High in the sky, Glade hid behind an invisible barrier, holding the "Spirit Gathering Book" and looking calmly at the chaotic battlefield below.
He spent nearly an hour searching for these animals in the surrounding mountains and forests. For a wizard who mastered the "Spirit Gathering Book", it was very simple to kill and control these animals. He only needed to release ghost warriors and ghost wizards in all directions, and they would search for the beasts in the forest by themselves.
Glade really spent a lot of money this time. He released all the mid-level ghosts in the "Spirit Gathering Book", and then sensed their positions and states through the connection with them through the "Spirit Gathering Book".
The ghosts were extremely fast and ignored terrain obstacles, so they quickly spread out over a large area. Coincidentally, there happened to be a lake nearby, which was the only source of water nearby. Therefore, the wild animals living nearby were densely distributed and numerous, and the ghosts quickly found their targets.
Although these animals are physically strong, they are extremely weak in terms of soul. The ghosts are best at attacking at the soul level. They can easily kill the souls of these beasts by invading their heads, and then obtain a corpse without any wounds.
The only exception was the shadow wolf, whose mental power far exceeded that of ordinary animals. After discovering this cunning monster, Glade rushed to the scene and personally killed it with several high-level ghosts. However, he later discovered that the mental strength of this shadow wolf was enough to be included in the "Spirit Gathering List".
Thus, it became the first ghost beast in the Bible. When its soul returned to its body, Glade had another opponent that gave everyone in the Shadow Group a headache.
Glad could see clearly from above that five of the enemy's warriors and one mage had died in the attack, but two giant bears and five wolves on this side had also been "killed" by the enemy and had lost their ability to move.
However, the members of the Shadow Group did not notice in the fierce battle that every time they killed a beast, a phantom would escape from their heads, leave the battlefield by sticking to the ground, then rise into the sky from a distance and return to the "Spirit Gathering Book" in Glade's hand.
The situation of the battle below had begun to tilt towards the Shadow Group, but Glade was not prepared to intervene personally because he sensed that Augusto had caught up with and captured the ghost. He explored for a while and did not find any clues from the ghost, so he had to eliminate the ghost and return to the camp.
Glade knew that if he continued fighting, it would be difficult to achieve any results and he would instead run into Augusto, so he ordered the ghost warriors to retreat.
The beasts that were still fighting suddenly ran in all directions. Gerardo and the Shadow Group warriors chased them for a while, but found that the beasts in front of them suddenly fell to the ground and died. When they went up to check, there were no new scars on the beasts.
When the pursuers who had returned in vain came back to the place, Augusto had already returned and was squatting on the ground, checking the wounded with a serious expression.
Gerardo was worried and reported: "Sir, we were attacked by some strange monsters. Their abilities were too strange, and they attacked us too suddenly. Although we fought back as hard as we could, we won. But... the losses were still not small."
"You call this a victory?" Augusto pointed to the eight bodies lying on the ground and the four seriously injured people around him. "I think this is a shame."
"Sir, you didn't see it just now. These monsters have very strange abilities. We really didn't react to them."
"Idiot, that's not a monster, it's an undead!" Augusto stood up and walked to the headless giant bear with his hands behind his back. "We were tricked. Someone knew about our operation and planned to sabotage it."
“Maybe those are the ones who got to Julio’s house first,” Gerardo said.
"Maybe." Augusto said.
"Then should we continue with our next action?" Gerardo asked.
"Of course, the more they do this, the more we cannot change the plan that has been decided. Otherwise, wouldn't that be what they want?" Augusto sneered. "This sneaky trick can only mean one thing, that is, they are limited in strength and dare not stand out. They can only use this method to lure me away and cause some damage. Do you know why these guys ran away when I showed up? Because they are afraid of me. As long as I am here, they have no chance of any attack."
Gerardo said quickly: "You are right. When you put it like that, I can already sense their fear."
"Assign four lightly injured soldiers to carry these four seriously injured soldiers back. The others should rest for ten minutes and get on the road as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Only ten people were left in the team. Although most of the dead and those who left were weaker fighters, this inexplicable encounter still had a great impact on the team. Not only were several people injured, but the morale of the team was also somewhat low. Even Augusto himself had a gloomy face along the way, which frightened his subordinates into silence.
In the air behind them, Ackley and the other two were still flying behind them.
However, Glade did not turn into an earring now. Instead, he was flying while flipping through the newly added pages in the "Spirit Gathering List". Just now, while the Shadow Group was away, he went around the battlefield and captured the souls of several dead Shadow Group members, creating three new ghost warriors, one of which was a relatively rare mage, which made him very happy. But what made him even happier was that the Shadow Wolf recalled some of his own tactics and skills because of the fierce battle just now, and his strength returned to the high-level level before his death.
"I didn't expect you to have such means. I just observed the entire battle process. The power from the underworld is too terrifying." Ackley said.
"No, as long as you stand firmly on our side, you don't need to worry about anything," said Glade.
"I see."
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Augusto did not rest, but continued to move forward over the mountains and hills. Leaving behind the wounded and weaker members, their team's speed became even faster. More than two hours later, they joined another team of the Shadow Group, which was composed of two teams from the branch, and this team had been following the Green Forest Duke's convoy.
After Augusto learned the basic situation, he immediately split his men into two groups, one to follow him to the front to block the convoy, and the other to block the convoy's retreat. He led a dozen people through the forest, crossed the convoy, rushed out, and blocked the convoy right in front of it.