Skeleton Soldier Spawn Point

A 1.8-meter tall skeleton silently rose from behind the Thin Dog and the Demonic Fox, two balls of crimson flame flickering within its skull.

It raised the white bone blade in its right hand, paused for a moment, then lowered it again.

The bone palm of its left hand lifted and quietly reached behind the Demonic Fox.

Just as it was about to slip into the Demonic Fox's pocket, the Demonic Fox shifted its position, changing direction.

"Thin Dog, there's nothing here. Maybe it's on the wall? Get the torch closer, I want to see if there's any writing."

The skeleton froze for a moment, then quietly followed from behind, reaching for the Demonic Fox's pocket again.

The Demonic Fox crouched down once more.

"Perhaps the clue is on the ground? It's too bloody to see clearly."

The skeleton froze again, looking at the Demonic Fox's pocket, which was being pressed down, and its backside facing the skeleton. It didn't know how to proceed.

The Demonic Fox rummaged around the ground, unable to see anything clearly, so it stood up and turned its head.

"Maybe the clue is in another cell? Please move aside, thank you."

Thin Dog: "I'm not blocking you."

Demonic Fox: "Oh, I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to this skeleton in front of me."

Thin Dog: "Ah! A skeleton, I thought it was someone else."

The next moment, both of them turned their heads simultaneously, looking at the skeleton reaching out.

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"What the hell!? Isn't this the skeleton monster that helped me fight the Raiders the other day? Brother, you're still alive?"

Skeleton: "."

The Thin Dog patted the Demonic Fox's shoulder: "This is the skeleton monster I told you about, cool, right? Look at this big frame, this sharp bone blade, and my favorite ghost fire eyes! It's a really nice touch, makes it come alive."

The Demonic Fox was puzzled: "Why does it keep reaching out its hand? What does it want? Is it asking for last time's payment?"

Skeleton: "."

It reached out its hand and pointed to the Demonic Fox's pocket. The Demonic Fox opened it and took out a piece of jade, the one the hunter had given him.

"You want this?"

Skeleton: "."

The Thin Dog quickly said: "You forgot, the language in this game isn't connected. Even if it can understand people, it can't understand us!"

Demonic Fox: "?"

"That sounds a bit strange, but it probably really doesn't understand."

The skeleton slowly extended its hand towards the silvery-white jade.

The Demonic Fox snatched it back.

"No way!"

"You want my stuff without knowing any of the plot or content? Dream on! What if giving it to you makes it turn into a demon and kill us all? I've been tricked by designers before when playing games, one wrong option and you fall into a trap."

The Thin Dog recalled his gaming experience over the years: "True. I remember playing 'Chinese Paladin' back in the day, I clicked a switch in the Demon Suppression Pagoda and got surrounded by hundreds of mobs. It took me two hours to get out."

Seeing the Demonic Fox put the jade away, the crimson fireballs in the skeleton's eye sockets trembled.

The bone blade in its right hand swung directly at the Demonic Fox.

Puff!

[Received Physical Damage, HP -75]

Fortunately, the skeleton's strike landed on the Demonic Fox's newly equipped clothing. The armor helped him resist some of the damage, preventing it from piercing his flesh. Otherwise, he would have been inflicted with a bleeding status effect.

"Damn it! No honor! Attacking sneakily!"

The two immediately counterattacked.

The Thin Dog activated the [Serrated Spike] on his weapon, instantly activating the [Armor Piercing Aura].

He thrust his spear at the skeleton, followed closely by the Demonic Fox's spear.

The Thin Dog, with an Attack Capability of 154, controlled his spear to accurately stab at the skeleton's head, aiming for the two balls of flame within. It was fast and fierce, like a soldier with rich combat experience.

The Demonic Fox, not having equipped any rings, naturally did not have the [Boiling Blood] gem that boosted Attack Capability. His reaction speed was like that of an ordinary person, and he simply aimed for the skeleton's body and thrust.

Clang!

[African Thin Dog dealt Critical Damage to Skeleton Warrior! HP -105!]

[Miss~]

The skeleton performed a nimble backflip, dodging the Demonic Fox's attack and causing the Thin Dog's headshot to go slightly off target. However, the Thin Dog's Attack Capability allowed him to react instantly. He drove his body forward, lunging the spear a bit further and hitting the skeleton's jawbone.

A normal critical hit.

"What a shame. If it had hit its eyes, it definitely would have been a golden critical."

The Demonic Fox sighed, "Attack Capability is really a good thing. I should get some gear that boosts Attack Capability too."

Thin Dog: "Alright, let's take down this Skeleton Soldier first."

After a brief exchange, the two attacked again. The Skeleton Soldier was weaker and had lower defense than the Raiders, but it was more agile, actively dodging attacks. Its attack speed and recovery time were also lower, so the two couldn't exploit its attack recovery like they did with the Raiders; they had to fight head-on!

You stab me, I poke you, and my teammate stabs you again.

The blood bars of the Skeleton Soldier displayed in their eyes showed 700 health, only 200 more than theirs. In a 2v1 situation, trading blows, they weren't worried at all.

After a fierce battle, Thin Dog and Demonic Fox took down the Skeleton Soldier at the cost of over 200 health each. They sustained some injuries, but the clothes they obtained from the Raider corpses were tough, and their armor wasn't broken, protecting most of their bodies.

No scares, no dangers.

[Jointly killed Skeleton Soldier, Experience +8]

Two wisps of white energy flowed from the Skeleton Soldier and into the two individuals.

A warm, tingling sensation filled them.

"No wonder my girlfriend sometimes specifically tells me not to wear it. This feeling is indeed comfortable," Thin Dog remarked.

Demonic Fox: "What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Ahem! Don't mind the details."

Looking at the scattered bones on the ground, Thin Dog said, "Right, the Skeleton Soldier that went down with the Raider last time also turned into a pile of bones. Can it revive again? It's strange... Why did it help us last time, but try to rob us this time?"

"Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous, even Skeletons are robbing people now."

Demonic Fox casually wiped the blood from her arm, squatted down, and looked at the pile of shattered bones, picking up a complete skull.

"This skull isn't damaged. Is it a hint that this thing is useful? Let's take it back and put it in the Attribute Conversion Tower to see."

"Sure."

As soon as he finished speaking, two red lights lit up in the adjacent passage.

Thin Dog: "Let's put the skull aside for now, another Skeleton is here!"

This Skeleton was no different from the previous one, wielding a bone knife with one hand and slashing at them.

Thin Dog dodged sideways and counter-attacked with his spear, aiming for the Skeleton's eye socket.

The sequence of moves was fast and accurate, resulting in a headshot.

Crack!

[African Thin Dog dealt Golden Critical Damage to Skeleton Soldier! HP -362!]

He extinguished one of the red lights in the Skeleton's eyes with a single blow.

This staggered the Skeleton.

Demonic Fox, though slightly slower, followed suit and poked the Skeleton's other eye.

Crack!

[Ghost Face Demon Fox dealt Critical Damage to Skeleton Soldier! HP -87!]

Unfortunately, it only hit the skull and didn't precisely pierce the socket.

Demonic Fox: "Ah! It didn't go in!? I was aiming perfectly... Damn it!"

Thin Dog's expression turned strange upon hearing this. "I remember saying something similar to my first girlfriend..."

Demonic Fox: "Did your first girlfriend also like playing games?"

Thin Dog: "Yeah, we used to play games like 'Mischief Maker' and 'Little Goofball'."

Demonic Fox: "That sounds fun. Bring me along sometime."

With Thin Dog's golden critical hit, dealing with the second Skeleton was much easier.

Wielding the quality weapons crafted by Xiao Xiao, their normal attacks could deal 40-60 damage to the Skeletons, making the fight not too strenuous.

After a few more rounds, they rotated taking damage, each only losing a little over 100 health before taking down the Skeleton.

[Jointly killed Skeleton Soldier, Experience +8]

Demonic Fox gasped for air. "I have 132 health left. My health has dropped too much... I feel my overall physical functions declining, and my stamina is severely depleted. If another Skeleton shows up, I'll have to use a health potion, or I'll just be passively taking hits."

Thin Dog was in better condition, his health having recovered to over 200. After all, he had two rings and a bone necklace, all of which increased his HP regeneration rate.

In normal condition, he could regenerate 6 health per second.

"I'm fine. I'll be full in a minute, but I need to eat something; my body doesn't have enough energy to regenerate health."

Thin Dog took out a handful of beans from his bag and started eating them ravenously.

Food was the source of HP regeneration. Without the energy replenishment from food, he couldn't recover health out of thin air, no matter how high his regeneration bonus was.

Demonic Fox nodded. "I observed that the amount of equipment dropped by Raiders is somewhat related to their health. Rings that increase per-second HP regeneration, and the 'Boiling Blood' inlay. I suspect it's because Raiders have strong vitality that they drop these kinds of loot."

Thin Dog: "The decomposed loot is related to the monster's attributes. The game designers are quite meticulous."

The two had just caught their breath when four red lights simultaneously illuminated the other end of the passage.

Demonic Fox (with 135 health): "..."

Thin Dog (with 213 health): "..."

"These things respawn infinitely?"

"Run!!!"

The two quickly fled the cellar.

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