The Might of a Necromancer

After killing this batch of cultists, Gu Xi and Luna split up with practiced coordination.

Gu Xi extracted souls while Luna looted the bodies. They dealt with the corpses with remarkable speed.

The only pity was that the cultists were all paupers. They had nothing worthwhile on them, and none of the weapons they turned up had any attributes. Some were so poor they did not even have a dagger.

It made Gu Xi wonder if he had really been taken down by people this impoverished.

What had he been doing back then to get beaten by such riffraff?

Just then, Gu Xi felt a slight chill on his arm. Turning his head, he saw Luna standing beside him, gently patting his arm as her hollow eyes watched his face.

"Don't overthink it. You're not alone now."

Gu Xi's cheek twitched slightly.

Was he being comforted by one of his undead subordinates?

Had he made it that obvious?

Gu Xi shook his head and put the thought aside, quickly walking over to the corpses they had just dealt with.

As Gu Xi passed the bodies, his fingers kept flicking outward.

With every flick, a ball of light landed on an intact or incomplete corpse.

"Summoning!"

"Lesser Bone Shield!"

"Summoning!"

As Gu Xi moved, corresponding notification chimes continuously rang in his ears.

You successfully used Summoning and obtained a Skeleton (Level 0). Summoning Experience +1.

Skeleton (Level 0, Summoned Creature): Experience (0/100), Attack 1, Defense 1, life 10, Skills: None

You successfully used Summoning and obtained a Skeleton (Level 0). Summoning Experience +1.

You failed to use Summoning. Summoning Experience +1.

You successfully used Lesser Bone Shield. Lesser Bone Shield Experience +1.

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At the same time, the corpses on the ground exploded one after another. Some turned into withered yellow Skeletons and stood behind Gu Xi, while others became gray-white clouds of mist that circled around Gu Xi and Luna.

"Alright, let's go."

Only after dealing with every corpse did Gu Xi call out to Luna.

Luna had just finished handing weapons to the newly converted Skeletons.

Their weapons were all things Luna had picked up earlier—broken Scimitars, Iron Rods, Wooden Staffs, and the like.

Though the weapons were nothing special, being able to give them weapons at all was already good enough under the circumstances.

Upon hearing Gu Xi's command, Luna did not need to control them. The three converted Skeletons charged forward with their weapons.

Their steps were relaxed yet decisive, and their targets were clear. They did not resemble mindless undead that wandered about aimlessly.

They always moved forward aggressively. Whenever they saw something that could be smashed, they would go up and give it a whack.

Even the Rice Plates and Water Jugs by the roadside were kicked aside.

Gu Xi followed behind with a Scimitar in one hand and a dagger in the other. Seeing this, he could not help wondering why these Skeletons were so different from what the books described.

Luna, floating beside Gu Xi, knew nothing of this. Like an Elf, she drifted around him, sometimes appearing in front of him and sometimes vanishing outright.

Yet no matter where she was, Gu Xi could always clearly sense Luna's presence.

It settled Gu Xi's heart considerably. Perhaps that was the purpose of a Contracted Partner.

Just then, hurried voices suddenly came from the distance.

"Skeletons! There's a Necromancer!"

After that, another batch of cultists charged out from afar.

They were no different from the cultists Gu Xi had blown up earlier. They wore black hooded robes and carried whatever weapons they could grab.

Gu Xi even saw some charging forward with candlesticks and stools.

Watching them charge with such fanaticism, Gu Xi felt as though he were facing a pack of madmen.

"Wail!"

Gu Xi shouted as he began charging forward.

Luna immediately understood Gu Xi's command. She appeared in front of him at once and let out a piercing scream at the incoming cultists.

Banshee's Wail activated.

The scream surged toward the cultists in rippling waves. Within those waves, every cultist began to Bleed from Seven Orifices.

Taking advantage of the opening, Gu Xi had already rushed more than twenty meters forward. He threw the dagger in his hand, striking the foremost cultist dead on.

Then Gu Xi pointed at the cultist struck by the dagger.

"Lesser Corpse Explosion!"

Boom!

The cultist's body exploded on the spot. The blast reached several cultists behind him, instantly killing those who had been severely injured by Banshee's Wail.

Kill cultist (Level 1), gained 9 experience points.

Luna (Contract Undead) killed a Cultist (Level 1). You gained 6 experience points, and Contract Undead gained 8 experience points.

Elite Cultist Kill (Level 2), gained 22 experience points. Due to the Combined Attack kill, Contract Undead gained 11 experience points.

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"An old trick is fine as long as it works."

Seeing the results of that wave of attacks, Gu Xi muttered happily and pointed at one of the corpses that had been blown apart, launching another attack.

"Lesser Corpse Explosion!"

A cultist who had just crawled out of the blast had not even regained his senses before he was killed by the second Corpse Explosion.

Two Yin Thieves hiding behind him were also blasted to pieces.

Killed an elite thief (Level 2), gained 35 experience points.

Killed a thief (Level 2), gained 28 experience points.

Looking at the iron rod that had fallen from the thief's hand, Gu Xi did not know why, but much of the irritation in his heart faded away.

Before Gu Xi could think further, the three Skeletons had already rushed to the bodies.

Without waiting for Gu Xi's orders, the three Skeletons picked up the weapons on the ground and replaced their own with better ones.

They did not throw away their old weapons, instead holding them in their hands as they waited for Gu Xi to arrive.

Gu Xi charged forward and reached out from afar toward where the battle had taken place. A large number of Soul Shards flew out from the shattered corpses and combined in his hand into five new Soul Light Clusters.

By then, Gu Xi had reached the bodies. He glanced over their condition, then flicked out two Soul Light Clusters, which landed in two relatively intact corpses.

You successfully used Summoning and obtained a Skeleton (Level 0). Summoning Experience +1.

You failed to use Summoning. Summoning Experience +1. ```

It failed again. Looks like Summoning's success rate isn't very high.

Gu Xi's thoughts stirred. Just as he was about to call the three Skeletons ahead back a little so they could give one of their spare weapons to the new companion, he heard the sound of weapons clashing from around the bend in the corridor ahead.

Looks like there were enemies again. Gu Xi glanced at Luna. Before he could give an order, Luna had already rushed ahead, flickering several times until she was nearly at the corner.

Gu Xi drew out a dagger and prepared Lesser Corpse Explosion with his right hand.

Just as he had said, an old trick was fine as long as it worked.