15. Hidden dangers
The army was ready to go, and all the soldiers assembled at the staircase.
Sergeant Mars led the squad to line up here, quietly waiting for Sergeant Alvin to give the order to attack.
There are four stairways leading to the basement level, each at the four corners of the hall on the ground floor.
Sergeant Alvin finalized that the entire crew descended the staircase where Mars's team had scouted.
The reason is that the staircase that Mars Team scouted was the only road where the metal gates were not closed, and the metal gates of the other three stairways were closed.
This is not an allusion to the failure of Team Mars to complete their reconnaissance mission, in fact, they are the best of the four reconnaissance teams.
The other three reconnaissance teams were also attacked by the big skeletons, but the sergeants in their team ordered the metal gates to be kept tightly closed.
Doing so did block the route of the underground undead's upward attack, but it also paid a terrible price.
Li Nuo took advantage of the gathering of the army and quietly observed the three reconnaissance teams.
The number of dead and wounded, wounded and disabled, the casualties of the three reconnaissance teams all amounted to a staggering five.
The sinner who died is said to have had his thigh bitten off by the Skeleton Dog, dragged to the Skeleton's feet, and chopped into mud by the bone sword.
Of the two sinners who survived, one was bitten off several pieces of flesh by the skeleton dog, and the other had the bridge of his nose broken, and both were almost hacked to death by the skeleton soldier's sword.
If it weren't for the rapid support of the team staying on the ground, the three reconnaissance teams would have been buried nine times out of ten.
This also proves that Sergeant Mars is a wise commander, who knows how to conserve troops and advance by retreating, unlike other sergeants who are stunned...
"Attention all."
Sergeant Alvin, who had short black hair, blew his whistle and walked past the neatly lined soldiers:
"Soldiers of the Empire, it's time to cleanse this filthy land.
"In the name of the Empire, we will punish our enemies with the weapons in our hands, pave our way with the bones of our enemies, and let the wrath of the Empire burn the sins of the tombs."
Sergeant Alvin took his bee pulp hammer from the guards and raised it aloft:
"Now, all of you, let's go with me into the darkness and sweep Tomb 1079."
After speaking, Sergeant Alvin, like a fearless warrior, was the first to step into the stairwell filled with poisonous mist, and his guards followed suit, becoming the vanguard of the way for the soldiers.
The reconnaissance team has already paid with its own blood during the reconnaissance phase.
During the official combat phase, they received a little preferential treatment and were able to operate in the rear of the army.
After the other teams stepped onto the staircase one by one, Leno followed Sergeant Mars into the stairwell where he had been away for 1 hour.
On the way down, Li Nuo saw a lot of bones.
The heavily armed Imperial Army, with the force of devastation, slaughtered from the ground floor to the underground floor, crushing all the skeleton soldiers and skeleton dogs they encountered into slag.
By the time Leno reached the end of the staircase and returned to the damaged metal gate, the remains of the soldier who had died from the "Death Pulse" had been packed up by the soldiers who had arrived first, and had not been trampled under the feet of the Imperial army like a skeleton.
Sergeant Mars took out the metal canister that had been prepared in advance, put away the soldier's remains, and said with some sadness:
"Private Jack, when this battle is over, we'll send you back to your loved ones."
Sergeant Mars took out the strap, wrapped the metal can, and tied it to himself.
Seeing this, Li Nuo's heart moved, and he stepped forward and said:
"Sir, let me take him with me. I found out about the big skeleton in time, but I couldn't save him, and I'm sorry. ”
Sergeant Mars's resolute face was slightly moved.
The other soldiers also expressed their approval of Li Nuo's words.
Private Coben, who was carrying a bee pulp bomb on his back, had a twinkle in his eyes, and he almost came up and patted Li Nuo on the shoulder...
“... Jarvis, I accept your kindness, but I'll do the job, it's what I should do as a squad leader. Besides, you haven't injected the booster yet, so it's not convenient to fight with a metal can. ”
Sergeant Mars politely declined Lenovo's request, and then waved his hand forward:
"Go ahead, brethren, and see off Private Jack with the bones of the undead."
The soldiers followed Mars through the damaged metal gates, and as they passed by Linot, they patted him on the shoulder to show their recognition and relief for him.
Li Nuo nodded to the soldiers and landed at the back of the line.
Alas, really... I'm a little embarrassed...
Li Nuo sighed slightly in his heart...
He was a more introverted person before the crossing.
In normal times, I am either a social fear employee in the company, or I play games at home, and rarely socialize with others.
But as a hardcore player who often plays role-playing games, he knows how to use words to gain character favorability.
After crossing over, he learned about the "Fist of the Empire" and encountered undead creatures, something he had only seen in the game, which gave him the illusion of stepping into the game world.
Just now, when he saw Sergeant Mars tending to the remains of his men, he felt an urge to brush up on his favorability, and he obeyed the urge to do so.
While it turned out to be effective, and he did win more recognition from his soldiers, he always felt a little bit uncomfortable...
This world is a real world, not a game world. But he actually used the sincere feelings between the soldiers to do a private matter... It's so guilty...
Li Nuo shook his head slightly, dissipating the melancholy in his heart.
At the end of the day, he was a bit too simple because he didn't socialize with people much before he crossed over.
In other words, if you are an old fritter who has been crawling in society for many years, how can you feel ashamed of taking advantage of other people's emotions?
To put it another way, Li Nuo can win the favor of the soldiers through a few words, so why aren't these imperial soldiers simple-minded people?
...
The first basement of the tomb.
With the Imperial army equipped with targeted weapons, the combat effectiveness of the skeletons is not worth mentioning.
Only the tall skeletons with the ability to cast spells are a headache.
Fortunately, Sergeant Alvin is very experienced.
He led the group to set up several firing positions, and then divided a wave of men and horses to lure the large skeletons scattered all over the basement of the tomb.
The large skeleton that chased the scent of the living could not release the "death pulse" before it was blown up into a veritable hornet's nest by a bee pulp bomb flying from the launch site.
The series of battles was too easy, and Li Nuo always felt a little erratic and uneasy in his heart, and always felt that he had overlooked some very crucial details.
As he wielded the bee's pulp hammer and swept away the skeletons on the edge of the battlefield, he asked Sergeant Mars beside him:
"Sir, can you tell me about the corpse? I heard you mention this thing when you were scouting the first floor of the tomb. What is it? What does it do? ”
Leno asked three questions in a row, but Sergeant Mars was not bored.
On the contrary, in Sergeant Mars's view, it was a positive thing for Leno to show his intellectual curiosity.
God knows how many sinners he's seen who eat and wait to die, thinking about running away all day long. Leno Jarvis was also the first knowledge-hungry criminal he met, and he deserved to be a top student at City College.
"Jarvis. The questions you are asking are exactly what I want to say to you. ”
Sergeant Mars smashed a small piece of skeleton soldiers with a hammer, and said in a steady tone:
"The Corpse is a very sinister death-type magical structure. Its area of effect is large enough to cover Tomb 1079 where we are now.
"The level of the corpse is divided according to the magical effect it possesses.
"There is only one magic effect, and that is a level 1 corpse. With two magic effects, that is, level 2 corpse, and so on.
"Each corpse is at least level 1, which means that it must have the magical effect of "resurrection of the dead". It revives sleeping undead creatures on a large scale, allowing them to return to battle. ”
Mars kicked the bones melted by biochemical bee jelly at the side of his feet:
"Just like these skeletons, don't look like they are in the mud right now, but if we don't destroy the corpses on the third basement floor, they will get back on their feet in a few hours and fight us again."
Mars took a breath and swung his hammer to smash the skeletal soldier who was still breathing at his feet, and continued:
"As for the corpse on the third basement floor of Tomb 1079..."
His expression became solemn and his voice was lowered:
"The situation of the corpse is not good. Sergeant Alvin did not disclose his speculation. But as far as I'm concerned, I estimate that the corpse is at least level 6, because as of this moment, it has exhibited 6 magical effects.
"The revival of the dead on a large scale, summoning the three necromantic constructs of the skeleton soldier, the skeleton dog, and the large skeleton, the stitching magic that stitches the crypt lurkers, and the magic effect that gives the big skeleton the ability to cast spells, these are the 6 magic effects mastered by the Mouth Corpse."
Sergeant Mars put down the hammer in his hand and flicked it:
"Huh... Level 6 Corpse... I've only seen it twice in all my years in the military, and this is the third time. In the first two battles, Necronomicon monks from the Necronomion Sect appeared, and it took us a lot of effort to kill them all. ”
Sergeant Mars paused, as if caught in a brief memory, his eyes flashing with regret and sadness.
Two seconds later, he collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice:
"I'm afraid the battle situation this time will be as fierce as those two battles, we have to be mentally prepared... I don't know how many more people will fall here..."
Sergeant Mars continues to clear out the wandering skeletons.
Behind him, a thoughtful look appeared in Li Nuo's eyes.
If the two traits "Aggregate Supply" and "Death Supply" are also given by the Corpse, then the Corpse will not have 8 magical effects.
Isn't it a level 8 corpse?
Two levels higher than Sergeant Mars expected...
Li Nuo squinted at the battlefield illuminated by coal lamps, and suddenly realized that the Imperial army seemed to have fallen into some kind of trap.
Since the beginning of the battle, not a single skeleton soldier or skeleton dog has been used as a supply by the Great Skeleton.
Throughout the Imperial Army, the two magical properties of "Aggregate Supply" and "Soul Supply" were not discovered.
It seems like the Necronomion sect did it on purpose...
The Necronomicon seems to be hiding something... What's planned...
Insidious, cunning, forbearing...
This Necronomicon Sect's city is a bit deep...