Chapter 188: Desperate Situation! The True Main Force of the Wights Appears
As the two-headed wight was killed, the battlefield began to tilt in Gu Xi's favor.
The organized skeletal mages started to show their true power. When they killed the remaining wight knights, they turned and charged forward along the path on the other side of the large pit.
Their actions were quite simple. When there were no enemies, they just kept moving forward.
If they found enemies within a hundred meters, they would actively attack, casting various spells continuously.
No matter how strong the wights were, as long as they were not ranged attackers, these spells could kill them all instantly.
In just a few minutes, they had reached the left side of the main wight forces.
At this point, the main wight force had only a third of its original strength.
But their fighting spirit was still there. When they saw Gu Xi leading the skeletal mages charging from the left, their reaction was to take the initiative to attack.
Seeing the enemy swordsmen trying to raise their shields and charge, Gu Xi smiled.
"Skeletal mages, follow me, Bone Spikes!"
Gu Xi pointed forward with the Frost Staff, and Bone Spikes flew toward the foremost wight swordsman, followed by more than five hundred various spells.
The wight swordsman and nearly a hundred wights behind him felt a blur before their eyes as various magic missiles came crashing down from all directions.
They were blown away on the spot.
Not only were they blasted away, but the magic missiles also added various attributes to them.
These nearly one hundred wights didn't even need a second attack; they were wiped out instantly.
At this moment, the ghosts also charged from the rear. The ghosts, initially scattered due to the two-headed wight, regrouped and began to show their teamwork in encircling and killing the enemy.
The ghosts had become smart. When they attacked, they truly did it together.
When they attacked, four or five of them did so simultaneously, and after the attack, they quickly ascended, making sure the enemy couldn't counterattack.
With their flying ability and innate traits, even if they couldn't fly up in time, they wouldn't necessarily get hurt.
So, the ghosts fought more courageously, leveling up with each kill.
The main wight force couldn't hold up. Besides the swordsmen with shields, the other units focused on offense and had weak defenses, often being taken down by four or five ghosts in one hit.
Their attacks couldn't reach the ghosts, and sometimes they even hit their own comrades.
Plus, with Gu Xi leading the skeletal mages here, the defeat of this main wight force was evident.
On the other side of the battlefield, with the addition of Combat Squad 1, the wight skirmishers finally understood what team combat meant.
Whether with long spears or pikes, the undead brought by Combat Squad 1 were all about mechanical combat.
No matter the situation of the enemy in front, they just advanced and thrust their spears in a set motion.
This motion was simple but highly effective. Initially, the wight skirmishers thought it was a unit similar to the Bone-Cutting Battalion and tried to drag Combat Squad 1's undead into a melee.
But there was no melee; the entire battlefield was directly controlled by them.
On the battlefield, you could only hear them advancing, thrusting spears, and retracting.
Just as the wights were about to be cleared, a rumbling sound came from the distance.
Gu Xi, commanding the skeletal mages, was startled and looked toward the direction of the sound.
Could it be another wave of enemies?
He hoped not, as he didn't have much strength left.
What Gu Xi didn't realize was that the node he was defending was the only one not yet occupied by the wights; all other nodes had fallen to the wights.
The wight leader needed only to capture Gu Xi's position to secure the key point of the Undead Scourge Formation, which would turn the ritual against the undead.
At this moment, the wight leader wouldn't consider anything about troop strength.
If one wave couldn't take it, another would come. If that didn't work, more troops would be added.
So, before the previous wight force was fully defeated, a new force had arrived.
This time, the force was even larger.
Last time, only three hundred wight knights came; this time, nine hundred wight knights arrived.
However, they were clearly divided into three groups, no longer dressed like clowns, but each with distinct features.
Following the three wight knight groups were over ten thousand wights.
This time, there were no skirmishers; all were main forces.
Moreover, among the wights, there were giant wights over five meters tall.
This time, it wasn't just one wight leader but a whole group of such wights.
Judging by their position, they were the main force of this wight army.
Simultaneously, a group of flying units, like small demons, also appeared among the wights. It seemed the wights had brought out everything they had this time.
Seeing such a wight force appear, a flash of seriousness crossed Gu Xi's eyes.
It seemed there was no hope for this battle.
He wondered if dying in the Undead Scourge Formation would help him become a decent corpse mage or lich.
With this self-mocking thought, Gu Xi took a deep breath, raised the Frost Staff, and pointed at the battlefield in front.
"Soul Summoning! Rise for me!"
At the same time, the Death Avatar in the sky disappeared, returning to activate all skills.
[You used Soul Summoning successfully, obtaining one zombie (Level 0), Soul Summoning experience 1 point.]
[You used Soul Summoning unsuccessfully, gaining 1 point of Soul Summoning experience.]
[You used Soul Summoning successfully, obtaining one skeleton (Level 0), Soul Summoning experience 1 point.]
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Under Gu Xi's Soul Summoning, a large number of undead rose from the corpses.
Due to the effect of the Bone Bracelet, the success rate of Soul Summoning was significantly higher this time.
Moreover, the number of zombies rising exceeded the number of skeleton soldiers.
As these undead stood up, Gu Xi quickly commanded.
"Pick up the spears and pikes on the ground. Combat Squad 1, come over and teach them how to use pikes. Prepare for the final battle."
As Gu Xi did this, the wight forces had already approached significantly, and the three wight knight units started to control their horses, preparing for the final charge.
This time, there was no large pit to block these wight knights between them and Gu Xi.
Facing the wight knights ready to charge, Gu Xi raised the Frost Staff.
"Death Avatar!"