Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 8: The First Battle Ends
As soon as Chen Mo gave the order to "finish off," he darted out like an arrow.

He had rehearsed this life-or-death struggle countless times in his mind.

Sure enough! The moment the little golden retriever was shot and fell to the ground, the two zombies immediately let out a ferocious roar and rushed over with limping steps.

Xiao Bai deftly straightened the gun, fired the remaining bullets at the two lying on the ground, and then ran off in the opposite direction. The two, one human and one skeleton, began to circle around the edge of the grassland.

A perfect replica! It's a complete copy of the zombie kiting the magic tree from earlier.

Speed ​​measures the distance between life and death.

This is precisely why Little Golden Hair insisted on bringing the warrior Duo Gu along. With just his two zombies, if Chen Mo was truly determined to run away, he might not be able to stop him.

In just six or seven seconds, as the mage's life force rapidly diminished, the two raging zombies were forcibly sucked into the suddenly appearing altar phantom and banished back to the cold underworld.

Chen Mo immediately called for Xiao Bai to charge back, while he himself remained standing about twenty meters away, his right hand tightly gripping the sweat-soaked pistol in his chest.

Adventure? Are you kidding me!
He has a very clear understanding of his own position. He is now the "supporting actor" who can lead Kobe to score 81 points together; he is the "later emperor" who can protect Zhao Yun behind him and break through Changban Slope in one go!
Once my mental strength improves... then it's the script of "my mom and I sweeping through another world"!

Leave the finishing blows to the newbies.

Skeleton Little White staggered forward and used the half-bone spear in his hand to stab Duo Gu heavily into his body.

The middle-aged soldier twitched, and as the bone spear was pulled out, another spurt of blood gushed out, splattering onto the lush green grass and splashing all over Little White.

Without pausing, Xiao Bai turned the bone spear around and aimed it directly at Zircon Young Master's throat.

"The Ring of Binding..."

Whether the little golden retriever was feigning death or had just been awakened by excruciating pain, it launched its final attack before death, desperately shooting at the nearby skeleton. A crystalline ice ring condensed in the air, swirling around the little white dog's body, causing it to stumble.

The bone spear, originally aimed at the throat, missed its mark and pierced deeply into the golden retriever's shoulder.

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

The Zircon Prince's screams were earth-shattering. His body curled up violently like a shrimp thrown into a frying pan, his eyeballs seemed about to jump out of their sockets, and his entire face was twisted and deformed from extreme pain, so ferocious that it was completely unrecognizable.

It seems they've never really suffered like this before.

Xiao Bai steadied himself, raised the bone spear again, and accurately pierced into the bulging eye socket.

It's like sending those restless eyes back to where they belong.

In its last moments before losing consciousness, the little golden retriever used all its strength to turn its head toward Chen Mo, its remaining eye filled with confusion and despair.

How could you do this? Didn't you ask me why I wouldn't let you go? Why won't you let me speak?

The speech he had prepared for so long, those carefully prepared, repeatedly revised, and even rehearsed countless times in his mind... those lines that he should have delivered with the utmost arrogance at the moment of victory, making him feel completely at ease... were all stuck in his throat at this moment!
Didn't this piece of trash fail to summon zombies? Where did he get this damn thing from?

Did he sell his soul?

Damn bastard!
You can't escape...

As Xiaobai thrust his spear downwards once more, the little golden retriever's body stiffened slightly, and its eyes finally dimmed completely.

At the moment of his death, he thought of his illustrious family, his bright future, and his beautiful hometown.

Perhaps, there's also the bone staff he longs for, and the girl he hasn't yet won over.

He regretted it a bit.

However, it was too late.

This young master of the Zircon family, the nineteenth in line to the throne, and a promising young necromancer apprentice, died silently in this fertile field.

"Swish...splash..."

The sound of branches rustling rapidly came from the woods not far away. Clearly, the continuous gunshots and that heart-wrenching scream had alerted Ellie and Little Eleven, who had gone to collect medicinal herbs.

Facing the two people who had rushed back and were standing at the edge of the grassland, their faces filled with panic and disbelief, Chen Mo spread his hands in the distance, his voice tinged with weariness and helplessness:
"I'm sorry... I had no choice!" "You all saw it, I didn't want to come. I begged him several times to let me go to gather herbs, to let me go... but he wouldn't."

"He sent you away so he could get rid of me... You all know that deep down, don't you?"

"I don't want to die!"

"I have no choice but to... fight with all my might!"

Chen Mo controlled his speaking speed and tone, trying his best to use the most sincere language to portray himself as an "innocent victim" and a "forced rebel." It seemed to have some effect.

Although the two remained on high alert, their gazes towards him seemed to have softened somewhat.

“Ellie, Eleven,” Chen Mo’s voice was low, “I can’t go back.”

"Now, I must go to Sixleaf Woods, leave the territory of Black Raven Castle from there, and never return!"

"Before that... I'll have to trouble you two to accompany me. I don't know the way."

"please!"

This was the ideal solution he had finalized after countless sleepless nights of deliberation.

Chen Mo needed Xiao Shiyi to guide him. Once he withdrew from the Six Leaves Camp, they would be separated forever and never see each other again.

As long as these two accompany him along the Breeze Path to the centaur-controlled camp, even if they rush back to Black Raven Castle at full speed to complain when he leaves, the castle guards will not be able to stop him in time.

After hearing his words, Xiao Shiyi's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, and the short crossbow in his hand slowly lowered to the ground—this was the most peaceful response he could give.

He didn't know how this prospective apprentice had killed a formal mage apprentice and an entry-level warrior, but his scout experience told him: it's best not to ask or try!
Chen Mo smiled and nodded at Xiao Shiyi, then turned to look at Ellie.

The girl's eyes were red-rimmed, with glistening tears welling up inside, and she looked on the verge of sobbing.

"Brother Mo... I'm scared... Please let me go back?" Her voice trembled with sobs. "I promise! I swear I won't betray you!"

Chen Mo shook his head firmly: "I'm scared too, Ellie, but there's nothing I can do."

"If you go back, how will you explain the disappearance of the others to your advisor?"

"Stop fooling around, be good."

"Just one day! If we hurry, we can reach the Six-Leaf Forest tonight. Then... you'll be free!"

Under the threat of the two corpses on the ground, Ellie and Little Eleven had no choice but to obey Chen Mo's instructions and reluctantly took a step.

"Oh right," Chen Mo clapped his hands, "Wait a moment, I'll tidy up the Heart of the Demon Tree!"

After greeting Xiao Shiyi, Chen Mo quickly tidied up the scene.

The afternoon sun shone warmly on the grassland. Although only a few minutes had passed, swarms of flies and insects, drawn by the smell of blood, flew over and hovered around the two corpses lying on the ground.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and Xiao Shiyi put on Duo Gu's bulging backpack and walked silently at the front.

Ellie followed closely behind Little Eleven, head down, shoulders slightly shrugged. Chen Mo, with Skeleton Little White, trailed far behind at the back of the group.

The atmosphere on the way back was even more somber than on the way there. Everyone remained silent, but they all quickened their pace as if by unspoken agreement, each with an eagerness to escape their misery.

Silently, I broke out of the inner circle of the dark forest and stepped onto the breezy path once more.

The road sign remained the same. If he weren't in such a hurry to escape, Chen Mo would have loved to carve something on it as well.

Never mind, I'll leave it for later... if I have the chance to revisit this place again.

Under Chen Mo's calm yet undeniably pressure-filled smile, Xiao Shiyi swallowed hard, his boots making a near-vertical turn on the ground before he stepped heavily onto the breezy path piled with decaying leaves that led into the distance.

(End of this chapter)