Chapter 1253: Split Up
An undead signal rocket was launched into the sky. Su Xiao looked at the flash in the sky. The undead army will arrive in the vicinity in a very short time.
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Notification: You have reached the survival stage.
The notification from Heaven let Su Xiao know that he had officially moved from the first stage to the second.
— Bubtni, remember this map, " Su Xiao said and tossed the map with the undead territory to Bubtni.
Bubtney took out his camera and snapped some pictures of the map.
— From now on, you will travel to the Darkmoon Swamp and find the ruins of the Shadows of Law. Most high-ranking members of the undead race know the location of the Law Shadow Ruins. The undead call them " Notouk».
Notouk denoted a place abandoned by living things. Usually only dangerous places were designated by such a word.
— Woof, "Bubtney barked, clearly wanting to ask," Master, you don't need my healing abilities?»
— Not yet.
And no, Su Xiao needed Bubtney's healing skills, but someone had to find the Law Shadow Ruins. His original plan was simple — he would find the ruins and enter them, then stay inside until the dangerous stage arrived.
But he didn't expect the first stage to be so short, it ended as quickly as it started.
The duo of Bubtni and Amu will be able to cope with dangerous situations. Bubtney was a good scout, healer, and negotiator, while Amu was a good tank and now a fighter. More importantly, they weren't human, so it would be much easier for them to move around the undead territory.
Bubtney walked away, looking back every few steps, and Amu followed. They might very well have seen each other for the last time today.
Su Xiao was a Hunter of Paradise. Although this status allowed him to become stronger much faster, he also had to take more risks. He'd realized that a long time ago.
Paradise wasn't a charity organization, and the worlds he entered weren't game worlds. All the inhabitants of these worlds had their own beliefs and thoughts. For example, the squad leader that he met on the Wall of God, if placed in the "game", would only become a non-character that would appear for a few seconds, but in the real world, such a person would lose their head due to one wrong look or word.
Right now, Su Xiao will have to face an endless army of undead. They were not afraid of death and knew the various formations that would allow them to encircle and increase the pressure, and the armies were led by commanders, very cunning and experienced creatures, much more experienced than that squad leader on the Wall of God.
It will not be easy to survive in such conditions. The "meat assault" tactic sounded silly, but it was the oldest and most used tactic.
Right now, the only thing Su Xiao had to do was survive and fight his way to the swamps while Bubtni and Amu searched for the Law Shadow Ruins.
After Bubtni and Amu left, Su Xiao didn't stay still. The dog and bull were charging towards the swamp in an arc, which reduced the chances of encountering an army of undead. Su Xiao, on the other hand, continued walking towards the marshlands in a straight line. It was very reckless, but the fastest way to reach the marshes.
This signal flare wouldn't immediately attract the undead army, it would only show Su Xiao's approximate location.
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Half an hour later, in a small village.
The village was surrounded by a fence, and on the gate of this village hung the head of an animal, for the most part this head looked like the skull of a goat.
Smoke was rising from the village, but not a single soul could be seen inside.
Su Xiao stood in front of the village entrance and looked at the smoke in the air.
The dead silence in the village alerted him.
Most of the buildings in the village were made of wood, and some of the wooden pens contained a type of livestock unknown to him.
From the smoke that rose from the village, it was obvious that the locals had just been evacuated and that they didn't even have time to pack their things. It was as if someone had given an order and all the civilians had immediately abandoned their business and left the village.
Su Xiao had seen more than one similar village along the way. This was the fourth village he had passed through, and each time the scene was similar to the previous one.
There was only one possible explanation. The undead had guessed Su Xiao's purpose. She obviously wouldn't be able to determine Su Xiao's exact target, but she could tell that he was heading straight for the Dark Moon Swamp.
The undead who had arranged all this were definitely not simple. It exerted pressure on Su Xiao, it created a powerful invisible pressure, as if it wanted to tell Su Xiao, " I know where you want to go, and I'll be waiting for you every step of the way».
At first glance, it seemed that this was true, but in fact, the undead's action had killed two birds with one stone at once: it had reduced the meaningless losses among the soldiers and blocked possible information channels, right now there was simply no place for Su Xiao to get information about the area.
If it was just one village, it might just be a coincidence, but when this happened to 4 villages in a row, it could only mean one thing — the undead had calculated Su Xiao's approximate location and movement vector.
*Boom*
A muffled sound came from a house in the village and a red flare was launched into the air.
Su Xiao rushed to the village and immediately arrived at the house where the signal flare was fired from.
This house was immediately cut into pieces, but a figure in leather armor, with gray skin and green eyes, rushed out. Green eyes and gray skin were the most obvious characteristics of the undead.
After rushing out of the house, the undead immediately rushed straight towards Su Xiao without the slightest hesitation. Judging by her movements, she was a soldier, and a pretty good scout at that.
These undead creatures had obviously been lying in wait here for a long time. Once Su Xiao arrived at the village, all she had to do was launch a signal flare, after which she had to delay Su Xiao for as long as possible. Before she was sent on this mission, her boss outlined that if she died while completing the task, her family would no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and her descendants would be given priority and only a bright future awaited them..
Therefore, this undead creature didn't hesitate to rush towards Su Xiao.
With a click, half of the iron ball fell in front of the undead. She paused, thinking, and looked up at the sky.
Nothing unusual could be seen in the sky.
The signal rocket was destroyed by Su Xiao using threads.
The undead immediately took out a spare flare from its belt. It looked like an iron barrel with a cup-shaped neck and a pull-out ring at the bottom.
*Whew!*
The blood fell to the ground along with his hand. Su Xiao found himself right in front of the undead without any movement. Before the undead could cry out in pain, its neck was already sliced into two even pieces.
Hot blood sprayed towards him, but Su Xiao dodged and caught the iron barrel.
He'll need it later.
— Human, you are very skilled in killing, " a strong male voice rang out.
Su Xiao turned his head and looked at the extremely tall undead on the house nearby. Judging from her aura, she wasn't an ordinary soldier, however, it was also evident that this undead was quite fluent in human language.
— The king has promised you the position of general on your head. It just so happens that I'm very good at killing people — " this rather tall guy grinned as he said this, revealing a mouthful of flat teeth. "Remember, my name is Ovusa.
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Ten seconds later.
With a thud, Su Xiao threw the corpse away.
Owusz's bloodied face was contorted with fear.
— What was this guy's name? It doesn't matter, we need to speed up, " Su Xiao muttered as he shook off the blood on his hands and walked out of the village.
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