Game Invasion: Awakening the Necromancer at the Start

"A mere trick." The black-robed undead sneered. "Let me show you what true necromancy is—"

He formed a hand seal, and suddenly the ground cracked open, from which five rotting corpses crawled out.

These corpses, their eyes glowing green, moved with the speed of cheetahs, charging straight at the skeleton army formation.

Su Wan narrowed her eyes: "A corpse demon? Interesting."

He exerted a slight force.

Thirty skeletal mages materialized behind him, and the sound of bone spears piercing the air echoed in the basement.

The black-robed undead's expression finally changed: "How...how could you summon so many units at the same time?!"

Chu Yanran immediately displayed the Chu family sword technique.

Although the iron sword in her hand was ordinary, her swordsmanship was exquisite, and her sword energy was powerful.

Nine illusory flying swords appeared around her, a precursor to the Chu family's ultimate technique, the Sword Control Technique.

"Sword One, A Startling Glimpse!"

The main sword thrust forward, while eight secondary swords followed closely, attacking the black-robed undead from different angles.

The undead were forced to abandon their suppression of Su Wan and instead deal with the fierce sword moves.

Su Wan seized the opportunity, and the death ripples spread out from him.

Grayish-black ripples swept across the battlefield, slowing the movements of the five corpse demons, allowing the skeleton soldiers to cut them into pieces.

"Damn it!" the black-robed undead roared, biting his tongue and spitting out a mouthful of black gas.

The black mist transformed into a giant skull in the air, which opened its mouth to bite Chu Yanran.

Just as Chu Yanran was about to take the hit head-on, Su Wan's Bone Prison Technique was activated.

Skeletons rose from the ground, forming a triple bone wall in front of Chu Yanran.

The skull smashed through two layers of bone walls and dissipated before reaching the third.

"Good teamwork," Su Wan said to Chu Yanran.

Chu Yanran pursed her lips and didn't speak, but the hostility in her eyes faded a little.

Seeing that things were not going well, the black-robed undead turned around and tried to rush towards the Longquan Sword, attempting to forcefully complete the ritual.

But this was the moment Su Wan had been waiting for.

"The Grip of the Underworld"

A huge black bone hand reached out from the void and gripped the black-robed undead tightly.

At the same time, all ten skeleton mages' weakening curses hit, and the black-robed undead's aura visibly weakened.

"It's over." Su Wan walked to the center of the magic circle and reached out to draw the Longquan sword.

The sword felt warm and smooth in my hand, and the humming of the blade stopped, as if it had finally found its master.

Chu Yanran quickly stepped forward, took the sword from Su Wan's hand, and her eyes welled up with tears: "Thank you..."

Just then, the black-robed undead being gripped by the bone hand suddenly burst into maniacal laughter: "The end? The Eye of the Abyss... will avenge me... The altar... is about to be completed..."

The last of the black energy surged from his body, and his entire corpse began to swell. Su Wan's expression changed: "He's going to self-destruct!"

"retreat!"

Su Wan pulled Chu Yanran and retreated quickly, while all the skeleton soldiers rushed forward and enveloped the black-robed undead layer by layer.

Three seconds later—

boom!

The violent explosion sent dust flying through the basement.

When the smoke cleared, all that remained was a large crater and scattered bones.

Chu Yanran coughed and peeked out from behind Su Wan: "Is it resolved?"

"Hmm." Su Wan walked towards the pit and picked something up from the broken bones.

It was a small piece of leather, about the size of a palm, with intricate topographical maps embroidered on it in silver thread.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yanran's pupils suddenly contracted: "This is... a map fragment of Kunlun's 'Sword Tomb'!"

She took the fragment, her fingers trembling: "My Chu family ancestors divided the complete map of the Sword Tomb into five parts, each hidden in one of the five ancestral swords. The Longquan sword contained the first part... this should be the second part."

Su Wan raised an eyebrow: "So that undead was sent by the Eye of the Abyss to collect map fragments?"

"Very likely." Chu Yanran gripped the fragment tightly. "They want to enter the Sword Tomb... where something that the Chu family has guarded for generations is sealed."

When we returned to the ground, it was nearly dusk.

Chu Yanran clutched the Longquan Sword, remaining silent the entire way. As they neared the end of the mass grave, she suddenly spoke: "Those skeletons... though unsightly, are quite useful."

Su Wan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

"I'm serious." Chu Yanran looked at him earnestly.

"Ancient texts record that necromancers control mindless puppets. But your skeletons... can cooperate, provide cover, and even employ tactics."

"Because I gave them 'souls'," Su Wan said. This was half true and half false; in reality, the sixty-fold amplification gave the skeletons combat instincts close to those they had in life.

Chu Yanran nodded, then asked a question that made Su Wan both laugh and cry: "Those bones...can they be sold for money?"

"...cannot."

"Oh." Chu Yanran seemed somewhat disappointed.

Upon returning to the guild, Su Li was the first to rush out. She originally wanted to throw herself into her brother's arms, but when she saw Chu Yanran standing to the side holding her sword, she immediately stopped and adopted a dignified walking posture.

"Brother, are you alright?" Su Li took Su Wan's arm, but her eyes were fixed on Chu Yanran.

"It's alright, the sword has been found." Su Wan rubbed her head.

At dinner, Chu Yanran sat at the end of the long table, appearing somewhat reserved.

Lin Qingyue silently pushed a plate of dessert in front of her, while Ye Hongyu patted her shoulder casually: "Well done! I heard you killed that undead?"

"It's mainly thanks to Su Wan," Chu Yanran said softly.

Avril gracefully cut fruit: "The recovery of the ancient sword is a joyous occasion. However... the appearance of the Sword Tomb map means that peaceful days are numbered."

After dinner, Su Wan returned to her room, and the system notification popped up on time.

[Level Up: 24 → 25!]

[Upgrade Rewards:]

1. All attributes +2 (Strength, Agility, Constitution, Spirit)

2. Free attribute points +5 (can be allocated)

4. Bloodline purity naturally increases: 30% → 31%

As usual, Su Wan added all 5 points of her free attribute to Spirit, and then checked the new skills:

He walked to the window and looked towards the training ground. Under the moonlight, Chu Yanran was practicing her sword alone there, her Longquan sword drawing a silvery trail in the night.

"Ancient sword cultivators..." Su Wan murmured to herself, "Perhaps they really can become an asset."

Downstairs, Zero's mechanical eyes flickered in the shadows, recording all the battle data from the day into the database.

Within the core of her algorithm, an evaluation report on "Chu Yanran" is being generated:

[Target: Chu Yanran]

[Combat Strength Assessment: A+ (Potential SS)]

Threat level to host: Low (continuously decreasing)

[Recommendation: Develop into a strategic ally]

Meanwhile, at the edge of the training field, Su Li, clutching a pillow, hid behind a pillar, watching Chu Yanran practice her swordplay, muttering to herself, "Another one... What am I going to do with my brother being so popular..."