Chapter 216 - 134: Meteor Soul
The Power of the Wraith was utterly terrifying to living beings. But for the Undead, while it didn’t make them any stronger, it also had no negative effect. They could still fight at their full capacity.
"The Undead... They’re here." Percy watched the endless stream of Undead leaping down, like a waterfall, and nearly lost all hope of survival.
"Percy, get a grip! We have to get out of here!" Benjamin was the first to react. He pulled Percy up, roaring in his ear, and forcibly dragged the listless man away.
They couldn’t stay in the Jackal Wolfman Fortress any longer. The Jackal Wolfmen and Kobolds were completely unable to stop the Undead’s assault. They needed to leave as soon as possible. As long as they stayed alive, there was still a chance. Even without the fortress, they could find another way out. As long as they were alive, it wasn’t over.
Benjamin wasn’t about to just lie down and wait for death. He’d read a lot of web novels, and the protagonists in them never had it easy; they always faced one trial after another. As the Eastern People so wisely said, "When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first test his resolve, weary his bones, and starve his body." Even superheroes had to go through hardship to grow!
’I’m the protagonist. These are trials I must endure!’
’All my previous good fortune was just preparation for this ordeal. If I give up now, I don’t deserve to be the protagonist. As long as I can escape, I’m bound to have a fateful encounter. I’ll transform and become the strongest of them all!’
With these thoughts driving him, Benjamin pulled Percy along, abandoning the Jackal Wolfmen and Kobolds to their fate, and escaped the Jackal Wolfman Fortress through a secret passage.
After entering the fortress, the Skeleton Undead went on a rampage. The Jackal Wolfmen had lost all their previous ferocity; the Power of the Wraith had terrified them witless. The few who tried to rally and test their strength against the Skeleton Undead were quickly surrounded and slaughtered.
Looking down below, Li Ziyu sighed. ’Looks like my new troop type won’t even get a chance to see action. The Skeleton Undead are enough to handle this on their own.’
’Wait, maybe there is a chance for them to see action after all. Isn’t this the perfect job for the Giant Skeleton Warriors? Demolition.’
Li Ziyu immediately waved his hand and dispatched the Giant Skeleton Warriors.
The 100 Giant Skeleton Warriors landed in the fortress and immediately swiveled their skulls, looking around. They had received their Lord City Lord’s command: their targets weren’t the scattering enemies, but the buildings and the fortress itself—especially the main keep. It had to be demolished!
Eventually, their gazes fell upon the tallest structure. The Lord City Lord hadn’t specified which building was the main keep, so they would just pick one. Tearing down the tallest one was better than tearing down a short one, anyway.
Wielding their Square Hammers, they ignored the Jackal Wolfmen and Kobolds running past them, making a beeline straight for the tallest building.
The Skeleton Undead spontaneously formed a protective circle around them. If any Jackal Wolfmen or Kobolds got too close, the Undead would immediately pounce. The ones with the hammers had a different mission; they had to be protected.
Arriving before the tallest building, the Giant Skeleton Warriors wasted no time. They didn’t even consider whether 100 of them were enough to bring the structure down; they were just here to smash. Each gripped the handle of its hammer with both hands, swung it high, and slammed it viciously against the building.
80, 80, 80, 80...
"We won?" Liu Xingxing walked over to Li Ziyu’s side, glanced down below, and scratched his head, asking with some surprise.
"Yeah. Looks like we’ve won." Li Ziyu also found it a little hard to believe it had been so simple. The enemy hadn’t even managed to organize an effective defense; everything had gone far too smoothly.
Or perhaps it was because the Skill, Meteor Soul, was simply too powerful. It had shattered the enemy’s morale from the start, allowing the Skeleton Undead to charge into the fortress and run rampant.
The battle was completely one-sided and was already winding down. Moreover, the smoke from the Power of the Wraith had almost completely dissipated.
"What about that fortress behind us?" Zhang Peng had also walked over by now, and he offered a reminder.
"We have a fortress behind us?" Li Ziyu froze for a moment before asking in surprise.
"Yeah, it’s been following us the whole time," Zhang Peng said with a nod.