[Name]: Lucas

  [Race]: Undead - Skeleton

  [Template]: Advanced Class Template - Skeleton Swordsman

  [Level]: Level 20 (3167/10000)

  [Status]: Health 650, Mana 60

  [Attributes]: Strength 32, Agility 28, Constitution 35, Spirit 6

  [Talent]: Erosion (Unique Talent)

  [Skill]: Skyrend Slash

  These were Lucas's current attributes.

  While he couldn't compare to high-tier skeletons like Warrior-tier or Lord-tier, he now had the strength to face off against an elite-tier skeleton!

  Of course, it was only the strength to fight.

  To achieve victory, he would still need the assistance of his forty-six advanced skeleton underlings.

  After completing his class advancement and taking a short rest,

  Lucas led his skeleton underlings deeper into the Land of Buried Bones.

  Now that he had the strength to hunt elite-tier skeletons, he didn't plan to waste time in the outer regions.

  Leading his skeleton underlings into the deeper parts of the Land of Buried Bones, he aimed to enslave an elite-tier skeleton. Then, he would replicate his previous strategy, gradually replacing his advanced skeleton underlings with elite-tier ones.

  Once he had enough elite-tier underlings, he would venture even deeper to hunt Warrior-tier skeletons.

  A snowballing journey.

  A relentless push.

  Until, in the shortest time possible, he could enslave a large number of Warrior-tier skeletons, slay the Skeleton King, and claim the position of Lord of the Land of Buried Bones... Wouldn't that be perfect?

  However, this was ultimately just Lucas's fantasy.

  When he ventured deeper into the Land of Buried Bones and encountered his first elite-tier skeleton, Lucas realized that the battles between elite-tier skeletons were far more brutal than those between advanced-tier skeletons!

  If battles between Skeleton Soldiers were individual duels, and battles between advanced-tier skeletons were group skirmishes, then battles between elite-tier skeletons were full-scale wars.

  Before him now was such a war!

  This was a low hilly area.

  When Lucas arrived with his Skeleton Warrior underlings, he saw, at the edge of his vision, a sea of pale skeletons!

  This was a skeleton army!

  At a glance, the skeleton army numbered at least several hundred!

  The majority of the skeletons in this army were Skeleton Soldiers, with only a few being Skeleton Warriors. At the center of this skeleton army stood a tall skeleton clad in armor, gazing forward with an imposing presence.

  Seeing this, Lucas felt a pang of envy.

  This was a true Bone Legion!

  Compared to this massive skeleton army of several hundred, his forty-six skeleton underlings... looked like a tiny basin next to a vast pond!

  "We focus on quality!"

  "Though we're few in number, our quality is unmatched!"

  Muttering these words of self-comfort in his mind, Lucas continued to observe the scene in the distance.

  Without a doubt,

  The tall skeleton standing at the center of the skeleton army was the elite evolution of the Skeleton Warrior—the Skeleton General. Only a Skeleton General could command a skeleton army of several hundred at the elite tier.

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  Aside from the Skeleton General, the skeleton army also included seven or eight advanced-tier skeletons.

  The rest were all Skeleton Soldiers.

  While the quality of this skeleton army wasn't particularly high, its composition was quite diverse.

  At a glance, Lucas spotted dozens of Skeleton Archers. Beside the Skeleton General, he even saw two Skeleton Mages and a Skeleton Guard!

  With several hundred skeletons gathered here, the Skeleton General wasn't just out for a stroll.

  This was a war!

  However, the Skeleton General's enemy wasn't another skeleton army—it was a single skeleton!

  It was hard to imagine that a Skeleton General leading an army of several hundred would wage war against a single skeleton. Moreover, when this war of hundreds against one began, the first to attack was the lone skeleton!

  Under Lucas's watchful gaze, the lone skeleton began its charge.

  One hundred meters.

  Fifty meters.

  Thirty meters!

  As it charged toward the skeleton army, the lone skeleton's speed increased rapidly!

  When the distance between them was only about ten meters, the skeleton leaped into the air... leaving a deep footprint on the ground as it soared over the front line of dozens of Skeleton Soldiers wielding swords and shields, landing deep within the skeleton army!

  Before it even touched the ground,

  A dazzling blade of light erupted from the skeleton's greatsword, sweeping toward the numerous Skeleton Soldiers in front of it!

  Skyrend Slash!

  When Lucas saw this, the soulfire in his eye sockets flickered slightly.

  Without a doubt, this skeleton was an elite-tier skeleton.

  And the Skyrend Slash skill clearly indicated that this lone skeleton's class template was the elite evolution of the Skeleton Swordsman!

  "Seems like my luck is pretty good..."

  Having just entered the territory of elite-tier skeletons, Lucas had stumbled upon such a formidable one. His luck was indeed not bad.

  However, he didn't rush to intervene in the war.

  Instead, he patiently continued to hide and quietly observed the battle in the distance.

  The individual strength growth of a Skeleton Swordsman was higher than that of a Skeleton Warrior. As the elite evolution of the Skeleton Swordsman, this skeleton's individual strength growth surpassed even that of the Skeleton General.

  If even the Skeleton General wasn't a match for this elite skeleton, how could the advanced-tier skeletons and Skeleton Soldiers under its command stand a chance?

  When the blade of light from Skyrend Slash erupted, a small area in front of the skeleton was instantly cleared!

  Shattered bones scattered in all directions.

  With just this one move,

  The Skeleton General lost over thirty Skeleton Soldier underlings!

  After the attack, the skeleton stopped using skills and instead swung its greatsword, continuously cutting down the Skeleton Soldiers in front of it as it advanced toward the Skeleton General.

  At the same time,

  The Skeleton General wasn't idle either.

  With a subtle wave of soul energy, the dozens of Skeleton Archers at the rear of the skeleton army raised their bone bows, unleashing a rain of pale bone arrows toward the elite skeleton.

  Beside the Skeleton General, the two Skeleton Mages also began casting spells. Two human-sized, ghostly blue fireballs materialized and shot toward the elite skeleton at incredible speed!