The Most Correct Decision

According to the quest details, the Flesh Puppet nest contains approximately 8,000 to 10,000 Flesh Puppets. With Han Wu's skeleton force of just over a thousand, a direct confrontation is impossible.

However, Han Wu is cunning. If a head-on fight isn't feasible, he'll resort to guerrilla tactics and gradual attrition.

The muscle-filled brains of the Flesh Puppets wouldn't be able to fathom such a simple plan.

Immediately, Han Wu ordered an Iron Bone Skeleton to scout near the Flesh Puppet nest.

As expected, the Flesh Puppets couldn't tolerate other races loitering on their territory.

Over a hundred Flesh Puppets chased after it, intending to smash the audacious Iron Bone Skeleton into bone dust.

Following Han Wu's instructions, the Iron Bone Skeleton jogged along, luring the Flesh Puppets into a trap.

Then, thousands of Skeleton Soldiers leaped out, swarming the hundred-plus Flesh Puppets.

Ten to one odds, and they were armed.

Soon, the Flesh Puppets were completely annihilated by the Skeleton Soldiers.

At this point, the Skeleton Knights stepped forward and individually cast their "Summon Skeleton" ability on the corpses of the Flesh Puppets.

New, young skeletons emerged from the Flesh Puppet corpses, joining the ranks of the Skeleton Soldiers.

Han Wu couldn't help but marvel at the Skeleton Race's unique method of acquiring new members.

After dozens of such operations, the skeleton legion's numbers grew to 7,000.

The Flesh Puppets remaining in the nest were reduced to about 3,000.

Han Wu felt it was time to launch the final assault.

However, before initiating the main attack, Han Wu distributed more Bone Crystals, prompting the Skeleton Soldier force to increase by another 800 elite Iron Bone Skeletons.

With their strength boosted, the Skeleton Soldiers charged into the Flesh Puppet nest, engaging in organized looting and destruction.

In less than three hours, all Flesh Puppets were cleared out.

The Skeleton Knights searched the Flesh Puppet nest and found a Heart of Flesh, which they presented to Han Wu.

Han Wu looked at the blood-soaked, still-pounding heart with some disgust.

But no matter how he looked at it, it was a Level 1 Holy Relic. Its function was to enhance the physical strength of Core Kin.

Although useless to Han Wu's Core Kin, the Locusts, he gritted his teeth and accepted it.

Submitting the quest earned him 60 Assessment Points.

Han Wu's ranking rose to 108.

But Han Wu wasn't in a hurry.

Once the Skeleton Knights converted all the Flesh Puppet corpses into skeletons, his total forces would exceed ten thousand.

With ample retinue, why worry about failing quests?

Zhang Xiaolong, having transformed into an Abyssal Dragon, arrived at the forest where Bone Demon Fruits were harvested. He ordered his 200 Hellhounds to search the area, but they only found a few locust eggs.

"Damn it, where did that Han Wu brat go?" Zhang Xiaolong cursed.

He then noticed Han Wu's ranking change, with his Assessment Points instantly increasing by 60.

Combined with the information from the quest list, Zhang Xiaolong deduced Han Wu's location.

"He took down the Flesh Puppet nest quest by exploiting the Locusts' counter to Flesh Puppets. Han Wu, you truly exceed my expectations. But your luck ends here!" Zhang Xiaolong muttered, and following the map's guidance, he turned back and headed towards the Flesh Puppet nest.

Soon, he arrived at the Flesh Puppet nest and found many Skeleton Soldiers stationed there.

Zhang Xiaolong was puzzled. Didn't Han Wu's Locusts defeat the Flesh Puppets? Why were Skeleton Soldiers stationed in the Flesh Puppet nest?

When he saw Han Wu, who had transformed into a Skeleton Lord, everything became clear.

"Damn Han Wu, you've been secretly raising Skeleton Race retinue. Dreaming of getting good results in this assessment by doing that!"

Zhang Xiaolong grumbled inwardly and immediately issued a divine decree: Hellhounds, attack!

Hellhounds were inherently powerful. In the Abyssal Realm's environment, their strength was augmented, far surpassing ordinary elite life forms.

The hundred or so ordinary Skeleton Soldiers outside the Flesh Puppet nest were torn apart by the charging Hellhounds before they could even resist.

The Hellhounds then lunged at Han Wu.

The surrounding skeletons would not allow their leader to be attacked and rushed forward to intercept.

The ordinary Skeleton Soldiers formed a wall of bone, blocking the Hellhounds' assault for Han Wu.

The Iron Bone Skeletons and Skeleton Knights inside the nest heard the commotion outside and rushed out en masse.

Thousands of elite life form Iron Bone Skeletons, plus a transcendent life form Skeleton Knight, made Zhang Xiaolong's heart skip a beat.

It was only the second day since descending into the Abyssal Realm, and Han Wu had already gathered such a large force.

If he had waited a few more days, who could have stopped Han Wu?

Realizing the endless future trouble, Zhang Xiaolong resolved to kill Han Wu today, leaving him no room to grow further.

Immediately, Zhang Xiaolong, in his Abyssal Dragon form, charged.

His body, covered in thick scales, rammed forward, easily crushing elite life form Iron Bone Skeletons.

Only an Extraordinary-level Skeleton Knight could withstand this attack.

However, the Skeleton Knight's abilities were limited. After being hit several times, its bones were severely shattered.

Zhang Xiaolong suffered some backlash damage but still retained most of his combat power.

He seized the opportunity to repel the Skeleton Knight and face Han Wu directly.

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Han Wu had already recognized the attacker as Zhang Xiaolong, a classmate.

"Classmate Zhang Xiaolong, we have no quarrel, why are you attacking my Retinue?" Han Wu questioned.

Zhang Xiaolong replied coldly, "I just find you annoying. Die for me!"

The Abyssal Dragon avatar swung its thick dragon tail in a sweep, its power immense, crushing stones along its path into dust.

Han Wu's bone claws resisted but couldn't withstand the immense force. His jade-like skeleton scattered across the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaolong assumed Han Wu's skeleton avatar was dead.

When Han Wu's true form didn't appear for a long time, Zhang Xiaolong concluded that Han Wu was afraid of his true form dying and had chosen to withdraw from the assessment.

He couldn't help but let out a roar to express his excitement.

Without their leader, the Skeleton Soldiers' Soul Fire flickered violently.

They collectively went mad, fearlessly charging at the Abyssal Dragon avatar.

Though they were Skeletons, they possessed souls of loyalty.

With their leader dead, only by killing all enemies could they properly honor their leader's departed soul.

Zhang Xiaolong wasn't afraid of the Skeleton Soldiers, but fighting them was pointless.

These Skeleton Soldiers weren't part of the mission requirements and held little value; killing them was useless.

Zhang Xiaolong charged again, breaking through the layers of Skeleton Soldiers' obstruction and retreating into the distance.

His Core Kin, the Hellhounds, also broke free from the Skeleton Soldiers' encirclement and followed their god as he left.

Unable to catch up, the Skeleton Soldiers reluctantly returned to their lair. The Skeleton Knight at the front had its Soul Fire burning quietly in its eye sockets, as if mourning for Han Wu.

Although they had only served for a short time, the Skeleton Knight's faith in Han Wu was exceptionally firm.

After all, in this Abyssal Realm, no other Skeleton Lord would distribute pure Bone Crystals to their subordinates to help them improve.

But at this very moment, Han Wu's bones suddenly began to tremble.

As if there was some kind of attraction between them, they reassembled.

This was one of the Skeleton Lord's abilities: Resurrection.

The resurrected Han Wu once again sincerely felt that his decision to descend into the Abyssal Realm with a Skeleton Lord avatar was incredibly correct.

The Skeleton Knight, still mourning, stood frozen. If it had a face, its expression would have been one of disbelief.

"Don't stand there dumbfounded. Gather all your forces and escape this place as quickly as possible." Han Wu knew that he couldn't defeat Zhang Xiaolong's powerful Abyssal Dragon avatar in his current state.

To continue the assessment, he could only hide.

Hide somewhere Zhang Xiaolong couldn't find, sever all communication, and accumulate strength.

Once his subordinates had enough troops, he would find an opportunity for revenge.

"Zhang Xiaolong, the next time we meet will be your death!" Han Wu said coldly.

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaolong, having completely shaken off the pursuit of the Skeleton Soldiers, brought up the assessment leaderboard.

Students who withdrew from the assessment or died would fall to the bottom of the list, displayed in gray.

On their second day of descending, ten students in the entire grade had already withdrawn or died.

Perhaps their Retinues were too weak to survive in the Abyssal Realm, or perhaps they were attacked by native life forms and died unexpectedly.

But Zhang Xiaolong didn't find Han Wu's name among them.

He refused to believe it and returned to the main leaderboard to search. He found Han Wu's name currently ranked 163rd.

In other words, he hadn't withdrawn!

In an instant, Zhang Xiaolong realized.

The reason Han Wu's true form hadn't appeared might be because Han Wu's skeleton avatar had never died.

"Damn it, Han Wu faked his death." Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly turned his direction and returned to the Flesh Puppet lair.

This time, even if he wasted time and killed all the Skeleton Soldiers, he wouldn't let Han Wu escape again.

But when Zhang Xiaolong arrived back at the lair with his Hellhounds, he found it empty.

Not a single complete bone was left on the ground.

There was no doubt that Han Wu had anticipated his return and fled in advance.

"Search for me! No one within a hundred-mile radius is allowed to miss a single Skeleton!" Zhang Xiaolong furiously issued a divine decree.

The Hellhounds loyally executed their orders, fanning out to search for traces of Skeleton Soldiers.

But who was Han Wu? He had already been attacked once; how could he give Zhang Xiaolong a second chance to strike?

At this moment, Han Wu was leading his skeleton troop in the opposite direction of Zhang Xiaolong's departure, fleeing.

They had already run 50 kilometers.

After the battle with Zhang Xiaolong, the skeleton troop had suffered heavy casualties, their numbers dropping from over ten thousand back to five thousand.

Han Wu had no choice but to take out more Bone Crystals to help the Skeleton Soldiers recover.

Absorbing the pure Bone Energy, the Skeleton Soldiers not only healed their injuries but also evolved into Iron Bone Skeletons.

One Iron Bone Skeleton even hit the jackpot and evolved into a Skeleton Knight.

With two Extraordinary lifeforms, Skeleton Knights, escorting him, Han Wu felt a sense of security.

However, this meager foundation was still insufficient to satisfy Han Wu's desire to achieve good results and attract the attention of the Imperial Capital Academy.

"I need to find a way to develop my Skeleton Soldiers."

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