Chapter 1 Part1 (1/2)

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After he had accepted that he would have to deal with a skeleton body (bald and impotent) from now on (even he thought it was an incredible feat of composure), Lee s.h.i.+n Woo began to earnestly research his status.

If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. It was a basic principle to know oneself before entering the battlefield. Though he still lacked the courage to actually seek out his enemies.

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo]

[Normal Skeleton Blessed by G.o.d]

[Lv - 1]

[Strength - 13 Agility - 13 Health - 13 Magic - 3]

[Pa.s.sive skills - Invisible Heart Lv1]

[Active skills - Bone Reinforcement Lv1]

'I get that I'm a skeleton, but what does this blessing thing mean?'

As expected, he was most concerned about his cla.s.s. No matter how he thought about it, this wasn't a blessing, it was a curse. What exactly is the blessing? When he carefully thought about it, a series of text appeared, just like when he had called out the status window.

[You are a skeleton that was blessed and created by G.o.d. As such, you will not take any damage from holy magic, and will instead receive 1.5x the normal recovery rate.]

[You are unaffected by curses, as you were blessed by G.o.d. Your body is immune to all curses.]

”That's unexpectedly amazing!”

The ability was truly befitting of the word blessed! It felt like it wouldn't be out of place to replace the term 'skeleton' with the term 'angel' instead. But she should've just made him an angel in the first place then... He thought pointlessly, and went over the next item.

'In some ways, starting at level one is natural. And as for my physical abilities or my magic... I don't know the standard here, so it doesn't matter.'

He skipped past the level and stats and checked his skills, which were a reflection of his negotiations with G.o.d. He had one pa.s.sive skill and one active skill, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo checked the pa.s.sive skill first.

[Invisible Heart Lv1 (Pa.s.sive)]

[Your heart cannot be seen, nor can it be grabbed. You are immune to mental status ailments, and you will revive even if your body is broken to pieces. Each revival will increase the skill level by 1. Each skill level will increase your stats by 3. However, you will be completely destroyed if the skill reaches the max level (Lv100).]

One of the secrets had been solved. He wondered why he was so composed despite being dumped into a situation like this, and it was all thanks to this skill! However, since it would help him survive in his current situation and wouldn't be detrimental, he accepted the truth quite easily.

'So, a perfect immortal body is impossible? But with this...'

Did this mean he had 99 lives? Well, it didn't seem like he would die under ordinary circ.u.mstances. Moreover, whenever he died, he would gain additional stat bonuses. Isn't this an ability that forces him to accept that he'd become a skeleton?

Of course, he didn't know what would happen if his body was broken into several pieces all at once, or if it were possible to die several times at once. He had other questions like those, but since they were questions he couldn't solve right away, he decided that he'd solve those problems later. Rather, it was actually better for it to remain unsolved forever.

[Bone Reinforcement Lv1 (Active)]

[Sacrifice a bone, or a piece of bone equipment in order to reinforce your bones or your bone equipment. You can absorb the special experiences and memories within the bone. The higher the level, the more effective the absorption.]

The last one was the skill that would 'theoretically' allow Lee s.h.i.+n Woo to grow indefinitely. But why didn't he feel inspired when he saw it?

'There's no way to find out until I get a bone and try it out myself...'

While thinking that, a series of text suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[A quest has been generated!]

”Ah, a quest.”

This was honestly a nice time for a quest since he didn't know where to go. Perhaps the quest had waited for this moment. The contents of the quest were very suitable for him as well.

[The Entrance of the Underground Empire]

[The place where you have arrived at is the Underground Empire's exterior pa.s.sageway, where the effects of the curse are almost non-existent. However, the Empire's guards are always patrolling these areas. Whether you exterminate or evade the patrols is up to you, but proceed forward, and find the hideout that possesses G.o.d's power.]

[Quest Reward: Minimap.]

”A minimap, huh...”

He was curious as to what a minimap was like, and the pa.s.sageway was a one-way road anyway. It wouldn't be bad to find the hideout, and he also didn't really have a reason to ignore the quest either.

He was still hostile to the G.o.d who made him like this, but since he didn't want to lose out by going astray, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to follow the contents of the quest for now.

But just as he was about to move his body to do so, an undead appeared from far inside the pa.s.sageway.

[Patrol...ling... Are there no... heroes anywhere...]

Luckily, it was a skeleton that looked similar to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo; however, unlike him, it carried a decent white bone spear, and since it was in an equipped state, it was much better off than him.

It was surprising that a skeleton composed of all bones could speak and that he could understand what it was saying, but now wasn't the time to be surprised about that.

[Skeleton Soldier - Lv1]

When he saw its appearance, its cla.s.s and level appeared right before Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's eyes. But wait a second. It's only level 1 when it looks like it should at least be level 5?

”How the h.e.l.l is that level 1?”

[Hm... Voice... unclear...]

He had ended up talking aloud due to his shock that the skeleton was only level 1. The skeleton, which was several meters away, instantly turned its head towards him. It noticed him, even though it didn't even have eyes.

[Skeleton... I haven't seen before... A newbie?]

In that extremely short moment, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought of countless things.

The other side is level 1, and I'm level 1 with high stats, so shouldn't I just fight it, he thought. On the other hand, the other side has a weapon. Wouldn't it be difficult for me, who doesn't know any martial arts, to beat it bare-handed? He soon came to a conclusion.

”Yeah, I'm a newbie! Nice to meet you!”

[A newbie, huh... Nice to... meet you...]

If the enemy misunderstood and considered him an ally, then there was no need to throw away that advantage! Lee s.h.i.+n Woo greeted him as brightly, and as pleasantly as he could, and slowly approached it. The Skeleton Soldier also approached him, as if there were no enemies around.

[Your bones... are really clean...]

”Your bones are also... uh... st.u.r.dy.”

[Thanks...]

The skeleton soldier seemed happy from the compliment, and with the hand that wasn't holding the spear, rubbed its head, while emitting a squeaky sound. When he saw that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's (nonexistent) eyes gleamed. This was his best chance!

He quickly extended both of his bone arms and stole its spear. The skeleton panicked as its weapon was s.n.a.t.c.hed in the blink of an eye.

[What... are you doing...!]

”It means I'm a newbie hero!”