Chapter 55
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Chapter 55: Undead Skeleton
In the southwest direction of Guangyuan District, dozens of miles away in the mountains, at a height of just a few feet above the ground, an inconspicuous small flying boat quietly escaped in a very hidden way.
But as it flew over a vast area of dense forest, a sudden black shadow appeared in the sky above, revealing a gigantic Bone Boat surrounded by swirling black mist.
There were immediate gasps from the small flying boat below, and soon five or six figures shot out, trying to abandon the boat and escape.
But it was already too late.
The giant Bone Boat merely trembled slightly and released a rolling black mist from beneath its hull, drowning everything below in it.
In the mist, cold winds howled, and the sounds of cries and explosions echoed, mixed with desperate screams.
After a moment, when the black mist soared back, the space below was empty, with nothing left at all.
The huge Bone Boat roared as it soared into the sky again, quickly becoming a small black dot on the horizon.
After a little while.
In the woods below, on a thick, leafy tree, a seemingly ordinary thick branch twisted and changed into a tall figure—it was Wang Yu.
He had unknowingly turned his blue robe inside out, revealing a camo-like green outfit, and he pressed his body tightly against the tree trunk at an odd angle.
If he remained still, it would be impossible to tell from afar that there was a person hiding here.
Wang Yu stood on the branch, watching the giant Bone Boat disappear, and let out a sigh.
If he hadn’t run fast enough and made timely changes, he would have been caught, especially since he had specially ordered a camouflage layer for the inside of his robe before arriving at the market, influenced by Tian Ziying’s deceptive cloak.
With this simple way to hide, as long as a Foundation Establishment expert wasn’t personally hunting him down and using divine sense to search the area, he had a good chance of escaping.
Besides, what kind of sect is the Dark Souls Sect that is so fierce, daring to directly attack the Guangyuan District across countries?
In a one-on-six situation, the rider from the Four Elephant Gate Foundation is likely to have little chance of escape.
From the style of the flying boats and magical devices, this Dark Souls Sect is likely the rumored demonic sect. Just thinking about the demonic ways of the Four Evils of Lan Mountain, any ordinary rogue cultivator who falls into their hands would know their fate.
As Wang Yu thought of this, he felt a chill in his heart and quickly jumped down from the big tree, continuing to run in the direction away from the marketplace.
Although he no longer had the support of the Wind Talisman, with his current strength, he could probably run for a day and night without feeling too tired.
After a while.
In another grove, Wang Yu, who was running wildly, suddenly stopped.
He looked up in confusion and glanced around in all directions for a moment.
Why is it so quiet? He didn’t even hear the sound of birds singing.
"Activate Hyper Mode."
Wang Yu whispered a spell, and a sparkle appeared in his eyes, while his senses quickly heightened, making his sight and hearing reach an incredible state.
In the next moment, his face changed dramatically, and he suddenly crouched down, his hands and feet pushing off the ground as he jumped to the side like a wild animal.
Almost at the same time, from the other side of the trees, a sound broke the air as dense crossbow bolts shot out, nearly thirty or forty of them, instantly turning the spot where Wang Yu had been standing into a beehive.
"You’re really useless; you can’t even take down a low-level rogue cultivator."
A rough voice yelled from the trees, and dozens of large trees crashed down, revealing a wide-open space.
There stood a row of more than ten figures, but at the front, two men in black robes stood side by side.
One was a bald man with a face full of muscles, unarmed, with two blood-red bags hanging at his waist, glaring fiercely at Wang Yu.
The other was a thin man like a stick, holding a black flag in one hand and a bone token in the other, smiling at the bald man as he said:
"Brother, please don’t get angry. I didn’t expect him to notice us beforehand; he might have a sensing artifact. Such artifacts are quite rare. Once we capture him, this artifact will be a gift for you."
Behind the two people, there was a row of neatly arranged figures, which turned out to be white bones. Most of the skeletons had smooth surfaces and were surrounded by a faint black mist, but a few had no black mist at all; instead, they had fresh flesh hanging from their bones. Each skeleton held a crossbow about a foot long, aimed right at Wang Yu.
What the heck are these things?
Wang Yu glanced at the skeletons with a shiver in his heart. He looked at the corner of the black-robed individuals across from him and noticed they each had a skull emblem.
At that moment, the bald man on the other side let out a cold grunt and continued to scold the thin one.
"Hmph, I told you before, undead skeletons are a waste of resources and very weak. Any opponent they can handle, we can deal with easily. If we can’t handle it, they will be of no use."
"Hehe, of course, junior brother knows this, but this time the opponent isn’t just a bunch of weak rogue cultivators. They might be a little useful. Besides, didn’t they succeed once before and give me a few newly made undead?" the thin one replied with a chuckle.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu’s face turned grim. After taking another look at the few skeletons that seemed rather "fresh," he suddenly stomped his foot and soared into the sky, jumping onto a nearby large tree, then using his hands and feet to leap several times, quickly disappearing among the branches of another tree.
"Did that kid run away?"
"Brother, it seems he did run away."
The bald man and the thin man were stunned upon seeing this.
"What are you waiting for? Quickly chase after him!" The bald man, coming to his senses, shouted angrily and reached out into the empty space where Wang Yu had been standing.
Suddenly, with a whoosh, a white bone spear shot up from the ground.
If Wang Yu had stayed in place, he would have been pierced right through.
"Ah, it was all for nothing. I was hoping to catch this kid off guard and take him out in one blow, but now it will take more effort," the thin man sighed. He waved the white bone token in his hand towards the row of skeletons behind him, and suddenly, a rush of black mist flew out from the token, engulfing all the skeletons.
With a hissing sound, a massive white bone python, about four to five yards long, suddenly lunged out from the black mist, and the skeletons disappeared without a trace.
The two men jumped onto the python’s body, and with the black mist swirling around them, they soared into the air in pursuit of Wang Yu.
Wang Yu leaped among the tall trees, using the bounciness of the branches, moving like a monkey with his unpredictable jumps.
Although he hadn’t yet learned the monkey’s four styles, his extraordinary physical strength and the coordination of his body in a heightened state allowed him to imitate the monkey’s movements without any trouble.
At that moment, he could only hear the sound of the wind in his ears. In just a few breaths, he had escaped about fifty or sixty yards away, but when he heard a "hissing" sound behind him, his heart couldn’t help but sink.
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