Chapter 1508: Chapter 924: Skeletons Deserve Corpse Explosion_2

But the unfortunate thing is that the Combat Skill’s Death Miasma has no effect on the Skull Demon, so it’s impossible to see how powerful this Combat Skill really is.

On the other side, Maru wasn’t doing well either. The Mercenary Dual Blades she excelled at were completely ineffective in the Underground Cemetery—you couldn’t expect skeletons to bleed, could you?

When facing previous Monsters, she could rely on her sharp blades to cut through them, but now her weapon was only leaving superficial marks on the Skull Demon, requiring continuous strikes at the same spot to finally cut through.

Now, that was troublesome.

The Skull Demons also had a certain level of intelligence, notably targeting the weakest link, so most of them ran towards Maru.

Leon was just about to rush in to help when he saw Maru kick off a Monster and leap high into the air, throwing down a Magic Scroll.

When Leon saw what scroll it was, he realized Maru was flustered, because it was a Corpse Explosion Technique scroll.

They originally brought the Corpse Explosion Technique scrolls with the idea that the Skull Demons, being corpses, might be directly detonated with them, only to find it completely ineffective in actual use at the Giant Tombs.

Outside, the Corpse Explosion Technique generally worked on tangible Undead Creatures.

Now that Maru had thrown it out, it meant she had mistakenly taken the wrong scroll in her panic.

It looks like I need to go support her after all, Leon thought, and without hesitation, he charged into the crowd of skeletons, and the others, noticing the situation, turned to support them as well.

However, just at this moment—

"Boom!"

A fierce explosion erupted from the group of skeletons beneath Maru’s feet!

Leon felt a wave of heat rush towards him; the fire from the Corpse Explosion Technique scorched his flying hair.

"Huh?"

What happened? Why did the Corpse Explosion Technique work?

There was no time to think deeply, as everyone surged forward, quickly killing off the unsteady Monsters from the explosion, finally having a moment to observe.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the Skull Demons that had been previously cut down by Maru had exploded.

So the Corpse Explosion Technique only worked on the corpses of Skull Demons after they died?

This contradicted everyone’s common knowledge!

"Well, at least it’s good news that it proves buying those scrolls wasn’t a total waste."

Leon smiled, but suddenly felt a chill as he turned his head to look into the distance.

Not far from them, a rare plain in the Giant Tombs appeared, and the clusters of tombstones looked like soldiers lined up in formation.

In the next moment, the soil in front of the tombstones stirred, and suddenly, skeleton arms broke through the ground’s constraint, followed by snow-white skeletal bodies...

A Skull Demon army, numbering in the hundreds to thousands, suddenly appeared before everyone!

And it wasn’t just ordinary Skull Demons either.

Wheel Skeletons, Sword and Shield Skeletons, Archer Skeletons, Light Cannon Giant Skeletons, and even larger Skeleton Balls...

This army fully encompassed Scout, Warrior, Archer, and War Chariot combat units, making it indistinguishable from a real army.

Dal looked at the Skeleton army in the distance, then at his own group.

This was like a regular army versus a kitchen knife team...

"How are we supposed to fight this?"

Engage in battle with a Monster army on a flat plain with no terrain advantage?

It meant each person would have to face nearly a hundred Monsters...

Seeing this sight, Leon was instantly reminded of Shooting Street in the Great Tomb, which had first given him a sense of shock, causing unpleasant memories to flood in.

"We miscalculated. We didn’t expect to encounter such a large number of Monsters at once. We need more Magicians!"

"Retreat first!"

The rumbling of footsteps shook the Giant Tomb—this was the Skeleton army advancing towards them!

Everyone had no choice but to retreat, but then an even worse situation arose: a violent burst of Death Miasma suddenly blew towards them, and besides the tombstones that weren’t even half a person high, there was nowhere to hide!

"Ah!"

We’re done for!

Leon and the others were hit directly by the Death Miasma, immobilizing them on the spot.

They suddenly realized that the corrosive effect of the Death Miasma on them was greatly reduced, which might have been due to Tomb King Nite’s oath, but it was still equivalent to a fierce poison.

"We will definitely return!"

In the final moments, Leon spat out a harsh line.

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The next day.

Hepa Town, Rebel Army base, Revive Association’s stronghold.

The reputation of Necromancers was not very good in almost all areas. Although no country classified the profession as criminal, people still had a certain antipathy towards those messing with corpses.

Even in the Ten Thousand Religions Country, known for its religious freedom, the Church of the "Revive Association," which is composed entirely of Necromancers, didn’t have a very good reputation. People generally found them to be unlucky.

Within the rebel army, there were still those who were opposed to the Revive Association’s inclusion.

But for many, it was about uniting all available forces, so this eerie church joined the rebel family’s ranks.

On the battlefield, especially those that had reached a certain level of intensity, the Revive Association could play a massive role.

As long as they timed their Undead Magic correctly, they could deal a severe blow to enemy morale, potentially ending the entire campaign in one strike.

But what if they didn’t time it right?

Then they’d watch helplessly as their allies spiraled into explosive rage, actually making the battle even tougher.

The Revive Association was currently in a state of disfavour after failing to time their spells properly in the last battle, causing discontent among the rebel army.

Fortunately, Necromancers have never cared about others’ opinions.

Within the Revive Association’s base, the Church dedicated to Death God Dedede was built to resemble a tombstone.

The leader of the Revive Association, a middle-aged man honoured as the Necromancer Master, stood silently before a statue of a Death God with four arms.

He glanced between the statue of Death God Dedede on the altar and another statue that had yet to be placed.

The only difference between the two statues was that the latter one was named Tomb King Nite.

"Nite looks more like a Death God than Dedede,"

The Great Mage’s gaze flickered between the statues, and he sighed at last.

He still couldn’t decide to change his God.

Don’t misunderstand; as a Necromancer who dared to desecrate corpses, he wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to desecrate a God.

If it weren’t for external factors constraining him, he would’ve already replaced Dedede with Nite.

Those constraints were the numerous members of the Revive Association who genuinely believed in Dedede.

When the Necromancer Master once tried to recruit followers using Tomb King Nite, at first things went well, only for believers in Dedede to protest, nearly tearing the Revive Association apart. In the end, he had to compromise by not officially switching Death Gods to maintain peace.

And now, further troubling events were unfolding within the Revive Association.

Only he knew that the followers inside the association who believed in Dedede had been angered by Sain—because of the previous World Snake incident.

This faction was even discussing rebellion, becoming an unstable element that needed removal, yet the Necromancer Master hesitated due to past affections.

"Even if taking them down first was less, I don’t want to do it myself, sigh..."

Just then, the chapel door suddenly knocked, and a Necromancer rushed in, shouting nonstop at the Great Mage.

The Great Mage stood up with a start.

"Tomb King Nite manifested!?"