Global Lords: Hundredfold Increments Starting With the Undead

The Thunder Spirit swiftly arrived at the depths of the cave.

It was a vast space, roughly the size of a sports stadium.

Mushroom mats and fungi did not grow here.

Relief patterns could be seen on the walls of the hall, the lamp holders had decayed.

Nightstones had fallen to the ground, still glowing faintly.

There were even a few intact stone buildings, many signs of past life remained.

It appeared as if this was a miniature city built underground.

In the center of the grand hall...

There were soldiers neatly lined up, kneeling on the ground.

They hung their heads down, as if deep in sleep. Their armor had decayed, many of the connecting pieces fell off and now dangled loosely around their bodies.

Upon closer examination, the type of soldiers was revealed.

[Bound Spirit Guardians (Tier Seven)]

Seeing the names and ranks of these soldiers indicated that they were a military unit, and they still possessed combat power.

However, what shocked Fang Hao was that every soldier in this hall was of the seventh tier.

All of them were seventh-tier undead soldiers.

Undead soldiers, supplemented by the seventh tier, have quite formidable combat power.

What's more, the number of Bound Spirit Guardians here was not small, a rough count revealed nearly three hundred.

Considering the size of his own troops, a battle would present significant risks.

After completing the investigation, Fang Hao dismissed the magic.

The Thunder Spirit Owl dispersed and disappeared.

Fang Hao, feeling refreshed...

Opened the Book of Lords to review the map that had automatically recorded.

He then called over Demitrija and Li Rong.

He spoke softly, "There are many forks in the path here; only one leads to the underground palace, the rest are dead ends."

The map was drawn clearly.

Numerous winding paths could be seen, there was quite a few.

"Understood," Li Rong nodded.

Fang Hao continued, "There are more than three hundred seventh-tier undead soldiers in the underground palace."

"Ah? So many."

Li Rong was taken aback, although she knew the situation here should be dangerous, she had not expected the monsters to be this high of a level.

They had reached the 7th tier.

The hundred people she had brought were only of the third tier and were at a disadvantage in this dark cave.

All factors considered, they were in an inferior position.

"Lord Fang Hao, what should we do?" Li Rong looked up at Fang Hao.

Now if Fang Hao also didn't have a good solution, they could only retreat and swim back from whence they came.

And come back to continue exploring this underground palace when they were powerful enough.

Fang Hao thought for a moment, then discussed with Demitrija.

He suggested, "We can give it a try, if it doesn't work out, we can just swim back."

"Alright, what's the plan?"

Li Rong didn't want to make a wasted journey. Without Fang Hao, she probably wouldn't be able to take down this underground palace in a year and a half.

Fang Hao continued, "The passage leading to the underground palace has many forks and is rather narrow. We won't gain an advantage if we advance. The best method is to lure these undead out and block the entrance of the tunnel to attack them. Even if they are numerous, they won't be able to fully utilize their numbers."

His plan was straightforward. At most, three to four people can move side by side in the stone tunnel.

At its narrowest point, they might not even be able to raise their swords.

They could block the tunnel entrance and attack with rifles. If it works, great. If not, they could jump into the water and swim back right away.

Li Rong nodded, feeling that this strategy could be attempted.

However, by doing so, she and her soldiers wouldn't be of much use.

She didn't have any long-range weapons and simply cheering on the sidelines felt a bit inappropriate.

After thinking for a moment, a glint flashed in Li Rong's eyes. She had an idea to extend Fang Hao's plan.

"Lord Fang Hao, I can trade for some combustibles. When these undead come out, we can burn them with a fire."

Kerosene was a controlled item and hard to obtain.

But finding substitute items shouldn't be too difficult.

Fang Hao shook his head, "This place is so stifling, we could suffocate from the lack of oxygen if we lit a fire. Even if the fire doesn't consume all the oxygen, the smoke could kill us."

"Oh, yeah…"

Li Rong felt helpless.

After seeing no other better solutions...

Fang Hao commanded directly, "Demitrija, set it up. We will proceed with this plan. If it doesn't work, we will retreat immediately."

"Yes, sir," Demitrija replied and began the preparations.

Fang Hao's men were kept busy.

They placed nightstones in the tunnel and set up many obstacles to slow down the enemies.

Then, the Lionheart Knights took positions at the mouth of the tunnel.

The front line lay down, the second row semi-squatted, and the third row stood up straight.

Even so, there were only four soldiers who could shoot in each row.

At the back of the guards, they placed a ballista aiming straight to the front.

"Sir, we're ready." Demitrija spoke up.

Fang Hao nodded.

"Arrange for someone to lure out those undead."

"Yes, sir!"

A scout was selected and went straight into the cave.

Fearing that the scout might take the wrong turn in panic when he comes back, a rope was tied behind him.

All he had to do was follow the rope back.

After sufficient preparation, the scout took a deep breath and went straight into the cave.

Everyone fell silent.

Anxiously waiting.

Soon, from deep within the cave, hurried footsteps could be heard.

Under the illumination of the Nightstone, the rapidly escaping scout could be seen.

He stumbled out.

"Get ready...!" Demitrija commanded.

A dense sound of footsteps came from deep within the cave.

Soon, the Bound Spirit Guardians, covered in rotting armor, appeared densely packed within the cave.

"Fire...," Demitrija ordered in a cold tone.

Boom, Boom—Boom, Boom!

The dense gunfire sounded, filling the cave with bullets.

After the first volley, the front row of undead quivered a few times under the force of the bullets.

But their steps didn't stop.

"Keep firing..."

Boom, Boom!

The gunfire continued.

After the second round, some of the undead began to fall, but not rise again.

The gunfire continued.

The entire area echoed with gunfire, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

As for the cave.

After several rounds of shooting, many of the Bound Spirit Guardians fell.

Observing above the cave entrance through the Thunder Spirit, Fang Hao noticed a new characteristic of the Bound Spirit Guardians.

In the hollow eye sockets, there twinkled blue flames.

The Bound Spirit Guardians that hadn't fallen, gathered up their dead comrades, and using them as shields, quickened their attack while warding off bullets.

Their dark scimitars in hand, they chopped away at obstacles blocking their path.

The shattered obstacles blocking the way were passed back to the other guardians and thrown into a side branch of the cave.

This gave Fang Hao a start.

Whether using corpses as shields or cooperating to remove obstacles,

It meant that these undead troops had obtained high intelligence.

Having such intelligence, and possessing the bodies of the undead,

It would mean that they have attained immortality in a sense.

Seeing that the bullets were not very effective.

"Soldiers, pull back. Crossbow carts, fire." Demitrija ordered once again.

The soldiers quickly retreated to both sides

Making way for the front.

Bang—!

A resounding bowstring sound echoed. An arrow as thick as an arm, with barbs at the front, shot out with a whistling sound.

With the streaking sound of tearing air, it shot straight into the cave.

Whoosh!!

The power of the Dragon-Locking Crossbow was immense, a tool used to hunt the Dragon Clan on weekdays.

In the blink of an eye, the arrow had reached the undead.

Whoosh!!

Like skewering candied haws, it pierced through a whole row of undead.

And the barbs at the front of the arrow, with added great force, shattered the bodies of these Bound Spirit Guardians.

Boom!

In the end, the arrow pinned to the wall at the end

And the entire cave, apart from a scattering of one or two Bound Spirit Guardians, looked almost empty.

Seeing this scene, a surge of joy filled the hearts of all present.

This proved that their idea was effective.

If even Dragon-Locking Crossbows were ineffective, they would have to retreat and swim ashore.

However, now it proved effective, so cleaning up should not present any issues.

"Continue loading the crossbow carts, musketeers keep firing."

A large number of Bound Spirit Guardians rushed out from around the corner of the cave.

This time, they moved quicker, picking up the bodies of their dead comrades.

They blocked the bullets, and ran forward.