SWDnovel Chapter 98 The same formula, done again.
Chapter 98 The same formula, done again.
The leader of the indigenous people was a three-meter-tall rotting corpse, while the leader of the outsiders was a human, or more precisely, a necromancer.
Moreover, Huang Hong recognized this necromancer; he was the same sinister young man who had entered the Kamo Caverns in the same batch as him.
The battles between the undead were always silent, with occasional flashes of phosphorescent light in the pit illuminating the carnage within.
Led by the rotting corpses, the indigenous people occupied the bone tunnels and rusted mines, drawing in a constant stream of death energy to replenish their energy reserves.
The sinister young man was not to be outdone. The skeletons and zombies he summoned were all equipped with weapons and armor, and they carried out attacks and defenses in perfect unison. Compared to the rabble of the natives, they were practically a regular army.
Meanwhile, the sinister young man was not idle either. He held a black book with twisted patterns engraved on its surface, which would occasionally emit large patches of red or green light. Some of these light were curses against enemies, while others were buffs to his own people.
The Corpse Corpse realized that the sinister young man was the key, and organized his subordinates to launch several attacks, hoping to eliminate the enemy once and for all, but the sinister young man cleverly thwarted them all.
After the battle remained deadlocked for more than ten minutes, the magic circle inscribed beneath the feet of the sinister youth finally absorbed enough death energy to ignite the last soul fire.
A victorious smile curled at the corner of the sinister young man's lips as he rapidly flipped through the black tome in his hand, uttering a series of awkward murmurs.
The six soul flames within the magic circle burned fiercely, and a stitched monster larger than a rotting corpse was summoned.
The sinister-looking youth pointed silently at the rotting corpse, and the stitched-together monster immediately let out a low roar and charged into the battlefield.
Using its size to its advantage, the Frankenstein monster rampaged through the enemy ranks, and neither allies nor enemies could withstand a single blow from it.
Faced with the provocation of the Stitches, the Corpse was not to be outdone and went straight to meet it.
"Boom!~"
The two massive undead beings collided, creating a deafening roar. Their battle was devoid of any fancy moves, consisting solely of relentless attack! A frenzied attack!!
Any other undead life that gets close to them could be mercilessly crushed at any moment.
After summoning the Stitched Monster, the sinister youth was somewhat weakened, but he did not stop. He continued to turn the pages of the black tome in his hand, and the awkward murmurs rang out again.
Seconds later, a grayish chain shot out from the sinister young man's hand, heading straight for the rotting corpse.
The corpse tried to dodge, but the chains twisted in mid-air and landed directly on it, binding it.
The Stitches wouldn't let this opportunity slip by; its blood-stained broken axe, wreathed in a thick aura of death, swung towards the corpse's head.
"Pfft!~"
Large amounts of pus splattered, leaving a huge gash on the rotting corpse.
Just then, the corpse broke free of its chains, but by then it was too late. Under the relentless attacks of the stitched monster, it was quickly torn to pieces.
Having defeated this greatest enemy, the sinister young man's undead army faced no further obstacles and, under the combined assault of the Stitches, quickly wiped out all the undead in the mine.
After the battle, the sinister young man didn't rush to collect his spoils. Instead, he had the undead legion protect him even more tightly. He looked at the cave entrance and said coldly, "Come out. I sensed you a long time ago!"
Huang Hong was not surprised to be called out, and slowly walked out of the shadows of the passage.
The sinister-looking young man revealed obvious hostility: "It's you? You've been following me?!"
Huang Hong laughed and said, "You should be very confident in your investigative abilities. If I were following you, wouldn't you have noticed?"
The sinister young man did not let go of his hostility and kept his eyes fixed on Huang Hong. Sensing the will of their master, the undead legion also began to stir.
"Alright, alright!" Huang Hong shrugged and said, "Actually, when I teamed up with that generous master before, I think we took different paths."
The sinister-looking young man asked, "Where is he?"
Huang Hong said, "His target is the fifth level, while my target is a lower level, so we have already separated."
The sinister young man didn't respond much, but at least he temporarily put aside his apparent hostility. Of course, he didn't put away the undead army and the stitched monsters.
He nodded and said, "Okay! You can go now. Don't follow me anymore. I'm more used to acting alone."
Huang Hong quickly said, "Wait! Wait! I want to make a deal with you."
The sinister-looking young man paused for a moment, then asked, "A deal? What kind of deal?"
Huang Hong said, "As I just said, this is not my destination. Do you know of any passages leading to the seventh floor, or even lower floors?"
The sinister-looking young man thought for a moment and said, "I do have information about the passage to the lower level. How do you want to trade?"
Huang Hong said, "How about credit points? I can pay the corresponding credit points based on the information you provide."
The fortress network spans the entire amusement park world, and since it is entirely controlled by an AI, the credits are quite versatile and retain their value well. As long as you enter any mechanical fortress, you can at least buy most basic supplies with your credits.
The sinister-looking young man was about to agree when he suddenly paused, thought for a moment, and said, "I can give you the information you want, but I don't want credits. I want you to do something for me."
Huang Hong's eye twitched, and he said somewhat speechlessly, "Let me guess, it's not like we're dealing with some kind of monster, is it?"
The sinister-looking young man blinked, then looked somewhat dazed, and said, "How did you know?"
Huang Hong rubbed his temples and said, "I'm familiar with this kind of tactic!"
"Alright, tell me what information you have and what monster you're going to deal with, let me see if it's worth it."
The sinister-looking young man said, "In fact, I once entered a small ruin in the Kamo Caverns and found a fragment of a cavern map. I have the routes from the sixth to the tenth level. Although most of them are unusable now, there are still a few that are passable."
"As for the monster I'm going to deal with, it's an Ice Corpse Demon on the seventh floor. It's probably at the early Epic level..."
Huang Hong immediately made a pause gesture and said, "Stop! Brother, aren't you overestimating me?! Epic? The two of us? Are you sure we can handle this?!"
The sinister-looking young man fell into deep thought, and only when Huang Hong was almost impatient did he say, "I have a way to deal with the Frost Corpse Demon, but I need enough time to prepare. In fact, the reason I've been wandering around this level is to build up a large enough undead army. If you can help me, that should be enough to deal with the Frost Corpse Demon."
Huang Hong asked, "You haven't even seen me fight, so how can you be sure of my strength? Besides, wasn't your previous plan good? Gathering enough undead troops would have been safer, wouldn't it?"
The sinister-looking young man pointed to his eyes and said, "My eyes, while unable to see through a person's true strength, can perceive the aura of the living."
He looked at Huang Hong and said seriously, "From my perspective, your aura is extremely vigorous, only slightly inferior to those beings who have just entered the epic realm."
"As for why I invited you? It's because I don't have much time to waste, and your appearance undoubtedly gives me a new option!"