I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

The biggest takeaway from Chapter 27: One must be strong oneself to succeed.

Jiang Chen fully understood his limitations.

The biggest weakness of the skeleton army centered around him is himself.

If faced with a powerful enemy, the enemy only needs to abandon fighting the skeleton warrior and focus on attacking him, and he will also be in danger.

Even with damage transfer skills, it's not a foolproof solution.

I can't gamble with my luck every time; if I mess it up, it'll be disastrous...

Having realized his current weaknesses, Jiang Chen would try his best to make up for them. The goblin king before him was covered in blood and riddled with wounds.

It is nearly seven meters tall, with its shoulders, back, chest, and even head filled with skeleton warriors.

From a distance, the skeleton warriors looked like white moss covering the Goblin King's body.

The Goblin King, radiating a dazzling light, suddenly leaped up and then slammed heavily to the ground.

With a loud bang, all the skeleton warriors on his body were blasted away, and even the skeleton warriors on the ground were knocked back.

This is a skill: Knockback!

Then, the Goblin King's eyes flashed, and it opened its mouth, spewing out a scorching flame.

Flames burned the skeleton warriors, and Jiang Chen sensed that the lives of four skeleton warriors were rapidly decreasing, and they were on the verge of death.

A thought struck him, and he immediately recalled the four skeleton warriors back to the summoning queue to prevent them from suffering further damage. The summoning queue allowed him to heal wounded skeleton warriors.

But the Goblin King's flamethrower continued, and the skeleton warriors could no longer get close.

"I have to interrupt its skill."

Jiang Chen's expression hardened.

A flame also emerged from the palm of his hand.

"Soul Burning!"

The ball of fire landed silently on the Goblin King's head, and the Goblin King immediately let out a scream as his flames were interrupted.

Soul Burn ignores the enemy's defense and directly damages their spirit. Its attack power is determined by the skill level and spirit power.

Although Jiang Chen's mental strength was only 400 points and his skill level was only 11, the attack power of Soul Burning was not to be underestimated after the 20x amplification. The skeleton warriors quickly reformed and continued their fierce attack on the Goblin King, preventing it from having another chance to use its skill.

A minute later, the Goblin King finally collapsed to the ground, filled with resentment.

It became Jiang Chen's experience and spoils of war.

"Slay the Goblin King, experience +40000"

"Obtained a bronze-level weapon, the Goblin King's Dagger"

"Acquired Bronze-grade armor, the Robe of Knowledge"

"Obtain the Goblin King's Core"

As these prompts appeared, Jiang Chen's body also emitted an upgrade glow.

I finally reached level 12.

He soloed a nightmare-level dungeon and leveled up more than one level in just over an hour, an astonishingly high efficiency.

Jiang Chen inspected his spoils.

"Goblin King's Dagger: Bronze grade, Strength +10, Agility +10, Assassin-type skill power increased by 3%, usable after level 12."

"Knowledge Robe: Bronze-grade armor, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, reduces mage skill cooldown by 5%, usable after level 12."

The dagger was useless to Jiang Chen, so he decided to put it away and sell it later.

"Although I am a necromancer, a mage class, my skills are different from other mages. They have no cooldown, so this robe is not very useful to me. However, the 10 points each of spirit and constitution bonus is still acceptable. After all, it is only a level 12 piece of equipment, so I can't expect too much."

Jiang Chen immediately changed into the Knowledge Robe, which increased his spirit and physique by 10 points each.

Besides the equipment, there's also the Goblin King's core.

The Goblin King's core is larger and more beautiful than that of lower-level monsters. It's a deep red, like a ruby, and you can feel a warm sensation emanating from it when you hold it in your hand.

Clearly, this crystal nucleus is quite unusual.

The crystal core can be taken back to the Professional Hall in Baiyun City and sold for 10 gold coins.

Jiang Chen felt a little surprised.

The crystal core is more valuable than both pieces of equipment.

After the upgrade, mental strength was fully restored.

Jiang Chen immediately summoned four skeleton warriors.

The Summon Skeleton Warrior skill has been upgraded to level 12, and summoning it now requires 110 points of mental energy.

Although he now has 510 points of mental energy, he can still only summon 4.

The skeleton warriors, reaching level 12, all have a combined stat total of 3800 points, and there are 60 of them.

You can roam freely within this instance. In a good mood, Jiang Chen walked towards the instance exit.

Jiang Chen suddenly appeared at the entrance to the instance.

His appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The key to drawing attention was the skeleton warriors he was accompanied by.

The skeleton warrior is so unique.

It exudes a cold and evil aura, and its terrifying appearance makes even the most timid person instinctively turn their head away, unable to bear looking at it.

"He's out."

"I never expected him to survive."

"Could it be that he really soloed the dungeon?"

"There are only a handful of people who can solo dungeons, and this kid looks like he's still wet behind the ears..."

"No, look at his clothes, don't they look like the robes of a knowledgeable monk?"

"Really? It really is the Robe of Knowledge." "Unbelievable! A pro who can solo a dungeon is right in front of me."

Jiang Chen didn't care about what others were saying.

The instance has entered a cooldown period and can only be entered again after 12 hours.

Having already experienced one instance of dungeon raiding, he lost interest in grinding monsters.

That's too little experience; killing a dozen or so is not as effective as killing one in a dungeon.

It's too much trouble to have to search for monsters everywhere.

The 12-hour cooldown is just the right time to meditate and restore mental energy, and also to summarize what I've learned from this dungeon run.

Jiang Chen silently walked to the side and found a secluded spot to sit down.

A skeleton warrior stood faithfully beside him, protecting him. This dungeon run held extraordinary significance for him.

The most important thing was to make him understand his weaknesses.

I also understood the purpose of the skill.

Corpse Explosion, if used well, is an incredibly powerful area-of-effect attack skill.

Soul Burn can interrupt enemy skills; its mental attack, which ignores defense, is extremely powerful and even Nightmare-level bosses find it difficult to withstand.

Jiang Chen summarized his experience and analyzed his gains and losses.

At this rate, with more Nightmare difficulty dungeons, the leveling efficiency will definitely increase significantly.

In the time to come, we must strive to reach level 16 as soon as possible to increase our chances of getting into Shenlong University!

People around also saw Jiang Chen emerge from the nightmare-level death mine unscathed.

They were very curious about Jiang Chen's profession, but seeing the skeleton warriors guarding him, they all hesitated to approach. The sinister aura emanating from them made even the most naive person realize that Jiang Chen was not someone to be trifled with.

Jiang Chen closed his eyes, meditating intently, constantly restoring his mental energy, and conserving his strength to prepare for another battle.