Jerick, the commander of the Dread Knights, roared angrily. His right arm had been chopped off, and he could no longer use his fearsome two-handed heavy sword. His threat was greatly reduced.
Li Shuyi stepped forward and dodged Jerick's left fist. He turned the hilt of his sword and elbowed Jerick's chest, causing him to lose his balance.
Just as Jerick was about to fall forward, Li Shuyi followed up with a Slide Kick. At the same time, her rapier delicately hooked onto his breastplate. With a forceful lift, Jerick was once again thrown into the air.
The sound of "chi chi chi" was heard again. It was like a windmill spinning at high speed. Each strike was faster than the last.
This time, the number of consecutive strikes reached seven, and the damage was 24 points. However, because the attacks were concentrated on one point, Jerick's other arm was still chopped off.
Not only were the bandits stunned, but even Bai Xiaowen, who saw this scene from the perspective of the Wrath Claw, was inexplicably surprised.
Zhao Yun is very powerful, Bai Xiaowen is clear on this point. After Li Shuyi activates Zhao Yun's imprint, she will definitely be able to erupt with a considerable amount of strength. Bai Xiaowen has also calculated this point. According to his prediction, Li Shuyi should be able to cooperate with the bandits to kill Jerick, the commander of the Dread Knights.
However, it seemed that there was no need for the bandits to act. Li Shuyi alone was enough to get rid of Jerick. From this, one could get a glimpse of the Lord-ranked General Zhao Yun's strength. It could only be described as terrifying.
Zhao Yun might not be as explosive as Guan Yu, but he was strong in a prolonged battle. With exquisite combo skills, the longer Zhao Yun fought, the higher his chances of winning. From this, it could be seen that the word "wind" in Li Shuyi's "Wind and Thunder Combo" was applicable to Zhao Yun. His attacks were like the wind, dense and pervasive.
At this time, there were still ten seconds before "Zhao Yun's Mark" disappeared.
Within those ten seconds, Li Shuyi launched another combo and chopped off one of Jerick's legs, causing him to slump to the ground.
Although the duration of Zhao Yun's Imprint had ended, Jerick had become a toothless tiger and no longer had the ability to resist.
"Li Shuyi, stay and kill Jerick! Everyone else, with the Wolf King Wrath Claw as the vanguard, kill your way to the Western High Tower! After we kill March, the undead army's commander, and we'll win! " Bai Xiaowen's voice transmitted through Psychic power, Li Shuyi, Beria, Bonita, Kitts, and the others.
Kitts stared blankly for a moment, and then complained inwardly, "Didn't Boss Suzerain say that March was about to die? Now, one minute, Kitts, Kitts, why does it feel like Kitts out?
However, Kitts was a smart man. After his initial shock, he quickly raised the greatsword in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, charge with me! Support the Lord! "
Under the lead of the Wrath Claw, a dozen elite bandits formed an Arrow Formation, followed by a group of ordinary bandits, servants, and civilian guards. They killed their way through the waves of undead guards and charged towards the Western High Tower.
At this time, Bai Xiaowen was surrounded by the undead guards. Lord March finally put some distance between them, panting heavily as he began to cast a spell.
Deterrence!
Bai Xiaowen's Deterrence had finally finished its cooldown of four minutes and thirty seconds. He activated it immediately, not only interrupting Lord March's spell, but also putting the other undead guards into a state of fear.
Seizing this opportunity, Bai Xiaowen rushed out of the encirclement of the undead guards. However, he was not in a hurry to meet up with the other bandits. Instead, he rushed in front of March and used the same move (modified from the seventy-fifth style), kicking March in the direction of the Wrath Claw.
Before March's body landed on the ground, the Wrath Claw had already roared and pounced on him.
Ultimate suppression skill activated!
And then … there was no and then. During the three-second suppression, March had to constantly endure the ravages of a group of elite bandits, as well as Bai Xiaowen who had activated his continuous shooting mode. He was a fragile spellcaster to begin with, and more than half of his HP had been depleted by Bai Xiaowen. How could he withstand so much damage?
"Damn it … I … I was promised eternal life …"
March raised his hand with difficulty, but it fell powerlessly. This Evil Lord Wizard who had opened his territory to the spreader of the plague and willingly turned into a Lich had finally died.
After losing three leaders in succession, the undead army of Red Leaf Hill was like a headless fly, fighting for themselves. The undead outside Red Leaf City even began to flee. Driven by their thirst for life, they spread towards the vast villages of Red Leaf Hill.
However, the undead in the periphery were all weak servants. They were just enough to give the strong farmers and adventurers in the villages something to do.
As for the elite undead soldiers in the central square, they had become a sheet of loose sand. Under Bai Xiaowen's unified command, they were easily divided, surrounded, and annihilated one by one.
After wiping out the main force of the undead army, Bai Xiaowen ordered the ten guards to spread out and sweep the entire city.
Soon, a notification sounded.
[You have controlled more than 75% of Red Leaf City.]
[Please choose: Occupy, abandon, or destroy Red Leaf City.]
[Special Prompt: You will be questioned by the Empire for your actions in attacking Red Leaf City.]
[Abandoning Red Leaf City will subject you to general questioning. As long as you provide a reasonable reason and obtain the approval of more than half of the lords in the northern frontier, you will be exempt from the Empire's interference.]
[Destroying Red Leaf City will subject you to important questioning. You will need to provide a reasonable reason and obtain the understanding of the Empire's special envoy. Only then will you be exempt from the Empire's interference.]
[Occupying Red Leaf City will subject you to strict questioning. Even if you provide a reasonable reason, the Empire may still interfere and force you to leave this territory.]
Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment.
"These three options are also very particular. No matter what, attacking Red Leaf City is a violation of the Empire's laws. Abandoning Red Leaf City can reduce the crime to the minimum, but there are no benefits. Destroying Red Leaf City can loot a bunch of valuables, but the crime will be more serious. Finally, occupying Red Leaf City is tantamount to annexing another lord's territory by force. It will definitely attract the Empire's attention … "
Bai Xiaowen didn't think for long before choosing the 'occupy' option.
The Empire's special envoy? Interference? It doesn't matter, I have people above me!
As for who is above me, that will depend on the actual situation … Who is more interested in the threat of the Plague of the Dead? Whether it's Archbishop Arlo or Prince Nicholas, I'm sure they'll be willing to pay a good price for this' hero-level side mission '.
However, what puzzled Bai Xiaowen was that even though W-01 had been killed and the lair of the Plague of the Dead in White Stone Territory had been eradicated, the first step of the hero-level side mission, "The Truth of the Plague", still hadn't been completed.
Bai Xiaowen thought about it carefully and immediately ordered his bandits to capture a few undead slaves from Red Leaf Territory and cast a Bewitching Spell on them.
"I see," Bai Xiaowen opened his eyes after reading the memory fragments of an undead slave.
He led Li Shuyi and the others to the collapsed mansion, bypassing the ruins of the front hall and arriving at the backyard.
Bai Xiaowen squatted in front of a one-meter-wide manhole cover and turned the turntable on the cover. With a soft rumble, the manhole cover spun open, revealing a staircase leading down.
Bai Xiaowen led Bernita and Li Shuyi down the staircase to the underground.
"Wow! What a huge underground palace! "
Bernita exclaimed in amazement.
In front of them was an underground hall with many incubation containers. When he walked closer, he could see that the containers were filled with some light green liquid. There were humanoid test subjects soaking in them, and all of them were naked.
On the wide experiment table, there were many instruments and thick stacks of documents … These were all experiment records. Judging from the dates, this place had been the research site of the Undead Plague for nearly a year.
A notification from the Spirit Realm came:
"You've discovered the Undead Plague Underground Research Center in Red Leaf City."
"[Hero Side Mission Step 1: The Truth of the Plague] completed. Evaluation: A (Excellent). "
"Please head to the Blackrock Fortress and find Archbishop Arlo or Prince Nicholas to receive the mission reward and proceed to the next step of the mission."
Bai Xiaowen's experience bar increased greatly, quickly increasing to 94%! Before attacking Red Leaf City, his experience bar was only a little more than 60%. This Hero Side Mission Step 1 (Rank-B) increased his experience bar by more than 30%.
Leveling up from Level 3 to Level 4 was a threshold, and the experience required was greatly increased. Many Awakened would have to go through several Spirit Realm explorations to level up.
This showed that the rewards of a Hero Side Mission were very generous. This was only the combat experience reward. There were three Boss Boss Treasure Chests, a dozen Elite Treasure Chests, and more than 20 Normal Treasure Chests waiting for Bai Xiaowen and Li Shiyi to open.
Although the bandits had participated in the attack and the Treasure Chests were unavoidably overpriced, the number of Spiritual Points alone was enough to make them rich.
Moreover, when they turned in the mission, they would definitely receive a handsome reward. Just the thought of it made them excited.
Li Shuyi's combat experience bar also increased to 89%. Due to the difference in combat experience required to level up, her leveling speed would definitely catch up to and surpass Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen suddenly thought of something and summoned Dr. Zombie again.
"Hey, can you not summon me back in the future? As a zombie with independent consciousness and personality, I really dislike the summoning space where I can't do anything. It's like confinement. "Dr. Zombie's first sentence was a complaint.
"This is for your own good. You probably don't know how tragic today's battle was. The four Skeleton Swordsmen and Shadow Assassins were all killed. Dozens of the bandit army I recruited also died. If I didn't summon you back, I'm afraid you'd have to wait 12 hours to revive, "Bai Xiaowen said.
However, after Dr. Zombie looked around, he had already forgotten about Bai Xiaowen's words.
"Wow, what did I just see? A complete underground research institute! Although the equipment here is very magical, the materials are relatively primitive, and there are no sophisticated instruments … it's enough! This is my research institute! "
"To be exact, it's mine. At least in terms of property rights," Bai Xiaowen corrected him. "However, I'm generous enough to give you the right to use it."
Dr. Zombie pursed his lips.
"I think that there should be some progress in the research of the Undead Plague here, right?" Bai Xiaowen pointed at a thick stack of documents on the experiment table. "I just took a look. All the experimental records are here."
Dr. Zombie became excited again and began to flip through the experimental records.
"Oh, so the purpose of this research institute was to improve the virus of the Undead Plague and make it more contagious," Dr. Zombie murmured. "And to further research on the Undead Plague after the infection mutates … My goodness, the previous owner of the research institute actually wanted to create a giant infected body. The scientific name is … Pustules Giant? What a genius idea … "
"This research institute is a concentration camp for evil!" Berita said angrily. It was rare that she didn't stutter. "We should report this to the Archbishop and ask him to purify this place with holy fire!"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "Stupid. The purpose of exploring the darkness is to protect the light. Every page here was precious information about the enemy. Only an idiot would burn it all to the ground. Only by understanding the secret of the Undead Plague can we create the antidote to save the humans who have the virus in their bodies but haven't broken out yet. "
Bonita paused for a second. "Then … Then let's say you're right. I'm not stupid. I … I'm just angry. "
Bai Xiaowen looked at Dr. Zombie. "What do you think? How long will it take you to create the antidote to the Undead Plague? "
Dr. Zombie thought for a while and shook his head. "It's very difficult. Even if I'm a top-notch science … erudite, it will take me at least three days to finish reading these experimental reports and grasp their progress. Only then can I start making the antidote. That's even more uncertain. If it's short, it might take a week. If it's long, it might even take a month or two without any results. "
"Too slow. You're a zombie now. You don't need to rest. Create the antidote in five days. This is my second order this month, "Bai Xiaowen said." If you can do it, you can skip the third order this month. "
"Tsk …" Dr. Zombie curled his lips and muttered, "That's why I hate laymen. Layman bosses, layman bureaucrats, layman investors …"
"Huh? What's wrong? "Bai Xiaowen looked up.
"Nothing. I … will try my best to complete this task," Dr. Zombie said and then started to drive people away. "Do you have any other instructions? If not, I'm going to start working. By the way, remember to bring more experimental samples. "
"Samples?" Bai Xiaowen was slightly surprised.
"Human samples," Dr. Zombie said casually. "From human samples that have just been infected, to samples that have been infected for three days, samples that have been infected for seven days, and samples that are on the verge of mutation … Only with sufficient samples can I grasp the characteristics of the Plague of the Dead as soon as possible."
"How do I identify them?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"Can't you do it through that Holy Light Plague Detector?" Dr. Zombie said. "The intensity of the green light seems to be different depending on the time the virus has been dormant. If you think it's too troublesome, you can bring me healthy samples. I'll infect them temporarily and increase the dose to compare the results … "
"That's enough. I'll get you enough samples. Without my order, you're not allowed to experiment on healthy humans, "Bai Xiaowen warned.
Bonita looked at Dr. Zombie as if she was looking at a pile of sh * t to a pile of sh * t …
She muttered, "I don't want to stay here." Then, she left the underground research institute in a hurry.
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