Little Skeleton
Property: Pet of the demon family
Rank: Intermediate position of the first rank
Combat Strength: 2.8
Aptitude: Below average
Abilities Mastered: Limb Reassembly
The Little Skeleton still had a simple and crude attribute panel. It only had one basic ability for skeletons.
But.
Compared to before, the Little Skeleton had undergone a significant change.
First of all, its combat strength had increased from 1.1 to 2.8, which was a huge leap.
A combat strength of 1.1 was equivalent to an average human being's combat strength. But a combat strength of 2.8 could easily hunt down tigers and beasts!
The gap between the two was self-evident.
Secondly, in the Chaotic Realm of the Undead, a place where undead creatures lived, the Little Skeleton didn't spend much time cultivating. Yet, its rank had increased from the lower position of the first rank to the intermediate position. That was a small improvement.
"The Little Skeleton's aptitude has increased from below average to below average. At the intermediate position of the first rank, the Little Skeleton can unleash combat strength close to the third rank. This can be regarded as outstanding. But under the strict standards set by the system, the Little Skeleton can only be regarded as below average."
Su Ping forced a bitter smile. He could not help but feel frustrated when he thought of the requirement of the mission.
But then again, they had only been here for two or three hours, even though they had died many times after being teleported to the Chaotic Realm of the Undead.
It was already impressive that the Little Skeleton could reach such a level in such a short time.
"Woo!"
All of a sudden, the Lightning Rat ran back from the distance, sending a signal of alertness and nervousness.
Su Ping came back to his senses at once. He squinted his eyes and saw a huge skeleton crawling over the pile of bones behind the Lightning Rat.
The skeleton was nearly five meters long. It looked like a beast, but at the same time, like a twisted human being. The skeleton was pieced together by the bones of all kinds of creatures. The skeleton was crawling on all fours, chasing after the Lightning Rat.
Su Ping did not feel nervous at the sight of the monster. Instead, he became serious and used the "killing intent" skill at once. "Go!"
The Lightning Rat that had run back had red eyes. It grimaced in pain and braked. Then, it turned around and charged toward the huge skeleton.
Su Ping turned his head to look at the little skeleton at his feet. It was still standing there in a daze, but different from its usual daze, it seemed to be immersed in a kind of comfortable enjoyment. The grey mist around its body was entwined with blood energy, flowing through all the bones in its body. These bones became more and more compact under the spread of the grey energy and blood aura.
Sensing that the Little Skeleton was digesting the ruby, Su Ping decided not to send the Little Skeleton out. Instead, he let the Lightning Rat fight alone.
This huge crawling skeleton was obviously more powerful than the human-shaped skeleton they encountered before. The Lightning Rat was too slow to react. Fortunately, the Lightning Rat had mastered one of the top 10 secret skills, "Thunder Flash." This ability allowed the Lightning Rat to get close to enemies of a higher rank. Together with Su Ping's infinite resurrection, the Lightning Rat could weaken the skeleton bit by bit. The battle of attrition would drag on.
Bang!
After more than a hundred times of resurrection, the Lightning Rat suddenly ejected a bolt of lightning. When the lightning bolt was several meters away, it had already struck the crawling skeleton.
Su Ping was taken aback. He had never seen this kind of attack from the Lightning Rat before.
Su Ping used the identification skill. Instantly, he saw that there was a new ability in the Lightning Rat's ability column, "Flying Thunder Arrow."
"A middle-level thunder ability. Usually, only flying pets of the thunder family can master it. This little guy has forced it out …" Su Ping could not help but smile. While it was only a middle-level ability, the advantage was that it could be used as a long-range attack. That was good enough.
It could be seen that the little guy had been forced to come up with such a long-range attack because it had been forced to rely on "Thunder Flash" to attack at close range.
With the "Flying Thunder Arrow," the Lightning Rat's combat strength had reached 4.3, which was comparable to many fourth-rank battle pets.
About an hour later, the crawling skeleton finally fell to the ground. The dark and foul air had been exhausted. There was no more energy to repair the broken bones. The Lightning Rat could dismantle the entire skeleton.
As soon as the crawling skeleton fell to the ground, the Little Skeleton trotted over and began to pick among the bones. But this time, the Little Skeleton did not choose any bones to replace itself. Instead, the Little Skeleton picked out a sharper bone and brought it back.
Su Ping was surprised to see how the Little Skeleton was holding the sharp bone blade as if it was wearing a saber. He found it funny at the same time.
"I don't know what this thing can do for the Little Skeleton. It seems that the Little Skeleton needs some time to digest it." Su Ping cast a look at the blood-red gem inside the Little Skeleton's skull. He was curious. The Little Skeleton had been absorbing the blood aura inside the gem. The gem seemed to have shrunk a little.
Su Ping did not rest. He told the Lightning Rat to look for prey nearby and lure them over.
The Lightning Rat dragged its body away unwillingly. Not long afterward, it came back in a panic. Two weird-looking skeletons were attracted. One of them was like a beast and the other was like a human skeleton. Both skeletons were huge, about four to five meters tall. They were clumsy and they were holding huge bones in their hands as shields.
Those skeletons clearly had a basic level of intelligence. Some of them could think. Perhaps, they were the remnants of consciousness left in the bones. That was why they knew how to use equipment.
Su Ping told the Little Skeleton and the Lightning Rat to fight together at once.
The Little Skeleton wielded its bone blade and dashed toward the crawling skeleton that was moving nimbly.
When the two skeletons saw the Little Skeleton, they seemed to be attracted by something. At the same time, they gave up on attacking the Lightning Rat and turned to the Little Skeleton.
The Little Skeleton wielded its bone blade and slashed at the crawling skeleton. However, the Little Skeleton failed to break the bones. Instead, the Little Skeleton was hit by the bones that swept over. The Little Skeleton was knocked away. But the Little Skeleton's body seemed to be tougher than before. It did not fall apart.
Su Ping used the identification skill. The crawling skeleton's combat strength was 5.2, which was much better than the Little Skeleton and the Lightning Rat.
The crawling skeleton dashed to the Little Skeleton, opened its mouth, and bit the Little Skeleton. The crawling skeleton swung and chewed as if trying to eat the Little Skeleton.
However, the giant skeleton that was right behind it smashed the crawling skeleton with its bone shield, saving the Little Skeleton from the crawling skeleton's mouth. Then, the giant skeleton stepped on the crawling skeleton and threw the Little Skeleton's body that was about to fall apart into its mouth. The dark and foul air surged around the giant skeleton as if it was trying to assimilate the Little Skeleton!
Crack.
The Little Skeleton's body fell apart. The blood-red gem in its skull fell out and floated into the giant skeleton's head.
At the same time, Su Ping received the reminder that the Little Skeleton had been revived.
He was surprised. He didn't expect that the blood-red gem would fall out after the Little Skeleton died. Was it because the gem was not fully absorbed?
There was no time to think. Su Ping quickly brought the Little Skeleton back to life and told it to work with the Lightning Rat to attack the giant skeleton.
As a matter of fact, apart from the Little Skeleton and the Lightning Rat, the crawling skeleton that was hit by the shield also turned around and threw itself at the giant skeleton to fight for the blood-red gem.
"Use Thunder Flash. Go into its head and take the gem out!" Su Ping told the Lightning Rat.
The Lightning Rat received the instruction. It flashed around and appeared in the giant skeleton's skull directly. It bit the gem and left the skeleton with a flash of lightning. After two more flashes, the Lightning Rat appeared in front of Su Ping.
Su Ping took the blood-red gem from the Lightning Rat's mouth and put it away in his storage space.
The gem was useful to the Little Skeleton. However, given the Little Skeleton's current constitution, it would take some time for it to absorb the gem. On the off chance that Su Ping and the Little Skeleton suddenly died, the gem would fall into the hands of other powerful beings. By then, Su Ping would never be able to take it back.
"I will have to wait until I have time when I go back and let the Little Skeleton absorb the gem slowly. I can also ask the system to identify what this gem is." Su Ping thought to himself. He raised his head. Without the blood-red gem, the two crawling skeletons stopped fighting. Once again, they fixed their eyes on Su Ping and the Lightning Rat and lunged at them ferociously.
"Charge!"
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