Chapter 14: Money Makes Things Easier

While chasing us all the way down, the Ghost King would drop three or two silver men from time to time to intercept us, but only the first few could really make a difference, and the rest were just like giving away food. The combat effectiveness of the Silver Man inherits the usual characteristics of these dolls. The attack power is not high, but the defense is surprisingly good. Moreover, the Silver Man does not have the slow movement characteristics of the previous arms. His movements are similar to those of ordinary people, and can even be said to be quite agile. .

I stumbled all the way here and killed more than ninety silver men one after another. The magic pets around me have also been reduced to five: Yeyue, Lingling, Er Er, Bai Lang and Rose Vine. The magic resistance of these guys is too high, and magic attacks are almost ineffective. Although physical damage is not very convenient, it can work at least. Yeyue and Lingling are both masters at inflicting physical damage, while Bailang and Rose Vine are masters at dealing with hidden personnel. Second Generation and I focus on physical damage and are considered experts at defeating enemies. Our small team of six can move relatively quickly. .

With a bang, a silver man fell down on his back. Lingling stood behind him and was putting her sword away in the scabbard. "How many?"

The second said: "Ninety-three."

"That's seven left."

Yeyue said with some confusion: "Do you think that Ghost King is a fool?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Think about it! The power he left behind along the way is more like giving us directions than breaking up the enemy. As long as we keep catching up with such intercepting teams, we can be sure that we are not following the wrong direction. And the Ghost King's people are not unlimited. What is he going to do after they are all dead? If it were me, I would definitely block the troops who can stay in a certain place at once, and then run away quickly. There is no reason to divide them into two. Are the three of you left here to be trained?"

When Ye Yue said this, I immediately realized something was wrong, because it was unlikely that the Ghost King would do such a stupid thing, so the situation definitely shouldn't be like what I see now. But since this has happened, and it turns out that the previous inference is wrong, what is wrong?

Before I could think of it, Lingling suddenly slapped her thigh. "Oops, I fell into a trap!"

"What did you think of?"

Lingling said: "I have encountered such a thing before when I was a guardian angel. I was careless today and actually got fooled twice in a row on the same issue."

"What happened to you last time?"

"At that time, we were ordered to hunt down a group of heretics. Among them were three leaders and a large group of troops. But after entering a forest, the other party began to arrange interception troops in sections."

Yeyue interrupted: "Like this?"

"Yes. We also found it very strange at the time. The opponent's behavior was obviously illogical. Only people who don't understand tactics would come up with such stupid methods. However, we knew that two of the opponent's three bosses were strategic experts. You shouldn’t make such a stupid mistake.”

"What happened next?"

"Later, we had no choice but to continue chasing, because the tracking bird dedicated to the Temple of Light and the experienced tracking personnel in our team both determined the opponent's direction, and the constant appearance of blocking troops strengthened our confidence that the enemy was fleeing ahead. . However, along the way, the number of enemies we eliminated was almost equal to the entire number of the opponent's personnel. But in the end, we encountered a group of relatively large intercepting troops, and after destroying them, we could no longer find any trace of the opponent. Those guys seemed to have disappeared. Our best trackers couldn't find any trace of the enemy."

"What about them?" Yeyue couldn't help but ask.

Lingling said: "Later we analyzed what happened that time, but we couldn't figure out how the other party escaped. But then we caught one of the three leaders in an accident, and from that guy's mouth we got We got the answer. After entering the forest, we did keep chasing the enemy, and finally we did kill all the enemies we were chasing. But we didn’t know that when we encountered the third team of intercepting enemies, You’ve missed the real goal.”

"What do you mean? Tell me in detail."

"There is a large group of people on the other side. After entering the forest, they will leave obvious traces, such as trampled plants and so on. Almost everyone can track their direction. After the first interception team is killed, we start We continued to follow the traces and continued to discover the second interception team. At this time, of course we were sure that we were not chasing the wrong one, and the fact was that we were indeed going in the right direction at that time, but when we found the third team, we suddenly Problem."

"what is the problem?"

"When we were fighting the second team of interceptors, the opponent had already divided the team into three in front. The three main targets took more than a dozen elite personnel to leave first, and the remaining teams were divided into two teams. Stand by. When we killed the second team of interceptors and chased them to where they separated, the main target and elite team members had left for a short while, and we only saw the large force. The other party deliberately left some people to intercept us again. Another large number of people pretended to be overtaken by us and fled in a hurry. Of course, the direction they fled was completely opposite to the direction the elite personnel left. After we killed the third interception team, there was no trace of searching for the enemy on the spot. After all, we You saw which direction the other person ran, so there is no need to look for traces."

When Lingling said this, I already understood what the release of life was about, and then Lingling continued: "So you ran out after this large force, and you continued to encounter such intercepting troops along the way. In fact, at this time, You are already going in the wrong direction.”

"Yes." Lingling nodded. "The opponent used the tactic of losing soldiers to protect the commander. Splitting the troops to block was not a tactical error at all. It was deliberately making us think that we were following them, but in fact they were leading us to the side road. When the opponent's preparation was sacrificed When there were only a few people left in the local team, they simply stopped and fought with us for the final battle. After we eliminated them, it was naturally impossible to find any traces, because no one escaped at all, and everyone who was chased died. Here it is. It can be said that except for accidents, this tactic is almost impossible to see through, but the premise is that the fleeing troops must be large enough, and those who are preparing to be pawns must be ready to sacrifice. Otherwise, as long as any one Once someone is caught and tells the truth, the plan completely fails.”

Yeyue immediately answered: "The Ghost King's team are all magic dolls. They never care about anything except the master's orders. They are completely suitable to be such pawns who can be discarded, and the Ghost King's team has enough people. Look. Come on, we really fell into the same trap, this guy must have run away before."

Bailang turned around and asked me: "Then should we pursue him now?"

"Chase, but not this way."

"Be careful." Yeyue pushed me away, and a silver man jumped down from the tree above us. The second move quickly went up and kicked this guy away. Lingling slashed down with her sword in mid-air, and the silver man was broken into two pieces when it hit the ground.

"Are you okay?" Yeyue came over to pull me.

"I found something." I stood up from the grass, with a tattered skeleton in my hand. There are also cemeteries and corpses in the underworld, but those who can die here are generally relatively powerful beings. After normal creatures die, only their souls come down, and the dead will not come in. Therefore, corpses and cemeteries in the underworld are rare compared to the human world.

"Skeleton?" Yeyue looked at me in surprise.

"It's the Earth Skeleton." I knocked on the skull's forehead. "Hey, man. Wake up, don't sleep."

"To be honest, I don't think your method is feasible, but if you really want to try, you should at least tear this one off." Yeyue tore off a brand new talisman paper from the skeleton of Skull Land, but that thing had just been It immediately burst into flames as soon as it was torn off. And soon turned into a small amount of black ash.

I shook the skeleton again. "Hey, stop pretending to be dead and speak quickly."

"I'm already dead, what stupid words are you talking about?" The skeleton on his hand suddenly reached out and knocked my hand off. He looked around for a moment before speaking. "Thank you for helping me tear that thing off. I also know what you want to ask. Although it is sealed, my soul is not blind."

"Now that you know, it's easy to handle. Hurry up and tell me the number and composition of those guys, and I want to know the locations of the other undead."

The skeleton moved its fingers and made a universal gesture, which was obviously seeking benefits.

"What do you mean?" I stared at the skeleton's hand.

"Of course it's a benefit." Skull Jump looked at him halfway and said, "A little bit of demon power, ghost power, or magic power will do."

Yeyue said: "We just helped you unlock the seal. To answer a question, you actually want benefits from us?"

"I didn't ask you to help me."

"That's great." I grabbed the skeleton's neck and pulled him back. His right hand drew several shapes in the air. "The Celestial Master's Ghost Suppressing Talisman." A spell condensed with magical power appeared on my right hand, and I pressed it against the skull's forehead.

"No, no, no, no...! Calm down." The skeleton quickly shouted to stop.

My hand stopped less than an inch in front of his head. "I'm so sorry that we just helped you unlock the seal without causing any trouble!"

"No. Absolutely not. I was the one who just pestered you to help me unlock the seal, but the good-hearted Bodhisattvas were finally moved by me and extended their righteous hands to save my suffering soul. You are simply incredible. They are my reborn parents!"

I smiled and asked: "So the question I just asked...?"

"I know, I know everything. Among the people you are chasing, besides the one on the ground who was cut off by you, there are ten more."

"Ten?" I was stunned for a moment.

Yeyue also said to herself: "Did I count it wrong?"

I immediately asked the skeleton again: "What are ten like?"

"Six of them are the same as the silver one on the ground, and the other four seem to be made of gold."

Lingling said: "It should be the Ghost King who has sent four golden dolls to lead the team."

"That means the other team only has thirty ceramic men, sixteen gold men, four diamond men, and the Ghost King himself."

"There is a golden man here. Should we pursue him or not?" Yeyue asked me.

"What do you think?"

"Based on what I know about you, Master. You shouldn't let them go."

I laughed. "It seems that you have a very thorough understanding. Those guys are made of gold and silver. What a pity to lose them! There are only a few of them anyway, and the Ghost King is already far away. It's not even possible to catch up. There's just a little time left. Let's go after the remaining people now, Yeyue. Don't forget about this one on the ground, put it away quickly."

"He is my master." Yeyue feebly opened her own special space, and saw the door of the cave appearing out of thin air open, and inside the door was a pile of human-shaped silver blocks, but the shapes were quite strange. It seems that they are all scattered. Of course, these are the silver men we killed along the way. Although they are not as valuable as gold, they are still precious metals. What a pity to lose it!

I asked the skeleton again: "Where are the other undead souls?"

The skeleton reached out and handed over a piece of bone. "It's all in here. I etched it with my soul."

I nodded and took it, and then said to everyone: "Let's go."

"What about me?" the skeleton being carried asked me.

I pressed the charm on his head and said, "Keep lying down." Then I threw him on the ground. Then I took two steps and suddenly turned around and pointed my sword at his head. "My specialty is psychic, so don't scold me behind my back. This is a punishment for your greed. The seal lasts for three months, and then you will be free. Until then, just lie down." Wait a few seconds, and then I sheathed my sword with satisfaction and continued to move forward.

There are ten more dolls in front, that is, ten piles of moving earth coins. These guys didn't even keep me waiting. We met them after walking no more than a hundred meters, and just like the last time Lingling met, these guys used a large team strategy for their last interception, probably because they had already taken us far away. , it should be enough even if we don’t continue.

The combat effectiveness of the Silver Man has been thoroughly understood by the 'touching' Ground Gungua. We killed these guys easily, but the four golden men never moved. In any case, it is a high-level military unit, so I have to go up and try it. The first person to take action was the second generation. His attributes were equal to mine. If he tries it, I will try it. After all, he is a demon pet. Even if he dies, he can gain super-spiritual attributes and be resurrected again. As an animal trainer, I will not join in the fun.

The results of my attempts showed that I was overly worried. The gold men only had a slightly higher monster defense than the silver men, and had slightly enhanced attack power. Four gold men were not as powerful as eight silver men. However, the value after being chopped down is much greater. The price of gold is not just twice that of silver.

After killing these guys, I touched the ring on my hand. Then the purple miasma began to spread, and soon spread to the surrounding jungle. The evil aura spread by the Evil Dragon Guardian is not a pure combat skill. It has many functions. It depends on whether you know how to use it.

"Hey, how long are you going to hang there?" I asked to a skeleton hanging on a tree trunk with a severely twisted body.

The guy moved his body and made a crackling sound. "You are so powerful that you can release such evil miasma. What can you do to wake me up?"

"I know you are the first undead to appear here. Contact the comrades nearby. Help me find a few people." I took out a small amount of black crystal powder. "This is the reward, and there's the other half after completing the mission."

After seeing the crystal powder, the undead immediately asked clearly about the characteristics of the person I was looking for and started to help me contact him. There is a special way of contact between the dead. Scott can do it, but the way the undead here communicate with each other is different from that of Scott, so he has to find a local to be the middleman. The news came back quickly. The skeleton pointed in one direction: "Over there, the number of people and characteristics match the ones you mentioned."

I gave the remaining crystal powder to the skeleton. "Tell the undead along the way to help guide you, and each person can get half of this amount of reward."

"OK."

Trading is a way of exchanging benefits between each other. Low-grade black crystals are not valuable. One crystal can grind a lot of crystal powder, which is perfect for paying to the undead. Black crystal has evil power and is loved by the undead.

They say money can make ghosts go around, so it’s nothing if I hire a few ghosts to help me as guides, right?

In order to speed up, I took back all the magic pets. He entered the werewolf state and jumped forward quickly in the dense forest. As soon as I ran not far away, I saw a rotten zombie standing by the tree with one hand pointing in one direction. I ran past him without slowing down, and of course the crystal powder I had prepared earlier was sprinkled directly on him. The crystal powder was immediately absorbed as soon as it came into contact with the zombie, and the zombie also burst out with a burst of excitement and mental shock, making the undead at the next stop even more enthusiastic to prepare for me.

Continuing forward for a while, I saw an undead skeleton again. He was leaning on a tree and pointing in a direction. I ran over at the same speed and delivered the crystal powder. In this way, with many undead pointing along the way, he quickly approached a place not far from the Ghost King without taking the wrong path. I even noticed trampled branches on the ground.

The last undead pointed at was a ghost, worse than a skeleton. This guy's language skills were pretty good. After a short exchange, he got detailed information about the Ghost King. This ghost actually asked me if I wanted to help. As long as I was willing, he could help me find thousands of dead souls to join the battle. Of course, the prerequisite was to pay the fee.

After rejecting the ghost, I quickly rushed into the trees ahead, and sure enough I saw the ghost king's team. Maybe because they knew we were being led away. So the Ghost King's team didn't move very fast.

I didn't pounce immediately, but summoned helpers before taking action. Reckless and decisive are not the same thing. I am decisive, but I am not reckless. Under my command, Yeyue, Er Er, Lingling and I rushed out at the same time. The Ghost King was shocked when he saw us appearing. He turned around and started running away. And they dropped sixteen golden dolls at once to intercept us.

I have no intention of being held back by these golden dolls, but I have to fight. If you don't fight, you won't be able to get the gold on them. I am the king of money fans, how can I watch a pile of gold running past and remain indifferent? The second generation, Lingling, and the newly summoned Jingjing and Xiao Longnu were left to deal with the sixteen golden men. I only took Yeyue to chase the others in front. Even if I found that I couldn't beat them, there were still many people in Fenglong Space anyway.

Not long after chasing, I suddenly heard the sound of water in front of me. Soon we were out of the river, which shocked me. There is a big river ahead, and what's even worse is that the water in the river is actually black. If the water in hell is black, then it must lead to the Sea of ​​Silence, and this water must not be touched. I'm not afraid of even a river of blood. But Heishui told another story.

When I saw the river, the Ghost King had already arrived at the river. He turned around and smiled at me, and then pointed towards the river. The water started to stir violently, and then I saw a flood rising upstream. A huge wave. Oh my God! Ordinary floods are fatal enough, but the flood caused by black water is simply unbearable!

"Yeyue, come in." I opened the door to the earth instantly, then pulled Yeyue and jumped in. The door was closed when the black flood rolled in. I sat on the grass of Mother Earth and caught my breath. Behind them are the Ring Knight and the Evil Spirit Knights.

Scott asked us in confusion: "Why are you in such a mess?"

Ye Yue said with lingering fear: "Flood. And it's black water."

"That kind of soul water from hell?" Scott asked.

"Yes." Yeyue nodded.

Scott seemed lost in thought. "That's wrong! Black water is made up of dead souls, and I've never heard of it experiencing wind and waves!"

"How do I know? Anyway, it's just a wave, and it's so big." Yeyue complained.

I calmed down my breathing: "Anyway, let's capture that bastard Ghost King first. That kid must have a method for refining human figurines. The people in the guild are worried about how to drive high-level dolls. Now it's time to When I want to sleep, I encounter a pillow. If I don’t catch him, I would be very sorry to the technicians in the guild who have worked hard on it.”

Ye Yeyue said: "It's almost time for the water outside to clear up. Let's open the door and take a look?"

I listened to Yeyue's words and opened the space door. The book was indeed gone, but the ghost king was also gone. The Blackwater River is still flowing peacefully, but a large area of ​​the forest on our bank has disappeared. The corrosiveness of black water is too strong. The forest soaked by it is not as simple as being flooded. Now even the trees have been corroded. The Ghost King couldn't have caused the flood to 'suicide', so he must have found a way to avoid the flood and ran away. The problem is that I don't know where he went.

I summoned the undead again to help search, but to no avail. The undead are only effective in this forest, and the ghost king seems to have entered the rocky area on the other side of the river. Different from here, the terrain on the other side of the river is more complicated, with mountains of various sizes and heights in an endless stream, and there is no grass on them, they are all bare stone mountains. Even in the underworld, this kind of place is considered rare.

"What happened?" Suddenly the second generation and Lingling ran out from behind, and they were still fighting against the fragments of the sixteen golden men. Their efficiency is quite good.

"Although the flood caused by the Ghost King was not large, he took the opportunity to run away."

"What should we do?" Lingling asked.

"The Ghost King doesn't know the invisibility technique, and the undead in the forest said they didn't see him running in, so there is only one possibility - the Ghost King has entered the mountainous area opposite. Since there are no plants here, I think aerial reconnaissance should be easier."

It's easy to say, but not easy to do. Putting on all flying magic pets, everyone began to cross the river and head towards the mountains. When searching in the air, flying too high cannot see the ground clearly, and flying too low will affect the observation range. It is really not easy to find the Ghost King in the vast sea of ​​stones. It's a pity that the six smells of the flood were destroyed, otherwise there would definitely be hope for Bailang to find it.

We walked around for a long time without any clues, and were about to give up, but luckily, we suddenly rushed towards a pile of rocks. He suddenly stopped at the foot of the mountain, turned his body, and swept his tail towards the top of the mountain. Just when Lucky's Tail was about to hit the mountain, a big rock originally standing on the top of the mountain suddenly flew back. Lucky's Tail followed closely and smashed the top of the mountain into pieces with a bang, sending rubble flying all over the sky. The strange flying rock landed smoothly on the mountain behind. Although the color is very similar to the rock, the formation is the same as that of a person.

This is a human figurine brought by the Ghost King, but he can actually turn into the color of stone. Is there anything around the Ghost King with such skills? Could it be those diamond people? I've never seen this type of unit before, so I don't know if it has the ability to change color.