Early the next morning, Cao Ye woke up very early.
The first thing he did after getting up was head straight into the Dungeon.
His goal was simple:
To test Charmander's combat strength.
As his first creation, Cao Ye had placed great expectations on Charmander.
During the night, he had also made several adjustments to it.
After entering the Dungeon, Cao Ye felt excited.
After all, this was his first time controlling a cursed corpse in battle.
As for letting the cursed corpse fight autonomously, Cao Ye couldn't do that yet.
He would have to become far more proficient with his technique before attempting that.
After entering the Dungeon, Cao Ye stopped on the first floor.
Today's goal was testing Charmander in real combat.
Just like a new adventurer, the first test target would naturally be the weakest monsters—Goblins.
Ya ya ya—!
Before long, several Goblins were born from the Dungeon walls.
Looking at these green little monsters, Cao Ye smiled.
Slash—
A half-human-height rift opened in front of him.
Then a round-headed orange dinosaur-like creature stepped out.
Its movements were still slightly stiff.
Cao Ye was becoming more and more proficient with Imaginary Space and Imaginary Magecraft.
Previously he used Imaginary Space to store weapons.
But now he had changed his thinking.
Why store weapons?
He wanted to store an entire cursed corpse army.
Someday he would wave his hand and summon thousands of soldiers!
"Ya—!"
For Goblins, whether human or other creatures—
Everything was an enemy to be killed.
One Goblin rushed forward and smashed its wooden club toward Charmander.
"Scratch!"
Slash!
Charmander raised its tiny claw.
It looked cute.
But when the claw fell—
The Goblin's body was ripped apart instantly.
The surrounding Goblins froze in fear.
Even monsters had the instinct to avoid danger.
A famous example was when Bell met Ais—
because Ais had been chasing fleeing Minotaurs.
"Tackle, then Bite!"
BAM!
Charmander's body was made of monster materials.
Its skeleton was forged from metal.
Its core was a 5-million-valis magic jewel.
And it was enhanced with black mud.
Even if it stood still—
These Goblins couldn't hurt it.
Crunch!
Charmander bit off half of a Goblin's head.
Seeing this, Cao Ye was delighted.
Charmander's teeth were made from Hellhound fangs, which only appeared on mid-upper floors.
Their sharpness was unquestionable.
In just a moment, all the Goblins were wiped out.
But a battle this one-sided couldn't reveal much.
So Cao Ye continued deeper into the Dungeon.
As time passed, his control over the cursed corpse became more and more skilled and natural.
During this time, many monsters died under Charmander's claws:
GoblinsOrcsKiller Ants
However, there were also monsters it struggled against.
For example War Shadows, whose speed far exceeded Charmander's.
If it couldn't land a hit, that became a serious problem.
Cao Ye mentally recorded all these issues.
He planned to modify the design later.
BAM!
On the 12th floor, Charmander smashed a Kobold to death with a headbutt.
These creatures had thin bodies and looked malnourished.
They were agile and good at sneak attacks.
But their strength wasn't very high.
Thump… Thump…
Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed through the mist.
ROAR!
Two crimson eyes appeared in the distance.
Soon the creature's shape became clear.
It looked like a small dinosaur-like monster.
It had horn-like protrusions on its head but no wings.
At first glance it looked like a large lizard.
A Wyrmling.
A rare monster in the upper floors.
Very powerful.
Ordinary Level 1 adventurers would have difficulty dealing with it.
But defeating one yielded valuable materials:
SkinTeethBones
Anything related to dragons sold for high prices.
Interestingly—
Charmander's outer skin was also made from wyrmling hide.
In a way, the two creatures were somewhat similar.
"That's actually a perfect test subject."
Cao Ye smiled.
He had been looking for a suitable opponent.
Now one had appeared on its own.
ROAR!
The wyrmling roared and charged forward with heavy steps.
Its size was much larger than Charmander's.
But Cao Ye was confident.
Charmander alone had already cost a fortune.
With the enhancement of his technique—
If it still performed poorly, he might as well seal the technique forever.
"Tackle!"
BAM!
Charmander slammed into the wyrmling.
The sudden impact forced the wyrmling to step back two steps.
However, due to the size difference, the attack didn't deal much damage.
WHOOSH!
The wyrmling opened its mouth.
Flames gathered—
Then it unleashed a fire breath.
Charmander was instantly swallowed by flames.
But Cao Ye wasn't worried at all.
Instead, a smile appeared on his face.
As the controller of the cursed corpse, Cao Ye could sense everything happening to it.
The wyrmling's fire attack caused no damage.
Charmander's skin was made from wyrmling hide and strengthened by black mud and the technique.
Its durability was even higher than the real wyrmling's.
With superior hardware—
Charmander already had the advantage.
"Bite!"
BOOM!
Charmander burst out of the flames and clamped its jaws onto the wyrmling's long neck.
ROAR—!
The wyrmling roared in pain as its neck was bitten.
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