Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 32 The Mage's Nemesis, A Man's Romance

At Ark's command, 40 skeletons charged one after another toward the simple wooden fence of the Lesser Demon camp.

The three lesser demons, cowering behind, looked at the sea of ​​skeletons before them with expressions of despair.

The two steel-forked imps roared and charged at the skeleton that was destroying the fence.

The slinger imp attempted to shoot at the Ark, but all its stone projectiles were easily blocked by the Ark's bone shield.

Soon, the wooden fence was completely destroyed by 40 skeletons.

The three lesser demons were completely exposed to the Ark's view.

Fang Zhou gave a cold laugh and snapped his fingers. In order to clear the level as soon as possible, he didn't waste any more time with these three little demons.

Skeletal Shackles!

Bone Spears!

It's another familiar set of skeletal combos.

Amidst the agonizing screams, the two lesser demons were easily pierced to death by the bone spears.

The last one was submerged in a sea of ​​skulls and torn to pieces.

Amidst the clatter of ping-pong balls, the Little Demon's camp was completely destroyed.

"Mission completed, time taken: 2 minutes and 20 seconds, completion rating: [Perfect], reward: 4.5 contribution points."

"First clear of [Little Demon Camp] on Hard difficulty, earning 6 contribution points as a first clear reward."

"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! You are the first student in your grade to clear the [Little Demon Camp] on Hard difficulty. You have earned 15 contribution points as the first clear ranking reward for your grade and received the achievement blessing: Simulated Battlefield loot drop rate +1% (cumulative 4%)."

"Congratulations, Corporal Ark! You have completed the [Little Inferior Demon Camp] on Hard difficulty in 2 minutes and 20 seconds, ranking 1st 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 [Fireball] skill book *1, which can be exchanged for 10 contribution points."

"After 5 minutes, you can continue to challenge the Abyss difficulty."

A series of pleasant notification sounds rang in Ark's ears.

Fireball? Fangzhou was slightly delighted; a skill book had actually dropped!

This skill book is the signature skill of the [Fire Mage], known for its fire and explosive damage.

I wonder if my [Bone Spear] can absorb its explosive attribute?

With a sense of doubt, Fangzhou looked at the attribute panel of the main body and was pleasantly surprised to find that the skill bar had indeed been updated.

"Sufficient skill materials have been detected to improve the skill. It is estimated that 10 points of soul power will be consumed."

"Should it be improved?"

Fangzhou immediately confirmed it.

In a burst of inspiration, Fangzhou quickly grasped the casting principle of the [Fireball] skill.

Although he cannot learn the [Fireball] spell due to his profession, he can extract its essence and integrate it into his own skills.

Attribute panel, show me the deduction!

"Skill [Bone Spear] successfully upgraded!"

【Bone Spear】(Apprentice Level, Proficient): Condenses bone spears and throws them at the enemy, dealing armor-piercing physical damage, corrosive poison damage, and death energy damage. Upon hitting the enemy, they will explode. The number, power, and range are determined by the spirit attribute and skill proficiency.

The Bone Spear has been given the attribute of "exploding upon hitting an enemy", further increasing its damage output.

Explosions are a man's romance!

Fangzhou nodded in satisfaction. With the net gain of 34.5 contribution points from clearing the dungeon this time, it was a huge profit!

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"Look! Arknights has cleared the Hard difficulty again!"

"2 minutes and 20 seconds? He's inhuman!"

"Ye Fan and Meng Hongzhuang are still trying the normal difficulty, but Ark is about to challenge the abyss difficulty."

"Let me check out the Ark's battle replay. Holy crap, three lesser demons?! And they even know how to use defensive fortifications? If it were me, it'd probably take months to beat the game!"

"Ye Fan also came out. He took 5 minutes and 10 seconds on normal difficulty, which is much worse than Ark."

"Is it possible that it's not Ye Fan who's too weak, but rather that Ark is too strong? We people who haven't even cleared the normal difficulty can just worship these gods from below."

Just as Ark had predicted, most first-year students were able to kill the heavily injured Lesser Demons and clear the easy difficulty level, even with their best efforts.

After they cleared the easy difficulty, they saw Ark speedrun all three difficulties and then dominate the first clear leaderboard and the all-time speedrun leaderboard.

These dazzling achievements unknowingly raised the psychological expectations of the new trainees, giving them the illusion that they could do it too.

However, the enraged lesser demon will make its move.

When facing an undamaged Lesser Demon on normal difficulty, the elimination rate increases dramatically.

Of the nearly 10,000 new students, fewer than 1000 have a chance of passing the test on normal difficulty.

Under the heavy blows of the Lesser Demon's steel fork, these students, who had been somewhat carried away, calmed down.

Even the most arrogant person has to admit, with a heavy heart, that Ark's strength far surpasses theirs.

Meanwhile, in the simulated battlefield, Ark was gearing up to challenge the Abyss difficulty.

He paid 4 contribution points as a ticket and stepped into the portal.

"Mission: Eliminate the Lesser Demon scouts and destroy the Lesser Demon camp."

Fangzhou looked up and was slightly surprised, even though he was mentally prepared.

In the even more fortified camp ahead, eight demons stood ready for battle.

Six of them were small, inferior demons wielding steel forks, while the other two were new species.

Two short, stocky figures stood on the arrow tower behind the wooden fence.

They held enormous obsidian orbs in their hands, their skin was jet black and shiny, with fine, dark red veins embedded in it.

Although his facial features were still youthful, his eyes were like a deep abyss, flashing with a profound and cold red light.

Upon seeing their distinctive appearance, Ark recognized them immediately; these two were actually the [Abyss Demon Children].

These Abyssal Demon Children can absorb the spiritual power of mage professionals and release blasphemous rays with strong penetrating power. They are a noble spellcaster class and hold a higher status in the Abyssal Demon army than lesser demons.

On the arrow tower, the two demonic children immediately revealed ferocious smiles upon seeing the ark.

They pointed at the Ark, spewing foul abyssal language, their obsidian orbs emitting a blasphemous black light.

Fang Zhou felt a chill run through his body, as if his mental energy had been reduced by ten percent out of nowhere.

His expression turned serious, and he immediately realized how troublesome these two demonic children were.

We must launch a strong attack; we cannot allow these two demonic children to absorb any more spiritual energy.

Without further hesitation, Fangzhou decisively waved his staff, summoning 40 skeletons.

Upon seeing Fang Zhou's actions, the two demon children shouted and vigorously shook the obsidian orbs in their hands.

Then, two foul-smelling rays shot from the orb toward the ark.

The Ark immediately conjured a bone shield, intercepting the trajectory of the blasphemous ray.

Zizizi!

Amidst a violent corrosive sound, the Bone Shield barely managed to block the two blasphemous rays.

Immediately afterwards, Fangzhou raised his hand and fired two skeletal spears.

The two demonic children had anticipated this; they ducked and dodged, and the skeletal spears struck the arrow tower.