Ten seconds later, five skeletons stood up from the corpses on the ground.
Tiffany's skeleton in the front row is on the verge of collapse under the onslaught of the werewolf, and now there is another werewolf under the control of fear magic in front of the two mages, so the situation is still not optimistic.
All the demon children have perished, and the ghouls are now hunting down the lone fear werewolf, trying to kill it before the fear magic wears off.
Without the ghouls' assistance, the skeletons' attacks cannot break through the werewolf's defenses; they can only passively defend by using their shields to block the werewolf's claws.
This only slightly slowed down the werewolves' offensive. Their health was too fragile; if their shields failed to protect them, a single claw could take away a third of their health.
The skeletons Liu Nian had summoned blocked the passageway. The five skeletons were barely enough to block the passageway, and they were prepared to take over the defensive role after Tiffany's skeletons were killed.
Now Liu Nian is focused on dealing with the lone werewolf in front of him, using Slow and Amplify Damage on it in turn.
After a struggle, the werewolf, overcome by fear, was the first to fall.
Meanwhile, Tiffany's skeleton was also taken down by the werewolves' focused fire.
The werewolves behind began to charge at the skeletons that Liu Nian had just summoned.
However, by this time the mages had regrouped, and with the ghouls' blessing, the skeletons were finally able to turn the tide.
Under the combined attack of death ripples and summoned creatures, the werewolf side was completely wiped out.
Unfortunately, the Amplify Damage curse seems to only increase physical damage output; otherwise, Liu Nian's Death Ripple could deal fifty points of shadow damage.
The Amplify Damage curse reduces the target's defense by two points per level.
Liu Nian is currently at level 5 in all skills and has no more skills to learn.
Thanks to the Bodhisattva, another patrol team with an irregular route unexpectedly joined the battle; otherwise, the outcome would have been uncertain.
After summoning all her creatures, Tiffany had only thirty mana points left.
Liu Nian tried to take out the basic magic potion and hand it to her.
But she remained unmoved and followed behind Liu Nian, showing no intention of taking the medicine.
Sure enough, followers cannot use items either.
Okay, I guess I was overthinking it!
These werewolves still haven't unleashed their claws.
However, Liu Nian has gained another tool that he can use.
[Beast Scroll]: Increases the attack power of targets within range by 25% for three minutes.
Note: The two were evenly matched, yet the enemy never knew why he died first.
To prevent any further accidents, Liu Nian prioritized bringing over and eliminating the patrol team this time.
The square was much more spacious now, and Liu Nian no longer had to squeeze into the dungeon filled with werewolf corpses.
Of course, before leaving, he opened the gate in front of the man; whether or not he got out was none of Liu Nian's business.
Without the interference of the patrol team, the subsequent battle to annihilate the enemy in the square proceeded without any further setbacks.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully defeating the Child of Arudi and gaining 150 experience points.]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully defeating the Child of Arudi and gaining 150 experience points.]
As the werewolves in the square were killed, Liu Nian's experience bar also rose accordingly.
The combination of eight werewolves gave Liu Nian a total of 3,600 experience points, allowing him to successfully break through the level 10 barrier, while Tiffany also successfully leveled up to level 9.
After successfully leveling up to level 10, Liu Nian received a system notification that he could choose one of three skills.
It seems that you get an extra skill every five levels, Liu Nian thought to himself before opening the panel.
The three skills were then displayed in front of Liu Nian.
(Tier 1) Curse: Deprive Sight
(Tier 1) Bone and Poison Type: Corpse Explosion
(Tier 1) Summoning: Clay Golem
No need to even think about it, vision will definitely be prioritized and excluded. It's not like we're playing as a stealth character, so why would we need to deprive them of vision?
As long as I kill everyone who sees me, this is a perfect stealth maneuver, okay?
The choice between Stone Golem and Corpse Explosion was difficult for Liu Nian, as both were powerful skills.
Of course, Liu Nian couldn't see the effects of a skill before selecting it.
However, there is no doubt that one can increase magic output and the other can expand the number of summoned creatures.
After much hesitation, Liu Nian still chose the Corpse Explosion skill.
The current summoned creatures are numerous but lack quality; adding another one won't change their fate.
It's more practical to have another way to attack, even though it has many limitations, because I have enough mana!
After the selection was completed, the remaining corpses in the square suffered the consequences, all falling victim to Liu Nian's cruelty and being used as practice targets.
The Corpse Explosion skill is instantaneous. Liu Nian vaguely felt that it was caused by his own magic power being injected into the corpse, which then caused the corpse to explode.
This is a skill that competes with summoned skeletons for the same carrier.
After poisoning all the corpses, the Corpse Explosion skill is upgraded to level three.
Corpse Explosion: Detonates the target, dealing 16 points of fire damage. When multiple targets repeatedly deal damage to a single enemy, this damage is reduced by 34%. Then, it inflicts poison damage on enemies in the vicinity of the corpse. The poison can be stacked and lasts for 15 seconds. Each stack refreshes the duration.
Note: The range and damage of the infection from the poison will increase with the skill level!
However, the downside is that after reaching level 10, any excess experience will be retained.
The system prompted Liu Nian that he needed to change jobs as soon as possible in order to continue leveling up.
The intermediate job change certificate requires 5,000 crowns, and Liu Nian already has the crowns needed to buy it. He's just waiting to return to the Mysterious Shop to buy it, if it's still there.
After all, it's called the Mystery Shop, and Liu Nian wasn't sure if it would stay there forever.
After that, only one building remained in the square: the stables.
After clearing out the two werewolves guarding the gate, only two hellhorses remained in the stable.
Liu Nian quickly gathered and checked the information.
Hell Steed, level 12, neutral unit.
Attack power: 8-10, Defense power: 3-4
Health Points: 200, Stamina Points: 500
This is the first time I've encountered a neutral unit; it should be harmless, right?
Liu Nian tried to approach them, and they did not attack him.
"Fine, I won't kill the neutral creatures," Liu Nian said, looking at the warhorses quietly sitting in the stable, as he opened the gates that were closing for them.
As Liu Nian turned to leave, the warhorses became restless, neighing as if trying to express something.
Liu Nian turned around and saw one of the warhorses rubbing its mouth against the saddle of another warhorse.
Upon seeing this, Liu Nian instantly understood.
He removed the saddles from them, probably because they were too heavy.
"Now you're free," Liu Nian said, mimicking the actions of someone in a movie or TV show.
The two warhorses looked at Liu Nian with eyes full of concern for the mentally challenged, but Liu Nian's attention was focused on the saddle in his hands, and he did not see their expressions.
"Huh?" Liu Nian stared blankly at the saddle in his hand.
[Hell Steed Saddlebag]: Unique equipment, a space bag that can hold five cubic meters of items.
Two spatial items, again.
Unfortunately, Liu Nian could only take one of them, as it was said that equipment is unique.
When Liu Nian chose to bind one of the items, the other item turned into an ordinary saddle.
A saddlebag is a small shoulder bag that is worn diagonally across the waist.
Then I stuffed everything from the travel bag into the saddlebag, and sure enough, its advantage was that it was weightless.
The space ring holds items that need to be stored, and the saddlebag contains some props for easy access at any time.
It was a completely unexpected delight!
Look, both warhorses agree with Liu Nian's point of view, rubbing their heads against Liu Nian's cheeks.
It has to be said that the black hellhorses are ridiculously handsome. Liu Nian tried to pet them, and they surprisingly accepted his touch.
After playing with them for a while, Liu Nian left the stables and headed towards the castle.
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