Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

In the heart of the Stone Forest.

Jiang Cheng found himself in a rare moment of rest, working to reset the cooldown timers of his skills.

The Swift Slash skill had a duration of only eighty minutes.

Assault Armor, on the other hand, lasted for only thirty minutes.

Once the time for Assault Armor elapsed, Jiang Cheng had to rely on his agility and strategy, luring monsters to their demise.

This efficiency was slightly lower compared to using a bow and arrow to lure monsters.

However, there was no other choice, as both the Assault Armor and Swift Slash had a cooldown time of two hours.

The longer a skill’s duration, the longer its cooldown time in the world of The Great Wasteland.

Rest was essential; there was no way around it.

Moreover… Jiang Cheng had cleared and respawned the Stone Forest three times already, leaving it littered with Stone Man corpses and devoid of monsters.

Fortunately… after over an hour of fighting, plus the time spent waiting for respawn, with an average of six seconds per Stone Man, the rewards were immense.

Jiang Cheng amassed a staggering 130,000 experience points

And the Evolution Points were equally plentiful!

Name: Jiang Cheng

Level: 14 (EXP: 31,588/40,000)

Race: Skeleton Assault Guard

HP: 1030

Mana: 730

Attack: 115 (Sky-Splitting Steel Bone Sword +60)

Defense: 90

Agility: 30 (Attack speed: one hit every 2.5 seconds, Movement speed: one step every 1.75 seconds)

Skills: Assault Armor (2), Plunder (Passive), Swift Slash (8), Split (Passive) (4)

Evolution Points: 131,588

Enhancement Points: 0

After leveling up by four levels, his health and mana each increased by 400, his attack by 40 points, and his defense by 20 points.

The other attributes didn’t change much, and unfortunately, he didn’t acquire the Stone Skin skill through Plunder.

During this period, he didn’t stop evolving until the cooldown of Swift Slash was complete and the Stone Forest was completely devoid of monsters.

With 130,000 Evolution Points, he could evolve again.

Every evolution brought a sense of anticipation.

The unknown direction always piqued curiosity.

The feeling of constantly growing stronger was also addictive.

After killing a few Skeleton Bears on Fierce Bear Mountain, Jiang Cheng handed the Bone Powder to the dumbfounded Zhang Mengmeng and gestured in front of her.

This time, Zhang Mengmeng finally understood.

She looked at Jiang Cheng with extreme admiration, continuously grinding Bone Powder.

Zhang Mengmeng could store the Bone Powder in her inventory, while Jiang Cheng had no inventory and could only grind as he went, so giving this task to Zhang Mengmeng was the best option.

“I am going to evolve, and it might take a long time this time. Can you summon a few Skeletons to guard me?”

Jiang Cheng clapped his hands and gestured to Zhang Mengmeng.

“O-okay, I… I understand.”

Though she agreed verbally, Zhang Mengmeng was actually panicking inwardly, wondering if she truly understood.

“Alright, I don’t understand.”

A hint of frustration flashed across Zhang Mengmeng’s fair face, but she didn’t want Jiang Cheng to think poorly of her, so she reluctantly agreed.

Seeing her confusion, Jiang Cheng sighed helplessly.

He could tell that she didn’t really understand but was only agreeing to avoid blame.

So he gestured again and took the staff from Zhang Mengmeng, mimicking her summoning motion to call forth Skeleton soldiers.

After completing the motions, Jiang Cheng shrugged, asking if she understood.

“Oh, I get it now. Skeleton Big Brother, you want me to summon Skeletons to help you grind bones, right?”

Zhang Mengmeng’s face lit up with excitement, wanting to take the staff from Jiang Cheng to start summoning.

But seeing Jiang Cheng’s expression, which was not quite right, she shrunk back and cautiously watched him.

And Jiang Cheng… could only rub his forehead, thinking, “This is so difficult.”

Returning the staff to Zhang Mengmeng, Jiang Cheng instructed her to summon Skeletons and then hid in a cave behind a rocky peak.

He guided Zhang Mengmeng to arrange the Skeletons in a semicircle around him in the cave before starting his evolution process.

Of course, even this small technique took Zhang Mengmeng ten minutes to learn.

And after finishing, her face was filled with astonishment, as if to say, “Summoners have this kind of technique?”

To this, Jiang Cheng had nothing to say.

He was cautious because he had noticed a few Undead Players fighting monsters in Fierce Bear Mountain.

Players’ movements were unpredictable, unlike monsters, and while their levels weren’t high, some daring players liked to test their luck in the Stone Forest.

Evolution couldn’t be interrupted, so it was best to be cautious.

“This evolution requires 10,000 Evolution Points. Available Evolution Paths: Skeleton Assault Armor Captain, Skeleton Spear Captain, Hidden Evolution Path: Blood Hell Skeleton Assault Captain.”