Is Throwing Shit in the Enemy's Face Not Underhanded Enough?

Relying on his familiarity with the route, Su Li arrived at the outskirts of the Mass Grave before the other two.

He did not rush into the tomb. Instead, he found a patch of withered grass with an excellent view and buried himself halfway inside, leaving only half his skull exposed.

"As the great hunter said: patient waiting is for a deadlier strike."

After a while, heavy footsteps approached.

"B-Brother, are we there?" Lainer's voice trembled noticeably.

He looked utterly bedraggled. His clothes had been torn in several places, and a blood-soaked bandage was wrapped around his arm. Clearly, he had received plenty of warm greetings from wolves, wild dogs, and the like along the way.

Mad Axe, walking ahead of him, was a different story. Though his enormous Double-Edged Battle Axe was stained with Dark Red blood, he showed no obvious injuries apart from slightly heavier breathing.

"We're here. It's up ahead." Mad Axe stopped and pointed the handle of his axe toward the entrance of the Mass Grave.

Lainer glanced at the pitch-black cave and could not help shuddering.

"Brother... are you sure this is the place? It looks kind of cursed."

Though he had bragged in front of Rosalia that he would smash that little skeleton's skull, that had been when there was only one of them and it looked weak.

But now...

The mere chill of undead aura coming from this damned place made his legs shake.

"What the hell are you scared of?" Mad Axe spat disdainfully. "With me here, can a few low-level undead really turn the world upside down? Follow me!"

The two reached the entrance one after the other.

Suddenly, Mad Axe's gaze sharpened. He crouched down and examined the dirt on the ground.

"Hm? Footprints."

He rubbed a little dirt between his rough fingers. "No sense of flesh-and-blood weight. The prints are shallow, and the bone structure is clear. Looks like a skeleton, and a small one at that. It should be something that was born not long ago."

"Probably slipped out from inside without knowing where it was going."

Su Li, hiding in the distance, was slightly startled.

"As expected, this guy called Mad Axe has some skill. Not only is he strong, but he has plenty of tracking experience too. If I want to cause them trouble, I'll need something stronger."

Mad Axe rose to his feet and waved dismissively.

"It's just a low-level little skeleton. It's probably long gone. Let's go in."

As he spoke, he rudely kicked Lainer in the ass. "You go first!"

Lainer staggered forward several steps, cursing Mad Axe's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

"Damn it! You make me do all the dangerous work! If I ever get the chance, I'll definitely..."

Of course, he only dared enjoy saying such things in his head. Facing Mad Axe's murderous glare, he could only force himself to crawl trembling into the cave.

The moment he entered—

"Ah!! So many!!" Lainer's terrified scream rang out.

The Tomb Passage was packed with Skeleton Soldiers wielding iron swords and battered shields.

"Shut up! What are you screaming for?" Mad Axe followed close behind, only frowning at the sight.

"A bunch of trash." He shouted and swept out the battle axe in his hand.

"Whoosh—!" The axe blade, imbued with Battle Qi, was like a whirlwind, instantly smashing the three Skeleton Soldiers at the front into bone dust.

"Keep moving!"

Mad Axe charged ahead, his massive axe whistling through the air with every swing, carrying the aura of one man holding the pass against ten thousand bones.

However, despite how casually he spoke, the vigilance in his eyes did not ease in the slightest.

As a veteran adventurer who had lived by the blade, he knew well that underestimating enemies in undead territory was courting death.

The two pushed forward all the way. Though there were many skeletons, they truly were no match for Mad Axe.

...Outside the cave.

Su Li watched as the two completely vanished into the darkness, his red Soulfire flickering once.

"The time is about right."

He crawled out of the grass, dusted the dirt off his ass, and walked briskly toward the entrance.

"Hehehe, now that you're in, don't even think about getting out easily."

Su Li took out three [Inferior Corruption Pots], a deeply sinister smile appearing on his face.

"Watch me put some 'shit' at the entrance and seal off the road!"

"Smack! Smack! Smack!" The three Corruption Pots shattered one after another at the cave entrance.

Dark Red Rotten Liquid instantly spread across the ground.

This inferior Corruption personally crafted by Su Li might not have the burst damage of the genuine article, but it made up for it in quantity. If any living creature dared step on it, even if it did not die, it would lose a layer of skin.

After finishing all this, Su Li took a deep breath and slipped into the cave as well.

The moment he entered, he heard the sounds of battle coming from deeper inside.

"Hehehe... the show begins." Su Li hid in a dark corner and summoned the system interface.

"Module, activate!"

"Buzz—" Dense sounds of bones scraping against each other rang out once more through the Tomb Passage that Mad Axe had nearly cleared.

This time, not only did ordinary skeletons respawn, but several Elite Monsters wielding stone axes appeared as well.

"I wonder whether these NPCs can level up by killing monsters like players. If they can, then this would be more trouble than it's worth."

As Su Li thought, he sneakily crept toward the battlefield.

At the center of the battlefield, Mad Axe had clearly sensed that something was wrong.

"What's going on? Why are there more of these skeleton monsters the more we kill?!"

He split a skeleton trying to ambush Lainer in half with one blow, then turned and roared, "Stop trembling over there! Watch my back!"

Lainer was cowering in a corner, wildly waving a short sword in his hand. He was so scared that tears were nearly spilling out.

"B-Brother! How about we retreat?! We've practically stabbed a skeleton nest! There are too many!"

"Retreat my ass!" A fierce glint flashed through Mad Axe's eyes. "If we fail the captain's mission, going back means death anyway! Hold the line!"

Just as the two were surrounded by an endless sea of skeletons and struggling to cope.

No one noticed that half a small skull poked out from behind a Stone Pillar at the edge of the battlefield.

Su Li watched the two struggling bitterly and silently sighed.

"This Mad Axe really is fierce. Dozens of monsters are hacking at him, and they still can't break his defense. If I faced something like this, I'd probably have been dismantled into parts already."

"Thankfully, we're all skeletons. As long as I don't attack first, these guys treat me like air."

That was the advantage of the undead race!

Su Li watched Mad Axe's impenetrable defense and felt that the heat was not high enough yet.

"Hehehe, numbers alone won't do. I need to add some extra spice!"

He quietly took out an [Inferior Corruption Pot] and aimed at the open ground between the two men.

"Here you go!"

"Whoosh—"

The Corruption Pot traced an arc through the air.

"What was that?!"

The instant Mad Axe heard the sound of something slicing through the air, alarm bells blared in his mind. He instinctively rolled to the side, grabbing Lainer by the collar and dragging him away at the same time.

"Smack!!"

The Corruption Pot exploded where the two had just been standing, splashing Dark Red liquid everywhere.

"This is..."

Mad Axe stared at the disgusting red slime on the ground, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

"Crimson Corruption?! Why would something like this be here?!" He abruptly raised his head, his sharp gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

"Who is it?! Get out here!"

Yet apart from the Skeleton Soldiers that continued mechanically closing in, there was no one around.