The Mighty Mage
Chapter 258: Skelly 1 and Skelly 2

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Skelly 1 and Skelly 2

People started to relax, sitting in small groups as they waited for their first proper meal in what seemed like days.

Some shared quiet conversations, while others simply closed their eyes, savoring the brief moment of peace.

As Gu Jin stood near the door, keeping an eye on the outside, Qi Zhaoyu approached her cautiously.

"Thank you," he said softly, his voice filled with genuine gratitude. "I don’t know how you did that, but... you’ve saved us."

"No need. I had some favors which I owed and I am only returning them." Gu Jin said lightly. Before Qi Zhaoyu could continue, Gu Jin asked.

"What is your name?"

"Qi Zhaoyu."

"Qi Zhaoyu, do you want to save everyone or save yourself first?" Gu Jin asked.

Qi Zhaoyu misunderstood Gu Jin’s words and thought she could only save one person. He clenched his fist and looked at the remaining 49 humans.

With a determined gaze, he said,

"Um...Miss..."

"Auric." Gu Jin decided to use her fake name.

Auric...

Qi Zhaoyu vowed to remember this name and continued to ask,

"Auric, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Gu Jin suddenly clutched her heart.

A painful expression appeared on her face.

"Auric? Are you alright? What happened?" Qi Zhaoyu asked worried.

But Gu Jin waved her heart and backed off.

"Nothing...I...I think I need to leave...I will talk with you later. Oh right! Stay here, I will be back in the next 20 minutes."

The moment Gu Jin finished her words, she left.

Qi Zhaoyu could only nod with a helpless expression on his face.

Gu Jin hurriedly ran to the other store which was a certain distance away from her and froze.

The shop was broken and a few human figures were lying on the floor.

Just now when she was talking with Qi Zhaoyu she felt a powerful figure on the verge of death.

After reaching the shop, Gu Jin realized she was late.

The powerful figure was already dead.

Meaning she can’t have his permission to turn him into one of the skeleton army members.

"I am sorry for your death!"

With that Gu Jin chanted her necromancy spell with ease.

The corpse of the powerful figure, the one she had been too late to save, began to tremble slightly.

Shadows coiled around his body like mist, seeping into his flesh as her magic took hold.

His eyes, once dull and lifeless, flickered briefly with a pale light as the transformation began.

Like before his flesh melted leaving behind only the skeleton.

The figure rose slowly to his feet, his movements stiff at first but gradually becoming more fluid.

"Welcome to my army," Gu Jin muttered under her breath as she completed the spell.

The newly raised skeleton warrior, once a powerful figure in life, now stood silently before her, awaiting her command.

Gu Jin searched his belongings and saw a photo of a little girl.

She raised her head and said softly,

"I will take care of her."

The skeleton warrior remained silent. It was as if it didn’t matter if Gu Jin did as she had told.

Gu Jin sighed. She didn’t consider herself a good person. On the contrary, she was a bad woman...

She had killed many people...

She didn’t hesitate to scheme against others when required...

And she never shows mercy...

Even after being such a bad person, Gu Jin feels using the dead body was a wrong thing...

But...

Gu Jin gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down.

She walked out of the shop as the skeleton warrior followed her.

"I will give you a name...um...how about...Skelly?"

Yup.

Gu Jin hated to accept it but the Skelly which almost killed her in the Ancient Magic World was the favorite type of undead creature she wanted to raise...

So what if she can’t have a Skelly on her own...she can name one of her undead as a Skelly right?

(Author: Inspired by her I have named my stuffed toy, 1 million dollars!)

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"So Skelly your first task is to go to Captain Skelly." Gu Jin said with confidence.

Skelly tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand Gu Jin’s words.

"Oh...I will have to introduce you both first."

So Gu Jin returned to the shop where Qi Zhaoyu was.

However, she didn’t forget to cover Skelly with a cloak and mask.

Zhu Masong tilted his head once Gu Jin returned.

"Captain Skelly...this is Skelly one."

The introduction sounded a bit awkward.

Skelly One nodded at Captain Skelly aka Zhu Masong and Captain Skelly nodded back at him.

Gu Jin had long ago sensed Skelly 1’s rank. He was a Super Rank mage too.

However, his element was Wind.

Wind Super Rank Mage was very useful.

As compared to earlier stages where the Wind element is considered a weak element, at Super Rank, the Wind element is ranked as the 5th most powerful element.

With wind elements, one could easily travel without needing to spend money on train tickets.

However, what made Gu Jin satisfied was...her accumulated life force had depleted by more than half.

She couldn’t wait to kill more parasites.

"Captain Skelly, your work is to lead the people to a safe place. Gather all the humans who are surviving and protect them. But...be careful. Don’t let them know things that shouldn’t be known such as how you look."

Captain Skelly confused asked,

"Master...I don’t have any face...how come they would know how I look."

"That is what you have to hide..." Gu Jin rubbed her temple as she said those words.

"Also Skelly 1 you will go in the opposite direction and save the people there."

Though she could have taken away the two skelly with her, when she saw the frightened humans, their struggle to live...Gu Jin gave up on the idea.

She could easily make two more skelly as she has and move forward.

Even without the skelly, she could live but what about the remaining humans?

One skelly was enough to save more than 500 people, as they possess the power of a Super Mage and maybe if a few advanced rank mages from those 500 people come forward, more people may be saved.

What if in those 500 people, exist the descendants of people whose life forces she had sucked in a cemetery?

She promised to protect them...

So Gu Jin decided to ask the two of her skeleton warriors to save the people while she moved towards the artifact.

The Skelly without hesitation agreed.

She didn’t know if it was her illusion but...she felt as if both of her skeleton warriors...looked a bit happy.

Uh... anyway.

Gu Jin communicated with the other humans and explained their plan.

Once they understood it, all of them agreed.

Each of them had their own thoughts.

By following Gu Jin’s skeleton warrior whom they still thought was some human, they could have a chance to survive.

And as they regroup with more people, they will have more fighters! There is strength in number!

"But can I ask a question? How come even though they are at Super Rank...they can use their powers?"

’Because they are undead.’ Gu Jin muttered in her heart, she replied in a calm voice,

"They have special artifacts."

Saying so Gu Jin left.

On the way, she found another powerful woman and converted her into her Skelly2.

She was a Super Rank Mage too with water element.

Skelly 2 and Gu Jin soon reached Magic Academy, but the scene in front of them forced them to retreat.

Along the way, they killed many parasites.

Even Gu Jin had a misconception that she had significantly reduced the fighting force of parasites.

However, her illusion was broken soon.

The small amount of parasites they had defeated earlier was nothing compared to the vast army of parasites now swarming the Magic Academy.

Gu Jin’s heart sank as she realized the full scope of what they were up against.

The Academy, once a symbol of knowledge and power, was now overrun with grotesque creatures, their numbers far exceeding anything she had anticipated.

Was there 100,000 parasites? Or was it 95,000?

Gu Jin didn’t know.

But what surprised her was the pitiful amount of soldiers who were trying to fight the army of the parasites.

From their expression...it was clear that they didn’t expect such a huge amount of parasites guarding the entrance of the Magic Academy.

Gu Jin hurriedly thought of a strategy and came up with an idea.

Since the soldiers kept the parasites distracted...she could suck the life force of the parasites one by one, right?

With this thought, Gu Jin released a plant vine and spread it in the crowd.

At the same time, Gu Jin ordered Skelly 2,

"Go and pick up all the dead soldiers."

Skelly 2 nodded her head and did as she was told.

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