Chapter 48: The Hidden Small Building

Chapter 48: The Hidden Small Building

As soon as Gu Xi spoke, the force that was stopping him weakened significantly, though some power still hindered his progress.

Gu Xi thought for a moment and quickly understood the situation.

He shouted loudly, "I am the master of this place, and as the master, I decide that this land belongs to Tamworth, and has nothing to do with Camden."

As soon as he finished speaking, the force preventing his progress disappeared completely.

At the same time, the ruins in front of him changed. The entire ruin retreated to both sides, and various materials piled up to form a strange-looking three-story small building. This building occupied only about 200 square meters and looked like a combination of a well-maintained apartment building and various other materials haphazardly put together.

It was twisted and bizarre, but Gu Xi noticed that the windows of this small building seemed larger and more numerous than those of a regular apartment, as if they had been specially modified.

In addition, there was a small garden of about 100 square meters outside the building.

The garden was planted with various special flowers and herbs.

Gu Xi smiled slightly.

It seemed his guess was correct. There were two rules for this place's exclusion: one, the place was ownerless. If the owner had a legal deed or other materials, the first layer of rules couldn't stop them.

The second layer was about district division. The owner had truly considered human nature.

As he thought, no one would choose to give up the opportunity in Camden, setting this house in Tamworth.

So, the people here had occupied this place for so many years for nothing.

Now that the owner had come, no matter how much the occupiers had arranged, it was useless.

Looking at the apartment building in front of him, Gu Xi took two steps forward with his staff of destruction.

Meanwhile, behind him, a large stone gate quickly appeared.

Gu Xi's skeleton soldiers were marching out of the gate.

"Go in, take down this apartment, and clean it thoroughly."

The skeleton soldiers knew what Gu Xi meant by "clean thoroughly." It wasn't about cleaning the place but clearing out the dangers in the apartment building.

After all, the apartment building in front of him didn't look like a normal construction. If not for the lack of time, Gu Xi would have considered tearing it down and rebuilding it himself.

The skeleton soldiers had just rushed out and hadn't reached the front door of the apartment when Gu Xi heard a strong wind sound.

A snake tail, as thick as a person, swept across in front of the door, smashing the leading skeleton soldier into pieces.

Only then did Gu Xi see the situation clearly. He found that a giant snake was nailed to the door. Only its tail could move, and its head was pinned to the door with three iron nails, making the snake and the door one.

"Luna!"

Seeing the situation, Gu Xi decisively ordered.

Luna, who had been hiding behind Gu Xi, understood instantly. She quickly appeared behind the snake and pointed at it.

Touch of Frost!

The snake was rapidly frozen, and several skeleton soldiers quickly stepped forward, thrusting spears heavily into the snake's vital spot.

[Skeleton Soldier (Summon) killed a Magical Mutant Snake (Level 4), you gained 1 experience point, the combat squad gained 1 experience point, the contract undead gained 10 experience points, and the participating summoned creatures gained 5 experience points.]

As the snake was killed, a piercing alarm sounded from within the apartment building.

The sound was sharper than Luna's banshee wail but had no offensive power.

However, with the alarm, a large group of owls flew out from the nearby windows.

There were many owls. In an instant, a few hundred owls were swooping toward Gu Xi.

Don't underestimate the owls; they are also carnivorous, usually eating rabbits, mice, and snakes.

As they flew out, they directly attacked the skeleton soldiers, seemingly wanting to drag them into the sky and drop them.

Gu Xi had limited troops and couldn't afford to lose them here.

As the owls swooped down, Gu Xi pointed to the sky.

"Kill!"

Ten bone spikes flew out like arrows, piercing the owls' bodies.

[Killed a Magical Owl (Level 1), you gained 7 experience points.]

[Killed a Magical Owl (Level 1), you gained 6 experience points.]

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As Gu Xi attacked, several skeleton soldiers quickly stood in front of him, holding shields to block the attacks from the sky.

Not having to worry about his safety, Gu Xi locked onto the owls as they died in the sky, pointing at their bodies and saying again.

"Corpse Explosion!"

Several owl corpses exploded on the spot, killing nearby owls.

After killing a few more owls, the skeleton soldiers began to slaughter the remaining owls.

Although the owls were numerous, their levels weren't high. At first, when they charged in a large group, they seemed strong, but after being blown up once, the situation became simple. As long as a skeleton soldier wasn't dragged into the sky, they could easily kill twenty owls.

Now, the skeleton soldiers were fully attacking, slaughtering the owls with coordinated efforts. Those nearby used double-handed swords, while those farther away used spears.

As long as an owl descended a bit, it would be easily pinned to the ground.

At this moment, the door behind Gu Xi suddenly opened, and a shadow rushed out.

The shadow's movement was quite strange, almost like it was floating. However, it couldn't float far, stopping after flying about ten meters.

When it stopped, the shadow's true form was visible: a man in a black robe, his face twisted beyond recognition, with few teeth left.

But as soon as the man steadied himself, he pointed at Gu Xi, and a red light shot from his hand.

A skeleton soldier quickly raised its shield to block the red light, shattering in the process, while Gu Xi retreated, throwing two bone spikes at the shadow.

However, Gu Xi's bone spikes were much slower compared to the shadow's movement.

The bone spikes missed the target, but fortunately, the shadow needed to stop to attack, being unable to attack while moving.

Gu Xi's hand kept moving, preventing the shadow from stopping.

Meanwhile, Luna, prompted by Gu Xi, was looking for a chance to freeze the enemy.

As Gu Xi prepared, the skeleton soldiers finished off the owls and began charging toward the shadow.