The second volume is called "One Heart" Chapter 32: Perseverance
Soon, Wenrou raised her head, met my inquiring gaze, nodded, and gave an affirmative answer, "I have already contacted them, they will be here soon, but we are not strong enough here, so we can only harass them outside for the time being. It takes time to gather people, and it will take at least an hour for them to rush in to rescue us." It seems that those friends still value them very much. Knowing that the chances of survival are slim and there are only two people, they are still willing to mobilize such a large force to rescue them.
"No one can be sure of the outcome, I can only do my best." I replied coldly, telling them and myself. I don't have enough confidence to stick to the end, but I can't give up easily anyway. This is what I promised myself. If I want to completely get rid of the shadow of the past, I must make changes.
I quickly put on the professional badge of a junior necromancer and said, "All of you step back. Let me take care of the arrangements here. Remember not to scream if you see anything later, so as not to alarm the black bears outside and speed up their actions." The zombies looked a little ugly and exuded a stench of corpses. They were particularly lethal to girls. When they first appeared in front of Xiao Niaoyiren and the others, they caused a burst of exclamations. If the two of them made a fuss, the Black Bear King might rush in immediately. I just wanted to delay time as much as possible. I didn't want to fight with it.
A black light flashed, and an old zombie and more than thirty zombies appeared beside me. After thinking it over, I decided that since there was a black bear king among the enemies, it would be safer to summon the old zombie. With its powerful strength, it can hold out for a while against a level five Warcraft three-headed flame wolf. If it doesn't have too many younger brothers to help it, the black bear Boss that is not a Warcraft will not be its opponent at all.
Although Wenrou and Xiaoyue took a few steps back as I said, they didn't seem to want to move away from the passage. The distance was still relatively close, and I couldn't accurately control the landing point of each zombie, so a few of them actually appeared next to them. They were immediately frightened by the sudden appearance of these monsters. Their faces were horrified and their eyes bulged. If I hadn't told them in advance and they still had some self-control, they would have covered their mouths and not screamed. Otherwise, the black bear outside would have been alarmed.
Watching them cover their noses and retreat in panic, I shook my head slightly. Fortunately, I didn't take them into consideration beforehand, otherwise I wouldn't be able to exert much combat effectiveness in such a situation. The situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to pay attention to them. I focused my attention on the black bear outside. This time, without Afeng and the others to help, it can be said that this was my first tough battle alone in the world, and I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
From the sound, I can tell that black bears are still entering the cave, spreading out in front of the cave and gradually moving towards here. The figure of a black bear has already appeared faintly at the entrance of the passage on the other side. Although there is no wind in the cave and the stench of corpses is not spreading quickly, the bears have a keen sense of smell and probably have noticed something strange here. However, I had no choice but to cast "Summon the Dead" earlier so that my mental strength can start to recover earlier and try to summon another batch of zombies as soon as possible. I have to hold out for an hour, and I'm afraid they can't hold out with just the old zombies.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look back at Wenrou and Xiaoyue with regret. They were two junior knights with limited mental power. Even if they absorbed all of it, it wouldn't increase much. It would be great if they were magicians. Even if they were just apprentice magicians, their mental power could match that of several knights and could make up for my losses.
With the old zombie as the center, seven or eight zombies lined up densely together, forming the first line of defense at the entrance of the passage. The other twenty or so zombies followed closely behind, ready to fill in at any time, and must not let the black bear rush in. I have always used human wave tactics to fight the enemy, but I didn't expect that today I would be trapped by the black bear relying on the advantage of numbers. I don't know how much combat power the old zombie can exert. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Success or failure depends on the performance of the old zombie.
The black bear finally entered the passage, but moved very slowly, and twitched its nose violently from time to time, as if it was not used to the stench emitted by the zombies. Sometimes having a too sensitive sense of smell may not necessarily be a good thing.
When the two sides were close enough, the war finally broke out. Seeing that aliens had invaded their territory, the black bears were very angry. They rushed up yelling "Ah, Ah" , first hitting with their bodies and then slapping with their paws. Several zombies were forced to retreat. If it weren't for the zombies behind who were holding on, they would probably have been rushed over.
Ordinary zombies are still weaker than black bears, and the defense line was about to be breached. At the critical moment, the thousand-year-old zombie king, Lao Zhuang, showed his power. Although his body did not look as strong as the black bear, the power contained in it was much greater. Witnessing the rapid retreat of his subordinates, he let out a roar, showing great dissatisfaction. He held the defense line according to my orders, rushed left and right, grabbed and bumped, and forcibly blocked the black bear's momentum. Several black bears that rushed across the line were grabbed by it and thrown out.
The black bears roared angrily and tried desperately to charge forward, but they were blocked by the old zombie. The narrow space of three or four meters was blocked by it alone. Although there were dozens of black bears gathered in the passage, only three or four could face it head-on and could not move forward. I simply called back the other zombies and gathered them at the back to form a second line of defense to kill some of the ones that slipped through the net, so as not to affect the old zombie's actions and let it play freely.
In fact, these black bears are also stubborn. If they rush forward in a swarm, it will truly demonstrate the essence of the human wave tactic. The old zombie will be unable to resist alone. Once it breaks into the back hole, we will be in trouble. However, they seem to only recognize the old zombie. All their attacks are directed at it, and they are determined to kill it first.
The black bear attacked fiercely, and the old zombie became more and more excited, dancing with joy, and couldn't help making strange "squeak, squeak" sounds, showing his pride. It's no wonder, it just evolved into a thousand-year corpse king and encountered me. After a battle, it was defeated. After all, it was a small boss who could handle everything, but it became my follower. The last enemy it encountered was a powerful level 5 monster three-headed flame wolf. Although it had a little performance, it was not able to enjoy it because of its lack of strength. After holding back for so long, this was the first time I could show the heroic spirit of the thousand-year corpse king and vent to my heart's content.
Ten minutes passed, and the black bears' attacks did not make much progress. The strength they usually relied on was no match for the old zombie, and they were easily knocked aside. A strong bear slap only made its body shake twice, without much impact. Moreover, most of their bodies were green and poisoned by corpses, but surprisingly, no one died. Under normal circumstances, with the huge difference in strength between the two sides, at least ten or eight black bears would have died during this period. Of course, this was not because the old zombie was out of control, but I did it on purpose.
Our goal is to delay time and wait for reinforcements. Killing a few more black bears is meaningless and will only waste our energy. I let the old zombie injure the black bears as much as possible, and let them be poisoned by corpses as soon as they approach. This will affect their state, and their physical strength, power, speed, etc. will decrease to varying degrees, and the threat to the old zombie will be smaller. With these weak soldiers occupying the space, other black bears have no way to squeeze in and join the battle, and can only stay the back and stare blankly. This is the best delaying tactic I can think of. Forty minutes, at least forty minutes to let me recover 80% of my mental strength, so that I can once again cast "Summon the Undead", so that I can attack or defend, and have a chance of winning.
