Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 425 - 315: Teleportation Ambush, Bloodbath of a New Phase!

Chapter 425: Chapter 315: Teleportation Ambush, Bloodbath of a New Phase!

If it were just this one Demon, it would be fine, but next to some building ruins in the distance, that tall and burly troll was repeatedly lifting large stones and throwing them at Fang Zhou.

When Fang Zhou was forced to dodge for the fourth time, his mind finally cleared.

These two Demons didn’t seem coordinated, but in reality, they were more troublesome than if they were working together. A series of attacks left him with no opportunity to retaliate.

This is the moment.

Fang Zhou saw the Demon in the distant ruins throw another massive stone, and he executed another wing shift.

The Demon with the Wolf Fang Club took a step forward, just in time to block the trajectory of the projectile.

BOOM...

The massive stone collided with the Demon, grotesquely twisting its body.

Fang Zhou followed up with a Skeleton Flying Spear. Spraying blood, the Demon brushed past Fang Zhou’s body as it was sent flying.

Only then did Fang Zhou have a chance to counterattack.

He quickly took out the Undead Magic Ball, aimed at the Demon on the ground, and rapidly launched another Skeleton Flying Spear, instantly killing the weakened creature.

Afterward, Fang Zhou chose a spot that blocked the Stone-Throwing Troll’s line of sight and crouched down.

The distant Demon lost its target and, being on a high-rise building, finally relaxed after a minute.

Meanwhile, a layer of mist enveloped Fang Zhou, a clear sign he had activated the Celestial Curtain Magic Bottle.

Only then did Fang Zhou breathe a sigh of relief and check the instructions on his personal terminal:

*"Senior Sergeant Fang Zhou, you have arrived in the city ruins."*

*"This was once a bustling city-state in the Mythical World. It fell during a Demon invasion, and the entire populace was slaughtered by Demons, turning it into a City of Death. Creatures within the city ruins have been infected by a mysterious curse and mutated into frenzied Demons, making this a forbidden zone."*

*"Team communication channels are now open. Survive here and earn as many points as possible to determine the final winner!"*

In Fang Zhou’s view, most of the Demons he had hunted before followed predictable patterns; the key was simply to counter their moves.

But these frenzied Demons showed no such signs, making it hard to predict their next step. He could only rely on split-second judgment and reaction.

The saying "a reckless fist can beat a master" was quite fitting here.

Otherwise, Fang Zhou wouldn’t have been caught without an opening earlier. The Demon had seized the initiative, making it difficult to break away.

Fang Zhou glanced at the Stone-Throwing Troll high up but ultimately decided against trying to kill it.

On one hand, the Demons here were truly vile, and his current abilities were not enough to deal with them quickly.

On the other hand, hunting students from the other military academies was the most direct and effective method to get first place.

As for the risk of exposure, Fang Zhou wasn’t too worried.

He knew that although the other students wanted to kill him, they were also enemies with one another, making large-scale cooperation unlikely.

Just then, a message came through his personal terminal.

"Fang Zhou, are you still safe?" Bai Xiaochan asked through the voice comm.

"I’m fine," Fang Zhou replied.

"Where should we meet?" Bai Xiaochan continued.

"You guys find a place to gather. Too many people want to kill me, so sticking with you would make us too big of a target," Fang Zhou said, ultimately rejecting the idea of regrouping.

"Alright. It’s mainly because your Portable Concentration Meditation Array is just too coveted. Many students from other academies are trying to trade information to find your location," Bai Xiaochan said.

"That’s good. It saves me the trouble of hunting them down one by one," Fang Zhou said with a faint smile. "You all should team up. The best strategy is to hunt down lone students from other academies. If you can avoid provoking the Demons here, don’t."

"Mm, I understand. You be careful," Bai Xiaochan said before ending the communication.

Fang Zhou composed himself and began to move silently through the city ruins alone.

He knew Su Tiankuo’s personality well.

Su Tiankuo had encouraged the students to hunt as many Demons as possible, but he had also mentioned that there were even Black Iron Lower-rank Demon leaders here.

The power gap between the Black Iron rank and the Apprentice rank was immense.

With Fang Zhou’s current strength, he might not be able to withstand a single Black Iron-rank Demon, even if he used every trick up his sleeve. He could not afford to be careless.

In such a perilous place, Fang Zhou didn’t even dare to release his Pearl Bird, Gugu.

Although the Pearl Bird’s flying speed surpassed that of most flying creatures at the Upper Apprentice-rank, it was absolutely no match for a flying Demon of the Black Iron Lower-rank.

As he delved deeper, Fang Zhou discovered some useful information.

He noticed that certain Demons had relatively fixed patrol routes, which gave him an opportunity to formulate tactics.

The ten military academies had clearly opened this special city ruins map as the final battleground with an ulterior motive.

If the previous phase of hunting in the dense forest was more focused on PvE, then this phase of survival in the ruins was clearly focused on PvP student-on-student combat.

Therefore, Fang Zhou decided to first avoid these powerful Demons and focus on finding lone students to accumulate points more quickly.

His judgment proved to be correct.

Soon, Fang Zhou heard the sound of flapping wings.

A phantom streaked through the air. Looking up, Fang Zhou saw a massive bird speeding by.

The bird was covered in dense red scales and had a prominent tuft of red feathers on its head.

In that fleeting glimpse, that was all the information Fang Zhou could gather.

Suddenly, the giant bird shrieked and dove.

An unlucky student was snatched and killed by the bird’s talons before he even knew what was happening, his corpse immediately torn in two.

This wasn’t an isolated incident.

In a short period, at least a dozen more students were attacked, killed, or forced into combat by Demons.

Along with those who fell to their deaths or were impaled by trees, the statistics on the main light screen showed that dozens of students had already died once.

The students watching the competition felt completely immersed, their blood boiling as they wished they could jump in and participate themselves.

Some even took pleasure in others’ misfortune, seeking out famous contestants just to watch them get slaughtered by Demons.

Moreover, the death toll on the light screen kept rising, and it even showed that some had already been killed twice.

Despite the astonishing quality of the contestants, some were still cursing under their breath.

The rules for this recruit tournament were simply insane; the levels of the Demons were too inconsistent.

There were Middle-rank Apprentice Demons, Lower-rank Apprentice Demons, and even several Black Iron Lower-rank Demons had appeared.

Without diligently studying the "Demonology" course, it would be impossible to master the information on these thousands of bizarre Demons.

Fang Zhou was not in a hurry to find Demons. He was well aware that this recruit tournament involved a group teleport, and dying more than three times meant failure, no matter how many Demons you killed.

He needed to find a relatively safe area, one without high-level Demon patrols.

Of course, this place also had to have suitable Demons and rival students to hunt.

CRACK...

While he was slightly distracted, Fang Zhou suddenly saw a branch in front of him snap for no reason. His heart leaped.

He knew this was bad. It clearly indicated that an Assassin-class Professional had activated a Stealth Skill.

In other words, the opposing assassin had already sensed his presence.

But they were still heading right for him, which could only mean one thing—they intended to kill him.

This was likely a powerful assassin, and certainly from another academy, otherwise their killing intent wouldn’t be so strong.

Without any change in expression, Fang Zhou continued to walk forward slowly.

If one could see the two figures, they would have noticed that just as they closed to within five yards of each other, a cold glint flashed in the assassin’s eyes. He slowly raised his dagger, preparing to unleash a certain skill.

Just then, a Death Ripple shot out from in front of Fang Zhou—he had activated the [Ripple Ring].

At the same time, Fang Zhou activated his Skeleton Wings, revealing his form. He swiftly brandished the Undead Magic Ball in his hand.