[Skeleton swordsman (E-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton warrior (E) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton Lancer (E-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
...
[Use the Immortal Army skill (D) to resurrect subordinates? ]
" No. Obviously William won't use his precious mana to resuscitate them.
-10hp
" Shit. William put his hand on his stomach in the same place where the arrow had pierced him, but the blood continued to flow from time to time.
This is because they are not material arrows, they are only made up of mana, so as soon as they hit their target, they immediately evaporate, letting their target's blood flow.
"Somehow that arrow slows down healing, otherwise the wound would already be closed. "
At the same time, the skeleton archers in front of William, numbering about 150, made their move, and countless arrows began to come in front of William.
Automatically, several skeletons carrying shields placed themselves in front of William while another ten of them protected the skeletons in the vicinity.
[Skeleton Lancer (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton swordsman (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton swordsman (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
...
Instantly, William's army shrank by a tenth. The losses would have been even greater if the Skeleton Warriors had not moved.
"Unbelievable, I didn't even give an order, they all reacted either by instinct or by their intelligence, but that would suppose that they have recovered some of the intelligence they had during their lifetime. William thought.
The other skeletons in front of William wasted no time as the archers fired and had already started charging.
"Zent, use your strongest attack directly." Archers, target enemies on the flanks first! The rest, be prepared to charge directly after Zent's attack. William transmitted his thoughts telepathically directly to his skeletons.
Zent nodded slightly, but this action was imperceptible to William's eyes.
Zent flew over the battlefield and pointed his scepter in the direction of the mass of skeletons charging into the air.
This action caused a gigantic tornado of wind which covered several hundred meters.
On the other hand, a gigantic ball of flame formed above him.
Its size was so huge that it looked like a Sun had appeared. William could even feel the heat as a mile separated them.
Zent pointed the fireball with his scepter, then lowered it with a single blow.
"Everyone, back off! William ordered immediately, for he felt that this attack would hit them if he didn't.
Surprisingly, the gigantic fireball was traveling extremely fast and encountered the tornado in less than a second.
*Boom*
The collision between the gigantic fireball and the tornado caused extremely hot air currents for several tens of kilometers.
-387
"Is that a little too damn loud?" Even receiving the knowledge of mastering the 4 elements at rank (B), I didn't think it was possible.
William barely had time to move a few hundred yards, let alone his skeletons.
[Skeleton archer (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton swordsman (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
[Skeleton Lancer (D-) deceased.]
[Please wait 24 hours before you can summon it again.]
...
This attack decimated another tenth of its original army, which initially numbered around a hundred skeletons.
"I should be careful about the future. William sighed, but with a slight smile.
Indeed, if even he suffered so much loss, then the enemy skeletons who were the target ...
[Detected that a rank (D-) Skeleton Swordsman has been defeated. Soul available.]
[10,000exp (+5000) received.]
[Detected that a rank (D-) Skeleton Archer has been defeated. Soul available.]
[10,000exp (+5000) received.]
[Detected that a rank (D-) Skeleton Warrior has been defeated. Soul available.]
[10,000exp (+5000) received.]
...
Level up!
[Detected that a rank (D) Skeleton Swordsman has been defeated. Soul available.]
[50,000exp (+25,000) received.]
...
[Detected that a rank (D +) Skeleton Warrior has been defeated. Soul available.]
[100,000exp (+50,000) received.]
...
The notifications as well as the current of heat that flowed through and strengthening William's body made a happy smile appear on his face.
Exactly 836 destroyed skeletons!
All at least of rank (D-)
This directly increased his level, but strangely, the next level was only 1% full.
William looked at his experience bar and it doubled straight from level 25 to level 26, which made his face turn slightly pale.
But William was reassured because it would only take a few hours to level up. Which was at least 10 times faster than the greatest genius in the universe, even though the concept of level didn't exist outside of William's system.
The main problem would be the soldiers who would follow William, as they would take a lot longer to complete each level, after all not everyone had a former Emperor, who is more of a rank (EX), under their command.
However, William was still smiling, because experience is not the only reward!
All of these skeletons could be part of his army at any time unfortunately, even after his upgrade.
"This is the first time I've complained about my soul power," William expressed with a bitter smile.
"My skeletons in the (E) row are useless to me now, so I would like to know what will happen to them if I release my control over their souls?" "
[The skeletons are living dead, so their souls will simply return to the River of Souls.]
"Can you develop? William asked.
[The host will naturally discover the River of Souls when their strength reaches a certain level, so there is no need to worry.]
"It's just another way of saying Insufficient Authority…" William said with a hint of anger and bitterness.
[…]
[Affirmative.]
"I don't think going back to the River of Souls is a worse thing than being a skeleton in Hell, so I think I can safely release them without a problem." Especially since they have absolutely no potential, so they will only slow me down. William thought. But a little pain appeared in his heart.
"Let's do it. William confessed silently in his heart to strengthen his resolve.
The firm thought of letting go of the skeleton control formed in his mind, and the next moment William felt a void somewhere, unable to locate it. About a hundred skeletons in row (E) were sent back to the River of Souls.
"Now that the hard part is done, I can move on. William said looking at the fiery tornado in front of him.
Seconds later, the fiery tornado vanished into nothingness, but William could see absolutely no skeletal bones, they were completely devastated. But he could see a sea of little black flames floating in front of him.
" It is really nice. William blurted out. Indeed, these small black flames which floated gave off an extremely mysterious and intriguing aura. This sight could allay William's remorse after removing his skeletons in rank (E) from his control.
However, this spectacle could not last long, as another skeleton army gathered.
"Wake up my brave soldiers! William mentally transmitted to those mysterious flames.
Exactly 439 of those flames went to William.
The latter summoned them directly when they merged with his shadow.
A total of 14 ranks (D +), 58 ranks (D) and 367 ranks (D-) surrounded William.
In front of William, an army of skeletons was already being reconstituted.
William estimated that there were around 600 and their numbers continued to increase.
"Annihilate this army. William simply transmitted. This seemingly simple order is also a test of whether his skeletons will just charge blindly or start attacking according to their specifics.
By the time this order was given, the skeletons split into countless small squadrons. These small squadrons were mostly made up of an archer, a swordsman and a skeleton warrior.
However, archers were still relatively rare, so many squadrons had been formed without an archer. So, most of the time, the role of the archer was taken over by a skeleton lancer.
"I was right, in the future everything will become simpler, especially since it is only rank (D), what will happen when they reach higher ranks? William wondered with a small smile.
*Boom*
*Boom*
*Boom*
...
While William was deep in thought, the battle had already begun. Notifications were starting to rain through his mind.
"Disable these notifications during combat, it's annoying. "
[Order received.]
[The order has been correctly applied.]
Hearing these notifications no longer, William could now contemplate the battlefield like a God beholding his own creations.