20demayo Chapter 46 Eight Words of Disagreement with the Necromancer
Chapter 46 Eight Words of Disagreement with the Necromancer
Amidst the commotion, Su Tiankuo, his hands trembling, picked up his teacup, silently took a sip of tea, and swallowed a mouthful of blood that had welled up in his throat.
Just half an hour ago, he had commented to the instructors that Ark lacked mobility and survival skills, making it vulnerable to surprise attacks and decapitation.
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Fang Zhou slapped him in the face again.
How many times has this happened? Su Tiankuo and necromancers are truly incompatible!
In the training field, seeing Fang Zhou suddenly sprout a pair of skeletal wings and successfully escape danger, Bai Xiaochun jumped up excitedly.
"Yay, Ark, eternal God!"
Ye Fan, Gu Zhi Qiu, and the others were also shocked and remained silent.
It has offense and defense, control and movement, and a bunch of skeleton babies. How can they possibly fight against such a monster?
They don't need this number one seed!
......
Inside the outpost's main hall.
Seeing that his flying axe had missed its mark, the horned demon let out a desperate howl, then lowered its head and launched a death charge towards the fearless skeleton army.
Fangzhou also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he successfully deduced the [Skeleton Wings] before the battle, otherwise he would have been in serious trouble.
With just the [Bone Shield], it's very likely that it won't be able to withstand this flying axe, and then this horned demon boss will be able to turn the tide.
Now, having lost its weapon, severely wounded, and exhausted, the Horned Demon is naturally unable to cause any trouble in the face of the Ark and the Skeleton Army's encirclement.
Under the Ark's final skeletal spear strike, the Horned Demon collapsed, frustrated and helpless.
Fang Zhou calmed his somewhat agitated mental state and looked around the battlefield.
With fewer than 20 skeletons left and his mental energy almost exhausted, even the skeletal wings he had just deduced came in handy.
In this battle, he unleashed his full power and revealed all his trump cards.
Fangzhou shook his head slightly. Compared to the main combat unit of the abyssal demons, such as the Horned Demon, the skeletons were as fragile as paper.
If they weren't so numerous and unafraid of casualties, they would hardly pose a significant threat to the Horned Demon.
Fortunately, I was the victor in the end.
However, if winning on Hard difficulty is this difficult, what will the Abyss difficulty be like?
"Mission completed, time taken: 19 minutes and 20 seconds, completion rating: [Perfect], reward: 9 contribution points."
"First-time clear of [Horned Demon Outpost] on Hard difficulty, earning 12 contribution points as a first-clear reward."
"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! Your team is the first in this grade to clear the [Horned Demon Outpost] on Hard difficulty. All team members have received the grade's first clear ranking reward of 30 contribution points and the achievement blessing: Simulated Battlefield loot drop rate +1% (cumulative 8%)."
"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! Your team cleared the [Horned Demon Outpost] on Hard difficulty in 19 minutes and 20 seconds, ranking 45th on the all-time speedrun leaderboard. You are expected to receive 9 contribution points as a ranking reward this month."
"Triggered a loot drop, obtained 1 [Split Arrow] skill book, which can be exchanged for 10 contribution points."
"After 5 minutes, you can continue to challenge the Abyss difficulty."
The Split Arrow skill is exclusive to archers and has no use for Ark. He casually exchanged it for 10 contribution points.
Fangzhou roughly calculated that this trip to the [Horned Demon Outpost] on the difficult difficulty had brought him a net gain of 64 contribution points, which was already quite considerable.
Looking at the devastated battlefield, Fang Zhou hesitated.
Do you still want to challenge the Abyss difficulty?
He glanced at his attribute panel.
[Name] Fang Zhou
[Class] Necromancer
[Rank] Apprentice - Intermediate
[Attributes] Strength 4, Agility 4, Constitution 4, Spirit 6.2
[Status] Soul Split
[Equipment] Apprentice Set
[Skills] Skeleton King Meditation (Perfect), Summon Skeletons (Perfect), Skeleton Spears (Mastery), Skeleton Shield (Mastery), Skeleton Shackles (Mastery), Composure (Proficient), Control Skeletons (Proficient), Resurrection of the Dead (Beginner), Skeleton Arrow Rain (Proficient), Skeleton Wings (Proficient)
As a mid-level apprentice, he already possesses a very comprehensive range of skills.
What's currently limiting his ability is his own mental attributes and skill proficiency, but neither of these can be improved overnight.
This means that Ark's current strength has reached a bottleneck.
Gripping the staff tightly, Fang Zhou quickly made a decision.
Keep the challenge going!
He wants to see where his limits are.
However, the demons in the Abyss difficulty may be stronger than one can handle head-on.
Perhaps it's time to come up with some tactics.
After paying 8 contribution points, Ark once again entered the [Horned Demon Outpost].
On the training field, the trainees discussed among themselves upon seeing this.
"Fangzhou is being way too overconfident! He's already struggling so much on Hard difficulty, and he actually wants to beat Abyss difficulty?"
"Yes, I admit that his strength far surpasses ours. But after all, he is just an apprentice who has just broken through to the middle level, and his mental strength can't be that high. No matter how many skills he knows, without enough mental strength, he's just a decoration."
"The teams that can clear the Abyss difficulty are all 'seed' students who are at the peak of the Apprentice level and have well-rounded skill sets. No matter how strong Ark is, it's only one person; trying to clear it is simply wishful thinking!"
In the corner, Ye Fan looked up at the live stream, his eyes burning with anticipation.
Ark, where exactly are your limits?
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Mission: Slay all demons and recapture the riverside outpost.
In the thick fog, after summoning the skeleton army, Ark did not rush to the outpost.
He scattered the 40 skeletons and began exploring the fog-shrouded jungle.
In Fang Zhou's view, with his current strength, he would probably be unable to launch a direct attack on the Abyss difficulty level of the [Horned Demon Outpost] as before.
Since that's the case, let's proactively change the battlefield.
The simulated battlefield technology has only been developed for a few years and is not yet very mature; the scene modeling has a rather small-scale feel to it.
Therefore, this fog-shrouded jungle was not as large as the Ark had imagined, but it was sufficient.
Ark commanded 40 hardworking skeletons to dig a cleverly concealed pit near the road leading to the outpost.
The pit was deep and wide, taking the skeleton army a great deal of time to set up, and it was also filled with several extremely sharp bone spears.
This was custom-made by Ark for the Horned Demon BOSS in the outpost, enough to trap it deeply, making it difficult to break free in a short time.
The most ingenious part was that the Ark laid a layer of sturdy branches over the pit as camouflage, ensuring that lighter creatures like skeletons and lesser demons wouldn't trigger it when they stepped on it.
This is the battleground that Ark has chosen.
Immediately afterwards, Fangzhou, whose mental energy had been greatly depleted, took out a bottle of [Low-level Mental Energy Recovery Potion] and drank it down without hesitation.