[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone":3,"chapter-undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1296447,1720,"Chapter 10: Testing Puppets and Defeating the Talented","undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>Ye Fan let out a low growl and delivered two more consecutive punches to the same spot on the test puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack Power 61!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack Power 58!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After throwing three punches, Ye Fan was completely exhausted. He looked at the count on the display screen, his face extremely grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abyssal Little Inferior Demons, merely the weakest cannon fodder units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genius like him couldn’t even break through the scale armor defense of a Little Inferior Demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other trainees were also rendered speechless, their previously excited expressions vanishing entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fan was a rare Combat Professional, a Demon Hunter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could only score a maximum of 65, it was certain that they, with ordinary professions, would fare even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid this silence, someone else raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor, let me give it a try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice, and it turned out to be Gu Zhiqiu, the Storm Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages generally have stronger attack capabilities than warriors, and Gu Zhiqiu, having awakened as a Storm Mage, was considered the epitome of artillery among artillery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His performance should be slightly better than Ye Fan’s, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiqiu met the expectant gazes of the crowd and calmly approached the test puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding his breath and focusing, he extended his right index finger, quickly generating a thick cloud of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chain Wind Energy Missile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of white missiles flashed from his fingertips, shooting straight at the test puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zheng Zheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the delightful sound of impacts, several scratches appeared on the puppet, and the display screen flickered momentarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack Power 72!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lu Hu nodded to himself; this result stood out among past new students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other trainees were even more amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Zhiqiu’s damage was so much higher than Ye Fan’s! It seems there are differences even among rare professions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, there’s a difference in attack power, but the Demon Hunter is a well-balanced profession with extra damage against Abyssal Demons. You can’t say Ye Fan is inferior to Gu Zhiqiu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiqiu’s ears twitched slightly, and he smirked, then stood serenely in the face of everyone’s admiration and praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This display of smugness made Ye Fan clench his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hu lightly coughed, \"Anyone else want to give it a try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor, I want to test my defense capability.\" A robust male student squeezed to the front of the test puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the crowd, Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow, recognizing him as Zhao Yuan, the one who had awakened as an Earth Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also the lucky one who had awakened a new skill and received a reward of 100 contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Knight Zhao Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storm Mage Gu Zhiqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Hunter Ye Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chanting String Bai Xiaochan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four rare professionals were the most hopeful candidates to enter the military academy’s \"Seed\" list among the trainees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Fang Zhou, the Undead Mage, although also a rare profession, he was subconsciously overlooked by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You give it a try then,\" Lu Hu said with interest, looking at the tall and strong Zhao Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan nodded and then assumed a horse-stance in front of the puppet, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, a dense yellow light rose from his feet, and his entire being seemed to transform into an ancient, unchanging rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rock Will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Yuan ready, Lu Hu controlled the test puppet to slowly store power, throwing a punch at Zhao Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dull thud, Zhao Yuan’s complexion flushed, and the dense yellow light covering his body quickly disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he could no longer withstand the puppet’s heavy punch and was about to be sent flying, bones breaking and tendons snapping, the test puppet intelligently stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The display screen flickered, \"Defense Power 70!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan stepped back a few steps, panting heavily, his eyes filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the power of a Little Inferior Demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This punch awakened Zhao Yuan, who had been immersed in his pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was precisely the point of Lu Hu bringing out these test puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days since their awakening, the trainees were all floating eagerly, smug as if they were already invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hu thought it was time to curb their arrogance a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the opportunity was ripe, with three strong rare professionals having suffered defeats in front of the test puppets, Lu Hu decisively decided it was time to wrap it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He addressed everyone: \"This is the most trashy unit in the Abyss, the Little Inferior Demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no fewer than tens of millions of such cannon fodder units on the Human-Demon Battlefield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your journey is still far from over; don’t get carried away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the students’ grim faces, Lu Hu shifted the tone and said, \"Of course, you are just newly awakened recruits with enormous room for growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attributes, skills, equipment, potions, combat techniques, collaborative coordination...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe once you’ve mastered these, not to mention these Little Inferior Demons, even the Abyss Lords can be felled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, for the next hour, I’ll set the puppets to sparring mode, and you can test freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest assured, these puppets are programmed with safety protocols and will not harm you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trainee muttered in defiance below, \"But what if we break these puppets?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hu, with his keen senses, naturally heard this and waved it off without concern, casually saying, \"Heh, no rookie has ever successfully destroyed these puppets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any of you can dismantle a puppet by your own power today, it would break the military academy’s record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, Lu Hu, am willing to recommend them for a reward of 10, no, 20 contribution points in the name of an instructor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing about the potential contribution points, the trainees who were somewhat downcast and avoiding battle perked up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>contribution points, equivalent to their Junior Sergeant’s basic salary for 20 months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skill book for apprentice level costs only 10 contribution points, enough to buy two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Fang Zhou straightened up at once; this was an unexpected delight indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For 20 contribution points, it was worth it even to reveal the Skeleton Flying Spear skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hu watched the trainees’ renewed vigor, grinning broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of overly ambitious brats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t told the trainees that the test puppets were far superior to the Abyssal Little Inferior Demons in that they possessed self-recovery capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless an overwhelming force capable of destroying them was continuously unleashed in a short time, they could never be dismantled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed the controller, puppets, activate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping ping pong pong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trainees formed ten groups, surrounding ten test puppets, taking turns to challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fireball Skill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disabling Strike!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Petrifying Heavy Arrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The display screens of the puppets flickered continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack Power 48!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack Power 41!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defense 50!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dozens of minutes, the vast majority of the trainees, including Ye Fan and Gu Zhiqiu, were already exhausted, yet the ten puppets remained intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their single-burst attack power might have been strong, but because they had just awakened, their Spiritual Power and physical stamina were very limited and short-lived.\u003C\u002Fp>",1188,"2026-06-05T17:55:40.746Z",1,"novelbin.me","26e74f389ffc4f559b4eceb03728269e1b155b551ebe2348f693e1285915c325","undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-chapter-11","undead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-chapter-9",781,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-i-have-a-skeleton-clone-cover.jpg"]