Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 52 Black Iron Level Skill: Brutal Strike

Late at night, in the dormitory.

Fang Zhou lay on the bed, his mind focused on the skeleton clone.

Brutal strike!

With another thrust of the spear, an apprentice-turned-skull fell, filled with resentment.

Fangzhou was delighted to see that the skill proficiency of [Brutal Strike] on the attribute panel had been successfully raised to [Instinct].

The skill bar then provided a notification.

"The skill proficiency of [Brutal Strike] has been detected to reach [Instinct]. You can consume Soul Power to deduce its superior skill."

"It is estimated to consume 100 points of soul power. Shall we begin the simulation?"

Fangzhou forcibly suppressed his desire to control his skeleton clone to go deeper into the Burial Wasteland to fight monsters and level up. He had been waiting for these past few days for this moment.

Without hesitation, he said, "Begin the simulation!"

As a large amount of soul power was consumed, the soul fire of the skeleton clone pulsed violently.

The memory of hundreds and thousands of brutal strikes practiced repeatedly churned within his mental world.

The trajectory drawn by the skeletal spear eventually coalesced into an extremely sharp flash of light.

"Skill [Brutal Strike] successfully activated."

【Brutal Strike】(Iron Grade, Proficient): Instantly unleashes tremendous power to attack the enemy, causing armor-piercing effects. The power depends on the strength attribute and skill proficiency.

Compared to the Apprentice-level [Brutal Strike], the Iron-level [Brutal Smash] not only increases the armor penetration effect, but also represents a qualitative leap in skill power.

Fangzhou looked at the attribute panel of the skeleton clone.

[Clone] Skeleton Warrior

[Tier] Black Iron - Lower Rank

[Attributes] Strength 34, Constitution 32, Agility 32, Spirit 30

[Equipment] Skeleton Spear +1 (White Common), Skeleton Armor (White Common)

[Skills] Skeleton Chosen (Black Iron, Instinct), Bone Armor (Black Iron, Instinct), Brutal Strike (Black Iron, Proficient), Charge (Apprentice, Master), Weapon Specialization (Apprentice, Perfect), Parry (Apprentice, Proficient), War Cry (Apprentice, Proficient)

[Apostle] 1

Compared to when it first broke through to the lower Iron rank, after these days of frenzied killing, the skeleton clone's four-dimensional attributes have increased significantly, and it has initially established an attribute advantage over ordinary lower Iron rank skeleton warriors.

In addition, he also possesses a +1 refined bone spear and the [Brutal Strike] skill, which has been successfully upgraded to the Black Iron level.

Following the Ark's established leveling principle of bullying the weak and crushing the strong, the skeleton clone's combat power has far surpassed that of the skeleton warrior it had encountered before, and it can finally explore deeper into the Burial Wasteland.

The denser the crimson moonlight, the more powerful the undead will be born.

On the edge of the Burial Grounds, lower-level apprentice skeletons are the norm, mid-level apprentice skeletons are relatively rare, and upper-level apprentice skeletons are extremely rare.

However, as the skeleton clones ventured deeper into the inner layers of the Burial Wasteland, Iron-level skeleton warriors became the norm!

Soon, the ark came to a stop.

A peculiar skeleton came into his field of vision.

"Great Shield Skeleton Warrior..."

Looking at the skeleton warrior not far away, who was much stronger than the apprentice-level skeleton and wielded a bone shield, the soul fire in Ark's eye sockets flickered slightly.

"We must not be careless."

As he silently recited the phrase, a fighting spirit rose within Fangzhou.

He held the skeletal spear upside down and walked straight toward the large-shield skeleton warrior.

This skeleton warrior's sensory range is significantly stronger than that of the apprentice skeleton.

When the ark was still twenty meters away, it suddenly turned around, its head, which was flashing with ghostly blue soul fire, looking in the direction of the ark.

Before Ark could make any move, the skeleton warrior, wielding a bone shield, charged towards Ark.

However, its agility attribute is obviously not high, and its charging speed is pitifully slow in the eyes of the Ark.

A 1v1 battle between men!

Fang Zhou drew his skeletal spear with his right hand and activated the [Charge] skill, charging towards the direction from which the giant shield skeleton was attacking.

Ten meters!

Five meters!

Three meters!

When the distance between them was only three meters, the skeletal spear in Fangzhou's left hand trembled violently and thrust it suddenly toward the head of the great shield skeleton.

Brutal Strike!

Clang!

The Great Shield Skeleton's combat instincts compelled it to raise its skeletal shield at the last moment, shielding its head.

The spear and shield clashed, producing a metallic clang.

A soft sound.

Under the armor-piercing effect of [Brutal Strike], the Bone Shield was completely ineffective. Not only did it fail to block Ark's spear thrust, it was also easily shattered into countless fragments.

Take advantage of his illness to kill him!

As the Ark's soul flames surged, and with the powerful boost to its four-dimensional attributes and the [Weapon Mastery] skill, the skeletal spear delivered another perfectly executed thrust.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the skull of the Great Shield Skeleton was pulverized by the Ark's single shot.

The soul fire shattered.

At the same time, the still-struggling skeleton of the Great Shield Skeleton also disintegrated and fell to the ground.

Faced with the formidable combat power of the skeleton clone, the great shield skeleton, originally renowned for its defensive capabilities, was unable to withstand a single blow and was reduced to dust.

Now comes the moment of harvest!

With practiced ease, Fang Zhou bent down and covered the pile of bones, which were far stronger than the previous victims, with his bony hands.

[Skeleton Armament] Activated!

The next moment, a thick stream of heat surged out from the pile of bones, beginning to strengthen the ark's skeletal body.

As the skeleton belonging to the Great Shield Skeleton turned into ashes, Ark opened the attribute panel of his clone to check the gains from this battle.

Strength attribute +0.2, Constitution attribute +0.3, Soul power +0.6.

Looking at this harvest, which was several times richer than before, the Ark's soul fire burned brightly, and it looked up at the seemingly eternal blood moon in the sky.

Although the battle with the Great Shield Skeleton was brief, it allowed him to figure out his strength ranking among the lower-ranked skeleton warriors in the Black Iron faction.

At least in this area, the skeleton clone is practically invincible and can roam freely.

His eyes blazed with intense spiritual fire. Now that he had found a suitable hunting ground, the slaughter was about to begin!

With its superior four-dimensional attributes, a full set of amazing skills, and the powerful weapon of a +1 refined bone spear, Ark is virtually invincible when hunting.

The skeletal spears continued to thrust out.

The immense power contained within was enough to tear apart a newly advanced skeleton warrior with a strength attribute of only a dozen points, turning him into a pile of bones.

Click.

Click.

Two hours later.

With soft footsteps, the Ark crossed a small hill made entirely of broken bones.

Another giant axe-wielding skeleton warrior appeared in his field of vision.

When Ark saw the skeleton warrior, the skeleton warrior also saw Ark.

There was no further communication.

Upon spotting each other, both the Ark and the skeleton warrior charged towards each other simultaneously.