Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 49 Attribute Elixir, Huge Rewards!

Of all the skills Ark currently possesses, the only one with a significant destructive effect is the Bone Spear.

Since that's the case, Ark simply dismissed the skeleton army to conserve its mental energy.

Now, after a series of fierce battles, his mental strength is less than 30% left.

Furthermore, under the relentless and ferocious attacks of the Horned Demon Boss, the originally huge and stable pit is about to collapse, which means that the Horned Demon is about to escape.

In fact, if the skeletal spears that Ark had planted in the trap hadn't happened to pierce the horned demon boss's foot and then severely injured its legs in the subsequent explosion, the horned demon boss would probably have already climbed out of the trap with its strength.

Fangzhou seized this remaining window of opportunity, condensing his mental energy into countless bone spears, and bombarded the horned demon boss, who was forced to become a target.

At this moment, Fang Zhou couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Fortunately, he had previously exchanged for the [Touch of Corrosion] skill. With the fusion of the skills, [Bone Spear] gained an additional layer of corrosive poison damage attribute.

The necromancer's Corruption-based skills not only damage living flesh and blood, but also have a good corrosive effect on metal weapons and armor.

In addition, the bone spears already possess armor-piercing properties. Under the Ark's relentless attacks, this horned demon boss, with nowhere to escape, was driven to the brink of despair and had no choice but to make the same decision as its predecessors.

Filled with resentment, it hurled its abyssal axe, determined to fight to the death.

But Ark, having anticipated this, naturally wouldn't let it succeed.

Beneath the light, skeletal wings, the abyssal giant axe hurtled past, utterly extinguishing the horned demon boss's last hope of a comeback.

At this moment, it was only one step away from escaping the trap.

But even this one step away was completely sealed off by the skeletal shackles of the Ark.

In the end, the horned demon boss, despite possessing formidable strength, was unable to unleash it and died a miserable death in the trap.

"Mission completed, time taken: 45 minutes and 20 seconds, completion rating: [Perfect], reward: 12 contribution points."

"First clear of [Horned Demon Outpost] Abyss difficulty, earning 16 contribution points as a first clear reward."

"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! Your team is the first in this grade to clear the Abyss difficulty of [Horned Demon Outpost]. All team members have received the grade's first clear ranking reward of 40 contribution points and the achievement blessing: Simulated Battlefield loot drop rate +1% (cumulative 9%)."

"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! Your team cleared the [Horned Demon Outpost] Abyss difficulty in 45 minutes and 20 seconds, ranking 39st on the all-time speedrun leaderboard. You are expected to receive 13 contribution points as a ranking reward this month."

"Triggered a loot drop, obtained [Apprentice-level Spirit Elixir]*1, which can be exchanged for 50 contribution points."

"You can try again on Abyss difficulty after 5 minutes."

Fangzhou glanced at the horned demon boss's unseeing corpse in the trap and completely relaxed.

His mental energy was completely exhausted. If he couldn't kill the horned demon and let it successfully climb out of the trap, he would have to rely on his speed advantage to slowly kite it to death.

In that case, the Ark would take much longer, and it would be even more torturous for the Horned Demon. It would be better for it to die in the trap now.

Although the simulation battlefield rated Ark as perfect, Ark was actually not entirely satisfied with its performance.

Although the demons in the [Simulated Battlefield] are lifelike and realistic, they are ultimately just a program without true intelligence.

Compared to real abyssal demons, these dungeon demons are much more rigid.

Ultimately, Ark's victory this time was achieved through a clever trick, and cannot be attributed to his true abilities.

Fang Zhou knew very well that if he were to face these 38 demons head-on, he would probably be eliminated before long.

He hoped that in the near future, he would be able to decisively and cleanly defeat these demons with his true strength.

Coming to his senses, Fangzhou began to analyze his findings.

A bumper harvest! An unprecedented bumper harvest!

He worked hard for almost an hour, racking his brains to come up with all sorts of crazy tricks, and it was all worth it.

The clearance took a full 45 minutes and 20 seconds, which is normal.

After all, whether it's directing skeletons to dig traps or luring all the demons in the outpost into the depths of the foggy jungle, both are extremely time-consuming tasks.

However, even though it took so long, the historical speedrun ranking of Ark is actually higher than the previous three difficulty levels.

Out of curiosity, Fangzhou took a look and discovered that the top 100 of the historical speedrun leaderboard for the Abyss difficulty [Horned Demon Outpost] was not even full.

Many teams, like Ark, managed to clear the game by exploiting the environment and the rigid, demonic programming.

That's why he was able to rank 39th.

Excluding the ticket price, Ark's net contribution points for this run amounted to 73 points, far more than any previous run.

Not to mention, the loot dropped on the first clear of the dungeon was actually an [Apprentice-level Spirit Elixir].

Although Fangzhou didn't know exactly what this mental potion was, he knew it was a valuable resource just by looking at its value of 50 contribution points.

He exited the simulated battlefield, lay down in the simulation pod, and opened his personal terminal to check the information on the [Mental Elixir].

This type of secret medicine is made by refining the essence of heaven and earth in the mythical world, and can significantly improve the corresponding four-dimensional attributes of the user.

This is also one of the few methods that the Human Alliance has mastered that can directly improve a professional's four-dimensional attributes.

Apprentice-level mental potions, as the name suggests, can enhance the mental attributes of apprentice-level professionals.

Fang Zhou's heart stirred slightly; each of these four attribute-enhancing elixirs could only be taken once per stage.

Now that we've obtained the Spirit Elixir, we need to find an opportunity to get our hands on the Strength, Constitution, and Agility Elixirs as well.

This is a rare way to directly increase attributes, besides the feedback from the skeleton clones, and he absolutely cannot miss it.

However, as an apprentice-level attribute potion is a rare resource worth 50 contribution points, it requires E-level access to exchange for, so Ark isn't in a hurry.

After the dungeon cooled down, he entered the Abyss difficulty [Horned Demon Outpost] and, using the same trick, successfully cleared it again.

"Mission completed, time taken: 42 minutes and 20 seconds, completion rating: [Perfect], reward: 12 contribution points."

"Triggered a loot drop, obtaining 1 [Level 1 Refinement Stone], which can be exchanged for 10 Contribution Points."

"You have used up your challenge attempts for today. Please try again tomorrow."

This time, having learned from experience, Ark optimized the strategy steps, successfully shortening the completion time by three minutes.

To his delight, this dungeon run unexpectedly triggered a reward drop. He obtained a Level 1 Refinement Stone worth 10 contribution points.