Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 522 - 374: Skeleton Warhorse, Development of [Corpse Explosion Skill]!

Fang Zhou looked at the projection on the screen again and continued, "The third point is the deduction and perfection of the Skeleton Series skills. Master Sandro was kind enough to award me the honorary title of Skeleton Tutor, and I certainly cannot let him down. The Skeleton Series includes skills like the Skeleton Flying Spear, Skeleton Shield, Skeleton Shackles, and Skeleton Wings, covering all aspects such as attack, defense, control, and displacement. In addition to the Undead Army summoned by Undead Mages, these skills are a tremendous supplement to our direct combat capabilities. I am now dedicating a significant portion of my energy toward enhancing all Apprentice-tier Skeleton Series skills to the Black Iron tier. For this part, Silvanas, I might need your help."

Silvanas replied without hesitation, "No problem, Boss Fang Zhou. Ever since you uploaded these Skeleton Series skills to the Human Alliance Skill Library, I’ve promptly downloaded and studied them, achieving a certain level of proficiency. I will follow your instructions and gather the relevant Skill Materials and knowledge to help you continue your deductions and refinements."

Fang Zhou was very satisfied with Silvanas’s obedient and capable demeanor. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your support, Silvanas. With your help, I’m confident our research will progress much faster."

Fang Zhou pondered for a moment, then pulled up the Corrosive Poison Series skills he had acquired from the Human Alliance Skill Library: Touch of Corrosion, Corrosive Net, and Plague Explosion. As he displayed the spell structures of these existing Undead Mage skills, he said, "Additionally, I recently had an idea. A few days ago during Meditation, I gained some deeper insights into the Zombie Race’s Talent Skill, Corrosive Poison Incarnation. I think these insights can be applied to the deduction and perfection of the Corrosive Poison Series Skill Tree."

Fang Zhou continued to explain, "Death and Corrosive Poison are two sides of the same coin. Therefore, it’s easy for us Undead Mages to use the energy of the Corrosive Poison Attribute to inflict damage, strengthen our Undead Creatures, or curse our enemies. Fortunately, previous generations of Undead Mages already deduced some Corrosive Poison Series skills that I can use as a reference. I’m planning to spend some effort seeing if I can deduce some unique Corrosive Poison Series skills of my own." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Silvanas asked, looking somewhat confused, "But Boss Fang Zhou, do you have any initial ideas?"

Fang Zhou organized his thoughts before replying, "For example, a ’Corrosive Poison Aura’ that enhances the Corrosive Poison Damage of our Undead Creatures. For wide-area attacks, there’s the ’Poison Cloud Skill’ or ’Poison Nova.’ We could even use Corrosive Poison energy to weaken enemy defenses with a ’Rotting Curse.’ And finally, the one that I believe could become our core skill if I can deduce it: the ’Corpse Explosion Skill.’"

Before Silvanas could even respond, Master Sandro, who had been listening quietly, suddenly showed interest. "Corpse Explosion Skill?" he asked. "What do you mean by that?"

Fang Zhou explained, "Master Sandro, I was inspired by the ’Plague Explosion’ skill. Its effect is to create a ball of Corrosive Poison energy that damages enemies over a wide area. The advantage is its significant damage and large attack range. However, the disadvantages are just as obvious. Its casting is very slow, making it easy for enemies to dodge or defend with a shield. While it’s highly effective against flesh, it has poor penetration against Energy Shields. So, I began thinking about how to deduce and improve this skill, and the Skeleton Series gave me the inspiration I needed. What if I could integrate the Skeleton Series and Corrosive Poison Series? We could use the ubiquitous corpses on a battlefield as a casting medium, condensing our unique Skeleton and Corrosive Poison energies within them before triggering a violent explosion. Not only would the casting time be drastically reduced, but the attack would also be nearly impossible to defend against. By using a medium of flesh and blood, energy dissipation would be greatly reduced, meaning the resulting damage would be significantly higher."

At Fang Zhou’s words, both Master Sandro and Instructor Su Xinyan looked utterly shocked. His idea was simply too outlandish, and even somewhat horrifying.

Imagine it: on the Human-Demon Battlefield, the countless demon corpses scattered about could become bombs and explosives in the hands of Undead Mages. To see the bodies of their comrades turned into weapons against them... even the Chaotic Evil Abyssal Demons would surely feel an immense fear stirring in their hearts.

Master Sandro spoke with a voice full of admiration, "There’s an old saying in your Longxia Federation: ’The waves behind drive the waves ahead.’ I’m truly feeling that now. Fang Zhou, although what you’ve described is just a preliminary idea, my experience tells me that your concept has a high probability of success. As it happens, I was the one who originally deduced the Plague Explosion skill, so I have some insights on the matter. If you are willing, I can collaborate with you on the research for the Corpse Explosion Skill. As you said, if we can truly integrate Skeleton and Corrosive Poison energy and use enemy corpses to cast this skill, it would become a critical core skill for all Undead Mages. With this Divine Skill as our foundation, we might just become the true Death Gods of the battlefield, completely reversing our former combat weakness."