Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

The skeleton warrior, who had been exhausted by Azathoth for a long time and whose bones and giant bone axe were broken and damaged due to the battle, suddenly stood still.

The broken bones of the skeletons that Azathoth had previously defeated were absorbed into the skeleton warriors.

Soon, the skeleton warrior's injuries were healed, and the bone axe was restored to its original state.

"What is this?!" Luo Xuan stared in astonishment at the scene before him. The skeleton warrior, who had clearly fallen into a disadvantageous position, had suddenly "fully recovered." No one could accept this.

"Is this [Death Absorption]?" Luo Xuan tried to calm down as much as possible and then tried to analyze it.

Fortunately, it's a passive skill. If [Death Drain] could be activated actively, the Skeleton Warrior would be practically immortal in suitable terrain.

Fully restored and even more imposing, the skeleton warrior roared as he charged toward Azathoth.

Although unwilling to accept it, Luo Xuan could only try his best to command Azathoth in battle.

At this moment, he regretted his overconfidence in not bringing Lilith along.

With Lilith assisting, even if the Skeleton Warrior uses Death Drain a few more times, it won't make a difference.

However, it's too late to say anything now; by the time Lilith arrives, the battle will have already been over.

The only good news is that the Skeleton Warriors are physical attack units and have no magical attack capabilities, which allows Azathoth's elemental body to be used to its fullest potential.

Wave Strike cannot be used continuously, so sometimes Azathoth has to endure the Skeleton Warrior's Bone Crusher.

Coupled with the occasional roars of the dead, this was the most difficult battle Luo Xuan and Azathoth had ever encountered.

Azathoth's health has dropped to below half, and his situation is very dire.

Fortunately, Azathoth's passive regeneration was always in effect, and by kiting and guerrilla tactics, he gradually wore down the Skeleton Warrior's advantage.

When the Skeleton Warrior was brought to low health again, Azathoth's own health had also reached the warning threshold.

Luo Xuan watched the skeleton warrior nervously. If the opponent triggered Death Drain to recover again, Luo Xuan would immediately retreat with Azathoth without saying a word.

Azathoth has truly reached his limit, and Luo Xuan cannot risk his most precious troops.

Fortunately, the situation that Luo Xuan feared most did not happen.

The second time the skeleton warrior was crippled, it failed to trigger Death Drain and was reduced to a pile of broken bones by Azathoth's continuous water bombs and a final wave impact.

"Phew~ It's finally done." Luo Xuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

This was definitely the most intense battle he had encountered since entering the game.

Thanks to his talent of endless transformation, Azathoth usually relies on overwhelming the opponent's attributes, level, and quality in battles, and he rarely encounters any risks.

Even when facing five demonized spiders alone, he retreated prematurely when he sensed danger because he wasn't prepared for a fight to the death.

This battle with the Skeleton Warrior is different; the opponent's attributes and skills are no weaker than Azathoth's.

When [Death Drain] was triggered later, it even suppressed Azathoth for a time.

Fortunately, Azathoth had the last laugh, and with this experience, he finally reached level 9.

According to information on the forum, the maximum upgrade level for each unit is level 9. Units need to use unit upgrade scrolls to upgrade their rank before they can be upgraded again.

For example, Azathoth is currently Tier 1, Level 9, and can no longer gain experience to level up in subsequent battles.

Luo Xuan needs to obtain a Tier 2 Promotion Scroll to make Azathoth a Tier 2 unit.

After advancing, Azathoth's attributes remain unchanged, but its rank will become Tier 2 Level 1, allowing it to gain experience and level up again.

Luo Xuan kept this in mind, but Azathoth was not yet able to advance to the second tier because Luo Xuan's territory had not yet been upgraded.

Luo Xuan put the matter aside; now was not the time to think about such things. He needed to hurry over and see what the Skeleton Warrior had dropped.

Ideally, you could get a unit card; even if you can't use it yourself, you can sell it for other resources.

As he ran there, Luo Xuan was thinking to himself with satisfaction.

Unfortunately, the Skeleton Warriors did not drop any troop cards.

Luo Xuan found only the giant bone axe used by the skeleton warrior among the shattered bones scattered on the ground.

【Bone Giant Axe】: When equipped by a lord or hero, it increases the physical attack of all melee units under their command by 2 points.

This is the second time Luo Xuan has revealed similar equipment that can provide bonuses to his troops.

Last time it was the Pale Bone Bow that added ranged attack, but Luo Xuan didn't need it, so he chose to trade it.

This time, the axe is for melee units, so it might come in handy.

Although the bonus is only 2 points, not as much as the previous Bone Archer bonus, melee units are much more common than ranged units in the early game.

Although Azathoth and Lilith both have ranged attack methods, those are skills; their actual attacks are in melee mode, so they are still classified as melee infantry units.

Luo Xuan's equipment slots are currently empty, so he can consider keeping them for his own use.

To clarify, a Tier 1 lord has only one equipment slot, a Tier 2 lord has two, and so on.

Furthermore, equipment slots can only be increased by upgrading equipment levels; they cannot be obtained through other means.

This is information that Luo Xuan obtained from the bartender during the transaction of the [Pale Bone Bow].

Luo Xuan casually equipped the [White Bone Giant Axe] and continued his search.

Unfortunately, there were no other drops besides that.

Based solely on the loot drops, Luo Xuan couldn't determine whether the Skeleton Warrior was a regular wild monster or a story-related monster.

After all, not every one of the five demonic spiders dropped a unit card.

After picking up the fallen items, Luo Xuan and Azathoth quickly retreated.

Azathoth has reached his limit and can no longer fight.

Despite this probing attempt, Luo Xuan still couldn't figure out the nature of the undead units hidden in the bushes, and instead became even more wary.

You don't need many units like the Skeleton Warriors; just three to five are enough to take down Luo Xuan Azathoth and Lilith.

Let Azathoth go to the water source to recover on his own, while Luo Xuan and the gray wolf stayed behind to observe the situation in the bushes.

The first time, a large number of skeletons returned on their own without finding any enemies. It's unknown what will happen this time.

After a while, just when Luo Xuan thought the bushes were not reacting, the gray wolf beside him suddenly began to whine softly.

Having spent so much time together, Luo Xuan had come to understand the gray wolf's meaning; it was a sign of extreme fear.

Luo Xuan's heart sank, and he quickly looked towards the bushes, where he saw a figure even taller than the skeleton warrior slowly emerge.

Luo Xuan immediately launched a reconnaissance mission, and then his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

[Unit Type]: Skeleton Warrior