roccoschili Chapter 99 : Cemetery
Chapter 99 : Cemetery
Lin Bai followed the navigation to find the destination. After winding around for an hour, she finally found this cemetery beside a highway outside the city.From a distance, the cemetery didn't show any anomalies, but the moment everyone arrived nearby, they felt a chill.
They had entered an anomalous domain. They only felt their hands and feet turn ice cold as if covered with frost, and thick fog suddenly rose around them, greatly reducing visibility.
"Captain, why is it so cold?"
"Yeah, it's too cold. I should have worn more clothes if I'd known."
"Be careful, this anomalous domain doesn't seem like it was cast by a C-grade anomaly."
The three entered the cemetery, all summoning their contracted anomalies and advancing cautiously.
Just then, an old man's voice came from ahead.
"Dead, all dead."
Xiao Wang was somewhat surprised to see a living person and walked over to the old man to ask:
"Old man, what are you doing here alone? What's all dead?"
The old man didn't turn around, but sighed eerily:
"Sigh, you should leave quickly. People who come here all die."
"Hey, don't worry old man. We're here to investigate. Have people died here before? How come I don't know about it?"
"They also didn't listen to my warning. Three young people died right here. You should leave quickly."
Lin Bai watched this scene and tried to call Wang Li back, but before she could speak, Wang Li had already shot at the old man.
【Already noticed?】
After being shot in the head, the old man didn't fall down but slowly turned his head. His face showed no expression, but ghost fire burned in his eyes.
"Hehehe, I gave you a chance."
The old man's body suddenly scattered, becoming a skeleton. Sounds of digging came from the surrounding graves.
Soon the three were surrounded by numerous skeletons.
"So many?"
"Captain, let's find a direction to break out."
"Alright."
Lin Bai didn't want to use the Blood Witch's abilities in front of others, as this might not conform to the world line. What she could use now were only Blood Princess and Yueyue.
Enhanced by the other half of the Blood Witch, Lin Bai's body had now reached B-grade anomaly physical strength. With just her bare fists, she smashed the skulls of four skeletons.
"Keep up."
"Holy shit, Captain, how did you do that?"
"Captain, do you have another anomaly that can strengthen your body?"
Lin Bai walked in front while the other two attacked the surrounding skeletons, following her to try to break out.
Although those skeletons moved slowly and had no defense, they were surprisingly numerous. Soon the ground was covered with white bones. Just when the three thought they could successfully break out, the accumulated bones on the ground suddenly began to merge, assembling into a large skeleton giant. The skeleton's eyes held the same ghost fire as the old man.
"Hmph, wanting to leave now is too late!"
The skeleton giant looked clumsy but moved very quickly. In an instant, it was already swinging its fist toward Xiao Wang.
Seeing this, Xiao Wang hurriedly called for help:
"Captain, save me!"
Lin Bai nodded to Blood Princess, who swung her scythe and severed the skeleton's arm. The skeleton arm on the ground exploded into scattered white bones.
【Something's not right, this isn't the main body either】
Lin Bai analyzed the situation while tearing apart the skeletons in front with her bare hands.
"Captain, we've killed so many of these skeletons, why haven't any anomaly cores dropped?"
【Right, that's it. These skeletons are just the old man's anomalous technique, neither infected nor anomalies themselves】
【Need to find the main body】
Lin Bai secretly let her blood drip to the ground, then continued leading the two toward the exit.
"Captain, my anomaly can't hold on!"
Xiao Wang's chainsaw anomaly's saw was smoking. The skeletons weren't decreasing but increasing.
Xiao Su's husky was still holding up well. Initially, Lin Bai thought this anomaly was useless, but the husky charging seven times in and out of the skeleton horde proved it was a valuable dog.
Soon the skeleton giant suddenly looked angrily at everyone and roared:
"What have you done!"
Although it was just a few drops of Lin Bai's blood, they spread underground, swimming through the soil. The old man only felt his control over the skeletons beginning to dissipate, and even the anomalous domain he had painstakingly formed began to dissolve.
When the fog cleared, an old man with a human head but only a skeleton body appeared before everyone.
"What is this?"
"Ah, I think I know!"
Xiao Su hurriedly took out her phone and began reading from the data.
"Some extreme people, in order to extend their lifespan, transform their bodies by creating anomalies, forcibly continuing their lives."
Ghost fire burned in the old man's eyes, anger hanging on his face.
"What have you all done? My decades of hard work, I finally gathered so many corpses, I could finally achieve immortality. Ruined, all ruined!"
The three looked at each other, then unanimously agreed that the person in front was going mad.
Lin Bai felt somewhat guilty and whistled. She had just removed the anomalous domain here. Through the blood just now, she had understood the principle here.
【Use the anomalous domain to cover the anomalies here, attract people to come in and kill them】
【Use anomalous techniques to turn the dead into your blood bags and skeleton soldiers】
【This area must have killed quite a few people】
The old man roared angrily. He now only wanted to tear the people in front of him to pieces.
He roared and stood in the center of the skeleton giant's skull. The surrounding skeleton soldiers had all collapsed into bone fragments. Those fragments began attaching to the skeleton giant's body, strengthening it. A mighty skeleton giant was formed.
"Go die!"
The old man laughed wildly, controlling the skeleton giant to charge at everyone. The earth trembled with its footsteps.
"Captain, shouldn't we run?"
"Yeah Captain, this skeleton's defense has increased at least tenfold!"
The husky was kicked aside like a roadside dog by the skeleton giant and nearly died. Xiao Su heartbrokenly held her contracted anomaly.
Lin Bai looked at Blood Princess and nodded.
Blood Princess understood and opened a crack, drawing out a scythe from it.
Just as the skeleton was about to swing its fist, Blood Princess aimed at the skeleton's head and drew an arc from bottom to top.
"One slash is enough."
【This is my enhanced skeleton giant】
【How could you split it with one blade】
【Wait, something's wrong】
【Oh no】
The skeleton giant was split down the middle into two parts, along with the old man in its head, neatly cleaved in half.
Skeletons scattered everywhere like skeleton rain.
【My god, is this the captain's strength?】
【I wish I had such a beautiful and strong contracted anomaly too】
"Mission complete."
"Yes sir! Captain is awesome! Captain, you must call me for the next mission!"
"Captain, can we exchange contact information?"
Xiao Wang was almost ready to hug Lin Bai's thigh on the ground. Xiao Su beside them wasn't being reserved - her husky looked half-dead and she was worried her contracted anomaly would die.