Chapter 101 - 97: Corpse Chaser – Ghost General Corpse Vulture

Chapter 101: Chapter 97: Corpse Chaser – Ghost General Corpse VultureThe first to approach the village wall were the thousands of soulless zombies. They advanced slowly but steadfastly, like a tide. Xiao Jie looked at these soulless zombies and felt somewhat puzzled. Although there were many of them, they posed no threat to a village with walls. No matter how big their numbers, what could they do? They couldn’t even walk straight without swaying, let alone besiege a city. As he wondered, the NPC archers on the wall had already begun to prepare for battle. "Archers—ready—fire!" Following Yang Baichuan’s command, more than a dozen militia archers on the village wall began to shoot arrows. However, the sparse rain of arrows landing in the large corpse group only knocked down a few monsters and was virtually ineffective against the tide-like horde. "We should start too!" Xiao Jie said, finding a spot with a clear view, raising his hand and using—Combat Skills: Continuous Arrow! Whiz, whiz, whiz, whiz! Four arrows shot out in quick succession. Xiao Jie had put all 5 points of attributes he gained at level 8 into agility, bringing his agility attribute to a total of 27+3=30 points, allowing him an extra shot with his Continuous Arrow. A single soulless zombie was hit by four arrows and instantly fell. "My turn!" Full Moon Shooting! I Want to Be Immortal pulled his iron bow to the limit. He had specifically bought an iron bow with 28 attack power penetration for this shopping trip. A single arrow could kill a soulless zombie, even piercing through three or four at once. However, the damage decreased with each zombie pierced, merely injuring but not killing them. Dongfang Sheng, too, raised the light crossbow in his hands. His attack wasn’t as exaggerated, but he still had a chance to kill with a single shot to the head. At this time, the corpse group was already under the wall, acting like live targets; they began targeted shooting one after another at the horde. The four found their own spots and kept firing, along with the militia archers around them. For a moment, the sound of bowstrings resonated everywhere as one soulless zombie after another was shot down. Yet, such minor losses meant nothing to the horde numbering in the thousands. The zombies quickly swarmed to the base of the village wall, densely waving their arms, scratching and biting at the sturdy wooden wall. Standing on the village wall and looking down, Xiao Jie could see countless zombie arms waving futilely, much like enthusiastic fans at a concert. Is that it? Xiao Jie found it somewhat amusing for a moment, easily exploding the head of one with an arrow. These creatures were just here to give experience points. Throwing down a kerosene pot, flames billowed, and in the blink of an eye, there were five or six kill notifications. The others followed suit, shooting with bow and arrow, throwing kerosene pots, slaughtering the corpse group with zeal. Due to the four people being in a team, the experience notifications were non-stop, although only one or two points each time. Still, little by little adds up to a considerable amount. "Haha, this is awesome, these monsters sieging are just giving away experience," I Want to Be Immortal shouted excitedly. Yet, Ye Luo snorted coldly, "Don’t get too excited, it has only just begun." Sure enough, after killing two or three hundred zombies, a string of eerie bell sounds rang out—ding ling, ding ling. It was those Corpse Chasers starting to cast spells. Corpse Chasing Secret Technique—Corpse Group Frenzy! The soulless zombies suddenly became frenzied, as if they had been injected with stimulants. In an instant, they became lively, rolling and climbing towards the village wall. The ones in front were quickly crushed underneath, while those behind continuously climbed over their companions’ bodies. In a blink of an eye, a few ever-growing corpse piles were formed. The soulless zombies actually knew how to stack upon each other. Climbing on top of each other, they surged towards the village wall. The wall was only three meters high, and they were about to climb over it. Xiao Jie felt his scalp tingle as he watched. He hadn’t expected these seemingly harmless soulless zombies to become so ferocious. "Gunpowder jars!" he shouted, [Gunpowder Jar (Consumable) Throw: Deals 50 explosive damage to a small area.] All four threw their gunpowder jars toward the base of the corpse piles, and with a series of booms, flesh and bones were strewn about, and the stacks of soulless zombies were directly blown apart. Xiao Jie thought it was good that he had listened to Ye Luo and bought these items; indeed, they were very useful. Ding ling, ding ling! Another round of bell ringing echoed as the Corpse Chasers kept casting spells. The corpse group continued to charge relentlessly. Listening to the constant eerie bell ringing, Xiao Jie felt on alert. This frenzied state of the soulless zombies was far from normal. Normally, soulless zombies encountered in the wild didn’t have much desire to attack. Clearly, this must be an effect of some magic cast by the Corpse Chasers. Could it mean that if they took down those few Corpse Chasers, the soulless zombies would revert to their less threatening state? "Everyone, prepare to focus fire on the Corpse Chasers, starting with that Wu Gang." A Corpse Chaser with just 440 blood volume could be killed in a few rounds. However, those Corpse Chasers seemed to know this and kept their distance, not coming close, simply ringing their bells. "Watch my back, Feng!" "Don’t rush!" Xiao Jie hastily stopped them, "Did you forget? Humanoid monsters are very intelligent. If we injure it without killing it and it becomes cautious, we’ll be in trouble. Let’s continue clearing the little monsters, pretending we don’t notice them. When those Corpse Chasers get a bit closer, I’ll call for focused fire. We’ll shoot together to ensure we take it down before it can flee." At this very moment, two more piles of bodies appeared beneath the village wall, and everyone hurriedly launched another round of gunpowder jar bombardments. Barely had they resolved this crisis when another arose at the gate. The gate was likewise under siege by groups of soulless zombies, clawing, scratching, and charging at the door. Fortunately, the gate had been reinforced to have 2000 Durability points and extremely high defense, so it wasn’t something these frenzied Walking Corpses could break through. It looked like it could hold up for a while longer. The Militia atop the gate continuously dropped rolling logs and boulders down, flipping over Walking Corpses one by one. In the blink of an eye, the outside of the gate had accumulated dozens of bodies. It was at that moment—a Corpse Chaser suddenly emerged from the crowd and walked toward the city gate. The bell in his hand shook frantically. Corpse Chasing Secret Technique—Corpse Explosion! The fallen corpses’ bellies instantly swelled like balloons. A pile of bodies turned into a pile of ’Corpse Balls’ in the blink of an eye—comical yet horrifying. Then came a series of dull explosions. Boom boom boom! These ’Corpse Balls’ exploded like bombs, and the gate’s Durability was blown away by a third in an instant, with the surrounding Walking Corpses also blasted away. Damn, so that’s how you use dead bodies? Ding-a-ling! Another Corpse Chaser approached the city gate. As the sound of his bell jingled, about a dozen black-haired zombies were driven towards the damaged gate. These Level 8 and 9 monsters were far from the feeble soulless zombies. One by one, with their large bodies and immense strength, covered in black hair, they reached the base of the gate and began pounding on it like crazy, visibly decreasing the gate’s Durability. "Quick! Support the main gate!" Yang Baichuan shouted as he continuously shot arrows at the zombies at the gate. Xiao Jie, however, saw an opportunity. The Corpse Chaser, needed for the Corpse Explosion, was only twenty to thirty meters away from the gate, a perfect distance for focused fire. "Ignore those zombies, get ready to focus fire on the Corpse Chaser—wait for my command!" Several people quickly moved a distance towards the direction of the gate to ensure everyone was within shooting range. The Corpse Chasers, still driving the zombies to attack the gate, were oblivious to the commotion on top of the wall. "Now! Shoot!" Full Moon Shooting! Continuous Arrow! Life-taking Flying Dagger! Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh! In an instant, various crossbows and flying daggers were all aimed at Wu Gang. The Corpse Chaser screamed as he was pierced by Full Moon Shooting, then immediately turned into a sieve as he was shot repeatedly. He tried to turn and flee, but the second volley of arrows came after him. After barely taking two steps, he screamed again and fell, killed instantly. The remaining two Corpse Chasers quickly retreated. "Focus fire on the Corpse Chasers!" Yang Baichuan suddenly bellowed, and Xiao Jie was pleasantly surprised to see Yang Baichuan shoot another Full Moon Shooting, instantly piercing another Corpse Chaser. -84! One arrow directly took away one-fifth of the blood volume. The archers, too, uniformly focused their fire, and in the blink of an eye, the second Corpse Chaser also fell. "Hahaha, my apprentices, don’t think your master is here for nothing." Yang Baichuan laughed heartily, then hurriedly said, "Quick, use those bang-bang toys to give those zombies a few hits." Xiao Jie was amazed inside. Although he had already experienced these NPCs’ intelligence, to act so much like real humans in combat was truly eye-opening for him. But now was not the time to be impressed. A barrage of gunpowder jars was quickly thrown at the zombies outside the gate, blasting them left and right, all severely damaged, followed by several rounds of arrow rain to finish them off. As the threat of this wave was eliminated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, at this moment, the real crisis had only just begun. Lin Yutian looked at the village before him with a sneer in his eyes. As long as he could break through this village and absorb all the living souls inside into the Ghost General’s body, he could restore at least thirty percent of the Ghost General’s strength. With such a powerful subordinate, he was sure to carve out a domain for himself in this chaotic world. Those mortals thought that repelling a few zombies meant they could survive, which was utterly laughable. Lin Yutian (Corpse Chasing Mage): "Go, my servants, open the gate! Devour the souls of those living beings!" The Ghost General beside him snorted coldly, not used to obeying the orders of mortals. However, the dozen or so talismans and Magic Seals branded on him forced him to act, (Hmph, I’ll play along with you for now, but once I regain my full strength and break free from your lowly Magic Seal, I’ll annihilate you and these ant-like humans). Wielding the Ghost General Halberd, he charged fiercely towards the gate. With a height of three meters, he was nearly level with the village wall, and his massive size brought a terrifying sense of oppression. Seeing the Ghost General breaking through the Corpse Group and heading for the gate, everyone on the village wall went pale. Xiao Jie immediately turned his attention to the long Blood Volume bar above the Ghost General’s head. Corpse Vulture (Weakened Ghost General/Lin Yutian’s Guardian): Boss-level Boss, Level 16, Life Value 1400/4000. Huh, its blood volume isn’t full! That’s it, after being Sealed for 700 years, it must be nearly exhausted. Luckily it’s in a weakened state. If it were at full strength with 4000 blood, the level definitely wouldn’t be what it is now. If that were the case, we might as well wait for death. But it’s normal for a Boss arranged for Newbie Village to be in such a condition.