Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 687 - 457: The Golden Spear Team’s Taunt, Making a Fortune!

The adventurer teams that managed to survive in the Fierce Beast Mountain Range were all battle-hardened, and they were masters at sizing people up. Therefore, Yang Qinglu decisively abandoned her initial aggressive, tense posture and adopted a much more amiable attitude.

"Hello, I’m Fang Zhou from the Sea City Military Academy," Fang Zhou said calmly with a nod.

Deep in the mountain wilderness, he had no desire to get entangled with this group. Thus, he directly revealed his background to deter any bold ideas they might have.

Upon hearing Fang Zhou’s words, Yang Qinglu’s smile froze.

A cadet from the Sea City Military Academy was not someone she could afford to provoke. No wonder he was already at the Upper Black Iron Tier at such a young age and dared to hunt alone in the Fierce Beast Mountain Range.

"Captain, the aura of a Demon Spot Fierce Tiger is right next to him!" At this moment, Beast Tamer Qing, failing to grasp the situation, stepped closer to Yang Qinglu and pointed toward the hidden Corpse Warriors not far away. Her Spirit Pet, the Black Feather Crow, had just informed her of its discovery.

Seeing them pointing at his Corpse Warriors, Fang Zhou simply let one of them step forward and stand guard in front of him.

"Brother Fang Zhou, I have a question for you." Since her teammate had raised the subject, Yang Qinglu, as the captain, could only press her lips together and continue, "Did you happen to hunt a Bronze Tier Demon Spot Fierce Tiger yesterday?"

Fang Zhou held the Soul Shattering Magic Ball in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the group opposite him. "That’s right, I killed a Demon Spot Fierce Tiger yesterday," he said calmly. "What about it?"

When he fought the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger, it had already been injured. At the time, he guessed that it might have been another team’s prey that had escaped. It now appeared this Golden Spear Team was the one that had hunted it. They had simply lacked the strength, only managing to injure it and let it get away.

"So it was you who stole our prey!" Beast Tamer Qing shouted angrily upon hearing this, her pretty face turning cold. Although her Spirit Pet, the Black Feather Crow, was a bird, it shared the same attributes as the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger, and their bloodlines had some compatibility. A Beast Tamer’s combat power heavily relied on their Spirit Beast partners. If their team had successfully killed the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger, her Black Feather Crow could have absorbed its bloodline, accelerating its growth. If it consumed the Magic Crystal, it might even have stimulated the crow to grow its own Magic Crystal, gaining the ability to use innate magic.

"Watch what you say." Fang Zhou chuckled lightly, wagging his index finger. "I worked hard to take down that Demon Spot Fierce Tiger."

"We discovered that Demon Spot Fierce Tiger first yesterday and critically injured it," another male Combat Professional stepped forward, speaking sternly. "It was just lucky to escape before you stumbled upon it."

"So? I’ve killed it now. What are you going to do about it?" Fang Zhou asked with a cold expression.

"I hope you’ll hand over the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger’s corpse and its Magic Crystal."

"Exactly!" the male Combat Professional continued, drawing his longsword. He gave Fang Zhou a deep look and uttered coldly, "You should know not to take things that aren’t yours. There’s no skill in killing an already critically injured Demon Spot Fierce Tiger. You can take a photo to the Adventurer Association to claim the mission reward, but the corpse and the Magic Crystal must be returned to us!"

"Nonsense." Seeing their hostile actions, Fang Zhou shook his head, gripping the Soul Shattering Magic Ball tighter.

At his command, the hidden Corpse Warriors stepped into view. Scores of them, clad in skeletal armor and wielding weapons, formed a loose semicircle, subtly trapping the Golden Spear Team in the center.

"What!" The members of the Golden Spear Team grew exceptionally tense. They could sense the strength of these Corpse Warriors; every single one was at least at the Upper Black Iron Tier. Even if the combat power of these Corpse Warriors couldn’t compare to same-tier Combat Professionals, their numerical advantage more than compensated for this deficiency.

Moreover, the Golden Spear Team’s composition was tailored for hunting Fierce Beasts. The Forest Wanderer’s arrows and the Wanderer’s daggers were at a disadvantage against Undead Creatures like Corpse Warriors. Corpse Warriors were not afraid of arrows. Unless their Soul Fire was directly destroyed, the arrows that could pierce and severely injure other enemies would do nothing more than shatter their skeletal armor, having no other effect.

"Alright, don’t be so aggressive. It’s just one Bronze Fierce Beast. There’s no need for things to escalate this far with Brother Fang Zhou."

A wise person adapts to the circumstances. At this critical moment, Yang Qinglu, the captain, was the most clear-headed. She pulled her agitated teammate back and held him in place. Then she looked at Fang Zhou earnestly, her red lips parting slightly. "Brother Fang Zhou, there’s no need for this. The fact that you could kill the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger is a testament to your own skill. It’s just that our team’s Beast Tamer happens to need its corpse and Magic Crystal. I wonder if you would be willing to part with them? We are prepared to make a fair exchange."

She pulled a Magic Crystal from her backpack and continued, "This is also a Bronze Tier Magic Crystal, but with the Flame Attribute. I’d like to trade it for the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger’s Dark Magic Crystal. What do you think?"

"It looks decent, but the Dark Attribute is far rarer than the Flame Attribute. Since they are both Bronze Tier Magic Crystals, why should I trade?" Fang Zhou retorted, taking out the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger’s Magic Crystal and looking at the group.

"Then what do you want!?" Beast Tamer Qing pressed. The Black Feather Crow let out a timely caw, expressing its desire for the crystal.

"That depends on what you’re willing to offer," Fang Zhou said, glancing at the Black Feather Crow perched on Qing’s shoulder. This Spirit Pet doesn’t look fully mature yet. It’s nervously spreading its wings, poised to strike.

"You!" Beast Tamer Qing’s face turned frosty.

"That was my oversight. How about this? I’ll add two Black Iron Tier Magic Crystals to the trade," Yang Qinglu proposed, her expression complex. In the past, very few people had ever rejected her so bluntly. Although she disdained relying on her beauty, her looks had always provided her with significant advantages in life.

"Toss them over and let me have a look." Fang Zhou was indifferent to the trade; whether it happened or not depended entirely on his mood.

"Captain! Be careful! What if he just takes our Magic Crystals and keeps his!" Qing cried out, reaching to stop Yang Qinglu from throwing them.

"It’s fine. I trust that Brother Fang Zhou, as an elite cadet of the Sea City Military Academy, isn’t the type to covet such small gains." Yang Qinglu gave Fang Zhou a look, then chuckled softly, pushing Qing’s hand aside and tossing the three Magic Crystals over.

Fang Zhou ordered a Corpse Warrior to retrieve them.

One Bronze Tier and two Black Iron Tier Magic Crystals. Their combined value should be higher than my single Demon Spot Fierce Tiger Magic Crystal. Fang Zhou weighed the value in his mind and glanced at the Golden Spear Team. They’re loaded, he thought with a sigh. Not to mention Yang Qinglu, who was covered in enchanted equipment, the others’ gear wasn’t shabby either. It was clear they were all willing to spend money and came from well-off backgrounds. The difference between them and the Fierce Tiger Team he used to be with was immense. This Golden Spear Team must specialize in hunting above their tier, taking on Bronze Fierce Beasts. Their combat strength was clearly formidable. And since I’m coming out ahead in this trade, I’ll let bygones be bygones.

Thinking this, Fang Zhou smiled faintly. "Captain Yang, you’re quite generous. Catch." He tossed the Demon Spot Fierce Tiger’s Magic Crystal to Yang Qinglu.

After watching her catch and inspect the Magic Crystal, Fang Zhou said, "The deal is done. We’re all settled."

"What about its body?!" clutching the exchanged Magic Crystal, Beast Tamer Qing couldn’t help but press further.