Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 765 - 494: Generous Spoils, [Fear of Frost Skeleton]!_2

This was something Fang Zhou could use right now.

The quality of the Equipment and Marvels he possessed was steadily increasing, and they could now bear Enchantments. Next, he could perhaps use these scattered Undead Attribute materials to enchant his entire set of Equipment and Marvels, one by one.

After finding nothing else of note, Fang Zhou put away the miscellaneous items and looked at the shattered Ice Coffin before him. The previous Skeleton Mage had slumbered in this Ice Coffin for countless years. With the new cracks in the tomb and the break in the energy circuits, the coffin’s extreme cold gradually dissipated, showing signs of melting in a short amount of time.

As Fang Zhou stared at the Ice Coffin, a glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. Among the three Heavenly and Earthly Treasures required for a Bronze-rank Undead Mage, one called Yin Soul Sand was particularly special. It was one of the few known Heavenly and Earthly Treasures that could be artificially created. However, the conditions for its creation were extremely harsh. The primary raw material was thousand-year-old ice soaked in a vast amount of Undead Aura and resentment.

Isn’t this Ice Coffin right in front of me the perfect material for creating Yin Soul Sand?

With this thought, Fang Zhou commanded his Undead Summoned Creatures to quickly freeze the Ice Coffin solid. After placing it in his Space Storage Capsule, Fang Zhou planned to return to the Undead Mage research group’s laboratory at Sea City Military Academy. There, he would consult with Master Sandro and Instructor Su Xinyan to see if he could turn this top-quality material into the Yin Soul Sand he desperately needed. If he succeeded, he would only need to find the other two Bronze-rank Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Standing up, he once again scanned the now-barren main burial chamber and finally remembered the Flame Medal Adventurer Group, whom he had left behind to deal with the remaining enemies. In any case, Fang Zhou had dealt with the most crucial and powerful Skeleton Mage in the main chamber. Yan Yan’s Flame Medal Adventurer Group should have no problem handling the remaining enemies in this Mage’s tomb.

"I wonder how Yan Yan is doing. Olaf, you’re on point. Let’s go check the engraving workshop!"

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The Magic Runes on the main chamber’s alchemical rune door had been completely destroyed in the previous battle, making it easy to open. All the Undead Summoned Creatures that hadn’t been destroyed got back up. Half of them stood at the front and half at the rear, blocking the entire passageway to ensure no enemy could directly attack Fang Zhou.

In truth, Fang Zhou wasn’t afraid of attacks anymore. He opened the door and stepped out. All the traps in the corridor had been destroyed, leaving behind traces of frost and flame everywhere. Then there were the bodies—the carcasses of Zombie Earth Dragons. They nearly carpeted the entire corridor, creating a shocking sight.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth. You... are all mine now!" Fang Zhou softly chanted a blessing for these corpses, then his regretful tone suddenly turned to excitement. "Pile them up! These are all excellent Undead Beast mounts!"

Earth Dragons are a very common Sub-dragon Species, originally created by fusing Earth Essence with the bloodline of Giant Dragons. Other members of the Dragon Race require hundreds, if not thousands, of years to mature into Giant Dragons. But with sufficient energy, an Earth Dragon might only need a few years or even months to reach its final form; their growth rate was terrifyingly fast. Zombie Earth Dragons, of course, were not strong, but he couldn’t ask for too much.

Fang Zhou left some Corpse Warriors behind to clean up the battlefield and led the rest of his troops onward.

"How are Yan Yan and the others doing?" Fang Zhou frowned. The construction quality here was too good, and the soundproofing from the Magic Runes made it impossible to hear anything from the engraving workshop, so he had no idea what was happening inside.

But soon, Fang Zhou saw the Magic Runes on the alchemical rune door of the "Research Room" begin to shine as the door slowly swung open.

Research room? Is something about to come out? The engraving workshop, the Servant Sleeping Area, the storage areas—all these places were dangerous and filled with enemies. Could the research room be the same? Could it be Undead Puppets guarding the research room?

"Prepare to fight!" Fang Zhou commanded. Olaf and the Six-armed Snake Demon Warrior strode forward with a THUMP, THUMP, THUMP to block the doorway.

The moment the door opened, Fang Zhou was stunned. This isn’t right!

Instead of the Arcane Puppets he had imagined, he saw Yan Yan and his group. Fang Zhou hurried over for a closer look and was pleasantly surprised. The members of the Flame Medal Adventurer Group were all injured, but none had died. As for the Corpse Warriors and Corrupt Hatreds Fang Zhou had hastily left behind, quite a few of them had been destroyed.

That made sense. Five Bronze Upper-rank Hate Samurai, seven Bronze Middle-rank Dragon Bone Soldiers, and dozens of Zombie Earth Dragons sounded intimidating. However, before he had chased the Skeleton Mage into the main chamber, Fang Zhou had already commanded his Undead Army to eliminate the majority of the enemy’s fighting force. With the strength of the Flame Medal Adventurer Group, assisted by the Undead Summoned Creatures Fang Zhou had left behind, dealing with the remaining enemies was more than enough.

Yan Yan, for his part, was also quite surprised. Who would have thought that a Mage’s tomb from the Naraku Civilization would be so dangerous? He had just followed Lieutenant Fang Zhou on an expedition and nearly ended up besieged and killed. He had relied on his sharp wits and rich combat experience to defeat the enemy Servants. Just as he was preparing to go on a killing spree, the leader of the Hate Samurai activated a mechanism that transported all the members of the Flame Medal Adventurer Group to the research room.

And it turned out there were Undead Puppets in the research room! Three Undead Puppets in such a small research room! Well, these things barely qualified as Bronze Upper-rank, and with their lack of intelligence, they weren’t difficult to handle. Yan Yan easily broke them—yes, broke, not destroyed. These things were difficult to make, so just breaking them was enough. Later, when Fang Zhou had time, he could repair them, modify their programming and permissions, and put them back into service.

After working for a long time, he began to decrypt the alchemical rune door to the "Research Room." Clearly, to a Mage, a "Research Room" was far more important than an "engraving workshop" or a "storage area." Therefore, the Magic Runes on this alchemical rune door were exceptionally complex. After a great deal of time, an anxious Yan Yan finally managed to decrypt the alchemical rune door, preparing to go and support Lieutenant Fang Zhou, who had ventured deeper into the tomb alone.

And then... he ran into a perfectly refreshed and cheerful-looking Fang Zhou.

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"So, you guys took down most of them? And the rest are trapped in the engraving workshop?" Fang Zhou asked as he looked at a disbelieving Yan Yan. "How long can you trap them?"

"About... half an hour?" Yan Yan was a little unsure. He thought for a moment before saying, "Lieutenant Fang Zhou, didn’t you say the Skeleton Mage is dead? Those Dragon Bone Soldiers and the others definitely won’t be able to figure out the faulty rune mechanism. They’ll just keep ramming the walls and door like idiots! Based on my professional judgment, it’ll take them at least half an hour to get out!"

Half an hour? Fang Zhou nodded and walked into the research room.

The research room wasn’t as small as Yan Yan had made it out to be. The Skeleton Mage certainly had some style; the research room was nearly the size of a basketball court. It was a single story, but it was tall and spacious, containing only a dozen or so bookshelves. The shelves held few books, and they were all covered in a thick layer of dust.

The titles on the spines were visible, such as *Initial Exploration of Teleportation Technique*, *Eight Ways of Writing Runes for the Dead*, and *Undead Array Alchemy*. There were also biographies and novels, like *Naraku Civilization’s Conquest History* and *Conquering the Abyss*, covering a wide range of topics. It seemed the tomb’s owner had broad interests and was a Mage who loved to read and learn.

Some books were free of dust, protected by magic, and could not be touched carelessly. Fang Zhou spotted a massive tome that suddenly opened its mouth and tried to bite him. A face appeared on its cover, winking and making funny expressions. Then Olaf kicked it over, pinned it to the ground, and ground his foot into it, causing it to wail pitifully.

In many Magic Civilizations, Magic Books are imbued with magical power, sometimes even animated, becoming a unique kind of Magical Creature. Seeing these living Magic Books, Yan Yan and the Magic Professionals in the Flame Medal Adventurer Group all had their faces light up with excitement, their eyes sparkling.