Chapter 160: A Gamble

"Idiot"

Hearing Celia's response, Rod snorted coldly.

As a summoner, as long as Rhodes is willing, he can share everything that the summoning elves see and hear, and he naturally hears what Celia hears, and Rod has no time or interest in evaluating the arrogance of the other party. He understood what the other party was thinking, maybe in an ordinary state, this guy's methods were quite effective, but for the current Rod, it was meaningless. Thinking of this, Rod sent a directive to Celia to "maintain the status quo and hold the other party", and then retracted his mind and began to pay attention to the problems on his side.

The corporeal ghouls initially caused the mercenaries to panic, their sturdy bodies were not very resistant to direct attacks, and the rotting and stinky appearance of these ghouls was noticeably more disgusting than the translucent revenants. As a result, the mercenaries were not able to use their strength well at first, but fortunately Marlene and Lijie used spirit magic and spells in time to save the situation.

"Drink."

Shanna let out a low snort and blocked the ghoul's weapon with her backhand, the rusty sword didn't look any threat, but the heavy force applied to it made the red-haired mercenary tingle, she cursed and hurriedly stepped back. At the same time, the long sword in his hand turned and pressed, sliding the ghoul's weapon away, and then without waiting for the other party to react, he slashed through the sword suddenly. The sharp, well-maintained sword quickly cut a deep scar on the ghoul's chest, a dark green, disgusting liquid spurting from it, and a slight stench. This would have been a fatal blow to a human, but it was meaningless to a corpse that had already died, and the ghoul's movements were only slowed down by the impact of the sword, but the flames on it forced it to stop, and at this moment, a flaming throwing knife suddenly flew from the side, lightly piercing the ghoul's head. The ferocious flames grew more and more fierce in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, the ghoul's entire head turned into a large ball of fire, and it was only then that the ghoul finally dropped his weapon, took a step or two forward, and then fell to the ground, never to move again.

It was only then that Shanna breathed a sigh of relief, and then she looked at Joey next to her, and the thief leaned out from the side, grinning and waving at the red-haired mercenary.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome—"

Joey waved his hand at Shanna's thanks, and then he took two more daggers from his waist and watched the front carefully to prevent the damned undead from continuing to attack.

"I really didn't expect these guys to be so weak, I used to think they were very strong."

"They're really strong."

In the face of Joey's words, Shanna couldn't help but glance at the potion on the belt around her waist. Unlike newcomers like Joey, she once led her subordinates against the undead, so she naturally knows how powerful they are. It's like the sword just now, if it is replaced in normal times, it is useless for her to cut it solidly. The most important reason why they were able to inflict damage on the undead this time was the potion that Rhodes gave them before the battle began, if it weren't for the help of these mysterious and strange potions, I'm afraid the current situation wouldn't be so easy at all.

But.........

"We're still far behind the regimental commander."

Shanna looked up and glanced at Rhodes not far away.

Unlike mercenaries who had to use flasks to deal damage to the undead, Rhodes didn't use flasks to add fire to his weapons, but that didn't mean he couldn't destroy the undead. In fact, as soon as Rhodes joined the fray, the undead retreated and fell apart in front of him. As Shanna raised her head and swept across the battlefield, the corner of her eye caught the scene of Rhodes raising his sword and slashing it down with all his might. ..., although his long sword was not able to hit the enemy, but the ghoul in front of the long sword was as if it was smashed down by an invisible giant hammer that fell from the sky, and in an instant it turned into a puddle of flesh on the ground, not only that, but even a few undead creatures behind it were also affected, and the huge impact force spread out in a semicircle to all sides, and the surrounding slow-moving undead creatures were lifted by the invisible waves before they could fly high into the air, and when they returned to the ground, The already incomplete corpse was even more scattered and scattered.

It can be said that Rhodes alone almost took over more than half of the defense line, leaving the mercenaries who followed him with nothing to do, but they did not have any idleness, because Rhodes quickly ordered them to help defend Lijie and Shanna to make sure they would not have problems.

As for Marlene.........

A deafening roar rang out.

The dazzling electric light that danced on the index finger of Marlene's right hand pierced the darkness in an instant, hitting the ghoul with a dazzling afterimage, like an electric snake shuttling between the undead, and then the force that had been condensed finally exploded, sweeping the undead out of the sky, and they flew into the sky, with sparks everywhere on the stump fragments, and from a distance it looked like a little meteor shower.

The mercenaries standing in front of Marlene were all pale, they looked at each other, and then they all subconsciously took a step back or a step forward——— now even they didn't know whether it was better to be closer or farther away from the girl behind them.

Looks like she doesn't have to worry about it.

Rhodes shook his head and glanced again at the middle of the defensive circle, where Anne raised her shield to protect Christy within the huge shield, and she supported it with one hand while looking around to protect herself from a possible surprise attack from the enemy.

All the best.

After sweeping around, Rhodes withdrew his gaze, and then the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a cold smile as he looked at the darkness in front of him.

Making the undead is not an easy task, whether it is a ghoul or an undead, and if the other party is a necromancer, then Rhodes will definitely not use this way to drain his strength. After all, the necromancer's power comes from himself, and as long as he has this idea, then it doesn't matter how many undead have to create.

But devil believers are different, to put it bluntly, they are just small people used by the devil to run errands on the surface, while helping the devils to destroy the world, please them, and get a little bit of the power of the devil's reward, the same is true for undead creatures, devil believers must first bring souls and corpses to the soul summoning circle, and through rituals to "ask" the devil to help transform these corpses into undead creatures, if the devil is in a good mood, then he will also help. If the devil is in a bad mood, rejecting a believer's offer is a trivial matter, and if he is unhappy and turns you into what you want, it will be the worst outcome.

So Rhodes wasn't worried that guy wouldn't come out at all, in the final analysis, if he didn't guess wrong, the other party should be planning to use the power of these undead creatures to expand the plane passage, and then send Kristy to hell, then the more undead he loses now, the more difficult it will be for him to achieve his goal. The most troublesome thing is that if most of his undead creatures are killed or injured, and there are no casualties on his side, Rod is very doubtful that the guy will jump up and scold his mother——— this kind of thing of losing his wife and breaking his army will not be comfortable on anyone......

Rod guessed right.

"Damn! What a damn one! ”

At this moment, a shadow hiding in the corner was cursing viciously, and he looked at Rhodes in front of him, his eyes showing unusual anger. ..., as Rhodes had speculated, the believer was already a little angry at the moment.

It's no wonder he's behaving like this, after all, the current situation is too unexpected for him.

Frankly speaking, when Rhodes came to this village with the mercenaries at the beginning, he didn't take these little hairy children seriously. As a devout believer in the devil, he naturally prioritized the execution of his master's orders. So even if his actions attract the attention of the above, it is not a bad thing for him. In his opinion, these ignorant mercenaries can just be used to fill the vacancies in his hands, and if he can kill them all, then his subordinates will have more powerful strength, and at the same time, they can also complete the mission given to him by the devil more easily.

But Rod's performance is really unexpected, he not only takes an angel with him, but even connects with the master's target ——— the girl. This made him very nervous, and he could see that Rod looked very similar to the girl, which also made him wonder if Rod had anything to do with the girl.

But even so, the master's order still had to be completed, so he chose to continue the attack at the expense of his men. At the same time, he deliberately divided his forces to attack the villagers, in order to make Rhodes weaken his own strength, so that he could completely eliminate them.

Of course, the strength of these mercenaries is very strong, and it may take a lot of strength to destroy them, but the higher the danger, the greater the benefit, everyone understands this truth.

Originally, he was going to see how it was going to be and then think about whether to throw the coin in his hand to place a bet. But Rhodes sent Celia alone, but the devil believers had to grit their teeth and choose this big gamble——— angel's soul and ** are undoubtedly the best offerings for the devil, if he can kill this angel and dedicate her to his master, then even if he sacrifices all his subordinates, it is worth it. If he can really succeed, then he may even become the master's real right-hand man, and get the real strength and reward!

Thinking of this, he finally couldn't hold back anymore and started to gamble.

But now it seems, things don't seem to be as rosy as he thought............

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