Chapter 185: Crushing Tactics of the Ghosts
Half an hour later, the Ghost army reappeared in Gu Xi's sight.
Due to the previous two failures, the Ghost army no longer resorted to sneak attacks or other tricks.
This time, they planned to crush Gu Xi with sheer force.
With this in mind, the Ghosts didn't bring any fancy units, only proper combat troops, and in very large numbers.
Leading the charge was a rare sight: a cavalry unit.
The three hundred knights in the front were clad in glowing green armor, holding lances that resembled barber shop poles. They controlled the speed of their mounts carefully, not launching an immediate charge.
Behind them were attendants, swordsmen, and spearmen clad in purple robes.
These soldiers, aside from their messy purple hair and clownish faces, were otherwise indistinguishable from regular troops.
They wore chainmail and wielded powerful weapons.
Most notably, in front of both the knight unit and the attendant, swordsman, and spearman units, Gu Xi saw a battle flag.
The knight unit's flag depicted two colliding balloons, one red and one green, strikingly visible against the white background.
The other unit's flag depicted a flail, a spear, and a sword crossed over a shield.
These two flags clearly indicated one thing.
These were core units of the Ghosts.
These elite units, along with scattered Ghosts, amounted to roughly six thousand, exerting more pressure on Gu Xi than any previous encounter.
As the enemy forces advanced steadily, Gu Xi's expression hardened. He leapt onto the Evil Coffin and raised the Frost Staff.
"Raise the flag, all undead prepare for battle, Combat Squad 1, bring all spear-wielding undead to the front to face the cavalry charge.
Bone Camp, Combat Squad 2, prepare to flank and clear the rear troops, phantoms attack the main enemy forces.
Skeleton archers and skeleton mages, stay by my side and follow my commands, get moving."
Under Gu Xi's orders, the Ghost army advanced towards the Scourge Ritual Array.
As they prepared to charge, they encountered an unexpected situation.
Half an hour earlier, Gu Xi had blown up a castle here. Although he gained nothing and lost a training camp, it left a large crater on the ground.
When the knight unit began their charge about two hundred meters from the Scourge Ritual Array, they didn't anticipate this.
They had to slow down and find a way around the crater.
This gave Gu Xi an opportunity. The skeleton archers and mages launched a barrage at the knights.
Meanwhile, the phantoms flew over the crater, striking the main enemy force.
At this moment, the knights, divided into two groups to bypass the crater, left the main force exposed.
The main force, caught off guard by the knights' sudden halt, fell into disarray. Some soldiers stopped, while others pushed forward.
They weren't ready for battle.
As the phantoms attacked, the Ghost army's formation broke.
The knights, without support, split to the sides.
Seeing this, Gu Xi seized the moment, "Combat Squad 1, attack, all spearmen to the left, ignore the right, focus left."
The enemy's split presented a chance. Gu Xi decisively concentrated his forces to eliminate one group of knights.
The skeleton leader of Combat Squad 1 understood Gu Xi's plan immediately.
He led his squad and all spear-wielding undead to the left.
As they advanced, he adjusted their pace.
Move forward, slow down, move again.
By the time the undead faced the knights, they were synchronized, whether zombies or skeletons, all moved at the same speed.
Their spears pointed straight ahead.
This coordination showed their control over their weapons, ready to fight in unison.
At this moment, the 150 knights had bypassed the crater and were preparing to charge.
But before they could, the undead, under the skeleton leader's command, leveled their spears.
Spears lowered, thrust forward.
As the undead thrust their spears, it coincided with the knights' start.
The spears pierced the knights' mounts.
The charge was disrupted. The undead advanced, thrusting and retracting their spears rhythmically.
They fought like emotionless machines, a phalanx of spears, not for defense but to clash head-on with the enemy.
The knights, with higher levels and more health, withstood the first wave, and their lances struck the undead.
Even without the charge bonus, their attacks overpowered the undead.
The undead couldn't kill the knights with one thrust, but the knights could easily slay the undead.
However, the undead didn't care about their own survival. To them, a fallen comrade meant an open position for another to step up.
The rear undead moved forward, thrusting their spears again.
Their goal was simple: take down a few knights each time.
As long as they kept killing, the knights would eventually fall.
With this mindset, the skeleton leader thrust his spear again.
[ Skeleton Leader (Summoned) killed Ghost Knight (Level 6), you gain 1 experience point, Combat Squad gains 1 experience point, Summoned gains 30 experience points, Summoned level up to Level 4. ]