Chapter 55 Strategic Harassment

  That night, the full moon was high in the sky, and its silvery light illuminated everything. The bright moonlight stretched out dozens of human shadows, making them look like geese stretching their necks.

  Xiao Yu brought Xiao A and a dozen or so ghouls, as well as a dozen or so shadows, to harass Karu's territory.

  Karu's territory was not close to Xiao Yu's, and it took them more than a day to get near. They arrived at night, choosing the right moment to start their harassment.

  Karu's territory was much larger than Xiao Yu's, but it only had one city. However, there were many more villages nearby under its control, with a larger population and more cultivated land, making it very prosperous.

  Xiao Yu would never go to the city to look for trouble, just causing a disturbance in the nearby villages was enough. There were dozens of large and small villages around this city, if these villagers were made to be restless every day, without the heart to produce, and start migrating on a large scale, then Xiao Yu's goal would be achieved.

  It's even better if you can kill one or two of Karu's soldiers occasionally to create a fearful atmosphere. For ordinary civilians, Xiao Yu prohibits the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

  Before long, Xiao Yu and his group arrived at a village. The village had over a hundred households, all of whom made their living by farming. At this time, they were all asleep, with only occasional barks from dogs breaking the silence of the rural village.

  "Shout, make a ghostly howl." Xiao Yu gave orders to these ghouls and shadows.

  Creak... creak...

  These ghouls immediately made a sound in unison, which sent chills down people's spines.

  "Wooo... Karu... Karu... We're coming for you to settle the score..."

  Those shadows, under Xiao Yu's guidance, began to learn human voices, constantly speaking such sentences in a trembling and eerie tone.

  This was also Xiao Yu's plan, to make all the people know that it was Karu who had invited the ghosts in the territory, and then put pressure on Karu's father to either execute Karu or find another way to appease the people. Either way, Karu's father would be busy running around like a headless chicken.

  Those ghouls only eat humans and can't speak, but these shadows were transformed from the servant monks, so they can speak. Xiao Yu let them use their ability to hide in the shadows, extremely elusive, crawling everywhere on windowsills saying those words, making the people terrified, putting all the blame on Karu's body.

  "Woe is me... The heavens are outraged, Kalu is a heartless rogue, slaughtering countless young maidens, tonight he comes to collect his due..."

  Xiao Yu listened to these shadows talking about these words everywhere, extremely satisfied in her heart, and burst out laughing.

  From now on, any shameful things can be blamed on Kalu, making him infamous, and at the same time, also make Kalu's father and brothers infamous.

  "Karu you killed five hundred thirteen-year-old girls and made their flesh into rice to give to the people, showing your benevolent virtues. You are too cruel..."

  "Karu, return my head..."

  "Karu, I will demand your life, and the lives of your people. Everyone in your territory must die..."

  "Death Knights of Hell, let us come to avenge, avenge, kill all the people in Karuland... Death Knights, avenge for us..."

  At this time, Alsatian rode a war horse, galloping through the village, with neighing sounds, horseshoes clanging and flames burning, shocking people's hearts. Many villagers looked out of their windows to see a burning horse and a man with a gloomy face, all cowering in their beds, not daring to come out.

  At this time, the Corpse Demon was following Xiao Yu's orders to kill some dogs or domestic fowl and create a tense atmosphere in the village.

  "The Death Knight will avenge us women who have nowhere to appeal... and kill all those who surrender to Karu..."

  "Run quickly, hurry and leave Karu's territory, otherwise we will all be killed, ah... my head..." These shadows can also learn the voices of ordinary villagers, creating a false impression that someone is being killed and needs to escape. This can further stimulate the villagers to flee.

  "The Death Knight's hellish warhorse gallops by, on the first night one person dies, on the second night a hundred people die, and on the third night everyone dies..."

  That night, Xiao Yu harassed a total of four villages and one town. Not a single person dared to come out, they were all frightened and trembling with fear in their homes.

  By daybreak, Xiao Yu led Altria and the others to a secluded forest, where they lay in ambush until nightfall before setting out again.

  The appearance of an undead creature in broad daylight is just too frightening.

  During the day, Xiao Yu sneaked into Karu's territory to see how things were going.

  As a result, he had not yet reached the village entrance when he discovered a large number of villagers packing their belongings to move house in an atmosphere of great excitement. Xiao Yu had just walked past when she was almost knocked over by the crowd.

  "What's going on here? Fellow villagers, where are you all going?" Xiao Yu asked, pretending to rub her temples.

  "Where to go? Of course, hurry up and leave here, anywhere is fine. You're an outsider, aren't you, kid? Let me tell you, if we don't leave now, everyone will die here tonight. Run quickly! That bastard Kalu did something heinous and the Death Knights have come for revenge."

  This guy finished speaking and immediately went to load grain, completely ignoring Xiao Yu.

  Xiao Yu looked at these busy figures, but a triumphant smile was faintly visible on his face.

  The next night, Xiao Yu arrived in another village to continue the harassment with the same method, and as a result, he encountered a team of soldiers who came out for patrol at night.

  On the first day of harassment, Karu's father must have noticed and it is impossible not to send someone out to understand the situation. When he found out about this situation, he would definitely calm people down and dispatch soldiers to patrol.

  Xiao Yu used the Wind Step to scout ahead, then looked at the small troop of less than thirty people, and with a wave of his hand, led the Death Knights and Ghouls in a surprise attack.

  Death Knight is now level 4, with the following skills: Death Coil (level 2), Death Pact (level 1), Control Undead (level 1).

  Death Coil can both kill enemies and help Lifestealer recover from injuries, so it's prioritized. Death Pact helps Death Knight recover health, which is also a must-have skill for Little Ado to survive. As for controlling the undead, that's just to cause panic among the villagers.

  How terrifying it must be for them to see their former loved ones turned into corpses that can still move.

  These soldiers were ambushed by Xiao Yu, and they were completely unprepared. Originally, they had heard that this place was haunted by countless evil spirits that killed people, and their hearts were already filled with fear. Now, suddenly encountering the real thing, even the bravest of soldiers would have their combat strength reduced.

  Anyone in the world who sees a dead spirit will be terrified. This is an instinctive reaction, a kind of fear of death.

  Xiao Yu has gone through countless battles and often hones her sword skills. With a Tang knife in hand, combined with powerful skills such as Gale Step, Fatal Strike, and Invincible Slash, killing people is also extremely easy.

  On the battlefield, even if he was the commander, it was inevitable to kill people. So now Xiao Yu was no longer the initial Ge who would faint at the sight of blood.

  Actual combat is the best training ground. Xiao Yu has recently experienced countless battles and has gradually transformed into a qualified warrior.

  Of course, compared with Grom, he is much younger.

  In less than ten seconds, these twenty or so soldiers were done in by the crowd, no, by the ghosts.

  Xiao A's death war horse appeared, especially with stunning power, they were all directly frightened, cut down by Xiao A's Frosty Sorrow, and couldn't think of resisting.

  Xiao A's sword shape is Frost Mourning, but the attack power at the beginning is not that high. Like other heroes' weapons, it needs to be upgraded.

  Fortunately, Xiao A's luck was good and he arrived at the right time. Xiao Yu had already upgraded all the blacksmith shops to level 2, so Frost's Sorrow also quickly reached level 2 and became extremely sharp.

  After killing more than twenty soldiers, Xiao Yu ordered the Corpse Eater to gnaw them into a bloody mess and hang them on trees in the town as an example. This kind of bloody effect must be very good.

  After several days of harassment, Xiao Yu's achievements were rich, and most villages in the Karu territory were harassed, many of whom directly migrated collectively.

  Because Xiao Yu had already sent many people to promote the preferential policies of Lion King Territory, many people's first choice was to go to Lion King Territory.

  Firstly, the Lion King's territory is not very far from here. Secondly, the Lion King's territory has just defeated the great army of Karu, with a loud reputation, and the people here have a deeper impression of the Lion King's territory. Many villagers never leave their villages for their entire lives, and they don't know much about the outside world. The territories that can be known are only a few.

  Xiao Yu was also the most pleased to see this situation. As soon as he had just finished fighting, he had already ordered Xiao Hong to send someone to Karu's territory to spread propaganda, in preparation for the day when the undead would harass him, and it really played a big role.

  However, after being harassed for several days in a row, Karu's territory has also become increasingly heavily guarded, with countless soldiers dispatched to patrol everywhere and kill the undead creatures.

  It is also said that Karu's father sent people to the Church of Light in the Kingdom of Wei to ask for help from holy knights and priests.

  The Order of Radiance in this world is on one hand spreading its teachings and on the other hand fighting against these undead creatures.

  Xiao Yu accompanied Altria for a few days, and now it's time to return and prepare for the affairs of the royal family, leaving this place in charge of Altria herself.

  However, Xiao Yu also gave Alsace several strict orders that must be followed. First, do not indiscriminately kill innocent people, only selectively strike at Karu's soldiers. Second, do not be too reckless, every time you take action, make sure the shadows have fully scouted ahead before proceeding with harassment, being cautious a thousand times is not excessive. If Alsace were to die, Xiao Yu would cry herself to death. Third, do not launch attacks too frequently, lest the enemy becomes aware of something. Additionally, protecting one's own life is most important, if the situation becomes unfavorable, Alsace must escape on his own.

  There are hellish warhorses; Alsatians run very fast and can't be caught if they should try to run away.

  After repeatedly reminding Altria to protect herself, Xiao Yu left. Before leaving, he had already scouted out the surrounding area for hiding spots and escape routes, making all necessary preparations.

  Next is going to be dealing with that old Wang from the Wang family.