Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Next, Lynn began to strengthen the team's weak point—the level 1 Death Knight.

If I upgrade it to level 2 and stabilize the soul fire of the bone horse, I will have a squad of five level 2 undead!

This power is enough to make Lynn invincible among his peers in the academy!

Remove the bone armor from the Death Knight, lay him flat on the laboratory workbench, and then activate the [Analysis] function.

The above clearly lists the required material dosages and procedures for enhancing the Death Knight.

With the help of [Analysis], a viscous green enhancer was quickly prepared using [Black Ironwood Powder], [Corrupted Sandstone], and a small amount of [Soulfire Embers].

Lynn carefully applied the potion evenly to the Death Knight's body.

He then pressed his hands together lightly, and pure negative energy surged out, guiding the medicinal power to deeply integrate with every inch of the Death Knight's structure.

The entire process lasted several hours.

As the last trace of green light was absorbed, the soul fire in the Death Knight's eye sockets suddenly surged, turning from ghostly green to deep green.

Its bones crackled and popped, as if they had become thicker and more solid, and four pale, illusory bone armor pieces began to slowly swirl around it.

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[Target: Death Knight (Inferior)]

[Rank: lv2 (Elite)]

[Composition: Death-affinity body (good foundation), combat remnant soul (obedience: high), simple reinforced skeleton, basic soul energy circuit]

【ability】:

Slash: A powerful attack using a standard weapon.

Undead Intimidation: Has a certain deterrent effect on low-level undead (lv0-lv2), weakening their combat power.

Resilience: High physical defense and strong resistance to low-level negative mental states.

Bone Armor: Generates four white bones that surround the body, automatically resisting attacks.

[Potential: Medium (Limited by current materials and refiner level, growth has reached its limit)]

[Review: A poorly made product that completely disgraces the name of the Death Knight!]

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Tsk...

Although Lynn successfully advanced, she was not happy.

The Death Knight's newly acquired [Bone Armor] skill is quite useful, but all four of its skills are extremely ordinary, lacking the powerful skills of a true Death Knight.

This greatly reduces its combat effectiveness. We can only wait and see if reworking it can change its fundamental nature; otherwise, it can only serve as a temporary measure.

After dealing with the Death Knight, the only thing left to upgrade is his mount, the [Restless Skeleton Warhorse].

The skeleton warhorse has a very good composition; it shouldn't just be a level 1 undead.

But the strange thing is that its "soul fire" is too excellent, and this body is not worthy of it.

This caused the body to be unable to restrain the soul fire, which was constantly restless, as if it were about to break free from the skeleton at any moment.

Therefore, the key to advancing the skeletal warhorse is not only to stabilize the soul fire, but also to improve the overall strength of the torso.

Release the skeletal warhorse from the soul-sealing bag.

Inside the confined laboratory cubicle, the skeletal warhorse appeared somewhat uneasy, pawing incessantly, its eerie green soul fire flickering in its eye sockets, and its bones trembling slightly.

The Death Knight stepped forward and placed his right hand on the skull of the skeletal warhorse.

A steady and powerful aura of death emanated from the Death Knight, constantly soothing the skeletal warhorse and attempting to resonate with it.

Guided by the power originating from its "master," the frequency of the soul fire in the warhorse's eyes slowed down significantly, and the tremors between its bones gradually subsided.

Taking the opportunity, Lynn once again analyzed the conditions for promotion, found the necessary materials in the laboratory, and prepared a bottle of strengthening solvent.

He poured the medicine onto the warhorse's joints, spine, and ribs—the core load-bearing and energy-conducting nodes.

With hands pressed lightly, negative energy propelled the medicine to violently penetrate, flush, and reshape the skeletal structure of these critical areas.

"Click...click..."

A sickening, tooth-grinding sound of bones squeezing echoed loudly.

The skeletal warhorse let out a silent neigh, but did not struggle violently. With the Death Knight's steady support, it was doing its best to cooperate with this transformation.

The eerie green flames at its joints seemed to be stimulated, and began to burn fiercely, gradually deepening in color.

Lynn's eyes were focused, and his mental power precisely guided the medicinal power and soul fire to operate in sync.

He needs to allow the Soulfire to strengthen his bones while simultaneously enabling the Death Knight to fuse more deeply with the skeletal warhorse, etching the Death Knight's mark upon him.

When the bone strengthening reached its peak and the color of the soul fire stabilized completely as a deep dark green, Lynn took out a soul fire ember and directly threw it into the soul fire core inside the warhorse's skull.

"Buzz—!"

The skeletal warhorse's entire skeleton trembled violently, and a soul wave several times stronger than before suddenly spread out!

The dark green soul fire in its eye sockets burned steadily, without any further agitation, but instead exuded a rock-solid determination.

At the same time, its spiritual connection with the Death Knight beside it suddenly deepened.

The dark green soulfire and the deep green soulfire in the knight's eyes resonated with visible energy, creating an invisible connection between them.

After the skeletal warhorse completed its advancement, it lowered its head and affectionately nuzzled the death knight's arm.

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[Target]: Skeleton Warhorse

[Rank]: lv1 Peak (Standard) → lv2 (Elite)

[Status]: The Soulfire is stable and deeply bound to the Death Knight, completing a leap in life level.

[Key Changes]:

Bone strength: Key parts are specifically strengthened, which can perfectly bear and conduct soul fire energy.

Soulfire qualitative change: Dark green restless soulfire → dark green stable soulfire, a leap in energy level and stability.

Will Link: Establish the [Unyielding Spirit] link with the Death Knight.

[Capability Update]:

Charge/Stomp → Heavy Charge/Iron Hoof Stomp: Base power greatly increased, impact force stronger.

(New) Unyielding Spirit: Shares a portion of damage reduction with the bound knight. When the knight suffers a fatal attack, the Spirit Link can passively trigger a powerful damage mitigation.

While mounted, both sides have significantly increased resistance to effects such as mind control, fear, and intimidation.

(Feature) Man and Horse as One: Movement and turning are more flexible and swift. When paired with a rider, the charge start speed is increased by 30%.

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The upgrade to the Skeleton Warhorse was quite successful, with its new abilities and traits being extremely useful, and its connection with the Death Knight becoming even stronger.

When the two of them join forces, the other low-level undead are no match for them.

Lynn put the four undead back into the Soul-Sealing Bag one by one. Now that he had more undead under his command, the three-cubic-meter space of the Soul-Sealing Bag was a bit cramped.

Especially the skeletal warhorse and the fat Frankenstein monster, which grew even larger after advancing, took up a lot of space.

It's still usable for now, but if a few more undead are added, it will be too crowded.