My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 273 - 270 Devouring Core

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There was no reaction; she must be too preoccupied.

But Lu Wu was still not at ease and added another line: “Want to know why my dad chose my mom over you?

Because you’re way inferior to my mom!”

After saying that, he quickly hugged Little Skeleton.

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This was a crazy act of testing the waters with his own life.

With his understanding of Yan Ruxue, if she had any spare time, she would definitely not stand for that.

But after waiting for two minutes, there was still no response.

Lu Wu’s spirits lifted, and he quickly handed the phone to Little Skeleton.

“Quick, quick, quick, Little Skeleton, get moving!

Call out two ‘Steel-armored Boar Knights.'”

Little Skeleton immediately summoned two minions; as soon as they appeared, Lu Wu instructed Little Skeleton to leave the boars and the two Bone Spears behind and send the two skeletons back.

“One person, one boar, follow my command and charge!”

Lu Wu grabbed the two Bone Spears, mounted a boar, and directed Little Skeleton, who also mounted a boar, to charge out.

Because time was short, Lu Wu didn’t clear the way himself but had Little Skeleton do it.

After all, although he had been fighting for most of the month, his Power might not necessarily surpass Little Skeleton’s, plus this was his first time riding a boar, so it was better for Little Skeleton to lead the way.

Little Skeleton did not disappoint Lu Wu.

Leading the charge on his boar!

The Bone Staff in his hands took on the form of a Silver Spear, with lightning flickering along its length—the spear was like a dragon. Under Lu Wu’s command, it was a storm of sparks and lightning.

Lu Wu lay flush against the boar’s back, clung tightly to the beast, and followed closely behind Little Skeleton.

While keeping up, Lu Wu pondered the method to breach this Artificial Secret Realm.

“The ‘Earth Rats’ within this Artificial Secret Realm can become continuously stronger and regenerate.

This means that there is a system within this Artificial Secret Realm that allows them to become stronger and regenerate.

What I need to do now is to locate the core of this system.”

“And to find the core of this system, the upcoming actions are crucial.

I need to gather a large number of Earth Rats and eliminate them en masse instantaneously.

This kind of instantaneous consumption can force the system to increase Energy Operation, which is how I will locate the core.”

Lu Wu not only knew clearly what he needed to do.

He also knew exactly where to go to do it.

Over the past half month, he had scoured every nook and cranny of this secret realm, and he had already marked out in his mind the locations where the core likely resided. He was confident he could find it with a systematic search.

Soon, Lu Wu and Little Skeleton arrived at the first destination.

Upon reaching it, Lu Wu yelled loudly.

“Let’s get to work!”

Amidst his bellow, Lu Wu swung his spears and charged out in reverse, while Little Skeleton summoned its minions.

Of course, it didn’t foolishly summon them all at once like before, but in pairs.

The minions that emerged followed behind Lu Wu and started charging.

Soon, Little Skeleton’s cavalry was formed.

Lu Wu and Little Skeleton became the two leaders of the cavalry. Lu Wu led the charge to the designated spot, stopped, the troops turned around with Lu Wu shifting from front to back, and Little Skeleton shifted from back to front.

The troops charged again.

In this manner, Lu Wu and his cavalry repeatedly charged and violently slew the Earth Rats.

After thirteen rounds, the number of kills roughly matched the value Lu Wu had estimated, but there were no changes here.

“Change spots!”

With a command from Lu Wu, Little Skeleton promptly withdrew its minions, and they moved to the second location to continue the operation they had begun.

Lu Wu had a total of seven suspected places on his list. It took two to three minutes to reach each, and slaughtering took about ten minutes.

With some luck, Lu Wu could find it in as little as over ten minutes, or it might take one to two hours if he was unlucky.

Or it was even possible that after checking all places, he might still not find the right location.

However, Lu Wu was quite fortunate.

In just under half an hour, at the third location, Lu Wu noticed something unusual.

“It’s here!

The core should be behind this wall. Little Skeleton, break it down for me!”

Upon Lu Wu’s command,

Little Skeleton immediately activated its “Skeleton Commander” Talent.

With the Talent activated, Little Skeleton’s Power surged from Leader 2 stars to Lord 1 Star.

As its Power surged, Little Skeleton gripped the Long Spear in its hand tightly.

Light flickered, energy gathered—all set for an outburst of the “Thunder Dragon” skill that came with the Silver Spear Form.

This concentration of power caused Yan Ruxue outside the Artificial Secret Realm to change expression.

Subconsciously, she glanced at the necklace on her chest.

“He really is his son, calling everyone ‘sister’ sweetly before, but when it’s time to strike, he’s more ruthless than anyone.”

Yan Ruxue spoke gently, yet her hand moved towards her necklace.

And just then, a cold snort sounded, “Who gave you the confidence to be distracted in battle against me?”

A flame descended from the sky, heading straight for Yan Ruxue, forcing her to withdraw her hand and raise her head in defense.

Almost at the same time, Little Skeleton within the Artificial Secret Realm thrust his spear.

Inside the Secret Realm, a wall crumbled, revealing a brilliant light that emanated from behind it.

“It’s open!”

Lu Wu’s face lit up with delight, ready to order Little Skeleton to charge in and destroy the core.

Almost simultaneously, from the broken wall, a cute baby rat emerged.

The moment it appeared, Lu Wu noticed that the Earth Rats, which had been fiercely attacking them, instantly stopped their assault.

“Something’s not right; Little Skeleton, kill that rat baby,” Lu Wu quickly reacted, and Little Skeleton’s response was swift, thrusting out the Long Spear almost immediately.

But it was still a step too late.

The rat baby vanished in an instant.

As the light behind the wall disappeared, so did the countless Earth Rats around them, transforming into energy and dissipating.

As everything else vanished, something else was appearing.

Where the rat baby had just disappeared, a fist-sized figure materialized out of thin air and started to expand rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, a yellow-skinned rat over two meters tall appeared in front of Lu Wu.

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Name: Mountain Rat

Power: Lord 3 stars

Attribute: Earth

Weakness: Water

Description: You guessed it right; this rat is just the outer shell, the Energy Core is inside its body; defeat it to get the Energy Core.

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“Defeat my ass!”

As everyone knows, Lu Wu, like Nu Xiao, is civilized.

He usually doesn’t curse, but right now, he couldn’t help it.

Damn it, a Lord 3 Star beast, how could one possibly fight this?

“Run!”

Lu Wu could only let Little Skeleton hurry to gather its underlings and run like mad.

But it was already a bit too late for Lu Wu and his group to consider escaping as a terrifying gravity immediately bore down upon them.

This gravity was far more brutal than Tuantuan’s.

Lu Wu and Little Skeleton were directly pinned to the ground, immovable—yes, Little Skeleton too.

Forget about it having just recalled its underlings; even with its own power at a mere Leader 2 stars, even if it had called them all out and used its talents to reach Lord 1 Star power, it would still be fake strength, unable to withstand the onslaught in front of them.

“Although I was hoping for a stroke of luck, it seems my luck really isn’t with me this time!”

However, just when Lu Wu felt that his escape was about to fail, the entire Artificial Secret Realm suddenly began shaking violently.

Lu Wu vaguely heard Yan Ruxue calling out Zhang Yuechu’s name, exceptionally gentle.

Lu Wu was stunned, and before he could figure out what was happening, the Artificial Secret Realm shook even more intensely.

At that moment, the overwhelming gravity pressing down on them vanished.

Lu Wu turned to look at the Mountain Rat and noticed its power level fluctuating wildly.

One moment it was Lord Three Stars, the next it changed to Leader 3 stars, and then back to Lord Three Stars.

The entire rat seemed to be frozen stiff.

“Someone has seriously damaged the main body of this Secret Realm from the outside; this is a perfect opportunity!”

Realizing the situation, Lu Wu’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

“Little Skeleton, stab it!”

Smart (Understood!)

The particularly clever Little Skeleton seized the opportunity, thrusting the Long Spear directly into the Mountain Rat.

Whether it was due to Little Skeleton choosing the right moment or sheer luck.

In any case, the Little Skeleton’s spear pierced through just as the Mountain Rat’s power dropped to Leader One Star.

Thus, the Bone Spear easily penetrated the rat’s body, and with a soul-piercing thrust, it hit the core.

“Crack”

A sound as if the core had shattered.

Energy from within the core started to leak, and the Long Spear in Little Skeleton’s hand greedily swallowed it all.

Almost simultaneously as the spear absorbed the energy, the Artificial Secret Realm where Lu Wu was located cracked with a snap.

A massive crack appeared beneath Lu Wu’s feet.

Through the crack, Lu Wu clearly saw two enormous snow-white mountains outside.

“Quick, while we can.”

Lu Wu seized the opportunity, pulling Little Skeleton into his heart and jumping towards the snowy peaks.

What Lu Wu did not expect was that as he left through the crack, someone suddenly grew in size, blocking his vision with something incredibly soft and fragrant.

Before he could react, he felt his neck being lifted.

His body was moved back by about twenty-odd centimeters, and then he saw an exceedingly gentle face.

At that moment, Lu Wu felt a chill run down his spine.

“Uhm, maybe I should just stay inside instead.”