Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 616 - 422: Attribute Surge, Assault on the Bone Castle!
Fang Zhou opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the attribute panel. The values for his strength and physique attributes were rapidly increasing at a pace visible to the naked eye. In just a few minutes, each of these attributes had increased by nearly ten points.
This level of improvement shocked Fang Zhou, filling him with a deep, uncontrollable excitement and satisfaction. Previously, his strength and physique attributes were the result of his Corpse Clone’s relentless efforts in the Undead Realm, hunting and devouring creatures day and night. But now, just by devouring a single Dark Bear Heart, he had gained such a significant improvement. Compared to this overwhelming ecstasy, the subtle attribute feedback he had received before seemed rather insignificant.
Fang Zhou’s eyes widened, his heart filled with a deep longing for the various rare resources that could enhance his Spirit Attribute. He hoped he would have a fruitful harvest during the upcoming exploration and battles in the Forest of Nature.
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In the following weeks, Fang Zhou led the Calamity Squad through the Forest of Nature, blazing trails and forging new paths. The terrain and native creatures had undergone drastic changes during the energy level leap. After encountering the group of Fallen Bear Monsters, Fang Zhou came across many other creatures from the Mythical World that had been swept here by spatial turbulence.
A small portion, like the Harpies, could be communicated with and absorbed by the Natural Alliance as a viable force. Most, however, were chaotic evil beings like the Magma Demons and Fallen Bear Monsters. They were impossible to reason with, so the only solution was to eliminate them completely. This would ensure the squad’s safety while also earning them precious resources.
Eventually, through their combined efforts, Fang Zhou and his team successfully opened a path to the Flower Elf Queen’s tribe.
Time passed quietly in a baptism of blood and fire, each moment a testament to Fang Zhou’s growth and transformation. The once somewhat inexperienced Undead Mage had now become composed and confident, akin to a seasoned military professional. Fang Zhou’s progress was especially notable in his Spirit Attribute, which had become far more refined and powerful than when he first entered the Forest of Nature several weeks ago. This was partly due to his rapid improvement in constant combat and partly due to the continuous hunting and slaughter carried out by his Corpse Clone in the Undead Realm.
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The Blood Moon hung high in the sky, the night as dark as ink.
A skeleton horde numbering nearly a hundred marched through the wilderness, aiming directly at the core of the Corpse Hill—an imposing Bone Castle ruled by the Skeleton Lord.
This was precisely Fang Zhou’s horde of skeleton minions. During the past few weeks of hunting, Fang Zhou had not only successfully annihilated another Skeleton Centurion Battle Group but had also extracted the coordinates of the Skeleton Lord’s Bone Castle from their Soul Fire. After using Skeleton Bat Bruce for multiple aerial reconnaissance missions, Fang Zhou decided to conduct a preliminary probe.
Among this speeding skeleton horde, the most eye-catching was the Berserker Heroic Spirit Olaf, wielding a Skeleton Double Axe. As for Fang Zhou and Mutated Skeleton Warriors like Tidamia and Yongen, there was no sign of them.
Unlike the skeleton hordes commanded by the Skeleton Lord’s Centurions, Fang Zhou’s horde consisted primarily of Giant Shield Skeleton Warriors. These skeletons, which focused on physique growth, usually served as the front line, protecting their Skeleton Commander. However, Fang Zhou’s skeleton horde was different. The commander, Olaf, was surrounded by only a few Giant Shield Skeleton Warriors. The outer layer of the horde, in contrast, was packed with a large number of Giant Shield Skeleton Warriors serving as meat shields. It was as if their purpose wasn’t just to protect the commander, but to safeguard the entire horde.
Olaf led the skeleton horde in a rapid march. They finally stopped when they were about ten kilometers away from the Bone Castle.
Directly in front of them, a much larger skeleton horde suddenly appeared, as if it had erupted from the very ground. Moreover, on both the left and right flanks of this strange horde, two even larger skeleton hordes appeared!
They had stepped into an encirclement!
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No wonder it’s the Skeleton Lord... This aura is truly terrifying... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
「Outside the Bone Castle.」
In a small mound just a few hundred meters from the Skeleton Lord’s habitat, Fang Zhou cautiously hid himself. He revealed only the top half of his head, suppressing his aura as much as possible to avoid detection. Not far ahead, a colossal entity over five meters tall hurried away with a few Mutated Skeleton Warriors, disappearing from his view.
This was the Skeleton Lord.
The possessor of the Blood Moon Blessing, the creator of the Skeleton Soldier Talisman.
The king of the Skeleton Race, the ruler of the Corpse Hill!
Being cautious by nature, Fang Zhou dared not approach too closely and couldn’t get a clear look at the Skeleton Lord’s appearance. But the terrifying aura emanating from the creature was enough to reignite a long-dormant thirst for a real challenge.
After all, this was an entity that had existed for an immense amount of time and had devoured countless Skeleton Warriors. According to Fang Zhou’s estimation, this Skeleton Lord’s Four-dimensional Attributes should have all reached 100, attaining the Perfect Realm of the Black Iron Tier. Whether in strength, physique, agility, or spirit, the Skeleton Lord had reached the absolute limit of this stage. Not to mention, the Skeleton Legion under its command had amassed countless resources from the Undead Realm for it, allowing it to undergo numerous racial evolutions.
