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Chapter 38 - 38 37 Silver Skeleton_1

38: 37, Silver Skeleton_1 38: 37, Silver Skeleton_1 For his first time in independent command during a battle, Hudson was feeling the pressure.

However, seeing the enemy dashing forward in such a foolish manner, his worries seemed to be relieved.

“First squad of archers, prepare and fire!”

As soon as he spoke, a hundred arrows flew out in an irregular pattern.

The rebel soldiers who were at the forefront were instantly turned into pincushions.

Seeing this, Hudson was secretly pleased.

He did well to gather all the hunters in his army.

Although they weren’t perfectly coordinated, at least their aim was good.

“Second squad of archers, prepare, fire!”

“Third squad of archers, prepare, fire!”

…

The rain of arrows couldn’t stop the momentum of the rebel army’s charge.

Under the encouragement of the courage potion, everyone exploded with exceptional potential.

Looking at the bodies scattered everywhere, the old man in a grey robe couldn’t stand the sight anymore.

He came to steal food and supplies, not to sacrifice human lives.

They hadn’t even reached the enemy’s camp gate but had already suffered hundreds of casualties.

He didn’t bring many troops this time.

If they continued to throw lives away like this, they were doomed.

“Great Lord of Skeletons, your most loyal servant offers this sacrifice to summon your arrival.”

At the same time as the incantation was uttered, five girls who had been pushed forward to be bled started transforming in pain, their flesh and blood becoming blurred.

The eerie scene had Hudson, who was in the midst of directing the battle, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Instinctively, he felt he should stop it.

Regrettably, the old man was a mile away from him, and with the rebel soldiers in between, he was powerless to stop the ritual.

This was indeed giving him too much credit.

The method that wasn’t used even during the Battle of Ersel Fort was actually used against him.

Rationality told him that the more critical the situation, the more composed he should be.

To boost his own courage, Hudson secretly said to himself, “Perhaps this wicked magic isn’t that formidable.

If it was so invincible, capable of turning the tide of a battle, why didn’t they use it during the Battle of Ersel Fort?

Why did they wait until now?

…

As time passed by the second, the five girls had already turned into five skeleton creatures, full of resentment.

The old man in a grey robe’s cold face gradually revealed a smile.

While continuously reciting the incantation, he signalled his men to pour a pile of potions onto the skeletons.

Under the influence of the mysterious power, the potions and the skeletons fused together, and the bones began to change color, emitting a silver glow.

Suddenly, the five skeletons leapt up, grabbing the people around them and devouring their souls.

Seeing this, the old man in the grey robe’s face changed drastically.

He quickly shook the staff in his hand and sternly scolded, “Impudent!

“I am a servant of the Lord of Skeletons, and I summoned you to gather sacrifices for the master.

Now hurry up and go!”

As if fearing something, the five skeletons that had originally wanted to attack the old man all showed signs of fear.

After a moment of hesitation, they immediately shifted their target and, following the staff’s direction, charged straight towards Hudson’s camp.

Along the way, the rebel soldiers blocking their path all fell as food for the skeleton monsters.

Witnessing all this, the serf soldiers were scared to the point their legs were trembling.

Seeing the skeleton monsters closing in, Hudson sternly scolded, “What are you standing around for?

Get back to your stations!

“Tom, take some men and get some fire oil.

Prepare any other oil as well, I’m going to burn these bones.

“Spear throwers, prepare and aim at these five monsters, follow our instructions!”

“The silver-grade Skeleton”, though formidable, is not invincible.

In terms of combat strength, it is only slightly stronger than a human Great Knight but far inferior to a Silver Knight of the same rank.

For Hudson’s supply convoy, these five Silver Skeletons posed a threat, but if thrown into the Battle of Ersel Fort on that day, they’d just be cannon fodder.

Fire can restrain undead creatures, so it is estimated that Earl Piers, who rides the Flaming Lion, could hold his own against these five Silver Skeletons.

Of course, the most professional at dealing with undead creatures is still the Church.

If only a Priest was assisting, handling these creatures would be much more efficient.

“First group of spear throwers, launch!”

At Hudson’s command, over a hundred disposable long spears hurtled towards the five Silver Skeletons.

With a crackling sound, most of the spears were either knocked down or slashed, with only a few spearheads hitting their targets.

If it were any other creature, being pierced by a spear would cause severe injury, but for these skeletons, it was as if nothing happened.

“Second group of spear throwers, launch!”

“Third group of spear throwers, launch!”

…

Group after group of spears were thrown, as Hudson secretly congratulated himself for not using these weapons against the rebel army earlier.

Otherwise, they’d have to resort to direct hand-to-hand combat now.

After all, ordinary arrows posed virtually no threat to these monsters.

Without a mage to directly attack the Skeleton monster’s soul fire, they could only use a brute force method: smash their bones.

After five consecutive rounds of launching, the Skeleton monsters had already reached the camp gate.

The horse-blocking stakes and pits that were set up failed to halt their steps.

The attack just now only managed to break a few ribs of the Skeleton monsters, while leaving several marks on their bodies.

“Long spearmen, launch first attack, giant axeman, second attack, broadsword team, third attack, Warhammer team, fourth attack…”

Hudson arranged calmly.

But while he gave his orders, he couldn’t help but move back.

After all, he was just a newbie knight.

Using his sword to slash at the Skeletons was quite challenging.

With the ‘Human Sea Tactics’, or rather, under the intense pressure from Master Hudson leading the supervisory team, the Allied Forces managed to hold off the five Skeleton monsters.

The casualties… better not to mention!

The numbers were very touching.

If Hudson hadn’t implemented collective responsibility and promptly punished the deserters, the camp would have already collapsed under the Skeleton monsters’ attack.

Of course, the main reason they were able to hold on was that these five Skeleton monsters were not very intelligent.

They just knew to keep killing and didn’t specifically target Hudson, the commander.

Seeing the Allied Forces resist instead of fall into chaos, the elderly man in a grey robe in the distance turned paler.

He brought out these five Skeletons at a significant cost.

But from the current battle situation, things were not developing as he had anticipated.

The Skeleton monsters appeared to be wreaking havoc, but the damaged bones on them were also increasing.

Two of them were even missing an arm and a leg.

“The camp gate has been breached, issue orders to the whole army to follow the Skeleton envoy in the attack!

Don’t give the enemy any chance to catch their breath!”

The order was given, but no one moved.

It was only then that the man in the grey robe realized that his guards had also been randomly killed by the five Skeleton monsters.

It was because these Skeleton monsters indiscriminately slaughtered everyone that the rebel soldiers deliberately took a detour.

Even though the Skeleton monsters had broken in, everyone else was unable to keep up in time.

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