Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

I opened the status window as I reattached my legs . Gwyn was flying around aimlessly .

Name: Chompy

Gender: N/A

Status: Normal

Type: Skeleton/ Undead

Class: Wizard

Rank: H+

Level: 20/20

HP: 42/42

MP: 180/180

Attack: 17

Defense: 4

Agility: 11

Intelligence: 32

Unique Skills

[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Max]

[Fire Shock Max] [Lesser Slow Max] [Fireball Lv4] [Acid Resistance Lv1] [Identification Lv1]

[Sage's Wisdom Lv1]

Titles

[Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv1] [Dragon Slayer Lv1]

Evolution Choice

[Skeleton Enchanter] [Skeleton Shaman] [Skeleton Wizard/Rogue]

I was curious about the two new skills, Identification seemed to be an improvement of the status viewer I've been using on other monsters, but what was Sage's Wisdom?

<Sage's Wisdom is a skill which answers questions you have about information in a status page . >

The answer simply appeared in my mind .

'Is it some kind of help system?'

There was no answer, perhaps it didn't understand what was a help system and was therefore unable to answer . Regardless it sounds very convenient, let's give it a try .

'Explain to me the characteristics of the Skeleton Enchanter and Skeleton Shaman . '

'Karma?'

'Does that mean the evolution is solely determined by karma?'

'Huh? Do I also have to raise its level?'

It seemed like a very convenient skill but I would have to level it up more to use it properly . I decided to use it to resolve some hypotheses I had formed so far .

'Explain to me about the death penalty if my level is low . '

'Well that explains why my stats dropped the first time . Ok, then explain to me about how resurrection works'

'Wait…what? Was there a maximum number of uses? Hey! Couldn't you have told me that first? Uhm… hello? Mr . Sage?'

There was no response .

'Damn it, if I had known I would have carefully considered which questions to ask . How many times did I use it again? Ughh, Such a waste!'

Finally I decided to give up on the Sage's Wisdom and focus on picking my evolution path by evaluating their pros and cons .

'I think the Enchanter sounds pretty good, magic weapons aren't easy to find and it's a pretty good skill to be able to enchant any item I want . Shaman has the golem summon ability which is cool, but I already don't like the fact that I am a monster, so I don't want to be walking around with one as well . The dual class of Wizard/Rogue seemed interesting but less so than being an Enchanter . '

After confirming that both my legs were fully reattached and functioning, I chose the Enchanter evolution .

[You have learned Weapon Enchantment Lv1]

[You have learned Armor Enchantment Lv1]

I had gained two new spells so I opened my Status page to see .

Name: Chompy

Gender: N/A

Status: Normal

Type: Skeleton/ Undead

Class: Enchanter

Rank: H+

Level: 1/50

HP: 12/12

MP: 40/40

Attack: 5 (+3)

Defense: 2 (+2)

Agility: 14

Intelligence: 12

Luck: 4

Unique Skills

[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Max]

[Fire Shock Max] [Lesser Slow Max] [Fireball Lv4] [Acid Resistance Lv1] [Identification Lv1]

[Sage's Wisdom Lv1] [Weapon Enchantment] [Armor Enchantment]

Titles

[Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv1] [Dragon Slayer Lv1]

My stats weren't bad at all, although it was lower than when I was a level 20 skeleton mage, gaining levels early on was easy so I should be able to quickly make it up . It also seemed like I could see more information, probably due to the Identification skill .

I returned to the nest where what was left of the dragon's body remained . I skinned the dragon's hide which hadn't yet rotted and set it aside to dry . I also pulled out a few of it's larger teeth because they looked sharp and menacing .

"Those must be useful, dragon's skin and teeth are always valuables tools in games . '

I then went up to the dragon's egg thinking what about what to do with it .

"Chompy what are you doing here? I've been looking around for a while . Wait what? Your color has changed!"

Hearing Gwyn's comment I look at myself for the first time and noticed my bones which were originally white had suddenly become red as if someone had painted me .

I nodded back to her .

"Pretty! Pretty! Hehehehe!"

Although I personally felt really weird that my color had suddenly changed, it helped that Gwyn seemed to like it .

"What should we do with this egg? Have ourselves some breakfast?"

I wouldn't eat it, well to be precise I don't exactly eat at all . The question now was whether or not I should take it with me .

I shook my head to Gwyn, shooting down her breakfast idea . Looking around I began to collect some bones on the floor, most likely from monster which the dragon had hunted . Connecting them together I made a basket to carry the egg in . I then tore off some clothes on my back and fused the bone basket with my body . Although the egg was originally quite heavy, after attaching the basket to my skeletal structure it became manageable .

"You're going to carry it around? What if something hatches, will you raise it?"

I nodded to her and began walking with my egg . If you're in a fantasy world, isn't it everyone's dream to one day ride a dragon? Despite being a skeleton, it remained a dream of mine .

Gwynn looked surprised by this ridiculous idea . But, when she saw how enthusiastic I looked when carrying the egg, she threw her arms up in surrender and simply flew up to sit upon it . As she stretched out on the egg she said arrogantly .

"You should remember that the creature which hatches from that egg might be your enemy because you killed its mother . "

'I know but that was in self defense, we won't necessarily be enemies right?'

I returned to the tyrant's lair, bringing all my loot with me . The priest was nowhere to be seen and a large portion of the treasure was missing . It was probably his doing but I wasn't bothered by it because those treasures were worthless to me .

I made pile with the remaining treasure and sat my egg on top .

"Chompy are you really going to hatch this egg?"

I nodded to Gwyn who had a worried look . Covering the egg with some of the dragon skin, I took the rest with me and went back to the small caves which I had used to hunt so many of those nimble tomb rats .

Putting Gwyn into my skull I sat down and reverted to my original method of catching grave rats . It didn't take long for them to appear .

Squeak! Squeak!

I started off by hunting the first two, and then continued until I had almost wiped them all out, helping me hit level 8 .

The amount of experience received was lower because of our rank difference and it was getting harder to level up . I continued to grind my enchant skills on the miscellaneous items from the tyrant's lair until they both hit level 3 .

'Finally it's time to get revenge on that good for nothing priest!'

Yes, the reason I was in such a hurry was to get my revenge, after all priests are also the nemesis of the undead .

If I were to be hit by his holy magic when I was level one I could have been one shotted, so I chose the safer path and leveled up somewhat first .

Going through the hole, I walked towards the Catacombs . I was fully geared with the equipment from the tyrant's lair .

"Are you going to get revenge?"

I gave a firm nod .

"Well… could you spare the mage? She hasn't exactly done anything wrong . "

I shook my head this time, I knew it was unlikely for her to forgive a monster which killed her colleague .

With a determined face I entered the Catacombs, Gwyn kept complaining about my lack of compassion, but I simply ignored her .

Silence

The first cave was completely silent .

'Could they have escaped?'

After searching a while I realized it was not the case . The priest was dead on the floor having committed suicide with a dagger while the mage, dehydrated and dying of thirst whispered weakly .

"Please, give me some water…"

I felt somewhat sympathetic to the mage's pitiful appearance and changed my mind, I was also somewhat influenced by Gwyn who was banging the inside of my skull .

Looking around I found the bottle she had previously been sealed in and squeezed on some of the moss which I had used as bait to collect water .

Gulp! Gulp!

"Thank you so much, you saved my life!"

After those few words the mage fainted immediately .

I thought carefully about the current situation . The priest had committed suicide so I wasn't responsible for his death but neither was I able to get my revenge . Although the mage had never harmed me and was innocent, It was unclear how she'd react if she learned my true identity . Still, for now there wasn't any reason to kill her and burden my conscience . First I ripped up the dead priest's clothes and made a fire to roast some dragon meat .

Sizzle Sizzle~

I point to my finger to the meat, trying to ask Gwyn if it smelled cooked because I didn't have any sense of smell .

"Smell? It just smells like burning meat "

I looked at the meat carefully and it was indeed overdone . Promptly snatching out of the fire I cut it up into small pieces and let out to dry . At least she'll have something to eat when she gets better .

I was surprised by how much dragon meat there was, it was enough to last an adult at least a month if it was well rationed .

I went around gathering moss throughout the cave, to prepare more water . It took me about two days to prepare 10 fist sized bowls of water . I had collected almost all the moss available and what was left had been wrung dry and thrown in a pile to the side .

The mage was still in a very weak state, sleeping most of the time . The short time she'd be awake would be to take some sips of water and eat a bit of meat before going back to sleep .

[Acquired ｟Title: Savior Lv2｠]

I gathered the mage's bags and packed it with all the dried meat . Nearby I found a large empty bag near the warrior's corpse and decided to take it with me .

"Are you going to go down there?"

I nodded as I threw the dragon egg inside the bag, I no longer had any opponents in this area, the slimes had been wiped out and the rats were too scarce .

It might be hard for the mage to survive by herself, but I think it's for the best . If she wakes up and figures out my identity it would be rather troublesome, it's better to part ways .

I will go down and explore the other side of the dragon's nest because when this little guy comes out of his shell, I can't exactly feed it it's mother's flesh .

The monster meat I had seen in the dragon's stomach would be my next target experience-wise . Grabbing a hold of my bag I set off .

"Hee hee ~ adventure time~"

Gwyn cried out as she climbed onto the bag .