“No need for that. You should save your strength. There are definitely monsters up there, and they’re likely tougher than those C+ rank ones from before.”
The Wheel of Fortune spoke while fiddling with the crystal ball she used for divination.
Hmm??
Was she performing a divination before the big battle?
Why did it feel so retro?
Everyone couldn't help but think that when they saw the Wheel of Fortune’s crystal ball.
However, they all knew her divining abilities. After all, many of them had only found the specific coordinates of their shelters through her divinations, which The Fool then acted upon.
“Alright, I’ll head up and take a look first.”
Lan Qingyou nodded. Without further ado, she flew straight up. Twenty meters was nothing for a veteran who had flown at altitudes of several thousand meters.
The main reason she didn't send Steel Wool this time was that she needed detailed intelligence.
Although she was heart-to-heart with Steel Wool, the familiar could not truly replace her own eyes.
“How is it?”
Lan Qingyou returned in less than a minute, and the group immediately swarmed her for information.
“Twenty-one monsters. The biggest threat is an A-rank Undead General wielding a longsword; its health and mana are 300% higher than the sailor skeletons. The rest are C-rank Skeleton Warriors, whose stats are similar to the sailor skeletons.”
“A sudden jump from C+ sailor skeletons to an A-rank Undead General?”
“That’s quite a leap.”
“And the key is that this is only the first one. The Tower said earlier there might be one to three of them.”
After hearing Lan Qingyou’s report, everyone frowned.
If there was only one, it was manageable, but if there were two or three, wouldn't they run into S-rank enemies?
Or even world-class ones?
As the possibility dawned on them, their frowns smoothed out, replaced by looks of excitement.
What did world-class mean?
Lan Qingyou’s previous raid had already set the standard for them.
They didn't expect something as high-end as Star Dragon King Essence Blood, but getting something on the level of those saps would be pretty good.
“Now that we have the intel, what’s the plan?”
“I’ve checked. Although the Undead General has other combat skills, its core skill seems to be summoning Skeleton Warriors to fight for it. I suspect it can summon twenty at a time, so how about we split up the fight?”
“How so?”
“You guys focus fire on the Undead General, and I’ll use my golems to deal with the Skeleton Warriors. As long as the ones currently on the field don't die, I doubt it can summon more. Even if it can, just bring them over to me.”
Lan Qingyou explained her strategy.
Compared to the others, she was the one most suited for handling a crowd.
The others agreed. After settling a few more details, the eight of them stepped onto the wooden, slightly rotten stairs that creaked under their weight.
When they reached the platform formed by the two joined ship bows, they saw a row of Skeleton Warriors with rusted blades and shields waiting for them.
“Were we spotted?”
“With the stairs creaking that loudly, it would be harder not to be spotted.”
“If you flew like The Tower, there wouldn't be any sound.”
“Wait, skeletons don't have ears. How do they hear?”
“Probably vibrations. Bones are better at sensing those things.”
The eight of them chatted as if they were on a sightseeing tour, completely disregarding the Skeleton Warriors in front of them.
“Shut up and get to work.”
With that, Lan Qingyou threw out twenty pink infantry, which charged toward the twenty Skeleton Warriors. Her pull was so fast it didn't give the other six a chance to keep bantering.
“Let's go, let's go!”
The High Priestess rolled her eyes. With a flick of her hands, ten incredibly hard nails appeared on her fingers as she lunged toward the Undead General.
Gu Xiaobei followed closely behind, brandishing her spatula with a strange cry: “I shall lead the charge!”
Li Huai was left standing there with a long sigh.
As the only one holding the line alongside the two women, he knew all too well how hard it was to clean up after these two melee noobs.
But this time was a bit better; they only had to manage one Undead General between the six of them.
He drew the rapier at his waist, Mist Blade, and followed them.
The others also silently began the battle according to the plan, pulling the Undead General to the right side of the platform.
Meanwhile, after deploying her pink infantry, Lan Qingyou kept a close eye on the other side of the battlefield.
She had one job.
To stall these Skeleton Warriors without killing them, keeping them tethered to the left side of the platform while staying alert for another summon from the Undead General.
Her position was essentially the core of this operation.
If her side collapsed and the Skeleton Warriors returned to the boss, they would likely have to retreat to the docks or even run out of the dungeon entirely.
After all, this was reality; there was no such thing as 'de-aggroing' like in a game.
Once they started chasing, they would chase to the end.
But would Lan Qingyou’s side collapse?
Even she didn't believe that.
It was difficult for these C-rank mobs to even scratch the armor worn by her golems.
That was a layer of Thorium ore under a coat of paint. How could their broken blades pierce such a defense?
But knowing it in her heart was one thing; staying alert was another.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
Sure enough.
Just as Lan Qingyou dove forward, preparing to throw a Frost Potion at the Undead General, the boss swung its longsword, blowing back the three people holding the line.
From the air, Lan Qingyou saw a magic circle light up beneath the boss's feet, and another twenty Skeleton Warriors appeared within it.
“Tower!”
“On it!”
In a split second, Li Huai shouted toward Lan Qingyou in the sky. He channeled wind elements into his hands and blew the twenty new Skeleton Warriors dozens of meters away, right into the area where the pink infantry were.
It wasn't that Li Huai didn't want to send them further or directly into the sea.
The problem was he couldn't push them that far in one go; he didn't have that much power yet.
Maybe later.
But at his current level, he couldn't do it.
Lan Qingyou reached the left side of the platform instantly. Before the twenty newcomers could react, she deployed more pink infantry to block them.
However, this time was a bit different.
Now that she knew there wasn't a hard limit of twenty Skeleton Warriors on the field—or rather, that the Undead General's skill could summon more than twenty—these Skeleton Warriors became targets to be killed.
Lan Qingyou didn't hold back.
With forty pink infantry already on the field, she brought out her only twenty Black Mages.
The mages held their guns, split into two groups of ten.
One group helped snipe the Undead General, while the other ten attacked the Skeleton Warriors. The division of labor was clear.
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