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Chapter 2 - Awakened as Bones - 2

After taking his anger out on the ground he calmed down.

[Skeleton]: If this is a fantasy world then that monster should have a monster crystal in its body. I should take it out.

He looked at the corpse and readied his bone sword. He then walked to it and started butchering.

[Skeleton]: THIS STUPID SWORD. IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO CUT WITH THIS. Hmm…WHAT THE? No, monster crystal in heart? Is it somewhere else? Hmm…Not in the middle of the body as well. Is it in its brain? Hmm…NOT IN BRAIN AS WELL? WHAT THE FUCK? I NEARLY DIED AND DIDN'T GET ANY MONSTER DROP OR MONSTER CRYSTAL?

The holographic screen opens up providing information.

There are no monster crystals in monsters. Although, the powerful or rare monsters' hearts do hold their power/mana once they are dead. Some monster's other parts might be part of their abilities or skill, for example, a snake monster's poison gland. The monster that you killed, its body organs and its pelt, are still somewhat useful to humans even if it is low level.

The screen disappeared after he read all the text on it.

[Skeleton]: WHAT THE FUCK? I CAN'T USE THIS THING? DAMN IT! WAIT? YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ME!! HEY, TELL ME ARE YOU THE ONE THAT BROUGHT ME HERE?

There was no reply from the screen.

[Skeleton]: ANSWER ME DAMN IT!

He said while looking towards the ceiling.

[Skeleton]: Still no reply. FUCK!!!

He gave up after cursing.

[Skeleton]: Looks like no choice. I have to become strong and maybe, just maybe, I will be able to get my answers.

He looked at the corpse again.

[Skeleton]: I can't use this. I have to get going. OH RIGHT! I LEVELED UP! STATUS!

Name: None

Race: Skeleton Lv 3

HP: 14/14

MP: 9/9

St (Stamina): N/A (No Stamina for Undead Race)

Stats:

Strength (Str): 4

Intelligence (Int): 7

Endurance (End): 4

Agility (Agl): 7

Assignable Stats: 2

Skills:

Passive:

Low-level Aura of Death Lv 1: Can be used without consuming MP. Once activated you release a low-level aura of death. The living touched by you or your attacks will lose HP. Low chance of inflicting a curse.

Active:

Summon Bone Sword Lv 2: costs 2MP. You summon a crude bone sword that has more sharpness and durability than Lv 1. Once summoned the sword exists for 15 minutes.

[Skeleton-inner-thought: Hmm…Due to leveling up my HP and MP filled up. Meaning when I level up I will recover instantly. I leveled up twice and each of my stats increased by 1 for each level. I also got an extra stat that I can assign by myself for each level. Lastly, my skill [Summon Bone Sword] leveled up to 2.]

As he was gonna continue thinking a new screen appeared.

Stats explanation:

Strength (Str): Represents physical damage and your basic strength. High stats mean more physical damage. Main stat for physical Job Classes and Physical Monster Races.

Intelligence (Int): Represents your intelligence and wisdom. High stats mean you will be smarter, think faster, understand things better, more logical etc. Main stat for Magical Job classes or Magical Monster Races.

Endurance (End): Represents your stamina, endurance and your resistance. High stats mean that you have more stamina, can heal faster, can endure more damage, the damage you get is reduced and have more resistance against burn, freeze, mind control, curses and other status effects etc. Although, specific Active/Passive resistance skills or damage reducing skills will help you more. Important stat for all Job classes or Monster Races.

Agility (Agl): Represents your speed, evasion etc. High stats mean that you can physically dodge and attack faster. Main stat for Speed type job classes and Speed type monsters.

[Skeleton-inner-thought: THIS FUCKER! WHEN I ASKED QUESTIONS THEN IT WAS SILENT AND NOW IT IS TELLING ME INFO EVEN WHEN I HAVEN'T ASKED.]

[Skeleton]: HEY, YOU LISTENING TO ME? ARE YOU THE ONE THAT BROUGHT ME HERE?

The screen remains unchanged.

[Skeleton]: DAMN IT! FINE! I will play your game. How do I select a Job?

The screen changes.

Humans, Demi-Humans, Elves, Half-Elves etc. meaning all the humanoid non-monster races become powerful through Job Classes. Most Job classes can be leveled up to Lv 10, while there are some rare classes that can be leveled up to Lv 15. Once one max levels their Job Class, they can choose another class, a more advanced Class. A monster becomes stronger by maxing his Race class and then getting another higher ranked Race Class. Same with Jobs, most race classes can be maxed to Lv 10, while some race classes can be maxed to Lv 15. Whenever someone gets a higher ranked Job Class or Race Class, they still retain their previous class and its skills or abilities. Sometimes, a new higher rank skill or ability, that was obtained after getting a higher ranked Job Class or Race Class, will absorb the low rank skill or ability of the previous Job Class or Race Class.

Whenever someone increases a level in either their Job Class or Race class, they can choose 1 skill. Their future Job Classes or Race Classes depend upon the skill they selected at each level, their experiences and the choices they made. Rare Job Classes and Race classes have different conditions that need to be fulfilled for one to acquire them.

The process of max leveling a Job Class and getting a Higher Ranked Class is called [Pathway of Power] by the humanoid non-monster creatures.

The process of max leveling a Race Class and acquiring a Higher Ranked Race Class in the evolution tree is called [Pathway of Evolution] by the monsters.

The total level of a human or a monster is determined by adding the levels of all the Job Classes or Race Classes.

[Skeleton]: Hmm…So my total level is 3. Show me skills that I can select.

Select either a passive or an active skill for advancing to Lv 2:

Passive:

Increase the Level of [Low-level Aura of Death] to Lv 2. You can level up the skill yourself but this will increase the level instantly.

[Lesser Fire Resistance Lv 1]: Increase your fire resistance.

[Mana Mastery Lv MAX]: Because your Int stat is high for a Lv 3 Skeleton, you can choose to learn this. It will allow you to perfectly control the Mana in your body.

[Beginner Sword Mastery Lv 1]: Choose if you want to walk the path of sword.

Active:

Increase the Level of [Summon Bone Sword] to Lv 3. You can level up the skill yourself as well but this will do it for you instantly.

Spell [Inspect Lv 1]: Because your Int stat is high for a Lv 3 Skeleton, you can choose to learn this. It is a Higher Ranked skill that you get if you maxed either [Inspect Object] that only works for objects or [Inspect Creature] that only works on monsters and humanoid non-monsters.

[Skeleton]: I Choose [Mana Mastery Lv MAX].

The screen changes.

Select either a passive or an active skill for advancing to Lv 3:

Passive:

Increase the Level of [Low-level Aura of Death] to Lv 2. You can level up the skill yourself but this will increase the level instantly.

[Lesser Fire Resistance Lv 1]: Increase your fire resistance.

[Lesser Divine Magic Resistance Lv 1]: Increase your divine magic resistance.

[Beginner Sword Mastery Lv 1]: Choose if you want to walk the path of sword.

Active:

Increase the Level of [Summon Bone Sword] to Lv 3. You can level up the skill yourself as well but this will do it for you instantly.

Spell [Inspect Lv 1]: Because your Int stat is high for a Lv 3 Skeleton, you can choose to learn this. It is a Higher Ranked skill that you get if you maxed either [Inspect Object] that only works for objects or [Inspect Creature] that only works on monsters and humanoid non-monsters.

Spell [1st Circle FireBall Lv 1]: Magic spells start from 1st circle and go to 10th. This 1st Circle Fireball spell allows you to create fireballs depending on its level.

[Skeleton]: I really want to learn the [1st Circle FireBall Lv 1] spell but I will go with [Inspect Lv 1] as it is a higher ranked skill. Also, assign the 2 stats.

Congratulations! You are a 2nd Circle Mage Now. You are awarded 5 stats points.

Name: None

Race: Skeleton Lv 3

HP: 16/16

MP: 11/11

St (Stamina): N/A (No Stamina for Undead Race)

Stats:

Strength (Str): 4

Intelligence (Int): 7 -> 8

Endurance (End): 4 -> 5

Agility (Agl): 7

Assignable Stats: 5

Skills:

Passive:

Low-level Aura of Death Lv 1: Can be used without consuming MP. Once activated you release a low-level aura of death. The living touched by you or your attacks will lose HP. Low chance of inflicting a curse.

[Mana Mastery Lv MAX]: Perfectly control the Mana in your body.

Active:

Summon Bone Sword Lv 2: costs 2MP. You summon a crude bone sword that has more sharpness and durability than Lv 1. Once summoned the sword exists for 15 minutes.

Magic:

2nd Circle:

[Inspect Lv 1]

[Skeleton]: So this [Inspect] is a 2nd Circle spell Huh. I will keep the new stats points for now. Now then, Time to move.

He chose a cave and started to head inside it.