4 Dungeon Arc#2: Choice of Evolution

Thus began my quest of exploring dungeons.

The cavern had many passages, but it eventually ended.

Skill Evolution: [Night vision level 2]

My night vision evolved the moment I left the cavern. The field outside was broader and open. Glancing up, I could hardly see the top, fog-shrouded the upper layer, but it was way too high, even if two massive mountain were placed on top of each other here, they might not reach the ceiling and in front, it was like a jungle.

The end of the cavern was in a promontory so I could see the unobstructed view. There was a lake around the middle. And in the end, a doorway, a colossal gate, it was presumably greater than a ridge.

Is that the exit?

If I get through that, will I be able to leave?

I asked myself

The distance is immense. Even I wonder for continuously 10 days without interruption. I might not reach there that soon,

The wonderful thing being, I have way too much time.

Looking down from the cavern, it was downhill to get in the woodland I had to soar down.

It was almost steep,

Wondering around, there were small monsters such as slimes. Since they seemed to not care about me, I did the same.

Flick!

Hearing wood crack, I took cover behind timber and observed,

Pack of Wolves? There were passing by.

What Luck! They did not see me. Taking on such a pack would be absurd for my level.

Their footsteps suddenly halted.

Huh, I don't hear their footsteps anymore?

Looking at them, they seemed to have stopped midway.

Sniff! Sniff!

The lead wolves sniffed and sought for something, for something?

Grrrrrr! Grrrrr!

Huh?

Whack!

The wood behind got smashed into two by the wolf's claws. It was vigorous enough that even my backbone got broken.

My remaining head and chest rolled in front because of the impact.

I was about to die, but that was not one of my concerns. The fact my mind pondered was, How did they discover me?

Few wolves gathered around me. One of them stomped my face with its paws, so that was my demise.

.

Here again,

Every time I revived, my skull felt dizzy. No matter how many times foes broke my bones and destroyed my skull, I felt nothing, no pain, but my head always feels dizzy right after I revive. And the strangling feeling I go through when I hear the cries, so strange.

"Squeak, Squeak"

While lying down and thinking, I heard the noises of rats.

Ah! these pesky things again. Picking up the rocks, I stood up and begun slaughtering.

[You killed a Monster Rat]*27

In the way of reaching the gates, I won't be able to avoid the confrontation with the wolves. Killing them would require more power, more power required higher levels, and levels occurred from killing.

The cave had many passages; I discovered the exit, but there should be more creatures here that I could kill.

Not only that, My head inclined towards the rock in my palm; it was effective, but it had limited range. The wolves hunted in packs. Using stones would be too burdensome,

How pleasant would it be if I could kill something without getting too close to it? Or at least something that can act more effective than a rock in close range.

Sigh!

There was no point in just thinking about things, so I explored the passage. In the midst, I saw those three rats feeding on the snakes again, this time using precise moments, I slaughtered them all.

The snake they were feeding on had large bones. Unlike normal snakes, some parts of their skin remained. It was thick

Bones? I wonder if I can use them?

Taking one of them out, they had a circular frame, were lengthy. If only it were sharp, then I could have used it to stab monsters.

Ah!

I got an idea

Using the rock, I brushed one surface of the bones in the rocks,

It produced a sharpened peak,

Nice

Now it could serve as a spear

New Skill [Craftmanship level 1] learned

huh!

I could learn skills like that? Fascinating.

Now then, it was time to seek more creatures.

Looking around for more rats,

Just wow, I was indebted to them in a manner since they contributed so much for my levels.

[You killed a Monster rat]*18

[You leveled Up]

Yes!!! Finally

[Required Level Met]

[Transferring Soul Instincts]

[Knowledge transfer from the souls will now start]

Woh! Knowledge? Does it mean the knowledge and instincts those people carried? But I don't feel so extraordinary.

Evolution Available: [Giant skeleton] [Zombie] [Undead]

Class Available: [Warrior] [Mage] [Assassin]

Those red letters again, Evolution?

Giant skeleton, zombie, and Undead? Do I require choosing between them?

Ah! I realize what they are, Giant skeleton. If I choose, will my size increase? But how much? If I become a giant, won't I be able to crush those wolfs under my feet easily? But with that size, even if I leave this dungeon, I would be easy to locate, and other races will keep pursuing me constantly, so no.

Zombie, the primary trait of a zombie is being thoughtless and slow. I rather avoid that.

Next, is undead? Strange, is not my race already undead skeleton? Then why is it a choice?

Why are there no further details?!

hmm, when I pressed in the skills [Resurrection] and [NightVision], it showed their details, so, if I press [Undead]

So, I pressed it

Congratulation. Now you are Undead!

…

Now, that was stupid of me.

Cough! Cough! Drip!

Drops of blood coughed out of my mouth.

I was shaken up, but how? I'm a skeleton,

Argh!!! My entire body throbbed, this pain!! It Hurt! Even though I had no skin, I felt like my skin was being skinned apart. Even though I had no muscles, I felt the pain of my muscles tearing and my bones, it felt like needles were being hammered inside them! It hurt! It Hurt So Much!

It Hurt! I recalled this suffering; It was when I saw the perspectives of those individuals when their flesh was torn, it was I who felt the pain when they were about to die, it was I who felt their fear when they lost hope, it was I who felt despair when they mercilessly killed each other, it was I who suffered, when but why now? As a skeleton, I should not be feeling this?

I grabbed my head in agony. That's when I noticed.

I saw it; I saw my Hands! Something was growing on them,

A light layer of flesh and nerves dancing everywhere

Those?? Tissues????!! Why in the hell are they on me?!