Skeleton Mage (BOSS)

As a mage, Su Mu's running speed was enough to make assassins and archers feel inferior. He swiftly passed through the first bone zone, triggering the skeletal warriors within it, yet showed no intention of stopping, heading straight towards the second bone zone.

After awakening the four skeletal warriors, they immediately pursued Su Mu. By that time, Su Mu had already reached the second bone zone.

The five scattered bones on the ground slowly stood up and assembled into five skeletal warriors. Su Mu stood his ground and activated a magic shield.

Once the five skeletal warriors fully formed, the four pursuing skeletal warriors caught up as well.

"Fire Rain Spell!"

-1816!

-1816!

-1816!

...

Su Mu started with a Fire Rain, enveloping all nine skeletal warriors within it.

"Blink!"

Immediately, he blinked, creating a distance of 50 meters between him and the skeletal warriors.

"Hold them for 10 seconds!"

Blink's cooldown was quick, and Su Mu looked at the terrain around the cave while the skeletal warriors charged towards him.

The terrain was narrow, and facing nine skeletal warriors, he clearly had no room for maneuvering.

However, with a distance of fifty meters, it would take the skeletal warriors around six to seven seconds to catch up.

"I can't rely solely on Blink; otherwise, I won't have enough mana."

Su Mu glanced at the rear.

The path leading to this cave was long, and it would be feasible to retreat while also waiting for Fire Rain's cooldown.

"Let's slip away!"

He turned around and started running, intentionally avoiding the clones hiding behind the mountain wall.

While running, Su Mu seized opportunities to cast Fireball at the skeletal warriors behind him.

Each target was different, aiming to ensure that the skeletal warriors maintained their health at the same baseline.

"The cooldown is almost up. During this time, I should cast a few more fireballs!"

As he continued running, when Fire Rain's cooldown was almost complete, Su Mu halted his footsteps.

With one hand holding a torch and the other radiating fire, he released fireballs towards the skeletal warriors with higher health.

-2464!

-2464!

With two fireballs launched, the skeletal warriors had already closed in on Su Mu.

Not daring to be careless, Su Mu immediately ceased the casting of fireballs. After all, there were nine monsters, each capable of double attacks. If hit by their skills, it would be equivalent to enduring 18 attacks from the skeletal warriors. Even with a magic shield, it wouldn't hold up.

"Ice Freeze!"

Su Mu decisively used a control skill. After freezing the nine skeletal warriors, he didn't rush to take action. Instead, he changed direction, blinked, and appeared thirty meters away from the group of monsters.

"Fire Rain!"

Once again, a rain of fire descended from the sky.

[You have killed a skeletal warrior and gained 200 experience points!]

[You have killed a skeletal warrior and gained 200 experience points!]

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[Through the Radiance of the Archmage, you have gained 1 point of base intelligence!]

[Through the Radiance of the Archmage, you have gained 1 point of base intelligence!]

[Through the Radiance of the Archmage, you have gained 1 point of base intelligence!]

Previously, by hitting five different skeletal warriors with five fireballs, they were all eliminated in this round of Fire Rain. After killing the five skeletal warriors, Su Mu also obtained a bonus of 3 intelligence points.

"It seems that triggering the Radiance of the Archmage is more likely when dealing with groups of monsters!"

With four skeletal monsters remaining, Su Mu showed no mercy.

"Magic Missiles!"

"Ice Arrow!"

"Holy Light!"

Various instant skills were unleashed simultaneously, and the skeletal monsters fell one after another.

For those with low remaining health, Su Mu directly used the skills of an assassin to finish them off.

When all the skeletal warriors had fallen, Su Mu gained 1800 experience points, and the Radiance of the Archmage triggered twice more.

"One wave of monsters gave me 5 intelligence points. Not bad!"

"If I can take down that boss, I should be able to level up!"

Su Mu glanced at his experience bar: 3000/6000.

His intelligence value was: 286 (+35).

"Clean up the battlefield!"

Looking at the orbs dropping from the nine skeletal warriors in front of him, Su Mu picked them up one by one.

[You obtained Warrior Advancement Proof]

[You obtained Skeletal Bone Sword (B-grade) (Set)]

[You obtained Skeletal Plate Armor (B-grade) (Set)]

Aside from some coins and miscellaneous items, the remaining three items caught Su Mu's attention.

[Warrior Advancement Proof: Bring it to the Warrior Class Mentor after reaching level 10 to begin the advancement process.]

[Skeletal Bone Sword (B-grade): Increases attack power by 100. Required level: 10]

[Skeletal Plate Armor (B-grade): Increases maximum health by 500, physical defense by 50. Required level: 10]

The three-piece Skeletal Set effects: Increase constitution by 10, strength by 10, and agility by 10.

"This set is pretty good!"

"Is this Warrior Advancement Proof used for class advancement?"

"If that's the case, mages should have their own advancement proof too, right?"

The Skeletal Set's attributes were indeed strong, but what Su Mu was more concerned about was the advancement proof.

The monsters in the instance were all elite monsters. While the first elite monster was easy to deal with, the difficulty would greatly increase when facing four or five together.

Based on the player's level, even if a team of level 8 players was formed, it wouldn't be easy to clear the instance.

"This should be the only instance in the newbie village, which means it will definitely drop advancement proofs for various classes."

"It looks like I have to stay here and farm proofs!"

After keeping the Warrior Advancement Proof, Su Mu looked at the Skeletal Warrior Set.

The attributes were indeed good, but it wasn't of much use to him as an elegant mage. He pursued higher mana capacity and extreme spell damage.

"I'll gather a complete set before selling it."

If he managed to collect the full Skeletal Set, its value would surely increase several times over. Su Mu wasn't in a hurry to list it for sale.

He then looked at the two equipment pieces that dropped from the boss earlier.

"Now, I can probably sell them and give those wealthy players some motivation to level up!"

With a mischievous smile, Su Mu opened the auction house.

"How much should I sell them for?"

When setting the price, he encountered a dilemma.

"I'll start the bidding at 500 gold coins for the package. There will surely be some high rollers interested, and even if it means wasting a few gold coins on the listing fee."

After considering it, Su Mu was not hesitant at all.

The country of Hua was certainly not lacking in wealthy players. He believed that in the next few days, there would be no shortage of big spenders who had five hundred gold coins to spare.

"Now, it's time to fight the boss!"

After listing the equipment, Su Mu paid no further attention to it and headed back into the cave.

Returning to his previous position, he controlled his clone to step out.

"If the boss proves to be too difficult, I'll go through the dungeon first, level up to 10, and then come back."

As he walked to a spot thirty meters away from the pile of bones, Su Mu could now clearly see the specific attributes of the boss above.

[Skeleton Mage (BOSS)]

Level: 10

HP: 30,000/30,000

Magic Attack: 500

Physical Defense: 100

Magic Defense: 200

Skills: Shadow Arrow, Summon Skeleton Warrior, Group Shadow Arrow

"Seems acceptable!"

The level 10 mage boss had a staggering 30,000 HP, but its magic attack was not as high as Su Mu had imagined.

"My Fireball can deal 2,368 damage to it, so based on its 30,000 HP, I'll need to cast 13 Fireballs."

"Before I can release those 13 Fireballs, how much damage can it inflict on me?"

Su Mu supported his chin with his left hand and started calculating in the air with his right hand.

The boss's primary attack skill should be Shadow Arrow. If the skill's bonus was not too high, Su Mu's magic defense of 200 would be enough to activate his Magic Shield and engage in a Fireball showdown.

"Let's use the clone to test it out!"

Su Mu had made up his mind. The clone would truly demonstrate its worth in this moment.