Ssshhh!
With a sharp sound as the blade tore through the air, Lucas's bone sword came down heavily, decapitating the last elite zombie and killing it.
After all, in their extremely weakened state, these four elite zombies could withstand the continuous attacks of the advanced skeletons, but they couldn't withstand the sharp edge of the bone sword!
The battle was over.
But the outcome was tragic.
During the more than two minutes of enslavement (specifically targeting the head), the four elite zombies' repeated venom sprays had caused heavy losses to Lucas's skeleton minions.
Only eight remained intact.
The rest of the skeleton minions were either lost in previous battles or melted and corroded into charred bones by the venom spray.
Fortunately, he had won.
The battle was over.
Now it was time to reap the rewards!
Picking up the skull of the elite skeleton swordsman, Lucas casually placed it on the body of a skeleton warrior whose head had been dissolved by the corrosive venom. Then, he walked over to the first elite zombie.
He crouched down.
Activated his talent.
As the familiar warm current flowed from the elite zombie's remains into his body, Lucas's status panel promptly refreshed with several lines of information.
"You have absorbed the essence from the corpse. Your body has grown stronger."
"Your strength has increased by 3 points."
"Your constitution has increased by 8 points."
"Your spirit has increased by 1 point."
The remains of one elite zombie had given Lucas 12 attribute points, roughly equivalent to the amount he would gain from leveling up once.
Considering that this so-called elite zombie had been nearly drained by the dark altar and was on the verge of falling from the elite tier, these attribute points were not only substantial but also exceeded Lucas's expectations.
Following the same method.
Lucas absorbed the other three elite zombies, gaining over thirty more attribute points across his four core stats.
After completing this, Lucas finally approached the fierce zombie that was on the verge of breaking through to the warrior tier.
Even though its head had exploded due to the failed enslavement, this zombie still exuded an extremely fierce aura, as if it could wake up at any moment and devour anyone in its path.
Looking at the massive corpse over two meters tall, Lucas felt a surge of excitement.
The three drained elite zombies were just a bonus. This fierce zombie, which was almost at the warrior tier... was the true prize of this battle!
Suppressing his excitement,
Lucas placed his bone hand on the corpse of the fierce zombie, which was as hard as steel.
[Erosion] activated!
Instantly, a massive surge of warm energy flowed from the corpse into Lucas's skeletal body.
If the warm current from the elite zombie's remains was like a small stream, the energy from this fierce zombie's corpse was like a raging river!
As the warm current poured in,
He could clearly feel his skeletal body growing stronger with every passing second!
It took a full ten minutes before the warm current stopped flowing from the corpse.
When the fierce zombie's remains collapsed into a pile of black ash, Lucas opened his status panel.
"You have absorbed the essence from the corpse. Your body has grown stronger."
"Your strength has increased by 17 points."
"Your agility has increased by 3 points."
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"Your constitution has increased by 26 points."
"Your spirit has increased by 5 points."
A total of 51 attribute points gained!
Just from the sheer number of attribute points, it was clear how powerful this nearly breakthrough zombie had been!
Perhaps...
Its four core attributes were already on par with those of true warrior-tier monsters!
"Phew..."
Lucas let out a long breath in his mind and surveyed the entire altar.
With the elite zombies gone, there wasn't a single zombie left on the dark altar. The black crystal orb, however, still floated above the ashes, tirelessly absorbing the death energy from the dark altar and the entire Valley of the Dead.
Taking a few steps forward,
Lucas reached out and "plucked" the crystal orb.
As the orb landed in his hand, a series of messages refreshed on his status panel.
"You have gained 1000 experience points."
"You have gained 1000 experience points."
"You have gained 1000 experience points."
"You have gained..."
"..."
"Your strength has increased by 5 points."
"Your agility has increased by 5 points."
"Your constitution has increased by 5 points."
"Your spirit has increased by 5 points."
A dense series of messages!
In total, after obtaining this black crystal orb, Lucas had gained 28,000 experience points, and all four of his core attributes had increased by 5 points!
Including the spirit attribute, which was the hardest to improve for undead!
Death energy.
When Lucas obtained the crystal orb, the remaining death energy inside it poured into his body.
For the undead, death energy was their lifeblood, just as life energy was for living beings. It was precisely because the purest death energy stored in the crystal orb had entered Lucas's body that he had gained such a massive boost in such a short time!
According to Lucas's estimation,
Originally, this purest death energy was meant to help the fierce zombie complete its final breakthrough, advancing from the elite tier to the warrior tier. Now, however, it had all fallen into his hands.
It was this death energy, enough to push the fierce zombie to its final breakthrough, that had given Lucas such a tremendous reward!
After absorbing the death energy from the crystal orb, Lucas began to carefully examine it.
The crystal orb was translucent, about the size of an adult's fist.
The entire sphere was smooth and seamless, as if it had been meticulously crafted from a single piece of crystal.
With the death energy gone, the wisps of mist that had been floating inside the orb also disappeared.
Now, as it rested in Lucas's hand, the specific attributes of the crystal orb appeared.
[Name]: Rogris's Crystal Orb
[Quality]: Dark Gold
[Category]: Item
[Effect]: Absorbs, stores, and automatically refines energy stored within the orb. Current energy storage capacity: 10,000 points.
[Item Description]: In a lost legacy, Rogris obtained this crystal orb and attempted to use it, along with necromantic transformation techniques, to create his own unique undead race—zombies.
With just one glance, Lucas's heart raced!
Without hesitation, he grabbed the crystal orb and rushed out of the dark altar!
