"Skeleton Evolution Points: 1.26"
In the battle against the Gray Wolf, the Evolution Points gained were just as substantial, soaring from 0.88 to 1.26 in a short time. This showed that points were generated extremely quickly during battle, and perhaps... it was also related to the Little Skeleton's potential being squeezed to the limit in this battle.
Regardless, it was a good thing.
Mu Yuan summoned the Door Panel Skeleton before him. One of the skeleton's arms had already been shattered, but the soul fire in its skull still burned healthily. It was an optimistic skeleton.
At this moment, the Evolution Points had begun to glow faintly.
Mu Yuan dragged this special power onto the Door Panel Skeleton. This time, it did not fail again. Instead, a prompt appeared: "Skeleton Evolution Points -1."
The next moment,
The power of miracles bathed the Little Skeleton. It had just revealed an astonished expression when its entire body... its entire skeleton transformed into light.
Wrapped in white light, the Little Skeleton's body began to grow taller and wider. Its physique seemed to become sturdier.
Very soon, the light of evolution began to recede, and the Door Panel Skeleton's new form, after completing its transformation, appeared before Mu Yuan.
It was a large skeleton roughly 1.8 or 1.9 meters tall. Even standing before Mu Yuan's game character, it was a head taller, let alone compared with those thin, stooped Little Skeletons that might not even reach 1.6 meters.
Not only had it become taller and stronger, but the newly born skeleton also wore a complete suit of armor, including a helmet, breastplate, and battle skirt. The Chopping Knife in its hand was no longer covered in rust, but smooth and gleaming. Its left hand also held a round shield.
Granted, this equipment could not be called luxurious, but it was more than a tier above its previous beggar-level outfit.
"Prompt: 'Little Skeleton (Common ★)' has evolved into 'Skeleton Soldier (Common ★★★).'"
"Prompt: Skeleton Soldier has learned the skill 'Cleave.'"
Having just completed its evolution, this skeleton, whose expressions were much richer than those of the others, stared dumbfoundedly at its entire body. It reached out and patted its gray-black armor, making loud clangs.
That sounded like some fine armor.
Even a two-star Spearman was far more valiant than a Little Skeleton. Mu Yuan was very eager to see how a three-star Skeleton Soldier would perform. Setting everything else aside, he was already very satisfied with this armor. It would be difficult for the other Little Skeletons to even break through an enemy's defenses with those rust-covered Chopping Knives.
The equipment gap was huge.
Moreover, the Skeleton Soldier's improvement over the Little Skeleton was reflected in every aspect.
"Come, let's test your strength and speed."
Mu Yuan called over another dazed Little Skeleton as a test subject. However, the difference in their height and build was truly too great. If they compared strength, the large skeleton would probably send the Little Skeleton flying with just a little effort.
Thus, the Skeleton Soldier came before a large tree and suddenly threw a powerful punch.
Bang—
The branches shook violently, and fallen leaves scattered through the air.
Then the Skeleton Soldier struck again and again with loud bangs, completely unaware of pain... Oh, skeletons could not feel pain, but this was still far too straightforward.
Mu Yuan hurriedly called for it to stop.
"Let's test your speed next. Run at full speed first."
Mu Yuan could only observe from afar through his computer, making it impossible to watch directly and clearly. Even so, he could still see that the Skeleton Soldier moved as swiftly as a flying horse. Its running speed was several times faster than the Little Skeleton's.
The Little Skeleton simply could not be used as a comparison.
Thus, Mu Yuan had himself run as well. When he got serious, he directly ordered himself to sprint a hundred meters and then compared himself with the Skeleton Soldier. He soon discovered...
"The Little Skeleton's weakness is its speed. It walks with great difficulty, and even when sprinting at full speed, it only moves as fast as an ordinary person walking briskly. Its agility is even worse. Setting aside its advantage of not fearing injury, the Little Skeleton's overall physical ability is inferior to that of an ordinary person."
"But the Skeleton Soldier is different. At full speed, it would at least be at the level of a national athlete. And it doesn't get tired!"
It had not even leveled up yet, and it was only a Common three-star soldier type, but it was already this powerful? No wonder they said top-tier soldier types could overturn rivers and seas.
Compared with running at full speed, the Skeleton Soldier was rather stiff when it came to shifting and dodging over short distances—it was not an agility-type soldier, after all.
Even though its speed had increased, the most suitable way for it to fight was still much the same as before: constantly accumulating an advantage through trading injury for injury.
After conducting some tests on the Skeleton Soldier, Mu Yuan discovered that even when it faced several Little Skeletons alone, it could still win steadily.
It truly had the bearing of a great general.
What was more, he had not forgotten that the Skeleton Soldier had also learned a skill during this evolution.
Cleave.
"Try out this skill."
"Understood. Skeleton."
A speech bubble actually appeared above the Skeleton Soldier's head, making Mu Yuan freeze for a moment.
Soon, the Skeleton Soldier began preparing. At first, it seemed unable to find the knack, repeatedly turning its gaze toward Mu Yuan with an expression that seemed to ask for guidance but stopped short of doing so.
"You have to believe in yourself. As the leader of the skeletons, you must learn to explore and improve on your own, so you can set an example for your other companions. You understand, right?"
The Skeleton Soldier nodded repeatedly with a series of bangs.
Mu Yuan watched from the side as the Skeleton Soldier explored and learned on its own... After all, he did not know how to do it either. Don't ask him how to use the skill; he did not even know what a skill was. The strategy posts had not mentioned it at all. He guessed skills were more advanced content.
Using a skill was not easy, because it involved manipulating energy.
After pondering for more than ten minutes, the skeleton with the Appearance of an Emperor gradually figured out the knack. It raised its battle blade high, and wisps of black mist slowly gathered along the blade. Covered in black energy, the Skeleton Soldier Charged for seven or eight seconds. Finally, it suddenly swung its blade, cleaving toward the Gray Wolf corpse serving as a target before it.
Boom—
As if a hot knife cutting through butter, the Gray Wolf's tough fur and bones could not offer the slightest resistance before being cleaved apart by the strike. The blade's aura, carrying black energy, even continued forward and carved faint marks into the earth.
What overwhelming power. What overwhelming power indeed.
"I, Skeleton, truly have the bearing of a great general."
Moreover, after releasing this Cleave, the Skeleton Soldier began pondering in place. It was studying, contemplating, and improving.
Its intelligence was already considerably higher than that of the other skeletons. After evolving, it had improved significantly further. After pondering for a while, it unleashed a second Cleave, and the time it needed to Charge had clearly shortened.
"Not bad."
Mu Yuan was very satisfied.
Of course, this was also inseparable from the excellent guidance of a lord like him. If he had not fully brought out the Skeleton Soldier's initiative and taught it to explore on its own, how could it have improved so rapidly?
Two Cleaves had consumed most of the energy within the Skeleton Soldier's body, making it difficult for it to unleash a third one.
After all, it was still only a level-one newbie. Mu Yuan understood completely.
Looking at the Skeleton Soldier, which was still thinking, practicing, and working diligently with a promising future, Mu Yuan felt that he needed to give it a name. He could not keep calling it Door Panel Skeleton or Skeleton Soldier forever.
After all, it would surely become one of the great generals of his territory in the future.
How could a dignified general not even have a name?
"Stand at attention. I will give you your true name."
"Since you came from the undead and are also a skeleton, how about I call you... Deathbone!"
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