Chapter 8 Facing the Corpse General
Chapter 8 Facing the Corpse General
Chen Qing was already an expert at dealing with the dead, but he was still extremely cautious every time he went out.
After descending the city wall, Liu Qi immediately erected a light shield, because the situation below the city was quite chaotic tonight, and the undead, for some unknown reason, kept gathering at the foot of the city wall.
As soon as Chen Qing came down, he saw several battle scenes.
Lu Zhou spoke up to remind them, "Unless it's a critical moment, focus on your own mission. A giant corpse will be difficult to kill."
Chen Qing nodded emphatically.
They moved at a very fast pace, and they did encounter some undead along the way, but Chen Qing took on the role of clearing out the small fry. He could kill a servant with just one burst of light, making him extremely efficient.
Lu Zhou and his group couldn't help but look at him with surprise.
"You've got something! Your strength seems to have improved quite a bit. What kind of medicine are you taking? Be sure to recommend it to me later." Liu Qi turned around and teased.
Having worked together for half a year, the team members all understood that although Chen Qing was young and exceptionally capable, he was hiding a secret. However, no one was so tactless as to press him for details.
Chen Qing took the remnant soul into his possession and smiled, "Just lucky."
Everyone: ...
Lu Zhou sighed helplessly, "We can't talk about this anymore, let's focus on getting on our way."
The group burst into laughter instantly.
But the closer they got to the location of the Corpse General, the more solemn their expressions became.
Chen Qing, using his Soul Transfer Technique, remotely sensed a large gathering of undead and warned everyone, "Be careful! That corpse general seems to sense impending danger and is gathering the surrounding undead!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou immediately said, "Xiao Chen, Liu Qi, come with me. Wang Wen and Li Lin, deal with those scattered undead. Liu Jun, observe the whole scene and seize opportunities to provide shields and protect yourselves."
With clear division of labor, the group quickly made arrangements.
Although Wang Wen is the only girl in the team, she is a fiery fire mage.
"Fierce Fist - Nine Palaces!!"
She unleashed an incredibly powerful surge of fire energy, her level three Fiery Fist clearing a path. Any undead that touched her in the way died instantly, turning to ashes under the terrifying force of her Fiery Fist.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Zhou led Chen Qing and the other two straight to the heart of the undead—the location of the Corpse General!
As its name suggests, the Corpse Demon General's most skilled method is to command a large number of undead and harvest them from behind the scenes. However, Wang Wen's fierce punch completely disrupted its plans. But it did not panic. Instead, it revealed a cruel smile and its sharp claws, as sharp as blades, pierced into the heads of the surrounding undead, as if absorbing some kind of energy from them.
Seeing this, Lu Zhou immediately sensed something was wrong: "Oh no, it's absorbing the soul power of the dead to strengthen its body! Xiao Chen, interrupt it!"
"receive."
Chen Qing calmly agreed, his hand continuously drawing star trails, seven stars forming a star trail in just three seconds:
"Radiance - Blindness!"
Level 3 Radiant Light, Radiant Light - Blindness!
With the support of Chen Qing's shared space, which is now four times stronger, he has completely surpassed the scope of the initial stage and possesses the terrifying power of a true mid-level magic.
The light was so dazzling that it seemed to have dyed the entire night sky pure white.
Even if ordinary undead that were nearby were not hit, their skin and bones were constantly eroded by this terrifying light, just like the great sun hanging high in the sky descending to earth, making the undead feel as if the sun had already risen for a moment.
The initial level three radiance has a strong blinding effect, severely affecting the target's movement.
Chen Qing's radiance was even more monstrous. The Corpse Demon had never seen such an invincible radiance before. For a moment, it even forgot to absorb souls. It helplessly covered its empty eyes with its claws, its body being constantly burned, and it let out painful howls.
Lu Zhou skillfully took off his sunglasses and opened his eyes. He was stunned for a moment upon seeing the scene before him, but he quickly realized what was happening:
"Ice Lock, Ice Condensation!"
The icy coldness clung to the body of the corpse demon like a venomous snake, tightly coiling and binding it.
The bone-chilling cold caused the demon corpse to briefly forget the excruciating pain and immediately try to turn into a shadow and escape.
But how could those who had received advance notice let it go as planned?
Liu Qi roared, "Guangyou - Painted Wall!"
The next moment, the Light Blessing was activated, but it wasn't activated on any of the six members of the team; instead, it was attached to the body of the Corpse General Xing Gui!
Six walls of light completely blocked its position from all sides, and their intense brightness prevented the Xing Gui Corpse from transforming into shadow and escaping Lu Zhou's control.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhou immediately increased the output of Ice Lock.
Ice Lock, among mid-level spells, is second only to Shadow Nail in terms of control magic. Although it is less effective at inflicting cold on undead that have no living presence, the extreme cold still freezes them completely immobile.
Chen Qing followed up with Radiance, dealing massive damage.
Lu Zhou and Liu Qi, two mid-level mages, were now providing support from the sidelines, while Chen Qing, a beginner mage, became the main source of damage.
This scene looked somewhat contrary to the natural order, but Lu Zhou and his companion were already used to it.
Chen Qing's unreasonable radiance has become their team's absolute trump card over the past six months. Against the undead, the light-based output is simply too effective.
The corpse of the executioner was struck directly by wave after wave of dazzling light.
Despite being a mere beginner-level spell, it dealt real damage to the Corpse General, and due to the special attack attribute bonus, its power was even greater than that of the Fierce Fist.
Even facing such a perilous situation, the Corpse General Kexing Gui was still able to fight back.
It forcefully broke free from the control of the ice lock, and despite the intense pain, it crashed into the wall of light. Its terrifying red eyes stared intently at Chen Qing, who had caused it the most damage, and it let out an angry roar.
Being targeted by such a behemoth, even with Chen Qing's extensive experience, he was still taken aback, but he quickly recovered.
Because he is not alone and helpless.
Sure enough, as soon as the Corpse Demon broke free of control, Lu Zhou, as the captain, immediately narrowed his eyes. His figure seemed to transform into a gust of wind, arriving even faster than the Corpse Demon, which had transformed into a shadow.
Chen Qing took a step back, still methodically drawing the star trail in his hand.
The shadow transformed from the corpse of the executioner ghost rushed forward like a roaring, enraged shark, its momentum overwhelming, as if it wanted to destroy everything!
Lu Zhou stood in front of Chen Qing, and suddenly a shield of light appeared, which was cast by Liu Qi.
Unfortunately, the light shield was easily torn apart like a thin sheet of paper in front of the enraged Corpse General, and Lu Zhou was soon completely exposed to the Corpse General, but he remained completely calm.
Suddenly, Lu Zhou connected with his spiritual world and summoned something—an enormous white bone shield appeared.
The demon corpse slammed violently into the bone shield, producing a terrifying explosion.
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