Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 76 Hunting Ferocious Species, the Ark's Lagging Ranking

In the distance, faint low growls and sharp cries could be heard.

Those were the voices of demons deep within the cave, like a series of terrifying symphonies, warning everyone who stepped into this place.

Beside Fang Zhou, Meng Hongzhuang, Ye Fan, and the others took a deep breath, their gazes fixed resolutely on the depths of darkness.

This is their hunting ground for the next three days.

Ye Fan turned around, facing the ark, and said with a sigh, "Today marks the first step on my legendary journey."

Ark, it is your honor to be a witness!

Without waiting for Fang Zhou's reply, he rushed into the underground cave while muttering something like "The wind is howling, the Yi River is cold".

Fang Zhou remained calm, as if he was already used to it.

Meng Hongzhuang, standing to the side, twitched her lips, still not used to Ye Fan's chuunibyou (delusional) style.

After a while, she waved to Fangzhou and said with a smile, "Fangzhou, I'm setting off too. See you in three days!"

Fang Zhou nodded, and after Meng Hongzhuang's figure disappeared, he did not hesitate any longer and stepped into the underground cave.

This small area outside the fortress is frequently cleared by guards, so there are naturally no monsters there.

The Ark sped away from the fortress at full speed.

At this moment, looking around, he could no longer see a single student.

Although 180 people is a lot, scattered throughout the vast Cave 1, they are like a drop of water merging into the ocean, unable to make any waves.

The endless wasteland seemed shrouded in layers of death, and although there were occasional specks of green plants, there was no sign of life.

However, Ark adapted well.

No matter how desolate the environment inside the cave is, it is still much more vibrant than the burial wasteland where the skeleton clone is located.

Fangzhou waved his staff and summoned 10 skeletons.

Two stayed by his side to protect him, while the other eight spread out in a circle around him, searching for prey worth hunting.

This three-day underground hunt was undoubtedly a protracted battle.

Therefore, despite having far superior mental strength compared to other students, Fangzhou still carefully controlled his energy expenditure.

Squeak!

Soon, the skeleton to the right spotted a ferocious rat.

Under Fang Zhou's somewhat surprised gaze, a giant mutated rat, resembling a small dog, darted out from a clump of weeds.

This creature was a ghastly green with blood-red eyes and covered in grayish-brown quills; it looked exactly like a porcupine.

Ferocious rats are usually found at night and are the most common nocturnal monsters.

I never expected to encounter one during the "daytime" hours in the underground cave.

The ferocious rat had just darted out of the grass when it ran right into the charging skeleton.

As the lowest-level mutated beast, the ferocious rat's strength is about the same as that of a skeleton of the same level, far inferior to that of a lesser demon.

However, the skeletons summoned by the Ark are all mid-level apprentices, and they also have the [Dominate Skeletons] skill bonus, making their four-dimensional attributes completely overwhelm this unfortunate ferocious rat.

The skeleton lunged forward, severing the ferocious rat's head with a single claw, instantly killing it.

Hunting points +0.5.

The recorder faithfully documented Ark's battle and quickly updated his battle record.

Fangzhou, however, did not pay attention to the changes in the recorder for the time being, but instead focused his attention on the attribute panel.

"Soul Power +0.01".

To be precise, this was the first time the Ark itself had taken a life.

This ferocious rat was the first soul to perish at his hands.

Unexpectedly, in addition to gaining soul power by killing in the Netherworld through clones, the main body can also gain soul power by killing monsters.

However, the soul power given by this apprentice-level ferocious rat was far too little.

Fang Zhou slightly pursed his lips, which might be related to his Iron-level soul strength.

However, as long as there is an increase in soul power, Ark will be even more motivated to hunt in the underground caves for the next three days.

He casually glanced at the hunting leaderboard and saw that in just over ten minutes, a student had already earned 3 hunting points.

Fangzhou shook his head slightly; they needed to speed things up.

......

Inside the fortress, a group of instructors were adjusting the live broadcast footage.

Lu Hu asked, "How's it going? Is the signal still okay?"

A technician replied, "The signal is currently good, and the live stream is clear."

Lu Hu nodded slightly, then sighed and said, "In places like Cave 1, where the energy level is not high, communication equipment based on traditional physical technology can still be used with difficulty."

However, on battlefields teeming with high-energy life forms, not only are communication devices severely limited, but even the power of firearms is greatly restricted.

"Yes, if it weren't for these rules, we wouldn't have been beaten so badly by the Abyss Demons decades ago."

Lu Hu glanced at some of the trainees' combat live streams and instructed them, "According to the previous division, you need to monitor the movements of these trainees in real time."

In case of emergency, immediately contact the instructor serving as the safety officer in the dungeon.

"yes!"

......

Meanwhile, inside Cave 1.

With its skeleton minions charging around, the Ark's combat speed was much faster than before.

These low-level monsters in the cave couldn't even withstand a single attack from a skeleton.

If they occasionally encounter two or three groups of them, the Skull Squad can easily wipe them out.

The total number of monsters eliminated by Ark is approaching 15, and the hunting points have reached 8.

However, in this real-world combat environment, Ark has discovered yet another weakness of its own.

That is, he lacked the ability to detect the surrounding environment and the enemy.

Currently, the Ark can only rely on rudimentary mental perception, the skeletons' soul fire sensing, and the thermal imaging radar function of the recorder, resulting in a very limited detection range.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to develop relevant skills to make up for this weakness.

He opened his personal terminal, noted down the idea, and led the Skull Squad to continue exploring deeper into the territory.

After fighting for about an hour, Ark felt a bit hungry.

He found the ruins of a house in the open space ahead and decided to rest there.

After clearing away a few ferocious rats near the stone house, Ark entered the stone house, but was soon driven out by the stench of decay filling the house.

Fortunately, there were a few stone blocks under the eaves outside where we could rest for a while.

Sitting upright under the eaves, Fang Zhou first ate a military ration pill, and the hunger in his stomach was quickly relieved.

Then, he meditated for a while and recovered some of his mental energy.

Opening the map on the recorder, Ark planned the next marching direction.

There are many monsters in this wilderness, but they are all ferocious species with weak combat power and low scores, making them too difficult to hunt. It will be difficult to widen the gap with other students in a short period of time.

He still wanted to find a hunting spot where he could better utilize his firepower advantage.

After comparing the locations on the map, Ark quickly located a Goblin Cave marked as "Danger".

Intelligence indicates that the cave environment is very suitable for the survival of otherworldly monsters like goblins.

Therefore, goblin tribes often stationed here, ranging from dozens to nearly a hundred in number.