Chapter 879: Time to Switch the Main Battle Troop Again
Overall, while the skill of White Bone Plain is troublesome, the territory is vast enough that controlling the land can solve it. Perhaps with future upgrades to the territory, this ability will eventually become negligible.
The current farmlands cannot resist this transformation, but an upgrade should fix that.
Fang Jie continued to examine the next ability, White Bone Armor.
"The abilities of this Hydra seem to be designed to rival real dragons."
Fang Jie was somewhat surprised; the power of Death Breath is comparable to Dragon Breath and is not restrained by the Dragon Clan. The White Bone Armor is essentially a special layer of scales that appear similar to actual scales.
However, Fang Jie's experiments revealed that these scales possess formidable defense capabilities.
In terms of defense ability alone, it's slightly more powerful than dragons of the same level. Due to their hollow nature, the scales are considerably thicker. They are over five times thicker than dragon scales.
In terms of spell resistance, it's only second to dragon scales.
With their innate thickness, the effectiveness of the scales is not significantly weaker.
Therefore, dragons of the same level might not be a match for these Skeleton Hydras in battle. Unless specific skills are used to counter the Skeleton Hydra, which would require special spells.
The next skill, Super Regeneration, is a classic terrifying skill.
When injured, the Hydra's bones can regenerate rapidly.
Legendary Hydras are known for their strong regenerative abilities, and the Skeleton Hydra is equally impressive. Coupled with its strong defense and resistance, it becomes exceedingly fearsome.
The key is that this ability synergizes with the White Bone Plain.
The White Bone Plain transforms the surroundings into a fragmented bone state, which the Skeleton Hydra can absorb to accelerate its healing. On the White Bone Plain, the Hydra's recovery speed surpasses even the most resilient Hydras.
It can be said that among units of the same level, the Skeleton Hydra is practically unkillable.
Unless an overwhelming force is used to annihilate it quickly, it simply won't die.
As a regenerating tank unit, it seems capable of replacing the White Bone War Elephant in the future. The White Bone War Elephant is only of Gold Level, and that cannot compare to the Skeleton Hydra.
"Indeed, it's time to change the main battle units."
While Fang Jie was lamenting, a smile curved at the corner of his lips, indicating his happiness.
Apart from not being able to fly, the Skeleton Hydra essentially has no drawbacks.
Moving on to the next skill, Nine-Headed Control, it is a unique skill inherent to the species.
Though the Hydra has nine heads, there is only one main consciousness. Controlling nine heads with one consciousness is no easy feat, even at Legendary Level.
However, with this innate skill, controlling the nine heads becomes much easier for the Hydra.
In battle, it practically feels like facing off against nine serpentine creatures, with remarkable coordination.
The next skill is White Bone Control, a skill available to other troops as well. Fang Jie himself has a similar skill. It involves controlling the surrounding bones to attack, which categorizes it as a spell.
Moreover, it's a large-scale magic skill, and when combined with the White Bone Plain, the spell's effect is exceedingly potent.
On the White Bone Plain, the Hydra's ability to control bones is comparable to mages specializing in White Bone Magic of the same level. Despite its tank attributes, the Hydra is actually inclined towards mage-like characteristics.
The skill Death Magic Master further illustrates this point.
However, Fang Jie discovered that despite having this skill, the Skeleton Hydra doesn't know many Death Magic spells. They will need to be learned, but Fang Jie has plenty of resources in that area.
With this skill as support, the Skeleton Hydra will likely learn swiftly.
In addition, the Skeleton Hydra has the Death Invasion skill, which is essentially a dispersal of death energy. Though it cannot be easily gathered, it can enhance the potency of death magic.
With this skill, the Skeleton Hydra effectively acts as a magical artillery.
It can engage in melee and cast spells, including both physical attack spells and death magic, making it a near-perfect unit. No wonder it's considered an Innate Heroic Species, Fang Jie mused.
Unexpectedly, without any significant research, such a high-tier troop has mutated.
No wonder the Skeleton Conversion Field includes it though the occurrence is probabilistic. If such a powerful unit were not included, Fang Jie would surely find it regrettable.
The next skill made Fang Jie feel even more threatened.
Plague Carrier, though categorized under White Bone type, it can actually carry a host of plagues.
Fortunately, these plagues can be controlled, ensuring no spread unless explicitly desired. If unleashed, a vast area around the Skeleton Hydra would become a plague zone.
With these plagues in tow, the Skeleton Hydra can amplify their potency and reach.
"Combining this skill with the Plague King would be terrifying," Fang Jie shook his head, deciding this skill was best left unused as it could easily make him an enemy to others, even the gods.
Moreover, carrying the plague means that even if unused, it might spread upon death.
Thus Fang Jie has no intention of letting his Skeleton Hydra carry plagues. Most of the time, this skill is like a discarded skill, though it's not entirely useless but dangerously risky.
The Skeleton Hydra doesn't even need the Plague King enhancement to produce plagues if desired.
By devouring numerous corpses, allowing them to ferment within its hollow body, it can naturally foster potent plagues - albeit the type remains uncontrollable.
Fang Jie shook his head again and turned to the last two skills, simple in appearance yet equally strong.
Water Escape and Earth Tunneling, their names somewhat indicate their functions. However, Fang Jie found in testing that these skills are far more intricate than simple submersion.