Chapter 11: The Ghoul's Howl
However, Locke, who had grown in strength, did not take this weak ghoul to heart.
Locke predicted where the ghoul was about to appear in terms of the speed at which the ghoul was going. In the skull, the soul fire flashed, and a bone spear appeared out of thin air and hit the rushing undead ghoul, which was the first-level undead magic bone spear that Locke had mastered not long ago.
Several bone spears shot out of the ghoul in succession, all of which hit this first-level ghoul.
After shooting these bone spears, although there was still a lot of undead magic power left in Locke's body, Locke's soul fire was too weak, and his spiritual power was consumed a lot, which was no longer enough to continue to cast this undead attack magic.
The advance prediction of super intelligence caused Locke's several undead magic to hit the ghouls. The accuracy of casting undead magic is no worse than that of an intermediate mage skeleton.
The ghoul also lay on the ground after several of Locke's bone spears were fired, losing the ability to resist and escape.
The fallen ghoul is incapacitated and can only howl weakly, the ghoul's howl belongs to a special kind of psychiatric necromancy, the ghoul's howl.
Seeing this, Locke stepped forward in a few steps, easily twisted the other party's head, and devoured the ghoul's soul fire.
Another soul fire merged into Locke's soul fire, making the soul fire ignited in Locke's skull grow a little stronger.
Unlike the Skeleton Warrior, the Skeleton Mage needs to devour more Soul Fire to advance to the next level.
Because every time the skeleton mage devours the soul fire, he will sit and meditate for a period of time to digest the surging soul fire, so that his spiritual power is more powerful and he can cast more undead magic.
In this case, the Soul Fire devoured by the Skeleton Mage will also lose a portion of its own Soul Fire in the process of boosting it. However, for the skeleton mage, the loss of this part of the soul fire can make his foundation stronger, and the bottleneck will be much smaller when he can advance to a stronger existence in the future.
Meditation not only strengthens the spirit, purifies the fire of the soul, but even boosts wisdom. This is also the reason why the wisdom of the skeleton mage is much stronger than that of the skeleton warrior. Low-level skeleton mages will generally first improve their strength and enhance their soul fire through long years of meditation. And over the years, a mage skeleton with only instinct will also grow in wisdom through constant meditation.
After devouring the ghoul's soul fire, Locke sat down cross-legged and began the mage's meditation.
Suddenly, Locke, who was meditating, stood up. It's not that Locke's meditation ends, but that an accident happens.
There was a thumping sound around them. These sounds were identical to the sounds made when the ghouls Locke had slashed before jumped, and it was clear that ghouls were about to appear, and a group of ghouls appeared.
Although ghouls are also low-level undead creatures, they are more advanced than the lowest-level undead skeleton creatures, because most undead skeletons are only level zero strength when they are born, while ghouls are at least one level of strength when they are born. What's more, ghouls are social undead creatures that gather together in the pits where ghouls were born.
The ghoul that Locke had killed in an instant before was apparently one of a group of ghouls.
Previously, the ghoul's deathbed howl was a form of necromancy that called on other members of the ghoul clan.
On Friday, the ghouls, after sensing the undead magic fluctuations of the ghoul's howl, rushed here.
It also deserves Locke's bad luck, if it is other undead creatures, after devouring the opponent's soul fire, they will usually leave immediately and continue to hunt for new targets. Locke, on the other hand, stayed on the battlefield and meditated, and eventually waited for a large number of members of the ghoul clan.
In the soul perception, several members of the fast ghoul clan had appeared within ten meters of Locke's body.
The members of these first ghoul clans all have the strength of second-level undead creatures, but these ghouls can't take a fancy to Locke's soul fire that only has a first-level soul, so they don't attack Locke immediately, but just surround Locke, preparing to wait for the other first-level ghouls in their own group to come and kill Skeleton Locke.
Although Locke used up his not powerful spiritual power by using the bone spear shot before, after devouring the ghoul's soul fire, Locke's spiritual power naturally recovered and became a little stronger. At this time, you can also cast a level 1 necromancy again.
However, sensing a large number of ghouls, Locke did not perform necromantic magic.
With a skeletal body as strong as a mid-level skeleton warrior, Locke wasn't worried about the ghouls besieging him.
Sensing several ghouls, Locke did not continue to wait, but immediately headed towards one of the attacks. Locke, who is extremely intelligent, naturally knows that waiting will only attract more ghouls. In case of an intermediate ghoul, it is dangerous to himself, and under the siege of many ghouls, it is difficult for him to escape.
Fortunately, these ghouls only have second-level strength, and in the face of Locke's active attack, they did not dodge, but raised their two bone claws to counterattack Locke.
Locke only has a first-level soul fire fluctuation, which can easily make opponents ignore Locke's powerful bones.
There is always a price to pay for neglect.
'Whoa'. One of Locke's skeletal arms collided with the claws of a second-level ghoul.
The skeletal arm remained the same, but the ghoul's bony claws were completely destroyed in the violent collision.
Before the other party could react, Locke's other bony claw immediately grabbed the wounded ghoul's neck. Ghouls are extremely fast, but their strength and size are not large, usually less than a meter.
After capturing the ghoul, Locke twisted his hands, and the ghoul was left with only a head.
The second-level soul fire in the ghoul's skull flickered and flickered, exuding fluctuations of temptation.
Locke immediately opened his mouth and took a breath, and the white soul fire instantly merged into Locke's soul fire.
Stronger spiritual power fluctuations radiated from Locke's soul fire. The leapfrogging devoured a second-level soul fire, and the benefits to Locke were also huge, and Locke's soul fire was several times stronger in an instant.
If he used the Undead Magic Bone Spear to shoot, Locke at this time would be able to cast more than a dozen times than before.
The feeling of the soul fire swelling made Locke have an urge to sit down and meditate, but Locke knew that this was not the time to meditate, and there were several ghouls around him, whether it was to continue hunting or leave immediately, it was the best choice, and meditation was to find death.
At the moment when Locke slew the ghoul, several more ghouls appeared in Locke's perception.
Although the ghoul is a low-level undead creature, judging from the fact that Locke easily killed one of his companions, it can also be judged that Locke's strength is not weak, and it is much stronger than the level he shows.
Therefore, after knowing Locke's great strength, these ghouls were also much more cautious, and after a howl, they couldn't help but disperse the encirclement of Locke. And the scattered ghouls quickly gathered together.
Once these ghouls are gathered, it will take more time for Locke to continue slashing.
Moreover, the howls of these ghouls also had a certain impact on Locke's soul fire, so that Locke did not dare to rush into its encirclement.
After all, although Locke's skeleton is strong, if it is not blocked, a large number of ghoul attacks can also hurt Locke.
Locke suppressed the urge to continue hunting more ghouls, and took advantage of the other party's dispersion to immediately retreat in the direction of return.
Because, once Locke is surrounded by more ghouls, even if Locke's bones are stronger, it is dangerous.
The soul fire that could slash and devour a second-level undead creature was already unexpected. Moreover, there are so many first- and second-level undead creatures in this area, and after meditating on yourself, you can continue to kill them if you come forward, and at that time, the danger you face must be much smaller than now.
Locke was not too worried about these first- and second-level undead creatures, but worried that there would be third-level or even mid-level ghouls.