lcionline Chapter 256 Three Great Halos, Successful Breakthrough!
Chapter 256 Three Great Halos, Successful Breakthrough!
Chapter 256 Three Great Auras, Successful Breakthrough!
As the skill projection continued to play, a notification soon appeared on the attribute panel.
"A clone has been detected with learnable skill materials. You can consume 100 points of soul power to quickly learn the basics."
"Shall we begin learning?"
"Materials for improving clone skill proficiency have been detected. It is estimated that 100 points of soul power will be required for perfect absorption."
"Shall we begin absorption?"
Without hesitation, Fangzhou chose to consume 200 points of soul power to enter a state of inspiration burst that others could only dream of.
Just like the previous deduction of the Victory Cry skill, the [War Cry] skill, which had already reached the instinct level of proficiency and advanced, and the Terror Roar skill that was constantly playing on the personal terminal complemented each other, like stars adorning the Ark's mental world.
From the [Battle Cry] buff skill that enhances one's four main attributes, to the [Terror Roar] skill, a wide-range control skill that shakes the soul and intimidates the enemy.
Ark had a unique experience in learning this skill.
Fortunately, he had prior experience in successfully learning [Victory Cry], which allowed him to eventually master [Grim Roar], albeit after some time.
Driven by a burst of inspiration, Ark integrated his understanding of [Battle Cry] with the release principle of [Terror Roar].
With the slight help from the attribute panel and soul power, Ark successfully mastered the skill [Terror Roar].
【Terror Roar】(Iron Grade, Mastery): Unleashes a roar that chills the soul, drawing upon the energy of the entire body. It lowers the morale and fighting spirit of enemies within a certain range, and slightly reduces their four main attributes, attack speed, and movement speed. Against targets with weak minds and fragile souls, there is a chance to inflict a stun state, rendering them unable to move or attack. The skill's effects, duration, and coverage area depend on the Strength attribute and skill proficiency.
Fangzhou carefully examined the skill description for [Terror Roar] on the attribute panel, gaining a deeper understanding of the skill.
This description perfectly matched the explanation given by Instructor Land Rover, which satisfied Ark with the power of this skill.
However, he also realized that the application of this skill might be different under the current circumstances.
For the skeleton clone, the current opponents are mostly low-level undead creatures such as Iron-level skeleton warriors and zombies.
These undead creatures have no intelligence whatsoever, and therefore no fighting spirit or morale whatsoever.
Therefore, this aspect of the "Terror Roar" effect may be difficult to fully demonstrate in actual combat.
However, from another perspective, compared to intelligent life forms, the soulfire of these lower undead creatures is more directly exposed, making them more vulnerable to mental attacks.
Fangzhou speculates that if the skeleton clones use "Terror Roar" on low-level undead creatures such as skeleton warriors or zombies, the probability of inflicting a tremor state on the enemy should increase significantly due to the strength of their souls and their power attribute.
After all, for these souls without self-awareness, their souls are more fragile and more easily shaken.
Fangzhou naturally understood that only through actual combat could the actual effectiveness of this skill be accurately assessed.
He looked forward to finding an opportunity to test the idea as soon as possible to confirm the true power of "Grim Roar" against low-level undead creatures.
However, what Ark is more concerned about right now is what kind of skill materials the clone will provide to the main body after mastering [Terror Roar].
If we combine Instructor Su Xinyan's research findings and skill deduction ideas on mental impact skills and the [Heroic Spirit Banner] over the past few days, can we, as Fangzhou wishes, deduce a powerful negative energy shock control skill?
An overwhelming sense of excitement welled up inside Fang Zhou.
Just as he was immersed in his wonderful ideas, a prompt on the attribute panel rang in his mind like heavenly music.
"Sufficient skill materials have been accumulated, allowing for the deduction of unknown skills for the main body."
"It is estimated to consume 10 points of soul power. Shall we begin the simulation?"
A sharp glint flashed in Fang Zhou's eyes; this was the news he had been waiting for.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately gave an affirmative answer.
With his decision, the 10 points of soul power, like a burning flame, reignited the storm of thought within him.
Taking advantage of the momentum from learning [Grim Roar], Ark began to try to transform the simple control effect brought by the Grim Roar skill into another form of spell structure, based on the spellcasting logic of the Necromancer class.
What he wanted to create was a fear and chaos that could directly affect the enemy's mind, causing them to lose their minds and fall into despair during the battle.
Fangzhou's thoughts became incredibly clear at that moment.
Perhaps because Instructor Su Xinyan's skill deduction approach was already very complete, coupled with the inspiration provided during the learning process of [Terror Roar], Fangzhou found that his feedback deduction this time went exceptionally smoothly.
His brain was like a high-speed machine, constantly processing various possibilities and selecting the most suitable solution.
He could feel his soul power slowly being consumed, but the results of this consumption made him feel extremely satisfied.
Finally, as Ark reached the peak of his thinking, he sensed subtle changes in the attribute panel.
This is a sign that the skill simulation was successful!
"Unknown skill successfully deduced. Please name it."
Fangzhou opened his eyes and quickly scanned the skill descriptions in the skill bar of the attribute panel.
In his excitement, Ark didn't hesitate to give this brand-new skill a catchy name.
"Name it Horrifying Halo."
[Aura of Terror] (Apprentice Level, Proficient): Consumes mental energy to channel external necromantic energy, causing a negative emotional impact on a wide range of enemies, stirring up their deepest fears, plunging them into a state of panic, reducing their morale and spirit, and potentially causing them to enter a state of shock or rout. The skill's effects, duration, and coverage area depend on mental attributes and skill proficiency.
Fangzhou carefully examined his skill bar, his gaze finally settling on [Aura of Horror].
His heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
Judging from the skill description, [Terrifying Aura] perfectly achieves the original concept of Ark.
This skill is not only a control variant of the original mental impact skill, but also incorporates Instructor Su Xinyan's deductive reasoning.
It draws inspiration from the reverse engineering of the morale-boosting effect of the [Heroic Banner], combined with the [Terror Roar] skill of the Skull clone.
In Fangzhou's opinion, the [Aura of Horror] is enough to become the signature skill of the necromancer class.
In the Ark's vision, the necromancer should be a terrifying profession where one person can form an army, leaving nothing but desolation and causing hundreds of demons to weep in their wake.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
It even got to the point where demons would flee at the mere mention of a necromancer's name, unable to muster any resistance.
That would be worthy of the rarity and difficulty of training the necromancer profession.
The Horrifying Aura is just the first small step in enhancing the power of the Necromancer class.
It was perfectly adequate for the apprenticeship stage.
Fangzhou stood up from the futon and sighed softly.
He looked around, but unfortunately, there were no suitable test subjects around him.
This means he cannot immediately test the true power of his newly deduced [Aura of Horror].
He secretly planned that when the opportunity arose next time, he would invite Instructor Su Xinyan to personally experience the effects of this skill.
In addition, in the necromancer research group's laboratory, there are rows of sturdy iron cages, which imprison all sorts of low-level monsters.
These monsters were once a threat on the battlefield, but now they have become objects of research, waiting to be used in various experiments.
In Fangzhou's view, these monsters were not just experimental materials.
Their very existence is a valuable resource, which can be used to test and refine one's magical skills.
Fang Zhou decided that in the days to come, he would thoroughly test the [Aura of Horror] on these low-level monsters.
He wanted to observe how these monsters behaved under the influence of the aura, to see if they trembled with fear, lost their will to fight, or even collapsed outright.
A week has passed in a flash.
Before we knew it, almost half a month had passed since the end of the arena challenge and the confirmation of the seeded students for the first grade of Haicheng School.
As everyone expected, among the first-year students, after Fang Zhou, the second seed student to successfully break through to the middle level of apprentice was Meng Hongzhuang, who ranked second.
Meng Hongzhuang obtained the precious natural treasure, Changchun Fruit, from Fang Zhou through a trade.
This Evergreen Fruit not only significantly enhanced her affinity with natural attribute energy, but also enabled her cultivation speed during the apprentice stage to achieve a qualitative leap.
Meng Hongzhuang's breakthrough is not surprising, after all, she has always been known at school for her outstanding talent and unremitting efforts.
However, what was even more unexpected was that the one whose cultivation speed was almost the same as Meng Hongzhuang's was not Ye Fan, the Demon Hunter, who everyone had originally imagined to be the third seed student.
Instead, it was Bai Xiaochun, the support class member originally considered mediocre, who was a member of the Chanting String profession.
This fully proves that pressure can be a driving force.
Under Fangzhou's constant pressure, Bai Xiaochun's potential was fully unleashed.
Since joining the necromancer research group on Ark, she has not only gained valuable practical experience as a research assistant, but has also been able to enjoy the abundant cultivation resources provided by the research group in advance.
All of these factors made her path of cultivation smoother. In addition, she was already at the top level of an apprentice-level professional in terms of meditation efficiency and cultivation speed. Therefore, Fang Zhou was not too surprised to see her current achievements.
But for those equally gifted students, such as Ye Fan and Gu Zhi Qiu, it was a completely different story.
They can accept losing to Ark.
After all, Fang Zhou's strength had already surpassed that of his peers, and his achievements were admirable.
Losing to Meng Hongzhuang is understandable.
Because she is one of the top seed students, her strength should not be underestimated.
But losing to Bai Xiaochun, who was originally considered a "salted fish," was something they found hard to accept.
Not wanting to fall behind, Ye Fan, Gu Zhi Qiu, and the others secretly made up their minds and began a new round of arduous training.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone who was gritting their teeth, Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang happily ran into Fangzhou's bed.
Oh, no.
It is a simulation pod for simulating a battlefield.
The moment their two assistants broke through to the intermediate apprentice level, Fang Zhou pulled them together to form a three-person team and began an exhilarating sweep of the Horned Demon Outpost.
By re-uploading the projections, Ark updated its equipment and skill projections.
From the beginning, Ark knew that the [Horned Demon Outpost] was different from the single-player [Lesser Demon Camp], and was a team dungeon prepared for three-person teams.
However, Ark previously relied on its superior combat power to turn this team dungeon, which was intended for three people, into a solo challenge.
Now, he has two reliable partners.
Once everything was ready, Ark turned its gaze to the two projections in front of it.
Those were Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang's self-projection displayed in the team space.
Using advanced holographic projection technology in the simulated battlefield, these two projections are so lifelike that they are almost indistinguishable from real people.
For a moment, Fang Zhou's thoughts drifted far away.
If it weren't for the immense threat of the Abyss and demons, the Human Alliance wouldn't need to concentrate all its resources and creativity on the military.
This holographic bionic projection technology may be widely used in artistic creation, becoming a favorite among connoisseurs of human body art.
After all, such realistic human body simulation technology is undoubtedly a visual feast for those who pursue eroticism.
However, Fangzhou quickly shook his head, dispelling these distracting thoughts one by one.
He opened the team interface and gently dragged Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang's names into the team member list.
With the operation completed, the three-person team was officially formed.
However, they encountered a small problem when it came to naming the team.
Fangzhou originally planned to just pick a name randomly and make do.
After all, in his view, a name is just a formality; what matters is ability and teamwork.
But in Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang's view, this was clearly not the best choice.
Bai Xiaochun muttered from the side, "Fang Zhou, it's not easy for me to have a chance to team up with you and clear the simulation battlefield."
We'll definitely make our mark on the speed rankings next.
"Wouldn't it be a waste of all the effort you put into this if we didn't come up with a cool and awesome team name?"
As she spoke, she even started to act coquettishly, trying to win over Fangzhou with gentle words.
Meng Hongzhuang, however, adopted a different strategy.
She raised her eyebrows, tugged at her pigtails, and moved closer to Fang Zhou.
Then, he deliberately said in a provocative tone, "Ark, you can't possibly be unable to come up with a good name, can you?"
If you can't do it, let us do it.