Free Web NovelChapter 1262: Chapter 77: Infiltrating the Enemy Ranks
Sisk Plain, the largest plain inside the Undead Empire, rich in resources, contains three wetlands, two forests, and countless species of flora and fauna.
The mighty undead troops march across Sisk Plain, their formation isn’t a military one but stretched horizontally, sweeping across the plain in a flat push manner.
Puddles and suspicious caves on the plain are inspected or dug up by the undead army to ensure that a certain someone isn’t hiding there.
At the rear of the formation, hundreds of wounded soldiers follow the main force, with injuries no lighter than severed hands or feet, some even have their throats slashed but survive thanks to their tenacious life energy.
These wounded soldiers have, more or less, a look of fear in their eyes. Perhaps every time late at night, they wake up from nightmares, and the human holding the long knife, drenched in blood, is the terrifying source of their nightmares.
Six hundred thousand undead army has surrounded Sisk Plain, yet even so, they still can’t find Su Xiao’s trace. It’s not that Su Xiao’s stealth ability is particularly strong, but this plain is truly vast.
Su Xiao has been besieged by the undead army for more than five hours. During these hours, Su Xiao occasionally encounters the undead army. Fortunately, he always breaks through to the center of Sisk Plain.
Dark Moon Marsh is at the edge of Sisk Plain, so Su Xiao is already very close to Dark Moon Marsh, but Bu Bu Wang and A Mu have not yet found the exact location of the Relic of the Annihilation Law. Hence, Su Xiao can only use the terrain of Sisk Plain to hold back the undead army.
In a dense forest, dead leaves swirl in the forest wind, revealing a dark cave.
Inside the cave, Su Xiao sits on the ground, covered in blood. He holds a roll of bandages, wrapping it around the handle of Dragon Slash, which prevents slipping; when you kill too many enemies, blood inevitably splashes onto the handle.
At this moment, Su Xiao is bare-chested, with dried blood and dirt all over his body. Compared to survival, taking a shower is not a necessity. Most water sources in Sisk Plain are guarded by the Undead Clan.
"Hoo."
Beastly snorts come from beside Su Xiao. The cave Su Xiao is in is a white-bellied bear’s den. At the moment, this ’ferocious’ white-bellied bear leans against the depths of the cave, not daring to make a sound.
Su Xiao’s initial dinner plan was raw bear gall, but this bear cooperated well, so he temporarily changed the menu.
Su Xiao takes out dried meat and chews on it, the white-bellied bear in the cave licks its nose.
After chewing a few pieces of dried meat, the taste isn’t quite pleasant, so he tosses the dried meat towards the bear in the cave.
This is his seventeenth hideout, and half a kilometer from this hideout are piles of corpses belonging to the Undead Clan.
Su Xiao waits, waits for Bu Bu Wang and A Mu to find the Relic of the Annihilation Law. Once they find the relic, he will find a way to escape the siege of the undead army. As for how to escape, he has already planned it.
Just as Su Xiao was about to rest for a moment, faint footsteps came from outside the cave. Su Xiao’s eyes open, slowly sitting up, while the white-bellied bear beside him also hears the sound. But after Su Xiao glances at it, the bear acts like a guilty schoolchild, sitting with a straight bear body.
Su Xiao walks slowly towards the outside of the cave, and a few seconds later, a short scream is heard from outside the cave. Not long after, Su Xiao drags the corpse of an undead soldier back into the cave.
In the following half an hour, no suspicious sounds appear around, and Su Xiao finally can rest for a moment.
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Dark Moon Marsh, under the Dark Moon Vine’s swamp.
Hoo loo loo.
A string of bubbles emerges from the muddy water, the mud swells, and a kobold covered in sludge emerges, its big watery eyes particularly striking.
Goo loo loo~
Another string of bubbles, this time a bull-head appears, looking somewhat confused, but the muddy water around it slowly freezes at a slow pace.
This combination, of course, is Bu Bu Wang and A Mu. They didn’t fail Su Xiao’s high expectations, and two hours ago, they already found the approximate location of the Relic of the Annihilation Law.
Just finding the approximate location is clearly not enough; Su Xiao needs the precise location, so Bu Bu Wang plans to sneak into the undead city above the Dark Moon Vine to steal a map.
Here is the capital of the Undead Clan, so defensive power is imaginable, but this doesn’t trouble Bu Bu Wang. What he cares about is whether he can find a map detailing the relic’s precise location.
Covered head to toe in mud, Bu Bu Wang climbs onto the vine, shaking its fur. Moments later, it merges into the surroundings.
In the muddy water, A Mu sees this and sinks, generating a string of bubbles, submerging into the muddy water, leaving only the tips of the bull horns exposed.
Bu Bu Wang bears Su Xiao’s high expectations, so he can only succeed, not fail.
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In the bear cave, Su Xiao, who rested for a moment, opens his eyes, his right arm still aches — a side effect from repeatedly using Ring Break, requiring at least a few days of rest.
Su Xiao is awakened by footsteps, a large number of footsteps approaching his location, with occasional sounds of digging. The Undead Clan aims to find Su Xiao, and their hatred now goes beyond simply seeking Enlightenment; the number of undead soldiers who have died by Su Xiao’s hand is enormous.
Interests generate conflict, conflicts generate hatred, and hatred turns into mortal enemies: this is the current relationship between Su Xiao and the Undead Clan.
As the surrounding footsteps get closer, Su Xiao receives a transmission from Bu Bu Wang, who sends a strategic map to the Adventure group channel.
Another good news is, Bu Bu Wang has successfully infiltrated enemy territory and is now embedded in a very important location inside the undead camp.
As for A Mu, this Honest Niu has soaked in the swamp below the city for so long, almost becoming a Water Buffalo.
Su Xiao sends a message to Bu Bu Wang, signaling him to remain merged with the environment and stay put on standby.
According to Su Xiao’s estimation, once he enters the Relic of the Annihilation Law, he’s not far from leaving this world.
The sounds from outside the bear cave get closer; Su Xiao crouched inside the cave, holding his long knife.
Five minutes later, an undead soldier walks into the bear cave. Upon seeing Su Xiao inside, he immediately wants to yell.
Su Xiao’s left arm pulls, the Boundary Line set in the bear cave tightens around the undead soldier’s neck.
Before he can let out a yell, the undead soldier is drawn in by Su Xiao. His long knife thrusts forward, piercing the undead soldier’s chin, blade tip emerging from the Heavenly Spirit Cover.
The undead soldier’s body goes limp, he collapses to the ground with a thud.
As the undead soldier falls, Su Xiao kicks the white-bellied bear, causing it to let out a low growl, very innocent; today is the least dignified day in its bear life.
The white-bellied bear’s growl travels outside the cave; the dozens of undead soldiers outside exchange glances, thinking that tonight will be a feast.
Moments later, a ragged undead soldier steps out of the bear cave. His strange gait immediately arouses the suspicion of the other undead soldiers.
Ring Break.
The circular Blade Aura spreads, and the dozen undead soldiers in front of the cave haven’t yet reacted, feeling a chill in their chests.
