Chapter 113: The Enemy at the City Gates
With no enemies around, Gu Xi and Du Wushuang happily started chatting.
From Du Wushuang, Gu Xi learned many things about the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
He also learned about what happened when this world was invaded by foreign enemies.
"Let me tell you, at that time, I was out on a mission, and suddenly a strange army appeared.
This time, the enemy wasn't simple. Not only were they powerful, but their abilities were also quite bizarre. Especially those wrapped in white baboon skins—I encountered one back then and barely escaped.
When I came back and asked about it, I found out that those wrapped in white baboon skins were all leader-level, at least level 9. The fact that I managed to return alive shows my strong capabilities."
As Du Wushuang spoke, her helmet tilted up, with a clear expression of seeking praise, as if saying, "Aren't you supposed to flatter me while listening to someone brag?"
Gu Xi thought seriously for a moment, then took out two pieces of white baboon skin and calmly asked, "Are you referring to this kind?"
"Ah, talking to someone like you is really boring."
Du Wushuang was speechless. If it weren't for her helmet, Gu Xi might have seen her rolling her eyes.
Gu Xi chuckled and was about to say something when he suddenly stood straight.
"There are enemies, and two of them. What's behind us, is it important?"
When Gu Xi noticed the enemies, Du Wushuang also saw them.
She didn't have time to answer Gu Xi's question but instead focused on the suddenly appearing enemies.
Just as Gu Xi said, there were two groups of enemies suddenly rushing out from the forest ahead.
The leading figure was a headless knight, clad in black heavy armor. Since he had no head, the white baboon skin was placed right on his neck.
Riding a tall warhorse, he carried no subordinates but held a lance in one hand and a long string of human heads in the other.
As he charged out, he pointed his lance directly at Du Wushuang.
After the headless knight charged out, another ghoul leader slowly emerged from behind.
This was a dried-up old lady, followed by a large number of legged cauldrons.
As she emerged, the old lady pulled the white baboon skin on her and grinned at Gu Xi.
Before Gu Xi could say anything, different colored liquids poured out from the legged cauldrons, forming twisted slimes in front of the old lady.
"What kind of people are these?"
Gu Xi complained while pointing forward. The bone soldiers of the Bone-Cutting Camp quickly advanced, while zombies and ghosts protected Gu Xi, and the skeletal archers raised their bows, ready to launch the first wave of attacks.
Seeing Gu Xi's response, the headless knight's lance turned towards Gu Xi. It was clear that the headless knight identified Gu Xi as the commander of the undead forces and prioritized him for elimination.
At this time, although Du Wushuang knew she was far lower in level than the headless knight, she still stood out, blocking the lance.
In Du Wushuang's mind, Gu Xi, as a necromancer, had no melee capabilities, and it was up to her to take on the headless knight's challenge.
Even if it meant dying, she had to ensure Gu Xi's survival.
Only this way could Gu Xi's troops continue to exist.
Seeing Du Wushuang's actions, the headless knight was displeased. Was he being underestimated?
A level 4 death knight dared to challenge him.
So, the headless knight spurred his horse and quickly charged towards Du Wushuang.
At this moment, Gu Xi waved his hand heavily, and the skeletal archers' arrows flew faster than Du Wushuang.
All the arrows concentrated on the headless knight, pushing him back a few steps.
Fortunately, at this time, the strange old lady had also completed her minions' deployment, and various colored slimes started jumping towards Gu Xi.
Gu Xi's attention shifted from the headless knight to the slimes, as his skeletal soldiers engaged them immediately.
Gu Xi observed the situation of the slimes.
These slimes were liquid transformations with different effects based on their colors—green ones were poisonous, blue ones had ice attributes, red ones exploded, and brown ones had corrosive properties.
Their levels weren't very high, around level 4 to 6, but they were quite troublesome to deal with.
Arrows were ineffective; even when pierced, the slimes kept moving and attacking.
Swords could cut them in half, but they would quickly reassemble.
It was clear that as long as their vitality wasn't exhausted, cutting them was useless.
Gu Xi also noticed that after releasing all the slimes, the legged cauldrons squatted aside, lighting fires as if preparing to brew another batch of potions.
This situation gave Gu Xi some ideas.
"Zombies, can you drag those cauldrons over?"
Gu Xi asked his remaining heavy-armored zombies.
They held shields and iron hooks, constantly observing the battlefield.
Upon hearing Gu Xi's command, they all shook their heads.
The old lady was very knowledgeable about undead tactics, placing the cauldrons far from Gu Xi. Without eliminating the slimes, they couldn't reach the cauldrons.
Even the skeletal archers couldn't shoot at the cauldrons.
At this time, the headless knight, angered by the skeletal archers, charged three times, and then pointed his lance to the ground, turning his warhorse into a flaming arrow, dashing towards the skeletal archers.
The impact was like a rocket, instantly entering the skeletal archers' ranks.
Gu Xi only heard a boom, and an explosion occurred among the skeletal archers, scattering body parts everywhere.
Without hesitation, Gu Xi pointed at the explosion site.
"Corpse Explosion!"
He continuously cast ten corpse explosions until he heard no more explosions, stopping his actions.
The headless knight might not have expected Gu Xi's reaction to be so swift and straightforward.
He had killed many skeletal archers with that move, but the subsequent explosions were all his to endure.
As the dust from the explosions settled, Gu Xi saw that the headless knight's flames had vanished, and his armor was battered.
Rushing out, he roared at Gu Xi and charged towards him with all his might.