Liu Bo dragged Bai Yue'er away, but she refused to leave.
"Brother Liu, I'm sure there's something wrong with Brother Ran. I'll go over and take a look!"
Liu Bo placed both hands on Bai Yue'er's shoulders, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious expression, giving him the air of a grown-up.
"Yue'er, can't you see? The boss is heartbroken!"
"We both got A-rank classes, but the boss only got D. If it were me, I'd have cried a long time ago! But look at the boss, he was chatting and laughing all the way, nothing happened. Only when he saw this person die did he become suspicious!"
"What's this? The scene brought back memories. He must be thinking of something bad!"
Liu Bo's eyes sparkled, and in just a few words, he revealed a powerful brainstorm.
Bai Yue'er stopped struggling, his expression darkening.
"You've made me sad. Shouldn't we change classes?"
They grew up together, and Lin Ran protected them like a parent!
He had never cried in front of them. The only time was when he turned his back on them, gazing at the moon in the woods, tears streaming down his cheeks, his cheeks bright.
Of course, that was actually because Lin Ran was homesick!
Liu Bo scratched his head and soothed him.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I've been with the boss for so many years. I can even guess the color of his pants every day. I know it like the back of my hand. The boss isn't just saying he'll be playing chicken with a simple job change. Believe it or not, the boss will be full of energy again tonight!"
Bai Yue'er blushed, nodded, and followed Liu Bo back!
What they didn't know was that Lin Ran wasn't just sad. At that moment, the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK!
A palm-sized white spirit moved closer to him. Not only was it larger than the previous spirit, but it also contained more than twice the energy!
Lin Ran remembered clearly: this was Liu San's grave, a level 4 farmer!
Yesterday, while hunting, he was careless and attacked by a demon wolf. He died of severe injuries and was buried that same day. He was right there at the burial!
"So big! So white!"
[Undead Core (Level 2) Devours a Warrior-level Soul, Energy +20 (20%)]
(Human Levels: Warrior, Warrior, Warrior Master, Warrior General, Warrior King, Warrior Emperor, Warrior Master, Warrior Saint, Warrior God, and Warrior Emperor!)
"So many!"
Lin Ran was pleasantly surprised.
Five more than before!
Advancing an Undead to Level 2 requires 10 Energy points, and to Level 3, 100!
Although the Energy level has increased, there are plenty of Souls here, so advancing to Level 3 won't be a problem at all!
Lin Ran quickly approached the next Soul!
This Soul was much smaller.
The person buried here is an ordinary person, who also seems to have died in the past few days!
[Undead Core (Level 2) Energy +5 (35%)]
As he devoured more souls, Lin Ran discovered similarities among them.
For example, the upper limit of an ordinary person's soul is between 5 and 20 points! However, for a Warrior Class Transformer, the energy level is over 10.
Why is there such a huge difference? Lin Ran guessed it had something to do with level and the time of death!
The grave at Lin Ran's feet belonged to Old Huang, from Lin Ran's area. He was buried eight days ago, and no soul appeared! However, his son, Huang An, young and strong, was buried seven days ago, but his soul was very small, only the size of a baby's fist, with 5 energy points!
He concluded that, based on the time after death, a soul cannot exist for more than seven days!
Lin Ran ran around the grave, busy as a madman. If anyone else came, they would probably think Lin Ran was possessed!
Lin Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes shining brightly.
"It's coming!"
After devouring over a dozen souls, the Undead Core began to advance again.
[Undead Core (Level 2) Energy +10 (100%)]
[Undead Core Advancement]
[Undead Core (Level 3): All Skill Strength Tripled]
The summoned Undead do not disappear, but are instead stored in a summoning space. Undead within the summoning space will appear at Lin Ran's side at any time, no longer worrying about getting into a fight and dying tragically before the Undead emerge! Lin Ran now has one space left in his summoning space (1/2).
Lin Ran currently has 2 Spirit points, and summoning each Undead costs 1. Three hours later, his Spirit points have almost recovered!
Over-depleting Spirit is extremely serious for a mage, and in severe cases, it can lead to coma!
Lin Ran began to summon again!
[Summon Undead]
A little creature emerged from the void again.
[Ordinary Undead Warrior (Level 1)]
[Strength: 3]
[Agility: 3]
[Spirit: 3]
[Constitution: 3]
"Sure enough, the stats have increased again!"
Although the average is only 3 points, it already crushes Level 1 monsters. Even A-class characters of the same level have to keep their voices down in front of Lin Ran!
This is just the beginning. The Undead's base stats are low, but if they level up a bit, with the blessing of the Undead Core, they will definitely be a killer!
Lin Ran felt deeply satisfied and secretly excited!
The next Undead Core upgrade requires 300 energy points. Undeterred, Lin Ran's steps quickened! All the spirits within three meters flew into his body, and the Undead Core's energy value climbed at a visible rate.
In about ten minutes, Lin Ran had collected all the spirits in the mass grave, and the Undead Core's energy reached a pleasing level!
[Undead Core (Level 3) Energy (95%)]
"Only 5 points!"
Lin Ran scanned the grave. It was spotless, not a single soul left behind.
"Hmm?"
His gaze fell on a gray, furry tail in the dark recesses of the grave five meters away!
"Gray wolf!"
Lin Ran's face was solemn, and he immediately used his mental power to search for information.
[Gray Wolf Pup (Level 2)
[Strength: 3]
[Agility: 4]
[Spirit: 2]
[Constitution: 3]
Its agility is slightly higher than that of the Undead!
Luckily, it was only two months old and hadn't grown yet. A normal gray wolf could grow to level 6, or even 7!
Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief, but then a thought struck him!
"People have souls after death, so this beast should have too!"
His gaze suddenly grew fiery.
Although the little gray wolf was only two months old, it was already half the size of an adult wolf. Its sharp claws and fangs were more than enough to kill an ordinary person.
He had been staring at Lin Ran for a long time, always in a hunting posture.
If Lin Ran had taken even a step closer, entering its hunting range, it would have pounced.
Lin Ran, without hesitation, summoned two undead warriors. The undead warriors appeared three meters away—the maximum distance Lin Ran could summon!
They surrounded the grave, one on each side, and began to double-team!
Don't let your guard down just because the gray wolves are small. They're notoriously cunning, and many have died as a result!
The moment he realized he was exposed, the gray wolf displayed impressive speed and began to pull back!
The gray wolf's agility was naturally superior to the undead, and he maintained a constant distance, making it impossible for the undead to reach him!
However, if you thought the gray wolf was running, you would be gravely mistaken.
The next second, it spun around, its fierce gaze locked onto Lin Ran.
Comparatively, Lin Ran's aura was the weakest, making him a natural prey item!
Lin Ran had often dealt with these creatures, so he remained calm, seemingly anticipating this.
As a mage, how could he not have some tricks up his sleeve?
Immediately, he unleashed a skill on the gray wolf, which was about to leap from the grave.
A green halo descended upon the little gray wolf's head!
[Whisper of the Undead]
[Creatures within a 3-meter radius are stunned for 0.5 seconds, and their damage is increased by 10% for 10 seconds!]
And with the help of the Undead Core!
[Creatures within a 9-meter radius are stunned for 1.5 seconds, and their damage is increased by 30% for 30 seconds!]
All abilities tripled!
Three layers of green aura enveloped the gray wolf, and a stiffening shackle loomed above its head.
The gray wolf froze, and fell from the grave to the ground.
Those panicked little eyes were bewildered, seemingly confused as to what was happening!
But there was no chance to understand!
1.5 seconds was enough for the undead to turn around and raise its scythe. Even the tough-skinned wolf couldn't withstand the undead's three slashes.
With a single scream, the wolf died!
[Kill Level 2 Little Gray Wolf, gain 30 experience points, wolf pelt*1]
Lin Ran's body glowed white, and his previously depleted mental energy rapidly increased. His aura rose.