In just a few days, Rhodes' battle group cleared nearly one-seventh of Fanxing Town.
The total length of Fanxing Town is 24,000 yards. Adding the distance between the underground city and Fanxing Town, the total advancement distance is close to 10,000 yards.
All surrounding areas were also cleared to open up the road to Star City.
Such an achievement is beyond anyone's imagination.
If they can maintain such efficiency, Fanxing Town, which theoretically takes a year or even several years to capture, seems to take less than a month.
However, Rhodes soon encountered new troubles.
As they went deeper into Fanxing Town, they encountered a monster that was much more troublesome than a giant monster—soulless skeletons.
This is a mass of deformed white bones. The main body is a pile of bones, as big as a carriage. There are dozens of long white bone arms extending from the pile of bones.
When moving, its arms will support the ground and crawl quickly, looking like some kind of giant white bone spider.
One part of the arm holds a giant bone sword or axe. Once it is swung, it is like a big windmill, with amazing power and inaccessibility.
What's even more troublesome is that the monster's soul is quite small, shrunk in a pile of bones, and can't be observed by anyone with a psychic vision of 50 or above, making it even more difficult to attack.
It is precisely because of this that it is called a soulless skeleton.
The actual soul body of the soulless skeleton is quite small, and the outer white bones are all its growths. They can be regenerated quickly and consume only a small amount of spiritual energy, but they are very hard and very difficult to deal with.
This monster seriously exposed the team's shortcomings - there are no mid-position or back-position combatants.
Melee combatants must besiege it with more than ten people to cause damage beyond its regeneration ability, and then polish its outer bones bit by bit to break its core.
The most irritating thing is that, like the troll, this thing is an entry-level vicious monster that only provides about 1,200 souls.
The team's advancement speed has dropped significantly.
The team members were helpless against this monster, except for the two captains.
O'Hara can forcibly stop the rotating windmill of bones with his hard body, and Kander's shattering fingers can quickly break the bones, exposing its core.
But it’s still a drop in the bucket.
Soulless skeletons, like trolls, are the main monsters in this area and can be found everywhere.
I could push several thousand yards a day before, but now I can't even push a few dozen yards.
Even because many monsters were disturbed, the battle line retreated several hundred yards.
Just when everyone was feeling gloomy, Mavis came.
She came here on the fourth day and joined the battle on the fifth day.
As soon as she joined the battle, the situation changed dramatically.
The proliferated white bones of the soulless skeleton are very tough, but it does not have any spiritual bonus or protection. Its strength only comes from its own physical attributes, and it has no resistance to special conditions.
Therefore, Mavis can easily freeze it for a very long time.
No matter how the soldiers attack it, it cannot be unfrozen.
Things will be easier to handle after that. The warrior no longer has to worry about attacking. He can only strike hard at the bone pile to reveal his body, and then let Rhodes dig him out to death.
Mavis doesn’t need to stay by her side all the time. After freezing one, she will move to the next one.
The soldiers behind will naturally slowly chip away at its bone shell.
The battlefield therefore became very strange.
In front.
Mavis' whole body was filled with coldness, and a large number of ice crystals surrounded her body.
Every time she took a step, white frost stretched under her feet, dragging a long frost path behind her.
She is like an ice and snow goddess who has descended into the world. Her silver hair and silver eyes reflect a cold light in the white frost. Everywhere she goes is covered with ice and snow, as if she has traveled to a world of ice and snow.
All monsters that step into the realm are frozen in an instant.
And at the rear.
The frozen soulless skeletons are like strange ice withers, with various strange postures.
Some are using their bony hands to support the ground, like fleas before jumping.
Some held giant bone axes high, like cooks cracking firewood.
Others were frozen during the rotation of the windmill, looking like a stationary top.
The soldiers were chipping away at the ice like a group of ice diggers.
The whole scene does not look like a war between fire warriors and dark monsters, but rather like an impromptu ice sculpture art exhibition held by a group of ice sculpture artists.
There was also a gust of wind flying around in the exhibition, occasionally stopping to dig in and destroy the ice, as if a harsh judge was destroying unqualified works of art.
This miraculous ability shocked all the soldiers.
Monsters that were extremely difficult to deal with before have become harmless targets for humans and animals in the blink of an eye.
The freezing time of Mavis was so long that when the warriors got tired, they could sit under the ice and eat a simple lunch. They could even take a nap and start knocking again.
The fierce and dangerous battle turned into a pure physical exercise.
This gap is unimaginable to normal people.
Therefore, the beautiful and powerful Mephis suddenly captured the hearts of most male warriors.
Many people came to recommend themselves as pillow mats and volunteered to become one of her partners.
However, most people were rejected. In the entire battle group, except for Rhodes, Mavis paid no attention to anyone.
The two captains also strictly restrain this behavior. They know the identity of Mephis Taboo, but in this kind of thing, there is no need to wander around, causing rifts within the team and affecting unity.
At this moment, Rhodes is undoubtedly the happiest person.
Mavis has thoroughly proven her worth of her weekly salary of 8,000 silver cords, solving the team’s biggest problem.
Not only that, her arrival also solved the problem of materials for Rhodes.
Under his repeated pestering, Mavis had to lower her fees again and again.
Rhodes has discovered that this girl looks quite cold on the outside, but in fact she is not very good at dealing with stalking, especially if there is a legitimate reason.
As the commander of the entire battle group and her employer, Rhodes is the most legitimate reason.
In the end, he purchased a large amount of materials from her at an unimaginably low price.
The Stone of Resurrection used to cost ten thousand silver cords, but now it only costs three thousand silver cords.
Rhodes laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Relying on his power and money, he simply emptied Mavis's inventory in one go.
Because he didn't have enough money, he owed her hundreds of thousands of silver cords.
"Hahaha, Mavis, don't worry...I won't refuse to pay back the money you owe. Hahahaha, you actually moved all your money here, it's so cool...Mavis, you are such a good person, I will
I know you must have fallen in love with me, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have let me have sex for nothing..."
She and Molly are both iceberg beauties, but Molly is more serious and unsmiling, while Mavis is indifferent and indifferent.
"Please don't misunderstand." She said softly: "I only carry them because I am afraid that they will be stolen after I leave."
Rhodes was surprised: "Is there such a thing? Can't the internal affairs adjudication arrest anyone?"
"They don't care."
"No, I have been working in the Internal Affairs Adjudication Office for a while, and I am very familiar with several chief adjudicators. Cases of stealing spiritual materials are of high priority. They will send out excellent crows to detect them, and they can usually detect them.
”
"They don't care about me."
Rhodes was silent for a few seconds and asked tentatively: "Regardless of all the crimes against you?"
"Yes."
Rhodes was silent in his heart, and then he realized that the discrimination against Mephis in the Royal City was very real. No one hoped that the prophesied Son of Destruction could live smoothly in the Royal City.
But he laughed heartily and strode towards her:
"Hahaha, isn't that just right? Doesn't that mean I can do something to you without getting arrested?"
Mephis's eyes turned cold, and the cold air flickered around him.
But Rhodes just gave her a courtesy hug and whispered in her ear.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of you here."
Mavis didn't speak, but the ice spreading behind her dissipated.
There was silence for a moment.
Mavis suddenly said.
"Can you please stop touching it with your hands?"
"Uh haha, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. As everyone knows, I am a gentleman. It's just because of the influence of gravity that it keeps pulling my hand down. I can't get rid of it even though I struggle desperately..."
Mavis ignored his excuses and turned around and left his room.
Just after Mavis left, Molly came to his room again.
Her brows wrinkled as soon as she encountered the coldness lingering in the air.
"Commander, she is an unknown taboo, don't get too close to her."
Rhodes smiled and said: "Molly, you are biased. The unknown curse of disaster is just one of the many curses engraved by humans. Moreover, before the trip, the Silver Oath had sealed her curse of disaster. Now there are other curses in operation.
, there is no harm to us."
Molly looked at Rod seriously.
"That's what she told you?"
"Uh...is something wrong?"
"Do you know the prophecy of the Son of Destruction?"
"I know...but isn't that a conspiracy? The great prophet Yinyeta himself denied it. The only follower who delivered the prophecy was murdered. I think it is a conspiracy of doomsday cultists to attack human geniuses. I will dig them all out later.
Come out and the truth should be revealed."
Molly looked at him with sharp eyes and said in a cold voice:
"Then did she tell you that she is the biggest suspect in the Gray Street Massacre?"
"Do you know that she was suspected of murdering Shi Po, the best production master in the previous generation of the royal city, and taking away her production ability? Do you know that she despicably stole the pensions of the victims, causing hundreds of victims' family members to starve to death in the slums?
Something?"
"Do you really know why she is hated like that?"
Rhodes was shocked and hesitated: "She said that she killed many people because she lost control of her abilities..."
Molly showed a rare sneer.
"Out of control? She is lying again. She is a harmful witch. From now on, I will not allow you to approach her again. I will relay all orders on my behalf."
Rhodes frowned: "What on earth is going on?"
Molly said coldly: "You will know later."
Rhodes said dissatisfied: "Molly, I am the commander, you have no right to restrict my actions unless you tell me the reason."
"Sorry, unless approved by the Internal Affairs Judgment Office, you cannot spread information at will. Commander, if you are short of women, I can apply to the Royal City."
Rhodes' attention was suddenly attracted: "Is this okay? Is there such a thing? What if the commander is a woman?"
"Men can also apply, but the standards are higher than women."
Rhodes struggled for a moment: "Then give it to me... no, no, no, no, I am a noble and elegant gentleman, how can I do such a thing?"
Molly said calmly: "If you are willing, you can come to me to solve your needs in that area."
"You?"
Rhodes looked her up and down.
Molly is tall, curvy, with exquisite makeup, picturesque eyebrows and beautiful appearance.
But his expression is too serious, his brows are full of cold rationality, his eyes are solemn, his face is cold, there is no trace of the gentleness and tenderness of a beautiful woman, she is shy and cute, but she looks like a stern head teacher.
It is completely inconsistent with Rhodes’ ideal partner.
"Forget it, I'm not a greedy ghost... Sister Molly is such an excellent person, and I have always respected you very much. How could I have such bad thoughts?"
Molly's expression remained unchanged, as if the conversation just now did not exist, and continued: "The logistics supplies of the royal city and the supplies I purchased have arrived, but I found that some of the supplies have been spoiled and the proportions are wrong. This should be
The opponents acted maliciously."
Rhodes's face darkened. After the last attack, he had already guessed that something like this would happen in the future.
"I have kept evidence and reported this matter to the Supreme Council and the Military War Department, but there will be no results in a short period of time. I will use funds to purchase the missing shares, but in the long run, our expenses will greatly exceed expectations.
."
Rod rubbed his chin, thought for a moment and then asked: "Molly, who do we buy supplies from?"
"Major workshops, chambers of commerce, or individual craftsmen in the royal city."
"Do the giant merchants in Maihara also do this kind of business?"
"Yes, the Maihara giants are a group, headed by Maihara."
"Is the background hard?"
"Very hard."
"Then tell them that with the money we borrow from them, we can only buy their goods."
Molly looked at him with doubtful eyes.
Rhodes smiled slightly and said the rest of the words.
"But I require cash on delivery."
Molly was silent for a moment before she understood what he meant.
If the giant merchants of Maihara are willing to do this business, then they will certainly not let opponents destroy their goods.
Otherwise, how will they collect the money when paying on delivery?
It means that Rhodes used the special purchase condition to obtain free guards and transferred the conflict.
Molly's eyes became complicated.
This young commander not only possesses incomprehensible fire, but also possesses unimaginable wisdom.
Lord Theodore, is this also included in your calculations?
"Okay."
Molly agreed.
"I will go to the leader of the giant businessman to discuss it."
Rhodes smiled and said: "Remember to use your arrogant and cold tone, and inadvertently show our great achievements. If everything goes well, there will be deeper cooperation between us."
Molly felt a sense of strategizing confidence and a hint of Lord Theodore's boundless wisdom from Rhode's words.
She made up her mind in an instant, no matter what, she would never allow that witch to approach Rhodes again.
This is their new star, their hope.
When Molly was about to get up and leave, Rhodes added:
"By the way, if the negotiations go well, we will sell the logistics supplies provided by Wangcheng and buy them all from giant merchants to avoid being tricked."
Molly remained silent.
Rhodes smiled and said: "Molly, I'm not afraid of them, I'm just too lazy to tangle with them at this time. When I light the fire of Star Town and return to the royal city, none of them will be able to escape."<
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Molly was silent for a moment and replied softly: "I know."
She opened the door, and the brighter light pulled her figure into a beautiful silhouette.
Rhodes suddenly noticed that she was wearing the commander's trousers and couldn't help but ask: "Where is the black silk stockings of the wind?"
Molly looked back at him and replied briefly: "I'm wearing it."
Rhodes covered his forehead, no wonder he felt a little weird these days.
"Molly, you don't wear trousers outside black silk stockings. You have to wear long clothes or short skirts... Well, I'm not criticizing you. I'm just afraid that you might tear the trousers outside when you fight. As for the black stockings of the wind,
A piece of equipment, its leg defense effect is quite good..."