169: The terrifying army of puppets

The azure screen was about to take shape, and the defensive formation was still half an hour away from completion.

Before they knew it, the time had arrived at noon.

Everyone ate compressed rations and drank water, thinking that they definitely needed a big meal to reward themselves after returning.

Lu Yuan's meals were significantly better than everyone else's.

Nine Vipers caught a Xuan Gang Realm Horned Blade Deer, skillfully gutted it, and then handed it over to Scarlet Skeleton for grilling.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

The deer leg was grilling, sizzling with oil, and after sprinkling chili and cumin on it, the air was filled with fragrance.

"The taste is good." Lu Yuan ate the venison in large mouthfuls.

Next to him, Chu Wushe, Vice Principal, and Fu Dechang were swallowing their saliva wildly.

"The Principal eats so deliciously." Vice Principal said, then looked at the compressed rations in his hand.

It had been too long since he had come to the No Mans Land, and he had long forgotten the taste of compressed rations.

He only remembered that it was terrible, and after so many years, eating it again still felt the same.

"That's right." Fu Dechang stared intently at the deer leg in Lu Yuan's hand.

Both he and Vice Principal were Saint Realm Experts; killing fierce beasts was incredibly easy.

But the crucial thing was that they couldn't cook, let alone barbecue!

"Uh, Principal Lu, you can't possibly finish this entire Horned Blade Deer." Fu Dechang smacked his lips.

"Could I have some?"

Fu Dechang's eyes were shining brightly.

Being the Vice President of the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce, what kind of delicacies had he not eaten?

But the deer leg grilled by Scarlet Skeleton was simply too fragrant; it was so delicious that eating compressed rations felt like eating dirt to him.

"There are four deer legs. I'll eat one, leaving three. Selling one for 100,000 shouldn't be too much, right?" Lu Yuan said.

"Not at all!"

Fu Dechang nodded.

"Damn, I sold it too cheap." Lu Yuan thought he should have asked for more, then handed the grilled deer leg to Fu Dechang.

The other two were given to Chu Wushe and Vice Principal.

They were his people, so they didn't need to pay.

While eating the deer leg and admiring the snowy scenery, Lu Yuan instructed Nine Vipers to catch more game in the evening so everyone could have a decent meal.

"How much longer until the defensive formation is complete?"

The engineer in charge asked.

"Ten minutes!"

"Alright, once the defensive formation is activated, you will start mining here, and we will follow Principal Lu to the next artifact refining mineral deposit!"

It was now deep winter.

Looking across the No Mans Land, everything was covered in silver, and everyone was working enthusiastically.

Bang, bang, bang—

The ground vibrated rhythmically, and a dense, dark mass appeared in the distance.

The tremors grew stronger, and everyone looked in all directions.

Countless Skeleton monsters were attacking!

Skeleton Warriors wielding bone knives, Skeleton Cavalry riding warhorses, Skeleton Spearmen... "Dark Attribute Professionals in the Domain Realm!"

Domain Realm Peak, a mentor at Pengcheng University.

Realizing that all the Skeleton monsters were Domain Realm Six Stars, Domain Realm Peak’s nerves tightened.

"Protect the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce staff!" Domain Realm Peak shouted loudly.

Whoosh—

Thirty different Domains unfolded, and the Pengcheng University mentors stood ready for battle.

Since they took the money, they had to do the job. Their mission on this trip was to ensure the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce could successfully mine the artifact refining mineral deposits.

"Dark Attribute, Domain Realm Six Stars."

Lu Yuan surveyed the Skeleton monsters surrounding them.

As for the mastermind summoning the Skeleton monsters, they had not shown up, hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity.

Dark Attribute Professionals generally have poor physical fitness, and even if they break through to the Domain Realm, it is difficult for them to live to be a hundred years old.

Unlike other attributes where longevity increases with higher realms, the Dark Attribute is the opposite.

"It's my turn." Lu Yuan said to Chu Wushe.

The top-grade spirit artifact blood scythe and Blood Butcher exerted their power, and Lu Yuan instantly broke through to the Transcendent Realm!

"Protect Chu Wushe." Lu Yuan said to the Calamity of Thunder, thunder erosion.

"No need!"

Chu Wushe refused.

thunder erosion stood beside Chu Wushe, taking out the Thunder Shield and standing ready.

The faces of over three hundred Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce employees were pale as they looked at the Skeleton army about to charge.

Any random Skeleton monster could slaughter them all!

There was nothing they could do; the gap in realms was simply too vast.

Installing defensive formations and mining artifact refining mineral deposits were their specialties, but fighting was not.

The expressions of the Pengcheng University mentors were solemn.

"You must protect the staff!" Domain Realm Peak urged again.

A powerful Dark Attribute Professional alone could rival an army of thousands, and the Domain Realm could still be called an Expert!

The troublemakers only needed to cause trouble, but they had many things to consider.

Not only did they have to protect the staff, but they also had to ensure the equipment wasn't damaged!

Whoosh—

Just as Domain Realm Peak and the mentors were preparing to act, the neighing of warhorses sounded from behind them.

Blood Slaughter Legion, Heavens Punishment Legion, Ten Thousand Bone Legion... The Nine Great Marionette Corps made their appearance!

"So many ghost puppet soldiers?" Domain Realm Peak’s tone was surprised as he looked at Lu Yuan, who was controlling twenty thousand ghost puppet soldiers.

The Skeleton army from all directions was about to charge, but the Guie Army spread out from the center like a blooming flower!

"Can Lu Yuan handle this?"

A mentor said uncertainly.

Although Lu Yuan had somehow broken through to the Transcendent Realm, a Transcendent Realm monster fighting a Domain Realm monster meant a difference of one whole major realm!

The two Vice Principals and the Saint Realm Fu Dechang had sharp eyes.

"Just one Domain Realm Practitioner?" Vice Principal whispered.

He was looking for the precise location of the Practitioner who summoned the Skeleton monsters.

Catch the leader first to catch the culprits; if they kill that person, the Skeleton monsters will vanish completely!

"I'm not sure, but we must be careful in any case." Fu Dechang said.

The nine great calamities took the lead, charging toward the Skeleton army.

Spirit Skills flew everywhere, and Skeleton monsters fell down in swathes, like harvesting wheat!

Seeing this scene, both the Pengcheng University mentors and the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce staff were stunned in place.

"That fierce?"

Domain Realm Peak, who possessed the Wind Attribute and was Fourth Star of the Domain Realm, murmured.

Although the Skeleton monsters were one major realm higher than Lu Yuan's ghost puppet soldiers, they were beaten without any power to fight back!

There was no doubt about the nine great calamities; they could unleash Spirit Skills.

Every Spirit Skill started at the Earth-rank, and many among them were high-grade Earth-rank!

Among the Nine Great Marionette Corps, the Blood Butcher and Ten Thousand Bones soldiers were the fiercest, each capable of fighting a hundred enemies!

"It looks like we won't need to intervene." Domain Realm Peak sighed in relief.

To be honest, he was still very nervous, after all, the opponent was a Dark Attribute Domain Realm Expert.

Coupled with Domain Realm Six Stars strength, dealing with five Domain Realm mentors would be easy!

Practitioners held different views regarding the Dark Attribute.

One reason was that this attribute was truly fierce, almost invincible among those of the same realm.

As for the drawback, Dark Attribute Professionals were basically all short-lived.

Perhaps this was the price of gaining immense power!

The attribute is great but short-lived. If one could awaken the Dark Attribute, they wouldn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Principal Lu is truly fierce."

"Principal Lu is awesome!"

The nervous expressions of the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce staff disappeared.

Their realms were not high, so unlike the Pengcheng University mentors who were surprised by Lu Yuan's Puppet Corps through analysis, they simply reacted.

In their eyes, Lu Yuan, who could control over twenty thousand ghost puppet soldiers and force the Skeleton army into a continuous retreat, was like a God of War!

"Found it." Vice Principal gazed ten li away in the northwest direction.

That was the source of the summoned Skeleton army.

"I'll go kill him!" Fu Dechang said in a deep voice.

However, before he could make a move, four savage auras appeared from four different directions.

"Four Saint Realm Experts!"

Vice Principal's expression turned ugly.

"Lu Yuan, you will certainly die today!" The Saint Realm Six Star Expert leading them sneered.

The speaker was none other than Yuan Yongfeng, the Patriarch of the Yuan Family!