Chapter 255 - 254: Battle in the City

Chapter 255: Chapter 254: Battle in the City

The moment the battle began, the situation changed rapidly.

In less than five minutes, the commotion on Gu Su’s side had drawn the attention of the vast majority of the demons within Trebot Town.

The demons, who had been scattered throughout the town fiercely fighting the squads under Jin Chang and Xi Yue, all halted their assault. They turned and swarmed toward the Graveyard Demon like an ant colony that had caught the scent of blood.

The number of demons around the Graveyard Demon surged. Their roars and footsteps intertwined, creating an increasingly terrifying scene.

Faced with this situation, neither Gu Su, nor Jin Chang and Xi Yue, chose to intervene.

For Jin Chang and Xi Yue, this was undoubtedly a cause for quiet celebration.

Gu Su had unintentionally drawn all the cannon-fodder demons, freeing them from the messy fray. This allowed them to focus all their energy on dealing with the more powerful guards and Boss Level demons inside the various buildings, significantly reducing their combat pressure.

As for Gu Su, he was absolutely delighted.

In his eyes, these swarming demons weren’t a threat at all; they were just walking bags of experience and loot.

In the current battle, the more demons he killed, the more Experience Points, Skill Proficiency, and Undead he could convert through Soul Summoning. The benefits were endless.

The Skeleton Soldiers continuously rising from the ground and joining the battle were the most direct proof of this.

Thanks to the buff from the White Bone Church, Gu Su’s Soul Summoning Technique now summoned superior Skeleton Soldiers from the very start, rather than Ordinary Skeletons.

Although the combat power of these Skeleton Soldiers was still a far cry from that of a fully-fledged Skeleton Warrior, and they could only serve as basic forces on the battlefield, they were still a cut above the undisciplined Ordinary Skeletons.

To use a simple analogy, an Ordinary Skeleton is like a civilian with no combat ability, while a Skeleton Soldier is like a militiaman with basic training.

Though their names were similar, their combat power was worlds apart.

Skeleton Soldiers were not only swifter and their attacks more powerful, but they could also coordinate simple offenses, making them far more threatening than Ordinary Skeletons.

The Skeleton Soldiers that had just risen from the ground needed no command from Gu Su or any other Boss. Relying on their Undead instincts, they could pinpoint living creatures on the battlefield and throw themselves into the fight without hesitation.

They even had some degree of combat skill. At the very least, unlike Ordinary Skeletons, they came equipped with a Bone Sword.

Even without a Boss to command them, the Undead, though somewhat dull and lacking tactical coordination, could still take down a demon one-on-one with their Bone Swords.

Moreover, even if their limbs were shattered, as long as their Soul Fire remained unextinguished, they would continue to attack with all their might.

With such an extreme fighting style, devoid of tactical considerations and heedless of casualties, there was truly nothing that could stop them.

The moment they saw an enemy, whether a lone straggler or a large group, they would charge recklessly, attacking in the most primitive and savage manner.

Even if their Bone Swords shattered, they wouldn’t stop. They would find a way to grab whatever was at hand on the battlefield—wrenches, hacksaws, any tool—to keep fighting.

If those failed, they would use bricks and rubble from the ground as weapons. They would even use the bones of their own kind.

Faced with such a relentless and frenzied assault, the demons that had charged forward so menacingly were instantly stunned.

They had thought themselves the epitome of madness, but they had never imagined something could exist that was even more unhinged.

These Skeleton Soldiers were fearless, heedless of casualties. Even when torn limb from limb by the demons, their residual Soul Fire would still squirm toward the enemy to continue the attack.

The demons were thrown into complete disarray. Unable to organize any effective resistance, they could only flee in disgrace or defend passively against the Skeleton Soldiers’ frenzied siege.

This allowed Gu Su’s forces, following the continuous suppression from the Flame Spray, to successfully kill over three hundred more demons.

The battlefield was piled high with the corpses of demons, providing an endless supply of material for Gu Su’s Soul Summoning Technique.

Just as Gu Su was commanding the Skeleton Soldiers to press their advantage, a deep, distant bell toll suddenly echoed from the center of Trebot Town, shattering the battlefield’s chaos.

Gu Su instinctively looked up, his gaze following the sound to lock onto the towering church in the center of town.

The toll was coming from there.

As the bell continued to echo, the once-chaotic demons on the battlefield seemed to find a leader. Their frenzied, disorderly state vanished, replaced by a sudden sense of order.

They stopped fighting as individuals and charging blindly. Instead, they began to coordinate, some tying down the front lines while others executed flanking maneuvers. The rhythm of the battle became methodical.

More shockingly, the very space within Trebot Town began to visibly distort and fluctuate, as if the entire town was undergoing a bizarre transformation.

In the blink of an eye, a narrow alley that could barely fit two people abreast instantly widened into a broad street, spacious enough for the massive Graveyard Demon to pass through with ease.

The short, two-story buildings lining the street shot upward within the distorted space, becoming three or four-story structures in an instant, their silhouettes growing more imposing.

At the same time, barricades appeared in various places, clearly intended to halt the Undead’s advance and create opportunities for the demons to counterattack.

More dangerously, agile demons had already scaled the walls of the tall buildings. They perched on the rooftops, their crimson eyes fixed on the Graveyard Demon below. They let out low growls from time to time, clearly waiting for a chance to leap down and launch a close-quarters ambush.

Gu Su also keenly noticed a faint, milky-white halo appearing beneath the feet of every demon, radiating a weak healing aura.

As long as these demons weren’t killed instantly, their wounds would rapidly recover under the halo’s influence. Even severed limbs could slowly regenerate.

This was clearly a town-wide buff for the demons.

Under these conditions, the already crazed demons became even more fearless in the face of death.

Seeing this, Gu Su instantly understood. ’This is the true power of Trebot Town. Everything before this was just the town in a partially activated state.’

’Now, with the bell tolling, the space transforming, and the demons receiving buffs, Trebot Town has truly activated.’

’A much harder battle is only just beginning.’