80. Signs of riots
At the critical moment, Li Nuo's thinking was as fast as lightning.
The spell blueprint was rapidly condensing in his mind.
The white bone knife stabbed out of the shadows and pointed straight at his chest.
The tip of the knife pierced through the military uniform, cut through the armed clothing, and was about to pierce Li Nuo's heart.
At this moment, the spell blueprint in Li Nuo's mind took shape, and an invisible energy fluctuation emanated from him.
This energy penetrates into the bone knife, along the blade and handle, and flows into the hand of the wielder.
The sharp bone knife immediately stopped, and after two seconds, the bone knife slowly retracted, giving up the prey in front of him.
Li Nuo breathed a long sigh of relief, and felt a little happy for the rest of his life after the catastrophe.
"Whew~ Fortunately, I've always had a hand at sketching spell blueprints. It only took 0.1 seconds to release the spell I learned the day before yesterday. β
A few paragraphs of text come to mind.
[System message: You consume 1 energy to successfully activate the death spell "Soul Bribery". γ
[You choose the undead creature in front of you as the target of the bribe.] γ
[You consume 0.5 Soul Power as a bribe.] γ
[[Soul Bribe] has been successfully launched! γ
[This enemy will not actively attack Ling for the next 3 minutes.] γ
γAttention! If you show a desire to attack, the Immunity status from "Soul Bribe" will end early. γ
The skill "Soul Bribe" comes from the "Ten Commandments of Martyrdom", which Li Nuo spent more than a dozen energy points to draw.
As long as it is an undead creature without a mind, no matter how powerful it is, it can eat this skill, which is very suitable for leapfrogging against undead creatures with high combat power.
When Li Nuo got this skill, he knew that it would save him again and again.
Don't you just want soul strength?
Give to give.
On his personal panel, there are more than fifty soul strength points lying down.
As long as he doesn't encounter a mental undead class, he is still confident that he will survive from a strong enemy.
Li Nuo's heartbeat gradually calmed down.
He glanced up and down at the undead disembowel in front of him.
Now he finally knew why no one had ever caught the undead disembowel.
Because this undead creature can actually do magic!
And it's magic with an invisibility effect!
Just a second ago, it appeared in front of Li Nuo out of thin air and stabbed the bone knife in his hand.
Its appearance is similar to what MI3 has speculated.
Small, hand-held blade, tubular mouth.
Overall, it looks like an anteater walking upright.
It was covered in hair, carrion, and blood clots, as well as black earthworm-like sutures, apparently an undead creature that was only stitched together.
Unlike normal Stitching Monsters, its filthy fur is littered with necromantic runes.
At the moment when Li Nuo carefully observed the undead disemboweler, this undead creature that likes to eat internal organs entered an invisible state.
The necromantic rune on its body emitted a hazy black light.
The black light turned from strong to weak, and quickly dimmed, and the undead disemboweler disappeared without a trace in this change of light.
Li Nuo hurried to throw out the deconstruction technique before the other party became invisible.
[System message: You are trying to deconstruct the "Undead Ripper."] γ
[It is estimated that 230 energy points will be consumed, which can make the deconstruction completion 100%.] γ
You currently have 10 energy. Is deconstruction confirmed? γ
γAttention! You've lost your goal and can't deconstruct it for a while. γ
"As long as you have 230 energy points, you can completely deconstruct it. Not bad, not bad, it's cheap. β
Li Nuo nodded slowly, thinking more in his heart.
When his energy is abundant in the future, he must find an opportunity to deconstruct the undead disembowel.
Not for anything else, just for the necromantic runes on the other party's hair.
If I'm not mistaken, the Undead Rippers rely on necromantic runes to become invisible.
Once you have these necromantic runes in your hands, can you use the rune stick to enchant your clothes?
If the clothes are enchanted, will they have an invisible effect?
Is it invisible with people and clothes, or is it only clothes that are invisible...
Leno was curious, but now was not a good time to delve in.
As he walked up the stairs, he threw out a handful of deconstruction.
According to the feedback from the system, none of the deconstruction techniques he threw met the invisible undead disembowel.
I don't know if it's because the Undead Disemboweler has left this place, or if deconstruction can't target invisible things.
Li Nuo didn't stop long, and there was a frost skeleton mage below.
This undead who can manipulate the power of frost has a mind nine times out of ten and does not eat the "soul bribe".
In order not to face it head-on, Li Nuo must speed up his pace, and he can't waste time here.
He stepped on the stagnant water, splashed and leaped over the remains of the soldiers who had died tragically.
He glanced at the soldier who had died tragically, and without stopping, he stepped directly over the blood-stained steps and continued on his way.
β¦
A makeshift camp on the ground floor of the tomb.
Several soldiers ran out of the different stairwells and hurried to the tent of the commander, Lieutenant Serre.
As soon as they entered the tent, they scrambled to report the situation.
"Report! Sir! Discover a large number of magic traps in Stairwell 3! The scout team was in the process of clearing the trap when they were attacked by skeleton archers. One soldier has been killed and two seriously wounded. Request support! β
"Report! Stairwell No. 2 is heavily waterlogged. The underground river has already flooded a third of the corridor. Pumps are urgently needed! β
"Report! Stairwell No. 1 is also heavily waterlogged, and the water contains highly toxic substances! The entire stairwell only has a corridor close to the ground, which is not flooded by poisonous water! The Scout Squad has now withdrawn! β
Lieutenant Seret sat behind the podium with his arms in his arms, and in front of him was the three-dimensional sand table of Tomb 717.
While the scout reports on the reconnaissance work, the guard will drop the flag corresponding to the state of the incident on the three-dimensional sand table.
No matter how tricky the situation reported by the scouts, Lieutenant Serre sat there like a silent mountain, calm and composed.
His strong aura quickly infected the scouts who came to report.
The Scout wasn't as anxious as he used to be.
They stood silently in place, waiting for instructions from the commander.
"Stairwell 1 is closest to the aqueduct valve on the basement level. The Necronomicon Sect will definitely defend it to the death. They fill the stairwell with poisoned water to delay our efforts to close the valves in the basement waterway. The Necronomicon Sect is on guard. We are already at a disadvantage. Going down the necromantic path will only lead us to complete passivity. We must open a new battlefield! β
Lieutenant Seret looked at the sand table in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"Someone! Pass me the word. β
"Yes, sir!" The guard at the door raised his hand in salute.
Lieutenant Therley picked up the command rod, pointed to the three-dimensional sand table, and locked his eyes on the waterway valve on the second basement floor:
"I ordered Second Lieutenant Pompey to immediately lead three squadrons from stairwells Nos. 14, 15, and 16 on the ground floor to the basement level, and to rush to stairwells No. 1, 2, and 3 leading to the second basement floor. If the situation on the ground allows, Ensign Pompey can continue to the second basement level and try to close the waterway valves on the second basement level. β
Judging from the layout of the tomb passage on the three-dimensional sand table, the higher the stairwell is numbered, the closer it is to the waterway valve.
Stairwell No. 1 on the ground floor is closest to the aqueduct valve on the basement level, so the Necronomicon has the most defensive strength.
The stairwells No. 14, 15 and 16 on the ground floor are the farthest away from the waterway valves on the basement level, and the defensive strength in these three stairwells should be the weakest.
In stairwells 14, 15, and 16, before reconnaissance reports arrived, it was still possible for the Imperial army to force their way through the enemy lines and reach the stairwell leading to the second basement floor, as long as they were fully armed.
Lieutenant TerrΓ©'s approach was a bit reckless, but it was a risky move with great benefits.
Do it well, overtake in corners, and turn passive into active in a disadvantaged battle.
If you don't get it right, the three squadrons of Ensign Pompey died in nine lives.
The guard, who had received the order from Lieutenant Serre, was about to open the curtain and leave, when he saw a handsome private walk in.
"Private Jarvis reports to you, sir!"
Li Nuo raised his hand and saluted, spoke quickly, and said clearly:
"Inside Stairwell 16, the Frost Skull Mage has appeared. Team Mars and Team Zener are using bee syrup bombs to suppress the enemy. Their stockpile of bombs is running out. Request support! β
"Frost Skull Mage.." Lieutenant Terrey frowned, his lips pursed, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a goatee, and it was clear that Lino's report had surprised him:
β.. Stop, guards, don't pass on the password just yet. β
"Yes, sir." The guard, who was supposed to deliver the order, withdrew his feet from outside the curtain and turned back into the tent.
Lieutenant Therley had thought that the Necronomicon was unlikely to be able to guard stairwells 14 to 16.
However, the reconnaissance report reported by Li Nuo was far from what he expected.
Stairwell No. 16, the stairwell farthest away from the waterway valve on the basement floor, actually appeared in the mid-level undead class, and it was also a relatively high-level existence in the same class, such as the Frost Skeleton Mage.
Stairwells 14 and 15, although no reconnaissance reports have yet arrived, are estimated to be similar to those in Stairwell 16.
Lieutenant Thuret was about to launch a surprise attack from the stairwell between 14 and 16, but was sent by the Necronomicon to block the surprise attack passage by the mid-level undead troops.
Enemies react extremely quickly and operate accurately.
The enemy was well aware of Lieutenant Serre's command style, as if he had understood his temperament.
Lieutenant Serley pondered for two seconds, then stood up and said in a deep voice:
"The Necromancy's strength in defending Tomb 717 this time is unprecedentedly strong. They must have some shady plan hatched on the fifth floor of the basement. It's a game of life and death in a race against the Necromancy! We must seize every minute and every second to reach the underground river as soon as possible, and from there cut off the main valve of the waterway from the first to the third basement. β
Lieutenant Seret looked at the guard at the door and ordered:
"The order, Second Lieutenant Pompey led three squadrons, from stairwells 6 to 8, into the basement level, and built a forward line of defense in situ.
"The order, Second Lieutenant McCann, led three squadrons, advanced from the forward line to the stairwells No. 6 to No. 8 on the second basement level.
"The order, Second Lieutenant Ott led three squadrons, from the stairwell No. 6 to No. 8 on the second basement floor, entered the third basement floor, and built an advance defense line on the spot.
"The order, after completing the current task, each squadron will immediately move closer to the forward defense line of the underground layers, clear the undead creatures, and open the road from the ground to the third underground floor."
"Yes, sir." The guards lifted the curtain and left the tent.
Lieutenant Seret looked at the other guard:
"Let Sergeant Alvin send a combat squad to fetch the reconnaissance squad from the stairwell 14 to 16, bring more beesley bombs and flamethrowers, and each of them wear insulated rain boots and insulated cloaks."
"Yes, sir." The ordered guards ran away.
Lieutenant Seret looked at the third guard:
"Send an urgent message to the Legion fortress, we need Legion support, at least one second lieutenant must be sent to the town."
"Yes, sir."
Lieutenant Terrey waved his hand and scattered the scouts in the tent:
"You're all back... Jarvis, you follow Sergeant Alvin and don't go back to Stairwell 16 alone. β
The other scouts turned to leave, but Li Nuo raised his hand, saluted again, and said:
"Report, sir. An undead disembowel appeared in Stairwell 16. β
Lieutenant Seret had just sat down in his chair and had not yet taken a sip of his teacup.
At this time, when he heard Li Nuo's words, he was obviously stunned for a moment:
"Are you sure? How do you know it's an undead disemboweler? β¦ If you do, how do you survive? β
Li Nuo's face was confused and lucky:
"Sir, before I return to the camp, Sergeant Zener has sent a soldier back to report on the situation. On the way back, I saw the corpse of the soldier, disemboweled, with eroded internal organs, which was indeed the technique of the undead disemboweler. I was so shocked that I thought I was going to die. But strangely, I was not attacked, not even the shadow of the undead disembowel. β
Lieutenant Seret knew that the corpse was there, and it couldn't be faked, and what Li Nuo said must be true.
If there is indeed an undead disembowel in Tomb 717, doesn't that mean...
Lieutenant TerrΓ©'s eyes widened suddenly, and he spat out two terrifying words:
"Riot..."
Lieutenant Seret put down the water glass, clenched his fist, and hammered the table:
"Damn it, these filthy undead are plotting a riot on the fifth basement floor! In the past half a month, there has been a riot in the graves of every undead disemboweler! The undead disemboweler is a sign of a riot in the tomb! β¦ Come! Come on! β
As soon as the guard outside the door stepped into the door, Lieutenant Thre pointed at his nose and shouted:
"Go and revoke my order! Except for the team that went to the stairwell to save people, everyone stayed on the ground floor and was not allowed to leave! Just go! β
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the guards walked on their front feet, a shaking came from under the feet.
"Boom... Bang... Boom..."
Nine dull voices rang out from the lower tomb to the ground floor, echoing in the empty mausoleum hall.
The ancient mausoleum shook a few times in this muffled series of sounds, and large clouds of dust and sand were sprinkled on the ceiling.
The movement seemed to be caused by something huge rising from the floor.
Li Nuo raised his eyebrows, thinking of the kind of giant sarcophagus that could explode a large number of soldiers.
On the second basement floor of Tomb 1079, the Necronomicon used a giant sarcophagus to explode many tomb corpses and skeleton soldiers.
Now, there are at least nine giant sarcophagi emerging from the underground level of Tomb 717.
So how many undead troops should have come out of the sarcophagus?
Lieutenant Serre's expression was extremely solemn.
He reached under the command table and pulled out a heavy metal box, placed it on the table and opened it.
While tinkering with the bottles and cans in the metal box, Lieutenant Serley said to Lenovo:
"Jarvis, you go and follow Sergeant Alvin, don't act on your own. Do you understand? β
"Yes, sir."
Li Nuo left the tent, frowning and thinking.
The undead disemboweler in Stairwell 16 caused him to leak a trace of horse's feet.
If the people of the Imperial Army thought deeply, they would surely find something abnormal about him.
For the sake of his own personal safety and his own freedom, the plan to escape from suffering is about to be accelerated.
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