RPAGF Chapter 432 Princess Mononoke, Undead vs. Undead!
Chapter 432 Princess Mononoke, Undead vs. Undead!
Chapter 432 Princess Mononoke, Undead vs. Undead!
"There are so many."
Gunara felt a chill run straight to her heart.
She gestured for safety behind her, then walked over and carefully examined the unfortunate dead.
Like Ark and his expedition, the dead came from all sorts of strange and unusual races.
It is mostly inhabited by natural creatures, but also includes many swamp natives.
It's clear that these people are not ordinary civilians, but elite soldiers who have received training and are well-equipped.
Some well-equipped natural creatures even bear emblems representing Moon Spring.
"Merciful will of nature, have mercy!"
Seeing this tragic scene, the flower fairy Milio, who had just arrived from behind, let out a mournful cry and then closed her eyes to pray.
The creatures of nature joined their allies in prayer, their somber chants echoing all around.
"This badge is the symbol of our Queen's tribe's previous expeditions against the Tomb of the Dead."
Ah Kai explained with a very unpleasant expression.
Then he moved closer to the dead and carefully examined their faces.
This is practically a group sculpture of the victims!
"Let's keep going. We'll figure out how to collect the bodies of these soldiers when we get back."
After a moment of silence, Liu Diewu suggested.
"Alright, let's catch the undead monsters in the tomb off guard, before they expect us to arrive so quickly!"
Miliou slammed his fist into his palm and said excitedly.
Fangzhou shook his head. "The undead monsters here have probably already discovered us."
Do you remember that thunderous sound before the horde of undead mudwolves attacked?
Milio remained silent, and then everyone quietly made their final preparations.
Less than two kilometers ahead of the frozen soldiers, a tomb built of gray megaliths stands on a low rocky hill.
According to the information provided by Queen Bilodis, this tomb of the dead is not an underground structure, but a multi-story tower that stands high on the surface of the earth.
This tomb has been abandoned for many years by the long-extinct Naraku civilization, and the upper levels that could be opened are now dilapidated due to the ravages of time.
However, a huge block of dark blue ice now seals the upper part of the entire tomb inside.
Even the entire tower began to tilt to one side under the heavy pressure of the ice.
Some small, thin skeletons were bustling around the tomb, seemingly engaged in some enormous project.
The clanging sound reached everyone's ears from a great distance.
"Skeleton soldiers, this place has indeed been overrun by undead monsters."
Ah Kai's voice sounded a little hoarse.
"Prepare for the attack, gentlemen."
Fangzhou said quietly.
"Great, lots of bones. We'll leave these to our Howling Wolf Tribe."
The werewolf leader answered, drooling.
"Alright, the Wolf Howling Tribe will take care of the skeleton soldiers."
"Everyone else, listen up! Don't engage any enemies. Charge straight into the tomb!"
As Fang Zhou spoke, he raised the necromancer orb in his hand high.
"Forward! May nature protect you!"
The chorus of nature's creatures resounded across the earth.
However, an even louder voice came from the battle banner of the heroes raised on the Ark.
It sounded like a cacophony of countless battle horns, loud and clear, making one's blood boil with excitement.
Immediately afterwards, the azure light spread outward from the ark, and all the human cadets of the Sea City Military Academy felt an indescribable courage rise in their chests after being enveloped by this light.
They exhaled a long-suppressed breath, let out loud shouts, and charged toward the abandoned tomb with unstoppable momentum!
The battle cries exploded like a thunderous roar, as if the will of nature itself was unleashing its majestic fury.
The skeletons surrounding the burial site seemed to freeze for a moment before reacting and charging towards the advancing group.
Perhaps because these skeletons did not exist as warriors, they did not hold swords, but instead held awls and chisels made of bone.
Those thin, grayish-white figures staggered forward, their dark eye sockets burning with a ghastly green phosphorescence, and their bones clattering together with a series of tiny, clattering sounds.
But they were greeted by skeleton warriors of the same race.
However, the skeleton servants summoned by the Ark, with the support of his expertise, talents, skills, and equipment, are visibly much stronger in size and strength, even though they are both of the same lower-tier Black Iron level.
Not to mention the scattered skeleton laborers of varying ranks, from apprentice to black iron, the skeleton warriors wielding swords and bows, and the elite officers commanded by the Undead Coronation skill, whose marches and charges were far more organized.
First, two volleys of arrows rained down, causing significant damage to the scattered skeletons.
Then the other melee skeletons, mixed with zombies, formed a vast torrent of death that crashed directly into the skeleton laborers.
The pale, withered bones were crushed to pieces under the onslaught of the skeletal armor.
The greatsword and giant axe, imbued with death energy, slashed left and right, breaking countless skulls and wrist bones in their wake.
The warriors in the Nature Expedition also charged forward under the cover of their own undead creatures.
The swamp natives, led by Guna La, the leader of the Mud Spring Banshee, also worked very hard.
Guna's cacophony of laughter never stopped from the start of the battle.
Its mount is slightly slower than the Moon Deer of the Nature Expedition.
However, when this swamp slime, covered in brass-colored scales, lowered its head and charged, no skeleton could stop it in the slightest.
Whether it's a sharp bone awl or a chisel, it can only strike sparks on the scales before being trampled onto the frozen ground along with its owner.
The leader of the swamp slime, sitting on its back, was not idle either.
It chuckled strangely as it waved its bone staff, releasing bursts of bright blue light.
The skeleton shrouded in the light mist immediately froze, colliding with the skeletons surging from behind.
As the vanguard warriors tore the skeleton lines to shreds, the werewolf leader tilted his head back and howled to the sky.
The agile werewolves surged forward like a brownish-red wave towards the skeletons blocking the tomb.
The gray-white defensive line formed by the skeletons was submerged by the raging tide in the blink of an eye.
The sounds of bones shattering from blunt force and sharp teeth chewing on bones were enough to make one's teeth ache, accompanied by the howls of werewolves rising and falling.
"Oh oh oh oh!"
A series of mournful cries rose from the air, filled with hatred for death and longing for life.
The skeleton warriors at the forefront could almost see the gate of the burial site.
The ark, which was keeping a close eye on its surroundings, suddenly heard a mournful cry above it and abruptly looked up.
Skeletal bats, resembling white bones, emerged from the windows above the tombs, forming long columns as they flew downwards.
The skeletal bats in front were already clearly visible, their hideous faces visible, while more skeletal bats continued to emerge from the windows behind them.
It was as if there was a passage inside the tomb leading directly to the eternal resting realm, from which the torrents could flow endlessly.
These skeletal bats, compared to their undead counterparts summoned by the Ark, seemed to possess an additional ability: a terrifying howl.
As they flew, they were accompanied by ceaseless wailing and weeping.
The sound of their weeping sent chills down one's spine.
However, the reaction from the Soul Eagle Eye skill relieved Ark.
Within the vision of the Soul Eagle Eye skill, the soul points of these wailing skeletal bats, though dazzling, were still only at the lower level of Black Iron.
Once they calmed down, Ark naturally began to organize its air force and ranged forces to intercept the wave of skeletal bats that were coming on strong.
The expeditionary force, composed of members from the Haicheng Military Academy, the Natural Alliance, and swamp natives, can now be described as a powerful and well-equipped force.
In terms of aerial combat units alone, there are the skeletal bats, harpies, thorn beemen, and the giant crows raised by the leader of the Mud Spring Banshee, Gunara.
As for ranged attack capabilities, the skeleton archers summoned by the Ark naturally occupy the dominant position.
At the same time, there are also many students of the mage and archer professions, as well as flower butterfly girls, forest centaurs, and quite a few snake archers.
The enemy's skeletal bats swooped down from the sky with mournful cries, extending their bony claws to grab at the expedition team.
But they were met with a barrage of arrows and spells.
More than ten voices roared at the same time, as if a strong wave of air swept by.
These skeletal bats were flung away like withered leaves, swirling in the air.
At the same time, the aerial combat units, mainly composed of skeletal bats, also flapped their wings and rushed forward to meet them.
The opponent's skeletal bats were burning with a ghastly green soul fire.
The skeletal bats, skeleton warriors, and zombies summoned by the Ark burned with ghostly blue soulfire.
This is quite easy to distinguish and unlikely to cause accidental injury.
At this moment, on the land before the tomb entrance, humans, werewolves, skeletons, and zombies were intertwined.
The brown and grayish-white hues had mixed together to form a huge, multicolored vortex, churning and roaring fiercely.
The clattering of the skeletons was completely drowned out by the werewolf's howl. Every second, a skeleton was struck by a heavy blunt weapon and collapsed into a pile of white bones.
Meanwhile, in the low sky, the enemy skeletal bats were wailing in anguish, but they were visibly being surrounded, divided, and eliminated.
Ark had already finished casting its enhancement spells and was preparing to unleash a skeletal shockwave on the dense battle formation.
He has already discovered one of his weaknesses.
When facing undead creatures, his prized Corruption and Poison skills often fail to achieve the desired effect.
His killing efficiency naturally drops significantly with only skeletal skills.
An idea secretly arose in Fangzhou's mind.
How can a necromancer not have skills to counter undead creatures?
The next step is to put the development and deduction of this type of anti-undead skill tree on the agenda.
Fangzhou believed that with the intelligence of Sandru and Instructor Su Xinyan, they certainly wouldn't have missed this point.
However, the undead attribute is extremely rare for living beings.
This is true for every race, even among the most vicious abyssal demons.
Perhaps it is precisely because of its narrow applicability that there is still no dedicated skill for fighting undead creatures.
Thinking of this, Fang Zhou felt even more excited about what kind of Naraku civilization heritage he might discover in this tomb of the dead.
Behind the Ark, in the band of mage warriors, well-trained cadets from the Sea City Military Academy were also doing their utmost to kill the enemy undead.
Zhang Wu raised his staff of nature high, and an invisible current of energy was generated.
However, just as his skill was taking shape, a strange cry rang out right next to his ear, "Guaaaaah!"
Then came the exclamations of the other students. Zhang Wu was startled and was about to turn around to check when a chilling coldness came from behind him.
In the blink of an eye, my entire upper body felt frozen, and I lost all feeling below my neck.
A particularly ferocious-looking, semi-transparent ghost appeared beside Zhang Wu, its two hands disappearing into his back at wrist level, as if trying to seize something.
Zhang Wu's body trembled violently, and at the same time, the light of the staff he held high dimmed, and the invisible energy flow disappeared immediately.
"Nature's protection!"
Liu Diewu, who was next to Zhang Wu, reacted quickly and made several hand gestures to Zhang Wu.
A pale green vine emerged from Zhang Wu's body and then wrapped around the hideous ghost.
With a scream, the ghost released Zhang Wu, transformed into a streak of green light, soared into the sky, and then disappeared into the vast night.
"ghost!"
Zhang Wu spoke in a hoarse voice, so low that only he could hear it.
"Kill it quickly, or it will disrupt our spellcaster array!"
Gu Yueyuan caught up from behind, supporting Zhang Wu's swaying body while looking around.
The expedition team is currently in excellent condition overall.
Gu Yueyuan, Zhang Wu, Liu Diewu, and other mage and support class trainees should theoretically be extremely safe under the protection of warrior trainees, werewolves, nature allies, and the undead creatures of the Ark.
But now their situation is even more troublesome, as they are under siege.
They formed a circle, back to back, their eyes scanning the surroundings haphazardly, trying to find the particularly ferocious ghost that had just harmed Zhang Wu.
Gu Yueyuan felt that what he was holding was not the warm flesh of a living person, but the cold body of a dead person.
If Zhang Wu hadn't been trembling and groaning in a hoarse voice, he would have even wanted to check if Zhang Wu was still breathing.
The Ark is not far from the array of mage-class warriors.
He immediately noticed the commotion and caught a glimpse of the terrifying ghost that had just flashed by out of the corner of his eye.
His heart sank slightly the moment he saw the ghost.