Chapter 15: Please Feel Free to Command Xina, Master

Zhou Chu waved his hand, ordering his army to press forward in a massive assault.

The Skeleton Knight had already spurred its bone horse, charging recklessly through the formation gathered by the ghouls and Crypt Poison Spiders, while continuously swinging the longsword in its hand to hack and slash.

Every charge sent them flying and horses tumbling.

However, even with the support of the two defensive skills Indestructible and Endurance Aura, the Skeleton Knight could not withstand the frantic "scraping" from so many minions.

Its massive 50,000 points of health were quickly depleted by half.

Immediately following, a massive number of ranged troops arrived.

Nearly 1,500 skeleton spearmen launched a volley at the Skeleton Knight, killing it instantly on the spot.

From the moment the Skeleton Knight entered the battle until its death, it had been no more than ten seconds.

【Successfully killed "Skeleton Knight Leo", EXP +1000.】

【Obtained Soul Fragment *1】

【Successfully collected Contract Material "Skeleton Knight Leo (C-Grade)".】

【Ding! Your level has increased to Level 5!】

【Your attributes have increased: Strength +5, Constitution +5, Soul Power +5, Agility +5!】

【Free Attribute Points +5!】

【Divine Fusion count +1!】

Done!

With the level increase, the previously exhausted Soul Power Value was restored to its full state.

At the same time, an opportunity to use Divine Fusion was gained.

Zhou Chu's gaze could not help but fall upon the Skeleton Knight's material.

He prepared to use this precious opportunity on it.

Although its grade was only C-Grade, if it were upgraded to the God-tier, it would definitely be an invaluable, fierce general among his subordinates.

At the same time, Zhou Chu had already collected over 2,000 D-Grade materials, along with over 2,000 Soul Fragments.

Now, his Life Soul Artifact could finally be upgraded again.

Just as Zhou Chu thought he had cleared the Copy, a series of notifications suddenly rang out.

【Warning: Skeleton Knight Leo has used the Sacrificial Mark in advance; the awakened Calamity Hero is about to join the battle!】

【Warning: Skeleton Knight Leo has used the Sacrificial Mark in advance; the awakened Calamity Hero is about to join the battle!】

……

Zhou Chu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his gaze turned once again toward the black mist in the distance.

A Calamity Hero, a Heroic Difficulty leader figure within the Calamity Legion, had actually arrived in a novice-level Hero-level Dungeon.

This was somewhat unreasonable!

Generally speaking, a Calamity Hero has at least A-Grade strength, perhaps even higher.

No wonder that since the Novice Dungeon was put into use, no newcomer had been able to clear this highest-difficulty dungeon.

Not to mention how strong the previous five waves of monsters were, this Calamity Hero-level hero alone was enough to make all newcomers shrink back.

Immediately after, the black mist in the sky condensed rapidly, finally gathering into a slender figure in front.

This awakened Calamity Hero was actually a woman.

Her long silver hair, like a waterfall under the moonlight, hung coldly over her dark purple leather armor.

The leather armor was exquisite and exuded a texture of death, outlining her graceful and agile figure.

A black cloak shrouded half of her pale face, revealing only two cold, ghostly green glints.

She gripped the longbow in her hand that emitted a dark, gloomy light, her footsteps approaching slowly like a ghost.

"In the darkness, I have awakened. I am the Death Hunter Xina; where darkness shrouds, that is my territory."

"In the shadows of this world, a new order shall be opened by me. Intruder, are you prepared to welcome my Death Arrow Rain?"

The female Calamity Hero's voice resounded in his ears, and her figure instantly hid within the shadows.

【Death Hunter Xina】 A-Grade Calamity Hero

【Level: 1】

【Blood Value: 】

【Soul Power Value: 1700】

【Attack Power: 2200】

【Strength: 20】

【Constitution: 10】

【Soul Power: 20】

【Agility: 20】

【Range: 100】

【Equipment: Hunter's Longbow (B-Grade): Attack Power +1000; Hunter's Quiver (B-Grade): reduces skill Soul Power Value consumption by 20%; Hunter's Cloak (A-Grade): Blood Value +, Soul Power Value +500】

【Skills: Dark Arrow LV1 (Epic), Stealth (Epic), Death Arrow Rain LV1 (Epic)】

After looking at this Calamity Hero's attributes, Zhou Chu was even more stunned.

She was actually only Level 1.

Hero-level characters not only possess the same four-dimensional attributes as Soul Professionals, but their skills also become growth-type.

Although none of them were high, her Attack Power was actually as high as 2200.

This was entirely due to the support of the two B-Grade and one A-Grade pieces of equipment on her.

Even a First Turn Soul Professional could be easily killed in seconds.

However, at this moment, a scorching radiance erupted in Zhou Chu's eyes.

The corners of his mouth were even harder to suppress than a Mosin-Nagant.

The powerful Calamity Hero before him was absolutely a much better Contract Material than the Skeleton Knight.

If he could successfully take her down, Zhou Chu could forge her into a god-tier contract servant.

Therefore, even if it meant paying a great price, he had to make her his most loyal subordinate.

Zhou Chu rubbed his hands together impatiently, then immediately issued the order for the entire army to attack.

Xina's Stealth was only of Fine grade, so the stealth effect was not very good; Zhou Chu could still see her silhouette.

At this moment, she had already begun to nimbly run and weave through Zhou Chu's army, occasionally firing arrows imbued with the Dark Arrow effect, shooting down ghoul after ghoul.

The next moment, those ghouls shot down by the Dark Arrow actually stood back up and began to turn their blades against their own side.

Dozens of ghouls quickly became Xina's helpers.

Xina was like a nimble lark, nimbly leaping and vaulting through the army, approaching Zhou Chu's side with extreme speed.

Compared to those undead monsters that had no intelligence to speak of, a Calamity Hero possessed her own thoughts.

She understood the principle of capturing the ringleader to capture the gang.

As long as she shot and killed Zhou Chu first, the army under his command would surely follow suit.

Seeing Xina getting closer and closer to him, Zhou Chu's heart could not help but tighten.

Xina was a Death Hunter, and once a prey was targeted by her, it was difficult to escape.

Therefore, Zhou Chu could not just stand stupidly in place; he shifted his position, using the servants around him as cover, while having the skeleton spear-throwers continuously launch attacks at the opponent.

After a thrilling game of hide-and-seek, this Calamity Hero was struck by a Bone Spear and fell into the chaotic army.

In the end, she perished amidst the siege of Zhou Chu's army.

【Successfully killed "Death Hunter · Xina", EXP +5000.】

【Obtained Soul Fragment *1】

【Due to the material level being too high, material collection failed.】

【Ding! Your level has increased to level 6!】

【Your attributes have increased: Strength +5, Constitution +5, Soul Power +5, Agility +5!】

【Free attribute points +5!】

Zhou Chu finally let out a long sigh of relief.

If it weren't for his quick eyes and fast hands, he would have nearly kicked the bucket twice.

It was truly too close, too close!

As expected of a Death Hunter, she was truly too terrifying.

Fortunately, he had finally taken her down without any danger in the end.

Since his Life Soul Artifact could only collect C-Grade materials, Zhou Chu had to go up and perform the contract himself.

Calming his mood, Zhou Chu used the Dead Man's Contract on the corpse of this Calamity Hero.

The next moment, Xina stood up from the ground again, walked respectfully to Zhou Chu, bowed her head slightly, and said, "Please feel free to command Xina, Master!"