Chapter 1238 - 1236: Clearing the Battlefield

Chapter 1238: Chapter 1236: Clearing the Battlefield

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"Brother Gu, what’s the situation here?"

Li Shang asked from a distance, clearly not planning to get close to Gu Xi.

"Nothing much, the ghost here has been subdued. Which path do you need to open next?"

"Sub... subdued?"

Li Shang was skeptical, but when he cautiously approached the ghost, he found that the ghost had no intention of attacking him.

Li Shang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That’s really great, Brother Gu, could you let it transfer control of all the nearby mechanisms to me?

Also, can you clear out the mecha and puppets in the basement?"

"Control of mechanisms? Mecha and puppets in the basement?"

Gu Xi was puzzled, wondering what all this was about since he came here to fight ghosts, not mecha.

Li Shang had no choice but to explain.

"This was actually unexpected. Normally, this should be a path of mechanisms where we’d encounter their attacks, along with mecha and puppets coming from underground.

All we need to do is fight through them.

But somehow, we came across this ghost, who, besides being the boss, is also the repairman here.

What’s really frustrating is that we have no way to deal with ghosts.

If it were zombies or skeleton soldiers, we could just brute force our way through."

Listening to this, Gu Xi nodded.

Among the undead, only ghosts have no physical body, ignoring 90% of physical attacks.

Moreover, since this ghost was a boss with unique traits, it not only had immunity to physical attacks but also possessed a certain immunity to magic attacks.

With this kind of opposition, Li Shang and his team couldn’t make any progress.

They had tried four or five times over two days without success.

It wasn’t just a matter of time wasted.

The most frustrating part for Li Shang and his team was that with each failure, the ghost would gain more control over the mechanisms here.

The ghost grew stronger each time.

After several attempts, the ghost had not only taken control of all nearby mechanisms but had also increased its own power.

Although the ghost’s level didn’t change much, it was increasingly adapting to Li Shang and his team’s combat style.

The last time they came, Li Shang and his five men nearly died at the hands of the ghost.

Now that the ghost had been subdued, Li Shang naturally didn’t want Gu Xi to hand it over.

He could only hope that Gu Xi would have the ghost transfer control of the nearby mechanisms to them.

This way, they could proceed quickly. As for asking them to fight the ghost, Li Shang wouldn’t mention it.

Hearing Li Shang’s words, Gu Xi finally realized that the "Electronic Ghost" referred to this situation.

So that’s how those skills were meant to be used.

It seemed this ghost was not only a hidden boss but also a rare variety among ghosts.

Looks like this trip wasn’t in vain; it paid off.

"Ghost, handle this matter."

Gu Xi glanced at the ghost behind him and readily agreed to Li Shang’s request.

After all, this was the road they needed to advance through.

If this path was blocked, they couldn’t progress in the dungeon.

Hearing Gu Xi’s words, Li Shang smiled and repeatedly thanked Gu Xi.

Under Gu Xi’s command, the ghost naturally transferred all control.

At the same time, Gu Xi saw one batch after another of mecha and puppets emerge from underground.

These weren’t the style of the tower but a steam style.

Not to mention the mecha, even the puppets followed a heavy and wide aesthetic.

In fact, if not mentioned, the mere size exceeded Gu Xi’s imagination.

Most importantly, as soon as these mecha and puppets emerged, they fixed their gaze on Li Shang, as if they would immediately take action if he made any sudden movement.

"Alright, Brother Li Shang, do you need these mecha?"

Gu Xi first had the ghost stop the mecha and puppets from moving, then looked at Li Shang.

"No need, these are just part of the background; we don’t need them."

Li Shang decisively shook his head.

Gu Xi then said, "Alright, I’ll have the ghost transfer control to you, and can you give me a minute?"

"Is a minute enough? Do you need more time? We’re not pressed for time."

Hearing this, Li Shang knew exactly what Gu Xi wanted to do, and he had no objections to Gu Xi wanting to take these mecha and puppets.

In Li Shang’s view, for Gu Xi to take some unimportant background elements from this dungeon was perfectly normal.

Even if Gu Xi went all out in taking things, how much could he actually take?

It was better to give Gu Xi some face.

Let him have half an hour if needed.

After all, their initial plan was for Gu Xi to spend one to two hours in battle here to subdue this ghost.

Now some of that time was saved.

For Li Shang and his team, it was time gained.

"No need, one minute is enough."

Since last time at the Golden Treasure Vault, when he only took a small amount of gold, Gu Xi had a new idea.

The undead were too slow in clearing out the battlefield.

Although they did it thoroughly, in times of urgency, this slow method couldn’t seize much of anything.

Having learned lessons from previous battles in Death City, Gu Xi knew he couldn’t afford to ignore this again.

So after the incident at the Golden Treasure Vault, Gu Xi reconsidered the status of his battlefield cleanup troops.

Apart from the practical Ghost Squad, many undead with transport or carrying abilities were re-organized.

Luna even designated a training ground for them, with one mission: to clear all items in a short time.

This clearing wasn’t about destroying everything.

It was about taking things apart and then reassembling them as they were afterward.

Referencing F1 Formula Racing’s tire changes, refueling, and maintenance pit stops, where everything is handled in seconds, that’s the style aimed for.

The situation Li Shang witnessed was just that.

He watched as Gu Xi opened a horizontally folding gate.

A large number of White Impermanence, Skeleton Soldiers, Ghosts, Instantly Teleporting Vampires, and some small green and blue-skinned creatures charged out.

Then everything was covered by them.

When Li Shang wanted a closer look, those undead and creatures had already turned and retreated back into the horizontally folding gate as they had emerged.

And all the mecha and puppets before them, the nearby steam pipes, even the steel plates on the ground had vanished completely.