Chapter 198 - 197: Troop Reorganization

Chapter 198: Chapter 197: Troop Reorganization

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Gu Su had no intention of wasting the new Empty Tombs that had appeared in the Main Tomb Area.

Last time, when he fought the Lizardmen, nearly six hundred of his Skeletons had nowhere to live. They could only scatter throughout the Graveyard Demon’s domain, like homeless Wandering Souls.

This time, after fighting the giant lizards, he had collected just as many corpses, if not more. If he didn’t hurry up and fill these Empty Tombs, who knew how long those Skeletons would have to wander outside.

But Gu Su wasn’t in a hurry to cram all the Empty Tombs full.

He stood in the center of the Main Tomb Area, his gaze sweeping over the newly added Empty Tombs as he quickly made his calculations.

’An Undead Army can’t rely entirely on cannon fodder.’

’The tide-of-bones strategy is effective, sure, but without a few heavy hitters to hold the line, it’ll still crumble against a tough opponent.’

’I need to start cultivating elite soldiers now. Especially since I’ve mastered the Five Ghosts Spirit Communication technique. From now on, the ones who can lead the charge and break formations will have to be promising candidates that crawl out of these Tombstones.’

He raised his hand and made a few gestures in the air, immediately deciding on an allocation plan.

Of the twelve Level 1 Tombs, he would designate three more for the Tombstone route.

Of the eight Level 2 Tombs, he would also select two to convert into Tombstones.

Of the four Level 3 Tombs, he would allocate one as well.

In this way, he gathered six Tombstones for the elite route. Adding the one Level 1 Tomb that had already been upgraded to a Large Tombstone, it was enough to slowly grind their levels up.

Gu Su nodded in satisfaction, only then beginning to assign the Ordinary Skeletons to their new homes.

The six hundred-plus Skeletons raised by the Soul Summoning Technique earlier were already lined up and waiting at the side.

At his command, the skeletons silently swarmed toward the remaining Empty Tombs, crawling inside one after another and disappearing into the churning Black Fog.

In just a short while, the Main Tomb Area returned to tranquility. Only the newly occupied Gravepiles faintly emanated Yin Qi, as if digesting their new residents.

After dealing with that, Gu Su’s gaze fell upon the mountain of white Lizardman corpses.

He had no intention of throwing these corpses into ordinary tombs. Doing so would only yield Ordinary Skeletons, which would be a waste.

These things had a better destination: the Swamp Forest.

In that newly grown forest, a thin layer of water permanently covered the ground, with fine Blood Waterfleas floating on the surface. Tree roots were half-buried in the mud, exuding a damp, foul, decaying stench.

There were five newly dug Empty Tombs in the forest, just waiting to be filled.

Gu Su walked to the edge of the Swamp Forest and waved at the Skeletons behind him.

The Skeletons immediately sprang into action, carrying the corpses and tossing them into the swamp one by one.

The bodies slammed into the sludge, splashing black water, and were quickly dragged into the depths of the tomb pits by roots hidden in the dark.

One, two, three... Just as the one hundred and fiftieth corpse was thrown in, a strange transformation occurred.

The following scene made even a player like him, who was used to seeing Undead, feel a chill run down his spine.

The surface of the swamp began to churn.

The once-calm black mud was stirred from below, bubbling violently.

Immediately after, countless tiny red points of light lit up in the darkness. Dense and layered, they covered the entire swamp like a sea of stars suddenly appearing in the night sky.

The points of light blinked and moved, gathering in ever-increasing numbers, drawing closer and closer.

Only when they swam to the edge of the swamp, illuminated by the faint fluorescent glow filtering down from the Deceitful Tree, did Gu Su finally see what they were!

Nearly a thousand rats.

No, not ordinary rats.

Half of their bodies were already rotten, exposing ghastly white bones and dark red muscles beneath. Their fur hung off in ragged patches; some were nothing but skin stretched over bone.

They lay in the sludge, their sopping wet fur plastered to their bodies. Hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of red-glowing eyes stared fixedly at Gu Su, completely still.

The sight was enough to make even Gu Su, who dealt with the Undead daily, shudder involuntarily.

He took a deep breath to steady himself and spoke to the dense swarm of rats:

"Boss, come out."

The words had barely left his mouth when the sludge at the edge of the swamp suddenly exploded, and a rat shot out.

The rat was about the size of a normal one, but its movements were clean and swift. In just a few leaps, it reached a spot about five meters in front of Gu Su. It then pushed off with its hind legs to stand upright, clasped its front paws together, and actually bowed like a human.

"Gray Rat greets you, my lord."

[Gray Rat (Level 1, Summoned Creature, Undead Boss): Experience (0/200), Attack 3, Defense 3, Life 25, Talent: Mouse Swarm Commander]

"Where are the Minions?" Gu Su asked.

Gray Rat glanced back toward the swamp, its voice high and sharp. "They are all in the swamp, my lord.

My lord, the swarm is too numerous. The Minions are having some trouble controlling them and must constantly suppress them."

Gu Su wasn’t surprised to hear this. ’With nearly a thousand rats crammed together, it’s a miracle they haven’t erupted into chaos already.’ He nodded and asked, "What abilities do the Minions have? Tell me about them."

Gray Rat raised a front paw and began to count them off, one by one:

"Rat Tooth. His bite is strong enough to chew through Metal."

"Poisonous Plague. He carries a toxin and can spread the Plague."

"Fire Rat. He can lead his subordinates in a group self-destruction."

"Bullet Head. He’s fast and hits hard. He can use his subordinates like cannonballs."

After hearing the report, Gu Su stroked his chin.

’Poison again. Looks like I can’t escape the poison route.’

’But it makes sense. When the Undead are weak, don’t they have to rely on numbers and widespread poison to kill their enemies?’

Gu Su was quite satisfied with the Corpse Rat Swarm before him. At the very least, the Talents of his few Minions were pretty good.

Gu Su pulled his thoughts back to the present and continued making arrangements.

At the same time, the process of the Skeletons moving into their new homes in the Main Tomb Area was nearing its end.

The six hundred-plus Skeletons crawled into the Empty Tombs one after another. The Gravepiles lit up with a faint glow, grew larger, multiplied into more Gravepiles, and then finally subsided.

Afterwards, the Minions led the Skeletons back out, and they quickly chose their positions and took their places.

The troops of Bone Forest and Bone Joint were the first to be fully replenished. The two Bosses stood at the edge of the tomb area with their respective Minions, awaiting further instructions.

And in this round of "move-ins," Gu Su gained three new Skeleton Bosses.

One combat-type and two labor-types.

The combat-type Boss was somewhat special. His Talent was different from the pure combat styles of Bone Forest and Bone Joint, leaning more towards weapon support.

His name was Bone Spear. If the Undead under his command used long-handled weapons like Long Spears or pikes, their Attack Power would directly increase by 10%. To make use of him, the Undead had to be armed with Long Spears.

The two labor-type Bosses each had their own specialty. One, named Bone Rush, possessed a mobility-type Talent. He could lead his subordinate labor Skeletons and increase their movement speed by eighty percent. His situation was somewhat similar to the Suburban Wolf, except he was purely a labor-type Boss.

The other, named Bone Masonry, possessed a construction-type Talent. Not only could he speed up the construction of various structures and reduce the material cost, but he also had the ability to repair buildings, allowing him to promptly fix any damage and ensure the stability of the Graveyard Demon.