Aaron called more skeletons and used the skill points he got to increase their power. He could tell that such a skill would be the best one for him to get stronger passively in case things get dangerous in that world, but he could no longer ignore that. He tried to be positive, but he wasn't going to make any changes unless he proved that he was serious.
Some guards left the castle and dashed toward Aaron. They saw the skeletons falling easily before, so they thought that it would be as easy as before… Unfortunately for them, they were dead wrong. The skeletons ran toward the guards at the speed of a similar level and then made their shields tremble when he attacked with their bones.
"I should call the ones I left behind just in case and make them attack and kill everyone that tries to stop them," Aaron thought while he watched the fight. "It is a necessary sacrifice for the greater good. Far more people will die if things continue like this."
Aaron felt a bit weird while watching the fight; he had never done that before. Just watch… he fought on the frontlines all the time. At first, even with his trait, he had a hard time getting used to taking lives, but eventually, he became good at it… not like he took pride in that.
"I suppose I should focus on using fire support whenever I can…" Aaron thought and then fired a bone sword at the head of an enemy when they tried to attack one of his skeletons.
Aaron approached the castle and spammed that skill. The shields made powerful noises when they collided against the bone swords; such was the might of that skill… eventually, the guards began to fall again, and the skeleton army increased. Even when the fight in the garden ended, Aaron was still getting experience since his skeletons finally reached the gate, and the guards were trying to stop them.
Aaron Hayes [Omni Absorption] - Necromancer Lv 09 [200/900]
Health: 28/28
Mana: 48/128
Stamina: 68/68
Strength: 07
Magic: 37
Dexterity: 27
Vitality: 07
Mentality: 27
Perception: 17
Free Points: 00
Skills: Summon Skeleton Lv 05, Bone Sword Lv 04
Passive: Soul Steal Lv 06,
Skill Points: 06
"I don't know what other skills I will get, but I should save skill points just in case they are better," Aaron thought. "The power level of the people here is low, but they still developed something that could end this world… I can't drop my guard."
Aaron could hear some shouts coming from outside the castle. A lot of the guards, perhaps all of them, were coming for him. Dealing with them would take too much time, so he had to solve the situation as soon as possible.
As soon as he closed the entrance of the castle, Aaron was forced to jump to the side since some Fireballs were fired at him. He saw some hooded individuals pointing wands at him, and they were beyond the stairs of the second floor… they should be the court mages. Aaron was a bit surprised to see five of them but also shocked that they initiated the attacks with such a weak spell…
"I guess magic didn't develop that much in this world when it comes to military uses…" Aaron thought.
Despite that, the mages were able to fire them every second, and the projectiles hit the walls behind Aaron. They left some fist-sized holes… a single good hit in the head, and he will be out of commission.
Aaron pointed his right hand toward one of them and used Bone Sword. The projectile flew in a straight line and pierced through one fireball before hitting the enemy in the neck, killing him instantly.
Ding! [You obtained 50 experience points]
(You have recovered thirty points of mana.)
"They don't look that strong, but I guess they are better than the average soldier," Aaron thought and then attacked the other wizards as well.
Those guys tried to dodge the attacks, but they were wizards, and they were as fast as they could be for people who worked indoors and did experiments with their magic all day long. The moment they exposed their backs, they died.
Aaron looked to the sides and saw the servants in the castle trying to run away in all directions in order to escape with their lives; they had no idea that Aaron and his skeletons only killed those who attacked him first.
Ding! [You obtained 20 experience points]
(You have recovered five points of mana.)
(You have leveled up.)
(You obtained ten status points and two skill points.)
(You learned a new skill: Poisonous Sphere.)
(Poisonous Sphere: You can fire a sphere made of poison that can cause damage over time, even when not hitting the target directly. Cost: 10 MP)
Aaron reached level ten, but he ignored the fact that he had just acquired a really nasty skill because he needed to find the head of that country as soon as possible. In that kind of place, they would have a bunch of possible escape routes in case of attack, so he has to be fast.
"I guess it can't be helped…" Aaron thought when he heard dozens of shouts coming from outside. "Bring everyone in the castle to me alive. Don't be too rough on children, though."