novelbin Chapter 26 Cutting Melons and Vegetables
Chapter 26 Cutting Melons and Vegetables
"The skull is a weak point!"
As the skeleton soldier, whose skull had been pierced, instantly disintegrated, Black Hand immediately shouted and moved towards the mercenary.
This was a pre-arranged tactic.
Once they encounter an enemy, Black Hand will coordinate with the mercenaries, while Yu Jing must ensure that Green Ghost's output is not interfered with.
All three of them had noticed the power of the arrow that had instantly killed the skeleton soldier.
Therefore, upon hearing the warning, Yu Jing continued to retreat and quickly reached Qing Gui's side. She raised her gun and smashed the head of the skeleton soldier who was attacking from behind, ensuring that she could focus on dealing damage without distraction.
As the skeleton soldiers' weaknesses were exposed, the previously chaotic battle situation quickly stabilized.
The balance of power began to tip in favor of the team.
Ultimately, these skeletons are only easy to confuse people when they first see them. Their strength may be much greater than that of ordinary people, and they can swing their long swords with great force, but their agility is much weaker.
To put it bluntly, it can only charge in a straight line, so those two leg bones don't have the possibility of changing direction flexibly.
Originally, the frame and armor fragments that could withstand bullets could cause some trouble.
Now that the Blue Demon has discovered the weakness of the skull, as long as you pay attention to dodging, you can just point your gun at their heads and spray them. Basically, two shots will be enough to destroy one skull.
Not to mention the archer, Ao Oni.
Thanks to the space her teammates created for her, her arrows never missed!
Before long, the menacing skeleton soldiers were wiped out, leaving only scattered bones on the ground.
"Ha! Undead monsters, is that all they're capable of?"
Blackhand changed the magazine of his submachine gun, twisted his neck and kicked away a broken skull, venting his anger at having almost been surrounded and killed.
"These skeletons must have been the guards of this ancient castle, transformed into undead creatures after their deaths."
The mercenary casually picked up a piece of armor, his thumb scraping off a layer of iron filings. Noticing Yu Jing rummaging through bones nearby, he added...
"Stop searching. You can tell from these skeletons that you won't find anything good. We need to hurry and get going."
"They really are a bunch of paupers, they have nothing."
Yu Jing, who was holding several arrows, stood up and handed them to Qing Gui, saying something along the way.
He knew, of course, that these skeleton soldiers were not worth exploiting; they were only pretending to loot, but in reality, they were collecting soulfire.
The Soulfire obtained from killing alien monsters can be used to acquire personal skills, or it can be converted into Soul Fragments that can upgrade personal skill levels. Yu Jing naturally couldn't miss this opportunity.
Although these low-level skeletons don't seem to be monsters that can generate personal feats, they have the advantage of being plentiful. Converting them all into soul fragments to use for upgrading [Untamed] later would be a good idea.
Not only that, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test whether alien monsters he didn't kill could generate soulfire.
The results were mixed.
The good thing is that as long as Yu Jing participates in killing the alien monsters, even if he is killed by someone else in the end, he can still obtain soul fire. For example, the skeletons he blasted away with a shotgun while covering the Green Ghost were eventually killed by arrows, but when he checked later, there was still soul fire left.
Conversely, those kills he didn't participate in, even if they were all skeletons, did not generate soul fire.
"Thanks."
The blue demon took the arrow, put it back in the quiver behind him, and whispered his thanks.
Unlike firearm bullets, which are difficult to retrieve once used, the number of arrows that the Blue Demon can carry is limited; he can only retrieve as many as he can.
The team did not linger in one place for long and continued onward.
Despite the chaotic battle just now, their condition not only didn't decline, but actually improved.
As the saying goes, the unknown is the most terrifying.
Previously, not knowing what kind of monster was lurking in the shadows, everyone was trembling with fear and under psychological pressure.
After personally clearing out a wave of skeleton soldiers, Yu Jing and his group felt more confident, and their movement speed even increased.
Perhaps the previous burst of attacks had consumed most of the monsters in this enclosed space, because the frequency of monster attacks decreased significantly afterward. The other three could handle the situation without Qinggui even needing to intervene.
Just as expected.
After the team passed through the entire room, another wooden door shrouded in black mist appeared before them.
"How far did we walk just now?"
Instead of rushing in, the mercenary seemed to remember something, frowned, and turned back to ask.
"There's always a distance of 300 meters."
"Could a single room inside the castle be 300 meters wide?"
Along the way, besides the skeleton soldiers, they also encountered a large number of ruins and broken furniture, which was clearly abnormal.
"It's highly likely that the environmental changes are caused by alien invasion. If nothing unexpected happens, the deeper we go, the more severe the anomalies will become in the enclosed space, and the stronger the monsters that appear will also increase... Those skeleton soldiers we just saw were probably just cannon fodder on the periphery."
The blue demon seemed to know a lot about the foreign land, and could say something about it in various situations.
This made Yu Jing even more certain that she must have come into contact with members of the Explorers' Headquarters or other explorers from other lands in the present world.
However, now is not the time to dwell on these details.
After a brief rest, the mercenaries led the way into the next room.
This time it seemed they had entered the castle's kitchen. Just a few steps inside, Yu Jing saw a long table full of rotten food.
Strangely, the ingredients appeared to have been moldy for only a short time, so much so that the air was filled with an indescribable sour and foul smell, causing the group to quicken their pace and think about leaving the place as soon as possible.
The subsequent developments were similar to those in the previous room.
The bright lights quickly attracted seven or eight skeleton soldiers.
The experienced group was much more composed this time and decisively used their old tactics.
The mercenary stood at the forefront with his shield raised, while Black Hand assisted from the side. Yu Jing remained by Qing Gui's side, prioritizing ensuring her output environment and clearing out monsters that came around from behind to prevent the team from being attacked from both sides.
As expected, the team gained the upper hand, and the only thing that surprised Yu Jing was Black Hand's performance.
He probably felt that the submachine gun was not very effective against this kind of monster, so this time he switched to an extended version of the Gurkha knife.
To be honest, this guy is clearly more skilled with knives than with firearms.
With his Gurkha saber in hand, he easily dealt with two or three skeleton soldiers, and he seemed to enjoy being in danger, hacking them to pieces with strange cries.
Considering his tattoos and arrogant demeanor, he is most likely a high-ranking member of some large gang, someone who spends his days wielding a knife and slashing people.
No wonder he made a point of emphasizing his identity as a knife-wielder during his self-introduction.
They had an exceptionally rich experience in cold weapon combat.
However, just as the Blue Demon said, the monsters will become stronger as you go deeper into the castle.
After traveling for a while, the team encountered a new monster.
A bunch of bloated worms as thick as an adult's arm!
They are hidden inside the food on the table or attached to the skeletons of the skeleton soldiers.
As people approach, it suddenly leaps out, its mouth full of fine, sharp teeth, and tries to bite at the person's neck or wrist.
Regardless of the level of danger.
Its repulsive appearance and the manner of its attack alone inevitably caused everyone's sanity to slip.