Chapter 619
Hunting the Horned Viper
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The undead can never be completely killed.
Even before the final offensive, Luxor's army had to carry out daily undead cleansing to maintain the stability of the front lines.
Regarding this point, when Nan Yilu consulted Feng Zhoulong, who was also a necromancer, he mentioned that as necromancy was his secondary cultivation method, he naturally had a deep understanding of it.
According to Feng Zhoulong, the spirits in Emperor Valley are divided into two types: native spirits and spirits from the underworld.
The so-called native undead are undead born in the native magical plane. Wherever there is death, there are these kinds of undead.
The spirits of the underworld are spirits from the underworld. They emerge from the pharaoh's tomb constantly, using it as a medium, and are the backbone of the unrest caused by the spirits.
In other words, their ultimate goal is to cut off this medium, which would greatly reduce the source of the undead occupying the Valley of the Kings and significantly reduce the pressure.
Even before the army's cleanup began, large numbers of undead had already reoccupied the Valley of the Kings. The scattered hunters only dared to clean up the undead on the outskirts, while only the powerful hunter squads dared to venture slightly deeper into the Valley of the Kings to carry out the cleanup.
Their goal was to hunt down and kill rare undead before the army arrived, and then sell them for a good price.
After all, ordinary undead materials are dirt cheap now, and working hard for half a day is less efficient than getting half the profit from rare undead materials.
Nan Yi sensed two or three teams led by high-level mages moving within Emperor Valley. Their division of labor was clear: those with lower strength were responsible for clearing the way and those with higher strength were responsible for quickly resolving the battle.
However, Nan Yi did not intend to venture deep into Emperor Valley alone. He planned to observe the surrounding area first and then enter Emperor Valley with the army to assess the situation.
Meanwhile, in the Valley of the Kings.
"Ground wave! Collapse!"
Halfway up the hillside, a young white mage quickly connected to the star trails, slamming his palms onto the sandy ground, causing a burst of yellowish-brown starlight!
Suddenly, a patch of sand in front of him began to sway like the sea, and even began to flow in the opposite direction like waves.
In an instant, the offensive of a large number of undead was restricted, and their bodies were even sinking downwards, being pulled towards the center.
Although this hunter is only at the beginner level, his skill and proficiency in using magic are no less than those of the academy students. No wonder he was able to join a hunting party led by a high-level mage despite being only at the beginner level; he does have some skill.
The next second, a gust of wind suddenly swept in.
"Wind Disc! Tornado!"
The star map of a middle-aged man has already taken shape. A huge tornado coils around the ground and rises upwards. The wind itself is invisible and colorless, but the sand and dust it stirs up outlines its awe-inspiring body.
The tornado went straight towards the horde of undead trapped by the ground wave, engulfing them all and slicing them apart!
"Great job! Brother Ao is so handsome!" the earth-elemental guy exclaimed, his face full of admiration.
"Well done, little Sa. You've only been gathering undead for half a year and you're already doing so well." The mid-level wind mage was quite pleased with the young man's admiration and said in a good mood.
"I'll keep working hard, Brother Ao. After defending against two more waves of undead, the captain should be able to kill that horned viper, right?"
“Of course.” As he said this, Omar’s eyes were filled with greed; he had already imagined how much the horned viper would fetch.
That's no ordinary horned viper, but an extremely rare mummy horned viper, and only at the Warrior level, making its value immeasurable!
It's important to know that the mummy horned viper is one of the most powerful undead. With enough resources, it can easily become a Grand Commander, and with good luck, it's not entirely impossible for it to even become a Monarch!
If such a being could be captured alive and sold, his dream of reaching a higher level would not be far off!
Higher up on the mountainside, the number of undead had noticeably decreased, but the magical aura generated by the battle was even stronger!
"Fierce Fist! Nine Palaces!" A gaunt man, his right fist covered in crimson flames, aimed at a spot on the ground and delivered a powerful punch!
"Boom!"
The next instant, a series of pillars of fire erupted from the ground, sending yellow sand flying everywhere!
A long, pale snake shadow was also blasted out by the Nine Palaces Fierce Fist. The shroud, made of some unknown material, was charred black, and only the exposed purplish-black snake eyes were filled with rage.
But what the mummy viper didn't know was that it had been forced into a trap that the man had prepared for it long ago.
The thin man immediately said, "Prepare to close the net!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the team members who had been lying in ambush immediately took action, and several spells exploded instantly around the mummy viper!
"Rock barrier! Jagged rocks!"
"Ground wave! Collapse!"
The mid-level earth mage first locked down the soil around the horned viper, cutting off its chance of escape. Then, vines and ice locks attacked from different directions, directly entangling the horned viper!
Faced with this sudden attack, the horned viper was unable to escape for a while. Its sharp hiss revealed its panic. Its snake body swayed wildly, but as the freezing effect of the ice lock took effect, its movements gradually weakened.
succeed!
Everyone looked excited!
Unexpectedly, they actually caught a live Warlord-level horned viper. If they sold it to those undead families, it would be worth hundreds of millions!
Even the skinny captain at the head of the team breathed a sigh of relief: "Prepare for cleanup and evacuation."
He planned to first exhaust the horned viper's strength completely, and then quickly retreat. The main force would be arriving soon, and if he left too late, he would be noticed by many people. It's common sense not to flaunt wealth in the wild, and no one dares to gamble on human nature.
But just as he was about to raise his hand to throw the wind disc, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt a chill run through his body. His intuition told him that if he dared to throw the wind disc out immediately, he would die in the next second!
He immediately looked around. Everyone was still in the midst of joy, and some people had already begun to clean up the spirits of the dead who had come down the mountain. No one noticed anything unusual.
Am I overthinking things?
But just as they were wondering, the soil in front of the viper suddenly trembled violently, and then the cracks expanded rapidly before finally collapsing completely!
A huge, pale figure burst out of the ground. It was several times larger than the War General Horned Viper, which was only a few meters long, but otherwise it was no different.
This is... yet another mummy horned viper!
But with this physique, he is certainly not a warrior, but a commander-level being!
Before anyone could react, this commander-level mummy viper, several meters long, was incredibly fast. The moment it appeared, it instantly killed two nearby mid-level mages. At such close range, they were powerless to even defend themselves.
"hiss!!!"
"withdraw!!!"
The skinny captain reacted quickly, instinctively shouting as the wind disc flew from his hand and strangled the horned viper.
This time, however, the horned viper's purplish-black eyes were full of mockery. Its mouth opened, and a foul, fishy stench gathered. Then, a beam of air carrying corpse poison pierced through the core of the wind disk, shattering the wind disk that had only flown halfway. Its power remained undiminished as it continued toward the thin man!
"what!!!!"
Blood splattered across the hillside, and countless spirits reclaimed the mountainside, obscuring the blood-red color from the dark ground below.
...(End of this chapter)