Chapter 135: Undead (2/2)

This was the best method against the undeads, who were an ethereal being controlling a vessel. As he threw the core into his subspace and saw his level bar go up, Arthur wondered what would happen if he used his insignia against such creatures.

The territory of the undead covered a few valleys that rested between the mountains. It was the richest environment in terms of mana that Arthur had visited but it was also the creepiest. Walking skeletons were everywhere and some of them had fused.

One such example was a skeleton Arthur met after hunting a few groups. He stopped using his legacy rune since it focused more on instant-power than long-term battles, but he still had no issue killing the undead.

The skeleton was a mix of a giant spider and a human torso. It was a peak-mid-tier monster and Arthur had to use his legacy rune against it to win. His fire was everywhere as he used it to gain an advantage.

He also used the two runes he got with Telekinesis but didn't get to use earlier. One of them was Weaken, which decreased the monster's stats and the other was Reinforce.

[Reinforce-I: Increase the sturdiness of an object or a living being by 10%.]

[Weaken-I: Decrease the stats of the target by 10.]

He used the Reinforce rune on his body and his defense got better as the damage he received from the spider's legs was decreased.

With his fire rune in the equation, he was able to take down the monster at last after using his skill shadow-swap to appear underneath it and strike it with fire.

Fire rune was the only offensive rune he had and it was simple, to generate flames. However, these flames came from the power of creation themselves with Arthur having full control over them, making them quite deadly. They also lacked the suffix (I, II, etc.) making them the final form of the rune, unless it evolves.

As the monster fell to pieces and the spiritual parasite died, Arthur's legacy notified him that he had leveled up to 24. He opened his legacy to check the changes and was glad that it was as he had calculated.

[Scholar Guardian's Legacy]

[Level: 24 (0%)]

[Legacy Points: 10]

[Stats Points: 3]

[Strength: 100] [+40]

[Agility: 100] [+40]

[Stamina: 100]

[Perception: 100]

[Mana: 121/121]

[Abilities: Beginner Runes Wordsmith (35%), Useable Runes: 19]

[Skills: Lesser-Mana Breathing Skill (F), Poison Strike (F), Camouflage (F), Earth Manipulation (E), Bladeless Wind Slash (E), Shadow Swap (E), Monster Claws (D), Iron Skin (D), Goblin's Bond (Unique)]

Arthur tried to absorb the monster's essence, but there was none since it was undead. However, he knew that undead cores were different. They were a realm higher than normal but he stored the core away without absorbing it.

He was already feeling his mana getting out of control because he used his legacy to increase mana beyond its limit. Thus, he would keep these cores to increase his mana after his breakthrough.

He got 3 Legacy Point and 3 Stats point from leveling up at last, but he wouldn't stop there. After a short rest, Arthur resumed his hunt in the Valleys of The Dead.