Chapter 29: The Undead and the Shadow of Law Annihilation
"Two, fewer than expected."
Su Xiao's expression was calm. The sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash appeared in his hand as he remained seated by the pool.
Amu and Bubu Wang had somehow appeared behind Su Xiao.
"Bubu, you and Amu handle the undead on the left. Just hold him off."
Although Su Xiao knew the Undead Clan would come to rescue or silence someone, he hadn't sought help from the royal family. If the royal family got involved in tonight's battle, things would become troublesome later. The ownership of Yierduo alone would be a major issue.
Currently, Su Xiao had full authority over this matter. Even if the old king wanted to interfere, he couldn't completely disregard Su Xiao's stance. The old king still needed Su Xiao to investigate the little princess's murder, or rather, needed Su Xiao to buy enough time to select a new king.
Amu stepped toward the undead on the left. This undead posed less of a threat to Su Xiao. Although Amu couldn't kill it, holding it off was no problem.
Amu's Stamina attribute was a full 85 points, and with his Fierce Winter Bloodline (passive) trait, killing him wouldn't be easy.
Skill 5, Fierce Winter Bloodline (Passive): Reduces damage taken by 25%, Slowing Resistance +70%, Physical Defense +36, Health +1000 points, Mana +300 points.
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"Moo!!"
Amu roared, his frost-covered horns aimed at the distant enemy. He stepped forward and charged, his speed increasing rapidly.
Boom!
Amu smashed through a section of the courtyard wall, sending rubble flying. The undead on the wall leaped into the air, moving not too fast but with steady steps.
Debris scattered as the undead landed in the courtyard. It wielded a broad-bladed short sword, arcs of electricity flickering across the blade, an imposing sight.
Amu didn't care whether the enemy's weapon was electrified. He spread his large arms wide, leaving his chest exposed as he lunged at the foe.
The undead with the broad-bladed short sword was momentarily stunned, as if it had never seen such a reckless opponent. But its blade was already swinging toward Amu's chest.
Pfft!
Blood splattered as the broad-bladed short sword cut into Amu's chest, but his thick muscle layer resisted the strike.
Amu's muscles bulged, clamping the blade tight.
Zzzz~
Electric arcs spread from the blade, causing Amu's body to convulse. A cruel smile curled beneath the undead's hood.
But in the next moment, the undead's smile froze. It felt something bite into its lower back, a sharp pain surging through. More than the injury, the undead wanted to know when the enemy had circled behind it. It hadn't sensed anything at all. Cold sweat dripped from its temples.
The undead instinctively kicked backward. A pained yelp rang out as a black-and-white figure was sent flying, landing in the distance.
In the next instant, an alchemical array flickered in Amu's pupils. Bubu Wang took control of his body.
'Amu' stared at the undead, its gaze clearly saying, "That kick just now... felt good, didn't it?"
Amu lunged forward. The undead kicked him in the stomach, using the force to lean back while yanking the broad-bladed short sword from Amu's chest.
As Amu lunged, the alchemical array in his eyes flickered again, and his consciousness resumed control.
The undead had just leaped back a few meters when it suddenly sensed a gust of wind behind it. A faint, elusive aura appeared.
Needless to say, that elusive aura belonged to Bubu Wang. If it fully concealed its presence or fully revealed it, that would be fine. But this intermittent aura fluctuation was the most terrifying—the enemy couldn't gauge its strength at all.
Bubu Wang was bluffing. In a life-or-death battle, the enemy dared not ignore its presence.
Sure enough, the leaping undead tightened its grip on the sword hilt. A chain shot out from the pommel, piercing the ground and yanking it down from midair.
Having achieved the desired effect, Bubu Wang turned and bolted. Amu charged at the undead, swinging a fist the size of a sandbag.
Boom!
A burst of cold air spread. The undead, raising its broad-bladed short sword sideways, blocked Amu's fist with the blade, but fine ice crystals formed on its body. This was a freezing effect, significantly slowing the undead's speed.
Once caught by the freezing effect, shaking off Amu would be extremely difficult—unless the undead dealt Amu a heavy blow, rendering him temporarily immobile.
Unfortunately, Amu was incredibly durable. Moreover, due to high compatibility, Bubu Wang's "Snow Goddess Aura" provided double healing to Amu: 2 health points per second, or 120 per minute. Combined with Amu's own regeneration, his survivability was absurd.
Furthermore, if locked in close combat with Amu, the enemy would inevitably take a few punches. Amu's ability, Freeze (Passive), caused all his melee attacks to inflict freezing effects, with stacks accumulating. The higher the stacks, the longer the duration, reaching an astonishing 25 minutes and 36 seconds.
Amu was like a piece of sticky candy—impossible to kill, impossible to shake off. Of course, Amu wasn't perfect. His offensive capabilities were, to put it mildly, pitiful.
Su Xiao didn't need Amu to kill the enemy. He only needed Amu to hold it off. Clearly, Amu was doing that perfectly.
Su Xiao stopped focusing on the undead with the broad-bladed short sword. His gaze shifted to the other undead—the one with the hoarse voice.
The Apostle's Eye floated beside Su Xiao, and the undead's information soon appeared. Seeing this data, Su Xiao's pupils slightly contracted. He realized one thing clearly: if he didn't use that ability today, he would die.
[Comparing intelligence attributes... Comparison complete. Our intelligence attribute is 98 times the enemy's. Obtained 89% of enemy data.]
Data as follows:
Name: Dunk Nick
Rank: Lord-level Creature
Category: Undead Clan (Awakened Undead Power - High-Level Awakening)
Health: 100%
Mana: 5860 points
Strength: 90
Agility: 90
Stamina: 83
Intelligence: 85
Charm: 73
Skill 1, Undead Awakening (Passive): Health +1700 points, Mana +2600 points, reduces magic damage taken by 16%.
Skill 2, Undead Power (Passive): Undead Power can invade an enemy's body, causing a repulsion reaction with the enemy's internal energy, dealing 80 points + 3% of the enemy's consumed Mana as True Damage.
Skill 3, Undead Power: Manipulator (Active): Attack form of Undead Power.
Skill 4, Undead Power: Heart Net (Active): Perception form of Undead Power.
Skill 5, Undead Power: Simulation (Active): Manifestation form of Undead Power.
Skill 6, Undead Power: Death Spin (Exclusive Ability): Dunk Nick's exclusive ability.
Skill 7, Dagger Throwing Master (Passive): Increases dagger-type weapon attack power by 133%, throwing damage by 216%, greatly enhances dagger proficiency.
Skill 8, Devouring Blade Vortex (Ultimate Ability).
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Seeing the name Dunk Nick, Su Xiao confirmed his earlier guess was correct. Yierduo's master was indeed Dunk Nick.
Contrary to his guess, this old bastard who came looking for him was absurdly strong.
Dunk Nick had been standing on the wall without moving, because he sensed a very special aura from Su Xiao—one that felt both familiar and strange.
"You are... a Law Destroyer?"
Dunk Nick stared at Su Xiao in shock. A moment later, the killing intent in his eyes was bone-chilling. This gaze couldn't be described as mere hatred—it was as if he wanted to grind Su Xiao's bones to dust.
No need to guess—the Undead Clan definitely had a grudge against the Shadow of Law Annihilation. Or rather, the Undead Clan wasn't even qualified to be enemies with the Shadow of Law Annihilation. They were merely unilateral victims. What the Shadow of Law Annihilation had done to them remained unknown for now.