"You have gained control of the Skeleton Soldier."
"You have enslaved this Skeleton Soldier."
"You may rename this Skeleton Soldier."
Three consecutive system prompts stirred up a storm in Su Mu's heart.
"Control?"
"Enslavement?"
Looking at the now completely calm Skeleton Soldier in his hand, whose body obediently lay on the ground without struggle, Su Mu felt more than just surprised—he was thrilled.
"Enslaving Skeletons?"
"So this is the second effect of the [Erosion] Talent?"
As if to confirm this thought, Su Mu pressed the Skullhead back onto the Skeleton Soldier's body. He even picked up the severed arm and placed it next to the broken limb.
Soon enough—
The Skeleton Soldier's body and head reconnected, and the severed arm was reattached, slotting neatly into the broken joint.
In just a few minutes, the Skeleton Soldier Su Mu had split into three parts returned to its original state.
Then—
Fully recovered, the Skeleton Soldier simply stood there stiffly, as if waiting for Su Mu's command.
"Skeleton Soldier..."
"Take a few steps forward?"
Crack!
Crack!
As the thought formed in Su Mu's mind, the Skeleton Soldier immediately stepped forward a few paces. Once the command was fulfilled, it stopped and waited for further instructions.
"It really is enslaved!"
"Looks like this [Erosion] Unique Talent still has a lot more to uncover!"
After a few rounds of testing, Su Mu understood the degree of control he had over this Skeleton Soldier.
When concentrating, he could directly take over the Skeleton Soldier's body, controlling it entirely with his own will. In this mode, he could even share its vision.
When exiting this control mode, he could issue simple commands instead.
For example: commanding the Skeleton Soldier to follow him or to hunt autonomously. In this command mode, instructions couldn't be too complex, and the Skeleton would continue to carry out the order until a new one was issued or the previous one was cancelled.
In short...
Su Mu had gained a fully obedient little underling!
In high spirits, Su Mu took his newly named "Number One" Skeleton Soldier and walked further into the depths.
Upon spotting a Level 9 Skeleton, Su Mu gave a mental command. "Number One" immediately dashed forward with his greatsword.
With a single strike, the Skeleton's head was cleaved off.
Then, it returned to Su Mu with the Level 9 Skeleton's Skullhead.
Taking the Skullhead from Number One, Su Mu activated his [Erosion] Talent again. After about thirty seconds, this Level 9 Skeleton was also enslaved, becoming his second minion.
However—
This time, Su Mu neither named the Skeleton nor returned the head to its body. Instead, he tossed it to the ground... and stomped it into fragments!
After confirming that his Attribute Panel hadn't changed, Su Mu ordered Number One to collect the bones and then covered them with his now-sturdier skeletal hand.
[Erosion] Talent activated!
No response.
Having completed these two strange actions, Su Mu commanded Number One to engage once more.
The target remained Skeletons.
This time, when facing a Skeleton, Number One didn't hold back—he raised his greatsword and completely shattered the enemy into a pile of bones.
At the same time—
Two new system messages appeared on Su Mu's Attribute Panel.
"Your servant 'Number One' has killed a 'Strong Skeleton'."
"You gained 22 Experience Points."
After repeating this action one more time and calling Number One back, Su Mu fell deep into thought.
These seemingly random commands had a clear purpose: he was testing the second function of the [Erosion] Talent and its various effects.
"First, if an enslaved Skeleton is killed, I suffer no negative consequences."
"Second, a slain enslaved Skeleton gives me no Experience Points, nor can it be absorbed by [Erosion] for Attribute boosts."
"Third, if my enslaved Skeletons kill enemies, I receive a portion of the Experience Points. However, the enemy's corpse cannot be used again for [Erosion]."
"If that's the case…"
The green light in Su Mu's eye sockets flickered slightly as he thought to himself: "It seems I no longer need to cautiously level up step by step to reach the next Class Template."
His original plan was methodical: after entering the inner Bone Burial Ground, he would hunt Level 7 to 9 strong Skeletons to boost his level and stats. Once they were no longer useful, he would begin hunting Skeleton Soldiers to continue his growth.
Step by step, he would upgrade from Basic Class to Advanced, then Elite.
Such a method was slow, but safe!
After all, this was a real world—and Su Mu only had one life. Before becoming truly powerful, survival was his top priority.
However—
Now that he had discovered the second function of the [Erosion] Talent and gained the ability to enslave Skeletons, he seemed to have found a faster path to power!
Enslave Skeletons!
Form a Bone Legion!
Become the harbinger of the Undead Scourge!
After all—
In the players' understanding of the Skeleton Clan, aside from the weakness of individual Skeletons, their most terrifying feature was the overwhelming Undead Scourge that drowned enemies in numbers!
The Undead Scourge might still be a fantasy for the current Su Mu.
But at the very least…
He could start piecing together a real Bone Legion!
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