The maze was built starting with the mother skeleton replenishing its magic.

Lance gathered all the skeletons he could summon in the entire maze.

Not counting him and Angelica, there are a total of 64.

A huge horde of skeletons headed towards the boss room of the maze.

This was a preliminary investigation; Lance needed to know how far he was from completely defeating the boss.

As his view gradually opened up, Lance emerged from the cave loop and found himself on a path leading to the boss room. Extinct torches were stuck in the walls, and various details indicated that someone had been here before.

Upon entering the room, the first thing that catches the eye is a headless corpse in white robes, most likely the priest who died deep inside.

Lance directed two skeletons to carry the body out, then approached the tombstone.

A hurricane swept around them, and the skeletons gradually pieced together in the air to form the shape of a skeleton hound.

When the hound sees Lance, it leans forward and lowers its body, a gesture that indicates it's inviting you to play.

They seem very happy about Lance's arrival.

"What a big dog!" Angelica exclaimed, covering her mouth.

She looked at the skeleton hound running and frolicking around Lance and asked, "But it didn't attack Mr. Lance."

"We are essentially the same kind," Lance replied.

Everyone belongs to the race of the Undead - Skeletons.

Monsters of the same species will not attack each other on their own initiative.

But this does not mean that Lance will not retaliate when it attacks.

——"Basic Information"

Name: Bone Hound

[Level: LV.20]

[HP: 1000/1000]

【Magic Power: 400/400】

[Race: Undead - Skeleton]

[Class: Swordsman (Level 6), Beast (Level 8)]

——"Racial Talent"

Assemble the bones: No matter what kind of bones they are, just assemble them and you can use them!

——"Professional Talent"

Sword Stance: Mimics the human stance of standing on two feet and allows the use of sword skills.

Danger Instinct: A wild animal's innate sense of danger allows it to quickly evade attacks before they arrive.

Elite: Elite-level monsters, all attributes are enhanced.

Master of the Labyrinth (Kru Labyrinth): Freely controls everything in the labyrinth. If the King of the Labyrinth obtains this talent, he/she will also gain the three skills "Expansion", "Conquest" and "Production".

--"Skill"

【帝国剑术LV5、旋斩LV5、爪击LV5、啃咬LV5、翻滚LV5、跳跃强化LV3】

......

Judging by its attributes and mechanics alone, this dead dog is definitely a monster of the dung monster level.

In particular, the talent "Master of the Labyrinth" seems tailor-made for Lance, judging from the description.

Therefore, Lance must be fully prepared.

"Angelica," he beckoned to the mother skeleton, and when she came to him, he said, "Can you use other magic now?"

Logically, if a skill is displayed on the system panel, it means that it can be used.

Given the differences in physical structure between humans and skeletons, Angelica may need time to adapt to her new body.

"I don't know," Angelica shook her head.

"Try casting a blessing spell on me," Lance suggested.

"I'll give it a try."

Angelica calmed herself down and tried her best to recall the feeling of casting blessings as a human, but all she got was a sense of unfamiliarity.

As she realized she was now a skeleton, the sense of unfamiliarity gradually dissipated as she came to accept this fact.

Instead, there is familiarity, a familiarity down to every single rib in the body.

I'm getting into the swing of things.

[Blessing Spell LV10]

A burst of golden light emanated from Lance's body, followed by a surge of power that did not belong to him.

He looked down at his hands in disbelief.

This increase in numbers... is outrageous!

It has almost tripled!

Lance was concerned about whether Angelica's use of this move would have any side effects, so he immediately checked her stats.

Fortunately, her health didn't drop, so the blessing spell obviously wouldn't backfire on Angelica, who is an undead.

"How is Mr. Lance feeling?"

"It feels so good I could punch that dog to death."

"I just remembered that [Blessing] is holy magic, and Mr. Lance is a skeleton." Angelica hesitated. "Are you sure it's alright?"

"certainly......"

and many more.

Not right.

Something is very wrong.

If this were a game, you would definitely see his body constantly emitting red light, and each time his body turns red, the number "-100" would appear above his head.

Lance suddenly checked his panel.

He's losing blood!

His bones cracked and popped as if they were about to split open, and golden light began to burst out from the cracks, eventually enveloping Lance's entire body.

No, this health is dropping too fast!

I need to give my last words quickly.

"You all stay in this room and don't move, wait for me to return..."

Before he could even utter the word "alive," Lance had already turned to ashes under the holy light, and the surrounding skeletons were so frightened that they raised their hands.

Angelica was completely stunned.

I killed Mr. Lance!

I've leveled up so many times!

......

Lance thought about it for a long time, but finally gave up the idea of ​​using blessing spells to fight the boss.

Even if you manage to whittle down the boss by skipping class, you won't get the reward if you don't finish him off.

Once the battle begins, the Bone Hound with level 10 Blessing spell is simply unstoppable, not to mention finishing off enemies.

In the end, the group attack tactic is still the safest.

Without hesitation, Lance, after being resurrected, declared war on the Bone Hounds.

Encouraged by him, the cannon fodder skeletons swarmed forward, while the skeletal hounds ran and jumped playfully among the skeletons, scattering a large number of them in the process.

Such an intense attack is no different from playing around for it.

"Mr. Lance, the dog seems to be having a lot of fun..."

"If you undermine morale again, I'll take your head!"

Lance conjured a fireball in his hand, the surrounding air distorted by the heat, and after aiming, he hurled the fireball out.

The spell, which can only be used 11 times, failed to hit, reducing magic power by 50.

The first wipeout took about two minutes, with all the skeletons being blown away. Fortunately, Lance and Angelica survived.

After regrouping, the second boss battle began, with Lance attempting to command the skeleton army to attack from three directions.

Then the third time, and the fourth time.

It was as if Lanster had brought a toy to play with; the skeleton hound's massive body frolicked wildly amidst the surrounding skeletons.

On the fifth attempt, the skeletons scattered to distract it, and now the magic could hit.

On his sixth attempt, Lance used [Powerful Throw] to throw the black sword in his hand. Not only did he miss, but the dead dog happily ran back with the sword in its mouth, placed it in front of Lance, and squatted down to look at him, hoping for another chance.

shame!

On her seventh attempt, at Lance's urging, Angelica, holding up her skeletal hand that emitted white light, trembled as she tried to approach.

The skeletal hound glanced back at her, then casually flicked its tail, scattering her as if it were a small pebble.

On her eighth attempt, Angelica's [Purify the Undead] hit its mark—the only time it succeeded, and the effect was remarkable.

It consumes about 50% of your health in one go, but the downside is that the range is too short, requiring you to be right at close range to release it.

By the time she got closer, he had already been reduced to ashes.

So, on his ninth attempt to defeat the boss, Lance had an epiphany.

"Come here," he beckoned to Angelica.

The two sat on a protruding rock surrounded by glowing plants, watching the skeleton hounds frolicking in the distance.

"Mr. Lance, take a rest."

Angelica was exhausted, even though skeletons don't have the concept of stamina.

It's a kind of mental exhaustion.

The repeated deaths and resurrections had left her feeling somewhat numb; the world of monsters was simply too cruel.

Lance ignored him and just stared at Angelica's head.

A crazy idea slowly emerged.

For a skeleton, as long as the head isn't destroyed, it can be pieced back together even if the body is broken apart.

Does this mean that the head is the actual body of the skull?

In theory, if Angelica's head is smashed into the dead dog with [Powerful Throw], she can simultaneously use her head to cast [Purify the Undead], thus compensating for the lack of range.

Damn it!

Before Lance could even speak, Angelica, as if sensing something, ripped her head off, turned to the side, and held it tightly in her arms, not giving Lance a chance to take it away.

"Mr. Lance is definitely up to no good again! This can't be!"

Angelica is looking more and more like a skeleton.

Lance smiled, and seeing her strong opposition, he had no choice but to suppress the idea for the time being.

It seems too early to defeat this damn dog, but Lance has figured it out.

Let's level up the zombies and bats in the maze first. It's not just his personal level, but also the overall level and Angelica's level.

First establish military settlements, then delay declaring oneself king.

and many more.

When did Angelica reach Level 4?