The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 12

Chapter 12: Enhancement (Seeking Chapter Reads)

2024-09-02

Chapter 12: Enhancement (Seeking Chapter Reads)

The enemies mixed into Gu Xi’s ranks were something akin to shadows.

Initially, they lurked within human shadows, mimicking the actions of their targeted individuals through the movements of those shadows.

Then, they slowly emerged from the shadows, replacing the positions of those they imitated.

In situations with a larger number of people, you might not even realize what’s happening before the person is already replaced.

You might eventually discover, to your surprise, that in a whole group of people, only you are a living being, while the others are all ghoulish entities.

But that wouldn’t work on Gu Xi’s side.

While Gu Xi’s group had over a hundred, nearing two hundred people, the majority were skeletons.

Gu Xi initially didn’t notice, but once he moved a group of skeletons, he immediately noticed something amiss with the shadows trailing behind them.

Gu Xi decisively commanded,

“The enemy is among us, kill!”

The skeletons didn’t even need to turn around; upon seeing suspicious skeletons or shadows, they immediately attacked.

[Skeleton (Summon) kills Ghostly Spirit (Level 1), you gain 1 experience, battle squad gains 1 experience, summon gains 4 experience.]

[Skeleton Warrior (Summon) kills Ghostly Spirit (Level 1), you gain 1 experience, battle squad gains 1 experience, summon gains 5 experience.]

[Skeleton (Summon) kills Ghostly Spirit (Level 1), you gain 1 experience, summon gains 7 experience.]

[……]

As more and more ghostly spirits were killed, Gu Xi noticed small, thumb-sized black beads appearing on the ground.

While keeping pace with Luna, Gu Xi still managed to pick up some of the beads.

[You obtain a Ghostly Qi Bead (White) *1]

[Ghostly Qi Bead (White): A treasure bead imbued with a ghostly aura, each equivalent to the concentrated power of a ghostly spirit for ten days. It can be used to trade with ghostly spirits, or to enhance ghostly spirits, demons, and undead units.]

Gu Xi crushed a Ghostly Qi Bead in his hand, and an icy chill immediately washed over him.

This aura was unlike the negative energy and soul energy needed by Undead Mages; instead, it had a feeling of drawing one towards becoming a ghostly spirit.

Gu Xi sensed that he could absorb some of this aura, but not too much. Absorbing too much would turn him into something neither human nor ghost.

At the same time, this substance could enhance the strength of his skeleton troops.

However, the quantity couldn’t be insignificant, and his skeletons would also undergo mutations after absorbing these Ghostly Qi Beads.

Therefore, Gu Xi simply announced loudly, “Collect the Ghostly Qi Beads on the ground. For every three, give one to me, one to the battle squad, and keep one for yourself. Those without battle squads keep two.”

Upon hearing Gu Xi’s command, the skeletons quickly gathered the Ghostly Qi Beads on the ground and exchanged them among themselves.

Those to be submitted to Gu Xi were all handed over by the skeleton leaders, while those belonging to the battle squads remained with their respective leaders.

After receiving these Ghostly Qi Beads, the reactions of the skeleton leaders varied.

Gu Xi’s first battle squad of skeletons, remembering their specialty, immediately used the more than ten Ghostly Qi Beads they obtained on the daggers they held reversed in their left hands.

As they slammed all the Ghostly Qi Beads into the daggers, the daggers transformed into black scimitars.

Reverse serrations appeared on the surface of the scimitars.

It was evident that these weapons, in addition to their original dagger-like stabbing function, now also possessed slashing and hooking attack capabilities.

Once the skeleton leader’s weapon changed, the weapons of the ordinary skeletons in the battle squad also changed accordingly.

All the weapons became strikingly identical, clearly indicating that this battle squad’s left-handed scimitars would be more lethal in attacks.

However, not all battle squads used the Ghostly Qi Beads on their weapons.

The battle squad wielding double-handed swords didn’t enhance their swords.

Instead, they absorbed all of them into the skeleton leader’s body.

Gu Xi initially thought that the skeleton leader wanted to strengthen himself first.

After all, the number of individuals each battle squad could contain was directly related to their leader’s level. Each level-up for a skeleton leader meant at least two more members for the battle squad.

But Gu Xi never expected that the skeleton leader absorbed these Ghostly Qi Beads not for his own benefit.

As the Ghostly Qi Beads disappeared into the skeleton leader’s body, a “ding” sound echoed in Gu Xi’s ears.

[Battle Squad 2 shifts towards a ghostly nature, squad characteristic added, all members’ attack +2.]

This brightened Gu Xi’s eyes. He hadn’t expected this kind of outcome.

Just as Gu Xi was about to order the remaining two skeleton leaders to do the same, he discovered that they had already consumed all their Ghostly Qi Beads.

This left Gu Xi speechless. I gave the order, but you didn’t need to be so fast!

Fortunately, their choices were all made according to their own circumstances.

Battle Squad 3, the one wielding spears, was similar to Battle Squad 1, using the Ghostly Qi Beads to enhance their weapons.

The length of their spears visibly increased by about a meter.

Simultaneously, the spearheads became even sharper.

Battle Squad 4 made the most distinct choice. The skeleton leader actually used the Ghostly Qi Beads to strengthen his own arms.

Now, all the skeletons in their squad had noticeably black arms. When wielding swords and shields, their movements were significantly steadier.

Gu Xi didn’t say anything more about the changes in the battle squads.

He collected the submitted Ghostly Qi Beads and closely followed Luna.

The skeleton troops monitored each other. They were all highly energized, eager to encounter more ghostly spirits.

After all, they had all felt the enhancement from the Ghostly Qi Beads.

Therefore, their greatest desire was to obtain more Ghostly Qi Beads to further strengthen themselves.

However, the ghostly spirits also realized that Gu Xi’s troops were difficult to deal with, and they no longer appeared near Gu Xi.

Meanwhile, the skeleton Gu Xi had sent to check the shadows in the fog returned.

Gu Xi examined the skeleton carefully and found that it was still one of his subordinates, unaffected by ghostly influences, and without any battle wounds.

Clearly, it hadn’t encountered any enemies in the fog.

This situation left Gu Xi somewhat puzzled, but he didn’t ask further questions, as Luna had already led them to a two-story building within the city.

The building was similar to other buildings in the city, with a 15th-century architectural style—stone walls and wooden doors and windows—though it looked somewhat old.

Judging from the surrounding environment and buildings, this small building was a residential house.

Although he didn’t know why Luna had come here, Gu Xi believed that Luna’s instincts were accurate.

As Luna stopped, Gu Xi waved his hand.

“Surround it!”

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