Undead Skeleton Mage

"Undead Skeleton Mage!" Souta looked at the skeleton which was standing in the center of the room.

When he sees this, he remembers where he was. He wasn't sure where he found the [Soul Blood Earring] at first, but seeing the Undead Skeleton Mage brought back memories of this dungeon.

He remembered that this dungeon was called Undead Sanctuary.

The Undead Sanctuary was a massive dungeon. It has 12 low-level dungeons, six mid-level dungeons, and three high-level dungeons. The powerful undead inside the high-level dungeon ruled this place.

He's currently inside one of the low-level dungeons. People didn't know that this place was hiding a Universal treasure because they didn't expect that one of the low-level dungeons here was hiding the real treasure of this sanctuary. They thought that all the good items were inside the high-level dungeons.

The players had already cleared all of the low and mid-level dungeons and were preparing to clear the high-level dungeon when Souta unintentionally opened the secret door. They wouldn't expect to find something like that in a low-level dungeon.

The Undead Skeleton Mage in front of him was one of the bosses of the sanctuary's low-level dungeons. If he wasn't mistaken, the undead level was somewhere between 15-20. A formidable foe for the current him.

A cold wind strongly blew over him.

"Not good!" Souta quickly turned around and found the door closed on its own.

"Looks like I'm trapped here." a wry smile appeared on his face while looking at the Undead Skeleton Mage.

The Undead Skeleton Mage's eye socket flashed with red light and its aura grew stronger.

"It's coming." Souta murmured as he braced himself.

He quickly double-checked his gear. He wore leather armor and a sword. This was the only equipment he found in the dungeon that fit his current physique. Some of the skeleton soldiers threw down a gauntlet, helm, and boots, but they were too big for him. If he is forced to wear that type of equipment, he will be uncomfortable. It wasn't like in the game, where he could simply click the word "Equip" and it would fit him perfectly.

"Let's do this."

When the Undead Skeleton Mage lifted its staff, the black orb emitted an odd white light. A fireball the size of a human head formed on its left side, and it hurled it at Souta.

Swoosh!

Souta moved his body and avoided the fireball. He then charged at the Undead Skeleton Mage.

When the Undead Skeleton Mage saw Souta avoid its attack, it raised its staff higher. Two fireballs formed on its side.

"Oh~" Souta increased his speed as he moved in a zigzag pattern so that the Undead Skeleton Mage couldn't easily aim the fireball on him.

Swoosh!

Souta moved quickly and arrived in front of the Undead Skeleton Mage in a matter of seconds. He is aware that this undead is vulnerable in close combat.

Tap!

The Undead Skeleton Mage quickly tapped its staff on the ground. A barrier formed around the undead and quickly expanded like a balloon.

Souta saw this and he quickly stopped on his track. He jumped backward while slashing his sword against the barrier.

Clang!

"It finally uses a skill," Souta said in a low voice as he observed the undead.

The undead pointed its staff at Souta. Several fireballs appeared around the undead and it quickly flew towards Souta.

[Fire Ball Dance]

Souta moved his body swiftly as he jumped side to side to avoid the fireballs raining down on him.

Bang!

He got hit by one of the fireballs. It pushed him back by one meter.

When he was hit by one fireball, his HP dropped by ten points. He had 40 health points, which is quite low compared to his HP when his avatar was demi. At first, the monster avatar was extremely weak.

If he doesn't have the [Soul Blood Earring], his health points will be reduced by half, leaving him with only 20. In other words, if he doesn't have the Universal treasure, the Skeleton in front of him can two-hit him.

There were so many fireballs shooting in his direction. No matter what, he had to avoid getting hit. He would undoubtedly die when three more fireballs hit him.

Swooosh!

Swooosh!

"Shit!" Souta ran as fast as he could around the room. He pulled back his arm and threw his sword on the Skeleton Mage.

Swooosh!

Clang!

The sword flew at a high speed and crashed on the barrier around the Skeleton. It fell on the ground without damaging the Skeleton.

The fireballs stopped shooting and he knows why. The Undead Skeleton Mage could only use one skill at a time. It couldn't use [Flame Barrier] and [Fire Ball Dance] at the same time.

Souta wouldn't let this chance go. With a stomp of his feet, he dashed towards the Skeleton Mage using the skill [Dash].

He picked up his sword and smashed it on the barrier.

Clang!

He didn't give up as he continued to slash his sword producing a loud sound.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

After a few slashes, he noticed the crack formed on the barrier. He smiled widely as he increased his pace in slashing his sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Skeleton Mage tapped its staff on the ground.

The barrier flashed dimly and it expanded.

Ohm!

"Ah!" Souta shouted as he used the skill [Stab]. His sword pierced through the barrier and he slashed it downwards.

The barrier was shattered like a fragile glass.

A red light glowed in the eye socket of the Skeleton Mage when the barrier broke. It raised its staff in the air and a dozen fireballs slowly formed.

Souta quickly moved his body and dashed towards the Skeleton Mage. Once again, he throws his sword on the Skeleton.

"It's different this time!"

Clang!

The sword hit the Skeleton causing it to lose its focus. The red light on its eye socket glowed brighter.

It caused a change in the fireballs forming in the air. The fireballs spin faster and it grows bigger.

"Ah!" With a boom, Souta jumped and kicked the Skeleton Mage.

Souta noticed the fireballs were going wildly. He immediately ducked down and grabbed his sword.

Boom!

Dozens of fireballs exploded in the air. It produces a powerful shock wave that swept the area around it.

Souta was knocked back two meters away because of the shockwave.

As he stood up, he clenched his teeth. That shockwave cost 5 health points to absorb. If he was directly hit by it, he would lose the majority of his health points.

He used the skill [Dash] and arrived in front of the Skeleton Mage in just a second. He launched a barrage of attacks on his opponent.

Stab!

Stab!

The Skeleton Mage swung its staff.

Souta saw this and he grabbed the arm of the Skeleton. He couldn't afford to get knockback once again as there's already a fireball forming above the Skeleton.

He lifted up his sword and used it to block the staff.

Bang!

Although the Skeleton Mage was weak in frontal combat, its level was still higher than him. The damage he took was 7 points.

"Argh!" He groaned in pain as he felt that his arm was going numb from taking that hit. His health points were less than 20 and two more hits were enough to take him down.

He lifted up his feet and kicked the Skeleton sideways.

Bang!

"You wouldn't get away from me!" he yelled as he tightened his grip on the Skeleton's arm. Those fireballs in the air would begin to bombard him once he left the front of the Skeleton.

Stab!

He swung his sword like a madman trying to butcher his enemy.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

He engaged the Skeleton in frontal combat. He dodges and attacks at the same time trying to maximize his damage.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"Argh!" He was hit on the head and it caused him to loosen his grip on the arm of the skeleton.

The Skeleton Mage waved its arm and jumped backward.

Souta wouldn't let it go easily just like that. He quickly stood up and used [Dash] to chase the Skeleton Mage.

The speed of the Skeleton was slow compared to him who's using a skill to increase his speed.

Swoosh!

He grabbed the Skeleton's robe and used [Stab] once more. He only has a quarter of his total Stamina. He couldn't use his skill carelessly any longer.

"Just die!!" He shouted as he madly waved his sword.

Clang!

After a few slashes, the sword broke into pieces.

Souta tightened his fist and launched a barrage of punches on the rib cage of the Skeleton.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He added 5 free attribute points to his strength attribute.

Strength: 25 (15+10)[+]

He pulled back his fist and shot a powerful punch on the Skeleton.

Bang!

The rib cage of the Skeleton was shattered.

Bang!

Souta didn't stop his punch and he threw another powerful punch one after another.

He didn't stop until he heard the system prompts inside his head.

[You've received 1,972 exp from defeating the Undead Skeleton Mage!]

[You've leveled up!]

[All attributes increased by 1!]

[You've received 1 skill point!]

[You've received 2 free attribute points!]

[Congratulations on completing the Raid mission!]

[You've received 100 exp!]

[You've received 1 attribute point!]

[You've received 1 skill point!]

He sighed in relief when he heard the system prompts in his head. He fell down on the ground as he was too tired from fighting the "Boss" of this dungeon.

He lay down on his back as he looked at the prompts. He received a lot from conquering this dungeon.

He was now a level 7 Goblin and a few more levels were enough for him to evolve.

Goblins had a lot of evolution paths. The most basic ones were Hobgoblin and High Goblin. He already crossed out these two from his evolution path. If he doesn't have the [Soul Blood Earring], he would be forced to choose between these two but now it's different.

He recalled one hidden evolution of the Goblin from the forum.

A powerful and extremely well-versed Goblin. The requirements for this evolution was that one of his stats must have reached 50. With [Soul Blood Earring] in his arsenal, he doesn't need to worry about 50 stat points.

The High End Goblin.

Its evolution depends on the stat that you choose.

Souta couldn't help but smirk thinking about his future growth.