Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 233-018: The Resurrected Dead

Compared to the previous skeleton archers, these skeleton warriors are much weaker. Their attack methods are somewhat similar to the magical swordsmanship that Rosie has been studying. When they swing their swords, they inflict elemental damage such as fire and frost. Their overall strength is roughly at the level of an advanced apprentice.

It's worth mentioning that these skeleton warriors all possess remarkable swordsmanship skills. Their sword strikes are steady, ruthless, and accurate. Despite the rusty cross-shaped swords, they wield them with dazzling speed and power.

"The undead creatures that resurrect on the battlefield are truly something else."

Roshi speculated that these undead here must have been the regular army of the Siglama Dynasty in the past, and that they had undergone rigorous training to possess such formidable combat power.

Although undead creatures are an independent species, they still maintain a strong connection with the deceased in life.

The sword skills and even magic that the deceased possessed during their lifetime remain in the soul flame, which is itself a transformation of the soul after death.

These souls were originally supposed to follow the rules of the world to the land of reincarnation, but they survived due to some strange and special reasons. Although they no longer possess the complete independent will of their former beings, they still inherit some of their former abilities, and the swordsmanship of the warriors in front of them comes from this.

Inside the skulls of these skeleton warriors, Rosie found the same crystals as before, only these crystals seemed to be smaller and had a lower energy density.

"It seems that skeletons with such powerful energy aren't something you can encounter every day."

The journey that followed confirmed Rosie's guess. They encountered several more waves of undead, most of whom were between beginner and advanced apprentice level, with only two reaching the wizard level.

Neither of these two undead is human; one is a giant, and the other has a very unusual skeleton, which appears to be that of a minotaur among orcs.

At its peak, the Siglamar Dynasty was not inhabited by humans alone. At that time, nine races lived together, using the same language and script, sharing the same beliefs and ideologies, and flourishing under the leadership of a powerful wizard emperor.

The strengths of each race were maximized under the wizards' arrangements. For example, the army at that time included powerful minotaur units and highly mobile wolf rider units.

"It's such a pity that such a powerful civilization perished."

Looking at the minotaur's skeleton lying on the ground, Rosie felt somewhat emotional. The world was now basically closed off, with everyone developing within their own small circles according to their own ideas. Especially in the wizarding world, much magical knowledge was difficult to circulate, greatly increasing the cost of learning for wizards like them.

The journey continues.

As they traveled deeper into the land, they encountered more and more undead. They met undead of almost every race, including orcs, dwarves, and elves. Later, Rosie even encountered an undead bone dragon.

Judging from its skeletal structure, it should be a bipedal wyvern from the Dragon series. It is only a little over two meters tall, with a wingspan of less than six meters. It has lost the ability to fly and can only crawl on the land.

Although not a powerful dragon race, it still belongs to the dragon family. Rosie observed it for quite a while, after all, owning a powerful bone dragon is the dream of almost every wizard who studies necromancy.

"It's a pity the bone damage wasn't so severe."

Looking at the bone dragon with severely damaged bones in front of him, Rosie felt very sorry. If the bones were more intact, he could collect it and make it into a necromancer. Even if it wasn't a dragon, it would still be very impressive to take it out, wouldn't it?

However, it's already so damaged that it doesn't even have basic flight capabilities anymore, so there's no point in trying to recover it.

It wasn't just this dragon; most of the bones here were rotten beyond recognition. After all, this was a spell of destruction and truth, a powerful magic comparable to nuclear weapons on Earth. It was impossible for bones to remain intact after such destruction. And after thousands of years, it was a miracle that they could even stand up.

Even so, after some searching, Rosie found a few skeletons that were barely usable: the skeletons of the minotaur, a dwarf, and an elf.

These skeletons belong to alien life forms that are not easy to encounter, especially those of elves, which have great research value. Rosie brought them back not to reshape them into undead servants, but simply to do some research.

Time passed day by day, and soon Rosie and Lina had been traveling through the wilderness for more than half a month.

"How much longer do we have to walk?"

Inside the carriage, Lina kept complaining to Rosie, "This gloomy, ghostly place is even worse than the wizard tower I used to live in. Can't we just leave here sooner? I'm so tired of this unchanging wasteland."

Luo Xi, who was reading, put down his book and looked out the window: "We'll be there soon. According to the map, there should be a settlement nearby. We need to find it."

Lina was taken aback: "Looking for it? Don't you have specific coordinates?"

Luo Xi shrugged: "We arrived at the coordinates marked above two days ago, but as you can see, it's just ruins, there's nothing there."

"What?! You arrived the day before yesterday?" Lina's eyes widened. "You mean that ruin with the red house?"

Rosie nodded: "That's right."

Lina was speechless: "What the hell? What kind of crappy map is this? Is it fake?"

Although reluctant to admit it, Rosie felt that he might have been tricked by the map. When he arrived at the coordinates of the wizarding community marked on the map the day before yesterday, all he saw was a monotonous ruin, nothing else.

Lina frowned deeply: "What should we do next? Are we really just going to let the unicorns drag us all the way to the Elemental Lands?"

It's at least hundreds of thousands of miles from here to the destination. Even a unicorn would have to run itself ragged to get there.

Luo Xi thought for a moment: "Let's search around here first; there should be some clues."

Rosie didn't find nothing in those ruins. He sensed some lingering spiritual energy and discovered traces of human activity in the surrounding area. He guessed that there must have been a settlement there before, but it had probably moved away for some reason, and the map hadn't been updated yet.

(End of this chapter)