Chapter 27
This only hidden talent didn’t seem to be anything special at the moment. It could only be treated as a cumulative reward. After all, Zhang Xuan couldn’t fill up the accumulated progress in one go.
What he was more concerned about now was that he was only two levels away from the lowest level limit of Level 12.
It was now the third day since he had left the academy, and there were still seven days left. Zhang Xuan was confident that he could complete the first five levels in five days. The remaining three days were just enough for him to gain experience for the second transition.
Zhang Xuan finally walked out of the forest. In front of him was a boundless desert, but he wasn’t in a hurry to enter. Instead, he found a place to rest for a while and updated the levels of the Skeleton Warriors.
This time, Zhang Xuan’s undead space had expanded by 10. The number of Level 10 Skeleton Warriors he could summon had reached 60!
However, after a round of updates, Zhang Xuan still didn’t obtain any other units of the Skeleton Warriors. This made him a little depressed.
Why did he suddenly become so unreasonable?
Moreover, Zhang Xuan spent about 10 minutes to complete the update of all the Skeleton Warriors for this upgrade.
The main reason was that Zhang Xuan’s class skill level had grown along with his level. However, the higher the class skill, the more mental strength it consumed.
Currently, Zhang Xuan’s spiritual energy was at 650 points, but releasing a Summon Death Contract would consume 400 points of spiritual energy, and the Painful Battle would also require 300 points.
Although his Spirit Recovery speed had also reached 55/s, Zhang Xuan was used to summoning Skeleton Warriors without restraint. He was more or less not used to it.
Currently, the only way to solve this problem was to level up through equipment or staffs. However, the weapons and equipment that he could wear at his level could only increase his limited maximum mental strength by dozens of points at most.
“Forget it, I’ll level up first. I’ll think about the rest later.”
Zhang Xuan only left five Skeleton Warriors with him, and the rest were put into the undead space.
Further ahead, they were no longer in the forest area. They could see very far at a glance. If they led dozens of Skeleton Warriors and walked casually in the sand area, it was inevitable that they would attract a lot of attention.
After all, his summoning special effect and the appearance of the abyssal monsters did feel a little similar.
Just as he stepped on it, he received a danger notification.
[Attention! The area ahead is dangerous. Please explore carefully!]
Looking at the red notification in front of him, Zhang Xuan continued forward without hesitation.
Usually, when one reached a monster area above Level 15, such notifications would appear if the level difference exceeded 5 levels. However, Zhang Xuan didn’t need to worry about the level difference at all.
Although Zhang Xuan had always relied on the Skeleton Warrior, he still had the Painful Battle that he had never used.
Moreover, the berserk monsters from before were much higher than the highest Level 20 monster panel in the northern suburbs.
After entering the sand, Zhang Xuan ordered the Skeleton Warrior to lead the way. Although the surface of the sand was calm, the danger hidden under the sand was no less than the forest.
BANG!
The spear-wielding Skeleton Warrior in front stabbed into the sand, and a green liquid immediately appeared.
[Ding! Level 16 Tsunami Sandworm killed. Experience +150]
[Obtained Sandworm Chrysalis x1]
Actually, Zhang Xuan had already discovered the existence of this monster within a 50-meter radius. Furthermore, within this 50-meter radius, there were no less than 40 similar monsters!
This was all thanks to the Obscure Pearl. Although the sandworm couldn’t become invisible, its hiding state underground was also considered stealth.
The Skeleton Warrior retracted its spear, and a two-meter-long brown sandworm was brought out.
[Earth Surge Sandworm (Level 16)]
[HP: 0/750]
[Strength: 2000]
[Defense: 120]
[Agility: 700]
[Skill: Swift Thrust]
Looking at the monster panel, Zhang Xuan finally understood why it was killed in one shot. This was a tadpole monster with very little HP and very high attack.
In terms of attack alone, it was equivalent to an elite monster around Level 20. Moreover, its agility was the highest among the monsters Zhang Xuan had seen so far.
One could imagine how satisfying it would be for a job changer who didn’t have any detection methods to be ambushed by this thing.
The number of such monsters in front also increased. Zhang Xuan summoned a few Skeleton Warriors. Under his control, the Skeleton Warriors quickly ran out.
However, this Skeleton Warrior hadn’t advanced far when a sandworm suddenly crawled out from below. Its sharp needles pierced into the Skeleton Warrior’s armor.
The Skeleton Warrior turned around and killed it with a slash. Zhang Xuan immediately opened the interface.
[Protective Equipment Durability: 1500/2000]
This time, Zhang Xuan had a rough idea. He summoned the first batch of 10 Skeleton Warriors and planned a general direction.
The 10 Skeleton Warriors began to advance quickly in two rows. After this batch had walked far away, Zhang Xuan summoned the second batch.
This cycle continued. Zhang Xuan made arrangements for the 50 Skeleton Warriors. The remaining 10 were left in the area of the Obscure Pearl to be in charge of cleaning up the fish that escaped the net.
[Ding! Level 16 Tsunami Sandworm killed. Experience +150]
[Ding! Level 16 Tsunami Sandworm killed. Experience +150]
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The intensive experience notifications rang out once again. Zhang Xuan had just leveled up not long ago, and his experience points had started to increase like they were being inflated. In less than two hours, Zhang Xuan’s experience points had reached 50%!
Although Level 16 Sandworms gave very little experience, their numbers were too dense. The Skeleton Warriors in the front row could encounter three to five attacks at the same time with every step.
If it was a saber-wielding Skeleton Warrior, one slash would give Zhang Xuan about 1,000 EXP!
Zhang Xuan was also paying attention to the Skeleton Warrior’s condition at all times. If it had low health, he would immediately summon it to replenish it. Just like that, when the sun set, Zhang Xuan’s body flickered again.