pertwk Chapter 17 Knife Wall Skeleton
Chapter 17 Knife Wall Skeleton
These thirty undead charged forward like a moving black wall of blades, which Mo Fan called the Blade Wall Skeletons. There would be other similar skeletons following behind.
Gan, Wen, and Cui, the three undead leaders, followed behind the undead army. Gan, Wen, and Cui each wielded a large, long-handled bone mace. A single blow could turn a two-story building into ruins on the spot, making them extremely ferocious.
The moment the One-Eyed Demon Wolf and the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat made contact with the Knife Wall Skeleton, the ground, which had been ravaged and riddled with holes, was instantly stained red with blood. The Giant-Eyed Blood Rat was no different from tofu under the Knife Wall Skeleton's giant sword.
The swiftly slashing sword severely wounded the one-eyed demon wolf while simultaneously cleaving several giant-eyed blood rats in two. Just as easily as the giant-eyed blood rats dealt with humans, the wall of swords and skeletons dealt with them.
The one-eyed wolf can withstand a lot of damage; a single sword strike can easily get stuck in its spine and ribs. Fortunately, the wall-of-blades skeleton is undead and can unleash strength far exceeding its size.
The one-eyed wolves targeted by the Blade Wall Skeletons were mostly severely injured; a cut to the neck or head would be an instant kill. The Blade Wall Skeletons advanced in two ranks, their coordination impeccable.
One of the sword-wall skeletons was stuck with its sword, while two other sword-wall skeletons around it would help it block attacks from the side. The outer left and right sides and the rear of the entire formation were each guarded by Gan, Wen, and Cui, making the entire formation watertight.
The three beautiful ghosts, Wind, Frost, and Snow, surrounded Mo Fan to guard against potential attacks from demons or the Black Church. Ghosts were most adept at guarding against human mages, and in less than a few minutes, three Black Church members in grey robes had their souls drained by Wind, Frost, and Snow.
Ghosts are quite difficult to deal with. They have no physical form, so most magical attacks are useless against them. The few magical attacks that are effective are also easy to dodge; they can simply pass through walls. Doesn't that make you angry?
There wouldn't be any mages in a small place like Bocheng who specialize in dealing with ghosts. These mages are usually either mind-based or curse-based, and high-level mages of these two types are extremely rare, no matter where you are.
Ghosts among the undead are mostly humanoid, and the vast majority of them are transformed from humans. Ghosts transformed from demons are called evil spirits, such as the Ghost Tyrant under the Old King and the evil spirit army led by the Mist Ghost Commander.
These types of undead are generally transformed from the souls of demons, or are ghosts that have completely lost their humanity, also known as evil spirits. In the hands of necromancers like Mo Fan, they can be created using demon essences or high-quality remnants of souls.
The price of spirit essence is well known; it's incredibly expensive, practically astronomical, and in short supply. This makes the cost of creating demons extremely high, while creating skeletons and corpses is much cheaper. In this world full of killing, the materials are practically everywhere.
Wouldn't it be better to sell the spirit essence to exchange for other valuable resources? The fighting power of evil spirits is not much higher than that of corpses and skeletons, so it's not cost-effective at all.
Mo Fan doesn't have any rotting corpses under his command yet. The reason is simple: these things are too disgusting and just looking at them ruins his mood. Although a necromancer shouldn't have this kind of discrimination, Mo Fan just can't get rid of them.
He is training Wind, Frost, and Snow to become witches, directly entrusting the work of creating undead such as corpses to the three of them, greatly reducing Mo Fan's own workload.
The lone wolf, the demon wolf, and the giant-eyed blood rat around the park cave entrance suffered heavy casualties. It was time for Mo Fan to block the cave entrance. Mo Fan took out a book of fire-type star charts.
As the fire-elemental magic energy within Mo Fan's body continuously poured into the Book of Star Charts, a crimson fire-elemental star chart appeared behind Mo Fan, with the magic energy input speed being very fast.
As the crimson fire star map fully took shape, a ball of intense, blazing flames gathered on Mo Fan's right fist. Mo Fan gently swung his right fist, and a huge crimson pillar of fire blasted towards the park entrance.
"Fierce Fist - Heaven-Shattering!"
The destructive power of the mid-level fire magic was quite impressive. The huge cave entrance, which was still teeming with demons, was directly bombarded, and the demons that had not yet come out were covered by flames and collapsed mud and rocks.
The few surviving giant-eyed rats around them panicked and fled upon seeing this, while the one-eyed demon wolf had already been killed by Gan, Wen, Cui, and the thirty knife-wall skeletons.
Their large size makes them easy to hunt down, and the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat can squeeze into any place. It's normal for a small number of them to escape. This shows that Mo Fan's undead are quite capable. This battle, which was neither too big nor too small, allowed several of the servant-advancing-stage Blade Wall Skeletons to evolve into War Generals.
Gan, Wen, and Cui did not encounter any strong enough opponents; they were merely warming up. With the absolute superiority of their equipment, Mo Fan's undead suffered no losses.
Two Servant-level Soul Essences were obtained, and with the deaths of two hundred One-Eyed Demon Wolves and Giant-Eyed Blood Rat, obtaining two Soul Essences was considered normal. However, the price of the Soul Vessels used to collect Soul Essences was very high, resulting in a shortage of Soul Vessels for mages, and many Soul Essences were wasted.
Mo Fan's necromancy skill has reached the intermediate level two. He can now create simple soul vessels that can only hold one spirit essence, which is just right for holding spirit essences that can be sold for funds.
"Clean up the battlefield!"
After receiving Mo Fan's order, the Knife Wall Skeleton carried the giant horse-slaying sword on its back and used the short sword about half a meter long at its waist to clear the battlefield. These giant-eyed blood rats and one-eyed demon wolves were excellent materials for making undead.
Mo Fan could create Slave-level Skeletons, but he didn't consider Warrior-level Slave-level Skeletons. The main reason was that the crafting materials were much more valuable. It was better to create Slave-level Skeletons and let them fight and advance. The resulting undead would have richer combat experience and stronger actual combat power.
The thirty skeletons with sword walls moved quickly. Mo Fan swiftly headed to the next cave entrance, while Li Ya and Ma Kui were much slower. They were personally killing the demon horde, unlike Mo Fan who could disregard the lives of his subordinates.
When Mo Fan finished clearing the cave entrances around the Winged Wolf, Li Ya and Ma Kui had only cleared one entrance. However, the two of them captured several members of the Black Church, while Mo Fan didn't capture a single one.
To be precise, they didn't capture any survivors. Mo Fan's undead were ruthless and indiscriminate in their attacks. Even the Black Church, which had very few mid-level mages, couldn't survive against the undead.
When Mo Fan reunited with Li Ya and Ma Kui, the battle between Zhan Kong and Yi Cang Lang in the sky had reached a fever pitch. Neither side's subordinates could help. The three of them rested by an office building and watched the battle in the sky.
"This Winged Wolf is not easy to deal with!" Ma Kui frowned and sighed.
"Indeed, it's difficult for this Military Intelligence Bureau to break through the Winged Wolf's defenses, and high-level fire magic is also difficult to hit a Winged Wolf with flight capabilities. Fortunately, the Winged Wolf has no way to deal with this Military Intelligence Bureau," Li Ya analyzed.
"I estimate that once this culprit, the heavy rain, ends, the Winged Wolf will retreat on its own," Mo Fan said.
"Unfortunately, the disaster came suddenly, and Bo City simply didn't have enough mages to defend it." Li Ya shook his head, looking helpless.