Chapter 22: Finally Defeated
But Gu Xi still underestimated the combat power of this ghostly shadow.
He had only rushed two steps forward when the ghostly shadow had already reached the front line set up by Combat Squad 4. The five skeletons blocking the ghostly shadow were directly knocked away, heavily hitting the ground and unable to move.
Combat Squad 3, positioned behind Combat Squad 4, decisively thrust their spears when they saw this.
However, the ghostly shadow's speed was too fast. When all the spears were thrust out, even though they were aimed at the enemy's position, only three spears hit their mark.
As for the skeletons of Combat Squads 1 and 2, they hadn't even rushed out yet.
Seeing the ghostly shadow charging directly at him, Gu Xi understood the enemy's intention.
This was targeting the weak point of the necromancer, aiming to kill the necromancer directly.
But you're underestimating the power of a necromancer. Who says necromancers only command skeletons to charge forward? A necromancer who doesn't master several techniques isn't really a necromancer.
Let me tell you, I've learned how to throw things.
Gu Xi raised his hand, and the bone fragments and wooden sticks in his hand were directly thrown towards the ghostly shadow.
Along with the bone fragments and wooden sticks, Gu Xi also threw the five daggers he always carried with him.
Because it was a frontal throw, the ghostly shadow charging straight at him didn't think to dodge and still lunged at Gu Xi.
But what Gu Xi threw was not simple. Although they were thrown out, the bone fragments and wooden sticks had the expected effect activated.
The wooden stick hit the ghostly shadow head-on, followed by a crackling sound, breaking one of the ghostly shadow's thigh bones.
The ghostly shadow, charging forward, stumbled, and its movements noticeably slowed.
At this moment, all five of Gu Xi's daggers were embedded in the ghostly shadow.
Such an attack didn't do much damage to the ghostly shadow, but it was highly insulting.
The heads held by the ghostly shadow screamed simultaneously, each head trying to jump off the arm to bite Gu Xi.
But Gu Xi wasn't foolish enough to stay in place after throwing things. He raised his leg, and a large package of items he had packed was kicked towards the ghostly shadow.
The ghostly shadow, already charging towards Gu Xi, ignored the kicked package, not realizing it contained the skeleton corpses Gu Xi had his subordinates pack.
"Corpse Explosion!"
The ghostly shadow didn't expect Gu Xi's corpse explosion to be used this way, and it was hit head-on by the explosion while charging forward.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Xi quickly ran towards the direction of the combat squads while summoning Combat Squads 1 and 2 hidden in nearby rooms.
As soon as the two combat squads appeared, they charged at the ghostly shadow from all directions.
Gu Xi had realized that in this battle, he must not let the ghostly shadow take the initiative.
Therefore, he had to bring out all his subordinates to surround and attack.
When all the combat squads rushed out, the ghostly shadow turned around again, and its speed picked up.
At this moment, the skeleton soldiers of Combat Squad 1 jumped down from the nearby rooftops onto the ghostly shadow, their curved swords slashing heavily at the ghostly shadow's back.
This was the special ability of these skeleton soldiers: backstab.
However, the skeleton soldiers didn't expect that although they landed on the ghostly shadow's back, the ghostly shadow moved in a reversed bow-like manner, meaning they landed on its belly, not its back.
As a result, the skeleton soldiers not only failed to achieve the backstab effect but also revealed their intentions to the ghostly shadow.
The ghostly shadow, indeed skilled, planted a leg on the ground and quickly spun its body, flinging off the skeleton soldiers on its back.
Fortunately, at this moment, the other combat squads of Gu Xi had arrived, quickly surrounding the ghostly shadow.
Combat Squad 4, the largest in number, crowded in from all sides, with two skeletons each holding onto one of the ghostly shadow's legs, preventing it from moving.
Combat Squad 3 also surrounded it at this time, dispersing to various positions and thrusting their spears directly whenever they got in position.
By this time, the ghostly shadow had turned ferocious.
Twisting its body, it kept moving its legs and heads to tear and bite at the surrounding skeleton soldiers.
Its attacks exceeded Gu Xi's expectations, killing a skeleton with each move.
Seeing the situation, Gu Xi became ruthless. Each time a skeleton died, he would trigger a corpse explosion on its body.
Meanwhile, more skeletons quickly surrounded the ghostly shadow.
This time, regardless of whether they were skeleton leaders, skeleton warriors, or skeleton soldiers, anyone who saw an opening would rush in to attack.
For the skeletons, as long as they could slash a few more times, it was worth it.
In this continuous attack, all eight legs of the ghostly shadow were either cut off or blown off, and of the three heads held by its arms, two were destroyed.
But the more this happened, the fiercer the ghostly shadow became.
Even though it could only twist on the ground, each twist used its body to hit and crush the skeletons.
The skeletons, equally determined, held the ghostly shadow in place with Combat Squad 4, while the rest fiercely slashed and stabbed with their weapons.
Gu Xi also disregarded everything else. Each time a skeleton died, he immediately triggered a corpse explosion.
Even if it meant exhausting all his mana, he didn't care.
As this happened repeatedly, the skeletons understood Gu Xi's intention. When they were struck by the ghostly shadow and felt they couldn't hold on, they used their last bit of strength to push themselves onto the ghostly shadow, hoping to act as a bomb to blow open the ghostly shadow's shell.
Until Gu Xi exhausted all his mana, he ran to pick up the bone fragments and wooden sticks he had thrown earlier, preparing to turn and fight the ghostly shadow directly.
But just as he picked up the stick, a "ding" sound suddenly came to his ear.
[You have killed the ghostly shadow leader (Level 4, BOSS), gaining 117 experience points. Summoned creatures participating in the attack gain 23 experience points each due to cooperative kill.]
[Temporary Mission: Dead City progress updated. Third wave of enemies defeated. Please wait for the council hall transformation to complete.]
Seeing the notification, Gu Xi loosened his grip, letting the bone fragments and wooden sticks fall to the ground.
At the same time, the massive body of the ghostly shadow exploded on the spot, transforming into many large and small ghostly energy beads that fell to the ground.
Among the many ghostly energy beads, a black head and a black arm were the most conspicuous.
Gu Xi scanned the remaining forty-odd skeletons, quickly stepping forward to pick up these two items.
[You have obtained the Eerie Head (Green)]
[Eerie Head (Green, Off-Hand Item)]
[Attack: 1]
[Equipped: Intelligence +1]
[Requirement: Intelligence 2]
[Special: Bite. When using a bone shield with this off-hand item, the bone shield will have a 20% counterattack effect.]
[Description: Holding a head as an off-hand weapon is a necromancer's habit.]
[You have obtained the Twisted Arm (Green)]
[Twisted Arm (Green, Quest Item): A twisted arm with something unusual about it. Please examine this arm carefully.]