Happy

The first upgrade was obtained from the Captain of the Guards' secret technique.

[Would you like to upgrade Phantom Clone (S)? This upgrade requires 2,000 skill points.]

"No wonder it's an S-rank skill. Other people probably couldn't afford to upgrade it!"

Su Mu smiled slightly at the prompt without any hesitation.

Having unlimited skill points meant he could go all out, right?

"I'll do it!"

[Phantom Clone (S) upgrade successful.]

[Phantom Clone (S) successfully upgraded to Phantom Clone (SS)]

"That's as far as it goes?"

Su Mu didn't expect that Phantom Clone could only be upgraded to SS rank. He thought the skill could reach the divine level.

But upon careful consideration, divine-level skills were obviously not that easy to obtain!

Most likely, for a long time, the highest he could achieve would be SSS rank.

Of course, nothing is certain. Who knows when he might achieve another first and obtain a divine-level skill?

"Let's see the effect!"

[Phantom Clone (SS): Creates a clone that inherits 100% of your attributes and has 200% of your maximum health (the clone can only use basic attacks, not skills). Cooldown: 1 hour.]

"Double the health, not bad!"

Compared to before, the SS rank effect doubled the health. He could use this clone as a meat shield.

"Now, let's upgrade Freeze Spell!"

Su Mu looked at the newly acquired control skill.

[Freeze Spell successfully upgraded to Freeze Spell (E-rank)]

[Freeze Spell (E) successfully upgraded to Freeze Spell (D-rank)]

[Freeze Spell (A-rank) successfully upgraded to Freeze Spell (S-rank)]

[Freeze Spell (S): Upon release, freezes all enemies within a 30-meter radius for 5 seconds, dealing 100% of spell attack damage. Casting consumes 500 mana points and has a cooldown of 5 minutes.]

"The range has increased, and the duration of control has also been extended, but the damage is still low!"

Su Mu rubbed his chin.

If this skill is used well, it can definitely bring about explosive AOE effects!

"Is the Misty Valley ahead?"

Running all the way, Su Mu arrived at the back of the Wild Boarman Camp, gazing at the unexplored area from before.

Based on the mission description, this should be a dungeon, but the specific form of the dungeon was not explained in the Divine Path Handbook.

This was a completely unknown new world, and everything needed to be explored by players themselves.

"Phantom Clone!"

Su Mu thought for a moment and used Phantom Clone.

The reason for using it at this moment was mainly to see how long the clone could last.

Soon, Su Mu felt a surge of power rushing through his body, and the next second, an identical clone appeared before his eyes.

At the same time, he felt a close connection between his consciousness and the clone.

Everything the clone saw and felt, he experienced it all.

"No time limit?"

"Does this mean that as long as the clone's health doesn't reach zero, it can exist indefinitely?"

Opening the clone's attribute panel, besides having twice the health as his own, the other attributes showed no difference, and there was no time limit either.

Looking at the Phantom Clone skill, it remained active and did not enter cooldown.

According to the mechanics of online games, once the clone disappears, the skill would definitely go into cooldown.

"This is an amazing skill!"

After understanding the effect of this skill, Su Mu couldn't help but applaud.

The clone couldn't use potions or skills. Even with double the health of the main body, it seemed not very useful for a mage.

After all, what damage can a mage do without using skills?

But for Su Mu, it was completely different.

"I can heal, as long as my constitution improves, this clone can become an invincible damage sponge!"

With this in mind, Su Mu already had a vivid image in his head.

The clone wielding a staff, tanking the monsters, while he stood in a safe position healing and dealing damage.

Harmony!

"Let's do it!"

Using his consciousness to control the clone, Su Mu proceeded into the dense forest ahead.

"The mist is starting to appear!"

As he went deeper, a strange mist enveloped the surroundings.

Visibility decreased, and the direction became obscured by the mist. Su Mu controlled the clone to walk ahead while he stood two meters behind, slowing down their pace.

In such a place, unknown monsters could appear at any time, so he had to be cautious.

"Creak!"

As they walked, the clone suddenly stepped on a dry twig, making a loud noise.

At that moment, the ground around them underwent a strange transformation.

Some skeletal remains grew out of the soil and, under a certain force, turned into skeletons standing over a meter tall.

And it didn't stop there; more skeletons appeared, indicating a considerable number.

Su Mu quickly looked at the skeleton standing in the field.

[Skeleton Monster: Level 9]

Health: 1000/1000

Attack: 220

Physical Defense: 50

Magical Defense: 30

Description: Undead creatures roaming in the Misty Valley, they spare no living beings in the valley. They usually appear in groups.

"A level 9 monster? Not bad!"

The description of the skeleton monster made Su Mu smile.

It's great that they appear in groups; he loves monsters that appear in groups.

Retreating a few steps, Su Mu began to control the clone to engage with the skeleton monster.

The clone inherited over 200 points of his agility, making its movement speed much higher than that of the skeleton monster.

-186!

Controlling the clone, Su Mu struck the skeleton monster on the head with the staff, and a significant damage number popped up.

Of course, this significant damage was relative to other players.

Su Mu, who could easily deal thousands of damage, shook his head at this three-digit number.

"The clone can only use basic attacks, the damage is still low!"

"But no matter how high the damage is, it's still an instant kill. Just need to gather the monsters!"

Su Mu controlled the clone, drawing the aggro of the skeleton monsters and successfully aggroing all of them once they formed.

Immediately after, Su Mu cast a rain of fire directly onto the group of skeletons behind the clone.

-1830!

-1830!

-1830!

...

"The dense damage numbers appeared, and all five skeleton monsters turned into bone fragments at the same time. Su Mu also gained 50 experience points.

"It's still satisfying to fight monsters above my level!"

"Healing Surge!"

He raised his hand and released a skill towards the clone.

+3720!

An exaggerated healing number emerged from the clone's head, instantly restoring its health to full.

"The clone's health is still low. I need to get a passive skill that increases constitution or directly stack health, constitution, and defense from equipment. With my healing power..."

"Would it be too much to turn this clone into a tank mage?"

Looking at his clone, Su Mu had a smile on his face.

The joy of a man can be so simple!