Chapter 153

"Of course, even if we don't win, it's okay if someone surpasses us. The key is not to take risks, and to stay stable."

Shen Xing silently warned himself, then put on his glasses and logged into the game.

"Call..."

The orange flames dispelled the darkness, as if we had instantly switched to another world.

As usual, Shen Xing opened the leaderboard and glanced at his own ranking.

[First Place: Lachlan Dalton, Total Points: 14582]

[Second Place: Dolores Jones, Total Points: 14115]

[Third Place: Shen Xing, Total Points: 14042]

[4th Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Points: 13690]

[Fifth place...]

"Those two must have been working out all night again, they've pushed me down to third place."

"However, the gap isn't large, only five hundred points. We should be able to catch up quickly."

Shen Xing closed the leaderboard and then prepared to summon the Skeleton Archer Black Arrow to use up today's [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] attempts.

After all, some of the core combat forces in the territory have been upgraded to a high level. For example, Da Hou Gorehowl and others have already reached the Boss One Star ★, reaching the limit of their current level.

Hellscream and Xiao Hei, both Tier Two creatures, have reached the Boss Three Stars, also reaching the tier cap.

The only ones left who haven't reached their limits are Black Arrow and the Big Demon Second Demon.

However, Shen Xing looked around the territory but couldn't find the skeleton.

"Black Arrow, where's Black Arrow?"

He shouted at the skeleton archers patrolling the city wall.

At this moment, Xiao Hei, riding a gray warhorse and wearing Xiao Hei -black armor, rode up.

"My lord, Black Arrow is injured and is being treated in the hot springs," a hoarse voice came from beneath the Xiao Hei mask.

"You're injured?" Shen Xing, somewhat surprised.

"Yes," Xiao Hei nodded, "A new monster appeared last night. It looks like a zombie, but it's much stronger."

"It is extremely fast, and its body contains intense cold; just getting close to it makes you feel cold and stiff all over."

"The special zombie was about to rush towards the farmland area to attack the group of slaves when Black Arrow rushed over and stopped it."

"As a result, the monster, just before it was about to die, self-destructed right next to the Black Arrow."

After listening to the story, Shen Xing frowned slightly. "Take me to see Black Arrow."

"Yes."

Xiao Hei replied respectfully and turned to walk towards the outer city area.

Then, they arrived at the hot spring area to the south.

Unlike the usual bustling atmosphere.

Before Shen Xing even got close, he could feel waves of cold air emanating from him, as if there was a piece of ancient ice inside, radiating an astonishing chill.

When he entered the hot spring, he saw that the pool water, which had been steaming, had actually frozen into a thin layer of ice.

At the edge of the pool, a pale, skeleton was soaking in the water.

Seeing Shen Xing approach, Black Arrow raised his head with difficulty, the soul fire in his pupils flickering slightly.

It seemed to want to stand up, bracing itself against the edge with its hands, but because its bones were frozen, it was unable to straighten itself.

Moreover, because of this movement, several cracks instantly appeared on the frozen skeleton, as if it would completely collapse in the next second.

"Is it that serious?" Shen Xing asked in a low voice.

"Yes," Xiao Hei replied, "The self-destruction of that special zombie was very powerful; Black Arrow was already on the verge of death at that time."

"I poured in a great deal of death power to barely keep its soul flame from dissipating."

"However, even so, it won't last much longer."

Shen Xing remained silent.

Although he knew that the monsters in the mist were sinister and that he could easily fall victim to them if he wasn't careful.

With so many lords killed last night, it's inevitable that some casualties will occur in our own territory.

But seeing Black Arrow like this still made me feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, this little skeleton is a veteran member of the territory.

Although he is somewhat slow-witted, he is absolutely obedient to his orders and always executes them perfectly.

Shen Xing rested his chin on his hand, pondering what other ways there might be to save him.

A moment later, he suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Previously, Hellscream and Gorehowl were also injured in the battle, but after advancing their potential, they completely recovered from their injuries.

Could we try using Life-Sacrifice Evolution to pull Black Arrow back from the brink of death?

However... at the time, their injuries only appeared serious, but were not fatal.

Now, the little skeleton is on its last legs and about to die; it's uncertain whether it will still have any effect.

"Let's try anything, even if it seems hopeless."

With that in mind, Shen Xing opened the talent interface and selected Black Arrow as his target.

[Use 'Life-Sacrifice Evolution' to upgrade the territory unit 'Black Arrow' to Boss One Star ★?]

[This evolution requires sacrificing 100 Agility.]

[Caution! Due to the target's near-death state, this evolution has a very high probability of failure.]

Shen Xing frowned when he saw the warning sign behind him.

As expected, the hope of saving a critically wounded soldier using this method is slim.

However, although there is a very high probability of failure, it is at least not hopeless.

"Black Arrow, I'm about to perform a potential evolution on you, and the process will be quite dangerous."

Shen Xing looked at the little skeleton in front of him and said in a serious voice, "If you succeed, you will not only recover from your injuries, but your strength will also increase significantly."

"But if you fail, that's your fate, understand?"

Black Arrow, submerged in water, heard the lord's words, and the soul fire in his pupils flickered weakly once more.

Then... as if it had made up its mind, it nodded vigorously.

"Very good, then... I wish you success."

Shen Xing clicked "OK".

"Buzz..."

A dazzling red light descended, enveloping the entire skeleton.

In the light, Black Arrow's body began to tremble violently.

The layer of solid ice covering his body began to melt slowly, and a faint black mist emanated from the cracks in his frozen bones.

The next moment, black mist enveloped his entire body, even faintly revealing the outline of a suit of armor.

Black Arrow struggled to raise his hands, seemingly trying to stand up from the water.

Under Shen Xing's hopeful gaze, it slowly straightened up, and the soul fire in its pupils gradually lit up.

Then.

"Splash..."

The entire skeleton collapsed on the spot, with bones from various parts scattered all over the ground, still covered in solid ice.

Seeing this, Shen Xing remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "So it was another failure?"

"That's true, there was only a sliver of hope to begin with; you can't force it."

At that moment, Xiao Hei seemed to sense something, its eerie green pupils flashing. "No, Lord, Black Arrow doesn't seem to be dead."

"It... it seems to be Rebirth in another way!"

"Um?"

Shen Xing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then realized something, and his pupils dilated instantly.

At that moment, the pile of bones covered in ice shards on the ground began to tremble slightly.

Then, as if they had a mind of their own, they began to automatically gather and combine together.

"Snap! Snap!"

Each time the skeleton pieces were assembled, it was accompanied by a sound like ice blocks colliding, releasing a chilling aura that spread in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, it froze all three nearby volcanic hot springs, and even the water vapor in the air turned into solid ice crystals.

As the last head rolled and was pieced together onto the body, Black Arrow slowly stood up.

At this moment, it has undergone tremendous changes.

The original pale white skeleton turned into a frost-white color, as if it had been frozen for a thousand years.

Its body became much larger, with each bone thick and hard, resembling the skeleton of an ice giant, with an overall height exceeding two and a half meters.

The skeleton was covered with a layer of armor made of solid ice, and there were several ice spikes on the shoulder armor, gleaming coldly, making it look extremely defensive.

A different kind of prompt flashed before Shen Xing's eyes.

[Ding! Your territory unit: 'Black Arrow' has undergone Metamorphosis, merging the breath of ice into its undead body.]

[Activate Hidden Class: Frostbone Executioner]

[Troop potential has been upgraded to Boss One Star ★, all troop attributes increased by 50%, ice resistance increased by 50%, agility increased by an additional 100]

[Activate exclusive skills: Ice Energy Control (Passive), Ice Explosion Arrow]

[Activate Exclusive Talent: Frost Yin Qi]

Shen Xing: "(⊙_⊙)!!!"

He felt completely dazed.

Wait, what's going on!?

He was just thinking of using [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] to see if he could save Black Jian Yi's life.

As it turned out, this little skeleton not only survived but also fused with the power of ice, becoming a hidden class?