The Skeleton Legion had made great strides in the ranks of transcendental beings. The number of Fifth Rank Red Bone Skeletons had risen to 162.
This was an immensely powerful force. The days when they didn't even have two Fourth Rank powerhouses were long gone.
Medivh understood the value of keeping his strength hidden. Only a few Fifth Rank Red Bone Skeletons were active in public at any given time; the vast majority were kept in reserve.
The Wrynn Family's rapid development had already attracted plenty of envious eyes.
If people learned how solid the Skeleton Legion's foundations were—that it had hundreds of Fifth Rank Skeletons, over ten thousand Fourth Rank Skeletons, and countless Skeletons of Third Rank and below—those covetous gazes would turn into all manner of underhanded schemes targeting the Wrynn Family.
Under Medivh's control, the Skeletons presented themselves to the outside world as tireless laborers. If anyone with designs on them discovered how promising the Time Skeletons were, they would try every means to get the Bone Refining Spell from Medivh.
Even if it was an innate talent they couldn't learn, they would still capture Medivh and turn him into a controlled production machine.
Medivh had found himself a strong backer. The Church of Light had stayed true to its principles and hadn't made a move against him as the Skeleton Legion grew stronger.
Now that the Holy Light Skeletons had become followers of the Goddess and fought alongside the Legion of Light, the Church of Light was even less likely to move against him.
Medivh's heart was set on the light. He unwaveringly supported the Church of Light's development, enjoying the shade beneath a great tree.
"Everything's in place. It's time to break through!"
Medivh had already honed his spiritual power to perfection. After reviewing the