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The skeleton charged through the shadows between the trees in the blink of an eye and reached the open ground in front of the abandoned gas station.
The bizarre Oil Depot Slug was dragging the heavy remains of the gas station behind it like a giant snail, slowly inching toward the skeletons.
Its bloated body crushed the ground beneath it, leaving behind a trail of thick, black oil and a pungent stench.
The skeleton locked onto the Oil Depot Slug and, without the slightest hesitation, raised its arms and hurled the two heavy bags of salt in its hands.
The white bags traced two short arcs through the air before landing with two wet thuds against the Oil Depot Slug's sticky body. The black oil on its surface immediately enveloped them.
At first, the Oil Depot Slug paid no attention. It kept moving at its slow pace and swallowed the two bags as easily as it would any other debris. Not even a ripple disturbed the oil on its surface.
But the moment the bags were swallowed, something changed.
The Oil Depot Slug moved forward only twice before its bloated body began to shudder violently.
As if in tremendous pain, its once-smooth, pitch-black surface began pouring out great quantities of clear liquid. The liquid mixed with the black oil and spread across the ground.
Its movement slowed abruptly. Its already sluggish motions grew even clumsier, and each inch forward seemed to take enormous effort. Its body shook more and more violently.
The skeleton in front immediately noticed the change and charged straight at the Oil Depot Slug, swinging its bony claws down at it, clearly intent on pressing the advantage.
Faced with the oncoming skeleton, the Oil Depot Slug showed signs of retreat for the first time. Its bloated body drew back slightly, and its black surface churned uneasily, as if it feared something.
It was obvious that salt was its deadly weakness.
At the edge of the woods, Gu Su saw what was happening and straightened from his slight lean, a flash of delight in his eyes.
He immediately gave the remaining skeletons beside him, who were carrying bags of salt, a low command: "Go!"
The skeletons obeyed without hesitation and raced after the one in front. Their joints clicked as they moved, and they were astonishingly fast.
Just then, the first skeleton leaped forward with its momentum, carrying the remaining bags of salt strapped to its body. It landed firmly atop the Oil Depot Slug's bloated body, its feet sinking into the sticky black oil.
Even though the skeleton had leaped onto it of its own accord, and even if the Oil Depot Slug wanted to dodge, its devouring ability still triggered instantly.
The sticky black oil surged over it like a tide, enveloping and swallowing it without leaving so much as a trace of bone.
The bags of salt strapped to the skeleton were swallowed along with it.
The next second, even more clear liquid gushed from the Oil Depot Slug, mixing with the black oil into a murky slurry. The pungent smell of diesel and gasoline grew stronger. Even Gu Su, standing in the woods some distance away, could smell it clearly; he wrinkled his nose at the fumes.
"Go! Bring the torches up!
"Get ready. Be prepared to move at any moment!"
An idea flashed through Gu Su's mind, and he immediately raised his voice.
He ordered the skeletons behind him who were holding torches to attack, then decisively instructed the elite skeletons at his side to set their weapons alight and prepare for the final charge.
At Gu Su's command, the skeletons carrying torches immediately sprang into action and hurried toward the battlefield.
By then, the skeletons carrying salt had also reached the Oil Depot Slug.
They worked together with clear purpose, avoiding a reckless approach and simply hurling their bags of salt one after another at the creature.
Every bag hit its mark and was swallowed whole by the Oil Depot Slug.
Already writhing in agony after swallowing so much salt, the creature was now pushed to the brink. It rolled wildly across the ground.
Its bloated body sent loose stones flying, and the remains of the gas station it dragged behind it shook violently. Stones fell from the walls, making the whole structure look ready to collapse at any moment. Chaos erupted around it.
Before the skeletons carrying salt could decide whether to leap onto the Oil Depot Slug and feed it the remaining salt directly, the skeletons with torches had already reached the edge of the battlefield.
Without hesitation, they all raised their arms and hurled their burning torches at the Oil Depot Slug as it rolled wildly on the ground.
A deafening boom rang out, and flames erupted at once, sweeping across the Oil Depot Slug's entire body like a fire dragon. The blaze soared skyward, lighting up the whole clearing.
Just as Gu Su had guessed, the clear liquid pouring from the Oil Depot Slug was fuel.
The moment it encountered an open flame, it ignited.
Wrapped in flames, the Oil Depot Slug writhed in extreme agony, rolling even more violently. Its black body sizzled as the fire scorched it, giving off an even more acrid stench of burning and fuel.
It even summoned all its strength to lunge at the surrounding skeletons, trying to drag its attackers into the flames and take them all down with it.
But the skeletons weren't stupid. The situation was obvious; there was no need to risk a fight with an Oil Depot Slug that was already on the verge of death.
They all quickly retreated, putting a safe distance between themselves and the creature. Their empty eye sockets stayed fixed on the Oil Depot Slug, ready for its final counterattack and not letting their guard down for a moment.
Meanwhile, the elite skeletons, whose weapons were already ablaze, strode out of the woods.
Thick black smoke billowed from their weapons, produced by the burning plastic.
These flaming weapons not only burned fiercely, but were also extremely sticky. Once they stuck to a target, they clung tight and could not be shaken off, only burning hotter and hotter.
The elite skeletons arrived at exactly the right moment.
The Oil Depot Slug was using the last of its strength to enlarge its body and prepare a final, lethal strike. It had no attention to spare for anything else.
The elite skeletons appeared and, without hesitation, hurled their burning weapons at it.
The weapons streaked through the air like shooting stars and struck the Oil Depot Slug's bloated body with perfect accuracy, pinning it to the ground.
The flames clung to its body and burned fiercely, consuming what remained of its life.
The Oil Depot Slug's struggles gradually weakened. Its shuddering slowed, while the flames on its body grew stronger and stronger.
At last, it stopped struggling altogether. Its bloated body slowly shrank and melted in the fire, eventually turning to a pile of charred ashes that the flames consumed completely.
[You killed Oil Depot Slug (Level 2) and gained 14 experience points. Each participating subordinate gained 13 experience points.]
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