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"Deal with the wolves first."
Gu Su furrowed his brow and thought it over for a few seconds. Then, without the slightest hesitation, he made his decision.
Compared to the unknown and eerie Glowing Vine Building, the Wild Marsh Wolf pack, which had no wolf king leading it, was clearly a safer target. It would earn them experience and give him a chance to test the Elite Squad's combat strength.
More importantly, there were around twenty wolves here—twenty corpses. If he brought them back, he'd have twenty skeletons, or sixty White Crows.
That was the most important resource for a Necromancer.
If he didn't farm corpses from weaker units and build up his undead before a battle, what kind of Necromancer would he be?
So Gu Su made his decision without hesitation.
At Gu Su's command, he sent out the rest of the White Crows again, leaving only two to lead the way ahead.
He couldn't stop scouting. He was desperately short of all kinds of supplies, and only by continuously expanding his range of exploration could he gather the resources needed to upgrade the Graveyard Demon and further strengthen his territory.
Once he'd given his orders, Gu Su set off at a brisk pace toward the east of the Graveyard Demon, accompanied by five Elite Skeletons and two Spellcaster Skeletons.
With the White Crows guiding them precisely, they avoided plenty of scattered obstacles and potential trouble along the way, making good progress.
The journey was around two thousand meters. Without slowing down, Gu Su and his party reached their destination in less than ten minutes.
He quietly hid behind a dead tree and peered into the distance. At a glance, he spotted the strange Rotting-Skin Wolves, lazily resting around a muddy pool.
Just as the White Crows had reported, large patches of skin had rotted away on all the wolves. Beneath the peeling skin, their muscles gleamed a bright green, and a faint, rancid stench clung to them. They looked especially hideous and terrifying.
Gu Su beckoned softly. The White Crow that had first spotted the Wild Marsh Wolves immediately flapped its skeletal wings and landed obediently on his shoulder. Its dark eye sockets fixed on the pool as it waited for his command.
"Go. Lure one over," Gu Su ordered in a low voice, his tone firm and decisive.
The White Crow understood at once and took off. Its wings beat almost soundlessly as it flew toward a Rotting-Skin Wolf dozing on the ground.
Although the White Crow was a flying scout with no offensive power of its own, its body still had enough momentum in flight to serve as bait and draw out an enemy.
Under Gu Su's watchful gaze, the White Crow suddenly swooped down and slammed into the Rotting-Skin Wolf's head.
The wolf jolted awake and let out a low growl. A murderous glint flashed in its eyes as it immediately pounced on the White Crow.
But the White Crow was small and nimble. It twisted lightly in the air, deftly avoiding the wolf's attack, then flew quickly toward the dead woods. Deliberately slowing down, it lured the wolf into pursuit.
The Rotting-Skin Wolf was furious. Trusting in its own agility, it never even thought to wake its companions. It simply lowered its head and charged after the White Crow alone, stepping straight into the ambush Gu Su had prepared.
But the moment it rushed into the dead woods, two flashes of cold light streaked past.
Two Elite Skeletons, wielding spears made of Angle Iron, lunged forward and drove their weapons into the Rotting-Skin Wolf, pinning it in place.
The wolf writhed in pain and was about to open its mouth and howl for help when another Elite Skeleton brought down a greatsword made from a fan blade. A flash of cold light, and its head was chopped clean off. Black-green blood sprayed across the ground, and the wolf went still.
[Skeleton (Summon) killed Wild Marsh Wolf (Level 1). You gained 2 experience points. Your summons split 4 experience points evenly.]
The system notification appeared at just the right moment. Gu Su glanced at it and finally learned the real name of the Rotting-Skin Wolf: Wild Marsh Wolf.
From the way it had chased after the White Crow alone, completely off guard, he could also tell that Wild Marsh Wolves weren't very intelligent—in fact, they were downright stupid. That made them easy to pick off one by one.
Gu Su waved his hand, signaling that they should continue with the plan.
The five Elite Skeletons immediately moved into position, stealthily hiding on either side of the woods.
The two White Crows took turns flying forward to make probing charges at the Wild Marsh Wolves by the pool, luring them one at a time into the dead woods. The Elite Skeletons then joined forces to kill them. The whole process was quick and clean.
They had killed about nine Wild Marsh Wolves when the pack resting outside the small pool finally noticed something was wrong.
After all, nearly half their companions had disappeared in such a short time. Even with their low intelligence, they could sense that something was off. Their lazy postures instantly turned wary.
So when one of the White Crows swooped down again to lure over another Wild Marsh Wolf, it didn't draw out just one. All thirteen of the remaining wolves charged after it.
They let out low growls in unison, their eyes bloodshot as they rushed after the White Crow. Their densely packed forms reached the edge of the woods in an instant.
Seeing the entire pack charge together, Gu Su's eyes narrowed, but he didn't panic. He immediately gave a decisive order.
"Spellcasters, prepare your magic attacks!
"Elite Skeletons, move up and hold the line at the woods. Don't let them get close!"
As soon as he issued the command, Gu Su pulled out the Plague Cutter and gripped it tightly, ready to join the fight at any moment. He fixed his sharp gaze on the charging pack of Wild Marsh Wolves and braced himself.
The next second, the first few Wild Marsh Wolves burst out from behind the trees and pounced on the lurking skeletons.
Just then, two dazzling lights suddenly flared.
One red, one blue—both unmistakable.
The two Spellcaster Skeletons launched their magic attacks at the same time. Fireballs surged with scorching heat, while Lightning Arrows crackled with electricity. Both spells struck the two Wild Marsh Wolves at the front with pinpoint accuracy.
Two piercing howls rang out. The wolves were blasted through the air and crashed heavily to the ground. They convulsed twice, then lay completely still, dead beyond any doubt.
Seizing the perfect opportunity, the Elite Skeletons advanced in unison. Working together, they swung and thrust their weapons with deadly precision, killing two more of the Wild Marsh Wolves at the front in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, they held their ground in front of the Spellcaster Skeletons, buying the casters behind them precious time to cast again.
By then, the two Spellcaster Skeletons had finished preparing their next spells. They raised their hands, and two beams of light—one red, one blue—shot out, striking the Wild Marsh Wolves charging at the rear with pinpoint accuracy.
The attack threw the Wild Marsh Wolves' assault into disarray.
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