The number of floors in the dungeon was actually identical to his own level.
Perhaps this dungeon would serve other purposes in the future.
For instance, he could use it as his own lair.
No, wait, how could a righteous skeleton like himself use a word like “lair”?
It was the base of operations for a righteous skeleton.
Although this dungeon was currently still relatively easy to clear, as his level rose, it would eventually become completely impregnable.
Moreover, there would be a steady stream of adventurers entering the dungeon seeking to farm him, which meant a constant supply of mobile experience points.
However, this was all on the premise that he could enter and exit the dungeon at will.
Li Xiuman looted the corpses of the adventurer party on the ground.
He salvaged over two hundred gold coins and a few sets of enchanted armor, but he did not find a single magic item.
“They really are dirt poor,” he grumbled, stashing the armor pieces into his storage space.
“Still, the news of this adventurer party wiping out here is bound to spread sooner or later. Time is getting tighter.”
The party he had just faced was entirely composed of Tier 2 classholders above Lv. 20; their deaths here would inevitably draw attention from the outside world.
When that happened, even stronger adventurers would surely invade.
At this thought, Li Xiuman felt an even greater sense of urgency. He had to speed up his development of the teleportation magic circle.
With this in mind, he raised his wand and aimed it at the corpses on the ground.
“Tier 2 Magic, Create Undead!”
A black magic circle teeming with an ominous aura expanded, washing over the corpses on the ground as if to devour them.
Next, a sludge-like mucus poured from the pitch-black magic circle, submerging the bodies.
Shortly after, the corpses twitched and stood back up, their skin turning a pale, blackish hue.
“Necromancy really is handy.”
Li Xiuman nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the undead standing before him.
“Go, guard the dungeon and eliminate all intruders.”
Li Xiuman issued his command, tossing their original weapons back to them.
The undead shakily picked up their weapons and shuffled out of the boss room.
“What a pity. If they were all Warriors, their quality might have been a bit higher.”
Li Xiuman sighed as he watched the departing undead.
Most of the classes attempting to clear this dungeon were Light Priests, whose physical bodies were too frail.
After being turned into undead, their resulting quality was somewhat disappointing.
Having released Jack and Yudith from the ground once more, Li Xiuman resumed his research on teleportation magic.
With the death energy in his body being expelled, the time before his body's collapse was prolonged, meaning he no longer had to worry about decaying and falling apart.
Next, Li Xiuman periodically purged the death energy from his body, feeding it to his Rib Sword to consume.
While the Rib Sword was busy devouring, he used that time to study teleportation magic.
Another week passed.
The adventurers' clearing progress had already crossed the tenth floor.
And just as Li Xiuman had anticipated, a stronger party of adventurers entered the dungeon today.
It was an adventurer party led by a Lv. 34 Light Priest.
They advanced with unstoppable momentum, clearly intending to completely beat the dungeon, clearing floor after floor at breakneck speed.
Under the pressure of impending danger, Li Xiuman finally succeeded in researching teleportation magic.
A skeleton's potential was truly infinite.
Gripping his wand, he stabbed it into the ground.
Majestic mana continuously poured out, tracing a complex magic circle that expanded outward from beneath Li Xiuman's feet.
Naturally, teleportation magic was not something Li Xiuman could cast directly in his current state.
Therefore, casting teleportation magic required a medium.
This medium had to be of sufficiently high quality and possess the power of teleportation.
Li Xiuman decided to use the dungeon core as his medium.
And as for the dungeon core... he was obviously going to steal it.
After toiling in this godforsaken dungeon for so long, there was no way he wouldn't charge some labor fees.
As mana flooded into it, layers of magic circles stacked atop one another, their aura becoming increasingly awe-inspiring.
Li Xiuman's clothes rustled wildly in the wind, clinging tightly to his bones.
When the entire teleportation magic spell unfurled, eight massive layers of magic circles nearly filled the entire space.
Li Xiuman's body trembled continuously, his bones creaking under the strain.
Fortunately, during this period, most of the death energy had been expelled, allowing his Constitution and Strength to recover quite a bit; otherwise, such a massive magic circle would have crushed him, the caster, into dust.
He did not possess the ability of a High-Tier Mage to precisely manipulate complex magic.
Sensing that the timing was about right, Li Xiuman took out the dungeon core.
Whether he could teleport away depended entirely on this.
Holding the dungeon core high, he activated the [Demon King] skill, using his authority as the master of the dungeon to manipulate it.
The crystal-ball-like dungeon core slowly drifted from his hand, floating directly into the center of the eight-layered magic circle.
“Teleport!”
The dungeon core spun rapidly, bursting with a dazzling white light.
The white light quickly spread, dyeing the massive magic circle a solid color as if painting it.
His surroundings began to warp once more.
Li Xiuman's body also began to float up bit by bit, leaving the ground.
After a disorienting whirl like being thrown into a washing machine, he was violently flung outward, crashing against a stone wall.
He shook his head, taking quite a while to regain his vision.
Scalding air, a head-on wave of heat, churning lava, and charred rocks met him.
“I'm back!”
Li Xiuman got to his feet in excitement.
Clang!
He was struck hard on the head, causing him to stagger.
“Who threw that at me?!”
Li Xiuman quickly turned around, only then noticing the dungeon core rolling on the ground.
It seemed the dungeon core, which had teleported a step slower, was the culprit.
He quickly picked up the dungeon core.
He couldn't lose his wages.
Let's see if it still works.
Li Xiuman activated the dungeon core to observe the White Bone Dungeon.
The smooth surface blurred for a moment, displaying scenes of the White Bone Dungeon.
It still worked!
Moreover, the teleportation function was still intact!
In other words, he could still use this dungeon core to teleport back to the White Bone Dungeon and continue acting as its dungeon boss.
And then use the reverse teleportation magic circle he had researched to teleport back here!
This had countless practical uses.
For example, if his life were in danger in the future, he could directly teleport to the White Bone Dungeon.
Of course, there was still danger involved in doing this.
Teleporting to the White Bone Dungeon and then back here required an extremely long wind-up time.
It wouldn't be very funny if he teleported to the White Bone Dungeon only to be immediately cornered and slain by adventurers camped out in the boss room.
In short, this thing was incredibly useful.
Storing the dungeon core in his storage space, Li Xiuman checked his current status panel.
Strength: 16
Constitution: 24
Spirit: 48
His body had not yet fully recovered.
However, he no longer needed to keep using holy light.
The Rib Sword had already been reattached to his body, constantly swallowing the death energy within him, so his three primary stats would recover sooner or later.
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