At Gu Xi's command, the Skeletons under him swiftly shifted from combat mode to laborer mode.
They quickly cleaned up the battlefield, mainly clearing away the corpses of fallen Skeletons and moving all kinds of furniture over to serve as Roadblocks.
As for the Ghoul Shadows, they left no corpses behind after dying, only Ghoul Qi Beads scattered across the ground.
They only needed to be picked up; there was no need to worry about anything else.
Gu Xi merely had the Skeletons place the Skeleton corpses on the battlefield or behind the Roadblocks. As for the Ghoul Qi Beads they collected, Gu Xi had no intention of taking them back. Instead, he had his Skeletons and Battle Squads split them evenly at a one-to-one ratio.
Gu Xi also understood clearly that keeping these Ghoul Qi Beads for himself would not improve him much right now.
The spells he could not use would remain unusable.
It was better to let his undead strengthen their combat power and prepare for the battles ahead.
After all, a Level 3 Head had already appeared in this battle, and there had been more of them than Gu Xi had expected. Meanwhile, his side had suffered considerable losses. If he did not strengthen his undead now, the next battle might be difficult.
The Skeletons under Gu Xi also understood his intentions. After obtaining the Ghoul Qi Beads, they promptly used them to strengthen themselves. The Skeleton Heads mainly enhanced their weapons and equipment.
After all, once they were strengthened, the Skeletons under their command would benefit as well.
The ordinary Skeletons, meanwhile, used the Ghoul Qi Beads on themselves, raising their life force and combat power somewhat.
After all, these Skeletons instinctively sensed what they would have to face in the coming battle.
Once several Battle Squads had replenished their numbers, Gu Xi also learned the losses from this battle.
Of the 180 Skeletons he had brought with him, 44 had been lost in the very first battle.
In other words, after the four Battle Squads had replenished their ranks, only three scattered Skeletons remained outside the squads.
If losses like this happened again, the Skeletons lost would come from within the Battle Squads.
However, after this battle and the enhancements, all four Battle Squads had changed somewhat, and many Skeletons had grown stronger.
Gu Xi glanced over the Battle Squads' status. He believed that after another battle like this, their levels would rise further.
Battle Squad 1 (Level 0, unnamed, trait: Life +3, experience 45/100): Captain (1/1) Level 0 Skeleton Head, members (30/30) Level 1 Skeleton (15), Level 0 Skeleton (15) Battle Squad 2 (Level 0, unnamed, trait: attack +5, experience 56/100): Captain (1/1) Level 0 Skeleton Head, members (35/35) Level 1 Skeleton Warrior (3), Level 1 Skeleton (19), Level 0 Skeleton (13) Battle Squad 3 (Level 1, unnamed, trait: attack +2, life +3, experience 3/200): Captain (1/1) Level 0 Skeleton Head, members (28/28) Level 2 Skeleton (2), Level 1 Skeleton (26) Battle Squad 4 (Level 0, unnamed, trait: defense +4, experience 93/100): Captain (1/1) Level 0 Skeleton Head, members (40/40) Level 1 Skeleton Warrior (6), Level 1 Skeleton (13), Level 0 Skeleton (21)
Judging by the current situation, none of the four Skeleton Heads in Gu Xi's forces had leveled up yet. That was fairly normal.
For every enemy these summoned undead killed, Gu Xi could only receive 1 point of experience. The Battle Squad could also receive 1 point of experience, while all the rest went to the undead who had participated in the battle.
Without killing enemies, even a genius would be useless. Their level simply would not rise.
Skeleton Heads also required much more experience to level up than ordinary Skeletons, so it was perfectly reasonable that they had not leveled up yet.
Since there were no scattered Skeletons left, these Battle Squads began carrying all kinds of furniture and piling it into Roadblocks along the street.
At the same time, several Skeletons even lit Bonfires in the street to prevent the ghouls from launching a surprise attack from the other side.
Just as the preparations here were nearly complete, the second wave of Ghoul Shadows appeared in the distance.
Their appearance startled Gu Xi.
It was not because their numbers were especially high, but because Gu Xi noticed that these Ghoul Shadows seemed to be injured.
Among the advancing Ghoul Shadows, roughly thirty percent were wounded. The Ghoul Shadow Head in the middle of their formation was visibly furious, clearly as though someone had beaten him up.
Although Gu Xi did not know who had been kind enough to help him out, he had gained an advantage from the situation before him.
"Hold steady. They're desperate. Don't rush out to meet them; lure them over and fight them here. Battle Squad 1, listen up. Flanking attacks are your job. Once the fighting begins, circle around behind them. Deal with however many you find."
As the enemies appeared, Gu Xi also took his position at the front line.
Fifteen minutes had been enough for Gu Xi to arrange the Battle Squads.
Gu Xi planned to use the Roadblocks to lure these enemies into the street and divide them before fighting them.
Once the Ghoul Shadows entered the long street, Battle Squad 3 would strike first and block the enemy vanguard head-on. They would use the Roadblocks to pin the enemy down, then use Battle Squad 4 to draw the Ghoul Shadow Head aside.
Battle Squad 2 would then launch the attack.
Battle Squad 1 would handle the remaining troops. If they could attack from behind, they would do so. Given Battle Squad 1's condition, as long as they did not block the road, they should be able to kill quite a few enemies with ease.
But Gu Xi had not expected the second wave of enemies to be in such a state.
It gave Gu Xi hope.
It seemed the Skeleton corpses arranged along the defensive line would not need to be used.
The Corpse Explosion Mines buried this wave could be saved until the Third Wave of enemies arrived.
"Attack! Battle Squad 3, listen carefully. The enemy is charging hard. If the Head-on Collision is too strong, you may fall back a little, but you are not allowed to retreat behind the second line of defense."
Upon hearing Gu Xi's command, the four Battle Squads quickly advanced. At the same time, the three scattered Skeletons also rushed out.
These three Skeletons were not weak; they simply had not been selected.
Therefore, Gu Xi did not keep them by his side and instead had them charge forward with the others.
As long as they took part in the battle, their levels could rise as well. They could contribute something, at least.
At this moment, the Ghoul Shadows also charged into the street.
These Ghoul Shadows had noticeably greater movement speed than the previous wave. The moment they rushed into the street, they drew their weapons, and red light even flashed in the places where their eyes should have been.
But Gu Xi had long been prepared.
Battle Squad 3 was at the very front, holding their upgraded Long Spears level as they fixed their eyes on the enemy's steps. When the enemy was still over two meters away, they thrust out their first strike.
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