Chapter 4 – Lesser Skeleton.

[You have slain: Demonic Furbal–Level 7.]

[Level Up. You have reached level 8.]

"Fuu... Finaly level 8 huh. Took a while." – said ClownFrog while taking his spear from the monster corpse.

[ClownFrog]

[Race: Unliving] [Sub Race: Lizardman – Dark Green Scales Tribe]

[Level 8]

[Status]

[HP: 32] [MP: 52] [SP: 27]

[STR: 18] [AGI: 18] [INT: 33] [VIT: 18]

[Undead Mastery: 53{+15}]

[Unspent Stats Points: 10]

[Skill List]

[Basic Necromancy]-[LVL3] [Undead Page]-[LVL3] [Create: Lesser Skeleton Servant] – [Level 4] [Skeleton Servant – Basic Upgrade]-[LVL3] [Skeleton Servant – Bone Weapon]-[LVL3] [Bone Darts]-[LVL4] 

[Unspent Skill Points: 40]

"It took longer than I thought to get that that bloody level 8. Fuck me."

I've been hunting nonstop for quite some time and lot of time passed already.

I don't know if my leveling speed is good or bad, but I'm somehow managing.

However, that long hunting for nonstop did gave me some nice things, for example some of my skills leveled up already and I found out some things.

The first things is related to those two upgrade skills I got for the skeleton servants. To upgrade them I think I need to have skeletons servants fight, I don't think that summoning does works towards leveling them up.

The second thing is that I learned [Bone Darts]. Its bit basic attack that just small bone darts and deal damage. It's nothing overpowered or broken, it deals small amount of damage but it's better than nothing. At least now I have range attack.

(Because those skeletons were dying over and over again, I was forced to increases my mana by a lot.)

(I do admit it sucked that they died over and over again, but it kind of helped me raise that bloody thing to level 4.)

(Thanks to that skill becoming level 4 and because skeletons were fighting nonstop, the skeletons become noticeable more useful than before.)

(On top of that, I can now have up to 12 skeletons servants at the same time.)

13 skeletons servants X cost 6 = 55

"My current [Necro Mastery] is at 68. That means I can handle having 11 skeletons servants at the same time."

"But if the cost increases every 5 level, then I would need to increase the [Necro Mastery] more often."

"On top of that."

[Skill Tree: Necromancer.]

[Skill]

[Create: Lesser Skeleton] – [Cost 40]

(It's finally time to get the second summoning skill!)

"But please don't be useless like the skeleton servants. I freaking beg of you!"

"…. Wait. Now that I think about it. Skeleton. Skeleton Servant. What is the difference?"

"I mean, those two are different skills in the first place and all…. Meh. I will have to see."

[You have learned skill: [Create Lesser Skeleton] level 1.]

[Create Lesser Skeleton]

[Level 1]

[Active] – [Cost: Depends on the target] – [Cooldown: Non] – [Category: Create Creature / Necromancy] 

[Use a corpse of the dead being killed by you and raise it as an undead creature known as lesser skeleton.]

[The skeleton stats as well as its cost depends on the corpse used for its creation.]

[If the target corpse had higher level than you, the created skeleton will have its level reduced.]

[The stats of the undead will be lower compare to its living form. The decrees of stats penalty will get lighter based on the skill level.] [Current Penalty: 60%. At level 10 the penalty will become 50%.]

[Number of the lesser skeletons you can summon: 1/1] [The number of the max skeletons you can summon depends on the skill level.]

[Skill Options] [X]

"…. Huh. I can only summon 1? That is a bit…. Underwhelming. I can use the [Undead Page to make it at least 2."

[Undead Page]

-The number of the same type of the registered undead monster cannot be higher than their max amount (If you can only have max of 2 skeleton servants, you cannot register 3 skeleton servants.)

"Well, I still have to see if those guys are worth it or not. So, let's test it out."

"[Create: Lesser Skeleton]."

A magic circle appeared beneath the corpse of the demonic furball and soon after, a changes begin to appear on its body.

Moment later the magic circle lighten up and the fur of the monster disappeared. Leaving only a ball shaped bone with a giant jaws and fangs.

[Demonic Furball]

[Level 1]

[Race: Demon / Undead]

[Rank: Lesser Skeleton]

"Ohhhhhh…... So that how it works. It's literally creates a skeleton undead out of the monster corpse. That is definitely different from the skeleton servant that uses the body as the sacrifice so they can be summoned."

"…."

"Anyway…... Em…... Without a fur you are just a giant bone ball with a big mouth?"

"Honestly, its bit weird? How...How were you able to jump around in the first place?"

(But anyway, its stats seems not that good, but that is because of the penalty. However, the skill says that the penalty was supposed to get lighter when the skill level increases, so it.)

"On top of that, if I find something stronger and turn it into undead, I will have stronger minion."

"So, skeletons servants are about quantity and the skeletons are about quality."

"This does seems pretty interesting. But to utilizes the skeletons properly I need to find a proper monster and turn it into undead. However, where I can find a proper monster to turn into skeleton? I need something strong if I want them be useful even though they will have a penalty and all."

"Nothing can be too easy huh? I guess I will have to freaking spend another hours leveling up this thing if I want to lighter up penalty at least."

"...."

"Now that I think about it. How much time passed?"

(Menu.)

"…...Oh…."

"That…. A lot. How in the bloody hell id didn't noticed that many hours already passed?!"

"Fuck me…."

"I guess I should take a break or something or maybe eat something as well."

"Okay. Time to log out." – said ClownFrog while opening his menu.

[Do you wish to log off?]

[Yes]

[Logging Off process will begin. Please don't move from your current spot if possible.]

Multiple rings of lights appeared and surrounded the ClownFrog body before then disappearing alongside with ClownFrog.

[You have logged off.]

"…."

The man reached with his hands towards his head and grabbed onto the head gear device before moment later removing it.

"…. Huh."

"Honestly it was quiet fun. I was struggling a lot here and there, but overall, it was pretty interesting."

"But for crying out loud. I never freaking noticed that hours passed in the flash. How in the bloody hell I didn't noticed that?!"

"…"

"Maybe it was because I was so focused on the game?"

"Whatever the case is, I should probably watch and see how much I freaking played."

(Well, I guess I will eat something and then maybe go to the bed, I got up pretty early today to install this freaking game.)

The man beginned making himself food before finishing and putting it down on his desk with the computer on it.

(Well, may as well check if there is anything going on net. I'm quite curious how people reacted to this game and all.)

The man beginned browsing through the interested on his computer.

"…."

"Oh...Fuck me…... There is a lot."

The pages of many different websites were filled with many different things, each one being related to the game.

(The game was just released and yet there is so much stuff here.)

"First few hours of experience. Tips for the beginners. Dissuasions and a lot of different stuff."

"Some of these things were posted just recently."

(Considering how much stuff there is now, how bloody much would there be after a day or more passed? Fuck me….)

"?"

"The towns are filled to the brim with the players to the point there is problem with hunting. Some people even got into the fights or tried settling it with the PVP?" – said the man while reading the post online.

"…...People are fighting over the quests."

"…. Some people trying to play toxic as much as possible and ruin other people fun."

"…. Rush for the higher level."

"…."

"Em…... What the fuck?"

(Some of these post about the situation about in the towns where there is too many players and people are fighting each other because there isn't enough monster to hunt between themselves.)

(On top of that, this happens in different towns. What the actual fuck?)

(I haven't met yet a single player.)

(What the heck is going on?)

(…..)

(Wait…... By any chance I was the only player that picked the graveyard town for the starting location?)

Yes.

(I mean, is it really possible? There seems a tons of people playing this game. So, I really doubt it that I'm the only player in there. There is literally a zero chance this is truth.)

"…."

"I think."

(Anyway, some of these post talks about people who manage to reach level 11 or even 12. On top of that those post are about players that are on those overpopulated towns.)

(Compare to me I have no problem with not finding monsters, but they have problem because many people are hunting in the same areas.)

"…."

"There is no use dying it that my leveling up speed is slow like hell."

"I don't have any of their problems but I'm somehow lower level than them? Shouldn't be that other way around."

"The only logical explanation I can come up with is that I weaker and my leveling up speed is slower because of that."

"Fuck me. I need to do something about."

(But the only thing I can do about that is to increase level of my skills and make those skeletons useful, that is the only way for me to make my skeletons stronger and in turn, make me stronger. On top of that I need to have skeletons servants level up their enchantments skills as well, if I want them to become finally "Useful". I also need to find stronger monster and turn it into undead skeleton.)

"I guess I have lot to do then if I want to catch up to the other people."

[Next Day.]

[Dark Mage Apprentice Novice Cloak]

[Rating: Common]

[Defense: 2]

[+4 Intelligent] [+3 Demonic Power] [+3 Necro Mastery] 

[Durability: 14/14]

[Reequipments: Level 7]

[Beginner Adventure Mage Staff]

[Rating: Common]

[Attack Power: 5-8]

[+10 Intelligent]

[Durability: 16/16]

[Reequipments: Level 5]

[Wandering Rabbit Torso Armor]

[Rating: Common]

[Defense: 9]

[Durability: 15/15]

[Reequipments: Level 5]

[Wandering Rabbit Pants]

[Rating: Common]

[Defense: 5]

[Durability: 13/13]

[Reequipments: Level 5]

[Wandering Rabbit Boots]

[Rating: Common]

[Defense: 5]

[Durability: 10/10]

[Reequipments: Level 5]

"Thanks. Please feel free to come back again." – said the skeleton store owner to ClownFrog as he was leaving.

(And there goes almost all of my money.) – though ClownFrog after leaving the shop.

"Well, at least now I have some armor now. I also changed my weapon to the magic staff."

(Well, I could buy better stuff when I reach level 10, but this should do I guess.)

(Anyway, today I need to find and get a new monster that is strong enough to get turned into undead if I want to speed up my leveling up pace.)

"Time to get to the work."

[Sometime later.]

"Let's see…. The quest said that it should be around…...!"

ClownFrog quickly hid behind the tree upon noticing something.

[Ratman] – [Level 8]

A small humanoid creatures resembling a mix between a human and a rat were walking through the forest.

(Found them.)

(From what the quest described. Ratmans are demi human type monster that are able to use weapons or even magic.)

(So far, I only fought monsters that just jumped at me or tried biting me or kicking. I never fought a monster that could use magic or weapons.)

(Well, this maybe a good opportunity to test how well I can fight against them.)

The group of 3 ratmans were walking through the forest, until they stopped upon hearing branches breaking behind them.

The tree monsters instantly turned around with their weapons in hand.

However as soon as they turned around, a two skeletons furballs jumped on them from the tree above and bite one of the ratmans carrying a spear.

The other two ratmans instantly noticed that and turned around, but-

"Go now!" – shouted ClownFrog.

From the bushes, skeletons servants appeared and beginned heading straight towards ratmans.

Moment later an all-out brawl happened between undead and ratmans.

One of the ratmans carrying an axe manage to damage one of the skeletons servants and almost killing it, but as soon as it raised its weapon, it got hit from behind with [Bone Darts] by ClownFrog.

This unfortunately attack ended up giving the skeletons servants a chance to gang up on the ratman that got catched off guard and then beaten up to death.

The other ratman that got attacked by undead furballs was also killed off after skeletons servants helped the furballs. Resulting in the ratman with the shield and a sword being only ratman left.

The last ratman tried fighting back as much as possible, but in the end, it got overwhelmed by the undead and ClownFrog.

[You have slain: Ratman – Level 8.]

"Huh. That went better that expected. I wasn't really expecting for that ambush tactic to work in the first place, but it freaking did."

"Anyway, sorry little one. [Dismiss Undead]."

ClownFrog made one of the undead furballs disappear.

"[Create: Lesser Skeleton]."

As before, magic circle appeared beneath the monster corpse and moments later a skeleton version of the monster was born.

[Ratman] – [Level 8]

"?"

"Em…... What?"

Confused ClownFrog stared at the newly resurrected skeleton ratman that was carrying a sword and a shield.

"…. Why you have those?" – asked confused ClownFrog.

"He isn't even carrying a bone weapon, he is carrying the exactly same weapons it was using before?"

"Wtf?" 

(He is even wearing that cloth around his waist as well. But why?)

(Whenever I used that skill, only monsters bones remained. All their fur, flesh and all other stuff disappeared.)

(What the heck is going on?)

"Does skill have anything written in it?"

[Create Lesser Skeleton]

[Level 1]

[Active]

[Use a corpse of the dead being killed by you and raise it as an undead creature known as lesser skeleton.]

[The skeleton stats as well as its cost depends on the corpse used for its creation.]

[You cannot raise the corpse of the monster higher level than you.]

[If your [Intelligent] as well as [Necro Master] isn't high enough, the creation of the undead may fail depending on the target.]

[The stats of the undead will be lower compare to its living form. The decrees of stats penalty will get lighter based on the skill level.] [Current Penalty: 60%. At level 10 the penalty will become 50%.]

[Number of the lesser skeletons you can summon: 1/1] [The number of the max skeletons you can summon depends on the skill level.]

[Skill Options] [X]

"…."

"Nope."

"There is nothing about this."

"?"

[Skill Options] [X]

"Huh. What is that?"

As soon as ClownFrog pressed the button that popped up on the skill description, another winddown popped up.

[Options – Lesser Skeleton]

"…. Huh."

"What do we have here."

(Other skills didn't had something like option menu. I wonder what is this about.)

"…..?"

[Equip any weapons, armor and other equipment the resurrected monster had possess the moment it died. Can only automatically items you possess that belong to the monster.]

[The items stat and effects that are worn by the lesser skeleton are reduced by 60%. The penalty effects get lighter depending on the skill level. The item performance can change to 50% at skill level 10.]

[ACTIVE/deactivate]

"Equip any weapons, armor and other equipment the resurrected monster had possess the moment it died."

"Wait. So that guy can equip items?! Holy shit."

"Let me test out few things."

"Give me your sword."

The skeleton handed over the sword to the ClownFrog.

"…. I can hold it."

ClownFrog put the item into the item bag and moment later took it out.

"I can also put it and out the inventory without a problem. Nice."

"Hm…."

ClownFrog took out the spear he was using before and made the ratman skeleton equip it.

"You can also equip other stuff that weren't yours? Huh."

"Wow. You can definitely be way stronger than any of the skeletons servants that I have."

"Well then mate. Let's see you in action."