Soul Fire Fragment

With a loud crash, the door was smashed open by the Undead, and then skeletons, zombies, and ghosts poured in all at once.

In fact, when the Undead approached the gate, the militiamen on the wooden towers had already reacted. The archers on the two towers immediately started shooting arrows down. If the gate hadn't been opened, they could have easily turned their fire towards it from their positions.

But now, after only two arrows were fired, the horde of Undead had already swarmed in and disappeared within their firing range.

"Quickly, go and guard the gate!" the militia captain shouted, leading his men down the street.

Besides the militiaman possessed by the Chenghong Moli, there were three other militiamen, plus the militia captain, and on this side, there were ten Undead.

The two sides met in an open area inside the main gate.

Upon seeing the enemy, Xiao Yu quickly assessed the situation. The militiamen's equipment was quite basic; they wore simple leather armor and carried bows and arrows, short swords, shields, or long spears. Their combat strength was probably not very high. However, the militia captain seemed to be quite capable. He wore black leather armor, was burly, and held a sword in one hand and an axe in the other.

NPCs who can dual-wield weapons are usually quite strong, and this militia captain is clearly no exception.

"Sweet and Sour Ribs, Spartacus, you two come with me to deal with the militia captain, the rest of you quickly clear out the mobs."

As they were talking, Xiao Yu had already rushed to the militia captain.

Consecutive Sword Strikes! Three swords swung in quick succession, thrusting towards Xiao Yu's face. The militia captain actually used the same move, parrying and deflecting all three attacks. He then swung his axe at Xiao Yu's chest, and with a snap, two of his ribs broke.

Xiao Yu hurriedly retreated, as this single blow cost him 3 health points. Keep in mind, he only had 12 health points left.

Fortunately, Sweet and Sour Ribs was on the left and Spartacus on the right, flanking them from both sides. They swung their weapons at the same time. Sweet and Sour Ribs used a bone scythe, while Spartacus used a bone shield with a short spear. As a result, the militia captain had to turn around to defend himself.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Yu stepped forward again, and the three skeletons attacked the militia captain together.

This militia captain was quite skilled; he fought the three skeletons to a standstill, but the other militiamen weren't so lucky.

One of them was already under control, and the remaining three were each cursed with a Curse of Weakness by the Yaoling Bai Wuchang, Shadow You Can't See Me, was hiding behind and throwing out Touch of Negative Energy, and the Sword of the Fallen Angel was even more ferocious.

Flame Missiles! Boom! A militiaman was blasted away by the Sword of the Fallen Angel, and then the Big Water Cunt pounced on him, biting his neck and poisoning him to death.

Another militiaman panicked and turned to run, but was slashed in the back by the militiaman possessed by the Chenghong Moli, and then attacked and bit by the Zombie Jiangshi, dying in the blink of an eye.

Immediately following, the Sword of the Fallen Angel unleashed another fireball, and the last militiaman was defeated.

In less than a minute, only the militia captain remained fighting.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This dungeon is indeed easy."

"Give up! Give up your futile resistance! Your struggle is meaningless. Why not join us? You will gain eternal life!"

Upon hearing this, the militia captain roared and slashed at Xiao Yu with his sword, shouting, "You vile Undead, if you want to harm my people, kill me first!"

Xiao Yu raised his two swords and forcefully blocked the opponent's attack.

Parry Counter! With both swords pressed down, they managed to land on the opponent, taking the opportunity to slash a gash in the militia captain's body.

"That's exactly what I was thinking—what are you waiting for? Let's all attack together!"

Xiao Yu had no intention of winning in a one-on-one fight; monsters are all about overwhelming numbers.

The horde of zombies and skeletons swarmed forward, and the militia captain was no match for them, falling to the ground and dying instantly.

"Haha, this dungeon is pretty easy!" Sweet and Sour Ribs said happily.

"Hey, don't underestimate it. This is just the first boss. Aren't the first bosses in dungeons usually free? Quickly check what they dropped."

The militia captain's weapons and armor dropped; for monsters, this equipment can not only be equipped but also used to fill the drop list.

"Huh, what's that?" Following the direction pointed out by Chenghong Moli, everyone saw that in addition to the militia captain's weapons and armor, a blue fireball-like object had fallen out and was floating above the militia captain's corpse.

The Sword of the Fallen Angel explained from the side, "These are fragments of the Soul Fire. Their use is similar to Memory Fragments; only Undead creatures can see them. Undead can absorb fragments of the Soul Fire to gain additional memories."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Memory? Is that a skill? Then wouldn't it be a skill book?"

The Sword of the Fallen Angel shook its head. "No, this Soul Fire Fragment carries a memory of the deceased from their previous life. It might be related to abilities, a hidden quest, or just a boring memory. We'll only know what it is after absorbing it, so it's not 100% useful. It still depends on luck."

Unlike skill books, which can be kept in your inventory, Soul Fire Fragment are lost once absorbed and cannot be traded. Furthermore, dungeons have cooldowns; you can only run one per week, and they might be gone after a week. Also, if it's not relevant to your abilities, it's a waste. Therefore, I suggest only rolling for it if you really need it.

Xiao Yu was quite interested in seeing the militia captain's memories. As the captain, he naturally had the authority to assign tasks, but he shouldn't be too greedy in this matter.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this, the old rule: take as much as you need."

The concept of "one need, multiple greed" simply means that everyone can roll for the dropped items, but once someone rolls for an item, they are not eligible for the next roll, until everyone has received an item.

As a result, the ghosts immediately gave up the idea of rolling for loot. To them, rolling for combat-related Memory Fragments would obviously be useless and would only prevent them from getting what they wanted. It would be better to roll for the two pieces of equipment, at least they could put them on the drop list.

The two zombies hesitated for a moment, then gave up as well.

Only Xiao Yu, Sweet and Sour Ribs, and Spartacus remained. For these skeletons, getting a combat skill from the roll would be ideal. Since the militia captain was a combat-type class, it was very likely that the Soul Fire Fragment he dropped would be a combat skill.

Xiao Yu rolled the first number, but only got a 9.

Damn, what bad luck!

Spartacus smiled confidently, but then rolled an 89.

"Hehe, not bad, not bad." He sounded quite pleased with himself; 89 points was already a very high score.

The Sweet and Sour Ribs quietly rolled over their numbers too—99 points.

"Haha, then I won't be polite."

With that, he reached out, and the ball of Soul Fire immediately entered the body of the Sweet and Sour Ribs.

"So, what kind of memory is it?"

"It's a combat skill, aha, it's Dual-Wield Weapon Specialization. The effect is +1 proficiency when dual-wielding weapons. Now I can get a pair of scythes to play with."

"Damn it, "Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This is unbelievable. I'm dual-wielding!"

But it's alright, there's more to come, he could only console himself with that thought.

As for the two pieces of equipment, he didn't roll for them; the Soul Fire Fragment was still the most attractive to him.

"Watch out! "Chenghong Moli suddenly cried out. Xiao Yu turned around and saw that the militiaman who had been bitten to death by the Big Water Cunt had actually stood up again.

"It's alright, he's already turned into a zombie," Sword of the Fallen Angel. Sure enough, the militiaman's eyes rolled back, indicating that he was no longer alive.

This zombie didn't seem to be controlled by the Big Water Cunt; instead, it acted like a wild monster, making whimpering noises as it aimlessly circled around in place.

"Huh, why didn't the ones I bit turn into zombies?" Wesker said.

"They have to be poisoned to death," Big Water Cunt explained. "Don't you even read the skill description?"

After chatting for a while and taking a short break, the group set off for their next destination.

The second boss is the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop. As the weapons supplier for Poli Village, this blacksmith is also a person with very high combat power. Judging from the fact that he is only accompanied by a blacksmith apprentice, his combat power should be far stronger than the militia captain.

As soon as they approached the blacksmith's shop, the blacksmith rushed out of the shop.

"Undead scum, face Akto's wrath!"

This guy spoke with a thick NPCBOSS accent, which made Xiao Yu feel quite at ease. As he spoke, he charged out wielding a large iron hammer.

"Holy crap, this guy looks pretty awesome!" the Big Water Cunt at the front exclaimed.

Xiao Yu thought to himself that he was indeed quite impressive. The blacksmith Akto had towering, dark muscles on his body, making him look as strong as the Terminator. He was holding a large iron hammer with a head the size of a football.

If you were to get hit by that, you'd definitely end up with broken bones and torn tendons.

"Surround them and cast Curse!" As the team leader, Xiao Yu felt that it was not advisable to fight this kind of tough guy head-on, so he immediately gave the order.

"Curse of Weakness!" The Yaoling Bai Wuchang waved his hand, and a ball of black light entered Akto's body. However, it seemed to be of little use. This guy's strength value was at least 18 points. The Curse of Weakness could only reduce his strength value by two points, but that would still leave him with 16 points, which was not enough for an ordinary person.

Fear Curse! Chenghong Moli waved her hand, and a ball of gray light entered Akto's body. Akto immediately saw all sorts of terrifying images.

However, Akto remained unfazed. "Stop with your pointless tricks. Your illusions are useless against me."

This Fear Curse is subjective; those with strong willpower or a thick skin can become immune.

If the debuff doesn't work, then you'll just have to tough it out.

Flame Missiles! With a swing of the Sword of the Fallen Angel, a fireball exploded on the blacksmith with a loud bang, but it had no effect whatsoever.

"This guy must have a talent for fire resistance," exclaimed the Sword of the Fallen Angel.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "That makes sense. No wonder the fire in the kang (heated brick bed) is so high after a day of blacksmithing."

"Never mind, let's charge together!" Xiao Yu shouted, and a group of Undead swarmed forward.

With a whoosh, Akto's hammer swept out, halting the attack. Almost everyone instinctively retreated, except for Big Water Cunt, who was sent flying and had his brains smashed out; he was clearly beyond saving.