Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 19: Taking Earth from Fire
Wang Yue led the Skeleton Brigade through the ruins and came to the foot of the Red Ridge Mountains.

The soil at the foot of the mountain was still mixed with black. Wang Yue scooped up a piece of it and held it in his hand, staring at the prompt in the center of the interface.

[Ordinary soil: No matter how hard life is, don’t be sad and eat it]

"The soil that can revive Razorflower is still on the mountain. If we go further, we will enter the advanced map area."

From a distance, there were no enemies on the bare mountains.

Because the level is too low, the location of monsters will not be displayed on the [Ghost Map], and Wang Yue can only judge the distribution of monsters based on experience.

"It's just a task of digging some soil. Even if I can't win, can't I just run away?"

Wang Yue stepped forward into the border of the map, and the skeletons followed closely behind.

There was steam coming out of the ground, and he could hear the whistling of steam coming from the top of the mountain even from the foot of the mountain.

The soil filled with flame energy is hotter than ordinary soil. Wang Yue was wearing decorative novice cloth shoes, so the heat insulation effect was not ideal.

"My feet are so hot. The temperature is comparable to that of the Sahara Desert."

If Wang Yue hadn't eaten the thick soup that increased his fire resistance, he probably wouldn't have been able to bear it. Now he could still barely endure it.

It has almost no effect on the skeletons. After all, a pile of bones has no pain nerves, so as long as no harm occurs, they are safe.

“There should be a safest path.”

The distribution of monsters in different games has its own characteristics, but all producers follow a similar design, which is to leave a way out for others.

During his long gaming career, Wang Yue has summed up many rules for spawning monsters.

For example, there may be high-level monsters hiding at the entrance of the map, or groups of monsters that force players into dead ends through patrol routes.

Moreover, as a conscientious game maker, Wang Yue provides players with a safe reference trail.

The trail is a slightly lighter road on the ground. Monsters will try to stay away from the trail when spawning and patrolling.

"This is the road. Go explore the way first."

Wang Yue pointed at the lowest-level [Basic Skeleton], and the cannon fodder skeleton immediately walked forward to the position designated by Wang Yue.

When his younger brother was doing the thing, Wang Yue was always observing carefully.

"Is today my lucky day? I haven't even encountered this."

If the level gap is too large, the monster's warning range will be increased from 30 meters to 50 meters.

If there is no attack at this distance, then the monster should be far away from the cannon fodder skeleton.

After finding that it was still safe, Wang Yue immediately rushed to the middle of the mountain.

When his feet stepped on the bright red ground, he picked up the soil again, and the description in front of him changed to [Burning Soil].

[Scorching Soil: High-temperature soil is rich in fire energy. Perhaps rare plants will need it.]

"It's really an unusual place, but I'll see you next time."

Wang Yue put the soil back into the bag, then turned around and sprinted down the mountain.

……

And just as he was walking, the dry ground under his footprints suddenly cracked, and the white hot air coming out of the ground became more obvious. A small crimson shadow jumped out and blocked Wang Yue.

[Scorching Larva: A larva that lives in a scorching land. The energy in its body is equivalent to one hundred fireballs.]

【grade:??】

The red enemy, shaped like a small snake, emits terrible heat, and the orange-red light above its head represents the most danger.

When Wang Yue just passed by, he happened to step on top of the insect's nest, directly collapsing the larvae's nest.

"Brothers, cut it for me."

As the instigator, Wang Yue chose to attack the villains first. He wanted to let the skeletons gain hatred first.

Goudan followed Wang Yue to escape, while the cannon fodder skeletons took the initiative to attack the enemy to cover their rear.

"Oops, I've already entered the state of casting a spell."

The larva's orange-red head gradually turns orange-yellow, and its tiny head soon becomes the size of a fist.

There was no rubble in the Red Ridge Mountains for Wang Yue to throw, so he could not interfere with his spellcasting and chose to hide temporarily.

"I can't escape. If I run, I will die first."

He turned to the side to block the view, and his target was to hide under a low slope in the distance.

However, the larvae's magic must be completed faster, and the warning has appeared.

[Warning: Lava Pillar]

Countless pillars of fire were spewed out by the little snake. The flying speed of the pillars of fire was not fast, but they were definitely deadly.

"How to do how to do?"

To make matters worse, the larva immediately burrows into the ground after casting the spell, making the skeletons running towards it look foolish.

The skeleton, having lost its target, stopped and watched, while Wang Yue, who was running, had already smelled the scent of death.

"Oh, and I have fire resistance, so maybe it can work."

For spells that are too high in level, the effectiveness of fire resistance decreases exponentially.

Based on the level difference between the two, Wang Yue calculated that the probability of complete resistance this time was about 3%, which was much higher than the probability in the krypton gold card drawing game.

"I've gambled my life. At worst, I can start over again."

The pillar of fire attacked Wang Yue, and the raging flames enveloped him completely.

The scorching flames made Wang Yue feel unbearable pain, but there was only heat, no burning pain.

[Damage received: 0 (resistance)]

"The European Emperor is me."

It’s not over after successfully resisting the pillar of fire. The skeletons didn’t touch the monster just now, and the attention of [Burning Larva] is still on Wang Yue.

Now the monster has drilled into the ground. There is no sign on the surrounding soil surface to alert Wang Yue, and the movement under his feet is so subtle that it is unnoticeable.

"A fifth-level larva is still just a larva and can only perform magical attacks."

No matter how powerful a monster is, it has weaknesses. Wang Yue stopped and let the skeletons surround him.

"Dead Soul Calling."

He had just successfully summoned a [Basic Skeleton] when the larva that had just burrowed into the ground came in front of him.

The bright light above reminded Wang Yue that the new pillar of fire was about to be completed.

"Fuck him!"

The newly summoned skeleton stepped on the bug and successfully caused 1 damage.

The larva turned its head and aimed at the skeleton that appeared. The spell was completed and another pillar of fire burst out.

[Basic Skeleton Damage: 999 (Crushing)]

[Your summon has died]

When the level exceeds level 5, the damage caused by the battle will be judged as a crushing victory. If the judgment is passed, an explosive damage result will occur.

"Rest in peace, you did your best."

After the pillar of fire, not even ashes were left of the [Basic Skeleton]. The skeleton that had just descended into this world enjoyed life for less than five seconds before completely disappearing.

But its sacrifice was worth it, as it bought time for the Skeleton Cannon Fodder Squad.

[Damage caused: 1 (deflection)]

Damage prompts kept appearing, and the skeletons who strictly followed orders were not afraid of death.

The Skeleton Squad surrounded the larvae and each of them kicked the little bugs, successfully transferring their hatred to themselves.

"Goudan, let's go!"

The six [Basic Skeletons] can only delay the casting time six times, and Wang Yue needs to leave the [Red Ridge Mountains] within this period of time.

So he began to consume his energy at all costs and ran as fast as possible.

[Your summon has died]

Hints of death continued to appear, and the second and third died at the same time.

"It looks like there's more than one. Maybe the monster patrolling nearby is here too."

Wang Yue could no longer look back, he could only run forward with all his heart.

Relying on the last three skeletons to hold out for the last ten seconds, Wang Yue ran to the border of the map, but he couldn't stop yet, he still needed to run out of the skill range.

"If all else fails, you'll have to sacrifice me so Goudan can escape safely."

In order to summon Goudan, Wang Yue used the [Fifth-Level Bone Fragment] to successfully summon him. He could not obtain materials of this level normally in the early stage, so Wang Yue felt that Goudan was more precious than his own life.

"Here I come. I heard some noise."

To be precise, it was Wang Yue who felt the heat from behind.

Another pillar of fire was emitted, but because the distance was too far, it turned into flame energy and dispersed when it reached the maximum distance.

"So hot, so hot."

Wang Yue subconsciously lay down, letting the heat wave pass over her head.

Wang Yue, his face covered in mud, then climbed up from the ground, his back already burnt.

[Novice cloth armor has been destroyed]

"I have nothing to wear?"

Although this [Novice Cloth Armor] does not have any attribute blessing, its main function is to cover up.

Wang Yue is now wearing burnt clothes and his face is covered with mud. If he uses the rapier at his waist as a cane, he should be able to consider becoming a Nine-Bag Elder.

"We are all doing this for a living, why do we have to do this... Goudan, help me go back."

Having used up all her strength during the sprint, Wang Yue felt her legs were weak, and [Exhaustion State] appeared in the lower right corner of the interface.

In this state, Wang Yue is unable to fight and is no different from a living dead.

Goudan received the order and put his arm around Wang Yue's waist, leaning against his 2-meter tall figure, and strode towards the direction of the [Shelter].

(End of this chapter)