Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Frustrated, Lynn glanced around and suddenly noticed several faint rune marks on the rock wall above the entrance to the nest.

[Analysis] Scan:

Ancient warning runes (now invalid) detected.

Rune Attributes: Wind + Soul

Functional speculation: It may be used for early warning or marking.

Function: This nest was used as a "surveillance outpost" a century ago.

...

"I see... No wonder the Bone Crow chose this place to build its nest."

Lynn suddenly realized.

The original warning runes here automatically absorbed negative energy to recharge, essentially acting as a small energy gathering place, which is why these bone crows were attracted to build their nests here.

Now that the runes have lost their effectiveness, the bone crows continue to stay here as usual.

...

After leaving the lair, Lynn used a magical trick to remove the thick layer of residue from the soles of his feet and the putrid smell from his body before continuing his journey.

Now that he had Gale, Lynn directly issued a monitoring order to it.

"With myself at the center, I will provide three-dimensional coverage within a ten-kilometer radius, focusing on monitoring ground activities and aerial threats."

A sharp cawing sounded from the wind, and the entire flock of bone crows began to disperse in an orderly manner, forming layers of surveillance networks.

While this kind of surveillance is not very useful against powerful or well-hidden undead, it can prevent you from running into groups of undead and allow you to spot your prey in advance.

Having arranged everything, Lynn prepared to return to the ground along the cliff face.

【Shadow Traverse】is activated, the figure transforms into black ink and merges into the shadows, then descends rapidly.

Suddenly, Wu Liuqi's mental link sent a strong warning—one of his kind was launching an attack nearby!

Alarm bells rang in Lynn's mind, and he immediately turned back.

Where the shadows had flowed, a jet-black shadow blade pierced through the ground, just a breath away from piercing through the shadow form he had transformed into.

What the hell!

We almost capsized in the gutter!

This scene sent a shiver down Lynn's spine.

In the [Shadow Traverse] form, I have very little defense. If I am stabbed by the Shadow Blade, I could be seriously injured or even die!

Shadowblade did not give up the assassination attempt and charged forward again, following the shadows.

Wu Liuqi also emerged from Lynn's shadow and directly confronted the unknown enemy.

Two shadow assassins clashed back and forth in the shadow world, creating quite a spectacle.

"This thing is quite powerful."

Lynn leaped out of the shadows, crashing heavily to the ground. He rolled to his feet, his [Mental Vision] scanning his surroundings, alerting him to everything around him.

We don't know if this thing was sent by someone from within the academy to assassinate us, or if it has any other tricks up its sleeve, so we have to be careful.

After looking around and finding nothing, and the bone crows also didn't notice anything unusual, Lynn finally relaxed.

It seems to be just a wild undead.

Seeing that Wu Liuqi was too difficult to deal with, the shadow quickly merged into the shadow of the rock wall in an attempt to escape.

"Heh heh heh... You think you can escape after offending me?"

A strange voice pack unconsciously escaped Lynn's lips, accompanied by a cold laugh.

He then stopped holding back and released all the undead units, which spread out in a fan shape to track them.

[Mental Vision] was activated, firmly locking onto that faint shadow, and then a [Mental Lash] lashed out fiercely.

Wu Liuqi could smell the unique "shadow aura" of the shadow creature, and he held on tightly to the enemy, constantly slicing at the shadow with the [Soft Shadow Dagger] in his hand.

Gu Erdan reacted quickly, casting a [Slow Curse] on the enemy, greatly reducing its speed.

Two level 3 bone hounds burst out of the undead ring, barking and biting wildly at the struggling shadow, eventually dragging it out.

Lynn looked closely and realized that the thing was actually a villain named "Little Black" from Detective Conan.

Xiao Hei was entirely black except for the azure soul fire flickering in his eyes. He held black shadow blades in both hands and was slashing at the two bone dogs one by one.

Lynn promptly provided an analysis.

[Target]: Rift Valley Shadowwalker

[Rank]: Peak Level 3 (Leader Level)

[Composition]: Shadow-soaked skeleton, highly concentrated shadow soul fire, flexible and dynamic skeletal structure

[Potential]: High (Can be developed into "Shadow Fiend" or "Shadow Assassin")

【ability】:

1. Shadow Cloak Mastery: Allows you to move long distances in the shadows without becoming visible.

2. Shadow Blade Twins: Can condense shadow energy to form a shadow blade or split into shadow clones.

3. Shadow perception: Extremely sensitive to fluctuations in surrounding shadows.

4. Shadow Blade Projection: Can condense shadow energy into flying blades for ranged attacks.

5. Shadow Step Glide: Move quickly and silently on the ground or walls covered by shadows.

[Evaluation]: A top-tier assassination and reconnaissance unit, the master of the shadow battlefield.

...

After looking at the ghost's attribute panel, Lynn finally understood why it was so difficult to deal with.

This is an assassin "born of shadows," with all skills related to shadows, even more so than Wu Liuqi.

However, since it has already manifested, it signifies its demise.

Under the siege of several undead minions, Xiao Hei was quickly defeated. Gu Erdan seized an opening and accurately hit the Shadowwalker's Soulfire Core with [Whispers of Pain].

The Shadow Walker's body trembled violently, and the Shadow Blade flew out of his hand. The entire undead were thrown into a tremor and completely lost their ability to resist.

Lynn did not hesitate to make the arrest.

The high-potential assassin baby can form a "shadow twins" with Wu Liuqi, which will definitely increase the assassination efficiency many times over.

"【Undead Domination】!"

His mental energy pierced deeply, etching Lynn's mark into the Shadowwalker's soulfire.

Capture successful!

The newly subdued Shadowwalker knelt on the ground, a struggle flashing within its ghostly blue soul flames before finally settling into stillness.

Lynn naturally named it "Little Black".

Seeing the submissive little black creature, Lynn was in a great mood. He had captured so many babies in just half a day. This place was indeed a treasure trove!

Ordinary apprentices wouldn't be this efficient, otherwise the apprentice market would have been overrun with undead long ago.

根据亡灵实力强弱不同，每只lv3亡灵约需消耗15-25点精神力维持稳定连结，每只lv2亡灵约需消耗6-13点精神力维持稳定连结。

Lynn was able to control several times more undead than his fellow apprentices thanks to his superior soul talent and the optimal location and structure of his spiritual imprint.

As the Perfect Mental Vortex continues to grow, Lynn will be able to control more and more, eventually forming a complete undead army!

Normally, a third-class apprentice with fifty points of mental power can control two to three level three undead at the same time.

If you choose to control 3 weak undead, along with the wizard apprentice himself, you can only barely bully a few undead, which is quite inefficient.

Therefore, apprentices usually choose to form teams to create a relatively complete undead squad. With the addition of wizard apprentices, as long as they do not encounter a large-scale undead horde, there will be virtually no casualties.

They encountered sporadic undead, and needed to severely injure them and suppress their soul fire to a certain level before they could spend a certain amount of time to mark them and completely subdue them.

Unlike Lynn, who could refine anything instantly given the chance!