Chapter 58: Making the Most of His Remaining Usefulness
Su Xiao suddenly vanished before Goss's eyes. At this moment, Goss's feeling could no longer be described as just his hair standing on end.
The Dragon Shadow Flash ability activated. Su Xiao pierced through space and appeared behind Goss. He didn't use the long blade in his hand—that would kill Goss, and the other party couldn't die just yet.
Su Xiao assumed a standard side-kick stance, aiming a kick at Goss's lower back. This was an angle Su Xiao had deliberately chosen. If Goss were hit by this kick, he would be sent flying directly toward the Long Blade Wielder: Kong, and things would become simple after that.
Su Xiao's plan was perfect, but sometimes results could be unexpected, like now.
Just as Su Xiao assumed the side-kick stance, Goss suddenly lunged forward. Seeing Goss's forward-lunging motion, even Su Xiao's mouth twitched—this kick seemed about to turn into a groin strike.
Bang!
Su Xiao's kick landed on Goss. Because Goss was in a forward-lunging posture, Su Xiao's powerful side kick struck him directly between the legs.
Su Xiao shattered some of Goss's accessories with that kick, and Goss shot forward with a whoosh.
Not to mention Goss himself, even the Long Blade Wielder: Kong, witnessing this side kick, had its stiff cheeks twitching uncontrollably. It would rather take a dozen slashes from Su Xiao than endure that kick.
"Oww!!"
A strange, agonized howl reached everyone's ears. Su Xiao hadn't intentionally kicked Goss in the groin; the other party had lunged forward on his own. Otherwise, the kick would have only hit his waist.
According to Su Xiao's original plan, after he kicked Goss away, the other party would at most suffer minor injuries. Then Goss would engage the Long Blade Wielder: Kong in battle, thereby holding it back.
But judging from the current situation, whether Goss could even stand up was questionable.
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong watched Goss flying toward it. Although it sympathized with his plight, that didn't mean it would go easy on him. It raised its horse-slaying blade and slashed down at Goss's head.
Although Goss was in so much pain he nearly passed out, the fact that he could block Su Xiao head-on meant he possessed considerable combat power.
Goss, his face twisted in pain, gripped his knight's sword tightly. His stamina attribute wasn't low. The pain in his lower body might drive him mad, but it wouldn't completely rob him of his combat ability.
Su Xiao no longer paid attention to Goss, who was now entangled in battle with the Long Blade Wielder: Kong. He grabbed the dazed Alisa while signaling Bubu Wang and Amu to wait for the right moment.
A large group of undead soldiers charged into the open space. Their target wasn't Su Xiao and his group but to reinforce the Long Blade Wielder: Kong.
Noticing this, Su Xiao and his party rushed toward the stone corridor they had come from. That was the best defensive line. The Long Blade Wielder: Kong was already severely wounded, and even with the support of numerous undead soldiers, it couldn't stir up much trouble.
Su Xiao and the others successfully withdrew into the stone corridor, whose terrain was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Su Xiao's group successfully escaped the danger zone, while Goss was surrounded by a large number of undead soldiers, making the most of his remaining usefulness.
Before entering the tomb, Su Xiao had already planned to kill Goss. If the other party had been willing to cooperate in battle, he wouldn't have acted so quickly. In other words, if Goss had truly been willing to contribute, Su Xiao didn't necessarily have to kill him. But Goss had clearly intended to set up Bubu Wang and Amu, so Su Xiao struck first.
The crisp sounds of weapons clashing came one after another. Goss was surrounded by dozens of shield-bearing undead soldiers, with a ring of spearmen outside. These spearmen and shield-bearers coordinated extremely well, only attacking Goss through the gaps in the shields, while Goss couldn't do anything to them.
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong finally caught its breath. Green light flickered in its eyes, and a five-meter-diameter green magic circle appeared before it.
The magic circle activated, and a tall undead horse charged out from within. This undead horse was clad in armor, its entire body covered in pitch-black fur.
"Neeigh~"
The undead horse raised its front hooves, letting out a neigh as green flames blazed up across its body.
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong leaped onto the horse's back, and the green flames from the undead horse spread to its own body.
"Roar!!"
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong roared, and the horse-slaying blade in its hand transformed into a flaming blade. Just then, Su Xiao received a notification.
[Notification: The Long Blade Wielder: Kong has fully revived. Upon killing the fully revived Long Blade Wielder: Kong, you will obtain the Ghost Flame. The Ghost Flame can be used to open the Shaking Heaven Hall.]
Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. The Long Blade Wielder: Kong's full revival wasn't an accident but an inevitability. If Su Xiao had killed the Long Blade Wielder: Kong earlier, it would have been very difficult for him to delve deeper into the tomb. The green flames on its body were an essential item for advancing further into the tomb.
Mounted on its warhorse, the Long Blade Wielder: Kong's aura surged, and all its abilities were enhanced. But the sad part was, if it were a one-on-one fight, it would still be pinned against the wall and hammered by Su Xiao—this time along with its horse.
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong glanced at Su Xiao in the distance, then turned its gaze to Goss, who was being besieged. Clearly, in comparison, Goss was the soft target. It decided to deal with Goss first. Without the undead soldiers, the Long Blade Wielder: Kong wasn't too strong. As for teaming up with Goss, that was absolutely impossible. In the Long Blade Wielder: Kong's view, all humans who set foot in the temple must die.
The Long Blade Wielder: Kong squeezed its legs against the warhorse's flanks, and the horse charged toward Goss. The undead soldiers along the way immediately made way.
As the warhorse beneath the Long Blade Wielder: Kong surged forward, the green flames on its horse-slaying blade grew more intense. In the end, the blade had turned into a flaming sword.
The warhorse reached Goss, who was busy dealing with the surrounding undead soldiers. Facing the charging Long Blade Wielder: Kong, he struggled to cope.
The undead horse raised its front hooves, and the Long Blade Wielder: Kong on its back raised its horse-slaying blade high. As the warhorse's body descended, the fully charged blade slashed down at Goss's head.
Boom!
Goss's legs sank into the ground. Green flames surged, and large cracks appeared in the knight's sword in his hand. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and a burnt smell emanated from his body.
Goss's eyes turned bloodshot. The holy power within him surged out, all clinging to his knight's sword.
Hum~
The knight's sword in Goss's hand extended slightly, the entire blade turning golden. He slashed at a shield beside him. The shield, which could normally withstand at least three of his strikes, was cut through in one blow, along with the undead soldier behind it.
At this moment, Goss was like a man possessed. In just three seconds, he killed over a dozen undead soldiers around him. Even the undead warhorse beneath the Long Blade Wielder: Kong had a small piece of its skull chopped off.
Goss was fighting fiercely on his side, while the scene on Su Xiao's side took a different turn. Su Xiao leaned against the wall, smoking, while Bubu Wang had brought out a combo of cola and popcorn, watching the battle with great interest.
Goss was making the most of his remaining usefulness. Even if he didn't want to, he had no choice. He was now besieged by undead soldiers and the Long Blade Wielder: Kong. After Goss was dealt with, these undead would target Su Xiao and his group.
About five minutes later, Goss, standing on a pile of corpses, gasped for breath. He had lost count of how many undead soldiers he had killed, but he knew he couldn't hold on much longer.
"I failed."
Goss let out a bitter laugh. His original plan was to set up Bubu Wang and Amu. When the undead soldiers charged in, he would take the opportunity to rush out of the tomb. As for protecting the little princess's safety, Goss no longer cared.
In Goss's heart, the previous Alisa Herbert was a very "holy" existence (object), but now, her holiness had clearly been defiled by someone, so Goss's twisted protective desire had significantly diminished.
Things didn't go as planned. Just as Goss was about to execute his plan, Su Xiao abandoned the severely wounded Long Blade Wielder: Kong and charged straight at him, leading to Goss's current predicament.
With a thud, Goss collapsed onto the pile of corpses. The Long Blade Wielder: Kong spurred its horse forward, its horse-slaying blade severing Goss's neck in one stroke. His head rolled to the ground.
"Well then, it's our turn."
Su Xiao, who had been waiting for five minutes, tossed aside the fruit core in his hand. Bubu Wang and Amu continued to guard the stone corridor to prevent any reinforcements of undead soldiers.
The once-majestic Long Blade Wielder: Kong now looked somewhat miserable. Not only was one of its eyes slashed blind, but only a dozen undead soldiers remained by its side. Goss hadn't actually wanted to kill these undead soldiers, but there was no possibility of negotiation between the two sides.
Su Xiao stamped his foot on the ground and charged straight at the Long Blade Wielder: Kong.
Three minutes later.
With a thud, a large horse head fell to the ground, the cut clean and neat. Beside the undead horse's corpse lay a body cut into four sections.
"Tenacious vitality."
Su Xiao's Dragon-Slaying Flash pierced through the Long Blade Wielder: Kong's head. The part of its body below the chest had already disappeared, its four-meter height forcibly reduced to about one meter.
Su Xiao flicked his long blade, and the upper half of the Long Blade Wielder: Kong's corpse was thrown to the ground. Green flames blazed fiercely. It turned out that even after "transforming," the Long Blade Wielder: Kong was no match for Su Xiao.