CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 67: BLACK IRON SKILLS [HEROIC CHARGE]

After a professional infers a new skill, with the growth of strength and increase in knowledge, there will definitely be continuous version updates.

The Human Alliance greatly encourages such updates, and will once again reward contribution points based on the specifics of the skill updates.

The updates to Fang Zhou’s [Skeleton Flying Spear] and [Skeleton Shield] were much stronger than previous versions, thus each skill received the highest apprentice-level reward of 100 contribution points.

In addition to the 50% bonus provided by the research fund of the Undead Mage group, this wave earned Fang Zhou another 300 contribution points, fully compensating the previous expenses.

Opening the personal terminal, Fang Zhou found Bai Xiaochan’s account and generously transferred 5 contribution points to her as a performance bonus, with another 5 contribution points, of course, paid from the project fund.

Oh, the joy of exploiting the military academy!

On the other side, Bai Xiaochan was in the research room, working tirelessly to find powerful control skills for Fang Zhou.

Suddenly, she received a 10 contribution point performance bonus.

"Ah, I’ve struck it rich! Struck it rich!"

Bai Xiaochan jumped up in excitement.

She had never received so many contribution points at once and didn’t even know how to spend them for a moment.

After thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and made a decision.

Good steel should be used on the blade!

She might as well use these 10 contribution points to exchange for the [Skill Insights] of [Song of Triumph].

With this, she should soon be able to master the [Song of Triumph] skill.

With [Lullaby] and [Song of Triumph] in hand, she could better cling to Fang Zhou’s strong support.

As long as she sticks with Fang Zhou, would contribution points ever be lacking?

Immersed in wonderful fantasies, Bai Xiaochan held her face in her hands and chuckled foolishly.

Beside her, Meng Hongzhuang coldly watched Bai Xiaochan’s every move, silently disdainful, "Stupid little sheep!"

However, unknowingly, a sense of urgency rose in her heart, and the speed of her data retrieval increased.

...

Several more days passed.

Deep within the Burial Wilderness, a white whirlwind rushed through, taking away a Great Shield Skeleton Warrior with one spear.

"Detected that [Charge] skill proficiency has reached [Instinct], can consume soul power to infer its upper-tier skill."

"Estimated to consume 100 points of soul power, start inference?"

Looking at the attribute panel’s prompt, Fang Zhou’s soul fire beat fiercely, filled with expectation.

After so many days of relentless practice, following [Brutal Strike], the skeleton clone’s second instinct-level combat skill finally emerged.

He wondered what kind of Black Iron tier skill he could infer this time?

With the consumption of 100 points of soul power, Fang Zhou’s soul fire grew even brighter.

The scene of using the [Charge] skill over a thousand times in the past month repeatedly flashed in his mind.

Suddenly, he had a flash of insight.

"Skill inference [Heroic Charge] succeeded."

[Heroic Charge] (Black Iron tier, Skilled): Removes control on oneself, bursting with extremely fast speed in one direction, causing collision damage to all enemies along the way, with a certain chance to knock them into the air. Distance, speed, and power are determined by agility attributes and skill proficiency.

Fang Zhou tightly gripped the Skeleton Long Spear, carefully reading the description of the [Heroic Charge] skill.

Compared to the previous [Charge], this Black Iron tier skill not only has immunity effects, but also has the probability to knock up enemies along the way, obviously much stronger.

Not to mention, the movement speed and distance of [Heroic Charge] improved significantly over [Charge].

Fang Zhou randomly chose a direction, activated [Heroic Charge] to sprint forward, the white bones along the way crushed into bone powder underfoot.

This exhilarating feeling made his desire for destruction grow even stronger.

Soon, he found a suitable hunting target.

It was a very rare Skeleton Archer.

Compared to Giant Axe Skeletons, Great Shield Skeletons, Long Spear Skeletons, and other common Skeleton Warriors, the Skeleton Archer, capable of attacking from a distance with a bow and arrow, was undoubtedly more difficult to deal with.

But in front of Fang Zhou’s [Heroic Charge], the proud attack range of the Skeleton Archer was just a decoration.

Seeing Fang Zhou, it was just about to draw its bow and shoot, but Fang Zhou had already closed in front of it.

The Skeleton Archer looked blankly at the skeleton clone towering a head above it.

In its long life, it had never seen a similar creature move so quickly.

Unfortunately, this sight was its farewell forever.

The +1 refined Skeleton Long Spear in Fang Zhou’s hand pierced out like thunder, shattering the skull of this Skeleton Archer before it could react.

Soul fire flickering, its skeletal form scattered on the ground, becoming the material for Fang Zhou’s growth.

Feeling the gentle heat flow surging into his body, Fang Zhou raised the Skeleton Long Spear, gazing at the blood-red moon overhead, silently laughing.

This feeling of bullying the weak and crushing them with violence is truly irresistible!

Once his mood calmed, Fang Zhou looked at the attribute panel, which had accumulated a substantial amount of soul power, then glanced at the Skeleton Long Spear in his hand.

"Detected refineable resources, can consume 200 points of soul power for refinement."

"Start refinement?"

With soul power and skeleton essence accumulated, attribute panel, enhance for me!

points of soul power consumed rapidly, the skeleton essence accumulated in the skeleton clone’s body trickled into the skeletal texture of the Skeleton Long Spear like streams converging into the ocean.

Deep, netherlight began to emanate from the surface of the spear, the previously dull bone fragments revitalized by the nourishment of soul power.

The originally coarse bone texture became harder, shining brilliantly like black iron.

Soon, this Skeleton Long Spear that had accompanied the skeleton clone for nearly two months was successfully upgraded to level +2.

Fang Zhou looked at the attribute panel of the skeleton clone.

[Clone] Skeleton Warrior

[Tier] Black Iron - Lower

[Attributes] Strength 38, Constitution 36, Agility 36, Spirit 32

[Equipment] Skeleton Long Spear +2 (Level 1 Nether Stone *1), Skeleton Armor

[Skills] Skeleton Chosen One (Black Iron, Instinct), Skeleton Armament (Black Iron, Instinct), Brutal Strike (Black Iron, Skilled), Heroic Charge (Black Iron, Skilled), Weapon Specialization (Apprentice, Perfection), Block (Apprentice, Perfection), Battle Cry (Apprentice, Perfection)

[Apostle] 1

Next, what Fang Zhou needs to do is to accumulate more soul power to refine the Skeleton Armor to +2 as well.

At the same time, also upgrade the skills of [Weapon Specialization], [Block], and [Battle Cry] to [Instinct] proficiency level, then advance to Black Iron.

With a few casual swings of the heavier Skeleton Long Spear, Fang Zhou’s intent to kill burned even more fiercely.

Killing, devouring, evolving.

Another elegy of the undead played across the Burial Wilderness.

...

In the early hours of the morning, after several hours of continuous slaughter, Fang Zhou tiredly shifted his focus back to his main body.

Casually drinking a bottle of [Soul Calming Potion], Fang Zhou looked at his attribute panel expectantly.

The max-level [Charge] skill of the clone, what growth would it bring to his main body?

"Detected that the clone skill has reached [Instinct] proficiency, it can be used as a skill material to infer and perfect the skill for the main body, estimated to consume 10 points of soul power."

"Start inference?"

Fang Zhou, of course, chose to confirm.

The remaining soul power consumed another 10 points, the countless times the skeleton clone had used the [Charge] skill flashed back continuously.

Could he absorb its advantages to perfect [Skeleton Wings]?

Fang Zhou had a flash of inspiration, and the attribute panel responded immediately.

"Inference skill [Skeleton Wings] successful!"