Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 305: A Pyrrhic Victory

Chapter 305: Chapter 305: A Pyrrhic Victory

The air combat became increasingly clear, because the enemy’s numbers were too many and their firepower too fierce, causing the Skeleton Army to be less and less able to hold out. The attacking strength of technological power was fully demonstrated here.

The retreating Skull Soldiers were about to give in.

"Destroy them, destroy them," the goblin aerial commander was so excited he was nearly jumping.

These Skull Soldiers had split into two groups; otherwise, they could not have caused such a situation. As long as he could eliminate these Skull Soldiers, then when facing the other group, even if he suffered massive losses, he could pretty much ensure victory.

After this victory, his status would absolutely rise sharply. Digesting those rewards, maybe he too could become a Chief. Though not of a top-tier nation, surely ruling a small country would not be a problem.

But just as they were preparing to pursue their victory, a panicked voice suddenly came from behind.

"Report, report, large numbers of Flying Dragons have appeared from behind, approaching our side."

"What’s going on, do you know what the consequences are for talking nonsense?" The commander turned around and gaped, for indeed, there was a large number of black dots rapidly approaching in the distance.

Even without observation equipment, he knew exactly what those things were.

Now they were in trouble. Although the opposite enemy was close to being cornered, they still had the power to resist, and the number that remained was extremely large. In the short term, it was impossible to secure victory.

Now that reinforcements had arrived from behind, they were in big trouble, suddenly facing encirclement from both sides.

What to do, the enemy’s strength was not weak. He had confidence in taking them on wave by wave, but facing them all at once, he would definitely be the one to die.

After all, wave by wave, he could replenish energy and weapons.

If both sides came together, he feared the weapons he brought might not even be enough to last until the end.

"Retreat, retreat, change the front line to the rear, and prepare for defense."

The commander’s order was given quickly, but the enemy was faster. In the blink of an eye, a large number of the Undead spread out, sweeping over from all around like a covering blanket.

The Undead that they had just suppressed suddenly turned around and attacked.

These Undead, not afraid of death, braved the attacks to change their array, firmly dragging the enemy down here.

It was only a few minutes, but that was enough for the reinforcements to arrive, nearly forming an encirclement. To be encircled in the air was far more terrible than on the ground, as it meant being completely trapped from all directions including above and below.

The intensity of the battle instantly became even more exaggerated than just before.

Large amounts of debris constantly fell from the sky, like hailstones, but this was far more terrifying than hail.

Passing over a city, this debris directly turned it into ruins, with countless goblins wailing within. The battle did not last long, from the completion of the encirclement to its end, less than two hours.

Because the enemy continuously dodged and was pursued, it turned out this way.

After the aerial battle ended, the enemy’s air combat power was nearly annihilated, not a single Gold-class airship remained.

On their own side, only a little over a thousand Skeleton Flying Dragons remained. In this battle, two-thirds of the Skeleton Flying Dragons were destroyed; it was a very bleak outcome.

"Air superiority has been established, but we cannot allow ground troops to continue approaching."

The Hero Units gathered and immediately determined the next plan. Without returning for reinforcements or splitting up, they went straight for the largest group of enemy ground troops, and it wasn’t long before the battle was reignited.

However, without the restraint of air power, the ground troops alone were at too great a disadvantage.

Even with their very strong firepower, they were still in constant retreat in the face of this attack.

It didn’t take long for the central troop to be annihilated; at this moment, Fang Jie was being briefed by an Elite Unit’s White Bone Griffin on the situation of the battlefield. This Elite Unit returned just after the aerial combat had ended.

"So that is to say, although we were outmaneuvered, we still won the air battle. Well done, really well done," Fang Jie said with a sense of relief. Thankfully, his heroes had reacted quickly.

If they had followed the strategy he had originally set, he probably would have been the first to lose air power.

He only had air power to begin with, without any ground forces.

Once defeated, the result would be the enemy marching forward, and he would have only been able to choose mission failure. If the retreat was delayed, his life might have been in danger, and this was not a test of space.

Then Fang Jie heard they decided to take the initiative to attack the remaining troops; he didn’t make any comments.

The Heroes had a keener instinct on the battlefield than he did. For his absolutely loyal subordinates, did he need to guard against them? Surely not even the most suspicious person would do that.

After a while, another White Bone Griffin flew back.

"Lord, the battle is over, and the enemy’s army has been completely wiped out. We have less than three hundred Skeleton Flying Dragons left. Including those outside, that’s just over six hundred."

Just over six hundred; the number he had brought was only six hundred, but it had expanded to six thousand due to fission.

For the whole world, six hundred Gold units might not be much, but in the current situation, these six hundred Skeleton Flying Dragons could definitely tip the scales, controlling the world’s airspace.

"Have them come back, rest up, and then carry out the final plan."

Fang Jie had calculated that in this world, just ten Array Maps were enough for complete coverage but some places were not appropriate. And other locations were right in the midst of enemy camps or cities.

Fang Jie could only abandon these positions; he calculated that to cover the entire world, sixteen Arrays were needed.

During the continuous battles before, the enemy could always cause destruction. In this final battle, Fang Jie had most of his troops withdrawn, and now only two Arrays remained outside.

But now it was different, he held the initiative, so no one could stop him anymore.

The failure of this decisive battle had also quieted down the goblin side. Goblins everywhere were issuing orders for their kin to find places to hide. All the armies were to remain hidden, not to engage in war without cause.

The goblins were waiting; they were waiting for their factories to recover, to rebuild their forces, and to fight a decisive battle with the enemy once more.

At this time, the goblins had lost the desire to continue their struggle, not because they didn’t want to, but because a greater crisis loomed before them. If they didn’t eliminate the enemy, they would be left with nothing—anything they seized now would be in vain.