Volume 4 The First Kuroshio War Chapter 101 The "Joy" of the Crown Skull

The silence of the valley was broken by the continuous sound of bowstrings, and there were instantly more eye-catching lines of fire in the dark night sky, like fireworks blooming at night.

After a short flight, the deadly fireworks began to fall. The fire bolt landed precisely in the line of undead in the middle of the road, but did little damage, and then fell to the ground.

Skeletons have no flesh and blood, and most of their arrows will pass through the gaps between the bones or get stuck, and may even be pinned directly to the bones. However, as long as it doesn't happen to shoot through the hollow eye socket on the skull and injure the soul fire inside, it won't deal lethal enough damage to the skeletons.

Zombies have flesh and blood, but even if they are shot into a real hedgehog, as long as the key parts do not receive enough damage, the zombie still has combat power. And ghouls are similar.

As for expecting them to set them on fire with a fire arrow...... It's harder! Whether it's the black bodily fluids flowing in the ghouls' bodies or the embalming fluids in the zombies' bodies, it's very difficult to ignite, let alone skeleton soldiers, there are no parts that can ignite at all. Even if a few unlucky ghosts really burn up, it can be directly blown out by a simple yin wind.

The first wave of fire bolts passed with little damage in mind, and the undead commander didn't even have time to ask or do anything about it.

- Humans, are you guys kidding?

If the vanguard commander of the undead, the Crown Skull, could understand the meaning of the word "funny", it would most likely have such a thought in its mind.

Such a wave of fire attacks should be effective for the human legion, and at this moment they will inevitably fall into a panic amid the shouts of "enemy attack". However, for an army composed entirely of undead, such an attack would not cause chaos at all, and could even be described as "painless".

- It doesn't seem to be the small cavalry unit from last time. That cavalry unit would not have made such a low-level mistake!

The crown skeleton judged so. It had participated in the previous battles and was in the left side of the battle formation, so it had a profound impact on the knight's unit.

Will the ambushed human forces not know this? The answer is obviously yes. Therefore, the purpose of the fire bolt is not to directly injure the enemy, but to ignite the fire!

As the fire bolts fell, flames erupted from many places in the undead queue. A moment later, the flames spread in all directions, quickly turning into a cage of flames that spread across most of the valley, trapping most of the undead.

Since there is time to set up an ambush, there is also time to set up the projected battlefield. Fang Qiuling commanded the militia to throw a lot of fuel on the road that was easy to ignite, mainly wood and sawdust from the logging site, and a few tung oil that were carried.

At this moment, the flames swelled, frantically burning the undead who were ambushed. The undead are not afraid of flames, and when they are scorched, their bones become fragile and can easily break.

The crown skeleton immediately took countermeasures, and it split a small portion of its combat power, allowing them to pounce directly on the flames! Flames also need to "breathe", and they can be extinguished as long as they are isolated from the air.

At the same time, the elite undead, who were directly subordinate to the commander, also went into action. Most of them were advanced skeletons in armor, a few were bone knights on bone horses, and a small number of demons. They began to accelerate in the direction of the fire bolts, heading straight for the corner of the valley.

The undead army is on the move, and the human army will not be idle.

The archers fired the first round of rockets in a projectile, then grabbed the arrows stuck diagonally in the ground and prepared to shoot again. The small dark jar tied to the top of the arrow swayed slightly with the archer's movements.

The cold man's voice sounded again:

"Ready!"

The archers put their arrows on their bows again.

“…… The second target of the goal! ”

The archers pressed down their longbows slightly.

"Three shots in a row...... Put! ”

With the man's voice, the crisp bowstring sound sounded again. This time, there was no fire in the sky, and only a faint reflection of metal could be seen from near and far.

The phalanx of spears began to advance slowly.

"Onward! Advance! Old Tom shouted the order, "Steady! Steady! Slow down, slow down! Steady! Steady! ”

As Old Tom shouted loudly, a stream of cyan light fell from the void, dyeing every soldier in the phalanx a little blue. The soldiers then felt lighter in their steps, and the spears and shields in their hands seemed to be a little lighter.

"For the homeland, for the golden carp, for the kingdom! Advance! ”

The valley had a distinct footsteps from the march of the undead legions, and gradually became rhythmic, like the beat of heavy drums!

A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, which was obviously different from the first sound of breaking the air, which made the crown skeleton subconsciously look up. Through the bright red dots of light that pulsed in its eye sockets, it noticed the small jars at the tip of the arrow. And as the arrows gradually fell, an "unpleasant feeling" suddenly appeared in the air.

The first round of fire arrows certainly had a surprise effect, making it difficult to guard against. However, the fire trap caused by the failure to deal with it immediately after the fire bolt landed was obviously caused by "not paying enough attention". The crown skeleton immediately learned his lesson and raised his vigilance. At this moment, the arrow struck again, especially the sudden "unpleasant feeling", which made its vigilance increase again.

It knows that there are many things that restrain its own qualities. The most effective ones are undoubtedly the sacred scrolls, holy fires, holy water, and other things that contain divine power produced by various temples, followed by things that have long-term burning or corrosive abilities, such as fiery glue and strong acids. At the same time, negative energy with different characteristics can also cause damage to the undead.

The "unpleasant feeling" that quickly becomes strong in the air belongs to ...... Divine power is holy water.

The crown skeleton quickly confirmed its own perception and gave orders through its mind.

- Defense.

- Raise the shield.

- Look for cover.

Its commands were swiftly transmitted through the surrounding undead like radio waves. The undead who received the order took action one after another.

Not all skeletons have shields in their hands, and not all undead can find a place to take cover. Under the command, the orderly undead array quickly disintegrated, and was able to cause small-scale chaos on a local scale.

The array is just a way and a means to improve efficiency for the undead, and the undead rely more often on absolute numerical superiority to win. As long as you win in the end, it's perfectly acceptable to be inefficient. The crown skeleton only cares about the result, not the process at all.

Arrows poured down. The direct damage from the arrows is still negligible, and the real lethal effect is the liquid that spills out of the small jar when it shatters.

The liquid that comes out of it looks ordinary, but it is more aggressively corrosive than strong acids. As long as it is contaminated with a little, whether it is the bones of skeleton soldiers or the carrion of zombies, white smoke and dust will immediately evaporate. The slight contamination will directly "burn" a big hole.

A large area was soon vacated in the scattered array. The crown skeleton's order wasn't wrong, but it wasn't right. The best response is actually to have the accompanying caster strike, and a gust of wind can make the incoming arrows useless.

But...... Admittedly, the loss is not small, but the crown skeleton still doesn't care. Such a loss is still insignificant for the entire army of the undead. If the undead think they are second in terms of consumption, then there is no first! After the crown skeleton gave the order, he stopped paying attention to the incoming arrows. It first carried the news of the attack on the vanguard to the rear, and then threw the bright red that pulsed in its eye sockets at the elite who stood out at the forefront.

- The incoming human army will soon appear. This is the location.

The crown skull's prediction was exactly right. It soon saw rows of forest-like spears appear around the corner of the valley, followed by a neat phalanx of human infantry.

- Sure enough, it wasn't the cavalry unit.

The crown skeleton no longer knew what "joy" was, but the reality was completely consistent with the prediction, which made its soul fire start to beat violently, producing a special feeling that was different from the usual.

It has learned the invasion tactics of cavalry coming and going like the wind, and has a deep impression of the cavalry's ability to break the formation and mobility, so there will be an additional skeleton knight army riding a skeleton war horse under its command. At this moment, facing the human infantry phalanx, it immediately had the idea of replicating the human cavalry assault tactics.

The Bone Knight began to speed up. The bright red points of light beating in the skull of the skeleton warhorse seemed to coincide with the points of light in the rider's eye sockets, and the sound of horses' hooves followed was like thunder!

- Human cavalry attacks are always launched from the flanks.

Seeing the spears like a forest, the crown skeleton naturally ordered the Bone Knight to go around and attack from the flank of the human legion. Of course, it doesn't matter if you lose money, but it's better to avoid unnecessary losses as much as possible. The Bone Knight, who received the order, slowed down slightly, and began to lean to the right in the direction he was heading.

Undead spirits who do not have a sense of self-fulfillment are so "not useful". They will strictly enforce orders, but there will be no flexibility or flexibility.

The armies of humanity began to agitate. The soldiers' feet could be seen shaking, and the forest-like phalanx of spears could be seen rising and falling, and gaps were beginning to be formed.

- Human beings are afraid, afraid.

According to the combat experience of Op Harbor, it only takes a short encounter for the human army to collapse and collapse. Then it's time to cover up, expand the gains, and reap the spoils.

Once again, the soul fire began to beat violently. Once again, the crown skeleton felt a special feeling that was different from its usual one, and this feeling made it quite "joyful".

As a necromancer who has not awakened for a long time, the crown skeleton "enjoys" this special feeling very much. Especially...... In particular, you will soon be able to hear the wails of human beings before they die, and feel their unwillingness and resentment when they die. This fills it with "anticipation".