Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

But this move provoked the Beastmen.

However, at this time, the defense strength of Tiger Suppression Fortress was even stronger than before.

Even the soldiers escorting supplies participated in the city’s defense.

The logistics transport soldiers were led by five Silver-tier professionals, and there was also a Silver-tier Flame Mage among them.

The Beastmen bit off more than they could chew this time. Not only did they fail to conquer Tiger Suppression Fortress, but they also suffered significant losses in troops once again.

However, no Silver-tier Beastmen died this time, only a few Silver-tier Beastmen were severely injured and were taken back by their companions.

This left Fang Zhou, who had been eagerly watching, greatly disappointed.

Nevertheless, with this wave of enemies retreating, Tiger Suppression Fortress had no major attacks for a short time, only occasional harassment by Beastmen.

These days could be described as finding peace amidst chaos.

While battles raged elsewhere, Shen Zhongyun and Fang Zhou at Tiger Suppression Fortress still had the mind to conduct experiments.

As the days went by, the controlled Beastman constructs continued to be enhanced.

Consuming a small amount of metal minerals daily, along with a large supply of blood, flesh, and potion nutrients, these Beastmen grew taller and taller.

Their physiques became stronger, and their strength and speed increased, their height nearly reaching three meters, with combat power far exceeding the Bronze Limit.

The ten Bronze-tier Fierce Beast Crystal Cores inlaid in their bellies were now filled with Battle Qi.

With the stored support of this Battle Qi, the speed at which these Beastmen cultivated their Battle Qi greatly increased.

Although conflicts between their digestive systems and the energy of these Fierce Beast Crystal Cores persisted, it was still within the range Fang Zhou could control.

Yet, despite Fang Zhou and Shen Zhongyun doing everything they could, there were still constructs that couldn’t withstand it. They failed to advance to Silver, and the conflict caused the body to perish.

This cast a shadow over the experiment, leaving Fang Zhou to frown while extracting the Fierce Beast Crystal Cores from the belly of the dead Beastman construct.

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The flesh and blood alchemy experiment on the main body encountered a temporary setback, but the clone had already grasped the situation of City of Strife.

Now, Fang Zhou was ready to take action.

The Blood Bat Knight Order’s habitat wasn’t inside City of Strife, but in a canyon behind the city.

That canyon was also shrouded by the Undead Sky Screen.

After forming a plan, Fang Zhou gave a thought, and the Vampire leader Vladimir took a step out from the Blood Spirit Knight Order, appearing before him.

Then, with the Vampire leader who had undergone the baptism of war, with improved aura and skills, Fang Zhou headed straight towards the center of City of Strife.

There, not only was there the purest Death Energy, but also an opportunity for Vladimir’s growth.

As long as Vladimir could grow as hoped, Fang Zhou would have enough confidence to obtain detailed unit information about the Blood Bat Knights, and possibly acquire a Blood Bat Knight Order.

Journeying on, before even reaching the center of City of Strife, Fang Zhou saw a giant Blood Moon Observatory.

The base covered the entire plaza of this ruined city, its top reaching a hundred meters into the sky!

When Fang Zhou and Vladimir arrived at the Blood Moon Observatory, they clearly saw a Death Energy Prism, dozens of meters thick, shooting into the sky.

After reaching hundreds of meters high, it spread out, forming a shape like an inverted bowl, enveloping the whole City of Strife and its surrounding environment.

This is the Undead Sky Screen.

The greatest function of the Blood Moon Observatory is to connect with the Will of the Undead Blood Moon, gathering a vast amount of Death Energy.

This Blood Moon Observatory was no exception.

Unlike the previous ones Fang Zhou had explored, the point where this Blood Moon Observatory connects Death Energy was not above the observatory but inside this massive structure.

Ascending the steps.

When Fang Zhou and Vladimir reached the top of the Blood Moon Observatory, Fang Zhou saw a familiar gigantic figure.

Atop the Blood Moon Observatory, which stretches for hundreds of meters, lay the expansive form of the Bone Dragon Uriel at the center.

The Death Energy Prism continuously passed through its body.

The Death Energy Prism is a collection of the densest Death Energy.

Basking in this densest Death Energy, the Bone Dragon’s body, previously scorched and burned in the previous battle, was quickly recovering.

Even under the constant washing of this Death Energy, the Bone Dragon’s body was gradually growing, moving towards a higher tier!

Slowly, but continuously.

For a being at the level of a Bone Dragon, every minor increase in strength required a significant amount of time.

Compared to other undead creatures of the same tier, the Bone Dragon, bathing in the Death Energy Prism, seemed to have an advantage!

The Bone Dragon wasn’t the first to draw from the Death Energy in the prism.

At the edge of the Blood Moon Observatory, there stood a Mage Tower. Under the guidance of arrays and runes, a black rainbow branched off from the Death Energy Prism, spanning hundreds of meters, linking to the Mage Tower.

This black rainbow, occupying less than a tenth of the Death Energy Prism, was already sufficient for the daily needs and research expenses of the Corpse Witch Lord Murphite.

Except for Uriel, the Bone Dragon, the Blood Moon Observatory was otherwise empty.

Even Murphite wouldn’t covet the entire Blood Moon Observatory, let alone other high-tier undead.

The Death Energy in City of Strife was extremely dense.

Under the cover of the Undead Sky Screen formed by the spreading Death Energy Prism, every undead could receive ample nourishment.

They didn’t need to compete for Death Energy, nor did they need to occupy the Death Energy Prism.

On the contrary, without reaching the tier and strength of the Bone Dragon or a Corpse Witch Lord, recklessly stepping into the Death Energy Prism’s range would not only be futile but lead to being assimilated by the purest, yet most violent, Death Energy, reduced to nothing.

When Fang Zhou and Vladimir arrived, besides the Bone Dragon—lying in the Death Energy Prism—casting a curious glance their way, no one else paid attention.

As Murphite had repeatedly emphasized to Fang Zhou before, City of Strife is a sanctuary, a Peach Blossom Spring for the undead.

No one here would stop an undead from entering the Death Energy Prism.

Murphite was engrossed in research.

Uriel, once full, preferred to bask in the Death Energy Prism.

Even if an undead stepped into the Death Energy Prism, the Bone Dragon would merely watch from the side.

If an undead could withstand the onslaught of Death Energy within the Death Energy Prism, that undead would rise rapidly, increasing the city’s foundation.

If the undead couldn’t withstand the impact of the Death Energy, City of Strife wouldn’t lack undead, whether more or fewer made no significant difference.

Rather than stopping them, Uriel enjoyed watching them enter the Death Energy Prism and exhibit that sense of despair as they were gradually overwhelmed and assimilated.

Soon, Fang Zhou led Vladimir to the edge of the Death Energy Prism.

Standing less than a meter away from the Death Energy Prism, Fang Zhou could clearly feel the extremely dense and volatile Death Energy contained within it.

After hesitating for a moment, Fang Zhou reached out a hand into the Death Energy Prism.

Undead feel no pain.

However, with the Blood Spirit Lord’s control over his own body, Fang Zhou could distinctly feel, once his hand entered the Death Energy Prism, the densely concentrated Death Energy began rapidly washing over his arm!

Pure.

Dense.

Vast.

Frenzied.

Obliteration.

In almost just a few breaths, his once iron-smooth Skeleton Armor became somewhat coarse.

With his Four-dimensional Attributes and physical strength, he still found it difficult to withstand the erosion and assimilation of the Death Energy Prism upon first contact.

However, this erosion and assimilation were comparatively slow.

Fang Zhou estimated, based on the rate at which his Skeleton Armor was being eroded and assimilated, he could stay in the Death Energy Prism for several days before facing danger!