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Chapter 57: Slaying the Ghost Army and Reaching Level 11
Chapter 57: Slaying the Ghost Army and Reaching Level 11
The ghosts in the forest were unaware that Su Yu had killed their comrades.
Sensing Su Yu's approach and the surging spiritual energy emanating from him, the ghosts emerged like sharks scenting blood, pouring out of the forest.
One, two, three...
Before long, a total of 18 ghosts emerged! For a moment, the sky above the forest was darkened by their black mist.
The ghosts lunged at Su Yu, famished and unselective.
Devouring Su Yu, who was brimming with spiritual energy, would be far more beneficial than consuming an entire busload of ordinary humans. No ghost was willing to miss this opportunity!
Moreover, behind the 18 ghosts was a massive, 2.5-meter-tall red ghost. It fixed its blood-red eyes on Su Yu and transformed into a crimson beam, swooping in from the side.
"Damn! I miscalculated!"
Su Yu's face changed dramatically.
According to news reports from his previous life, there were only supposed to be 8 ghosts!
How did it suddenly become 19?
And among them was a red first-stage ghost. How was that possible?!
The Skrulls, in their process of creating ghosts, used the principle of "light dispersion" to categorize the ghosts into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet stages.
Red was the first stage.
If Su Yu had known there was a first-stage ghost leading a group of 19, his cautious nature would have prevented him from coming here, even if it meant his death.
But now...
"It doesn't make sense!" Su Yu's mind raced: "I remember that in the first week after the Great Change, the Skrulls didn't create any first-stage ghosts. Why are they already here on the third day? Is something wrong?"
However, Su Yu had no time to dwell on these thoughts.
Using the [Blink] spell again to evade the ghosts' encirclement, Su Yu launched his counterattack.
A massive bolt of lightning shot from Su Yu's hand, connecting to six of the ghosts.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The six ghosts didn't even have time to react before they exploded into six clouds of black mist.
After upgrading, Su Yu's [Chain Lightning] could now target six enemies simultaneously.
With one move, he instantly killed six zero-stage ghosts!
The surrounding ghosts were stunned, never expecting Su Yu's spell to be so powerful!
However, they only hesitated for a moment before lunging at Su Yu again.
The thick black mist enveloped Su Yu completely.
"[Ice Shield]!"
A solid layer of ice encased Su Yu, protecting him from the ghosts' attacks.
The ghosts' attacks on the [Ice Shield] only produced a series of cracking sounds, unable to harm Su Yu.
Seeing this, the red ghost clasped its hands and began to cast a spell.
A crimson beam shot from its claw, connecting to Su Yu.
At the same time, Su Yu felt a wave of immense drowsiness wash over him, nearly causing him to close his eyes and fall asleep.
Alarmed, Su Yu quickly bit his lip hard.
The metallic taste of blood filled his mouth, and the intense pain jolted him back to full awareness.
"[Earth Spike]!"
A massive stone spike erupted from beneath the red ghost, sending it flying into the sky and interrupting its Hypnosis beam.
[Earth Spike] was a zero-stage earth spell with low damage but excellent control, capable of knocking back the target.
After upgrading to epic quality, the red ghost would enter a 1-second [Stunned] state upon landing, completely losing its combat effectiveness.
Su Yu knew the principle of "capture the king first."
While the red ghost was controlled, he used [Frost Nova] to freeze the surrounding zero-stage ghosts, used his last [Blink] to escape the encirclement, and then continuously attacked the red ghost with [Lightning Arrow].
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Bolts of lightning, as thick as a baby's arm, continuously shot from Su Yu's hands.
The Red Phantom's defenses were weak, and the three consecutive Lightning Arrows, combined with the damage from the Ground Spike, caused its body to explode into a cloud of blood.
The other phantoms were stunned by the sight, never expecting their leader to be taken down so quickly!
Once they broke free from the control of the Frost Nova, they stopped attacking Su Yu and scattered in all directions.
Su Yu, of course, wasn't about to let them escape.
He continuously unleashed Lightning Chain and Lightning Arrow, and none of the phantoms could escape his range. They were all killed!
What seemed to be a battle that would end in a crushing defeat was turned around by Su Yu, and the phantoms were the ones who were crushed.
...
"Phew! That was close! I almost lost it there! If I had passed out, my life would have been over."
After killing all the phantoms, Su Yu let out a sigh of relief, a bitter smile on his face. "Thankfully, I have a lot of powerful skills. Otherwise, dealing with these phantoms would have been much harder. But still, why are there so many phantoms here? It's completely different from my previous life!"
He checked his mana, which was now less than a third of its maximum.
"Looks like I need to be more careful next time."
Su Yu shook his head, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to absorb the spiritual energy released by the dead phantoms.
" Ding! You have killed a Level 8 Soul Control Phantom, gaining 640 experience points."
" Ding! You have killed a Level 9 Resurrection Phantom, gaining 810 experience points."
" Ding! You have killed a Level 13 Hypnotic Phantom, gaining 1600 experience points."
" Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up to Level 11!"
...
After absorbing all the spiritual energy, a storm of energy swirled around Su Yu, and he reached Level 11! This saved him at least two hours of grinding in the game.
Of course, saving time was secondary.
Being able to save over four hundred lives from the phantoms was the most rewarding thing of all!
"However, this kind of thing will happen in every corner of the world. I can save some, but many more will fall to the phantoms."
"Unless... I can create the Spirit Seeker in advance?"
"Ha, as if that's possible?"
Su Yu shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic thought.
The Spirit Seeker was a powerful weapon used by the government in his previous life to combat phantoms.
Wherever the Spirit Seeker went, phantoms were eliminated like cutting through butter.
However, creating the Spirit Seeker required the assistance of a small spiritual energy spring.
In his previous life, it took eight months for the Chinese government to secure the first small spiritual energy spring from the Skrulls and create the Spirit Seeker, effectively reducing the number of phantoms nationwide.
"The Spirit Seeker is out of the question in the short term. I can only hope the government realizes the danger of the phantoms sooner."
Su Yu stood up, brushed off the dust from his clothes, and walked toward the spot where the Red Phantom had fallen.
"Now, let me see what exactly happened. Why did a Level 1 Phantom appear so early?"
Su Yu channeled his magic and began searching for the memory fragments of the Red Phantom.
Clerics learn a signature skill called Mind Theft after reaching Level 2, allowing them to search for the memory fragments of phantoms and learn about their creation process.
Mages have a similar spell called Soul Search, which achieves a similar effect.
Su Yu didn't know Soul Search, but he did in his previous life! He still remembered a lot of the spell's principles.
While he couldn't uncover the entire process of the phantom's creation like he did in his previous life, he could still gather some key information.
Su Yu closed his eyes and began casting the spell.
Five minutes later, the soul search was complete.
But Su Yu's face changed dramatically, and he couldn't help but curse, "Damn! Is this for real?!"
(End of Chapter)
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