Chapter 696: Chapter 495, Imperial Tomb of the Underground Palace_1
Thump! Thump! Thump!!
Dense, haphazard footsteps reverberated from the stairs.
The footsteps approached, armor clashing and grinding together.
Under everyone’s gaze.
The first Bound Spirit Guardian rushed out, aimlessly shifting its head about.
Upon seeing the humans directly opposite itself, it identified its enemy target.
Following the first undead, second and third, countless Bound Spirit Guardians, each brandishing a long decayed scimitar, appeared.
They crammed themselves out from the stairway.
They set their sights on the humans, letting out horrifying roars before they attacked.
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At the same time, Demitrija gave the order, “Attack!”
Bang! Bang! Boom!
A rain of bullets pelted down, and in the blink of an eye, the front row of undead fell.
This was different from the initial concentrated fire by a handful of people at the entrance of the cave.
Now, everyone was using rifles, making the bullet storm even denser.
The damage inflicted increased exponentially.
The undead that had just popped out were instantly turned into sieves.
The progress was going smoothly. Li Rong, who was at one side, revealed a smile.
“It seems like there’s no problem at all this time.”
Fang Hao shook his head, “Don’t celebrate too early, there’s still a BOSS on the second floor!”
“BOSS?” Li Rong was startled.
However, before she could question further, a large and imposing Undead Knight, donned in pieces of armor appeared in the doorway of the staircase.
He clambered over the bodies of undead, bending over to step out of the door.
[Imperial Tomb Guard – Gustav (Blue Rank Five Hero)]
Just as expected, a hero.
Moreover, a blue-ranked Undead Hero.
Seeing the undead hero emerging from the door, dragging his rusted longsword across the ground, he started charging towards them.
Fang Hao loudly commanded, “Keep firing.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Bullets unhindered by costs slammed into the Undead Hero’s body.
However, with a sound similar to a hailstorm falling, the broken armor on the Skeleton Hero’s body was made even more shattered.
Underneath the armor, the Skeleton Hero’s bones were visible.
Bullets passed through the gaps in the bones, embedding themselves into the wall behind.
Seeing this scene, Fang Hao’s eyes widened.
Do skeletons have this kind of ability?
To use the gaps in the bones to dodge projectiles like bullets?
Good heavens, I’ve discovered another advantageous trait of the undead.
No wonder it’s so difficult to kill these Bound Spirit Guardians.
It’s not that the power of the rifles is lacking, but the bullets just pass straight through the skeletal framework.
Yet, the battle still continued.
The barrage of bullets slowed the Skeleton Hero’s approach. Its pale blue eyes swept over everyone present.
The deep-rooted resentment hiding within the Soul Fire could be felt.
With the Skeleton Hero drawing fire, the rest of the Bound Spirit Guardians quickly charged forward.
Fang Hao immediately issued an order: “Demitrija, you confront this Skeleton Hero, the rest continue firing at the regular undead.”
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone sprang into action.
Demitrija drew his longsword from his waist, meeting the Skeleton Hero head on.
Meanwhile, the other Lionheart Knights swiftly changed their positions, attacking the emerging Bound Spirit Guardians from the back.
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The weapon used by the Skeleton Hero was a heavy longsword.
Dragging it with one hand, the rusty blade grinded against the ground, resulting in a grating noise.
Pale blue Soul Fire flickered.
Its attention then turned to the approaching Lizardman.
Making a step forward and dragging its longsword, it moved towards the Lizardman.
As their distance closed, the Skeleton Hero’s footsteps quickened.
When it drew near, it transformed into a full sprint.
The longsword in its hand dragged, creating a trail of sparks against the ground.
In the blink of an eye.
The Skeleton Hero was already within three meters’ distance.
The longsword naturally lifted and began to slash towards Demitrija’s head.
“Ah~!” Seeing this scene, Li Rong involuntarily let out a shout.
Subconsciously, her heart leaped out her throat.
If this sword struck, not to mention a hero, even a rock would be split in half.
Everyone was a somewhat nervous.
On the other hand, Demitrija was as calm as ever.
He calmly raised his longsword, positioning it horizontally above his head.
Clang!!
The clash of the two swords resulted in a piercing resonance, quickly echoing through the hall.
When the Skeleton Hero landed his mighty slash, Demitrija did not yield even half a step.
He effortlessly caught the slash.
Following which, Demitrija swept across with his longsword, deflecting the Skeleton Hero’s blade.
The Skeleton Hero felt its longsword uncontrollably deviate to one side.
As for the Lizardman’s second sword, it was already halfway through its sweep.
“Fierce Slash!”
A streak of flaming red light appeared on Demitrija’s longsword.
It slashed towards the Skeleton Hero’s skull.
The Skeleton Hero felt its Soul Fire tremble. With a forceful stomp, its body leapt back, narrowly evading the sword.
Seeing the hero in retreat, Demitrija pursued after it, brandishing his longsword.
His sword transformed into streak after streak of sword light, chopping vigorously to his rear.
Meanwhile, the initially aggressive Skeleton Hero was now only retreating.
The iron sword in its hand was held across its chest, struggling to resist the attacks.
Demitrija slashed violently, causing the Skeleton Hero to helplessly tilt backward.
Another horizontal slash severed the Skeleton Hero’s legs.
Two more consecutive slashes later, its arms were also cut off.
This rendered the formerly imposing Skeleton Hero completely incapable of fighting.
Simultaneously, the remaining Bound Spirit Guardians were also dealt with.