freenovelworld Chapter 211 Cannon Fodder's Comeback, Racial Aura Skill
Chapter 211 Cannon Fodder's Comeback, Racial Aura Skill
Chapter 211 Cannon Fodder's Comeback, Racial Aura Skill
With a hint of curiosity and anticipation, Gu Zhi Qiu looked at the ark and asked the question that had been troubling him.
Fang Zhou smiled slightly and said casually, "I had a sudden inspiration while meditating just now, and I successfully deduced a skill that can enhance skeletons, which are skeletal undead creatures."
So I couldn't resist the urge to summon two skeletons to see how it would turn out.
I'm sorry to have bothered you.
hiss!
Upon hearing Fang Zhou's reply, Gu Zhi Qiu took a deep breath, and his previously composed expression began to falter.
Who is this person who can utter such heinous words!
Can meditation be used to deduce skills?
Do you really think you're the Holy Son of the Dead?
Gu Zhiqi examined the giant shields and spears in the two skulls more closely, and asked somewhat unwillingly, "Can I test their combat capabilities?"
Fang Zhou was taken aback, not expecting that Gu Zhi Qiu, the refined and gentle Storm Mage, would actually come up to be humiliated.
However, since there were practical targets offered up on its doorstep, Ark was naturally extremely happy to accept them.
He made a gesture and said:
"Please, please be very careful."
After receiving Fang Zhou's approval, Gu Zhi Qiu first looked at the skeleton holding the giant shield.
He didn't know much about undead creatures like skeletons.
It was during these few months that Fang Zhou, a necromancer who rose to prominence unexpectedly, emerged from the Haicheng Military Academy.
Gu Zhi Qiu, who had always been quite arrogant and silently regarded the Ark as his biggest competitor, suddenly began to cram for knowledge about necromancers and undead creatures.
To be honest, the skeleton army summoned by the Ark was indeed invincible to these first-year seed students.
They were unstoppable, capable of killing anyone who stood in their way.
This is a point that neither someone as proud as him nor someone as arrogant as Ye Fan would deny, nor would they dare to deny.
However, the invincibility of the Ark's undead army is based on their dense numbers and the series of buff skills provided by the Ark, the most ingenious necromancer in history.
Putting quantity aside and focusing solely on quality, Gu Zhi Qiu wouldn't be afraid of a single mid-level apprentice skeleton, even if he was only at the lower-level apprentice realm.
As the fourth seed student in his first year at Haicheng Military Academy, Gu Zhiqi believed that, apart from Meng Hongzhuang and Fang Zhou, who were not traditional magic users, he was the strongest and most talented traditional mage.
In terms of individual strength alone, he believed that he could easily kill this notorious, most worthless undead creature with a single, casual strike, as long as he could accurately hit the soul fire in its skull.
Even with that seemingly sturdy bone shield in his hand, Gu Zhi Qiu didn't believe it could withstand his sharp attacks.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhi Qiu took a deep breath, and swirling wind elements surged between his palms.
Then, a deep incantation sounded from his lips: "[Chain Wind-Powered Missiles]!"
In an instant, the air seemed to be torn apart.
Several blue orbs containing the power of a storm roared out.
They spun around, making a whooshing sound as they hurtled through the air, heading straight for the giant shield skeleton.
These missiles are the result of Gu Zhi Qiu's meticulous training.
Each one has reached the level of "Mastery," and its power is not to be underestimated.
Even during the live-fire training in the underground training ground this afternoon, the sturdy scales of those lesser demons could not withstand his continuous fire.
However, when these chain-linked wind-powered missiles made contact with that seemingly fragile bone shield, it was as if they had struck the hardest material in the world.
The orbs of light exploded one by one, leaving only minor scratches on the bone shield, accompanied by scattered bone fragments.
Gu Zhi Qiu's expression froze.
His outstretched finger trembled slightly, and he stood frozen in place. Then, unwilling to give up, he launched a series of even more chain-linked wind-powered missiles, but just like before, they accomplished nothing except for bone fragments flying in the air.
The giant shield-wielding skeleton, holding a bone shield, stood firm in place like an iron army, unwavering in the slightest.
At this moment, the other seed students in the meditation room were also awakened by the sounds of Gu Zhi Qiu fighting with the giant shield skeleton, and they all exited their meditation state.
Seeing that Gu Zhi Qiu's once invincible signature move, [Chain Wind Energy Missile], seemed so helpless against a giant shield skeleton casually summoned by Fang Zhou, the seed students who were curiously watching the battle around Fang Zhou and Gu Zhi Qiu all showed expressions of disbelief.
Their gasps of amazement echoed throughout the meditation room, all expressing their astonishment at the giant shield's defensive capabilities.
Can someone explain to them why the apprentice-level skeletons summoned by the Ark can use weapons?
Why is the defense of this giant shield skull so strong that it can ignore Gu Zhi Qiu's continuous barrage of wind-powered missiles?
Meng Hongzhuang, who was at the forefront of the crowd watching the battle, stared wide-eyed, covered her mouth, and looked on with an expression of utter disbelief.
This morning, when Ark summoned the army of skeletons during the arena challenge, apart from the obviously imposing double-axe skeleton, the rest of the skeletons were unarmed and bare-handed.
How come in just over half a day, the skeletons under the Ark Demon have acquired their own skeletal armor, and their combat power has clearly made a huge leap again?
Meng Hongzhuang secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, her giant bear Winnie and lynx Nidalee were not allowed to witness the evolution of the Ark.
Otherwise, these hardworking animal companions might suspect that she, their owner, is a fraud!
Meanwhile, Ark, who had been silently watching the battle from behind the skeleton, nodded slightly.
The giant shield skeleton performed reasonably well in actual combat, barely meeting Ark's expectations. After all, the skeletons he summoned were all mid-level apprentices, a level higher than Gu Zhi Qiu, who was a lower-level apprentice.
Even skeletons, these undead creatures, have very low racial combat strength and their four-dimensional attributes are not outstanding.
However, it does benefit from the passive skill "Dominate Skeletons" of the Ark.
Now, with the [Bone Blade] active skill that prematurely triggers the bone armor,
It is also the giant shield that is best at defense.
It's only natural that he could easily block several of Gu Zhi Qiu's skills.
To be honest, with the [Bone Blade] skill buff, the Giant Shield's current defensive capabilities haven't exceeded Ark's expectations, nor have they brought him any surprises.
What truly satisfied him, making him feel that his long-term accumulation of skill materials had not been in vain, was that when he released the [Bone Blade] skill to strengthen the two skeletons, he consumed almost no mental energy.
The entire spellcasting process seemed instinctive, moving with the will and effortlessly.
Fangzhou had a feeling.
Let alone just the two skeletons in front of him, even if he had 20, 50, or even 100 enhanced skeletons, he wouldn't have any mental burden.
Given time, Ark might be able to further refine the [Bone Blade] skill, which was initially deduced tonight, into a permanent passive skill or aura skill, allowing all undead creatures under the Demon Realm to enjoy the huge benefits brought by this skill.
This is the true value of all the skill materials that Ark has painstakingly accumulated.
At this moment, Gu Zhi Qiu, the storm mage, stubbornly released several chain wind energy missiles.
But these raging wind-powered missiles all vanished before the shield wall raised high by the giant shield-bearer.
The giant shield only had a dozen or so deep and shallow scratches left on it.
The dissipated storm elemental energy stirred up gentle breezes in the once tranquil meditation room.
Gu Zhi Qiu shook his head, panting, sighed heavily, and admitted defeat: "Fine, Fang Zhou, I give up."
At this rate, if I use most of my mental energy, I should be able to destroy the skeleton's bone shield.
But what's the point?
If all the skeletons summoned by necromancers were like your giant shield, then there would be no need for the rest of us classes to exist.
Seeing this, the other onlookers also fell silent, momentarily grappling with self-doubt.
Before Fang Zhou could even humbly offer a few words, Meng Hongzhuang, standing in the crowd, dutifully began to applaud for him.
"Ark Master, your magical power is boundless!"
The necromancer is invincible!
Fang Zhou was silent for a moment, then glared at Meng Hongzhuang, the little assistant who had started the trouble, which made her shrink back like a little quail.
Since Gu Zhiqi, the storm mage known for his formidable attack power, had voluntarily conceded defeat in front of the skeleton's giant shield, the other seeded students naturally wouldn't try to show off and invite humiliation.
The Ark also served as a preliminary test of the Giant Shield Skull's defensive capabilities.
So he turned his attention to the loyal spear skeleton guarding him and said, "Is there any friend who would like to help test the attack power of this spear skeleton?"
Don't worry, with the magic array protecting you, you will definitely not be harmed.
Upon hearing this, the group of seed students exchanged glances, and then all turned their attention to a female student whose awakened class was [Rock Mage].
The Rock Mage, as the name suggests, is a magic-based class that excels at earth magic.
Their signature defensive skill is called [Rock Shield], an extremely rare and highly promising apprentice-level shield skill that can be upgraded to the legendary [Diamond Shield].
The reason why the Bone Shield, which was perfected by Ark, is so powerful is partly because it absorbed the essence of the Rock Shield.
Therefore, among all the first-year mage seed students present, in terms of the defensive strength of a single skill, this rock mage is naturally the most proficient.
The female student hesitated, glancing at the sharp skeletal spear in the hand of the spear-wielding skeleton in front of Ark, unsure whether she should accept Ark's challenge.
Especially after seeing that Gu Zhi Qiu, who was always proud and arrogant, had tried her best but failed to break through the giant shield skeleton's defense in a short time, she had a deep understanding of the superhuman combat power of the skeletons summoned by the Ark.
For a moment, even though she was very confident in the defensive power of her [Rock Shield], she was hesitant to face the spear-wielding skeleton head-on.
Just as she was hesitating, Meng Hongzhuang received a look from Fang Zhou and decisively offered her assistance.
She shouted, "It's a rare opportunity to spar with the Ark Master. Even if I lose, it will be an honorable defeat!"
We won't laugh at you. To be honest, we're too envious that you have this opportunity.
What are you still hesitating about?
"If I hadn't yet summoned my best defensive turtle-type companion, you wouldn't be the one being trained by the Ark's masters!"
Upon hearing Meng Hongzhuang's words, the female student, who was a Rock Mage, immediately fell for her provocation.
They were all new recruits from military academy who had only been awakened for less than three months. Who among them didn't have a burning passion?
As the number one student, Fangzhou is indeed very powerful.
In terms of individual strength alone, she is indeed no match for Fang Zhou.
However, surely it shouldn't be so weak that it can't even block a normal attack from a skeleton that Ark casually summons?
With that in mind, the female student gritted her teeth, stepped forward, and volunteered to Fang Zhou: "Fang Zhou, my Rock Shield skill has decent defensive capabilities, let me give it a try."
Before Fangzhou could reply, she nervously added another sentence.
"Hey boss, make sure your skeleton doesn't hit too hard."
Fangzhou smiled and nodded, gesturing for them to proceed.
The rock mage student had a solemn expression, his hands were clenched tightly, and his mental energy began to circulate wildly throughout his body.
The ground beneath her feet seemed to respond to her call, and a thick, heavy rock shield slowly took shape before her.
This shield is renowned among the top first-year students for its exceptional defensive capabilities, having withstood various powerful attacks on numerous occasions during dungeon hunts and arena challenges.
At this moment, seeing that the rock mage had already prepared his defenses, Ark waved his hand.
The lance-wielding skeleton beside him took a light step forward upon receiving its master's command.
The spear in his hand seemed to come alive, transforming into a silver lightning bolt that ripped through the silent sky, pointing directly at the rocky shield.
Under the tense gaze of everyone, the spear collided with the shield, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
The rock shield was easily pierced as if it were made of paper.
The cracks spread rapidly, and it eventually shattered with a crash.
Debris flew everywhere, leaving only a clearly visible gun hole in the center of the shield and dust that lingered in the air for a long time.
At that moment, the entire meditation room fell into dead silence.
All eyes were fixed on the giant shield skull and the spear skull, and an overwhelming sense of awe filled their hearts.
The female student, a Rock Mage, reached out and grabbed at the flying rock fragments, smiled bitterly, and said, "Ark, my Rock Shield can't even withstand a casual attack from the spear-wielding skeletons you summon."
It seems I won't be able to do any practical exercises with you.