He cast his gaze towards a distant cave.
The entrance was small, surrounded by loose stones.
"Caves like this are usually occupied by powerful monsters. I'll send a clone to scout!"
If the monster was strong, he would retreat. If it was weak, he'd kill it on the side!
Lin Yu commanded his clone to advance.
Upon receiving the order, the two clones, without a word, walked towards the cave.
Lin Yu hid in the distance, seeing the scene inside the cave through the clones' vision.
This was clearly a mine. The marks of chopping on the surrounding rock walls indicated that someone had mined here before.
However, a long time had passed, and the mine was covered in cobwebs, clearly untouched for a long time.
The further they went, the more open the space became, growing larger and larger inside.
Suddenly, a piercing shriek echoed.
"Defense!"
Lin Yu immediately gave the order.
The clones assumed defensive stances, smartly sticking to the stone walls, one on each side, warily gazing into the depths of the cave.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!!!
A slow, approaching footsteps grew clearer.
After a while, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness, and then the monster's silhouette revealed itself!
Seeing the monster gradually emerge, Lin Yu gasped.
Before him stood a monster with scarlet eyes, a platinum skeleton, and a battle axe in its hand.
"It's a Platinum Skeleton Warrior!"
"How is that possible? This is a Platinum Skeleton Warrior, comparable to a second-tier fighter!"
"Didn't they say the strongest monster here is only second-tier? Why am I so unlucky to encounter a second-tier Platinum Skeleton Warrior in the outer area!"
With his strength having just broken through to first-tier, how could he possibly deal with it?
What to do?
Escape!
Lin Yu immediately ordered the clones to retreat!
Upon receiving the order, the clones hesitated for a moment, a trace of fighting desire flickering in their eyes.
But in the next instant, this emotion was suppressed, and they rapidly ran towards the outside.
At the same time, Lin Yu also retreated towards the outside of Death Canyon.
However, in the next moment, the scarlet-eyed Platinum Skeleton Warrior locked onto Clone One, raised its axe, and swung it towards Clone One!
"Do you wish to consume 5 upgrade points to view target attributes?" Just then, the system prompt sounded.
Lin Yu's heart leaped with joy. While ordering the clones to retreat, he checked the monster's attributes!
"Yes!"
"Ding, upgrade points -5!"
Platinum Skeleton Warrior
Combat Power: Early Second Tier
Skills: Energy Slash, Whirlwind Axe!
Note: This monster is severely injured, with less than one-tenth of its combat power remaining. Killing it is strongly recommended!
"Second-tier early combat power, severely injured, possessing only two skills. There might still be a chance of victory!"
"At worst, I'll lose two clones!"
Lin Yu gritted his teeth and ordered the clones to attack!
Upon receiving the order, the clones' eyes lit up.
They stared at the monster as if it were a delicious meal.
The two clones cooperated with their usual tacit understanding. Clone One attacked the monster's head from the left. The monster unhurriedly raised its axe to defend.
But at this moment, a faint blue light suddenly illuminated Clone Two's palm.
Boom!
A blue slash shot out from its palm, striking the monster's lower leg with extreme speed.
Crack!
The monster's lower leg bone instantly cracked.
Lin Yu was astonished.
When did his clones learn Energy Slash?
His clones seemed to be different!
As far as he knew, B-rank talent clones could not inherit the main body's skills!
Only when the talent level reached A-rank could one randomly inherit a skill.
Because of this limitation, clone talent was never considered a combat talent but was classified as a reconnaissance talent.
For instance, tasks like intelligence gathering, espionage, and undercover work were the primary development directions for clone talent.
However, his clones had now learned a skill before reaching A-rank, which was unexpected and made him extremely excited.
At this moment.
Clone Two unleashed another Energy Slash, striking the monster's lower leg once more.
Crack! The leg broke, and the monster slumped to its knees with a thud.
Seeing this, Clone One disregarded defense and smashed its bone club fiercely onto the monster's neck.
"Roar!"
The monster roared, swinging its axe.
Whirlwind Axe!!!
Instantly, the axe became a blur, surrounded by a whirlwind, and fiercely struck Clone One.
Clone One, unable to retreat in time, was hit by the axe.
Pfft!
Clone One, after all, was not made of iron. It was cleaved in two by this blow, dissipating into specks of light!
Clone One, deceased!
Seeing this, Clone Two felt a pang of sympathy, let out a roar, and swung its attack towards the other leg.
Crack!!!
The monster's other leg was also chopped off!
With a thud, the monster knelt on the ground, unable to move.
Just then, a deep blue energy slash lit up in the monster's hand. The energy slash was half a meter long, twice as large as Clone Two's slash, and with a rumble, it annihilated Clone Two.
Clone Two, deceased!
The Platinum Skeleton Warrior, having slain two enemies, roared with excitement.
It had killed two intruders, but it had also lost two lower leg bones, making it difficult to move.
Thus, it began searching the ground for bones, intending to attach them to itself.
On the other side.
Seeing both clones dead, Lin Yu immediately summoned two more.
"Go and get revenge!"
The two clones nodded and, filled with righteous indignation, headed towards the cave.
Entering the cave, they immediately saw the Platinum Skeleton Warrior installing leg bones.
Clearly, these were mismatched bones, and not of the same color. They were likely the leg bones of other skeletons. Though mismatched, they were better than nothing.
It lowered its head, concentrating intently. Suddenly, it heard sounds and lifted its head, its soul fire flickering.
The next moment, its jaw slightly agape in astonishment.
Although its intelligence was not high, it possessed good memory.
It couldn't comprehend how humans could die and then revive!
But this did not hinder its resolve to continue killing its opponents.
However, it had clearly underestimated the clones' abilities.
Having died once, the clones' combat experience had greatly improved, and they handled the monster with even greater ease this time.
When the Platinum Skeleton Warrior used its skills, the two clones immediately retreated.
When the monster retreated, they unleashed Energy Slashes to pursue.
The monster advanced, they retreated; the monster retreated, they pursued!
They fully exploited the disadvantage of the monster's inconvenient legs and slow speed, gradually leading the monster towards its death.
At this moment, a large portion of the monster's neck was broken, its head dangling, about to fall to the ground at any moment.
Energy Slash!
The clones unleashed Energy Slashes together.
Instantly, two slashes tore through the air, heading towards the monster.
The monster was already in a state of disrepair and could no longer move. It had no ability to resist. These two slashes completely severed its neck.
Watching the head fall to the ground, the clones immediately stepped forward and began hacking at the head!
Before long, the monster's head was smashed to pieces. Without the protection of its head, the soul fire quickly dissipated.
Simultaneously, Lin Yu's ears rang with the system prompt.
"Ding, defeated the Golden Skeleton Warrior, obtained 100 upgrade points!"
With a clatter, a crystal fell to the ground. Lin Yu ordered Clone One to pick it up and examine it. It was another skill crystal!
He quickly checked and found that it was also an Energy Slash skill crystal, which disappointed him.
"It seems I can only sell it for money!"
Lin Yu glanced at the time and noticed it was past five in the afternoon, so he recalled his clones.
After the clones returned, he also set off to return to the city.
After all, the wilderness at night was extremely dangerous!