22: Chapter 22 This skeleton soldier is Lao Liu!

This Skeleton Soldier, why is it such a coward?

It's even more cowardly than when the Slime was first summoned.

Lu Yuan's mouth twitched.

"I'm telling you to level up, what are you hiding for?"

The Little Skeleton shrank its neck.

"I... I'm scared."

It knew its master had bestowed a special power upon it.

But it was useless. 3000 HP was the limit of a Skeleton Soldier's entire life.

Even if you added up eighteen generations of its ancestors, they wouldn't have 3000 HP.

Lu Yuan touched the Skeleton Soldier's skull; it felt cold and a bit slippery.

"So you're timid, huh?"

"The Slime was also very timid at the beginning, but look at it now."

"It has completely turned into a reckless brute, so puffed up it doesn't even know who it is anymore."

Lu Yuan waved his hand.

Clatter—

Various heavenly treasures emitting brilliant light flew out from his spatial ring, piling up to cover the entire dining table.

Ghost Fruit, Necrotic Soul, Snow Crystal Grass...

All of them were heavenly treasures that increased HP!

???

Looking at the heavenly treasures pushed in front of it, the Little Skeleton was stunned.

'This... is this for me?'

The Little Skeleton looked at Lu Yuan, the ghost fire in its eye sockets flickering.

It was just a Skeleton Soldier.

The Slime could at least act cute.

What about a Skeleton Soldier?

Apart from being fragile, it had nothing.

From the moment it was summoned, the Little Skeleton had prepared itself to be cannon fodder, abandoned, or sacrificed.

But this master... actually wanted to cultivate it?!

Not only bestowing it with magical abilities but also feeding it heavenly treasures?

The ghost fire in the Little Skeleton's eye sockets flickered violently.

It would remember this kindness.

"What are you spacing out for? Eat."

Lu Yuan urged.

The Little Skeleton hesitated no longer, grabbing the heavenly treasures one by one and stuffing them into its mouth.

In the entire room, only the sound of the Little Skeleton chewing the heavenly treasures remained.

They had seen the Slime eat heavenly treasures.

But they had never seen one eat so many at once.

Really... completely inhumane!!

Bai Zhi's eyes were full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"No wonder everyone says that the limit of a Summoner doesn't lie in the profession itself, but in their parents."

Because every Magic Pet can absorb a large amount of heavenly treasures.

Therefore, Summoners are known as the strongest pay-to-win profession.

...

Soon, the heavenly treasures on the table were wiped clean.

The Little Skeleton's entire frame was much sturdier than before.

It was no longer just bone fragments that would shatter at a touch.

[Skeleton Soldier] [Level: 1] [HP: 3850/3850] [MP: 100] [Skills: None]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Little Skeleton's HP has exceeded 3000 points. Quest: Heartsteel completed. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Mythic-grade exclusive equipment — Heartsteel!]

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up!

"Heartsteel, acquired!"

After all, one of the obsessions for players like them in ARAM is to 'get big'!

He clicked on the equipment to view its stats.

[Heartsteel] [Grade: Mythic+] [Equipment Effect: If an enemy appears within 10 meters of the Little Skeleton for more than 5 seconds, they will be marked by Heartsteel. Attacking a marked target deals 6% of max HP as damage. Additionally, it provides permanent max HP equal to 10% of the damage dealt. (Note: For every 1000 max HP stacked by Heartsteel, the size increases by 3%, no upper limit.) (Note: After triggering the Heartsteel mark on the same target, it requires 24 hours to trigger again.)]

Very good. The key stats are the same as in the game.

The higher the HP, the higher the damage!

The higher the damage, the higher the HP!

It's like stepping on your left foot with your right to spiral into the sky!

The Little Skeleton's aptitude is very poor!

But it has a cheat!

Heartsteel has no limit, and it's a percentage increase.

As long as you stack enough layers.

No matter who you are, one [Steel] will kill you.

Lu Yuan's mouth curved slightly upward.

Everyone doesn't think highly of the Little Skeleton?

Then this young master will show you what it means to use cheats.

He wants to cultivate the most overpowered Little Skeleton in history.

The kind that can both fight and tank.

...

"Young Master."

Zhou Xiong's voice came from the doorway.

He strode into the villa, carrying a huge snake-like monster in his hand.

"The monster you wanted has been caught."

[Green-Scaled Python (Elite · Lv.9)] [HP: 3201]

On the sofa, the Slime sensed the monster's aura and suddenly launched itself into the air.

"Hey!"

"Who dares to disturb this King's sleep!"

"I'm going to blow him up!!!"

The Little Skeleton was startled by this roar and shivered all over.

It hurriedly hid behind Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan's eye twitched violently.

This guy... is way too timid.

"Don't be afraid."

Lu Yuan reached out and touched the Little Skeleton's smooth skull.

"Its name is Slime, and it is your big brother."

"From now on, let it take you to level up."

The Slime wiped the drool from the corner of its mouth, squinted its little eyes, and looked up and down at this strange guy.

"Newcomer?"

"Looks so weak."

"But it doesn't matter. From now on, hang with this King, and I guarantee you'll have monsters to kill 24 hours a day."

"Kill, kill monsters?" The Little Skeleton shook its skull desperately.

"Fighting monsters is impossible, it's impossible to fight monsters in this lifetime!"

The Slime looked a bit disgusted.

"Coward,"

"If you don't even dare to fight monsters, how can you be my, King Slime's, little brother?"

"Watch closely, this King Slime will give you a demonstration!"

As the words fell.

Slap!

The Slime slapped itself hard in the face.

A piece of Slime splattered and stuck onto the Green-Scaled Python.

The Green-Scaled Python hadn't even reacted—

Boom!

A violent explosion sounded.

The Green-Scaled Python trembled all over from the blast, and a huge damage number floated above its head.

-3021!

The Green-Scaled Python's HP bar bottomed out directly.

The Slime turned back and looked at the Little Skeleton triumphantly.

"See that?"

"Don't be a coward when you encounter monsters, just do it!"

The Little Skeleton huddled behind Lu Yuan, not daring to move.

It seemed to have been scared silly.

Seeing this, the Slime shook its head helplessly.

But just as it withdrew its gaze.

Preparing to finish off this elite monster's HP.

The Little Skeleton suddenly moved!

Swish—!

Its figure flashed, and it rushed behind the low-HP elite monster.

The tetanus-inducing battle blade in its hand stabbed straight at the 'vital point' of the Green-Scaled Python.

'Steel~'

Accompanied by a crisp and melodic sound of clashing metal.

A damage number that exceeded everyone's expectations slowly floated out.

-230!

[Skeleton Soldier's HP permanently increased by 23!]

The Green-Scaled Python's HP bar was completely cleared.

Immediately after, two more system notifications rang out.

[Killed Elite · Green-Scaled Python (Lv.9), gained EXP +200]

[Skeleton Soldier leveled up, current level is 2.]

After killing the monster, the Little Skeleton's figure flashed again.

It hid back behind Lu Yuan once more.

The whole process was smooth and crisp.

There wasn't a single wasted movement.

As if it had been practiced countless times.

???

The Slime was stunned.

"What the f*ck?!"

"This Skeleton Soldier is a sneaky bastard!?"