631: Chapter 631: Turns Out the Beastman is in a Hurry 631: Chapter 631: Turns Out the Beastman is in a Hurry “Let’s hear it then, what situation is so dire that it has you in such a rush?”
Zhao Guang prodded Aleya, who was lying next to him, and under the status of Sage, he could finally think clearly about some of the inconsistencies in the situation.
After all, if Aleya truly had intentions towards him, she wouldn’t be so hasty all of a sudden.
Given Aleya’s intelligence, she could certainly use a better method.
Although for Zhao Guang, perhaps the best method was to deliver herself to him proactively.
After all, this guy wasn’t one to refuse such matters.
The conventional methods, those would take too much time.
Aleya gently slapped Zhao Guang, “Insensitive man.”
But then she started explaining, for if these matters weren’t clarified, Zhao Guang would inevitably feel uneasy.
Indeed, Aleya had taken the initiative, but that didn’t mean she was indifferent to the matter at hand.
On the contrary, perhaps due to the era, people from the Otherworld placed even greater importance on these matters.
Although it hadn’t reached the level of his own country’s ancient customs, it definitely wasn’t as casual as in modern times either.
As Aleya explained, Zhao Guang began to understand.
“I see, the Beastmen are in a panic,” Zhao Guang thought to himself, unable to suppress his amusement.
The reason was simple: those Undead Mages heading south.
Ever since they had established the City of Death, they had begun to expand their power.
The Klein Empire was clever and had built a special fortress outside.
This fortress effectively blocked the Undead Mages from entering.
Any Undead Mage wanting to enter the Klein Empire via conventional routes had to go through a reporting process.
This method prevented the Undead Mages from causing turmoil within their empire.
Of course, this was only for the short term, and perhaps they had not considered the long-term consequences.
In any case, with no way to expand southwards, the only path left for the Undead Mages was towards the Beastman Empire.
The result was that the southern part of the Beastman Empire suffered.
Even Zhao Guang had not expected that the first to suffer would be the Mouse-men, who had already been pushed to the brink.
It must be said that the Mouse-men’s reproductive and adaptability talents were incredibly powerful.
They also had a vast underground network in the south, and after continuous conflict, a large number of Mouse-men had fled there.
But their numbers became the best resource for the Undead Mages, who discovered them and then proceeded to annihilate them repeatedly.
Mouse-men turned into the undead were far more suited to the underground caves than in life.
Consequently, the Undead Mages found that they had an ever-increasing supply of corpse materials at their disposal, so much so that they almost couldn’t use them all up.
Then, with an ample supply of corpses, the Undead Mages began to assemble the Undead Army on a large scale.
Even if the new additions were not Advanced quality, they could still prevail through sheer numbers.
A portion of the Undead Mages even used devices to control the undead en masse, resulting in an even larger Undead Army.
The combat effectiveness of the Mouse-men undead was quite poor, but the Undead Mages had many methods at their disposal.
As a result, they began to use various poisons and plagues on a large scale, directly affixing them to the Mouse-men.
The Beastmen had strong combat capabilities, but their Armor defenses were lacking.
As a consequence, in battle, sustaining injuries was quite common.
Ordinary injuries were one thing, but those that carried severe toxins and plagues were not so easily dealt with.
Particularly among the Beastman armies lacking in healing abilities, various problems began to slowly spread.
As a result, the southern region of the Beastman Empire even began to show signs of rot.
“After a series of battles, we’ve found that the two best methods are long-range attacks and increasing defensive equipment.
And among long-range attacks, sniper rifles are the best.”
“Sniper rifles seem to have a poor cost-performance ratio when used against the Undead.”
“They’re not for use against the Undead, but against those Mage Apprentices.
The Undead Mages hide themselves so well that they’re invisible, but the Apprentices must appear on the battlefield and are easily identified.”
Zhao Guang nodded, “If it’s against the Apprentices, then the cost-performance ratio is indeed very high.”
After all, Mages may not take Apprentices seriously, but that doesn’t mean just anyone can take on a Mage Apprentice.
To begin with, one must have a certain talent; otherwise, they wouldn’t even be able to get started.
And after getting started, one has to learn a massive amount of knowledge, so even though Mage Apprentices are still apprentices, in the eyes of ordinary people, they are absolutely top talent.
“But with this in mind, the sniper rifles we previously supplied you with should already be sufficient, shouldn’t they?”
Aleya shook her head and shifted further inside.
“Not enough, far from enough.
Those Undead Mages actually went to great lengths to replicate sniper rifles, and their sniper rifles are not inferior to yours.
We regularly snipe at each other at the border.”
Oh, so it has become a sniping war.
It’s a pity I didn’t get to see it with my own eyes.
It was surely intense, he thought, as Zhao Guang gradually regained his sensations.
“So, the Beastmen want a large number of sniper rifles, as well as plenty of armor and weapons?” Zhao Guang turned his head, more or less understanding what the Beastmen were after.
“Not just this time, but many times in the future, so we must maintain good relations with you,” Aleya said.
Although she acted as though Zhao Guang was getting the better deal, the Beastmen truly needed Zhao Guang more at the moment.
Originally, they had intended to curry favor by protecting Zhao Guang, but it turned out that wasn’t very effective.
There were indeed favors owed, but they weren’t that significant; the key was Zhao Guang’s strength had increased too rapidly.
A Great Mage, indeed, capable of keeping even the old-brand Great Mages outside, his strength was definitely not simple.
At this level, even in the eyes of the Beastman Empire, he was definitely no small figure.
Moreover, Aleya could tell that Zhao Guang’s warrior strength was also exceptional.
The image from before wasn’t something Aleya had specifically inquired about, but she was aware of it nonetheless.
If her guess was correct, then Zhao Guang had absolutely broken through the level of a Great Knight.
Today, after putting him to the test, she found that his stamina was indeed extraordinary; saying he hadn’t breached the level of a Great Knight was practically impossible.
Zhao Guang himself didn’t realize that he had been probed in such a way.
But it couldn’t be helped; recently, Xi Fei had been constantly preparing for the transformation contract, so many things had to be put on hold.
Only Guo Siyu, with a particularly weak constitution, had an enormous gap compared to Zhao Guang.
It had been so many days since he had indulged to his satisfaction.
Seeing the opportunity this time, Zhao Guang let himself go completely.
It must be said, the Fox Demon was impressive.
Even on the first time, she nearly drained him.
Honestly, if it hadn’t been for his rapid recovery and had it been someone else in his place, they definitely would have been bedridden today.
But as he thought about it, Zhao Guang’s spirits rose again.