Necromancer: I Am A Disaster

Lin Moyu wasn’t concerned with the people waiting outside the dungeon. He was too focused on grinding his skill, and with his nearly limitless spirit reserves, skill grinding became the same anywhere he was. The pace of skill grinding now hinged solely on his casting speed.

At the lower levels, the progress was rapid. Within just an hour, Lin Moyu managed to grind Summon Skeletal Marksman to level 10. However, as the skill level increased, the pace slowed. It took another three hours to reach level 20. And from level 30 to level 40, the process became even more time-consuming, requiring nearly 15 hours of relentless casting.

In total, it took about 26 hours to raise Summon Skeletal Marksman to level 40. If it weren’t for his new talent, then even his high spirit recovery speed, along with the Earth Evil Centipede meat, the grind would have taken him several days.

”The grinding is still a bit slow. My casting speed isn’t fast enough.” Lin Moyu muttered to himself, ”Fortunately, my recovery speed is fast enough!”

After casting his skill nonstop for more than a day, he didn’t feel tired at all, thanks to his 40-fold recovery speed keeping him energized.

It took Lin Moyu over a day to grind his skill from level 1 to 40. Still, to him, it felt slow. If he could increase his casting speed, the grinding speed could be further increased.

Unfortunately, though some equipment could enhance casting speed, he couldn’t use any of them due to his unique limitations. He felt a twinge of regret at this. However, if other class users heard him complain about his ”slow” progress, they’d surely scoff at him.

The Platinum Skeletal Marksman stood about the same height as the Platinum Skeletal Great Mage, though slightly smaller than the Platinum Skeletal Berserk Warrior. In its hands, it gripped a bow adorned with bone spikes, its string fashioned from an unknown material. There were no arrows in sight—this Marksman used energy arrows, not physical ones.

Zzzt.

Lightning crackled along the bow, emitting sharp, electric sounds, making it a striking sight to behold.

[Platinum Skeletal Marksman]

[Level: 40]

[Strength: 60,000]

[Agility: 80,000]

[Spirit: 60,000]

[Physique: 60,000]

[Skill: Soul Lock]

[Soul Lock (passive): attacks are guaranteed to hit.]

The Skeletal Marksman’s attributes were significantly weaker than those of the Skeletal Berserk Warrior, roughly on par with the Skeletal Great Mage. However, it had an unusual passive skill that caught Lin Moyu by surprise. �

”Finally, a way to deal with Abyssal Demons and Dragonkind.” Lin Moyu thought, pleased.

During his time in the Abyss, Lin Moyu had been attacked from a distance by Abyssal Sword Demons. Although his Skeletal Mages could counterattack, their effectiveness was minimal. He couldn’t do anything about the Abyssal Sword Demons. But now, if he replaced the Skeletal Mages with Skeletal Marksmen, their passive skill could make a great difference.

Lin Moyu was excited to see Skeletal Marksmen in play. He knew that attributes alone didn’t tell the full story; actual performance mattered more.

Instead of leaving the dungeon right away, he began to mass summon skeletons. The key to success was preparing the right tools, and before leveling up, he needed to strengthen his undead army.

With the summon space expanded, his army grew to 12,000, though there were still over 4,500 vacancies. He continued summoning nonstop, a task that would take more than an hour to complete.

Outside the dungeon, only a few people remained waiting. Lin Moyu had been inside for over a day, and some assumed he had already left. It was possible to teleport out of the dungeon without passing through the Dungeon Hall, but since the record hadn’t changed and the dungeon hadn’t upgraded, it indicated that Lin Moyu hadn’t cleared the dungeon.

After spending more than an hour, Lin Moyu finally filled his undead army: 20 legions, each with 600 skeletons—200 Berserk Warriors, 200 Great Mages, and 200 Marksmen, totaling 12,000 skeletons. The sight of this massive army was imposing and terrifying, and Lin Moyu felt they were even stronger than the Drake Legion he’d faced before.

”Let’s put them to the test.” He thought.

After staying still for a day and a half, Lin Moyu finally moved, leading his undead troops deeper into the dungeon. It wasn’t long before he encountered a group of monsters—four wind elemental sprites floating in midair.

Following his command, the Lich Generals raised their staves and cast status buffs.

Skill: Legion Enhancement!

[Legion Enhancement (Level 4): increases attack power by 40%, increases attack speed by 40%, increases casting speed by 40%, increases physical defense by 40%, increases elemental defense by 40%, increases control resistance by 40%]

The undead troops’ attributes surged dramatically. Four Skeletal Marksmen locked onto their targets, and four arrows materialized out of thin air. The speed was astonishing—so fast that the arrows appeared to hit their targets the instant they left the bows, almost like bolts of lightning.

Lin Moyu quickly activated the Detection spell.

[Wind Faerie (enhanced elite monster)]

[Level: 43]

[Strength: 20,000]

[Agility: 30,000]

[Spirit: 30,000]

[Physique: 30,000]

[Skill: Whirlwind Ball]

[Traits: Wind Element Immunity, 50% Physical Damage Reduction]

The Wind Faeries weren’t entirely immune to physical attacks, as they weren’t purely elemental creatures. Plus, the Skeletal Marksmen’s attacks were not just physical—they had a lightning element, making them compound attacks.

Bang!

The four arrows struck simultaneously, merging into a single sound. Instantly, the Wind Faeries reacted. With an agility attribute of 30,000, their speed was formidable. In a flash, wind energy gathered before them, quickly coalescing into a Whirlwind Ball.

Bang!

Another sharp collision echoed as the second volley of arrows struck, barely a second later. The Wind Faeries’ skill was interrupted, plunging them into a brief moment of stasis.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four more volleys followed. During the short window of stasis, the Marksmen unleashed attacked four times in quick succession.

[Killed level 43 Wind Faerie, EXP +860,000]

[Killed level 43 Wind Faerie, EXP +860,000]

Four kill notifications appeared as the four Wind Faeries were slain.

”With the buffs from Legion Enhancement, the Skeletal Marksmen now fire at a rate of three arrows per second, matching the attack speed of the Skeletal Berserk Warriors and slightly surpassing that of the Skeletal Great Mages. While their attack power isn’t as strong as that of the Berserk Warriors, but the Marksmen make up for it with long-range and flawless accuracy.”

Lin Moyu quickly realized that the Skeletal Marksmen’s efficiency might actually exceed that of the Skeletal Berserk Warriors.

Next, he tested the Skeletal Great Mages’ new skill, Elemental Explosion. Unlike traditional spells, it detonated directly on the target without following a flight path and couldn’t be dodged. Moreover, its 10-meter range gave it an AOE ability.

Both the Skeletal Marksmen’s arrows and the Skeletal Great Mages’ spells couldn’t be dodged. The Skeletal Great Mages possessed immense power; while it took six arrows from the Marksmen to bring down a level 43 Wind Faerie, the Great Mages’ Elemental Explosion required only three hits to achieve the same result. The efficiency of the two was identical: the Skeletal Marksmen could fire six arrows in two seconds, while the Skeletal Great Mages could cast three spells in the same timeframe.

However, in terms of sheer explosive power, the Skeletal Berserk Warriors remained unmatched. Their new skill, Berserk Blast, could claim the life of a level 43 nightmare rank Wind Faerie with one strike.

Having tested his undead troops, Lin Moyu moved on to his skills. With increased spirit attribute and skill upgrade, the power of Soul Blaze and Bone Fangs had significantly improved. Poison Starburst was also very useful, and when paired with Deterioration Curse, it proved devastating for mass combat. Even without his undead forces, Lin Moyu now wielded formidable offensive power.

With the Deterioration Curse weakening the Wind Faeries, the Skeletal Marksmen easily picked them off with a single shot. The combined might of his undead army swept through the nightmare rank dungeon effortlessly.

After finishing with his tests, Lin Moyu had a clear understanding of his combat strength. He took a deep breath. ”I can get serious now.”

Having spent so much time in the wind elemental dungeon, he saw no reason in continuing the raid. Dismissing his undead army, he exited the dungeon, reset the cooldown, and then entered again. The real dungeon run had officially begun.