Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 612 - 420: Guardian Bronze Bell, Treasure-class Banshee
The Moon Elves were adept at various forms of Magic, excelling in taming powerful and beautiful creatures such as Spirit Wolves, White Lions, and even Giant Dragons and Phoenixes. They pursued harmony and balance and were often regarded as a lawful neutral, benevolent faction.
As for the Sun Elves, they were the most conservative group, preferring to live reclusively deep within the forests, undisturbed by worldly affairs. Because of this, the Sun Elves had formed a strong alliance with the Bear Monsters, who shared similar philosophies and behaviors.
The alignment of the Sun Elves was rather complex and difficult to simply categorize. Most Sun Elves leaned toward a chaotic neutral attitude. They disliked initiating conflict and preferred to live tranquil, peaceful lives. However, when outsiders intruded into their territory, whether driven by greed for the forest’s treasures or simply lost, the reaction of the Sun Elves was almost unanimous: annihilate the intruders without mercy. For them, nurturing the earth and forest with the blood and bodies of their enemies was a sacred ritual to maintain the balance of nature.
This ruthless behavior led many to believe that Sun Elves should be categorized as an evil faction, comparable to the green-skinned Orcs who constantly sought opportunities for battle. However, there was a significant difference between the two. Green-skinned Orcs were inherently warlike and eager to strike proactively; they were not satisfied unless there was bloodshed and death. The Sun Elves, on the other hand, were more like predators lying in wait for their prey. Once a target was spotted, they would eliminate it swiftly and decisively.
Fang Zhou discussed the Mad Bear Blood Hide with Liu Diewu for a moment before putting it directly into his Space Storage Capsule.
After a while, the members of the Calamity Squad and the Gale Squad also finished distributing the rest of the loot.
After glancing once more into the quiet distance, Fang Zhou nodded to Hong Yang. "Let’s go. We’ll see what else is waiting for us in the forest!"
The group advanced cautiously, and Fang Zhou mentally re-evaluated the team’s combat power, wondering how many more enemies they could handle. Although he had made thorough preparations, the tranquility of the forest was beyond his expectations.
They proceeded smoothly until they reached an open area in the center of the forest, where the sight before them caused everyone to stop in their tracks. The first thing to catch their eye was a sculpture resembling a bell tower. It stood over a meter tall and had an ancient bronze bell hanging from the top. The entire sculpture emitted a strange dark glow, giving off an ominous feeling.
Next to it were a small Bear Monster totem and a locked chest. They were so close to each other that Fang Zhou wasn’t too concerned about potential traps. He directly ordered several Skeleton Warriors to charge forward. They were Summoned Creatures, after all, so it wouldn’t be a major issue even if they encountered some danger.
The Skeleton Warriors successfully retrieved the Bear Monster totem, and with a little extra effort, they even carried the bell tower back with them. Throughout the entire process, they encountered no traps or obstructions.
At this, Fang Zhou and Hong Yang could finally relax.
The Gale Squad was a team with a well-balanced composition of Professions, so it naturally included a Professional of the Thief class who was adept at picking locks and disarming traps. Fang Zhou handed the ancient chest to the apprentice Thief to unlock it while he carefully examined the two items before him—the Bear Monster Totem and the Guardian Bronze Bell.
Looking at the description on the attribute panel, he finally understood why those Bear Monsters had possessed such strong Defense Power before.
[Guardian Bronze Bell] (Green Excellent, Marvel): For the exclusive use of Negative Energy Professionals. Consumes a large amount of Negative Energy to activate. When carried, provides a moderate boost to the Constitution and Defense Attributes of Negative Energy creatures up to the Bronze Tier within a small area for a limited time. It can also be placed in a fixed position to double its effective range. Each use requires the user to pass a check against Dark Fall Energy corruption. (Note: The Mind Immunity Effect allows the user to automatically bypass this check.) 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
This Guardian Bronze Bell was evidently another powerful Marvel related to Dark Fall Energy. Its effects were self-explanatory. The dozens of Fallen Bear Monsters that Fang Zhou had struggled so hard to annihilate earlier were a testament to the Guardian Bronze Bell’s formidable power.
It was well-known that Bear Monsters were not a particularly powerful species among natural creatures. Under normal circumstances, in a one-on-one battle between a Bear Monster and an Abyssal Horned Demon of the same level, the Abyssal Horned Demon would definitely win. However, in the recent battle, the dozens of Fallen Bear Monsters enhanced by the Guardian Bronze Bell possessed individual combat power and defensive capabilities far superior to Abyssal Horned Demons of the same level.
Although the Guardian Bronze Bell was only of Green Excellent quality, its effect in actual combat was extraordinarily powerful.
On the other hand, it was likely due to the Bell’s significant negative side effects that such a powerful buffing Marvel was only classified as Green Excellent.
However, for Fang Zhou, this potential risk was almost negligible. He possessed the Heart Steel World Rune, which allowed him to ignore the Guardian Bronze Bell’s Dark Fall Energy assault and remain unaffected by its negative effects.
More importantly, the Undead Creatures Fang Zhou summoned were inherently beings of Negative Energy. This meant they could fully benefit from the powerful defensive aura granted by the Guardian Bronze Bell.
