Chapter 86: The Chase

“Stop, lowly creature, was it you who killed my companion?” That Skeleton Soldier actually spoke, and what it spoke was standard Huaxia language from Earth.

However, Xu Feng knew that this didn’t mean the Skeleton Soldier was fluent in Huaxia language. Instead, it was because the Undead Creatures were skilled in telepathic communication. They could communicate with people through their minds. When communicating, the meaning they wanted to express would directly become the native language of the person they were talking to.

Swift Wind Thrust!

Xu Feng swung his sword and charged at the Skeleton Soldier. The living were natural enemies of these Undead Creatures. When encountering Undead Creatures, there was nothing to discuss; just fight directly.

“Despicable creature!” the Skeleton Soldier growled lowly. It slightly lowered its body, spun two bone daggers in its hands, and pounced towards Xu Feng.

Clang, clang, clang~

The two clashed rapidly, their weapons colliding. For a moment, neither could gain an advantage over the other.

Roar~

The figure of the Giant Lizard Beast appeared behind Xu Feng.

Hearing the roar from behind, Xu Feng instinctively rolled away. Even if he got stabbed by the Skeleton Soldier’s dagger, he needed to get farther from the Giant Lizard Beast.

The Skeleton Soldier’s movements were as precise as a machine. Seizing the moment Xu Feng dodged, it rushed forward directly, swung its dagger, and stabbed Xu Feng’s body.

After the strike, the Skeleton Soldier still closely pursued Xu Feng from behind, continuing its attack. The daggers were like two sharp Fangs, dancing up and down in the Skeleton Soldier’s hands, continuously slicing at Xu Feng’s back.

Roar~

An invisible sound wave hit both the Skeleton Soldier and Xu Feng at the same time, throwing them both into a dizzy state. The Giant Lizard Beast’s sound wave attack had a very large range. Although it was about seven or eight meters away from them, Xu Feng could still feel the scorching, slightly toxic airflow from the Giant Lizard Beast’s mouth.

The dizzy state only lasted for two seconds, but it was enough for the Giant Lizard Beast to catch up.

However, on its path of pursuit, the Skeleton Soldier was like a stone blocking the Giant Lizard Beast’s way.

The memory of the previous annoying Skeleton Soldier was still fresh in the Giant Lizard Beast’s mind. Seeing another identical, irritating bug, the Giant Lizard Beast felt slightly angry. It directly bit the Skeleton Soldier’s head, shaking it vigorously left and right. With a crash, the Skeleton Soldier’s body fell apart, its head was crushed by the Giant Lizard Beast, and its Soul Flame went out.

After the Giant Lizard Beast destroyed the Skeleton Soldier, it lost sight of Xu Feng again.

At this time, the Skeleton War General was leading a squad of over a hundred skeletons, heading towards Xu Feng’s location.

“Sir, a human figure was spotted ahead,” a Skeleton patrol soldier reported, kneeling on one knee before the Skeleton War General.

The Skeleton War General glanced at Xu Feng’s blurry back figure, examined it carefully, and said in a deep voice, “He doesn’t have the aura of an Undead Creature’s Soul Flame on him. Our companion wasn’t killed by him. Our mission now is revenge. Let him be. Sooner or later, he will become one of us too.”

Xu Feng saw the large group of Skeleton Soldiers from a distance and was startled. So many Skeleton Soldiers, even if they were only One Star, appeared to be an organized army. Such existences were the most troublesome monsters. It was best not to provoke them if possible.

Xu Feng detoured far around them.

The Skeleton War General withdrew its gaze and suddenly turned towards the direction behind Xu Feng.

“I smell the scent of a fading Soul Flame. The enemy is ahead,” the Skeleton War General said, the green flames in its eye sockets flaring up as it stared intently at a nearby bush.

After a rustling sound, the Giant Lizard Beast emerged from the bushes.

“A powerful enemy!” The purple Soul Flame within the Skeleton War General’s skull flickered, and a feeling of excitement surged within it.

“I will turn it into a companion,” the Skeleton War General muttered to itself.

Roar~

Seeing a large group of pale white skeletons in front of it, the Giant Lizard Beast actually changed direction and charged towards the Skeleton War General.

“Fight!” the Skeleton War General roared.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

A rain of bone arrows shot towards the Giant Lizard Beast.

Clang, clang, clatter~

The arrows didn’t even penetrate the Giant Lizard Beast’s skin, scattering messily all over the ground.

Attacked, the Giant Lizard Beast became furious. It shook its head and swung its tail, charging into the skeleton formation.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The Undead Creatures had no emotions like frustration or fear. Unaffected by the first wave of arrows, they continued to draw their bows and fire another three waves of arrows.

Most of the arrows were deflected. A few arrows shallowly embedded into the Giant Lizard Beast’s skin, hanging crookedly on its body.

These waves of attacks did minimal damage to the Giant Lizard Beast. Meanwhile, the Giant Lizard Beast used the time during these arrow volleys to charge right up to the skeleton formation.

With a sweep of its thick tail, a row of Skeleton Soldiers was sent flying with a crash, some even disintegrating mid-air.

Roar~

With an angry roar, another pile of Skeleton Soldiers fell apart with a clatter. Lowering its head, it bit onto a Skeleton Soldier’s body. The Giant Lizard Beast shook its head left and right, tearing and biting. A large number of bone fragments flew out from its mouth.

Pfft~

A cloud of poison mist sprayed out, dissolving another dozen or so Skeleton Soldiers.

The Giant Lizard Beast was like a tiger among sheep. In an instant, dozens of Skeleton Soldiers were shattered into pieces. Some had their skulls destroyed, their Soul Flames extinguished. Others, luckier, preserved their Soul Flames. Using the leftover bones of their companions, they pieced together a complete body and continued to charge at the Giant Lizard Beast.

Slow, Slow, Slow.

Several Skeleton Mages behind the formation chanted spells, releasing several Slow spells on the Giant Lizard Beast in succession.

However, the Giant Lizard Beast was a Three-Star Elite Monster, while the Skeleton Mages only had Two-Star Strength. The Giant Lizard Beast had high resistance to the Slow spell. Five or six Slow spells cast on it had no effect at all.

Finally, after three waves of spells were cast, two Slow spells took effect. The Giant Lizard Beast’s attacks noticeably slowed down, and its movements became somewhat sluggish.

Corrosion, Death Cloud, Strong Acid…

A series of spell attacks finally enraged the Giant Lizard Beast. It swung its tail, throwing off a few Skeleton Soldiers that had climbed onto its body, and charged towards the Skeleton Mages.

Seeing the Giant Lizard Beast shift its attack target, the Skeleton War General could no longer remain idle. It commanded the Swamp Lizard Beast skeleton it rode on and charged towards the Giant Lizard Beast.

Xu Feng was running when he suddenly realized the Giant Lizard Beast was no longer chasing him. He couldn’t help but stop. Seeing the Giant Lizard Beast actually fighting with that group of skeletons, he was greatly amused.

He ducked into a bush. Xu Feng took out a piece of roasted meat from his Storage Ring and began slowly recovering his lost Health Points.

Xu Feng’s Cooking Art was already intermediate level. The food he made could provide various temporary effects. What Xu Feng was eating now was a type of food that could increase Health Points.

This kind of food restored more Health Points than a Healing Potion. Also, because of his Cooking Art, it was relatively easy to obtain. The only drawback was that it couldn’t be used during combat. While recovering his Health Points, Xu Feng peered through the gaps in the bushes towards the direction of the battle.