During the charge, the skeletal armaments on both sides were already prepared, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

Fang Zhou's weapon was a Skeleton Long Spear. This Skeleton Warrior's weapon was a Skeleton Giant Axe.

As the distance between the two closed, the Skeleton Warrior raised its Skeleton Giant Axe. Empowered by the momentum of its Charge, it slashed fiercely toward Fang Zhou!

CLANG!

A muffled clash rang out.

The [Block] skill activated!

Fang Zhou blocked the blow from the Skeleton Warrior with his Skeleton Long Spear.

Both were skeletal armaments, weapons condensed from their own bones. When the Skeleton Long Spear and the Skeleton Giant Axe clashed, the point of impact on the spear remained completely undamaged, while the Skeleton Giant Axe snapped in two.

The Giant Axe Skeleton stared blankly at the broken Skeleton Giant Axe in its hand, momentarily unsure how to react. With its extremely limited combat instincts, it simply couldn't comprehend why the opposing Skeleton Warrior was so much stronger than itself.

Suddenly, the Giant Axe Skeleton felt a surge of doubt and resentment. Shouldn't such a powerful member of my kind be staying in the deeper areas? Why would it come all the way here just to pick on me?!

Fang Zhou didn't care what the prey before him was thinking. His jawbone shifted slightly, as if in a smile, before he fluidly thrust the Skeleton Long Spear in his hand.

Brutal Strike!

CLANG!

In an instant, Fang Zhou channeled all his strength into the Skeleton Long Spear and lunged at the Skeleton Warrior with a strike as swift as lightning and as loud as thunder!

The Skeleton Warrior instinctively raised its broken Skeleton Giant Axe, trying to block Fang Zhou's Thunder Strike. However, the Skeleton Long Spear in Fang Zhou's hand deftly veered aside, bypassing the axe and striking its skull like a venomous snake.

CRACK!

With a crisp sound, the head of the Giant Axe Skeleton Warrior flew off and crashed to the ground.

However, the Skeleton Warrior was not dead yet. Its Life Energy was several times stronger than that of an Apprentice-level Skeleton. As long as its Soul Fire wasn't extinguished, even the most grievous wounds could slowly recover.

The Giant Axe Skeleton's skull struggled to move, trying to reunite with its body.

Putting away his Skeleton Long Spear, Fang Zhou walked over to the head of the Giant Axe Skeleton Warrior. Through its dark eye sockets, Fang Zhou could still clearly see the blazing Soul Fire within.

To have evolved from a fragile, newborn Skeleton to its current state, this Giant Axe Skeleton must have fought countless battles. But now, it was all over.

Fang Zhou lifted his foot and gently stepped on it.

As the skull shattered, the Giant Axe Skeleton's Soul Fire gradually extinguished, and its nearby body scattered into a pile of bones.

After absorbing its Skeleton Essence, Fang Zhou stretched his body and looked with satisfaction at his Attribute Panel. After a night of slaughter and devouring, the Four-dimensional Attributes of his Skeleton Clone had increased by a few points, and his previously exhausted Soul Power had also accumulated significantly.

His soul had reached its limit. Fang Zhou controlled the Skeleton Clone to find a safe corner, then shifted his attention back to his main body.

「In a dormitory at Sea City Military Academy.」

Fang Zhou rolled over and sat up in bed, eagerly looking at his main body's Attribute Panel.

The Skeleton Clone's [Brutal Strike] skill had successfully reached [Instinct] proficiency. Following the usual pattern, this should allow him to infer a new skill for his main body. He focused his attention on the Skills Bar and, sure enough, received a prompt.

"Detected that a Clone's skill has reached [Instinct] proficiency. It can be used as Skill Materials to infer an Unknown Skill for the main body. Estimated cost: 10 Soul Power."

"Begin inference?"

Just as he expected, Fang Zhou immediately chose to confirm.

As 10 points of Soul Power were consumed, countless memories of the Skeleton Clone using Brutal Strike flooded Fang Zhou's mind.

What a wondrous sight it would be if my summoned Skeleton Army could all learn this Brutal Strike move. The idea suddenly occurred to him. With a flash of insight, Fang Zhou immediately had a plan.

"Inference Skill: [Group Brutality Skill] succeeded!"

[Group Brutality Skill] (Apprentice-level, Skilled): For a limited time, adds Death Energy Attribute damage to subordinate Undead Creatures, increasing their attack power. The magnitude, duration, and area of effect are determined by the user's Spirit Attribute and Skill Proficiency.

Looking at the skill description, Fang Zhou's eyes lit up. It seemed this [Group Brutality Skill] was a support skill similar to [Resurrection of the Dead]. It could apply a Death Energy Attribute buff to his subordinate Undead Summoned Creatures, boosting their combat power.

Having inferred a new skill, Fang Zhou naturally wanted to test its practical effect.

He summoned two Skeletons of similar strength and applied the Group Brutality Skill to one of them. Then, Fang Zhou ordered the two Skeletons to fight each other.

Amid the cringe-inducing sound of grinding bones, the Skeleton buffed by the Group Brutality Skill began to flicker with a dim black light. In less than a minute, it easily severed the other, unbuffed Skeleton's arm bone with its Bone Claw, then swiftly snapped its skull.

Fang Zhou nodded slightly. This [Group Brutality Skill] could increase a Skeleton's attack power by at least 20%. For his Skeleton Army of forty to fifty, this was a significant boost in combat strength. At the very least, it would be easier to deal with the Little Inferior Demons in the Abyss Difficulty [Horn Demon Outpost].

Satisfied with having successfully inferred another practical new skill, Fang Zhou washed up briefly and soon fell asleep.

「The next day was just as fulfilling.」

Early in the morning, Fang Zhou arrived at the training ground and started the Abyss Difficulty [Horn Demon Outpost].

Just as he expected, with the boost from [Group Brutality Skill], his clear time was shortened by another three minutes, and his historical speedrun ranking climbed by one place. The other cadets on the training ground who were quietly observing Fang Zhou could also tell that he had inferred yet another unknown support skill.

Despite having grown numb to Fang Zhou's exceptional Talent, one female cadet couldn't help but sigh, "It's so frustrating to compare yourself to him! I still haven't fully mastered my third Profession skill, and Fang Zhou has already independently inferred five or six new skills, hasn't he?"

"Yeah... Skeleton Flying Spear, Skeleton Shield, Skeleton Shackles, Domination Skeleton, plus the Group Attack Skill and Displacement Skills he showed in the Simulation Battlefield, and now this new beneficial skill. To infer so many skills in just one month, all with such high proficiency... the gap between us is just hopeless."

Her friend comforted her, "Don't be too discouraged. I heard an instructor say that Fang Zhou might embody the very essence of the Undead Mage Profession, as if he were born for it. That's the only way to explain his powerful professional Talent."

Another person took it more in stride, saying with a carefree tone, "No matter what, Fang Zhou is a soldier in the Human Alliance Army, just like us. The greater his Talent, the better his chances of becoming a top-tier powerhouse in the future. As his classmates, we should be proud of that."

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