Chapter 5 and the Killing Blooming in the Dark
In the darkness of night, Raul walked on the road in the wilderness with the alien skeleton.
Amber's castle is far away from the town. There is no starlight tonight, so Raul can only rely on the ghost lights in the eyes of the alien skeleton to find his way.
He walked very slowly along the way, not only because he couldn't see the road clearly, but also because of Raul's inner hesitation.
He didn't want to help the lich capture living people as experimental materials, especially those townspeople who had fled. The lord's sudden tax increase had already destroyed their families. Raul himself was also a refugee, so he naturally felt the same way. How could he bear to do that?
But if he didn't do this, what would happen to his sister Isabel? Just as he was hesitating, there was a sound of horse hooves and the flickering light of torches on the road ahead.
Raul immediately hid on the side of the road. He didn't even need to get close to be sure that this was the army sent by the lord to capture people.
Sure enough, a knight in soft leather armor approached with several followers holding weapons. Raul could see them clearly in the light of the torch. There were ten of them in total, and they were accompanied by hunting dogs.
Raul lay in the grass beside the road, not daring to breathe. There were ten people on the other side, one of whom was a knight on horseback. Although he was not wearing heavy armor, even if the knight took off his armor, it was not something that Raul, a civilian, could deal with. Now he could only pray that the hounds did not lock on to his scent.
There are all kinds of smells in this wilderness, so it may not be possible to find him.
But contrary to expectations, the hunting dogs seemed to have recognized Raul's location. They turned a small corner from the main road and walked towards him, gradually making low humming sounds.
Raul was very familiar with the lord's dog. He knew that the beast had sensed his presence and would soon rush over with the people behind it. At that time, the unarmed Raul would definitely be caught or even killed on the spot.
Wait, it seems that I am not unarmed.
Raul clenched the gem-studded bone in his hand and pressed the attack gem when the vicious dog was still about ten meters away from him.
In the darkness, two green lights lit up. The vicious dog that had just barked seemed to have encountered something terrible and stopped immediately. But before the dog owner could figure out what was in the darkness, the green glowing thing had already pounced on a hound at an astonishing speed.
In the flickering firelight, a strange-shaped creature, like a demon, was seen lying on the hound. The sickles on its arms were cutting frantically, and the hound was ripped open in the blink of an eye.
The dog owner was about to scream when he saw the monster rushing towards him, almost as fast as his own hound. The dog owner quickly dodged, but the monster was smarter than the dog, and after missing the first pounce, it rushed directly towards the others behind.
It was dark, and with only a few torches to illuminate, it was impossible to see the monster's movements clearly. Soon, the unlucky person was caught up by the monster. The sickle cut from the trouser legs to the chest and abdomen. The thin cloth could not stop the piercing of the sharp blade. Although the monster was small, it was stronger than a human. One cut could penetrate the ribs.
Moreover, this monster is smart and will never fight to the bitter end. It will pounce on a person and stab him a few times before moving on. Once caught up, it will climb up from the trouser legs. The sharp sickle piercing the person is like an ice pick hitting the ice, which becomes the support point for the monster to climb up.
Such a simple and repetitive action can cause great harm to the human body. Once a person falls to the ground in panic, he will die faster because the monster will quickly find the throat and cut it off with one knife.
The knight on the tall horse wanted to chase after it, but found that the sword in his hand could not reach the monster which was smaller than a hunting dog.
Before he could dismount, three of his followers were already dead. The torches that fell to the ground quickly went out, and the surroundings became even darker.
In the darkness, the two green lights seemed like the gaze of the god of death, which made the knight lose the courage to dismount and fight, and he just rode away on his horse.
But the killing continued. The knight could run away, but the two-legged people could not outrun the alien skeletons whose speed was comparable to that of hounds. People would panic in the dark, but skeletons would not, because the induction of soul fire was not affected by light at all.
After a series of screams, this seemingly powerful team was completely defeated.
Raul stood up from the grass and looked at the corpses all over the ground, his hands shaking.
The alien skeleton that had lost its target automatically resumed its following state and slowly walked towards Raul, but it frightened the man so much that he took several steps back and almost fell to the ground.
Looking at the alien skeleton soaked in blood in front of him, Raul trembled all over.
If the undead creatures are so powerful, then how terrifying would the lich be that could create such a skeleton monster?
What on earth did I provoke?
Raul felt extremely regretful. He shouldn't have climbed over the damn railing. His sister Isabel tried to stop him, but he didn't listen.
It was too late to regret now. If he wanted his sister to survive, he had to complete the lich's order. But when Raul looked at the corpses on the ground, he had another idea. Aren't corpses used as experimental materials? These lords' lackeys can also be used. There is no need to find other refugees.
But now only six have died, which is still a few vacancies short of the lich's order.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Raul looked down at the alien skeleton that had turned dark red, gritted his teeth and said, "Isabelle, wait for me, I will definitely come back to save you."
In the castle, a girl named Isabel was concentrating on preparing alchemical potions. Amber watched for a while and found that she was a genuine alchemy apprentice who did not mess around with his materials. Then he felt relieved and began to concentrate on studying the picture he had just received.
The controller in Raul's hand can not only give orders to the alien skeletons, but also has the effect of a memory crystal, which can synchronously transmit the images to Amberxiu.
This was a real combat exercise, with real combat results, proving that this alien skeleton was more powerful than ordinary skeletons. However, it was also a bit of luck that he could win so beautifully. First of all, visibility was low at night, and humans without dark vision were at a disadvantage. In addition, the rider was timid, otherwise the horse's hoof force would be enough to crush the alien skeleton after just two laps, and the alien skeleton might not have had a chance to jump on the horse's back.
But no matter what, a win is a win.
“Actual tests have proven that reducing unnecessary bone structures can significantly reduce the consumption of soul energy, and better results can be achieved with fewer joints. Although my alien skeleton does not have the evolutionary ability of ordinary skeletons and cannot slowly grow into a powerful individual like the Skeleton Knight, the evolution of the undead is a very rare miracle, and the key to my work is that it is cheap.
"You have seen the entire process of the experiment. With the same strength of low-level souls, most of the corpse bone materials were saved, but the combat effectiveness of the obtained individuals was much stronger. In today's environment where the prices of magic materials are inflated, this kind of alien skeleton should have a very broad market prospect..."
Amberxiu re-recorded his introduction, then opened the Codex of the Dead and transmitted the video footage to the chat group behind the Codex.
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