Early Third Era: After the annihilation of the meteor worms, the liches gradually freed their hands, with more of them returning to defend. Some liches even found intact starships and piloted them back for defense.
Gradually, the tide began to turn, and the pressure on the three tribes increased. Liches poured in from all directions, and despite their higher strength, the three tribes found themselves struggling to keep up.
At the same time, the effects of space medicine on the three tribes started to wear off.
In a desperate move, you issued new orders for the three tribes to replenish their medicines and then retreat to the upper levels of the space station. If they got trapped here by the liches, it would be disastrous.
However, the lich chieftain had already made sufficient preparations. The moment your creatures arrived, an energy wall trapped them in the center.
Before they could react, countless light projectiles bombarded them, cutting their numbers down to about 1,000!
Tao Tie used their strongest skill, attempting to break through the energy wall, but the walls were formed by the life force of battle-tier liches, and your creatures were unable to break through.
Bai Ze sighed, observing the one-sided scene.
"High-intelligence life forms, their technological prowess is indeed formidable..."
"The key is their strange tactics they're willing to sacrifice everything to win!"
Bai Ze was deeply shocked by the liches' intelligence and technological level. They had managed to create such energy walls that even Tao Tie's destructive beams couldn't penetrate.
"It seems that after this simulation, I'll need to have a serious conversation with Old Zhou to understand exactly what the liches are all about."
"Without understanding them, fighting is indeed troublesome."
Bai Ze made up his mind knowing both oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle.
If they kept acting recklessly, they'd only end up in total defeat.
Your creatures discovered the Lich Chieftain. Despite his small stature, his strength was at the peak of the battle tier. The staff he carried seemed to control the energy walls.
Suddenly, just when the large army was in a stalemate, a massive figure crashed through the iron wall behind the lich chieftain. Golden claws slammed into his back.
The lich chieftain was knocked dozens of meters away, and his staff broke. The control over the energy walls vanished, and the battle-tier liches who had sacrificed their lives began to suffer backlash and fell heavily to the ground.
Hepajedon's arrival played a key role! The surviving meteor worms followed him, helping the large army breakthrough while using their armored bodies to absorb most of the damage.
The army broke through the encirclement and charged toward the uppermost level of the space station, reaching an open area.
Mid Third Era: Nearly 5,000 surviving liches had filled the lower levels, and several hundred starships in the exposed upper level locked onto the area.
Your creatures arrived and saw the huge difference in numbers but did not show much panic. After all, they were seasoned veterans, and breaking through wasn't difficult.
However, what came next stunned them. The lich chieftain, who had been heavily injured by Hepajedon, was still alive. His hunched form slowly rose, hands raised, eyes wild, muttering something.
To your surprise, as he muttered, the liches around him began to disappear one by one, their bodies transforming into particles that continuously reassembled in mid-air.
Ding! Divine Eye Detection...
Ding! Fusion life form detected!
Lifeform name: Lich King
Lifeform rank: Leader-level, Beginner
Description: A powerful life form formed by the sacrifice of many liches, possessing a body as tough as steel and destructive power beyond comprehension.
Bai Ze activated the Divine Eye for further observation.
"This thing has a Leader-level rank?" He gasped.
However, from the data provided by the Divine Eye, it seemed that this creature wasn't as strong as the mechanical Godzilla they had previously faced. Hepajedon alone should be enough to handle it!
"All units, listen up! Don't give it the chance to fully merge."
"Immediately launch an attack. While it's still in the process, we must kill it!"
You seized the opportunity and issued orders. The three leaders broke a path, and Hepajedon charged ahead alone.
Just as Hepajedon was about to reach the partially formed Lich King, he was suddenly repelled by an immense force.
Upon closer inspection, two beams of light were gathering next to the Lich King!
Ding! Lich King was born.
Ding! Lich King was born.
The two successive notifications rang in Bai Ze's ears.
"It's that old madman!" Bai Ze said sternly.
His eyes quickly darted around and realized that the lich chieftain had sacrificed over a thousand liches, including himself, as nourishment!
He had created two Lich Kings, both at Leader-level rank.
Late Third Era: Three Leader-level Lich Kings descended simultaneously. Their eyes were hollow, devoid of emotion, and they appeared even more terrifying than mechanical beings.
Their faces were twisted and iron-grey, with jagged horns and bone spurs protruding from their fists, looking incredibly fierce.
When they awakened, the first thing they did was charge Hepajedon, the nearest target, to beat him down!
After observing through the Divine Eye, you identified the Lich Kings' weaknesses: their antennae! Unfortunately, all three were Leader-level, and Hepajedon was forced to endure the beating, unable to retaliate.
Reluctantly, you ordered Hepajedon to hold out and told the other three leaders to begin the breakout. If they remained trapped here, it would be certain death!
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The large army had just started charging when the effect of the space medicine wore off, and many creatures began to feel shortness of breath and a burning sensation on their skin.
The remaining space medicine was nearly depleted, and only enough was left for half of the creatures.
Before you could make a decision, the creatures had already organized themselves. Those who hadn't taken the medicine used their bodies as shields to help those who had taken it to break through.
At this moment, fierce firepower rained down from the sky, and a massive starship, several times the size of a standard interstellar battleship, emerged from the hazy cosmos!
Powered by the liches' life force, the ship unleashed devastating rays filled with cosmic radiation, and your creatures suffered heavy losses, with the lead Kunpeng being struck in one wing and falling from the sky.
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