Chapter 605: Section 392: Actively Preparing for War
Flying Head Skill.
Flying Head Skill.
Flying Head Skill…
Cang Xu entered the cabin, and for the following two days, he didn’t step out, continuing to process the Undead Materials in his hands.
The Flying Head Skill was frequently cast, which resulted in an abundance of Death Skulls in his possession.
These skulls were all monkey heads, obtained from the battle prior on the Ghost Ship. In that battle, the Undead Mages worked together to annihilate a group of Sharp Clawed Water Monkeys. Everyone’s gains were substantial.
In order to obtain a sufficient amount of Undead Materials, Cang Xu exhausted his entire school of Flagfish.
It was a gamble he felt he had to take.
The reason was that the Golden Level Death Skulls he had were already wearing out and on the brink of ruin.
“Alas, I lost the gamble…”
Cang Xu’s face was pale with exhaustion, and as he looked at the newly made Death Skulls, his heart was filled with bitterness.
He had managed to obtain five Silver Level Water Monkey skulls, and more than thirty at the Black Iron Level, and over sixty at the Bronze Level.
Now, out of the Death Skulls he created, there was only one at the Silver Level, seventeen at the Black Iron Level, and fifty-six at the Bronze Level.
There were enough at the Bronze and Black Iron Levels, but only one at the Silver Level.
Two would have been barely adequate, but one was really too few!
This is the world of the strong.
Bronze Level and Black Iron Level were expendable, but only Golden Level were considered the mainstay.
Unfortunately, the Golden Level Death Skulls in Cang Xu’s possession no longer existed; only one Golden Level Ghost Seed remained, and it hadn’t recorded any Undead Magic.
“Sacrificing the Golden Level skulls and an entire school of Flagfish only to gain so little, my combat strength has decreased rather than increased.”
Apart from sighing, Cang Xu was also able to verify certain patterns from the number of Death Skulls at each Level.
“The success rate of the Flying Head Skill diminishes the higher the level.”
“The success rate for Bronze Level Water Monkey Death Skulls is above 80%, nearly 50% for Black Iron Level, and at Silver Level, it plummeted to only 20%.”
The success rate of the Flying Head Skill was closely related to alchemy skill.
Hampered by this, Cang Xu wasted a massive amount of Undead Materials for only a scanty return.
“Alchemy, alchemy…”
Cang Xu repeated to himself incessantly.
He was also quite helpless.
His innate ability wasn’t sufficient, and his alchemy skill was poor, making him an outsider to the craft.
Fortunately, he was not alone; he had companions.
“Xu Jia, are you finished as well?” the Little Prince asked, seeing Cang Xu walk onto the deck, greeting him proactively.
A large group of Water Monkey skeletons accompanied the Little Prince.
Ku Feng was in another place, continuously chopping with the sword in hand, as a form of practice.
Qing Xin came over to tell Cang Xu that he was the last one to complete the post-battle rest.
Among the group, Qing Xin and Cang Xu had the closest relationship.
Cang Xu didn’t notice the ship ghost, but in the next moment, its voice resonated: “Since Cang Xu is finished as well, let’s continue with our actions.”
During this time, although the Ghost Ship had not gone on the offensive, the ship ghost had been scouting the surroundings, finding several potential targets to strike.
Moments later, the Ghost Ship dived deep, entering the territory of a certain beast herd, and once again they were attacked by a group of Water Monkeys.
For the ship ghost to choose the Water Monkeys was a prudent decision.
Against such an enemy, the Undead Mages were familiar.
The Skeleton Archers concentrated around the railings, continuously shooting at the Water Monkeys.
The Undead Samurai burst forth from the deck into the water, each making a charge, and quickly killed a considerable number of Sharp Clawed Water Monkeys.
During this period, he had grown accustomed to the underwater environment and acquired certain water combat abilities.
It must be said, Undead creatures do not need to breathe, so there was no high threshold for developing their water combat capabilities.
Cang Xu then commanded the Death Skulls to divide the Water Monkey group.
The leader of this Water Monkey group was at the Silver Level, and Cang Xu used Silver Level Death Skulls to successfully disrupt the Water Monkey leader’s command, causing a small number of them to flounder without direction.
Black Iron and Bronze Level Death Skulls drifted about, colliding with and gnawing at the healthy Water Monkeys.
During their charge, many Water Monkeys were felled by the arrows of the Skeleton Archers.
Ku Feng fought more valiantly as the battle went on, charging at the Water Monkey leader and overwhelming him, leaving no opportunity to command his troops.
Cang Xu took the opportunity to use the Silver Level Death Skulls to directly intimidate and captured a bunch of live Water Monkeys for his own use.
In the end, the Ship Ghost struck again with the Ghost Ship, casting a Golden Level spell that instantly killed 70% of the Water Monkeys.
After suffering such a heavy blow, the Water Monkey group immediately fell apart.
Feeling the presence of an enemy at the Golden Level, the Water Monkey leader squealed in alarm and was the first to flee.
Ku Feng couldn’t pursue; he had water combat abilities but couldn’t keep up with the desperately fleeing Water Monkey leader at the same Level.
“Watch me!” Little Prince shouted, and pulling out his index finger bone, he threw it.
His finger bone immediately regrew in mid-air and formed a Bone Spear.
The Bone Spear was fast and struck the Water Monkey leader precisely, ending its life.
The Undead Mages began cleaning up the battlefield.
This group of Water Monkeys was much weaker than what they had encountered before. There was only one Silver Level leader, with no Gold Level.
The victory came easily for the Undead Mages, but at the same time, their spoils of war were greatly reduced.
The Ship Ghost performed Soul Summoning Technique, substantially adding to the collection of Water Monkey ghosts.
Ku Feng was not yet satisfied.
Little Prince likely had the greatest gains, having killed the Water Monkey leader, which now became his bounty.
Of course, a small part of that was also Ku Feng’s.
Cang Xu discussed with Little Prince, proposing to buy the Water Monkey leader’s head.
“Sure, I’m also quite interested in your Flying Head Skill,” Little Prince proposed a deal.
Cang Xu smiled wryly and shook his head, “In the short term, the Flying Head Skill cannot be an option for trade.”
But beyond this, he had nothing else that Little Prince might desire.
Nearly all of his possessions were in his Storage Bag, which was lost along with his body.
His current body was provided by other Undead Mages at no cost.
He also had a portion of basic materials, which were also obtained on credit.
The Ship Ghost and others, including Qing Xin, were his creditors.
The accumulation from their previous travels had been depleted, with a few becoming Death Skulls; most were consumed.
Cang Xu demonstrated some of the might of the Flying Head Skill, tempting Little Prince.
But as Cang Xu would not trade it, Little Prince could only refuse.
Cang Xu tried to negotiate, only to be met with Little Prince’s disdain, “You still owe me money. Let’s talk once you’ve paid it off.”
Even among comrades, financial support had its limits.
The previous support for Cang Xu was like poverty assistance; now that Cang Xu was able to fend for himself, Little Prince and others were more keen on him earning resources and settling his debts first.
After resting for a short while and cleaning up the battlefield, the Ghost Ship set off again.
Soon after, they clashed with a group of sea beasts.
Over the course of the day, there were no fewer than ten battles, big and small. Though the Undead Mages suffered losses, their gains were greater, and their combat strength had significantly increased.
Through battle, they grew stronger, and the advantage of the Undead Faction became apparent at this time.
Still, the Undead Mages had yet to discover the Fin Spirit, nor had they found its weaknesses. They continued to scout and prepare for any unforeseen dangers.
(ps: The work of organizing the outline is so great; I almost feel nauseated! That’s all for now, fulfilling the previous promise. I’m not very satisfied with the last two chapters, so I might do some minor revisions and improvements in the next few days.)