Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Strategy
"All warriors, pick up your weapons! The battle isn't over yet; our ancestors are watching us. If we won the first battle, we can win the second one!" Zaryusu' older brother, Shasuryu, shouted to all the Lizardmen.
"For the ancestors, charge!" The Lizardmen rushed towards the undead army.
The skeleton archers gathered at the rear to launch a rain of arrows, while the zombies clustered at the center to launch their attacks.
Peroroncino issued the first order to the undead army.
These 5,000 undead were split into different groups:
1,000 zombies, 500 skeleton archers, 200 skeleton cavalry, 300 various undead creatures, and 3,000 skeleton warriors equipped with different weapons.
The zombies clashed wildly with the Lizardmen.
The skeleton archers released arrows, hitting several zombies, but the undead were unaffected by the arrows unless they were struck in a vital area.
Only the Lizardmen were hurt by the arrow rain.
"Comrades, follow me!" Zaryusu raised his Ice Fang and led a large number of elite Lizardmen warriors towards the skeleton army.
Zenberu and several other clan leaders followed Zaryusu.
Crusch was positioned as the Lizardmen mage to support the attack.
Zaryusu intended to break through the skeleton army and attack the archers at the rear.
If the skeleton archers weren't dealt with, the Lizardmen would suffer heavy casualties.
"Left flank, the skeleton army will attack from the left side! Right flank, the skeleton army will attack from the right!" Peroroncino gave orders for the undead to maneuver.
The undead army formed four units.
The zombies, used as cannon fodder, charged first, while the skeleton soldiers moved to both sides of the Lizardmen to form an encirclement.
The undead creatures and skeleton cavalry clashed directly with the Lizardmen's main force.
Both sides suffered heavy losses in the ensuing battle.
The Lizardmen slingshotters, stationed at the rear, were unable to deal with the undead army's main forces, the undead creatures and skeleton cavalry, and could only target the nearest skeleton soldiers.
The skeletons completely ignored them, following Peroroncino's commands.
The Lizardmen mages were eager to help, but their magic could not reach the skeleton cavalry or undead creatures and only managed to attack the nearest undead forces.
Despite their efforts, twenty or more Lizardmen mage found it difficult to break through hundreds of skeletons.
As the battle continued, the skeletons surrounded the Lizardmen's rear. Now, the Lizardmen were like trapped prey with no way out.
"This won't do," Zaryusu thought, continuing to cut down the undead creatures and skeleton cavalry.
He decided to break through on the left. "Warriors, follow me!"
At that moment, Peroroncino, noticing the Lizardmen's change in direction, ordered the skeleton archers to reposition to the left flank.
"Skeleton cavalry, retreat!" Peroroncino had already planned an escape route for the skeleton cavalry, and they obeyed the command to pull back.
But Zaryusu, trapped in the encirclement, had no knowledge of this.
"Warriors, kill them!" Zaryusu shouted as he fought at the frontlines, slaying skeleton soldiers effortlessly.
But as soon as the Lizardmen broke through the skeleton line, a rain of arrows rained down on them, hitting Zaryusu in the face and even striking one of his eyes.
At this moment, he felt the pain of Iguva.
"Peroroncino-sama is truly amazing," Cocytus remarked, watching the battle unfold.
"I didn't expect him to lead such a large army without relying on any elite forces, suppressing the Lizardmen completely."
Momonga also observed the battle.
"I didn't realize Peroroncino could command armies so well. As the ruler of Nazarick, maybe I should learn from him."
"Peroroncino-sama is impressive," another observer remarked.
"He doesn't even need to rely on Iguva, one of the undead's trump cards, to overpower the Lizardmen."
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