Published at 23rd of March 2018 10:13:42 AM
Chapter 29 - Skeleton Cavalry
Translator: Mr Voltaire
Editor: Modlawls123
As Zhao Fu's walked along the dark passageway, they soon encountered a group of Skeletons . There were 11 of them, and 5 of them were Skeleton Shieldbearers and 6 of them were Skeleton Infantry . After coming to life, they quickly ran at Zhao Fu's forces .
At this moment, the 10 Goblin Warriors, who were wearing plate armor and holding shields that were 2 meters tall, 1 . 2 meters wide, and 10 centimeters thick, stepped forwards, forming a shield wall . Because the passageway was only 10 meters wide while the shield wall would be 12 meters long, one of the Goblin Warriors stepped back . However, the shield wall was able to completely stop the Skeleton soldiers .
No matter how the Skeleton Shieldbearers pushed and shoved, the Goblin Warriors were like immovable mountains .
Zhao Fu felt quite pleased when he saw this . He then ordered for a gap to be opened to allow some Skeleton soldiers in .
The 2 Goblin Warriors in the center obeyed, slightly shifting their shields . At that moment, a few of the Skeletons pushed, expecting to meet resistance, but they then fell through the gap . Quickly, the gap was closed off again .
What they faced were 10 big men wearing plate armor and holding large iron hammers .
When the iron hammers descended, the Skeleton was knocked to the ground, and after a few strikes, it was reduced to a pile of bones . Compared to sharp sabers and swords, blunt weapons were more effective against Skeletons, and Zhao Fu's soldiers quickly used this method to kill the rest of the Skeletons .
From this group of Skeletons, they had obtained 11 Blue grade weapons and 9 Refined Martial Souls, 3 of which were useful for Shieldbearers . As such, Zhao Fu immediately gave them to the Goblin Warriors .
This was Zhao Fu's special plan: he had equipped Goblin Warriors with large shields and large-sized plate armor . Now that the Goblin Warriors had learned Shieldbearer skills, with their immense strength, they would be excellent Shieldbearers .
Everyone in the team, no matter if it was the Goblin Warriors, Infantry, or Archers, had been given a Refined Martial Soul at some point .
Before, Zhao Fu didn't want to use the Refined Martial Souls . After all, they were all quite special, and most of them could unlock skills that were C- grade of above . As such, he had thought that it would be a waste to give them to people who were E grade or F grade .
However, he realized that he would have to make some sacrifices to obtain even more equipment and Refined Martial Souls .
Three of the Goblin Warriors now had the C- grade skill Enhanced Shieldbearing, the 10 Infantrymen had the C grade skill Enhanced Impact, and the Archers all had the Rock Crushing Arrow skill that Zhao Fu had .
Li Wen and Liu Mei had also used Refined Martial Souls . Li Wen used an Archer Refined Martial Soul and Liu Mei used an Infantry Refined Martial Soul, so after receiving their skills, they were immediately proficient at using them .
Because Old Logue was quite old, he could not engage in close-range battles . Therefore, Old Logue did not use a Refined Martial Soul .
It was clear right now that Zhao Fu's soldiers were quite powerful, and they could destroy Skeletons effortlessly . They now advanced two times faster than before because they could suppress the Skeletons much easier now . The Goblin Warriors formed an impenetrable iron wall, and the 10 Infantrymen used their iron hammers to smash the Skeletons, which was much more effective than cutting or slashing them .
Onwards!
Blue tongues of fire lit up in the darkness, and 17 Skeletons came to life . 6 of them were Skeleton Shieldbearers, 6 of them were Skeleton Infantrymen, and 5 of them were Skeleton Archers .
Facing so many Skeletons, Zhao Fu's soldiers did not look afraid at all . They continued to advance in an orderly manner, and the Archers pierced the heads of 3 of the Skeleton Infantrymen in the first wave of arrows . The Goblin Warriors raised their shields and used the same method as before to deal with the Skeletons .
The equipment and items dropped were the same as always, but Zhao Fu was ecstatic to find that there was also a Soldier Soul . The drop rate for Soldier Souls was quite low, and only Skeleton Captains seemed to have a 100% chance of dropping one .
The next wave of Skeletons consisted of a Skeleton Captain and 10 or so Skeleton soldiers, and they charged towards Zhao Fu . This time, the Skeleton Captain was a Skeleton Archer who had incredibly proficient archery skills, and quite a few of Zhao Fu's soldiers were almost injured .
However, the Skeleton Captain was quickly killed by Bai Qi and the others, and it dropped a Soldier Soul and its Silver grade bow .
[Flowing Cloud Bow]: Grade: Silver, Stats: Strength +3, Constitution +1, Agility +2, Description: An exquisite Gold grade weapon that has become rusty due to the passage of time, becoming an ordinary Silver grade weapon .
Zhao Fu kept the Flowing Cloud Bow for now because he used his bow often . After advancing, they killed another three waves of Skeletons and obtained three Soldier Souls . The passage seemed to go on forever, and it was completely dark in front of them, making it impossible for them to see what was ahead .
Clip clop clip clop clip clop clip clop…
The sound of horse hooves seemed to come from ahead . Zhao Fu thought of something, and it seemed that everyone else had as well .
As expected, Skeleton Cavalry soon appeared in front of everyone . These Skeleton Cavalrymen were riding on Skeleton horses, and it seemed that they had kept their horses and equipment after they had died . While their equipment seemed to be White grade, their weapons seemed to be Blue grade .
When the 5 Skeleton Cavalrymen appeared, they drew their long swords and brandished them as they rushed towards Zhao Fu's soldiers .
Zhao Fu immediately called out, "Shields!"
The Goblin Warriors raised their massive shields with both hands, forming an iron wall . They braced themselves for impact as Zhao Fu also ordered the Archers to attack .
Arrows started to fly through the air, and most of them were dodged by the Skeleton Cavalrymen . A few of them hit the Skeleton Cavalrymen, but they did not deal much damage . At most, the arrows could cause the Skeleton Cavalrymen to pause, but the arrows did not slow them down at all because they were riding on Skeleton horses .
When the Skeleton Cavalrymen were right in front of Zhao Fu's soldiers, 4 Fireballs and 1 Wind Blade shot towards them .
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
A chain of explosions sounded out, and as these skills all exploded together, the front two Skeleton Cavalrymen were blasted off their horses, but the 3 Skeleton Cavalrymen beside and behind them were not affected much and continued onwards with the same momentum and ferocious aura .
However, they were unable to do anything to the Goblin Warriors' shield wall, nor could they jump over it . After being hoisted up by the Goblin Warriors, the 2-meter-tall shields reached up to 2 . 3 meters high, a height that couldn't be scaled by normal horses .
The Skeleton Cavalrymen could only spur their horses onwards to break through the shield wall .
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three heavy sounds sounded out as the Skeleton horses slammed into the massive shields . The Goblin Warriors gritted their teeth and pushed forwards, stopping the charge of the horses .
Zhao Fu ordered the Archers to kill the 2 Skeleton Cavalrymen that had fallen off their horses before telling the Goblin Warriors to open a gap to bring in 2 Skeleton Cavalrymen .
Just as the 2 Skeleton Cavalrymen rushed in, the 10 Infantrymen split into 2 groups, raising their iron hammers and slamming them towards the Skeleton horses' legs, bringing them to the ground .
Following this, the Infantrymen gathered around the Skeleton Cavalry and repeatedly slammed their hammers down on them, smashing them to bits before surrounding the final Skeleton Cavalryman .