Magicians never make wishes

Chapter 139 My progress is fine

"There's only one place in the swamp nearby that carries the plague demon."

As Ronan spoke, he took a piece of dead wood from his storage bag.

He shot a beam of intense heat at one end of the dead branch, igniting that end.

"Get up and get to work," Ronan shouted at the two skeletons.

"Go get him!" and "Don't touch him!" immediately jumped up from the pile of bones.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a skull pieced together from a pile of bones.

Don't do anything, come over here eagerly and take the dead branch from Ronan's hand.

"Insert it in that position."

Ronan pointed to the edge of the swamp where the plague demon was, and added a word of caution, "Watch your step, don't fall into the swamp."

Actually, given its small size, its skeleton isn't very heavy, so there's no need to worry about it falling into the swamp.

In comparison, due to its improved strength, the bone density of the creature "Give Me" has increased, and its weight has also increased. Compared to "Don't Move," which was born not long ago, the risk of falling into the swamp is much greater.

This is also why Ronan told them not to take action but to scout ahead first.

The scent released by burning this dead branch is fatally attractive to undead creatures such as the Plague Demon, and it took him a lot of effort to obtain it.

Ronan specifically instructed me to make sure it took good care of the deadwood and didn't fall into the swamp.

The dead branches were lit and then stuck into the edge of the swamp.

Before long, a series of bubbles rose from this small swamp.

Clearly, the one inside, carrying the plague, has taken the bait.

"Bai Ye, what should I do?" Ba Quan asked.

Seeing how well Ronan and the two skeletons worked together, he felt somewhat superfluous in the room.

"If there's nothing else, just stand here with me. The Plague Demon can cast curses directly through the eyes, which puts you at a disadvantage in close combat."

Ba Quan thought what he said made a lot of sense.

But then I thought, is my only purpose just to make up the number of people to get quests?

"Actually, I have no problem casting spells from a distance," he emphasized.

"Okay, we'll act if needed."

Ronan didn't take it to heart. If he really expected a melee fighter to help him with ranged spells, then it was probably time to run away.

His words of comfort to Baquan were not just empty words.

With the combined strength of the two skeletons and his own ranged support, dealing with a plague-carrying demon was a piece of cake, and there was no need for the Overlord Fist to intervene.

That's exactly what happened.

After being lured, the plague demon began to rise steadily, heading straight for the burning dead branches on the shore.

Two skeletons, one commanding "Attack!" and the other "Don't Move!", stood guard by the withered tree, ready to strike at any moment.

He even had the dark bone blade in his hand.

Carrying the plague demon, it rushed towards the dead tree without regard for anything, and with a flick of its fish tail, it leaped onto the swamp in an instant.

It's now!

Without Ronan's prompting, grab the bone blade and instantly slash upwards at an angle.

Having emerged from the swamp carrying the plague demon, they discovered the crisis that lay ahead.

But it had nowhere to avoid it in mid-air, and could only let the dark bone blade cleave it in two.

The two halves of the corpse fell from the sky, and Bie Shou immediately followed, grabbing the two halves to prevent them from sinking into the swamp.

He immediately stepped forward and used his bone blade to cut off the two halves of the head carrying the plague demon.

It was controlled with extreme precision, without harming the eyes of the virus carrier.

"here you go."

Ronan canceled the spell in his hand from a distance and praised it with satisfaction.

The two skeletons coordinated quite well, and the whole process was smooth and fluid.

This is mainly due to my precise control after being promoted to captain level, and the even sharper bone blade after being enhanced.

Ba Quan, who witnessed the whole thing, rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

How long did it take from luring to killing?

How did it finish in the blink of an eye?

He thought Ronan's skeleton would try its best to hold off the plague demon, and then Ronan would strike to kill it.

If it's really difficult to deal with, then I'll assist from the side.

The result was that Ronan's skeleton, wielding a dark bone blade, precisely cleaved the Plague Demon in two in a single exchange.

Is this still a summoned skeleton?

"Why are you, a skeleton, so strong?" he asked, trembling.

"You've seen it before, the one in the lecture hall. A few days ago, we banished it to the realm of the dead, where it gained an opportunity and became stronger," Ronan explained.

"So what the Cursed Eye mentor said was true. Skeletons exiled to the Netherworld will continuously increase their strength—" Ba Quan muttered to himself.

He then looked at Ronan, "Wait a minute, the speed at which yours is improving is way too fast!"

"It's alright." Ronan shrugged. "You should give it a try. Maybe your skeleton will level up faster than mine."

"I... I haven't fully mastered 'Necromantic Exile' yet —"

Ba Quan's face instantly turned red, and he kept trying to justify himself in his mind:

No, it's only been a few days? I haven't grasped it yet, so it should be considered quite normal, right?

He glanced at Ronan furtively, realizing he couldn't hold himself to Ronan's standards, and nodded emphatically.

That's right, it's only been a few days, it's impossible to master it that quickly. My progress is fine.

"That deadwood branch of yours must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Ba Quan decided to change the subject, "If I remember correctly, this is a branch of the Tree of the Dead, right? This stuff isn't cheap."

Ronan nodded in agreement: "Of course. After the mission is over, we have to return this to the mission hall."

"what?"

Ba Quan was a little taken aback, but after a moment he realized, "It's rented."

The mission lobby allows the rental of weapons and materials, but you must return them within a specified time and pay a considerable amount of interest.

This is a fairly friendly policy for new students.

Because if it's a non-freshman rental, collateral is required.

New students do not need this.

However, if they really can't repay it, then they'll have to deduct some money from other things in the future.

"Do you have a magic stone?" Ronan asked.

Ba Quan shook his head.

"That settles it, right? This thing is worth one magic stone. Where am I supposed to get one magic stone if I don't rent it?"

As Ronan spoke, he turned to me and shouted, "Stop extinguishing the dead branches first, then gouge out the eyes."

The branches of the Tree of the Dead have an extreme attraction to undead creatures, but fortunately there aren't any large undead creatures around, so Ronan isn't worried about causing any trouble.

However, Ba Quan doesn't think so.

He suddenly pointed behind Ronan with a look of fear, and began to stammer, "Quick, look—"

Ronan was wondering what was wrong with him, as he hadn't found anything in the mental realm.

He turned around in the direction the domineering fist was pointing, only to see a horrifying scene.

Suddenly, a creature of enormous size slowly emerged from the surface of a wide swamp.

Its two eyes stared silently at Ronan and his companion, and a putrid stench gradually spread, instantly turning some small undead creatures along the way into ash.

What kind of creature is this? It can actually block mental detection!

Without a second thought, Ronan immediately ordered me to collect the spoils, then shouted, "Run!"