NFBE 044 Ding Gu
044 Ding Gu
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Skeleton Warrior Ding Gu
[Rank] Yellow
[Force] 66
[Special Features] Slay Liu, Dismember Liu
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[Execute Liu]: With extraordinary strength, he exterminated the Liu clan.
[析骸]: To dissect the remaining remains and restore oneself.
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A long-sworded skull and an eight-foot-tall skeletal horse are now in front of the [Bat Cave].
Both of them had a faint, eerie light shimmering in their eye sockets.
The words "Old Mother Earl" were uttered by the skeleton as it brandished its sword and roared.
Since acquiring the [Secret Record of the Resurrected], Li Yu has used it more than two hundred times, finally summoning a [Skeleton Warrior].
This Ding Gu is not the Ding Gu or Ding Zijian from the Three Kingdoms period who "dreamed of a pine tree growing in his dream and became one of the Three Dukes," but rather the younger brother of Ji Bu, a general under Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of the late Qin Dynasty.
During the Chu-Han Contention, Xiang Yu decisively defeated Liu Bang at Pengcheng. Ding Gu led his troops in pursuit west of the city. In the midst of close combat, Liu Bang said to Ding Gu, "How can two wise men like us be at odds with each other?"
We are both virtuous people, how can virtuous people harm each other?
Upon hearing this, Ding Gu led his troops back.
Later, after Xiang Yu was defeated, Ding Gu met Liu Bang.
Liu Bang executed Ding Gu in the army camp, saying, "May future ministers not emulate Duke Ding!"
The summoning of [The Secret Record of the Resurrected] is to find the wandering souls in the wilderness and gather them into the body of a skeleton.
The [laborer skeletons] gather the dregs of souls, while the [soldier skeletons] gather the scum of souls. Both possess only the most basic logic of action, devoid of any spirituality whatsoever.
Unlike the [Skeleton Warrior], it summons fragments of souls.
It may be the obsession of historical figures or the long-cherished wish of renowned scholars.
[Skeleton Warrior Ding Gu] embodies Ding Gu's resentment towards Liu Bang, a resentment that vows to wipe out all of Liu's descendants.
The [Skeleton Warrior] has reached a certain rank, has a name, characteristics, and possesses basic spirituality.
Li Yu beckoned, and Ding Gu mounted his horse, spurring it forward with his sword.
They looked imposing and majestic.
But in reality, [Ding Gu's] pelvis and femur were pressed against the vertebrae and ribs of the bone horse. Any movement caused a grinding sound, making Li Yu's teeth ache.
[Snake Princess] remained unfazed, merely flicking her tail slightly to keep her distance from the two of them.
Li Yu shook his head. He had heard the "bone-cracking sound" in his dream for decades, but he still wasn't used to it.
"Ding Gong, go into the cave and lure the bats out." Li Yu gave a simple order, and [Ding Gu] nodded and drove the bone horse into the cave.
boom!
The cave was only about one person high. The bone horse rushed in, but [Ding Gu] on the horse was knocked off the rock wall.
[Snake Princess] turned to look at Li Yu, seemingly puzzled.
Li Yu shrugged. "Just a basic level of spirituality. Being able to ride a horse and fight is enough; don't ask for anything else."
[Ding Gu] sat down for a few breaths, then got up with his bone knife and walked into the cave.
Bang!
The bone horse ran out and knocked [Ding Gu] away. Behind it followed a group of [cave bats], some gray and some blue.
coming!
Li Yu, wielding a bronze spear and wearing python armor, and Snake Princess, wielding a sword and shield, met the swarm of bats.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for killing the [Ten-Year-Old Green Bat]. You have gained 10 [Martial Arts] experience points."
"..."
The bone horse circled once and stopped beside [Ding Gu]. [Ding Gu] mounted the horse, and with a series of creaking sounds, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, charged towards the swarm of bats.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for defeating [30-year-old Green Bat], gaining 42 [Martial Arts] experience points."
"..."
[Ding Gu] joined the battle, and Li Yu used "Two Bones" as a shield to find opportunities to kill monsters. [Snake Princess] followed suit and achieved remarkable results.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for defeating [40-year-old Green Bat], gaining 86 [Martial Arts] experience points."
"..."
One person and one snake, two skeletons, kill monsters, and both the person and the snake gain experience, greatly increasing efficiency compared to before.
However, as Li Yu's [Martial Arts] level increased, the level difference between him and the [Bat] narrowed, and the benefits of "fighting monsters above his level" also decreased significantly.
After clearing out the wave of [bats], Li Yu only gained a little over 300 experience points.
After resting briefly, Li Yu ordered Ding Gu to lure the monster again.
This time, [Ding Gu] lay on the horse's back, his two leg bones braced against the horse's ribs, and galloped into the cave.
Crunch!
A loud scraping sound came from the cave entrance. Li Yu and [Snake Princess] were thirty feet away, yet their eardrums were still pierced by the sound.
Li Yu looked up and was speechless—[Ding Gu] and the bone horse were stuck at the cave entrance.
The bone horse entering the cave forms a shape resembling "┬┬". With the [丁固] (a type of talisman), it transforms into "┾┭".
The entrance to the cave was only about the height of a person, and the skeletal horse was eight feet tall. It was barely able to pass through, and when [Ding Gu] was put on board, the car crashed.
Li Yu shook his head, called out to [Snake Princess], and prepared to go to the cave entrance to drag out the skeleton and bone horse. Before they even got close, they heard a dense "fluttering" sound of wings.
The bats in the cave also heard the piercing sound of bones scraping against each other, and unable to bear it any longer, they surged out.
Li Yu and [Snake Princess] took the opportunity to hide on either side of the cave entrance, stabbing [Bat] with spears and swords from between the bones.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for defeating [30-year-old Green Bat], gaining 42 [Martial Arts] experience points."
"..."
There were many [bats] in this wave, and Li Yu and [Snake Princess] were wielding them with great enthusiasm. It was just tough on [Ding Gu] and Bone Horse.
When the battle ended, "Two Bones" were covered in wounds. Especially on the Bone Horse, there were cracks, dents, and breaks everywhere.
Li Yu didn't even need to pull it; it just shattered on the ground with a crash.
The one-armed Ding Gu sat amidst a pile of broken bones, scratching his head. Li Yu waved his hand, summoning an axe-wielding skeleton, and tossed it to Ding Gu.
[Ding Gu] clenched his right palm bone, [Characteristic · Dissection] activated.
The [Axe and Skull] transformed into a handful of dust in [Ding Gu's] palm, resembling fine salt or snowflakes. [Ding Gu] flicked his wrist, and the dust filled the air above the cave entrance, drifting and scattering, landing on him and the Broken Bone Horse.
[Ding Gu] His left arm grew back, and the bones of the bone horse, including his forehead, jaw, vertebrae, ribs, and tail, gradually recovered.
While waiting for the "two bones to recover", Li Yu and [Snake Princess] rummaged through the bat corpses, looking for the dropped items.
[Red Donkey Paper] ×1, [Night-Shining Sand] ×1.
It has to be said that the drop rate of the [Bat Cave] is truly heartbreaking and leaves one speechless.
It took about 15 minutes to restore the "two bones".
Li Yu patted his backside and stood up from the rock. He watched as Ding Gu mounted his horse and rode off towards the cave entrance.
Just before the collision, [Ding Gu] braced himself against the horse's spine and leaped off backward.
Crunch!
It poured too slowly and got stuck again.
Alright, let's get to work!
Li Yu and [Snake Princess] quickly arrived at their positions, their cunning and strategic maneuvering revealing their hidden strength.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for defeating [30-year-old Green Bat], gaining 42 [Martial Arts] experience points."
"..."
As the hour of Shen (3-5 PM) approached, Li Yu put away his family's bronze spear and left the Bat Cave.
今日忙活大半天，[武力]提升至44级、[枪矛掌握]提升至（熟练3798/10000），得[赤驴纸]×6、[夜明砂]×5。
The harvest was mediocre.
Next, Li Yu led [Snake Princess] to Nanhe.
[Ding Gu] sent someone to keep watch, and a man and a snake went into the water.
A little over half an hour later, [Snake Princess] returned to [Fanghu], and Li Yu, looking refreshed, went ashore.
Take six pieces of [red donkey paper] and combine them into two pieces of [orange donkey paper], then combine three oranges into one yellow.
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Yellow Donkey Paper
[Rank] Not classified.
[Attribute] A paper cutout shaped like a donkey, sprayed with water, can become a yellow donkey. Riding it, one can travel 40 li per hour.
[Description] In the past, Zhang Guolao...
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After throwing Ding Gu into the Fanghu pot, Li Yu rode away on a yellow donkey. He didn't go directly back to Chenwangli, but instead went to the Sky Courtyard first.
Registration is complete, but the martial arts competition is not over yet.
Amidst a chorus of "Hello, Dean," Li Yu drove his donkey toward the [Sky Monument].
Lu Xiuxi stopped him: "Dean, Li Min requests an audience."
"What is it?"
"She wants to donate grain."