Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 121: I still have a chance
The light flashed with the sound of the wind howling, and then...
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Whoosh!
The head of the Licker fell off, and a sticky red substance spewed from its neck.
The young man jolted, momentarily stunned, but with the moonlight, he could see the shadow of a Skeleton dressed in light armor, holding a sharp sword in its hand.
He widened his eyes, unsure of what to do next.
But then, fear struck him as he thought this Skeleton might be the monster from the gloomy forest.
He hurriedly crawled backward, but his back seemed to hit something very hard, making him freeze in shock.
The young man slowly turned his head and saw a group of Skeletons behind him. He could no longer hold back and screamed: "AAAA!!!"
"What are you screaming for?" Suddenly, Caleb's voice rang out.
The young man looked in the direction of the voice in terror. There, Caleb stood amidst a group of Skeletons, his expression full of confidence, his eyes reflecting determination and strength.
"Get up. We're starting the counterattack," Caleb said with a smile.
"Counterattack?! You... you..." The young man stuttered.
Before he could finish, Caleb waved his hand, and the Skeletons immediately sprang into action, slashing and killing the Lickers and Zombies chasing after others.
...
The battle quickly came to an end. After all, all the Skeletons here were level D+ rank 1, with two Mutant Skeletons—Skeleton Swordsman and Skeleton Hunter—the zombies were nothing more than fish on a chopping block.
After the battle ended, everyone gathered in the cave, and the Skeletons stood guard at the cave entrance.
At that moment, one person, with a look of awe, asked: "Big Brother, are these Skeletons really soldiers you summoned?"
Others also began to ask, even complimenting him.
"Big Brother, you're amazing."
"That's right, I heard Skeletons are only rank F, but yours seem higher than rank F."
"Of course, they're not rank F. Didn't you see how easily those Skeletons killed the Lickers?"
"That's right, Lickers are rank E. If they can kill them so easily, these Skeletons are at least rank E+."
"Wow! E+, Big Brother, how did you get these Skeletons?"
"Are you stupid? Big Brother is a rank E+ lord. Of course, he can summon rank E+ soldiers. That's a normal thing."
One must know that in this area, with only rank E and E+ lords, a rank E+ army is nearly unbeatable.
Although Caleb is a rank E+ lord, the number of rank E+ soldiers he can summon is very small. After all, the higher the rank, the fewer soldiers can be summoned, and the longer the wait time to summon more.
For someone like Caleb, he can only summon one soldier every two days because his soldiers are not ordinary ones.
However, his soldiers show significant signs of weakness due to insufficient supplies and energy.
That's also the reason Caleb quickly failed when facing the zombie wave.
Moreover, zombies are a terrifying type of enemy. For living creatures, even the slightest injury could become a fatal wound.
That creature would be infected with the virus and turn into a zombie.
That's also why other lords quickly fail against the power of zombies.
Unless they own special soldiers like Caleb, elemental soldiers who aren't afraid of the zombie virus.
However, summoning such soldiers requires many conditions and the resources needed to sustain them.
Caleb listened to everyone's words, secretly sighing in his heart. In reality, those soldiers were not his but the Master's.
He didn't understand why the Master hadn't appeared and let him lead this powerful army to eliminate the zombies.
Although it was hard to understand, Caleb followed exactly what the Master had instructed.
"Alright, stop talking," Caleb frowned, clearly displaying the leadership quality of a leader. "I just happened to find a random soldier summoning card."
"In a critical moment, I remembered its existence. Fortunately, it helped us summon rank D soldiers. If not, we would all be dead here."
Everyone silently thought that Caleb was really lucky.
However, they also realized just how powerful those Skeletons were.
What does a group of rank D soldiers mean? Enough to wipe out all the lords in this area.
Everyone glanced at the 20 Skeletons standing at the cave entrance, two of which were Mutant Skeletons with strength surpassing the other 20.
However, Caleb had lied. In reality, those 20 Skeletons and 2 Mutant Skeletons were all rank D+.
Of course, Caleb didn't trust these people, so he had hidden some of the strength of those Skeletons.
Based on Noan's words, Caleb quickly sought a way to conceal the true origin of the Skeletons.
After stabilizing the situation, Caleb looked around and asked, "How many people are left?"
Everyone confirmed briefly and then responded, "Big Brother, 17 people left. Two have died, and one has turned into a zombie."
Caleb nodded lightly and said, "Rest for a while. We'll move into the safe zone tomorrow to eliminate all the remaining zombies."
"Don't worry, this group of Skeletons is more than capable of clearing out all the zombies."
"However, this is a system event, so even if we kill the zombies, we won't get any energy essence, do you understand?"
The group nodded.
After all, they had lost all their heroes and soldiers. Their only hope now was their domain.
They could start over from scratch as long as the domain still existed.
If the domain were gone, they would be doomed to become slaves to other lords.
Fighting for energy essence? No, at this moment, all they hoped for was to survive.
What if Caleb lied?
Caleb had a rank D army of Skeletons. Even if he took all the energy essence, they couldn't do anything but remain silent.
That was the privilege of the strong; the weak had no voice.
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At the same time, Alex was hiding in a small cave, feeling incredibly uncomfortable.
As a 'Fate Holder,' he should have been like a God of War, sweeping through all the zombies, admired by everyone, and then crowned as the king of this place.
But that was only in his thoughts.
Before the Zombie Wave even started, he had encountered a mysterious enemy and had been severely wounded.
The injury hadn't fully healed when the Zombie Wave came, and while he could still fight after meeting the Mutant Hunter, he realized the harsh reality.
He wasn't as strong as he had once thought.
The Mutant Licker almost killed him, which was why he didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly fled into the Gloomy Forest.
Fortunately, the Mutant Licker didn't chase after him. If it had, his life would have likely ended there.
Alex gritted his teeth, feeling incredibly uncomfortable. Previously, his mentor had told him he was a 'Fate Holder,' and the goddess of luck would always be by his side.
Other geniuses would be stepping stones for him, and the world would remember his name.
That was also why his mentor sacrificed his life to give him a fragment of fate.
However, now everything was beyond his control, surpassing what he had once thought.
"Damn it!" Alex muttered, cursing: "Why is everything like this?"
He breathed heavily, frustrated and hopeless. But then, he took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions.
"No! I still have a chance."
Alex thought of the other lords and felt somewhat relieved.
Why?
Because he knew clearly that if he couldn't deal with those zombies, no other lord would be able to either.
Besides, the alliance shattered like soap bubbles before the Zombie Wave started. Therefore, the idea of the lords uniting to eliminate the zombies was almost impossible.
Even if they united, what good would it do? As long as a Zombie rank D Peak appeared, all the unity and plans would become meaningless.
Just as Alex had said, he still had a chance to shine. He could continue hunting as long as he hid here and waited for his wound to heal.
No need to target the rank E zombies, as long as he hunted enough rank F zombies, absorbed their energy essence, and strengthened himself, that would be enough.
He just needed to continue that process until he had enough strength to fight rank E or even D zombies. Then, he could sweep away all the zombies here.
All he needed was time.
He believed he could shine like the sun if he had enough time.
While Alex was thinking about his bright future, suddenly, the cave shook a little.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Alex jumped, trying to steady himself. With the moonlight streaming into the cave, he saw the cave walls suddenly crack and then collapse, revealing a large hole.
"That's..."
