Chapter 1565: Chapter 178 Undead Creature_3
Ah Dai thought to himself, if this continues, as the remaining bone birds decrease, they will also become stronger, and fundamentally, it doesn’t serve the purpose of eliminating them. The gray mist was the power supporting these bone birds’ attacks. If his guess was correct, once these gray mists are completely eliminated, the bone bird flock will dissipate and no longer be aggressive. Thinking of this, he persisted with the Sheng Sheng Bian Defense Shield while softly chanting: "With the Dragon’s Blood as the guide, infinite holy light! Expel the evil." The Dragon’s Blood on his chest emitted a white light, floating under Ah Dai’s control, turning into a mass of white light that gradually grew stronger. The Sacred Aura spread out, and with a loud shout, Ah Dai waved his left hand, sending a burst of powerful holy light straight towards the gray mist outside the bone bird flock in the sky.
Under Ah Dai’s expectant gaze, the pure white light clashed with the gray mist surrounding the bone bird flock, like ice meeting fire. The holy light and gray mist quickly melted together, and the bone birds in the sky suddenly became restless, their impact speed increasing. Ah Dai barely had a chance to catch his breath after using the holy light, his vision completely blocked by the frenzied bone birds. The frantic impact greatly increased the pressure on him, and the consumption speed of the Sheng Sheng True Qi inside his body significantly accelerated.
While fending off the bone birds’ impact, Ah Dai transmitted to Xuan Yue: "Quickly, use a more powerful light magic spell to strike the gray mist of the bone bird flock directly. That could deal them a significant blow."
Upon receiving Ah Dai’s message, Xuan Yue immediately entrusted all defense tasks to Olivia. Most of the bone birds went to attack Ah Dai, and the remaining ones Olivia could temporarily withstand with his level of magic cultivation. Within the Whirlwind Barrier, Xuan Yue held the Angel Wand upright in front of her chest, softly chanting incantations.
Golden wings slowly appeared behind Xuan Yue, and enveloped in golden divine light, she looked like a fairy descending to the mortal world, her slender body appearing invulnerable. Her eyes brightened, and Xuan Yue raised the wand, pointing it forward. A golden electric stream flew out, continuously transforming in the air until it reached the bone bird flock, growing into a gigantic light pillar three meters in diameter.
The bone birds seemed to detect the crisis, and a large portion of them immediately turned from attacking Ah Dai and rushed madly toward Xuan Yue and the others. However, their reaction was still a bit slow. Just as they split into two groups, the powerful light magic cast by Xuan Yue had already struck the very heart of the bone bird flock.
"Ssss—" The gray mist violently surged under the impact of the golden light, and the bone birds in the sky suddenly went into disarray, crashing into each other like headless flies. Unable to attack anyone, a vast number of bone birds continually fell from the sky, no longer supported by the gray mist. As they crashed to the ground and shattered, they lost all ability to revive.
Xuan Yue’s magic was extremely powerful, nearly dissolving about half of the gray mist. With the bone birds no longer attacking, Ah Dai flew back to the side of the group and said to Xuan Yue, "Let’s capitalize on this victory and completely annihilate these bone birds."
Xuan Yue, greatly pleased with the effect her magic had just achieved, nodded and continued to chant the next spell. Just at this moment, an abnormal change occurred. The once-calm ground began to ripple, and the surrounding earth-colored mountains gradually turned gray. A cold Evil Aura spread out from the ground and mountains, to the astonishment of everyone, and cracks began to appear in the ground.
From these cracks emerged countless white, skeletal claws. One by one, skeletons crawled out of the fissures, each differing in appearance. Some even had four arms or three heads, evidently pieced together. Moreover, their colors varied; most were white, followed by gray, with blue and black skeletons being fewer in number, and the least were brown-yellow. In no time at all, the barren mountain was covered with all sorts of skeletons. Although their numbers did not match the density of the bone birds in the sky, the scene already terrified everyone, unsure how to handle this sudden development.
Although the skeletons moved gradually, the skeletons coming from all directions exerted a strong oppressive force on the group, especially the dozen or so surrounding them. These skeletons did not have the gray mist like the bone birds, but their dangerous aura was far more intense than that of the bone birds, clearly much stronger undead creatures. This sudden change left Ah Dai at a loss, unsure how to deal with it. Xuan Yue wryly smiled, "If the Skeleton Mercenary Group were here, I’m afraid they’d understand what a real skeleton army is. Form the formation." Following the pre-prepared plan, the group formed a circle, with Ah Dai, the Yan Shi brothers, and Sheng Xie guarding the outermost perimeter, while the others inside began chanting spells. Olivia and Kino took charge of the attack, while Xuan Yue and Zhuo Yun applied Defense Magic onto the people on the perimeter. Zhuo Yun suddenly realized that because there was no vegetation here, her Elf Magic could not reach its true potential, making her the weakest among them at present.
A buzzing sound suddenly emanated from the skeleton horde, as the mere three brown-yellow skeletons gathered together, lifting the bone knife in their hands and pointing sharply at Ah Dai and the others. All the skeletons froze for a moment, then their speed suddenly increased, with the white skeletons following the lead of the gray skeletons rushing rapidly toward everyone. Some wielded weapons made of bones, others simply used parts of their bodies as weapons, charging with arms and legs flailing. Meanwhile, the blue and black skeletons unfolded a pair of wings from their backs and flew high, diving from above toward the group.
