The sound of bones cracking could be heard continuously, and everyone stared at this scene with their mouths agape. Be it Jason or Sienna, neither of them had seen so many Undead creatures before. In the barren fields, in the withered forest, under the decaying water wheels, and beside the collapsed houses, the Skeletal Warriors surged in from all directions like a tide. All they could see was a sea of white, as if countless locusts were flying over a rice field. At this moment, Norfeller had already turned into a black specter, weaving in and out of the countless Skeletal Warriors. His sharp claws were like the scythes of the Grim Reaper, mercilessly tearing the skeletons into pieces. The evening was so quiet that it was suffocating, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in silence. The group just stood there with their mouths agape, and other than the sound of bones being crushed, the only thing they could hear was the sound of their own heartbeats …
"Prepare for battle —" Sienna, who was almost scared out of his wits, ordered in a hoarse voice after what felt like an eternity.
Almost at the same time, Jason took out his rune's adamantine sword from behind his back. Under the activation of his powerful Combat Energy, the rune's adamantine sword glowed with a dazzling light. It was still a simple battle technique that was neither flashy nor fancy, and even looked a little clumsy at times. However, it was precisely this simple battle technique that had amazing power at this moment. The rune's adamantine sword turned into a fire dragon in Jason's hands, and it sliced the approaching Skeletal Warriors into pieces. The wretched Bandit held two sparkling blue daggers in his hands as he quietly slipped into the darkness. He did not attack many times, but every time he did, it was at the most critical moment. Either a lone Skeletal Warrior broke through Jason's blockade and endangered the safety of the archers and mages, or Jason made a mistake and exposed his back to the Skeletal Warrior's attack. The Priest kept chanting prayers, and all kinds of Divine Spells fell like rain. The Holy Light almost lit up the entire sky, and because she was too focused and nervous, her pretty face gradually turned sickly pale.
"Fight — fight — you idiots, do you want to wait for death!?" Sienna's voice was unusually hoarse as though someone was strangling his neck. Fortunately, the Adventurers who were already pale with fear finally heard their leader's orders. The Warriors picked up their weapons, the archers drew their bows, and the mages began to chant spells in a slightly panicked manner …
After all, this was a team that had fought against the Ice Howler. Although they could not fight against that terrifying level-17 monster, it was not too difficult for them to deal with the Skeletal Warriors that were no higher than level-5. Especially after Sienna's hoarse shouts, the entire team began to move normally. The tacit understanding that they had developed through numerous battles had united them as one again. The Skeletal Warriors that surged like a tidal wave could no longer advance, and could only let the spells of the mages explode into dazzling sparks among the skeletons.
Everyone was in battle mode — except for Lin Li.
At this moment, Lin Li was standing far away from the battlefield. He held the Aether Staff in his hand, but did not cast any magic. He looked like an outsider who had nothing to do with the situation. The most incomprehensible thing was that while everyone was busy fighting the Undead creatures, Lin Li's eyes were fixed on the distance …
The ruins of Syer Town were not too big, and one could clearly see a long street filled with rocks and weeds from the entrance of the town. It was obvious that no one had passed through this place for many years, and there were collapsed houses on both sides of the street. A few skeletons could be seen crawling out of the rubble from time to time. The only building that was still in good shape was the clock tower of Syer Town. The clock tower stood beside the square, and although it was only dusk, it was eerily dark around it, and there seemed to be a thick fog surrounding it.
Lin Li's gaze landed on the gloomy bell tower.
Just as he neared the ruins of Syer Town, Lin Li could already feel a strange magical wave emanating from the clock tower. It was a force filled with death aura. Lin Li had felt the same force in the Shadowglen, the underground palace, and, of course, from the Legendary-level Necromancer, Sendros …
It seemed that old faker Basel was not trying to scare him …
"Eh?" Just as Lin Li was a little distracted, the magical waves emitted from the clock tower suddenly became more intense. The intense magical waves even made Lin Li feel suffocated. It was as if a huge python had suddenly wrapped itself around him, and was getting tighter and tighter by the second.
"I've been discovered …" Lin Li realized that this was the purest form of Mental Shock. He tightened his grip on the Aether Staff, and countered with a Mental Shock of his own.
In a split second, the two strong mental strength clashed for the first time in the void.
In that instant, Lin Li seemed to have heard a scream, but at the same time, it was as if he had not heard anything at all. Then, everything disappeared without a trace. Whether it was the sudden attack of mental strength or the magical wave from the depths of the clock tower, it was as if they had never existed. Even the thick fog around the clock tower disappeared in an instant.
"What's going on?" Lin Li was stunned for a moment. He did have the upper hand in the mental impact just now, but it was only a slight advantage. Even Lin Li was not confident that he could defeat the other party. How could the other party retreat so easily? It was as if they had discussed it beforehand, and it was so smooth that it was unbelievable.
With this doubt in mind, Lin Li's gaze landed on the battlefield again.
Then, he realized that the densely packed Skeletal Warriors were just as strange.
"They retreated as well?"
Indeed, Lin Li did not see wrongly. The Skeletal Warriors that surged forward like a tidal wave just now actually retreated like the tide. It only took a moment for them to disappear. If it weren't for the broken bones on the ground, Lin Li would have thought that everything just now was just a dream. There were no Skeletal Warriors at all, and there was no mental impact at all.
"What … What the hell is this?" Sienna held a machete in his hand as he stood there in a daze. He had yet to fully digest everything that had happened earlier. To an Adventurer like him, Undead creatures were already beyond his understanding, much less a sea of them that covered the sky and the earth …
"They are called Skeletal Warriors, a low-level Undead creature …" Lin Li's brows were tightly knitted as he answered Sienna. He was not surprised by the appearance of the Undead creatures, and in fact, he had already expected them to appear before he entered Syer Town. However, he did not expect them to disappear so easily. They advanced and retreated like a well-trained army.
That was the real headache. Lin Li had entered the Shadowglen and the underground palace before, and had even befriended a Legendary-level Necromancer. Lin Li was naturally more familiar with Undead creatures than Sienna and Jason.
The control of Undead creatures had always been the biggest headache for Necromancers. Even a powerhouse like Sendros was no exception. It couldn't be helped, as Undead creatures were born from all kinds of negative emotions. They did not have their own consciousness, and did not have their own thoughts. Under the guidance of the negative emotions that gave birth to them, they would instinctively kill and destroy. The reason why Necromancers could control them was because they had mastered a special method, and not because they could truly communicate with each other.
Being more accomplished in Necromagic would only ensure that the Undead creatures they controlled would be more powerful, and their numbers would be greater. It would not be of any help in controlling the Undead creatures themselves. That was why battles between Necromancers always involved a large number of Undead creatures. It was because they could not control Undead creatures accurately and effectively, and had to rely on numbers to make up for it.
The only one who could truly control them was another Undead creature, just like the Undead Lords in the Shadowglen. They could easily control every skeleton and corpse in the Shadowglen, and they could make these Undead slaves do anything they wanted. Just like the Undead War that Lin Li had witnessed with his own eyes, the two sides were like two real armies — well-trained and obedient!
"That's not fun …" Lin Li sighed helplessly.
If it was really an Undead creature that was controlling all of this, things would be much more complicated. Undead creatures were indeed not very likable, as they were born from negative emotions. Even if they broke through the restrictions of class and had their own consciousness and thoughts, they would still be filled with hatred for the world. They hated all living beings, and the driving force that supported their existence was to destroy everything completely. They did not know how to communicate or compromise, and were also commonly known as stubborn.
What Lin Li hated the most were stubborn fellows, as they were not willing to negotiate, and could only rely on violence to solve problems.
"Damn it, I hate violence the most!"
Lin Li cursed angrily. Just when he was about to tell Jason about the situation, the castellan's daughter who was resting at the side suddenly stood up, and said, "I heard my brother's voice, he is over there!"
"Where?" Lin Li was stunned, and subconsciously looked in the direction that the little girl was pointing at …
"F * ck!" Lin Li immediately felt a headache coming on. Damn it, the place that the little girl was pointing at was that eerie clock tower!
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