Seeing Rod inexplicably excited, Su Mubai didn''t say much, just gave him a meaningful look.


    "Where''s the next Soul Lock Coffin?"


    The next moment, Rod turned into a broken record again.


    "Let me think... think..."


    Smack!


    Su Mubai helplessly patted his forehead, ignoring Rod, and directly commanded the skeleton legion to leave the area.


    This guy always takes forever to think. Instead of waiting around, it''s better to farm monsters and level up.


    After all, they would have to face the skeleton horde anyway.


    Although these normal monsters wouldn''t drop anything, their sheer numbers meant the overall experience was still substantial.


    Besides, Su Mubai was curious about how many skeletons were actually here.


    Clatter, clatter, clatter...


    Sure enough, as soon as the Skeleton Warrior stepped out of the area, the sound of bones clashing came from not far away.


    Immediately, a sea of ghostly blue Soul Fire appeared, and the vanished skeleton horde swept in once again.


    Using the same strategy as before, Su Mubai''s skeleton legion formed a circle, the tireless killing machines reappearing.


    [Killed Level 20 Skeleton, received 50% Overlevel Bonus, +30 experience points, "Far Ahead" effect activated, +6 additional experience points.]


    [Killed Level 20 Skeleton, received 50% Overlevel Bonus, +30 experience points, "Far Ahead" effect activated, +6 additional experience points.]


    (I forgot about the "Far Ahead" experience bonus yesterday, corrections have been made.)


    ...


    A moment later, Rod silently floated beside Su Mubai, pointed in a direction, and suddenly spoke:


    "I remember now, it''s over there!"


    Su Mubai nodded, and with a thought, the skeleton legion began to move forward.


    Looking at the seemingly endless skeleton horde, Su Mubai sighed as he walked:


    "Ah, if only I had an AOE skill."


    "What AOE skill?"


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    Rod suddenly poked his head out from beside him, eyes filled with curiosity.


    Su Mubai was slightly taken aback. This guy actually asked a question?


    He always thought Rod was a fool.


    Oh, maybe just missing a part of his soul.


    With nothing better to do, Su Mubai decided to explain to Rod: "An AOE skill is one that affects multiple targets at once."


    After saying this, he couldn''t help but shake his head. Why was he even explaining this?


    However, Rod''s next words surprised him.


    "I think I know where to find such a Skill Book!"


    "Where?!"


    Su Mubai abruptly stopped, turning to look at Rod with a face full of joy.


    What he lacked most now was an AOE skill!


    "Uh..."


    Rod''s eyes became vacant again, murmuring, "Where was it?"


    This time, Su Mubai was very patient, quietly waiting for Rod to think.


    A few minutes later, Rod''s words nearly broke his composure.


    "Oh right! I know that skill you mentioned!"


    ...


    Seriously, buddy?


    You need to think that long about something you already know?


    Su Mubai''s brow twitched slightly. He suspected this guy was deliberately messing with him, but he had no proof.


    Suppressing the urge to glare Rod to death, Su Mubai forced a smile: "Can you teach me?"


    "Of course!"


    Rod agreed immediately.


    Su Mubai was instantly delighted. It seemed he had misunderstood this guy; maybe he was just a bit slow.


    "Then teach me quickly, so we can save... I mean, rescue others faster."


    Facing Su Mubai''s eager expression, Rod nodded solemnly, then slowly raised his hand.


    Finally, he was going to have an AOE skill.


    Su Mubai''s eyes lit up, feeling secretly pleased.


    But moments later, he didn''t hear the anticipated system notification.


    Rod''s hand stopped mid-air, tilting his head with a puzzled look at Su Mubai, seriously asking:


    "How do I teach it?"


    [Death''s Gaze]!


    Su Mubai was almost furious, turning to the skeleton horde outside the circle, venting his anger on these small monsters.


    -50740, -126850, -50740...


    He couldn''t kill this guy; he still needed him for the exploration ahead...


    Repeating this in his mind, Su Mubai managed to suppress his urge to act against Rod.


    "Figure it out yourself!"


    But he no longer held any hope for an AOE skill, leaving that remark as he commanded the skeleton legion to continue to the next coordinate.


    However, many things come naturally when you stop pursuing them deliberately.


    Over ten minutes later, Rod suddenly floated in front of Su Mubai, blocking his path, and excitedly said:


    "I know how to teach you now."


    The next moment, his right hand glowed with a grayish-white light, extending a finger to touch Su Mubai''s forehead.


    Su Mubai wasn''t afraid of any ill intentions from Rod, standing still and letting him proceed.


    With a Life Share HP bar in the billions, who was joking around?


    Ultimately, Rod didn''t make any other moves.


    His finger didn''t even break through the barely perceptible shield on Su Mubai''s body.


    This was the passive skill [Necromancer''s Guard] from the Death Whisperer''s Robe, which only had a pitiful shield value of 3 on Su Mubai.


    The long-awaited system notification finally sounded in Su Mubai''s ear.


    [You have learned a new skill "Corpse Explosion."]


    [Corpse Explosion]: (C) Level 1, Active Skill, detonates the target''s corpse or remains, dealing magic damage to all enemies within a 5-meter radius. (Cannot be used on BOSS corpses.)


    Damage: 10% of the target''s HP in life + 100% Spell Power.


    Casting range 30 meters, instant cast, cooldown 30 seconds, consumes 300 MP.


    This skill''s damage wasn''t particularly strong; its only advantage was instant casting.


    But for Su Mubai, it was the only AOE skill he could learn at the moment.


    Besides, couldn''t he get it for free?


    Su Mubai''s lips curled into a slight smile, and he focused his thoughts.


    [Cataclysm]!


    [Target: Corpse Explosion]


    [Prompt: Please select promotion tier, Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3.] (Click for details)


    Option 1: Promote to B-level skill [Advanced Corpse Explosion], no cost.


    Option 2: Sublimate to A-level skill [Chain Corpse Explosion], costs 10,000 Gold Coins.


    Option 3: Cataclysm to S-level skill [Annihilate the Remains], costs 1,000 years of lifespan.


    "Promote to Tier 1."


    Spending money was out of the question; Su Mubai didn''t have that much, so he could only get it for free.


    [Your C-level skill "Corpse Explosion" successfully promoted to B-level skill "Advanced Corpse Explosion."]


    [Advanced Corpse Explosion]: (B) Level 1, Active Skill, detonates the target''s corpse or remains, dealing magic damage to all enemies within a 10-meter radius. (Cannot be used on BOSS corpses.)


    Damage: 15% of the target''s HP in life + 150% Spell Power.


    Casting range 50 meters, instant cast, cooldown 30 seconds, consumes 600 MP.


    Although the damage increase for [Advanced Corpse Explosion] wasn''t significant, the explosion range saw a huge improvement.


    From a 5-meter radius to a 10-meter radius, the explosion range increased fourfold!


    Su Mubai immediately allocated the skill points he had saved to [Advanced Corpse Explosion], maxing it out.


    Then, the Deadwood Staff in his hand shimmered with light.


    At the same time, a dull explosion suddenly echoed from the skeleton horde!


    Boom!


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