Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 628 - 428: The Defiant Power of the Title, Sweeping Victory!

"Don’t go forward, Kai. My Undead Creatures are enough to form the front line. You need to use your experience to judge what these monsters are waiting for."

"They’re waiting for their leader to give the command. In such a large group of Mud Spring Banshees, there’s definitely a leader among them. As long as we take down that leader, the rest will be much easier."

Kai’s words reassured everyone. Finding and killing the leader among so many Mud Spring Banshees was certainly a troublesome task. However, killing the leader was far more practical than trying to wipe out the entire swarm.

Only Fang Zhou felt something was amiss. In his Soul Eagle Eye’s vision, all the Mud Spring Banshees appeared as soul orbs of the same color and size; there was no single entity that could be considered a leader.

Moreover...

"Kai, what kind of monster is a Mud Spring Banshee, exactly? Are they a type of undead?" Fang Zhou suddenly asked.

Kai shook his head and asked with some confusion, "Lord Ark, who fed you such a misconception? Mud Spring Banshees aren’t undead; they are living aberrations."

"Living... aberrations? I’m not so sure."

Fang Zhou’s expression was grave. In the world of his Soul Eagle Eye, he sensed a strange fluctuation. The feeling these Mud Spring Banshees’ soul orbs gave him was surprisingly similar to that of true Undead Creatures like Skeleton Warriors and Zombies. Normal life forms are full of emotion, with significant emotional fluctuations that make their soul orbs appear vibrant and highly dynamic. Only emotionless, unintelligent, and fearless Undead Creatures like Zombies or Skeleton Warriors would present such an unchanging impression.

Although the soul orbs of the large group of Mud Spring Banshees before him still showed some fluctuations, they gave Fang Zhou an overarching sense of lifelessness. And this was what concerned him most. Compared to this mystery, the sheer number of Mud Spring Banshees was a secondary concern. After all, with his Undead Army, it was just a matter of time before they were all slaughtered.

"Kill them!"

At that moment, a shrill voice echoed from a great distance, shaking everyone’s eardrums like roaring thunder. Immediately, the countless Mud Spring Banshees let out piercing shrieks in unison and swarmed toward the team.

The Law Enforcer apprentices in the team had already prepared a Combined Magic spell. A flash of lightning preceded a deafening thunderclap. A blinding, deep purple bolt shot down from the dark clouds above the team, exploding violently among the Mud Spring Banshees. The few that were struck by the lightning were instantly charred black and sank into the mud. The electricity then leaped and spread across the water’s surface. Every Mud Spring Banshee touched by the current shrieked and convulsed as if performing the wildest dance.

"We’ve taken down more than ten of them!" an apprentice shouted in excitement.

"Don’t get careless! Brace for the charge!" a muffled voice answered from the rear of the team, followed by the whoosh of a heavy shield being swung.

The thud of a shield slamming into flesh and the hoarse, shrill cries of the Mud Spring Banshees rang out simultaneously. Fang Zhou glanced toward the end of the line and saw a gruesome rain of Mud Spring Banshee body parts. A powerful Shield Dancer apprentice, like a raging rhinoceros, was swinging a spiked Great Shield while charging back and forth through the swarm. Any Mud Spring Banshee in his path was either smashed by the shield and sent flying into the air in pieces, or was run over by his body and crushed into the muddy path.

At the same time, the Undead Front Line that Fang Zhou had established at the fore was met by its first wave of attackers. An exceptionally ugly and towering Mud Spring Banshee lunged at the foremost Zombie, its shriveled, black fingers outstretched like chicken talons, aiming for the Zombie’s face.

The Mud Spring Banshees all had long fingernails. These nails were not only hard and sharp, rivaling ordinary steel blades, but they were also coated in an extremely potent toxin. The Support Professional apprentice whose legs had been scratched was now forced to stay in the middle of the group. Although his legs had been promptly treated with a Detoxification Skill, a lingering numbness remained.

Such problems, however, were nonexistent for Fang Zhou’s Undead Summoned Creatures. The Mud Spring Banshees’ natural weapons were simply no match for the undead. Their claws were less sharp, and as living beings, their poison was far less potent than the toxins carried by the rotting Zombies.

Therefore, the Zombie simply raised its arms and easily blocked the Mud Spring Banshee’s Charge. Immediately after, several undead wielding Skeleton Greatswords stepped forward and slashed at the Mud Spring Banshee’s head. It raised its arms to block, but with a hoarse screech, several of its pitch-black fingers were severed by a longsword, splattering foul-smelling black blood onto the ground.

Then, a Giant Axe Skeleton Warrior stepped forward. The axe flashed, striking fiercely at the Mud Spring Banshee’s bony shoulder. The blade cut through its shoulder blade, desiccated chest cavity, and ribs, finally lodging itself in the creature’s spine. The Mud Spring Banshee let out a hoarse, agonized wail, convulsed, and died.

Such brutal slaughter unfolded across the entire battlefield. Even the simple-minded natural creatures could tell something was wrong with this horde. They were all living beings, yet this group of Mud Spring Banshees attacked with a suicidal frenzy, completely fearless of death. They showed no hesitation in trading injury for injury, or even life for life.