Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God

Chapter 2236: Chapter 1011: Little Shadow’s Transformation and Growth (Part 3)

Entering the Nightshadow Form will be even more terrifying. Not to mention an elephant, even a mammoth could be taken down.

This is not the end, but a beginning.

In such a situation, Gaven’s blessing with the Three Divine Powers — Slaughter, Undying, and Path — is essential.

There was only one enhancement that didn’t work, and that was the lord enhancement with soul and soul pool binding.

This was expected by Gaven, because Amanda’s soul is bound to Weizemay Manor, which is the origin of her identity as an Earthbound Spirit.

A soul can only be bound once and cannot be bound repeatedly unless it’s unbound from another place first, which Amanda clearly has no need to do.

But those Shadow Officers have this necessity, not only because of the +2 to all attributes but also because it’s a prerequisite for them to lead the Undead Soldiers in the Undead Slaughter Territory.

These Shadow Officers were obviously carefully selected, with none having charisma below eighteen.

Although the devout followers of Lady Strategy are not as intensely appearance-obsessed as those of the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Shuni, their average charisma is generally not low, with cases of charisma exceeding perception being commonplace.

Appearance is innate, but speech, conduct, and dealing with people are acquired and can be improved through cultivation.

Especially in the military, the criteria for judging charisma and leadership differ significantly from the secular world.

It’s not uncommon for an officer with an ugly face but great personal charisma and strong appeal to appear; good looks are just a bonus.

After entering the Undead state, everything becomes simpler as it strips away all appearances and focuses solely on the essence — the attributes themselves.

Once they become Shadow Lords, these Shadow Officers collectively break through to Transcendent levels of charisma, and all choose enhanced leadership power, allowing them to double the number of troops they command. A hundred Shadow Officers can command a million troops, enabling Gaven to handle most battles.

Even with Gaven’s significant expansion of the Undead Slaughter Territory, extravagantly using Soul Pool Purification Essence on one person is not something he can frequently do.

Moreover, the cost-effectiveness is not high, as most of these Shadow Officers are far from becoming Nightshadow like Amanda, which cannot be replicated, similar to the primordial enhancement of ordinary undead.

For them, the +2 to all attributes from primordial enhancement is far less helpful than having a Corpse Giant or a Shadow Flyer.

Even so, Gaven still can’t provide one for each person, but only according to need and production capacity.

After more than half a month, exactly sixteen Corpse Giants and twenty-one Shadow Flyers were produced.

Except for one Corpse Giant which Gaven kept for himself, the remaining fifteen were all distributed among fifteen legions with the Shadow Officers.

Neither the Corpse Giants nor the Shadow Officers were held back until everything was in place before being deployed to the frontline battle.

Instead, a comprehensive military officer meeting was held to draft detailed battle plans and clarify targets, and half of the Shadow Officers silently integrated into various Undead Legions.

Although there were only fifty of them, their contribution to the fighting strength of the Slaughter Army was greater than fifty Corpse Giants.

The operational style of the Slaughter Army significantly changed.

Previously, among the fifteen Slaughter Legions, they operated mostly independently without much interaction.

It was called the Slaughter Army, but it was more like each fighting their battle.

It was only because these Slaughter Legions had an overwhelming power advantage and the enemy was unprepared that they made rapid advances.

But as the enemy reacted and started to regroup in counterattack, this advantage became less apparent.

With the addition of the Shadow Officers, while intricate command within the legions wasn’t possible, large-scale coordination among the legions began to occur frequently.

Surrounding and attacking reinforcements, luring the enemy into deeper assaults, dividing and encircling... various strategies and tactics were employed skillfully.

The intelligence-limited enemies were mercilessly ground down.

Even at the end, they couldn’t understand why, despite having an absolute numerical superiority, they were utterly annihilated while the enemy suffered minimal casualties.

"Do you think the Giant Bone King will stand us up?" the Dog Demon pulled from the frontline asked with a worried expression.

It remained highly skeptical of the pact with the Undead Demon Lord.

"This means our invasion of Dragon Bone Domain is too slow. He’s not feeling the pressure. Dispatch another fifteen Slaughter Legions, adjust tactics, and strike straight to the Dragon Tomb. Once we show a posture of directly capturing the Dragon Tomb, let’s see if the Giant Bone King stays put," Gaven sneered.

The previous limitation on the Slaughter Legions was the troop-commanding ability of those low-level undead lords, requiring three or four of them to form a legion.

Now, one Shadow Officer can lead an army, and the entire Slaughter Territory can have its forces fully utilized, reaching a full complement of forty-nine legions, with the number of legions continuously increasing as the territory expands.

With more legions available, Gaven naturally can do more and act more decisively.

The Slaughter Legions in the front immediately reacted to the news, began shortening the distances between them, changing from an original interval of ten kilometers to five kilometers.

Reducing the interval distance by half means they face half as many enemies, making support between them more convenient, often resulting in situations where two or three legions can attack one, and their advance speed is significantly faster.

The following fifteen Slaughter Legions did not directly join the front but instead followed slowly behind, re-cleansing the Soul Pools while also serving as reserved forces.

If issues arise on the front, they can either step up or maneuver to attack the enemy from the flanks or directly raid, cutting off the enemy’s retreat.

Even if the enemy defeats the first Slaughter Army, without a continuous influx of reinforcements, the Slaughter Territory’s rapid expansion will be a death trap, and they’ll be swallowed by the territory’s defending forces.