Chapter 2: Skeleton Knight

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

In Thomas’ memory, the White Bone Spike was a relatively rare building.

Rather than a building, it was more like a trap.

The specific effect was to create a 1-meter-long trap on the ground. If an enemy passed by, the long White Bone Spike would stick out from the trap and stab the enemy to death.

The power of the White Bone Spike was not high. It could only work on the most common level 1 dark creatures.

Even the Gnolls that were famous for their brittle skin among level 2 dark creatures could easily deal with it.

Its low power and small coverage area were the weaknesses of the White Bone Spike.

However, this thing was the most practical.

It only needed a white magic core to be made.

With the White Bone Spike, he could rely on this thing to kill dark creatures, and he did not need to fight the dark creatures himself.

Thomas looked left and right, ready to find a suitable place to put the White Bone Spike down.

At this moment, the sound of bones rubbing against each other came from not far away.

Thomas looked back and saw two more Skeleton Soldiers coming out of the village on the right, charging towards him with big steps.

One of the two skeleton soldiers was holding a one-handed sword and shield, and the other was holding a long spear. The white flames in their eyes were constantly flickering, and they looked more ferocious than the previous Skeleton Soldier.

“I’ll use the two of you as an experiment.”

Thomas looked at the terrain. There were earth walls on both sides of him, and there was a two-meter wide tunnel in front of him. He only needed to bury the White Bone Spike on one side of the road, and he would be able to defend the other side, there was no need to face the two Skeleton Soldiers at once.

Thinking of this, Thomas threw the white magic core on the ground and said, “Build the White Bone Spike.”

A magic array appeared out of thin air on the ground. The white magic core merged into the magic array. The magic array’s runes lit up one by one. In the blink of an eye, a white trap appeared on the ground.

There were thumb-sized round holes on the white trap. In each of the round holes, there was a spike made of a meter-long white bone.

It looked very powerful.

The White Bone Spike only flashed on the ground for a moment, and then quickly disappeared into the ground, leaving behind a mark that only Thomas could see.

At this moment, the system’s voice sounded.

[Level 1 White Bone Spike detected. Super Enhancement triggered. Enhancing… ]

[Enhancement completed. White Bone Spike evolved into Blood Spike.]

[Increase effect: Attack range doubled, power doubled.]

“This can also increase?”

Thomas rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He was shocked to find that the White Bone Spike, which was only one meter long, had rapidly expanded to two meters long.

Not only had the area expanded, but the spike, which was only as thick as a thumb, had become as thick as an egg.

The white spikes had also become blood red, and they seemed to be even stronger than before.

The Blood Spikes that had become larger instantly blocked the entire passage, completely separating Thomas and the two Skeleton Soldiers.

“This saves me the trouble of making a move.” Thomas held his sword with one hand and pointed his middle finger at the Skeleton Soldiers in front of him.

Perhaps those Skeleton Soldiers did not understand the meaning of Thomas’ gesture, but they could feel the provocation in it.

How could those two Skeleton Soldiers endure such humiliation? With an angry roar, they raised the weapons in their hands and charged at Thomas.

Very soon, the two Skeleton Soldiers rushed to the Blood Spikes.

Swoosh!

The Blood Spikes as thick as eggs shot out from the trap and stabbed at the two Skeleton Soldiers.

These two Skeleton Soldiers were only level-one dark creatures, and they were not good at speed. They could not dodge the attack of the Blood Spikes at all and were stabbed directly.

One of the Skeleton Soldiers was pierced through by the blood, and its head was pierced through.

The other Skeleton Soldier was not any better. It was pierced through by the two Blood Spikes and hung on the Blood Spikes.

Although the soul fire in its eyes had not been extinguished, its body could no longer move.

Thomas nodded when he saw this. The power of the Blood Spikes was indeed not bad. The two Skeleton Soldiers did not even last a round before they were killed.

Thomas held the Holy Light Longsword and walked towards the remaining Skeleton Soldier.

When the Blood Spikes sensed Thomas’ approach, they retreated back and opened up a path for Thomas.

“Ka ka! Ka ka!”

When the Skeleton Soldier saw Thomas walking over, the soul fire in its eyes flickered continuously. Its mouth made ‘ka ka’ sounds as if it was warning Thomas again.

“You still dare to threaten me in this state? I’ll send you back to hell right now!”

Thomas raised his sword and hit the skull of the Skeleton Soldier.

In an instant, the skull soldier’s head flew out and its body, which was hanging on the Blood Spike, turned into a pile of ashes.

Unfortunately, it did not drop a magic core.

Instead, the Skeleton Soldier killed by the Blood Spike dropped a magic core.

“The drop rate is not very high.” Looking at the magic core in his hand, Thomas frowned.

If this continued, when would he be able to build a shelter?

He had to attract some monsters.

Thinking of this, Thomas put his hand in his mouth and whistled in the direction of the village.

This was like poking a hornet’s nest. There was a sound of friction in the direction of the village.

Then, there were chaotic footsteps.

Thomas looked up and saw a group of Skeleton Soldiers holding round shields and scimitars walking out from the black fog. Behind these Skeleton Soldiers, there was actually a Skeleton Knight.

This Skeleton Knight was riding a warhorse made of white bones. It was wearing black full-body plate armor and held a three-meter-long knight’s spear in its hand. The soul fire in its eyes was actually green.

According to the memories of his predecessor, the Skeleton Soldiers were classified according to the color of the soul fire. The white one was level 1, and the green one was level 2.

And this skeleton in front of him was obviously a level 2 Skeleton Knight.

According to the records, the charging distance of the Skeleton Knight was very powerful. It could instantly charge a distance of four meters. A two-meter-long Blood Spike trap would not be able to stop it.

The Skeleton Knight also noticed Thomas. A ferocious smile appeared on its face. The Skeleton Knight’s spear in its hand was aimed at Thomas. It rode the white bone warhorse and charged at Thomas.

The Skeleton Soldiers behind it also followed quickly.

Seeing that the Skeleton Soldiers and the Skeleton Knight were getting closer and closer, Thomas gritted his teeth. It seemed that he could only take a gamble.

“Build the Wall of Bones!”

A magic array appeared in an instant, and a Wall of Bones appeared.

When the Skeleton Knight saw this, the cold smile on its face became even more pronounced.

It had fought with an Architect before. According to its experience, it had already rushed over before the Wall of Bones was completed, and it had picked up the Architect on its lance.

The Skeleton Knight rode its horse and accelerated towards Thomas.