Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 528 - 263: Tracking the Footsteps of the Wraith_2

Chapter 528: Chapter 263: Tracking the Footsteps of the Wraith_2

Under Ming Xi’s guidance, they quickly found this batch of skeleton soldiers. The number of skeletons wasn’t many, about a hundred or so, and many of them were badly damaged. They were all shuffling along towards a particular direction, for a purpose unknown to us.

The moon was hanging high in the sky, Long Dangdang said, "Sister Wang, Ming Xi and I will take action together. Kongkong, you prepare to devour and protect the others."

Long Kongkong asked, "These skeletons are only 1st or 2nd Rank, can I just devour them directly?"

Long Dangdang replied, "No, to be cautious, we can’t let wraith entities see how you use the Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace. Kill them first. Let’s go."

As he spoke, Long Dangdang was already rushing out first, his figure flickered in the air, and in an instant, split into six.

Wang Changxin, holding a large hammer, followed closely. Her Spirit Wings spread out behind her, flapped suddenly, and she charged into the formation of skeletons like a tornado.

Ming Xi said, "Save some for me."

Dealing with these low-level wraith entities was indeed a breeze. Hundreds of skeleton soldiers were reduced to piles of fragments in just over ten seconds.

The faint wraith energy was escaping into the sky, but Long Kongkong quietly opened his Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace and swept away the wraith energy.

The energy wasn’t much, barely enough to replenish what they had previously consumed, but in a way, this action of devouring a bit of wraith energy weakened the Wraith Kingdom. Small amounts could add up over time. And of course, these low-level wraith entities didn’t grant any demon hunting team merits. Still, there could be a slight reward on the military merit bangle that represented military merit.

"There’s a bit too little energy!" Long Kongkong said a little unwillingly.

Long Dangdang said: "Don’t rush, every little bit counts. Safety is the most important thing." Even in the case of low energy, he still used the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace to interfere with the surrounding time changes, thereby achieving the purpose of disguise.

Ming Xi continued searching. Since they had already encountered low-level skeleton soldiers, that indicated they had begun entering areas with wraith entities. They needed to be extremely cautious while also preparing for action.

"If we encounter more wraith entities shortly and they are not too powerful, Sister Wang, Ming Xi, and I should handle them. If we encounter a more formidable enemy, Senior Tao should step in, followed by Yue Li, and my cousin last. My cousin should avoid combat if possible; her luminous energy is too pure, and it could attract powerful enemies. If she does have to step in, regardless of our combat situation, we should withdraw immediately and prepare to use the Teleportation Scroll. We must be decisive at the most crucial moments," Long Dangdang said to the group.

The close-combat professions tend to make less noise, being more introspective in their abilities, unlike magic professionists who release spiritual power while also connecting the forces of the elements from the universe.

Ming Xi said, "Captain, at nine o’clock, about eleven hundred meters away, there’s a group of mixed wraith entities. They mainly consist of skeletons and zombies, no strong entities detected so far."

"Let’s move, annihilate them," Long Dangdang ordered immediately.

Even a fly is meat. With Long Kongkong’s Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace, each wraith entity they kill equates to weakening the Wraith Kingdom bit by bit. As he said, everything adds up.

The three close-combat professionists still took the lead, with others skirting the battlefield. After swiftly killing their targets, Long Kongkong handled the clean-up and devoured.

Having been on two rounds of wraith entity killings, he had begun to have a surplus of energy that could be transformed and released to everyone. However, the overall amount was still small, enough to supply for all, but not quite significant to be considered as an enhancement.

In the next half an hour, they annihilated three such low-level wraith groups. The wraiths occupied a considerable range. However, by deploying Ming Xi for reconnaissance, they discovered that areas with stronger chill harbored higher-ranked wraith entities.

With the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Long Dangdang said, "Ming Xi, delve a bit deeper. See if there are any solitary higher-ranked wraith entities. But be careful, if we meet a vengeful spirit or similar wraith entity, avoid them." Having experienced simulated encounters against wraith entities before, Long Dangdang knew vengeful spirits had formidable spiritual power that could possibly send distress signals and attract even stronger wraith entities - a situation he did not wish to see. Given that they had just broken in and were trying to kill as many enemies as possible while still remaining safe, they couldn’t rush things.

Ming Xi continued forward into the chillier areas. Perhaps it was because they had begun to encroach upon the domain of the wraith legions, he soon relayed back, "I’ve found a team of wraith entities, thirteen in total, including six giant skeletons over two and a half meters tall, wearing simple armor. The rest are all sturdy looking green-furred zombies, all above two meters tall. They appear to be higher-ranked wraith entities."

As for the ranking of wraith entities, even the Federation was still collecting data, unable to definitively classify the species of wraith entities. For a professionist, their personal perception could provide an estimate of an enemy’s strength. As for demon hunters, there was an ongoing quest to identify and document all wraith entities and their ranks. If they reported a novel wraith entity that was not previously documented, there would be a merit reward. The higher the rank of the wraith entity, the more generous the reward.

The reason the Federation had not launched an active attack, but rather held back by defending Blessed Sun City, was in a sense, to observe and collect information about wraith entities, thereby enriching their database on wraith entities. Only by understanding the enemy better could they effectively exterminate them.

"We’re heading over immediately." Quietly advancing, everyone quickly closed in.

At about a hundred meters away from the thirteen wraiths, Long Dangdang saw them too. These undead were clustered on a small hill, apparently at rest. The Soul Flame in the eye socket of the skeletons was gently flickering, whilst the green-furred zombies seemed to be inhaling and exhaling, consuming the chill in the air. Their appearance in the night seemed even more sinister and horrific.

Compared to the low-level wraiths they’d encountered, these were obviously more aggressive on sight. Purely based on perceptual feeling, they carried at least the strength of approximately the 4th rank. Their specific battle power though would only be revealed after combat.

Long Dangdang gave a nod to Wang Changxin, and in the next moment, both sprung into action.

Long Dangdang instantly split into five clones, along with his original body, a six-pronged strike was prepared. His original body wielded the Inaugural Silver Waves Magic, while the clones each held a premium knight’s sword. They all charged towards the wraith entities like flashes of lightning.

Higher-ranked wraith entities truly differed from the lower-ranked ones they had killed previously. Almost instantly, four giant skeletons responded. Their armor was actually formed from an assortment of bones, but looking quite formidable. Two skeletons wielded massive bones as weapons, while the other two held bone spikes that resembled spears.

The Soul Flame in their eye sockets ignited instantly. Flickering purple flames met the onslaught of Long Dangdang and Wang Changxin.

All the green-furred zombies reacted a beat slower, but surged forth in the next moment. They leaped quickly and far, their arms stretched out, dagger-like claws spanning three inches on their fingers, thrusting straight towards the enemy.

Just when all the wraith entities focused their attention on Long Dangdang and Wang Changxin, from behind them, an ethereal figure flickered in an instant. In the next moment, a burst of dim light exploded out, transforming into numerous sharp rays that sped towards the wraiths.