Thoughts were racing through my mind as I decided to check my status. What kind of evolution would it be, would it help me overcome that Tomb Tyrant?
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Name: N/A
Gender: N/A
Status: Normal
Type: Skeleton/ Undead
Class: Soldier
Rank: F
Level: 5/5 (Max)
HP: 15/15
MP: 1/1
Attack: 7
Defense: 3
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 1
* Unique Skills
[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv 1] [Falling resistance Lv1]
* Titles
[Rat Trapper]
* Evolution Choice
[Skeleton Warrior] [Skeleton Wizard] [Skeleton Rogue]
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The evolution options seemed to follow a standard RPG series. The skeleton warrior most likely focuses on strength, the wizard seems to be able to manipulate magic and the rogue is probably an assassin type.
Because of my current one armed situation, the wizard path seemed the most advantageous for me. Also, the Tyrant didn't have any magic powers so magic was most likely it's weakness making my evolution path an easy choice.
I stretched out one finger and selected the wizard option on the sphere before my eyes. A light shone on me and it felt like my bones were heating up.
'What? Is it done? What's changed?'
I searched every nook and cranny on my body but couldn't find any differences, confused I looked again at my status on the shining sphere.
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Name: N/A
Gender: N/A
Status: Normal
Type: Skeleton/ Undead
Class: Wizard
Rank: F+
Level: 1/20
HP: 5/5
MP: 5/5
Attack: 1
Defense: 1
Agility: 2
Intelligence: 3
* Unique Skills
[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv 1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Lv1] [Fireball Lv1]
* Titles
[Rat Trapper]
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'Hmm.. just Fireball?'
Having played many RPG's I was familiar with many magic spells. Fireball would usually be one of the lowest level fire spells.
"Fireball"
I shouted pointing towards the wall
Bang!
[Magic Chanting Level 1 ➢ 2]
[Fireball Level 1 ➢ 2]
Somehow when it came to magic chants I was able to speak, but except for the magic spells it was still impossible to vocalize anything besides the sound of my teeth chomping.
'This has quite a lot of constraints'
Waiting for my mana to refill I sent out more Fireballs towards the wall and began grinding the skill, repeating the cycle thousands of times. I had endless stamina, suffering from neither hunger nor fatigue so besides waiting for my mana I could train the skill endlessly.
[Magic Chanting Level 5 ➢ 6]
[Fireball Level 9 ➢10]
[Fireball Level has reached Max]
I had maxed out the skill after using Fireball about 4000 ~ 5000 times.
I also concluded that using magic alone didn't give out any experience points.
'How much time has passed?'
Underground in these tunnels I couldn't sense the passage of time because of the lack of fatigue, hunger or need for sleep. Although it was a bit annoying to grind the skill endlessly, I was mostly curious to know if I could become impatient because in my previous life I would probably give up after just 10 tries.
I decided that the slime would be my first victim to practice my magic. Naturally, in RPG's the beginner slimes had physical resistance but were conversely weak to magic. Besides, trapping grave rats was time consuming and there was always the chance that they escape.
"Fireball"
Bang!
When my spell hit the slime which was spread out like a puddle it instantly gathered up into the shape of a ball. I didn't know anything about it's stats or level because I first needed to kill one to check it's status page. The slime turned and began moving slowly in my direction since I aggroed it with my magic.
'I might be in trouble because I only have enough MP for one Fireball.'
So I elected to use hit-and-run tactics because the slime was quite slow. Simply running away and waiting for my MP to refill. The slime chased me wholeheartedly, but I could easily keep my distance by simply walking a bit faster.
'Has it been about 20 shots?'
A message appeared before my eyes.
[+77 experience points]
[Acquired knowledge of Grave Slimes]
[You can now learn new magic]
[Acquired ｟Title: Hit-and-Run｠]
The slime's body melted into a pool of liquid, sinking into the cave floor.
'What! It was just the one but it gave as much experience as hunting three grave rats at the same time.'
It was a good decision on my part to avoid the slimes at the very start, judging from how much experience they gave they were quite powerful. I opened my status page
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Name: N/A
Gender: N/A
Status: Normal
Type: Skeleton/ Undead
Class: Wizard
Rank: F+
Level: 4/20
HP: 17/17
MP: 25/25
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 12
* Unique Skills
[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv 1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Lv6] [Fireball Max]
* Titles
[Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run]
* Spell Selection
[Firewhip Lv1] [Lesser Slow Lv1] [Minor Poison Lv1]
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It was the perfect fit for me, Firewhip would be a bit redundant considering my Fireball but Slow is exactly what I needed. Finalizing my selection I turned to a nearby slime.
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Status: Normal
Type: Tomb Slime
Rank: F-
Level: 7/15
HP: 22/22
MP: 1/1
Attack: 1
Defense: 1000
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 1
* Unique Skills
[Physical Resistance Lv2]
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"Slow"
The slimes were originally quite slow but after casting my slow spell, I could simply outwalk it nonchalantly. I decided to raise the level of my Lesser Slow as it might be a crucial survival tool in the future. Beginning the long skill grind I casted Lesser Slow and waited for my mana to refill.
Eventually, after several thousand chants…
[Magic Chanting Lv7 ➢ 8]
[Lesser Slow Lv9 ➢ 10]
[Lesser Slow has reached Max]
Magic Chanting was surprisingly difficult to level up compared to other skills. I thought it was a crucial skill to focus on as it served as a foundation to all other spells and in battle, a fraction of a second could make a huge difference. Still, I decided to put it to the side for now and simply let it increase as I grinded other spells.