Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Look! What’s that coming?”

“Is it the Seventh Demon King’s Killing God’s Thousand Army? How are they so fast? Run!”

Yun Long and the others heard the thunderous explosions in the distance. As they looked closer, their faces paled.

The raging lightning, like a storm, left the ground charred and plants pulverized wherever it passed, leaving destruction in its wake.

And the speed… it filled them with despair.

If that thing swept past them, they’d be torn apart in an instant!

“Run! Forget the loot!”

“That lightning speed… we’re too late!”

As they spoke, the distant lightning was already within 10 meters of them.

With such terrifying speed, they had no hope of dodging with their movement speed.

They could only watch helplessly as a white afterimage, trailing devastating lightning, flashed towards them.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Countless lightning bolts exploded in their ears, filling their hearts with terror as they silently awaited death.

But in the next moment, the sea of lightning suddenly vanished before their eyes.

*Neigh!*

A clear whinny rang out.

A magnificent warhorse, snow-white with a golden mane, gradually appeared before them.

And on its back was a skeleton… and their master.

“Is that… Master?”

“Holy crap, it’s Skeleton Big Brother!”

“That horse… it belongs to Skeleton Big Brother?”

“It’s confirmed, Master definitely has a thing going with Skeleton Big Brother. They’re even riding the same horse!”

When Jiang Cheng and Fist Sage appeared before them, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even so, they still hadn’t recovered from the shock, their eyes filled with amazement.

“This horse, damn, it’s too beautiful!”

“Beautiful? It can shoot lightning too. It’s definitely a divine steed!”

“Insane, if I could ride that horse, I bet I’d top the power rankings!”

Yun Gao said excitedly.

As a knight class, unlike other classes that competed with weapons, equipment, and skills, knights usually competed with mounts.

He had just tamed an Elite-level Fierce Mane Horse a while back, making many knight players green with envy.

He had been over the moon about it, but… after seeing Jiang Cheng’s Lightning Steed, he suddenly felt his Fierce Mane Horse was trash.

“Big shots are big shots. Even their mounts are the best. While we’re still figuring out where to tame an Elite mount, the big shots are already riding Legendary or… Epic mounts?”

Yun Gao sighed, feeling quite helpless.

“The gap is the gap. One step ahead, always ahead. Skeleton Big Brother is already leading all players, an existence we can’t hope to catch up to. I wonder if anyone can match him.”

“Match? No way. He’s already killing level 350 bosses. What’s there to catch up to?”

“Damn, has the big shot already reached such a ridiculous level?”

Looking at the snow-white, magnificent Lightning Steed, they let out helpless sighs.

“Skeleton Big Brother, this horse… where did it come from? It’s so beautiful.”

A Silly Cutie stroked the Lightning Steed’s smooth coat, reluctant to let go as she patted its belly.

Jiang Cheng had already dismounted. Seeing her expression, he smiled slightly, pulled A Silly Cutie close, and whispered in her ear,

“It’s the same horse you rode before. You probably found it uncomfortable then, but now it’s evolved.”

“Uh…”

A Silly Cutie’s face instantly turned crimson. Realizing Jiang Cheng was saying such things to her, her heart fluttered with joy.

“Stop gawking. We need to leave quickly. The Killing God’s Thousand Army is chasing us.”

Jiang Cheng tossed A Silly Cutie onto the horse’s back, then raised its hooves. With a flash of lightning, he rode off on the Lightning Steed.

Leaving behind the envious Yun Long and the others.

“Damn, not only does he have special effects when he appears, but he’s got special moves too.”

“I’ve really fallen for this horse. Too bad it’s not mine.”

“Shut up, all of you! Hurry up and go, or we’ll be too late!”

Fist Sage smacked the back of Yun Gao’s head, then moved swiftly, following in Jiang Cheng’s direction.

But watching Jiang Cheng ride off with A Silly Cutie, he quietly sighed, “Typical playboy. Gets a cute girl and forgets his old brother. Ah, this damn world.”

“Master, what are you mumbling about?”

Yun Xiang came to Fist Sage’s side and asked casually.

“None of your business.” Fist Sage replied, somewhat embarrassed. “By the way, what did you guys pick up along the way?”

“A lot.” Yun Xiang became excited talking about this. “I told them to only pick up Legendary items at first, but after the system announcement, we knew we couldn’t continue, so we picked up some Rare items too.”

“How many?”

“Well, I calculated… about 221 Legendary items, 236 Rare items, over 70 gems, 18 skill books, and quite a few other strange items.”

After Yun Xiang finished, she suddenly asked, puzzled, “Master, why are you asking about this?”

“No reason.” Fist Sage shook his head, not saying anything more.

Looking at the knuckles in his hand, he grumbled internally,

“This guy, with such a big haul this time, conning him out of a level 35 Legendary knuckle is totally justified.”

“Master, is that Hope City ahead?”

As they passed through the forest and the view opened up, a majestic city gate appeared before them.

“The meaning of Hope City is probably the expectation for the human race,” Fist Sage sighed, looking at the city before them.

“The world view of the Great Wasteland is the rise of a hundred races and the decline of humans, who survive only because of their strong reproduction ability.”

“That’s not right, Master. Humans occupy the entire Great Wasteland, how can they be in decline?” Yun Yin asked, confused.

“Didn’t you read the background introduction before entering the game?” Fist Sage’s eyes suddenly narrowed, his gaze turning cold.

“Uh, we did… just not very carefully,” Yun Yin shrank back, not daring to look at Fist Sage.

“Go back and do your homework. The Great Wasteland is now a universal game, and its world background is worth studying. It will greatly help you deal with future tasks, storylines, and special bosses.”

Fist Sage lectured,

“Although the Great Wasteland has a Western mythological background, it also has some elements of Chinese mythology.”

“Our player setting is that we’re summoned to this world by mythological figures, and our main quest is to help humanity rise.”

“However, the Great Wasteland has removed this complex task and changed it to more free, random tasks, but these tasks still have traces of saving humanity.”

“If not for our intervention, humanity would probably have been devoured by the hundred races long ago.”

“Don’t treat this as just a game. With the existence of the AI, without human intervention, this world has become more and more real. Try to feel the true essence of this world, and you’ll get unexpected results.”

As Fist Sage finished speaking, they had arrived at Hope City. Seeing them nod in agreement, he felt somewhat gratified.

“Come on, let’s go to Redno and exchange for some items. We need to leave quickly.”