Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 787 - 505: Abyss Demon, the First War Against Demons

Then, right before everyone’s eyes, he blended directly into the air and disappeared. This was the Invisibility Skill!

But Fang Zhou’s magic attack was already on its way.

Skeleton Heart-Piercing Flying Spear!

A sound like shattering glass echoed as the Bone Spear struck empty air, then shattered into a pile of bones on the ground. Although the opponent was invisible, he could still be attacked!

This time, the opponent had learned its lesson and fell silent, no longer making any noise. When Yan Yan’s next Fireball Skill hit nothing, they knew their foe must have already left its original spot.

Meanwhile, the remaining Corpse Shooters, following Fang Zhou’s previous orders, aimed the second wave of their arrow rain at the Fire-Throwing Demons and Fiery Demons. As the frost-infused Bone Arrows flew past, the already small number of these casters were turned into corpses. Although their Attack Power wasn’t low, their Defense and Life Energy were at the bottom among demon units of the same tier.

At the same time, a dozen Ghosts swiftly drifted over to attack the survivors.

Perhaps because Fang Zhou’s Spiritual Remains Clone had successfully analyzed the Death Spirit Body Talent, his Undead Mage body was now attuned to the souls of the Ghost Race to an exaggerated degree. This allowed him to easily summon and command several squads of rare Ghosts. These Ghosts had the ability to fly at low altitudes and could naturally bypass many obstacles. Simply dropping from a high place was no difficult task for them; they wouldn’t even take fall damage.

A few surviving but heavily injured Fire-Throwing Demons raised their claws in an attempt to counterattack. To the Ghosts, however, their melee combat capability was rather pathetic. They posed no significant threat and were quickly killed.

With the enemy’s long-range forces nearly wiped out, Fang Zhou finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Seeing the surrounding demons already rushing toward the Ghosts, he had these squads use their area-of-effect Soul Wails to inflict massive damage before unsummoning them to avoid needless casualties. He wanted to summon them again later. Though there had been a minor hiccup, without those demon casters causing trouble, his side’s casualties would surely decrease significantly.

At this point, the surrounding demons finally realized what had happened. A dozen Abyssal Beastmen simultaneously roared at the sky, then charged toward Fang Zhou and his troops’ position on all fours. The low-tier demons seemed to forget their earlier fear. For a moment, Slaughter Demons, Ape Demons, Dog Demons, and even Horned Demons and Little Inferior Demons all stirred, following behind the Abyssal Beastmen.

A few Bronze-tier Hellhounds tried to squeeze through, but the spiraling mountain path was too narrow for the sheer number of demons. They wouldn’t be able to get up for a while.

"Yan Yan, keep an eye on that invisible guy. Lin Qingshan, pay attention to the rotation of the troops. Olaf, take the Dragon Bone Hate Samurai and the Six-armed Snake Demon Samurai to organize the frontline defense."

As he spoke, Fang Zhou quickly cast False Life and Death Protection on the Corrupt Hatreds on the front line. He had deliberately chosen the narrowest section of the path for the fight. At less than five meters wide, it was more than sufficient for them to defend. If any were seriously injured, there were dozens of Undead Summoned Creatures waiting to act as substitutes.

Then there were the Six-armed Snake Demon Samurai and the Dragon Bone Hate Samurai. Not only were they powerful fighters, but they also gained bonus damage against Flame-series demons from the Frost Aura on Fang Zhou’s Soul Shattering Bone Staff.

Soon, a large number of demons rushed forward. Halfway up, Fang Zhou attempted to use Skeleton Prison to disrupt their formation. Unfortunately, the ground here was so hot that the very rocks seemed to contain flames. The Skeleton Prison burst into flames almost as soon as it took effect.

However, with Fang Zhou’s current magic strength, a casually cast Skeleton Prison wasn’t something mere flames could easily burn through. The low-tier demons lacked the power to resist the effect of Skeleton Prison, so they quickly tripped and sprawled in all directions. But the demons behind them didn’t stop, continuing to push forward over their fallen comrades. This led to many demons getting trampled, ending up with bruised faces and broken bones.

Fang Zhou found the situation both laughable and frustrating, but his hands never stopped moving. He cast several more Skeleton Prisons in different areas, which would surely delay the demons and break them apart.

Yet the situation on the battlefield was still grim. Although they had taken down two of the black-robed figures and the third remained hidden, the flame-constructed Teleportation Gate was still open. Various low-tier demons continued to pour out from it, so Fang Zhou couldn’t relax yet.

Meanwhile, the arrow rain from the Corpse Archers continued ceaselessly, targeting the strongest of the demons, the Abyssal Beastmen. Fang Zhou summoned the Ghosts again, but this time, he didn’t have them attack alongside the Corpse Warriors. Instead, he had them use their low-altitude hovering advantage to keep a close watch on the Teleportation Gate. Whenever a Fire-Throwing Demon or Fiery Demon appeared from the gate, they attacked immediately and alerted Fang Zhou.

Bronze-tier Ghosts could already use Soul Wails for ranged attacks. And because it dealt Soul Damage, ordinary demon units had difficulty defending against it effectively.

As the battle officially began, the situation rapidly became clear. Even though the Abyssal Beastmen were stronger than Beastman Commanders, they couldn’t withstand the Corpse Archers’ focused fire, and casualties soon appeared. This was especially true when an impatient Abyssal Beastman tried to activate its Frenzy Skills to accelerate its charge, which only resulted in a faster death.

Fang Zhou wasn’t a fool; he naturally adjusted his battle strategy according to the changing circumstances. Yet, many Abyssal Beastmen continued to use their Frenzy Skills one after another.

You could only say they really weren’t very smart.

This resulted in only seven or eight Abyssal Beastmen actually reaching the Corrupt Hatreds’ position, but they achieved minimal effect. The Corrupt Hatreds already had extremely high Defense, and with Fang Zhou’s array of buffs, it was enhanced even further. If he hadn’t been concerned about the enemy using Flame Attacks, which prevented him from having Ryze use his Ice Shield, Fang Zhou would have suspected that none of the other demons on the field could break the Corrupt Hatreds’ defense!

Despite this, when the few Abyssal Beastmen who finally reached the front line swung their claws, they felt like they were hitting an iron plate rather than decaying flesh. The impact made their own wrists ache. They looked at their opponents; the dirty, broken, and corpulent bodies had only sustained small cuts.

Even if left untreated, these wounds would probably heal completely within a few minutes, wouldn’t they? a few of the Abyssal Beastmen suspected.

And even when they did suffer these minor injuries, the Death Elf Vigus, who hovered in front of Fang Zhou, would simply wave her little hand and heal them on the spot. Although she was currently low-tier—only Bronze Lower—and the healing from her Resurrection of the Dead was far weaker than Fang Zhou’s, it was more than enough, as the Corrupt Hatreds’ injuries were incredibly mild.

In contrast, each attack from the Corrupt Hatreds carved a gory and enormous wound on the Abyssal Beastmen.

Resist Charge, Counter Charge, Anti-Large, Armor-Piercing, Corrosive Poison...