Novel Bin Chapter 28 - 28: 028 Corpse Swarm of Destruction
Land of the Wraith, outside the large graveyard.
After carrying out guerrilla warfare with a corpse swarm for three days, Dean McKenzie, along with Doggy Two and Doggy Three, calmly made their way into the large cemetery.
As soon as they showed their heads, drawing near to the large graveyard, the corpse swarm inside went berserk.
In just a few minutes, the swarm assembled and charged aggressively at Dean McKenzie.
However, the shock and fear that Dean McKenzie originally felt when he first encountered the corpse swarm had long faded away. He even felt a bit sorry for this pathetic swarm.
The original swarm, which numbered close to a thousand, had been reduced to fewer than 50 after being obstructed by the ghost group and steadily whittled down by Dean McKenzie over a period of three days.
At this point, the impact of the less than 50 corpse swarm charging over was far from intimidating.
Dean McKenzie even felt they were like lambs being led to the slaughter.
The one that ran the fastest was a corpse that seemed a bit shorter than the rest.
Its speed was astonishing.
Leading the other corpses by several meters, it charged into the shooting range of Dean McKenzie ahead of time.
“Forge the Tooth of Destruction with the Power of Death!”
Dean McKenzie fired a Bone Fang.
But it didn’t hit its mark.
The agile corpse not only dodged effectively but also accurately avoided Dean McKenzie’s Bone Fang attack.
This was the first time Dean McKenzie’s Bone Fang had missed.
The casting time lasted about a second.
By the time Dean McKenzie finished casting, the agile corpse was mere meters away from him.
This is how agility can suppress magic users in the early game.
Dean McKenzie only had one last chance to attack.
He raised his hand and let out another Bone Fang. This time, he had learned from his previous mistake and adjusted the trajectory of the Bone Fang.
This slight adjustment made an immediate impact.
The first shot missed, but the second hit, although it merely hit the shoulder, causing no harm to it.
The agile corpse rushed in front of Dean McKenzie and then… got its head slapped off by Doggy Two!
You have successfully killed the Quick Corpse (Elite) (Level 8), and have obtained 80 Experience Points!
You have successfully used the Talent Extraction on the Quick Corpse, and obtained 1 Agility point and an Elite Template Fragment!
While effortlessly completing the extraction, Dean McKenzie was dissatisfied with his recent performance.
“Anthony and the rest said my Bone Fang accuracy isn’t bad, that it’s middle to low tier among one-turn mages, but I feel it’s quite ordinary. If I can’t even hit a corpse, that’s not good, I need more practice!”
Dean McKenzie said while pulling the stored mana from the magic ring and drinking a potion to replenish mana, while setting his gaze on the incoming corpse swarm.
Once the corpse swarm was within his shooting range, Dean McKenzie began his attack.
At a distance of around ten meters, Dean McKenzie fired three Bone Fangs. He hit his targets every time, taking out three ordinary corpses.
Afterwards, there wasn’t much for Dean McKenzie to do as the corpse swarm closed the distance.
“Next, it’s Doggy Two’s showtime!”
Dean McKenzie said and cast a shield on Doggy Two.
The next second, Doggy Two bolted out, causing mayhem in the midst of the corpse swarm.
The hit made Dean McKenzie recall how Bell Bella handled herself in the Skeleton Cave, ramming into the skeleton group. A few corpses were spurred into the air on the spot.
Now, with his strength reaching up to 14.8, Doggy Two’s power was utterly crushing against the corpses.
His every move was brimming with devastating power, leaving the corpses overwhelmed.
Whether it was ordinary corpses or elite corpses, they couldn’t withstand a single blow from Doggy Two.
Dean McKenzie felt extraordinarily satisfied seeing a formidable corpse’s head being twisted by a single slap from Doggy Two.
That feeling was akin to an old father watching his foolish son trick another family’s girl into coming home.
It was a triumphant moment of finally seeing his stupid son coming to his senses.
“Doggy Two has added 15 extra attribute points overall.
Even though it’s an elite template, the attributes are absolutely of an excellent level.
Especially in terms of strength, I guess he isn’t any less powerful than Boss Hammer, and with my Bone Shield added, maybe there’s hope to challenge Boss Hammer!”
Next, Dean McKenzie felt like he was back to the times when he shouted “666” in the Skeleton Cave.
Doggy Two, who charged up, instantly drew the hatred of the corpse swarm.
Dozens of remaining corpse swarms surrounded Doggy Two without bothering about Dean McKenzie.
Dean McKenzie stood leisurely at the side, watching Doggy Two’s performance and the desperate struggle of the corpse swarm.
Although Doggy Two didn’t have much room to dodge in the midst of the corpse swarm, he had no intention to dodge at all, allowing the attacks of the corpses to land on himself.
The Bone Shield could absorb the majority of the damage.
Now that Dean McKenzie has improved his spiritual power, the defense of the Bone Shield has also improved.
A defense as high as 46.4, so terrifying it induced despair.
Neither ordinary nor elite corpses could break through this level of defense.
Even if they managed to wear down the defense of the Bone Shield after much effort, Dean McKenzie would cast another Bone Shield, not giving them any chance to break it.
Hence, the corpse swarms surrounded Doggy Two like moths to a flame, dying under his fists again and again.
Within two minutes, Dean McKenzie heard the familiar whining again, and the corpse swarm started to retreat once more.
But Dean McKenzie did not give them the chance to retreat at all, commanding Doggy Two to chase the retreating swarm all the way to the heart of the swarm, to a huge tomb before, killing all the corpses.
At the same time, Dean McKenzie spotted the corpse that had been whining before and after.
Name: Low-level Corpse Leader (Elite)
Level: Level 9
Attributes:
Strength: 7.9, Agility: 3, Physique: 7.9
Attack: 7.9
Defense: 3.95
Spirit Power: 20
Skill: King of Corpses (Level 1) (Capable of ordering the corpse swarm in conjunction with Throne of Corpses, holding the power of life and death over the swarm!
In the absence of the Throne of Corpses, it can intimidate the target for 1 second!)
Corpse Claw (Level 1)
Upon seeing this corpse lord, the corpse that lost all its subordinates finally stepped off the throne in rage.
At the same time, a wail sounded as the corpse lord erupted in an invisible force.
That was the activation of the [King of Corpses] skill. Simultaneously, the [Corpse Claw] skill of the corpse lord exploded, instantly crossing several meters of distance, as the claw glowing with a faint green light attacked the Bone Shield on Doggy Two.
Miss!
Then, Doggy Two slapped it, and then there was no more.
At the same time as the lord’s head was twisted, the throne where it used to sit cracked open to reveal a black iron colored treasure chest….