Online Game: Crazy Skeleton

"You vile beast, meet your death!"

"Slaughter them, avenge our guild leader!"

"Damn traitors, you shall not remain!"

Players roared incessantly, mixing their frustration, restlessness, panic, and rage into one, releasing it all in a fury aimed at the two seven-star card beasts.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thousands of magic attacks burst forth at the same time, producing terrifying effects. The Blue Star Python was blasted away, while the Shadowed Tiger dodged to the side, luckily avoiding the brutal strike. It bit into one of the players’ shoulder blades, using him as a weapon to whip wildly at the surrounding players, sending nearly ten of them flying.

"Hiss hiss..."

Having just appeared and been sent flying by weak humans, the Blue Star Python instantly became furious. Its massive Python Tail slammed the ground and shot toward the detestable humans at an even faster speed, its gaping maw spewing a cloud of venom that turned the players into an oily green color.

...

Taking advantage of the chaos outside the village, Su Ran didn’t intend to seize the opportunity for his advantage but instead took out the crystals he had just obtained. These crystals were condensed from the souls of players; he hadn’t had the chance to check their attributes yet.

[Strength Crystal](Special)

Randomly increases strength attribute by 1-10 points for a duration of 10 minutes.

Note: Cannot be used in the arena, cannot be used with other crystals simultaneously.

[Qi Blood Crystal](Special)

Randomly increases Qi Blood attribute by 10-100 points for a duration of 10 minutes.

[Magic Power Crystal](Special)

Randomly increases magic attack attribute by 1-10 points for a duration of 10 minutes.

[Agility Crystal](Special)

Randomly increases agility attribute by 1-3 points for a duration of 10 minutes.

[Defense Crystal](Special)

Randomly increases defense attribute by 1-10 points for a duration of 10 minutes.

[Cooldown Crystal](Special)

Can randomly reduce the cooldown time of non-attack skills by 1-10 minutes, stackable use.

"Cooldown Crystal?"

At first, Su Ran was pleased, but after understanding the attributes, he felt like he was drenched with a bucket of cold water, instantly losing his mood.

The cooldown time of attack skills can’t be reduced, isn’t this just like chicken ribs, totally useless?

Damn it, what a disappointment!

Su Ran, frustrated, curled his lip, about to throw these crystals into his bladder when he suddenly paused.

Wait a minute.

Non-attack skills, could the cooldown time for traps be reduced?

Absolutely possible!

With that thought, Su Ran, holding onto his excitement, glanced outside the village and saw that the players were still engaged in fierce combat, too busy to pay attention to this side. He then jogged toward the Internal Affairs Hall. As soon as he entered, he saw Steward Liu and little Shi Tou, one old and one young, leaning on the window, looking outside.

Seeing this scene, three black lines appeared on Su Ran’s forehead.

The territory was in dire straits, yet this grandfather and grandson were keen on watching the excitement as if it wasn’t their business. They were so engrossed that they didn’t even notice his arrival...

"Ahem."

Su Ran coughed heavily, and it was only then that the Butler and Little Stone realized that Su Ran was staring at them with an unpleasant expression.

"Oh dear, my Lord, when did you arrive? My apologies for not welcoming you from afar, for not welcoming you from afar!"

The Butler hurriedly walked towards Su Ran, his expression a bit embarrassed, the wily old man obviously knew what was going through Su Ran’s mind.

"Lord Brother~!"

The little skeleton didn’t see it as an issue and bounced over to hug Su Ran, only to be dodged by him.

"At a time of crisis for the village, this is your attitude, it chills my heart!"

Su Ran’s voice was cold and his expression very serious, "Little Stone, your learned skills are meant to protect our home and village, but what are you doing now?"

"My Lord, you misunderstand!"

The Butler, seeing that Su Ran was truly angry, quickly explained, "Although my grandson has trap abilities, he has no self-protection, and if he goes out blindly, he will surely die!"

"Hmph!"

Little Stone retorted with puffed-up anger: "Lord Brother, why do you scold people indiscriminately? You once taught me I would not act without seeing any benefit!"

Great, he’s shot himself in the foot.

"Alright, alright, here are 10 gold coins, set up 10 traps for me first!"

Su Ran didn’t have time to preach to Little Stone or haggle with him. The opportunity was rare, and it was the prime time to set traps. Missing out would be a true pity.

What was unfortunate was that the cooldown time for these Magic Traps was too long, not making one frantic would be a surprise! But now, it was different; with the Cooldown Crystal, this was no longer an issue!

({Magic Trap} — Consumes 1000 magic points to create a trap with random effects, lasting one hour. Once triggered, the trap disappears and has a cooldown time of 10 minutes.)

"Haha, Lord Brother is indeed generous!"

Little Stone held the ten gold coins, grinning foolishly non-stop. This was the first time he had done business, and somehow it had worked out!

"Don’t hurry, here’s a Cooldown Crystal for you to reduce the cooldown time; and incense, to recover the lost magic points."

Su Ran handed over 23 Cooldown Crystals and a stick of incense to Little Stone, saying very generously, "Don’t be polite with me, use what you should use, we can’t afford to delay time!"

Hearing about Cooldown Crystals, the Butler’s Soul Fire flickered in his eye sockets, but he didn’t say anything more.

"Lord Brother, you’ll have to protect me later. I can’t be interrupted while setting up traps!"

Little Stone, holding the Cooldown Crystal, was so happy that he couldn’t close his mouth.

"Fine, set them up near the altar, where Drought Fiend and Yin Si are situated. They should be enough to ensure your safety."

Su Ran readily agreed and was about to say something else when he heard the sound of fighting outside the door.

Damn, the players have broken through!

Su Ran panicked within, without any time to speak further with the two skeletons, he dashed out to see that the players had just begun engaging with the two BOSSes. The altar had not yet been besieged by the players, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Without hesitation, Su Ran held the Shadow Stone Controller in his hand and spent 100 gold coins to activate the ’Birth of Myriad Demons’ Magic Technique on the spot.

({Birth of Myriad Demons} — Within the Demonic Treasure Mountain terrain, using Shadow Stones as a medium and costing 100 gold coins, one can summon 5000-10000 Illusion Demons. They can only be controlled with the Core Controller. The attributes of Illusion Demons are random, with an additional +10% to all attributes.)

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

The Shadow Stone Controller emitted a large amount of black mist, instantly materializing countless Illusion Demons, densely suspended in the air, cackling incessantly.

"Go!"

Su Ran pointed towards the distant players, and thousands of Illusion Demons, like cats smelling blood, crazily rushed towards the players. The sight was enough to shock anyone!

With the addition of the Illusion Demon army, the pressure on Drought Fiend and Yin Si greatly reduced. The players were in disarray defending against the onslaught of Illusion Demons, unable to change the dire situation, and were soon slaughtered to the last, leaving nearly a thousand bodies on the ground.