The Might of the Undead Bone General

Mu Yuan had naturally told the Undead Bone General about the Gargoyles early on. This was the only entity in his entire territory he could communicate with normally with.

His idea was simple: as long as the Undead Bone felt the expedition was feasible, the risk would likely be within an acceptable range.

Now, with the Undead Rebirth skill, the expedition was indeed more steady.

Putting everything else aside, they could use Bone Two as bait to attract enemy fire... Even if it accidentally died, it didn't matter, it could be resurrected.

Of course, Mu Yuan wasn't a devil. If he had the ability, he would still try to save Bone Two.

Half an hour later, after thorough preparations, Mu Yuan, along with the Undead Bone, Bone Two, nine other Skeleton Soldiers, and several Great Slimes that had just evolved and were prepared to act as meat shields at crucial moments, arrived several hundred meters away from the Ruined Tower.

In the dense jungle, Mu Yuan constantly switched perspectives using his two War Falcons, one old and one new, observing carefully.

The Gargoyles seemed to be sleeping soundly.

However, it was likely that if any one of them was attacked, the others would all wake up simultaneously.

Thinking this, Mu Yuan slowly crept forward under the protection of the Undead Bone. Before the official expedition, he still needed to make a final confirmation.

Confirm the level of these Gargoyles.

Using the player's innate identification ability.

Even though he was 99% certain that these Gargoyles were far from Professional Grade.

The monster information identification that players came with provided great convenience during early exploration.

However, it seemed unable to identify monsters with too high an energy level... meaning monsters that were too high level. It also couldn't identify troops under the command of other players.

It was only useful in the early stages.

It helped players judge the strength of enemies, so they wouldn't directly charge at enemies clearly stronger than themselves.

Later on, paid items would be needed.

Thinking this, Mu Yuan finally quietly crept close enough. Looking at the sleeping Gargoyles, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Select, observe!

In just a moment,

Gargoyle (Rare★): Zero Order Level 6.

Gargoyle (Rare★): Zero Order Level 5.

Note: Originally a ?? level Gargoyle, but has exhausted its energy over the long years, its level has continuously dropped, becoming a Gargoyle Q Edition.

Is that it? Is that it?

At least half of the Gargoyles were lower level than the Undead Bone!

Having gotten used to fighting monsters above his level, Mu Yuan felt a bit unaccustomed facing enemies whose level and grade were both lower than the Undead Bone.

Of course, even when facing the weakest enemy, one shouldn't be reckless, let alone the eight Gargoyles in front, which are not weak.

They are Rare Grade troops.

They can also fly.

If they were to face the Goblin Camp from before, they could wipe out dozens of Goblins in moments.

It's not that they are weak, it's just that they are not as strong as Undead Bone.

However, besides Undead Bone, among the other troops, only Bone Two could win in a one-on-one fight.

"The characteristic of Gargoyles is their extremely strong defense, especially against magic, and they can fly."

"Fortunately, both Undead Bone and Bone Two have ranged attack capabilities, and Gargoyles are melee troops. If it comes down to a fight, Bone Three, Bone Four, and other Skeletons can also get close and land a few blows."

Before the battle began, Mu Yuan slowly moved back again, retreating a thousand meters away, to a place where the Ruined Tower was no longer visible.

Beside him were two Skeleton Soldiers and the large meat shield, Duo Lai.

Especially the latter, its round and massive body gave Mu Yuan a great sense of security.

Mu Yuan wasn't worried about not being able to see the battlefield. Two War Falcons were lurking in the distance, constantly live-streaming the battlefield situation to him.

He didn't need to worry about commanding either.

Although Mu Yuan possessed exquisite micro-management skills, adept at moving Skeleton Soldiers thirty centimeters to the left, he was ultimately limited by the computer interface and the intelligence of the Skeleton Soldiers. When it came to actual on-the-spot command, he was still slightly inferior to Undead Bone, who was physically present on the battlefield.

So, he would leave everything entirely to Undead Bone.

In the distance, Undead Bone and Bone Two were gesturing to each other.

Bone Two: GOGOGO, charge!

Undead Bone: Charge your bone, stay put!

Undead Bone didn't call anyone else and approached the Ruined Tower alone, reaching a hundred meters away.

One by one, the Gargoyles with their ferocious, repulsive faces and nine thousand nine hundred reasons to die were clearly reflected in its eye sockets.

Slowly, Undead Bone pulled out three silver javelins from its back. Energy surged along its arm bones, pouring into these three hard, incredibly sharp bone spears.

The bone spears, which perfectly fit its body, began to hum and vibrate.

A terrifying aura, as if it wanted to drag all enemies into the Abyss, erupted from Undead Bone, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth also seemed to sink and become dim.

At the same time, perhaps intimidated by the aura, the eyes of the Gargoyles not far away gradually lit up.

Dust rustled off their bodies as they began to tremble, causing the Earth to shake as well, as if they would awaken in the next moment.

But!

But!

The silver bone spears were suddenly hurled out, piercing the air like cannonballs, exploding in rings of white air currents, emitting sharp tearing whistles, and in a thousandth of a second, fiercely slamming into a Gargoyle that was about to awaken.

Shattering it... piercing it to pieces!

Boom—

The entire gargoyle statue exploded, sending dark gray rubble flying. A broken stone wing, only half remaining, tumbled in the dust before finally snapping with a crack.

This wasn't the end; it was just the beginning.

The Undead Bone that had thrown the terrifying spear didn't pause, unleashing two more bursts.

Bone Spear Triple Throw!

Just as the eight Gargoyles awoke from their slumber, three of them exploded, leaving no complete corpses behind.

Their stone heads were completely bewildered.

Where are my companions? Where are all my companions? How did they disappear the moment I opened my eyes!

At this moment, the deafening roar only began to echo from afar, startling the birds on the ground.

A moment earlier,

South of the Ruined Tower, about several thousand meters away, several players were riding Dire Wolves through the mountain forest. They were escorted by Spearmen, Archers, Sentries, Skeleton Soldiers, Great Goblins, and other troops, killing the monsters that darted out from the woods.

"We're quite deep into the wilderness now. Are we there yet, Big Brother?"

"Almost, almost. According to the map, the target Mage Tower is not far ahead... Although so many years have passed and the Mage Tower might not exist, we might come up empty-handed, but...

"But as long as there's a glimmer of possibility, it's worth fighting for.

"If we don't fight, we can only waste half our lives like other players. Are you willing to see a corner of the Eternal World but be unable to enter?

"If we don't fight, when will we reach Professional Grade? When will we personally experience the scenery of the Eternal World?

"Players like us, from commoner backgrounds, can only fight. And this ancient map, obtained by chance, is our best, and possibly only, chance to leap over the dragon gate!"

As long as we don't fight to the death, we'll fight to the death!

A fervent light shone in the eyes of the few players.

They were Old Players who had been playing for half a year, yet they were just small fry among players. They couldn't even afford a single breakthrough material.

They didn't want to live like this anymore.

They wanted to take one step at a time, one step at a time, until they reached...

Rumble—!!!

A loud noise came from afar, shaking the leaves with a rustling sound.

The few Old Players were both startled and panicked. They had already left the human kingdom's territory and ventured deep into the wilderness. What they feared most was encountering certain invincible monsters.

And now...

"It's a Rare Troop, a Gargoyle!"

A player who had inherited the Archer class and had excellent eyesight shouted, "And that direction seems to be our destination?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver-gray figure suddenly leaped into the air. A greatsword pulled out a black sword light several meters long, slashing across the waist of a Gargoyle Skimming nearby.

The hard Gargoyle body cracked! Broke! Then shattered!

Under this pitch-black sword light symbolizing death, it was cut in two with one strike!

Boom—

Another explosion came from a distance, impacting the fragile hearts of the few players.

They looked at each other, their eyes meeting, wanting to speak but hesitating, trembling.

Finally, the Archer player opened his mouth and said, "Boss, are we still fighting?"

"Hmph! Today, I, your boss, will teach you the fourth lesson. As players from commoner backgrounds, when we encounter such sudden situations...

"We should still be cowardly when we need to be.

"This is called being rational."

Beep beep beep, starting tomorrow, I'll change the update time. I'll update at 11:30 AM and post two chapters together. This is the tentative plan~