Chapter 166: Level 5 Necromancy
Listening to the voice of the mage leader coming from the token, Gu Xi was still studying the function of this token.
Luna had already hurriedly returned with her troops.
Although the Skeleton Archer Leader had conveyed the message that there was no problem at the rear and that Gu Xi did not need to arrange troops for protection, Luna was still uneasy.
Even at the cost of her troops, she insisted on having the undead fight the enemy head-on, quickly ending the final battle.
Under the attack of the Death Incarnation, the wight leader was ultimately torn in half.
After the battle, Luna did not have the undead clean up the battlefield but quickly led her forces over to check on Gu Xi.
Seeing Luna return with her troops, Gu Xi understood her intention.
"Luna, I'm fine. It's not that there's a problem on our side, but other nodes have also engaged the enemy. How is the battle outside?"
"It's over. We were in a bit of a rush, so the losses are somewhat significant."
When Luna mentioned the losses, she looked at some of the skeletons following behind her.
Gu Xi immediately understood that the most significant losses were the skeletons sent by the Necromantic Scourge Ritual Array. Judging by the number of skeletons that returned, it's likely that most of them died in battle.
"Alright, I'm fine. I'm a necromancer; nothing can happen to me. Go and clean up the battlefield. The lost skeletons will be replenished."
Gu Xi was right. As the undead troops retreated to the position of the Necromantic Scourge Ritual Array, the ground array lit up, and the lost skeletons began to be replenished.
At this moment, Gu Xi also noticed that it seemed the Necromantic Scourge Ritual Array could distinguish between the undead they sent over and those resurrected from the enemy corpses through necromancy.
They would only replenish the 3,000 troops they sent.
Others would not be replenished.
But the undead resurrected from enemy corpses, as long as they entered the influence range of the Necromantic Scourge Ritual Array, could also receive an experience boost. Some undead that hadn't leveled up on the battlefield did so within the array's range.
Seeing the undead troops receive further replenishment, Luna finally felt relieved. Several undead leaders worked together, commanding the newly emerged skeletons to clean up the battlefield.
After arranging for the Armored Zombies and Ghosts to guard the token, Gu Xi himself rode his skeleton warhorse and charged out again.
Earlier, Gu Xi had been testing the effects of necromancy on the battlefield.
Skeletons summoned by the necromancer's necromancy could be incorporated into Gu Xi's troops to replenish his forces.
In these recent battles, Gu Xi had suffered significant losses.
He planned to take advantage of the current opportunity to replenish his forces.
Now was such an opportunity.
Charging out of the influence range of the Necromantic Scourge Ritual Array, Gu Xi actively used Soul Extraction and Necromancy in several of the most intense battle zones.
[You successfully used Necromancy, summoning a Skeleton (Level 0), Necromancy experience +1.]
[You failed to use Necromancy, Necromancy experience +1.]
[You successfully used Necromancy, summoning a Skeleton (Level 0), Necromancy experience +1.]
[You failed to use Necromancy, Necromancy experience +1.]
[You successfully used Necromancy, summoning a Skeleton Mage Leader (Level 0), Necromancy experience +1.]
[...]
[Your Necromancy level has increased. Necromancy is now Level 5.]
[Necromancy Level 5 (0/2500): Consumes 1 mana point, 1 unit of soul, and 1 corpse, with a 45% chance of summoning an undead to fight for you (Level 0, types of undead: Skeleton, Zombie, can grow, unlimited quantity).]
[You successfully used Necromancy, summoning a Zombie (Level 0), Necromancy experience +1.]
[...]
After using up all his mana in one go, Gu Xi finally looked up to see the results of his efforts.
Upon reaching Level 5, Necromancy had finally undergone a qualitative change from a quantitative one. Gu Xi now had a chance to summon better undead, such as zombies, during necromancy.
Moreover, the likelihood of summoning a zombie depended not on luck but on the corpse.
If the corpse was intact and full of flesh, the resulting undead would be a zombie.
This discovery made Gu Xi's eyes light up.
It wasn't that Gu Xi had a particular fondness for zombies, but among the same level of undead, zombies were much stronger in combat than skeletons.
[Zombie (Level 0, summoned troop): Experience (0/100) Attack 2, Defense 4, Health 20, Skills: Undead Creature, Combat Bite.]
In terms of growth potential, zombies were also much better than skeletons.
Except for their speed, which couldn't match skeletons, zombies excelled in almost every other aspect. A level-equivalent zombie could handle two skeletons simultaneously without external assistance.
This transformation significantly enhanced Gu Xi's combat power.
At this moment, Gu Xi was contemplating whether these newly summoned zombies could use weapons like spears. If possible, the combat tactics of Squad 1 could be applied to them.
Apart from these zombies, among the newly summoned undead, there was also a Skeleton Mage Leader.
Gu Xi had no idea how this one was summoned. It stood there, visibly different from other skeletons, with an upper body but no lower body, floating like a ghost.
Its head was indeed a skeleton head, but there was a special symbol on its forehead.
Having never seen a Skeleton Mage before, Gu Xi took a closer look. With his magical knowledge, he recognized that the symbol had something to do with lightning.
[Skeleton Mage Leader (Level 0, summoned creature): Experience (0/500) Attack 4, Defense 1, Health 12, Skills: Lightning Bolt, Squad Command (27 members).]
In terms of strength, this was a formidable skeleton leader among Gu Xi's various undead leaders.
However, the Skeleton Mage Leader had terrible luck.
Gu Xi only had this one Skeleton Mage in his ranks. The rest were all skeletons, zombies, ghosts, and so on.
Among Gu Xi's forces, the only spellcasters were himself and Luna.
Gu Xi certainly couldn't assign Luna to the Skeleton Mage Leader's squad.
Therefore, until Gu Xi's Necromantic Mastery level increased, the Skeleton Mage Leader had to fight alone.
As for other uses typical of mages, this Skeleton Mage Leader was incapable of performing them.
Without a brain, it couldn't assist a necromancer in researching spells like a lich.
In Gu Xi's eyes, the Skeleton Mage Leader had only one role.
Useless!