Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 465 Blood for Blood, Ark Backstage, Silver Reinforcements! (New Year Greeting)

After confirming that he was in a safe location, Ark stopped and took a deep breath.

We still shouldn't underestimate these people who dare to roam the mountains.

Fangzhou thought he had been careful enough, but he still almost capsized in the gutter.

Thinking of that mage's continuous spell attacks, he was also a Dark Iron rank mage specializing in Evocation.

And the Bronze Lower Knight who charged the fiercest and fought the most hard—these two left a deep impression on him.

Recalling the appearances of the people he had seen, Fang Zhou's lips curled into a cold smile.

A gentleman seeks revenge, even waiting a day is too late!

Fang Zhou is not in good condition right now, and his combat power is not at its peak, but he is still a second lieutenant at the Haicheng Military Academy of the Dragon Xia Federation.

The gang of thugs who just surrounded and killed him were nothing more than drowning dogs with kill warrants.

Now that he has discovered our whereabouts, how can we possibly escape?

Fangzhou tugged at Tiamat's tail and asked, "How was it? Did your dragon breath mark that knight?"

"Are you able to sense their location?"

The Black Gem Dragon hatchling now has the ability to fly independently.

It flapped its wings wobblingly, circled once above the ark, and then said in a childish voice, "Master and the others are in the southeast."

I only have a vague sense of them now, but as the distance closes, I can pinpoint their location.

In the chaos of battle, Tiamat breathed a deadly dragon's breath at every bandit member it could reach.

The breath of dragons carries an extremely strong distinctive aura.

Although its current strength is not enough to kill these powerful bandit members on the spot with a casual breath, it is enough to leave a dragon breath mark for a short time.

Fang Zhou scratched Tiamat's chin, which was covered with hard scales, with satisfaction. He then took out his personal terminal, switched to the military channel, and sent a distress message to the Beast City Sea City Military Academy office.

"I am Ark, the No. 1 seed in the second year of Haicheng Military Academy. I am being attacked by an unidentified bandit group at coordinates (158, 369, 775) in the Beast Mountain Range."

They have successfully escaped and their location has been tracked.

The enemy bandits consisted of 18 people, led by a low-ranking bronze knight whose mount was a heavily armored war rhinoceros.

The second-in-command is a high-ranking Dark Iron mage, characterized by his bald head and specializing in Evocation.

The other personnel were mainly forest rangers and assassins.

"Requesting backup! Requesting backup!"

After the previous large-scale cleanup, the threat of the beast tide in the Beast Mountain Range has been suppressed, and the overall environment is relatively peaceful.

Therefore, military encrypted channels are generally very quiet.

Fangzhou's shout in the military encrypted channel was earth-shattering, like a large stone thrown into a calm lake.

The cadets of the Poseidon Military Academy are the future elites of the Dragon Xia Federation army.

Not to mention that Fangzhou is the number one seed in the second year, making him an even more precious treasure.

For such a promising future leader to be ambushed and killed by his own clan's bandit gang in the Beast Mountain Range is simply like lighting a lantern in a latrine—it's suicidal!

Soon, Ark's personal terminal received a private message.

"Hello, Lieutenant Ark."

I am Shen Chongyun, commander of the outpost fortress, a Silver-ranked [Shadow Apostle].

I am ready to provide support. Please send your current location coordinates.

Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

According to his understanding, Shen Chongyun is a lieutenant colonel commander of the Silver rank, a summoner with rich combat experience, and only one step away from becoming a high-ranking Gold rank expert.

If he can spare the time to support himself, then wiping out that bandit gang will be a piece of cake.

It feels so good to have someone backing you up!

Don't let the fact that Fang Zhou was surrounded by military instructors of Silver rank or higher during his time at the Haicheng Military Academy fool you into thinking that Silver-rank professionals are worthless.

In fact, within the professional system of the Dragon Summer Federation, even in ordinary armies, Silver-rank professionals are exceptionally powerful individuals.

Anyone who has served for a certain number of years and made certain contributions can be awarded the rank of major or higher.

In the professional community, Silver-ranked individuals are treated as honored guests by various powerful forces and rarely appear alone in an ordinary adventurer team.

Fang Zhou stood up, checked his coordinates, and then sent them to Lieutenant Colonel Shen Chongyun.

In the Mythical Era, the military was the most powerful and united force in every country on Earth.

Only in this way can the combat potential of the Human Alliance professionals be squeezed to the extreme, and struggle for a glimmer of hope under the heavy pressure of the Abyss Demons.

Ark had previously envisioned that the outpost might send a well-trained elite team, led by bronze-level professionals, to provide support.

He never expected that someone would go to such lengths to send a powerful Silver-ranked professional to avenge him.

After making contact with Shen Chongyun, Fang Zhou briefly explained the battle he had just fought and the physical characteristics of the bandit group to the serious military lieutenant colonel.

The energy concentration in the Beast Mountain Range is extremely high, and the magnetic field is very unstable, so it is not possible to have a video call with Shen Chongyun.

The two could only communicate through text.

Nevertheless, Fang Zhou could still sense the shock in Shen Chongyun's words.

"A bronze knight riding a heavily armored war rhinoceros."

A bald mage specializing in the Evocation system.

These distinctive features tell me who they are!

They were the Fox Tail Bandits, a bunch of stinking rats from the gutter.

The Fox Tail Bandit Gang has existed for a very long time. Their former leader was a Bronze-ranked assassin.

When the Beast Mountain Range was in chaos and everyone was living in fear because of these bandits, they were the main culprits.

Later, under our attacks, the Fox Tail bandit gang disintegrated and was gradually wiped out.

Now only these remnants of the defeated army, barely clinging to life and narrowly escaping, remain.

Nevertheless, each of them is a desperate fugitive who has lived on the edge of a knife, and their combat strength should not be underestimated among those of the same level.

How did you manage to kill two of the 20 people who were surrounding you, and escape from their encirclement unscathed?

"As expected of elite cadets from Haicheng Military Academy, they truly amaze me."

Fangzhou offered a few words of modesty but didn't elaborate further.

He was also aware of the extent of his abnormality.

If it were Lu Hu, Su Xinyan, Shen Hongyu, or other instructors from Haicheng Military Academy, they might be more accepting of it.

However, for Shen Chongyun, a conventional Silver-ranked professional, he had never seen a genius like Fang Zhou who could defeat superiors and take on hundreds of enemies single-handedly.

It's a bit shocking, but understandable.

After communicating his real-time coordinates and future plans with Shen Chongyun, Shen Chongyun gave him a few more instructions.

"Fangzhou, don't worry, I'll be there right away."

If you can track their scent, that would be even better.

This time, I will wipe out these remnants of the army and prevent them from wreaking havoc in the Beast Mountain Range.

But you must remember, don't be careless, and always maintain a safe distance from them.

Fang Zhou repeatedly assured Fang Zhou that he would not act rashly and be discovered by the Fox Tail gang before ending the call.

In fact, without Shen Chongyun's further instructions, Fang Zhou would not have acted rashly or done anything reckless like trying to defeat a bronze-level opponent.

He is a noble necromancer.

If it's not necessary, they could clearly request reinforcements or use their influence to pressure the other side. Why bother engaging in a bloody battle?

Everyone's seeing blood.

He glanced at the Sky Ark above the mountains, patted the tail of the black gem dragon Tiamat, and instructed it to use its dragon instincts to find the breath mark he had left behind. It then circled far behind the bandit group from before.

The time for revenge has come!

Neither the Knight Commander nor the bald mage anticipated that the Ark, which had just escaped their encirclement, would launch a surprise attack.

Although they were worried that Ark might report them to the police and that the Beast City authorities would take action, they never expected that Ark was already following them like a shadow, ready to retaliate in blood at any moment.

That is why the traces left by this group are still quite obvious.

Even if the Ark is about half an hour slower than them, it can easily track their movements.

Along the way, Ark killed all sorts of small animals and other creatures it encountered, turning them into miniature skeletons.

These small skeletons have very faint physical characteristics and are almost undetectable if you are not careful, making them perfect for simple scout missions.

The Ark did not follow too closely.

In any case, they bear the dragon marks left by Tiamat, which won't disappear anytime soon.

Now we just need to stay far behind and wait for Lieutenant Colonel Shen Chongyun to come and provide support.

They followed for most of the day, with the ark tracking the trail left by the Fox Tail bandits along the way, and occasionally they could see the ferocious beasts they had killed.

These ferocious beast corpses, stripped of their most valuable parts, were casually discarded, and the Ark didn't mind, simply having the Corpse Warriors carry and absorb them.

Judging from the exchange just now, the combatants of the Fox Tail Bandit Gang have excellent four-dimensional attributes, making them excellent materials for creating Corpse Warriors.

Especially that arrogant Bronze Knight. The Ark has never personally created a Bronze-level artificial undead before.

Let this knight commander become the first soul lost under his command.

Before we knew it, it was already late at night.

By this time, the Fox Tail bandits had already ventured deep into the mountains. After a day of hunting and fighting, they were exhausted.

"Baldy, set up the magic circle. We'll make do here for today," the captain knight said casually after surveying the surroundings.

"Um."

The bald-headed monk didn't say much, but turned around and began to make arrangements.

He took out a large piece of the protective magic array core from his spatial equipment and placed it in the campsite.

As the magic stone was placed, the protective magic circle began to operate, and a protective shield that enveloped the entire camp rose up.

From afar, Fangzhou saw this scene and couldn't help but admire their caution.

Sure enough, robbers are afraid that others will also rob them.

This bandit gang likes to rob others whenever they have free time, and they are afraid of being ambushed when they are resting.

If it were just me, a necromancer of the Dark Iron rank, I would really have a hard time dealing with this situation.

A portable defensive array of the Black Iron rank has considerable defensive power.

Even though this kind of magic array can be carried by spatial equipment, its protective effect has been greatly reduced, and the shield it can activate should still be very high.

Of course, the better the protection and the higher the shield defense, the higher the consumption will be.

A fully activated Black Iron-tier defensive magic circle requires nearly one hundred magic stones per hour just to maintain its effect.

If attacked, even more magic stones will be needed to activate the energy and compensate for the shield's defensive consumption.

The defensive formation of the Fox Tail Bandit Group in front of us is definitely not the complete defensive formation; it is most likely an abridged version.

How much can the Fox Tail Bandit Gang earn on a single trip?

They can't always find suitable people to rob; most of the time they still earn a meager living by hunting ferocious beasts.

Then they can only carry a reduced version of the defensive magic circle. The shield value of this kind of magic circle will not be particularly high, and for the low-energy consumption mode, it will consume less magic stones.

With a Dark Iron Mage mage mage nearby providing energy through meditation, it's estimated that only about 10 or 20 magic stones will be used in a night.

This expense is actually worthwhile, at least it brings a sense of security.

Unfortunately, they encountered Ark, the Avenger.

Behind him stands Shen Chongyun, a Shadow Walker who rose to power from the Silver rank.

The attack power of a silver-tier mage is incomparable.

The night deepens, the dew grows heavy, and the moon rises high in the sky.

Apart from one ranger on night watch, the rest of the Foxtail Bandits were already resting in their tents or sleeping bags.

At this moment, Shen Chongyun also rode a summoned Dark Night Eagle and successfully reunited with the Ark.

Nodding slightly, after exchanging some information with Fang Zhou, Shen Chongyun narrowed his eyes and released a detection skill to carefully observe every plant and tree in the Fox Tail Bandit Camp.

When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.

Although he was a Silver-ranked Summoner, capable of overwhelming his opponent in combat, he still placed great importance on pre-battle intelligence gathering.

After confirming the enemy's identity, Shen Chongyun made a tactical hand gesture to Fang Zhou, signaling the start of the operation.

Immediately afterwards, he drew runes and cast a spell, summoning several silver-tier shadow puppets.

The Ark was also on one side, and it summoned more than forty more skeletal warriors.

Around the ark stood several shadowy figures, each about three meters tall. These were powerful summoned creatures from the Shadow Realm. They had concealed their light and resembled bizarre warrior terracotta warriors.

The cold, icy air felt even more intense in the moonlight filtering through the leaves overhead.

Under Shen Chongyun's orders, apart from the three who stayed by his side to protect him and Fangzhou, the remaining five Shadow Puppets led the Corpse Warriors toward the bandit group's encirclement.

With the force of thunder, they swept through the enemy camp.

Fangzhou didn't want this revenge to be imperfect.