Two Strikes Awaken the Skeleton Soul

Lin Yingzhen kept asking Xiao Yang questions all the way until he got a little fed up and casually brushed her off.

"It's nothing, I just practiced some martial arts these past few years. Yeah, you know that Wudang Mountain? I practiced lightness skills there for a few years!"

Her words made Lin Yingzhen fall into thought. As she pondered, she suddenly realized something was off and abruptly looked up.

It was clear she had caught Xiao Yang in a lie!

Her mouth puffed out, and then she fell silent.

Xiao Yang was happy to have it that way.

After all, how could he explain? Should he tell Lin Yingzhen that he'd been entering a dungeon full of skeletons to level up and fight monsters like crazy these past few days? That would sound even more ridiculous!

He was happy for the quiet.

With all the shopping done, not too much time had passed. It was only two or three in the afternoon, and the sun was still quite warm. Xiao Yang was driving Lin Yingzhen down the not-so-wide cement road on his motorcycle.

In the distance, in the dry rice paddies on either side of the road, some children were gathered together, seemingly playing.

Xiao Yang spotted the kids immediately. They appeared to be roasting sweet potatoes in the dry rice fields.

But they were too close to the pile of dry straw.

From afar, Xiao Yang shouted loudly.

"Don't play with fire here! Go on, get out of here! Be careful, or I'll tell your parents when I get back!"

Hearing Xiao Yang's words, the children scattered like birds and beasts, disappearing in a flash.

Lin Yingzhen watched the scene and giggled. A long time ago, they seemed to have encountered a similar situation. No, at that time, the trouble they caused was much more serious.

But how to put it... someone didn't remember, even though she still did.

Thinking of this, Lin Yingzhen, sitting in the back of the motorcycle's cargo area, gave Xiao Yang, who was swaggering as he drove the battered motorcycle, a fierce glare.

Leaning on the railing of the motorcycle, Lin Yingzhen stretched her body. She had to admit, she had grown very beautiful over the years. Her skin was fair, her features delicate, her figure slender and curvaceous, all while exuding the unique youthfulness and vitality of a young girl.

Actually, Xiao Yang hadn't completely forgotten his childhood playmates. It was just... after so many years, the gap between memory and reality felt too unreal whenever they met.

In Xiao Yang's memory, his childhood playmate was a dark, snot-nosed kid who liked to follow him around.

He was nothing like the beautiful, graceful young lady before him now.

At this moment, Lin Yingzhen, leaning on the motorcycle's railing, suddenly smiled, as if recalling some past event.

Xiao Yang noticed this but pretended not to see it.

A month ago, he, a down-and-out graduating college student, wouldn't have dared to approach the now stunning Lin Yingzhen. At that time, the two of them were not a good match at all.

One was a dejected, struggling college student, and the other was a young, beautiful, rich, and fair woman.

A month later, the situation had changed somewhat, but what hadn't changed was that they were still not a suitable match.

He had transcended, and could no longer afford to get entangled in romance. There were too many complications, and he could be struck down in a dungeon or somewhere else at any moment, with his body potentially unrecoverable.

There was no point in delaying a good person.

In the evening, Xiao Yang stewed himself a hearty pot of mixed soup. This meal was much more abundant, with meat, vegetables, and some cured meat. After eating a large pot, Xiao Yang was content.

However, after finishing these tasks, he suddenly found himself with nothing to do. He glanced out the window; it wasn't too late yet. With nothing else to do, he decided to get some exercise.

Xiao Yang pulled open the door to his basement and strode into the depths of the dark corridor. With nothing else to do, he might as well kill a boss for fun.

He charged all the way to the Skeleton Warrior's door, cutting through enemies like chopping vegetables. He barely needed to hesitate or prepare.

[Skeleton Warrior
Race: Bone Undead
Rank: Normal
Level: 14
Health: 40
Attack: 16
Defense: 8
Agility: 6
Traits: Bone Physique, Undead Mind, Heavy Weapon Mastery]

These were the Skeleton Warrior's stats.

[Player: Screaming Emperor (Elite Killer)
ID: 1
Affiliation: Plane 33214
Race: Normal Human
Level: 8
Experience: 30/1000]

Health: 200

Strength: 13

Defense: 12

Agility: 11

Remaining Attribute Points: 4

Talent: Dungeon Delver.

Retainer: Skeleton Rogue

Skill: Heavy Strike (plus one)

Traits: Tough Skin, Life Infusion, Minor Fire Resistance

Evaluation: A powerful Newbie Adventurer.

And these were Xiao Yang's stats. It was hard to say, but Xiao Yang's stats were no longer significantly worse than this Skeleton Warrior's. Especially in terms of Health, Xiao Yang's was even five times that of the Skeleton Warrior, despite a level difference of more than five levels. The Elite Killer had also been activated.

In this situation, it was difficult to say who the real boss was.

As soon as Xiao Yang entered this boss room, the Skeleton Warrior, bound by chains, began to struggle, as if entering a cutscene. This was the perfect time for players to prepare potions, check their equipment, and apply buffs.

But that was for ordinary newbie players.

Our Dungeon King, Xiao Yang, didn't care about any of that. He charged forward and delivered a "righteous greeting." This greeting dealt 8 base damage, plus 4 damage from the Strength conversion from the Blackrock Prison Armament Manual, for a total of 12 base damage. Combined with the Heavy Strike skill's doubling effect, and after subtracting the Skeleton Warrior's Defense, this blow dealt a whopping 8 damage to the Skeleton Warrior, which wasn't the end of it. The Elite Killer added 5 points of unresistable damage.

Thirteen damage. A powerful blow that staggered the Skeleton Warrior, who was still struggling to break free from its chains. It lost nearly a third of its Health in an instant, and most critically, the flinch status was triggered.

Undead weren't without emotions; it was just that their minds were slow and not agile. But even the slowest would be frightened and show some disturbance after taking a blow that nearly halved their life.

Well, it was over.

The Blackrock Prison Badge's effect activated. The next second, a terrifying 40 damage number popped up, taking away the Skeleton Warrior's remaining two-thirds of its Health in one go.

The Skeleton Warrior died peacefully, without even managing to break free from the chains that bound it. It simply collapsed and died.

One could only say, it's best to avoid posing too much. If it weren't for the struggle with the chains, the Skeleton Warrior wouldn't have died so miserably.

Xiao Yang picked up the green light cluster that dropped from the Skeleton Warrior, shook his head, and said flamboyantly.

"Nothing special!"