Chapter 152: Dark Creatures Attack 5

They showed no fear in the face of powerful enemies; instead, their fighting spirit burned fiercely.

Whether it was Lyle or Lake, both of their loyalty to the territory had reached the maximum value at this moment... In other words, they were willing to die to defend the territory!

Of course, Su You would never let them throw their lives away. Even if they were just ordinary NPCs without any special skills, she wouldn’t do that.

But right now, Su You didn’t have time to worry about the durability of these defensive structures, because she only had ten seconds—to find the hidden dark creature within those ten seconds.

Seeing that the defenses wouldn’t be breached in the short term, Su You immediately began searching for the elite monster.

Not this one...

Can’t see it...

Not here...

Su You frowned, carefully scanning from left to right. Just as Meike was starting to frown as well, about to run out of magic, Su You suddenly told him to stop using his illumination spell.

Meike, who could barely hold on for a few more seconds anyway, didn’t care whether Su You had found it or not—he immediately lowered his staff.

The moment he did, the environment outside, which had been as bright as day, was instantly swallowed by darkness at a rapid pace.

The sudden shift from light to dark and back again was enough to make anyone feel uneasy.

Su You attached a micro-bomb to an arrow. Although the extra weight would greatly reduce its range, with the help of the arrow towers and the fact that the target wasn’t far away, it would still achieve her goal.

*Whoosh—*

*Boom—*

Doya and the others didn’t know what Su You had done. All they knew was that after a not-so-loud explosion—soon drowned out by the howling outside—a piercing scream erupted from a certain spot, almost shattering everyone’s eardrums.

Found it!

Su You immediately lit the lamp hanging in that spot, then checked the only dark creature among them that hadn’t disguised itself as something else.

As she checked its information, she quickly extinguished the lamp again.

**[Elite: Clay Remnant]**

HP: 100/100

Attack: 0

Defense: 50

Skills:

**[Reshape]:** Absorbs nearby debris to create new remnants.

**[Conceal]:** Hides in the darkness, reducing its presence; invisible unless actively searched for.

After seeing its skills, everything became clear—

For example, why the dark creatures outside kept coming, and why Su You couldn’t find it just now...

The former was because it could reassemble the corpses of fallen remnants into new ones, ensuring a constant stream of dark creatures. Su You had already suspected as much.

The latter was due to its concealment skill.

With concealment active, unless you hit it with an area attack or use detection or reveal-type skills in its direction, you’d never find it as long as it didn’t deactivate the skill itself.

""Outside the stone gate, near the third lamp on the right—there’s an unshaped dark creature there. Doya!"" Once she confirmed the position, Su You immediately called out the location.

The moment Doya heard her name, she fired the copper-balanced arrow she’d already nocked, aiming straight for the [Elite: Clay Remnant]—the one that could “mold clay figures”!

“Milord! The main gate can’t hold much longer!” Lyle shouted, desperately bracing the stone gate with Lake as the dark creatures slammed against it.

Even though they knew that the two of them alone couldn’t possibly hold back dozens of dark creatures, they didn’t hesitate for a second.

It was bad news, but at the same time, Su You received some good news.

Doya: “Milord, that monster’s been dealt with. Should I start attacking the other dark creatures now?”

NPCs couldn’t see this information, so although Doya could guess that Su You had her kill that special dark creature because it was likely the source of the endless dark creatures, she couldn’t be sure. She still had to ask Su You before acting.

“Focus on the ones near the gate first.” Su You didn’t say yes or no, but directly gave a new target.

At the same time, she activated the arrow towers’ auto-attack and set all their targets to the area near the main gate.

After the first volley, four or five dark creatures fell instantly, but more quickly surged forward from behind, like moths to a flame.

“You two, stop holding the stone gate. Get behind the barricade and prepare for battle.”

In this data-driven world, everything was determined by numbers. The stone gate wouldn’t lose durability any slower just because they were bracing it. On the contrary, when its durability hit zero and it was smashed open, they might be thrown out or even crushed beneath it.

If that happened, they’d really be done for—Su You wouldn’t be able to save them.

She knew the gate was doomed to fall tonight, but she wasn’t afraid. She’d already set up a dense array of traps and barricades behind it.

Although she hadn’t expected the dark creatures’ attack to be this difficult tonight, it didn’t affect her preparations. To ensure absolute success, she’d gone above and beyond.

A true veteran never lets their experience make them complacent. Instead, they use it to be even more thoroughly prepared for anything.

...

At this point, Lyle and Lake had already retreated behind the stone barricade as Su You instructed.

Barely ten seconds after they fell back, there was a loud *boom*—the main gate collapsed, and the dark creatures outside surged in like a tidal wave.

Though she’d expected this, Su You still couldn’t help but sigh as she watched her stone gate—destroyed twice in just ten days (the first time by Meike’s explosion)—fall again.

But as she sighed, the dark creatures, seeing the gate smashed open, immediately entered a strange frenzy.

They scrambled madly toward the heartfire at the center of the town, but before they’d taken more than a few steps, the ground beneath their feet gave way...

And everyone present witnessed a spectacular “dumpling drop” show.

That’s right—Su You had dug a huge pit behind the gate, using the same method as the Fire Demon Chief, to give these dark creatures equal treatment—

(End of chapter)"

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