more."
Chen Xu calculated the distance and estimated that it would not take Kunpeng and the others long to circle Yinglun.
He had originally thought about sending out a skeleton army to suppress the sea race on land for the sake of the reward—no, for the sake of their shared humanity.
Since Yinglun actively stated they did not need help on land, he decided not to mention it. After all, in a foreign land, it was better to keep a trump card hidden.
"Lord Chen Xu, I wonder if your summons require any special preparations? For example, sacrifices or special rituals? We can help provide the materials."
"Sacrifices? Rituals? What are those? Some new research from Yinglun?"
Chen Xu indicated he had never heard of such things. Having been the Lord of the Undead for so long, he had never heard of summoning creatures requiring rituals.
"Uh, you do not need them? But Old John says every time he summons that bloody abomination that he needs a large amount of flesh and blood as a sacrifice. Other necromancers summoning high-tier creatures say the same."
Chen Xu understood now. It seemed his Yinglun counterparts were fleecing the Kingdom of Yinglun. They were charging for materials every single time they summoned a high-tier creature. He had to admit, it was a genius idea.
Having figured it out, Chen Xu did not plan to expose his foreign colleagues. He would not meddle in someone else's family business.
"My summons are already in the sea. There is no need to summon them again. Calculating the time, they should be arriving soon."
Just as he finished speaking, a series of violent explosions erupted from the distant sea.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless sea race members were blown into the air. Upon closer inspection, it would be more accurate to call them sea race fragments.
Before the fragments floating in the air could fall back into the sea, a colossal creature leaped out of the water. It opened its massive, deep maw and swallowed all the fragments in the air.
"Look, they are here!"
Chen Xu pointed at the Bone Kun leaping out of the water and introduced it to everyone.
"That is my summon. What do you think? Quite handsome, right?"
Unfortunately, no one responded to Chen Xu. The people of Yinglun were already stunned by the massive size of the Bone Kun.
In their impression, the largest creature summoned by the necromancers in Yinglun was an abomination only about six meters tall. Yet this terrifying giant fish leaping out of the water was likely over a hundred meters long.
While the strong were not necessarily large, the large were rarely weak. In nature, size was a symbol of power; the large could simply crush the small.
Boom!
It was not until the second explosion sounded that everyone snapped out of it.
"The Lord of the Undead is indeed extraordinarily powerful."
Hale no longer addressed Chen Xu by name, switching instead to his title.
Chen Xu did not mind. Whether it was Lord of the Undead or Lord Chen Xu, as long as the final payment was not delayed, he did not care about the attitude of the Yinglun people.
"Those explosions are the sound of the altars being cleared. Lord Hale, you can begin planning your counter-attack. My troops move very quickly."
As if to punctuate Chen Xu's words, a third explosion rang out immediately.
Hearing Chen Xu's words, Elizabeth VI gave the order directly.
"Bernard, organize the army immediately. Launch the counter-attack and clear those hideous structures from our coast."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Soon, teams composed of professionals emerged from the buildings on both sides and charged toward the coast.
Because the explosions caused by the divine sacrificial vessel had killed a large number of the sea race in the water, and the commotion in the sea had also distracted the sea race on land.
Facing the sudden anomaly behind them, the sea race still on the shore were caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to continue the charge or retreat into the sea.
With their offensive disrupted, the Yinglun troops advanced with overwhelming force, quickly reclaiming the coastline before them.
After clearing the sea race on land, teams of five mages began to dismantle the land altars. If handled poorly, these things were essentially large-scale bombs; only the sturdy bodies of Kunpeng and the others could withstand them.
Kunpeng and the others moved faster and faster. The explosions of the sea race altars followed one after another, giving Chen Xu the feeling of lighting firecrackers on New Year's Eve.
It seemed Kunpeng was already eating its fill. To conquer Yinglun, the density of altars built by the sea race along the coast was extremely high. In just over ten minutes, the number of altars Kunpeng had eaten was more than in the past few days combined.
Originally, Chen Xu had planned to have the Bone Kun squad split up and eat separately, but Kunpeng refused. It was extremely protective of its food, and the other Bone Kun followed Kunpeng's every word.
Chen Xu had no choice but to let it be. Since the others were not very bright, he could only focus on developing the leader, Kunpeng.
Recalling the blue light that covered Kunpeng's body after it first ate an altar, Chen Xu felt a bit of anticipation. He wondered if eating so many this time would lead to a different change.
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