Beside the flowing river, Dai Lele squatted down and covered the water's surface with her palm.
Ring... Ring...
Ripples spread outwards, gently colliding with the river's waves.
Suddenly, her eyes widened.
A corpse floated by at the bottom of the river, its lifeless eyes meeting hers.
She trembled, and the ripples abruptly stopped.
It was precisely because she was frightened and took a few steps back that she accidentally dodged the hand reaching out from underwater.
"ah--"
Xiao He heard Dai Lele's cries, turned his head and saw a corpse crawling slowly from the water toward the shore, like a puppet being led on a rope.
On the corpse, there was also a line of life, extending upstream along the river.
The body looked like it had just died, and it was dressed in civilian clothes.
Apart from Xiao He, no one else could see these lines, so only Xiao He could follow them to find the manipulator.
Following Huo Lei's orders, Huo's army fought and retreated to an open area by the river, where they formed a three-ring formation.
The mages in the innermost ring began chanting.
Although they saw Dai Lele on the other side of the river, they would not act recklessly without Horry's orders.
"Boom! Boom!"
The corpse was very strong; each step it took created a deep pit in the ground, which was then filled with water seeping from underground.
Ever since she learned that the corpse could move and attack people, Dai Lele has miraculously lost her fear.
Her innate skill is "muscle enhancement," which has absolutely nothing to do with magic. Paired with her "spiked club," she's definitely a melee mage.
His incredibly fit physique made even some strong men on the other side of the river feel inferior.
After activating her innate skill, Dai Lele immediately felt her body filled with power, as if she could smash a mountain with a single punch.
But she really didn't want to touch the corpses or monsters, so she could only transfer her power into the spiked club, mixing the three elements, and then smash it over the head of the lunging corpse!
"Snap, snap..."
The corpse had crawled out of the water, its clothes and hair still dripping wet, but Dai Lele's blow instantly turned it into an ice sculpture.
Just as normal plants and animals mutate after being resurrected, so do humans.
The most obvious mutation in this corpse was in its arms, which were as soft as if they had no bones and could be stretched very long like rubber.
If Dai Lele hadn't frozen him first, Dai Lele would be the one bound now.
Upon noticing the anomaly, Dai Lele not only did not move away, but also took the initiative to attack at close range, precisely to gain the upper hand.
If the mutated corpse makes the first move, her actions will be very passive.
She was, after all, an expert in action combat. Although her forte was long-range prediction and control, she was not completely ignorant of close combat, just not as skilled as Horry.
The surrounding monsters swarmed around her, showing no mercy despite Dai Lele forming her own battle circle.
"Bang!"
A monster fell amidst the gunshots.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two and three demons fell one after another, unable to get close to her at all.
Everyone's eyes sharpened, unable to discern which direction the sniper was hiding in.
If this were an enemy, probably none of them could escape.
Then I saw Dai Lele's school uniform, which was exactly the same as Xiao He's.
"Looks like the famous Cloud Scholar," someone said.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood.
If it weren't for Xiao He's shield, the few who were covering the retreat would probably have been injured.
Because of the priest's temporary "unemployment," Xiao He did not send Hori with priests to help. Only the knights could use their shield skills to block the damage from the monsters.
Xiao He did not stand beside Huo Lei, but openly hid in the center of Huo Family Army's three-ring formation, where no one was safer than him.
Even the elite members of Huo's army didn't dare to say anything.
After all, this was arranged by "General Thunder".
At this moment, Horry was riding alone outside the circle, wreaking havoc, while Xiao He provided support and key control inside the circle. The two were working together so well that even they were dumbfounded.
Even a fool wouldn't believe they were meeting for the first time!
"Looks like this girl is the major general's girlfriend!" everyone thought.
"We must protect him well! Otherwise, when the Major General gets angry, it's more thunderous than real lightning..."
However, there were still a few female knights in Huo's army. Seeing Xiao He being surrounded by admirers, they felt extremely resentful.
They had been following Major General Huo for a very long time. With his arrogant figure and wild temperament, which of these women wouldn't have some thoughts in their hearts?
I get so shy just thinking about it!
But all those wonderful fantasies vanished completely after this schoolgirl appeared...
"Damn it! Is she just pretending to be sophisticated?!"
"Hmph! Without our protection, how could she be so comfortable?"
"I really want to let a monster in there and bite her to death..."
On the other hand, the numerous male knights, whose thoughts were completely opposite to theirs, seemed to be doing their utmost to gain Xiao He's appreciation.
If Xiao He's halo were to appear above his head, his expression would instantly become beaming and radiant.
However, Xiao He, the person involved, never imagined that these people could have so many thoughts running through their minds.
After all, in his eyes, this group of people were handpicked by Horry, the elite among elites!
Putting aside any ulterior motives, the Huo family army was indeed stronger than the Flying Dragon City army.
It is even far greater, a world of difference.
Xiao He and his two companions assisted the soldiers of Flying Dragon City. Although they were quite skilled, they ultimately lacked the most crucial element: "killing intent."
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