Chapter 66: Necromancy

"Step back for a moment. We have no idea how overpowered this guy's skills are, so don't get yourself one-shot!" Lin Cheng reached out and pulled Xiao Mo behind him. Although Xiao Mo puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction, she obediently stepped back a bit for the sake of safety.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Cheng picked up the Star-Shattering Moon and pointed it at Oner from afar. In an instant, Oner was enveloped in a moon-colored sphere of light, looking at a glance as if a full moon had manifested! "Star-Shattering Moon!" Lin Cheng shouted loudly. The short sword in his hand erupted with dazzling starlight and left his grip. That cluster of starlight transformed into a shooting star, darting fiercely toward the full moon that imprisoned Oner, and slammed violently against it!

"Boom—" The full moon shattered instantly upon impact, and an astonishing massive damage figure of -234,000 floated above Oner's head. Yet it was not over yet; the moment the full moon was smashed, a powerful explosion erupted. A speck of moonlight rapidly expanded, forming a giant hemisphere centered on Oner as a sphere! Once again, a damage figure of -51,191 floated above Oner's head!

"Damn adventurers! You dare to disturb the peace of Karina and me? For this, you must pay with your lives!" Enraged by the attack, Oner transformed his handsome face into an evil and twisted expression. He extended his hand, and a black magic wand materialized in his grasp. "Pale shadow in the darkness, devour all living souls! Sea of Skeletons!" Upon finishing the incantation, Oner's wand emitted an eerie blood-red light. Immediately, skeleton soldiers wielding shields and swords continuously spawned within this originally exquisite garden, turning the atmosphere into one of chilling gloom! In the blink of an eye, the two of them were surrounded by countless skeleton soldiers!

"Oh, my word!" Lin Cheng was appalled. This Sea of Skeletons was entirely too exaggerated; hundreds to a thousand skeletons suddenly emerged, and as far as the eye could see, the field of vision was completely a sea of white bones!

"Divine Stick! What do we do?" Xiao Mo pressed against Lin Cheng's back, her little face somewhat pale. The number of these skeletons was truly staggering! "Don't panic! Let me check their stats!" Lin Cheng said as he inspected the skeleton soldiers, then exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "It's fine. These skeleton soldiers are all for show; their attack is only 50-130, and they only have 200 health points!"

"Really?" Xiao Mo was overjoyed, immediately unleashing a series of consecutive stab attacks and instantly one-shotting several skeleton soldiers! Seeing this, Xiao Mo felt even more at ease and slaughtered the skeleton soldiers without any reservations! Lin Cheng assembled the blade bow instead, bringing down a stomp forward that instantly wiped out a massive wave of them!

"Hahaha! Foolish adventurers! You've fallen right into my trap!" Oner laughed wildly and frantically. Lin Cheng, who had just slaughtered a large swathe of skeletons, felt a sudden tightening in his chest. "Taste the power of death! Corpse Explosion!"

"Oh no!" Lin Cheng cried out in alarm, shouting without looking back, "Xiao Mo! Quickly retreat to somewhere without skeletons!"

"Boom—" A skeleton right in front of Lin Cheng exploded, inflicting -7350 damage! A massive damage figure instantly floated above Lin Cheng's head! Horrified, Lin Cheng knew he couldn't drag this out any longer! He immediately activated the Power of Stars and Moon, resetting his skill cooldown! "Ghost God!" With a loud shout, the Ghost God possession was completed in an instant! Almost simultaneously, the skeletons around Lin Cheng that lacked health began to explode wildly! Each one possessed a destructive power more terrifying than a grenade! Thank goodness Lin Cheng had summoned the Ghost God; otherwise, he would have already been blown to smithereens by now!

"Xiao Mo!" Lin Cheng anxiously turned his head, only to see that Xiao Mo had already hidden in a corner of the garden, watching him with a nervous expression! Seeing that Xiao Mo had not been touched by the Corpse Explosion, Lin Cheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!

"Just stand right there and don't move, and don't attack those skeletons since they can't deal any damage to you anyway! As you saw, these things explode the moment they die now! If you get caught in even one blast, you will definitely be one-shotted!"

"Then can you handle this boss all by yourself?" Xiao Mo asked with a worried expression.

"A man must never say he can't!" Lin Cheng puffed out his chest, which unsurprisingly earned him an eye-roll from Xiao Mo! Smiling, Lin Cheng turned around, preparing to face Oner, this powerful necromancer, in earnest!

"Foolish adventurers, your strength truly surprises me! Try this on for size! Black Warriors, awaken!" Oner's wand flared with a brilliant red light, and in an instant, wisps of black qi emerged before Oner. These wisps rapidly condensed, transforming into twelve powerful Black Warriors! Had it been earlier, twelve Black Warriors certainly would have given Lin Cheng a tremendous headache; with them blocking the way, who knew what Oner might have managed to pull off! But things were different now!

"Star-Shattering Moon!" Lin Cheng shouted loudly, and the disassembled short sword once again transformed into a shooting star crashing toward Oner. Amidst Oner's angry roars and the subsequent explosion, two fatal damage figures of -234,000 and -51,191 floated above Oner's head. As for those twelve Black Warriors, they were obliterated by the moonlight before they could even display their might!

Subjected to the bombardment of two "Star-Shattering Moons," Oner's 780,000 health points were whittled down to a mere 200,000 or so. However, this pool of health was still astronomical to Lin Cheng! Exhausting those 200,000-plus health points of Oner would certainly require quite a bit of effort!

"Damn adventurers..." Oner barely managed to start his scripted line before Lin Cheng rushed forward instantly and punched Oner right in the face! "Damn your sister!" Lin Cheng cursed resentfully, lifting his foot to deliver another kick that sent Oner flying! Just as he intended to step forward and beat Oner savagely, he saw Oner raise his wand high, and a wave of grey light instantly washed over Lin Cheng!

Combat Prompt: Oner has used Curse of Weakness on you. Your attack power is decreased by 50%, and your movement speed is decreased by 50% for 30 seconds.

"Are you kidding me? This skill is too shameless!" Lin Cheng screamed in dismay! With a 50% slowdown, Lin Cheng ran like a slow-motion scene in a movie—talk about awkward! Meanwhile, that jerk Oner pelted him relentlessly with arcane bolts. Although it only inflicted a few points of damage to Lin Cheng, Oner seemed to thoroughly enjoy hurling them! By the time Lin Cheng finally managed to limp his way over to Oner, the scoundrel simply fled! And as a parting gift, he conveniently reapplied the curse to Lin Cheng! Lin Cheng was so furious he almost coughed up blood, immediately reassembling his blade bow. "Soul Slash!" "Swish—" A grey sword aura swept toward Oner, and a damage figure of -7750 floated above Oner's head.

"Ah—" Oner let out a miserable shriek before raising his wand once more. "Humble adventurer, turn to dust beneath the claws of my loyal servant! Come forth, my most loyal servant!"

"Roar—" Under Lin Cheng's astonished gaze, a massive bone dragon's head suddenly materialized out of the void. Was this the bone dragon summoned by Oner? In the blink of an eye, the bone dragon completely squeezed its way out of the void. Beneath its colossal skeletal frame, it was shrouded in thick, swirling black qi, looking utterly badass!

"God of the Undead! Grant my servant even greater power! Undead Frenzy!" Oner cast his spell once more, and instantly, a crimson gas erupted from the bone dragon's body as its two eye sockets ignited with a bloodthirsty red glow!

Combat Prompt: Oner has cast Undead Frenzy on the Bone Dragon. The Bone Dragon's attack power is increased by 100%, movement speed is increased by 50%, and defense is decreased by 50%.

"A person really shouldn't be as cheap as Oner!" Lin Cheng sighed, only to be immediately batted away by a single claw swipe from the bone dragon, smashing through a massive crowd of skeleton soldiers and triggering an incessant chain of explosions that made the garden exceptionally lively!