76 Chapter 76 (1/2)

Clark opened the ancient scroll and witnessed two old paintings from within. They were so lifelike that it appeared almost taken from a digital camera from his old world.

But he was of course aware of the fact that this picture was indeed taken and crafted by a master artist in this xianxia world.

This personal treasure had been with Lu Chen for most of his life and in those rare moments of clarity, he would always visit this happy memory that was forever wrapped in perfection.

”My parents in this world...” Clark gazed at the first image and his heart was gripped with regrets when he saw the beautiful smiles of Lu Chen's mother and father.

In between the lovely couple stood a younger Lu Chen that was perhaps 10 years old or even younger.

This was a family photo that captured with great vividness a time when everything in Lu Chen's life was still happy and great.

Alas, these wonderful people were no longer living today and no matter how much Lu Chen would have wanted to, he could only honor this parents' memory with a life truly lived.

Unfortunately, that dream remained a mere dream even until Lu Chen's last breath. There was an epic lesson be learned here which our bored gamer was luckily not too stupid to realize.

”If i can go back home someday, i will make sure that i would repay my parents' love a hundredfold!”

”FUCK THAT! MAKE IT A THOUSANDFOLD!”

”I will absolutely return! Just wait for me a little longer!” Clark vowed and a single tear fell from his eyes. He wiped it angrily and he made this anger fuel his determination even more.

Intense emotions like this one ate at his soul and Clark almost exploded in the spot. He wanted to rage, to shout, and to destroy anything else in his path.

'STOP! YOU FUCKING IDIOT!'

'DO YOU WANT TO TURN INTO THE DAMNED HULK AGAIN AND HURT YOURSELF IN THE PROCESS?!'

Clark roared in his mind which woke him up in time before he could have inflicted yet another huge big bang in this fresh unmolested chamber.

The last time he did that he suffered a crippled foot. Clark could only imagine the damage if he totally lost his sanity in the end. Would he perhaps hurt Lai Peng too?

”SHIT!”

”Take deep breaths!”

”In... and out!”

”I can do this!”

”Just relax!”

”In... and out!” Clark talked himself into pacifying his chaotic emotions. The drumbeats of his heart echoed loudly in his ears. It took almost 15 minutes to calm his nerves.

And as if on cue, Clark heard his pseudo reward in the form of a new level up.

”BOINK!”

”Congratulations, host. You have gained a new level. Please visit the system menu for further details.” Nancy announced with her usual lovely voice.

Host: Clark Colter

Level: 16

Power: 654

Experience: 0/1,200,000

Health: 850/850

Health Regen: 7/s

Mana: 850/850

Mana Regen: 3/s

Class: Necromancer

System Shop

Shop Points: None

Class Skills

Skill Points: 6

Influence

Clark's character sheet flashed briefly before his eyes before new beeps resounded to announce a new set of prey for his undead army.

It did not even take a few seconds before his mana reserve dwindled to 50 as Nancy has automated the summoning of yet another 8 skeletons into the service.

”How can i ever level up peacefully if i can't even seem to manage my own emotions?!”

”I can't even afford to feel anything without going berserk!”

”I can't be sad!”

”And I can't be happy either!”

”FUCK ME!”

”This is bullshit!”

”Just turn me into a rotten mummy or something else equally unfeeling and ugly!” Clark babbled to release his frustrations.

Alas, the end result was him getting even more riled up and going back to the initial stages of his mad raving hulk state.