Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 271 Rare Flame Demon, A Surprise Attack Under the Sky

Chapter 271 Rare Flame Demon, A Surprise Attack Under the Sky

Just then, a voice rang in Fangzhou's ears.

"There seems to be some movement over there, probably in the direction of the shelter. Something might have happened."

Fangzhou turned his head and saw an ordinary-looking middle-aged soldier gazing into the distance with a furrowed brow.

This warrior is clearly the guiding NPC in this simulated battlefield; his appearance signifies that the real battle is about to begin.

The red light still flickered in the distance, like hellfire dancing in the darkness, illuminating half the sky.

The middle-aged warrior NPC stood beside the ark, gazing at the burning light, his expression turning solemn.

He muttered to himself, his voice tinged with unease.

"If we can see this from this distance, could it be a fire?"

No, no, an ordinary fire could not be this intense.

"It's a demon! A demon is attacking there!"

Fangzhou calmly observed the performance of the middle-aged warrior NPC from the side.

He couldn't help but feel a little helpless, because there was no option to skip the plot here; he could only patiently wait for the guided story to end.

The middle-aged soldier's voice sounded somewhat hoarse, his hands clenched into fists, his gaze fixed firmly on the direction from which the red light was coming. "Ark Sergeant, the demon attack on the shelter has already happened before."

The middle-aged warrior's voice was heavy. "Although the shelter barely managed to withstand the demons' attack, almost all of the powerful warriors in the shelter perished."

The leader of the shelter died a heroic death on the battlefield fighting against the demons.

At this point, the middle-aged warrior suddenly turned around, facing the ark, his eyes flashing with determination.

"Sergeant Ark, we should go to the rescue of the shelter."

Based on past experience, the number of demons attacking shelters is usually not large.

The reason they appeared so disheveled was because the refugees had very poor self-defense capabilities.

With your strength, you might be able to easily eliminate them if you launch a surprise attack.

At that time, we will be the heroes who saved the shelter!

The middle-aged soldier's words sounded very organized. Fangzhou listened and cooperated with his performance, nodding slightly in agreement.

"you're right.

Furthermore, since those refugees are all humans from Earth, we should try to rescue them based on that alone.

Upon hearing Fangzhou's reply, the middle-aged warrior let out a battle cry full of fighting spirit, and then clenched his fists.

The distant firelight shone even brighter in the night, like the gates of hell slowly opening, releasing a blazing light.

The rescue operation is urgent and cannot be delayed for even a moment.

Fangzhou immediately took out the necromancer orb containing powerful energy.

As the fingers lightly touched the surface of the orb, a chilling aura emanated from it.

Thanks to the significant increase in his mental attribute and the powerful buffs provided by the Necromancer's Orb, Ark felt an unprecedented level of smoothness and freedom when casting the Summon Skeleton spell.

He softly chanted the incantation, and in a flash of eerie light, fifty skeletal warriors of the Apprentice rank appeared and lined up neatly before him.

After completing the first summoning, Ark did not stop.

He focused his mental energy again and used the Bone Blade skill to strengthen the fifty unarmed skeleton warriors.

After a flash of light, the forty skeleton warriors were granted melee combat abilities.

The remaining ten skeletons transformed into archers, each wielding a longbow made of bones.

These skeleton warriors, after being enhanced, appear even more ferocious and awe-inspiring.

To further enhance the team's strength, Fangzhou took out the sealed bone bell that had been strengthened twice and shook it gently.

Immediately, a clear and melodious bell rang out, and the pearl bird, Gugu, was released.

Despite the fog and obstructed vision in the jungle, the pearl bird Goo Goo, with its keen senses, was still able to see more clearly than the others.

It circled in the air a few times, seemingly searching for the best path.

With everything ready, the Ark issued the order to depart.

A dozen or so melee skeleton warriors led the way, protecting the middle-aged warrior as he hurried ahead, guiding the group.

Fang Zhou himself was fully armed and followed closely behind, protected by a dozen melee skeleton warriors and ten skeleton archers.

The task of covering the rear was assigned to a dozen or so other melee warriors.

They held their skeletal weapons steadily, occasionally swinging them at the roadside bushes and weeds, making a "click" sound to warn potential enemies.

Perhaps they were startled by the distant firelight and commotion, or perhaps they were awed by the gleaming bone weapons in the hands of these skeleton warriors.

We encountered no obstacles along the way.

To prevent this surprise attack from being discovered too early by the abyssal demons besieging the shelter, Ark also brought out the [Sky Bottle] artifact, which had never been used in actual combat.

Following the method he and Su Xinyan had devised, Fang Zhou manipulated the [Sky Curtain Magic Bottle] to emit a cloud of gray smoke, completely concealing his and the Skeleton Army's presence.

In this mist-shrouded jungle, Ark and his army of skeletons steadily advance toward the refuge.

As the distance decreased, the various sounds gradually converged into one, assaulting the ark's eardrums.

The man's hoarse shouts were filled with fear and desperation.

The woman's piercing scream revealed her helplessness and despair.

The chaotic footsteps were as rapid as a sudden storm.

The little demon's eerie laughter was filled with mockery and malice.

The frightened dog barked wildly, filled with panic and confusion.

All these sounds intertwined, forming a symphony called war, causing the blood of the young necromancer apprentice to boil involuntarily.

Fang Zhou gripped the necromancer orb tightly, feeling its cold touch and the death power it contained, and sent a firm message to the army of skeletons beneath the demons.

"The demon is ahead! Team, attack!"

It was midnight, and the shelter was engulfed in flames.

The flames devoured everything, making a crackling sound.

Although this is just a simple difficulty shelter defense battle, the number of attacking demons is not large.

There were only about thirty or forty of them, mainly minor demons and demon children.

These apprentice-level demons are mostly mid-apprentice level, with only about one-third of the elites reaching the upper-apprentice level.

However, in addition to these lesser demons, the army of abyssal demons also includes three apprentice-level horned demons and hound demons.

The presence of a horned demon and two hound demons—these high-level demons—made what should have been a simple battle exceptionally difficult.

The Dog Demon is a tall, muscular creature with a terrifying appearance.

Its skin is dark purple and covered with a layer of rough scales.

Their snouts are elongated, revealing sharp fangs, while their limbs are strong and powerful, enabling them to move quickly on the battlefield, almost as if gliding across the ground.

The dog demon's fighting style is exceptionally fierce.

They excel at close combat, using their sharp claws and fangs to tear apart their enemies.

In addition, some elite dog demons can also spew high-temperature flames from their mouths, easily burning the enemy's body.

Although the equipment of these horned demons and hounds is not as good as that of the fully armed, heavily armored, axe-wielding horned demon boss, compared to the Abyss difficulty Horned Demon Outpost dungeon.

However, thanks to their far superior racial combat power coefficients compared to lesser demons and demon children, they were still able to put immense pressure on the trainees in the simulated battlefield.

Fortunately, this shelter defense battle was not a direct confrontation.

The burning human shelter in front of us has relatively complete defense measures.

Flames danced wildly under the night sky, turning the surrounding mist crimson.

Looking in the direction of the firelight, Fangzhou could vaguely see the outlines of rows of low-rise buildings through the swirling mist.

These houses were mostly temporary structures built of mud and straw, simple and rough, yet they exuded a rustic beauty.

The straw on the roof rustled in the wind.

In the center of these buildings, several sturdier houses stand out.

These houses were built using thick timbers felled from the nearby forest.

They are not only more robust, but also able to withstand a certain degree of attack.

In the dark years of the early Mythical Era, abyssal demons flooded into the Blue Star like a tidal wave, and urban jungles became their hunting grounds.

Humans, once the most intelligent beings to rule the world, have become delicacies for these monsters.

Especially demons with an extraordinary sense of smell, such as canine demons, can easily track down places where humans gather, forcing people to scatter in all directions.

The canine demons' noses can detect even the faintest human scent from afar, making them among the most fearsome trackers.

In order to survive, countless displaced refugees have built small, hidden shelters in the wilderness, trying to buy time to survive by hiding.

During those bloodiest and darkest years, hundreds and thousands of such small shelters quietly sprang up in every corner of the planet.

They mostly hide in remote valleys, dense forests, or abandoned buildings, trying to stay as far away from the demons' sight as possible.

However, countless other small, unrecorded refuges were also wiped out under the iron heel of the abyss demons.

What remains is endless sorrow and despair.

The shelter in front of us, located in this simulated battlefield, was built based on the background of that particular historical period.

In this simulated battlefield, the Ark will face not only the threat of fire and enemies, but also a profound experience of the indomitable spirit of humanity.

In this tragic period of history, humanity experienced one of its darkest times.

People at that time were like lambs to the slaughter, powerless to resist the unknown and terrifying forces.

Demons and all sorts of evil creatures roamed freely, casting a shadow over the land, and human civilization was almost completely destroyed.

Villages were reduced to ruins, cities to wasteland, and survivors were forced to flee in search of temporary refuge from the disaster.

However, even in this time of despair, humanity did not give up hope.

With the awakening of the first group of professionals, humanity began to possess the initial power to fight against evil forces.

Subsequently, a group of high-level professionals of the Gold rank, represented by General Ning Feihu, emerged one after another, gradually building a large army of professionals capable of fighting against demons.

This is a prominent detail in the Hall of Fame of Haicheng Military Academy.

All cadets at Haicheng Military Academy are familiar with this history.

Therefore, Fangzhou was not surprised to see the simple shelter in front of him.

Although the conditions in this settlement were harsh, its outer defenses were exceptionally strong.

The wooden wall is made of thick logs, each of which has been carefully sharpened to a point that points to the sky like a sword, forming a dense array of spikes.

The large door in the wooden wall was exceptionally heavy, secured tightly by five thick ropes.

Even the strongest apprentice-level warriors would need five or six people working together to open it.

Fang Zhou's gaze swept across the shelter, his eyes landing on the watchtower.

At that moment, a group of guards were frantically climbing up, preparing to deal with the possible crisis.

The guards carried a variety of weapons; some carried rough wooden sticks, some brandished rusty swords, and some even used farm tools as weapons.

Their attire was also extremely haphazard; some were barely wearing tattered leather armor or rusty chainmail, while most were dressed in ordinary peasant clothing.

Seeing this, Fangzhou couldn't help but shake his head.

With the shelter's own defenses alone, it would be virtually impossible to withstand the attack from this demonic warband.

Two horned demons, one dog demon, plus dozens of lesser demons and demon children.

The threat to this shelter, which has basic defenses, is not significant.

However, what truly shattered their despair was that this demonic warband had a rare demon as its leader at its center.

This rare demon was not as burly as other demons; instead, it appeared rather thin.

It trails a long tail behind it, covered with small, sharp thorns.

Its body is covered with interlaced red and black patterns, which are intricate and exquisite.

Its hands, in particular, were covered with an astonishing number of magical runes, almost taking up the entire palm, as if they were a source of some kind of magical energy.

It was playing with a ball of fiery red light in its hand, which was like a blazing sun, emitting dazzling light.

Under its control, the ball of fire tumbles and leaps in the air, like a child playing with a beloved toy ball. However, this seemingly simple game is a deadly threat.

This rare demon is a terrifying spellcaster, capable of casting an extremely frightening spell—fireball.

Once this magic is unleashed, its blast radius can reach ten meters, enough to turn all life within the range to ashes and burn all flammable materials to ashes.

Even highly trained elite warriors find it difficult to escape unscathed when facing this rare demon known as the Flame Demon.