Chapter 1283: Chapter 1283

The Lich King’s fourth skill is also a standard ability, Bone Arrow. A typical attack skill that can be fired singly as a regular attack or in a volley.

Du You didn’t know if it was because the ones who died under his Dark Flame Arrow Array formed this kind of skill, because both skills were indeed very similar. This similarity referred to the surface appearance, not the actual magic effects.

Bone Arrow only possessed physical attack and the attached death Qi attack, and didn’t come with the Soul Devouring Demon Flame like his own attacks.

After experimenting a bit, Du You discovered that the attack power was quite decent, not at all dishonoring the title of his Summoned Beast. With this addition, he had indeed acquired a formidable pure Magic-class Summoned Beast among his forces.

The sixth skill, Corpse Explosion, is relatively common among Undead Creatures but is not a weak one.

On battlefields overwhelmed with corpses, this skill was impossible to guard against, and its attack power was also very strong.

What was most crucial was that this skill had undergone a slight change; that was the ability to use his own Undead forces for Corpse Explosion. Just imagine, a Demonic Flame Skeleton caught up in the heat of battle suddenly exploding—who could possibly avoid it?

What if he were surrounded by skeletons at the time? If an entire ring of them exploded, and each explosion increased in power by fifty percent, it would be enough to blast someone of equivalent level to brainlessness.

The skill Finger of Death was extremely powerful; it was definitely the Lich King’s ultimate move.

Although Du You couldn’t measure it precisely, he could feel that this skill’s priority was probably on par with his Eye of the Death God, both being potent one-hit kill abilities.

The difference was that his Eye of the Death God killed enemies with a curse, while Finger of Death used a powerful burst of death Qi to forcibly take the lives of living beings. This move didn’t work well against Undead Creatures because they were already dead.

However, for living beings, it might be more effective than his Eye of the Death God. Each skill had its strengths. If the Eye of the Death God’s judgment was insufficient, the damage dealt wouldn’t be significant. In contrast, even if the Finger of Death’s judgment failed, it could still inflict a severe wound on the enemy, which was where its power lay.

Although the skill had no cooldown, each use required a large amount of death Qi, which meant it couldn’t be used consecutively. But no matter what, if its recovery kept up, it could be used more frequently than his own Eye of the Death God.

The final ability, Mana Absorption, was there to help with his own recovery. It absorbed magic power from the enemy, which seemed similar to the Double-headed Blood Demon Dogs’ ability but with different emphases.

The Blood Demon Dogs absorbed magic power over a wide area with gentle effects, making it hard to detect.

Whereas Mana Absorption forcefully absorbed magic power at a single point very dominantly, able to completely cripple an enemy Mage unit. Unless the enemy had special defensive magic, this move could nearly drain all their magic power.

Additionally, came with the excruciating pain of mana burn, affecting the success rate of spellcasting. The replenished magic power could then fuel the Lich King for more magic attacks. Had his skillset not been so limited, the Lich King could definitely have compared to a true Magic-class Professional. Of course, although there weren’t many skills, they could level up with him, and the skills were very comprehensive.

Du You nodded his head; the Summoned Beast he had constructed this time was really impressive. After transferring the control of the Bone Dragon to the Lich King, the latter nodded without speaking, much like his other Summoned Beasts.

"Next, I need to construct a new skill. Out of all the skills, I’ve found only this one suitable. Sigh, with these three skills combined, I’ll have enough to pass for an Undead Mage in the future."

"This is after all the Netherworld, whether for some special circumstances in the future or for development within the Netherworld, acquiring these skills is very necessary. Besides, this is also to avoid waste."

Du You rolled his eyes, disregarding her. The skills in his possession were obtained while fleeing and killing those fifth-tier Undead that had left him with one particular skill. Du You’s hands were not short of skills, and the reason he chose this one was because it allowed him to Summon even stronger Undead Creatures through massive sacrifice.

It was similar to how he created the Bone Dragon. Moreover, this new ability allowed him to Summon a creature with which Du You was very familiar.

That was the Dragon Tomb Guardian. It was during the only competition between Academies that Du You took part with the Necromancy Academy when the opposing side had united to Summon a Dragon Tomb Guardian.

Although Du You had resolved that matter quite easily, the powerful combat ability of the Dragon Tomb Guardian at the same level still left him with a deep impression.

With a massive expenditure of Crystal Coins, which Du You stretched to the limit, the skill naturally not belonging to him was gradually adjusted. Under the power of the world, it eventually became a unique skill for Du You. He had already done this wasteful act several times with other skills.

Skills not inherent to him, if chosen wisely, could greatly enhance his abilities, albeit at a significant cost. There might hardly be anyone else in the Capital who could afford to utilize such skills.

Before long, the new skill was completed, and Du You opened it for inspection.

Dragon Tomb Guardian: Sacrifice 50,000 dead or Undead to Summon a level 35 Dragon Tomb Guardian, with an unlimited duration. (50th level, 10-star)

After Du You’s adjustments with Crystal Coins, the method of sacrifice for the new skill underwent some changes. Both the dead and the Undead could be sacrificed. The Undead had to be under his control; he couldn’t just use any wild Undead for the sacrifice.

Whereas for the dead, these were beings that had been killed, which was also to avoid waste. Among the slain Undead, only the corporeal could be used by Du You to create Demonic Flame Skeletons, and those of spirit and White Bone type were of no use.

Now it was possible; although these bodies couldn’t be used to create Demonic Flame Skeletons, offering them as a sacrifice for Summoning the Dragon Tomb Guardian posed no issue. One could say that with this skill, Du You maximized the efficiency of utilizing ’waste’. The most update n0vels are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩

Although the Dragon Tomb Guardian was only level 35, it consumed less. A Bone Dragon required a sacrifice of 100,000 Demonic Flame Skeletons, while the Guardian only needed 50,000, and it didn’t necessarily have to be Demonic Flame Skeletons.

Therefore, within his Undead army, the Dragon Tomb Guardian could definitely become the largest force among the high-tier Undead. In this respect, his Bone Dragons surely could not compare.