raknovel Chapter 352 Death Altar, Epic-level Resource!
Chapter 352 Death Altar, Epic-level Resource!
Chapter 352 Death Altar, Epic-level Resource!
Regardless of how many zombies exist in this canyon, or whether there are any high-level zombies among them, his disadvantage in speed alone means that these zombies pose little threat to him.
If you can't win, you can run away.
He'll grind it down little by little, and sooner or later, he'll clear out all the zombies in this canyon!
However, it is worth noting that among the many zombies in this canyon, only a small portion are fighting each other.
Most of the other zombies ignored their own kind who were right next to them, wandering around aimlessly.
It was as if some unknown force was suppressing the instinctive devouring desires of these mindless, low-level undead creatures.
With a thought, the other skeleton minions under Ark's command remained still, except for one skeleton archer who drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
A pale white bone arrow pierced through dozens of meters of space, precisely embedding itself in the shoulder of a zombie.
"roar----"
With a low, hoarse roar, the zombie raised its head, looked around blankly, and then slowly and instinctively walked toward the direction from which the bone arrows had come.
The other zombies around it only stirred slightly before quickly resuming their aimless wandering.
The zombies are getting closer.
When the lured zombie was only a dozen meters away from the Ark, but more than fifty meters away from the small group of zombies, the Ark gave the order again.
Tryndamere and Sion, two skeleton warriors, stepped out from the crowd and approached the zombie at a speed several times faster than it could go.
Then, the bone shield and bone sword swiftly slashed across, severing the zombie's limbs without any resistance, and it collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, Fang Zhou stepped forward, stabbed the zombie to death with a single shot, and then placed his bone palm on the forehead of the zombie, which was no longer making any further movements.
[Corpse Armor] skill activated!
With a muffled thud, black liquid splattered everywhere, emitting a strong, fishy stench.
This zombie, which was growling softly just seconds before, was now reduced to only half a body!
After a moment's thought, and finding no difference between this zombie and the zombies outside, Ark no longer hesitated.
Perhaps the unusual thing about this canyon is that dilapidated building.
With a wave of his hand, four skeleton archers simultaneously drew their bows and nocked arrows, attacking the group of zombies still wandering in the distance.
The remaining skeleton minions also sprang into action at the same time, charging forward with all sorts of bone weapons.
Faced with Ark, a being comparable to the Skeleton King, and his more than sixty well-matched skeleton minions, the zombies in the canyon appeared extremely weak.
In just one hour, Fangzhou, along with his skeleton minions, fought his way from the entrance of the Valley of the Dead to its depths.
During this time, they killed nearly a hundred zombies.
With the [Corpse Armament] skill activated, Ark can still absorb essence from the bodies of these zombies to enhance its four-dimensional attributes.
Consequently, the analysis progress of the unknown talent skills of the zombie race on the attribute panel has also increased significantly.
The battle line was pushed into the depths of the canyon, where the Ark had already decimated more than half of the zombies.
At the same time, the true appearance of the building he saw at the entrance of the canyon was also revealed to the Ark.
This is an altar.
The altar is over ten meters high, square in shape, and made entirely of black rock, occupying half of the entire bottom of the canyon!
Such an altar can certainly be described as tall and majestic.
However, what attracted Ark's attention was not the altar itself, but the many zombies standing on the steps of the altar!
Fangzhou and his skeleton minions cleared out most of the canyon, killing only about a hundred zombies.
The number of zombies standing on this altar exceeded two hundred!
If these zombies are standing on the altar, it's fine if they're receiving some kind of benefit.
But in Ark's perception, the altar was clearly drawing the death energy from these zombies and converging it upwards!
Every zombie that steps onto the altar has its life force drained away.
For the dead, this is equivalent to their life force.
As more and more zombies had their death aura drained by the altar, their bodies gradually withered.
Some of the zombies had even begun to collapse, turning into piles of bones.
When the death aura within a zombie is extracted to a certain extent, it will fall off the altar.
Then, the zombies that had been roaming around the altar began to fight for the spot!
This location, from which the aura of death has been extracted, seems to possess a strange attraction, drawing the zombies to fight over it relentlessly.
It seemed as if some being was controlling these zombies, making them continue this action according to the will of that being!
The aura of death within the canyon is gentler and purer.
The Ark has already proven this.
Staying in this canyon for an extended period of time allows both Ark himself and his skeleton minions to evolve at a faster pace.
The same applies to the zombies in the canyon.
The deathly aura within the canyon is nurturing these zombies. Once the zombies' level and the deathly aura within them reach a certain level, they will appear around the altar.
When a zombie falls from the altar, the zombies that have been lurking around the altar will fight for its position, vying for the chance to have their death aura extracted from their bodies!
This process repeats itself, like some kind of evil ritual.
In this way, the death aura throughout the entire canyon will be harvested by this ritualistic act and gathered onto a certain being!
This kind of craftsmanship could not possibly be created by skeletons or zombies, which are almost devoid of intelligence!
Countless thoughts flashed through Fangzhou's mind, and he realized that there must be a higher-level being manipulating all of this behind the scenes.
After clearing away all the zombies around the altar with his skeleton minions, Ark took control of a giant shield skeleton warrior through the Soul Link ability of the Skeleton King skill.
With the body and vision of a giant shield-wielding skeleton warrior, he stepped onto this altar.
The Giant Shield Skeleton Warrior has the strongest defensive capabilities and can withstand any danger for the longest time.
Before figuring out the purpose of this altar, Ark will not rashly set foot on it.
Under the Ark's command, the Giant Shield Skeleton Warrior resolutely took the first step.
With a crisp "click," it pushed aside several zombies that tried to stop it and stepped onto the first step of the altar.
The zombies that had been pushed off by the giant shield skeleton warriors struggled to climb back into their original positions.
The other zombies on the altar, however, seemed to be bound by some force, remaining motionless, as if their souls had been extracted, leaving only empty shells.
This scene gave Fangzhou a sense of certainty.
So he continued to control the giant shield skeleton warrior to climb upwards, and ordered the other skeleton warriors to follow, clearing away the zombies that had lost their ability to resist, layer by layer.
One floor, two floors, three floors —
Silently, the zombies on the lower level of the altar were eliminated one by one by the skeleton warriors.
Under the Ark's command, the giant shield skeleton warriors advanced steadily, getting closer and closer to the top of the altar.
As before, the massive altar did not draw any trace of death from the giant shield skeleton warrior.
One step, two steps, three steps —
When the giant shield skeleton warrior took its final step, it finally appeared at the top of the altar.
At this moment, the entire scene at the top of the altar was clearly presented in the Ark's field of vision through the giant shield skeleton warrior's perspective.
This is a wide square, covering an area of more than 100 square meters.
Countless intricate symbols were carved on the ground, and these symbols were interconnected to form a huge and mysterious magic circle that covered the entire square.
However, what truly caught Ark's attention was not these strange patterns, but the fact that the plaza was cleverly divided into four different areas.
At the heart of each area, there is a corpse that is larger and stronger than an ordinary zombie.
They seemed to be bound by some force, unable to move.
In the very center of the square stood a unique zombie, enormous in size and exuding a chilling aura.
The zombie stood there silently, as if absorbing some kind of invisible power.
An almost endless aura of death was constantly gathering around it, nourishing it and making it look even more ferocious, as if it were undergoing some kind of incredible transformation.
boom!
With a deafening roar, the pale bone sword streaked across the night sky like a meteor, instantly cleaving the giant shield skeleton warrior in two.
At the same time, the Ark lost the altar vision gained through the Giant Shield Skeleton Warrior.
However, in that brief moment, the Ark had already taken in the entire scene on the altar.
Although the giant shield skeleton warrior was destroyed, the information it provided convinced the Ark that the altar itself posed no direct threat.
The destroyer of the giant shield skeleton warrior was none other than the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior that had entered the canyon earlier.
From the moment the Ark commanded the giant shield skeleton warrior to step onto the top of the altar, to the moment it saw the scene on the altar, only a moment had passed.
In that instant, the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior appeared like a ghost at the edge of the dark altar, wielding its twin swords and slaying the giant shield skeleton warrior with overwhelming force.
If the Ark doesn't understand the nature of the Dark Altar, it naturally won't act rashly.
But now, the Giant Shield Skeleton Warrior can ascend the altar unharmed, and the Mutant Twin Swords Skeleton Warrior can remain on the altar for a long time.
This is sufficient to demonstrate that the altar itself does not pose a threat to the ark.
The mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior was originally one of the Ark's targets, while the zombie horde in this canyon and this death altar were unexpected discoveries.
Since that's the case—
Without hesitation, Fang Zhou ordered the skeleton minions who had already fought their way to the seventh or eighth level of the altar and were about to enter the top to abandon their pursuit of the zombies and rush directly to the top of the altar.
At the same time, Fang Zhou himself did not hesitate to leap into the air and rush towards the top of the altar at top speed!
Boom! Bang! Crash!
Various sounds rose and fell.
As the ark surged onto the altar, his skeleton minions were already engaged in a fierce battle with the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior.
Just as he had guessed, the altar was filled with an extremely thick and pure aura of death.
Although most of the death aura was restrained by the runes on the altar, it flowed among the five zombies fixed in different areas.
Even the portion that escaped made the aura of death on the altar more concentrated and purer than elsewhere.
This also explains why the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior chose to reside here.
Nourished by this rich, pure, yet gentle aura of death, the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior reached a remarkable level of strength.
Fortunately, the Ark did not spend too much time on the road.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to defeat this powerful enemy with just the strength of the skeleton minions.
But now, with Ark's involvement, the situation is completely different!
After the Ark stormed the dark altar, he immediately took command of the skeleton minions.
Tryndamere and Sion, two powerful skeleton warriors, stepped forward first, acting as meat shields to firmly block the attacks of the mutated dual-sword skeleton warriors.
Meanwhile, Varus led his skeleton archers to the edge of the altar, drew their bows, and prepared to support the front lines at any time.
The remaining skeleton warriors roamed around, launching attacks to distract the mutated dual-sword skeleton warriors.
This tactical adjustment, though seemingly simple, greatly enhanced the overall combat effectiveness of the skeleton minions, and the offensive of the mutated dual-sword skeleton warriors was significantly weakened.
At the same time, Fang Zhou gripped the Corpse Spear in his hand and charged toward the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior!
No complicated tactics or excessive maneuvering are needed.
If, with the help of so many skeleton minions, Ark still can't defeat this mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior, then all his hunting and devouring during this time has been a joke!
Marching forward with great strides, each step brimming with power.
In the blink of an eye, the Ark had arrived in front of the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior.
The skeletal spear in his hand, imbued with all his strength, was like a silver lightning bolt, aimed straight at the chest of the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior.
The air itself seemed to be filled with the oppressive feeling of the spear cutting through the wind.
boom!
A deafening metallic clang rang out as the Ark's fierce charge, coupled with a brutal strike, proved too much for the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior to withstand.
Its two swords snapped in two, and its body was sent flying by the powerful impact, crashing heavily to the ground. Although it barely avoided a fatal blow, it was clearly beyond saving.
Fang Zhou stood firmly, his spear still gleaming with a cold light, its tip leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.
In an instant!
The outcome is decided!
Whoosh!
With a crisp cracking sound, the already battered body of the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior finally succumbed to the immense force of the attack and collapsed instantly, turning into a pile of scattered bones.
The towering skeleton crashed to the ground, bringing this brief but intense battle to an end.
Under the combined attack of the Ark and its numerous skeleton minions, the mutated dual-sword skeleton warrior couldn't even withstand a single blow before collapsing to the ground.