"This strategy is even better than I expected," Asmodeus commented after seeing the carnage that was happening in the battlefield. "That Blood Golem is one fascinating creature. Maybe I can artificially make one with Zagan's help."
"Just ask him about it later," Lux commented before shifting his gaze to where Diablo and the Skeleton Gangbangers were fighting.
Diablo had led the charge and over four hundred Skeleton Gangbangers, mounted on Skeleton Horses, that had accompanied him in battle.
Now that a foothold had been made, the Death Knight did what it was best at and used his AOE skills to kill as many soldiers as he could from the get go.
As Rank 4 Monsters, the Skeleton Gang Bangers were not an easy opponent to defeat, and with Diablo leading them, they became even more of a threat.
"The Zombies are not too shabby either," Lazarus said as the revived Undead Soldiers, who were all Rank 3 Monsters, joined the Skeleton Riders in wreaking havoc throughout the enemy's left flank.
Although they weren't as strong as the Skeleton Gangbangers, their presence in the battlefield had a demoralizing effect on the Soldiers, who were left with no other choice but to fight the walking corpses of their slain comrades.
Suddenly, something caught Lux's attention, so he immediately raised his hand, and summoned Diablo back to his side.
At the exact same time, one of the Commanders of the Ammarian Army arrived at the scene with his elite units and immediately engaged the Skeleton Army to battle.
Although the Skeleton Gang Bangers fought bravely, the enemy they were fighting against was still a Ranker, so their numbers decreased very quickly as the minutes passed by.
"Let's do it, Asmodeus," Lux ordered as he activated the skill that the Ammarian Army had grown to hate.
""Corpse Explosion!""
A moment later, a bloody explosion erupted in the Ammarian Army's left flank, which made the Commander, who had come to deal with the Skeleton Army, hastily retreat.
Lux's Corpse Explosion skill was no laughing matter, and the moment it spread, only scattered pieces of flesh would remain.
The other Ammarian Soldiers did the same, and all of them retreated like a tide. They didn't need anyone to tell them to run because they had already seen what would happen to them if they got caught in the deadly chain reaction of corpses exploding in front of their faces.
Of course, even if they knew about this, some were not fortunate enough to escape in time, so all of them died, screaming in pain as Lux's horrifying ability decimated their ranks, sending flesh, and bones flying in every direction.
Blood mists formed in the surroundings, which immediately flew in the direction of the Blood Golem, increasing its size by another twenty meters.
The horrifying creature was now over forty-meters tall, and even the attacks from Rankers were only enough to disperse its body for a few seconds before it reformed fully once again.
It was then that they realized that the Blood Golem would not be defeated as long as the blood of the soldiers on the battlefield flowed like a river.
However, there was nothing they could do about it.
As the two sides fought, more people died, and the stronger the Blood Golem became. Lux finally understood why only one Blood Golem could remain active on the battlefield.
Having more than one didn't necessarily mean that it would be more effective on the battlefield. In fact, more Blood Golems would only split the amount of blood in the battlefield and slow the rate they could grow into their fullest potential.
"It is quite unfortunate that we can only summon a Blood Golem in large scale wars," Lux said. "Summoning it in normal battles would not have the same effect as it is having now."
Asmodeus nodded his head in agreement to his Master's words.
"Still, having one is better than not having any," Zagan stated as he landed beside Lux. "Master, the way I see it, we will need to use more drastic measures in order to tilt the battle in our favor. We may have stalled the Ammarian Army by a bit, but after they regain their composure, the Yelan Army will be pushed back again.
"While they are still reeling from our show of force, we need to concentrate our forces on one side and distract their high-level fighters, giving the Yelan Army time to breathe."
Lux nodded before summoning his Soul Book.
Right now, Diablo's attack boost was a little over three hundred thousand, giving him enough strength to make a Ranker reel in pain if they are hit by his attack.
"Let's use a different strategy," Lux stated. "Asmodeus, Zagan, do any of you have any good ideas?"
The Archlich and the High-Ranking Demon glanced at each other before nodding their heads at the same time.
""Leave it to us, Master.""
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Outside the Domain of the Fallen…
All the Rankers of the different Factions looked at the projections with a solemn gaze. Time and time again, they were surprised by the things that Lux had shown to them.
The Blood Golem in particular made them very wary.
Unlike ordinary Monsters, Blood Golems gain strength by the quantity and quality of the blood that they absorb in battle.
Right now, Lux's Blood Golem had grown into a Deimos-Ranked World Boss, which could only be defeated by a team of Rankers or an Army that numbered in the tens of thousands.
The problem with this arrangement was that the Yelan Army would not allow any of the Rankers to team up and destroy the Giant Abomination that was fighting for them.
Great General Watson, General Carran, and General Fahad were guarding the Blood Golem closely, thwarting any attempts by the enemy Rankers to disperse it completely.
The only thing they could do was to unleash long-range attacks that would blow the Golem's body parts off. However, these destroyed parts would reform again as more people died on the battlefield.
Perhaps, the only time a Blood Golem could be stopped was when the two armies stopped fighting and allowed one side to attack the Golem freely, giving it no opportunity to replenish the blood that it had lost.
'Perhaps we should have killed this brat in the Vahan Empire when we still had the chance,' Aron frowned after seeing Lux's performance in the Gate of Conquest. 'Letting him grow might get in the way of my Emperor's ambition.'
In the past, they tried to play a trick to make Lux indebted to them, but this plan backfired when Lux's grandma, Vera, appeared to save him.
Now that Lux and the Vahan Empire were at odds with each other, they felt that the Half-Elf might become a hindrance in the future.
The High-Ranker of the Vahan Empire then glanced in the direction of the unconscious Nero, who was lying on a bedroll not far from him.
'... I guess it's worth a try,' Aron thought as he gazed at the teenager who hated the Half-Elf very much.
If he dealt with the Half-Elf personally, there might be dire consequences that even he couldn't infer. Dealing with an angry Saint was never an easy matter, so he needed to use a tool in order to carry out the plan in his mind.
And what better tool to use than someone who already had a deep-seated hatred towards the Half-Elf, who had taken everything away from him.
