nownovels Chapter 193 Sacrificing the Lesser Demon to Unlock Universal Skills
Chapter 193 Sacrificing the Lesser Demon to Unlock Universal Skills
Chapter 193 Sacrificing the Lesser Demon to Unlock a Universal Skill (Minor Revision)
Lu Hu nodded almost imperceptibly, then entered a long string of commands on his personal terminal.
As he operated the machine, over a hundred self-propelled iron cages, each imprisoning abyssal lesser demons, slid out from the sealed stone walls of the training ground and lined up neatly behind Lu Hu and the seeded trainees.
Hearing the faint demonic curses coming from inside the iron cage, Lu Hu's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile as he said, "As elite seed students of Haicheng Military Academy, you should have become familiar with our academy's training model over the past three months."
Today's training session will focus on the Abyss Lesser Demons in a special combat exercise.
Next, you will be randomly assigned to a combat team of three, and your opponents will be the living, breathing Abyssal Lesser Demons.
Don't be careless!
These lesser demons are pure chaotic evil abyssal beings. Although their strength is somewhat limited and constrained, they are born with extremely cunning combat instincts.
They are not like the lesser demonic illusions you encounter in the simulated battlefield, nor are they like the low-level monsters in Cave 1 that are kept in captivity and have extremely low combat power.
The most challenging and practical part of today's lesson is figuring out how to solve these problems quickly and efficiently.
Standing on the training field, Instructor Lu Hu examined the 100 promising trainees one by one, feeling a mix of emotions.
The methods and approaches used by the People's Federation to cultivate young professionals are becoming increasingly advanced and diverse.
Thanks to the greatly improved strategic situation, compared to when he was young, Fang Zhou, Meng Hongzhuang, and...
Elite students like Ye Fan and Bai Xiaochun undoubtedly enjoy far more abundant resources and technology.
This is directly reflected in the fact that their strength growth rate far exceeds that of recruits at the same stage decades ago.
This is naturally a great thing that the People's Federation welcomes.
It was worth the huge cost that Haicheng Military Academy spent to exchange a large number of captured lesser demons from the front-line legions for the practical training of its seed students.
These low-level demons from the abyss, though small in size, are cunning and ferocious, making them excellent combat opponents.
More importantly, through the unique magical techniques of the Haicheng Military Academy, the power of these lesser demons is precisely controlled at the lowest point of the apprentice level.
In this way, the safety of the training is ensured without sacrificing the intensity of the competition.
"Fangzhou, you go first and demonstrate for everyone!"
With a deep, powerful command from Instructor Lu Hu, Fang Zhou stepped forward.
Oh!
The three self-propelled iron cages opened their iron gates, releasing three tightly bound Abyssal lesser demons.
Fangzhou stepped into the center of the training field, facing the three bound little demons.
Fangzhou concentrated his mind and quickly formed complex hand seals.
A death energy originating from the depths of his soul gathered in his hands, gradually forming three skeletal spears that emitted a dark luster.
Cold and sharp, exuding the aura of death.
Sensing a life-or-death threat, the three lesser demons opposite them let out piercing screams, flapping their bat-like wings and attempting to retaliate with their sharp claws and teeth.
But Ark moved faster.
Just as the Lesser Demon was about to unleash an attack during the moment the restraints weakened, Ark suddenly opened his eyes.
The three skeletal spears, like black lightning, pierced the bodies of the lesser demons as they tried to dodge, with deadly accuracy.
A direct, lethal attack!
Almost simultaneously, a piercing scream ripped through the training field, then abruptly ceased.
The three little demons froze in mid-air, leaving unhealable black holes in their heads, before collapsing helplessly to the ground, lifeless.
Ark's attack not only pierced the lesser demon's head, but also pierced the last vestiges of doubt in the hearts of the seeded students present.
Just a minor demon, nothing special!
At Lu Hu's instruction, the remaining 99 trainees were randomly divided into 33 teams and engaged in a fierce battle with an equal number of lesser demons on the spacious training ground.
Even Bai Xiaochun, who had learned a lot of support skills but was relatively weak in direct combat, was randomly assigned two female warriors as teammates.
With two battles and one support, they managed to put up a good fight against the three lesser demons whose strength had been suppressed.
After observing the intense battle in the underground training ground, Fang Zhou, who had instantly defeated his opponent, found himself with nothing to do and decided to walk over to Lu Hu, the instructor who was resting nearby.
"Fangzhou, what's wrong?"
Lu Hu asked with a smile on his face.
Fang Zhou saluted Instructor Lu Hu and said, "Instructor Lu, I would like to ask you about the general skills for combat professionals."
Upon hearing this, Lu Hu paused for a moment, then said with some surprise, "A common skill for combat professionals?"
Aren't you a necromancer who uses mental powers?
If you can't learn the combat skills that require stamina to use, why ask this question?
Fangzhou explained with a smile, "On the one hand, I thought there would be many opportunities for team battles in the future, and I wanted to learn more about combat professionals."
Because of my research into necromancer skills, I need to draw extensively on the essence of skills used by mages and support classes that utilize mental power.
Therefore, I have gained some basic understanding of legal professionals and assistants.
However, apart from a few encounters with Ye Fan, the Demon Hunter, in the research group, I have almost no understanding of the combat system of the warrior class.
Whether it's for future cooperation with human combatants or for better dealing with combatant-type abyssal demons, this is a weakness of mine.
Lu Hu stroked his chin, nodded in agreement, and said, "What you said makes sense."
Whether for us humans on Earth, the demons of the abyss, or even other civilizations and races in the mythical world, the iron triangle of warriors, mages, and support classes is the most basic combat sequence.
All three play indispensable roles in battle.
Whether in low-level battles or in battles against high-level or even legendary powerhouses, it is indispensable.
To become a truly powerful individual who can stand alone, you really need to understand more about combat classes.
However, judging from what you said, it seems that there are other reasons besides that.
On the other hand?
Fangzhou gestured to the Land Rover instructor, directly answering Land Rover's question with his actions.
He first snapped his fingers, and a faint gray vortex rose up around him.
A white, jade-like, and robust skeleton nimbly crawled out from it.
Then, Ark activated the rare purple artifact in his mind, the [Berserker's Mark], and summoned the [Berserker Earth Spirit] Olaf to the training ground.
Carbohydrate.
Carbohydrate.
Amidst the sounds of bones deforming and reforming, Instructor Lu Hu's eyes gradually filled with a hint of admiration and respect.
When Olaf, wielding the Berserker Bone Axes, stood before Ark, Instructor Lu Hu couldn't help but sigh softly and say, "I understand, Ark."
You've obtained General Ning Feihu's heroic spirit mark, allowing you to summon a Berserker Earth Heroic Spirit using a skeleton as a vessel.
"One reason you're asking me about common combat skills is probably because you want to figure out how to improve this berserker skeleton's combat strength."
Fang Zhou nodded, his expression sincere, and said, "That's exactly right. Please teach me, Instructor Lu!"
Lu Hu circled Olaf with interest, then asked curiously, "What skills does this Berserker Skeleton have now?"
Fangzhou answered truthfully: "I call this berserker earth spirit summoned using skeletons as a medium Olaf."
Due to limitations in my strength, I can only unleash a tiny fraction of the energy from the [Berserker Earth Mark], a rare purple-quality artifact.
Therefore, at the apprentice level, Olaf only mastered a portion of the Berserker class's [Golden Body] skill tree.
This includes the instinct-level skills [Rage], [Taunt], [Charge], [Berserker's Golden Body], and […].
Berserk.
Upon hearing this, Lu Hu's expression showed a hint of amazement, and he exclaimed, "As expected of a rare purple-quality [Berserker's Mark]!"
How could someone master so many skills during their apprenticeship?
Fangzhou, your foundation is truly profound.
Even a Gold-tier Berserker like me, after a lifetime of saving up, only has one [Berserker Axe] that barely reaches the purple rarity quality.
Su Xinyan had just advanced to the Gold rank, and all she had was a set of blue, high-quality equipment.
She's currently relentlessly pursuing Principal Su, desperately wanting a rare purple staff as her weapon.
Principal Su is currently having a major headache over this matter.
Shaking his head, Lu Hu couldn't help but look at Ye Fan, the Demon Hunter, who was cooperating with two teammates to fight against three lesser demons in the training field, and said, "It seems that among the first-year seed students in your class, the strongest combatant should be Ye Fan, the Demon Hunter."
However, judging from Ye Fan's current skill set and combat performance, even if this Berserker Skeleton Olaf suppresses its strength to the lower level of Apprentice, it would still be enough to defeat Ye Fan head-on.
The third seed in the same grade is a genius among geniuses, yet he couldn't even defeat one of your summoned creatures?
You little brat, that's absolutely outrageous!
Upon hearing this, Fang Zhou smiled but remained silent.
Ye Fan is obviously no match for Olaf right now.
However, he will not be satisfied with just that.
After all, at this stage, the Berserker Spirit Olaf is one of his trump cards.
Ye Fan had only awakened his skills less than three months prior, and his skill proficiency hadn't reached its limit; his attack, defense, and...
The five major combat elements—control, buffs, and displacement—have not been fully developed.
Therefore, Ye Fan had not yet fully demonstrated the full potential of the Demon Hunter class at this time.
If one day, even Ye Fan with a complete skill system can't defeat any of his regular summoned creatures, then the Ark will be somewhat satisfied.
Ding ding ding.
Instructor Lu Hu couldn't resist tapping Olaf's Berserker Axes twice with his right hand, and then said, "Ark, I still remember how dejected you looked when you first awakened the [Necromancer] class."
I remember back then, I even comforted you by saying that where there's a will, there's a way.
If I hadn't personally witnessed your growth from a clueless newbie to where you are now, I really wouldn't believe it.
In less than three months, you've far surpassed your peers like Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan.
Fang Zhou was taken aback when Instructor Lu Hu suddenly brought this up, and his memory was pulled back to the day of his awakening by Lu Hu's words.
At the time he awakened the [Necromancer] class, he also gained an attribute panel and a skeleton clone.
Because he was unfamiliar with the dual perspectives of the main body and the clone, he appeared somewhat absent-minded and disoriented during the awakening ritual array.
As a result, this appearance was mistakenly interpreted by Instructor Lu Hu and the other trainees as a natural reaction to the heavy blow he suffered after awakening the weakest class, the necromancer.
Thinking of this, a nostalgic smile appeared on Fangzhou's lips.
Since it concerned his skeleton clone and attribute panel, this misunderstanding could only be buried deep in his heart forever.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Zhou added, "Instructor Lu Hu, there's actually another reason why I'm asking you about the general skills for combat professionals."
You are very familiar with Instructor Su Xinyan, so you must also know something about the undead creatures that our necromancer class can summon.
During the apprentice stage, we can only summon [Skeletons].
In the Iron stage, our main summons are only [Skeleton Warriors] and [Zombies].
As for the skeletons and the skeleton warriors, as undead creatures of the skeletal type, they are of the same race but with a superior-subordinate relationship.
Through my research, I've discovered that both skeletons and skeleton warriors possess a talent skill called [Bone Armament].
It is precisely because of the existence of the skeletal armor that the skeletons are able to absorb the essence of the skeletons to strengthen themselves.
The skeleton warriors were able to conjure various weapons such as spears, giant axes, and bows and arrows using their skeletal remains.
After a slight pause, meeting Instructor Lu Hu's somewhat puzzled gaze, Fang Zhou continued, "After summoning the [Berserker Earth Spirit] Olaf, I discovered a problem."
Using a skull as a medium, Olaf, though currently only an apprentice, can still conjure bone-based Berserker Axes.
This is enough to show that even an apprentice-level skeleton can condense skeletal weapons!
After returning from the underground hunting yesterday, I discussed this with Instructor Su Xinyan, and she agreed with my opinion.
Our idea is that if we could learn more about combatants, we might be able to deduce, based on Olaf's experience, a skill that would allow other ordinary apprentice-level skeletons to also condense weapons.
In this way, the combat power of skeletons, the weakest of the undead creatures, will be greatly enhanced during the apprenticeship stage.