Chapter 211: I Have a Plan!
Another 15 minutes had passed.
The vast blue sky had somehow been covered with a layer of gloom, as if foretelling something.
It’s coming.
“Kurei, get ready; the enemy is about to appear,” Zane said, gazing into the distant land.
“Miss, have you sensed it?” he asked anxiously, having thought about encountering this possibility on their journey.
Sensing? Even a Wishcaster couldn’t perceive something so far away, could they?
“That’s right, countless Undead have lined up for hundreds of meters, rushing towards us. I can hear the wails of the earth; we don’t have much time left.”
“!” Kurei’s eyes widened, his hands shaking uncontrollably, almost unable to grip his weapon. “Are they coming for us?”
“Probably…” Zane nodded seriously.
“…” The advisor’s face turned pale, a bittersweet expression crossing his features.
“Kurei!”
“I’m here!” This was already the third time Miss Alna had called him like this.
For some reason, he felt a little less fear and panic upon hearing that call.
“No matter what happens, you must remain calm. If you panic, it won’t just affect you; it will instill fear in the soldiers who are about to fight.”
“I…”
“As a man, show me some semblance of being a man!”
“…Yes!” Kurei straightened his back.
“Good, that’s more like it!” The girl in front smiled slightly, seemingly pleased with his performance.
“Although I’m not very experienced in commanding troops… I understand that if we head to Huawucheng in our current state, it will definitely become your grave.”
“So, before heading to Huawucheng, we need to—train the troops.”
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Zane’s words were not empty; a distance of hundreds of meters had indeed opened between them and the army of the Undead.
And the instigators of this situation were two roaming players.
Regardless of the number of monsters, it was a good idea to probe their details first.
Thinking this way, Starry walked alone towards the Undead Army, while Fenghua kept a distance behind, ready to assist if anything went amiss.
However, this batch of Undead was not ordinary.
The Skeleton Soldiers at the forefront stared at Starry, clearly having noticed this human, but they showed no intention to attack, just standing there in place. If it weren’t for the occasional flickers of the Undead Flame, Zane would have thought they were just immobile skeletons.
50 meters.
20 meters.
10 meters.
They still haven’t moved, but their gaze shifted with Starry’s movements, looking quite strange.
So polite?
Check information!
The displayed panel was not much different from the last siege, but their level had risen to 30, and health had reached 7000.
It seems that as the player levels in the first tier continued to rise, the basic troops of the Dark Faction also enhanced their attributes.
However, if their rarity doesn’t change, Silver Grade monsters won’t be able to overpower players like last time.
Besides the silver gear produced in abundance from the Frost Crystal dungeon, there were plenty of Silver monsters in the wild, so even if the Undead Iron Cavalry were to reappear, it wouldn’t lead to the total annihilation of all guilds.
After sending the attributes to Fenghua, Starry moved closer to a few of the reckless soldiers.
“…” The few reckless soldiers exchanged blank stares with her.
Not moving even at this distance?
Drawing out the Qiu Yue Sword, she tentatively tapped the shoulder of a small reckless soldier.
Not using much strength, just a soft poke; if she really struck, it probably wouldn’t deal even 50% of a normal attack’s damage.
At the moment of contact, a firm power surged through the sword—Qiu Yue’s hit was triggered.
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The reckless soldier fell to the ground in an instant, health bar empty, propped up only by the Undead Flame, preventing immediate death.
“…” Why does this feel a bit awkward?
Dizzy–!
The Undead flames in the soldiers’ eyes started to burn faster!
Meanwhile, several dozen meters ahead in the realm of the Undead, a dark figure leaped high, the longbow in hand glowing with blue light, taking decisive action.
The weapon was hurled down violently!
“Run!” This series of actions flowed like water; Fenghua had only time to utter a single word.
Run? Run from what?
More than that, a chilling sensation crept up her back.
Starry instinctively looked up.
Blue ice fangs shot towards them, freezing the Skeleton Soldiers below.
Good heavens, if I had seen that half a second earlier at night, I would have definitely been dead!
But it was too late; she couldn’t dodge in time.
In a rush, frost formed a fine fluid, surrounding and protecting Starry.
The next moment, the clashing and friction of ice created an astonishing surge of energy.
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It struck squarely on her forehead, dealing over 3k damage due to a weakness hit, sending her flying 3 meters away from the great force!
If it weren’t for the Ice Flow Shield, she might have been down by now.
Not only that, the Skeleton Soldiers, who were previously motionless, began to move, their sound echoing as they stomped on the ground, rushing towards the Undead!
Dance of the Wind!
Fenghua grabbed Starry’s arm and pulled her up.
“Create some distance!”
“Mm!”
That last attack was just too exaggerated; even with the doubled damage to weaknesses, it still dealt over 1800, considering it had 80% damage reduction!
With a fivefold increase, that could hit over 9,000!
If Starry’s exceptionally high physical defense could be subjected to such damage, that attack must have a significant armor-ignoring effect.
With the enemy’s position unclear, the only choice was to get away from them for now.
Thus, the cavalry was being pulled further apart.
At such times, constant movement became especially crucial; Fenghua did not stop her attacks, retreating while drawing her bow and shooting arrows.
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When hitting the Undead Flame, one arrow would annihilate a Halberd Soldier.
However, moving and shooting was not easy; even for her, there was only about a 20% chance of a one-shot kill.
If she missed the flame, it would be no different from doing nothing.
The fallen position was immediately filled by new incoming Undead, stretching the battle line longer.
Moreover, other players sent out by other guilds, upon seeing this army, either bravely approached to probe attributes or timidly observed from a distance.
Besides the cavalry, no other monsters had been spotted so far, meaning the greatest current threat was only that looming figure.
“Fenghua, what does that guy look like?”
“…I couldn’t get a clear look; their face was covered.”
“Alright…”
Such a monster is very dangerous, as it might shoot an arrow while you’re preoccupied fighting the cavalry, directly puncturing your health!
Suddenly, Fenghua slowed her pace and said, “I have a plan!”
“What?”
“Dang dang dang! This is it…!” She took out a Brown Bear Crystal from her bag, showing off.
Monster crystals? Speaking of which, with this thing, they could blend into Moonshadow City, and the same would apply to this Undead army before them.
However, something feels off.
“Fenghua, wait a moment, it might…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she had already donned the crystal and tried to join the enemy army—only to be mercilessly knocked down and trampled.
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Trampling incidents, everyone is responsible.
