Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 457 A mere Bronze Saint, a terrifying kill against a higher level!

It felt as if tentacles were clinging to the body of the Gale Leopard King from the ground.

The effect of the Weakness Curse left its limbs weak, and all it wanted to do was lie on the ground and rest.

The pale white skeleton was formed under the influence of the death magic, and it locked the Leopard King firmly in place.

"Awoo!"

The leopard king let out a mournful cry, weakly waving its claws and tearing at the cage that imprisoned it with its gaping maw.

However, it cannot tear apart this magical creation's cage in a short time.

Just as it had chewed a gap in the bone in front of it and was about to pass through, the Ark directly increased the mana supply to the spell.

With the help of magic, the bone cage of the Bone Cage grew rapidly, making up for all the losses.

Then, the surrounding skeletal warriors also strode towards the cage.

These skeletal warriors opened and closed their gaping mouths, now only bones and teeth, and roared silently as they thrust sharp bone spears through the gaps in their cages.

"Aww!"

The intense pain made the leopard roar loudly as it struggled desperately in the cramped skeletal prison, but to no avail.

As more and more spears pierced through, blood gushed out, finally ending the Leopard King's life.

After the Leopard King died, Ark was the only living creature left in this forest.

Fang Zhou strolled leisurely into this bloody land, taking photos of the corpses of the Exploding Horned Sheep and the Gale Leopard on the ground.

These are key to claiming rewards and contribution points!

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Fang Zhou felt a kind of happy trouble.

There are too many corpses, but the artificial undead skill still needs other auxiliary materials.

Compared to materials made from corpses, the sources of these undead attribute materials are somewhat scarce.

This greatly limits the efficiency of Ark in producing artificial undead.

Although both the horned sheep and the swift leopard have some value, their carcasses are not particularly valuable.

After some thought, Ark decided to abandon these things and instead let the artificial corpse warriors absorb the essence of the corpses' flesh and blood.

These corpses are all of the Black Iron rank, and each one is a great tonic for the Corpse Warrior.

If the Ark wanted, it could even resurrect them with magic, obtaining more skeletons to use as minions.

However, the final step in controlling the artificial undead requires imprinting a loyalty pact.

This is the key to Ark's ability to control the undead it creates with ease.

However, under the current principle of artificial undead, the upper limit of the number of loyalty contracts that a necromancer can imprint is relatively limited and is closely related to the strength of the soul.

Instead of producing some weaker, ordinary skeletons, it's better to focus on improving quality while maintaining quantity.

At Ark's command, the skeletal warriors approached the corpses.

They inserted their weapons into the corpses and began to absorb the essence of flesh and blood, causing the corpses to visibly turn ashen.

Fangzhou then arrived at the side of the Leopard King, whose corpse contained treasures.

Although ferocious beasts all possess energy organs, not every ferocious beast can unleash innate magical spells.

The ferocious beasts that can use innate spells all have magic crystals within their bodies.

Fangzhou commanded several skeletal warriors to painstakingly cut open the corpse, and then found a green magic crystal the size of a walnut inside its heart.

I've got my baby!

This magic crystal is currently worth at least 300 magic stones.

Although this magic stone is only of the Black Iron rank, it is a storm-type magic crystal.

Using it to inlay on a wand and engrave some storm-type spells or buff spells would be a good choice.

Fang Zhou smiled and took the magic crystal. After wiping away the bloodstains, he put it into his spatial storage capsule.

Then, he looked at the corpse beneath him and began casting a spell on it.

Ark plans to revive the Leopard King to use as a means of transportation for traveling through the mountains in the coming days.

The Black Gem Baby Dragon Tiamat is currently too small and has too much power, so it's not useful for now.

These past few days, running through the mountains, even with skeletal warhorses, has exhausted Ark.

It would be great if there were a way to reduce the burden on my feet.

Moreover, once the carcass of this leopard king is made into skeletons, it should run much faster than an ordinary skeleton warhorse.

The energy of the spell poured onto the leopard king's corpse, and soon a two-meter-tall skeletal leopard stood up again.

Ark used magic to make a bone saddle grow on the back of the Leopard King, and then laid a piece of the Leopard King's fur on it.

That's it!

Using the original broth to cook the original food, a luxurious vehicle was thus created. Ark ordered the skeletal giant leopard to lie down, and then sat on it himself.

After the corpses here were completely absorbed by the Corpse Warriors, the Ark returned most of the summoned creatures to the Summoning Graveyard.

They continued forward with only thirty or forty of them, searching for traces of other ferocious beasts.

Relatively speaking, ferocious beasts with innate magical abilities are more profitable.

Even if the other Black Iron Beasts took all their valuable parts with them, each one would only be worth a hundred or two magic stones.

Of course, ferocious beasts with innate magical abilities are also more powerful in combat.

Other teams of similar size to the Fierce Tigers would likely find it difficult to defeat these Gale Leopards, and some might even get injured in the process.

But if they fall into Fangzhou's hands, then these Gale Leopards are doomed, as he doesn't even approach the battlefield.

It can be used as a turret from a distance, while the skeletal warriors can handle close combat.

Undead creatures are not afraid of getting hurt; they are fine even if the skeletal warrior dies.

Over the next few days, Fangzhou continued to hunt down ferocious beasts.

After killing them, let the Corpse Warriors and Tiamat absorb the corpses.

For most teams, after killing a ferocious beast, they will collect the valuable items from its body and then discard the entire corpse.

These corpses will nourish other ferocious beasts in the mountains, or feed back into the mountains themselves.

But things are different here in Ark.

Ark devoured and took everything, ensuring that none of the beasts' corpses were wasted; they all went into the skeletons of the Corpse Warriors.

For Ark, the battles these past few days have been even more exhilarating than those in the Forest of Nature.

The soul power provided by the ferocious beasts is no less than that provided by the lower undead.

Moreover, after absorbing the essence of these corpses, the power of the Corpse Warrior can be enhanced once again.

This is also the biggest difference between the artificial undead in Ark and ordinary summoned undead.

Twenty days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Fang Zhou rode the giant skeletal leopard through the mountains, occasionally activating his Soul Eagle Eye to scan for any signs of ferocious beasts.

Suddenly, his expression hardened. His magic sense detected something different, and he immediately spurred his mount toward the spot where his magic sense had detected it.

Upon arrival, the Ark discovered fresh bloodstains and a trail left by a large animal that had fled.

He smiled; it looked like a mark left by a wounded beast.

I can get a bargain again; magic stones really come to me without any effort.

The giant leopard continued forward following the tracks, while Ark unleashed its full magical power; now was not the time to hold back.

"roar!"

Soon, Ark, riding the giant leopard, caught up with the wounded beast.

Rather than saying he caught up, it's more accurate to say that he was discovered by the wounded beast, which then stopped and waited for him.

Under the scan of magic, a demon-spotted tiger licked its wounds and waited ahead.

Fang Zhou's expression was solemn, as if facing a formidable enemy.

This spotted tiger is no ordinary creature.

It's not a Black Iron Rank beast, but a Bronze Rank beast. I don't know how it got here.

Looking at the wounds on the Demon-Spotted Tiger with my magic, I could tell they were caused by human professional skills.

This tiger was probably hunted by another team, but it escaped.

I don't know if they wiped out that team or just managed to escape.

If it's the former, then this tiger's fighting power should not be underestimated.

If it's the latter, then you need to end the battle quickly, otherwise things might get complicated and you might be caught up by the enemy.

A mere bronze!

Ark isn't incapable of putting up a fight now.

He waved his hand, releasing a large number of skeletal warriors.

Aside from leaving a few corpses to protect themselves, the rest formed small teams and approached the Demon-Spotted Tiger.

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of so many corpses of warriors, the Demon-Spotted Tiger dared not continue its feigned attempt to lure the enemy.

It cautiously stood up, lowered its head slightly, and almost lay on the ground, which was the perfect position for it to exert force.

"roar!"

Talent Spell: Arcane Roar!

It unleashed a terrifying innate spell; its Bronze-level magic power and innate spells were significantly stronger than those of the Iron-level.

The spell sent the several skeletal warriors charging ahead flying high into the air, shattering their skeletal armor.

The soul fire within the skull of the skeletal warrior began to flicker as a result.

Fortunately, these skeletal warriors are no longer as strong as they used to be.

Their strength, now at the Iron rank, means they are no longer easily killed even when facing Bronze-rank ferocious beasts.

Although his armor was shattered and he was knocked away, the Corpse Warrior's fighting power remained.

Poison Cloud Technique!

A rotting halo!

The Whip of Pain!

Ark wasn't idle either, unleashing several control and weakening spells in succession.

When facing bronze-level ferocious beasts, the effects of these black iron-tier spells will naturally be weakened.

However, Ark's specializations and equipment granted him extremely high spell penetration.

The spells he cast still had an effect on the Demon Tiger, reducing its overall strength and speed.

"Bang!"

With a flying claw strike, the skeletal warrior holding a shield was sent flying, followed by a whip-like tail that lashed out horizontally.

"Crack!"

A warrior's corpse was struck by the tail of a demon tiger.

Its armor had already been shattered during the previous spell attack.

This time, the tail attack severed it in half, officially separating its lower and upper body.

Even so, the skeletal warrior did not die in battle. Instead, relying on his remaining hands, he struggled to continue crawling towards the spotted tiger.

A hint of cruelty and anger flashed in the eyes of the spotted tiger.

It pounced and landed on the upper body of the skeletal warrior.

It opened its blood-red maw and bit down on the skeletal warrior's neck, tearing off its skull with a single forceful movement, then flung it away.

Even though the skeletal warrior was reduced to just a head, with cracks appearing in its skull, it did not die in battle. In fact, it tried to continue moving forward by opening and closing its mouth.

Fortunately, Ark discovered this and quickly had the skeletal warrior hide, feign death, and escape, ceasing the fight.

Otherwise, once the soul fire goes out, they will truly be beyond dead.

The remaining skeletal warriors swarmed forward, surrounding the spotted tiger, but they too were attacked by the tiger.

Every now and then, they would be sent flying more than ten meters away by a single attack from the spotted tiger.

But these skeletal warriors never know fatigue or fear; they get up and continue to attack.

Meanwhile, hundreds of meters away, the Ark, the Black Gem Dragon Tiamat, and the Death Elf Vigus continued to unleash a constant stream of negative spells for remote control.

Meanwhile, the attacking spells did not stop; bone shockwaves and bone-piercing spears were released one after another.

Some spells were resisted by the magic or muscles surging within the Demon-Spotted Tiger, while others actually landed on it.

Each spell inflicted a new, massive wound on its body.

It angrily tried to break out of the encirclement and attack the ark in the distance, but the ark would not give it that chance.

The skeletal warriors' defenses were like sand dunes; even when the Demon-Spotted Tiger's attacks were effective, they could not completely destroy these vile undead creatures.

Finally, with a mournful cry from the spotted tiger, the bronze beast was easily killed by the Ark on this land.

A point of light surged into the Ark's body, and hundreds of soul powers were added to its account!

In this battle, ten skeletal warriors were severely injured, with the most tragic being a single skull remaining.

The other skeletal warriors were also wounded; none of them were unharmed.

However, this is not a major loss for the well-funded Ark.

It's well worth it compared to the loot.

This spotted tiger possesses magical talent, which means that its corpse contains a bronze-tier magic crystal.

A bronze-tier magic crystal is worth at least two or three thousand magic stones, so this deal is quite worthwhile.

Fangzhou personally took out the magic crystal.

Then they moved the several heavily wounded corpses of warriors over, allowing them to absorb the essence of the corpses within and quickly recover from their injuries.

As the bodies were completely absorbed, the condition of these skeletal warriors improved.

Although it did not recover, the soul fire no longer looked like it was about to go out.

After cleaning up the battlefield a bit, Fangzhou happily chose another direction and continued his hunting journey.

"The battle marks were left yesterday; the Demon-Spotted Tiger is dead!"

The next day, on the battlefield between the Ark and the Demon-Spotted Tiger, the group arrived at this place.

"Who dares to steal our prey!"

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