This Must Be the Skeleton Soldier Talent!

"He actually has a full ten Skeleton Soldiers? Unbelievable!"

"This newcomer, I remember he's Not a Rich Second Generation, right?"

"Even if he were a Rich Second Generation, it would be difficult... no, almost impossible to buy so many Three Star Remnant Souls of the same troop type."

"This newcomer probably encountered a randomly appearing wild troop building. Hmph, just another Lucky One."

"Lucky One? How could a wild troop building not have Monster Guardians? If you encountered one as a Newbie, could you even recruit the troops?"

The Examiners in the distance were discussing animatedly. Ten Skeleton Soldiers were nothing to Old Players, but for a Newbie who had only been selected for six or seven days, it was quite exaggerated.

After all, this Newbie came from a commoner background.

Comparing him to their own lineups back in the day, the Examiners from commoner backgrounds in the assessment group looked at Mu Yuan with more approval. Some Examiners started to get distracted, thinking about whether to introduce their daughters to this young man.

Especially since this young man summoned ten Skeleton Soldiers and was still far from his limit, indicating he had a strong physique and could have a happy marriage.

On the opposite side of the arena, the chief Examiner Jiang Cheng was quite satisfied.

Whether it was the lineup Mu Yuan presented or Mu Yuan's physical fitness.

With this level, as long as he played it Steady, passing the Lord Trial would definitely not be difficult.

Thinking this, Examiner Jiang didn't show it. He just prompted, "You still have two and a half minutes to prepare. You can get familiar with controlling your troops."

On the opposite side,

Mu Yuan was slightly out of breath. Firstly, he had to put on a bit of an act to show respect to the other candidates; secondly, he did indeed expend some physical and mental energy.

If he had summoned Bone Two, Bone Three, or even Undead Bone, the consumption would have been less, but the Skeleton Soldiers he summoned this time were only one evolution, so there was some consumption.

He was indeed too weak, far from being comparable to the Macho Man next door.

His thoughts raced, and Mu Yuan also noticed the difference in real-world control at this moment.

—He had only summoned the general Undead Bone in reality. Undead Bone was different from other Skeletons; it had strong autonomy and never needed his command or control. Only now, upon trying, did he discover that there seemed to be a Mental Link connecting him tightly to the ten Skeleton Soldiers.

He didn't need to speak or give any eye signals. With just a thought, he could command these Skeleton Soldiers to do what he wanted.

Moreover, controlling them was much more precise than controlling them via computer.

At least, with a computer, he could only command the Skeleton Soldiers to attack, defend, or move thirty centimeters to the left. Now, he could even specifically instruct the Skeleton Soldiers to attack the upper or lower lane.

However, more specific actions, such as the Thousand Years of Pain or Fatal Chicken Strike, still depended on the specific comprehension of the troop type.

Overall, direct command was far faster, more convenient, and more precise than computer operation. No wonder the Written Test in the Resource Assessment only accounted for 20% of the score.

Mediated operation was only used by players in the early stages.

However, real-world control was not without flaws. Mu Yuan speculated that this 'Mental Link' should consume his own mental power. The more troops he controlled, the greater the consumption.

At the same time, his control range was only 50 meters. Exceeding this limit would result in phenomena such as 'disconnection', 'lag', and 'delay'. This needed to be noted.

Although Mu Yuan summoned ten Skeleton Soldiers, giving him a much stronger presence than the opponent, his highest-level Skeleton Soldier, Bone Four, was only level 5. Most of the Skeletons were only level 3 or 4, far inferior to the opponent's 'level 9 Great Perfection expert'.

At most, he only had a slight advantage in quality and quantity.

Examiner: "???"

You call that a slight advantage?

But in Mu Yuan's opinion, without using skills, his total combat power wasn't much stronger than the opponent's. This battle would be at most a seven-three or eight-two split.

At this moment, the burly Examiner Jiang on the opposite side snapped his fingers again.

From the flowing light of the snap, two figures walked out.

They were two Great Goblins with sturdy builds and bulging muscles. Not only were they one star higher in quality, but they were also 'Level Nine Great Perfection' powerhouses, exuding a terrifying oppressive force all over their bodies.

Mu Yuan: "???" You're not playing fair!

Examiner Jiang Cheng grinned, "With your lineup, just three Spearmen can't show your command level. It's quite reasonable for me to call out two more Great Goblins, isn't it?"

"Of course, regardless of the outcome of this battle, you will secure a qualifying spot, and..."

"If you can defeat this 2+3 lineup, I will personally apply for an additional newcomer benefit for you."

The full name was the Genius Newcomer Support Benefit, exclusively for players from commoner backgrounds.

However, this support was sometimes not activated even once a year.

Chief Examiner Jiang Cheng crossed his arms and looked at Mu Yuan: Come, let this examiner see your strength.

Mu Yuan: "..."

Would it be awkward if he summoned another Skeleton Warrior at this moment?

However...

"Two Great Goblins, three Spearmen, huh."

He narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the Great Goblins' muscles, torsos, and thighs, and decided... to kill the Spearmen first.

It was because the Great Goblins were tanky.

The three minutes of preparation time passed in a flash.

The moment the countdown hit zero, the two Great Goblins roared as if their restrictions were lifted.

The roar was deafening, even making Mu Yuan's eardrums buzz. It was his first time facing troop types in reality, and in reality, one was inevitably affected.

Facing the oppressive force of the big guy Goblins head-on, Mu Yuan wanted to say that you could only understand it by experiencing it yourself.

He gritted his teeth fiercely. When he came back to his senses, the two big guys were already charging towards the Skeleton Soldiers.

One defending, two attacking!

He quickly ordered one Skeleton Soldier to meet them in a defensive stance, and had the other two Skeleton Soldiers follow slightly behind. This way, they could seize the time to deliver a fierce blow to the opponent when the Great Goblins attacked.

At the same time, the other Great Goblin also engaged in a fist-blade clash with a Skeleton Soldier.

The speed was extremely fast, and Mu Yuan didn't have much time to think, but he, Great Lord Mu, was used to multi-tasking. He observed his surroundings out of the corner of his eye, constantly issuing commands.

Boom—

An azure fist slammed into a Skeleton Soldier, shattering the small round shield used for blocking, and then directly struck the Skeleton Soldier's armor.

The armor was dented, and fragments flew everywhere.

One piece of armor fragment flew towards Mu Yuan, rapidly expanding in his pupils.

Pfft—

The fragment pierced into the Skeleton Soldier that had blocked the blow. Mu Yuan found himself unusually calm, unhurriedly letting the other Skeleton Soldiers seize the opportunity, gripping their war blades and fiercely slashing at the Great Goblin's legs.

Sacrificial Strike!

Perhaps it was from using Cleave so much in daily life, but the Skeleton Soldiers' slashes were exceptionally powerful, achieving significant results in just a few strikes.

The two big guys were afflicted with DEBUFFs like 'Slow' and 'Bleed'.

This was the disadvantage of having no command.

Although, in this short time, three of Mu Yuan's Skeleton Soldiers were also injured, their armor dented, they quickly got up and continued fighting.

Slaughter!

Slaughter!

This was a true bloody battle. Even though the Skeleton Soldiers had no blood, the Great Goblins and Spearmen bled crimson.

Mu Yuan adhered to the tactics of using more to fight fewer and trading injuries for injuries. However, the Skeleton Soldiers' level was low after all. By the time he had dealt with the Great Goblins while eliminating three Spearmen, two of his own Skeleton Soldiers had been swept out of bounds, and three were almost incapacitated.

He had five units of combat power left.

On the opposite side were two injured but still incredibly berserk Great Goblins.

It was time for a bayonet charge.

Bone Four picked up a dropped war blade from the ground and shot it at a Great Goblin without warning.

Immediately after, it used its speed advantage to constantly kite the injured Great Goblin with inconvenient legs, sometimes picking up sharp objects from the ground to harass and throw, and sometimes, while the Great Goblin's attention was on other skeletons, taking a cold slash.

This continued for a full ten minutes, fighting until the heavens collapsed and the universe was annihilated. The two Great Goblins finally knelt on the ground due to excessive bleeding.

At this point, Mu Yuan's side still had four Skeleton Soldiers remaining, winning the battle with a not-insignificant advantage.

Examiner Jiang: "..."

Other examiners: "..."

To be fair, this was actually a pretty good tactic, the unit types performed steadily, and the newcomer's command level was even excellent, but...

They were clearly fighting so fiercely before, looking like they were constantly trading pieces in a life-and-death struggle, so how did they suddenly become so cowardly?

This command is truly...

Exquisite!

A tactic that can win is a good tactic.

Jiang Cheng, as a veteran player and the examiner in charge of on-site command, saw more to it.

This battle's tactics were indeed brilliant, but the ability to steadily take down two Great Goblins also stemmed from the unusually high damage output of these Skeleton Soldiers.

They were stronger and more agile than ordinary Skeleton Soldiers.

So that's how it is.

Jiang Cheng understood, completely understood.

This must be the Skeleton Soldier Talent that hasn't truly awakened yet!

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