Chapter 1100: Chapter 1100

Scouts continuously delivered various types of information to Du You, and after several days, the large contingent of the Sandpeople finally arrived. However, they did not arrive in the traditional legion formations, but rather in a disorganized swarm.

Their lines were incoherent; rather than an army, it would be more accurate to describe them as refugees.

As for the regular army, they were still behind and reportedly would take some time to arrive. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⁂𝕟𝕖𝕥

Meanwhile, Du You also received various messages from other countries. Judging from the response from the Krus Empire, it was clear they had known about the Quicksand Empire’s motives for some time.

"As expected, they knew all along and chose not to tell us. Do they want to watch us die?"

A cold smile flashed in Du You’s heart, but he was powerless to do anything about it. After all, they were the powerful ones, and besides, there was nothing wrong with what they did.

The Divine Flame Empire reacted similarly, sending troops to blockade the desert. But since the Divine Flame Empire’s border was larger, they needed to block the enemies at five different places, not just one like Du You’s side.

"Since it will take a while for them to arrive, let’s wait. Continue reconnaissance, and get a clear understanding of how many upper-class they have this time."

Du You ordered, and the scouts continued on their mission. "Master, let me go as well," Lin Yucha suddenly spoke up. As the team member best at assassination and reconnaissance, Lin Yucha felt duty-bound to participate.

After consideration, Du You replied, "Alright, you can go. Be careful, and if you encounter danger, escape back here."

Lin Yucha was very strong and had many tricks up her sleeve; even if she encountered many tier-five enemies, Du You believed she would be able to return. As for tier-six, it was almost impossible for them to appear on such a battlefield.

Two days later, the refugee-like armies of the Quicksand Empire arrived at the forefront. The massive crowd was overwhelming; one couldn’t tell how many there were at a glance. But in terms of military strength, apart from ordinary refugees and Wild Wolves, there was no one else. Not a single Quicksand Priest was present, and as for the Quicksand soldiers, there were only a few, but the strongest were only tier three.

Even if there were many of such teams, killing them brought no benefits to Du You; they didn’t even have any Crystal Coins to plunder. Even in terms of gaining territory experience, it probably wouldn’t increase by much.

"What should we do with these people?" Lin Yushi asked by Du You’s side while Lin Yucha had yet to return.

"What else can we do, use the skeletons, isn’t that what we have so many skeletons for?"

When the refugee-like army arrived, they realized something was amiss. "I heard that the vanguard was completely wiped out a few days ago; if the enemy is so fearsome, could we all die?"

"What do you mean completely wiped out? They must have hidden themselves and moved somewhere else."

"Hmph, you have no brain at all. How could they just hide? They’re definitely all dead. This is an expansion order issued by the Death God himself; as the vanguard, how would they dare to hide?"

"Quick, look over there; what is that?" A group of refugee upper-class was interrupted while talking.

Several people were quite displeased. Though their strength wasn’t great, they were still different from the rest in this assembly. Wherever people gathered, a hierarchical structure was inevitable, just like on their side; these individuals were the leadership hierarchy of this group.

This mission went well and there would be more opportunities for promotion and higher status. But once they encountered a powerful human legion, they didn’t know if they could escape.

"What’s all the noise? Do you want to die?" a Quicksand soldier bellowed loudly.

"No, my lord, look over there, there are many, many skeletons."

"So what if they are dead? Have you never seen a corpse before..." Before he could finish, his mouth dropped open in disbelief. Because there really were skeletons in front of them, but no one had said those skeletons could move.

A vast swath of gray-white skeletons, some burning with black flames, slowly crawled out of the ground and then ran towards them. The scene was extraordinarily horrifying.

Even though they were Sandpeople, who had trained their wills remarkably in the desert environment, the sight of this still caused some of them to fall apart. Those skeletons were not normal creatures at all.

"Damn it, charge with me, it must be an Undead Mage from the humans. Find and kill them," he ordered.

With the shout of a Quicksand soldier, the herd instinct kicked in. Many Sandpeople, unsure of what was happening, followed and ran forward, some without knowing why they had ended up on the front line. With no other choice, they could only wield their long knives to attack.

Sandpeople had larger skeletons, and the modified skeletons weren’t as large, but their bones were harder and denser, so they were quite powerful. Skeletal and Sand warriors of the same unranked level often inflicted damage on each other.

It took several strikes from a Sandperson’s long knife to break a single skeleton’s bone, but to no effect. It also took several hits to decapitate one without truly killing it. On the other hand, a single sword strike from a skeleton could harm a Sandperson and cause instant death if it hit a vital spot. As the fight continued, Sandpeople in the front fell one after another, and panic spread.

Seeing that the scene was set, Du You said, "Send in the next batch of Griffin Knights to kill off the upper class inside."

While speaking, Du You summoned the Dark Spirit Light, beginning to absorb the surrounding dark element to bolster himself. "Yu Shi, you go and create some Demon Extermination Spirits, too. We have enemies every day for the next few days, so don’t worry about waste."

Previously, they had refrained from creating them because Demon Extermination Spirits could only exist for three days, becoming useless after that time. Now it was different; before the large army’s arrival, they could fight against many refugee armies and continuously create more.

With these cannon fodder armies, the traps he was planning would be even more secretive.

Lin Yushi nodded and said, "Don’t worry, master. I’ll leave the corpses for you."

Then, Lin Yushi leaped into the sky, spread her wings, and flew over. Thunderstorm Arrows rained down, each one blasting a group of Sandpeople to death, followed by the golden Demon Extermination Spirits rising up.

In the center, the rear, and various positions, the figures of Demon Extermination Spirits appeared, plunging the already chaotic troops into further disarray. In fact, not that many enemies had died, but the Sandpeople were still in complete disarray.

"Move aside, let me through!" With the first Sandperson running away, the collapse became unstoppable.

"Why can’t I burrow down? What kind of sand is this?" A Sandperson panicked as he saw his calves stuck in the ground, unable to go deeper despite his effort, since his power couldn’t penetrate.

In fact, this was the power of the Death Scorpion. Du You had already instructed the Death Scorpion to set up restrictions in the nearby sand to prevent the Sandpeople from going underground. Apart from Sandpeople who had reached the fourth tier, others found it difficult to burrow deeper than half a meter into the ground.