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Chapter 398 When I reach the Bronze Age, when I sit high on the throne!
Chapter 398 When I reach the Bronze Age, when I sit high on the throne!
The light blades radiated sharpness, each strike seemingly tearing the air apart with astonishing force.
However, the Skeleton Commander was clearly much stronger than the Skeleton Commanders the Ark had encountered before.
In a flash, the Skeleton Commander barely managed to raise his skeletal greatsword to block the skeletal spear that the Ark was swinging at him.
The skeletal greatsword traced a pale path through the air, attempting to block the fatal blow.
Despite the Ark's long-awaited, deadly strike, the Skeleton Commander did not die on the spot.
With a crisp "crack," the Skeleton Commander's bone sword shattered instantly, turning into bone dust scattered all over the ground.
Accompanied by dense and piercing sharp sounds, bone powder flew through the air, and huge slash marks appeared on the body of the Skeleton Commander.
The deepest cut severed two of the Skeleton Commander's ribs, nearly severing his spine in half.
"roar!"
The Skeleton Commander roared once more, his voice deafening.
Severely injured, he turned around and, despite losing his signature weapon, still swung his claws with immense force, slashing towards the ark!
"boom!"
A violent clang of metal suddenly erupted.
A tremendous force surged from the skeletal spears of the Ark, forcing the Skeleton Commander to involuntarily take a few steps back, leaving a trail of deep footprints on the ground.
Although the Skeleton Commander's strength was far inferior to that of the Ark, the Ark was ultimately fighting alone.
After the Skeleton Commander barely managed to hold off the Ark's attack, the nearly ten mutated skeleton warriors that the Ark had left behind reacted and quickly surrounded them.
These mutated skeleton warriors were much larger than ordinary skeletons, each step as heavy as a mountain, as they charged menacingly toward the ark.
As the mutated skeleton warriors, who had regained their senses, attacked, Fang Zhou unleashed his full power with the Corpse Spear!
"Splash!"
The three mutated skeleton warriors that were the first to be attacked were instantly torn to pieces, their bones scattered like fallen leaves swept away by a storm.
The other two were sent flying by the immense force, tracing arcs through the air like kites with broken strings before crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Without hesitation, Ark, facing the Skeleton Commander head-on once again, unleashed his second deadly strike—the Azure Blade of Light erupted like ice bursting from the abyss.
Under Ark's deliberate control, the light blade struck the very spot where the Skeleton Centurion had been previously injured!
The light blades connected in a line, like a dark blue lightning bolt, carrying a chilling aura and unparalleled sharpness, as the wolf slashed fiercely at the skeleton commander.
When the power of this move ended, the Skeleton Commander's body was cut in half at the waist!
His lower body remained stiffly standing on the ground, but his upper body lost its support and slowly fell to the ground, like a collapsing statue.
The Skeleton Commander is not dead yet.
Its upper body is still intact, and it even retains a certain fighting ability.
However, now that it has been cut in half, how could the Ark allow this skeleton commander to recall its lower half and regain its fighting power?
Just as the Skeleton Commander's upper body fell to the ground, Ark took a step forward and quickly rushed in front of him. The instant the Skeleton Commander's half-body fell to the ground, the Corpse Spear in Ark's hand flashed with a cold light, flew through the air, and pierced straight through the Skeleton Commander's eye socket, deeply penetrating his skull!
The soul fire flickered briefly in the skull of the centurion before dimming and going out.
Fang Zhou's fingers, which had been gripping the Corpse Spear tightly, suddenly relaxed, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
The war between the two skeletal groups continues, but in Ark's view, the war is over.
Without the Skeleton Commander, no matter how many skeletons there are, they are nothing more than a disorganized mess.
Their fate was either to be killed or enslaved by the Ark, becoming its subordinates.
The war was short-lived, but it was no less dangerous.
Leaving aside the Skeleton Commander's own combat strength, the skeleton archers he commands alone are enough to pose a deadly threat to the Ark!
The ranged attacks of those skeleton archers were as dense as raindrops, almost everywhere, and you could be hit if you weren't careful.
Fortunately, he won.
After slaying the Skeleton Commander, the entire skeleton mass became his spoils.
Next, Ark did not rush to absorb the skeletons of the Skeleton Centurion. Instead, it returned to the battlefield, either killing or subduing the remaining elite skeletons in the skeleton cluster and bringing them into its own forces.
It's a pity that those few mutated skeleton warriors succumbed to the Bone Soldier Symbol.
Like ordinary skeleton warriors, they have no way to offer their loyalty and soulfire under the Skeleton King's abilities on the Ark.
The Ark had no choice but to painfully kill, harvest, devour, and upgrade them all.
However, this also brought Ark a little unexpected joy.
Or perhaps he killed and devoured too many skeleton centurions, chiliarchs, and even ten-thousand-man commanders during this period.
Although there were no obvious prompts on the attribute panel, he felt that his racial essence was more complete.
This brought him a little closer to the limits of his race. It also brought him a sudden realization.
If the skills he obtained from the human skill library on Earth were the skill materials he used to deduce new skills, then the skeletons or zombies he devoured were the racial materials for his racial mutation and advancement.
All he needs to do next is continue hunting and killing more mutated skeleton warriors or skeleton commanders, and he will be able to elevate his racial essence to a very high level.
At that time, with the help of the attribute panel, breaking through the racial bottleneck and being promoted to Bronze-level undead will be a natural outcome.
With the help of the attribute panel, there are no bottlenecks in the advancement of Ark's skeletal clones.
This is the biggest difference between him and that skeleton lord.
A full half hour later.
The Ark cleared all the Skeleton Centurions and Skeleton Triumphs from the field.
Without the support of these core forces, the Skeleton Warband instantly became vulnerable and fell into complete chaos.
Under the command of his loyal second-in-command Olaf, the skeleton minions under Ark's command displayed astonishing combat power.
They surged towards the enemy like a tide, easily penetrating their defenses and scattering the once invincible skeleton army.
Although the whole process took a long time, Ark and his forces eventually succeeded in eliminating all the threats.
Having absorbed the essence and soul power of nearly ten thousand skeleton warriors in one go, Ark's body seemed to be surging with an unprecedented torrent of power.
This power not only gave him waves of satisfaction and fulfillment, but also a peculiar feeling similar to being full.
Most remarkably, Ark's Agility attribute has finally reached the perfect level of 100 points.
This means he has reached a whole new level in speed and agility, making him more adept at dodging attacks and launching surprise attacks.
The only remaining attribute is the Spirit attribute, which is the most difficult for the Skeleton race to improve.
As for the reserves of soul power, they surged to nearly 10,000 points.
This number represents an unprecedented accumulation for Ark.
Such immense soul power not only provided him with powerful reserves of strength, but also laid a solid foundation for future evolution.
With this substantial "start-up capital," Fangzhou already had a clear plan in mind.
He plans to further enhance all the general skills of the Black Iron-level combatants that his skeletal clone possesses, making them even stronger versions driven by death energy.
This requires a large number of contribution points, but Ark already has a solution for this.
He could use the Berserker Spirit Olaf as an excuse to claim that during Olaf's training, the combat skills were modified to target undead creatures.
Then, these skills, which have undergone extreme undead transformation, are uploaded back to the Human Alliance skill library to obtain corresponding subsidies and rewards.
After all, Ark's talent in the necromancer class is beyond question; no one doubts his abilities.
To be on the safe side, he also considered asking Master Sandru and Instructor Su Xinyan to endorse him, so there shouldn't be any problems with the Haicheng Military Academy.
Of course, in addition to the huge gains in attributes and soul power, the Ark also felt a mysterious connection that was hard to explain under the illumination of the blood moon.
This power seemed to emanate from a chaotic will, and was engaging in a subtle dialogue with him.
After pondering for a long time, Fangzhou had many guesses in his mind.
However, due to limited information, no effective conclusions can be drawn at this time.
Fangzhou kept this mysterious connection in mind and then looked at his attribute panel.
Due to the attribute cap of Black Iron level, no matter how much corpse essence Ark absorbs, it cannot reach the maximum level of 100.
Further improve the three-dimensional attributes of strength, constitution, and agility.
A small portion of the corpse essence was carefully allocated by the Ark to enhance mental attributes.
This is currently his weakest attribute, and it requires more effort and resources to cultivate.
The vast majority of the corpse essence was settled beneath the Ark's body, and this essence would eventually become precious resources for him to improve his combat power and break through his realm.
Only after completing all this did the Ark return to the center of the battlefield.
The most powerful undead creature in history!
This is the grand goal that Ark set for its own skeletal clones.
To achieve this goal, he not only needs to improve his racial combat coefficient and enhance the four-dimensional attributes of strength, physique, agility, and spirit, but also needs to acquire a large amount of soul power and a wealth of skills.
In order to achieve these goals, Ark realized that its development direction needed to be adjusted slightly.
Before breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to Bronze, he still needs to continue collecting skeleton minions.
This time, however, he decided to stop blindly pursuing quantity and instead focus more on quality.
The skeleton commander slain by the Ark not only possessed a higher level of intelligence, but also memories far exceeding those of ordinary skeleton commanders.
After absorbing the skeleton of this skeletal commander, the Ark obtained much important information from it.
This information is crucial to his future development.
For example, the number and distribution of skeletons under Skeleton Lord Mo;
For example, information about the Skeleton Lord, the ruler of the Corpse Hills, and so on.
In general.
The Skeleton Lord commands a considerable number of skeleton legions.
Besides the eight skeleton commanders who lead the eight major skeleton warbands, there are even more mutated skeletons in the bone castle where the skeleton lords reside.
Logically, as the orthodox path to advancement for the skeleton race, the number of Skeleton Centurions should be the largest among mutated skeletons.
However, the reality is not so.
Throughout the entire Hill of Corpses, apart from the unknown skeleton commanders hidden in various corners, there are only eight skeleton commanders under the Skeleton Lord!
The reason is simple: the Skeleton Lord is also harvesting skeletons himself!
The Eight Skeleton Commanders are eight vassal lords appointed by the Skeleton Lord to assist him in ruling this vast core area of the Corpse Hills.
These eight powerful vassal states were not fixed, but rather changed constantly through fierce competition.
Once a new mutated skeleton warrior is born in the Corpse Hills, one can challenge one of the eight major lords.
The victor will replace the loser and become the new lord under the Skeleton Lord;
The losers, on the other hand, cannot escape the fate of being devoured by the Skeleton Lord.
This is a cruel rule, but it is also the inevitable path for the skeleton race to evolve.
Skeleton commanders are not qualified to devour mutated skeleton warriors. They can only devour the most mediocre and worthless ordinary skeleton warriors.
The true mutated skeleton warriors are exceptionally gifted, possessing intelligence and strength far exceeding that of ordinary skeletons, and only the Skeleton Lord has the right to devour them.
The skeleton race is a race that preys on each other.
As the ruler of the core area of the Corpse Hills, the Skeleton Lord naturally stands at the very top of this harvesting chain.
It disdains to devour skeletons that are too far below its own rank, but it will never miss an opportunity to attack mutated skeleton warriors.
The Skeleton Lord's actions not only enhanced his own strength but also solidified his dominance in the Corpse Hills.
By constantly devouring mutated skeleton warriors, it not only gained immense power but also accumulated rich wisdom and experience.
This accumulation made the Skeleton Lord the most powerful being in the entire Hills of Corpses, and no one could shake his position.
No one knows how long the Hill of Corpses has existed, nor does anyone know how many mutated skeleton warriors the Skeleton Lord has devoured.
Perhaps, from the moment the Skeleton Lord became the ruler of the Corpse Hills, this mutually destructive chain of predation was already established.
The Skeleton Lord himself is the biggest beneficiary of this harvesting chain.
Of course, this is just the usual situation.
The Hill of Corpses is filled with countless skeletons, and naturally some mutated skeletons with extraordinary innate talent or high intelligence will also be born.
These mutated skeleton warriors may not challenge the eight major warlords, nor will they join the Skeleton Lord's ranks.
Their other option is to hide and grow quietly.