Twilight.

Distant mountain passes.

Under a gentle hillside.

The members of the raiding party gathered here, quietly waiting for the battle to begin.

Although after two days of trekking, the faces of the adventurers of both the main group and the support group were tired.

But this did not affect their determination to kill the corpse demon!

Taking advantage of the fact that the skeleton soldiers climbed the mountain very slowly, they finally took a shortcut to this lower mountain area under the leadership of the scout team.

This is the westernmost point of the Southern Mine.

Further west, there is the "Land of Bones" infested with ghosts and monsters, and the "Dragon Slaying Mountain Range", which is infested with monsters.

That's where adventurers in the Second Ring are discouraged.

"Preliminary estimates put the number of skeletons at around 150 and the number of ghost guards at 17."

"According to the plan mentioned earlier, the support team is responsible for pinning down some skeletons, but don't go near the ghost guards! These monsters are handed over to the main team to deal with, understand? ”

"The task of dividing the battlefield is handed over to the Hawken brothers, don't save the scroll, compared to the success or failure of the matter, the scroll is not worth mentioning at all......"

"As soon as the Hawken brothers make a move, we'll carry out the decapitation plan. Roger, me and Uncle Terry—we're going to get rid of the corpse and the suspected stitching bodyguard next to him as quickly as we can. ”

"As long as the corpse demon dies, the skeleton army has nothing to fear!"

……

Dorothy was still reconfirming the battle plan with the members of the raiding team.

Even though it was the third time in an hour, there was no impatient look on everyone.

If you want to survive in this land, it's not enough to be rigorous -

It must be rigorous, rigorous, and rigorous!

Roger didn't let up either.

He was earnestly smearing the arrows of the White Feather Arrow with holy water.

This time for the decapitation of the corpse demon, the position he held was to respond.

He was mainly responsible for long-range fire cover, clearing obstacles for Dorothy and Terry, who were in charge of the assault.

It's not that hard for him.

Theoretically.

With Dorothy and Terry, two second-ring adventurers, teaming up, the success rate of attacking and killing the corpse demon is very high.

But Roger is well aware that there is often a big gap between theory and reality.

He had to be all ready.

Accidents can happen.

And more than one.

He couldn't help but glance at the dark clouds in the sky again.

……

"It's coming!"

The scout group signals.

Everyone adjusted their breathing and took their positions excitedly.

Because of the presence of ghost guards, raids that are too stealthy are doomed to fail.

Roger climbed to the top of the hill and used his aura to lock onto the ghost guards in the vanguard.

He was silently calculating the enemy's detection distance.

In a narrow pass.

The silhouette of the skeleton soldier is becoming clearer and clearer.

"It's now!"

Roger shouted back.

Dorothy held a sword in her right hand and a small round shield in her left hand, and gave the order in a hoarse voice:

"Do it!"

Wrapped in the anger of the loss of her brother, a girl in maroon leather armor led the charge.

The rest followed.

……

Roger was not impulsive.

He methodically descended from the heights and slowly approached the enemy along the mountain.

The raid seems to have come as a complete surprise to the Corpse Demon.

Faced with the onslaught of the adventurers, the skeletons had no idea how to respond.

The interior of the skeleton phalanx was in chaos.

Call!

Call!

Two thick walls of fire rose from within the phalanx in succession, successfully splitting the enemy in two.

That's why you chose to get your hands dirty here –

The terrain inside the pass is narrow, and two walls of fire are enough to complete the task of cutting through the enemy's formation.

Roger glanced back.

The Hawken brothers' expressions were agitated.

They are one of the few mage apprentices in Tongma Town, and the only spells they have mastered are "Rapid Fire Ball" and "Mage's Hand".

For two-ring spells like the "Wall of Fire", they must use spells to channel the power of the scroll in order to cast them.

Each Spell Boot Scroll is worth more than 200 Bronze Orders.

Fortunately, these scrolls were all provided by the Lord's Mansion, otherwise they would have gone bankrupt after this battle.

……

Under the cover of the wall of fire, the adventurers were able to clear out the skeleton soldiers guarding the outer perimeter of the Stitching Monster.

Occasionally, powerful monsters obstructed, and they were also sent away by Roger's unsuspecting few arrows.

It didn't take long for Dorothy and Terry to get to Stitch Monster's side.

They engage in a fierce fight with the Stitcher.

This monster has a very tenacious vitality, and ordinary swords have no effect on it.

Fortunately, there is also holy water.

Relying on holy water's restraint on the undead, Dorothy finally managed to pierce the heart of the Stitch Monster with a single sword.

Bang.

The bloated monster fell suddenly, incapacitated.

Its body was still twitching, and the vitality was amazing.

"Where's the corpse demon?"

After defeating the Stitcher, Dorothy looked around nervously.

Sou!

In the confusion, a white-feathered arrow pointed her in the right direction.

Not far away, the lame skeleton soldier still had several arrows in his body, and he made a buzzing and evil sound.

It seems to want to run away.

Dorothy's eyes turned red in an instant.

She threw away the small round shield in her hand, grabbed the blade of the sword with her left hand, and with a slight touch, blood flowed out immediately.

The anger in her eyes seemed to condense into substance, and she recited short phrases in her mouth.

On the blade of the sword, the blood flowed upstream, condensing into a crystal clear blade.

The tip of the sword is fluorescent and unpredictable.

"Die, monster!"

Dorothy rushed over, her sword slicing and slicing the lame skeleton into pieces.

But soon, she realized something was wrong.

"That's not right! It's not a corpse. ”

Dorothy crouched down, fumbled through the crumbs, and quickly grabbed a corner of a piece of parchment.

The parchment has a faint lilac vein.

""Stand-in Pattern?"

Terry, who was next to him, gritted his teeth and looked around in disbelief:

"How can the corpse demon know the secret method of the Demon Pattern School?"

No one could answer his doubts.

The skeleton soldiers, who were weak and deceitful before, suddenly became fierce and launched a powerful counterattack against the adventurers who broke into the formation!

"Hee-hee-hee......"

At this moment, a terrible voice came from all directions:

"The raiding party in Tongma Town? Scold! What a childish cold joke. ”

"You don't mind letting my men play with you, do you?"

The voice fell.

There was a rumbling sound under the earth.

On the east side of the pass, a swarthy tunnel exit appeared.

Deep in the tunnels, I don't know what creatures are roaring angrily.

Immediately after, a large number of skeleton soldiers emerged from the tunnel!

The skeletons looked densely packed.

In number, more than these in the valley!

"Damn, you've been tricked."

Terry's face was ugly.

But he still struggled to rally the members of the crusade in the midst of the chaos.

……

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Roger on the hillside was overjoyed.

In his opinion, if the corpse demon is really so easy to kill, it will be very wrong.

After all, he is well aware of Kane's strength.

This monster, whether it is cunning or real strength, should far exceed the imagination of everyone in the crusade team!

Now it seems.

The "Stand-in Demon Pattern" is the first hole card of the Corpse Demon.

I just don't know if there will be a second, third, or even fourth!

In the face of the menacing skeleton soldiers, the morale of the crusaders was a little low.

They didn't even know where the corpse demon was hiding.

Just when everyone was a little helpless, Roger finally moved!

He took off his cloak and removed most of his equipment.

Then, alone, he brazenly launched a charge against the army of skeletons that numbered more than 200!

…