"Clatter … Clatter … Clatter …"
The sound of metal armor scraping against each other came from all directions. The enclosed and winding tunnels of the crypt made it impossible to determine the enemy's position and number. Hao Ren and his team fought and retreated under the pursuit of countless undead knights. They had been running in this massive crypt for more than ten minutes, but they still did not see any exit to the surface. If it were not for the MDT's assurance that they were on the right track, Hao Ren would have been trapped in this place.
Humans were strange things. Sometimes they were so weak that it made people speechless, but some people could burst out with infinite strength in desperate situations. Hao Ren felt that the word 'infinite' was a bit exaggerated because he was panting like a grandchild. But he had indeed burst out with more courage and brute force than he ever had before. Usually, he was just an ordinary citizen who had nothing to do with others, but now he was not afraid of the horde of the undead. Instead, he seemed to be getting braver as the battle dragged on. Although the undead were armed with swords, they were slow and not very smart, probably because they had just woken up. All they knew was to hold their weapons and run forward with their heads down. It seemed that they had forgotten how to use their weapons. Hao Ren had the advantage of being agile. He could even kick the tin cans that came close to him. Aside from the pain in his legs and stomach, he was not injured for the time being.
He felt that he had an unprecedented fighting spirit, but obviously, he could not compare to the real standard of the team. Lily, relying on her brute force, rushed in front of the three of them. She was still waving the 'war hammer' in her hand. No one knew how unlucky the undead knight was. Before he could figure out what year it was, he was swung by Lily from the tomb to the tunnel, and from the tunnel to the next tomb. She had smashed hundreds of tin cans back and forth. By now, the undead knight was like a pile of flattened iron, and there was no sign of struggle …
"How far is it?!" Vivian was the most graceful and the least pressured of the three of them. Her high-ranking vampire combat experience and her various blood magic finally showed itself when she was facing off against a group of random enemies. She flew close to the ceiling of the crypt and relied on her endless chilling shockwaves and blood-red blades to kill the enemies a few meters away (any further and the crypt would collapse). She left behind countless enemies who were either sliced into pieces or frozen into ice shards along the way. There were also deep gouges on the walls of the crypt. However, Vivian was as frustrated as Hao Ren. She felt that she could not unleash her full potential in such an environment. "Is that radar of yours reliable? It's so frustrating to fight like this. I can only fly one meter … Eh, I hit my head again! "
All of Vivian's injuries were caused by her flying too high and crashing into the roof.
"I'm only halfway there!" Hao Ren was exasperated. "We ran too fast just now and took a wrong turn. Now we have to go through the middle of the underground palace. Lily, I'm talking about you! Watch where you're going! "
However, the only response to Hao Ren was an indistinct growl. After fighting for so long, Lily seemed to have gone berserk.
"She won't lose her mind, will she?" Hao Ren was worried when he saw Lily's condition. "Werewolves seem to go berserk easily."
"Don't worry. I saw her taking out a piece of bread from her pocket and eating it as she ran. She won't go berserk just because of that."
The tunnel came to an end and another hall appeared in front of them. Hao Ren prayed that this was not a new tomb. Otherwise, he did not know if he could hold on if there were more undead knights around. Fortunately, his prayers were answered this time. When the three of them rushed into the hall, they saw an empty space. There were no undead knights wandering around, and there were no terrifying coffins on the ground.
"Seal the passageway!" Hao Ren dodged a knight who was charging at him with a heavy shield (he did not have the energy to kick this thing five meters away) and leaped into the hall. He then shouted at Vivian who was in the air, "What are you doing here?"
The vampire maiden had already prepared a powerful spell. When the three of them rushed into the hall, her body suddenly disintegrated into a large swarm of bats. Then, the swarm of bats split into two groups and spun rapidly in the air to form two cone-shaped vortexes. The tips of the cone-shaped vortexes were aimed at the entrance of the tunnel. Along with the ear-piercing sound of air being torn apart, bright blue lightning quickly gathered in front of the two cone-shaped vortexes. After two seconds of charging, the two swarms of bats rushed towards the stone door of the hall. With a loud clap of thunder, the entire door and half of the tunnel behind it were blown to pieces by the impact of the natural lightning.
The entire hall and even the crypt echoed with the sound of the explosion. Sand and gravel fell from the ceiling. Hao Ren clutched his head and shouted, "Is this place going to collapse?!"
Vivian's voice came from all directions. "Don't worry, I controlled my strength!"
The swarm of bats that were blown away by the explosion quickly reformed into Vivian's figure. She jumped down from the air with a proud look on her face. "Finally, I found an open space to unleash my ultimate attack. Wasn't that awesome? Ever since I consulted Faraday, I've turned this Lightning Strike into two electrodes … "
Hao Ren was speechless.
Even though the enemies who were chasing after them had been cut off, the three of them were not completely safe. This was because, other than Vivian and Lily, there were a few more agile Blade Knights who rushed in with Hao Ren. After the warm-up, these Blade Knights seemed to have become more agile and 'smarter'. These Blade Knights were hiding in the corner of the wall under the cover of the explosion. Now, they stood up shakily, raised their swords and charged in the direction of the intruders.
"How many people are buried in this crypt?" Hao Ren panted. "The last lord of Yorkford didn't bury his entire army here, right? Is this the English version of Emperor Qin and his Terracotta Army?"
"Do you know why there are still so many of them after fighting for so long?" Vivian suddenly saw through these Blade Knights. She pointed at one of the Blade Knights that was swept away by Lily and said, "We can't kill them like this!"
The Blade Knight that was swept away by the werewolf's brute force crashed into the wall of the crypt and instantly broke into pieces. The armguards, greaves, breastplates, helmets and other components that formed the body armor were scattered all over the ground. However, in just a few seconds, these steel parts clattered and reassembled. An almost intact Blade Knight once again charged in the direction of the intruders!
"These things look like they're empty?" Hao Ren did not have the time to take a closer look at the Blade Knights. Now, he finally saw a shocking scene. "Are we fighting a bunch of armor?"
"It's an armor with a soul attached to it. It's a high-grade product." Vivian blew out an ice storm and finally froze the last few "empty knights" into dust. There was no way to resurrect the broken armors. "Unless you smash them into pieces or scatter them a dozen times in a row, it's impossible to kill these guys. Moreover, this is underground, so they can resurrect very quickly."
Lily finally recovered from her berserk state. She looked at the "war hammer" in her hand. It was completely dead and only one of its legs was left. The werewolf maiden picked up the leg armor and shook it. "It's really empty inside … Did I waste my effort? I should've used more strength. I thought it would be fine after I broke it up. "
"This … is the magic of the demon hunters?" Hao Ren moved closer to Lily and carefully poked the empty armor. "There's a soul inside?"
"Not anymore. After the armor is broken, the soul will naturally be released." Vivian's tone was rather disdainful. "They were fanatics when they were alive. They volunteered to be sacrificed into this armor and were given the good name of 'Heroic Souls' by their descendants. To put it bluntly, they're just another kind of vengeful spirit. Their obsession is no different from that of ordinary vengeful spirits. Don't be too surprised. There are many more magical things than this. Can you even be surprised? "
Hao Ren chuckled and then noticed that the surroundings were a little too quiet. "Strange, there seems to be no more enemies ahead?"
The entire hall was quiet, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other could no longer be heard.
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