Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“230 damage, oh my god!”

“The Stone Man has a defense of 30, unbelievable.”

“Skeleton Big Brother, are you trying to defy the heavens?”

“Could you not slap me in the face like that? Ouch, my face hurts so much, oof.”

Zhang Mengmeng’s expression was one of utter disbelief, as if waking from a dream.

With her keen eyes, she noticed the change in the blade held by Jiang Cheng.

Crimson, profound, and chilling, it was enough to instill fear.

Initially proud of her Fierce Bear outfit, her spirits immediately dampened.

“I’m still the same loser, unchanged, time has only added to my experience of being useless…”

“High attack, high critical hit rate, high defense, and the ability to switch weapons to a bow and arrow. My my, Skeleton Big Brother, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve that I’m unaware of?”

Zhang Mengmeng stood in place, filled with curiosity as she watched Jiang Cheng’s lean figure.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

“–117!”

“–75!”

“–45!”

“Huh? What’s going on?”

The damage suddenly decreased, and the recoil force from the blade became stronger, causing Jiang Cheng’s arm to numb.

Jiang Cheng immediately spotted the issue.

The surface of the Stone Man became darker in color, as if… it had put on a piece of clothing, increasing its hardness.

Instead of chipping away stone fragments with each strike, sparks now flew.

“Stone Skin? Defense doubled?” Recalling the Stone Man’s ability, Jiang Cheng understood.

“This ability isn’t bad, maybe I could Plunder it for use.”

“–85!”

With one swing, a critical hit, and the health bar hit zero!

[Successfully killed the Stone Man, received 100 experience points, 100 Evolution Points, extra 50 experience points and 50 Evolution Points for defeating an enemy above your level.]

The experience from one Stone Man, 150 points, was five times that of a Skeleton Bear!

And, it even dropped a common equipment.

【White Boots】

Quality: Common

Level: 15

Defense: 5

Overview: Common boots, nothing special.

Indeed, double the experience and drop rate!

Leveling up here was certainly enjoyable.

But this Stone Skin was a bit annoying.

“Click clack click…”

Jiang Cheng bent down, picked up the equipment, tossed it to Zhang Mengmeng, then paused in his monster-killing spree, pondering for a moment.

“Stone Skin is a passive skill, only activated when the Stone Man’s health drops to a certain level.”

“If I lure several at once, activate their Stone Skin, then move to another, relying on my passive ability to ignore defense and Void Split’s trait of penetrating 10 points of armor, I could inflict damage higher than a common attack.”

Deciding to act on his plan, Jiang Cheng’s body creaked as he moved, slowly approaching Zhang Mengmeng, who looked bewildered.

After gesturing with his hands, Zhang Mengmeng was left puzzled.

“Uh… Skeleton Big Brother, what exactly do you want me to do…”

Zhang Mengmeng shrunk back, wearing a perplexed expression, as if urging Jiang Cheng to speak up.

Jiang Cheng shrugged and sighed, feeling somewhat helpless towards Zhang Mengmeng.

This silly girl, though pretty and pleasing to the eye, with long hair, big eyes, a slender waist, and well-proportioned figure, was… a bit slow.

His gestures were actually quite obvious, asking her to drag a Skeleton Bear’s corpse over to him so he could harvest Bone Powder. He needed it to lure more monsters with his bow and arrow.

Given his communication skills, any ordinary person should have understood.

Zhang Mengmeng was just a bit peculiar.

“Skeleton Big Brother… I’m sorry… Am I being too dumb and hindering your performance?”

Zhang Mengmeng crossed her arms, pouted, and wore an expression of guilt mixed with distress.

Jiang Cheng spread his hands and sighed once more.

“It seems that to level up quickly and return to reality sooner, I’ll have to address the communication issue.”

“And her skills need some refinement too, she’s too inexperienced.”

Jiang Cheng returned to Fierce Bear Mountain, killed a few Skeleton Bears, dragged their corpses back, and dropped them beside Zhang Mengmeng.

Only then did Zhang Mengmeng realize what she needed to do, and she began her logistical work of harvesting Bone Powder.

“I can’t believe that as the top-ranked player on the leaderboard, I’m only worthy of harvesting Bone Powder for a Skeleton…”

Although she joked, Zhang Mengmeng couldn’t help but smile with a sense of relief.

She feared being too burdensome and unable to do anything, dragging Jiang Cheng down.

Now having something to do, making her feel less useless, was more than welcome.

To her, being able to help Skeleton Big Brother harvest Bone Powder was a great honor!

“However, what is Skeleton Big Brother planning?”

She noticed Jiang Cheng’s slow monster-killing efficiency.

The Stone Man’s defense was too high, its health more than double that of other creatures at the same level, and halfway through, it would activate the Stone Skin ability.

Though the experience was exceptionally high, the time consumed was too much.

Actually… switching to a different monster might yield much higher efficiency.

“Perhaps… Skeleton Big Brother thinks Stone Man poses no danger to me and could provide equipment.”

Zhang Mengmeng, looking at the white boots at her feet, smiled blissfully, “Skeleton Big Brother is really kind.”

“Preferring to waste some time to gear me up…” Zhang Mengmeng continued working on the bone, “but his demeanor is too cold, how nice it would be if he were gentler…”

“Clang! Clang!”

In the distance, the Stone Forest exploded with flying stone fragments.

Jiang Cheng had already lured four Stone Men, enduring their attacks while slashing away.

With each strike, damage numbers floated above the heads of the four Stone Men.

“–115.”

“–15.”

“–15.”

“–15.”

“Clang!”

“–257!”

“–30.”

“–30.”

“–30.”

Triggering a critical hit, the damage surged, activating the Stone Skin of the Stone Man in front of him.

Instantly, Jiang Cheng switched to another Stone Man, delivering a decisive blow.

“–115.”

“–15.”

“–15.”

“–15.”

Indeed, Stone Skin had no effect on the passive ability of splitting.

When he had the second Stone Man down to half health and its Stone Skin activated, he moved on to another one.

After one round of rotation, the first Stone Man was already down.

“Thud.”

“Successfully killed the Stone Man, received 100 experience points, 100 Evolution Points, an extra 50 experience points, and 50 Evolution Points for an enemy above your level.”

“–1.”

“–1.”

“–1.”

Enduring three attacks head-on, Jiang Cheng’s Bone Blade split instantly, activating the Assault Armor, transforming into a bone longbow, and shooting at another nearby Stone Man.

The Stone Man’s head was showered with stone fragments, causing it to wince in pain as it approached Jiang Cheng.

Lure monsters, gather four, then kill!

In an instant, efficiency tripled compared to before!

Zhang Mengmeng watched in astonishment, “There’s such a strategy?”

“Alright… I admit, I was being presumptuous. Skeleton Big Brother had a plan all along… It wasn’t just about getting equipment for me…”