Nok was so shocked he couldn't utter a word, and the surrounding soldiers stared in disbelief at the scene before them.
Zhen Nantian seemed to suddenly come back to his senses. He twisted his body, broke free from the spearman's grasp, and looked at Jiang Hao in disbelief.
Yes, he remembered Jiang Hao's amazing ability to pull monsters over without needing to lure them or maneuver; he only needed to wave his staff.
However, looking at the motionless skeleton monster kneeling on the ground, Zhennan Genius finally realized that even if his previous guess was bold enough, he had still greatly underestimated the adventurer in front of him, who was only level 17.
Not only can he pull monsters, but he also provides a long-lasting crowd control effect.
Each attack takes away a small chunk of the monster's health, meaning there are no misses!
How is that possible? A level 17 adventurer fighting a level 50 elite monster without missing a single shot?
What shocked Zhen Nantian even more was that each of his attacks dealt far more than 40,000 damage. Seeing the skeleton monster, with a whopping 62.95 million HP, lose nearly a fifth of its health after just five light taps from Jiang Hao, Zhen Nantian could hardly believe his eyes.
Nock was also stunned, sitting on the shoulders of several guards, mouth agape, motionless.
Among the dozen or so guards around, some were puzzled, some were shocked, some were confused, and some were terrified...
Jiang Hao stood still and began striking the skeleton monster at top speed. Each light tap felt like a drumbeat in everyone's hearts. In just three seconds, the skeleton monster's health bar was emptied, and its skeleton fell to the ground.
Jiang Hao suddenly smelled a strong odor of urine.
Following the smell, they saw that the shield guard who had carried him earlier had his pants completely soaked, with water dripping from the cuffs onto the ground.
Ah, this...
It's just fighting a monster, is it really that scary?
The clanging of the guards' armor grew louder as they approached, and in moments they were right in front of Jiang Hao. Seeing the skeleton lying on the ground, a captain of the guards stepped forward and clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"Captain, you...you've already killed the monster?"
Jiang Hao nodded. These thousand guards were entrusted to him by the city lord of Jinling. Jiang Hao had already formed a team with them on the way to Qiongfeng Pass. Therefore, the guard did not address him as legion commander, but directly as captain.
Jiang Hao looked at the bones scattered all over the ground and released his first skill: Resurrection!
Since upgrading to 2 stars, his intelligence has increased significantly, and his mana has now reached 130,000, so he has no worries about running out of mana. However, the target in front of him is, after all, a level 50 Dark Gold monster, and Jiang Hao is actually a little apprehensive.
With a flick of his finger, a point of light appeared, consuming nearly 50,000 mana points. Less than half of his total mana, Jiang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A large cloud of black mist suddenly enveloped the pile of bones. The dozen or so soldiers who had come down from the city wall, thinking the monster had mutated, all unconsciously took a few steps back. Zhen Nantian and Nok, on the other hand, seemed relatively calm. Although they were somewhat frightened, they didn't show it. A dozen or so guards stepped forward and immediately stood in front of Jiang Hao.
"It's alright, everyone move aside. This is my skill."
The group of people then lowered their guard in surprise, staring intently at the black mist.
The thick, ink-like black mist enveloped the entire pile of bones, obscuring what lay within. After a long wait, cracking sounds emanated from within, and the mist gradually rose, seemingly encompassing a humanoid creature. When the mist dissipated, a brand-new skeletal monster stood before them.
As before, the skeleton monster's bones emitted a pale golden light. Each bone was slightly thinner than before, but more pleasing to the eye. Suddenly, a pale blue soul flame ignited within the skeleton monster's empty head, startling everyone.
Jiang Hao immediately realized that the skeleton had established a connection with him: he could control it.
With excitement, Jiang Hao began to examine the attributes of the summoned creature.
[Skeleton Commander Lislin]
Dark Gold Elite
Faction: Necromancer Summoned Items
Level: 50
Life Count: 75.54 million
Physical attack: 87,800
Physical defense: 21,700
Speed: 0.66 million
Skill:
Infection: Injecting toxins into the target's body through the teeth, turning them into Lislin's henchmen.
Tear: Wields sharp claws to deal 100% of the attack power in an area-of-effect attack in front.
Bloodlust Aura: Friendly units within 100 meters can absorb 15% of the damage dealt as health when attacking.
Critical Strike: Has a 10% chance to deal a critical strike with twice the attack power.
Well, judging by attributes alone, this summoned creature surpasses the City Lord of Jinling City in every way. In terms of actual strength, it's definitely stronger than that useless creature. Because summoned creatures obey commands 100% and are impervious to pain!
Jiang Hao nodded in satisfaction.
Zhen Nantian was completely dumbfounded once again. He had watched as the monster who had filled him with such despair that he couldn't even muster the will to resist—the leader of the skeleton army—was killed by Jiang Hao with a few blows of his staff, and instantly became Jiang Hao's summoned creature. Zhen Nantian felt a chill run down his spine, and every hair on his body stood on end. It was as if a giant boulder had been pressing down on his heart, and just as the boulder was suffocating him, it suddenly shattered. As his heart felt lighter, he turned around abruptly, only to find a pillar supporting him from behind.
Zhen Nantian suddenly felt like crying.
He was sent to support the Qiongfeng Pass because of the honor of the Zhenyuan Legion, and he had to obey orders; he was entrusted with the important task of defending the city by the Nok Legion Commander because of the great importance of the matter, and he had to be cautious; he watched his men being killed by the Skeleton Legion because he had to remain unmoved to maintain control of the overall situation.
He will be wherever he is needed, and he will do whatever is required of him.
It seems that's how it should be.
He accepts whatever others give him, and he gives whatever others ask of him.
It seems like it's always been like this.
However, no one ever asked him what he wanted.
When he faced an enemy so powerful that he couldn't defeat him on his own, and the despair in his heart became so intense that he couldn't suppress it, someone easily solved all his problems for him.
Is it because you feel wronged?
Or gratitude?
Or perhaps it has little of everything, but not much of anything?
Even Zhen Nantian himself couldn't tell the difference.
Ultimately, being a man of principle, Zhen Nantian easily suppressed these personal feelings. With countless skeletal monsters still approaching from outside the city walls, and preoccupied with his own anxieties, he had no time to think about such trivial matters.
"General Zhen Nantian, if each soldier defending the city could increase their physical attack by 250,000, would it be enough to hold the central pass?"
Zhen Nantian finally burst into tears like a child.
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