Era of the transmigrating earth-Chapter 2155: Put Some Pressure on Them

Through the infiltration of his Doppelganger, Du You finally obtained the information he wanted.

The result was almost as Lin Yucha had guessed. The major cities had not coordinated properly up until now, so they were stuck at the last stage of the offensive. As long as they didn’t attack, they weren’t in a hurry either.

In their view, it was just a bunch of Undead, powerful indeed, but still comparable to a single city. With so many cities combined, they couldn’t possibly stand against them.

Moreover, they might even be thinking of using a borrowed knife to kill. After all, the major cities had grudges. Wouldn’t it be perfect if they let the Undead Creatures eliminate some of their rival cities, and then swoop in to save the day?

As for whether they themselves would be attacked, they all harbored a lucky attitude.

Apart from the two cities closest to them being more anxious, the other cities didn’t believe that the Undead would attack them first.

The cities that had grudges with these two found the situation even more delightful; they were the ones most eager to procrastinate now. As for unexpected events, those were beyond their consideration.

"At their road construction speed, it will take at least a year for them to get close to us. If by then they haven’t figured things out, they might use other means to drag things out further."

Such situations aren’t impossible, involving disputes among the upper class, any sort of bizarre incident could arise.

"We can’t let them continue to procrastinate like this; it’s too frustrating. Seems like we need to provoke them a bit." A glimmer of divine light flashed in Du You’s eyes.

"How do we provoke them? Can’t we just go out and wipe them out?"

"We can’t, without rightful reasons. It’s better if they attack us. If we act without cause, it might provoke other distant cities. The cities above ground have more fluid information exchanges."

This is different from the native world, which is oddly peculiar. Despite having no dangers in the wild and cities being denser and having developed technology, communication is still so stagnant and hard to understand.

"Then how do we provoke them? If we don’t attack their cities, they won’t feel anything."

Du You pointed into the distance and said, "Yes, those soldiers are who I’m talking about; we just need to put some pressure on them."

Lin Yucha nodded and said, "Great idea. The reason to deploy soldiers in war is, on one hand, to occupy cities and gather resources, and on the other hand, to cultivate strong individuals. Winning also has many benefits, and as long as the losses aren’t too high, it’s worth it."

"So as long as we attack their soldiers and cause them to keep dying, the families of those soldiers won’t be able to withstand the pressure, which will then transfer to the upper levels of the city."

"If we find a way to take down those who can or have already broken through, they will undoubtedly find it not worthwhile. Finally, they’ll either withdraw their forces or fight us as soon as possible."

Lin Yushi asked, "What if they withdraw their troops?"

Du You laughed, "How could they withdraw? These are some eighth-tier strong individuals, they care about their reputation. If they withdraw so disgracefully, it wouldn’t reflect well on them. Although the public can’t do much to them, in future endeavors, it would become troublesome if no one cooperates with them."

Indeed, the cities on the surface are different from the Race Cities underground. Once a lord’s reputation is tarnished, many people might leave the city and join other places. Insufficient population would pose a problem then.

Without the people, they wouldn’t have resources or help in gathering various materials, causing operational issues for the city. When a city faces issues, it isn’t beneficial for those lords’ cultivation.

Having a prosperous city inherently elevates those lords’ cultivation speed.

That’s a characteristic of this world, considered a sort of rule. Otherwise, how would there be so many strong individuals emerging to build cities? Most of the strong individuals in the native world prefer to remain hidden.

Lin Yushi gently nodded, seeming to grasp the two’s thoughts.

Following Du You’s command, the army below finally started to take action. Since they wouldn’t attack on their own, then they would take the initiative, that was Du You’s thought.

The troops that had turned into road-building teams advanced slowly. They cut mountains and trees and continuously broaden the roads, striving for excellence, willing to waste more time to create the best roads.

But this day, a troop encountered trouble. As they were exploring, they were suddenly attacked.

"Damn it, who dares to attack us?" Under a rain of arrows, a reconnaissance team lost a third of its members immediately.

"I see them, over there, it’s the Undead. Damn it, they’ve already reached this place. Is their army already coming? Let’s retreat quickly." The reconnaissance team, filled with terror, withdrew immediately.

Subsequently, the rear troops retracted, stopped road building, and began to guard themselves.

However, when their Scouts delivered the news back, they felt hot-faced. Because the enemy’s main army hadn’t arrived, only some small units had, allowing them to evade detection.

Being scared by small squads of Undead like this was utterly shameful.

In anger, these troops began searching the forest for enemies. But they lacked experience fighting Undead Creatures. These Undead weren’t mindless fools who charge blindly forward.

Led by intelligent Undead and directed from afar by wise ones, the Undead were exceedingly flexible in combat. They hid in the forest and attacked with bows from a distance.

The soldiers were very unaccustomed to fighting in the forest, and against the Undead, who wouldn’t perish unless hit in a vital spot, their ranged weapons had little effect. Consequently, their soldiers began to continuously die.

Each place didn’t see many deaths, but cumulatively, they realized that the number of soldiers dying each day added up tremendously. Although many Undead Creatures, mostly skeleton Zombies, were killed, that didn’t matter much.

If things went on like this, let alone road construction, their losses would become increasingly severe. Hence, the road-building squad soon halted, and the furious army began to gather, preparing to exterminate these Undead thoroughly.