Hidden Talents

Skeletons, zombies, and ghosts all have multiple upgrade paths to choose from.

According to the introduction, Xiao Yu knew that there were many more upgrade options later, but they were not revealed. However, based on the guides he had read from other beta testers, Xiao Yu still knew some of the details.

For example, a Skeleton Knight can advance to Death Knight, a Black Knight, an Undead Knight, or a Dread Knight, etc.

Skeleton Warriors can evolve into monsters such as Skeleton Giants and Skeleton Demons.

Furthermore, the shorter the advancement path, the more difficult it is to advance, possibly even more difficult than advancing twice on other paths, and may even require completing hidden tasks.

It's quite regrettable that those beta testers didn't write down those advanced methods, perhaps to protect their own advantage, or perhaps they hadn't found the advanced methods themselves.

Moreover, ghosts are the most difficult to upgrade because their damage is too low. Although they are not easy to kill, killing enemies is extremely difficult.

Xiao Yu already had a plan in mind. As he had previously discussed with Chenghong Moli would take the ghost route because she was the observer, and playing the ghost route to advance to the shadow was the safest option.

As for himself, this time he decided to go for the skeleton route. Skeletons are considered the backbone of Undead creatures, and they also have the most upgrade paths.

With that in mind, Xiao Yu chose the skull.

After the selection was made, the narration resumed.

[Narrator: Time flies, and your body has completely decomposed, leaving only some remaining bones. As the power of darkness begins to spread across the Lost Continent, you, who have long been dead, are about to be awakened once more.]

[System: Please select your initial talent.]

In the War of the Gods, all characters' talents are selectable.

Each player has five talent points, and the talents they can choose from consist of three types: --

Advanced Talent: Consumes 3 talent points.

Intermediate Talent: Consumes 2 talent points.

Basic Talent: Consumes 1 talent point.

Five talent points can be exchanged for five basic talents, one advanced talent + one intermediate talent, or two intermediate talents + one basic talent.

How to combine them depends entirely on the player's understanding.

Xiao Yu had already planned out the talent settings and selected them directly.

[Advanced Talent: Bone Hyperplasia]

Talent Description: Due to Bone Hyperplasia disease in its lifetime, this skeleton's bones are much larger than those of a typical skeleton. It starts with +2 health points and gains an additional 1 health point for each level gained.

This number may seem small, but you should know that a level 1 skeleton only has 10 health points, and it only gains 5 health points for each level up.

[Basic Talent: Memory Fragments]

Talent Description: Due to the skeleton's extremely powerful soul, it still retains some Memory Fragments from its previous life, randomly gaining one combat skill it possessed in its previous existence.

This talent has a high degree of randomness. If you're lucky, you might get a very powerful skill, or even a hidden skill, which is great. If you're unlucky, it might be a very useless skill. If a stronger skill comes along later, then this talent is basically useless. However, it is still very helpful for leveling up in the early stages.

[Basic Talent: Loyal Hound Owner]

Talent Description: You possess a loyal hunting dog; even in death, your dog will continue to follow in your footsteps.

This talent is quite interesting. By choosing this talent, players can obtain a hunting dog pet at birth. Adventurer players also have this talent, as do many humanoid monsters.

However, since Xiao Yu was playing with skeletons, the hunting dog he obtained also became a skeleton hunting dog.

This free hunting dog has only average combat power, but it can be used for scouting and other tasks, which is quite useful in the early game. Also, if you are a hunter or beastmaster, this hunting dog doesn't take up a pet slot. However, the downside is that the hunting dog will share your experience, causing your leveling speed to slow down. Of course, you can also choose not to share experience with the hunting dog and train it later when it reaches a higher level.

After selecting the three talents, Xiao Yu was about to press the button when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

At the very bottom of the talent bar, a new talent bar has been added, containing three new talents that have not been mentioned in the documentation.

[Basic Talent: Weapon Master (Hidden Talent)]

Talent Description: You killed countless enemies in battle during your lifetime. Even after death, your memories of using weapons remain. You start with +1 random weapon level.

PS: (This talent requires the player to kill more than ten enemies in the battle before death to unlock it.)

[Intermediate Talent: Indomitable Will (Hidden Talent)]

Talent Description: You will not die immediately when your health drops to 0. You can continue fighting for five seconds. If your health is more than 1 point after five seconds, you will not die. This effect can only be triggered once per day.

PS: (This talent requires the player to kill more than twenty enemies in battle before death to unlock.)

[Advanced Talent: Command the Battlefield (Hidden Talent: Not yet unlocked)]

Talent Introduction:????

PS: (This talent requires the player to kill more than 30 enemies in the battle before death to unlock it)

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "So that's how it is. The reward for killing enemies before death is actually a hidden talent. This is quite an unexpected surprise."

But there's an advanced talent that can kill thirty people? That's ridiculous! I find killing twenty people incredibly difficult, how am I supposed to kill thirty?

His mind raced for a moment, and then a possibility occurred to him: besides himself, there were other remnants of the Rhine Empire on the battlefield, but they were quickly wiped out. If he had possessed strong enough command skills to gather these remnants together, perhaps he would have had a chance to kill even more enemies.

However, considering the fighting strength of the Mad Lion Knights, Xiao Yu felt it was somewhat unlikely.

Should we create a new account and try again until we get the advanced hidden talent?

After thinking about it, Xiao Yu decided against it. Although the hidden talent seemed powerful, it wasn't much stronger than the regular talent; it just gave players more options.

The game's motto is fair play; it's impossible for players to have a significant advantage from the start.

Furthermore, if all three hidden talents are unlocked, 5 talent points will definitely not be enough, and you'll have to give up one of them. So listen carefully now.

As he thought about it, he canceled the talent for Bone Hyperplasia and added the talents for Weapon Master and Indomitable Will.

In this way, he has one intermediate talent and three basic talents, for a total of 5 talent points.

After selecting his talent, Xiao Yu clicked to enter the game.

Xiao Yu's perspective slowly descended to the ground, and at the same time, the narration began again.

Narrator: You feel a powerful energy permeating your bones, calling you to awaken. Your soul gradually coalesces, your will slowly recovers, and the whispers of Naraku, God of Death, linger in your ears...

Suddenly, Xiao Yu's perspective abruptly shifted to the ground, completely overlapping with the skeleton on the ground.

He felt the damp earth around him, and the coldness and hardness of his body. Xiao Yu struggled and suddenly emerged from the earth.