Attack

Gu Su suddenly turned his head, looking in the direction of the sound.

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He saw the three skeletons he had sent out emerge from the mist in unison, each dragging a heavy "trophy" in its bone claws.

Two of the skeletons were intact, each dragging two goblin corpses. Dark brown bloodstains dotted their dry bones.

Only the first skeleton sent out had its left arm severed at the shoulder. Its empty bone cavity gleamed coldly in the mist, and it dragged only one corpse in its bone claws. Its steps lagged half a beat behind its companions, clearly having suffered a significant loss.

"Injured?" Gu Su's brow furrowed instantly, his heart sinking.

It seemed the goblins deep within the mist were far more complex than he had imagined.

Their nest likely harbored a more powerful entity.

Without a word, he flipped over the rotten fence and strode forward to meet them.

The three skeletons stopped simultaneously, loosening their bone hands. The five goblin corpses thudded to the ground, emitting a strong, foul stench.

As Gu Su helped the skeletons drag the corpses into the graveyard, he inquired about the encounter with the injured skeleton.

The skeleton's throat produced a "kakaka" sound of colliding bones, but to Gu Su's ears, his Level 2 basic language allowed for undead communication.

In just a moment, Gu Su understood the cause and effect, his expression growing even more solemn.

"You stumbled upon the goblins' lair, and there was someone inside who could resurrect their kind? You couldn't win, so you grabbed a few corpses and retreated?"

The three skeletons tilted their heads simultaneously, their bone hands heavily thumping their chests, confirming his words.

"What exactly was that thing? A resurrection ability?"

Gu Su pressed, tossing the last goblin corpse into the graveyard before flipping back over the fence.

The skeletons clacked again, explaining to Gu Su.

It was a creature a bit larger than an ordinary goblin, clad in tattered beast hides, holding a red banner in its hand, and shouting, "Bibo bibo!"

As long as it struck the ground, dead goblins could crawl back to life.

"Resurrection?" Gu Su's pupils contracted, his mood souring.

These goblins were the weakest enemies he could currently find, and his sole source of fresh corpses to strengthen his undead squad. They were practically his lifeline.

Now, with something that could resurrect goblins appearing, wasn't that cutting off his lifeline?

Absolutely not!

This nest of goblins had to be eradicated!

A hint of ferocity flashed in Gu Su's eyes, and his movements suddenly quickened.

He dragged all five goblin corpses into the Level 1 empty grave area and casually tossed them into one of the empty graves.

[Empty Grave automatically uses your Summon Undead (Level 1), gaining Skeleton (Level 0) * 5, Summon Undead proficiency +5 points.]

With a "ding," the five goblin corpses tossed onto the grave mound didn't even get pulled down. They withered at a visible speed directly on the mound, their flesh and blood dissolving, their bones separating.

In the blink of an eye, five brand-new, dry yellow skeletons crawled out from the grave mound. Blue flames flickered in their empty eye sockets, and they stood obediently before Gu Su.

On the tombstone in front of the mound, the original Skeleton Squad (2/10) quickly changed to Skeleton Squad (7/10).

Gu Su nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the skeleton with the severed left arm, pointing to an adjacent, unfilled empty grave, and said sternly, "You, go in and recuperate."

The injured skeleton did not hesitate in the slightest, its stiff steps carrying it into the empty grave.

The next second, the soil around the grave pit churned automatically, burying it completely.

A new grave mound slowly rose, and a tombstone was erected in front of it, bearing a line of crooked characters: Skeleton Squad (1/10), Recovering.

Having done all this, Gu Su no longer paid attention to the recovering skeleton. His gaze swept over the skeletons before him, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

He bent down and rummaged through the scattered goblin weapons on the ground, distributing the thickest beast bone clubs and sharpened stones to the newly created skeletons, ensuring each skeleton received an appropriate weapon.

"Everyone ready?" Gu Su grunted, raising his hand and pointing to the fence outside, where the mist churned. "Let's go, we're going to take down the goblin nest!"

Then, he turned his gaze back to the strange tree in the center of the graveyard, his voice suddenly rising.

"Strange Tree! I'm leaving this place to you! When that skeleton has recovered, have it patrol the graveyard! Remember, anyone other than me who approaches, kill without mercy!"

As his voice fell, the dead, silent strange tree actually swayed its bare branches slightly. A few remaining withered leaves rustled and fell, as if responding to Gu Su's command.

Gu Su said no more, leaping out of the fence first.

Seven skeletons followed closely behind, their bone claws gripping weapons, emitting "kakaka" sounds as they followed him into the vast white mist.

As Gu Su's footsteps entered, the churning mist before him seemed to be dispelled by an invisible force, parting to the sides and revealing a clear path.

The world beyond the mist suddenly unfolded before Gu Su's eyes.

It was an utterly bizarre place.

It was clearly the ruins of a modern metropolis, yet it had been completely consumed by time and nature.

The towering skyscrapers had long lost their former glory, their outer walls covered in thick vines and moss. Verdant branches and leaves snaked out from broken windows, and overgrown giant trees had even cracked the building structures, blocking out the sky and preventing even a sliver of sunlight from penetrating.

On the streets, abandoned cars were covered in weeds, their exposed metal shells rusted and pitted, their original colors long indistinguishable.

The roads were completely blocked by collapsed building debris and overgrown vegetation. Only a narrow, winding path, repeatedly trodden by footsteps, led into the depths of the mist, like a road to perdition guiding towards danger.

Gu Su narrowed his eyes, instantly understanding the situation of the world before him.

This was a world where humanity had completely vanished.

The entire world had been reclaimed by time and nature.

Even though the buildings left behind by humans still testified to the prosperity of human society, everything was now unrelated to humanity.

Strange and bizarre creatures were the true masters of this world now.

Those goblins were merely the lowest-level beings in this world.

"Four in front, three behind, advance in a staggered formation."

Gu Su commanded decisively.

Under Gu Su's orders, the seven skeletons quickly separated. Four skeletons, wielding bone clubs or wooden clubs, marched in front, while three skeletons, holding stones, followed behind, shielding Gu Su in the center.

Gu Su's gaze continuously swept through the overgrown weeds.

In the eyes of skeletons and goblins, the cars by the roadside were useless junk.

But in Gu Su's eyes, these might be huge, untapped treasure troves.