Chapter 161: Chapter 159: The First Battle
As he charged out of the Undead Calamity Celestial Ceremony Array, Gu Xi suddenly turned his head and saw a massive magic array behind him, shrouded in a faint purple light screen.
The position he was guarding was merely one point of this magic array.
Nearly a hundred similar defensive points surrounded a straight beam of light, forming a large magic array.
Numerous undead were being generated and gathered within this magical array, ultimately being dispatched to different positions.
As long as the enemies dared to invade the ritual array of the Undead Calamity, they would become part of the array, their deaths fueling it, turning them into skeletons within the Undead Calamity.
At this moment, Gu Xi also understood his mission.
He was guarding a node of the magic array, which was also an attack node.
Here, an enticing aura was continuously emanating outward, attracting enemies.
Without having to look, Gu Xi also knew that the other players at similar nodes were now commanding the three thousand skeletons they had just acquired to prepare for defense.
But Gu Xi was different.
Gu Xi only had one thought: having become an Undead Mage, there was no reason to hesitate in charging with the undead.
Skill is killing the enemy outside one’s own defensive range.
Understanding the current situation, Gu Xi twisted his hand and aimed the Cold Wind Staff at the red-skinned ghouls who had started charging.
"Bone Storm!"
In the direction Gu Xi pointed, a tornado formed of white bones advanced toward the red-skinned ghouls.
These white bones carried a cold qi of +3, freezing anything they touched.
As the Bone Storm pushed forward, a frozen path appeared within the enemies’ charging ranks.
This instantly disrupted the charge of the red-skinned ghouls, with those at the back even pressing onto their companions in the front.
Luna, at the front line, seized this chaos immediately, pointing toward the enemies, and the Skeleton Shooter Boss within the Undead Corps understood instantly.
Buzz!
A rain of arrows descended from the sky, pinning the chaotic enemies to the ground.
Then a horde of skeletons rushed onto the ghouls, wielding the simplest weapons as they hacked and smashed at them.
Being knocked down and thrown into chaos, the ghouls lost their first chance to counterattack.
Even if the skeletons’ weapons weren’t great, they quickly gained the upper hand.
By this time, Gu Xi had also followed the troops to the front line of battle.
He noticed at the rear of the ranks, nearly thirty red-skinned ghouls were carrying a chair pieced together from wood and white baboon skin.
On the chair sat a red-skinned presence as large as a small mountain.
This red-skinned presence looked like a slightly downsized Abomination.
However, when it raised its head, its eyes actually flashed with intelligence.
This was the commander of the red-skinned ghoul unit.
A rare leader among the Other Ghosts, with both intelligence and strength.
He was different from other Other Ghosts; he saw himself as a general, believing that battling head-on on the battlefield was his duty.
He wasn’t interested in using bizarre methods to ambush and plot against others.
Only by directly breaking through the enemy’s defenses would he feel joyful and satisfied.
He would personally kill some enemies whom he considered worthy, sewing their bodies onto himself.
In his mind, only then would the battle be truly honored.
The chaotic scene before him was not what he desired.
Witnessing the red-skinned ghouls he had painstakingly trained charging recklessly again, the Abomination grew furious. Stretching his hand, he grabbed an iron rod with a hook.
"Get out of my way!"
The Abomination bellowed, and the red-skinned ghouls before him quickly moved aside upon hearing him. The Abomination charged forward in large strides, roaring as he went.
"Watch me, First Squad, follow me in the charge.
The other units, flank them from both sides; can’t you see they don’t have many people left?
Encircle them, and then we can... damn, who released a sneaky attack on me."
Before the Abomination could finish his command, a bone spike hit him in the face.
The power of ice nearly froze his mouth shut.
Looking in the direction the bone spike came from, the Abomination saw Gu Xi standing on the Evil Coffin, pointing an Ice Staff at him.
This attack did not ignite the Abomination’s fury; he decisively looked around, seeking the purpose of the opponent’s move.
In the Abomination’s view, Gu Xi was merely an Undead Mage.
An Undead Mage, who should be stationed at the rear, appearing at the front lines and provoking him.
It was unreasonable.
Thus, there must be an ambush nearby; this Undead Mage was merely a lure, attempting to lure him away, separate him from the army, and prioritize killing him.
Many thoughts flashed through the Abomination’s mind.
He also came up with several strategies to deal with the situation.
However, he never expected that Gu Xi hadn’t thought that far ahead. He attacked the Abomination simply because he saw it charging out.
Gu Xi didn’t mind stepping in to affect the frontline’s situation.
If there really were any calculations, bone spikes would not be the choice; Gu Xi’s other skills would need some consideration.
Realizing his first strike hadn’t significantly harmed the Abomination, Gu Xi began preparing a second move.
During this time, while the Abomination was contemplating whether Gu Xi’s actions held a hidden agenda, Gu Xi had already unleashed a spell in his direction.
Bone Storm!
A Bone Storm rapidly formed around the Abomination, with countless white bones pummeling him, each hit sapping much of his life.
The Abomination was bewildered.
He had just contemplated various methods to deal with him, so why were they not applied?
An Undead Mage couldn’t be so misguided.
There must be something more to this.
While resisting the Bone Storm’s attack and pondering the problem, Gu Xi was also momentarily stunned.
What was this guy’s deal? Was he just ignoring his attacks because of his thick skin?
Gu Xi quickly changed his mind and shouted commandingly, "Skeleton Shooter Boss, focus fire!"
The Skeleton Shooter Boss immediately recognized who the target was when he saw the situation with Gu Xi.
He raised the longbow in his left hand towards the sky, and all the skeleton shooters turned their attention to him.
Then, the Skeleton Shooter Boss pulled his bow, and with a swoosh, a bone arrow flew toward the Abomination.
Hearing this sound, the Abomination looked up, just in time to see countless arrows soaring towards him.
Realizing the danger, the Abomination swiftly twirled his iron rod, deflecting many arrows with a clanging sound.
But by then, Gu Xi had struck again, pointing the Spirit Lamp at the Abomination.
Enchanting!