Catastrophic necromancer

**Chapter 1542: The Soul Rune That Grants Wisdom**

Everyone was contemplating the rules. Lin Moyu noticed that the rules had changed compared to when they first entered.

Previously, each wave of enemies had the same number, the same level, and came at the same intervals. From now on, each wave of enemies would vary in number, with each wave having more enemies than the last. The intervals between waves would also shorten, meaning the longer they dragged on, the more dangerous it would become.

Moreover, they needed to quickly find the stone tablets after eliminating the enemies before the next wave arrived. The time each person took to finish the battle varied, some faster, some slower. Those who were slower would be at a disadvantage, as they would have less time to find the stone tablets.

After finding the stone tablets, they still had to deal with the guardian beasts, which were very strong and would attract more enemies. Whether the enemies attracted by the guardian beasts would overlap with the regularly timed enemies was unknown. The most crucial factor was time; the longer it dragged on, the higher the difficulty.

Qing Fei’s expression was somewhat serious, and so were the others. Zhuang Bi tried to remain calm, “It seems the number of enemies in our next wave will be beyond our imagination.”

Previously, when the five of them were together, they faced exactly 100 enemies. They didn’t know how many enemies they would face individually. The 100 enemies might have been the number for the five of them together, but everything was unknown. However, they couldn’t be too optimistic. The current number of 100 enemies was manageable for any of them, just a matter of speed.

Shui Zilan said, “We have to prepare for the worst. What if the number of enemies increases fivefold? How will we cope?”

Qing Fei thought for a moment, “I think we should adopt a multi-pronged approach. If possible, three people should handle the enemies while two search for the stone tablets.”

Shui Zilan disagreed, “That’s not necessary. I can find the stone tablets. As long as they appear, I can locate them.”

A small red spirit appeared on her shoulder, looking very cute. Chu Xiong’s eyes lit up, “What’s that? It looks fun!”

The red spirit seemed a bit scared of Chu Xiong, quickly hiding behind Shui Zilan but then peeking out to make a face at him. Shui Zilan said, “This is my summoned creature, Little Red. She can find the stone tablets.”

Qing Fei didn’t doubt Shui Zilan’s words and said, “In that case, let’s deal with the first wave of enemies first, and then let Little Red find the stone tablets.”

“But we have another problem. We need five stone tablets, and we need to activate them together after obtaining five tokens to leave.”

Chu Xiong said softly, “Isn’t that how it should be? We’re a team; we live or die together.”

Shui Zilan gave him a look, “That’s not a very appropriate way to put it.”

Chu Xiong scratched his head, “My bad, I meant we win together.”

That was their problem; they needed to act together. Win or lose, they were in it together. If someone left first, the remaining four would be in big trouble. Fortunately, they had established basic trust in the second layer, so this wouldn’t be an issue.

After discussing, they began to prepare. On the other side, Dongfang Ze found his two teammates, and Wei Bowen did the same. The two from the White Tiger Star Domain also joined forces, their faces serious. Among the various groups, their combat power was the weakest, making this layer particularly challenging.

Only Lin Moyu had no concerns. A large number of skeleton generals spread out, ensuring that any stone tablet that appeared would be found. However, Lin Moyu’s real focus was not on this. For him, advancing to the next stage was not a problem. He was more interested in the array. He wanted to know how far the human race had researched this array.

At this moment, the Human Emperor Network’s prompt appeared again.

**[The first wave of attacks will begin in 1 minute. Please prepare.]**

The warning before the attack seemed considerate, not a sudden ambush. But the more considerate it seemed, the more complicated it felt.

Soon, everyone saw their enemies. Dongfang Ze encountered the Golden Eagle Race again. Since he was now with two others, 300 Golden Eagles came. The 300 Golden Eagles formed three small teams, advancing side by side. Each team consisted of one minor god and 99 ninth-stage god-kings.

Dongfang Ze said in a low voice, “I’ll handle them; you two find the stone tablets.”

The two nodded, as this was pre-arranged. Dongfang Ze was the strongest among them, capable of handling three small teams simultaneously.

Wei Bowen faced a similar situation, taking on two small teams of the Silver Race alone, while his companions searched for the stone tablets.

The two from the White Tiger Star Domain couldn’t handle it alone; they needed to work together and then search for the stone tablets afterward.

Qing Fei’s group faced 500 demons. The demons formed a battle formation, turning into five battle blades, charging at the five of them.

Shui Zilan said to Little Red, “Little Red, find the stone tablets!”

Little Red chirped and shot into the sky, turning into countless red lines and disappearing.

Qing Fei said, “This is even better than my Ten Thousand Spirit Birds.”

Her Ten Thousand Spirit Birds could also find stone tablets, but she couldn’t fight while they searched. Shui Zilan said softly, “Little Red is indeed very useful.”

As she spoke, three minor god-level puppets appeared beside her. They aimed to finish the battle as quickly as possible.

While everyone was starting to fight, Lin Moyu’s battle was already over. With only 100 enemies, his thousands of skeleton generals quickly wiped them out. What was a difficult battle for others was child’s play for Lin Moyu. The skeletons had already begun searching for stone tablets.

Lin Moyu’s attention was on the array. In his eyes, the array had two layers: one that simulated nearly real enemies, and another composed of soul flames that granted wisdom to the creations. When the enemies appeared, the soul flame runes indeed trembled and released some power, but not much.

“Perhaps the guardian beasts will have more wisdom.”

“I’ll see then. This array is getting more interesting.”

“If I could apply this to my undead army…”

Lin Moyu was very interested and wanted to thoroughly understand the array. He wondered if he could apply it to his undead army. If his skeletons gained wisdom, it would be fascinating.

Lin Moyu knew he wasn’t being unrealistic. After experiencing many ancient events, he had seen ancient armies. Those skeletons had many similarities with his undead army. If they could have wisdom, why couldn’t his undead army?

Soon, a stone tablet was found, and Lin Moyu activated it. As he did, he kept his eyes on the array in the sky. The surface array roared to life, first locking onto the activated stone tablet, then gathering immense power to form the guardian beast. Simultaneously, the inner soul flame runes began to tremble. The soul flames burned brightly, projecting a large amount of soul power that merged with the array’s power.

Lin Moyu seemed to hear whispers in the void, countless soul consciousnesses intertwining. A massive guardian beast, tiger-like in appearance, formed before him! The soul power became orderly from chaos. The guardian beast’s eyes flashed with intelligence, a light only intelligent beings possessed.