"There are six others like him?" Bonita exclaimed.
"Not just six. After No. W-07, there are No. 8 and No. 9 … Of course, the lower the ranking, the weaker they are."
Bai Xiaowen said, "According to W-07's memory fragments, the spreaders at the top of the list are stronger than him … And the spreader W-01 is the mastermind behind the Undead Plague in the entire White Stone Hill! He's even stronger than Ian. "
Bai Xiaowen paused for a moment before continuing, "If the enemy we were facing in the end was just a leader-level powerhouse like Ian, I wouldn't have to spend so much effort to prepare … However, when I was searching through my memory fragments, I read a terrifying piece of news … What we're facing isn't one person, nor is it ten people … It's an entire army!"
"An entire legion?"
The other three people widened their eyes.
"According to No. W-07's memory fragments, I speculated this information, but I don't have enough evidence. The lair of the spreader of the Undead Plague points to the Red Leaf Hill. Let's assemble the troops now and distribute weapons to everyone, including the bandit servants and the new residents … Let's go to the Red Leaf Hill, "Bai Xiaowen said.
"But according to the Empire's law, a lord's army has no right to enter another lord's territory. Otherwise, it's tantamount to invasion!" Bonita said.
"It's because the Empire has too many rules and regulations that the spreaders of the Undead Plague are so rampant," Bai Xiaowen said, shaking his head. "And … it's hard to say how bad the situation in the Red Leaf Hill has deteriorated and whether the lord, March, is alive or dead."
Bonita said, "Since … since you've found clues, why don't you go to the Black Stone Hill to find Archbishop Arlo or go to the Black Stone Defense Line to find Prince Nicholas? Asking them to send troops to the Red Leaf Hill should be better than going there yourself. "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "There's no conclusive evidence that the Red Leaf Hill has been infiltrated by the spreaders of the Undead Plague. It's hard to convince the senior members of the Human Race Alliance Army."
In the end, Bai Xiaowen's status was not high enough. He was only a baron, and he was poor. White Stone Town was just an inconspicuous small piece of land among the many small noble families in the Empire.
This was a Hero ranked Side Quest. How could it be completed so easily? He didn't need to let Bonita know about this.
After half an hour of gathering, there were 327 people gathered in the open space in front of Bai Xiaowen's mansion.
Of these 327 people, more than half of them used to be bandits, while the other half were newly joined citizens.
The fighting strength of the citizens was very weak, roughly equivalent to that of a bandit servant team.
The three hundred and twenty-seven people were divided into ten teams, and each team had a captain. Bai Xiaowen spread out his spiritual power and communicated directly with these captains. Within the range of his spiritual power, no matter how far away they were, it was as if he was talking into their ears.
Controlling ten teams at the same time and also controlling his own summoned creatures. If it were anyone else, they would have long since gone insane. However, for Bai Xiaowen, it was not enough to make him feel tired.
He didn't need to direct every movement of the ten teams. He only needed to give simple instructions such as advance, retreat, and detour.
"Sir … Sir Lord, the brothers have already gathered. We are just waiting for your next order." Kitts' style of speaking was still a bit bandit.
He now considered himself the sheriff of White Stone Town, and according to the grapevine, the Lord was considering conferring the title of a few knights. Holy Light above, a bandit could be conferred the title of a knight. This was something Kitts had never even dreamed of.
"Everyone, bring a week's worth of rations and check your weapons. Issue a gag order. Our target is the west, march quickly!" Bai Xiaowen ordered. "This time, we are going to do a big business that will shake the Northern Frontier!"
"Roar!" The bandit guards had been stimulated by the gold coins, and their spirits were already high.
… …
After a day of rapid march, the army led by Bai Xiaowen could already see the outline of Red Leaf Hill's main city in the distance.
Rather than a city, it was more like a stronghold! The city walls were tall and thick, and between the battlements were huge ballistas. From this angle, he could see the ant-like workers busily building the city walls.
At night, in front of a sentry tower, Bai Xiaowen ordered the bandit guards to stop. From afar, he used Insight on the sentry standing on top of the sentry tower.
[Louis Gainsborough (Standard Level 4)]
[Race: Undead/Corpse Demon]
[Profession: Undead Sentry]
[Attributes: Strength 12, Agility 6, Constitution 10, Spirit 5]
[Skills: Whistle, Flare]
Bai Xiaowen understood. This confirmed the information he had obtained from W-07's brain. The guards of Red Leaf Hill had already been corroded by the undead plague.
For example, this sentry looked no different from a normal human on the outside, but in reality, it was just a layer of human skin draped over it. Its essence was that of a corpse demon, similar to W-07.
It was easy to kill a Level 4 common monster, but the difficult part was to not alert anyone, especially not to alert Red Leaf City.
Bai Xiaowen controlled the Shadow Assassin and quietly crept over.
The Shadow Assassin circled around the sentry tower and ascertained that there were a total of three Undead Sentinels in the tower. Two people stood on top of the sentry tower, and one person was inside the tower.
Bai Xiaowen called Bonita over and quickly formulated a tactical plan.
The Shadow Assassin lurked inside the sentry tower, turned behind the Undead Sentinel, and directly activated the assassination skill, cutting off the opponent's neck with one slash!
At the same time, Bai Xiaowen had already raised his gun.
Bang!
One of the Undead Sentinels was shot between the eyebrows. 250% critical hit damage, coupled with the Armor Ignore effect, undoubtedly killed the Undead Sentinel instantly!
The death of its companion alerted the last Undead Sentinel. It suddenly stuffed a bone whistle into its mouth and was about to blow it.
However, the moment Bai Xiaowen fired the bullet, the Skeleton Mage beside him also made his move. A Lightning Throw was shot out, and the electric force penetrated through, forcefully interrupting the Undead Sentinel's movements, preventing it from using the "Whistle" skill!
Bonita aimed and raised her hand to release a Holy Shock. Her Light-type Magic Mastery had reached Level-5, and this attack was extraordinarily accurate. In addition to the bonus effect of the Holy Shock on Undead creatures, the last Undead Sentinel's HP dropped by a large chunk.
The Shadow Assassin rushed over and stabbed the Undead Sentinel with its dagger, taking away its last sliver of HP.
The three Undead Sentinels were all dead, and Red Leaf City didn't make any movements.
After the Undead Sentinels died, their original appearances were revealed. They were all deformed bodies covered in wrinkles, and there was a faint stench of decay.
"These are the Undead. They are also our goal. "
Bai Xiaowen lowered his voice and spoke to the bandit guards.
Some of the guards had fearful looks on their faces, especially those who had just joined the territory and the bandit servants. They could do some chores, but when it came to direct combat, these residents and servants didn't have much experience.
Not to mention fighting the Undead.
"What, are you scared?" Bai Xiaowen encouraged them. "There are mountains of gold and silver in Red Leaf City, but they are now guarded by those damned Undead. When we break into Red Leaf City and kill all the Undead, you can take as much gold as you want! Until your backpack is full, your boots are full, and even your hands are full of gold! "
The bandits were excited.
"Let's go! Everyone, shut your mouths! You can't even fart! "
The White Stone Town guards marched under the cover of night and hid a few miles outside Red Leaf City.
Bai Xiaowen led Li Shuyi forward quietly. The main gate of Red Leaf City was closed. Looking at the ten-meter-tall city wall and the heavy gate, Bai Xiaowen dismissed the idea of attacking by force. He could give it a try if he had an iron army, but a bunch of bandits who only knew how to fight battles were better off.
Bai Xiaowen went around the main gate and stopped at a section of the city wall that was under construction. He quickly gave up control of W-07, and the four-colored talisman in his palm flashed. He chose the yellow talisman and shot it at an Undead servant who was moving stones at the battlements of the city wall.
Soon, a rope was lowered from the battlements of the city wall. Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi climbed up the rope and climbed over the city wall!
After entering Red Leaf City, the two of them secretly went to the main gate before they were discovered. The Undead servant who was controlled by the Charm of Bewitchment was only Level-2 and followed them quietly.
"There are four guards at the main gate. They are all Undead." Bai Xiaowen used some Psionic Points to reveal the results of his Insight. "One is Level-5 Elite, two are Level-4, and one is Level-3. In addition, the city wall patrols pass by every 15 minutes. "
Li Shuyi nodded. "Let's wait for the patrols to leave. Let's get this over with quickly."
There were more than a dozen soldiers in the patrols, so they had to avoid them.
After the patrols left, Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and released a group of summoned creatures. At the same time, the Shadow Assassin sneaked over and used its assassination skill to kill the weakest Level-3 Undead Soldier. This marked the beginning of the battle.
Just as the other Undead Soldiers were about to send out a warning signal, Bai Xiaowen directly used an indiscriminate AOE Fear to intimidate them.
The Wrath Claw pounced over and waved its giant claw twice. With the help of Li Shuyi and the other summoned creatures, the two Level-4 Undead Soldiers lost all of their HP and were torn into four pieces.
It was only then that the Level-5 Elite Soldier in the lead woke up from its Fear state. But in the face of a siege, it couldn't do anything. It didn't even send out a warning signal until it fell to the ground and died.
The Skeleton Swordsmen turned the winch and opened the gate of the fortress. A few miles away, Dr. Zombie, who had stayed with the bandits, immediately informed Kitts of the news.
The bandits cheered and rushed over.
This was an obvious sign of lax military discipline. However, Bai Xiaowen couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't train a group of bandits into an iron army in just a few days.
After a wry smile, Bai Xiaowen quickly ordered the Skeleton Swordsmen to get into a defensive formation.
At that moment, the Undead Soldiers of Maple City had already discovered the Bandit Squad charging over from afar and sounded the alarm. One by one, the patrol squads rushed towards the city gate, trying to close it.
Like waves crashing into a reef, the Undead Soldiers and the Skeleton Swordsmen clashed head-on. They raised their weapons and slashed at each other. Fortunately, the area around the city gate was narrow. Four Skeleton Swordsmen and a Giant Wolf Wrath Claw were enough to block the road and prevent the Undead Soldiers from coming into contact with the winch.
After the Bandit Squad charged over, the battle lines quickly began to push back.
"Target … the Lord's Mansion of Maple City! After we take over the Lord's Mansion, all the gold coins will be ours! "Bai Xiaowen roared. The already high morale of the bandits became even higher. With a dozen Elite Bandits as the arrowhead, they charged through the main road of Maple City.
It was not until they reached the central square of Maple City that Bai Xiaowen's army encountered fierce resistance.
A heavily armored knight riding a Skeletal Warhorse raised the heavy sword in his hand, his eyes seemingly burning with cold flames. He led a few riders in a countercharge!
These riders were all Elite Terror Knights. Bai Xiaowen had seen them before in the Aaron Realm.
These Elite Terror Knights were powerful beings that Bai Xiaowen could only look up to in the past. However, to the current Bai Xiaowen, they were nothing. The real problem was their leader.
Bai Xiaowen quickly used Insight.
[Jerick (Leader Level 6)]
[Race: Undead/Bone Race]
[Class: Terror Knight Commander]
[Attributes: Strength 46, Agility 22, Constitution 50, Spirit 12]
[Skills: Double Strike (Passive), Frightening Charge, Blood Thrall (Passive),???]
This Terror Knight Commander Jerick had high Strength and Constitution, but low Agility. However, with the Skeletal Warhorse as support, his movement speed was not slower than any agility-based Boss. 12 Spirit was on the low side, but this was also a common problem for most Undead creatures.
However, 12 points of Spirit did not affect Jerick's ability at all!
Out of the three skills that he had identified, two of them were passive skills that did not require Spirit to activate. Moreover, their effects were explosive!
[Double Strike: Normal attacks have a 30% chance of triggering an additional attack. The additional attack ignores the target's additional armor.]
[Blood Thrall: Enemies killed by the Terror Knight Commander have a certain chance of becoming Undead creatures to fight for him.]
Neigh —
The Skeletal Warhorse raised its hooves. The Terror Knight Commander Jerick had already activated Frightening Charge!
Bai Xiaowen's heart skipped a beat. He immediately ordered his summoned creatures and shouted, "Everyone, get out of the way of the Charge!"
However, Jerick's Charge was too fast. More than ten bandits on the way were sent flying, all of them spitting out blood! Jerick waved his heavy sword and heavily slashed at a bandit in mid-air. Then, the heavy sword flashed and slashed at the same spot, directly splitting the bandit in half!
After the two halves of the bandit's body fell to the ground, there was a flash of blood. He quickly shed his skin and flesh and turned into a skeleton soldier with half of his body. He joined the Terror Knight Commander Jerick's camp and turned around to attack Bai Xiaowen's team.
In comparison, although Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures had avoided the Charge in a straight line and avoided the fate of being sent flying, because they were too close to Jerick, they could not help but fall into the Fear state that lasted for three seconds!
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