Chapter 60: Returning to the Beginner’s Village

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

A group of skeletons, holding broken swords and rusty blades, their bodies covered in sea salt, were wandering amidst the ruins.

The flickering flame of their hollow eye sockets swayed unpredictably.

Ji Chen, upon seeing them, couldn’t help but pause for a moment.

His expression became somewhat peculiar.

How should he put it… He hadn’t encountered such weak enemies in a long time.

Seeing these skeletons gave him a feeling similar to returning to the Beginner’s Village and encountering beginner monsters.

It was somewhat nostalgic.

A thought sparked in Ji Chen’s mind, igniting his personal interest in taking action.

Previously, he would let his troops handle killing the enemies, and he rarely needed to personally intervene.

But now, with such weak skeleton monsters appearing, why not use them to practice his own skills?

With this in mind, he waved his hand, signaling the army to stop, intending to take matters into his own hands.

A swift and agile figure darted out by his side.

—It was Anina.

The Dragon Whale girl was seen wielding a massive sword that resembled a door panel, eagerly charging into the midst of the skeleton horde.

The enormous sword swung.

The skeleton monsters were shattered as if struck by a fully loaded truck, disintegrating before they could even fly away.

Alternatively, they were smashed into a pile of shattered bones, completely unrecognizable, with their remains embedded in the soil.

It could be described as brutal.

Right before Ji Chen’s eyes.

The little skeletons endured a level of pain that they shouldn’t have experienced.

Skeleton Monster mocked, “You, a level 20 Purple Rare Hero, are attacking me, a Tier 1, 1-star little skeleton? You’ve lost all dignity!”

Several minutes later.

Seeing the emptiness surrounding him, not a single standing skeleton monster remained.

Anina returned with a satisfied expression on her face, muttering that they had all fallen before she even had a chance to warm up.

Ji Chen looked around at the scene resembling the aftermath of a tornado, and his eyelids twitched.

This Dragon Whale girl was so terrifying!

Seeing the abundance of skeletons present here, he became more alert.

Skeletons, as undead creatures, could arise naturally or be summoned by entities such as necromancers.

Regardless of the method, there was always a cause for their existence.

Therefore, there might be a source of mutation deep within the ruins.

“Let’s continue forward.”

Ji Chen nodded towards Alice and Anina, leading the army to advance.

Along the way, they disturbed many dormant skeletons within the ruins.

In addition to humanoid forms, there were also numerous amphibious marine monster skeletons with strange and bizarre shapes.

Overall, their strength was slightly higher than the humanoid skeletons.

However, in the face of their formidable army, this elite force, they were as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

As many died as came.

“Ding- You have gained 280 experience points…”

“Ding- You have gained 320 experience points…”

Although the experience granted wasn’t much, even the smallest mosquito leg is still meat.

It made the experience bar move slightly forward.

When they passed through what appeared to be the remnants of a city gate, a clear view opened up before them.

It was a place that resembled a training ground.

Ruins of city walls and towers surrounded them—mostly eroded by the sea breeze, leaving only two to three meters of foundation.

Ji Chen speculated that when intact, the city walls here were at least six to seven meters high.

And at regular intervals along the walls were corner towers or watchtowers, closely monitoring the surroundings.

They were built along the coastline, with some parts extending into the shallower sea waters.

However, what puzzled him greatly was why a certain civilization that once inhabited this place went to such great lengths to build a city wall around the coastline?

The ocean lay outside the city wall. Could it be… that there were enemies lurking in the depths of the sea?

Ji Chen thought it was highly probable.

But he didn’t delve too deeply into the thought.

This civilization had vanished ages ago, likely along with its enemies, disappearing into the river of time.

Returning to his senses, he looked towards the training ground.

It was filled with densely packed skeletons, presenting a pale and dismal sight.

Various types of skeleton monsters.

Two-legged, four-legged, and even three-legged ones, numbering in the thousands.

Among these ordinary skeletons, there were some that stood out from the rest.

Their bodies were not white, but rather pitch black, shimmering with a metallic texture.

Eerie green flames flickered in their eye sockets, and although they lacked swords or blades, their claw-like appendages, as sharp as metal, were sufficient as weapons.

A clear space surrounded them, and the white skeletons dared not approach them.

[Black Skeleton]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: 10]

[Tier: 3,1 star] 𝚋𝚎ｄ𝚗ｏｖ𝚎𝚕．ｃｏ𝚖

[Skill: Undead Body (Blue skill, immune to most curses, poisons, and other negative effects, defense increased by 50%)]

Corpse Poison Curse (Blue skill, the corpse poison attached to the claws can infect the enemy, causing the attributes to decrease by up to 20% over time)

Revival (Green skill, can repair oneself by piecing together white bones)

[Military characteristic: Fearless (does not know what fear and death are)]

[When infected by something, defense will be strengthened]

Good heavens, he had jumped from a white skeleton to a black skeleton.

If he was not careful, he might really be caught off guard.

Tier 3,1 star…It was 4 stars lower than a Tier 3 5-star Naga Warrior.

However, at a glance, there were more than a hundred of them. Together with a large number of ordinary white skeletons…

It looked like this was going to be a tough battle.

Other than these skeleton monsters, he also saw a box on the ruins of the city wall.

Could it be another treasure chest?

Ji Chen focused.

[Medium Resource Box]

[Effect: After activation, 3000 units of wood, fiber, stone, clay, and coarse iron will be obtained.]

3000 units are equivalent to the production of a small resource point for a week and a half.

That’s quite valuable.

But in order to unlock this resource chest, we must first deal with this group of skeletons.

Ji Chen looked around, observing the environment.

They were currently in a ruined city gate area, about ten meters wide, with remnants of walls on both sides measuring two to three meters in height.

By establishing a defensive line of more than ten meters in this narrow passage, they could hold off the skeleton’s charge with a one-man-for-the-pass approach.

—Skeletons, in general, weren’t very bright creatures. Even if there were other ways around nearby, they would only recognize a direct attack.

After devising a strategy, Ji Chen began to calmly command his army.

Using the remnants of the walls on both sides, they constructed a defensive line.

IWenty Naga warriors formed the front line, twenty-five shallow sea Murlocs climbed the remnants of the walls on both sides and fourteen sea pixies floated in the rear.

The setup was complete.

Ji Chen waved his arm, signaling the Murlocs to throw the first wave of tridents, drawing aggro.

“Ding- You have alerted a large number of skeleton monsters… Allied morale is at 55 points.”

Although they were at a significant numerical disadvantage, their levels and tiers gave them an advantageous position.

The group of skeletons was immediately alarmed and swarmed over like a tide, accompanied by the sound of bones rubbing against each other.

All he could see were pale white skeletons mixed with some black.

The Shallow Sea Murlocs took advantage of the distance and kept throwing tridents.

The power of the trident was like that of a city-guarding crossbow. Every time it was thrown, it could pierce through three or four skeletons.

The Sea Pixies also swung their staves, causing violent explosions that reduced the skeletons to powder and bone fragments.

However, the gaps created by their attacks were immediately filled.

It had no effect in delaying the enemy’s advance.

The numerical advantage of the skeleton army was evident.

The Naga warriors stared at the enemies before them, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

With each swing of their weapons, they took down several skeletons.

One acted as the tank, another as the physical ranged attacker, and the third as the spellcaster.

The three units complemented each other in their coordinated efforts.

The efficiency of their kills was extremely high, with each wave of attacks taking out a group of skeletons.

The narrow city gate and the remnants of the walls prevented the skeleton horde from fully utilizing their numerical advantage.

They could only squeeze in and be cut down by the Naga warriors.

It was like walking into a meat grinder.

The skeleton horde was being gradually diminished, layer by layer, like peeling an onion.

Seeing this, Ji Chen nodded in approval, but then caught a glimpse of Anina next to him, eager to join the action.

He immediately dissuaded her, saying, “We’ll take care of these little skeletons, you don’t need to intervene.”

“Um, alright. Just let me know if you need any help,” replied the Dragon Whale girl with a slightly disappointed expression on her face..