A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

When Shen Mu learned of this news, he was still researching the power of faith.

However, upon hearing this news, he immediately turned around and went to the Su Family Village station.

Beside him, the three generals, Aileron, Lezarith, and Bestur, were also standing by his side, each holding a weapon.

They were all warily looking at the partially constructed outline of the subway commercial complex at the Su Family Village station.

Because that was where the subway platform and subway tunnel of the Su Family Village station were located.

And this was also the source from which those hell demons appeared last night and attacked him.

Of course, caution was necessary.

"Lord Shen Mu, the sound coming from this subway tunnel is a bit strange, and we have noticed that there seems to be something inside."

A Khergit Khanate steppe bandit came to Shen Mu's side to report: "It sounds like bones knocking against the ground. Based on some information we obtained earlier, we speculate that it should be skeleton soldiers marching among those undead monsters."

These Khergit steppe bandits already knew from Aileron and the Holy Tree Knights what skeleton soldiers were among the undead monsters.

In the end, they were a group of undead monsters formed from skeletons that emerged from tombs.

Their entire bodies were made up of skeletons pieced together.

Therefore, when the sound of bones knocking against the ground, producing countless continuous crisp sounds, was heard.

These Khergit steppe bandits immediately thought that it should be those skeleton soldiers.

"Yes, your analysis is correct."

Shen Mu nodded at this time, agreeing with the analysis of these steppe bandits, because when he came to the entrance of the subway tunnel, he had already noticed these crisp bone knocking sounds, which were the sounds of those skeleton soldiers marching.

Because the feet of those skeletons were also made of bones, and they could only walk normally when controlled by undead energy.

Therefore, every time they walked, the cracking sound was like knocking on bones.

Just like the sound that was appearing now.

The continuous sound was as if countless people were knocking on bones in the subway tunnel.

It was extremely obvious.

"But why are there so many skeletons?"

Shen Mu frowned at this time. Although he understood that undead monsters were the absolute main force among the monsters occupying the Blue Star world today.

Their numbers were endless.

But it was daytime now.

Those undead monsters could not leave the areas occupied by the undead rules where darkness existed.

As long as they appeared in a place with sunlight during the day, they would be instantly shattered into bone ash and completely destroyed.

So, even standing at the entrance of this subway, Shen Mu did not have any fear in his heart.

Moreover, even when night came and the undead rules filled the entire world, as if turning the entire world into an undead world.

Shen Mu would not be afraid of those low-level skeleton soldiers at all.

To him, the combat power of these skeleton soldiers was not even comparable to that of a Tier 1 recruit.

Even the most ordinary Calradian farmer could easily take down a skeleton soldier with a pitchfork or a wooden stick.

If they could overcome their fear, then an ordinary farmer could easily take down three or four skeleton soldiers without any problem.

After all, those wobbly skeletons had considerable difficulty even walking. Although they looked quite terrifying, their actual combat power was basically no different from that of an eight- or nine-year-old child.

If an eight- or nine-year-old child was stronger or braver, then they could potentially deal a fatal blow to these wobbly low-level skeleton soldiers with a wooden stick.

This was why Shen Mu was dismissive of those so-called undead monsters.

As long as one mastered the power of rules, then they could cause effective damage to these undead monsters.

Ordinary Blue Star humans did not have the power to master the rules, so they could not cause effective damage to undead monsters at all and could only hide, hoping that these undead monsters would not find them.

However, as long as these Blue Star humans found imprints of inheritance from the spirit world and obtained some items from the spirit world, even rotten wood from the spirit world could effectively strike these undead monsters.

It was just because Blue Star humans did not know that such a thing would happen at the beginning.

That was why the losses were so heavy when the undead rules descended.

It was because the humans of the Blue Star world simply did not know about this, and after they found out, because there were too many losses at that time, they could no longer form a numerical advantage for the Blue Star humans and could only be forced to eke out a living.

"Aileron, Lezarith, and Bestur."

Shen Mu slowly opened his mouth at this time, calling out the names of his three generals, and at the same time turned his head to look at those Holy Tree Knights.

"We are here."

The three generals and those Holy Tree Knights immediately took a step forward and solemnly responded to Shen Mu: "Please give your orders!"

"Now I need you to follow me down to see what is going on underneath," Shen Mu slowly said.

And immediately dismounted from the Holy Tree Steed he was riding.

He jumped to the ground.

Reaching out to hold the hilt of his knight's sword, he casually hung the spear in his hand on the saddle hook on the horse's back.

And behind him, the three generals had already jumped off their horses and came over.

Including the 110 Holy Tree Knights, as the bodyguard, they all jumped off their horses cleanly and stood behind Shen Mu and the three generals, neatly forming a small phalanx.

However, these Holy Tree Knights did not abandon the spears in their hands, because although they had jumped off their horses and become dismounted knights.

They could still be used as heavy infantry by virtue of the armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands.

So, they could also form a spear phalanx.

Even Aileron, Lezarith, and Bestur were still holding their spears and lances in their hands.

They also had rich experience in close combat.

And they clearly understood that in such a small space, as long as they formed a spear phalanx, then the enemy could only attack them from the front, so having a polearm in their hands was more effective than the one-handed weapons in their hands.

"Let's go," Shen Mu said at this time, looking at the generals and Holy Tree Knights who were already prepared, so he waved forward and personally led them towards the first floor of the subway commercial complex.

The first floor of the subway station had already been built, so it could barely be used as an area for them to advance into.

And there were no windows around to block it, so the setting sun could still shine in, allowing the light to fall in.

In this way, the darkness condensed with undead rules could not take effect.

So, the first floor of the subway commercial complex was still a relatively safe location.

The only unsafe place was the staircase leading to the subway platform on the -1 floor of the subway commercial complex.

After the staircase went down nearly half a meter, it had already been occupied by darkness, and there was a recovery of condensation in the darkness, obviously a place filled with undead rules, and just below these stairs filled with recovery and darkness.

The sounds of bones knocking against each other constantly came from inside.

And as they entered the first floor of the subway commercial complex.

The lingering sound of bones became more and more dense, making Shen Mu and the others feel a special sense of depression after coming to the first floor of the subway commercial complex.

Especially Shen Mu, who frowned slightly at this time.

Because the Holy Tree Knight armor on his body had begun to feel hot, obviously the mithril in it was reminding him that evil was approaching.

Or rather, he had already approached a place where evil existed.

"These are not ordinary skeletons."

Shen Mu frowned at this time, and he subconsciously spoke slowly.

"Not ordinary skeletons? Lord Shen Mu, what does this mean?" Beside Shen Mu, Lezarith and Bestur also showed some doubts on their faces.

Now they were holding spears and lances, guarding Shen Mu's side like captains of the guard.

When they heard Shen Mu's subconscious mutter, their expressions also became slightly solemn.

After all, when they came to this subway commercial complex, looking at the dark subway area shrouded in darkness, as well as the gray mist emanating from it, and the sounds of bones knocking against each other, their mood had also become depressed.

People are most afraid of the unknown.

They had not been exposed to the real so-called undead monsters, so they were still subconsciously raising their vigilance.

And it was precisely because of this vigilance that they became more depressed and more solemn.

Of course, if they were like Aileron, who had first contacted those undead monsters and had personally chopped and smashed some undead monsters, then they would be as relaxed as Aileron now.

"Relax a little, even if they are not ordinary skeletons, they will not pose an effective threat to us," Aileron shrugged his shoulders at this time and said casually: "Even if those skeletons and zombies are stronger, they are basically equivalent to some ordinary Vaegir recruits or Vaegir light infantry. There is no need to consider too much threat."

"If that's the case, then that's great," Lezarith and Bestur also looked at each other, and they both saw the emotions gradually relaxing in each other's eyes.

Of course, they still held the spears and lances tightly in their hands without any slackening.

After all, as long as they were enemies, then they needed to cheer up.

On the Calradia continent, there were countless strong people who had capsized in the gutter because of underestimating the enemy.

Therefore, neither of them wanted to capsize in the gutter either.

To this, Aileron just smiled slightly and did not say much, because he understood that even if all the skeletons and zombies underneath were added together, their combat power was only average.

The only threats were those ghouls, or the skeleton cavalry that he had heard of, as well as special undead monsters such as skeleton archers.

Even if Shen Mu said that these were not skeleton soldiers, Aileron did not have much fear in his heart.

Because other than skeleton soldiers, there were bone soldiers.

Aylenn had encountered skeletal units whose bones were grayish-black and gleamed with a special metallic luster. He had even personally led teams to the battlefield to slaughter them.

They would be smashed into pieces by the weapons in his hands, and his brave Calradian soldiers would rush up and turn them into useless piles of bones on the ground.

Therefore, Aylenn felt no fear whatsoever.

"The appearance of a skeletal legion beneath this subway shopping center is indeed likely," Shen Mu said, not concealing his thoughts. "Moreover, there are many of them, seemingly marching constantly."

As he spoke, Shen Mu subconsciously looked east, following the unique frequency of the sounds coming from below. More precisely, it was in the northeast direction.

And that was where Angang Street was located.

"Sir, do you mean that the skeletal legion in these subway tunnels is marching towards Angang Street?"

At this moment, Aylenn, Lesalute, and Bestur all wore expressions of surprise.

Originally, they had all assumed that the reason the skeleton legion, or rather, the skeletal legion, in these subway tunnels had come to the Sujiacun subway station was to attack them.

After all, the territories of these humans had always been subjected to attacks and harassment from these undead monsters.

Now, Shen Mu was actually saying that the destination of the skeletal legion marching in these subway tunnels was not New Rivacheg, the Vaegir castle where they were located.

Instead, it was Angang Street, further to the northeast.

This truly surprised and puzzled them.

After all, they clearly knew that Angang Street, to the northeast, was occupied by hell devils.

It could even be said that Angang Street itself was within the territory owned by hell devils.

Now, these undead monsters were actually advancing towards that place.

This truly made them quite puzzled and bewildered.

"Then we don't need to go down," Shen Mu suddenly said, thinking of a guess he had.

That was whether the rules and the monsters under the rules could get along harmoniously.

He recalled that when he had been attacked by demon monsters before, the undead monsters had not launched any additional attacks.

When he had been attacked by undead monsters, there were no demon monsters around.

Including when hell devils appeared, neither undead monsters nor demon monsters were present.

This was a special thought that had always been floating in Shen Mu's mind: "Monsters under different rules are only tacitly not confronting each other, not engaging in fierce battles, but that doesn't mean they are allies, nor does it mean they are cooperating."

Shen Mu stroked his chin. "If there is any friction, then both sides will still use battle to solve the problem."

After all, Shen Mu had seen many times that when the Abyss Rule appeared, the Undead Rule was repelled.

When the Hell Rule appeared, the Undead Rule was also repelled.

And when the Undead Rule was too strong, the Hell Rule and the Abyss Rule would not appear.

"Then, coupled with the fact that these skeletal legions are heading towards Angang Street, and the piles of bone fragments when I first entered the subway tunnel..."

Shen Mu frowned slightly. "Could it be that the skeletal legion in the subway tunnel is fighting with those hell devils, which is why there is such a sound of marching towards the northeast?"

Shen Mu carefully analyzed and pondered in his contemplation.

In fact, his analysis was already close to the truth.

"Lord Shen Mu, do we still need to go down and see what's happening?"

At this moment, Aylenn tightly gripped his spear and turned to Shen Mu for inquiry.

Beside him, Lesalute and Bestur also turned to look at Shen Mu.

As long as Shen Mu gave the order, they would dare to immediately pick up the spears in their hands and rush down the stairs in front of them.

And their eyes were filled with eagerness to try.

Including the 110 Holy Tree Knights of the Holy Tree Knights behind them, who also gripped the spears in their hands, their eyes looking at Shen Mu were quite firm and full of fighting spirit.

"No need," Shen Mu raised his hand, rejecting their request to take the initiative.

After a moment of pondering.

Looking at the stairs leading to the subway platform in front of him, and the solidified darkness and gray mist half a meter below, Shen Mu said in a deep voice: "It's getting dark, our main goal is to immediately return behind the city walls."

"Return?" The three generals in front of him and the Holy Tree Knights behind him were somewhat stunned.

They didn't expect Shen Mu to tell them to go back.

"Yes," Shen Mu said faintly, "Perhaps these skeletal legions are not actively looking for us, and there is no need for us to investigate here."

Shen Mu wanted to verify his guess.

After all, if these skeletal legions were indeed fighting with those hell devils to the northeast.

Then New Rivacheg, the castle he had built in Sujiacun, would have some buffer space.

He wouldn't have to worry about those hell devils taking revenge on him again.

After all, as long as the skeletal legion and the hell devils clashed, and engaged in fierce battles in the subway tunnels, then it would mean that the subway tunnels had been blocked, and those hell devils would no longer easily come to the area where he was located through the tunnels to attack his castle.

Those hell devils would definitely have to deal with these skeletal legions first before they could deal with him.

Of course, Shen Mu didn't understand why those skeletal legions would clash with the hell devils, but as long as there was a clash, he would have a buffer space in any case.

Not only would he be able to quickly build his castle and his town.

But he would also be able to recruit more soldiers, making his forces more sufficient.

"That's right," Shen Mu also briefly explained his reasons to his three generals at this time, at least he needed to let his three generals understand why he wanted to retreat.

And looking at the setting sun that had already fallen on the horizon, struggling to release its last dim yellow light.

Shen Mu also said: "If no undead monsters appear here tonight, and no hell devil army appears here, then it means that my guess has been confirmed, and we do have a certain buffer space."

"Understood," Aylenn, Lesalute, and Bestur nodded with some regret at this time.

All three of them were the kind of battle-mad generals.

They were quite eager for battle.

But now they decided to obey Shen Mu's arrangements.

After all, they also understood that the construction of the castle and the town was more important.

So after briefly checking that there were indeed no abnormal situations here, they once again led all the troops back into the city walls.

'Buzz!'

And as they had just returned to the city walls.

The Vaegir sharpshooters closed the city gate.

Then, outside, all the dim yellow light of the setting sun completely disappeared, and the last bit of sunlight was also annihilated in the darkness.

A throbbing at the soul level instantly spread throughout the Blue Star world.

It was dark.

"Light the bonfires and torches," Shen Mu arranged at this time.

At the same time, he stood on the city gate, looking at the pitch-black darkness outside, as if it were solidified black jelly, with wisps of gray mist permeating from it.

He also subconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"It's a pity that now, within the scope of this castle, the power of the Calradian Rules cannot cover a large area like in Dhirim," Shen Mu looked at the darkness and gray mist that had appeared about two or three meters outside the city walls, and some solemnity appeared in his eyes.

This meant that the Calradian Rules in this area were still in a relatively weak position.

This also meant that the development of New Rivacheg, this Vaegir castle, still needed to continue on the right track.

At least, this castle needed to become stronger and stronger.

"After tonight, I need to go back to Dhirim first, to gather those Blue Star humans and let them provide me with the power of faith as soon as possible," Shen Mu had now discovered that the power of faith was a very useful thing.

As long as he obtained enough power of faith, then he could make his castle and town develop faster.

And those Blue Star humans left outside Dhirim, numbering as many as twenty or thirty thousand, Shen Mu didn't want to let them go.

After all, these were all humanoid faith-providing machines.

They were still quite important resources.

If they were abducted by other forces while he was away, it would not be good.

After all, Shen Mu now had a trace of hostility towards his verbal ally, the Green Leaf Group, which had established an Elf village in the City Garden Wetland of Long City.

This was perhaps the reason why a treasure invites robbery.

It should also be the fundamental conflict of interest that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

At least for Shen Mu, he needed the power of faith.

Then the Green Leaf Group, which was competing with him for the Blue Star humans as faith-providing machines, was obviously not so friendly.

Thinking carefully, their verbal agreement was also to deal with the Diesel Company, the Orc tribe, together.

And since the Diesel Company had been destroyed, and the Orc tribe had also been destroyed.

Then the verbal alliance between the two sides was no longer necessary.

It automatically changed from an alliance relationship to a neutral but leaning towards hostile, fundamentally conflicting, delicate relationship.

The fact that they haven't torn their faces yet may also be because the Orc tribe has just been destroyed.

And Shen Mu should now be able to understand that the Green Leaf Group should definitely have developed a defensive mentality towards him, after all, his troops had directly destroyed the powerful Diesel Company and the Orc tribe.

For the Green Leaf Group, which was already in a weak position, it should be a very shocking deterrent.