"Kill him!"

Following a hoarse cry from the Skeleton Knight, the Undead soldiers hiding in the woods approached quickly and waved their bone scimitars and daggers at Carl.

These undead soldiers have at least level 3 strength, and their [Cluster Tactics] feature makes them even more ferocious when there are similar ones around them.

Coupled with the benefits brought by the Skeleton Knight's bone battle flag, ordinary professionals will definitely be defeated if they encounter such a group of ferocious guys.

【Thunder Wave】

When the undead soldiers approached him, Carl immediately released a thunder wave.

The ultrasonic waves produced by the high-frequency vibrations made the bones of these undead soldiers "crackle", but a strange force maintained the shape of these skeletons and mummies, preventing them from being shaken apart.

However, even so, many undead soldiers are temporarily unable to move due to [Thunder Damage].

"Bang!"

Carl swung the sledgehammer like he was playing polo, completely ending the ability of an undead soldier to move.

At this moment, the Skeleton Knight who had been knocked to the ground by Carl just now stood up, pointed at Carl, and his jaw kept opening and closing.

The second-ring enchantment spell named [Crown of Madness] was released. This Skeleton Knight actually wanted to control Carl! The power of the spell instantly infected Carl's mind, but Carl's psychic power played an unexpected role at this time.

What other power is closer to the essence of the mind than psychic power?

When it comes to controlling the mind, psychic power is the one that is better at it.

Although Carl's psychic power is not very strong, it is enough to deal with this skeleton knight who can only cast 2nd level spells.

What's more, as the holder of the Exploration Dragon Mark, Carl's perception attribute is completely able to exempt him from this spell.

As the psychic power broke the effect of the spell, Carl, who had been controlled for two seconds, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The days of fighting various beasts in the dungeon made him accustomed to situations where his opponents had no spells and were in an advantageous position, so he was a little careless just now.

But after the shock came a burning rage. Facing the besieging Undead soldiers, Carl felt that a stronger force suddenly surged in his body.

The sledgehammer swept across, and several more undead soldiers were killed.

Seeing that so many of his men had been killed in such a short time, the Skeleton Knight rushed over with a bone sword.

The abilities possessed by Skeleton Knights are similar to those of a broken-oath 8th-level paladin, but they cannot be redeemed and resume their oaths.

He rubbed his palm over the bone sword, and the power of the spell enveloped the sword, causing a layer of black mist to spread on the sword.

【Mark Slash】

Paladin 2nd level energy spell.

Normally, Marked Slash causes the weapon to deal Radiant damage the next time it hits an enemy, but an Oathbreaker Paladin causes it to deal Necrotic damage instead.

As the sledgehammer rotates, the magnetic field lines cut by the earth's magnetic field make the lightning on the hammer more intense.

A man and an undead charged at each other at the same time, and the surrounding undead soldiers could only serve as a foil for this fight.

"boom--"

The hammer and the sword collided with each other, and the interweaving of lightning and dark energy produced an explosion of moderate size.

The two men, evenly matched in strength, were knocked back by the aftermath of the explosion, but the bodies of the undead were not as sensitive as those of humans.

Twisting his body, the Skeleton Knight turned in a circle on the spot, trying to use the reaction force of the explosion to strengthen his next attack.

How could Carl give him the chance to hit himself!

The Khyber Dragon Crystal on his chest activated, and blazing flames burst out from the jet nozzle of the power armor, carrying Carl, who had lost his balance, flying backwards.

The Skeleton Knight's slash naturally did not hit Carl, but Carl readjusted his center of gravity in mid-air and landed steadily again.

Just when Carl was about to charge again, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the woods.

And the sound of horse hooves came not from one person, but from a group.

At some point, a team of skeleton knights arrived.

They each carried 12 undead soldiers, and when they gathered together, they looked like a huge group.

"!"

He raised his arm and fired continuously from the rifle that Carl had integrated into his arm armor.

He didn't care what he could hit, he just tried his best to weave a network of fire around himself.

After the last friendly match with Ryan, Carl specially modified some structures to increase the firing rate.

The undead soldiers wanted to surround them, but Carl's firepower was so strong that he killed several of them directly.

A sore and swollen feeling came from between his eyebrows, and Carl knew that he could upgrade.

Maintaining his current posture, Carl closed his eyes and concentrated, guiding his accumulated spirituality into the professional core of the mechanic.

Carl only felt his brain cool down for a moment, and then nothing happened.

Just as he had thought in the dungeon, there is a "window period" for the artificer after level 3. During this stage, the artificer will not gain much strength bonus from his job.

Although this breakthrough on the battlefield is of little use, it is always a good thing to upgrade.

After opening his eyes again, Carl was about to activate the dragon crystal to fly away from the battlefield, but he saw a skeleton knight rushing towards him.

"Damn it! I was a little too confident! It's really not easy to break through in the middle of a battle, and they won't just stand there and wait for you!"

Raising his hand hastily, Carl tried to block the opponent's attack with his hammer.

But the other person was riding a mount, and the speed of the skeleton warhorse plus the power that was already equal to that of Carl's power armor, the hammer in Carl's hand was immediately knocked away.

Fortunately, Carl was also a skilled hunter in his previous life.

The moment he realized that he was no match for the opponent, Carl rolled to the side.

The hammer flew out in a spiral, but Carl was not seriously injured except for some fallen leaves and dust on his power armor.

'Hmm? Wait! Fallen leaves?'

Carl calmly stepped on the fallen leaves under his feet. The crisp texture immediately made him think of a good way to deal with these enemies - fire attack.

"Although it's a bit destructive to the environment... But there's no other way. Can we just watch these skeleton knights continue to move? I can run away, but the nearby villages can't!"

Having made up his mind, Carl activated the dragon crystal.

Flames were released from the nozzles all over his body, and the Skeleton Knight, who had originally wanted to turn his horse around and attack Carl again, immediately retreated a little.

In just a few seconds, the fallen leaves on the ground were ignited.

Carl controlled the direction of the flames and shuttled through the woods.

"Oh no! This guy is going to use the thick smoke to warn the surroundings! Put out the fire quickly!"

It was the same skeleton knight who had attacked Carl just now. Seeing Carl suddenly running around in the woods, he quickly understood Carl's purpose.

Although his shout made his companions understand Carl's intention, it also made Carl pay more attention to him.

"This guy...can't stay!"

Undead with higher intelligence have the opportunity to evolve towards a higher form.

For example, the Skeleton Knight, his superior is the famous Death Knight.

Of course, the gap between the two is too big. In its heyday, the Kingdom of Karrnath had thousands of Skeleton Knights, but only one of them succeeded.

(End of this chapter)