Chapter Thirty-Two: Refining the Demon Stone

  Forget it, let's go complete the task first. Of course, this zombie mage must be killed. Since Blackstone Tower is a sealed land, there are no other players coming here, so the BOSS of each floor hasn't been killed yet. Thinking about it, all these BOSSes are mine, what bliss!

  A "Shield Block" in good condition, a "Taunt" attracted several monsters in the small hall to come towards me, I immediately swung the Skullsplitter in my hand and started the massacre.

  Because I'm highly agile, my field of vision is much wider than that of the zombies and dark mages. From where I stand, I can see the monsters inside the small hall, but because I haven't entered their line of sight, they can't see me.

  Monsters that can initiate attacks can only attack players they see, while monsters that cannot initiate attacks will not attack even if they see a player, and will only retaliate after being attacked by the player.

  Having cleared out the zombies and dark mages in front of him, the skeleton warrior gradually revealed himself. Alright, you try your sword then.

  I used a skill "Taunt" on one of the skeleton warriors, but unexpectedly four out of the eight skeleton warriors in the small hall rushed towards me and attacked.

  When the four skull warriors were still one meter away from me, their bodies simultaneously paused, and the long swords in their hands slightly retracted.

  Not good, I secretly felt a chill in my heart, it seems like the Skull Warrior is going to use his skill.

  -80, -90, MISS, -80, as expected, the four skull warriors used their skill "Charge Strike" at the same time, and three "puffs" sounded simultaneously, instantly dealing a series of damage to me, losing 250 HP.

  What's even more depressing is yet to come. The skull warrior's charging strike knocked me down, rendering me unable to counterattack.

  -50, MISS, -60, MISS. The skeleton warrior saw me fall to the ground and showed no mercy, completely lacking the demeanor of a knight. He brought his long sword down on me, dealing another series of damages, causing me to lose 110 life.

  Damn it, I just lost 360 HP in an instant and didn't even have a chance to react, this is so frustrating.

  If it weren't for my high defense and agility, with several MISSes appearing in this round, my life would have been completely drained. If an average player were to encounter such a freakish attack, I reckon they'd struggle to complete the task even at level 20 or 30.

  No wonder they're skull warriors, with a warrior's demeanor, formation is neat, actions are uniform, tactics are superior, almost got me stunned, hurriedly stood up, a bottle of red wine down the hatch, watching life start to recover, starting to counterattack.

  -350, -360, the damage is still acceptable. Withstanding the attacks of four skull warriors, drinking medicine and counterattacking at the same time, I finally defeated the four skull warriors after a few minutes.

  Although it was a bit of a struggle, with our strength, we can still manage to cover up the corpse of the skull warrior with a "collection technique".

  "Ding dong, congratulations player Shi Tou Cheng for collecting bone ash, gathering skill proficiency increased"

  Bone Ash: Bones imbued with magical energy, can be used to brew poisonous potions.

  The same stuff as the skull soldiers of the first layer produce, junk material.

  A skill "Taunt" continues to attract a skeleton warrior from inside the small hall.

  It wasn't me, I clearly attracted a skeleton warrior, but the remaining four skeleton warriors united and attacked me.

  It seems that the skull warriors are in groups of four, sharing weal and woe, advancing and retreating together. I couldn't help but feel lucky, fortunately the skull warriors weren't in groups of eight, or else just now being hit by eight skull warriors' "charge collision" would have definitely sent me back to town for free.

  This time we have experience, seeing the skeleton warrior in front of me one meter away, preparing to use the skill "Charge Strike", immediately dodge to the side, let the skeleton warrior's skill fall empty, and then give the skeleton warrior a stormy attack.

  At the cost of a bottle of red, these four skull warriors were killed by me. Now in this small hall, only the lonely BOSS zombie mage is left. It's time for me to take down this proud BOSS zombie mage alone.

  With all statuses maxed out, I charged at the zombie mage and swung the skull blade in my hand towards its forehead.

  -80, -100, MISS. No loss for the lich, long-range attacks are its specialty. Just as I charged towards it, the undead wizard had already spotted me and started attacking proactively. A round of black fireballs made my life start to dwindle away.

  "Ding dong, Player Stone Castle, you have been poisoned."

  Misfortunes never come singly. Just as I was about to rush up to the zombie mage, the system prompted me that I had been poisoned, my whole body turned green, and my life was dwindling away rapidly.

  Fortunately, I was well-prepared and quickly administered an antidote, neutralizing the poison. Next, I gave him a bottle of crimson potion. Fortunately, there was an antidote; otherwise, it would have been difficult to deal with this undead wizard.

  Just in time to rush to the front of the zombie mage, the skull blade in hand began to attack.

  -260, -430, -250. Look at the damage we've dealt to this undead mage boss! It's no wonder that it's a combination of an undead and a mage, not only does it have the high attack power of a mage, but also the defensive capabilities of an undead, greatly reducing our damage output.

  It's really monotonous, although I now have three attack skills, "Slash", "Heavy Blow" and "Double Heavy Blow" which hit the zombie mage in sequence, dealing a string of damage, but it's just one slash after another, without any flair.

  Knights are like that, exchanging blood for blood and lives for lives. Whoever has more blood wins. Sometimes I really envy the agility of archers' attacks and the variability of assassins' attack methods.

  As the undead wizard's life dwindled down to a fraction, he suddenly made a swift escape from my attack, counterattacking me while fleeing and becoming more agile.

  For knights, this kind of attack by the zombie mage is not easy to deal with. After all, speed is not a knight's strong point, and it's hard to catch up with the zombie mage. Knights can't get close to monsters and can't attack, they can only passively take hits.

  But I'm highly agile, and my speed isn't any slower than those assassins. So I quickly caught up to the zombie mage, and with a few swift slashes, the zombie mage looked at me in disbelief, this unconventional knight, unwilling to accept defeat, dropped two items before dying.

  "Ding dong, congratulations! Stone City's level has risen to 21. Life increased by 10, magic increased by 10. There are 5 attribute points available for distribution."

  "Ding dong! Congratulations, player Shi Tou Cheng has killed the Zombie Mage, reputation increased by 30."

  The experience of killing monsters across levels is high. After killing this BOSS undead mage, I was promoted to level 21 all at once, saving a lot of time.

  Against the corpse of a zombie mage is just a "collection technique".

  "Ding dong, congratulations player Shi Tou Cheng obtained a low-grade Lian Yao Stone, gathering skill proficiency increased"

  Refine Mystic Stone: A magical gemstone occasionally created by the Goddess of Heavenly Dreams, which can combine two different pets into a new pet. It is extremely precious and rare, but the success rate of synthesis is very low, so please use it with caution.

  Wow, great stuff!

  Because I picked up this piece of Lian Yao Shi, the experience of my advanced skill "Collection Technique" immediately increased by 10,000, and I knew that this Lian Yao Shi was a good thing.

  This Lian Yao Shi should be the treasure used by Mo Yi Ta Nuo, the demon doctor under Tian Mo's command, to synthesize the zombie mage. Fortunately, my "Collection Technique" is advanced, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to collect such a precious gemstone.

  Quickly put the Lian Yao Shi into my backpack and hide it well, then take a look at the two things that exploded from the zombie mage.

  Haha, happiness! No wonder it's the BOSS, the stuff that explodes is good, of course, except for the first time killing the BOSS easily getting good stuff, and our high luck also has a great relationship.

  The zombie mage only dropped two things, but they're both good stuff. One is a golden staff for mages and the other is a skill book. Pick them up and take a look.

  Skull Cane: Golden equipment, requires level 20 mage class profession, effect unknown, cannot be used.

  Skill Book: Frenzy of Fury, Intermediate Skill, Triggers the player's bloodlust, increasing attack power and speed. Requirement: Priest Class Occupation.

  Dizzy, these two things are useless to me, and I'm excited for nothing.

  This skull staff should match the skull suit I'm wearing, which is exclusive to mage-type professions, just like the Skull Blade in my hand is for warrior-type professions.

  Put away two pieces of equipment in the backpack and add the upgraded five-point attributes according to strength and physique 3:2. Prepare to enter the third floor of Blackstone Tower.