There was a gust of wind, and two tall black shadows leaped over. They were two zombies.
As they got closer, Bai Xiaowen could see the appearance of these zombies. They did not look like the zombies in TV dramas or movies, where they wore Qing dynasty official uniforms and had braids.
The clothes of these two zombies were tattered, revealing large patches of black skin. There was also a layer of fine black hair growing on them. If it were not for their red eyes, they would have looked like two gorillas.
The two skeletal shield bearers and the stitched monster moved forward side by side, swinging their short knives and kitchen knives.
The two zombies moved slowly, and the attacks of the summoned creatures all hit them accurately. Under the control of Bai Xiaowen's single-handed sword, the first round of attacks were aimed at the neck, heart, and other vital points.
Clang! Clang!
The crisp sound of metal clashing could be heard. The two zombies took the hits, and their bodies only paused for a moment. The damage numbers that appeared above their heads were -1, -2 …
"Their defense is so high?" Li Shuyi was surprised.
Bai Xiaowen used the diluted holy water to 'consecrate' the Desert Eagle. He aimed at the head of the first zombie and fired a shot.
The result of this shot was … 4 points of damage, and it was a critical hit. The damage was increased by 2.5 times!
Fortunately, the additional damage of the holy water was still effective. This shot caused an additional 10 points of holy damage to the zombie!
As he fired the shot, Bai Xiaowen used insight and soon received the feedback.
"Black Zombie (Elite Level 6)
"Race: Demon/Corpse-Devil
"Attributes: Strength 46, Agility 9, Constitution 24, Spirit 4
"Skill 1: Leap Attack: The black zombie jumps quickly in a direction. If there is an enemy in the target area, it will try to strangle the enemy's throat and perform a grappling attack.
"Skill 2: Zombie Poison Infection: The nails and teeth of the black zombie contain a strong zombie poison. Enemies who are scratched or bitten will suffer continuous poison damage.
[Skill 3: Body Stiffening: Passive, the black zombie has no vital points. The black zombie's body has absorbed the essence of the Yin Qi from the earth vein, it has an additional 90% damage reduction effect against physical attacks (Damage reduction effect varies according to the part of the body that is attacked).]
Bai Xiaowen hurriedly shared the Dark Zombie's information in the party channel and warned, "Be careful, the Dark Zombie's Strength is unusually high, it actually has 46 points!"
Li Shuyi doused the swords with diluted holy water and rushed forward, saying: "Their movements are very stiff. I won't be hit."
The attributes of the Black Zombie were very abnormal. Its strength was extremely high, but its agility was extremely low. However, if anyone were to be caught by its [Leap Pounce] skill, they would have to endure the 46 points of Strength of its scratches and bites. It would definitely not be easy. If it was light, they would be injured, and if it was heavy, they would be crippled!
Just as Li Shuyi had said, the joints of the black zombies' arms and knees seemed to be somewhat stiff. It was difficult for them to bend, which made their attacks very clumsy.
When walking, the black zombie had to twist its crotch greatly. Just like a robot, it had to raise and lower its entire leg.
When attacking, the black zombie was also very different from ordinary people. Normal people used their elbows and wrists as the point of force when they attacked with their bare hands. They were flexible and varied. Black Zombies, on the other hand, used their shoulders as the point of force when they swung their arms to grab the enemy. It was like a windmill slam dunk on a basketball court.
The black zombie's Agility was only 9 points. For a Level 6 Elite, it was pitifully low. Coupled with such strange attacks and movement, it was easy to imagine its hit rate. Li Shuyi was not blindly confident when he said that the black zombie would not be able to hit her.
However, the black zombie's defense was not to be underestimated. If it did not have any vital points, it was destined that it would not be killed instantly. Moreover, [Stiff Body] had an additional damage reduction effect on physical attacks! Bai Xiaowen controlled the summoned creatures and tried to attack. He found that the defense of the head, chest, and other areas was the highest. The other areas of the neck and crotch were also not weak.
Bai Xiaowen was not discouraged. He ordered the Shadow Assassin to attack from the back.
"Roar!" The black zombie that was attacked let out a muffled roar. Its HP suddenly dropped by a chunk. It had received more than 30 points of physical damage!
"Could it be that the back is the black zombie's weakness?" Bai Xiaowen was excited. He left a Skeleton Swordsman to attract the black zombie's attention. The other summoned creatures circled around to the back of the black zombie and stabbed it violently.
After a series of attacks, Bai Xiaowen found that the back was not the black zombie's weakness. The real weak spot was the black zombie's spine! Every time he hit the black zombie's spine, he would cause real damage and would not be affected by the [Stiff Body]'s damage reduction effect.
Bai Xiaowen quickly reported this discovery to Li Shuyi. Li Shuyi circled behind the black zombie. Every time he stabbed the spine, he would kill a black zombie in no time.
Without the high defense of [Stiff Body], the black zombie was only an Elite monster with 20 points of Constitution.
After a few more muffled roars, more black zombies rushed over.
Suddenly, a gray, slightly transparent ghost appeared. It levitated from the ground and flew toward Li Shuyi!
A Ming Army soldier suddenly shouted in fear, "It's a ghost! The ghost has come out! "
The two Skeleton Swordsman beside Li Shuyi, one with a shield and the other with a sword, stood in front of Li Shuyi in tacit understanding.
Slash! The sword slashed down, but it seemed to hit thin air.
Bai Xiaowen had already used [Insight].
[Vengeful Spirit (Elite Level 5)]
[Race: Demon/Ghost Race]
[Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 22, Constitution 18, Spirit 35]
[Skill 1: Formless Illusion: Increase evasion rate against physical attacks by 99%. Increase damage against magical attacks by 99%.]
[Skill 2: Vengeful Spirit Illusion: The drowned vengeful spirit will create illusions on the living before death. The target must pass a willpower test. If they fail, they will be controlled by the vengeful spirit and be strangled.]
[Skill 3: Lingering Spirit: The vengeful spirit will howl and reduce the speed of all enemies within range. Targets with less than half of the vengeful spirit will be frightened.]
After seeing the negative effect of [Formless Illusion], which increased damage against magical attacks by 99%, Bai Xiaowen immediately came up with a countermeasure. "Shuyi, continue fighting the zombies. Leave the vengeful spirit to me."
Li Shuyi trusted Bai Xiaowen completely. He didn't care how ferocious the vengeful spirit was and treated it as air. He kept stabbing the black zombie's spine with both swords and killed another one.
Before the vengeful spirit could reach Li Shuyi, Bai Xiaowen had already controlled the Skeletal Demon Arcane Master to cast a lightning strike.
This [Lightning Strike] dao technique was much faster than the previous [Lightning Throw] dao technique. The lightning energy did not have a flight path. It directly smashed down from the sky and accurately "hit" the vengeful spirit.
Crack!
[Formless Illusion]'s passive ability: Increase damage against magical attacks by 99%!
[Lightning Strike]'s demon-destroying effect: Increase damage by 10 points!
With this lightning strike, the vengeful spirit exploded into rolling mist and received 130 + points of damage. It took a while for it to reform, but most of its ferocious aura had been wiped out.
Just as it reformed, the vengeful spirit was hit by Bai Xiaowen's [Dark Whisk]. Its body writhed in flames as it screamed in pain. Its Physique was only 18 points. After receiving the fire damage, its remaining HP was directly reduced to zero. Its illusory body turned into mist and dissipated into thin air.
The bodyguards of the Ming Dynasty who were huddled in a corner were all excited as they discussed in private. Daoist Master Bai Xiao looked young, but his Daoist techniques were real. He could set fire, and the Yin soldiers he summoned could even release lightning. The ghosts would be destroyed before they could even get close.
Sure enough, catching ghosts and exorcising demons needed to be done by professionals.
Bai Xiaowen and the Undead Demon Arcane Master worked together and killed another vengeful spirit. Li Shuyi also killed several black zombies under the protection of a group of summoned creatures.
"It seems that this mission is not difficult. We just need to find the weaknesses of these two types of ghosts." Li Shuyi dodged all the black zombies' attacks. He felt that this battle was very easy.
Bai Xiaowen said, "If we don't prepare beforehand, it will be quite troublesome if we encounter them rashly. Black zombies and vengeful spirits are actually two types of monsters that work together. One plus one is greater than two. "
The vengeful spirit had two control skills, one of which was a group control skill. As long as it controlled the enemy, the black zombie's weakness of not being able to hit the enemy would be made up. Then, the black zombie would use its 40 to 50 points of strength that was comparable to a Boss' and the continuous poison damage of [Zombie Poison Infection] to teach the enemy a lesson.
This battle was won easily because Bai Xiaowen had obtained some information about the vengeful spirits and black zombies from the few bodyguards of the Ming Dynasty that he had rescued. He had made preparations in advance, such as strengthening the skeleton mages and using diluted holy water.
If it weren't for the information provided by the Ming Dynasty's bodyguards, Bai Xiaowen would have been flustered at the beginning when he suddenly encountered the black zombies and the vengeful spirits even though he had the gift of insight. Even if he could win in the end, it wouldn't have been so easy and safe.
Preparedness leads to success. Unpreparedness leads to failure.
The group continued forward. According to the information provided by the Quanzhen Taoist Priest, Sun Xuanqing, the Ghost Wormwood grew in the heart of the Ghost Reef, where the Yin energy was the thickest.
Of course, the thicker the Yin energy, the stronger the ghosts there. The Level 5 and Level 6 elite black zombies and vengeful spirits that they had encountered earlier were just small fries on the outskirts of the Ghost Reef.
Later on, they still encountered zombies and vengeful spirits, but their levels had increased. Elite monsters that were Level 7 and above had started to appear.
Level 7 elite monsters were much stronger than Level 6 monsters. This was because Level 7 elite monsters had increased HP, so the vengeful spirits would not be killed so easily.
The single target control skill of the vengeful spirits, [Vengeful Spirit Illusion], was relatively easy to break. If the vengeful spirits were controlled, as long as the allies forcefully attacked and woke them up, they would be able to stop them from committing suicide. However, the other group control skill of the vengeful spirits, [Lingering Soul Shock], was more troublesome. Other than the Skeletal Demon Arcane Master, all of Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures, including Li Shuyi, had low Spirit. They would definitely be Frightened if they were hit.
However, Bai Xiaowen then commanded his summoned creatures to spread out while he and the Skeletal Demon Arcane Master attracted the attention of the high-level vengeful spirits. This problem was easily solved.
The high-level vengeful spirits' [Lingering Soul Shock] did not have much effect on Bai Xiaowen and the Skeletal Demon Arcane Master. Everyone's Spirit was about the same, so the most it could do was slow them down.
When the high-level vengeful spirits tried to control the others, they realized that the enemies had already spread out. At its current range, it could only control two or three targets at most.
These two or three targets would be affected by the Fear effect because of their low Spirit. Bai Xiaowen could forcefully attack them and wake them up.
In the meantime, they only lost a Skeletal Swordsman to eliminate the second wave of monsters. They also obtained two Advanced Silver Treasure Chests.
Bai Xiaowen commanded the Ming Dynasty soldiers to search for traces of their comrades nearby. Then, he and Li Shuyi opened the two treasure chests. Two Rank C players each had a chance to draw a treasure chest. Fortunately, they would not get a bye.
Li Shuyi drew an item:
[Bottle of Corpse Poison: Rank A Item. Can be smeared on weapons. Enemies affected by the Corpse Poison will receive 50 Poison Damage for 6 seconds. Each smear can only be applied three times. The same enemy will not be affected a second time within a short period of time. Number of uses: 2/2]
This item was average, but it was at least worthy of being a Rank A item. It was given to Li Shuyi to use.
Bai Xiaowen drew a special item.
[Impure Soul Essence: This faintly glowing light red soul essence contains an undying will of injustice. Only the blood of pirates can cleanse it.]
Bai Xiaowen felt that an item in the inventory space was slightly heating up. It seemed to have some connection with the Impure Soul Essence.
Bai Xiaowen looked at it, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The thing that was resonating with the [Impure Soul Essence] was the [Absolon's Blood Essence Stone (Incomplete)] that he had obtained after killing Great Chieftain Absolon Herzlitt in the Cain Plane!
Could these two special items be fused?
Bai Xiaowen tried to fuse the [Impure Soul Essence] with the [Absauron's Blood Essence Stone (Incomplete)], but he felt a strong repulsive force. The incomplete Blood Essence Stone was unwilling to absorb the soul essence.
"This connection doesn't appear out of nowhere. The two must be related. The reason why it can't be fused is either because the Blood Essence Stone is incomplete, or because the Impure Soul Essence contains an unjust will, "Bai Xiaowen said.
Li Shuyi said, "I think that the ghosts here are probably killed by the Wokou pirates, so they must be cleansed with the blood of pirates. Anyway, we have to kill pirates in the Jiajing Dimension. You can try again after you cleanse the Impure Soul Essence. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded.
Soon, the scattered Ming Dynasty soldiers returned, but they were all very depressed. They found two of their comrades' … corpses.
"Did you find Zhang Ting?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
One of the soldiers replied, "No, but we found a secret mark left by our comrades on a rock. They went deeper into the Ghost Reef."
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself, Zhang Ting's soldiers were really loyal to Yu Dayou. After meeting so many ghosts and escaping with their lives, they still dared to go deeper and pick Ghost Wormwood for Yu Dayou.
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