Game Invasion: Awakening the Necromancer at the Start

At six o'clock in the morning, there were already people active in the training grounds of the Temple of Eternity.

Su Wan stood in the center of the arena, eyes closed, concentrating. The attribute increases from the level up flowed through her body.

He could clearly feel that his mental strength had improved to a new level.

"Try out the new skill first."

He raised his right hand, palm up. Magic began to surge, and gray-black necromantic energy condensed and took shape in the air.

A complete skeleton gradually took shape, but unlike ordinary skeletons, this skeleton held a bone staff, and its eye sockets flickered with ghostly blue soul fire.

[Skeleton Mage (Summoned Item)]

Rating: 25

属性：力量12，敏捷15，体质16，精神157（苏晚精神196×0.8）

Skills: Bone Spear, Weakening Curse, Death Mist

Status: Loyal (Permanent)

"Spirit 157..." Su Wan mused. According to the formula for a 60x amplification, if only one skeleton mage is summoned...

Its spiritual attribute should be 196 × 60 ÷ 1 = 11760.

However, this value was corrected by "×0.8" in the skill description.

In other words, the basic attributes of summoned creatures are constrained by three factors:

First, my attributes are multiplied by 60; second, the number of summons; and third, the skill's own modifiers.

He continued to summon, a second, a third... When the tenth skeleton mage stood in a row in the training ground, it showed that their average spirit attribute had stabilized at around 157.

Each summon costs 8 mana points, so ten summons cost 80 mana points.

For Su Wan, who currently possesses 2110 mana points, this is just a drop in the ocean.

"Real-world testing."

Su Wan snapped her fingers, and ten metal puppets rose up in the target area at the other end of the training field.

These dolls are engraved with defensive runes, which can simulate the defensive power of professionals of different levels.

"Bone spears, fire in volley!"

The ten skeleton mages simultaneously raised their bone staffs, and grayish-white bone spears condensed at the tips of the staffs.

With Su Wan's command, the bone spear tore through the air and accurately hit the puppet fifty meters away.

Bang bang bang!

Amid a series of impacts, the defensive runes on the doll's surface flashed violently.

Zero's mechanical eye hovers in the air, broadcasting data in real time:

[Attack Accuracy: 10/10]

Average single-shot damage: 257

[Target Defense Value: 200]

[Actual damage caused: 57 × 10 = 570]

[Target's remaining durability: 43%]

"Not bad." Su Wan nodded. Although the single-shot damage is not high, its advantages lie in the large number of shots, long range, and low consumption.

If you summon thirty skeleton mages to fire simultaneously, one round can deal nearly two thousand points of damage.

He continued testing the Curse of Weakness and the Mist of Death.

The former can reduce the target's attack and defense by 15% for 20 seconds;

The latter can create a fog area with a radius of 10 meters, which not only obscures vision but also causes continuous damage to enemies within the area.

"The ranged magic units have indeed filled the gap." Su Wan withdrew her magic, and the skeletal mages turned into black mist and dissipated. "Next, we need to test their coordination with melee units."

Chu Yanran stood by the window, watching Su Wan control the skeletons to conduct complex tactical drills.

Twenty skeletal guards formed a shield wall and advanced, while thirty skeletal archers launched projectiles from behind.

Ten skeletal mages unleashed a death mist and a weakening curse from the flanks.

The entire formation resembled a sophisticated war machine, with each unit in the right position doing the right thing.

"This is no longer necromancy..." Chu Yanran murmured to herself, "This is military strategy."

She had read about ancient necromancers in ancient books.

Those people usually only have a limited number of zombies or skeletons to control, and they mostly use chaotic, swarm tactics.

But Su Wan is different; his undead are disciplined, cooperative, and even have tactical intentions.

"What are you looking at?"

A cold, clear voice came from behind.

Chu Yanran turned around and saw Lin Qingyue standing in the corridor with a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"I..." Chu Yanran was speechless for a moment.

Lin Qingyue walked to the window and looked towards the training ground: "His spirit is quite special, isn't it?"

"Hmm." Chu Yanran nodded honestly, "It doesn't look like an inanimate object."

"Because he is Su Wan." Lin Qingyue took a sip of tea, her tone gentle. "He can always do things that others can't."

Chu Yanran was silent for a moment, then asked, "You... all trust him that much?"

"Trust is mutual." Lin Qingyue turned to look at her.

"He could have ignored you when you went to him. But he not only helped you, he also paid you 200 gold coins for the information."

That's because—

"Why?" Lin Qingyue interrupted her.

"Because he wants to use you? Miss Chu, what do you think you have that's worth using by a guild leader who can control hundreds of undead, possesses epic-level equipment, and earns hundreds of gold coins a day?"

Chu Yanran was stunned.

Yes, what do I have? An ancestral sword? A vague legend of a sword tomb?

Or is it this cultivation level that was almost captured by the Eye of the Abyss as a sacrifice as soon as he entered the world?

Lin Qingyue gently put down her teacup: "He helped you because he was willing to help. Just like when he helped Ye Hongyu break free from her family's control and took in the elves."

There are some people in this world who simply cannot stand injustice.

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Chu Yanran standing alone by the window.

On the training field, Su Wan is testing new tactics.

He instructed the skeletal mage to cast a death fog over an area, then commanded the frost skeletons to enter the fog and use their frost abilities to freeze it into ice crystal traps.

As Chu Yanran watched this scene, a slight stirring occurred to her heart.

In the evening, the guild restaurant emitted a burnt smell.

Wearing an apron, Su Li hurriedly took a dark, unappetizing object out of the oven.

The thing was barely recognizable as a cake, but its surface was cracked and its color resembled that of a burnt brick.

"This is the third time I've failed..." Su Li lowered her head in frustration.

Avril gracefully walked into the kitchen, glanced at the "cake," and couldn't help but smile:

"Little Su Li, making desserts requires patience, not brute force."

"But my brother leveled up today, and I want to celebrate with him..." Su Li's eyes were a little red.

The Elf Queen shook her head and extended her slender fingers. Green natural energy flowed from her fingertips, enveloping the failed cake.

Under the influence of magic, the charred parts faded, and the cracks healed.

The cake surface was covered with delicate patterns, and even the aroma of cream wafted out.

"Nature magic can be used like this?" Su Li's eyes widened.

"After living for so many years, I should learn some life skills." Avril blinked. "But these kinds of minor spells consume a lot of magic power, so I don't usually use them easily."

Five minutes later, a celebratory meal was laid out on the long table in the restaurant.

Ye Hongyu casually carried over a jar of wine, broke the clay seal, and a strong aroma of wine immediately filled the air.

"Dragon Blood Wine, I stole...cough cough, took it from the Ye family's cellar. This cup is worth at least 10 gold coins!"

Avril's gift was a manuscript written in Elvish:

"The Relationship Between Ancient Sword Cultivators and Necromancers," compiled from my memory. It might be useful to you.

Su Wan thanked them one by one, and finally looked at Su Li.

The younger sister, blushing, presented the cake that Avril had "repaired": "Brother... happy birthday... no, happy level-up!"

The words "Congratulations on reaching level 25" were written crookedly on the cake. The buttercream frosting had melted a bit, but you could tell that a lot of effort was put into it.

Su Wan cut off the first piece and took a bite. The taste... was very ordinary, even a little too sweet.

But seeing the expectant look in Su Li's eyes, he still smiled and said, "It's delicious."

Su Li immediately beamed with joy.

Chu Yanran sat at the end of the long table, watching this lively scene, feeling somewhat at a loss.

She didn't prepare a gift; in fact, she had no idea she was supposed to.

"Miss Chu," Avril suddenly spoke, "can your sword energy be enchanted with holy light?"

Chu Yanran was taken aback: "Theoretically, yes. Sword cultivators' sword energy is essentially energy, as long as the energy attributes don't conflict..."

"Shall we give it a try?" Su Li asked eagerly, a holy white light shining from her palm.