pertwk Chapter 114 Encounter with New Undead, [Skeleton Armament] Mutates!
Chapter 114 Encounter with New Undead, [Skeleton Armament] Mutates!
Chapter 114 Encounter with New Undead, [Skeleton Armament] Mutates!
There was no time to think.
Fangzhou immediately focused its attention on Squad One.
Shift in perspective.
With the help of Archer One's vision, he was somewhat shocked to see an undead creature that he had never seen before in the Burial Grounds.
It is humanoid in shape, with grayish-white skin covered with cracks and scars, and you can even see the outline of some bones.
Although its limbs are stiff and its movements are slow, it appears to possess extremely strong defensive capabilities.
Despite having its left arm severed by the skeleton squad, it did not diminish its desire to attack in the slightest.
This is a Black Iron-level undead creature called a Zombie!
At this moment, this zombie, which was even taller and stronger than the current Ark, was slithering towards the Great Shield One.
Fang Zhou quickly recalled the information about the zombies in his mind.
Its advantage lies in its fearlessness and extremely strong defense.
Its weaknesses lie in its slow movement speed and relatively weak attack capabilities.
Aside from some elite zombies that have developed skills that inflict corrosive damage, ordinary zombies can only rely on their claws and corpse poison.
Of course, if it were to fight a Black Iron-level Skeleton Warrior one-on-one, the zombie, relying on the defense provided by its rotting flesh, would be overwhelmingly superior in combat.
No wonder that not only did Squad One fail to take down the zombie, but it also killed Greatsword One.
After understanding the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, Fangzhou immediately ordered the No. 1 squad, which now only had 4 skeleton warriors left, to retreat in his direction.
Skeleton warriors are much faster than zombies.
Under Ark's command, Squad One maintained a distance of about 100 feet, slowly luring the rare zombie to Ark's location.
The zombie, seeing its prey in hand, tried to escape, its mouth wide open, teeth bared, emitting a series of unpleasant hissing sounds.
It moved its rotting limbs, dragging and clumsily chasing after the fleeing wolf-fox squad.
As Ark gathered the other skeleton minions, it moved closer to Squad One.
Seeing the zombie's slow and sluggish movement, Ark was speechless for a moment.
too slow!
It's so slow!
Although it's a low-ranking Black Iron zombie, it doesn't seem to be as fast as the low-level monsters in the dungeon.
In other words, Squad One lacked combat intelligence and, without command, only knew how to engage in direct confrontation.
If it were a team of normal human professionals, they could easily take down this zombie using kiting tactics.
Realizing this, Ark tried directing Arrow One to specifically target the zombie's legs.
Knock knock knock!
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows.
The sound of arrows piercing flesh could be heard.
Although most attacks failed to penetrate the zombie's defenses, with the persistent efforts of Archer One and the other three melee skeleton warriors, the zombie's left leg was finally severed.
Having lost its left arm and left leg, the zombie could only slowly crawl on the ground of bones, becoming a complete target.
Fang Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the zombies' weaknesses are quite obvious and easy to counter.
No wonder this undead creature, despite having decent direct combat capabilities, is criticized by many veteran necromancers.
Instructor Su Xinyan also mentioned in her research notes that during the Iron stage, she preferred to summon weaker skeleton warriors and skeleton archers rather than zombies.
Commanding Squad One to repeat the process, destroying all four of the zombie's limbs, Ark sped up and arrived at the scene of the battle moments later.
Looking at the zombie clinging to life on the ground, Fang Zhou raised his +2 refined skeletal spear and gently poked it.
!
With a noticeable resistance, Ark felt a sensation like leather being broken from the spear.
The zombies' defenses are indeed formidable!
No wonder Squad One had to sacrifice Greatsword One to barely manage to cut off its left arm.
The soul fire within the Ark's skull flickered slightly, and the elation he had felt from commanding dozens of skeleton minions and thinking himself temporarily invincible was quickly dispelled by this zombie.
There are countless heroes in the realm of the dead; one must never be arrogant or careless!
He gripped the skeletal spear tightly and used the [Brutal Strike] skill again.
!
Amidst the zombie's agonizing screams, this time, the Ark easily pierced it through.
Blood gushed from the broken body of the zombie, adding a rare, pungent smell to this desolate burial ground.
Fangzhou nodded in satisfaction. The armor-piercing effect of [Brutal Strike] was quite powerful, and it was perfect for countering the zombie's surface defense.
Immediately afterwards, he tried to activate the [Skeleton King] skill, wanting to see if he could enslave the zombie.
Unfortunately, he is currently only the Bone King, not the Zombie King.
The zombie was completely unaffected by the Ark's skills and roared at him repeatedly.
Fangzhou didn't care at all and enthusiastically experimented with many ideas on the zombie.
It wasn't until it was on its last breath and about to die that the Ark collected enough data and information to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the zombie creatures.
Looking down at the pitiful zombie, he showed compassion, raised his skeletal spear, and gently thrust it in, ending its life.
"Soul Power +3".
Looking at the pool of rotting flesh and blood in front of him, the Ark Soulfire jumped, a sense of anticipation rising in its heart.
I wonder if the [Skeleton Armament] skill can absorb the essence of zombie skeletons?
He activated [Skeleton Armament] on the zombie's body, but no familiar heat flow appeared.
Fangzhou was slightly disappointed and was about to turn around and leave when a notification came from the attribute panel.
"A mutable skill has been detected. It is estimated that 100 points of soul power will be required to perform the mutation."
"Has it begun to mutate?"
Skill mutation? Could it refer to the [Skeleton Armament] skill?
Fangzhou was slightly pleased and quickly confirmed the confirmation.
As 100 points of soul power were consumed, a long-lost feeling of hunger rose in Ark's heart.
Looking at the zombie's body on the ground, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he felt an instinctive urge to devour it.
It seems that, in addition to the skeletal bodies of the skeleton race, zombies have also been honored to be included in his "recipe".
"The [Skeleton Armament] skill has successfully mutated. Please name it!"
Ark casually named it "Hollow Armor" and then looked at the skill description.
[Corpse Armor] (Iron Grade, Instinct): Of all things in the world, only delicious food should not be missed. It can absorb the essence of skeletons and zombies to strengthen itself and forge equipment.
Compared to the previous [Skeleton Armor], the mutated [House Skeleton Armor] allows the Ark to absorb and devour the essence of zombie corpses.
This undoubtedly provides Ark with a brand new hunting target and enhancement direction!
He looked at the zombie's body again and used the [Bodily Armament] skill.
In an instant, as the zombie's flesh and blood rapidly dried and decayed, turning into ashes, a familiar stream of heat flowed continuously into the Ark's body.