After eliminating the C-04 Creatures that were engaged with the skeleton army, Xia Yu continued his advance.
Before long, he saw three skeletons ahead that were different from the ordinary skeleton soldiers; their entire bodies radiated a faint blue magic.
The moment he saw the three skeletons, Xia Yu felt a bit more at ease.These three skeletons were different from ordinary skeleton soldiers; they were Ximi's former roommates. When Doomsday arrived, Ximi hadn't been able to save them, so she created these skeletons of them using Necromancy Spells.The consciousness and selfhood of the skeletons were set by Ximi based on the impressions she had of them, and these three skeletons had helped Xia Yu quite a bit in the past.Seeing that they were alright now, Xia Yu relaxed slightly. The three skeletons seemed to have spotted him as well, waving from where they stood."Junior, over here, over here!" shouted Ya Ting, a female skeleton wearing a hood and possessing long hair.Hearing this, Xia Yu reached the three skeletons in a few leaps."Junior, let me tell you, I was the one holding down the fort while you were gone. Do you have any idea how tired I am?"Just as Xia Yu arrived before them, another male skeleton named Zhi Wei, who was tall and had ferocious horns on his head, couldn't help but complain.But just as he finished complaining, the last male skeleton, Ke Ha Mu Er, who had small pink mushrooms growing on his head, interrupted him."They aren't as tired as Ximi and Tangerine. They need our junior's support more than we do right now!""True, you have a point." Zhi Wei looked at Xia Yu seriously. "Go quickly, Junior. I can still manage to hold on for a while longer. Without your help, they likely won't make it!""Alright, then you guys must stay safe. I'm going to save Ximi and Tangerine!"After saying that, Xia Yu vanished in a flash, leaving the three skeletons looking somewhat stunned."Junior... did he just speak?" Ya Ting asked in surprise."If my hearing hasn't failed me, he did indeed speak." The blue light in Ke Ha Mu Er's eyes flickered."Damn, so Junior actually knows how to talk." Zhi Wei, the largest of the three, looked in the direction Xia Yu had left. "Then why did he never open his mouth before?""Maybe..." Ya Ting tapped Zhi Wei's skeletal head, "Junior thought you were too stupid and didn't want to chat with your empty head.""Screw that, I'm not stupid!"On the other side, Xia Yu was rushing toward the location where Ximi and Tangerine were.He passed another group along the way but didn't stop. These were Tangerine's followers, though calling them 'people' was a stretch—they were more like a pile of monsters.They were all animals and plants that had developed self-awareness and intelligence. Seeing that they were fine, Xia Yu didn't linger.A moment later, a locked steel gate blocked his path. But before he could do anything, a projection suddenly appeared on the supercomputer nearby."Logging in...""I've successfully connected! Whoo-hoo! Let me help you unlock the gate ahead, but where on earth did naike run off to?"A Xiang appeared in the projection. Having successfully linked into the supercomputer, he seemed very excited, but also somewhat puzzled.The next second, naike's appearance answered his question. naike suddenly squeezed into the projection screen, her entire form looking pixelated like a mosaic, and her voice was intermittent."Warning: Mainframe has suffered severe damage. The mainframe located at the Underwater Headquarters has encountered an attack by an unknown entity. Mainframe has sustained 87% severe damage."Hearing this, A Xiang's expression changed: "No way! The only functional supercomputer in the entire dungeon can't just kick the bucket like this!"But at this moment, naike had already fallen into a state of collapse. A Xiang was anxious for a moment before immediately becoming serious."It looks like there's only one move left. I'll take responsibility for saving naike. You go do what you need to do!"With those words, the light screen projection vanished. The tightly closed gate groaned and clattered, opening with difficulty like a rusted iron door.This is what it's like to have god-tier teammates; life is so much easier without any dead weight around.Xia Yu sighed inwardly and set off again... Meanwhile, in another space.Countless soft, boneless arms hung down from the ceiling, while countless other arms composed of pure white bone grew up from the ground.These arms filled the entire space. A crimson light shone through the gaps between the arms, making the place look like a devil's den.In the very center of the space floated a massive, bloody, and sinister monster, yet this monster also appeared strangely devout and holy.The monster was constructed from countless arms and bones. These arms combined to make the monster's lower body look like an insect's, while the upper body was humanoid.It had two giant arms in front of its chest held in a prayer position. Its abdomen was a mouth devoid of any flesh, and its head resembled a Western ram-horned demon, with no facial features except for a single diamond-shaped eye.In addition, even larger skeletal claws were connected to the monster's shoulder blades, hanging down on either side of its body.A blood-red halo floated behind its head, glowing faintly like an angel's halo."It's no use, our attacks can't hurt it at all. Tangerine, it looks like this is the end..."In front of the monster, two somewhat illusory figures—one blue and one green—were floating. The blue figure, covered in cracks, spoke pessimistically."How many more times are you going to say that? I just shared my magic with you not long ago. I really need to find time to lecture you about this self-destructive tendency of yours!"Tangerine's body was also showing cracks, but she wasn't pessimistic. Instead, she scolded Ximi, though she changed her tone after finishing."Alright, to be honest, I'm out of ideas too.""I'm so unwilling to accept this; there are still so many things I want to do." Ximi showed a look of resentment, but the cracks on her face split further."At least use our remaining strength to take down this damn thing so the others can escape." The cracks on Tangerine's body were also growing heavier, and green fragments began to peel off from her soul form."You're right. At the very least, we can protect some people in the end." Light shone in Ximi's eyes, but at that moment, the massive monster spoke.A distorted, bloody face suddenly appeared within its diamond-shaped eye, and the mouth on its abdomen opened wide: "It's alright, you don't need to try anymore.""Everyone can die. You, your friends, me, my long-suffering family—everyone can die, yay!""The death that Mr. puchui bestows upon everyone is a generous gift, a pure happiness that transcends this empty world!""Who the hell knows what you're talking about! Ximi, since both of our magic is almost gone, why don't we try that move now!" Ximi's expression hardened, revealing a resolve to face death."What?" Tangerine was confused for a second, then realization dawned: "The Soul Merging Mercury Retrograde Quantum Blockchain Light Cannon you conceived before? I feel like that's not very hygienic.""Who cares if it's hygienic or not right now! If we're going to die a heroic death, we have to choose the most flamboyant move to burn our souls to ash!"Just as Ximi shouted, someone appeared whom neither of them expected.It was an old skeleton wearing round-framed glasses and a hat, dressed in a green jacket. The old skeleton was riding a flying vehicle and pulled out a glass bottle, aiming it at Ximi and Tangerine.The next moment, a suction force pulled them in. The glass bottle acted like a magic gourd, sucking Ximi's and Tangerine's soul forms directly inside.Tangerine, suddenly sucked inside, had a look of utter bewilderment. She looked at the old skeleton through the glass bottle and said in disbelief: "Uncle Zhang! But? Why? Didn't you lose your memory?""I forgot that I had dementia, so I remembered," Uncle Zhang chuckled."Even the jokes are ancient; it really is Uncle Zhang," Ximi replied happily, slumped inside the glass bottle."Sorry about that, I have to stop you two from wasting your magic. Just rest well in there. Next, let the professional handle it."As Uncle Zhang said this, Xia Yu jumped down from his flying vehicle. Having run into Uncle Zhang on the way, he had hitched a ride.Furthermore, he had conveniently infused Uncle Zhang with a large amount of soul energy to prevent him from dissipating before the problem was solved.As for where the soul energy came from—the Soul World was the one place that never lacked souls.Seeing Xia Yu jump down, Uncle Zhang started up the flying vehicle and left the area with the captured Ximi and Tangerine.The massive monster simply watched all this quietly. All of its attention was now focused on Xia Yu."Good, Baby has finished its first task. Next is a fight with an otherworldly god as great as Mr. puchui!""Baby wants to know how powerful you are. Come, try to dismember me. Good luck!"With that, the massive monster moved. It raised an arm and swung a palm toward Xia Yu.Xia Yu swept his halberd out. Boundless flames transformed into a blade of light, slicing through the giant palm like a hot knife through butter as clouds of red mist rose up."As you wish!"