NOVEL NEXT Chapter 65 - Underground Entrance
Chapter 65: Chapter 64: Underground Entrance
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Richard’s eyes revealed some thoughts.
Were these ghosts similar to the temple guardians, or was there truly a ghost city underground?
His heart began to stir.
After he had observed for a long time, he still did not obtain much useful information.
Without hesitation, he immediately made a decision.
“First, annihilate the enemies outside the iron mine and guard that tunnel.”
Three squadrons of skeleton warriors guarded the iron mine.
Level 2, Ordinary 2-star.
Although there were quite a number of them, their strength was average.
This was also a characteristic of the ghost.
The troop immediately launched an attack the moment the order was given.
The scorpion warriors’ charge speed was very fast. They were the first to charge into the iron mine.
The undead soldiers followed closely behind. As they faced these skeletons, they did not throw their tomahawks anymore. Instead, they directly charged forward with their tomahawks.
They held an absolute advantage as they faced this group of ordinary ghosts at 1.7 meters in height.
The undead slashed horizontally and vertically.
‘Kacha!’
The ghosts were not afraid of death. But the difference in strength was there. No matter how crazy they were, they could not stop the advance of Twilight City’s troops.
The three and a-half squads of rare soldiers seemed to have activated unparalleled, forward charge.
The skeleton warriors fell like wheat when reaped…
[Ding ~ The troop you led annihilated a group of skeleton warriors and obtained victory in a small-scale battle. You have obtained 600 experience points.]
This experience was rich enough.
Richard laughed heartily.
He came to the front of the underground tunnel with high interest after the iron mine was conquered.
The surface of this tunnel was about three meters high, and its entire structure was made of rocks.
The ground slanted downwards, and after a few dozen meters, a corner appeared.
The dark environment was like the mouth of a giant beast, waiting for outsiders to fall into its trap.
Torches flamed not far away from the tunnel.
The torches emitted faint blue light, like the soul fire in the head of the undead.
Richard looked at the torches curiously.
[Torch Monster]
[Level: 1]
[Potential: Ordinary 1-star]
[Skill: Burning (F-rank) — Able to absorb the death energy in the air, burning endlessly.]
[RaceTalent: The dimmer the light, the brighter the light.]
[Fetter-Torches: When the number of torches exceeds 10, the brightness increases by 20%. When the number of torches exceeds 20, the brightness increases by 40% (activated).]
[Description: Strange creatures created by the undead. Other than glowing, they are useless. Damn, this works too.]
Richard felt that his eyes opened wide. The ghosts were indeed undead. They had everything.
However, it was fortunate that there were these torch monsters. They would not make the tunnel pitch black.
“Leave a small team of scorpion warriors to guard outside. The rest of you, follow me in.”
This passage was quite spacious. It could accommodate a small team of scorpion warriors that walked side by side.
Richard combined five scorpion warriors and five undead soldiers in a formation. He had them scout the path about 50 meters in front to prevent sudden attacks.
Then, there were five scorpion warriors, ten undead soldiers, and fifteen cursed pharaohs.
He was in front of the cursed pharaohs and behind the undead soldiers.
He was at the center, and also in the safest position.
After he made the arrangements, Richard ordered the cursed pharaohs and the scorpion warriors in front to take out a few torches and hold them in their hands to light up.
Whether the light was dim or not did not have much of an effect on the ghosts. They could use their soul fire to sense their enemies and observe their surroundings.
The darkness does not affect the ghosts, but it does Richard. He had yet to obtain darkness vision, so he was still unable to see through the darkness.
The faint blue light appeared very dark in the underground passage. But it was better than nothing.
After they walked for less than ten minutes, the sound of battle suddenly came from the small team that scouted the path 50 meters ahead.
“Enemy attack!”
The moment the leading scorpion warrior roared, seven or eight small teams of skeleton warriors rushed out from the opposite side of the passage.
They engaged in close combat.
However, in such a narrow terrain, the skeleton warriors could not display their advantage in numbers.
Starlight City only used the strength of one team to block the enemy.
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The two pincers of the scorpion warriors were like the scythes of the grim reaper. The skeleton warriors who held the bone blades could not hold on at all.
They were directly dismembered into a pile of bones.
‘Whoosh!’
Suddenly, the sound of arrows that pierced through the air echoed.
Two small teams of skeleton archers appeared behind the skeleton warriors.
In such a narrow area, it was difficult to dodge the arrows.
‘Clang! Clang!’
The scorpion warrior, who was engaged in a fierce battle, was directly hit. But the bone arrows could not break through the scorpion’s defense.
The hard bone armor on his body became a strong protective layer, which directly repelled the arrows.
Although it was not injured, the scorpion warrior was also burning with anger.
These trash skeletons dared to hurt them?
It charged forward fiercely and waved its giant pincers to kill the skeleton warriors which blocked the way.
The undead soldiers saw that the enemy had long-range attackers, so they did not hold back anymore. The undead soldier threw out in great power the tomahawk in his hand.
‘Kacha!’
The bodies of the skeleton warriors which blocked the front exploded. Seven or eight of them became candied haws.
Just as the tomahawk’s power was about to be exhausted, the undead soldier suddenly pulled out the chains in its hands, and a new wave of power immediately surged into the tomahawk.
‘Kacha! Kacha!’
The bodies of the skeletons on the left and right sides shattered, and white bones flew everywhere like a whip that hit the egg.
The skeleton archers at the back were not any better. As the sure-kill targets, five undead soldiers released a tomahawk storm.
Seven or eight small teams of skeleton warriors were all turned into bone fragments after a few rounds.
The enemies had already been annihilated when Richard arrived with his massive team.
When he saw this, he immediately let the troops at the front explore the path to only 20 meters away.
This way, when they encountered enemies, they would have a certain buffer space. And they would also be able to provide timely counterattacks.
The battle just now had attracted the attention of the enemies in the depths of the tunnel.
Skeleton warriors continuously appeared in front of the scorpion warriors which launched attacks on them.
However, they were only one or two small squads and were quickly annihilated. They did not pose a threat to them.
Twenty minutes later, after they went around a corner, the initial dim light suddenly became bright.
An oval-shaped wide space appeared in Richard’s line of sight.
It was about 100 meters long and 50 meters wide.
On the other end of the space was a passage. Obviously, this was not the end.
Dozens of torchlight monsters hung around and illuminated the entire space.
Richard carefully observed. More than three squadrons of skeleton warriors were in this underground space. The defense was tight.
Five squadrons of skeleton archers waited in the back.
In the end, three squadrons of skeleton mages held white bone staffs.
The Trinity, the simplified version of the Iron Triangle.
When Richard saw this scene, he made a judgment in his heart.
“There shouldn’t be any ghost cities here. There’s a higher probability that it’s a map similar to a temple…”
If there truly was a ghost city, as long as the enemy’s lord wasn’t stupid, he wouldn’t have made such an arrangement.
Couldn’t they concentrate their troops on defense?
Wouldn’t it be a little bit to deliver vegetables…?
As his thoughts raced, Richard waved his hand and decisively gave the order.
Since it was not a ghost city, there was no need for him to be so conservative.
“Close the troop. Scorpion warriors will launch an attack and tear through the enemy’s defense line as fast as possible!
“The undead soldiers will finish the skeleton mages at the rear. We must not allow them to attack!
“Once the skeleton mages cast their spells, cursed pharaohs will immediately counter cast their spells to interrupt them!”
No matter what the situation was, the consistent truth was to prioritize the mages in a battle.
The moment the order was given, all the scorpion warriors roared and charged forward.
The combat style of this unit was brutal and wild.
The scorpion warriors tore apart all the skeleton warriors that dared to block them as the two giant pincers waved.
The curved scorpion’s tail was like a precise spear. Every time they launched an attack, they would surely obtain a great result.
The ferocious undead soldiers carried the power of lightning and struck everything.
‘Crack!’
The skeletons shattered into pieces.
Starlight City’s attack immediately caused the ghosts to counterattack.
The skeleton warriors rushed forward. They did not know what fear was at all.
The skeleton archers also pulled their bows and arrows at the same time.
The number of five small teams was enough to form a rain of arrows.
Under the illumination of the torchlight monsters around them, the sharp sound of the bone arrows that pierced through the air made one’s hair stand on end.
‘Clang! Clang!’
The scorpion warrior continuously waved its two giant pincers which blocked most of the bone arrows. Even if a small number of them were hit, it would not be a problem.
“…*% #@*%…”
While the Starlight City troop crazily tore apart the defensive line, the skeleton mage suddenly waved its white bone staff.
A fireball that emitted a cold aura condensed out of thin air.
Ghostly Fireball is the signature skill of the necromancer.
Unlike the high-temperature damage of ordinary fireballs, Ghostly Fireball dealt negative damage and could attack the soul.
A total of 30 ghostly blue fireballs tore through the sky with a long flame tail.
‘Bang!’
The scorpion warrior who was in the middle of a fierce battle wanted to dodge, but the skeletons had already pressed down on it layer by layer, and there was nowhere to hide.
‘Bang!’
The Ghostly Fireball exploded, and blue flames instantly enveloped the scorpion warrior.
The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped as if a refrigerator had been opened.