Battle Squad (Please Support)

When the Skeleton Head killed a cultist, Gu Xi's hands did not slow in the slightest. With a backhand motion, he extracted the soul of the cultist who had just been slain.

"Summoning!"

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

A leader of the same race has been detected. Would you like to form a squad?

"Form a squad."

As that cultist turned into a new Skeleton, another message appeared before Gu Xi.

But just as Gu Xi finished speaking, the newly created Skeleton somehow gained a dagger identical to the Skeleton Head's. At the same time, its movements became noticeably more nimble.

Clearly, this newly transformed Skeleton had been affected by the Skeleton Head.

Battle Squad (Level 0, Unnamed, Trait: Life +1): Captain (1/1), Level 0 Skeleton Head; Members (1/30), Level 0 Skeleton

"What's the point of giving a Skeleton more life?"

While grumbling, Gu Xi moved quickly, summoning the nearby corpses of slain Black Robe Cultists one after another, turning them into Skeletons and adding them to the newly formed Battle Squad.

You successfully used Summoning and obtained a Skeleton (Level 0). Summoning Experience +1. Added to Battle Squad. Squad members +1.

You successfully used Summoning and obtained a Skeleton (Level 0). Summoning Experience +1. Added to Battle Squad. Squad members +1.

You failed to use Summoning. Summoning Experience +1.

In what felt like the blink of an eye, the newly formed Battle Squad had grown to nine Skeletons.

Each held a club in its right hand and a dagger in a reverse grip in its left. Whenever they advanced, they moved in groups of three or five, their motions nearly identical. It was impossible to tell which was the leader and which were the members.

The people who had just emerged from the secret passage saw that Gu Xi had gained so many subordinates in an instant and was still slaughtering enemies. Their legs nearly gave out beneath them. One by one, they leaned against the walls, having no idea what to do.

Fortunately, Jack gathered his courage and stepped forward, carefully approaching Gu Xi.

Before he could get close, Luna drifted in front of Jack, her hollow eyes fixed on him.

"Master Mage, I..."

"Wait. This place will be cleared out soon."

Gu Xi had already fought his way to the point where they had retreated last time.

With a Battle Squad at his command, Gu Xi was brimming with confidence. Even if he encountered an attack like the last one, he was sure he could win.

After all, Necromancers were the very definition of growing stronger through battle.

"No, Master Mage, we..." Jack still wanted to say something, but Gu Xi had already led the Battle Squad charging back into the underground space.

As Gu Xi led his squad inside, all the Black Robe Cultists standing near the passage and facing the Abandoned Gate turned around and stared at him.

Gu Xi understood. Having suffered once already, the Black Robe Cultists no longer dared to let their cultists run wild as before, waiting until they were struck before fighting back.

Now they would react more sharply. The moment they sensed anything wrong, they would turn their attention toward it.

When they saw a group of Skeletons carrying clubs and Daggers, several nearby Black Robe Cultists took the initiative to draw their weapons and surged toward them.

"Kill!"

Seeing this, Gu Xi no longer intended to hide anything. He pointed at the enemies, and the Skeleton Head led the Battle Squad charging out.

At the same time, Luna appeared at the very front of the Battle Squad.

"Aah~"

Banshee's Wail activated, and the Black Robe Cultists charging toward them faltered.

Seizing the chance, the nimble Skeletons rushed forward, driving their Daggers into the Black Robe Cultists' bodies.

Skeleton Head (Summoned Creature) killed Cultist (Level 2). You gained 1 Experience. Summoned Creature gained 10 Experience. Due to a combined kill, Contract Undead gained 10 Experience.

Skeleton (Summoned Creature) killed Cultist (Level 2). You gained 1 Experience. Summoned Creature gained 13 Experience. Due to a combined kill, Contract Undead gained 9 Experience.

Gu Xi, following behind them, continuously extracted souls and summoned Skeletons, replenishing the Battle Squad's forces.

Gu Xi found this kind of battle far more satisfying than fighting personally.

Although he only gained 1 Experience each time his Summoned Creatures killed an enemy, the number of Skeletons kept growing.

With only a dozen or so Skeletons right now, the rate at which he gained Experience was naturally somewhat slow.

But what if Gu Xi had three, five, or even more than ten Battle Squads, with over ten thousand undead Summoned Creatures under his control?

Wouldn't his Experience then increase in the tens of thousands?

Just thinking about it felt wonderful.

With that thought in mind, Gu Xi's movements became faster and faster.

Soul Extraction and Summoning were practically becoming instinctive to him.

Just as a series of chimes rang beside Gu Xi's ears, he suddenly felt a tremendous force strike from behind him, followed by a sharp crack from his back.

The next moment, Luna, who had been fighting ahead, appeared behind Gu Xi. Touch of Frost activated as she struck at a patch of empty air.

Under that blow from Touch of Frost, an ice blue figure appeared.

By then, Gu Xi had recovered his senses. Without a second thought, he grabbed a dagger and flung it backward.

The dagger struck the enemy squarely in the chest.

This enemy wore no armor. He was dressed in the simplest cloth clothes, and to keep himself light on his feet, he had not even prepared any leather protective gear.

When Gu Xi's dagger pierced his chest, he tried to dodge, but after being struck by Touch of Frost, his movements had clearly slowed. Though he wanted to evade, he could not avoid the blow.

Gu Xi did not lower his guard just because he had hit the enemy. The instant the dagger landed, he took a swift step forward and slashed his Scimitar across the man's neck.

Killed Royal Spy (Level 2). Gained 18 Experience. Due to a combined kill, Contract Undead gained 11 Experience.

As the kill notification sounded, Gu Xi finally let out a breath.

But in the next instant, his heart tightened again.

A spy? A royal one?

What was going on here?

Before Gu Xi could figure it out, the Battle Squad fighting ahead noticed the disturbance. They swiftly withdrew to his side and formed a circle around him, protecting Gu Xi.

Even Jack and the others were blocked outside the Battle Squad's defensive line.

The Black Robe Cultists did not care why they had retreated. All they saw was the Skeletons falling back.

They saw their enemies right in front of them. So the Black Robe Cultists gathered once more and surged toward Gu Xi like Walking Corpses storming a city.