Chapter 4 - Undead Skeleton Mage

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"Undead Skeleton Mage!

" Souta looked at the skeleton which was standing in the center of the room.

nSeeing this, he finally remembers where he was. At first, he wasn't sure where he found the Soul Blood Earring, but now that he saw the Undead Skeleton Mage memories of this dungeon came into his mind.

nHe remembered that this dungeon was called Undead Sanctuary.

nUndead Sanctuary was a very large dungeon. It consists of 12 low-level dungeons, 6 mid-level dungeons, and 3 high-level dungeons. The ruler of this place was the powerful undead inside the high-level dungeon.

nHe's currently inside one of the low-level dungeons. People didn't know that this place was hiding a Universal treasure because they don'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.

nAt that time, the players already cleared all the low level and mid-level dungeons and they were preparing to clear the high-level dungeon when Souta accidentally opened the secret door. They wouldn't expect something like that inside the low-level dungeon.

nThe one in front of him was the Undead Skeleton Mage, one of the bosses of the low-level dungeons here in the sanctuary. If he wasn't wrong this undead level was between 15-20. A powerful opponent for the current him.

nA cold wind strongly blew over him.

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"Not good!

" Souta quickly turned around and found the door closed on its own.

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"Looks like I'm trapped here.

" a wry smile appeared on his face while looking at the Undead Skeleton Mage.

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

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"It's coming.

" Souta murmured as he braced himself.

nHe quickly checked his equipment. He had a sword and leather armor. These were the only equipment he found in this dungeon this fits his current body. Some of the skeleton soldiers dropped a gauntlet, helm, and boots but those things were too large for him. It would make him uncomfortable if he forces himself to wear those types of equipment. This was not like in the game that he could just click the word

"Equip

" and it would fit him nicely.

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"Let's do this.

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nThe Undead Skeleton Mage lifted up its staff and the black orb emitted a strange white light. A fireball at the size of the human head formed on its left side and it quickly threw the fireball at Souta.

nSwoosh!

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

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

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"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.

nSwoosh!

nSouta moved swiftly and in just a few seconds, he arrived in front of the Undead Skeleton Mage. He knows that this undead was weak in close combat battle.

nTap!

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

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

nClang!

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"It finally uses a skill,

" Souta said in a low voice as he observed the undead.

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

nFire Ball Dance

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

nBang!

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

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nHis HP decreased by 10 points in getting hit by one fireball. He had a total of 40 health points and it's pretty low compared to his HP when his avatar was demi. Monster type avatar was really weak at first.

nIf he doesn't have the Soul Blood Earring, then his health points would decrease by half leaving him only 20 points. In other words, if he doesn't have the Universal treasure with him the Skeleton in front of him could two-hit kill him.

nThere 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.

nSwooosh!

nSwooosh!

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"Shit!

" Souta run as fast as he could around the room. He pulled back his arm and throw his sword on the Skeleton Mage.

nSwooosh!

nClang!

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

nThe 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.

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

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

nClang!

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

nClang! Clang! Clang!

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

nClang! Clang! Clang!

nThe Skeleton Mage tapped its staff on the ground.

nThe barrier flashed dimly and it expanded.

nOhm!

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"Ah!

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

nThe barrier was shattered like a fragile glass.

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

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

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"It's different this time!

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nClang!

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

nIt caused a change in the fireballs forming in the air. The fireballs spin faster and it grew bigger.

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"Ah!

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

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

nBoom!

nDozens of fireballs exploded in the air. It produces a powerful shockwave that swept the area around it.

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

nHe gritted his teeth as he stood up. That shockwave cost 5 health points. If he was directly hit by that then he would lose most of his health points.

nHe 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.

nStab!

nStab!

nThe Skeleton Mage swung its staff.

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

nHe lifted up his sword and used it to blocked the staff.

nBang!

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

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"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.

nHe lifted up his feet and kicked the Skeleton sideways.

nBang!

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"You wouldn't get away from me!

" He shouted as he tightened his grip on the arm of the Skeleton. Once he leaves the front of the Skeleton, those fireballs in the air would start bombarding him.

nStab!

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

nClang! Clang! Clang!

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

nClang! Clang! Clang!

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"Argh!

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

nThe Skeleton Mage waved its arm and jumped backward.

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

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

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nSwoosh!

nHe grabbed the robe of the Skeleton and once again use Stab. He only has one-fourth of his total Stamina. He couldn't carelessly use his skill anymore.

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"Just die!!

" He shouted as he madly waved his sword.

nClang!

nAfter a few slashes, the sword broke into pieces.

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

nBang! Bang! Bang!

nHe added 5 free attribute points to his strength attribute.

nStrength: 25 (15 10)

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

nBang!

nThe rib cage of the Skeleton was shattered.

nBang!

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

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

nYou've received 1,972 exp from defeating the Undead Skeleton Mage!

nYou've level up!

nAll attributes increased by 1!

nYou've received 1 skill point!

nYou've received 2 free attribute points!

nCongratulations on completing the Raid mission!

nYou've received 100 exp!

nYou've received 1 attribute point!

nYou've received 1 skill point!

nHe 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.

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

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

nGoblins had a lot of evolution path. 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.

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

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

nThe High End Goblin.

nIts evolution depends on the stat that you choose.

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

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