Killing

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"Can't fight them head-on, I need to separate them!"

Watching the swarm of Harpies closing in, Gu Su's mind raced, and he quickly made a decision.

Thirteen Harpies plus a spellcasting leader – if they attacked in a pack, even his well-coordinated Skeleton squad would suffer losses. Only by splitting them up could he have a chance to defeat them.

His gaze swept over the Skeleton squad beside him. He immediately picked out two elite Skeletons, raised his hand, and pointed towards the other side of the forest, giving a decisive order.

"You two, act as bait. Run that way.

Try to attract the Harpies' attention along the way. Lure away as many as you can.

If they refuse to split up, just stall them with all your might and buy me time to cast Soul Summoning!"

Gu Su had already figured everything out:

The corpses of the dozen or so Harpies he had just hunted were still scattered in the woods. With his current Level 1 Soul Summoning success rate, as long as he had enough time to cast the spell, he could summon at least six Harpy Skeletons.

By then, his troop strength would directly overwhelm the enemy. Even in a head-on confrontation later, he would have a full chance of winning with the advantage of two-on-one.

The two Skeletons received the order and immediately rushed out from their cover without any hesitation, heading rapidly towards the other end of the forest.

They moved with swift steps, striking the tree trunks along the way with their horn iron spears as they ran.

The dull thuds echoed continuously, deliberately creating a huge commotion, as if they were afraid of not attracting the Harpies' attention.

As expected, the sudden noise instantly shifted the Harpy flock's attention.

The leading spellcasting Harpy's scarlet eyes narrowed, fixing on the two running Skeletons. It let out a sharp command, then flapped its electricity-wreathed wings and, with six ordinary Harpies, chased after them aggressively.

The remaining six Harpies stayed in the woods, crouching down to prepare to collect the bodies of their companions.

To them, these fallen comrades were not only kin but also indispensable food, and they naturally wouldn't abandon them easily.

Now's the time!

A glint flashed in Gu Su's eyes. He raised his hand and waved to the Skeleton squad hidden in various places.

The next second, the Skeletons hidden behind tree trunks and in bushes charged out in unison, wielding their cleavers and spears, directly pouncing towards the seven Harpies and drawing their attention.

Seeing this, the six Harpies immediately realized they had fallen into a trap.

They let out angry shrieks, abandoning the corpses, spreading their claws, flapping their wings, and actively pouncing on the charging Skeletons.

But they were outnumbered. Their feet were still on the ground, and they hadn't taken flight yet. Coupled with the Skeleton squad's practiced coordination.

Each pair of Skeletons worked together, one to distract, one to kill, replicating the tactic used to hunt the lone Harpies before.

As soon as one Harpy lunged at a Skeleton, it was pinned by the latter's spear against its neck, unable to advance an inch.

Another Skeleton beside it seized the opportunity, swinging its cleaver and viciously hacking at the base of its wing. A flash of cold light, and the Harpy shrieked as its wing was severed. It lost its balance and crashed heavily to the ground. Before it could struggle to get up, it was finished off with another blow, its life extinguished.

The rest of the Harpies met similar fates. Even with desperate resistance, they could not break free from the Skeletons' two-on-one pincer attack. Shrieks echoed continuously, and before long, all the Harpies lay in pools of blood, unable to fly again.

Gu Su quickly stepped forward, walked to a Harpy corpse, and chanted the incantation for Soul Summoning. A faint gray undead energy gradually emanated from his body.

"Soul Summoning!"

Gu Su shouted lowly, and the gray undead energy around him surged instantly, rushing towards the scattered Harpy corpses in the woods like a tide.

Under the power of Soul Summoning, the six recently killed Harpy corpses exploded simultaneously. Flesh and feathers flew, and six masses of gray energy enveloped the skeletons of the corpses, rapidly reassembling them.

[You cast Soul Summoning (Level 1) 6 times, obtaining Skeleton (Level 0) * 5, Soul Summoning proficiency +6 points.]

The system prompt sounded as expected. Gu Su rejoiced in his heart.

This time, he was lucky. Six castings of Soul Summoning successfully summoned five Skeletons. Although they didn't have any weapons, they were enough to serve as bait.

Gu Su gestured, pushing them directly to the front of the battle.

At this moment, Gu Su could already hear the sound of dense wingbeats and sharp roars coming from the depths of the forest.

The Harpies were returning.

As expected, the moment Gu Su looked up, the enraged Harpies burst out from the other side of the forest.

The sound of flapping wings shook the leaves, and their sharp screeches almost pierced eardrums.

Gu Su's gaze sharpened, and he quickly counted their numbers. The seven Harpies that had chased out earlier (the spellcasting leader + six ordinary ones) – only six flew back this time.

And in the chest of the leading spellcasting Harpy, a blood-stained horn iron spear was embedded. Dark blood dripped down the spear, and the faint blue electricity around its body had weakened considerably. It was clearly heavily injured.

It seems the Skeletons were sacrificed.

Gu Su mused inwardly, instantly understanding the situation.

The bait Skeletons had fought with all their might, not only taking down an ordinary Harpy but also heavily injuring the spellcasting leader. This undoubtedly reduced the pressure on this battle considerably.

A good opportunity!

A fierce glint flashed in Gu Su's eyes. He immediately gave a deep order.

The five newly summoned Skeletons without weapons charged forward first, drawing the Harpies' attention.

The elite Skeletons holding cleavers and spears orderly retreated to the rear, forming a pincer formation, closely watching the Harpies' movements, ready to strike at any moment. A new fierce battle was about to erupt.

The harpies, having been toyed with by bait and lost their companions, were now blinded by rage.

Their scarlet eyes were filled with malice, and their sharp shrieks sent fallen leaves scattering through the forest.

Despite having learned from the skeleton squad's coordinated attack, and despite their leader being severely wounded, they still charged forward recklessly, flapping their wings and fiercely diving towards the skeleton horde, eager to tear the bones before them to shreds.

The five newly summoned skeletons, who had been prepared, immediately met them, latching onto the five ordinary harpies at the forefront.

Though unarmed, they disregarded their own lives, refusing to let go no matter how the harpies struggled, clawed, or tore at their bones with sharp talons. They stubbornly held the harpies in place.

This allowed the skeletons behind them to attack the pinned harpies.

Meanwhile, the remaining three elite skeletons, wielding crude iron spears, immediately joined forces with the magic-user skeleton and together they pounced on the severely wounded magic-user harpy.

They precisely exploited its weakness of being heavily injured and slow-moving, giving it no chance to cast lightning magic.

Seeing this, the magic-user harpy weakly flapped its wings in an attempt to dodge, but blood continuously seeped from the spear in its chest, and the faint blue current around its body grew weaker. Its movements were no longer what they used to be.

In an instant, three sharp crude iron spears pierced its body simultaneously, stabbing into the base of its wings and its abdomen. Black blood gushed out, splattering on the ground with a sizzling sound.

Gu Su keenly seized this perfect opportunity, bursting from behind the tree. Gripping the Plague Cutter with both hands, he immediately activated its Outbreak effect, and the chainsaw began to spin wildly on the harpy.