A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

"As long as we're careful and only let these 10 Swadian recruits kill undead monsters near the main building's corridors, there shouldn't be any problems."

Shen Mu had made careful considerations.

Although this might slow down the leveling speed of these Swadian recruits, it was clearly safer.

The rules of necromancy were extremely strange, and the danger at night was definitely not just the few undead monsters they had seen before.

In Shen Mu's mind, the memories left by his predecessor told him.

If the number of undead monsters killed in a small area reached a certain peak, it would trigger a special reaction from the rules of necromancy.

This would bring down even more, stronger, and more terrifying undead monsters.

There were even undead monsters that could use energy, like spellcasters, which were extremely terrifying!

"Being careful is always right," Shen Mu muttered.

......

Two days passed in a flash.

At this time, the sun was setting.

The dim yellow sunlight struggled once again on the western horizon, as if clinging to life, releasing its last bit of power.

That was the Blue Star's native former rules, the last bit of attachment and protection for the Blue Star.

Darkness was coming.

In less than half an hour, Blue Star would be occupied by the darkness formed by the rules of necromancy, and endless undead monsters would appear in this world.

Many Blue Star people who still survived in this world had already lit bonfires and begun to prepare to hide.

However, in the suburbs of Longcheng, inside an apartment complex.

The aroma of oatmeal was spreading.

In Shen Mu's main stronghold building, the bonfire in the fireplace was burning vigorously, and plumes of choking smoke were being discharged from the chimney.

The 5 Swadian light infantrymen who had been temporarily transferred to serve as cooks were busy preparing dinner.

There were ready-made cooking utensils in the main stronghold building, and they were all large ladles, large iron pots, large wooden platters, and many wooden bowls.

After all, this main stronghold building itself was converted from a tower.

And towers, as a type of building, were often the core buildings of a section of the city wall in castles or fortresses.

So it was quite normal to have these cooking utensils.

Beside the bonfire, the huge iron pot absorbed the heat from the fireplace, causing the thick oatmeal that had already been simmering to bubble up.

The Swadian light infantrymen chopped up the vegetables, the dried mushrooms and earthworms sent by the halflings, and various types of rice and noodles found on Blue Star, and threw them all in to cook together, including several cans of braised beef or pork, making the oatmeal taste quite delicious.

On the barbecue rack next to the fireplace, slices of bread that had been cut with a saw were also placed on top to be baked into a crust, making the taste more crispy.

And in several small iron cans next to them, there were also various sugar syrups, such as white sugar or rock sugar, being boiled after being dissolved in water.

These sugar syrups were for spreading on the bread later.

Of course, there were also things like peanut butter, sesame paste, and jujube paste inside, all to make the taste better.

After all, tonight was a very important battle.

Shen Mu attached great importance to it.

So these meals were also made with all their strength, reaching the best state they could currently achieve.

The soldiers had actually noticed the solemn atmosphere permeating the main stronghold building, so when they were eating, there was no whispering or chatting, and they were all eating quickly.

They didn't eat too much.

In the extremely fierce battle that was about to follow, eating too much would cause them to vomit due to tension and exertion during the battle, which could lead to death.

The 25 third-tier Swadian light infantrymen, 10 second-tier mercenary sentries, and 10 second-tier Lake Rat Gang newcomers were all battle-hardened veterans.

Of course, they understood these very obvious principles.

After finishing dinner.

These 45 fully armed soldiers, who were all ready for battle, sat in their respective positions in the main stronghold building to rest.

Shen Mu sat on the long wooden chair at the head of the long table, placing the Germanic sword and fan-shaped shield in his hand on the table.

While waiting, he also nodded to himself.

"Fortunately, last night, at the last moment, I managed to train all 10 Swadian militiamen and upgrade them to Swadian light infantrymen."

Inside the main stronghold building, the 25 Swadian light infantrymen, in teams of five, sat there in silence, their chainmail gleaming coldly in the dim light, looking extremely capable.

This was the absolute main force in tonight's fierce battle.

When facing the unknown demon forces, with unknown numbers, unknown types, and unknown strength, but knowing that they would definitely launch an attack.

Shen Mu needed these shield- and spear-wielding Swadian light infantrymen to form a tight defensive line and block the enemy's attack in the corridors.

"Then, there's the ballista set up on the top floor, and the light crossbows of these mercenary sentries, to provide damage output."

Shen Mu sighed deeply.

The unknown is what makes people the most fearful.

As the night was about to come, even his heart gradually became heavy and serious.

In the previous two days, when Shen Mu was leveling up with the 10 Swadian recruits.

On the first night, when they were upgraded to Swadian militiamen, Shen Mu noticed that the smell of sulfur in the corridor was getting stronger.

And it was even more intense when approaching the corridor near room 7040.

By last night.

That strong smell had spread to the corridors here.

To the point that now.

'Buzz!' Outside the window, as the last bit of the setting sun disappeared, it was instantly enveloped in a darkness so thick that you couldn't see your fingers.

When complete darkness and evil began to descend.

The mixture of various stenches, such as sulfur, fishy, and rotten, directly impacted from the corridor like a gust of wind!

Even Shen Mu, who was still in the main stronghold building, and the soldiers, subconsciously covered their noses.

Even the aroma of oatmeal that had previously permeated the room was dissipated.

Only the stench remained!

"Attention everyone!" Shen Mu stood up, and the Swadian light infantrymen who were still sitting and resting in the corners of the walls also stood up with Shen Mu, their movements neat and tidy, causing the chainmail on their bodies to rustle.

Shen Mu's gaze was extremely solemn, and looking at these soldiers whose faces didn't show much fear, he also opened his mouth in a deep voice: "Prepare to fight!"

"For Swadia! Fight!" The Swadian light infantrymen responded in unison, their eyes firm, and their tone didn't have the slightest tremor.

On the contrary.

When facing Shen Mu's solemn appearance, these light infantrymen, who originally yearned to make contributions and create a world of their own in the chaotic times, became even more eager to try, longing for battle!

Or rather, they had the courage to face the battle that was about to come!

'Bang!'

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the stronghold.

If someone came to room 7040 on the seventh floor at this time, they would be horrified to find that something had forcibly smashed the iron anti-theft door.

As a stronger stench came from inside.

Then, one by one, stronger, more well-equipped, and faster-moving little devils flapped their wings and jumped out from inside, cackling.

In just a few minutes, hundreds of little devils had crowded the entire corridor!

At the same time, a huge hand claw with a rough surface and an overall dark red color was also pressed on the door frame.

'Crack!'

The door frame was as fragile as tofu dregs, and it was twisted and deformed with a pinch, and even the reinforced concrete walls were rustling with debris.

"Gah! Gaa gaa gaa!" The little devils fearfully jumped around, making way for the owner of this huge hand claw.

Amidst the gray mist.

A demon about two meters tall, with huge arms, a burly body, two huge goat horns on its forehead, and a black surface like cooled lava, appeared in the corridor!

And just after this demon appeared, a series of roars came from behind him.

Seven or eight hellhounds, a circle larger than wolves, were also baring their teeth at this time, coming to this world.

Staring with red glowing eyes.

Glaring fiercely at Shen Mu's stronghold in the opposite direction of the corridor.

Representing...

The attack of the demon forces has begun!