After breakfast, Lux bid Iris goodbye and headed to his Fiance's private training room near her personal residence in the Academy.

Having seen Eiko fuse some materials and succeed in creating Boomer, the Half-Elf thought that now would be a good time to also create a brand new Skeleton Creature of his own.

However, before that, he planned to revive General Revon's corpse first and turn him into the Commander of his Animate Undead Legion.

The war inside the Gate of Conquest had allowed Lux to gain a lot of materials that he and Asmodeus could use for their experiments.

In fact, aside from human soldiers, the Half-Elf had also taken dozens of dead Griffins and Hippogriffs with him, which he also planned to revive as part of his Animate Undead Army.

Lux had also captured several live Griffins, which he planned to put under Bedivere's command, allowing his Dragon Knight to create an Aerial Cavalry. He knew how important it was to have mounted flying fighters during wars because they were very mobile in the battlefield.

"Should I try it first, Master?" Asmodeus asked after activating the Skeleton Generator Skill, which summoned the Skeleton Bowl in front of them.

"Go ahead," Lux stated.

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"Come forth, Red-Eyed Obsidian Skeleton King!" Asmodeus raised his hand, and the Rank 5 Field Boss, who hadn't made an appearance since the fight against the Death Tyrant in the Gate of Death, had finally made its appearance.

The giant Skeleton, which was made up of obsidian bones and wearing a black crown on its head, appeared in front of them.

Lux had given Asmodeus one of the Deimos Cores he had in his possession to allow him to revive the first Undead that his Archlich had tamed long ago.

Asmodeus was only capable of taming one Undead Creature. If he tamed another, the first one would disappear, replaced by the newest one.

The Archlich felt that he might find another strong Undead in the future, so he decided to experiment if it was possible to use Undead Creatures as materials to create a new breed of Skeleton Creature that would fall under the Archlich's Animate Undead Legion.

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"Can I use this Undead Monster as a material for fusion?" Asmodeus asked the Skeleton Bowl. It seemed to have a level of intelligence that could answer any question as long as it was related to generating a new monster.

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< Yes. In fact, fusing Undead Monsters together is highly recommended in order to give birth to more powerful varieties. Would you like to use the Red-Eyed Obsidian Skeleton King as a material for fusion? >

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Asmodeus nodded.

Although the Red-Eyed Obsidian Skeleton King was a powerful monster in its own right, the Archlich didn't mind using it as an experiment material.

Asmodeus believed that, in the future, he would have plenty of opportunities to tame more powerful Undead and make them his subordinate.

The Giant Skeleton King was then sucked in by the Skeleton Bowl, which released a white mist that oozed over its surface.

The Archlich then took out one of the two Rankers that he had collected during the battle in the Great Plains, as well as the corpse of a Griffin. He tossed them into the bowl to be used as fusion materials.

He then took out the white Deimos Core that he had asked Lux for earlier and added it as the final ingredient to his experiment.

"I'm done," Asmodeus stated. "Continue the fusion."

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< Understood. Fusing Materials >

< Fusion Rate 1% >

< Fusion Rate 35% >

< Fusion Rate 72% >

< Fusion Rate 100% >

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The white mist that hung over the Skeleton Bowl thickened, greatly reducing the visibility within Iris' personal training grounds.

Lux and Asmodeus couldn't see past a meter in front of them, but that was fine.

The dancing white lights in front of them were enough to let them know that the creation of a new Skeleton Creature was nearing its end.

A few minutes later, the Half-Elf and Archlich both heard a ringing sound before the voice that came from the Skeleton Bowl informed them of the result of the fusion.

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< Congratulations! >

< You have successfully created an Ithaqua! >

< The stats of this Monster will always be equal to the stats of the one that summoned it. >

< Only one Ithaqua can be summoned at any given time. >

< This Creature is a bit special, and its name cannot be changed whatsoever. >

< If this Creature dies, you will need to sacrifice one Argonaut Ranked Beast Core to revive it! >

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The white mist in the surrounding dispersed, and a Skeleton Monster like no other appeared in front of Lux and Asmodeus.

It was nearly eight meters tall, and it looked like a Wendigo, with deer-like bony horns on its head and glowing red eyes that could instill fear in its foes.

Its body was as white as snow, and faint tendrils of cold mists oozed from its body. Perhaps, its most noticeable feature was its webbed feet and long, slender, bony hands that were like spears, able to pierce anyone with a single poke.

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< Ithaqua >

"If you listen carefully on cold winter nights, you can hear me calling your name."

Fused Skeleton Monster

Creature of the Cold White Silence

Creature Rating: SS

Health: 400,000 / 400,000

Mana: 20,000 / 20,000

Strength: 700

Intelligence: 200

Vitality: 1000

Agility: 200

Dexterity: 400

Active Skills: Summon Blizzard, Ice Punch, Ice Fang, Icicle Shards, Glacial Lance, Ice Wall.

Passive Skills: Ice Body, Snow Cloak

Special Ability: Glacial Madness

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< Ice Body >

Gains 100% resistance against Ice Attacks

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< Snow Cloak >

Gains the ability to move stealthily inside a Blizzard, making it nearly invisible. This allows it to attack its enemies when they least expect it.

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< Glacial Madness >

Increase Physical and Magical attacks by 100% when fighting in a Blizzard.

Increase movement and attack speed by 300% when fighting in a Blizzard.

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"Hiss this one is a tactical fighter," Lux said after reading the information about the newest member of Asmodeus Animated Undead Legion.

Currently, the Ithaqua was not as strong as the Red-Eyed Obsidian Skeleton King, but since it was a creature that would grow as Asmodeus' Rank increases, it was a worthy addition to the Archlich's Undead Army.

Also, its ability to summon a Blizzard, which would immediately give it a home-court advantage, greatly enhanced its fighting prowess by leaps and bounds.

In addition, the Undead weren't affected by the cold, which made blizzards the perfect cover for them to whittle the stamina and endurance of their enemies away until they dropped dead.

"Ithaqua is a good monster," Asmodeus nodded his head in satisfaction. "I can already see him working hand in hand with Morpheus and using their enemies' blind spots to strike them down with Death Rays."

Lux chuckled hearing his Archlich already forming several battle simulations that would allow his Animated Undead Army to showcase their deadly might.

While Asmodeus was pondering on how he could put Ithaqua to good use, the Skeleton Bowl slowly shrank before disappearing.

Just like what happened with Eiko, Asmodeus' Skeleton Generator Skill had entered a week-long cooldown, preventing the Archlich from continuing his experiments for the time being.

"Now, it's my turn," Lux said as he activated the Skeleton Generator Skill, so he could also create a new Skeleton Creature of his own.