The High-Rank Skeleton Mage realized something was wrong; he let out an angry roar and unleashed the magic he had been charging for so long.
However, as his magic flew into the air, it began to be constantly weakened and became extremely unstable, dissipating completely before it could even reach Rowan, turning into a wisp of energy that merged into Rowan’s body.
Within the range of the magic circle, everything—whether it was the skeletons, the grass, or the stones on the ground—began to rapidly undergo Degradation.
The skeletons quickly turned into fragments, like bones that had been boiled for a whole day, shattering at the slightest touch.
Although that High-Rank Skeleton Mage held on for a little longer, it could not withstand the effects of the Degradation and soon shattered apart.
Rowan’s experience and Optimization energy began to rise rapidly, and his stored energy was quickly filled.
Among them, that High-Rank Skeleton Mage provided the most energy and experience.
The Degradation magic circle vanished, leaving behind only a pitch-black pit and piles of unrecognizable bone fragments.
Overlimit Degradation still had remaining power; a level 21 Skeleton Mage was equivalent to the limit of the Fourth Tier, and one more level would reach the Fifth Tier.
Rowan estimated that he could also deal with a Fifth Tier enemy; even if the opponent didn’t die, they would be significantly weakened, though a Sixth Tier would be too much to handle.
Although Overlimit Degradation was very strong, Rowan’s main body was still too weak.
“Uh, the power of this move is indeed good, but it’s a pity it can only be used once every three days.
This time was just for testing; under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t use it, it can only be used as a trump card.” The other skeletons swarmed toward Rowan.
Although their boss was already dead, they had no intelligence and thus no thought of fleeing; they only possessed hatred for the living and would endlessly tear apart any living being.
That was fine, too; Rowan didn’t want to miss out on this experience.
The biggest threat had already vanished, and what remained was just mechanical mowing.
…
Half an hour later, Rowan sat on the ground, exhausted.
Although his HP had barely moved, he had consumed a lot of stamina, and bone fragments were scattered everywhere around him.
Rowan, alone, had annihilated thousands of Undead; as the price, he could barely move a finger.
However, it didn’t matter.
“Optimization.” A flash of white light passed, consuming seven or eight points of energy, and Rowan’s stamina was restored to its peak state once again.
Speaking of which, it seemed the higher the level, the more energy points it consumed; this was not good news.
He had also gained quite a bit of experience, and while that Skeleton Mage provided a good amount, it was still slightly less than the Goblin King.
His experience bar was full, and Rowan had no intention of hoarding it, so he leveled up immediately, still putting the points into Asura.
Battle, battle!
Taking out the map, Rowan began preparing to clear out those high-rank Undead monsters that the Adventurers Guild required him to deal with.
The high-rank monsters recorded on it varied in strength; the lowest were Fourth Tier monsters, recommended for Mythril and above teams to handle, while the highest were Fifth Tier monsters, recommended for Orichalcum and Adamantite squads.
Hmm, for Rowan, Fourth Tier Undead could be handled now, but as for Fifth Tier ones, it would be more appropriate to wait until Overlimit Degradation recovered or until his Asura class level was maxed out.
…
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Many adventurers discovered that the mission in the Katze Plains this time was all bark and no bite.
The mission mentioned an infestation of Undead, but in reality, there weren’t many more than usual.
To be more precise, the numbers were indeed quite high a month ago, but they had now been completely suppressed.
Many adventurers believed that it was because the Adventurers Guild or the Slane Theocracy had taken action.
And during this month, the reputation of the lone wolf, the Undead Slayer Rowan, had become increasingly prominent.
This guy’s experience was quite legendary; shortly after joining the Adventurers Guild, he had cooperated with a Mythril team to kill the Goblin King, and his rank had jumped directly to Platinum.
Subsequently, he had dealt with a large number of high-rank Undead, basically turning in quests at the Adventurers Guild once a week, killing quite a few high-rank Undead each time, and his rank had improved rapidly.
Now, he had reached the Orichalcum Rank.
This was a lone wolf Orichalcum Rank.
Some teams had tried to invite him, but all were rejected.
He was a powerful and reclusive mysterious adventurer.
And this “Undead Slayer” himself did not know that he had already made a name for himself.
Titles and such were dispensable to him, and the Orichalcum tag was also dispensable, but the four hundred plus coins he had earned in total… ahem, this was still very important.
The four hundred plus gold coins were earned with great difficulty.
Of course, for Rowan, the most precious thing was the experience.
After a month of working day and night, Rowan’s gains were huge; the number of Undead that had died by his hand was at least one hundred thousand.
He was simply a bulldozer, and calling him the Undead Slayer was absolutely correct.
Regarding his gains, first, he had honed a unique martial art of his own through endless battles; this martial art was created by referencing the skill Asura Slash and combining it with the current environment.
He named it “Draw Slash.” After charging, a single Draw Slash attack, accompanied by a small-range shockwave, could clear out enemies within a three-meter radius in front of him.
Hmm, it was a bit like a youth version of Asura Slash; the range was smaller, and the power was weaker, but the good thing was that it consumed “Concentration” and had no daily usage limit.
Concentration was something like a combination of stamina and focus; simply put, it couldn’t be used continuously.
After using it once, one had to rest for a while before being able to use it again.
The first time, it could recover after resting for half a minute, and the next time would take about a minute.
The more times it was used, the longer the recovery time.
Of course, using Optimization could directly restore his body to its best state.
Draw Slash and Asura Slash each had their pros and cons.
Rowan often secretly felt narcissistic, thinking that his talent wasn’t much worse than Nail Clipper’s; one couldn’t create their own martial art without being a Genius.
The second gain was his level.
Constant fighting had brought him to level 23, and the rare class Asura was also maxed out.
Not only Asura, but even the high-level class Master Blacksmith was maxed out.
Now, even without using skills, he could beat three of his former selves.
His stats had also become: [Stat Sheet] [Level: 23] [Class: Healer (Rare Lv5), Master Blacksmith (Advanced Lv10), Grand Alchemist (Advanced Lv3), Asura (Rare Lv5)] [Innate Ability: Class Evolver] [Justice Value: 50 (Neutral)] [HP: 310 (31.0%)] [MP: 240 (24.0%)] [Physical Attack: 220 (22.0%)] [Physical Defense: 310 (31.0%)] [Agility: 220 (22.0%)] [Magic Attack: 240 (24.0%)] [Magic Defense: 330 (33.0%)] [Comprehensive Resistance: 230 (23.0%)] [Specialty: 270 (27.0%)] [Skill Points: 37] [Experience Bar: 32220 / 550000] [Passive Skills: Healing Storage (215 / 215), Limit Break, Craftsmans Heart, Energy Expansion, Precision, Rune Mastery, High-Rank Fire Attribute Resistance, Killing Intent Perception, Frustration Will, Asura Body] [Active Skills: Optimization (3 times/day), Degradation (3 times/day), Heart Forging Method (Tier 1), Overlimit Degradation (1 time/3 days), Extraction (Tier 1), Mana Infusion, Scout Raven (Tier 1), Spirit Forging (1 time/day), Asura Slash (3 times/day), Forbidden Forging (1 time/3 days), Fudo Myoo Heart Mantra (1 time/day), Immovable Wisdom King Strike (1 time/3 days), Microscopic Eye] [Magic/Martial Arts: Scout Raven (Tier 1), Lightning Strike (Tier 1), Lightning Spear (Tier 2), Martial Art – Draw Slash]
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”