Chapter 196: Dead Resurrection

【The Scarlet Knight begins its turn!】

"Hmph, do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're protected?"

Due to the effect of 【Immoral Pleasure】, Yun Mu's face flushed slightly. She said, "Scarlet Knight, use the skill Scarlet Slash on the Skeleton Archer at position three!"

The skill effect of 【Guard】 only takes effect against single-target attacks directed at the protected target; AOE damage like Scarlet Slash cannot be defended against! Therefore, she only needed to have the Scarlet Knight use the skill on the Skeleton Archer at position three to use the AOE of Scarlet Slash to strike the Undead Witch at position four!

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Hm? Yun Mu looked at the Scarlet Knight, which hadn't moved at all, with some surprise, feeling a bit confused for a moment.

Why isn't it attacking? Attack already! If you don't attack it, I'm going to attack you! Wait—Yun Mu clicked on the Scarlet Knight's character panel to check the detailed information for the skill 【Scarlet Slash】.

Attack range 2, it can't reach the Skeleton Archer at position three... Never mind then.

"In that case, then..." Yun Mu calculated the damage in her mind briefly and immediately issued a new order: "Scarlet Knight, use the skill Thrust on the Skeleton Archer!"

"As you command."

A glimmer of scarlet light lit up in the eyes hidden beneath the Scarlet Knight's helmet. He raised the Scarlet Cross Sword in his hand and thrust it forcefully toward the Skeleton Archer! 【-43!】

The Skeleton Archer's health bar was instantly emptied. After the ghost fire in its eye sockets dissipated, as if it had lost the support of some power, its body of withered bones fell apart, and grey-white bones scattered all over the ground.

However, the next second, the Undead Witch at position four suddenly raised its hand and, during a turn that was not its own, cast a spell skill on the already dead Skeleton Archer—

【Dead Resurrection!】

【Resurrection!】

The bones of the Skeleton Archer scattered on the ground floated up and, under the Undead Witch's spell, reassembled together.

In just a few seconds, the Skeleton Archer, which had died less than half a turn ago, was once again standing in front of the Undead Witch.

Is it a special state similar to 【Counterattack】 that allows it to act during a turn that isn't its own after triggering corresponding conditions? Yun Mu watched the scene before her and speculated in her heart.

【Current Turn Number: 2】

【Player Yun Mu goes first!】

The Game Panel's combat prompt sounded in her mind. Yun Mu glanced at the Skeleton Guard, whose defense reached 72 points after using the 【Guard】 skill, and really had no interest in attacking it.

Then what about using Mental Shock on the Skeleton Priest?

With her damage, it was certainly enough to one-shot the Skeleton Priest, but the only problem was the Undead Witch at position four.

It could immediately cast the 【Dead Resurrection】 spell after its summon died to revive the dead skeleton.

Even if she one-shot the Skeleton Priest, it would be meaningless.

"At a time like this, I should use that!"

Yun Mu suddenly thought of something and reached out to take out the Music Box that Brenna had given her earlier from the lining of her coat.

"I didn't expect it to actually come in handy..."

Looking at the skill effects written all over 【Meirniya's Music Box】 for use against the Undead, Yun Mu sighed with emotion.

She gently turned the key on the back of the music box and soon wound it up completely.

"~~"

A piece of music with a slow tempo but full of epic feeling began to play from 【Meirniya's Music Box】.

Upon hearing this music, Yun Mu suddenly felt her mood become incomparably calm.

【Soul Suppression】

【Focus +1 / Will +2 / Calm +3】

【Attack Power & Spell Strength +15%】

【Critical Hit +5%】

The buff effects of Soul Suppression popped up above everyone on the team, and on the opposite side—

Including the Undead Witch, the speed of all 【Undead】 units was forcibly locked to 1 point! "Wow, this is too broken..." Even Yun Mu herself couldn't help but complain after seeing the skill effects of 【Meirniya's Music Box】.

Not to mention the bonus damage against 【Undead】, just the fact that it could apply buffs to the entire team after using an active skill was already absurd.

And when encountering enemies of the 【Undead】 race... Soul Capture could forcibly deduct 50 points of maximum health, and Soul Capture could reduce 30 points of Attack Power and Spell Strength.

As for the effect of Soul Suppression, she had already seen it now.

"Is this playable without a nerf?"

What, this equipment is her own? Then never mind.

【Bloodline Living Corpse begins its turn!】

It was Dabai's turn. Yun Mu pondered for a moment and had it use the newly equipped—

【Broken Priest's Flag: Forest】's active skill 【Thorn Entanglement】 on the Skeleton Priest at position two.

Since the Undead Witch could immediately revive the skeletons after she killed them,

wouldn't it be better if she didn't kill them and used a skill to temporarily control them instead?

"Roar!"

The Bloodline Living Corpse clumsily shook the flag in its hand.

The next second, a vine of green thorns burst out from the ground beneath the Skeleton Priest's feet, binding it tightly in place.

【-0】

【Imprisonment!】

"Hmph, now you won't be able to cast 【Heal】 to restore health for the Undead Witch."

Seeing this, Yun Mu said somewhat triumphantly.

After Dabai's turn ended, it was Lucy's turn.

There was nothing much to say; Yun Mu had her use a skill, the effect of 【Blade Seat II】, to add magic damage to the Scarlet Knight's weapon.

And when it was the Scarlet Knight's turn, Yun Mu ordered it to use the skill 【Call Mount】.

"Hah!"

The Scarlet Knight raised the lance in his hand high; beneath his feet, streaks of scarlet Curse runes emerged from the ground.

A horse, also clad in scarlet armor, manifested from the runes.

【The Undead Witch begins its turn!】

At this moment, with its speed reduced to 1 point, it was finally the Undead Witch's turn to play the game.

It immediately unleashed a skill—

【Reveal True Form!】

Tossing aside its tattered yellow robe, the Undead Witch's figure instantly teleported in front of the four of them.

It was revealed that beneath the Undead Witch's robe, its body was actually composed of countless skulls stacked together.

These skulls were currently emitting a ghostly blue light, their grayish-white bony jaws trembling and clattering incessantly.

They emitted a bony sound akin to a chorus.

【Chaos!】

【Fear!】

The party's formation was immediately scattered; Yun Mu only felt a blur before her eyes, and her position was swapped from the fourth slot to the first slot.

Lucy ran to the second slot, the Scarlet Knight was now in the fourth slot, and Dabai was in the third slot; even more troublesome was the 【Fear】 effect above everyone's heads.

【Your body trembles with fear; there is a certain probability that you will skip your action turn.】

Damn it, what does "a certain probability" mean?

You're not going to explain it clearly, are you!

【The Skeleton Archer begins its turn!】

【Snipe!】 Raising its hand to draw the bowstring of its longbow, the Skeleton Archer aimed at the Scarlet Knight standing in the fourth slot and launched an attack.

【-0】

The Skeleton Archer's arrow was deflected by the Scarlet Knight's heavy plate armor, triggering the 【Counterattack】 effect the Scarlet Knight gained while mounted.

"Neigh!"

The warhorse beneath the Scarlet Knight let out a hiss; it suddenly dashed in front of the Skeleton Archer, then turned around, its two sturdy hind legs kicking out at the opponent!

【-31！】

"Crack, crack."

The Skeleton Archer, which had just been resurrected once, died again because it was foolish enough to attack a target with the 【Counterattack】 effect.

Fortunately, the Undead had no restriction against being resurrected twice in a row.

The Undead Witch simply raised its hand and cast 【Dead Resurrection】, pulling the dead Skeleton Archer back to continue the fight.

【The Skeleton Priest begins its turn!】

【Imprisonment!】

【Struggle!】

【The Skeleton Priest's action turn has ended!】

【The Skeleton Guard begins its turn!】

【Cleave!】

The Skeleton Guard, wielding a scimitar, strode forward and slashed twice at Yun Mu.

However, possessing the ability to Dodge attacks freely, Yun Mu merely shifted left and right, easily avoiding the opponent's attacks.

After all, the opponent's Precision Correction was only 30 points, and the skill's base precision was only around 110.

And Yun Mu's Dodge attribute, not counting the bonuses from various equipment, was already 56 points on her base stats alone!

With this, the four enemies' turns ended, and it was once again Yun Mu's turn to play the game.

【Current Turn Number: 3】

【Player Yun Mu acts first!】

"It's about what I expected."

Yun Mu looked at the Skeleton Guard in the enemy's first slot, preparing to finish it off with a 【Mental Shock】.

As long as she killed it, even if the Undead Witch used the 【Dead Resurrection】 skill to revive it again, the protection effect on its head would disappear.

And after the 【Protection】 disappeared, Lucy and the Scarlet Knight would be able to deal damage to the Undead Witch's main body!

This guy only had 36 HP left, and its speed was locked at 1 point by the 【Music Box of Meirniya】.

With the support of various damage-boosting buffs, Lucy and the Scarlet Knight would definitely be able to finish it off within this turn!

As for why she didn't do this last turn... of course, it was because she had calculated that without the damage boost from the Music Box, her damage wasn't enough to one-shot the Skeleton Guard.

But now... 【Mental Shock!】

【-53！】

"Bang!"

The soul fire within the Skeleton Guard's skull instantly exploded, just like when the Skeleton Archer died.

The skeleton that made up its body seemed to lose some kind of power and scattered randomly on the ground.

【Dead Resurrection!】

The Undead Witch immediately resurrected the dead Skeleton Guard, but the 【Protection】 effect that had been on its head, just as Yun Mu had anticipated, had already disappeared.

It's finally going to end!

Yun Mu thought, feeling slightly excited.

In this Dungeon, this was the first time she had encountered an enemy capable of dragging the system turn count to 3.

As expected of a hidden room BOSS!

I wonder what kind of things this guy will drop after it dies, she thought, full of anticipation.

【The Scarlet Knight begins to act!】

After possessing a Mount, the Scarlet Knight, whose speed remains consistent with the Mount, possesses 22 points of speed.

Therefore, after Yun Mu's action turn ends, it is his turn.

"Scarlet Knight, use the skill on the Undead Witch, 【Charge!】"

This is a skill that the Scarlet Knight can only release while in a Riding state.

The attack range is a noble 8 points, the damage modifier has a terrifying +80%, and there is 8 points of armor penetration.

It can even allow him to advance his position in the team by one slot.

So even if he was moved to the fourth position by the Undead Witch's Chaos effect, it does not affect the Scarlet Knight's output at all!

"Charge!!"

The Scarlet Knight holds a huge lance and charges out from the fourth position while riding his warhorse.

He raises the lance in his hand high and thrusts it at the Undead Witch, who is also in the fourth position! "Squish!"

The scarlet lance pierces the Undead Witch's body; the warhorse continues to run forward, carrying the Undead Witch's body along, hung upon the lance.

The next second, the Undead Witch's body turns into ashes and dissipates.

As it turns out, it was just this one strike.

The Scarlet Knight has already killed the Undead Witch, not even waiting for Lucy to make a move.

【-111!】 (Critical Hit!) "Holy crap!"

Forgive Yun Mu for saying such vulgar words; it is just that the Scarlet Knight's damage was too astonishing, and it even scared her.

You have to know, the Undead Witch's defense is 35 points; even her Mental Shock cannot deal over one hundred damage.

Although this is a number dealt only after the Scarlet Knight consumed all sorts of buffs and landed a critical hit, it is still very astonishing, okay? With this damage, even if the Undead Witch were at full health, she could be instantly killed! He is worthy of being a noble cavalryman!

【You have achieved victory in battle!】

【Detected the effect of the player's Path 【Desire】, roll the Dice? Yes/No】 After the Undead Witch died, the three Undead skeletons that lost their summoner immediately turned into fly ash and dissipated.

The Game Panel pops up with a battle-end notification at this moment.

"Quick, quick, quick, I can't wait anymore!" Yun Mu says, urging impatiently as she wants to check the loot dropped by the Undead Witch.

【18】

The 20-sided Desire Dice emits a pale golden light; the next second, the loot Yun Mu obtained in this battle begins to settle.

【Influenced by the 【Desire Dice】, the loot you harvested in this battle has increased by 18%!

You obtained 【Gold Coin】*4000!】 (Desire Dice +18%, Pickpocketing +7%)

【You obtained a large amount of experience points!】 (Desire Dice +18%)

【Congratulations on leveling up! Your current level is: lv21. Your maximum HP +1, Attack +2, Spell Strength +2.】 【Through arduous training and study, your active skill 【Mental Shock lv4】 has been upgraded to 【Mental Shock lv5】】 【Base Accuracy 145—160 / Damage Modifier +50%—+55% / Stun 80%—85%】

A large amount of technique regarding the use of Mental Shock surges into Yun Mu's mind, not only on how to increase the damage of Mental Shock during the casting phase, but also on how to release spells during battle to exert greater effects.

As well as memories of releasing Mental Shock when facing various special situations, that is, in the process of actual combat. Besides this, 【You obtained the equipment 【Undead Witch's Phylactery (Blue)】】 PS: When I originally designed the Scarlet Knight, it was designed with the template of a teammate in mind.

After all, once Miss Yun kills a BOSS, she can re-recruit the BOSS, you know.

Wait until later, when a whole bunch of BOSSes appear with a wave of her hand; that scene, tsk tsk.

Just thinking about it is exciting!

(End of chapter)